Chapter 2: The Start Of A Family

Authors Note: Thank you Sgt Surge for your review. Also to all who read my story I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer I do not own Arkham City.

(Jayden's Penthouse)

Early in the morning the living room in the penthouse was littered with empty champagne bottles and other garbage as the three warriors were passed out on the ground. Jason grimaced as he slowly woke up and staggered out to the balcony. The sun hadn't risen yet as he plopped down onto a nearby patio chair. He let out a sigh of relief as he breathed in the cool morning air. Last night was the most fun and excitement he's ever had since…well the night he met Jayden. A smile grew on his face as he stretched his arms out and leaned back against the cushioned seat.

"Hey." A drowsy voice said.

Jason looked up to see Jayden dressed in only a pair of black jeans and nothing else. He sat on the edge of the chair next to Jason's as he rubbed his hands down his face. Jason looked at his back and admired the black angel wings that took up his entire back. He thought about getting some cool tattoos like his maybe bat wings or dragon wings or an image of a wolf.

"Hey Jayden, what's up?" Jason greeted.

"Sky, moon, stars, space and aliens." Jayden said as he leaned back into his chair.

"What's the planet Superman's from again?"

"Krypton."

"Oh yeah."

"Why do you ask?"

"Just curios when you mentioned aliens." He said.

"Oh, so what are you up to?" Jayden asked.

"Just trying to wait out this hangover." Jason groaned.

"Same here, I left Ally in her room and saw you sitting out here so what the hell you know"

"Right."

The two sat there in the early morning and laid down on the chairs as the cool wind calmed their bodies. Jason looked at the nearby buildings and looked over to Jayden who was looked like he was sleeping.

"Hey, Jayden?"

"Yeah?" He whispered.

"Why were you so depressed lately," He asked. "I mean after Bruce offered you that job and that Arkham riot you were just so depressed. What happened?"

Jayden let out a depressed sigh as he looked over at Jason.

"I figured out why Bruce and Barbra wouldn't take the Adonis formula." He said in a low tone.

"Why's that?"

"When Batman gave me that suppressant and cancelled my power I gave myself another dose," He explained. "After I gave you and Ally a dose you two could use it well. Ally could only use the speed and you could only use the strength but it worked."

"Until the damn thing ran its course and passed through our bodies." Jason snapped.

"Exactly, it's different for me because I used my blood to create it but if I gave it to someone else well…all the effects will have worn off. The immunity to climates, the nerves…even if someone one was crippled."

"What?" Jason exclaimed.

"You heard me," he said as he buried his head into his hands. "If Barbra had taken it she would only be able to walk a few feet before the damn thing wore out and her legs would be useless again."

"So…"

"Yeah, Bruce was right. If I had given it to Barbra I would have ruined her and a lot of people in so many ways." He then looked out at the sky. "Then I started to think about how I lost to Batman and my life as Shadow wasn't working out, top that with my life dream of creating something to help people failing horribly I just gave up on life."

"So you just gave up locked Shadow up in your wall and just caved in and worked for Wayne." Jason stated bluntly. Jayden solemnly nodded his head as he stared off to the distance.

"I'm useless to everyone." He whispered.

"No," Jason snapped as Jayden looked over at him. "Dude you may think you haven't helped anyone but you helped me and Ally out so much. If it wasn't for you I would probably be dead or in Jail and Ally would still be a whore of the Falcone family. You gave us hope, strength a home hell you even gave me a name."

Jayden had a sudden look of realization as he got up from his chair and walked over to the balcony. He looked down at the streets and watched passing cars and people go by as he thought back to how he had met Ally and Jason.

(Flashback)

A young dark figure scaled the rooftops of the slums of Gotham. It was still early in the night as he looked down at the people squirming to make a living. He was free running across a rooftop when he heard a voice yelling throughout the streets. He looked down to see two little figures wearing ski mask running through the streets with random foods piled in their arms.

"Come back here you damn hoodlums!" a store clerk yelled as he tried to chase after them. He didn't even cross the street before he was winded from running. The thieves on the other hand piled the groceries into a book bag and started climbing up a fire escape. They climbed up to the rooftop which Shadow was on and started laughing.

"Great work kid now we gotta get out of here before Batman gets here." Said a young female voice, she wore a T-Shirt with the sleeves torn off and also torn at the waist and a pair of short shorts with cowboy boots.

"Pfft please," Scoffed an even younger voice only this one sounded like a male. He wore a ragged T-Shirt with torn jeans. "Batman's too busy chasing Joker to worry about a crappy mini mart."

Before they could go anywhere they're path was blocked by a young boy wearing a long black coat a face mask and wielded a sword.

"Sorry kiddies but you're gonna have to pay for those." Shadow said as the two thieves looked at each other then back at Shadow.

"What the hell are you supposed to be some kind of Batman wannabe?" The boy scoffed.

Shadow growled as he tried to contain his anger.

"Never mention that loser again," He snarled as he walked forward. "Just hand over the groceries and that'll be that."

