Ch.53: The One Shot, Part 2
Danny sprinted away as fast as he could away. He felt sick. So very sick and he didn't know how to make it stop. The pain he felt before he even picked the gun up was slowly returning but he could deal with that later because, at that moment, he was running away. Running away from his father and away from what he just did.
He vaguely heard heavy footfalls behind him but it was mostly lost to his musings.
Danny's thoughts were racing a mile a minute and he couldn't seem to focus on anything but his action. He kept asking himself why he did it but he wasn't quite sure.
Then he wondered how Jason did it. He had shot so many people, most ending up dying, and he walked around like he hadn't done anything wrong. He was sick to his stomach taking one life. How did Jason take as many lives as he did without puking all the time?
The teen began thinking deeper and deeper into the situation. The farther down he went, the worse his stomach turned. Finally, he went over to the nearest trashcan and began emptying the contents in his stomach. He heard a startled yelp behind him before the presence came up to him quickly, placing a hand on his back and mumbling "Hey, it's ok… It's ok…"
Danny, once he finished puking, stood on his shaky legs, heaving for air. He hadn't noticed the tears that had started streaming down his face. His stomach still churned incessantly and his chest felt weighed down. His eyelids felt heavy and he wondered when he got tired.
"Come on…" The figure behind him whispered, loosening Danny's grip around the lip of the trashcan and easing him away and into his arms. The teen saw his arms were covered with a leather jacket. "Everything's ok now."
"No, it's not!" Danny snapped, spinning around to face his older, psychotic brother. "It's not ok!"
Red Hood held up his hands and said "Danny, calm down for a-"
"I just shot someone, Red!"
"Danny-"
"The agent is dead. I know I didn't like him but I don't want him dead!"
"That's what I was going to-"
"How do you do this?! I can't live with myself like this!"
"Listen to me for a sec, D-"
"He's dead, he's dead, he's dead. Oh my gosh, I killed him!"
Jason finally grabbed Danny's arms and yelled "Damn it, Danny! Listen to me for a second!"
"What?!" Danny screamed at him hysterically.
"The agent isn't dead!"
The white-haired teen jerked back as if he had been slapped. He blinked a couple of times, trying to comprehend what his older brother had told him. "What?"
"He's not dead." Jason repeated, easing his hard grip on Danny's arms but not releasing the teen.
"B-But I-I-I s-shot him-"
"In the shoulder. If anything, I just signed his death certificate for leaving him bleeding on the street."
"Are you sure?" Danny asked.
Red Hood nodded and patted Danny's shoulder. "Oh, I'm sure."
Danny looked at the ground and mumbled "I still used a gun..."
Red Hood gestured madly to his waist, where two pistols were strapped, and said "What do these look like to you?!"
"Pistols…"
"Uh-huh. I walk into the Manor with these! Yes, Bruce absolutely despises guns. Does he hate them more than he loves us? Absolutely not." Red Hood assured.
"Are you sure?" Danny asked meekly.
"YES. I'm perfectly sure. I've killed a bunch of scumbags and I'm still allowed into the Manor." Red Hood said.
"But you're Jason."
"Are you kidding me? Are you serious? What does being me have to do with anything?"
"You died."
"Kid, you're half-way there! Don't you pull that on me!"
Danny stared at the ground and asked again "Are you sure?"
Red Hood grabbed the younger's arm and pulled him from the alley, dragging him down the street with mumbled curses under his breath. Danny yelped while stumbling and fought to keep up with his older brother. Red Hood quickly made sure Batman was in his direction before continuing on.
The two came upon the place of war and Danny blanched. He struggled against his older brother's grip while Red Hood thanked the Lord that when Danny panicked, he forgot he had powers.
Scanning the area, Red Hood mumbled profanities, trying to find his mentor. Cops were swarming the area and evading the intimidating figure holding his baby brother captive as he searched for the Dark Knight. He mumbled an 'a-ha!' before dragging a struggling Danny over to the area Batman was stiffly talking to Gordon. As he walked by, Red Hood grabbed the Dark Knight's cape, saying "Sorry Gordon. I need to borrow him."
Amazingly enough, the second oldest Bat-Kid was able to dump both of the oldest and youngest Bats in an alley off to the side of the battlegrounds. The second oldest Bat nodded to himself before leaning against a wall and gesturing to the two to 'kiss and make up'.
Batman glared at his demented child before looking at his mostly-innocent one. "Are you ok..? You ran off in a hurry."
Danny nodded, not looking up from the ground. "Yeah… How's the agent?"
Emotionlessly, Batman informed "He lost a lot of blood," Red Hood ducked his head at that. "but he'll live. How are you doing though?"
"M'fine…"
"No you're not." Batman said gently. Danny, on the verge of tears, looked to the side. The Dark Knight nudged Danny and said "Come on. Talk to me."
Danny shook his head.
"Rae-Rae, please?"
Danny lashed out at his father's arm on his shoulder. "He had a gun pointed at your head! I didn't know what to do!" Danny snapped, finally looking up at his taller mentor while a couple tears fell. "And-and I was up before I knew it and I-I just didn't want to see you… You… Die…"
Batman gently hugged the teen to calm him while he worried. He shushed his gently before mumbling "It's ok… It's ok…"
The two stood like that for awhile. Danny peeked his head out from the Dark Knight's arm and mouthed '…thank you for being there…' to his brother. Red Hood nodded, a small smile gracing his face under his helmet.
You all thought he was actually dead cause I'm a jerk. XD (This chapter did not want to get written...)
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