Chapter 10: Jason What Have You Done?!
Damian and Dick walked to the sparing arena once in and prepared for sparing Dick spoke.
"So how are you and Sara at YJA?" Dick asked while throwing a punch.
"Great." Damian said dodging, "She and I have the first three periods together then we split our separate ways for three periods until we meet up at lunch and then have Forensics for the last period of the day." Damian said partially throwing punches and dodging Dick's.
"That's good. I'm guessing you compared schedule, "Dick said swinging a kick as Damian jumped avoiding it and the first hit landed when Dick knocked Damian on his ass from a straight fist to the face.
"Nice shot." Damian said lying on the ground getting up Damian said, "Your daughter is really turning heads at the Academy" he said with a flurry of attacks.
"Really do you think that is good?" Dick said avoiding most of them and on the last shot getting knocked down.
"No!" Damian shouted, "I don't like all the guys pretty much fantasizes about her even the ones in a relationship its crazy." Damian said as Dick swept his leg.
"First off ew second what do you expect with a face like Barbara's you just need to understand I knew that would happen but you need to learn how to coop with that and how to be a better hero in case you decide to leave the role of Robin. Don't be over protective of her, I know she is still head over heels in love with you no one will take her from you. Dick said winning the fight.
"You win" Damian said, "and you're telling me this the overprotective father the new father figure for me I am an adult I don't need you-" Damian was interrupted by an emergency alarm Dick put his gloves on and pressed the special button as he ran out of the room into the main corridor.
"Good fight!" Dick shouted as he left he ran to his and Barbara's quarters on the watchtower and just like he thought there was a briefing packet and to his surprise it was The Joker teaming up with Jason Todd. "This can't be right. Barbara!"
"Yes Richard!' Barbara said.
"Have you spoken to agent Todd recently!?" Dick asked.
"Yes he quit Batman Inc. to pursue his 'own ambitions' I'm guessing you are looking at the packet!" Barbara answered.
"Yeah" Dick said, "I'm surprised he teamed up with the man who killed him."
"Same here" Barbara said as she walked in to the room to get her gadgets, "Same here Bru- Dick."
"I know you were about to say Bruce this is the first League mission without him. It does feel different, but it will do. I promise you and the world I AM BATMAN! Now let's defend Gotham." Dick said leaving the compartment. He walked back in a second later and said, "I forgot to get myself gadgets." He grabbed his Escrima sticks, Batarangs, Bat-Claw, smoke pellets, exploding pellets, tear gas pellets, his 100 volt stun gun, Bat-cuffs, Bat-net, Jet-Batpack, Bat-grenades, Bat-Taser, and various other gadgets.
"Everyone get to the teleporter." J'onn ordered.
"On our way." Dick said. When he and Barbara arrived most of the members of this mission were already in Gotham and J'onn didn't look happy which isn't good.
"Richard you know you're leading this mission right I have Red Robin leading until you two are down there oh and the young justice league will not be used in this mission except for Damian and Sara."
"Okay are they down there?" Barbara asked.
"Not yet!" Damian shouted, "Sorry we're late."
"We had to wait until archery class got out." Sara explained, "Professor Queen would let me leave early."
"Just get on the teleporter." J'onn said angrily. After the three bats and one bird got on the teleporter and were set Dick had on an armored helmet he was prepared for war as any member on this mission which is pretty much any member of Batman Inc. once down there Dick explained the plan he said leave Jason for me. In the plan he broke Batman Inc. into squads his consisting of Damian, Sara, Barbara, Tim, Stephanie, and himself. Each squad had a specific job, his squad's to find Jason Todd and bring him in.
"Permission to kill?" Robin asked beating up a Red Hood goon. Batman turned to him and smiled.
"Granted." Dick said then turned to Damian and said, "Don't expect it granted again anytime soon." Dick said knocking out a goon.
"I won't." Damian said pulling out a Katana and decapitating some Joker thugs.
"Batman this is Batwoman do you read me?" Batwoman asked.
"I read you Batwoman what is it?" Dick said.
"You…get to Jason fast" Batwoman said her signal weakening.
"Batwoman what's wrong I'm losing you signal." Dick said.
"He has…Gordon…" She was cut off Dick knew she meant Commissioner Gordon, Barbara's father.
"Batwoman? BATWOMAN! Damnit lost the signal." Dick said.
"Jason must be jamming it." Barbara said, "What did Kate say?" She asked.
"Jason has your father." Dick said.
"What!" Barbara said shocked, "Dick we have to save him NOW!"
"Good evening Gothamites!" a cold voice shouted and as they turned to look at a building in the heart of the city with a TV built into it, it show a man with a red helmet, dark brown leather jacket, and body armor on and next to him a blonde in a black leather jacket with a red hoodie underneath and cargo pants tucked into her high heel boots.
"C'mon Hood show Gotham you're in charge." The blonde said.
"Not yet Harleen." Red Hood said to the blonde, "Not until The Batman gets here."
"What if he doesn't show?" Harleen asked.
