Chapter 3

6:13 PM December 2nd 2010, Watchtower

"That can't be true" Wonder Woman states.

"It was Dick, I'm sure of it" I say with confidence.

"It's not possible. How could Dick grow a foot and completely change his appearance to this extent?" She argues back.

I hear murmurs of agreement from the rest of the League. Those who have been involved with the investigation of finding Robin all came for a meeting to discuss what happened yesterday. When I told them the story, I was met with much skepticism. Even Selina has an apprehensive look on her face.

"I know my son Diana" I snap. "I've taken care of him for the last seven, soon to be eight years. I know how he talks, walks, acts. He may not have looked like him, but that man was Dick."

Clark steps in, "Are you sure your mind isn't playing tricks on you? Maybe the stress of all that has been going on is getting to you."

"What are you trying to say" I snarl.

"I saw you outside that restaurant Bruce. To say that you were shaken is an understatement. The League is starting to worry about your state of mind."

"I'm not going crazy!" I yell.

"We didn't say that" Dinah speaks from her seat. "We are just wondering if this is in your head. You want answers so bad that you are seeing clues where there are none."

"I believe him" Selina whispers just loud enough so the room can hear. The League turns to look at her, all with concerned expressions. Selina continues, "It explains why Dick hasn't shown up on any security cameras lately, and why Jasmine freaked out at James in that gas station. Part of Dick's disguise must have malfunctioned and she covered it by throwing her jacket at him."

"There is no way those two could make a disguise that good" Oliver argues. "There isn't enough make-up in the world to change someone's face that much, and how did he grow so much in such a short period of time?"

"Stilts?" Barry suggests.

"He would have been walking funny if that were the case" Oliver dismisses.

"Basically Bruce" Clark interjects. "We just don't see how any of this is possible. Wouldn't a safer guess be that Dick isn't traveling with Jasmine anymore?"

"Then where would he be Clark" I snap. "Explain to me an alternative situation that explains Dick's recent absence and this new guy 'James' showing up."

Clark sighs. "You aren't thinking strait. I understand losing Dick is tough…"

"YOU KNOW NOTHING" I roar. The kryptonian freezes at my anger, along with the League. I continue, "You have no idea what I am going through. My son disappeared and I don't even know why. Whenever I find someone who should give me answers, they all say refuse to tell me anything. We all know what that means, whatever trouble Dick is in is bad. Very bad. I just found out that everything I thought was his is false. The little boy I took in all those years ago, that I raised, cared for, loved, is not who I thought he was. I don't even know how to feel about that. You have been talking to Superboy for what, three weeks? You have no idea how I feel. At least you know who your kid is!"

I sulk for a while still clenching my fists in anger. The room is quiet, everyone waiting for me to calm down. They all have shocked expressions and are either looking at me with wide eyes, or at the ground. When my anger finally settles enough for me to calm down my heavy breathing, Oliver steadily speaks up

"You know who Dick is Bruce. He's who you raised him to be."

"I raised him to keep secrets and run off with former mobsters" I snap.

Oliver gives me a look, "Yes you raised him to keep secrets, what do you call being Robin." Ok, he's got me there. "But you also taught him that certain secrets keep those you care about safe. Remember what Dick's note said, he is just trying to keep you safe Bruce. He's still the same kid you raised, he's just in a bit of trouble. As for running off with the mobster, she's cute, what teenage boy wouldn't run off with her?" Oliver winces from Dinah's arm jabbing him in the side.

"Bringing up the girl" Barry redirects the conversation, "you said she has a new last name."

I nod, "Russello. At least that's what Pop Haly told me. I've looked into it, we have no files of a Jasmine or Joey Russello."

"How do we know Haly isn't lying" Clark inquires.

"I went to Blackgate again and asked Zucco if he recognized the name" I state.

"What did he say" Selina asks hopefully.

"He laughed and called me crazy for looking into Joey and Jasmine" I state, allowing myself to express my annoyance with the man. "But he did confirm the names."

"Have you told Young Justice about the names, maybe Dick brought them up at some point" Diana suggests.

"I haven't even seen the team since telling them about Robin's disappearance."

"You should really talk to them" Dinah insists. "They have all been asking about how the investigation is going. They all want to help, they just don't know how."

