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Seven years after her midnight escape, Aravis returns to the Tisroc's Garden. Notes:

In the wake of Jack and Janet Drake's untimely death, Bruce sets out to search for their missing son, determined to adopt him. After a long, arduous search, he finally brings home a new addition to his family.He fails to realise that the new kid living in Wayne Manor is not Tim Drake.

Batman is dead, and Dick has reluctantly taken up the mantle.So then why are there four Batmen, all clearly Bruce, standing in front of him on this rooftop?

Damian meets Jason while Talia is taking care of him, post-resurrection but pre-Lazarus pit.

Muriel is doing a fantastic job! Muriel is having a wonderful time! Muriel is hard at work running A.Z. Fell and Co and will maybe get a commendation for doing such a good job! But it would be easier if Crowley would stop coming round and knocking things over.

Phryne has a little bit of excitement on her first trip to America after the Second World War.

Jason has been many things: Bruce Wayne's son, Robin, living, dead, living again, pit mad, only pit mad-ish. He's not quite sure what he is anymore. But he is sure of one thing, after meeting eight-year-old Damian al Ghul in the League of Assassins. He is going to steal Ra’s al Ghul’s grandson. And when he does that, the only place the two of them will be safe is in Gotham.

Bruce finds a suspicious man lurking in his office late at night. For whatever reason, he's wearing a cape.

"I was sent here as a punishment, surely," Damian deadpans."Are you feeling punished?" Martha sounds like she’s laughing at him. Unacceptable."Absolutely."

Contrary to popular belief, Damian Wayne was keenly aware of all of his flaws. His entire life had been about improving, about becoming the best version of himself possible, and how could he possibly do that without meticulously recording, indexing, and attempting to correct every single one of his weaknesses? Not all flaws, however, were so easy to fix. Frankly, he wasn’t even sure if they could be fixed.

His smile widens. “You will pick one to kill. I shall give you ten minutes to decide and say your goodbyes. If you have not killed one of your brothers when the time is up, I will kill all three.”Jason feels the bottom drop out of his stomach. This was supposed to buy him time, not give him a literal deadline.“You see, little blade? I have made it so easy for you. You aren’t even really killing one. You are saving two. Your time starts now.”

It's cold out, and Jason steals the Batmobile's tires....twice.

In the past, it's a standard gala until men with guns interrupt.In the present, it's a charity event. With only one man and only one gun.Jason saves the day both times. (The second time is a little worse, though.)

Bruce goes back for Jason after the showdown between him and the Red Hood (and the Joker), and finds out exactly what his batarang hit.

“Good to have you back, B-Man,” she said. “Though not gonna lie, you were way more fun as a kid.”“Not a claim many would make,” Alfred muttered, and Steph reached around Bruce to high-five him.Was Bruce pouting? She was pretty sure he was pouting.

He's five years late, but Bruce finally teaches Jason how to shave.

After Cass and Tim return from Paris, something seems... wrong. Dick tries to find out what it is.

Barbara has a routine. Every evening, at around seven o’clock, she pulls up a live feed of the Joker’s cell.

After being subjected to the Mad Hatter’s dream machine, Dick gets stuck in a dream world where he finally has everything he wants. His parents are alive, his family is together, and he still gets to be Nightwing. Everything is perfect.Using the machine, the Bats invade Dick’s mind to bring him back. They don’t expect to find out just how much Dick has been hurting.

the story of two kids conning their way across gotham, and (mostly) inadvertently into the batman family.

To be Robin is to be a soldier in a war that never ends. If you're lucky like Dick Grayson, you graduate and make something more of yourself. If you're any of the other Robins, retiring isn't a terrible way to go out, all told.This Too Shall Pass serves to tell the story of Damian's early childhood and his introduction to the Wayne Family.What Still Remains tells the entirety of Tim's story, from birth till the point he's finally comfortable in his own skin, and the losses he experiences therein.

After Harley leaves the Joker and settles into life with Pam, she starts to see her local vigilantes in a new light. They're all overworked and underappreciated, and have more communication issues than Gotham has gargoyles.Maybe it’s time for Doctor Quinzel to dust off her therapy license…

Jason enlists Tim to help him through the stages of a 48-hour fear toxin trip in exchange for a favour, on one condition -- Tim can't call any of the bats for help, no matter what happens. Tim, thankfully, will do quite literally anything to get his family all under one roof again.

Yelena is in town and it's time for a real tour of New York City! Kate is, honestly, happy to oblige.

Jon Kent is Superboy. Tim's gut instinct tells him that's wrong.