Previously on titans...
This seems excessive.
Barbara cleared it with me. It's all for show.
Looks more like a funeral procession than a perp walk.
Fletcher, put down your weapon.
Barbara Gordon, you have the right to remain silent.
Gotham is going to destroy itself.
House by house, family by family.
Police outnumbered, titans are Mia...
We were gonna give people some hope.
I'm done being fucking used!
If koriand'r doesn't possess the power of fire,
she has no claim to this throne.
Tell the people that koriand'r is the next queen of tamaran.
It is a lie.
Everything is happening for a very good reason.
We have a chance to prove that I can elicit
as much fear as scarecrow can.
Here we go.
Bats?
They keep following me everywhere.
You should stop by the old digs. Crane's in Bruce's bed.
- You'll never win. - Yeah, we'll see about that.
Midnight. Third and barrons.
This is how it was always gonna end.
Right on time.
Red hood. Red hood.
Dick is dying.
I can feel it.
Can you find him?
Follow me.
Dick!
Rach, is there anything you can do?
It's too late.
No!
Gar?
Gar, now.
Rachel...
Is he gonna make it?
I don't know.
Nightwing is dead.
Batman saved my toy.
The trinket of our courtship together.
Who would have thought he was so sentimental?
Did you hear me? I said nightwing is dead.
He wasn't my monster.
He's your monster.
What, you want a cookie?
But you said that's what you wanted.
When it was done, we would save Gotham our way.
Gotham will be saved, but first it must be destroyed.
"As clever hopes expire
waves of fear and anger
circulate over the bright and darkened lands of the earth"
what kind of gibberish is that?
No, not gibberish.
No, it's the past come to life in the present.
An ode to the bat and his wee bird from when they stopped me.
But they can't stop me now. No.
They can't stop me now because...
Because we will walk among them.
The dead.
And the fallen city will be like...
It'll be like a beacon.
Very soon, Jason. Very, very soon they will die.
Yes, they will die.
- Who will die? - All of them!
All of them!
Everybody.
You still stink of fear.
After all that I've given you.
You said I was gonna be a savior.
I won't help you destroy the city.
Well...
Perhaps you won't.
Keep running, boy.
Keep running.
"As the clever hopes expire
waves of fear and anger circulate"
waves of fear and anger.
Waves of fear and anger.
There's smoke coming from an explosion south of the dock.
Last radio alert said someone saw crane's cops at Greene and sixth.
They're wiping out the resistance cells one by one.
Heading toward us. We don't have much time.
Let's get everyone together.
Go over the plan again and make sure everyone's ready.
Grab 'em while they're hot.
Where'd you get those?
Tim's got a secret closet, I got a secret stash.
Hey, cuz, know how to use an uzi?
Nightwing's dead.
What? That's impossible.
A guy had photos of his dead body in the street.
- I've got 'em. It's him. - Show me.
- Don't believe everything you see. - Don't they look real?
Scarecrow's weaving his web. We don't know what's real.
It's real for me.
If superheroes are dying, we don't stand a chance.
We need to get out. Find a way past the gcpd border patrol.
I got friends who tried and they're dead.
I heard there might be an underground route north of the docks.
If we can make it.
Go if you want. I'm fighting to save Gotham.
- Son, there's no Gotham left to save. - Not if we just give up.
Enough trying to be a superhero. Last time you almost died.
No one's going to die.
Stay here. I'll be back.
The fuck do you think you're doing?
What you should have done.
Sorry, I'm late for our daily chat.
I lost my right-hand man recently and I was feeling a tad bit lonely,
but then I realized, well, I have a man.
And I have a right hand...
So what the heck?
And now for our daily trivia.
What's merrier than Christmas and jollier than an elf?
Johnny in the batcave.
Well, oh, you don't like it, huh?
It's a tough crowd, it's a tough crowd.
Oh, I know something that will perk you up.
Nightwing is dead.
A dismal duel to the death between two beloved bat brothers.
Poetic or pathetic? You be the judge.
Come on! How about a little bit of appreciation for all of my hard work?
And cool it on the feels.
You know, the tragic end of nightwing, it's just an aperitif.
The main course is the death of your beloved city.
I only wish papa Jim and Batman were around to savor it with you.
Along with your dearly departed dick Grayson.
God, I miss him already.
Anyways, stay tuned. See you soon.
Same crane channel, same crane time.
Rachel...
Is he gonna make it?
I don't know.
In the beginning, there was fear.
- Where am I? - Eternity.
