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Chapter One: The Return Home
The red and black sports bike roared as it zoomed down the highway, the bike roared powerfully as a man on top steered it skillfully. The man had a strong build, a leather jacket covering his muscular shoulders, he wore a red bikers helmet, his hard jade green eyes were invisible in the visor of the helmet, and his jeans were form fitting and comfortable. The man on the bike however was far from comfortable.
Jason Todd was returning, finally after twelve years of traveling the globe and training he was returning home. However Jason wasn't very happy at the idea of going home, sure he missed Gotham for some crazy ass reason that he had no idea how to explain, but he didn't miss him… Batman, Bruce Wayne, his adoptive father, billionaire playboy, etc… Jason was not looking forward to seeing him again.
Granted Bruce Wayne wouldn't know it was him; after all Bruce thought he was dead. Not that Bruce was wrong, Jason had been dead, but then he had been resurrected by the League of Assassins and it's leader Ra's al Ghul, it had been fifteen years since that day, Jason was now 27 year old man with plenty of combat experience and well… Jason would like to think that he was on his way to surpassing the Bat, of course not that he'd underestimate him. After all he would soon be his enemy.
As Jason passed a large sign that read "Now Entering Gotham." Jason let a small smile grace his lips, even if this homecoming wasn't where he really wanted to be right now, or the fact he didn't want to see Bruce, he'd rather be somewhere else, seeing her. Jason was actually glad to be home after so long.
"I'm back Gotham." Jason muttered as he thought of some old memories, training with the Old man, meeting the titans Dick had been so proud to train and lead, meeting Raven… his last wonderful night with her, however they all faded out and ended with the high pitched dreadful laughter and the familiar pain of getting hit with a crowbar. Jason was here with one goal in mind, one person he wanted to kill.
"I'll free Gotham from that bastard that I promise." Jason growled. "I'm back to do what Bruce won't."
Raven POV
Raven sat in a meditation position deep in concentration, she could sense everyone else in Wayne Manor, they were all asleep, the Teen Titans… well okay they hadn't been called that in years, now they were just known as the Titans were all asleep. Dick, and Kori slept in the same room, she as empath could feel warmth and love coming from the two, but it was always like that.
From Garfield's and Terra's room Raven could sense happiness, warmth, love and humor, Gar was probably having some sort of funny weird dream, and Terra was probably happy to be in his arms. Victor she could sense in the batcave, he was concentrating deeply, probably working on his car. Bruce was there as well, she could sense a rare fondness coming from the man that she could barely ever sense from him, she knew he was glad that they decided to come here to vacation.
They had needed a break from Jump City, from being the Titans so they had come to Gotham, Dick had a reason for this.
"Bruce's manor has everything from a bowling alley to a swimming pool." Dick had said with a smirk. "So we can have fun and do some patrols on Gotham to stay in shape."
While everyone had been irradiated that this vacation wouldn't be just about fun, after all it was very unlikely two weeks would make the Titans fall out of team shape. However they had all known it was the best they were going to get out of Dick so they let it be.
Raven could remember the day the Titans had been formed, the Justice League after meeting each and every one of them individually decided it would help them if they were brought together, they had hoped it would teach them to control their powers, and give them a new family, as so they had assigned twenty year old Kori, and Twenty one year old Dick to lead them.
Raven, had been fifteen, Victor, seventeen, Gar, fourteen, and eventually when Terra joined a year later she had been sixteen. Raven had found herself getting happier and happier as the years passed working with them, she had found a new family, Dick treated her like a younger sister, and Kori did the same, the rest of the team were all siblings to her as well, each one could understand her in some way.
However when Raven met Jason… her heart stopped at the name then began to beat faster as she remembered the wonderful times she had had with him. Before he was killed by the Joker… she hissed involuntarily with rage. She concentrated for a second putting her emotions back into a neat line and exhaled deeply.
There was no mistake, she hated the Joker for taking Jason, Jason had understood what it meant to be alone, and had gone through stuff she could relate too. Despite his rough angry personality he was also kind and gentle to the people he cared for. She had loved him, she knew that, she still did, however he was gone and there was no bringing him back.
She smiled sadly as she remembered the night she had met Jason…
Flashback
Raven sighed in relief as the Titan Flyer landed on the Manor field, they had been flying for hours, she recognized Dick's father the Batman standing there in a suit and a stony expression on his face. But Raven sensed a small tinge of joy flow from the man as he stared up at the flyer.
