Civil War in the Wayne Family
Chapter 1: Brothers Part Ways
Earth 2020.101, year 1851 ten years before the Civil War. The Wayne Family are a well known Southern family from the state of Virginia. Thomas Wayne Sr., for quite some time couldn't decide if he was going to go and join the rebels against the Union or the Union itself. A pro-rebel soldier known as Joe Chill was waiting at the Wayne Mansion to await if he was going to go along with it. Chill had his fellow rebel soldiers with him whom were prepared to leave the Union. They were mysteriously ordered not from the rebel leaders of this Confederacy but from someone else to coax wealthy southern landowners to rebel or face other circumstances.
"Come on" said Joe as his men were quite impatient, "we demand answers if you are going to side with us or are you going to be with the Union."
Thomas stepped out of his mansion with his wife beside him. A certain Alfred Pennyworth had already taken Thomas Wayne Jr., whom was about in his late teens, and Bruce Wayne whom was not too far away in age, where the three were led to an underground part of the mansion. He was already leading the two boys through an underground network of tunnels.
"Careful" said Alfred as he was leading the way, "these tunnels are quite old."
"Come on, we have to catch up to Alfred" said Bruce as he was trying to encourage his brother Thomas to follow.
"What you mean go to the Union?" asked Thomas.
"Thomas Wayne Jr., you'll be ordered to do as what your father instructed us to do and that is to flee before they come for us!" shouted Alfred.
"But I don't mind it in the south" replied Thomas.
Alfred couldn't believe the words coming out of Thomas Wayne Jr.'s mouth. For years his father Thomas Wayne Sr., was a secret abolitionist which would certainly be labeled subversive by the rebel forces whom were prepared to form a Confederacy. A certain Joe Chill, meanwhile began to interrogate Thomas Wayne Sr., on where his two sons were.
"Pardon me sir" said Joe, "but we're wondering what happen to your two sons and your butler?"
"I have sent them off to private school" replied Thomas, "they, er were with Alfred."
"I see" said Joe as he and his men began to approach them, "then perhaps you don't mind if we took a look around in your mansion."
One of the soldiers in Joe Chill's squad kicked down the door to the mansion. Something was up with Joe as he could tell the two Wayne boys were likely nowhere to be found. Joe nodded to his men to literally ransack the place in order to search for them.
"What are you doing?!" bellowed Thomas as he noticed his property were being overturned.
"You are suspected of being an abolitionist, a subversive enemy to encourage a slavery revolt" replied Joe as two of his men blocked his path.
"You can't do this!" cried Thomas' wife.
"Back off madame" said one of the soldiers.
It took about an hour or so before the soldiers searched the entire mansion. They searched up and down but could find nothing. It would seemed that the two Wayne boys had simply disappeared along with the butler. As soldiers went upstairs to the mansion, they uncovered a secret stack of pro-abolitionist material which one of the soldiers had managed to literally pull out from the draw desk itself.
"Well you look at this" said the soldier smiling at it with his fellow comrade, "looks like we found ourselves a traitor."
The two soldiers then headed downstairs with the evidence at hand. He hands it to Joe Chill whom examines the material.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here" said Joe as he began to examine the abolitionist material which Thomas Wayne Sr. had secretly kept, "Mr. and Ms. Wayne, you are hereby under arrest for supporting slavery revolt."
"What on Earth?!" cried Thomas as he was soon was being taken away by two soldiers along with his wife.
Joe Chill's soldiers took the Wayne couple out of the mansion. A mysterious man was waiting for Joe.
"Ah, you have done your work" said the mysterious man whom met Joe outside the mansion, "you found our two subversives."
"Yes, but their children got away along with their butler" replied Joe.
"No matter" continued the mysterious man, "within an hour you can order the execution of these two traitors by firing squad."
"Will do sir" said Joe as he began to join his men taking the Wayne couple to a disclosed location.
Thomas Wayne Sr. knew that his children would be endanger so he would keep them safe. Yet what he didn't count on was a certain Thomas Wayne Jr., his first born son would soon become a problem. Back in the network of tunnels, Alfred couldn't believe that Thomas was being so stubborn.
"Come on, your father would have wanted you to have a better life than to live the life of a fugitive" said Alfred.
"But are we not really technically fugitives?" asked Thomas.
"What are you saying brother, are you saying that our parents have committed treason?" asked Bruce who couldn't believe the words either.
"Yes" replied Thomas with a heavy heart, "now please, if you don't mind I'll head back the other way."
"Well" sighed Alfred with also a heavy heart, "I won't stop you since you're old enough to decide for yourself. Come Bruce, let's leave and head for the north."
Bruce looks back at Thomas with quite a sad face wondering what could have been in Thomas' mind to literally go against his father's wishes. Meanwhile, Thomas Wayne Sr., and his wife met their fate by firing squad an hour later by Joe Chill's soldiers. The mysterious man that Joe Chill was in secret contact was Ra's al Ghul whom couldn't allow part of his sources of wealth leave his agenda. Ra decided it was time to take another look at the Wayne Mansion one more time before departing. As Ra stepped into the mansion, he sensed a presence that someone was here it was Thomas Wayne Jr., whom was coming out of the secret hiding place where he originally went down to the network of tunnels with his brother Bruce.
"Ah, I think there might be a lonely child somewhere" said Ra.
He soon came across in the dark corners of the mansion and noticed Thomas Wayne Jr., wondering around.
"I know how much you seem to see that you couldn't take your father was a traitor" said Ra, "perhaps I can so you the proper way."