I decided to just make this chapter really fast. Hope you like it.
I don't own Son of Batman. (SOB)
On the other side of the world, a six year old in thrown into a swimming pool by his guardian. "That was awesome!" He said to his guardian when he came back up. Now that school was out, Bruce Wayne and Dick decided to go on a cruise together to spend some much needed bonding time.
"That was a big splash kiddo," Bruce said looking at his watch realizing how late it was."Alright kiddo, its bedtime."
"Awwwwwww. Can't we stay a little longer?" Dick asked.
"Dick, it's nine-thirty; it's time for bed," he said in a serious tone holding up his Superman towel.
"Okay," Dick mumbled and swam over to the latter getting out walking over to his guardian. Bruce dried him off the best he could before hoisting him up to his chest and proceeded to walk back to his room.
"Come on Dickie," Bruce said forcing Dick's head to lie on his shoulder.
"I'm not sleepy." Dick said letting out a big yawn.
"Are you sure?" Bruce asked now rubbing Dick's back.
"mmhh-hmm," Dick said allowing his eyes to slowly drop. Bruce chuckled and at last arrived back into their suite. Bruce gently set Dick down and proceeded to dress him into his pajamas.
"Goodnight Dickie." Bruce said tucking a Dick in and kissed him goodnight. Bruce was just about to turn in himself when he looked out the window to see Talia sneak aboard the boat. "Not now Talia," he whispered. As quiet as a ninja, Bruce slowly walked over to the door gazing one last time at his son before slipping out putting the do not disturb sign on the doorknob.
Break*Break*Break
An hour later, Dick Grayson woke up. "Bruce?" He called out. No answer. Dick got out of bed to notice that his bed had not been slept in yet. 'Where is he?' He asked himself. He then checked the entire room to see where his father was hiding. "Come out come out where ever you are," he called. Still no answer. Suddenly Dick heard some shuffling outside of his door. Dick then proceeded to push the nearby chair to the door and look out the peephole. He saw a kind of ninja with two katanas in his hand.
"Mistress said we are to find Wayne and bring him to her," he told his partner.
"What about the kid Wayne has?" his partner asked back.
"Take him to the Mistress. If you see the kid, Wayne can't be too far behind," He answered and walked down the hall. Dick gave a gasp and after pushing the chair back where he found it, opened the door to look for his missing father.
"I gotta find Bruce," he told himself and headed toward the main hall of the cruise. Dick looked in-between the railing but saw no sign of Bruce.
"Hey!" Someone shouted. Dick turned around to see three ninjas running towards him. Dick ran down the halls as fast as his little legs could go; unfortunately the ninjas were faster.
"Let go of me! Bruce!" Dick shouted.
"Easy kid, we ain't gonna hurt you," one of them said.
"HELP! KIDNAPPERS!" The little boy screamed. Finally the ninja restraining him covered his mouth with his hand.
"Mufff! Mufff!"
"Release him." Another voice ordered in a powerful tone. They all turned around to see Talia Al Ghul. She wore a black jumpsuit that exposed most of her chest and holsters on each hip with a gun in each. The assassin immediately released Dick and they bowed to Talia.
"Where's my daddy?" Dick ordered.
"I have done nothing to your father. I need him for an important task," she stated.
"And what would that be?" Another voice called out. Dick looked behind him to see Bruce now dressed Batman standing there with a scowl on his face.
"Daddy!" He called out and ran towards him. Batman picked him up and placed a protective hand over his head pushing it towards his shoulders.
"Maybe we should talk somewhere private," she said.
Break*Break*Break
The assassins 'escorted' Batman and Dick to a private lounge room locking the door just before they left. Talia then walked through the door on the other side of the room now wearing a red revealing dress with a slit on the side going up to the very top of her leg.
"Beloved, perhaps you should leave your little…guest outside," she said.
"Alone with your assassins? No, he stays with me," Batman stated.
"Very well," she said and went over to the bar area pouring two glasses of wine."Would you like a drink?"
"You know last time that didn't go so well," Batman said.