Raven took a second to study the Manor and was impressed, to be honest it looked like it even had more room then Titan's tower, and that was definitely saying something, since Raven had yet to even explore all of the floors in the Tower, the Manor itself was almost humble looking for a mansion with tall but inviting walls and warm lights lighting the small garden around the Manor, it was impressive but warm and humble at the same time… it was completely weird.
Dick had decided to go back to Gotham for a while, recently there had been a mass breakout at Arkham and the Titans had refused to let him go alone, they had left the city in charge of new member Terra, little did they know at the time how big of a mistake that would be.
Standing next to Bruce was a butler that Raven knew was Alfred, Dick had talked a lot about Alfred's unbeatable doctor skills, and cooking skills, apparently Bruce had even taught Alfred Martial Arts, in case the manor was ever attacked.
The cockpits hissed open and Raven and the Titans climbed out of the Cockpit.
"Bruce." Dick greeted warmly stepping towards the man and pulling him into a hug which Bruce returned with a smile. "It's good to see you."
"Yes it is." Bruce agreed then when Dick pulled back Bruce studied the team out of habit. His eyes scanned them all taking in their toned physiques and gauging each Titan picking out each and every one of them.
Bruce's eyes seemed to be almost gazing into their soul, Dick who was obviously used to this had ignored it and embraced Alfred. Dick then stood in front of his team and glanced around looking confused.
"Where's Jason?" Dick asked looking confused. Bruce stiffened before glancing back at the Manor, Raven sensed annoyance coming from the man.
"We had a little… disagreement." Bruce explained carefully. "My guess is he's probably in the Gym."
"Bruce." Dick scolded with a roll of his eyes. "I told you that using the methods you used on me won't work on him. Jason's a different person, you have to reach him a different way." Dick smiled proudly then faced the team giving them a reassuring smile. They had already met Bruce once but it had been as the Batman, not as Bruce Wayne. Bruce smiled and nodded before glancing at Kori. "So this is the lovely lady my son's engaged to?" Bruce said fondly with a small smile. Kori blushed and nodded stepping forward.
"I'm guessing you're an expert on reaching people now?" Batman said with a small smirk as he studied the team. "Each of them look like they'd take a bullet for each other based on their stances, and it seems like some might have."
"I see." Bruce said then turned his eyes to the team who were waiting anxiously. "I'm Bruce Wayne, and you all are?"
"I see." Bruce said then glanced at Cyborg. "Victor was it?"
"Yes sir." Cyborg said with a smile.
"You're father has been worried about you." Bruce said with a frown making Victor stiffen. "I'll have to tell him you're well."
With that his blue eyes landed on her. Raven stood still just staring up at him with a bored expression, she could feel caution and curiosity filling Bruce and Raven knew why, after all she was the most powerful out of all the Titan's.
"Hello." Bruce finally greeted. "Raven."
"Bruce." Raven replied back politely. "It's an honor to meet the real you out of the mask."
"Thank you." Bruce said then turned to Alfred. "You mind showing them all their rooms?"
"Of course Master Bruce." Alfred said and led the team inside while Bruce told Dick and Kori they needed to talk.
When they entered the Manor everyone took the time to stare around the impressive house. Raven was the first to notice him, he was sitting on the top railing studying each of them with a feeling of curiosity coming from him. He had one leg hanging from the railing and the other was propped up and his arm longed on his knee, his poster was casual, carefree.
That's when their eyes met. His dark green orbs scanned her purple ones, he seemed surprised she had noticed him then his eyes scanned hers and she could sense another twinge of curiosity and then… sympathy? It took her a second to realize why he felt that way. His eyes had a hint of sadness that most people wouldn't have noticed, except her, the reason being she had that same look in her eyes all the time.
"So the Teen Titans." His voice came out with a hint of humor, though his voice was hard and angry sounding. "Gotta say I thought you all would look different."
"Ahh Master Todd." Alfred said as the Titan's eyes snapped to Jason Todd each surveying the new Robin.
"Hey Alfred." Jason said a hint of warmth filling his voice. Jason stood his back to them on the railing, he was wearing a dark leather jacket that wore a red bat symbol on his back. He wore jeans and black sneakers and she could see already the impressive toned muscles through his clothing.
