Chapter Two

Staring at Roy it took me a moment to notice that there was someone behind. Turning I looked at Batman noticing he had tried to step in front of me. I turned to Roy pulling an arrow out of his quiver and stringing it faster than I could blink. I could tell he couldn't decide who to aim for so he was moving it back and forth slowly.

His eyes left Bruce and he turned his gaze fully on me. "Why?" he asked again.

I tried to keep calm, taking a few steps into the room past a reluctant Batman. "Why, what Roy? I don't understand what your asking." I told him in my most calming voice I could manage. I could tell by the way he tightened his grip on the arrow and how he shuffled backwards to the only door in he room. " Roy who's in the room?" I ask in the same voice as before. His eyes darted back to the room before growling and letting the arrow go. In a matter of three seconds he let at least ten arrows go all in my direction. At that moment I was glad I'd trained with him or I would be chalked full of arrows. Finally getting to Roy I tackled him only to get a fist to the face. I had forgotten his strength, Geez he can throw a punch. Finally I felt someone pull me off of Roy and pin Roy with his foot, oh yeah I'd brought back up. Batman set me down and glared at me for the briefest of seconds before he went down with a foot to the back of the leg. Roy lept to his feet and got to the door slamming it shut before I could even get to it.

I was going to start banging on the door before I heard the rustling sound of fabric from behind me which was Bruce getting to his feet but what was on the other side of the door I could only guess. I stopped Bruce from going to pick the lock when I heard the hushed voice of who I assumed was Roy but there was another voice a womanly voice which sounded so very familiar. I was tempted to put my ear to the door when I heard the lock start to turn. The person who opened the door was another person I never thought I would see again. Her bright emerald eyes in laid into her naturally orange skin framed with fiery red hair that almost went to her calf's.

I was so shocked that the only word that came to mind was "Star..."

Starfire gave me a sick look before I could smell something getting overly hot and melting. Looking down I noticed that she was melting the doorknob.

"Uhh," I said before she looked down and tore her hand away from the misshapen knob.

" I do not know who you are but I would love to know why you," She pointed a green glowing finger at Batman," attacked and almost KILLED my team mate, no my leader, for no reason!" she started to shake uncontrollably when Roy gave a shout of 'Kori come quick' Kori dropped her finger and slammed the door as she turned but see as she melted the knob to a mass of hot pulp. With the force she put behind slamming the door it hit the other wall so fast, I was sure it left a dent. Looking to Bruce I motioned that we should enter and be ready for anything.

What I entered into I wasn't prepared for. With my first step in the room I stepped in a puddle of something a dark marrony color, and the strong scent of Iron hit me fast. Bruce walked around me and instantly froze by my side. Now fully fearing as to what I would see if I raised my head I followed the trial of dark maroon to a mattress laying on the ground. The mattress was surrounded by piles of bled through bandages and other first-aid supplies of the same sort. I noticed that the pair of my long since gone friends were working on trying to stop the bleeding of what ever person was on the bed.

The man on the bed had jet black hair that was sticking up all over the place but you could tell that there was a tuft of pure white in his bangs. His skin looked as if he was already dead it was so pale. I knew that if he opened his eyes a familiar pair of sage greens would be looking at him. The bleeding out figure on the bed was my adoptive, no my real, brother, Jason Haywood Todd.

I took a step closer and I saw Star nod at something. Almost the same instance Roy was on his feet with two arrows strung. "Why did you come here bats? Huh? Was it to see if you'd actually succeeded in killing him like you said you would?" he yelled before turning to me," and dick why'd you come? Did he tell you of his little attack today and you just had to see for yourself?" he was walking around the bed to get in front of Kori and Jay. Get in between the threat and his what? His team, his Family? I don't know. Al I know is that on the bed Jay gave a grunt and tried to move away from Kori, as she threw another pile of bloody gauze to the floor.

I looked to Roy, "Roy. PLEASE, let me help Kori. Let me help Jay. You know from experience that I'm trained in the medical field."

He looked at me in distrust" How do I know you won't do something to finish him off?" He asked,"How can I trust you?"

I gave him the best pleading look I could," Roy please. Let me help. Even if you say no I'm going to help my brother." Taking a brave step forward I hurried over to the mattress and dropped down on my knee's I could he Bruce start to talk into the com before I heard the twang of a bow. I didn't look up knowing that Bruce could look after himself.

The damage Jason took was beyond extensive. He had at least five broken ribs while all the rest where bruised. He had four knife woulds, one in each shoulder, one between the third and froth rib in the right, and one dead center in his abdomen. He had a nice slice on the left side of his neck and was littered in bruises. I was also pretty sure he had a concussion if the blood seeping on the bed from the back of his head had anything to say. Looking him over to see if I missed anything I realized that his left ankle was broken.

Shaking my head I looked up to see Star throwing another bled through bandage on the ground while simultaneously wading another one up. I motioned for her to hand me some when Jay suddenly partially sat up coughing and spitting up blood all over the already soaked mattress. I put my arm around him to make sure he didn't collapse and looked over at Batman.

With the cowl on I couldn't tell anything that was going through his mind but his stance was full of tension. Everyone in our little Bat clan knows that Bruce still loves Jay but he's just to stubborn to do anything about it; same goes for Jay of course. I started to get Roy's attention when Jason's coughing fit paused and he started to push me away. Cracking an eye he looked at me.

