I can't believe we are on the home stretch. Anyway we have this and one more surprise chapter until we reach the end. (Maybe)
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"So do we have a deal?"
Damian couldn't believe of how easy this was going to be. He would trade this circus brat over to Deathstroke and not only get his mother back, but he would get his father's love all to himself. He thought it was going to be an easy trade but he started thinking about the effects of his decision. One the one hand, he could say no and sacrifice his mother's life just to keep some gypsy orphan who stole his place in his father's heart. On the other hand, he could give him to Deathstroke and never have to deal with Grayson ever again. Damian then looked at the boy who was clinging to him for dear life. If he traded him, he would never have to deal with this orphan ever again, but deep down he knew that his father would never forgive him if he did. Then it finally clicked, his father did love him so much that he trusted him to keep this boy...his brother safe. But his mother was more important than someone he'd just met. He then knew what he had to do.
"It's a deal." Damian said and Dick gasped in horror backing away from him.
"I knew you'd see it my way." Deathstroke said. "Now come along boy." Dick now scared to death looked at Damian.
"Get out of here!" He said pushing him down to the ground. "I never want to see you again!"
"But Damian, our lessons…"
"You actually thought I enjoyed all those lessons?! I hated every minute of them. I only did that to please father! Now get out of here!" Damian shouted making Dick start to cry. He then grabbed him, whispered something in his ear, and pushed him down again.
"You heard him boy, now come along. I might even become a father figure to you." Deathstroke said coming over.
"RUN BOYS!" Talia shouted getting out of Deathstrokes hands before he shot her dead.
"GRAYSON!" Damian shouted and Dick got up running with Damian to high rocks while Deathstroke was shooting at them. Damian hugged Dick as tight as he could shielding him from the bullets. 'I never should have brought you here.' He thought to himself. The two hide behind the rocks until they were completely gone and the man-bats were screaming.
"We are done." Deathstroke said and aimed him gun at the two. Damian shielded Dick from Deathstroke and held on to him tightly. Suddenly a baterang came flying out making Deathstroke drop the gun and Batman glided down. Dick and Damian looked at their father and gave a small smile.
"Kill them!" Deathstroke shouted and the man-bats came flying down. Thinking fast, Batman threw another baterang that messed with the bat's hearing and caused them to try to escape the room while knocking Damian down and Dick away from the two. Deathstroke saw this and took the opportunity to try and grab his new apprentice but Batman beat him to it. Batman then threw a few punches at him until another bat knocked him down as well allowing Deathstroke to escape. As soon as Batman got up, he went over towards Talia and picked him up.
"Mother!" Damian shouted in concern and went over with Dick close behind.
"I've got her." Batman said. Then Damian saw Deathstroke trying to escape and grabbed his sword while running towards him.
"Damian!"
"I'll end him. I swear!" He said still running. Dick then decided to follow him ignoring the protests by Bruce. Finally he caught up to Damian.
"Grayson go back to father." He ordered.
"No, you need me. You can't fight him by yourself."
"Can and will. Father would never forgive me if something happened to you."
"I won't get hurt it we work together. That's what dad want us to do; work together and get along with each other." Damian flinched when Dick said father, but he had other things to worry about.
"Alright, but you stay in the shadows until I need you. Understand?" Damian shouted at him with Dick nodded. Damian then came out of the elevator holding a sword leaving Dick behind hidden.
"Ra's trained me to take his place; Talia would have been my as well, until your father came along." Deathstoke
"And created something special; me." Damian said and Deathstroke came and punched him knocking him down. He then kicked him against the wall and threw swords at him one of which went into his arm pinning him. Deathstroke then used a knife to pin his other hand while Damian shouted in pain. Just when Deathstroke was about to put another in Damian's heart, he kicked Deathstroke back and pulled himself out of his restraints. He then threw a few baterangs at him which he caught all except one that that landed in his face. He then pulled out his swords and ran to attack but Damian was now behind him. The two then started sword fighting getting a few bumps and bruises. Deathstroke then pulled out his guns and started shooting at him knocking one sword out of his hand. He then threw another batterang at the gun which caused it to explode. He then pulled out another sword and was about to cut him in half until Dick jumped out of the shadows catching the sword with his hands. Deathstroke then pulled back not wanting to hurt his future 'apprentice'. Dick then ran at Deathstroke and started punching him.
"Don't. Hurt. My. Brother!" Dick shouted and dodged Deathstroke sword. He then jumped, kicking him in the face, jumping on the sword, and doing two perfect backflips holding his knees just as Damian told him.
"Much better. I told you it makes you spin faster." Damian said picking up his sword again. Deathstroke and Damian then started fighting again only Damian got kicked and started falling.