He was the new Robin it was expected to have muscles but Raven had never taken the time to study them before, but for some reason she couldn't take her eyes off his broad shoulders. She definitely could say he had more muscle than any of the other Titans except Dick, but it wasn't overly ripped either, it was a toned hard muscle that would increase his strength and keep him agile.
Jason did a backflip off the railing twisting in midair to land gracefully beside Alfred facing them.
"I think I got this." Jason said with a smirk then pointed at each and every one of them naming them off.
"Beast Boy." Jason said pointing at Gar. "Cyborg, and Raven." He pointed at Victor then her with a smirk.
"Well it's not that hard." Victor said with a smirk. "Did that fact that I'm part robot tip you off?" Raven's eyes widened at this crack, she couldn't help the small smirk that faded instantly however Jason noticed a small grin etched his face as he smiled at her.
"Something like that." Jason said with the same smirk edged on his face. "Where's dear old Papa Bats?"
"Master Bruce is discussing the recent events with Master Dick, and Miss Kori." Alfred informed Jason.
"Oh right." Jason said with a nonchalant shrug. He turned his eyes on me.
"Bruce tells me you could level a city if you wanted too." Jason said looking at her curiously. Raven frowned as Beast Boy and Cyborg stiffened.
"And?" Raven asked with her usual monotone.
"Well it just doesn't look like you could." Jason said with a frown. "I didn't expect a beautiful girl, I expected a tall dark angry chick." And that was how Raven threw Jason out a window.
Present
Raven smiled as she remembered that day, she had no idea at the time how important Jason would become to her. He had spent that next week constantly by her side, she had tried to avoid him, his arrogant attitude had annoyed her, then he had saved her, taking a bullet to the shoulder that definitely would've killed her. She had been careless and Jason had taken the mistake for her.
After that Raven slowly got to know him and realized they did have a lot in common, sure they were different people really, Jason was brash, arrogant, and an ass. Raven on the other hand was quiet, reserved, and had a sarcastic demeanor about her. But they both grew up alone, losing their parents, well in Raven's case just her mom, to her her dad didn't count, then before Jason died, he like her knew what it was like for a parent to betray them.
After all it had been his mother that had lured him in a trap so the Joker could kill him. It enraged her to remember it, but his mother had died with Jason before Batman, and the Titans could get to him.
Raven and Jason had spent six months with Jason, dating him had taken all the Titan's by surprise but they had been happy for her. Jason had kissed her the night before he died, it was there first kiss, as Raven at the time was really scared of being held or touched physically, all the touches she had ever felt had been painful and deadly, but Jason had kissed her gently and positively, her lips still tingled at the memory.
Then after that wonderful night falling asleep in his arms, Jason had left and disappeared to track down the Joker, Raven should've seen it coming, that night before she had sensed sadness and regret, but when he had kissed her, joy had filled his system making her forget to ask him what was wrong, she had fallen asleep and Jason had been gone.
Raven had spent years trying to get over it, but she had blamed herself, she had been the last to see him, had felt his negative emotions but just fell asleep and didn't even wake up when he left, Raven had failed him. Pain filled her as she remembered Batman carrying Jason out of the explosion, his body limp and a look of pure pain and rage on Batman's face. Dick had hugged her turning her away from Jason's body, she had spent all night crying in her room.
Then his funeral, she had stared down at him not knowing how to feel or what to do, Raven hadn't meant to cry but she couldn't help it. Jason had understood her, had comforted her even when she was difficult with him, had always been gentle and kind to her, Jason had treated her like she was the best thing in his world, she had been happy, then the Joker had taken him away.
Raven felt tears stinging her eyes and forced them back before opening her eyes, she needed to get out of the Manor, being here was reminding her of him too much, his room was right across the halls from her, and earlier today Raven had peeked inside, Bruce hadn't even touched the room, and obviously had not let Alfred clean it, it was messy, a bookcase filled with comics to the right and a laptop on the desk, his bed wasn't made making the room look like he was still there, and what had tore at her heart the most, the photograph of Raven and Jason, both were smiling, Jason a wide grin and Raven a small smile.
Raven needed to leave. She stood and spread her arms opening a portal to the middle of Gotham, a quick flight around the city would hopefully calm herself, Raven left without hesitation.
