Hey, everyone! I hope you all had a great New Year's! As promised, this is part 2 of The Investigation. Thanks for all the support, you guys are super awesome and I hope you enjoy.


Chapter 7: The Investigation Part 2


Dick glared at the screen of the Batcomputer as it ran a scan on the pen. He thought through every scenario, every solution, but nothing could take away the fact that Percy Jackson had been in that park.

What am I supposed to do? Arrest him? Question him privately? He's my friend so I can't do it as Dick Grayson. But, interrogating him as Robin? No, it could- it could traumatize him. I can't do that to him.

The elevator dinged and the door opened to reveal Alfred. The butler strode over to him.

"Master Dick, it is 5:00 in the morning. Have you been up all this time?"

Dick nodded. "Yes."

Alfred sighed. "You should rest. At least for an hour. Otherwise, you won't be able to go to school."

Dick shook his head. "I'm sorry Alfred, but I can't. I- I'm deep in thought."

"I'm afraid that that's not the case, Master Dick. You're brooding. Not thinking. There's a difference."

Dick smiled slightly. "You're right. But I'm not going to bed."

Alfred raised one eyebrow. "You're sounding a little like you used to when you first arrived here."

"You mean like a child?"

"With all due respect, yes."

Dick smiled slightly. "All right, Alfred. I'll rest."


Percy and Nico awoke that morning in a daze. They had shadow travelled their way back to Wayne Manor and crawled into Percy's room. But neither demigod had the strength to move and they fell asleep instantly.

Nico groaned and stretched his sore muscles. There was a steady pain in his head and chest from summoning so many skeletons and several cuts covered his body.

In the bathroom, he did his best to hide the ones on his face and hands. They weren't deep, just minor scrapes, but they were plentiful and stung painfully.

Percy came inside and glanced at them.

"Good thing you ain't got any on your wrists."

Nico looked at him, confused. "What?"

Percy scowled. "Trust me. It's a bad place to be."

"What is?"

"I- I don't like talking about it." He walked away, leaving Nico to ponder his words.

They went downstairs for breakfast to see Dick sitting comfortably in Bruce's seat at the table. He looked tired and worn out. Not unlike they did.

Dick forced a smile on his face.

"Hey. Sleep well?"

"No." Nico answered.

Dick nodded. "I figured as much. We're running a little late today so I suggest that you eat quickly."

The two boys sat down and began eating. Dick seemed very cordial and straightforward as he ate. When they finished, Alfred took their plates away and ordered them upstairs to get ready quickly.

Soon after, they arrived at the school and stepped out. Dick led the way through the courtyard. A tall redheaded girl was standing at the entrance, leaning against a wall. She turned towards them and smiled.

"Hey, Dick."

He smiled back. "Hey, Barbara."

"Who are these two?" She asked.

"They're my friends, Percy and Nico."

Barbara smiled. "Nice to meet you."

The two boys nodded and said hi. Barbara took Dick aside.

"Dick, we were supposed to go on patrol together. What happened?"

He hesitated. "I, uh, I ran into some trouble. Those two you just met, I have evidence that they were at a crime scene in Gotham Park. They're my friends and I don't want to bring them in for questioning, so I'm just watching them for now."

Barbara glanced back at them. "Hmm. They seem like good people to me. And that's just from our first meeting."

Dick nodded. "Yeah, I know. But I don't- I don't trust them."

"All right. Do what you think is right. But Dick, be careful. Strange things have been happening in Gotham recently. Freak storms, unexplainable collateral damage, all of kinds of stuff."

"I know. But I may have a clue that links it all together. I'm not certain yet but I'll do some more investigating."

"What's the clue?"

"I can't show you here."

The school bell rang and the two friends separated as they went to their classes. Dick sat down beside Percy and tried to focus on the teacher. But it was no use. His eyes kept drifting to study the boy beside him.

Who are you?

The class ended and they went to their lockers. Dick glanced down the hall as Nico was cornered by Maria. They seem just like ordinary teenagers. So why do I get this feeling?


At lunch break, Percy headed to the bathroom. He passed by several people who either stared or averted their eyes. Suddenly he turned a corner and crashed into a girl.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." He said instantly.

"No, no, it's fine." The girl replied. She was medium height, with long golden hair and a pretty face. Her eyes were dark and she looked tough. Percy helped her to her feet.

"You all right?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm good." Her eyes lit with recognition. "Oh, hey, you're Percy Jackson. You're friends with Sydney, right?"

