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Chapter 10:
Red Hood quickly glanced behind him as he ran from the now open skylight, then frowned as he saw Nightwing and Black Bat exit from the skylight and start chasing after him. "Oh well," He said to himself "nice night for a run."
Red Hood leapt from the edge of the building, quickly falling toward the building that was being constructed next door. The frame of the building was complete, though most of the walls were still being built, leaving plywood and support beams laying in various places.
He cringed as he slammed hard into a piece of wood being used as a makeshift floor, instantly knocking one end of the board down to the floor below, he grunted in slight pain as he rolled down the piece of wood and to the lower floor. He quickly pushed himself up and began running, turning just quick enough to see that Nightwing and Black Bat had slid down the piece of wood and were still closely pursuing him.
Nightwing frowned as he saw Red Hood continuing to run along the small path they were on, the man able to keep a slight amount of distance between himself and Nightwing. Nightwing quickly reached to his belt, drew a Wing-Ding, and threw it at Red Hood.
The helmet wearing man narrowly dodged it by quickly turning into another part of the building hidden behind a curtain. Nightwing and Black Bat followed closely, also going behind the curtain and entering the inside of the building, which was practically finished.
Red Hood glanced down, quickly grabbing a tank of some kind and continued running toward a window on the other side of the room. He slammed his shoulder into the window, breaking the glass and sending him outside, he turned as he fell and threw the tank at the now open window.
Nightwing neared the window just quick enough to see the tank fly directly ahead of him. Red Hood quickly drew his gun and fired at the tank, the bullet hitting the tank and causing a huge explosion that Nightwing had to leap back from the window to avoid being caught in.
Nightwing quickly hid behind a stack of wood with Black Bat, letting the explosion fade before again chasing Red Hood.
Nightwing quickly approached what was once the window and jumped to the building next door when he saw Red Hood on it's roof, Black Bat joining him. They quickly entered another half constructed building, though this one was entirely support beams, just large enough to give each person enough room to jump from.
Red Hood quickly manuvered through the support beams, Black Bat quickly gaining on him, as her smaller body size gave her more mobility in this situation. Red Hood's eyes narrowed under his helmet as he heard Black Bat approaching. He then noticed the end of the building and leapt from the edge and down to the next rooftop far below.
Red Hood grunted loudly in pain as he landed and rolled, quickly getting back up and continuing his rooftop run, Nightwing and Black Bat again landing behind him and giving chase.
The chase continued from one roof to another for a few buildings before Red Hood saw his next chance. He quickly jumped from the edge of the current building's roof and landed on a large blimp flying between two buildings. He quickly turned and drew his guns, aiming at Nightwing and Black Bat as they neared the building edge. He fired as he saw them, causing Nightwing to grab Black Bat and pull away from the edge.
"He's good." Black Bat commented. Nightwing nodded.
"Yeah, he's putting on a pretty good show." Nightwing said, he then activated the scanner in his mask when he noticed Red Hood was no longer on the blimp, he quickly scanned the surrounding rooftops, then smirked when he saw the man on the one directly next to the blimp.
Nightwing and Black Bat used the blimp as a giant trampoline, jumping from it to the roof next door. Red Hood quickly ran along the building's edge, Nightwing's scanner focusing in on him and giving Nightwing the perfect shot. Nightwing drew another Wing-Ding and threw it at Red Hood as the man wearing the helmet jumped from the ledge. This time, the Wing-Ding hit it's target, quickly wrapping around Red Hood's ankle and revealing a rope leading back to Nightwing's hand.
Just as Nightwing felt confident, Red Hood drew a knife and slashed at the rope while it was still slack, easily cutting through it, and sending Red Hood falling through the air, no ledges or roofs nearby to land on.
"We have him!" Black Bat exclaimed, though frowned when she saw Red Hood adjust his fall and slam feet first into a glass roof below, going through and into the inside of the building.
"Okay," Nightwing said as he and Black Bat followed, each falling into the hole Red Hood created when he entered "He has me impressed."
The two landed inside safely and began to glance around, Red Hood seemingly gone. "Have we lost him?" Black Bat asked. Nightwing frowned for a moment before a beeping sound caught his attention. He whirled around to see a bomb strapped to a wall, and the counter at zero.
"Move!" Nightwing exclaimed, he and Black Bat leaping away as the bomb went off, the shockwave launching them both across the room and utterly destroying most of the place.
Nightwing shakily stood as he heard a motorcycle, and frowned when he saw Red Hood sitting on one a few yards away. "You haven't lost your touch Dick." Red Hood commented before a train crossed in front of his view and headed directly towards Nightwing and Black Bat.
Nightwing quickly grabbed the young woman and leapt from the path of the train, Black Bat giving a loud yell as some pressure was put on her leg. Nightwing quickly looked back up and frowned as he saw Red Hood was gone, without a trace this time.
Nightwing quickly drew his communicator. "Guys, I found Red Hood, but he got away. Report to my position." He frowned when he heard Black Bat whimper in pain behind him, he quickly kneeled down beside her, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder "Also, bring the Bioship, I need first-aid for a friend of mine."
A few hours later, the Bioship sat atop the building next to the explosion site, Nightwing and Red Robin watched the police and firemen deal with the remains of the incident while everyone else helped Black Bat inside the Bioship.
"So," Red Robin began "Did you find out anything else about this guy?"
"No," Nightwing admitted "He got away before I was able to get to him."
Red Robin nodded, then looked back to the Bioship. "And her?"
"Black Bat, you could say we've become fast friends." Nightwing said with a small smile.
"You know anything about her besides her hero name?" Red Robin asked.
Nightwing nodded. "Yeah, her real name's Cassandra Cain, she's actually Lady Shiva's daughter."
Red Robin's eyes widened. "What?"
"Yeah, I was surprised too, I did a little background check on her while we waited for you guys."
"And we're still helping her?"
"You can't judge people based on their parents." Nightwing said, as if it were obvious.
"I see, so what are you planning to do with her?" Red Robin asked curiously. Nightwing smiled again.
"From what I've seen, she's an orphan, and you know who has a knack for adopting orphans?" Nightwing asked happily.
Red Robin thought for a moment before his eyes widened under his mask. "Oh no, please tell me you don't mean-"
"Yup!" Nightwing cheered "We may be getting a sister!"
Red Robin sighed. "You idiot." He muttered, facepalming.
Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm sorry for the long wait before the update, I've just been really busy. I still hope you enjoy the story and will continue reading despite the wait!