-Two hours earlier-
"Hey Donna," Nightwing smiled when he saw Donna in the room.
"Dick! Shouldn't you be patrolling Bludhaven right now?" Donna asked shocked
"Nope took the night off," his smile got bigger at this, "So I thought I'd come by the Tower and see if anyone was around to do anything. So where is everyone?"
"Garth is in Atlantis. Toni is God knows where. Jesse took off a few minutes ago and Roy is coming in about an hour."
"Alright. How about you? Do you want to do anything?"
"You're in a good mood. So, how did you get the night off?"
"Bruce went to some conference this morning so Gotham is being watched by Batgirl. So, I asked Robin if he'd take the 'haven for me. And he did."
"Well in that case. How about diner?"
"Sounds great." Donna followed Dick out to his car and they headed toward the diner.
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-One hour ago-
"So, we actually got through a whole meal without you needing to go."
"Meaning?"
"Come on, Dick. When was the last time you had off that you weren't called out within five minutes?"
"Huh. I don't remember," he smiled at his friend that he thought of as a sister. How long has it been? Just then his communicator went off. "Speak of the devil." He groaned. Donna just smiled. "I'll be right back."
"Oracle?"
"Dick, Bruce was shot. I need you in Gotham."
"Hey. Slow down. Bruce got shot? I thought he was at a conference tonight?"
"He was. BRUCE got shot. Not Batman."
"When?"
"Just a few minutes ago. Dr. Thompkins is working on him."
"Where's Batgirl?"
"Tailing the guys that did it. She needs some help Dick."
"Alright. Tell her to hold tight I'm on my way."
-Half an hour ago-
Nightwing landed on the ledge that Batgirl was crouched on. "Where are they?" He growled. She pointed to two men just below them. "Alright. I'll take over tailing them you go around and stay ahead of them." She just looked at him stunned. "GO." She stared for another minute then did as she was told.
Nightwing stayed crouched on the ledge watching them. He took out his Bat- oculars so he could make out what they were doing. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that money is changing hands. It was probably an assassination attempt. He brought down the Bat-oculars and pulled out his comm.
"Oracle, you there?" he growled.
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Any word on Bruce?"
"Leslie says he stabilized. Any thing there that I should know about?"
"Money's changing hands."
"It was an assassination attempt?" There was slight shock in her voice.
"That's what I'm thinking. I sent Batgirl ahead of them and I took over tailing them." His voice changed from the deep voice of Nightwing to the worried voice of Dick Grayson. "Babs, I can't touch them."
"What?"
"If I get a hold of them.I'm going to kill 'em."
"So, what are you going to do?"
His voice changed back, "Send them right to Batgirl. Tell her to stay put."
"Roger that."
The two men stayed there for what seemed like forever, but what was only about thirty minutes. Nightwing stayed too. He heard footsteps come up behind him and stop. He wasn't worried. He had left Donna in the diner after telling her that Oracle needed him in Gotham. He wasn't surprised that she told Arsenal.
"Hey Donna," Nightwing smiled when he saw Donna in the room.
"Dick! Shouldn't you be patrolling Bludhaven right now?" Donna asked shocked
"Nope took the night off," his smile got bigger at this, "So I thought I'd come by the Tower and see if anyone was around to do anything. So where is everyone?"
"Garth is in Atlantis. Toni is God knows where. Jesse took off a few minutes ago and Roy is coming in about an hour."
"Alright. How about you? Do you want to do anything?"
"You're in a good mood. So, how did you get the night off?"
"Bruce went to some conference this morning so Gotham is being watched by Batgirl. So, I asked Robin if he'd take the 'haven for me. And he did."
"Well in that case. How about diner?"
"Sounds great." Donna followed Dick out to his car and they headed toward the diner.
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-One hour ago-
"So, we actually got through a whole meal without you needing to go."
"Meaning?"
"Come on, Dick. When was the last time you had off that you weren't called out within five minutes?"
"Huh. I don't remember," he smiled at his friend that he thought of as a sister. How long has it been? Just then his communicator went off. "Speak of the devil." He groaned. Donna just smiled. "I'll be right back."
"Oracle?"
"Dick, Bruce was shot. I need you in Gotham."
"Hey. Slow down. Bruce got shot? I thought he was at a conference tonight?"
"He was. BRUCE got shot. Not Batman."
"When?"
"Just a few minutes ago. Dr. Thompkins is working on him."
"Where's Batgirl?"
"Tailing the guys that did it. She needs some help Dick."
"Alright. Tell her to hold tight I'm on my way."
-Half an hour ago-
Nightwing landed on the ledge that Batgirl was crouched on. "Where are they?" He growled. She pointed to two men just below them. "Alright. I'll take over tailing them you go around and stay ahead of them." She just looked at him stunned. "GO." She stared for another minute then did as she was told.
Nightwing stayed crouched on the ledge watching them. He took out his Bat- oculars so he could make out what they were doing. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that money is changing hands. It was probably an assassination attempt. He brought down the Bat-oculars and pulled out his comm.
"Oracle, you there?" he growled.
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Any word on Bruce?"
"Leslie says he stabilized. Any thing there that I should know about?"
"Money's changing hands."
"It was an assassination attempt?" There was slight shock in her voice.
"That's what I'm thinking. I sent Batgirl ahead of them and I took over tailing them." His voice changed from the deep voice of Nightwing to the worried voice of Dick Grayson. "Babs, I can't touch them."
"What?"
"If I get a hold of them.I'm going to kill 'em."
"So, what are you going to do?"
His voice changed back, "Send them right to Batgirl. Tell her to stay put."
"Roger that."
The two men stayed there for what seemed like forever, but what was only about thirty minutes. Nightwing stayed too. He heard footsteps come up behind him and stop. He wasn't worried. He had left Donna in the diner after telling her that Oracle needed him in Gotham. He wasn't surprised that she told Arsenal.