Summary:

A somewhat loose collection of stories set in the Arkham canon, detailing events before, between and beyond Batman: Arkham Origins/Asylum/City/Knight and their DLC.

Anthology containing:

Only In Gotham

While on the road, Alfred, Lucius, and Lucius' PA are taken hostage by a group of armed men who thought they were hitting Bruce Wayne's car. Too bad they did not count with Wayne's finest...

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Second Robin 101: An Austere Approach To Knowledge

Barbara is supposed to help Jason catch up on his lost years of academic progress, but Jason has only been living in the manor for two weeks and 'trust' is not yet in his vocabulary. When the first home-tutoring session goes awry, Babs decides that a change of scenery might be in order...

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All You Can Eat

Bruce is out of town for a business meeting, and Batgirl is supposed to look over Gotham in his absence. When she runs into Robin during her patrol, even though Bruce specifically told Jason not to go out, Barbara decides to intervene to have a serious, but caring talk with him. It does end up mostly like that... with the addition of 5am sushi.

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Sometimes It Wasn't Easy

With Bruce out of commission thanks to Ivy's latest poison, Jason sets out for his first, inofficial, unsanctioned solo patrol as Robin. It goes pretty well, as far as he is concerned, until a concerned big bird from Blüdhaven shows up to "help".

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Compromised

When Dick gets injured in one of the worst parts of town during their monthly training sessions, Jason takes him to a safe-house of his own that Dick never knew he had, in order to treat the wound. Little does Dick know it would be far from the last surprise that evening.

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A Father's Fear

Batman gets injected with fear gas when he and Robin try to stop Scarecrow after he sets a library on fire, so he knows that thinking Jason might still be in there is very likely a fear toxin hallucination. But is it really? On the off chance that it might be real and he would let his son die if he didn't act, Bruce jumps back into the fire...

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August 16th

August 16th had never been a good day for Batman. Faced once again with the annual reminder of a death in the bat family, Bruce finds himself thinking back on how he fought for and ultimately lost the Robin he failed to save, the son he failed to protect: Jason Todd.

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Red

Once a snake has shed its old skin, it will never be able to crawl back into it again. No damage done to a person ever fully heals. From the Asylum to All Hallow’s Eve, Jason Todd had learned this lesson the hard way.

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Not Just A River In Egypt

Jim Gordon has spent enough time around Gotham's vigilantes to have figured out their identities, even if he has no solid proof. Technically, he should arrest them all. Practically, Jim finds the lines between what is just and what is right to be increasingly blurry. The fact that one of them is part of both his family and their family does not make it any easier.

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Silent Protectors

In the wake of Batman’s unmasking, Barbara finds herself thinking about what ‘family’ really means to her... and what she will be willing to do to protect it.

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Rorschach

Following the activation of the Knightfall protocol, Alfred ponders the night that claimed his master's secret identity. Of all the hundreds and thousands of things that happened, one sticks out like a sore thumb: "I've found Jason."

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Silent Sufferers

Bruce’ and Alfred’s ‘deaths have left the family in shambles and no one suffers more than Dick. In a moment of what he deems temporary insanity, Jason decides to help his brother. He never expected anything in return.

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Reciprocity

Some people were married to their work. Lucius has always worked hard to avoid that pitfall, but that doesn’t mean he does not care. Wayne Enterprises and its owners have always been good to him, and he is determined to repay the favor, far beyond Bruce Wayne’s grave.

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Hiding In Plain Sight

It started with a borderline insane attempt to get Superman’s signature and became a chance to bond with his siblings. He doesn’t care how silly and insane the idea might seem. Dick will totally go to a comic convention in full costume, if that means he gets to spend time with his brothers and sister.

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A Normal Life

It is August 16th in Gotham yet again. As Jason does his best to ignore the painful memories his birthday evokes, fate seems determined to make him celebrate his 21st.

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Compensating - Five Times Barbara Gordon Saved A Bat... And One Time They Saved Her

Behind every great man stands an even greater woman. Behind every Bat stands a girl whose silk hides steel: Barbara Gordon.

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Campaign For Family

Christmas has arrived at the manor, and so has most of the batfamily. Barb has brought her PlayStation, Dick has brought his usual cocky charm, Alfred has brought the food and Jason is being Jason. Hilarity ensues.

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Ill Weeds Grow Apace

In Gotham and Blüdhaven, holidays are not a time for joy. In Gotham and Blüdhaven, one year after Batman’s public unmasking, the holidays find four watchful protectors realizing that no time of peace lasts forever.

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Differential Son

Jason has fatally shot Julian Day and the confrontation Bruce had with him afterwards has left both of them rattled and injured. In the aftermath, Bruce tries to find and talk to Jason once again, but it doesn't turn out quite the way he planned.

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Witch Of Gotham

While recovering from serious injuries given to him by Killer Croc, Jason finds himself getting roped into joining Barb, Dick and Tim for a session of a co-operative board game called "Witch Of Salem". Madness ensues.

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Disassembly

The Riddler has set a trap for The Red Hood, expecting him to be nothing but a brainless brute, who will charge head-first into his doom. Things don't go quite as planned.

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Right On Target

When Jason goes to the local gun range to work off some frustration from his latest patrol, the last person he expects to meet is Alfred, but not all surprises are of the bad kind.

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A Matter Of Perspective

Sometimes miracles do happen. In this case, the miracle of all four of them managing to get away from Gotham on a well-deserved vacation for a week, and Tim will be damned if he will let the memory of a clown and a handful of paparazzi spoil it.

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A Signal Of Hope

None of the Robins had ever liked the galas held at the manor, but while their own experiences before during and after the event may have been as different the boys were from each other in general, one thing Bruce knew for sure: he would always, always be there to defend his sons from the vultures of this world.

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Silent Arrangements

Alfred has always been happy to think of himself as a second father to Bruce and a grandfather to all of the boys, even if he would never dream of being bold enough to press the matter, so it truly is a slip of tongue when he answers Bruce’s out-of-the-blue question of what he wants for Father’s Day, with “to have all of my young masters under the same roof for once”. He should have known Bruce would take it seriously.