"Come get them asshole!" The boy said as he pulled out a baseball bat. Shadow was about to draw his sword when the girl took off her mask to reveal her long red hair.

"Look," She said as he held her hands up. "This kid is poor and my asshole bosses wouldn't give me any money so please I beg you let us go."

Shadow looked at the girl in her skimpy outfit and back at the young boy who was gripping his bat tight. He walked over to them and walked past them and climbed down the fire escape.

The girl and boy looked down to see him walk over to the store owner and give him a thing of cash. The man took the money without so much as a thank you and stormed off. The two thieves walked down to the alley to be greeted by Shadow.

"Um…Thank you." The girl said.

"Yeah, thanks." The kid said as he dug into his bag.

"Don't worry about it," He said. "So what are your names?" The girl stepped forward.

"I'm Alexandra I don't have a last name and this," She motioned to the little boy. "Well he says he doesn't have a name. I was walking home when I saw him curled up on the street corner."

"Where are your parents?"

"Where are yours?" The boy snapped.

"Dead,"

"Well I don't know where mine are," He yelled. "They abandoned me when I was a baby."

"What about you?"

"I ran away, they weren't nice people." She mumbled as she twisted her hair around her finger. "They beat me."

"I'm sorry."

"Ay, Ally!" A brute voice yelled.

The girl's eyes widened when she turned to see five gangsters in cheap suites corner the young trio in the ally.

"Richie," She gasped a fat bald guy walked up to her. "I told you I was done working for Falcone. I'm not your girl anymor-"

She was cut off from a slap to her face she went down on the ground sobbing as Jayson ran up and hit him in the stomach with his bat.

"Bastard!" The boy yelled as he charged at the other gang members. He hit another guy in his knee as the other punched him in the face. A gang member placed a foot on his head keeping pinned on the ground as Richie walked over to Shadow.

"Now, I don't care what you do to her but you owe me for her time." He said as he held out his meaty hand that was covered in gold rings that were bigger than a small rock. "She's my best girl, young fresh and firm so five hundred."

"Do you enjoy hitting women?" Shadow asked through his mask.

"What?"

"Do you enjoy hitting women?" He asked much slower. "Does it make you feel powerful?"

"What the hell is your problem you little bastard," he said as he let out a chuckle. "Do you want to die?"

"You couldn't kill a person unless he was tied up and you had a crew behind you," He explained. "You know that so you hit women to feel powerful knowing that you're a little bitch and it's the only way you can feel like a big strong man. All honesty I should just let Catwoman come down and kick your ass so you know what it's like to be on the ground and cry like a little bitch." Richie's eyes were twitching and his lips were quivering. "Pigs like you give men a bad name."

The other thugs chuckled as veins popped out of his head. He raised his right hand and was about to deliver the back of his hand to Shadows face.

The second Ally blinked Richie's hand was next to her face and Richie was on the ground clenching his severed wrist. He was gasping as the rest of the crew was shocked at what had happened.

"One down," Shadow said as he pointed his sword at each thug. "Four more to go." He said as he swiped his sword down. The thugs charged at him as Shadow stood his ground.

He swiped his sword across one thug's stomach and then threw a small knife at another thug's leg. He fell as the remaining two thugs pulled out their hand guns. They fired at him as slid down on his knees the bullets flew over his head as reached into his coat and threw six knives at the thugs. He hit them both in the wrist stomach and shoulder causing them to fall to the ground.

He stomped over to Richie who was still in shock from losing his hand. He looked up at Shadow with fear as he tried to scoot back.

"W-Who are you?" He whimpered.

"Every nightmare you ever had," He snarled. "I'm the thing that keeps people up at night. I am the shadow of death and it has been casted down upon you."

He raised his sword ready to strike him when Ally ran over and grabbed his arm. Shadow tried to push her off but she held on tight.

"Don't he's not worth it!" She pleaded.

Shadow looked into her bright blue eyes and got a calming feeling from her. All the hate and murderous intent he just had washed away. He crouched down and looked Richie in the eyes.

"You better rethink your life," He pointed at Alexandra. "Because she just saved your life." He snarled as grabbed the two and left the slaughtered thugs behind.

Shadow led them out of the ally as they heard police sirens in the distance. When they were far enough they all hid in an abandoned building. The boy's stomach started to growl badly as Shadow held out an apple. The boy took it and devoured it in a matter of seconds.

"Who were those guys?" Shadow asked.

"Falcone's pimps, they forced me to work for them until I decided to leave them. But thanks to you I don't have to worry about them anymore." Alexandra explained. She then walked over to him in a teasing matter as she reached up and pulled up his mask. She placed a small kiss on his lips and hopped back. She held her arms behind her back as she stuck out her chest and bit her lower lip. Shadow blushed under his mask as he cleared his throat.

"Ahem…um…you said you have no name?" Shadow asked the boy.

"No."

Well, then I'll call you Jason Warney."

"What?" the boy asked confused.