Your story begins the night your parents died.
When mommy and daddy died, a door in you closed.
You closed it in an attempt to avoid further pain.
- Didn't quite work, did it? - What are you talking about?
When a parent dies, it's like the ground beneath you suddenly gives way.
Trust nothing good again. Not fully.
Live in fear.
But Bruce Wayne, he showed you how to live with that fear.
Punish it, strike first...
And then that's all you had.
Fear and rage.
You felt fear, you dealt rage.
Don't you get it?
The battle for your soul is over.
You lost.
Dick?
You chose the path of Bruce Wayne.
Talk to me.
But he was not your father.
You are the son of John Grayson
and he would be so disappointed in the man that you've become.
You're failing him, just like you failed everyone.
Donna!
Jason, he never stood a chance. Did he?
Hold on!
You always wanted him dead.
- No. - So you killed him.
No, it was the joker.
The joker was just a weapon in your hands.
You always wanted Jason gone.
So you abandoned him.
You hated him.
You wanted to be the detective's only son
and then Jason came and he took your place.
He took your home.
He took your father.
Please.
You were holding a gun to his head tonight.
That was as predictable as the sun rising.
Please...
No, please. No, please don't do this.
I need your keys and your car.
Fuck off.
Don't make me ask twice.
Okay.
She... she's a stick.
She grinds a little bit coming down on third.
Just watch the suspension.
There's a quarter tank of gas left. Just keep an eye on the fuel Gauge, okay?
Krypto, where is he?
Conner!
Who did this to you?
Fuck the titans. Let it go.
Dick said we were a family.
Your family's supposed to be there for you.
Not betray you.
I'm done pretending that's possible.
From now on, I do what I want.
I don't know what I want.
There's a part of me that wants to destroy dick for what he did to me.
There's a part that says family's everything
and I should always do good and not harm.
Maybe we can do good together.
- As a team. - A team?
Why not? I've got some loose ends to tie up.
We could do it together, then keep going.
Just you and me?
And krypto.
You're serious?
We both know what it's like to be treated as if we don't belong.
We can make sure others like us get the respect and protection they deserve.
Like hawk and dove. Be our own super-duo.
Who?
Never mind.
You're right.
Fuck the titans.
Oh, shit. Incoming.
Crane's cops. Take your positions.
Tim.
Keep the safety on until showtime.
You got this, son.
Be careful.
If anyone gets past this, you know what to do.
I love you.
Don't ding up your ride.
Can you sense him in there?
He has to fight, gar.
We can't help him anymore, he has to fight.
He will.
What's wrong?
I'm okay.
The bat, I'm still working through it.
How did you do that?
I don't know.
These new changes, they always happen when I'm afraid.
It's like my ability to change is locked behind a door.
And fear...
Fear cracks it open for a brief moment
and then it just slams shut again.
When it happens, when I start to change, it feels like I'm dying.
I know I can do more, I can be more.
I just don't want it to always be this way.
In my whole life I thought it was hate that gave me power.
Like my father.
- You're nothing like him. - I know that.
But I know that because when it came time for me to face him,
it wasn't hate that gave me power.
It was love.
For you, for dick, for kory.
I wouldn't let him hurt you because I loved you
and that gave me all the strength I could possibly need.
It unlocked everything for me.
Here, close your eyes.
Trust me.
When you saw dick's body, you felt so much pain.
But then you saw the bats and you knew you had to join them.
They found you because they knew you loved dick Grayson.
You have everything you need.
Something's happening.
You're mine now, and you are never going to escape.
Do it.
No.
I don't want this.
Dad, I'm sorry.
I lost my way.
I was trying to be someone I'm not.
And I've failed you.
It's okay, son.
I love you.
Daddy, come here.
Hi, daddy.
"What huge imago made
a psychopathic god
I and the public know what all schoolchildren learn
those to whom evil is done do evil in return"
Jason.
Your father wasn't the only one you failed.
- You failed Jason as well. - There's still time.
- For what? - Time to change him.
To change? No. No, no, no. He works for me now.
All it took was a simple fear treaty and poof, his soul was mine.
- I can stop you. - No. You can never stop me now.
You had your chance and you failed.
Dick.
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hey! Who let you in here?
Why? You got a leash law?
Oh, my god. I'm dreaming. You're superboy.
- And you're an asshole. - What? Wait.
What are you doing?
That's up to my girlfriend.
Is it okay if I call you my girlfriend?
You better.
Hi, blackfire.
