The whole time he drove their he was on his phone trying to make contact with either of them, but neither of them were answering their phones and there was something wrong with their phones. He threw his phone almost breaking it as he was frustrated but then tried again and again until eventually he gave up realizing that something was blocking the signal.
He did not care that he would be pulling up in his Bat Mobile or the fact that he was still fully dressed in his Batman gear or that he was still in the emotional state of Batman aura and personality. Or that she would be able to put the pieces together and other might be there and his secret identity would be blown to the world. He pulled up driving at full speed in his car and stopped right in the front of the Wayne Manor and quickly jumping out of the car not caring what would happen next to him. All he cared about right now was his family and taking care of Bane once and for all.
He had already seen that the doors were off their hinges lying on the ground neatly put together with matching footprints on them both, which just made him angrier as he kicked at one of them almost sending it flying away as he did this.
He marched into the house.
" ALFRED! "
" SHINICHI! "
" IS ANYONE HERE ? "
He shouted at the top of his voice using his lungs as powerfully as he could almost breaking glass, not realizing that he was not properly disguising his voice. Right now, it was in between Bruce Wayne and Batman, just like he was right now in a state of mind of worry and panic, with his rage still fully intact with all his might.
His cape was catching onto things as he passed them, knocking all them down when he passed them not caring where they went or the mess he made because right not that did not matter.
And he never cleaned up after himself that would be taken care of by the police and by... Alfred!
He tightened his fists angrier as he was more frustrated than ever.
" ALFRED! "
" SHINICHI! "
" IS ANYONE HERE ? "
He checked Alfred's gun that he had hated so much was missing and it was a faint smell but he could definitely smell that some shots had been fired, but it was obvious none had hit the target they were meant for.
He shook his putting his hand to his head as he stupid pausing for a moment thinking of the last time that bane was here. He knew where he would be and was going to have to confront him again but on his own home, his safe house and the only place in the world he had thought he and the others were save.
But this time it was not.
He entered his private office or study or whatever the hell you wanted to call it he did not care about pointless names right now all he was seeing now was red as his blood was racing and his pulse speeding away like a roaring drum beat.
The grandfather clock that he was the secret entrance to his Bat Cave was broken and smashed to pieces, lying around the entire room as he could clearly see that it had be broken with one punch. But that was not what his full attention was focused on as he looked at the table and he was able to see Shinichi` phone lying on the table with a bow tied around it neatly.
He picked it up holding it in his hand, it was far too light, the battery was missing and the screen was cracked. This was yet another one of his twisted games but he had gone a step much further than usual there had to be more to this than he had originally thought. Normally he would have no cared about the small little details of something as mere as a phone, so for him to go this far and this insane there just had to be something wrong.
Stepping over the wood and heading straight for the elevator entering the lion's den to meet with Bane.
He crossed his arms frustrated that the lift was taking so long.
He knew it was not actually moving slower or taking it`s time but in fact time was feeling like it was slowing down because it always did in moments like this and no matter how many time he pressed the button with his fist it would not make him go any faster. But it was the only thing that he could do to feel like he was doing something and that what he was doing would matter, could help him somehow and just make it all go away with a press of a button. He wished it was that simple but it never was and never would be.
His punched the wall of the elevator angrily, and he suddenly realized that he was letting his anger get the better of him, just like Bane would want him to do. And if he did not stop and this then his anger would get the better of him and then Bane would better the better of him because he would not be concentrate properly. He would be off his game and he would not be who he needed to be to get the job done because he would just be another reckless person in the way. He would be a person blinded by rage and he would not be doing the right thing and would just be reckless tripping up and doing the wrong thing and endangering others. He would be acting like a victim and doing all the wrong actions that would only lead to the wrong attentions, and in short wasting time and ensure their fate when it would have been best put into the hands of others. Something that would usually be left for him to do when this was happening.
He closed his eyes and the breathed in deeply letting go of all of his emotions that he would not need, almost letting them all go with just a slip of a breath. And then he opened his eyes as they were now piercing as he was ready for anything as the lift doors began to open. And he would enter his own Bat Cave ready to fight off his enemy, in his own territory where it would be his own advantage even if his enemy did not see it that way.