"Superboy has expressed to me his concern about Robin" Clark adds. "He keeps asking if we have found him or the girl yet."

"The entire team is worried. Not just about Robin, but you too" Barry states.

I sigh, "Can't you all take care of the team for a while. Tell them I have a trail and not to worry." It isn't good for the group of teenagers to be so concerned. It could distract them while on a mission.

"They don't want to hear it from us" Oliver explains. "They want to hear it from you."

Selina proposes "Why don't you give them their next mission? That will make them feel like things may go back to normal." The look Selina is giving tells me that it isn't a suggestion, as much as an order.

I sigh, "Fine. Anyone got a mission for them."

"Yeah" Barry says. "Tracking case, Sportsmaster."

I look over at Oliver, "Is that a good idea?"

Oliver shrugs, "If Artemis is fine with going; I have no objections. Red Arrow has also expressed an interest in going on a mission with the team. I'll see if he wants join in on this one, keep an eye out for her."

"I thought those two hated each other." I say.

The archer hesitates a bit before explaining "Roy has lightened up on Artemis lately."

"What brought that on?" Barry asks.

Oliver and Dinah give me a quick look then suddenly find the table very interesting. The lack of response gives all of us an answer. Seems like Clark isn't the only one to have an epiphany from Dick's leaving.

5:04 PM December 5th 2010, Mount Justice

"Any questions?" I ask the teenagers after giving them the case's briefing.

The group gives each other apprehensive looks, before Kid Flash raises his hand. I grunt, signaling for him to ask his question.

"Any news on Robin?"

I pause, "We are tracking his movements."

"How about the girl?" Superboy questions.

"Of course you would ask about her" I hear M'gann mutter under her breath. The rest of the team seems to roll their eyes.

Superman, Flash and Green Arrow also showed up to the briefing. I give Clark a questioning look about Miss Martian's comment.

"Relationship issues" Clark whispers.

I nod understandingly and answer the boy's question. "For what we can tell, Robin is still traveling with the girl."

"Do you know who she is?" Superboy asks.

"Her name is Jasmine Russello. Do any of you recognize that name?" The team all shake their head, no. "How about Joey Russello?" I am again met with a negative answer.

"Who is that?" Red Arrow inquires.

"Jasmine's brother. He isn't traveling with Robin and Jasmine, but we are still looking into him."

"Do you have any idea where Jasmine and Robin are?" Wally asks.

"Not currently. They showed up in Michie Tennessee yesterday though."

Wally frowns, "Weren't they in Atlanta like four days ago?"

I glare at Barry. Who gives me a look back, "It's his best friend!"

I huff, "Yes. They have been traveling at an unusual fast speed and haven't made any long term stops. Which is one of the reasons the League and I haven't been able to intercept them yet."

"Do you know why Robin left?" Artemis speaks up.

"No" I snap. I regret it thought when I see the young archers taken aback look. Sighing, I clarify "There are still many holes in the investigation so far. Your mentors can explain the situation to you at a later time if you choose to ask."

"How did you figure out Jasmine's name?" Superboy inquires.

"Why do you care!" Miss Martian hisses.

"I'm curious" Superboy says irritated.

I glare at the couple, "Are you two going to be a problem?"

"No" Miss Martian snaps. Superboy gives her an annoyed look.

"How about you both stay back on this mission and discuss whatever problem you have" I order.

"I'm not the one with a problem" Superboy mumbles.

"Oh really" M'gann exclaims incredulously. "Whenever Robin is brought up, the first thing you ask about is this Jasmine."

"Because she is the one who took Robin. Why is me asking about her bad?"

"You obviously like her."

"I haven't even met her!" Superboy defends himself. "Besides, how could I like a girl who kidnapped our teammate?"

"That's what I would like to know" M'gann shoots back.

"Both of you may leave" I bellow. The two teens stop bickering, look at me, and glare at each other. Miss Martian storms off towards the living quarters, with a frustrated Superboy following behind her.

"Anyone else going to be a distraction on the mission?" I bark at the team. They all quickly shake their heads, a bit scared. "Then you may go." The teens make their way to the planning room to come up with a strategy for the mission.

When the team is gone, I turn Superman. "What the hell was that?" I ask referring to the fight.

Clark shrugs, "They have been like that for the past month."