Jason POV
Jason had literally just tossed his suitcase filled with his stuff at the door of his new one room apartment before making his to the bed and opening his black duffel bag, inside was his new gear he had custom made himself.
Now it was time for the Red Hood to tame Gotham. Jason scanned his apartment making out the kitchen and the door to the bathroom, a tv sat across from his bed obviously meaning that his bedroom, if it could be called that was the living room, there was no paint on the walls, it was just bricks, the floor was solid wood and Jason as he stared around knew it was a crappy apartment, but he didn't care. It was low profile and had everything he needed. And sense this building was now in his fake name "Jack Huston", and no one lived here but him, it gave him all the privacy he needed.
He had four whole floors, each one a long hallway filled with other apartments, Jason had chose the top floor wanting to get to other rooftops easier. At least here he'd have nothing to worry about.
Not that he wouldn't be careful, he was too smart for that, he'd set up traps along the apartment later, right now it was time to start his hunt for the Joker, the Joker he knew had recently broke out of Arkham again.
Jason knew that Harley Quinn would have a gang and money and weapons waiting for the Joker, in fact Joker's men had been spotted around town, now all Jason had to do was find them and beat the info he needed out of him.
Jason began to lay out his gear across the bed before tossing the duffel bag aside, he pulled on his suit, the suit was designed like Batman's, Lightweight, flexible, and most importantly, bullet proof, he pulled on his suit, the design was silver and gleamed in the moonlight, a red bat gleamed off the armor's chest and he pulled on some matching gloves and black combat boots, Jason then placed his red domino mask over his eyes, he then pulled on his bulletproof leather jacket that was black with a red bat on the back, a hood was attached to the jacket, and Jason then grabbed his favorite part of the whole outfit, his helmet.
The helmet was red with two black eye visors, it had a voice modifier making his voice sound gruffer and an small echo added to it. The helmet itself was a weapon that could if he wanted to explode and still remain intact afterwards, his helmet had infrared, night vision, and a radio hooked into the GCPD wavelengths. It was his greatest tool, Jason smirked as the pulled the helmet over his head and as it reached the rubbed of the upper part of his suit the helmet linked into placed the helmet connecting to his suit making it were only it would come off if he wanted it too, Jason then flipped the red leather hood on his jacket over his head.
Jason then gripped his tool belt, his belt had two holsters for his custom pistols, a back holster for his grapple gun, and several pockets for small smoke pellets, bombs, flashbangs, throwing stars and several different types of ammunition, including, rubber bullets, 32 caliber bullet holsters, explosive bullets, Kryptonite bullets, also a scabbard for his custom make Kryptonite edged knife, the Kryptonite was a just in case precaution though. Jason clicked his tool belt together, then put his custom grapple gun in the back holster, before picked up his large silver knife with the green tint to the edge, he took a second to admire it before placing it in it's scabbard, then Jason with a grin picked up his favorite weapons, his custom made 32 caliber pistols, these pistols had several modifications making it probably the most adaptable gun out there, the pummel of his pistol holsters had four prongs that when stabbed into an opponent could send a shockwave through there body, electrocuting them, it could reach as high as 2000 volts, addition to that the pistols could hold several different kinds of ammo, explosive, 32 caliber, Kryptonite, basically all the ammunition Jason was carrying.
Jason grinned before placing them into their holsters, then he pulled up his red leather hood over his helmet. Jason walked to the window facing the next rooftop and opening it wide then walked back a few steps to get a running start, he smirked, it was time for the Red Hood to send his greetings to Gotham.
Jason charged and dove out the window seal breaking into a freefall as he fell towards the next rooftop, tucking in his knees Jason rolled and came back up on his feet and began to run, he listened to the police reports coming into his ears.
"Reported robbery at Gotham Shipping, gunshots reported, Bane and several armed men have been spotted, Batman will be called, all units proceed with caution." Red Hood heard the transmission and smirked under his helmet, Bane was up to no good it seemed. This was a perfect opportunity for him, After all Bane would probably know where to find the Joker. It was time to get on the trail of the psycho clown.
"They're playing my song." Red Hood growled grappling towards the docks, this was going to be a fun night.
Raven POV
Raven frowned as she witnessed several cop cars heading towards the docks, she frowned floating in midair. For so many cops to go by, it was obvious something big was happening at the docks, the other Titans were all asleep and whatever it was Raven didn't have time to go get them.
