The Batman was calmly standing in the middle of the hide-out. Everyone was pointing their weapons at him.

"Let them go Ra's."

Ra's glared at Batman.

"They infiltrated my base, threatened to attack me, and actually attack me. DO YOU EXPECT ME TO JUST LET THEM GO!"

"They are just children Ra's, they do not know better."

Nightwing was infuriated.

"KIDS? WE'RE AT LEAST 22 FUCKING YEARS OL-"

Ra's pressed the blade harder against his neck.

"I'd stay quiet if I were you boy."

Nightwing scoffed, but remained silent.

"Let them go Ra's, and the chance that the temptation for me to run your league may overwhelm me yet."

Ra's growled then lifted up the sword and putting it back in its sheath.

"Take them back Detective, but if they enter the hideout as enemies then I shall spare no one."

"Fair enough."

Ra's walked and waved his arm and the guards let go of the Titans. Batman walked up to Nightwing.

"Let's go Nightwing, we have a lot to talk about."

Batman offered a hand to help Nightwing, but he blatantly refused, got up painfully and walked away. Starfire was carrying Argent and Cassie was carrying Hotspot and Cyborg was carrying Raven. They all walked out of the hide-out without incident.


"Selling drugs in this city, not on my watch."

Reaper slit the throat of the Cartel leader, Fidero Miocadre. The man grabbed his throat, but it was far too little and far too late, he collasped from blood-loss.

He walked past several tan-skinned men wearing red bandanas. He pressed a button in the side of his helmet.

"Orbiter, what's the situation?"

A deep, obviously computer generated voice replied.

"They got sent back to Batman."

"Hmmmm. Do they know?"

"Yes, Ra's confirmed their suspicions."

"Hmmm. Orbiter, got any news about here in Jump?"

"With the Cartel leadership gone, the cartel should crumble shortly. I've got some police reports on some gang-related murders, but they're no more than the everyday streetgangs. Other than that you've the typical petty criminal. Sending their coordinates to you now."

"Alright thanks, Reaper out."

He pressed the button on his helmet again. He fired his grappling gun onto a street lamp and quickly got on top of it. Inside his helmet was the map of Jump City. There was a red circle in the Western side of the city by the docks. He set a lock to those coordinates, and fired his grappling gun towards his destination.


"You disobeyed a direct order."

Batman was pacing back and forth. Cassie and Nightwing bowed their heads in shame.

"You endangered yourself unnecessarily."

He then turned to face them.

"And for what? To look for a lost friend?"

Nightwing growled.

"HEY I DON'T REMEMBER HAVING TO FOLLOW YOUR RULES BRUCE, I QUIT REMEMBER?"

"You may have quit, but everyone should learn how to follow good advice when given, even I listen to good advice."

"YEAH WELL YOU DIDN'T TELL US ABOUT REAPER AND HIS SECRET IDENTITY!"

Batman raised an eyebrow. Cassie widened her eyes.

"Secret identity? I don't know his secret identity."

"Liar! How else could Cassie know about it then?"

Batman glared at Cassie.

"What?"

Nightwing's eyes softened.

"You mean, you didn't know?"

Batman ignored him and asked Cassie.

"Cassie why didn't you tell me this before?"

She looked up at him.

"I thought it wouldn't matter to you."

"Of course it matters to me, if we knew his identity earlier we would have been able to catch him and prevent him from killing hundreds of people."

"I am sorr-"

"Sorry won't cut it Cassie."

"THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?"

"There is nothing you can do. Now I should kick you off the team, but you are a valued person here. However, I will suspend you from any action for a month."

"WHAT?"

"With-holding evidence from me is a serious crime Cassie, you have to learn. You're lucky that I'm not sending you to jail."

Cassie angrily walked away towards her room. Batman asked Nightwing.

"Nightwing, who is this Reaper then?"

"Beastboy, Beastboy of the Teen Titans."

"Beastboy? But he's dead, I was there for the funeral to see hi-"

"I know. I know, but he was revived in the Lazarus Pit's."

Batman grunted.

"Lazarus Pits? Ra's! I should have known."

"It's too late now. What should we do then?"

"He's a criminal Nightwing, you have to send him to jail."

"So you think it's that simple huh? Beastboy was our teammate, our friend Bruce. He was a hero. Who knows, his time with Ra's may have turned him rogue, but he's still changeable right?"

Batman narrowed his eyes.

"Come with me, I have to show you something."

"Where to?"

Batman didn't answer, he just took out his bat communicator and pressed a few buttons. He then walked to the batmobile.

"Where to, Bruce?"