"Uh, yeah. Yeah, that's me. Who are you?"

"I'm Artemis."

Percy's eyed widened. "You- you're who?"

"Artemis."

"But- but why aren't you twelve?"

She looked at him, confused.

"Excuse me?"

"You don't look like Artemis, either. Did you get a godly makeover, or something? N- not that your old form was ugly or anything, but… Oh, gods, don't tell me you brought Thalia."

"Who?"

"You know, Thalia, leader of the Hunters?"

"I have no idea who or what you're talking about."

Percy swore silently as he realized the fact.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else."

Artemis raised an eyebrow.

"Mm hmm. Well then, I guess I'll see you around."

"Huh? Uh, yeah, see you."

She strode off and Percy mentally kicked himself.

Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap! I totally messed that up! Gods, that was a close one.


Nico lay out on the roof of the school, having just finished eating his lunch. Maria was seated beside him.

"Nico, how did you know how to get up here? You've only been at the school for a few days."

He shrugged. "I just found it. No particular reason."

She glanced at him. "Nico, why did you fight Marco?"

Nico paused. "He was threatening my friends."

"Your friends?"

"Yeah. You, Percy, Dick, Sydney, you're my friends."

Maria smiled slightly. "I- I've never been part of a group of friends before."

"No? What about your, uh… your, uh, e-emo friends?"

She looked away. "Sure, I guess they're my friends. But I never felt like I belonged, you know? It was like they accepted me because I was like them on the outside. But they never truly knew me. And I never truly knew them."

Nico nodded slightly. "I think I understand. A little while ago, I didn't have any friends. I felt rejected. I couldn't fit in anywhere. My mother and sister were dead. My father didn't care for me. And the one guy I looked up to, he betrayed me. That's how I felt.

"I got into some pretty dark stuff. Witchcraft, dark spells, anything to blot out my own pain and destroy my enemies. It was hard. But I didn't care. I was too dead to the world to care. I cycled through life, hoping to find something of significance. Somewhere I could belong.

"Through several, uh, unique circumstances, I found what I was looking for. I found friends. Percy and Jason accepted me. They couldn't understand me, but they reached out and touched me.

"It was like being pulled out of darkness and thrust into the light. It was painful. It hurt my eyes. But I came out better than I was. The light brightened me. It brightened my world. And I- I found the strength to move on. My friends gave me that. The least I can do is return the favour."

Maria looked into his eyes and saw a light there. A light that shone no matter how dark everything around it was. And his irises lit up the darkness like the Northern Lights.

She pursed her lips and a small tear fell from her eye.

"Nico…"


He looked down at them with scorn. His scarlet red eyes flared and he upturned the left side of his mouth. Spread out at his feet were the defeated bodies of thirty Hunters. He had slaughtered them all here in this nearly empty parking lot.

The only one left standing was a thin girl dressed in punk rock clothes and with medium-length black hair with blue streaks at the front. She gritted her teeth, steadying herself on her bow.

The man sighed. "Is that it? Is this really all that the great Hunters of Artemis have to offer?"

"Sh- shut up. It's not over yet."

"No. No it's not, is it? Surely, Thalia, the powerful daughter of Zeus should give me more of a challenge. I've heard stories about you. Something about the oldest of the most powerful generation of demigods or some crap. Well, I suppose that's just what they are: stories."

"I said shut up!"

Thalia charged forward, firing off an arrow as she went. The man sidestepped just in time and drew his sword. He dodged another arrow and raised his sword for a strike.

Swinging hard, he cleaved through the air in a horizontal arc, aimed straight for the Hunter's head. Thalia slid down on her knees, limboing beneath the blade and slashing at his leg with a knife.

The man cried out as he felt a burning sensation on his calf. He roared and unleashed a torrent of fire from his sword. Thalia rolled behind a car and fired an arrow beneath the chassis.

He jumped over it but was caught in her trap. Thalia flipped onto the roof of the car and shot seven arrows in rapid succession. The man blocked some of them but the rest pierced his body.

Yelling with anger and pain, he blasted flames at the car, blowing it up. Thalia leaped high in the air, overtop the man. Then she fired down at his exposed head. He rolled the side and avoided the attack.

Gripping her bow in her left hand, Thalia ran along the side, grabbing med items and extra arrows from the fallen Hunters. The man focused his red eyes on her and nodded with approval.

"Not bad, demigod. I'm impressed. But now I'm going to end this."

