Back with another new chapter, though after a few days, it'll be old. So, here's the deal, Danny will now plan his escape from the League of Assassins. How is he going to do that? Well, read and find out.

Chapter 1: Escape

Daniel was walking through the halls at night, taking a night stroll. He couldn't sleep, so he thought a walk would make him tired. He probably walked around the castle two times, and he still wasn't sleepy.

He sighed as he kept walking, noticing his grandfather's study. He suddenly heard some people arguing in the room. Curious, he slightly opened the door and peeked through. It was his mother and grandfather, arguing heatedly.

"I won't let you do that!" Talia exclaimed, glaring at her father.

"It is not up to you," Ra's said in a calm tone. "It is the only way for him to unlock his true potential."

"I will not let you kill my son!" Talia exclaimed, causing Daniel to widen his eyes.

"In order for Daniel to awaken his true power, he must take a dip the Lazarus Pit," Ra's said. Daniel knew what the Lazarus Pit was. It was Ra's pool of chemicals that gave him his long life. It was even rumored to bring back the dead. "And for the pit to take effect, Daniel must die."

Not wanting to hear any more of this, Daniel quickly rushed to his room, afraid that they might catch him snooping. When he got to his room, he huddled on a corner, scared for his life. He didn't notice that he was sobbing.

He lifted his head and looked at the wall before he glared. There was no way he was going to let them kill him and turn him into an assassin. He quickly changed his clothes, removing his green robes to a black hoodie and black pants, with black boots, gray shin guards and bracers, along with two poaches, one for smoke bombs and the other for throwing stars. He then grabbed a backpack and stuffed some clothes and a first aid kit, and some food he hid under his bed.

He sometimes sneak food for himself since Ra's would punish him with no food whenever he failed a lesson, which was a lot.

He then made a lump on his bed to fool them. Satisfied, he walked to the window and jumped down. He landed on a nearby edge, keeping his balance. He quickly climbed down, reaching the ground in no time. With that, he started running away from the castle, towards the secret tunnel that would lead to the outside world.

He stopped when he spotted two guards in front of the tunnel. Eyes narrowed, Daniel climbed up the wall and quietly walked on the roof. When he was above the entrance, he tore a roof tile and threw it as far as he can. When it hit the ground, it broke and the sound caught the guards' attention.

Daniel waited for them to go before he jumped down to the ground and quietly rushed through the tunnel as fast as he can. Despite how fast he ran, his steps didn't make a single sound.

After a long minute, Daniel saw the end of the tunnel. As he stepped outside, he felt strange. This was the first time in his life that he left the sanction of the empire. It wasn't a bad feeling, it actually felt thrilling for him.

He started running towards where the docks were located, since he heard it from his mother. It only took him a few minutes to arrive at the docks, where boats of various size were located. He grinned and was about to climb down when he heard some rustling.

Eyes widening, he quickly ducked, dodging a knife that cut a few strands of hair. He looked around him and saw black-cladded assassins surrounding him, weapons aimed at him. The ones in front of him parted, and he saw his grandfather walking towards him.

"You just had to be difficult, Daniel," Ra's said with a sigh as Daniel backed away. "But this works too. With your death, you can be renewed in the Lazarus Pit."

"No!" Daniel exclaimed as he got into a defensive stance. "I won't let you kill me! I won't become an assassin!"

"You foolish boy," Ra's said as he snapped his fingers. Five assassins rushed towards Daniel, swords raised to kill him. Daniel quickly stopped one of the blade with his hands, disarmed the guy and slammed the hilt to his gut, knocking him out. He quickly used the sword to block the strikes from the other four assassins before attacking, using the backside of the sword to knock them out. He even managed to grab two of the assassins poaches.

"Surprised?" Daniel said to the shocked Ra's. "I failed your lessons on purpose, but I've been training."

"Kill him!" Ra's ordered, and all the assassins charged. Daniel threw one of the poaches in the air and sliced it with the sword. Like he had hope, smoke pellets scattered all over them, causing smoke to obscure their vision.

Daniel then took the chance to run towards the boat, smacking any assassin blocking his way. Once he was on the docks, he went to the last boat on the docks, slashed the rope and hopped on. He hissed in pain when a bullet grazed his arm. Turning, he saw the assassins rushing, some had swords, others have guns.

Looking around quickly, he saw a gattling gun on the side. He quickly rushed towards it, aimed at the wooden floorboards and fired, destroying the floorboards. He then tore a piece of fabric on the bottom of his shirt and tied it to the trigger to keep the gun firing. He then rushed towards the controls and turned the ship on.