'I am Batman' he said inside his head trying to calm himself down and prepare for the emotional rollercoaster that he was about to go on, and be ready for anything that was about to come his way.
And he then entered the darker than usual Bat Cave.
He quickly paced it, walking normally quicker than he usually did but still moving like a ghost without ever making a sound or a trace that he had ever been there as he moved in the darkness. He was using his radar on his helmet to see across the entire place to see in the darkness and to see what could not have been seen by the human eye.
He was currently looking at a trail of human blood, drippings of it as if someone was bleeding made to move in a certain path and right now he was following that trail of human blood so that he could find whoever it belonged to.
And he followed it all the way to...
" Alfred ? " he said concerned as he raced across the room.
He looked in horror as a beaten and bruised Alfred was hanging on the wall, hanged out by one of his very own Batarangs displayed throughout over him, making him looked and shaped like a Bat. His feet were just not touching the ground and his head was slouched down as his head was looking towards the ground. And blood was slowly dropping from Alfred`s head as he could clearly see the wound on his head, he had been struck with what was obvious his own shot gun and it looked like it was done more than once.
He quickly took them all out and then catching Alfred in his arms and then onto his shoulder as he was now starting to grunt and wake up.
" Alfred " he said.
He lowered Alfred onto the ground sitting him there as the lights just suddenly came on at the same time, blinding him for a moment and hurting his eyes making him having to recover from the pain of his stinging eyes as the lights were on.
He then felt a tug on his cape.
" M-master Bruce " said Alfred stammering as he was just able to get it out.
And then Alfred began to wipe his forehead with his handkerchief cleaning it almost perfect with eyes still closed as was just able to stand up and then open his eyes remembering everything that was happening. He was now holding it in place, putting pressure on it so that that the bleeding could stop.
" You have not by any chance seen the first aid kit ? " said Alfred almost seriously.
Bruce just briefly laughed at this and then handed him over the small one that he carried with him in his utility belt.
" If I do say so...this will just have to do for now " said Alfred.
And he then began to do his own stitches and clean himself up at the same time, quickly fixing himself and making himself presentable looking within seconds as he was ready for action and ready to talk.
" Sorry to interrupt the Father-Son reunion but I think that you are forgetting about something or rather someone else that really does need your help right now if I do say so " said Bane grin and wagging his finger in disapproval.
Or just maybe it was something else as he was making a very quiet ticking sound with his tongue as if it was a ticking sound like a clock.
Bruce and Alfred both quickly turned around standing their ground to encounter the man ready for what he had to say and prepare for what was to happen next.
" Bane! " Bruce said acidly.
Then taking a minute as he looked the man up and down.
He was covered in blood patches, blood that did not belong to him and he could clearly see that some of it was drier than the others with hours apart. It was obvious that it did not belong to Alfred but it belonged to Shinichi as it was up and down his sleeves making it obvious that he had held her in her arms. Likely that she was unconscious at the time and it was a head wound similar to Alfred's but was much more worse and would likely be a severe wound looking at the amount of blood. He was holding her hostage somewhere but not far as he could see the muck on the soles of his feet that was on his door and was on the ground making a mess. He had taken her when she was outside the Manor and not from the inside like he was lead to believe as part of the trap but he had made several mistakes in doing so but it was already too late for these things. Shinichi was not too far and it was likely that she was still in the area of the Wayne Manor but the trouble was the place was still large enough and because she was injured that she would be at risk if he did not find her soon. It could take hours to find her or if he was wrong about her not being far then he did not want to know what would happen next, but all he knew he had to save her and fast because he had a heart wrenching and gut feeling that she was in pain and needed help and now.
" Bane this time you have gone too far. I am warning you this is your final chance, hand my daughter over NOW or you will not be happy with what will happen next you will end up somewhere where no one can find you not even the bus that already crawl your cell. Your next cell will make your current one look like a five-star hotel room compared to the one that you will have "said Batman.
