DETROIT P.D. INTERROGATION ROOM
Dick Zion and Rachel are sitting at the same table.
DICK:Who are you? Is this some kind of sick practical joke?
RACHEL:I remember. People were happy that night.
Dick leans in, putting his elbows on the table with his hands clasped together.
DICK:What the hell is this?
RACHEL:You, most of all. Your parents... I watched them fall. You kept wishing it was a dream. Wishing you would wake up.
DICK:Who put you up to this?
RACHEL:Everything led us here. To you. It can't be by accident. You've got to help us. I don't know how...
DICK:You want help? So you throw a brick at a cop car?
RACHEL:You don't understand...
DICK: Okay, make me understand.
ZION:Someone killed our mom!!!
Dick pulls out a notepad and a pen.
He gives them to Rachel.
DICK:Okay. Name, address.
Rachel writes down their names and address.
Dick watches her write.
She slides the pad back to Dick without looking at him.
RACHEL: She was all we had. The only person in the world who cared for us. We're alone now.
She hands him the pen.
Her reflection comes out of her hand to touch the back of Dick's hand.
When they make contact, memories of Dick's parents laying on the ground of the circus flash into view.
Dick holding his mother's hand, him crying over her, and police pulling him away from her as medics give her cpr are seen.
An officer leaves young Dick Grayson's side as someone puts his hand on Dick's shoulder.
MAN IN MEMORY:I want to help you.
Then other memories appear faster than the previous ones.
Dick standing in a bedroom, a tray with food on it, and then an envelope with "Dick Grayson" all appear before the shot focuses back on Dick and Rachel sitting in the interrogation room.
They both pull their hands away and Rachel gasps.
DICK:Listen, I'm gonna check this out, okay?
Dick walks towards the door to exit.
RACHEL:Don't leave us here.
Dick turns back to look at Rachel.
He pauses for a moment before speaking.
DICK:Rachel,you vandalized a police car. You're not going anywhere.
RACHEL:You don't understand. You need to lock us up. Please. There is something inside of us.
ZION:Something evil.
DICK:I can't give you the kind of help you need. But I will find someone who can.
Dick opens the door
RACHEL:Don't leave us here.
Dick turns back to Rachel, again pausing before speaking.
DICK:Look, I'm sorry. I really am.
Cut to Dick sitting at his desk on the phone.
DICK:Hey, so, they're saying their mom was killed. If you could send someone down there, that'll be great.
OFFICER JONES:Okay, I'll call you if anything checks out.
DICK:Thanks.
OFFICER JONES:It's probably bullshit though. Kids down there livin' on the street stealing...
Dick looks up, focusing on a news report on a TV.
REPORTER: The Mayor has...
Footage of Robin beating up men in an alley plays on the screen as Dick watches.
OFFICER JONES:They'll say anything to get out of trouble.
REPORTER:...released a warrant demanding the crime fighting vigilante known as Robin...
DICK: Yeah, I know.
REPORTER: ...to leave Detroit immediately. Quote. "This is a violent sociopath." End quote.
OUTSIDE DETROIT P.D.
It is dark outside the precint.
Suspenseful music plays.
Dick is leaving the building but pauses to look back.
AMY:Hey, can I ask you something?
DICK:I'm kind of in the middle of something.
Dick begins to walk past Amy back into the building.
AMY:So, what? You and your sidekick go bad?
Dick turns around to look at Amy, annoyed.
DICK:I'm sorry?
AMY: Your partner at Gotham P.D. I mean, I'm no mind reader, it just seems kinda obvious.
Amy chuckles as Dick's face goes from serious to amused.
He steps towards Amy, who now appears smug.
DICK:I guess we had different ideas of how to do the job.
AMY:How's that? He on the take? I heard most of Gotham is.
DICK:No, not him. He was a hero to a lot of people. Including me.
Understanding lights Amy's face.
DICK:A stop-at-nothing guy who solved everything with his fists. I admired him at first, what he did... was trying to do. But eventually, I had to walk away.
AMY:Why?
DICK:Because I was becoming too much like him.
They both pause, looking at each other, before Amy looks down.
AMY:So, you're not really, huh?
DICK:What?
AMY:An asshole.
They both chuckle.
DICK:Don't tell. It'll kill my rep.
AMY:Yeah. Well, your secret's safe with me.
Amy turns and walks away while Dick watches her go
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Spirit Of Vengeance X Titans
FanfictionRaven now has an older brother in this story helping her control her abilities better as they navigate through their new hectic life
