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~NW~

CHAPTER 2 - SEEING RED

~NW~

5 YEARS LATER

Groaning, Nightwing lifted his head bringing himself back to consciousness. It had been exactly like that night 5 years ago, only now he was Nightwing and there was no Batman to save him this time. Bruce was away on a 澱usiness tripand Batman was on an off earth mission. He'd asked Nightwing to take care of Gotham for a few days and he wasn't to be back for another 2 days.

It had all been a ploy. Again. In the recent event of Damian's demise the Joker and co. of Arkham had realised that Nightwing was the original 釘oy Wonderand that he was the next link in the chain and had planned to get to Batman through him. Again. Well it had worked, he'd give them that. The 天illains in Leaguehad distracted Bruce with his 澱usiness tripwhile the Joker and his 吐riendstook care of Nightwing. And he'd walked straight into their trap. Again.

Spitting out blood Nightwing scrambled to his feet using the heating pipe he was chained to as a support. No gauntlets, escrima sticks or boots. As he put his full weight onto his feet, pain rocketed up his leg leg. Broken. Something was obscuring his vision, a red haze, he hadn't been able to identify if before not but now it was obvious. Blood. There was a titanic gash in his scalp and it was slowly but surely the seeping out the crimson fluid which was cascading down his face. He winced. As he shook his head to dislodge the blood from the lenses of his mask, he heard the distinctive sound of a door clanging open an the maniacal laugh he knew so well. The Joker. The cackle echoed around and around the darkened prison, like the eerie music of a long forgotten merry-go-round.

As the laugh lingered still there cam the the unmistakeable, unmissable, single note of a crow-bar being slapped off somebodies palm like a baseball bat.

展ell, 'Birdie Boy,' Boy Blunder number 2 had his turn years ago and I'd say yours is way overdue. And don't hope for any interruptions the rest of my 'Merry crew' are a little dead at the minute!And with that he broke off into uncontrollable giggles.

Suddenly serious again the Joker slunk menacingly towards the still struggling Nightwing as a fox slinks towards its prey. Cackling he slammed the crowbar down, its cold, menacing metal glinting evilly in the gloom.

KRUNCH! The Joker hooted with glee until he realised what he'd done. The splintered chain slithered to the floor, as Nightwing grasped at his mask in order to summon the Batmobile. The Joker howled with rage and spitting with fury he lunged for the former Robin, but he was too late. Nightwing was there no longer. Yet the Joker could hear his rasping breath proving he was in no condition to escape with the Joker still able.

~NW~

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