" It is interesting that I found nothing about her existence in this entire place apart from her belongings. No drawings from when she was little, photos of her growing up, dresses, make up or all those things girls like. There is not even a shred of her existence that she had ever step foot in here before not in the sixteen years that she has been alive. It seems you have been hiding her from the world and hiding her from your world, well until now that is. And the poor innocent sweet girl does not even know the truth about you just how unfortunate it could have been useful for her to know "said Bane waving his hands around showing the Bat Cave as this was his real world.
" WHERE IS SHE! " demanded Bruce.
But Bane just ignored this and then continued to talk as he pulled out a piece of paper.
" But I did find this " he said showing the both of them a photo.
The photo that he had left hidden in a drawer after he had taken it out of where he had hidden it for the past sixteen years and had not even looked at it since then. He had kept safe ad as proof that she had existed but he could not bear to look at it because it brought up too many emotions and these emotions of love and regret made him vulnerable, distracting him from what he needed to do.
" A picture of you holding her as baby and look you are even smiling as you cradle her in your arms, and so lovingly as well. It almost brings a tear to the eye, almost "
He laughed at it as then turned to look at it.
" I think this is the only time that I have ever actually seen a genuine smile on that face of yours "said Bane.
And he then started to fold it up neatly and then started to rip it into pieces, falling to the ground like snow as the pieces were ripped so much there was nothing to see but snow. It was shredded into nothingness and could not be put back together again no matter how much anyone tried.
He was immediately met with an angry punch the face that had little or rather no effect on him at all, he could barely even feel the full force of the punch that would knock a normal man to the ground. Sending the man flying, breaking something and could have even been a deadly blow if he was an average person and that was something he was not.
And it was easy enough to catch the next punch and the next one after that, it was only fair that he gives him one free hit. After all, after what was going down tonight it was the least that he owed him, giving him, a free hit was something that he could at least give him and be nice of him to give him a treat.
He just pushed him aside waiting for the next attack to come.
BANG
DARN!
He was not expecting that.
He was not excepting the explosion of the small bomb that had been attached to his arm, his arm that was now grazed but barely scratched. But it still stung and was in pain, he was in pain and he was loving every moment of it, it looked like he still had a lot of fight in him and he was wasting time with this fight when he should be somewhere else. Looking for someone that is already dead and he knew that this was getting more interesting by the moment and this was going to be a fun night after all.
Even in the smoke was able to move around easily because he was also a creature of the night but he was the one that was born in it and lived in it, this was his world that he was born to and he had no problem with this world and neither did this world have a problem with him.
But the two of them were now 'gone'.
He started to laugh and his laugh started to echo as what he was about to say.
" You know she has not got much time and you are hiding in the darkness like you always do here saving him is only preventing the time that she has left to live that is. Time is a wasting and you are a wasting it big time Brucie "
" My advice leave the old man here with me and just maybe you could make it on time and just maybe you could save her to save one of them but you do have to choose between the both of them. And if you leave right now I will let you in on just where she is, and maybe if you hand me over the old man that you clearly see as a father figure I will give you her exact location "
He paused for a moment as there was still now response to such a grateful surrender and chance to save his daughter. The life of a young girl for the life of an old man whose life would ultimately becoming to an end and every soon. There was not even a whisper or a shadow that he had saw, making it obvious who he cared for more and the price he was willing to pay to keep him alive, and at such a heavy price and risk as well. or did he really think that he was that good, the ego on the Bat was unbelievable to think he could save them both and not have to choose between the two of them. But in his mind, it was clear that he had already made the decision and he was going to make him pay for it. And this was making thing a lot more interesting for him and the game a lot more fun for him he could make it last longer and make them both suffer for this, suffer for that girl's death in this and he was going to make it last a lot longer than he intended to.
He was walking the entire place as he said this looking for them
" After all this time, you might not be able to even save the girl like the hero is supposed. But we both know the truth Bruce, that you are not a hero but you are nothing more than a faux playing dress up hoping to save the day but at the end of the day you go home to your beloved mansion and to your money. To be by yourself because that is what you prefer that is to be alone and that is why you are letting her die in pain as right of now as she struggles to breathe, she is struggling right and we both know your life will be much simpler if she is out of the picture. Just like she has for just how many years ? " said Bane.
