He may be called a Robin, but he was born an Owl. It's been two years since the Teen Titans were formed, and Robin left Gotham behind. Or at least, he thought he did. As his sixteenth birthday approaches, Robin starts to notice some distinct changes in himself. To make things worse, Owls are appearing in Jump City, and an old enemy returns. "Talon, it is time to serve." #1 williamcobb #1 wintergreen #1 talon #1 titanseast #1 talondick #1 halyscircus #1 johngrayson #1 courtofowls #1 apprentice #1 deathdad #1 teentitans #1 starfire #1 sladewilson #1 redx

While on a mission, things get out of hand and the groups end up splitting. Robin is hunted and shot twice in the abdomen. He manages to escape them, making his way to an abandoned building where, to his surprised, held Deathstroke. With the help of an enemy, Deathstroke nurses Robin back to health. When Robin is healed, through the weeks with Deathstroke, he finds comfort in him. Deathstroke, Sensing this, decides to help get Robin's strength back up. With Robin learning new things that Batman never taught him, Robin decides to stay with Deathstroke as a new apprentice, not realizing the mental damage he was doing to his old team. While they were out searching for Robin. Thinking he was dead, little did they know Robin was living his best no strings attached life. After 5 years, the Team gets a mission which happens to be tracking down Deathstroke and his unknown apprentice. When they find him, what will they think? Will Robin even apologize? Is Robin even Robin anymore? What will Batman think? How much has changed on both sides?

Dick has been free from Deathstroke, the JLA and the young justices grasps for almost 3 months now and has never been happier. He has settled with Jason, Roy and now Kayla in a summer house, and as they learn to confide and trust eachother, they become closer. Will Dick be able to move on from his past and finally be able to make amends with his friends or will he be too scared to? Will Deathstroke get his hands on Dick, or will Deathstrokes plans that are set in motion, be turned against him? How will this play out for Dick and the rest of them? Can his trusted ones save him from his fate or will Dick succumb to what he has always been afraid of?SEQUEL TO THE BLIND BIRD!!!! (There will be some triggers later in the book, so I will put them before the part)

Robin is kidnapped by Slade after the Red X incident. Unable to escape, Robin must endure the hardship under Slade's capture. After Robin is nearly beaten to death, Slade's friend intervenes on Robin's behalf and demands they start anew. But will the bond they begin to form tear down Robin's morals, or will it throw the old saying "Can't teach an old dog new tricks" out on its tail? Full Summary: Robin; the Boy Wonder; ex-protégé of Batman the Dark Knight; leader of the Teen Titans; protector of Jump City, California; and civilian named Richard 'Dick' Grayson never imagined that certain decisions he'd make would have such a transcending impact in his life. What was a simple decision to go undercover and try to win the trust of his arch enemy, Slade, only ended up destroying the trust of his four best friends. Not only that, the enigma Slade has his single eye on Robin and desires the Boy Wonder's abilities for himself. Kidnapped by the all powerful criminal, Robin cannot hope to escape and must endure the terrible hardship of being under the man's capture. In the midst of his struggles to escape, Robin does something dangerously foolish and ends up being harshly punished; beaten until unconscious. Angry at Robin's treatment, Slade's best friend, Wintergreen, intervenes on his behalf and demands that Slade change his tactic so that the two of them may start anew. 'Who is Slade?' Will Robin be able to see past the stiff molds of Hero and Villain? Will he ever be able to see past the mask and see the true man behind it? And will the bond they begin to slowly form tear down Robin's morals; or will it throw the old saying "Can't teach an old dog new tricks" out on its tail? A story of sorrow, of pain, of hope, and of change - the impossible tale between a Hero and a Villain, and that even the blackest of hearts have a glimmer of light within them. Warnings: Violence, physical abuse, and later on, mild corporal punishment. No slash.

It has been 20 years since Dick Grayson went missing. 15 year since he was declared dead. 10 years since a virus killed off all the Talons and the Court of Owls. 1 year since anyone thought about Richard Grayson. Until Terry, the new Batman finds a boy trapped in the ice. How will everyone cope with Dick's return and how long till the virus tries to claim the last Talon? #Wattyaward2021 Cover Art: Amelia Snow Previous rankings: #1 - batman #1- dc #1 - nightwing #1 - dickgrayson #1- daddybats #1 - batbrothers #1 -batboys #1 - courtofowls #1 - batmanbeyond #1 - batfamily #1- youngjustice #1 - talon #3 - robin