"Yeah" Barry adds, "ever since Wally joked about Superboy having a crush on Jasmine, M'gann has been jealous."

"Is it true, does Superboy like Jasmine?" I ask Clark.

The man of steel shrugs, "It's hard to tell. Whenever I ask Connor about what he thinks of the girl, he brushes it off saying he has never met her. He definitely doesn't have the same feelings towards her as the rest of the team though. It's quite strange."

"It's just a crush" Oliver rolls his eyes. "All the boys have made comments about being attracted to Jasmine, even Roy."

"He's right" Barry confirms.

"She kidnapped their teammate!" I say flabbergasted.

"They know" Barry states, "and the entire team hates her for it. But it doesn't mean they don't find her cute. C'mon Bruce, like we never make jokes or comments about being attracted to villains we fight, no matter what horrible thing they did. One time it lead to you asking out Selina."

I look over at Clark, "What did you mean Superboy isn't reacting the same as the others?"

"Well Connor does still have the general dislike for her as the others, but he also seems to find her interesting" Superman explains. "He's seems to be the only one on the team to acknowledge that Dick appears to have left willingly, not by force."

"I see. Why has Miss Martian been so jealous of that?"

Barry rolls his eyes, "We don't know. According to Wally, Connor hasn't treated her any differently."

"Teenagers" Oliver mutters. "I remember when Roy started having girl problems, never understood why half of them occurred."

"Well Superboy and Miss Martian better get over their problem soon" I state. "It puts the team in danger if those two argue while on a mission."

2:37 PM December 22nd 2010, Watchtower

The computers don't show much activity. A surprise since it is so close to Christmas. Sure there is a spike in store and car theft, but nothing that the police can't handle. I had to notify Barry about a bigger robbery in Central City, but that has so far been the only thing I have had to do while on monitor duty today. Not many League members have stopped by the tower today, too busy getting ready for Christmas.

Christmas. I sigh thinking about how this is another holiday I will miss with Dick. First his birthday, now Christmas. Selina and Alfred had been decorating the manor, trying to raise all our spirits. But it only reminded the three of us of what we were missing. I'm not sure if Selina or Alfred have shopped for presents. I am prepared in case they did, but I have a feeling we won't be in the mood for exchanging gifts when the day comes around.

Clark, Barry, and Oliver have asked if Selina, Alfred and I if we would like to join them. We declined all three. It wouldn't be right to bring them down on the holiday. Oliver is finally on better terms with Roy, and it is the first Christmas Artemis and her mother will be joining the Queens. Clark also told me he has big plans. He is taking Connor down to Kansas to meet his grandparents. It surprised me when Clark referred to the Kents as Connor's grandparents, but I'm glad he is finally accepting the boy.

A red dot appears on the monitor, indicating a bigger crime. The dot is over Duncan Oklahoma. Before even clicking on it, I know that it must be Urien. That villain has been hitting small towns. He doesn't do anything. Just shows up, scares people, maybe take some money, then leaves. There is no Zeta tube going to Oklahoma, so I send a notification to Superman who is in Kansas helping his parents get ready for Christmas. It will take a few minutes for him to reach Oklahoma, but it is the best we can do.

Pulling up video from the dot, I see that Urien appears to be robbing a car garage. Workers are hiding behind cars, tools, anything big enough to cover a body. Urien's masked henchmen are roaming around, all carrying big guns. One man stands out, Urien. His disguise is pretty plain. It is mainly black with green detailing on the body. The mask covers his entire head, even eyes, and is completely black. His henchmen are dressed in street clothes with gray masks. Urien seems to be saying something as he wanders the garage. I notice the cameras have sound, so I turn it on.

"Come on out sweetheart" Uriens voice sounds. "I won't hurt you, you know that. Why are you hiding? Come on out Jasmine."

My heart skips a beat when I see a teenage girl wearing a familiar purple jacket walk out from behind a car. She has sunglasses and a baseball hat on, hiding her features from the camera, but I still recognize her as the Jasmine traveling with Dick. She is also wearing a pair of much worn jeans and a gray tee-shirt. The girl shakily walks out from her hiding spot and towards Urien.

"Ah, there you are" Urien says smoothly. "Take off that disguise, let's see that pretty face."

