Chapter 4

Dick's POV

The mist slowly cleared and I was reunited with the woman and the two figures in white owl masks. The door was suddenly flung open by one of them. He walked straight over to the old woman and me. He leaned down and whispered something into the woman's ear. A look of pure rage was plastered over her face.

"Kill them! Kill anyone associated with him! This cannot be happening! Their memories should have been erased! They're supposed to believe he's dead!" she screamed.

"But mistress, the current Talon is can only be restructured once more, should he perish. What if something happens? We will have nothing to protect us. We cannot take that chance." The masked man pleaded.

"Then send them all!" she screamed.

"But-"

"I underestimated Bruce Wayne once. I shan't do it again! Send them all! I want his head!" she bellowed.

"No! You said if I agreed to be your Talon you'd leave my family alone!" I yelled as I was seized by two of her masked grandsons.

"You have no family and you will be the next Talon, Gray Son of Gotham." She replied coldly. "Take him away! It is time for his training!" she ordered.

I was dragged from the room and back into the hallway. I struggled against them as I was forced down a flight of stairs. I couldn't let them kill everyone I care about. Bruce, Alfred, Tim, Damian, Jason, Barbara, Helena, Wally, Clark, Roy; countless people will die. I won't let that happen!

Twisting from their grip, I drove my elbow into the neck of one of the members, while kicking the other masked figure into the wall. They both rolled down the flight of stairs. I had to warn my family. I have to find a way out!

I ran from the stairwell and back into the hallway.

"Stop him!" A masked figure shouted, while sighting me and heading in my direction.

Soon, members of the twisted family blocked my path ahead of me and behind me. I took the only exit I had. A window.

I rolled as soon as I touched the ground, but I didn't stop running. Looking over my shoulder, I saw a familiar old mansion. I know this house. It's a few miles past Wayne Manor. It's supposed to be abandoned. Supposedly the last of the family died centuries ago and no one ever bothered to buy the property.

No one appeared to follow me as I fled from the nightmare and headed in the only direction I knew. Home. I can't let them hurt my family. I had to warn them. The court is sending all of the Talons for them.

********Break********

I entered the cave completely out of breath, only to have a sword directly pointed at my throat.

"Who are you! How did you get passed the securities!" my tiny assailant demanded to know.

"Damian? What are you doing? It's me, Dick." I replied slowly. What in the hell is going on?