Thalia smirked. "Ditto."

He yelled and charged at great speed, swinging his sword. A great arc of fire came from the swing and careened towards Thalia. She leaped back and fired one last arrow into the air.

"Artemis, I summon thee!"

Instantly, a sonic boom erupted throughout the parking lot. Both Thalia and the man covered their eyes as a bright light emerged from the smoke. Out stepped a petite little girl of about 12 years of age.

The man swallowed deeply. "Well this changes things."

The girl assessed the situation and turned to Thalia.

"Thalia, even though I gave you that emergency arrow for situations such as this, I don't believe my presence here is necessary. Surely you could defeat this monster yourself."

Thalia bowed. "Forgive me, my lady."

Artemis waved her off. "Oh, it's fine." Then she turned to the man. "Now then, Nicolai, isn't it? Long time no see."

"Indeed, Moon Goddess. It has been a long time. And as much as I'd love to fight you, I'm afraid I have more pressing matters to attend to. Your Hunter, Thalia Grace, fought well. I look forward to our next battle. Until we meet again. Farewell."

His form began to shimmer.

"Wait!" Thalia cried.

He disappeared.

Thalia cursed and strapped her bow back to her back. Artemis moved among her fallen soldiers, blessing their souls and sending them on a peaceful route to the Underworld.

"Why didn't you stop him?" Thalia demanded.

"Why? Because I didn't have to. Nicolai is a powerful warrior, most certainly. But I believe he had almost met his match in you. He will be defeated in due time."

"Do you know where he's headed?"

"Gotham City."

"I'm going after him. With your permission, of course."

Artemis nodded. "Very well. Go, my child. And don't worry. There are friends waiting for you in Gotham."

"Who?"

"You'll see soon enough. Now go. Or you won't make it before sunset."

Thalia bowed. "Thank you, my lady." Then she mounted her horse and rode off towards the city.


Dick sighed as he stood in front of Percy's room. It was midnight and he had finally come to a decision. I'll ask him about my pen. Then I'll slowly steer the conversation to where they were. And I'll uncover the truth.

He knocked on the door and waited. No one answered. Frowning, he knocked again. Same thing happened. Dick reached out and took the door handle. It was unlocked.

The door opened and he stepped inside. No one was there. He cursed and ran down to the Batcave. Quickly dressing in his Robin suit, he jumped into the Batmobile and sped towards the city.


Percy and Nico walked down the street. They both felt it. A powerful presence was stalking them.

"How close is it?" Percy asked.

"Real close. I estimate like 500 meters at the most."

"500 meters? Crap. We gotta get to an unpopulated area."

"Where, though?"

"Uh… the park?"

"No."

"Park it is."

Percy started running down the sidewalk. Nico sighed and followed him. While jogging, they could feel the presence steadily getting closer. They turned a corner and went through the gate leading to the park.

Suddenly, Percy ran full tilt into a horse. He was knocked back onto the ground.

"Ow! What is with me and running into things today?"

He looked up and his eyes widened. "Thalia? What the heck are you doing here?"

The Hunter crossed her arms.

"Good to see you too, little cousin."

"You know, my physical age has exceeded yours so technically I'm the older-"

"Dream about it, Percy."

He smiled and chuckled slightly. "It's good to see you, Thalia."

She dismounted and hugged him. Then she turned to Nico.

"Hey, kid."

"Don't call me kid!"

Thalia laughed. "So what are you guys up to?"

"Can't you sense it?" Nico questioned. "There's a powerful monster tracking us. He'll be here any second."

Thalia sniffed the air and narrowed her eyes.

"It's Nicolai."

Percy started. "Nicolai? John's brother?"

"Who's John?"

"A monster we fought yesterday."

"Indeed." Said a voice from above. "And you had the good grace to end his life quickly. For that I thank you."

The three demigods looked up to see Nicolai striding down a tree branch as it slowly bent under his weight and lowered him to the ground. He spread his arms in greeting and smiled wide.

"It is an honour to be standing before the three oldest living children of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Truly, an honour. Thalia Grace, hopefully you will be able to entertain me again. Nico Di Angelo and Perseus Jackson, I look forward to our battle. Now then, shall we begin?"

Percy uncapped his pen and Riptide appeared in his hand. Nico unsheathed his Stygian Iron blade and Thalia drew out her bow. Nicolai smiled as he slowly pulled out his sword.