Jasmine slowly takes the sunglasses off, letting them drop to the floor. Her hands shake as she takes off the hat, letting her black hair fall. I can see tears running down her terrified face. It looks like Jasmine is fighting each step she takes. If she is so scared, why is she doing as this madman says?

I grab my communicator, "Clark how far away are you from the robbery?"

"Fifteen minutes" Clark answers.

"Get there quick. Urien has Jasmine."

"Dick's Jasmine?" Clark asks.

"Yes" I growl. "Get there now."

I return my attention to video. Urien begins to chuckle as Jasmine gets closer, "Looking more like your mother every day. Not completely, she was much more beautiful."

Jasmine takes in a deep breath and glares, "Yeah, my father's genes are really holding me back."

Urien's hand flies across Jasmine's face. I wince as I hear the loud slap through the video. Jasmine falls to the floor as Urien hisses "Watch your mouth bitch." The villain then yanks on the girl's hair, pulling Jasmine back up to her feet. No matter what I think about her, I begin to feel bad for Jasmine at the moment. A thought pertaining the meaning behind their conversation surfaces in my mind, but for now I push it back.

"Now tell me, where's the brat you've been hiding from me. It's about time I met the little urchin" Urien snarls, still holding Jasmine by her hair.

My heart begins to race. He must be talking about Dick, who else would he be referring to? I see Jasmine bite her lip, painfully hard.

Frustrated with the girl, Urien tightens his grasp but begins talking in his soothing voice. "You want to tell me, don't you? Get rid of the kid who has been holding you back the past month. The one that has made you slow down and kept you in America. If it weren't for him, you might not even be in this position right now. Just think, you'll be free of the little annoyance if you tell me where he is."

As Urien talks, Jasmine's face struggles between believing his words and stopping herself from answering him. 'What the hell?' I think to myself confused. What is she doing?

Jasmine begins to stutter, "He's…I…he."

"That's right sweetheart, tell me. I'll make it all better" Urien urges caringly. He begins wiping tears away on her face while saying the soothing words.

From the corner of the screen, I see a brunette man sneak up behind Urien, carrying a pipe. I don't recognize the man, maybe he works at the garage. He is wearing jeans, a white tee shirt and a red and yellow flannel. I immediately know what the man is planning on doing. He almost makes it to Urien unnoticed, until a henchman yells

"BOSS!"

Urien whips around to be hit in the face by the pipe. The brunette put a lot of force into the hit and Urien falls to the ground. Jasmine still seems to be in a trance, only able to watch everything happening around her. The unknown man picks Jasmine up bridal style and runs to the door.

He almost makes it out, but a henchman tackles the man. Jasmine, the brunette and the henchman go flying. Luckily the fall seems to knock Jasmine out of her trance and she jumps to her feet. Running over to her savior and the henchman, she begins to help the brunette up. The henchman grabs onto the man's leg, only to be kicked in the head by Jasmine. The rest of the henchmen point their guns at the duo.

Urien by now has recovered and is standing. "Stop" he yells at the two, pointing a gun at them.

Jasmine freezes, while the man begins trying to usher her out of the garage. Urien aims his gun and takes a shot.

I hear Jasmine scream in pain and crumble to the ground. The brunette yells "JAS!" and kneels to help her. Urien takes a few steps towards the pair; the man yells at him menacingly "Stay back!"

Urien chuckles "Ah there you are, you look different. Interesting" and continues towards the two. Suddenly Jasmine raises a hand and swipes it from her right to left. As she does the odd motion, tires and paint cans suddenly crash into Urien and his men, sending them to the ground.

The brunette tries to help Jasmine up, but she screams for him to wait. She hovers her hand over her stomach where she was shot. As Jasmine's hand wobbles and face grimaces with pain as I see something rise out of her wound. I can't believe my eyes as I see the bullet levitate above the girl's body before dropping. After the piece of metal falls to the ground, Jasmine nods her head. The man picks her up and runs out of the garage. I can hear a car off-screen start up.

Looking at the time, I see that Clark won't be able to the garage in time to catch them. He is still seven minutes away and I have no idea where the two are going.

Urien and his men begin to recover. The henchmen run to the door, until Urien orders them "Stop. Let them go." He chuckles "She won't be much use to me for a few days." The off-screen car screeches away as the group makes their way outside.

