Justice League: Forsaken Blood

Chapter 2: An American dream.

DISCLAMER: I, HENRY EViL DO NOT OWN BATMAN OR ANYOTHER CHARACTERS FROM THE JUSTICE LEAGUE. DC DOES.

When dreaming I'm guided to another world

Time and time again

At sunrise I fight to stay asleep

'Cause I don't want to leave the comfort of this place

'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape

From the life I live when I'm awake

So let's go there

Let's make our escape

Come on, let's go there

Let's ask can we stay?

Can you take me Higher?

To a place where blind men see

Can you take me Higher?

To a place with golden streets

-Creed

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I stared at the ceiling blankly. Many thoughts streaming through my mine. I thought about my parents, Tim, Dick, Barbara, Selena....and Diana. Looking at her often made me think of the things I could've had...a family.

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"Dad, will you take me and mom to the amusement park this evening?"

"Yes honey, I will" I replied.

Tessa, delighted, ran past her mom back to her room.

"Bruce, are you sure you can take us there?" She asked.

"Ofcourse honey, I can"

"If you're with something, you know what, you don't need to take us there" She said.

I knew what she meant.

"Honey, there is nothing more important than you two"

"I know dear, but I also know that you have another life, a big responsibility..and surely to deal with regularly" She said.

"Honey, I can manage the evening"

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely"

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Gotham Amusement Park...

I looked at the evening sky...it was beautiful.

There so many men out there enjoying their time with their family, they reminded me of my youngerself with my parents.

I didn't want my daugter to grow up as isolated and alone as I. and I knew I had to give her and her mother some more time...

There was a gunshot, I knew what I had to do, I looked at my wife, wanting her permission, she gave me her reply with a nod. I lightly kissed my daughter on her forehead and hugged my wife before leaving.

"Mom, where dad going?"

I left the site before hearing the reply. I hated to leave them, but I had no other option.

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They had surrounded the whole amusement park and had taken hostages. The one with the beretta must be the leader, I came to the assumtion because of the fact he was talking to the police, claiming to be set free. I didn't know the exact number of hostages but I could say that they were around ten. I had to take chance and rescue them, it was a change that could take away my life but it was the only option I had.

I jumped in quietly, I had to make sure of the weapons they possesed.

M-16, Beretta, AK47, SMG, those were the weapons they had. Dangerous....but the Batman was no less dangerous. He had no weakness, whereas their greatest weakness was their fear, fear of their life.

"Momy, I'm scared"

'THAT VOICE!'

It drew my attention.

"It's okay dear, everything is going to be fine" the mother replied.

'IT CAN'T BE!' It was Diana's voice, and that little girl was Tessa!

"Look, it's BATMAN!" one of the terrorists exclaimed.

I was wrong, I did have a weakness.....

"Kill him!"

My weakness was the fear of loosing my family.

Guns fired. I jumped with the years of professionalism. Threw the Batarangs, they didn't miss, they never did. It took me sometime to take out all the terrorists. But it was no hard job since I had even harder time. I lead the hostages to the exit, but felt that something was missing. It was the dearest two of my life. I hurried back to the site where there were lying some motionless bodies, I couldn't save them all, I couldn't save everyone of the hostages, furthermore, I couldn't save THEM, my wife and my daughter. I went near them...why...why did it happen like this?

My vision blurred and everything was gone but my hearing was not. I could hear voices of my daughter.

"Dad, why did you leave us?"

It was all my fault.

"Bruce, why did you leave us?"

My wife called again.

"Bruce"

She called again.

"Bruce"

She kept calling me.

"You're responsible for our death, Bruce"

"NO!" I was panting heavily.

"Bruce" Diana called, she was inches away from me.

"It's ok Bruce, you're having a bad dream."

I slowly came to my normal breaths.

"Are you feeling better now?"

I didn't reply.

"Well" she got up, "if you want to talk about it, I'll be always here to listen."

She headed for the door and I was alone again. I knew the reason why I couldn't start a family. I had choices, options that are hard to decide. I knew that Diana wasn't as weak as in my dream, but...I knew that it was worth risking their lives. I believed in the possibilities, that said anything can happen.

I didn't want to loose the least people that were close to me. Not the way I lost my parents.

I had two options, to have an American dream or be the devil to bring nightmares.

I chose the latter one, and decided to stick to the decision....

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I'm really sorry for the delay. I had so many stuffs to work on, but hopefully I had the time to write this piece.