And Injustice For All 2

Chapter 74: Good-bye

Wayne Manor

"Al?"

You know you are the only person who call me that," said Alfred.

"It's been too long."

"I know. I'm sorry. I died."

"That explains it."

"I'm not calling for a chat I'm afraid. I'm going away and I need you to look after something."

"What?"

"Bruce. I need you to look after him for me, please."

"Al. Of course we'll look after your boy," said Jonathan Kent.

"Thank you, Jonathan and Martha. You have been wonderful friends. Goodbye."

Gorilla City

A sentry was shot down while he was ordering the sounding of the alarm by a spear.

"Ra's," Grodd began as he and his outcasts attack the gorillas. "Don't bleed out on me. I want you to see this. I want you to see we are not a means to your ends. We are not your pets. We are your betters!"

Suddenly, Poison Ivy's' vines caught them.

"You have the count of three to turn your monkey ass around," said Deadshot. "One, two..." He suddenly stopped counting.

"Don't shoot."

"Ah, Floyd, did you forget number three?" asked Boomerang.

"No."

"Then shoot!"

Deadshot hesitated as Grodd got the tablet and pushed the button on Man-Bat, who had his head blown up.

"You all belong to me now!"

"We need to go," said Ivy.

"We cannot escape this," said Ra's. "We have one chance. Quickly."

"Grodd," Solovar calls him out. "You should not have returned. There will be no mercy this time. You and your followers..."

"Your mercy was a mistake. Further proof that you are not fit to lead Gorilla City. I'm sorry your son had to see you so weak. Come here boy."

"No!" Solovar's son joined Grodd. "Your mind is back."

"Yes. And my mind is in your son's. I can break him with a thought."

"What now?"

"Now you die. "

"My son..."

"He will live. So long as you accept your face. Read my mind. I promise he will live."

"There's something else in your mind. Who have you been talking to? What have you done, Grood?"

"Floyd, kill him."

Deadshot sniped Solovar from the rooftop.

Wayne Manor

"Brother. Ra's Al Ghul is attempting to make contact."

"What? On screen."

Detective."

"Ra's."

"He's here. Grodd... He's in my head. It's too late, he's...

"RA'S!"

"Save the world for my grandchildren, detective."

Grood sits on his throne.

"Ra's Al Ghul, come. Your time is over."

Ra's did what he told. Grodd used Ra's' mind to kneel down and place his head on Grodd's hand. Grodd crushed his skull... Ra's Al Ghul is no more.

Wayne Manor

Bruce was calling for Alfred, only to see him with two suitcases.

"Alfred?"

"Don't worry. I wasn't going to leave without saying goodbye."

"Where are you going?"

"I can't tell you. I'm going away. I know you can find me but I'm asking you please don't."

"Why?"

"Because I can't help you. I'm not right. Since the Lazarus Pit, there are parts missing. I'm struggling everyday. These words are so much effort. I died, Bruce. I never fully came back."

"Alfred. You can't just... I think Ra's Al Ghul was killed. The peace talks we started..."

"I know. And I am not here. And I cannot be in this house and see how much you need me every damn day. I have to go, Bruce. I will not burden you."

"Alfred, this is ridiculous. You are not a burden."

"I refuse to have you look after me. My job was to look after you. Because someone had to. It was my duty and my honor. Despite your more obvious flaws, you are one of greatest men who has ever lived. What you and your friends did for this planet... by looking after you, I looked after the world, Bruce. You were my savior, and my son."

"Alfred..."

"I loved you."

Alfred got into the taxi.

"Goodbye, Bruce."

Alfred left. Bruce contemplated what Alfred had said. At the moment, the weight of the world was on his shoulders. With Grodd taking over Gorilla City, Ra's Al Ghul dead and the impendi g threat from Brainiac, it seems Bruce will need to swallow his pride and urn to the man he himself imprisoned. His once close friend, Superman."

THE END

Author's note.

"This took me well over a year to do this as I had other projects. The story continues at And Injustice For All 3. As far as Chris and Melody, they are still in this world, and they heard of Ra's Al Ghul's death by Grodd. The threat from Brainiac looking closer..."