Batman started the engine. Nightwing widened his eyes and then jumped into the seat.

"You could've just said get in the car."

Batman only narrowed his eyes and drove out of the batcave.


The Jump City bloods were carry boxes off from a cargo ship. The Jump City bloods were predominately black, but they do have a few ex-cartel members and few Caucasian men. The leader was 6'8 ft tall, with a heavy build, had dreadlocks and was wearing locks. He had an AK-74 by his side. In a strong Jamaican accent he said.

"HURRY UP MAN, THE BOSS ISN'T GOING TO PAY PEOPLE WHO WORK LIKE SNAILS!"

"Keshan, what are in these boxes?"

"I do not know, the boss just said they are very important."

The gang members quickened their pace. Then from the shadows 2 grappling hooks emerged grabbing 2 men who were carrying a heavy box. They screamed as they were pulled. Everyone saw this.

"WEAPONS! EVERYBODY, WEAPONS!"

The gang-members took out their weapons, the weapons ranged from nailed 2 by 4's to light machine guns. Suddenly, 2 headless bodies emerged from the shadows and landed in front of the feet of some of the gang-members. They screamed and suddenly everybody opened fire into the darkness. After 2 minutes of unleashing hell, 3 rpg rockets were fired into the darkness creating a large-explosion. As the smoke dissipated all they saw was lots of rubble where the darkness once was. One gang member said.

"I think-I think he's gone."

In rapid succession the lights above were destroyed. Everybody screamed and fired their weapons, but the number of people firing where decreasing rapidly. Keshan fired 3 bursts of bullets into the docks then ran inside the ship.

"KOJO START THE ENGINE, WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE!"

Suddenly the bay doors started to rise, but as quickly as it rises, it stopped. Keshan ran to the top of the boat.

"KOJO HIT THE LIGHTS!"

Suddenly bright light revealed the carnage in the docks. Keshan was standing by the rails with his personal body-guard of 20 men behind him. On the docks were dozens of mutilated bodies strewn across it. Keshan was enraged.

"COME OUT AND FIGHT LIKE A MAN, YOU DIRTY COWARD!"

Keshan then heard a cold-voice behind him.

"Here I am."

Keshan quickly turned around and saw a dark-hooded figure standing on top of his now dead personal bodyguard. He reached for his gun, but a knife struck the handle, causing him to let go. He then took out a knife and charged at him. Reaper ducked under his swing and delivered a hard punch to his gut. Keshan let go off the knife as he screamed in pain. Reaper flipped him and slammed him onto the ground.

"Who are you working for?"

"I DON'T KNOW MAN! I-I SWEAR!"

Reaper had enough of people who said, 'I don't know' he revealed his wristblade and killed him. He then heard beeping noises coming from Keshan's pants. He quickly took the cellphone out of his pants.

"Keshan have you deli-"

Savage smiled as he saw who it was on the phone.

"I see my plan worked."

"Hiring street thugs to be your personal bus-boys ain't wise Savage, even for you."

"But they have fulfilled their purpose by drawing you there. I didn't expect you to be there so early, what a treat."

"So they were delivering shipments huh? Wonder what's in them?"

Reaper jumped down and opened one of the boxes, in the boxes were...my little pony figurines.

"What the hell is this? YOU THINK THIS IS A JOKE?"

"Hardly Reaper, what was joke was you telling me to send my best. Tell me Reaper, do you want to die?"

"I didn't tell you to send your best just so I can die Savage."

Savage smirked.

"Confident are we, very well. You want the best, you've got it, and I hope you like my...gifts."

"Sorry, I don't like my little ponies."

"No, I did heard you like explosives."

Savage began to laugh, and then the link ended.

"Explosives?"

Reaper then heard beeping all over the place. He ran over to one box and saw that the eyes on the figurines were blinking red and an increasing pace.

"OH SHIT!"

He ran towards the water and dived. Just as he entered the water, the whole port and the ship were engulfed in an explosive that had a 1 mile radius. The explosion was so huge and loud that it woke up the whole of Jump City.


Batman and Nigthwing were walking down an alleyway, it was raining and they were both very cold, not that they complained. Batman then stood still, then so did Nightwing. Nightwing whispered.

"Bruce, why are we here?"

But his answer was answered, but not by Batman.

"So glad you can make it."

Nightwing saw a man in a brown leather jacket with a grey sweater and a red helmet, he immediately recognized him and took out his escrima sticks.

"Red hood."

Batman gestured Nightwing to lower his weapons.

"Nightwing, we're not here to fight."

He then looked at Red Hood.