He smiled knowing that he was now getting to him as he could always feel the sharp and painful emotions in the air.
" And they say that Ra's al Ghul was a bad father. You on the other hand recruit children to play dress up to play soldiers on the streets of Gotham giving them hope and roof over their head as you fill their heads with ideas and dreams of a brighter day of tomorrow that is never going to come. But in reality, their lives become worse than their worst nightmare and they either fall to the shadows or leave never to return and sometimes it is both. And we both know you are no Ra's al Ghul because you are not even half the man he is, I do not even know what he saw in you. Other than the way you easily manipulate people into falling you and doing your dirty work and your parental skills, so I guess you do have a lot more in common than I first though " said Bane as he smiled.
" But still you are too much of a coward Bruce not able to take something so simple, you are not able to even take a life. Will you be even able to take my life when you find her cold and lifeless body in the ground " said Bane.
" He is trying to bait master Bruce " whispered Alfred.
" I know " said Bruce.
" Did you find the roses I sent since I know what day is coming and I thought that it would be appropriate for such a special day " said Bane.
" Master Bruce she is still alive, she just has to be " said Alfred.
" He is trying to stall I think he is telling the truth and that she has only a limit of time and she has only a limited time of oxygen " said Batman.
" Oh my! " said Alfred wordlessly.
" Stay here Alfred " said Batman.
He was about to say something but hand was put out instructing him to stay silent and he watched Batman jump down silently behind Bane ready to attack.
" WHERE IS SHE ? " he said demanding as he dropped onto the ground with his cape dropping after him.
" With the rest of your family ...In the ground " said Bane.
The mud!
When he saw it, he did not think of it right away and with everything that he was saying now one thing was coming to his mind but he did not dare think that Bane would even go that far. And he did not want to ever think of he being in situation like that in her life because it was just nothing something that he even wanted to think of her entering the ground in his life time because she was supposed to be the one that helped buried him when he died, he was not supposed to bury another member of his family. He did not think that he would even live to see her turn five years old and he did not even see her until she was sixteen an age he feared that she would now forever be. The only family member he was only supposed to bury was Alfred when he died of old age and in his sleep, but never once truthfully ever thought once of him dying because he seemed almost immortal. And at times not even human because he was a guardian angel to him.
He stood still shocked for a moment as he was taking it all in as he began to realize just where she was and was happening right now and what she must be going through. And if it was possible that she just might...?
Even if she made it out alive he knew that she would never forgive him for something like that and he would never forgive himself for letting it happen. He was supposed to protect her and he thought that he could protect her from the danger that she was in, but he never thought once of the dangers that he might bring to her because he was keeping her out of it. He never thought that it would directly come to her, to his doorstep seeking her out and hunting her down. Never had he thought that he had to have to protect her in a place that he though as a safe haven and a save place for her. He had neglected this factor and he had neglected her safety in doing this from Bane and from the others. He would have done something about that because right now he was properly all because he wanted revenge all because of paperwork that had been filed over sixteen years ago.
" I can see that you figured it out and I will confirm it for you she is exactly where you think she is. But you will have to find her first I am not going to tell you just what relative she is with because that would make it all too easy " said Bane.
He had no time to waste.
He was going to have go through Bane and take him down quickly if he was going to make it on time.
If he was not already too late.
PUFF
He quickly dropped a smoke bomb and then quickly shot his grappling hook to make his escape.
" You are not going anywhere, we are not finished yet " said Bane as he grabbed at Batman's cape.
Bane was tugging hard and he was not willing to let go, but he pulled his cape away out from under the grasps of Bane making him slip and giving him a grand opportunity to pant something on him.
As he jumped on Bane`s shoulders planting small bombs waiting to go off and then pulling at the tubes out of the masks and making the chemicals spill on the ground.
BANG
They went off without no hitched and he was then waiting for the second device to go off next.