Daniel set the speed up to the fastest and started driving the boat away from the assassins. When he a was good miles away, he heard some engines behind him. He turned his head and saw about four boats coming after him.

Acting quickly, he looked at the controls and saw an autopilot switch. He turned it on before running towards the gattling gun. He aimed at the boats, hitting their bottoms causing them to sink, all except one. Soon, he ran out of bullets, letting the boat catch up to him. On it was Ubu, Ra's' head bodyguard.

He got close to the boat before jumping. Ubu landed on Daniel's boat, smirking at the boy. Daniel stood at ready, watching the big man. The giant suddenly rushed forward, in a speed that contradicts his size. Daniel jumped to the side and kicked Ubu on the sides. He moved slightly, but other than that, he showed no signs of getting affected.

"You are weak," Ubu said with a smirk.

"Yeah, well you're fat," Daniel shot back.

Ubu glared at Daniel before charging. The young boy jumped to the side to avoid getting bulldozed before leading him to the decks. Ubu growled before pulling out some claws and put it on his right hand.

"I will take pleasure in killing you," he said before swinging the claws. Daniel kept dodging the claws, going closer to the edge. Daniel suddenly used the edge to jump over Ubu and threw the other poach towards him. The giant slashed at it, causing smoke to erupt.

Ubu swatted at the smoke, blinded and coughing uncontrollably. He kept walking back, towards the edge. Daniel rushed forward, aiming a kick on Ubu's groin. The giant doubled over from the pain, letting his face unguarded. Daniel smashed his elbow on Ubu's face before doing a roundhouse kick, sending the giant toppling over the edge, falling to the water.

Daniel sighed in relief as he sat down, feeling exhausted. He looked at the outline of his grandfather's empire. He was free from the League of Assassins, free from his grandfather's overbearing control. He didn't realize that he fell asleep, letting the boat steer him to a different location.

Meanwhile, Ra's al Ghul was not happy. He was made a fool by his youngest grandson. He didn't think Daniel was holding back. He underestimated the boy. But he will not escape his destiny.

"Find the boy," he said to his assassins, who nodded. Talia was watching on the side, her feelings conflicted. She was sad her youngest was gone, but was glad he was safe. Damian, who was awaken by the ruckus, was glad Daniel was gone, but was still mad that Ra's was still focused on him.

Ra's walked to his balcony, looking at the night sky, at the direction where Daniel escaped.

"You will not escape, Daniel," he declared, staring at the horizon.

The Next Day…

Daniel awoken when light touched his face. He groggily sat up, rubbing his eyes. He looked around before remembering where he was and what happened. He quickly stood up and saw that he was a few miles away from a dock.

He walked towards the controls and saw that he was out of gas. He looked at the GPS attached to see where he was. His eyes widened in surprised when he saw where he was.

"Gotham City?" he said in surprised. "This is where…he lives."

He never thought he would find himself in the territory of the Dark Knight. Part of him wanted to go look for him, to see the man he looked up to. But the other part of him was afraid. He didn't know how he would react to meeting one of the sons he never knew. He wasn't stupid, he knew he was a bastard, since Talia drugged his father to make him and Damian.

After weighing his choices, he decided to go to Gotham. This would probably keep him safe from the league, since the only one who could outsmart them was Batman. With that in mind, he grabbed his backpack and started swimming towards the docks.

Once he was there, he immediately went to higher ground to avoid attention and cover more ground. He started jumping from roof to roof, quickly reaching downtown. He stopped on a ledge, looking at the city in awe. It was big, with many people, cars and other things he never saw.

"Amazing," he muttered. He spent the whole day jumping through rooftops, only stopping to eat the food he brought, sitting on the edges, his feet dangling.

As he enjoyed his meager roll of bread, he heard sirens. Confused, he looked down and saw some police cars chasing a black car. He saw that the black car had a gunman, firing at the police and endangering bystanders.

Eyes narrowing, Daniel ran after them through the roof tops. When he was a few feet away, he pulled two throwing stars, aiming at the wheels. With a strong throw, the throwing stars flew towards the car, hitting the wheels. With a loud 'pop!', the wheels on the left burst, causing the car to go out of control.

Daniel watched the car swerve before toppling to a stop. The police quickly gathered around the wrecked car, pulling out the perps. Daniel watched them before walking away, unaware that someone saw him.

Commissioner Gordon, a man in his fifties with graying orange hair and moustache, wearing glasses and a trench coat, was looking at the crime scene. He and a few of his men were chasing after some mobsters who robbed a bank. Suddenly, the mobsters lost control of their car and toppled over, giving them a chance to capture them. As his men were hushing the civilians away, he spotted something glinting near the car. He walked towards it and saw that it was a pair throwing stars.

