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It's summer in Hawkins, Indiana, and Starcourt mall is bustling. It has everything, from a food court to a Scoops Ahoy, to a Rockin' Records and a Kodack outlet store. And all our favorite idiots have found jobs within twenty feet of each other.

Steve and Robin steer the ship of Scoops Ahoy, bickering and keeping score of Steve's blunders. A few stores down is the Kodack outlet, where Nancy and Jonathan develop photos and sell cameras. Across the way is Rockin' Records, a music store where the least likely duo become fast friends; Eddie Munson and Chrissy Cunningham.

Bruce dies in Ethiopia, not Jason.

There's a sad funeral and Jason vows to continue as Robin to carry on the legacy.

Abt 3 months after the funeral, he goes on patrol and Tim finds him.

Tim is in a cheap batman costume and uses a fake growly voice and is like "dw Robin I've got your back"

Jason is like "wtf"

Jason tries to derail Tim so many times, but each time only makes him more determined to help out.

Meanwhile Dick and Alfred are mourning Bruce together and have no idea abt the 12 year old parenting their 15 year old.

Alfred doesn't know bc Jason thought it would be over by now

Dick doesn't know because he and Jason are on rough terms still

Tim starts sending care packages home with Jason. They have soup and blankets and books and socks ect

Alfred brings one in from the doorstep and is like "ayo Master Jason wtf"

Jason explains

Alfred invites Tim to stay at the Manor

Tim accepts and it goes surprisingly well. He helps with homework and meals and patrol

No one can stop him. He likes it and he's good at it and it gives him purpose

Abt 7 months after the funeral, Dick visits for brunch with Alfred and sees Tim at the table

Cue angry and confused Richard

Tim explains that he saw Robin needed help and it somehow translated to him becoming a tiny dad

Dick calms down is goes "OK you can be Jason's dad, but you're my little brother"

Tim goes "lol bet" and dads the heck out of him

Now he has two sons who are older than him

While this is going on, Bruce wakes up in the LOA

He sees Damian and freaks out, saving him and leaving the LOA

They get chased by assassins which is why it takes so long for them to get back to Gotham

Once they get back, they show up at the Manor and find Tim being a dad

Damian is all like "Pretender!" And tries to kill Tim

Tim stops him with the power of dad hugs

Damian immediately goes "Father 1, meet Father 2"

Bruce: "he isn't a father"

Damian: "you cannot deny the paternal role he has played in Grayson and Todd's lives"

Bruce: "hn. Fine"

There's a tearful reunion and Tim and Bruce are coparents.

Terry Stevens Jr. and his emotionally detached rogue foster son, Ron Stampler. They're very awkward, due to a combination of their personalities and Ron's fresh trauma of almost being drowned by his dad. A conveniently passing fisherman saw Willy holding him under and intervened, causing Willy to be arrested and Ron to be placed into emergency foster care. Ron wants to believe that Terry is a good person, but it's a recent placement, and he's never been the best judge of character, so. He's wary.

Nick Close and his rock and roll bard son, Glenn Close. Glenn is currently a sophomore in high school, and is trying to start a band. His dad's work has him away from home for most of the week, but Nick is there almost every weekend, and for the holidays. He wishes he wasn't home alone so often, but he knows it's hard for his dad to support them on his own. Which is why he had the great idea to sell fireworks at school! Surely nothing will go wrong.

Grant Wilson and his barbarian quarterback son, Darryl Wilson. Darryl is currently a junior in high school. During his eight grade year, his parents divorced amicably due to Grant's sexuality, and Darryl has been his wingman ever since. Grant is dating Marco Li, and Darryl tries to give romantic advice before every date. He's a big fan of football and tells Marco all about it whenever he gets the chance. Grant worries about him getting head injuries.

2012 Au where pretty much everything is the same except none of the guys actually knows who Casey Jones is.

They're fighting Bebop and Rocksteady and Raph hits one of them into a wall. He gets back up and says something along the lines of "At least you aren't Casey Jones." Raph finds this to be a bizarre comment, but no time to wonder because they're back to fighting. Maybe it's some weird human saying.

Donnie sneaks out to 'borrow' from a computer store and while he's picking the lock on the back door, a voice behind him hollers, "CASEY JOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNEEEEESSS!!!!!" Something hits him right between the eyes, and when he looks around to see who's there, the alley is empty. Another small rock hits him at high speeds every time he tries to pick the lock until he gives up and goes home.

Leo gets into a rooftop fight with Karai, and he's gaining ground. They're exchanging insults/banter and as she gets more and more frustrated, Karai angrily wishes she was fighting 'that stupid jones kid' instead. At least he didn't have any proper training. Or did that make it more humiliating to be beaten by him? Leo asks who Casey Jones is. Karai spits, "Oh, like you don't know." No. No, he doesn't.

Mikey is on a pizza run and he's got his hands full of boxes, turning to make his way up to the rooftops, when he hears a voice from inside the pizzaria shout for Jones to hurry up. He whirls around, nearly losing his grip. He's gotta see this guy if he can- he and his brothers have a bet going on about him- but it's too late. The door is closed.

This keeps going on through the seasons, escalating to ridiculous proportions. Every new person who knows who Casey Jones is is immediately interrogated mid battle. Even the Kraang know him, for shell's sake! Even April says he's real! He's fought every enemy in the book, and apparently he's beaten/sufficiently frustrated all of them! The Shredder curses his name!

And then when they finally need to flee the city and the Farmhouse Arc is about to start, and they have no safe ride to speak of, a van screeches up beside them, smacking the Shredder across the road. A lanky, drowned-rat-lookin teenager hops out waving a hockey stick, shouting at them to get in.