Don't worry, I haven't forgotten, but please review or pm, I want your opinions,
Pretty please?
Oh and this is the first time I write an action episode so I hope I was able to at least get the scene across.
And I do not own any of these characters.
It was a long week for the batclan in their efforts to find their lost brother, a message sent to Jason by Talia al ghul was the first good news (in a very loose sense), in an exhausting search, but now they were determined to find the elusive woman, but to achieve such a task they needed to start with non-other than the head of the demon, Ra's al ghul.
Right now they were flying through the Egyptian desert, in hopes to find Ra's in one of his various palaces across the world.
"Ok I know that Egypt is a nice place and all, but how are we going to find Ra's? Wouldn't he leave once this place isn't useful to him anymore? Dick asks as he sees across the Nile River "Ra's is a master tactician, he always tries to be one step ahead of his opponent, but there's always one mayor flaw, his desire for immortality" Bruce tells him as he keeps his gaze on the on the sky, Dick raises an eyebrow in confusion "what do you mean? Damian responds to his older brother's question "Grandfather always saw himself as god among men, Egypt has a vast history of seeing their leaders as gifts or embodiments of their deities, so it is possible that he would be here, furthermore, this was the place where the papyrus was usually made so mother might not be far behind " Dick nods and returns to his silent reveries, which means he falls asleep , all the while Tim uses a built-in computer in the plane and types furiously at the keyboard "I'm using Wayne satellites to track any chemical signature from the Lazarus pit, if something pops up, we find Ra's".
Bruce just grunts in return while still keeping the plane leveled, Tim notices something's off with his mentor "something bothering you Bruce? At first he says nothing but then Bruce just sighs in exasperation "how can Jason want to leave this life? What has Talia done with him? I should have kept an eye on him, maybe I could have prevented this" he says with a hint of disappointment and a little sadness, Tim shakes his head and reaches to put a hand on his shoulder "Bruce, he's had a tolerable relationship with us at best, maybe he's just confused and hung onto the first opportunity for a little change…and we both know that out of every one of us he's the best fighter next to you, so I think he can handle himself, don't you think? He squeezes lightly to encourage his mentor and father, Bruce then puts on the autopilot and turns on his chair to look at his sons.
Sometimes Bruce forgets how long it has been since he was on a mission with all of his sons and while it has been a hard and long road, they will always be part of each other's lives, he nods at his son's words "thank you Tim, I appreciate it "Tim smiles softly at Bruce but soon the moment is cut short by a beep coming from the computer "I got something" he looks at the screen and turns his head to look at Bruce a determined look on his face "remember the thing about Egypt and their devotion to gods? Bruce just goes back to batman mode "affirmative" "well then you're not going to, but probably will believe this, the coordinates on the signature are 22° 20′ 13″ N and 31° 37′ 32″ E" Bruce narrows his eyes and in a cold and emotionless voice he speaks "Abu Simbel" he turns around and turns off the autopilot and starts to blaze through the air , Tim gets back in his seat and fastens his seatbelt, Dick who was sleeping while Tim and Bruce were talking wakes up from his slumber "whaa? Wha …..What happened? Damian who was silent through most of the flight replies "we found grandfather" Dick then yawns and stretches before asking "well what's the plan? Bruce responds in a more determined and gruffly tone.
We are getting answers
And with that the batplane starts to boost through the sky, a couple minutes later they arrive at the majestic temple, they make sure to keep a safe distance before jumping out of the plane, Bruce pushes a button to keep the ship cloaked and they use a nearby rock to cover and observe the compound.
Bruce activates his built-in binoculars and scans the area, "there are 7 guards armed, assault rifles, keep caution, Nightwing, you and Red robin take out the ones on the left , me and Robin will take the ones on the right, report back when you're done" that's what it takes for all of them to separate and engage.
Nightwing stalks his targets from the shadows before he throws one of his batons at one of the guards while running at the other, the weapon hits its target and the guard goes down unconscious, hearing the thud of the baton hitting a head, the other guard turns to investigate the noise but is received with a flying kick to his temple and joins his partner on the sand, Nightwing then takes their rifles away before handcuffing them, "all done here" he says through the comm link.
Red Robin's job is no different; he soars through the air using his suit´s wings and tosses a couple stun birdarangs at the guards, the projectiles stick to their clothes and give their targets an electric shock, knocking them out, "done".