He then saw some movement in the alleyway nearby. He quickly used a white handkerchief to pick up the stars and put it in a zip lock bag. He then walked towards the alley before leaning on the wall.

"I found something that might interest you," he said, handing the bag towards the alley, which was taken by a black glove. Hiding in the shadows was a tall, intimidating figure, dressed in a gray suit with black boots and gloves with talons, a black cape and cowl with points on the head and a yellow utility belt. Displayed proudly on his chest was a bat symbol.

This was Gotham's Dark Knight, the legendary Batman.

The Batman looked at the bag with narrowed eyes, recognizing it. After all, he dodged a lot of them in his lifetime.

"I've seen these stars, a lot," Batman said, putting it in his belt.

"Is that good or bad?" Gordon asked. When he got no reply, he looked and saw the Batman gone. "He really needs to stop doing that."

Later…

Daniel was resting his feet, sitting on a billboard about soda. He rested as the sky slowly turned dark, causing the lights to brighten the dark city. He noted how different the people are in the night. During the day, they seemed like regal people, but in the night, they seemed looser, like they let themselves free from their tight buns.

He suddenly heard a scream nearby. Surprised, he stood up and ran towards the side. In an alleyway, he saw a young woman dressed in a black dressed being harassed by some hooligans, holding her by the arms to prevent her from moving. Narrowing his eyes, he jumped down quietly, sneaking into the shadows.

"Stop struggling, sweetheart, we just wanna show you a good time," the one holding her said, his tongue out.

"Yeah, so let me help you out of your clothes," the other one said, pulling out a knife, causing the girl to whimper.

Suddenly, before the two thugs could do anything, the one holding the girl yelped, causing him to let her go, before getting dragged in the darkness, screaming.

The girl too the opportunity to run as the one with the knife called for his friend. His friend suddenly fell face down, beaten and bruised.

"Oh crap, it's him!" the guy cried, looking around the alley with frightened eyes. "Well!? Get out here you bat freak!"

Instead of replying, a trash can lid flew towards him, hitting him on the nose, making a painful 'crunch!'. He dropped the gun in pain before he was assaulted by a small figure that was hidden in the shadows, getting punched on the face, abdomen and finished with a kick on the chin.

Daniel looked at the two before jumping back up to the rooftop. When he got up there, he looked up and gasp as someone appeared in front of him.

"Y-y-you...!" he stammered, looking at the Batman. He didn't expect to see him so soon.

Batman looked at the child before him. He didn't expect the stranger to be so young. He was garbed like an assassin, but he hadn't killed anyone yet. In fact, he didn't seem to be causing any trouble.

"Um…Hello, B-Batman sir…" Daniel stammered, unable to look the man in the eyes. He was like everything he ever thought about him, tall, intimidating, cool and scary.

"Who are you?" Batman asked, looking at the boy closely, in case he would try and attack.

"Oh…um…my name's…Danny," he said, deciding to use the nickname his mother gave him.

"You're with the League of Assassins," he said, causing Danny to look at him with widen eyes. Batman then showed the bag with his throwing stars. "You should be more careful where you leave your things."

"I'm not with the League of Assassins," Danny said in a hurried tone. "Not anymore at least. I ran away."

"You ran away?" Batman said in a skeptical tone.

"I…I didn't want to become an assassin," Danny said. "So I ran away…but they didn't liked that, so they tried to kill me…I escaped and accidentally arrived here…and I heard about how you defeat them, so I hoped that I could be safe here."

Batman looked at the boy's eyes, trying to find some form of deceit, but found none. He could see that the boy was sincere, though he was hiding something. He narrowed his eyes as he looked at him, studying him.

He saw how the kid caused a car to stumble and beat two men using the shadows, which actually impressed him a little. He had potential.

But then again, so did Jason.

He mused as he thought about what to do with the kid. It would be dangerous to take the kid to the Batcave, but it was more dangerous to leave him alone, especially with the League of Assassins after him, not to mention other villains who would try and take the child to mold him into their weapon.

With that in mind, he knew what to do.

"Come with me," he said, surprising Danny.

"Where?" he asked as he watched Batman walked towards the other edge.

"To the Batcave."

Eyes widening, Danny eagerly nodded before following the Dark Knight, like a kid going to his first amusement park.

He followed the Dark Knight to the street, where the Bat Mobile was waiting for them. He sat shotgun before the hood closed itself and Batman started driving.

"Alfred, prepare a room," he said as he turned on the communicator in the car. "We're going to have a guest."

