(Almost) Meeting the Family Friend
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Clark switched the dictaphone off at the conclusion of his interview with Bruce Wayne. Now that the interview was over they could talk more freely to one another.
"I was looking forwards to meeting this son of yours." Clark said sipping his tea.
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Robin landed painfully against the wooden box. The crate splintered underneath him pushing a spike of wood into his side. Not allowing the pain to show on his face Robin stood up and pulled the stake from his side. He dropped the bloody splinter with a clatter.
"Next time I'll be sure to put it through your heart." The muscle bound Goliath threatened.
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"Well he had things to do." Bruce answered.
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Bane was thrown of guard as Robin's fist collided with his ribs and back. The attacks actually hurt. Another punch landed on his nose, breaking the snout, spewing blood into his eyes and mouth. Robin took advantage of his disorientation to deliver a kick that threw him against a wall.
"Your stronger then the Bat." Bane noted.
"Nah, I just know how to hit harder." Robin called throwing a punch at Bane, a punch that Bane caught in his larger hand.
"Me too."
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"Nothing dangerous I hope." Clark said
"I shouldn't think so."
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The brick wall smashed as Robin collided painfully with it and fell to his knees. Again he climbed to his feet without allowing the pain he felt to show on his face. He moved to one side to avoid the giant's fist that rushed down on him. Bane's arm buried itself into the wall up to his shoulder.
Robin leaped up and connected his knee into the mans chin. The blow knocked Bane back, pulling his arm free. He kicked off of Bane's back and pulled two disks from his belt, throwing them at the two bars that supported the platform above them. Both disks exploded, knocking the bars apart and causing the platform and all its contents to fall. Robin narrowly avoided being buried with Bane.
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"I've heard Robin was back helping you." Clark said.
"He has taken over a large portion of my nightly duties and assists me with several day time ones. Of course Batgirl also assists."
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The three thugs and their leader, who had hoped to have Bane under his employ, looked at Robin stunned as the police sirens reached their ears.
"You want to deal with them…or do you want to deal with me." He growled as the Commissioner and his men entered the building. The four of them dropped their weapons and surrendered.
"Bane?" Jim asked.
"Under there somewh…" Robin stopped when the wreck behind him shuddered. "Get your men back."
"Why?" Gordon asked but he didn't have time to explain.
"Get your men back now!" He yelled. Jim nodded to the other officers who dragged the apprehended men back out of the building. The platform Bane was buried under was suddenly thrown forwards towards Robin and Commissioner Gordon.
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"Would I be right in assuming that your son and Robin are the same person?" Clark asked.
"I wouldn't answer that question either way." Bruce answered.
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Robin grabbed Jim Gordon around his waist and leaped into the air. He had to run along the top of the platforms length with the Commissioner in his arms. The platform broke through the brick wall behind them and fell down on the patrol cars outside. The officers were barely able to pull the apprehended men back as their vehicles were crushed under it. Robin landed lightly and dropped Jim to the ground.
The black masked form of Bane was now visible. Jim looked up from where he was and swore. Lifting himself to his knees he aimed his weapon at the goliath.
"Police! You're under arrest! Kneel on the ground and place your hands behind your head!" The Commissioner shouted.
"Yeah. Right." Bane said lifting one of the damaged crates and throwing it at the pair. A powerful kick from Robin shattered the box into splinters but not before the Commissioner had already rolled to one side.
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"So you won't deny it."
"No but I won't confirm it either." Bruce said.
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Bane turned and ran when Commissioner Gordon fired at him. The brick wall he ploughed through did little to slow him down; the exploding batarang however bought him to his knees. Robin ran through the hole Bane had created and leaped into the air. Planting both feet onto the back of Bane's head Robin drove his face into the concrete earth before spring boarding over to Batgirl.
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"So what are Robin and Batgirl doing at the moment?"
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The warehouse Bane had escaped from was separated from the neighbouring warehouse only by the brick wall he had broken through. Batgirl had been waiting for him inside the building for his inevitable escape attempt.
Picking himself up to his knees Bane charged at the two before Batgirl could demand his surrender. Both stepped to one side to avoid him and each delivered him a blow as he passed them. He grimaced when Robin's fist buried into his side but simply shrugged of Batgirl's kick to his already broken nose.
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"An informant revealed that a major and wanted criminal would be meeting with people who wish to hire his services. They went to brake up the meet." Bruce revealed.
"How major?" Clark asked wondering if maybe he should get involved.
"They can signal for help if they need it." Bruce said sensing his mood.
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Batgirl collided painfully with the iron rods. He had thrown her with enough force to bend the bars with her impact. Her body armour had absorbed a lot of the impact but her ribs felt like they were still vibrating. At least they weren't broken.
Robin was faring better against the monster. During his years with Batman the pair usually collected evidence against the crime bosses and only took on thug, muggers and the mentally unstable in hand-to-hand. Of course they had come across their share of super power villains but they were few and far between.