Well, it is so great to see you.
And how cool that you two are a couple, right?
Man, I love when people find love.
I see you're still hard at work doing the government's ill deeds.
I prefer to call it research. Whoa!
Oh, you have firepower now?
- That is very... - Hot.
Yeah. Look, I understand you have some unresolved feelings,
um, but if I could ask, very politely,
that, if, uh, maybe you could refrain from destroying government property?
Hmm. Good point. It's not the stuff that's the problem.
It's the people.
Please don't hurt me.
You didn't care when you were hurting me.
Wait. Wait. I have something you want.
- He's lying. - No. No, no, I'm not.
If you let me live, I'll prove it.
Prove it.
Is that your ship?
Yes.
You told me you destroyed it.
Yeah, that was a tiny white lie.
We retrieved it so we could study it.
But in light of recent events
and in exchange for my physical well-being,
I would love to return it to you.
And I'll even nix the storage fee.
That was a joke.
I have no use for it.
What do you mean? It's your only way home.
Why would I want to return home to a planet where everyone hates me?
The people of tamaran treated me just like you did.
And they were wrong.
- We were all wrong. - How did you find me?
You said you had unfinished business.
Figured this was the first place you'd go.
If you're here to kill me, I'm happy to meet the challenge.
I'm not here to kill anyone.
But we need to talk.
Rachel? Gar?
It's okay now. You're safe. Let us help you.
Are you all right?
What happened down there?
Crane can be stopped. There's still time.
Wait, dick, you need to rest, man.
Anton and 1st street, an abandoned control room.
Find Conner and make sure he's okay.
Unite the titans.
"Unite the titans" where?
Take them to Donna.
Did he just say Donna?
They haven't secured the Kane bridge or the 10th street tunnel.
Those are our best routes out of the city.
You wanna get my family out of Gotham? Fine.
- I'm staying with you to fight. - It's not a debate.
You're not my mother.
No, but she's right there and see that look on her face?
She can't lose her son.
If you give a shit about her, stop yammering, do as I say.
I didn't cross that bridge to be a coward.
You made it across that bridge because Hank made a sacrifice.
He put your life before his because that's what a true hero does.
You wanna be a hero? Save your mom's life and fucking live.
Get in the truck.
Classic Gotham bullshit.
All my life...
This feeling like I was more.
That I was meant to be a queen.
You are.
That's your destiny.
And you had no idea?
This entire time?
No. The visions led me to it.
I wish it weren't true.
It's not your fault.
Our parents did this.
They lied. To both of us.
But a queen's power lies not in shedding tears over battles lost.
I finally know my truth.
Now I want my throne.
How long will it take to prepare my ship to tamaran?
You wanna go back?
Uh... actually, about that.
One small thing about your ship, your majesty.
Is that what they call queens there?
- Or is there a different term... - On with it. What about my ship?
In studying its unique and powerful fuel ore,
my research team, uh, accidentally destroyed it.
Well, we'll mine some more.
It's not that simple.
The ore is plentiful on tamaran, but it doesn't exist here on earth.
We mined what's most comparable,
but to develop that into the purified compound that your ship needs,
that takes the kind of intense heat and pressure
that's only achievable at the earth's core
and applied over several centuries.
We don't need any of that. We have superboy.
Can we, uh...
Can we talk?
Why are you doing this?
You know Kryptonians can't survive on tamaran.
Why do you wanna go back?
You said it yourself. They never appreciated you.
But now it's different. Now I'm their queen.
What, so you need to be a queen to matter?
You mattered to me from the moment I saw you.
Komand'r...
Stay here with me.
To hell with everyone else.
I wish I could.
But it's not that simple.
So you're just like the rest of them?
You promise one thing, then change the rules?
I meant what I said about wanting us to be together.
But ever since I was a girl,
there's been a voice inside me
that says that I am meant to be more than what others make me out to be.
And now, I finally know.
That voice was telling me who I really am.
If I don't go back to tamaran...
I won't be whole.
And if I don't go back now...
I never will.
I know it's a lot to ask...
But please, will you help me?
Conner?
Hey, over here.
What is that?
Kryptonite.
So Conner was here.
What the hell happened?
Where'd he go?
- Location. - Something in here still works.
Eighty-ninth street and Keaton Avenue.
Do not come to this location.
Resistance no longer secure.
Repeat. We are no longer secure.
Titan on site leading evacuation.
"Titan on site."
Don't even think about it.
I'm staying here to fight.
