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It was a normal night in Gotham and nothing unusual happens some robberies, some rought causing some problems, but then they get called to a crime scene and that make them question everything.
At the Crime scene were five dead people, two kids (6 and 10), two parents (both 38) and an adult (36) in the living, two dead babies (both 7 months) and no traces of how the killer came in or out or who the killer is. It happened in a apartment 10 floor.
Batman was talking with the Police, while Robin, Nightwing and Red Hood were trying to find some kind of trace.
Robin says "Tt, I found nothing that killer must be a professional.", Nightwing nods and says "You are right, Dami.". Batman comes back and says "The police asked around and no one saw or heard anything." Red Hood makes an annoyed noise and ask "How come no one heard gum shoots or screams?". Batman answers "Apparently the neighbours next door had extremely loud music on because of a party.", Nightwing ask "So what now?". Batman says "We go back to the cave and look at the footage.", they gone back to the cave like Batman said and Oracle had already the footage on the screen ready to be played.
After watching the footage had they only more questions because they saw nothing literally nothing like the cameras were shut down only for this floor and the entrance to the elevators, but at least they now knew that the killer was either a hacker or didn't act alone. Everyone was now in civil clothes again, Jason says "Wow, that didn't help at all, I only have more questions.", everyone agreed. Alfred says "It is late, how about you all go sleep for now and continue tomorrow?.", Dick look at the time and it was 3:00 am. They all gone to Bed.
The next day, Damian and Dick was outside in the garden since it was a beautiful and nice day. What they didn't expect was to see their Neighbour Tim Drake in the garden too, well, Dick and Jason didn't expect that, Damian never met Tim.
Tim was in the garden of the Drake manor, under a tree in the shadow and was drawing something, when he heard someone shout his name, he looks over to see Dick and Damian. Tim says "ah, hi Dick and I'm assuming Damian?" Tim ask nicely and politely, Dick says "Yep, that is my little Damian. Damian that is Tim Drake, our neighbour.". Damian says "Nice to meet you, Drake.", Tim says with a polite smile "Yeah, nice to meet you too.". Dick noticed that Tim was drawing something and ask "Since when did you start drawing? I thought you were the photograph type?", Tim says "I am, but I also draw sometimes.".
They talked for a bit when Bruce came out and saw them talking, Bruce walks over and says with a fake smile "Hi Tim, how are you and your parents.", it was obviously that Bruce was trying to he nice and that he was pissed for some unknown reasons to Dick and Damian. Tim answers with a polite smile and tone "I'm doing fine and my parents too, they are on a trip in Greece and will come back in a few months.", Dick rise a eyebrow and ask " They left you are all alone?", Tim answers "our housekeeper comes twice a week with food and I'm already 17 and can stay alone at home, so, no need to worry. Well, I just remembered that I have to do some homework, so, I have to go, was nice meeting you, Damian and it was nice seeing you again, Dick.", Tim says while leaving. Bruce looks at Dick and Damian and says "You aren't allowed to talk to him and you two stay away from him, the same goes for Jason when you see him tell him.", Bruce gome inside to go back to working on the Case.
Dick was confused and Damian had just nodded, they told Jason and Jason was as confused as Dick was. Jason says "Why the hell aren't we allowed to talk to timbers anymore?", Dick says "I ask myself that too, especially sjnce Bruce never cared before when we talked or hangout with Tim and the weird thing is Bruce was I think he was pissed at the sight of Tim, I mean, Bruce had his Brucie smile and act out.", Jason was shocked and says "ok, something must have happened between them, but what?". Damian says "Why not ask Pennyworth, he surely knows.", Dick says "Good idea, Dami".
They found Alfred and asked him what happened between Bruce and Tim, Alfred looked sad and says "Well, quiet a lot actually happened between Master Bruce and Master Timothy, Master Dick.", Jason ask "Can you tell us?". Alfred says "Master Bruce told me not to talk about it.". With that went Alfred back to what he was doing. "Great more questions, not only for this fucking case, but now about what happened between Tim and Bruce too" says Jason annoyed.
It been two weeks now since they got the case and still hadn't got any idea about who or how it happened, and when anyone asked Bruce about what happened between him and Tim, he always said "None if your business.", it was annoying to Jason who got impatient.