It was red with a black outlining. The crossguard was like that of a rapier, protecting the hand that held the hilt. He swung it around a few times, experimentally.

Then he charged forward at great speed. He headed straight for Percy and swung. Percy parried the first attack and dodged the next. Then Thalia fired two arrows at him.

Nicolai blocked both of them at speed and spun to face an attacking Nico. They exchanged hard blows, Nicolai grinning and Nico scowling. Strike, parry, strike, parry, it seemed to go on forever.

Then Nicolai twisted his blade and knocked Nico's sword from his hand. The son of Hades gasped and jumped back.

Percy came forward and slashed down. Nicolai sidestepped and countered. Percy grunted as Nicolai's sword sliced his arm. He stumbled back as Thalia ran to back him up.

Out of nowhere, she pulled out her spear and giant shield. The horrific face of Medusa gleamed as if freshly shined. Even Nicolai looked a little paler as he saw it.

Thalia thrust forward with the added reach due to her spear. Nicolai barely parried it. Then she smashed forward with the shield, connecting with his face. He grunted and slid back.

But Thalia wouldn't stop. She pressed on and slashed at his face, cutting slightly through his cheek, drawing blood.

Nicolai's eyes flared and he roared, unleashed a wave of fire that shot towards her. Thalia flipped back and Percy tackled her out of the way. The flames set fire to the park and the sky was lit up.


Robin was driving slowly along, humming a Danny Elfman song when he glimpsed the fire.

What the heck? It's in the same park as before!

He fired the engines and sped towards the park.

I'll catch you this time!


Nico shielded his eyes from the flames and coughed several times. He looked around for his friends but couldn't see them. Walking a few paces, he winced as his hand touched fire.

He jerked back in pain and started as he heard someone laugh.

"Oh my, Nico, it looks like you're trapped. Just you and me."

Nico flipped around and saw Nicolai standing several paces away from him. He snarled and charged forward.

Their swords clashed and they struggled against each other. Nicolai smirked.

"As expected of you, Nico Di Angelo. But I must say, you disappoint me."

"Like I give a crap."

"Oh, that was mean."

Nico kicked him away from him and attacked once again. They battled ferociously but Nicolai was slowly taking control. He forced Nico up to the flaming walls surrounding them and had already landed several cuts.

The battle finally reached its climax when Nicolai slashed open Nico's right arm, rendering it useless. The son of Hades quickly switched to his left but even he knew that it was over.

Nico kicked aside his sword and stabbed Nico through the shoulder. Then he cut a long gash into Nico's chest. He cried out in pain and slumped to his knees. Nicolai looked sternly down at him.

"You put up a good fight. It's been fun. I'll leave you here. I have to finish off your friends. But don't go anywhere. I'm not done with you yet."

Thalia stood waiting. She had already discovered that she was surrounded by walls of fire. It seemed that Nicolai intended to pick them off one by one. But if she could beat him here, then it'd be over and hopefully her friends wouldn't be hurt.

Near the edge of the area, the air shimmered and Nicolai materialized. He looked a little winded but unharmed. Striding towards her, he smiled.

"It's good of you to wait so patiently. I apologize for taking so much time."

He hefted his sword and Thalia glimpsed blood on the blade. Her eyes widened.

"Who- who's blood is that?" She demanded.

"Oh, this? This is blood from the son of Hades. Strange boy. I don't think he likes me very much. But it turned out all right. He's probably bleeding to death as we speak. Pity. I wanted to have more fun with him."

"You monster!" Thalia yelled.

She gripped her bow and fired several arrows at him. Nicolai calmly cut through them and sighed.

"Really, if all you're doing is using those same attacks over and over then there's really no point to this battle."

Thalia gritted her teeth as perspiration dotted her brow. She fired off two shots and charged him, spear and shield in hand. Nicolai once again deflected the arrows and swung down to meet Thalia.

She blocked the attack with her shield and thrust forward with the spear. It nicked his leg and he kicked her aside in frustration. The daughter of Zeus rolled back to her feet just in time to block a strike.

Nicolai gripped his sword with both hands as he hammered blow after blow into her shield. Thalia steeled herself as his attacks rained down on her. It seemed that with each swing, his strikes became stronger.

He stabbed her wrist and she dropped Aegis. Then he came forward and she barely parried with her spear blade. Thalia quickly flipped back and drew her bow. But she was unprepared for his speed.

Nicolai shot forward and sliced through the bow, cutting slightly into her skin as he did so. Thalia rolled away and flung several knives at him. Batting them away, he relentlessly pursued her.