Robin goes for a different approach as well; he creeps behind one of the guards and jumps into the air grabbing the gun straps while he does and standing in the guard's shoulders he uses the carrying handle of the rifle to choke the guard and render him unconscious, "ready".
Finally Batman goes for a more straightforward tactic; like a hunter he stalks his prey before whistling, causing the guard to turn around "wha? Only to be silenced by a punch to the face, "done, converge on me and let's go in "he then waits before he is reunited with his sons "now what do we do? We really can't damage this place, it's a national treasure" Dick says while hides his batons behind his back, "which leaves us the option of using the front door…yeah if this doesn't scream IT'S A TRAP, I don't know what does", he says before they start to walk, they keep quiet for a few moments as they walk up to the main entrance of the palace, a majestic vibe enrolls the palace as the enormous statues sit to the sides of the entrance, ever observant, but it doesn't take much time before Batman speaks "there's no other option, so we have to be careful, by now Ra's knows someone's here, so be prepared for an ambush, everyone back to back, thermal vision" immediately the four of them get in position ,each of them facing a different side as they slowly enter the premise, there's a silence that almost lets the walls of the temple whisper, but it doesn't take long before a flying shuriken is thrown at the clan but is caught by Batman's Right gauntlet "CONTACT".
In that moment a group of assassins wearing robes and holding swords appear out of the shadows and they all charge at the clan, Batman quickly dispatches a smoke bomb, covering them in mist, and with the clan using thermal vision, the battle turns quickly on their side.
Batman rapidly disarms 2 guards by throwing a couple batarangs but it doesn't stop them from attacking simultaneously with a series of fists and kicks, but Batman is able to avoid the hits before grabbing the arm of one of the assassins and harshly pulling it to the left, serving as a clothesline to his other opponent who gets hit in the throat and then falls to the ground holding his neck in pain, with the distraction of the moment he again pulls the assassins arm, but this time forward bringing his face closer so he can crush his nose with his right elbow and finally knocking him out .
Meanwhile Nightwing is blocking his attackers' erratic swings with his batons, but in a moment he sees that one of the assassins lost the grip on his weapon slightly, terrible mistake, Nightwing then quickly uses his batons to hit both the lower wrist and the side of the blade, knocking the weapon off his hands and quickly kneeing him in the gut, the assassin groans and holds his hands to his stomach, giving Nightwing an idea, he quickly jumps and puts his feet on his opponent's head using it as a trampoline and he jumps high in the air, knocking his opponent's head to the ground, Nightwing then executes a backwards summersault and with the momentum in the air he lands his knees on another assassin's chest drawing a sharp gasp before the assassin lands on his back.
Tim on his side stalks an assassin behind the smoke before he draws his Bo staff and sprints and uses the momentum to land the staff in the ground, propelling him to the wall, he then puts his feet against the wall and in turn he propels himself off to roll on his staff and connect his feet to his opponents face, sending him across the room and hitting another assassin who gets carried away and both of them slam against another wall knocking both of them out.
Ultimately Robin gives a more "casual" solution to his battle; he stands face to face with an assassin who raises his sword high in the air, ready to strike, Robin smirks before he launches is left fist and hits the attacker straight in his crotch, the assassin drops his sword and groans before robin makes a backflip and hits the assassin's jaw with his right foot, he then throws an electric batarang and shocks the last assassin standing.
And with the thud of the last body hitting the floor, the smoke clears and all that's left is a pile of bodies scattered across the floor, our heroes resuming their defense position and advancing, "well, that was fun" Dick whispers and smiles but the others don't have time to respond before all the lights go on and they're confronted by what it looks to be 30 more assassins, holding daggers, swords, mazes and other weapons, the batclan then stands in line, side to side, ready for another bout.
Batman scowls at the assassins before he growls "I'm only going to ask this once…where…..IS…RA'S?
The assassins say nothing; instead, they all begin to run at the heroes who in turn charge at the assassins, they are not going to back down; both of the groups are mere feet from each other before a raspy and husky calls out.
! ENOUGH!
With that they all stop, and the assassins begin to divide and kneel as a figure walks among them, Bruce along with his sons glare as they recognize the long velvet green tunic, the short brown hair with gray sideburns and the spikes of hair coming out of the jaw.
Tight lips curl into a poisonous smile as Ra's Al Ghul stands before the batclan, face to face with Bruce, the tension in the air thick enough to cut with a knife, they stand in what it seems to be endless silence before the demon speaks.
"Good evening, detective"