His years with the Titans however had changed that. Robin had soon learned to take on people that were bigger and tougher then he was. He had trained with masters that showed him how to bring even the mightiest to their knees.
Bane was a different breed of foe though. One of Robin's advantages had always been a super-villain's dependency on their powers. Those who were super strong didn't bother to learn how to fight, they just kept hitting until they weren't being hit back. In other words, big meant dumb.
But Bane didn't just know how to fight; the Venom drug being pumped into his body gave him the power to crush the bat-mobile with his bare hands. He was smart to, and that made him all the more dangerous. Where was Superman when you needed him?
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"The informant didn't know who they were meeting, just that he was a big catch." Bruce said.
Clark raised his brow.
"His words not mine. Would you like some more tea?" He said noting Clark's empty cup.
"Yes thank you Alfred." Clark said when the butler collected it.
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Bane went through another wall but this time he had been thrown through it. Robin followed him and leaped up into the night sky. Bane cranked his neck to search for the teen but by the time he did Robin had already dived out of the darkness like a giant bird of prey.
The thick wooden beams, that made up the pier they were on, groaned under the impact. Robin flipped back off of the giant but Bane recovered fast and caught him by his cape. Throwing him over his head Bane slammed Robin down on the wood, exciting more moans from the floor. Robin gritted his teeth to prevent his own moan from escaping.
Rolling to one side Robin avoided to boot that was rushing towards his head. Bane's powerful leg broke through the age-old wood until he was buried up to his knee. Before he could pull himself free Robin climbed to his feet and extending his Bo staff. The strike around his head not only freed Bane but also sent him slamming into a nearby wall.
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"How is Lois?" Bruce asked. Lois had never actually met Bruce Wayne but she had grown to dislike Batman. Funny thing was she actually had a positive opinion of him before they met. Must have been his charm.
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"This time you don't walk away little bird." Bane said as he tightened his grip around Robin's neck. "But I will be merciful and not kill you. I will merely…" Lessening his hold Bane lifted him over his head by his arm and legs. "…brake you!"
Before Bane could drive Robin's nearly unconscious form into his knee and brake his back like he had promised Commissioner Gordon leaped onto the giants back and grabbed hold of the tube that pumped his supply of Venom through his body.
Realising what was happening Bane discarded Robin to the floor and reached for the Commissioner who was trying, unsuccessfully, to pull the thick tube from the back of his head. Grabbing the Commissioner by his brown overcoat Bane pulled him round so that they were face to face.
"What do you thing you're doing little man?" Bane growled. Instead of answering Jim lifted his hand and poked the giant in his eye.
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"She's okay. Asked quite a few questions as to why you would only give me an interview." Clark answered.
"What did you tell her?"
"That I had discovered a few people in your employ who were selling company secrets. Instead of writing a story about it and undermining your reputation I gave you the names."
"How thoughtful of you." Bruce remarked.
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The back of Gordon's head bounced of the brickwork as Bane threw him against it with a roar. The cities Commissioner slumped to the ground.
Bane rubbed his eye through his mask and turned back to Robin who was still coughing on the ground where he left him. Walking over to the spluttering young man Bane reached out to grab the scruff of his neck only to receive a surprise. Robin slipped a disk into his hand and quickly leaped away from him.
The disk in Bane's hand suddenly lit up and released the volts of electricity it had stored. Bane gave the loudest roar of pain yet as the energy flowed through his body. It was pure luck that his fists curled up in the pain and crushed the devise under the pressure. Falling to his knees Bane panted a few times before brushing aside his soreness and standing tall once again.
Until Batgirl's batarang cut cleanly through his Venom tube anyway.
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"So this is me paying you back then?" Bruce said.
"Why else would you agree to it?" Clark responded
"That'll be Dick know." Bruce said after hearing the clock, which hid the entrance to the cave, slide to one side. "Dick I want you to meet…" He started.
"I'm going bed." Dick interrupted as he passed Bruce and Clark. Bruce turned to Barbara as she passed herself only to be cut off before he could speak.
"Me to." She stated.
"Rough night?" He called after them.
"Bane!" They both shouted back in way of an answer.
"I'll assume that's a yes." Clark said.
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Dick backed away from Barbara who he had been kissing against his bedroom door.
"We shouldn't be doing this." Dick said.
"Why not?"
"I'm not staying Babs. Once Wayne Industries is out of its rut I'll be leaving again." He explained.
"I know, and that's exactly why I want to be doing this." She responded opening his door behind her back. Taking his hand she pulled him into the room after her.
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ANFinally updated. Sorry about the wait but I'm back in University now so can't write as often. On top of that my house has been burgled and they stole my laptop! Luckily I have a copy of my stories on another computer but they're all a little behind. I've had to re-type a lot of work that I've lost.
I hope people approve of my Bane character. I didn't think the Bane's in other medias (TV and movies) ever did the character justice (especially that movie!) so I hope you all approve of mine. As always I await you're reviews that I have no doubt everyone will be sending :-)