"We're hear to talk."

Red hood chuckled.

"I'm surprised Bruce, normally you'd just give me a couple broken bones and a lot of bruises."

Nightwing was shocked.

'Red hood knows Bruce?'

"Batman, how does he know who you are?"

"It was something I did once."

Red Hood laughed loudly.

"WHAT? YOU MEAN? HE DIDN'T TELL YOU?"

Batman narrowed his eyes.

"WELL WHEN YOU AND YOU'RE SORRY ASS LEFT GOTHAM, Batman got all lonely and he wanted to find someone. Someone to replace you."

"Replace me? Batman what does he mean?"

Batman didn't answer.

"ISN'T IT OBVIOUS NIGHT-BOY! HE WANTED A NEW ROBIN! And luckily for him"

Red hood took out his helmet. He revealed a man with a smirking, well chiselled face, with black hair and some white hair in the front. Even more noticeable was that he was wearing and eye mask, an eye mask similar to Nightwing's previous eye mask.

"He found me."

He then began to laugh again. Nightwing was furious

'Why should I be scolded for disobeying orders, why should Cassie be suspended for with-holding information. Bruce was doing the same thing!'

"WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE BATMAN, TO SHOW ME THAT YOU KEPT SECRETS FROM ME?"

"His name is Jason Todd. Yes, I did keep it from you, but only because I know you'd overreact to my actions."

"FINE, SO NOW I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A 2ND ROBIN, HOW DOES THIS HELP AT ALL?"

Batman ignored him.

"Jason, how do you feel about me not killing the Joker."

"HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL BATMAN, you made me feel as if I was no more than collateral damage to you."

"You're much more than coll-"

"LIES!"

Nightwing was confused.

"What do you have to do with the Joker?"

Jason glared and Nightwing.

"Why I'm glad you asked. Because the Joker...was my murderer."

"Murderer? But how?"

Batman interrupted.

"Enough of this, this ends tonight. All of it."

Jason smirked.

"Nobody knows that better than me."

He tossed the helmet at them and pressed a button which caused the helmet to explode. Luckily, Batman and Nightwing already took cover. Nightwing emerged from behind the dumpster and charged at Jason. Jason took out a knife and charged at him as well. They threw several swings, all of which were blocked or dodged. Nightwing kneeled then slammed both ends of his escrima sticks together, unleashing a circular shockwave. Jason didn't dodge in time and was shocked and was sent into the air. Batman then shot his grappling gun at his legs, and pulled. As Jason landed painfully, he asked.

"Is the whole Batclan known for their gadgets?"

He then cut the wire and slammed a taser into it, shocking Batman.

"Your not the only one with toys."

Nightwing then threw several explosive disks at him. Jason skilfully dodged most of them.

"HAH! You gotta do better than that."


(slow motion)

An explosive disk was right in front of Jason with a batarang right behind it, ready to detonate it.


It exploded. Jason was sent flying, but he grabbed onto the ledge of a building and pulled himself over onto the roof. Shortly behind him was Batman and Nightwing. Jason leapt over batman and thrusted his knife through Batman's cape, and sticked it into the ground, making him stuck. He then engaged Nightwing.

"C'mon Nightboy."

Nightwing swung at him, but Jason ducked under it, pulled his arms and kneed Nightwing in the abdomen hard. He then slammed him into the floor. He kneeled on him and delivered punch after punch into him. Nightwing's beatdown was interrupted by Batman tackling Jason down onto the building next door. Jason was slammed into a statue, and both fell into the ground hard. Batman got up first, Nightwing landed beside Batman and wiped the blood from his face. Jason slowly got up.

"It's 2 against 1 Jason, it's over."

"It has always been 2 against 1."

Jason then threw several shurikens at them. Both dodged in the opposite direction. Batman threw a batarang at him. He dodge it. Nightwing said,

"You gotta do better than that."

Batman narrowed his eyes.

"I did."

The batarang swung around and exploded behind Jason. Jason quickly regained his senses, but realized that his jacket was on fire, and...it had explosives. Jason quickly took it off and threw it away, but it exploded, sending him flying again onto chimney. Jason slowly got up and saw Batman running towards him. He threw a punch at him, but Batman grabbed his arm, raised it, and elbowed his exposed side. Batman slammed his head onto the floor. Jason grunted in pain, but then picked up a sharp, broken piece of the roof and swung it at Batman's torso, he managed to slash across his chest. Batman backed up as Jason swung the lethal weapon at him. Suddenly Nightwing grabbed the arm carrying the sharp tool, placed it behind Jason and kicked him in the back towards Batman. Batman grabbed his head and kneed him. As Jason's head bounced off, he grabbed Jason by the nook of his shirt and head-butted him and swung and slammed him onto the railing.

