Chapter 12: Who Am I?

Authors Note: Okay I just finished with Tonycakes story nice ending. AgeZen-01 and Tonycakes thank you for your reviews as always you guys are what keep this story alive…seriously you are my only reviewers. (Sighs) God I'm so alone. JK as long as people read or favorite my story I'm happy.

AgedZen-01: Thank you for your review I hope you get Microsoft Word soon.

Tonycakes: I'm glad you like the crossover at first it was just out of boredom and because I was a fan but now I was hoping to add her as a character. PM me if you have an issue with it. Also great start to your sequel.

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Disclaimer: I do not own batman for I AM BATMAN…in my dreams.

Talia had led me out of the pit and into a private area in the abandoned forgotten city of Wonder City. She was still fumed over the fact that Bruce had lied to her and that her father used her as leverage. I mean having the only man she loved use her for her connections and having your father the man who gave you life hold a knife to your throat would make any normal person peeved.

Needless to say Talia was not having a goodnight.

We stopped at an abandoned hotel where she was staying due to the fact the place was crawling with her guards. We stormed into her room as she threw my sword on her nearby desk that was littered with candles and scrolls. She then turned around and did something I didn't think she would do.

She hugged me.

"I'm so happy that you're here." She said as she rested her head on my shoulder.

"Uh…are you okay I think I'm a little too young for you." I said sheepishly.

She let out a light chuckle as she smacked the back of my head.

"You fool I was the one that brought you here remember?" She said.

"Yeah I know you told me that at Arkham Island last year when you tried to take advantage of my amnesia remember?" I asked bitterly.

"I am sorry but we needed you to attack Batman at your fullest and we've notice some things about you lately."

"Such as?" I asked.

"Well since last year we've notice that you're not as vicious as you were last year and also that you're more of a friend of Batman than an enemy."

"Hey, I still hold some resentment towards him and the only reason you don't like me is because I'm no longer that brainless puppet!" I yelled.

"Calm yourself," She said. "It's not me who has a problem with it it's my father. He noticed that you're getting soft and not killing any of the criminals."

"I only kill those who truly deserve it. I'm a warrior not a monster even though I used to work for a monster." I grumbled.

"My father may be cruel but he has spent his life trying to cleanse the world of evil."

"Even if it means becoming evil itself?"

"He is not evil he is just dedicated."

"Even if it means literally sacrificing his only daughter."

"What do you know?" She snapped.

"That you're wasting my time," I growled. "Now why am I here?"

"Red Hood also known as Jason Todd the man you brought back to life thanks to the Laura's Pit." She said.

"You want me to kill him is that it?" I said.

"He is too great of threat he will jeopardize our plan and try to kill us."

"Why he's back to life because of you."

"No, he's back because of you," She then gripped my hands. "Try to remember."

I closed my eyes and soon I was remembering more of my past.

(No one's POV/ Flashback)

A thirteen year old Jayden had been led to a dark chamber blindfolded as Talia pulled it off. Jayden looked around in confusion as he turned to Talia.

"Where are we?" He asked.

"You are at a crossroad in your life boy." A gravelly voice said.

Jayden looked over to see a pale man walk over to him. Jayden was suddenly cold as the man stood over him his green eyes burned a hole in his soul.

"Who are you?" I asked

"Don't talk, just listen," He said. "You were trained by Batman and he failed to help you. He failed to save your father and failed to prevent that girl becoming a helpless cripple. You want the clown dead but you know Batman will not allow it. So now you have a choice. You can either go back to Batman and play that silly game with that clown where you lock him up and he breaks out or you can let me train you and take your revenge. The choice is yours."

He finished as Talia held out a silver katana in front of him and a black face mask. He took the sword and the mask as he kneeled down and swore his allegiance to Ra's Al Ghul. From that point on Jayden was trained by Talia to be stealthy, cunning and an experienced fighter.

Then one night when Jayden was training he received news that his brother was murdered by the Joker. Enraged by this incident he swore to kill Joker but he knew he couldn't take him alone. That's when he remembered he had the key to immortality.

He pleaded with Ra's to let him use the pit but only if Jayden would take over Ra's Al Ghul place as head of the demon. Without even giving it a second thought he rushed down to Gotham and to its hospital Gotham General. Once inside he swapped Jason's body with a dummy and brought him to the Lazarus Pit. He slowly dunked Jason in and after a few minutes he took him out.

