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Gordon was already on the roof top waiting for them when they arrived.

"Was anyone in the buildings?" Asked Batman causing Gordon to turn and face the pair.

"One scientist but we don't think she's going to make it. She's pretty beat up from the debris that feel on her, as well as she was dowsed with several toxics found in many rare plant life. No one has bothered to claim her, she had not id, basically we know nothing about her."

"How do you know she was a scientist?" Asked Batwoman.

"We don't for sure, she was wearing a lab coat and was found in what once was one of the botany departments at the Biotech facility."

"Why haven't you released this information to the news?"

"Because we don't know what we are dealing with here. For all we know she could have been breaking into the lab. We are keeping a close eye on her, after all everyone had always predicated that a woman in this city my raise to a new level of criminal."

"Because of me." Said Batwoman.

"Yes." Said Gordon taking a moment to look over that the flood light with the bat symbol on it. "Oh and…" He started to say but when he turned around he realized that they were both gone.

When they got out of the tumbler Bruce and Faye took off their masks.

"What do you think about all of this?" Asked Faye.

"I don't know. I think we need to keep being careful about it all."

"Yeah. Hey have you given my plan anymore thought?"

"Yes."

"And?"

"I don't think he's ready, you saw how he acted in front of The Joker."

"He just needs to learn control."

"Plus I don't know how he would take the news…"

"You mean that millionaire Bruce Wayne and my guardian are actually the caped crusader himself and his partner?" Said a voice from over by the stairs. Both Bruce and Faye turned quickly to see Grayson sitting on one of the steps.

"How did you…" Said Faye.

"I followed Alfred. I knew you guys have been hiding something down here. At first I thought it was a meth lab or something which would explain the late hours, but it didn't explain the bruises, and I thought of two explanations for them, one of which I didn't really want to spend to much thought of what that could be, and the other which was this." He said pointing to the two of them. "Plus when Bruce had a coughing fit when I said Batwoman was hot, and your comments last night. By the way since you're my guardian and all I don't actually find you attractive in that way, I was just testing you both."

"Good to know." Said Faye.

"I want you to train me so that I can learn to kill The Joker."

"No." Said Bruce.

"Why not!"

"Because killing him means you sink to their level, compassion is what sets us apart from men like him." Said Bruce walking right past Grayson and heading upstairs.

"Look I don't mind training you, but I won't let you kill that man. Bruce doesn't want to because, he wants you to be able to live a normal life."

"I already don't live a normal life! I want to learn how to fight!"

"You can't just say you want to, you have to prove it. If you prove it to him he might change his mind."

"How am I supposed to do that?"

"It's your decision not mine." Said Faye also walking past him to go upstairs to shower and change.

Grayson headed upstairs as well. He was angry at the fact that they wouldn't help him get his revenge. After all they had all the means and training to do so. He went into the library to think when Alfred came inside.

"I take it they said no then, Mater Grayson."

"Yeah, Alfred they did. Bruce won't train me because he wants me to have a normal life." Said Grayson with sulking tone.

"Perhaps you might try asking him, why he wants you to have a normal life."

"Yeah maybe." Said Grayson not making any effort to go and fine Bruce. Alfred left the room and a few moments later Bruce entered dressed in a pair of sweats and a t shirt.

"Alfred said you wanted to talk to me?"

"Yeah, what do you mean you want me to have a normal life?"

"I know you may think that because your parents are dead you have nothing to lose anymore right?"

"But I really don't, I don't have anything to lose."

"I know it may seem like that now but what if you meet someone? Someone you care about more than anything else? Could you risk putting that person in danger by being with them? And if you could it wouldn't be easy. You would have to watch them suffer, watch them almost die. Living a double life is complicated, after awhile the line between which life is who you really are becomes blurred."

"I just can't live a normal life knowing he's still out their and still killing people."

"Do you think killing him will make it go away? The anger and hatred stays Grayson even after they die. I though killing the man who killed my parents would solve everything but I never got the chance, someone else bet me to it, but I still got to watch him die. I didn't feel any different, his death had changed nothing. Revenge doesn't solve anything. Haven't you ever heard the statement an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind?"

"So I'm supposed to do nothing then?!"

"I didn't say that. Come on, I want to take you somewhere. Go down to the cave and I'll meet you there."

"Okay." Said Grayson heading down to the cave. A few minutes later Bruce came down wearing his suit again.

"Get in the car." He said putting on his mask. Grayson opened the door to the black sports car and they were soon driving very quickly towards the police station. The parked the car in an alley way.

"Stay here." Said Batman disappearing for a few minutes before then returning and saying "Alright lets go."

The two then began to climb the fire escape to get onto the roof top once there they opened the door that lead into the building and went to the elevator. Grayson couldn't help but notice that the whole floor was empty. They took the elevator unto the underground cells that housed Gotham's most dangerous criminals. At the moment only The Riddler, Harley Quinn, and Scarecrow called it home but their was always room for more.

The first cell they came upon was Harley's, she lay in her bed starting at the ceiling. On the floor they a stack of cards that looked rather neglected, in her hands she clutched the only card that meant anything to her. She did not look dangerous at all, because she did not have any make up on nor was she armed with any of her usual weapons.

"Why are you taking me here?"

"I just want you to see that the Joker isn't the only one of his kind. Others have lived by his example. People like them need to be brought to justice."

"Who's this?"

"Formally know as Dr. Harleen Quinzel, she worked with The Joker when he was in Arkham, took a liking to him, and became Harley Quinn. She's the one who shot Faye." Grayson noticed when he said this Batman clinched his hands into fists.

"You and showing me them because you want me to know what I am up against."

"Yes."

"Does this mean you will train me?"

"If it's what you want."

"I know it is."

"We will see. First you have to pass a test." Said Batman heading towards the elevator. They didn't say anything until they got back inside the car. "Here put this on." Said Batman handing him a bandana.

"Like a blindfold?"

"Yes." Said Batman starting the car and driving. They drove around for what seemed like hours until Batman finally opened the door and pushed Grayson out.

"Hey what the hell?" Said Grayson taking off the blindfold.

"Find your way home."

"I don't have a home."

"Then that's going to make it awfully hard to find. Before you can become more than a man you must first know the man you truly are. While you are looking for where home is, think about why it is you want Faye and I to train you." Said Batman before closing the car door and then speeding off down the road.

It took him about an hour to reach the city again so by the time he got home Faye was waiting for him.

"Where the hell have you been? And where's Grayson."

"He's about on hour away from the city. I told him he needs to find his way home, and he said he doesn't have one, so until he realized that a home in a place were you have people who care about you, he will just keep wandering around out there. It gives him so time to think about so things, see if he really wants this."

"He's never going to come back."

"Then he wasn't ready for the life we lead. I think he could do it, it's strange I see so much of myself in that kid. I just don't want him to make the same choices I have, and yet I know if someone like me was telling me all the same stuff I have, I wouldn't have really listened to them."

"I know, you needed Batman."

"I guess I did." Said Bruce taking off the mask. "Hey what time is it?"

"Quarter to six."

"I guess I'll be sleeping in one of my meetings today. I suppose we should get ready for work then?"

"Yeah, Alfred's already made breakfast."

"Oh did you eat already?"

"No, I think I'm going to pass on breakfast this morning. I'm feeling a little nauseous."

"Are you coming down with something?"

"Probably, you know with these long hours and stuff my immune system is not the best at times."

"Do you want to just call in sick for work?"

"No, no it's fine really. God I'm just more worried about Grayson. What are we supposed to do if he never comes back Bruce?"

"He will, just give him some time."

"Yeah, I suppose so."

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