Thalia could feel her strength waning as she did her best to stay out of his reach. After one jump, she landed awkwardly on one foot and stumbled.

"You're mine!" He yelled.

Suddenly a wave of water came crashing through the flaming wall. Percy rode atop of it, sword drawn. He let loose a battle cry and came down with a crushing overhead strike that drove Nicolai to his knees.

The monster shoved him away but was hit with a wave that knocked him off his feet. He growled and unleashed a blast of fire. Percy met it with a wave of water.

As the elements struggled against each other, headlights beamed in on the battle scene. Percy cursed.

"Well, looks like we've been caught."


Robin spun the wheel as he entered the park. Bursting through a wall of flames, the Batmobile rumbled like a colossal tank. He broke through several more walls and then hit a small jump.

The car flew into the air. In front of him he glimpsed three figures and a fourth lying about thirty meters away behind another wall. The Batmobile crashed to the ground and slid to a stop.

Robin sighed as he recognized Percy as one of the three. The door popped open and he flipped out of it. He didn't recognize the other two.

One of them was a tall man with medium length brown hair and scarlet red eyes. The other was a teenage girl with strange punk rock clothes and black hair with blue streaks.

He studied them briefly and turned to Percy.

"Mind telling me what's going on here?"

Percy grinned sheepishly. "You're a lot younger than I thought you'd be, Batman."

"I'm not Batman. My name is Robin, Batman's apprentice."

"Oh. That explains a lot."

Robin strode forward, eyeing the weapons in their hands.

"Why do you all have weapons?"

Percy hid his sword behind his back. "You- you can see them?"

Robin nodded slowly. "Yes. Yes, I can. And I'd like you to put them down."

The tall man spoke up. "Look, kid, I don't know how you're seeing through the Mist, but if you want to live, you'd better leave."

Robin smirked. "Oh, really? Well, can't be helped. You're a danger to others. And I'm afraid I'll have to take you in."

"Hang on!" The girl said, "That guy's the threat, not us. We're fighting him to stop him from killing us."

Robin nodded passively. "Yeah, that's usually the reason people fight each other. But you won't be explaining your way out of this one. I don't know about you, but from my point of view, this all looks very weird. Two teenagers, holding bronze weapons, fighting this guy, who's holding a red sword.

"There are walls made of fire surrounding the area, and a giant puddle over there. Then there's another teenager who looks dead, lying somewhere over there. And you all wonder why I can see you?"

Percy shrugged. "He's got a point."

"Furthermore," Robin continued, "this is a very whelmingly easy decision for me to make. You're all under arrest."

Percy narrowed his eyes. Whelmingly. Where have I heard that before?


Thalia could see that Robin wasn't going to let up. She shifted and like a hawk, his eyes zeroed in on her movements. No wonder he's called Robin. He's got eyes like a bird's.

Suddenly, Nicolai yelled and swung at Robin's head. The young superhero ducked and swept his legs out from under him. Then he flipped back and threw two oddly shaped spinning knives at him.

Nicolai hit them aside and rushed forward. Percy ran in and got in his way. They clashed and Nicolai pushed him back. Then Thalia attacked from behind. He sensed her and tried to dodge but she still pierced his left arm.

Robin dashed in and roundhouse him in the face. Then he shoulder flipped Percy onto his back.

"Hey! We're on the same side!"

"Since when?"

"Since he freaking attacked you!"

Thalia shoved them apart. "Guys, shut up and fight!"

Nicolai swung down with his sword and sent an arc of fire headed towards them. Robin and Thalia rolled aside but Percy summoned another wave to meet it. Except this time, there was no contest.

The flames cleaved through the water and Percy barely dodged. Robin grimaced and flung several of his spinning knives at Nicolai. Just before touching him, they exploded and threw him back into a tree.

Percy ran over to them.

"Guys, I've got a plan. There's a pile of water beneath that tree over there. Robin, if you could throw more exploding things and they forced him into the puddle, Thalia can throw her spear and pin him to the tree.

"Then Thalia, bring lightning down on him. He'll be fried."

Robin smiled as he understood. "And then with the tree, the water and the spear all touching him, he'll be even more fried than a normal lightning strike. And since when can you shoot lightning?!"

Thalia smirked. "Tell ya later. This'd better work, Percy, or I'll beat the snot out of you."