Jayden held Jason's limp body for a few minutes before Jason's eyes shot open and glowed green. He let out a shriek and then attacked Jayden. He landed a gash across his eyes and then ran off a ledge disappearing into the dark abyss.

Jayden was furious and confronted Ra's at his personal pit.

"I did nothing wrong." Ra's said without a hint of remorse. "You wanted him back I brought him back. What he does afterwards is of no concern to me."

"Bullshit!" Jayden yelled. "You knew this would happen and you didn't tell me!"

"The pit has strange effect on some. For first timers it causes some psychological damage."

"Bastard!"

"Enough, no matter what has happened I held up my end of the bargain now you must hold up yours. You must kill the Batman." He said his voice oozed like venom.

"What?" Jayden asked. "You want me to fight Batman?"

"Fight?" He asked in disbelief. "Oh no, I cannot beat him you will be no match but he does know you enough to get close to him and when his back is turned kill him."

"You just want me to kill him?"

"That's the duty of being an assassin." Ra's explained. "It's what we trained you for."

"No, I'm a warrior not a killer. Batman is warrior you, your just a low life killer." Jayden snarled.

"That is your final answer…Shame I thought you would be perfect to live as my successor I could have been a father to you." He sighed.

Jayden heard the shriek of bats as he looked over to see a group of them fly away. He remembered that he already lived in someone else's shadow and that he had already dedicated his life to another.

"…I already have a father." He whispered.

Before he could do anything Ra's attacked. Jayden had barely enough time to draw his sword and block before Ra's knocked it out of his hands. He then grabbed Jayden by his throat and dragged him to the Lazarus Pit.

"You are a tool for my plan," He growled as Jayden tried to break free. "If you will not kill Batman by choice you will do it by force." He then held Jayden's head in the pit it glowed green as Jayden struggled to break free. After he stopped struggling Ra's pulled him out and grabbed the back of his head and pushed him towards him.

"You are Jayden Warney, you are a shadow of your formal self, and you were betrayed by Batman he let Barbra Gordon to get crippled and left Jason Todd to die. You do not know that he is Bruce Wayne, and you do not love him. You are the shadow of death and you will kill him."

Jayden's eyes shot open and glowed green as he looked at Ra's.

"Will you do my bidding?"

"Yes master."

Before Ra's could deliver the body to Batman Talia interfered and gave him some commands of her own.

"Jayden, you are a warrior you do not want to kill Batman you will never forget who you are. You will not be a tool you will be your own person. Will you do my bidding?"

"Yes, mistress."

After that she delivered his body to the hospital at Gotham and from that point on he became Shadow the warrior of darkness.

(Flashback end)

I opened my eyes and looked at Talia.

"Wait, so he didn't die that night?" I asked.

"No, he eventually recovered his memory and took the identity of Red Hood." She said.

"But why do you want him dead. He sounds like your kind of person."

"No, he wants to kill Batman and now that we know he's dying he will do everything in his power to stop him from getting that cure."

"So you want me to kill him?" I asked in disbelief.

"No, I just want you to protect Batman…Please."

(Arkham City)

I was free running across the rooftops of Arkham City hoping to find Jason when I came across someone else. A short, stocky, bald man in a cheap blue suit.

"Well, well, well Mayor Quincy Sharp." I said in a false sense of amusement.

"Oh no not you!" He whimpered.

"Oh yeah, you remember me the guy who you marked on your hit list. I think I'll kill you." I said as I pulled out my magnum.

"N-No please it wasn't me who made the orders it was someone else." He whimpered.

"Was it the ones who made you hire Strange?" I asked pointing the magnum at him.

"No he was the one who gave us the info about where you lived and also gave us the serum to suppress your power."

"Was he wearing a red mask?"

"I don't know he came to me at my home and held a gun to my head. He said you would help him in his plan he said you were brothers."

"Jason…" I whispered. "Do yourself a favor when this is all over leave Gotham or I'm coming for you." I said as I smacked the butt of my gun on the top of his bald head. He slumped to the ground as I went back to free running.

"Where the hell are you Jason?" I said to myself.

I then remembered what Talia told me. He would be after Batman and what better way to guarantee to kill him by killing the only man who could make the cure.

"Freeze." I said as I made my way to the police station.

I ran into the building to see Freeze slouched in a corner with his suit smashed up.

"Damn what happened to you?" I asked.

"Batman, it's not important though Joker has the cure." He said as he pointed at a safe.