She frowned and instead pulled out her Titan communicator, she dialed Dick's communicator, after the third ring Raven saw his sleepy and annoyed expression fill the screen.
"What the fuck Raven?" Dick grumbled as he looked at her, then he seemed to notice she wasn't in the manor, he sat up his senses obviously on alert now.
"Where are you? What's going on?" Dick asked suddenly anxious.
"There are several, and I mean several police cars heading towards the docks." Raven said back calmly. "I don't know what's going on but you might want to get down here."
"Raven I'm sure the police can handle it-" Suddenly Dick cut off at a loud knock and Raven frowned then looked over at the moon.
Just as she suspected the Bat signal shown brightly.
"You're going to be needed." Raven said worriedly now. "They're calling Batman." Dick's eyes widened as Batman himself entered his room. Apparently this was going to be a crazy night.
Jason POV
Jason surveyed the situation from across the Shipment main garage building. A large tin structure were Jason knew all shipment containers were stored. Several swat cars and police cars were lined up in front of it. Jason had heard the hostages had been taken and that's why no one had moved in.
"Guess I'll have to step in." Jason said with a smirk. Jason grappled to the building and it's strength sent him up over the roof ledge and he landed on the rooftop with a smirk. There was a large sun window and Jason approached it and glanced down too look in, Jason could see below a bunch of armed men standing around three police officers and… Jason's eyes widened when he saw Barbara Gordon.
Jason's eyes widened then narrowed in pure rage, Barbara was off limits, she was the Oracle, an information giver to Batman and his new pack, she used to be Batgirl until the Joker shot her and paralyzed her. Another crime the psycho had to pay for... Now Bane had kidnapped her and was holding her hostage and Gordon didn't seem to even know, otherwise he wouldn't have been mobilizing swat teams to bust down doors.
Jason knew he couldn't warn Gordon, he didn't want to get his presence known yet, in case one of Bane's idiots spotted him. However that gave him less time, Red Hood Closed his eyes concentrating then looked around the room picking out how to do his attack, he'd need to give Bane a reason to challenge him one on one, first he'd have to get rid of the three armed men guarding the hostages.
Red Hood drew his Pistols then pulled a couple of smoke pellets out of his belt he then turned on his thermal vision. Jason then jumped up over the window his weight crashing down shattering the window with a crash, the men looked up in shock and Red Hood through down his smoke pellets blinding the men outside the smoke to what was going on.
"It's the Bat!" He heard some of the guards outside of the smoke scream, and Jason smirked.
Bane was crazy but he was too loyal to kill his own men, and he wouldn't risk killing his hostages, Jason landed in the smoke and slammed his shock pummel into an armed man turning the volts up to 400 making the man jolt then collapse, Jason with his other pistol fired a shot where he saw the other armed man stumbling and coughing. The man yelped then he heard a thud, Red Hood then jumped and slammed a kick too the last armed man knocking him out cold. He heard Barbara and the hostages coughing until finally the smoke cleared and Red Hood stood in front of the hostages staring at the men who all were pointing guns at him.
Bane stood in the back wearing his usual mask and muscle shirt, Red Hood could see the Venom tubes attached to his back and knew he'd have to destroy those tubes if he wanted to win.
"You're not the Bat." Bane growled glaring at him then noted the bat symbol on his chest. "However you wear his symbol, are you another one of his lackeys?"
Jason laughed and twirled his pistols. "Hardly." Jason said with a smirk. "I mean after all, does Bat's use guns?"
"No.." Bane said then frowned. "Then why wear his symbol?"
"A message to him." Jason said with a shrug. "Anyways Bane, why don't we just get on with this."
"Indeed." Bane said menacingly. "I don't take kindly to people killing my men, I shall avenge them. Men this one is mine, stay out of this."
"Confident huh?" Red Hood said with a smirk. "Well let's see how long you last on your own."
"I am fighting you alone yes," Bane said with a smirk. "But in the end only one of us is here by themselves, and believe me that is a mistake. It is time to break you."
"Let's see you say that with a bullet in your skull." Red Hood shouted and fired eight rounds at Bane, Bane held up his giant left arm the bullets seeming to just hit him and fall off, Red Hood knew this was simply the Venom exposure.
