A/n: The second chapter of the Razor's edge and asI promised features the Titans, well Robin actually but they'll all be here eventually. Same format as the previous chapter only this time from Robin's point of view. When you've done if you'd be so kind as toclick on that review button I would appreciate it, I need to know what people think.

Disclaimer: All characters that aren't mine are propety of DC comics

The Razors Edge

Chapter 2

Enter the Vigilante

Part 2

Robin's View

The Holmes Manor. I've been there a few times, mainly with Bruce. Police are already crowding the place. The commissioners even here! damn this must be big. I pull The Redbird cycle to a halt outside the gates, looking at the guardhouse windows doesn't fill me with hope. It's plastered with blood and guts, The CSU's are clearing it as I watch, but this rain is washing it away due to the hole in the roof. A lightning bolt illuminates the sky and I see a dead guard minus his head lying on the floor deeper in the Manor's ground.

One of the Officers walks up to me, mentions that its worse round back and down in the basement. He looks like he's about to throw up, I should have taken that as a sign but I don't. Batman trained me, I've seen bad.

Robin steps off the bike and follows an officer round to the back of the estate. His cape flaps in the breeze that's picking up. An ambulance is set up round back. Robin's eyes twitch as he sees the various body parts on the floor.

These were heavily trained guards. Slaughtered like cattle. The smell causes bile to inch it's way up my throat but I manage to swallow it back. Then they bring out the senator's son. The smell of burning flesh penetrates my nostrils. I almost do vomit and when I look at him it doesn't make me feel better, He's been castrated, mutilated and had all his limbs amputated. A small growl escapes my throat. A whimper breaks the silence and I realise with horror, That Holmes is still alive.

I walk towards the scene of the crime but I'm blocked off by several police officers and the Commissioner walks towards me. Commissioner David Murdock, He's been on the force longer then I've been in the suit, He shakes his head softly.

"Can't let you down there Robin, Orders straight from the Senator" Murdock speaks with authority but not condescending Robin because of his age.

"What happened?" Was Robin's only question.

"As far as we can tell, the assailant broke through the guard house roof, killed the guards there, CSU tells me it looks like some sort of blade was used, cut straight through the bone, The assailant made his way to the fella, patrolling the border, sneaks up behind stabs him through the back and cuts off his head." Murdock takes a breath "I think it's a Meta to be honest but still, he comes round here, probably, in the shadows. But I tell you something there was one hell of a gunfight; they emptied as many bullets into the surrounding area as they could, the only blood though is theirs. Any way the assailant uses some sort of ranged weapon."

Robin nods and then speaks, "Ranged weapon? Can you describe it?"

"Describe it?" Murdock chuckles nervously. "I can show you,"

Murdock leads me to the van, one of the CSU's stands up, to stop me probably, I know how to handle my self round a crime scene so as not to disturb evidence Bruce taught me that from the start. The CSU starts to complain about me messing up evidence, Murdock silences him quickly

"Do you know who that is, That's Batman's partner, he knows what to touch and what not to, You've got your damn photographs any way. And you got the prints so what more do you need?"

The CSU starts to mumble something about protocol, Murdock's eye twitches, it's a strange site, most of the men under Murdock's command shut up when it starts though, and this CSU was definitely a newbie

"Protocol? Don't you start lecturing me with fancy words, I know protocol, and I'm ignoring it, Got that?" Murdock barks and all the CSU can do is nod.

Murdock delves into the pockets of his coat, and pulls out a single glove, he strides to one of the bodies, a hole in it's head, Robin spots the weapon that did it almost instantly, a shuriken, made of bone.

"He used that as a distraction" A CSU speaks "Make the guards do what their trained to. According to a butler inside, the power cut off for a few minutes, before the back-up kicked. The Guy struck then. Fuck knows what he did, we can't tell one body part from another, the guy is brutal" The CSU walk to the only body in more or less one piece.

"He left this guy till last, Bullet casings and Shells show he fired at something close. The assailant is either armoured or bullet proof, but he's definitely strong, punched his face in, Then he went and broke the driver's neck, poor bastard, pretty much shit himself."

"Then what?" Robin asks

Murdock finishes the story "Went down into the basement, mutilated Holmes, left him for dead,"

"What did you find in the basement?"

"We're not allowed down. I sent for a court Order, butThe Senator's other sonis Top Judge, in the state, I doubt I'll get the go ahead, and frankly I don't' know if I want to." He stops and looks in the direction of the basement"Speak of the Devil"

"And he shall appear" Robin finished

Dwight Holmes, senator and resident of Jump City, No one can touch him, or so Bruce has told me, What Skeleton's he has in his closet have probably had an acid bath first, He nods solemnly at Murdock and looks intently at me, he's basically a Meta Nazi, He's called for all Meta's to be rounded up, claiming many of them are dangerous to Humanity.

"Commissioner Murdock" He ignores Robin "I thought I asked" He looks disdainfully at Robin "I thought I had asked that the Titan's were not to be involved" There's a hatred in his voice at the mere mention of the Titans, he knows it and tries to disguise it "I mean they must have so much more important things to be dealing with"

"Senator" Robin speaks up "I know of your 'distaste' (Yeah right, more like complete and utter hatred) towards Meta-Humans, but I am not a Meta, I'm as normal as you are"

Holmes' eye twitches, I've pissed him off, I wait for him to explode at me but he controls it and keeps it bottled up for now.

"My Dear boy you are but a child and have no dealing's in adult matters" Venom literally coats his voice and his full attention is focused on Robin

"I invited Robin here because of his history with The Batman; he should be able to help us in our investigations"

Holmes' right arm visibly jerks, he speaks slowly and quietly, which is more menacing then if he shouted.

"Let me remind you, that my son is a tortured mess, He may never walk again, he may never recover, and I want the thing responsible to see the death sentence, he should pay for this"

"Senator, my investigations would run a lot better if you allowed us into the crime scene" Murdock growled.

"I am allowing you the privilege of entering, my estate because a grievance has been performed upon my family, but after last time I will not allow your men nor especially you into my house, I'm surprised you got this position with your history"

This is news to me; something happened between these two before, something that Holmes blames Murdock for. Murdock look like he's about ready to kill Holmes but I intervene, I tell him it's not the time and it seems to calm him down slightly. All Holmes can do is snort and walk off, give Murdock a schedule of an hour to get off the estate. Murdock starts to rage about how Holmes is an arrogant son-of-a-bitch, I can't help but agree as I look around the skyline, Storms calming, lightning's almost stopped, there are a few flashes now and again, but it's the rain though it's as heavy as ever.

A flash of lightning lights up the sky, and I start counting, I used to do it as a kid and I suppose it's like some sort of personal tradition, another flash interrupts my counting and I see him standing on the roof, He's looking intently at the Manor, watching the ambulance drive off and I know it's him, He looks back at the manor and notices that I've seen him, He turns and runs when I do, but I've got an advantage he doesn't, unfortunately, they're back at the Tower, but one should be in the city picking up some supplies.

I jump onto my Red-Bird cycle and activate the communication system, linking me up with my advantage.

"Cyborg!"