" Owl-" was all he could get out before his fit started up again. That one uttered word caught everyone's attention for me.

"Roy we can't treat him here." He looked as if he was about to protest when batman step in and explained how we had one other doctor available all the time, which would be Al, and how we could have another plausibly just as fast, Leslie if shes not in the middle of something dire.

I heard Roy agree, albeit reluctantly, as I started to pick up my wounded Jaybird with the help of Star. I wouldn't have needed her help if he wasn't hurt, I mean he weight absolutely nothing, but because of his injuries we were taking extra precautions.

Getting out the door was the easiest part but getting into the batmobile, not so much. Bruce took the drivers side and started the car while I slipped in the back and waited for Roy to sit next to me before Kori handed him to us. Looking me straight in the eyes she told me that she would follow from the air and that she wasn't afraid to blow the car up. Nodding my agreement the door slid shut and I could faintly tel she took to the skies because of he faint glow through the tinted window.

Looking to Roy I noticed that his eyes where firmly planted on Jay. Finding it an unwise idea to bother him we rode the way back in silence.

Arriving in the cave was Chaos, pure and simple. I remember someone taking Jay from me and Roy and then there was a bunch of blurred noises, like sound was a water color painting left out in the rain and time was just a figment of our imagination. Somehow I ended up in one of the sitting rooms with a pacing Roy, an annoyed Damian, a pissed of Koir'andr, and the ever calculative Tim. Tim and I sat on a couch facing a steaming Star, who looked to be having a glaring contest with Damian who was sitting on a shelf behind our couch, while Roy paced around behind Kori's chair. Occasionally Roy would look up from the path he was wearing in the carpet and open his mouth as if to say something before closing it and going back to pacing.

Roy stopped again for the umptenth time and I couldn't take this silence anymore. "What happened?" I asked, slightly dreading the answer.

Both Kori and Roy gave me a glare that would burn a hole into even Superman's head, good thing I'm used to the Bat glare. Before either of them answered Damian and his smart mouth beat them to it.

" It's obvious Grayson, that Todd got himself into a fight and he lost terribly due to being his normal enraging self." If I could I would've faced palmed but right now I had to stop my two ex-teammates from killing my youngest brother.

" Jay didn't start the fight! Your precious Batman attacked us out of nowhere and nearly killed him, WE WEREN'T EVEN IN HIS CITY LIMITS!" Roy Bellowed at the same time as Kori seethed

" We did nothing to provoke any of your behaviors but I am about to!" Stepping in between an angry Tamarainian and a pissed of Roy was probably not the smartest thing I'd done in my life.

"Woah,Woah! Lets just calm down and get the full story from you two," I said pointing at Roy and Kori" and you two can sit silently or get out" I aimed that last part at Damian. With a shrug he sank back into his shadows.

When everyone was calmed down enough to sit and talk, Roy was about to start talking when a text tone went off. For a brief second everyone looked around before all eyes settled on Tim, who was rapidly texting before setting it back into his lap. "What?" he asked when he looked to see questioning faces around the room." It's Conner, some of the people in the cave are worried about Jay, so I'd told them updated." with another questioning glance he sighed " Conner, Artemis, and Gar are worried ok?" Shaking my head I motion for him to put it on silent and for the two red heads across from me to continue.

With a sigh Roy looked up since he was leaning on the back of Kori's high back chair. " We were passing through town to get to our next job. Jay on the roofs, Kori in the air, and me on the ground when suddenly Jay was thrown off the building he was just on. And. And. And"

"And Batman descended on us like violence in a war. He tore away Jason, only dealing with us when we got in the way of his target. Neither he or Jas talked during the entire fight. It, It lasted for quite a while before it appeared that he was finished he lent down over Jay and said something neither nor Harper could decipher and then crushing his tracker on his belt." Kori finished for him

"After that we just left more worried over Jay then anything it was at least twenty minutes before you and the caped crusader showed up at our safe house." Roy said ending the story.

I must have sat there a while digesting the recent information because eventually Alfred came in with the news that He was stable but not out of the clear yet. You could practically feel the relief fill the room because of the two red heads sharing the large reading chair. Faintly I could hear the clack of the keyboard to Tim's phone and Roy asking about Jason. Getting up I stretched then offered to get anyone a drink or some food and Roy decided to come along since he claimed that walking around might do him some good. It was easy walking to the kitchen when I'd heard the door bell ring. Figuring I'd just answer it since I was closer, I motioned for Roy to go on ahead of me.

Opening the door I was met with a figure in a Forest Green fedora riding low on his head and a dark purple scarf covering most of his face which he had tucked into his matching green trench coat.

" Is this the house of Bruce Wayne?" Asked a voice that I would know any where, but for the life of me couldn't make a face to.

"Yes," Was my simple dumbfounded reply. The man standing outside blew a happy breathe of air out.

" Good, I need to talk to him. Now. It's a matter of the multi-world crisis he would know about." He said in a hurried voice.

"Umm, he's kinda busy right now, can I ask who came by and I'll-"

"Oh yeah, of course" The man said while pulling down his scarf. I was met with a chilling sight of a white painted face and a chilling red smile permanently burned into my mind.