Minutes pass. I can only assume Urien and his men get away by car. A few minutes after they leave, Superman shows up at the garage. He looks around at the mess and calls me.

Before Superman can get one word out, I say into the communicator "They got away. Make sure the garage workers are okay then come to the Watchtower. You need to see this."

-An hour later-

Selina, Alfred, and Clark finish watching the recent video. Each having similar reactions I did when I saw it the first time. Pity when Urien is messing with Jasmine, confusion by the girl's actions, shock by the floating objects, horror when Jasmine is shot, and relief when Jasmine and the man escape. If confuses me at first when I feel empathy for the girl who has caused so much trouble. But hearing how Urien talked to her, I am beginning to understand why she is on the run. Now to figure out how Dick fits into all of this.

Clark is the first to speak when the video ends, "So she has telekinesis."

"Looks like it" I agree.

"She must be some sort of alien or sorcerer or…" Selina begins to mutter frantically.

"I have no idea" I cut her off.

"That man…" Selina stutters, still in shock from the video. "He must be Dick. Right? I mean if Dick changed his appearance once, he could do it again."

"That's what I was thinking" I state.

"Okay, I believe you. This is the second man to show up with Jasmine out of the blue yet has a relationship with her. I don't know how he is doing it, but that is Dick" Clark tells us defeated.

"Sir?" Alfred begins. "Do you think that Master Richard's ability to change his appearance is linked to the girl's telekinesis?"

"I don't see exactly how the two powers are liked unless they are both martians" I point out.

Clark shakes his head, "J'onn would have picked up on Dick not being human at some point. Besides, how many times has one of us done blood work on the boy? Whatever those two are doing, it isn't by using any alien powers."

"So magic?" Selina asks.

"I don't think so" I disagree. "Jasmine didn't say any spells when she made the objects move and I haven't heard of any magic that makes someone change their appearance."

"Doctor Fate and Klaron never say spells" Clark points out.

"They are also supernatural beings, not human."

We all fall silent, not able to think of any other explanation for what we have just viewed. I rack my brain trying to think of anything, but I'm unsuccessful. I change the subject to one of equal importance,

"So Urien obviously has known Jasmine for some time."

"What the hell was that about?" Clark asks a bit angry. "He knew Jasmine's mother?"

"I think we can all guess what those two's relationship" Alfred mumbles.

Selina takes in a heavy breath, "Urien's her father."

"That would explain the slap he gave her after she insulted her father's genes and why Urien knows what her mother looked like" I say.

"Some dad" Selina mutters under her breath. Selina has always had a soft spot for victims of child abuse. She flinched the most seeing Urien slap Jasmine and let out a loud gasp when he shot her. "He seemed to know of Dick, do you think they are related?"

"If they are, not as close as Jasmine and Urien" I state. "Urien called Jasmine sweetheart and at least acknowledged having met her before. He just referred to Dick as a brat she's been traveling with. Dick also was able to resist whatever Urien was doing to Jasmine."

"Yeah what was going on with that?" Clark interjects. "Was he using some mind control or something?"

"Looks like it" Selina agrees. "She was fighting whatever it was. Especially when Urien was trying to get her to tell him where Dick was."

"Master Bruce" Alfred says, gaining everyone's attention. "The villain seemed to be very interested in finding Master Richard. I'm starting to think that the girl didn't have Master Richard leave with her for her own sake."

I finish Alfred's thought, "She's protecting him."

11:56 AM December 28th 2010, Watchtower

"So who can take the January seventh day shift?" Superman asks.

The League is having our monthly meeting to determine monitor room shifts and give updates on all cases that has happened over the last month. Going over the events of the month isn't too bad. But determining who does what shift for the monitor room is torture. Most of the time Martian Manhunter watches the monitors since they are his technology. But the shifts he can't cover are difficult to fill because nobody wants to do it. When I was in charge of making the schedule, I just assigned people to shifts. But since I started my investigation with Dick's disappearance, I let Clark take over. Instead of sticking to how I did it, Clark decided to be nice and ask for people to volunteer for shifts. It has been a disaster.

"Anyone available on January seventh?" Clark asks again. When nobody at the table raises their hand, he becomes frustrated "C'mon guys! Anyone?"