If Red Hood could sever those tubes on Bane's back it would be over. Bane charged over his arm covering his face deflecting the rounds Hood shot at him. Bane then went to tackle Red Hood, Red Hood somersaulted over Bane and fired rounds at the tubes, Bane however knew of his weakness and expected this, he tucked into a roll allowing the bullets to bounce off his chest.
Bane then roared as he grabbed a giant crate and threw it at Red Hood, Red Hood ran forward and slid under the crate firing more rounds, he reloaded as Bane charged him, Bane as Red Hood expected went to grab him again. Hood twisted his guns to hold the barrels and slammed his shock pummels into Bane's shoulders just as Bane picked him up.
"Let's see you handle 2000 volts!" Hood growled as he felt Bane's hands crushing his midsection, electricity vibrated through Bane's body making him shake and roar in pain. He threw Red Hood at a metal crate, Red Hood hit the crate making a large dent and making him groan in pain.
Bane ran forward already recovered and grabbed Red Hood by his helmet.
"Time to break your skull!" Bane shouted and began to squeeze, Hood roared in pain but reaching in his belt and grabbed three sticky grenades tossing them onto Bane, Bane looked down just as they exploded making Bane fly through the air and drop the Red Hood.
Red Hood groaned at the searing headache and he new no doubt a rib was cracked, but stood looking at Bane, Bane was laying still until he began to clamber to his feet, Red Hood groaned in annoyance.
"Seriously what the hell?!" Red Hood shouted at Bane. "Can't you just die?"
"It'll take more than that to kill me little man." Bane growled back. "But I am impressed, you fight well."
"Yeah?" Hood growled as he reloaded this time switching to explosive rounds, he had an idea, and it was time to end this. "Well hope you enjoy this last show." Red Hood ran forward as Bane charged and swung his massive fist at Red Hood, Hood dodged to the side and rolled out behind him and aimed… Hood fired a round directly at the center of the venom tubes. There was a loud explosion that sent Bane falling forward, green venom spluttered out of his tubes as Bane groaned.
"No." Bane whispered. "Impossible…"
"No it's not." Red Hood growled walking forward. "Now you sick asshole, tell me where can I find the Joker?"
"Boss!" Bane's men shouted and all leveled their guns at Hood. Hood jumped behind a crate just as Bane's men opened fired. Hood growled in annoyance before pulling out some smoke pellets he threw them through the air at the men and it exploded at her feet making them cough violently.
Red Hood tossed some grenades between the men who all finished coughing just as the grenade exploded injuring and killing some of the men.
"Now you overgrown sick bastard." Red Hood growled walking towards Bane, without the Venom in his body, Bane's body was weaker and human, but the best and most important part for Red Hood, the physical strain Venom put on the body, Red Hood was going to enjoy getting answers out of Bane, he had kidnapped Barbara, that was enough for a slow death in Hood's book, Barbara had been his sister.
Red Hood fired a shot into Bane's shoulder making the already groaning giant roar in agony.
"You like kidnapping like the Joker right?" Hood growled gesturing towards the hostages. "Well then you should be close to the crazy clown himself. Where do I find him?!" Bane glared at him but said nothing.
"Fine then." Hood said with a smirk. "At least you're making this more fun for me." Red Hood fired two more shots into both of Bane's shoulder making him agian scream with pain.
"Didn't you say something about breaking me?" Red Hood asked with a smirk. "It looks like you're the only broken one here, tell me where I can find the clown and I'll spare you."
"I don't even know!" Bane shouted in rage. "Like hell I'd tell you anyways. Torture me all you want, you won't get me the talk, I am a stronger man then that."
"So because of your pride you're willing to be tortured?" Red Hood said with a laugh before holstering one of his pistols. "Just because of that I believe you about the Joker, but what that means is, I have no more use of you. Time to die scum."
Red Hood leveled his pistol at Bane's skull and fired, the bullet suddenly was wrapped in black energy that Jason recognized instantly with shock, the bullet slammed harmlessly into a crate. He turned around just as armed cops, and swat broke through the door, Red Hood tossed down a smoke and grappled through the hole in the roof he made. Raven was here which meant that Jason had to move.
He landed on his feet with a frown, looks like that lead wasn't worth shit. Red Hood growled in annoyance, to make matters worse he hadn't even killed Bane, the bastard definitely caused more trouble alive then he would be dead. But the Bane wasn't his goal, so Jason wasn't mad about that. The Joker was, and he was nowhere near him, that's what pissed Jason off..
