Chapter Two
Batman sat in the darkness of the cave, enjoying the colourless walls and the repetition of the sound of wings and screeching of his nocturnal primates.
He was doing some finishing research of his latest case filing everything orderly as he always did before heading out into the night, checking over and over again everything he has managed to collect on each individual so that he was always prepared, Dick use to always say it was one of his many OCD's. It always brought a slight smile across his dim exterior when he thinks about the time he and the boy spent together but its soon fades as he wonders where his son was now and whether he was alright both physically and mentally, the last time they saw each other was when he was leaving the Batcave after Batman took him there to regain consciousness after passing out after exhaustion among many things the day after Barbara was shot. Batman has always thought that even though Barbara has had many months to heal and accept what has happened to her, as Nightwing never saw her he could not.
Guilt always has a way of finding Batman as he sat at the computer after thinking about past events in his life his parents, Jason, Barbara, and Dick. He began to realise a pattern that will continue to haunt him for as long as he continues his fight against the world. He was soon distracted from his line of thought as a crackling broke through the speakers and an unknown voice echoed through the crackling and fizz of the COM.
"Hello, hello is any one listening" The desperate voice pleads through the microphone
Batman keyed in some co ordinates to find where and who was sending these signal, it didn't take him long to locate it to Nightwing's COM link
"Here" Batman's deep voice swam through the microphone, not sure who he was exactly speaking to
"I need help please, it Nightwing he fell, I cant check if he has a pulse because his armour is too thick, were down…"
"I know where you are stay where you are" Batman switches off the link as his stomach twists into severe knots that he never though he could experience as nausea tries to overwhelm him
"Sir I heard you talking is everything alright… Sir are you alright?" He cautiously asks his boss as he looks as the twisted and pale completion.
"Its Nightwing, he, he's hurt"
"What, how do you know?" He desperately questions the pacing Batman
"Someone managed to locate his radio and contacted me, probably a civilian who witnessed what happened, look I don't have time I need to get to him"
"He's in Gotham?" A shimmer of joy swept through Alfred before he realised that it may be short lived
Batman shook his head "Bludahaven" was the last thing he said before putting on the cowl and starting up the Batmobile
"I will contact Dr Leslie and have her here upon your arrival sir"
And with that Batman roared into the night