The room remains quiet for a while until finally Barry raises his hand. "Thank you Flash!" Clark exclaims. "Okay, how about the night shift for January seventh?"

I inwardly groan. This is the biggest waste of time. We haven't even started reviewing December's events and missions, yet it has already been forty five minutes. The League begins to start shifting in their seats, already getting bored with the meeting.

Everyone practically sighs in relief when the computer sends us an alert, distracting us from this never-ending meeting. Clark begrudgingly presses the button for the computer to show what the alert is for. I jump out of my seat when I see what it is.

Jasmine has been spotted at the Top of the World restaurant in Las Vegas. A live video feed from the hotel shows her and the brunette I assume to be Dick, being seated at a table with a man in his early twenties. Jasmine is dressed in her usual dark purple leather looking jacket with black pants and a tight black top. 'Dick' is wearing jeans and a long sleeve dark blue sweater. The dark haired man they are meeting is in a suit, appearing to be schmoozing the two.

"Who is that they are meeting?" I order the computer to search. It takes about three seconds for the machine to give me an I.D.

"Royce Sita?" Barry says confused. "Why are they talking to him?"

"You know who that is?" I ask.

"Yeah. He's a stage magician. Iris and I saw his act a few years ago when we went to Vegas."

I start heading to the door. There is a zeta tube entrance only a few blocks from the restaurant, I can be there in less than five minutes. Clark calls out to my retreating form

"Batman wait."

"I am not passing up a chance to get my son back for the sake of a meeting Superman" I snap.

"I know" Clark says. "I'm going with you."

"As am I" Wonder Woman stands from her seat.

I nod and we head out the door.

-At the restaurant-

People get out of the way pretty quickly when they see Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman coming through. We quickly get to the top floor of the building where the restaurant is. The dining room is a circular room that rotates slowly and has windows for an outside wall so guests can look out over the Vegas Strip.

The hostess stares at us in shock and the guests steadily grow quiet when we enter the restaurant. I scan the room and spot Jasmine, the brunette and Sita sitting across the restaurant. Jasmine and Sita appear to be arguing while the man tries to calm Jasmine down.

Jasmine notices the room's silence, and looks around. She spots the three of us walking over and verbally curses. The man and Sita look over and see us. Sita stiffens while 'Dick' begins to panic. The three at the table stand, looking like they are about to bolt.

Superman, Wonder Woman and I make it to the table. Jasmine tries to run left but Diana catches her. Sita looks at Superman and I, shrugs, then sits down back down. The brunette man looks at me and says, "What are you doing here?"

"We are here to help you" I try to calm 'Dick' down.

"We haven't done anything wrong. Leave us alone" the man asserts.

"I know it's you" I state. The man's face remains stoic.

"What are you talking about?"

"Batman" Superman whispers to me, "We should bring them to the Watchtower. We don't want people watching." I look around and see all the restaurant goers staring.

I focus on the man again, "Come with us now" I order.

The man's eyes flash between Wonder Woman holding back a struggling Jasmine and me. He shakes his head and is about to respond, but is interrupted.

The loud sound of a guns shooting dozens of bullets echoes through the dining room. I whip around to see Urien and some henchman exit the elevator at the front. Guests dive to the floor for cover.

Behind me Jasmine shrieks "You rat!" Turning I see Sita smirking at the angry girl. Jasmine looks like as if she is about to tackle him, but is held back by Diana.

"What?" he ask in a mocking defense. "Your daddy pays well."

Since Diana is holding Jasmine's arms behind her back, Jasmine can't take a punch at the man. Instead she jumps in the air, using Diana as a foundation, and kicks her feet at Sita in a pike position. Her feet stay together, making it look like she jumps on the man's face before gracefully landing on the ground. I have to admit, it was pretty impressive. How is she so agile when I know she has a somewhat fresh bullet wound?

Another round of bullets sound through the room. Superman speeds over to Urien and pins him to the wall. A couple henchmen aim their guns at Superman while the others begin destroying the restaurant. Some are flipping tables, a couple are knocking down walls with axes, and a few are heading over to where Wonder Woman, Jasmine, the man and I are sitting. After the kick in the face, Sita had fallen backwards out of his chair and is currently skulking away. Guests are either screaming under tables or trying to crawl to the exit.