And don't tell me you need to do this for my family.
They made their choices.
My dad was a cop.
Every day he walked out the door, we had no guarantee he'd come back.
But that's the life he chose, and we respected it.
This is different.
I won't let you sign up for some suicide mission.
- So now you have a crystal ball? - I have reality.
Me, nightwing, hawk, dove, you think you can do better than us?
Survive things we couldn't?
All I know is...
Even before you and hawk helped me across that bridge,
I knew why I had to come back.
And it wasn't to save my family, it was to help save Gotham.
To be the next Robin.
And if I die doing it, then so be it.
There's just one problem. You're not Robin.
Having some secret tech basement
doesn't mean you're ready to leap off buildings.
I was literally born to do this
and I still ended up training my whole life.
And there's still no guarantee I'll be able to make a difference.
At least you'll have tried. Hank wasn't born to be hawk.
- He knew it was a path he had to follow. - He knew what he was getting into.
You may think you do, but you've got no idea.
He would tell you the same thing.
No, he wouldn't. He'd roll the dice and give me a chance.
- Yeah, well, he's dead. So I win. - Win what?
When we were on that train,
I fought to get back here because I had to pursue my destiny.
You may not think I'm meant to be the next Robin, but I know I am.
And I'm asking you to believe in me.
Just give me a chance.
Sorry. Your destiny will have to wait.
Uh, keep in mind, for the ore to be viable...
The heat and pressure have to be maintained at 3,000 degrees celsius
and five million kilopascals, or the molecules become unstable
and render it unfit for use.
I don't need the idiot who destroyed this stuff
to teach me how not to screw it up.
- And you're still here. - Oh, uh...
I'll go.
That's right, motherfuckers!
The hood is back!
Nightwing's gone and this is the thanks you give me?
Jason.
It's okay. It's me.
Hey, what the fuck?
Hey, don't do this to me. Hey, I saw you die.
Right here.
I was in the pit. And like you, I came out alive.
The pit? Hey, who took you there?
I don't know. Gar and Rachel were there when I came out.
We don't have time.
I need your help.
You want me to help you? I'm a fucking murderer.
You know how crane is operating. You know how he thinks.
He needs to be stopped or a lot more people are gonna die.
You want redemption?
Do you?
- This is the first step. - You can't stop him.
He's got everything. The police. The batcave.
He's gonna take the whole city down.
- How? - You think I know?
- He doesn't tell me shit. - He must've said something. Think.
Uh, it was all crazy shit.
Like, "waves of anger and fear."
"The bright and darkened lands of the earth."
Something about an attack you and Bruce stopped a long time ago.
Years ago, crane sent a poem to Jim Gordon
with clues about an attack on Gotham.
A chain of explosives to release his fear toxin.
We stopped him before he had a chance to set it off.
Bruce took his weapons and put them in the armory to study them.
And crane's in the batcave.
So he knows where those weapons are.
And so do we now.
We need to go.
What, so I'm a titan again?
No, you'll never be a titan again.
But you can help me save Gotham.
How do I know you're not going to kill me?
Because now I know what it's like to die.
You okay?
I'm not sure.
I've wanted this for so long.
What if they still don't accept me?
If you want, I could go with you.
And leave your family here forever?
You are my family.
I could vouch for you.
Help people understand what happened to us.
Hmm.
This is something I'm going to have to do on my own.
Let's fire her up.
Something's wrong. Turn it off.
Go north by the piers. It'll get us straight to 10th street.
Cops blocked it off for a command center.
- Take Adams. It's faster. - But it's a main artery.
- They'll have eyes all over it. - Speaking of eyes.
We got company behind us.
They see a titan, it's game over.
Evenin'. Jack Drake. Gcpd.
Retired.
Signed up when crane recruited extra help to root out the resistance.
And the kid?
Just showing my son the ropes, so he can be your next recruit.
Anybody in the back?
Just gear and bottled water.
Gotta stay sane.
- Show me. - Sure.
Not you. The kid.
Yes, sir.
Shit.
Follow my lead.
Looks like your destiny arrived after all.
Hey.
Don't. Crane wants her alive.
Fuck.
Oracle? Command activate.
Oracle, if you're there, tell me how to bring you back.
Let's go.
I don't get it. There's supposed to be, like, 200 ampules.
And what the fuck is that?
"Bright and darkened lands of the earth."
- What are you talking about? - Crane's poem.
His war on Gotham.
Fuck.
Babies have come home.
September has come.
It is the month for dying.