Percy chuckled. "If it doesn't work, you won't need to, we'll probably be dead soon anyway."

"Let's do it!" Robin said.

The three teens readied themselves and Nicolai charged again. Robin threw at least five exploding things and ran after them. The explosions once more threw Nicolai back.

Robin leaped high in the air and landed a devastating two-footed kick to Nicolai's face. He was sent tumbling into the large puddle beneath the tree. He grunted and stood up.

Then Thalia hurled her spear at his chest and it went straight through, pining him to the tree. Robin flipped back to get out of the way as the sky turned dark.

Thalia raised her fist into the air and yelled furiously as she brought it down. At the same time, a giant bolt of lightning streaked down from the sky.

Nicolai looked up with terrified eyes.

"Oh, sh-"

The lightning blasted into him and his screams echoed through the park. All three teens shielded their eyes until the electricity receded. When they looked, all they could see was an unrecognizable corpse that slowly began dissolving into golden dust.

Robin gasped and ran to it, picking some up and into a small canister on his belt. Thalia nudged Percy.

"What's with him?"

He shrugged. "Beats me."

Robin stood and faced them. "Now, to deal with you two. Before I arrest you, I'd like to know who you are and what you are."

Percy looked at Thalia. "Should we tell him?"

"Of course not. He's a mortal."

"But he can see us!"

She grabbed his shirt. "It doesn't matter, Percy. You are not gonna make another Rachel of this kid! That's final!"

Percy took her wrist. "Thalia, this is the first time I've ever beaten a monster with a mortal's help. This is special. And he needs to know."

Thalia sighed. "Fine. Do what you want. But don't blame me if things get ugly from here on out."

Percy nodded. "I won't. Thanks, Thalia."

She turned away. "I'll go check on Nico." She ran off and Percy turned to Robin.

"Robin, how much do you know about the Greeks and Roman gods of Olympus?"

"Only what I learned in school, I guess."

"Okay. That's fair. Listen, the gods are real. And they still exist. They've been travelling throughout history, settling wherever Western Civilization is strongest. Right now, they're here in the United States."

Robin raised an eyebrow. "All right. Go on."

"Throughout Greek and Roman Mythology, the gods mingled with mortals and had children with them. These children were called demigods. People like Hercules, Achilles and Perseus were all demigods. And they all existed."

Robin began to understand. "So you, Nico and Thalia are all modern demigods?"

Percy nodded affirmatively. "Yeah."

"So who was that guy we fought? Another demigod?"

"No. That was a monster. I won't go into all the details but they come from the Underworld and it's our task to kill them and survive."

Robin accessed the Golden Dust file. "And what about this golden dust? What is it?"

"Oh, that? That's just what happens whenever you kill a monster. They dissolve into that stuff."

Robin smirked. "Heh. And I thought that the Golden Dust connected all the dots when in fact it was you. I think I understand. I had already heard about the Greek gods from Wonder Woman. But I never heard that they were so intimate with humans."

"Wait. You mean the Wonder Woman? The Amazon Princess blessed by all the gods? You know her?"

"Yep, I know her."

Percy's eyes widened considerably. "Wow. You know one of the ancient Amazons. I've only met the modern ones. But an ancient…"

Thalia came back, pretty much carrying Nico on her back. She set him down and Percy ran to his side.

"Nico, man, you all right?"

"He's unconscious." Thalia said. "I already gave him some ambrosia so he should be fine in a day or so. He really took a beating."

Percy looked down with remorse. "I should've been with him."

Thalia put her hand on his shoulder. "He'll be fine, Percy."

Robin coughed and they looked over at him.

"Are you still gonna arrest us?" Percy asked.

Robin hesitated then shook his head.

"No. For some reason, I find myself… trusting you. I feel like I know you. And I know that you don't pose much of a threat to the citizens of Gotham City. So I'll let you off for tonight. But when I see you tomorrow, I'm bringing you in for further questioning. There are still some things I want answered." He turned away. "The fight was fun. We should do it again some time. Well, I'll see you around."

He stepped into the Batmobile and then stopped. "Oh, I almost forgot." He pulled something out from his belt. "I found this here last night. You might want to return it."

He chucked the object at them and drove off. Percy picked up the item and saw that it was a pen. It had a small name label near the end. He read the name.

Dick Grayson


And that's the end of part 2. What'd you think? Did you enjoy the fight? Which part of The Investigation did you like better, Part 1 or Part 2? Once again, thanks for reading and I'll see you next time.