It was quiet for a long time; nobody wanted to say anything and instead ignored the question that was on their minds; What should they do?
Each and everyone of them was doing their own separate things to avoid the inevitable questions plaguing their minds
"Alright, enough of this silence! What are we gonna do now? All of us knows that Bruce is dead, we need to accept it and think about Gotham now" Dick finally broke the silence as Jason, Barbara and Tim turned to face him
"Bruce clearly trusted and believed that we would be able to handle Gotham. My father is gone, Bruce is gone... we're all that's left to help Gotham" Barbara seriously said
"Something doesn't make sense in all this" Tim suddenly spoke, the message from Bruce heard at low voice near him
"What you mean? The old man died. It was bound to happen at some point" Jason pointed out as Tim shook his head
"Bruce's message stated that he had destroyed the cave. Why would he do that?" Tim asked
"I don't know. I'm not the detective of the group" Jason said with crossed arms
"The cave is sealed and protected. Who has the equipment and items to get inside?" Tim countered as everyone quieted down, not sure what to make at this
"It doesn't matter in the end. The cave is gone. Should someone have gotten in or discovered our secret, Bruce did what was needed" Barbara said after another moment of silence engulfed the room
"That bring another question... What will become of Batman?" Tim asked
"One of us has to step up and take the mantle again" Jason responded
"No" Dick seriously stated
"What do you mean no? Batman is a symbol to everyone in Gotham as much as I hate to admit it. Some of us even consider as much compared to him
Dick shook his head as he closed his eyes and remembered his first time out on patrol with Bruce, when he met Barbara, Jason and Tim, his time teaming up with his mentor, and the last time they saw each other
"We're gonna protect Gotham. Respect Bruce's final wishes and also find out what it was that caused this to happen and who killed Bruce" Dick said "And we're going to do this as ourselves. Nightwing, Red Hood, Batgirl and Robin will be the protector of Gotham. We always knew there would be a time when Batman would be no more. It's time we step up and come out of the shadows"
"If we're doing this, there wouldn't be any chance at going back" Barbara said sadly
"We'd be telling the criminals and everyone else that Batman died" Tim argued
"I guess this will chance everything. Is this the course of action you actually want to take Dick?" Jason asked
"It's the only one to take"
Alright I decided to end the story here. I'm not sure what road the game will take. I also don't want to mess up the story line anymore if this isn't what will happen. I know I said I wouldn't give up or be discouraged, but I feel this is a good place to end this fanfic. It was fun! My first fanfic just based off of a game trailer too. I'm proud I was able to get this far. Maybe when the game releases, I might get more inspiration and add more to this. But for now, this is the end of the story. Hope you enjoyed the tiny bit I was able to do