And the next thing Bane knew when he got to his feet trying to fix his suit that he was being attacked by a swarm of bats and they soon began to chew at his wires. And he had no idea why the hell they were attacking him until he felt a small device fall down his shirt and onto his stomach stuck there between a belt and one of the devices that he needed for the device to work.
And he was now getting more frustrated than ever as he tried to get that the Bat Sonar that was sending a sound that only that bats could hear and would want to stop, and would be willing to do anything to stop it.
" She is dead already "
They were now biting at the tubes making the chemicals begin to leak and he was now beginning to lose his strength and he slowly beginning to lose his muscles as they were decreasing in size.
" Starved of oxygen "
And he was getting angrier every single second as he was being swarmed by more of them as he was covered with them head to toe and more were still coming. Even as he attacked them and held a few in his hands and breaking their necks, they would just bite him making him grunt in pain as he was starting to bleed through the small holes. And he began to wonder if they had rabies and they would give him rabies as well.
" I bet she died frightened to death, a heart attack at such a young age how tragic "
His muscles were now beginning to sag and now weigh him down as he was reaching for the device that was now falling onto the ground but was being attack by bats at the same time.
And the lights were now switched off.
Making it much harder for him to find it as he dropped to the ground on his knees trying to find it but at the same time he was sitting in the waste of his own chemicals that were a puddle of chemicals that he was now sitting in. He was starting to smell the toxic chemicals and it was now ripping at the fabrics of his clothing as it began to seep through and burn at his skin and making him bleed even further.
Making him itch, his wounds were getting infected and he could not find the stupid device in the darkness and he was now completely back to his normal skinny self with a heavy machine still attached to his back weighing him down had to the ground with bats still chewing at him while he desperately looked for the device until he was finally able to get his hands on it.
And then the lights came back on.
BANG
Bane was hit to the head by Alfred as he used the back of his own shot gun to do it and he easily fell to the ground defeated so easily.
And Alfred picked up the Bat Sonar device holding it in his hand for a moment as he watched Bane being tormented by the Bats as they chewed away at the tubes and attacking their current prey. He then switched it off when he came to his senses and then dropped it inside his pocket tucking it away neatly for his hands only just in case that it would be needed again.
" The Master has left me in charge of taking care of the trash and that includes you, but then again comparing you to trash would be insulting the trash as you are lower than scum. A jail cell a wait you're for arrival for the time being and an even darker one than this " said Alfred as he held out handcuffs.
Bane was starting to come and in come out of it, and he then touched the back of his neck, starting to realizing what was affecting him and just now, he started to laugh as she got the last laugh on him.
" That little tranquilizer that bitch, she used on me, I guess it is finally kicking in " said Bane he said almost chuckling
He was now being pinned to the ground as the handcuffs were being put on his hands and he was then being lifted off the ground being forced to march to one of the infamous Bat cells in his Bat Cave.
" You better pray that she is alright because I will not hold be able to hold him back if she is not because he will be the one that will have to hold me back, consider this cell a much safer place for your right now " said Alfred as he strangled the bars like he was strangling a neck.
The cell was now slammed on his face, but he could not help but grin because he already knew the truth and that he had won.
" Consider the Bat broken his daughter is already dead " said Bane.
Alfred turned around at that moment.
" She died hours before he even got here "
Alfred trigged his gun at that moment ready to shoot him at that moment.
" Heck she would have probably been dead moments before you got here " said Bane
" You Lie " said Alfred.
But Bane just grinned
" Buried alive in your own backyard, no his own private cemetery just for the family and it is where she belongs after all she is a Wayne and that is where theybelong dead. And when he does find her cold lifeless body he will just have to bury her again it is a pity that I will not get to see the look on his face when he cradles her again in his arms for the last and final time " said Bane evilly and triumphantly.
And he then dropped the ground unconscious before Alfred could get anymore answers but he still was able to manage a massive despicable evil grin on his face.
The girl was dead and that was all that mattered to him because he would have finally have broken the Bats spirit and that would break the man, breaking his back had not done a thing to him. But a dead daughter on the door step would do it because if that would not do the job then nothing would and that would make Batman, just like him a psychopath and that was a something that was interesting.
" Oh my !, Please No! " said Alfred.