I storm over to the approaching attackers and begin fighting. Like all of Urien's men, they are well trained and put up a good fight. Out of the corner of my eye, I see a few trying to take down the brunette man. Diana is trying to keep ahold of a struggling Jasmine, but lets go when a henchman approaches.

Knocking out one of the men I'm fighting, I block the bullets being shot at me with my cape. When the shooter reloads, I take a swing at him. He blocks my attack and tries to hit me with his gun. He tries to kick me, but I grab his leg and throw him over a table.

A blue blur passes in front of me. Looking to my left, I watch Superman grab Jasmine, who is also fighting a henchman, and throw her into the wall. Jasmine pained scream is cut short by Clark pinning her into the wall with great force. The wall indents where Jasmine is smashed into it.

"Superman stop!" I yell.

He doesn't listen and slaps Jasmine. An angry look is written across Clark's face and he is screaming at Jasmine "This is all your fault! If it weren't for you, none of this would have happened." Slap.

I run over and try to pry the man of steel away from the screaming girl. It isn't until Diana comes over and uses her superstrength that we are able to make him stop. Superman has a crazed look on his face and is still glaring at the slumping Jasmine.

The ceiling begins to creek from the room's walls being destroyed by the henchmen and Superman smashing Jasmine into them. I scan the room to make sure all the civilians have gotten out. Not seeing any, I return my attention to the angry Superman.

"Get off of me!" I hear Dick's voice yell from behind me. Urien is fighting the brunette man, and looks like he is winning. Leaving Wonder Woman to deal with Superman, I run over to help my son.

The man is punching at Urien, who blocks his blows easily. Urien sends a kick to 'Dick's' stomach then grabs him by the throat. While choking the man, Urien begins to say

"Now I…" he doesn't finish. I grab the villain from behind and pull him away from the man. 'Dick' falls to the ground gasping for breath. He stumbles away towards the windows.

Urien growls, but doesn't begin to fight me. One of his henchmen try to tackle me from the side and we begin to battle. The fight takes most of my attention, but I see Urien head back to the elevator.

When I take down the henchman, the ceiling lets out another uneasy creek. The wall that Jasmine was knocked into collapses. As it does, the ceiling above it begins to steadily fall in a wave heading towards where 'Dick' is still trying to recover.

"No!" I scream and sprint to the gasping man.

Before I get there, a head of long black hair runs into the man. Both Jasmine and 'Dick' crash through the window, missing the collapsing ceiling. My heart drops to my stomach when the two fall over the ledge and out of sight.

Urien and his men dash to the exit. I let them escape, at this point not caring about capturing them.

I run to the window, expecting to see the bodies falling. Instead I am shocked to see Jasmine grabbing onto the man and floating. Well not floating. The two bodies seem to be being pushed up by balls of air, gently being thrown to a neighboring building's roof. They roughly land, splaying out on the cement.

Superman flies by me in a blur and lands on the same roof as the two. He storms over to where Jasmine and Dick are laying, picks up Jasmine and throws her into the ground. The brunette tries to stand.

Wonder Woman appears next to me, with one look she knows what to do. Diana grabs me by the arms and quickly flies us to the fight. Superman is kicking and screaming at the bloody Jasmine. I begin to worry for the girl. Superman doesn't seem to be trying to kill her, but he is defiantly determined to hurt her as much as possible.

As we approach, the brunette man stands. He begins desperately yelling at Superman to stop. I land on the roof and run to the fight. Diana grabs Superman, who is still trying to get at Jasmine.

"STOP, PLEASE!" the man is yelling in Dick's voice. "UNCLE CLARK PLEASE!"

That snaps Superman out of his trance. He immediately slumps and has a dazed look on his face. Wonder Woman, Superman and I stare at the man.

"Stop" the man says again. Slowly his brown hair turns darker and slightly longer. His brown eyes turn a familiar light blue and grow bigger. The once round shaped face becomes more angular as the body begins to shrink. Richard stands before us, looking like he did the day he left, except beaten.

"Please" he gasps before falling unconscious to the ground.

So how was that? Please tell me what you did and did not like about this chapter. I have the plot of the story all figured out. Now it is just adding details. I would very much enjoy your feedback for where you think the story is going.