"What you just did was not being a hero." A familiar voice said that Jason immediately dreaded but felt himself smile at hearing. He turned his head and saw Raven standing there, she looked so different then from before, she still wore the purple cloak and black leotard, and belt, but her face had lost all baby fat, she had developed nicely in her thighs and her chest, she looked like a woman.
Jason felt dread and want fill him as he stared at her. Raven's eyes widened as she stared at him and Jason then remembered she was an empath so he regained his composure and turned to look at her.
"Me and you probably have a very different view on heros gorgeous." Jason said with a cocky chuckle. "Raven from the Teen Titans right?"
"We haven't been called that in years." Raven said nonchalantly as black energy gathered in her hands. "You wearing the Bat symbol and having a grapple gun doesn't make you a hero, the Batman is a great man, he's trained wonderful men and women to wear that symbol and the fact you have the nerve to wear it, to mock the Bat and all his pupils, you'll see no mercy from me!"
Raven unleashed a wave of black energy at him and Jason jumped backwards and flipped off the building, if Raven was here then the other Titans and the Bat couldn't be far behind, as much as Jason didn't want to hurt Raven and gratitude had swept up into him at her speech he knew to get away he couldn't pull punches, he had to get rid of the Joker before he got Raven instead or one of the other Titans, he refused to let what happened to him happen to someone else.
Jason pulled out his grapple gun and pulled himself to another building, pulling out his pistols and pulled out his explosive round carnegies and put in his rubber bullets, he didn't want to even use these but he had to get rid of Raven. Raven had flown after him and a large black Raven formed and launched at him the beak pointed at his body, Jason jumped twisting in midair barely dodging the large Raven before firing four rounds at Raven who raised a black shield, after that she wrapped black energy around a nearby ac unit and sent it flying at him.
"Oh come on Raven." Jason said with a frown jumping on the AC then using it as a springboard he launched up at her toward her and fired two more rounds.
"You're supposed to be the most powerful Titan and this is what I get?"
Suddenly Black energy encased his body and sent him flying into a brick wall.
Jason let out a groan of pain as his cracked ribs screamed in outrage, he looked up at her, she was flying down towards him with her eyes pure black and a cocky smirk on her face. Jason knew it was weird but he found her really hot at that moment.
"Okay point taken." Jason said with a smirk standing up. "Unfortunately I don't really have time to play around."
"Neither do I." Raven growled and sent black energy spikes at him, Jason's eyes widened and he flipped through the air onto another brick building. Jason turned and threw a remote detonated throwing star at Raven. Raven's eyes widened raising a black shield to avoid getting stabbed, however Jason detonated the stars before they could even touch her shield, the force of the explosion caused her to be thrown back, she landed hard on a brick building and Jason stared down at her from his perch from another building.
He heard her groan as she tried to stand however Jason knew he couldn't let her get up, Jason pointed his pistol at her and fired a shot at her neck, the rubber bullet hit her making her yelp as the air in her lungs left her and she lost consciousness.
Jason stared down at her guilt and self loathing filling him, it was rubber bullets that wouldn't be fatal to Raven, however hurting her still made him feel even worse, however if Raven had caught him, and Jason had no doubt in his mind that she could, Jason's mission to end the Joker would be over, and the Joker would hurt more people.
Jason jumped down towards Raven and flipped her on her back, her eyes opened as she stared dizzily at him.
"You're friends are nearby." Jason said nodding in the direction that he could see the Titan's flyer coming from. "I'll let them know you're over here." Jason then fired a shot in the air so no doubt the Titan's or the Bat would hear it.
"Who are you?" Raven wheezed reaching for his helmet. Jason caught her hand her small fingers being engulfed by his large warm hand. He stared down at her and Raven sensed longing and regret feeling the man.
"The hero Gotham deserves." Jason said finally. "And someone who doesn't want to fight you or the Titans… Call me the Red Hood, and stay out of my way."
Jason then chopped her neck hitting a pressure point and knocking her out. He then ran not looking back, pain and regret filled his heart, however he knew this was the only and best way to keep her safe. Jason was a target, he had escaped the League of Assassins, they would come searching for him.
Not to mention the Joker would definitely hear about him, so Jason knew that at this point he was alone, however the thought only made him feel worse.
Chapter End