"Oh you're right. If I remember correctly beloved I put a little something in your beverage." Talia said walking over and putting her arms around Bruce who just pushed her off.
"Same way I remember it," he said.
"Was it all bad beloved?" Talia asked.
"No…it wasn't all bad." He said.
"Then you remembered our shared moonlight?"
"Some of it."
"The best parts?" Before Talia could say anything else, Batman pushed Dick closer to him using his cape to shield him from view.
"Talia, what do you want?" he asked and Talia turned around.
"My father…he's dead," she admitted.
"Ra's?" He asked confused.
"How many fathers' do I have?!" She asked harshly.
"Sorry, he always seemed…"
"Like you? Indestructible?" she interrupted.
"You obviously haven't seen my x-rays," he said.
"Perhaps you should show them to me sometime," she said putting her hands on Bruce's shoulders but Bruce shrugged them right off.
"You know you don't seem that broken up about Ra's death."
"There is no time for mourning." She said walking back towards the table. "Assassins plan to take or Ra's organization. They are led by a man who Father believed could be his successor until my father became aware of you. Now this man wants to kill us," she then walked over towards a curtain.
"Us?"
"Not you." She said turning back to face Bruce again. "Me…and your son." Talia opened the curtain wide but no one came out.
"Son?" Batman asked flabbergasted and out from the shadows walked the alleged son, Damian Wayne. Dick took this opportunity to peek his head out from Batman's cape looking straight into the eleven year old's navy blue eyes; Bruce's eyes. Damian looked at the child with envy, glaring deep into Dick's baby blues causing the boy to gasp in fear going back to squeezing the life out of Batman's leg. Batman lifted his cape and instantly picked up the child rubbing his hair.
"You expect me to believe this?" he asked Talia.
"I assure you he's yours." Damian then walked forward memorizing the features of his father in person and not just from pictures he had seen countless times.
"Don't look so stunned Father. I thought you'd be taller," Damian said. Afterwards, he turned his attention back towards Dick still in Batman's embrace. Damian sneered at him with his upper lip raised and nostrils flaring.
"I'm leaving him in your care. I trust you can protect him," Talia said. Batman said nothing and put Dick back on the ground who started rubbing his eyes. Talia then went over and put her hand on her son's shoulder. "I will come back for you when everything is cleared up."
"Yes Mother," Damian said.
"It's time to leave. Goodbye Damian," she said one last time.
"Goodbye Mother," Damian responded and the three made their way out of the room.
Two hours later Batman, Dick, and Damian got off the boat and watched it sail away.
"You didn't know about me; did you?" Damian asked.
"No," Batman responded.
"So Mother has made me your responsibility?"
"Something like that," Batman replied.
"This isn't necessary. I do fine by myself," he insisted.
"So do I," Batman said looking at his now eldest son. "But things have changed. She thinks you'll be better off with me...for now."
"Well what do you think?" Damian asked.
"Better then with the League of Assassins," Batman replied grimly.
"They taught me how to fight!" Damian said proudly.
"And I take it not much else." Batman said and then pressed a button on his utility belt causing the Bat-mobile to pull up.
"I'll drive."
"No."
"I know how."
"No!" Batman growled while walking towards the back of the car. He popped the trunk and pulled at a red, yellow, and green car seat. After placing it in the backseat, he lifted the exhausted six year old up and sat him in it, placing the seatbelt around him while Damian literately jumped into the passenger seat.
"Are you comfortable?" He asked Dick who nodded moving his head around to find a place for his head to rest. Batman then opened a backpack sitting in the back seat and pulled out his stuffed elephant. "He wanted to come along." He said handing it to Dick who hugged it."Try to go to sleep."
"Okay." Dick whispered closing his eyes without a second thought. Damian watching the whole thing from the passenger seat gave a short grunt and crossed his arms. Batman then jumped up front and pressed the call button on Alfred's picture.
"Alfred?"
"Yes sir?" the response came.
"We're going to have company."
"A sleepover? Oh goody," Alfred said and the car drove down the streets of Gotham.
Hope you guys like the start of our little adventure and tune in later to see what happens next.
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