They all were again working on the case, when Alfred says "Perhaps we could ask Master Timothy for help", Bruce gave Alfred a death glare and says cold "We don't need his help.", Jason says "Alfred, why did you successed we should ask Tim a civil for help?", before Bruce could say something Alfred says "Master Bruce, they have to know eventually and you clearly need his help.". Bruce groans and says after a bit arguing with Alfred "Fine. Tell them.", Bruce leaves. Damian, Dick and Jason look at Alfred, Alfred says "Master Timothy was Robin while Master Jason was dead and Master Dick had no contact with Master Bruce. Master Timothy was a smart, polite boy.", Jason was angry and was only thinking 'WHAT THE FUCK?! THERE WAS ANOTHER ROBIN AND HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HIM?!', Dick was angry too and thought 'Why didn't I know about this?! Bruce promised no secrets, but what was this then, huh?!' and Damian though 'Drake was Robin before me and I'm the fourth one, why did Father never mentioned Drake?'. Alfred continues "after Master Jason died, Master Bruve was extremely violent and Depressed to the point he almost killed himself, Master Timothy came at that time with prove that he knew that Master Bruce was Batman and became through that Robin, Master Timothy helped Master Bruce with the Depression and stopped him when he became to violent.". The three brothers were shocked to hear that Tim blackmailed himself to become Robin. Alfred continues "but then Master Timothy disappeared, it took master Bruce and miss Barbara months to find him, only to find out the Joker and Harley Quin kidnapped Master Timothy in his civil form. The Joker and Harley Quin tortured Master Timothy for months and drugged him, the Joker injected Master Timothy something that brainwashed him and made Master Timothy him like the Joker. When Master Bruce and Miss Barbara rescued Master Timothy, the Joker was fighting with Master Bruce and told Master Timothy to shoot Master Bruce, but Master Timothy got out of the Brainwash and in the instead shoot the Joker and killed him." The three Brothers were horrified, angry and shocked, but more angry than anything else especially at Bruce. Alfred finish then the story with "After that Master Timothy went for a few months to Arkham to recover since it was in the News everyone knew what happened, just not who killed the Joker or didn't know that the Joker is dead at all. Master Bruce took Robin from Master Timothy and ever since Master Bruce didn't talk to Master Timothy because he broke the no killing rule.". Jason eyes were neon green from anger and looked like he was about to murder someone, Dick had tears in his eyes and Damian looked shocked.
The next day, Tim was in the Kitchen cooking when he heard knocking. Tim goes to the door and opened and sees Damian, Dick and to his shock Jason. Tim says shocked "Uhm, hi, how can I help you?", Dick says "Tim, we need your help, can we come in?", Tim nods and let them in and lead them to the Kitchen, after a few minutes, he had finished breakfast and says still in shock "Ok, can someone explain what is going on and how the fuck Jason is alive?". Jason laughs nervously and says "Well, Lazarus pit can bring the dead back.", Tim just says "ok", Dick says "Just like that not even asking what the Lazarus pit is?". Tim says "Nope, I already know about the pit, and let me tell you, the person who told me about this pit is not a fan of it, like at all.", Jason says "Oh, the person and I will be good friends.", Tim says "Nah, I don't think so.". Damian ask "Why not, Drake?". Tim answers "Death don't like people who came back from the deads, it gives him to much paperwork and that means less time he can spend with his family until he has to work again.". They all look at Tim like he was crazy and horrified. Tim laughs and explains "I'm a meta, I can see dead people either their souls or their ghosy depends on who's the unlucky one who has to deal with them after they have done to get peace. And I already met death and the scythe man and scythe woman, they are pretty funny to be around, they visit sometimes. Oh, and I also can talk to dead people and see if they die soon or not.". That shocked them all, Damian says "Ok, that is impressive.". Tim says "Thanks, so, with what do you need ny help with?". Dick says "with a case, we can't find any traces and Alfred recommended that you could help, now, I can see why.", Tim nods as he listened as the brothers explained.
At the apartment, Tim saw the ghost if the dead people, he talked to them, the Mother says "It was a man, like 6'4, he had brown hair, he was wearing a mask and was all in black, but he had a fox tattoo with a lock.", the others couldn't say more except the same, Tim thanked them and tells the Bat brothers what the ghost told him. Dick says "Wow, this is the best trace we found until now.", Tim says "ok, for how long do you have this case already?", Damain says "for about three weeks, Drake.". Tim says "Holy shit! for that long?!?", they all nod.
The next week had passed fast and everything was good, if Tim didn't got kidnapped by two face. It didn't took long until Red Hood, Robin and Nightwing had found them and beaten up Two Face. At that moment Tim realised something and says "I know who the killer is." for Two face luck Nightwing stopped punching him and looked at Tim. Tim says "I will say it when he is in prison.", he points at Two face.
After Two Face was taken by the police. Tim says "Sk, the person we are searching for is a pretty good hacker, as you already figured by the missing footage, but for our luck I know who it is. I met a soul once he told me about someone with the same description his name was Jeremy Smith. He was someone who had anger issues and was a forma Agent of CAI, well, he got fired because of a family and the family name was Jones.", Red Hood says "Like the family that is now dead, ok, now we know who he is, how do we catch him.". Tim says "easy, we go to his second target Linda Müller a German she is half German and half American, she filled a report against him once, she lives at ×××××Crime Alley.". They all looked at Jason and he says "then let's go.". Damian says "It is Creepy how you know all of this, Drake.", Tim says "Call me Tim, and Ghost and Souls are really talkative and help a lot when I ask and they are pretty nice."
They arrived exactly on Time before Jeremy could kill Linda. They arrested Jeremy and the police took him then.
Bruce wasn't happy when he saw Damian, Dick, Jason and Tim hanging with each other and an argument started because of this and Dick yelled at Bruce to shut up and that Jason kills and that Damian had killed and that Tim only killed to save him and not that anyone except Bruce is angry at Tim for killing the Joker.