I looked in to see two joker cards one was real the other was fake. Not really caring I disregarded it and went over to Freeze's machines. Using his nitrogen blood and my Adonis formula I combined the two into a special serum. I pulled out the syringe and frost covered the glass as the liquid looked frozen.

"What is that?" Freeze asked.

"A special formula," I explained. "I took a liking to your blood which is liquid nitrogen and mixed it with my Adonis formula. I am going to inject it into my blood stream and enhance my power."

"You're talking about splicing your DNA? That is insane." Freeze said.

"Power makes you do strange things." I said as I stabbed the needle into my neck. The liquid was freezing as it entered my blood stream. I fell to the ground as I started shaking uncontrollably. After a minute I felt fine as I got to my feet. I flexed my muscles as my veins glowed a light blue and frost coated my arms. I pointed it at the wall and fired a stream of ice. I pulled my hand back and admired my power.

"Bloody splicers." I said in an English accent. "Are you gonna be alright?"

"Batman just called me and told me that the clown has Nora near the steel mill. I activated her beacon on her life pod but it's too hot for me to enter."

"Save it, I'll go get her." I said as I walked out of the lab.

"Wait, why would you do this for me?" He asked.

I then thought about Breeze no Alexandra and remembered how happy she makes me and how I would be a monster without her.

"Because I know what it's like to be cold Viktor and I didn't like it. If I were in your shoes I would give my life to protect her."

With that I left Freeze in the GCPD.

I eventually made my way to the building where they held Nora and snuck around the back. I crept into the vents and made my way into a small holding area. The men were debating who 'gets her first'. Disgusted I burst into the room and took them down one by one.

"You know what if you guys like being so cold I'll give you a hand." My hands glowed blue and I fired a stream of ice at them restraining them to the floors and walls. I then hooked up my communicator and radioed Freeze.

"I got your wife she's gonna be fine." I said.

"Thank you," He expressed. "Please just stay with her I'm on my way."

"Okay." We clicked off as I walked up to Nora.

I couldn't see her through the frost but I could tell she was beautiful. I started to feel sad as I wanted to make sure Breeze was okay. When this is over I'm gonna make it up to her.

I swear it.

Crossover

Shadow was sulking on a rooftop as he was followed by a giggling Batgirl. He turned and gave her a death glare but that only caused her to laugh louder.

"Don't you have anywhere else to go?" He asked.

"No, I'm not even supposed to be out here." She giggled.

"JUST GO AWAY!" He yelled.

"Aww, don't be so grumpy so your girlfriend chased you around a deadly prison with your own sword. It's nothing to be ashamed of…oh wait it totally is!" She said as she let out another loud laugh.

"You know you keep laughing like that and you will end up becoming Joker." He said.

She stopped laughing.

Crap.

"Sarina, I'm so sorry." He said.

"D-Don't worry about it." She said in a shaky voice.

She went over to the ledge of the building at sat down as He went over to join her.

"You know I've dedicated my life to killing him and I forget sometimes that your apart of him."

"Yeah." She said in a quite tone.

"Hey, you are nothing like him. Bruce would never have made you Batgirl if he thought for a second that you were like him."

"It's not that…it's just…I grew up without a father and for my only parents to be the world's most vicious criminals is just…haunting." She sighed.

"Yeah, my father got stabbed right in front of me and I was only a boy. Then I have remember Ra's saying stuff about him being my father and that we were alike. That's when I realized something."

"What?" She asked.

"I am my own person. My name is Jayden Warney I used my training to become Shadow a warrior of peace not an assassin of order. And you are Sarina Gibson adopted daughter of Bruce Wayne and the best damn Batgirl next to the original. No matter whose daughter you may be or what your father may have done you are not him you are you." He said as she started to smile.

"You're right I am me and the Joker may be my father by blood but he is not my father by bond!" She yelled with confidence so loud that bats flew out of an abandoned building. Shadow and batgirl looked up as they flew away and she gave a small smile as she knew a man who took her into his home and gave her everything she could ever want. That's when she realized something about herself.

"I already have a father." She whispered.

Shadow looked down at the girl and away from the Bats. He remembered how a man tried to help him and took everything for granted. How he blamed a man who practically carries the whole world on his shoulders and how Jayden only added to that list of burdens and how he failed him. That's when he realized something about himself.

"I have no father."

Okay as for Jayden's new found power I kind of explained it. It's like in bioshock where your character splices his dna and gets cool powers. And in this case literally.

Anyways Tonycakes has a new story called Arkham hill give it a read people.

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