My Father's Eyes Are Blue
By
AJ
Part 7
"Wakey, wakey, Dickie. It's time for the party."
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" Damian yelled.
"And who are you to him pip squeak?" Matthew Malone questioned.
"I'M HIS . . ."
"No, don't," Dick said groggily, trying to keep Damian safe. If Malone found out . . . "He's just a kid. Let him go."
"You are in no position to make demands, Dickie Boy," Matthew stated. He lifted a large syringe into Dick Grayson's line of site. "You remember this?"
Dick's eyes became wide, the fear toxin. "You can't scare me with that. I'm no longer a teenager." Malone didn't know about the Electrum in Dick's system. It was possible with the Eletrum in his system the fear toxin might not even work. His body had more of the Electrum in it than it did when he was a kid.
"Oh, this toxin isn't exactly like the one Scarecrow whipped up nine years ago. It's been improved. Though it does have some of old Strawbag's mix, it has a few extra ingredients, ones that I think you will find quite addictive."
"NO!" Dick tried to struggle, but it was no use. With him hanging and his hands and feet zip tied he had no way to avoid the syringe. Dick felt the sting of the needle and the toxin entering his system. It wasn't long before the hallucinations and the nightmare images were assaulting his mind. He recognized them from before, but a few new ones were added from his more recent memories, the owls once again assaulted his senses. He found himself back in that labyrinth this time, fighting every owl trying to rip him with razor sharp talons. "AHHHHHH," Dick cried out, even though the talons weren't real. It seemed he was wrong about the toxin not working.
"FIGHT IT! YOU HAVE TO!" Damian cried out.
"That's enough from you," Matthew Malone slapped Damian across the face.
Damian tried to kick out, but he didn't have the leverage or position to make his kick be effective. At that moment, there was a knock on a door hidden in the shadows.
"Enter," Malone called, and he glanced over to see whom it was that knocked. He nodded as he recognized the two men. "Welcome Carson, Jasper."
"We got your message. Nice place you got here, Malone," one of the two men said.
"Less likely that it will be raided. No neighbors to complain. There are enough of them and we're far enough from the main office so no one will hear a thing. And the only access is through the corridor and that door."
"We heard you had something good for us," the other said. They were former cohorts from Black Gate Prison.
"Right this way. I like you to meet an old friend of mine." Malone slapped Dick Grayson on the shoulder causing the young man to flinch away from the touch. "I think you'll both like what I have in store. I have a couple of really nice live ones, the kind that will even fight back."
Jasper let his eyes roam up and down the young man who was tied. "He looks really tight underneath all of that clothing. Can't wait to see how tight."
"I like the little one over there," Carson said. "He looks fresh for picking."
"Go ahead. You can take the kid out of here," Malone said. "There's another room set aside across the hall. You can deal with him as you please. We'll set up a special feature on him."
Malone watched as Carson carried a struggling Damian out of the room.
"UNHAND ME YOU FILTH! YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH!"
"SHAD UP KID!"
"Jasper, help me with our young god here. Make him spread eagle and bend him slightly forward. We need to make certain he's ready to meet his public."
"Sure thing, I like it when they struggle. Haven't had something this nice since prison."
"You won't get him until I'm finished with making my demands," Malone stated.
Malone and Jasper grabbed Dick's arms after cutting him free. Dick struggled in both men's arms, his mind fighting the drug as well as the images that assaulted his brain. "No! No! Get away from me!" He threw a punch that nearly connected with Jasper's jaw.
"Man this guy is strong," Jasper said.
Malone struck Dick across the face. "He likes it rough," Malone lied. It was enough to stun Dick for a moment, but he quickly rallied as Jasper grabbed Dick by the waist and lifted him off the floor. Dick used the momentum to flip backward and grabbing Jasper by his shoulders, Dick twisted around and almost managed to throw Jasper across the room. While Dick was distracted with Jasper Matthew grabbed one of Dick's arms and looped a zip tie around it then locked it in place around a chain dangling from the ceiling. Dick tried to throw a punch with his other hand, but it was ineffective. Malone grabbed Dick's other arm and secured it to a second chain.
"Secure his legs," Malone said.
Dick grasped the chains and as Jasper moved in to secure his legs, Dick kicked out and caused Jasper to fly across the room and crash into the wall. Malone struck Dick across the face. "You're going to pay dearly for that."
"Don't bother Malone, I like it when they fight back."
"He needs a lesson in manners!" Malone sneered and pulled out a knife. "You do that one more time, and your little friend will have his throat cut. Now, you're going to cooperate or I'll do more than just what I have planned." Malone pressed the knife against Dick's groin area. "I don't want to spoil the goods."
Dick froze, his chest heaving with the exertion and understanding Malone's meaning all too well. Malone and Jasper each secured one of Dick's legs to each of the U-shaped hooks embedded into the floor.
"That's better. Of course I hope we haven't taken all the fight out of him. He won't be able to get out of that so easily. I've been waiting for this a long time. All the better for his former guardian to get an eye full, wouldn't you say?"
"What's all this about his guardian getting an eye full? Who's his guardian?"
"Bruce Wayne."
"The Bruce Wayne? The one that sent you up the river?"
"I've been waiting nine years for this," Malone said. "Hook up the WiFi."
"You going to put this on the Internet?"
"Of course. Found the perfect site for it too. Virtually untraceable. It's going to be show time soon. Oh, I've provided you with a mask to wear. Might as well make this a mascaraed ball while we're at it. Once we've got everything all lined up, we'll begin our little fun fest, starting with a little striptease."
"Oh good. I always like stripping them," Jasper said.
"That's part of my revenge. And every one will get an eye full. Wayne's ward will be making his debut. It will become the biggest scandal since . . . Well, you know. Everybody loves a juicy scandal. And what's funny, everyone who sees this won't realize the final act that I am planning until it's too late."
Matthew Malone lifted up the knife that he used to threatened Dick Grayson. "You see, by the time we get done with him, he'll be begging to be put out of his misery. And Mr. Wayne will only be able to watch as Dickie Boy slowly bleeds to death."
Continues with Part 8
