In a death battle with Charaxes, Robin is about to end up the creature's next meal when Tim Drake gets some unexpected help—but not from Batman.

Robin, still in Charaxes' goo, was able to get communications to Alfred, who was to send Batman to find him. Robin was able to get himself free from his bindings only to be attacked by a hungry Charaxes. A new, unknown "mask" entered and took Charaxes down as Robin blacked out from his attack. Batman arrived and woke him up; the other guy escaped with Charaxes. The next day at school, one of Tim's friends showed him the pistol his father got for him.