A/N: L*L! There is only ONE DARK KNIGHT! Lol. And that's Batman! :) a note to M.A.S.T.E.R of Diguse: Does this chapter answer your question?

CHAPTER 10

The clown prince of crime had his jaw dropped to the ground. The man he feared the most was standing before him. BATMAN was standing in front of him! And now, that man had pulled him up in the air with his collars. Only a silent growl escaped Batman's throat. A silent, but scary growl.

"Ha, HA! You're TOO late BAT-MAN! I have delivered the punch line! The daughter of ex-commish Gordon, has been the victim once again! HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!"

Dick jumped into the room the window was open. He had already removed his mask on his way in. He twisted his head to see Bruce holding up a laughing Joker and . . . just next to them was Babs, his Babs, laying on the chair as if she was . . . fainted.

"BABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Dick ran to her aide as fast as his legs could take him, he held her weak body in his arms. Tears raced down his cheeks.

" . . . d . . d . . . ick . . ."

"Barbara, its gonna be okay! See? I'm here! It's gonna be okay!" He hugged her as tight as he could. 'God! Please! Let her be okay! GOD! LET HER BE OKAY!' He mentally blessed.

The room echoed with the evil chuckle of the clown, prince of crime.

~ Next Morning ~

The doctor had brought Barbara back from the operation room. She was now sleeping. Next to her was, the man of her dreams . . . Dick Grayson. But now, those dreams seemed to fade away.

Dick's face was scared, his eyes were red as Tim's costume. He held her hand tight in his, still praying for her safety.

"Dick . . ." A hand gripped his shoulder slightly, he knew who it was.

"I could've saved her Bruce . . ." Dick spoke as he stood to his feet.

"She's safe Dick . . ."

"Where were you?"

"What?"

"Where WERE YOU WHEN THIS HAPPENED?!" No response came.

"ANSWER ME BRUCE! WHERE WERE YOU?!" Dick screamed and cried at the same time, "God Bruce! I trusted you! I trusted you to save her! God! . . . I trusted you Bruce . . ." Tears again burst through his eyes.

"Dick . . . she's going to be alright."

"If she doesn't Bruce! I will never forget this!"

~ Tomorrow ~

"Dick?" Tim spoke from the door.

"Tim? What are you doing here? Didn't the doctors released you yesterday?"

"I came by to see how Babs was doing . . ."

"She's okay. She's been sleeping ever since."

"And you? How are you holding up bro?"

Dick let out a sigh and leaned back on his chair. "Life sure is strange sometimes."

"Tell me about it!" Tim came and sat next to him on another chair.

Soon, another knock approached the door, it was Leslie, Leslie Thompkins, the woman who was like a mother to Bruce, and a grand mother to both Dick and Tim.

"Hello Dick,"

"Hey Leslie,"

"Don't worry son, she will be alright. the latest scans show that the . . . experience. Harmed her ear-drums. Though thank God that nothing is serious, but I'm afraid she needs a month of quiet peace. Not a single loud noise should reach her ears."

Dick looked back at the beautiful face of Barbara Gordon.

~ 3 days later ~

"Dick . . ."

"Yeah Babs?"

"I . . . want to talk to Dinah."

"But you already did, and you know you shouldn't talk much."

A smile formed in her lips, "I love you."

"Right back at ya."

"Dick." A new voice, Bruce's voice, called out from the door, "Can I have second?"

Dick rose to his feet and proceeded out the door where his father and mentor was waiting.

"Yeah?"

"Dick, I . . . I just wanted to . . ."

"Bruce I'm sorry . . ."

"For what?"

"I'm sorry because of the other day . . . I was . . . I said a lot of things I didn't mean . . ."

"It's alright son. You had the right to get mad at me . . . I should've been there quicker."

"No, it's his fault."

Bruce sighed,

"I still don't get why Dead-shot just dumped the mission to save himself."

"No, it was part of the plan. I don't know what the plan was, but it was part of it. Lock-up's death, the bomb, all of them."

"And Joker? What happened to him?"

"sigh he . . . is now in Arkham,"

"Dick, I heard about Barbara's reports. I think it would be better if she went on to another city . . . maybe a vacation?"

"Uh, yeah. She told me about it. and . . . ah, she wants me to go with her."

"That's great! I'll arrange the tickets."

"Thanks Bruce."

"Hmm . . . go on, she might be waiting for you . . ."

And with that, Dick returned back into the room to see a smiling Barbara Gordon. "Hey, what's so funny?" He had to ask, "Giggle I heard everything boy wonder! Just because I shouldn't hear loud noises doesn't mean I'm deaf y'know! SO, where are we up to my dark, handsome knight?" Babs said that, still wearing a grin on her face as she leaned back on her hero's hand.

"I don't know . . . how about . . . Hawaii? I heard the place is beautiful."

"More than me?"

"OH! Never my queen!," He gave her a quick smack on the lips, ". . . never."

TBC

Next chapter – Vacation ala- the 'R' word!

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