"Another one, sir? Oh goodie," an old man with an English accent replied.

"I'm assuming you already know who's under the cowl," Batman said, not taking his eyes of the road.

"Well, there were rumors…" Danny said, looking at Batman.

After that, it was all quiet. Danny was both nervous and excited to see the Batcave. His mother told him stories about the Cave, which was full of his gadgets and trophies from the enemies he defeated.

"So…" he said after minutes of silence. "Um…I heard stories that there are others like you, is that true?"

"…Yes," Batman said, knowing that the kid was referring to the Justice League, a group of heroes dedicated to fight villains.

"What's it like? Being among people you can relate to?" Danny asked.

"…At times, unbearable, but they make the job easier," Batman said. "How did you arrive at Gotham?"

"B-by boat," Danny replied nervously. "I arrived at the docks this morning. It's still there."

Suddenly, Danny saw that they were in a metal tunnel. Batman stopped the car and the hood opened. Danny stood up and looked around the place in awe. The Batcave, it was even better than what he thought. The place was huge, with stalactite with bats hanging on them, metal floors, a giant computer, a case with outfits on display and various trophies, like a giant penny, a dinosaur and a giant joker card.

"Amazing…" he said in awe.

"Indeed," an elderly voice said in a British tone, surprising him and causing him to hide back in the car. He looked over the car and saw an elderly, bald man with gray hair on the sides and a handle-bar moustache, blue eyes and dressed like a butler. "So this is the new guest."

"I found him on the street," Batman said. "He said he's running from the League of Assassins."

"Hello," Danny said in a shy tone. "I'm Danny."

"Greetings, young Danny," the butler said, looking at Danny closely, feeling like he's seen him before. He then turned to Batman. "I assume he will be staying with us?"

"At least until we figure out what to do with him," Batman said before walking to a bat-themed boat. "I'm going to patrol some more. Look after the kid until then."

Of course, sir," the butler said. Danny watched the Batboat drive away through the water.

"So…what's your name, sir?" Danny asked, looking at the butler.

"I am Alfred Pennyworth, and as you can see, I work for the Batman," Alfred said. "Would you like me to show you to the guest room?"

"Um…sure," Danny said, following the butler to the secret elevator.

Meanwhile, Batman was on the boat Danny used. He looked around the boat, noticing that there was a scuffle. That means the story that Danny told him about running away was true. But why, he doesn't know.

Suddenly, he felt a gun pressed on the back of his head. Acting quickly, he grabbed the hand and flipped the offender to the ground, pinning them. His eyes widened when he saw the offender.

"You're rough as always, beloved," Talia said with a smirk, wearing a wetsuit.

"Talia…" Batman said, helping the woman up her feet. "What are you doing here?"

'I'm looking for someone," Talia said, caressing Batman's cheek. "Maybe you can help me find him."

Batman narrowed his eyes at Talia, but still let her caress him. "Why would the League of Assassins be obsessed with Danny?"

"So, he's here?" Talia said, a hint of relief. "Good."

"You seem to care a lot about the boy," Batman said.

"Why wouldn't I?" Talia said, leaning closer to Batman. "After all, he is our son."

"What?" Batman said, his tone full of disbelief before narrowing his eyes. "You expect me to believe that?"

"You can scan his DNA if you want, but what I said is true," Talia said, walking to the edge of the boat. "I'm actually relieved you found him. If one of my father's men found him…"

"What does Ra's want with him?" Batman asked.

"He wants to kill Daniel and revive him using the Lazarus Pit," Talia said. "He believes that would make Daniel become more ruthless, to become an assassin."

"Why?" Batman said, wondering why Ra's would got to such lengths for the boy.

"He wants Daniel to become his successor," Talia explained. "He feels his potential to become an assassin, and wants him to reach it by any means necessary."

"Do you agree with him?" Batman said.

"If I did, I wouldn't have removed the GPS," Talia said, showing the broken device on her hand. "I will not let him kill my son."

She then put the aqualungs on her back before turning to Batman.

"Watch over him, Bruce," she said. "Keep him safe."

Batman looked at her before nodding. She smiled slightly before putting on her goggles and diving back to the water. Batman looked at the water before walking back to the Batboat.

He needed to go back home, to see if what she said was true.

And if it was, then it would change everything.

Well, hope you liked the chapter. Danny finally meets his father, and the father found out that he has a son that he doesn't know. Let's see where this takes us.

As for the pairings, it's a harem. Not just for Danny, but to all the men in the Batclan. So multi-harem story. I'll post the pairing next chapter, hehehe.

Well, see you later!