"I had a friend named Jason you remind me off him from when we were kids."

"What happened to him?"

"Joker killed him."

The boy looked down at the ground with guilt as Shadow ruffled his hair.

"Don't worry he'll get his," He said as he looked at Alexandra. "Well, c'mon you guys can come with me."

"What?" They both asked in disbelief.

"Why would you take us in," She asked. "We only just met."

"Because I'm like you I have no family more enemies then friends and know what it was like to be weak," He explained as he started walking out of the building. "C'mon I need to get some sleep so I can buy you guys clothes in the morning."

Alexandra ran up and grabbed his hand as they walked out. Shadow was acting like a nervous child as Jason stopped them.

"Wait what's your name?"

"My name is Shadow…but my real name is Jayden."

(Flashback End)

"See," Jason said. "If it wasn't for you Ally and I would have died. You're not useless and never tell yourself that."

Jayden smiled as he grabbed Jason and started giving him a noogie. Jason grunted and tried to pry himself away from Jayden.

"Boys, boys ,boys…" Another voice mumbled from the distance.

The two looked over to see Ally dressed in a pair of jeans and a light blue silk robe. Her skin was pale and her hair was a mess as she stepped onto the balcony. Jayden dropped Jason onto the ground as he ran over to his girlfriend. He picked her up by the waist and swung her around while Jason grumbled and got to his feet.

"Jayden, careful it's too early and I'm too hung over," She groaned as Jayden plopped down on the chair and placed her in his lap. "What are you two up to?" She asked as she wiggled her rear into his lap.

"We were discussing on what we were gonna do tonight." Jason said.

"Really?" She asked as he looked at Jayden. "So we're definitely back?"

"Oh yeah," Jayden chuckled. "And I got a few more scores tonight." He then reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a folded up piece of paper. He unfolded it and held it in front of the both of them.

"What is it?" Jason asked walking over to the two.

"It's a map of the Maroni's hidden stashes around Gotham." Jayden explained as Jason stood behind them and looked at the paper. It was a map of Gotham City with red X's with circles placed on certain points. "I found it on the table while I was stacking money into the cases. We'll go to these spots later tonight and steal them."

"Wait how do we know that they haven't already been taken?" Jason asked.

"See these X's with circles," He said pointing at the map. "They indicate that the Maroni family has already raided these spots and we took all that loot last night. It's these ones that will be a real challenge."

"The unmarked X's behind this long black line?" Jason asked as he trailed a finger along the line on the map.

"Yup, there are several points in that whole area and according to the thug I interrogated these are Maroni's big stashes."

"Wait, isn't this whole area now Arkham City?" Ally asked.

"Yeah this line here represents the wall surrounding the structure."

"Wait, wait, wait," Jason stuttered. "You mean that we're going to break into Arkham City, are you fucking insane?"

"According to Dr. Young's psyche evaluation…yes." He snickered.

"Jayden," Ally snapped. "We can't do this its suicide!"

"Nonsense, listen," He said as rested his chin on Ally's shoulder. "The wall is finished around here, but this spot on the south side is still incomplete. All we have to do is use our cloaking to sneak in, find a safe point where we can horde all this stuff, steal it from each point in the city, pack it all up at said point call in out Jet Bikes load them up fly out and we'll be back here in time for dinner."

"Oh, it'll be that easy huh," Ally snapped. "What makes you think they're just gonna let us walk in with no trouble."

"Think about it, all the Tyger guards will be trying to keep the criminals from getting out. Do you honestly think they will expect anyone to break in?"

Ally was about to argue when she stopped and thought about it for a second.

"Why can't we just use the bikes to break in and take the stuff?" Jason argued. "It would be twice as fast and we could avoid a fight if necessary." Jayden shook his head.

"I heard their security is impenetrable," Jayden explained. "The only way in is through air or sea underground is completely sealed off and the walls are to heavily guarded. There's only one chopper on patrol throughout the entire city so if we use the Jet Bikes we'll only end up alerting more choppers to our location before we can even get out."

"So we just use those for an escape plan?"

"Yup, just keep your heads straight and we can do this lickity split."

"I don't know it still sounds dangerous." Ally sighed. Jayden placed his fingers on her chin and led her lips to his. They kissed for a second before Jayden broke it off and looked into her eyes.

"Trust me when I say this we will never end up in that shit whole town." He said in a stern tone. Ally looked into his eyes as and gave him a smile. "Do you trust me?"

She answered with another kiss to his lips.

"I trust you."

Okay no this is not how they end up in the City I'm gonna base this off the Comic that was made. I found it online and watched it on Youtube it's a prequel to how Arkham City got built and how Catwoman got locked up and she was stealing from the banks in the city and turf wars between Joker and Cobblepot. It's pretty interesting.

Well I hope you enjoy next chapter will be out soon.

PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW PEOPLE IM DESPERATE (inhales) Sorry lost my nerve there but please any request or opinions to make my story enjoyable for you are welcomed I want to write a story that will entertain my fans.