So, this chapter just sort of flowed out with out much thought to it. I'm sorry if it seems a little drawn out. But i needed something to show that Terry was growing into his role and to show that the Batfamily is still just that a family.

Chapter 10: Where she belongs

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"Have you found anything yet?" Terry asked as he flew over the city. He had been checking all over the city, he couldn't find anything. "is Nightwing having any luck finding the little bird?"

"No, the tracker isn't putting out a signal anymore" Dick responded, as he resumed typing going threw security footage of the Zoo.

"Does Mama Bird know about the tracker?" Terry asked as he landed on top of a building.

"She might, I made a comment about putting a tracker on her, when she disappear for a few hours, turned out she had hidden under my desk and fallen asleep." Dick responded

"I know Mama Bird well enough to know that she would ditch anything that she thought might be used to trace her" Terry said, "does she know about the nightlife?"

"No, she absolutely does not know" he said firmly of that he was sure. Cassie had no interest in the old Gotham hero's, and as far as he could tell never had. So there was no way she would have even a thought that Dick was Nightwing.

"Well that might be a plus on our side I'm not sure" Terry said.

"You've done all you can for tonight" Bruce said over looking at where Terry was located.

"No, I'm not done. I have to find her. Find them" Terry growled darkly

"Got to admit Bruce, I think he's spending way to much time with you if he's starting to sound like you" Dick said dryly but, he did agree there was nothing else Terry could do.

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"Commissioner I thought you were on vacation until tomorrow?" Barbara's secretary asked looking at the former bat as she rushed paster her office, and into the high ranking squad room.

"I need an Amber alert out NOW" Barbara ordered as every one jumped up.

"Yes, mama" Chief Wigum said looking at her as he quickly opened the channels and got ready to type.

"3 year old girl, answering to Kitkun. last seen at the Gotham Zoo exit to the south parking lot. Shoulder length black hair, blue eyes. Wearing blue jeans, gray shoes, and a black Nightwing long sleeve t-shirt, along with a silver medical bracelet. Believed to be in the company of her mother Cassandra Cowl, who is 17 and has blond hai , green eyes. They are believed to be on foot, some where in the city. If seen contact police immediately, they are believed to be the target of a Gang." Barbara finished looking at the Chief.

"I got it, it is now playing on every station with in 100 miles of the city." He said looking at her.

"I want it broad casting every 20 minutes until at least the girl is found, I will have pictures to go with it shortly" Barbara said

"Commissioner if I may, whats so important about this kid that you couldn't call this in?" he asked every one else nodded they where curious as well. It wasn't that a missing child wasn't top priority but they could have handled this with out her. She looked hard at every one in the room before nodding, more to herself then to them.

"She is the daughter of Bruce Wayne's assistant Terry McGinnis" She said watching all of their reactions to the news she had just revealed.

"So he's thinking that the kid might be being targeted for a ransom demand" Commander Taylor said stating what most where thinking.

"I don't know what Mr. McGinnis thinks on this all I know is that he found the mother of his daughter being chased by a gang of Jokers, stepped into assist while he was doing that it is believed that Cassie picked up their daughter and ran" Barbara said trying to sound detached from this. But just saying Joker and missing in the same sentence always made every one in the Bat-family nervous, sure the original was dead but there was no telling what a gang of the want to be's would do to a small child.

"Also, Mr. Wayne is personally paying over time and a half for all officers on this case. Start sending out the orders to make check points and sweep the city" she said before retreating to her office.

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"Terry, honey please just come home and get some rest" Mary said over the phone as she stood in the kitchen watching Matt play with a new toy half heartedly.

"I can't mom. If this is a ransom thing then they are gonna call Mr. Wayne, I need to be here when that happens" Terry said making his voice as firm as possible with out crossing the line to giving his own mother orders. He knew she was only trying to help, to make sure he was doing what need to be done. But he had bigger thing to worry about, like what this really was. No one except a few knew that Kit was his daughter. So that meant that there was no way some Gang was after Kit for ransom.

"Terry, I'm sure the police and Mr. Wayne can handle that and let you know" Mary said sharply. Right now she just wanted her son home so she could hold him and tell him it would be alright. It was her instincts to protect her baby from anything that might hurt him in anyway. She was putting her foot down on this one, he as coming home.

"What if it was Matt?" Terry said softly, "or me" he need to get through to her that Kit was his daughter, his child just as much as he was Mary's son. Mary deflated realizing what he was saying. Her own instincts where telling her exactly what Terry's were telling him. That their child was going to be hurt and they needed to protect.

"Alright, you're right. You need to be there when the call comes." she breathed softly, "just please take care of yourself, and call me if you need anything, and I do mean anything"

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"Mommy" Kitkun cried softly as she brought a hand to her head, and tried to open her eyes. The lights where so bright though.

"Doctor" a nurse called out into the hallway as she hurried to Kitkun's bedside, "hey honey" she said as soothingly as possible.

"Where my mommy" Kitkun cried harder not even having to open her eyes fully to know the woman next to her was not her mommy.

"It alright, honey just lay still ok" the Nurse said softly placing a gentle hand on the top of Kitkun's head. She shrunk form the touch, and started to cry harder.

"MOMMY, GRAMPA DEEK" she screamed, curling herself up as small as possible to get away from the strange people in the bright room.

there is chapter 10 for you guys i know its a little sorter then the others. Also, yes i was very lazy with Names for the police any one that tells me there one of them is from gets cookie. And still waiting to hear what every one thinks about where Kit should be raised.