"He will" Red Hood said, "that is if he wants to save Commissioner Gordon's life… C'mon on Batman I'm an easy man to find all you have to do is come alone to the funhouse of the man who almost killed me where I have him and I'll let him live, BUT if even one more person, if a civilian shows up he dies. Oh and just so we're clear I've taken over Joker's gang and ended his life as you can see all his allies and his beautiful associate Ms. Harley Quinzel (Harleen blushes) are now mine." (author's note: I can explain soon I will be doing a story called Red Hood and Harley Quinzel Rise and in it Harley and Jason will be a couple to make it not gross Harley will be at least in high school at the time of A Death In The Family so Ms. Quinzel would be no where near Joker's age and would never go crazy (literally and figuratively) for the Joker and they would've never hook up)
"Finish off the Hoods I'm going to Joker's Funhouse to finish Jason." Dick said
"I'm going with you." Barbara said.
"Babs" Dick sighed and put his hands on her shoulders looked her straight in the eyes and asked, "Do you want your father to die?"
"No." Barbara answered.
"Then STAY HERE." Dick ordered.
"Fine." Barbara groaned. Batman pressed a button on his belt buckle and the Batmobile drove to his location.
"Sara." Dick said before leaving.
"Yes father?" she replied.
"Don't let your mother follow." Dick said and then drove off. Sarah looked at her mom.
"You're going aren't you?" Sara said.
"Are you going to stop me like you father told you to." Barbara asked pressing her belt buckle.
"No." Sara said and stepped aside as Barbara's Batcycle drove up. Dick arrived at Joker's funhouse a little over an hour later there was practically an army of Red Hood's goons in front of the doors.
"Dang" Dick said, "Jason isn't messing around." He pressed a button on the dashboard and a bunch of balls shot out and landed around the red hoods goons knock out gas spewed out they all collapsed. "Typical." Dick said getting out of the Batmobile and walked into the amusement park. "RED HOOD! I'M HERE" Dick shouted, "LET COMMISH' GO!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Red Hood laughed, "Now why would I do that Bats isn't there supposed to be a fight first?" Jason said.
"We don't have to do that-" Dick said but was cut off.
"WRONG!" Jason yelled, "We have to do this after all you are The Batman." He said walking into the light from chest to feet he was covered in Kevlar armor, he had tactical look pants stuffed in his boots, a dark red helmet on, and a dark brown leather jacket in his hands he held two mini oozies one in each hand and on one boot a knife the other a desert eagle. "Harleen lights please!" a spotlight turned on a bloodied, battered, and gaged but breathing Commissioner James W. Gordon a hiding Barbara Gordon gasped.
"Daddy" Barbara said, "what have they done to you?"
"Commissioner!" Dick shouted and ran to his father-in-law, "Commish are you okay?"
"Dangit you still won't call me Jim" Gordon said after his gag was removed then Batman started to untie Commissioner but he got booted in the gut by Red Hood.
"No way Caped Crusader" Red Hood said, "the battle hasn't happened yet. Harleen retie his feet!"
"Yes sir" she said and went to retie the ropes. As the fight starts Dick is under fire from the mini oozies he decided to bring out the Batshield a bullet proof riot-like shield but Bat shaped once it was prepared he got up and headed towards Red Hood once he was close enough he got Jason with an uppercut and knocked both firearms out of his hands.
"Yeah that's what I'm talking about that feels good c'mon hombre a hombre or man to man since your and idiot who won't kill.
"I'm considering killing you, but I think Arkham getting a new loon is more suiting." Dick said.
"Darn right." Commissioner said, "Will SOMEONE untie me please!"
"Sure Commissioner" Barbara said.
"Batgirl what the hell!" Dick shouted as Jason pulled a gun out of its holster on the back of his belt.
"I warned you Batman to come alone or the old man dies." Red Hood said.
"I did she must've followed." Dick said
"You expect me to believe Nightwing would go anywhere without his free time play toy I don't buy it!" Red Hood said and shot Commissioner Gordon in the head.
"No!" Dick said running over, "Jason what have you done?!"
"I've killed him obviously I was joking earlier when I called you an idiot but you really must be one if you can-OW" Jason said and was attacked by Barbara
Dick got on his comm-link, "WE NEED A MEDIC WE HAVE AN AGENT DOWN BATMAN INC. AGENT JAMES W. GORDON SR. IS DOWN WE NEED A MEDIC NOW!" then he spoke to Commissioner off comm-link trying to hold back tears, "Please Commish don't leave this world not yet PLEASE an ambulance is on its way" Batman took a cloth out of his utility belt "ok I'm going to apply pressure to the bullet wound just don't die."
"Richard don't" Jim said, "it's my time, protect the city as best you can Commissioner Grayson." After those words James Gordon Sr. died.
"No, No, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Dick shouted, "Jason you bastard he was a Batman Inc. agent and a good friend." Dick said while heading over to Jason, "I'm seriously considering killing you" Dick said pulling Barbara off, she ran to her father's corps crying, "But I'm not for every Batman there has to be a Joker and I found mine."
"Okay I'll be your Joker but you forgot, Joker…" Jason said then dropped smoke pellets, "always gets away." He laughed as Harley and Jason got into a helicopter. When the smoke cleared they were gone.
"I'll find him" Dick said.
"We will." Barbara said wiping tears from her eyes "Us, the police, Batman Inc., and any allies that wants to help." she looked at her father's body and said, "We will avenge you Dad I promise."
