Tim was working on satellite radios.
Tim: It looks okay on this side. I'm going up to the dish.
Tim began working on it.
Tim: You might as well show yourself. I heard you a mile away.
Terry turns off his suit's invisibility.
Tim: I'm no Boy Wonder anymore, but that old training never goes away. Even at my age. Tim Drake.
Bat-Troll: You heard about Branch?
Tim: Viva told me. That was too bad.
Bat-Troll: You're not too broken up.
Tim: I had nothing to do with it, despite what you might be thinking. When The Joker reappeared, I was just as surprised as anyone. Viva told you the gory details?
Bat-Troll: More or less.
Tim: Look, it's been almost 20 years. It wasn't easy, but I managed to put it to bed and go on with my life. You'll have to do it yourself one day. We all did. We gave our best, but in the end, that wasn't good enough for the old man.
Bat-Troll: Regrets, Mr. Drake.
Tim: When I was younger, part of me thought I would go on and on and someday... Ah. Capes, costumes, playing hero. It was kids' stuff. Branch probably did me a favor. In the end I was so sick of it. I never wanted to see that stupid Robin suit again.
He turns around and Bat-Troll was gone.
Tim: Some things never change.
Bat-Troll was flying in the Batmobile.
Bat-Troll: Were all of you that bitter when you left?
Viva: Comes with the territory, McGinnis. Look up Nightwing, someday. Has he got stories!
Bat-Troll: Drake's clean anyway. I've got one more lead to check out. Someone with a definite grudge to hold against Branch.
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Bat-Troll Beyond: Return Of The Joker
Mystery / ThrillerBranch's successor as Bat-Troll, Terry McGinnis faces a new challenge when a long thought to be dead Joker returns and even crazier than ever. In order to learn more about Branch's greatest enemy, Terry must learn more about Branch's dark past as Ba...