"You say you want to be better than me."

Jason grunted.

"But it won't happen. NOT LIKE THIS!"

He swung his arm at Jason, causing him to break the railing, fall, and crash onto a shorter building. Jason slowly got up. Nightwing and Batman were on standing on the edge of the roof of the taller building. Nightwing was glaring at him, while Batman looked sympathetic.

"I know I failed you Jason. I tried to save you, but I-I am trying to save you now."

Jason took out a red communicator from his belt.

"SCARLET, IMMEDIATE EVAC NOW!"

A voice from the communicator was heard.

"On it boss."

He then took out a smoke bomb from his boot and threw it right in front of him. Nightwing and Batman jumped down and tried to find Jason, but it seems he ran off. Nightwing then saw Jason running on a rooftop, 2 buildings away.

"THERE!"

They both took off after. Jason was running as fast as he can, but he was basically limping. By the time he got to the edge of the roof, Nightwing and Batman were no more that 5 metres away. Jason glared at Batman.

"You say you're trying to save me."

He looked forward.

"But I don't need saving."

Suddenly he jumped off the roof. Batman and Nightwing were shocked because the only thing below Jason was the street and he was 13 storeys up, he wouldn't survive. Suddenly, a black-blur covered him, and he just disappeared. Nightwing slammed his fists into a wall.

"WHAT THE HELL? HOW DID HE DO THAT?"

"Obviously Jason wasn't working alone."

Nightwing then glared at Batman.

"AND YOU? DID YOU BRING ME HERE TO GET A COUPLE BRUISES AND BROKEN BONES? TO HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF LETTING A CRIMINAL GET AWAY?"

"Jason can be very crafty."

"Of course, you taught him after all. Any-ways, why did you bring me here?"

"So Beastboy was raised from the dead and now mercilessly hunts down and kills criminals."

"I kinda know that already."

"You don't get it do you?"

"Get what?"

"Jason kills criminals, because the Joker killed him, and now he thinks all criminals need to be put down, sound familiar?"

Nightwing growled, he knew who Batman was referring to.

"BEASTBOY IS NOT LIKE THAT MONSTER JASON TODD, HE IS A FRIEND, AND HE IS A HERO, AND HE ALWAYS WILL BE!"

"THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT JASON AS WELL, BUT I WAS WRONG!"

Batman sighed.

"I was wrong. I could never sway Jason's mind, no-one can, and now he's hell bent on killing criminals. If Beastboy is killing criminals, because of whatever happened that caused him to die, then I fear that it is too late."

"NO IT ISN'T! HE CAN BE CHANGED!"

"You will learn the hard truth in time. Now let's go back to the bat-cave, we both need the rest."

Nightwing huffed and ran past Batman, hitting his shoulder, and then hopping from one roof to another towards the batmobile. Batman followed suit.


A large door was opening. A dark figure was limping further and further into the darkness. The door closed and then the lights went on, revealing Reaper's injured figure. While he had no broken bones, he had shrapnel all over the place. He took a pair of tweezers from a cupboard and began to take the small fragments of concrete, wood, and metal that were embedded in his body and he kept grunting everytime he took one out and placed it on a silver platter. When he was done, there were at least 50 tiny fragments on the now bloody platter.

"Fuck you Savage and your stupid explosive ponies."

Suddenly Orbital was calling him from his built in communicator. A familiar deep computerized voice was heard.

"Did your mission go well?"

"Kinda, but it turns out, the thugs were working for Savage. They transporting shipments from one of his cargo ships. Turns out they were bombs. Luckily, he detonated while I was still in the port."

"A-Are you all right?"

"I'm talking to you aren't I?"

"Well you could be forced to talk to me as if everything's fine, but in reality you have a gun to your head or a bomb strapped to your chest."

"True, but don't worry I'm not, or at least I think I'm not. And would you stop using technology to change your voice, we're in a secure network, no-one's gonna find out. Besides it kinda feels like I talking to a fat man who's like a pedophile."

"Aww is the mighty Garfield feeing lonely?"

"Hey! You try talking to someone who sound's like a pedophile."

"Aren't I doing that already."

Garfield chuckled, then sarcastically said.

"Very funny. Now seriously, cut that voice out, a few more minutes of that and I might not be able to sleep tonight."

"Alright.
"

Then a feminine voice was heard.

"Better?"

Garfield smiled.

"Much."


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