First night of patrol. Now as far as what to picture foor Robin's uniform, I kind of had a mix between Dick's in the New 52 (red top, green bottoms, short sleeves, and a hoodless cape) and Damian's. And pardon my pun from Dick.
Gordon stood by the signal patiently waiting for his ritualistic meet up. The night had just started and he was already on his second cigarette. It was going to be another one of those nights. And while it was nice to have the original Batman back for the last few nights, it was still Gotham and it was still stressful.
"Evening Gordon." Batman greeted.
He didn't need to turn to know that he was going to be working with the current Batman. Not that he minded. He was a good man. The relationship may not have been the same as the original, but the two had a mutual respect for each other almost on the same level as Gordon and the original Batman.
Gordon did face Batman, and when he did, he was shocked to see who was standing beside him. A child, clad in a costume similar to the original Robin's. There wasn't a hood and the top was more of a short sleeved top. The gloves stopped half way up his for arms and the bottoms were a dark green instead of black, which blended with the boots perfectly.
"I thought you were done with the Boy Wonder program." Gordon assumed. "Especially after the unfortunate mishap with the last one."
"The boss would agree with you." Batman stated. "But after some time, and a bit of training, we believe that he's ready to a have a trial run at the very least. Plus, he needs to stretch his legs out a bit."
Gordon turned his attention to the child. Robin appeared to be but a small child, but he had a determined spirit. He also seemed to have the same aura as the original Robin and current Batman. Mature, but with a pinch of aggression.
"Nice to meet you." Gordon greeted, putting a hand out. "I'm Commissioner Gordon."
"Nice to meet you." Robin replied, accepting the handshake. "I hope we can come to have a mutual respect for each other one day."
Gordon was impressed with the level of maturity and respect the child had. He held his head high, something not too common with children his age. It was actually a little refreshing.
"He's had a lot of etiquette drilled into him." Batman stated. "He had quite the upbringing."
It wasn't exactly a lie, but the full subtext wasn't there. That much was certain. Not that Batman believed Gordon needed it this early in Robin's patrol. If ever.
"So what do you got?" Batman inquired, getting to the point.
"Riddler's out." Gordon replied. "He's holding several of our men hostage in the warehouse by the docks."
"Anything else?"
"Nothing my men can't handle."
Batman processed the information properly. It was clear that stopping the Riddler was going to be his and Robin's top priority. And while dangerous, the Riddler was a perfect first criminal for his newly crowned Boy Wonder.
"We'll save your men." Batman promised.
As they made their way towards the dock, Batman ran through the rules again. He emphasized the no kill rule, but wasn't opposed to some force if needed. The hostages would have to be treated kindly and Riddler, though a somewhat safer opponent, wasn't to be taken lightly.
They entered the warehouse through the roof, breaking the windows in the process. The hostages were cuffed and hanging from beams. Bellow them was several sharp Riddler seemed a bit surprised to see this Batman out, since he had been told about the original resurfacing, but it wasn't too surprising.
"So the youthful vigilante returns." The Riddler mocked. "And I see you've found yourself a new birdie."
"Let them go Riddler." Batman demanded, getting to the point.
The Riddler smirked. He wasn't too fazed by the vigilante impatience. He was still going to go through with his plan to walk away from this and potentially kill some of the officers in the process.
"Riddle me this…" The Riddler began.
"Enough with the riddles Bilbo." Robin impatiently interrupted.
"Feisty one, isn't he?"
"He's learning." Batman stated.
Batman gestured for Robin to move, which he silently followed. His objective, to save the hostages. The Riddler activated the blades and the contraption holding the hostages. It began lower.
Robin knew had to get them away from the blades while Batman apprehended the Riddler. The first thing that he knew he had to do was stop them and the blades. Robin quickly noted the bigger computerized mechanism that was controlling the blades. Then there was the flooring where the blades were, which suggested that they could retract into the ground. With how slow the apperitions were moving Robin believed he could get to the mechanism quick enough for the hostages not to be injured. And with Batman dealing with Riddler, he didn't think he would have to worry about the green clad criminal.
Robin activated his grappling hook and aimed it for the bottom of the ledge. He allowed it to pull him to the edge and he grabbed the ledge. He climbed up and bolted for the machine. Without much knowledge of which button did what, he carefully pressed a few. One made the hostages go up. Another made them go down. A third made it go down faster, which thankfully he was able to slow down.
"I don't think so, Boy Wonder." Riddler tried to lecture, throwing a knife at Robin.
It grazed the side of his arm, causing Robin to freeze and give the Riddler an enraged and cold glare. He pulled out a shuriken and appeared to contemplate what to do with it. But instead of throwing it at the Riddler, he stabbed the control panel, stopping the blades and the hostages mere inches from each other.
Robin darted towards the Riddler, only for Batman to knock him out and grab the child. All he had to do was give Robin a glare to calm him down.
"It's over." Batman halted.
When the police arrived, the hostages were freed and the Riddler apprehended. He was pput into the back of the police car. Gordon approached Batman and Robin.
"Thank you." Gordon greeted, before getting a good look at Robin's bleeding arm. "Are you okay?"
"He'll be fine." Batman confirmed. "I'll get it bandaged once we've settled in."
Gordon nodded and let them go. Batman led Robin back to the Batmobile in silence. The car ride started with the same amount of sound. Robin felt a sense of shame. He wanted to feel proud about his first patrol, but recalling his reaction didn't let him.
"You did good." Batman commended. "Minus you almost wanting to kill Nygma."
"Sorry." Robin replied. "An old Talon reflex."
"Not much of an excuse, but I understand. Regardless, you did well, and in time you'll learn to curb your desire to kill."
Robin shot him a small smile. The statement gave him some hope for the future of their patrol. Though guarantying it was going to be another story.
I hope I did okay with patrol.