Nightwing came by a little earlier than usual. 

Cheetah was the first one to see him and went up to him.

"I'm...sorry." Cheetah said, rubbing the back of her neck and looking anywhere but Nightwing.

"It's okay. I know I can be a bit...too happy." Nightwing said.

"No it's not that. It's just that, I was stressed out. Getting relocated and having new rules and everything was unexpected." Cheetah said.

"I know getting use to a new place can be like. It's okay. You'll be okay." Nightwing said, completely understanding.  

"Thanks." Cheetah hugged him.

Nightwing smiled and hugged her back, "No problem." 

"Now, let's go get some food!" Nightwing smiled.

Cheetah rolled her eyes, but didn't disagree.

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Nightwing sat between Mirror Master and Trickster again.

This time, Nightwing took a smaller portion of food, having been able to eat Breakfast and Lunch.

He had salad, refried beans, rice, and two tacos.

"So, how is everyone?" Nightwing asked.

"Good." Most of the villains said.

Some of them said "Eh."

And one or two said, "I want to go home."

"Well if you keep up the good behavior and are good at your reforming, then you'll get to go home." Nightwing said.

Some of them just sighed.

"So how are you?" asked Cheetah.

Everyone, besides Nightwing, looked at her surprised.

"Tired. I was chasing Deathstroke all day and night." Nightwing said.

Most of the villains gasped. 

Most of them heard only stories, thankfully never meeting said man.

But what they heard was horrible.

"And you're alive?!" asked Trickster.  

"Well, yeah. Deathstroke and I go way back. I mean, I knew him when I was Robin!" Nightwing said.

"What?!" most of the villains had wide eyes.

"Yeah. I caught his eye and he's kind of been following me since." Nightwing shrugged and took a bit of his second taco.

"You caught Deathstroke's eye. THE Deathstroke." Giganta said.

"Yeah." Nightwing said.

"What did you do?" Giganta asked.

"I fought him." Nightwing said.

"And you're alive?!" 

"Yes. Why wouldn't I be?" Nightwing asked.

"The stories say that he kills anyone who tries to get into his way." Poison Ivy explained.

"Deathstroke and I have a... complicated...relationship." Nightwing said.

"Really?" this intrigued Amanda.    

Nightwing nodded.

"Please be more specific." Amanda said.

"Deathstroke and I...we were...kind of still are...we're...uhmmmm..." Nightwing was having a hard time trying to find out how to explain it. 

Everyone waited patiently.

"We worked together. As Master and Apprentice." Nightwing revealed.  

"What?!"

"Yeah. I said that too the first time we were together." Nightwing smirked. 

"See, it all started years ago. When I was still Robin but I left Batman and moved to Jump City. I created the Teen Titans. Well, Slade was captivated by me. And I, him." Nightwing said.

The villains listened intensely. 

"It became an obsession. For the both of us. I wanted to bring Slade down. And he wanted me to join him. Be his apprentice. An heir. Someone to follow in his footsteps. And he chose me." Nightwing said.

"He made a big elaborate trap. He put Nanoscopic Probes in the rest of the Teen Titans. He could literally kill them from the inside out. And if I didn't do as he said, he would have. He would've killed them and made me watch." Nightwing's fists clenched.  

Some of the villains gasped.

"The first time when we were Master and Apprentice wasn't so bad. All he made me do was steal and fight my friends. The next few times were worse though." Nightwing said, scowling.

"What happened?" asked Poison Ivy.

"He made me come out as his apprentice. You may remember Renegade." Nightwing said.

"Renegade. That little bas-oh. Seriously?! You're Renegade?" Penguin was mad.

"Yeah. But I was following what Slade wanted me to do. If you should be mad at anyone, it should be Slade." Nightwing said. "I know I'm mad at him."

"What happened after?" 

"Well, I got scars and bruises. Not to mention a Multiple Personality Disorder. Renegade is my villainous alter ego." Nightwing revealed.

That time, everyone in the room gasped.

"I know, I know! But I'm on medicine now! So unless I don't have my medicine, you shouldn't be seeing Renegade soon. You know, unless Slade kidnaps me again...I'm ganna have to tighten security around my apartment." Nightwing thought out-loud. 

"Deathstroke know where you live?" Riddler asked.

"Yeah. We know each other's secret identities. Even though Slade's isn't so secret." Nightwing said. "That's what you get for living with him for so long."

"Wow."

"Yeah, as I said, we have a complicated relationship." Nightwing said.

"You don't say." Cheetah said sarcastically. 

Nightwing blushed, "You guys probably have complicated relationships with each other!"

"Not as complicated as your's and Slade's!" Trickster said.

And Nightwing couldn't argue against that.