"No!" Dick shouted and was pushed as well. Damian shot out his grappling hook at Deathstroke which latched onto him causing him to fall with the boys. He then caught Dick and used a platform to his advantage stopping their fall after Deathstroke cut the line. The two then fell only about two feet which wasn't a big deal. Deathstroke then pulled a surprise attack and pushed Damian against a Lazarus pipe which burned him a little. Suddenly, the two boys looked at each other having the same idea. Damian then pulled out a batterang at a pipe and caused smoke to blind Deathstroke a little. When the smoke cleared, Dick was standing alone by the pipe.
"Where's the boy?" He asked.
"Why would I tell you?" Dick asked.
"How dare you. I'll teach you to obey your master."
"You're not my master. Come and get me." Dick said. Deathstroke then pulled out a sword and aimed it at Dick. He then started running towards him when Dick suddenly jumped as high as he could and was caught by Damian. Deathstroke meanwhile ran right into the pipe causing it to break and the Lazarus material to spill all over him. Damian pulled him up and the two watched Deathstroke scream out in pain and crawl out with major burns on his skin. Damian then left Dick on the pipe and jumped down with a sword.
"Go ahead. Finish me. You were trained to destroy your enemies weren't you? It's what you want. It's what I would do. It's what your grandfather would do." Deathstroke said tempting Damian. "Well…DO IT!" He shouted. Dick meanwhile had jumped off the pipe watching the two. He wanted to stop him, but he knew that this was Damian's choice and not his place to intervene.
"No. I'm my father's son too. I'm Robin." He said throwing down the sword and walking away towards Dick.
"I'm happy for you Damian." Dick said smiling. Damian said nothing and turned him around and the two walked towards Batman and Talia who were walking towards them. Damian ran to give his mother a hug while Dick ran to give Bruce a hug.
"Mother." Damian said in relief.
"Come." Talia said as the room started collapsing. Batman then picked up Dick and the three starting running towards a hidden submarine.
"Quickly! Get in." Talia ordered and Batman put Dick down allowing him to get in. The group got in and only saw three seats.
"Come with me Grayson." Damian said sitting down. Dick came over and sat on Damian's lap as he pulled down the restraint. Talia then started the sub and drove away just as the place started to collapse. They then drove the sub towards a beach where a large yate full of assassins were waiting for them.
"Mistress! Are you and the master alright?" an assassin asked.
"Yes, we are fine. Ready the ship." Talia responded.
"Yes mistress." He said going on the ship telling the others. She then turned to Batman.
"I thank you for my life, and the life of my son."
"Our son." Batman responded.
"I need to rebuild the league; make it stronger. Come with me. You and I together with Damian and Dick would be invincible."
"The best way to rebuild the league is to destroy it." Batman said.
"If only it were that easy." Talia said. The two then looked at Damian and Dick. Damian was taking off his mask and gently took of Dick's mask. The two then sat down to watch the sun slowly set. Damian then lifted Dick up and sat him on his lap.
"Damian should stay with me." Batman said.
"He will want to be with his mother." Talia argued.
"He's Robin now. He stays with 'The Batman'." He said as a wind blew his cape around. "Do you really want to split that up?" He asked motioning the two boys.
"I have no choice. Damian!" She called. Damian looked at his mother and gently pushed Dick up mumbling a 'come on' to Dick and the two came over.
"Damian, are you ready to come?" Talia asked.
"If that's your wish mother." Damian said and walked over to her. Meanwhile Dick gasped in shock and held out his hands as if he were reaching for Damian. Batman then came over to Dick as he saw tears in his eyes. Dick put his hands down and started sobbing in Batman's chest. Batman could do nothing but hug him and rub his back. He then looked over at Talia and gave her a major bat-glare. Talia looked at the boy sobbing and then to her son. She then kneeled at Damian's level and but her hands on his shoulders.
"Learn from your father Damian. For he is very wise, and you are the future." She told him. Dick hearing this tuned his head and looked at the mother and son. He then turned around completely to see Talia give him one last kiss and go to the boat. "I will come back for him. Make him great." Talia told Bruce.
"I will." He said and the assassins and Talia took off leaving the two boys looking at each other. Neither of them said a word. Damian then suddenly held out his hand. Dick starting thinking about everything. How could he forgive this kid who hated him? But that's what second chances were for. Dick then put out his hand and the two started shaking hands. Dick smiled at this and gave Damian a big hug who didn't hesitate to hug him back. Batman could do nothing but smile.
"Boys, let's go home."
I can't believe it. Damian and Dick are finally brothers. But this is not the last chapter. There is still one chapter remaining that wasn't in the movie that I've been thinking about since day one. I really think you guys will like it. BTW, that last line in the movie about Damian driving wasn't in this because when I first saw that scene, I thought it was meant to be a joke but I found out it wasn't. That line felt so forced that I just couldn't put it in. Anyway hope you liked it and remember to review.
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