• April 19, 2017 •

[ Connor <•> Kara ]

C: Congratulations, Ava told me the big news.

K: shut up

C: I don't even get a thank you?

C: I'm the one who set you two up together.

K: first of all, you're not the only one trying to set me and Zach up together.

K: Meg and Art have been in on it too and so has Ava though she'll never admit it.

C: ...

K: secondly, why are you not back yet?

K: weren't you supposed to be here in a week?

C: I forgot to tell you of my last-minute plan changes.

K: your Mom is worrying for Jonathan.

K: she told me to inform you that she wants you back in Metropolis by today at the latest.

C: today?

K: yes.

C: and you're informing me now?

K: even if I informed you earlier, would you have hurried back?

C: ...

C: fair enough.

K: you're incorrigible.

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C: I would have returned in a week if it hadn't been for Tim almost breaking his neck.

K: ...

K: when did that happen?

C: when Damian kicked him off Dick's trapeze and both of them went down with it.

K: ...

K: why do I feel like you were also a contributor to it somehow and are just not telling me the full story.

C: ...

C: what are you talking about?

C: that's preposterous!

K: so that's why Tim has been unbelievably silent on the group chat since a few days and it has been real peaceful around here.

C: kinda.

***

K: how bad is it?

C: a concussion which caused him to sleep a lot due to the meds and all so now he is even more intolerable.

K: ...

K: sucks to be you, man.

C: but he's my buddy and I'll help him get through this trialing time.

K: that's sweet.

C: ...

K: Connor, did something happen?

C: oh no, I've gotta go.

K: what happened?

C: it's Tim and Damian again. I have to get Tim to safety before he gets kicked off the roof or something.

K: does no one else look after Tim? Seems like this Damian kid takes advantage of the fact that he's the youngest a little too much.

C: I'll text you later. Got a Tim to save.

K: okay.

***

K: I hope Tim is okay and you can still come back to Metropolis before Ava and your Mom team up to drag your ass back home.

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• April 21, 2017 •

[ The Young Misfits ]

Robin has changed his username to Red Robin

Artemis: wait, who added a burger joint here?

Miss Martian: are we ordering?

Red Robin: I'm not taking any orders.

Kid Flash: such a shame...

Red Robin: come on guys, you know it's me.

Red Robin: Tim, your lovely comrade in arms.

Supergirl: I disagree on the lovely part.

Miss Martian: I disagree on the comrade part.

Red Robin: ...

Artemis: oh you're alive...

Red Robin: of course I am.

Nightwing: long story short, Tim had to upgrade his vigilante identity.

Miss Martian: you call this an upgrade?

Miss Martian: he literally named himself after a burger joint.

Red Robin: first of all, it was a very short notice decision so I had no time to come up with a creative name.

Artemis: why don't you just admit that creativity and you are polar opposites?

Red Robin: ...

Red Robin: SECOND OF ALL, Damian stole the title from me as he is finally allowed to go out on patrol.

Kid Flash: ooooh, congrats!

Red Robin: ...

Superboy: 🤣🤣🤣

Superboy: Tim is so pissed I can tell...

Red Robin: shut up

Red Robin: as I was saying, I had to make a few, okay no a lot of changes to my suit as well as to my overall persona.

Miss Martian: no matter what changes you make, you'll remain unlikable.

Artemis: ...

Nightwing: geez, that's cold Meg.

Miss Martian: sorry not sorry.

Red Robin: ah I don't take her seriously. She is literally green with envy rn.

Miss Martian: am not.

Red Robin: your actual skin color is green tho, isn't it?

Miss Martian: shut up.

***

Nightwing: we have a case.

Nightwing: meet me at the Mount Justice as soon as you all can.

Kid Flash: yes Boss.

Kid Flash: and I'm here.

Red Robin: oooh, first mission as Red Robin, I can't wait.

Artemis: don't start without us, not all of us are aliens or speedsters.

Kid Flash: not an issue.

Kid Flash: free lifts for everyone.

Artemis: ...

Artemis: if

Artemis: you

Artemis: ever

Artemis: do

Artemis: this

Artemis: again

Artemis: I'LL KILL YOU

Kid Flash: ...

Kid Flash: Dickie, can I stay at your place tonight?

Nightwing: ...

Nightwing: no.

***

Red Robin: oh shit...

Nightwing: why are you not here yet?

Red Robin: can y'all excuse me for tonight?

Nightwing: not at any cost.

Red Robin: I just saw a major destruction about to be unleashed and I've got to step in.

Nightwing: ...

Nightwing: where are you?

Red Robin: Gotham Museum and seems like I won't be able to reach Metropolis anytime soon.

Superboy: still in Gotham?

Red Robin: and Con, your brother's with our gremlin again...

Red Robin: oh fuck...

Supergirl: what's going on? Connor did you not bring Jon back earlier?

Superboy: I did!

Red Robin: that's very much the little Jonathan Kent, I can tell.

Nightwing: please God, don't do anything stupid...

Red Robin: I may hate the gremlin but he's family and he has Jonathan so gotta take the risk.

Superboy: what are you doing?

Red Robin: saving their asses, buh-bye.

Red Robin has left the chat.

Nightwing: ...

Nightwing: Meg, we're all waiting for you. Tim's not coming so we need no further delays.

Miss Martian: yeah, I just reached.

Kid Flash: shall I go check up on Tim, it will only take five seconds?

Nightwing: no, let him be.

Nightwing: or better still, let Bruce handle whatever havoc they are causing back there.

Nightwing: he should know too how much of a handful his kids are. (This message has been deleted).

Superboy: aw Dick, we wouldn't have snitched.

Miss Martian: just a handful though? Shouldn't it be a cart-full?

Artemis: a tank-full. And I meant an oil tanker.

Nightwing: ...

Superboy: a cave-full. If you know what I mean 😉

Kid Flash: hey, that's the lamest thing you could say. You stole that from me!

Nightwing: stop wasting time and get to work.

***

Calling...

Batman

00:00

"..."

"We have a situation on our hands for which you're likely responsible."

"What is it?"

"One of your... Kids... No, two actually... Escaped again."

"Which one?"

"The youngest it seems? They are both the same age, dark hair and light eyes like all the other Robins you have had... Jesus, how do you keep track of them?"

"..."

"One of them is extremely angered for some reason, the other seems fine... And there's a third one too now but he's older."

"How old?"

"I don't know, red and black costume, never seen it before."

"..."

"Is he even yours?"

"Yes. Keep them there and don't let them out of your sight. I'm on my way."

"Must I remind you that this is the third time this week and we have other tas-"

Call Ended.

Dept. Commissioner Montoya

00:04:07

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