The Joker had taken hostage of Gotham General. The police had no chance of getting patients out of the hospital. The Joker had gone in disguised as a nurse and taken control before the Gotham Police could get involved and rescue people.

Jason just sat in the empty diner just taking it in, taking it all in. The man who killed him, broke him, ripped his life apart was free, ready to be savagely and rightfully killed. Jason smiled, he had work to do. He threw some change on the diner table and left.

The Joker had created mayhem in Gotham; all Gotham police were making sure other hospitals in the Gotham area were not rigged. The Joker had contacted a Gotham radio station and was currently ranting on air, about his master plan and scheme.

Trust me, the radio station would of loved to hang up on the crazed clown, sadly they couldn't. No the clown said he would blow up the building if they hung up.

''Hanging up is just not polite now kids", before wailing his signature crazed laugh. The Joker's crazed rant had gone on for about half an hour already, the police were busy formulating ways to get inside the building. They knew they couldn't bribe Joker.

The Joker was on the top floor of Gotham General. He had enough explosives to level the building. Jack Napier was simply waiting around for The Bat to arrive. He couldn't wait to be reunited with his favorite friend.

He would have to think about that later because out of nowhere Jason Todd slammed threw one of the glass windows on the top floor of the hospital. Jason unhooked the grappling hook off his belt.

Joker looked at Jason stunned, and then started laughing, screaming practically.

"I gotta give it you kiddo, you just won't stay dead."

Jason smiled.

Joker sneered, "Let's see if we can change that".

"Joker, I'm not here about the big boom that's about to go off, I just wanna finish what we started the other night."

"Aww, but birdboy, I was looking so forward to the big boom that was about to go off."

The Joker had his hand over the bomb trigger; Jason wanted to beat him to a bloody pulp so bad. He could care less if him and Joker went up in flames, but the innocent people in the building. He couldn't let them die with him and the crazed clown. Jason had to have his fun with Joker before Bruce arrived.

"What can I say, Ronald MacDonald, sorry to disappoint."

With that statement, Jason threw a smoke bomb at the Joker, the bomb exploded in the clown's face , Jason seized the opportunity and lunged towards the clown, kicked the trigger out of his hand and threw him on the ground and started beating him in the face, over and over and over. The Joker laughed as Jason kept beating Jack in the face. Jason started screaming in rage punching harder and harder. Letting all the pain and anguish out. with each punch, Jason felt better and better.

Jason didn't even notice the smash of glass, as Nightwing and Batman entered the madness.

"JASON STOP!"

He was brought back to his senses by Batman, he looked down at Joker, a few teeth were missing and his face bloody and bruised, almost a pulp. But still alive, not good enough for him. Jason grabbed Joker and the two stood up, he faced Bruce and Dick.

"I told you this would happen Batman, I told you he would escape again, I told you he would maim and kill and destroy, but you didn't listen, you never listened." Jason was yelling. He wished Bruce understood the pain he had been feeling for 5 years and how this would solve everything. The Joker spat a mouthful of blood on the floor and grinned.

"Gotta give it to the kid bat, he just doesn't quit, he's a fighter, I like that."

Batman ignored Joker, "Jason, killing Joker won't take the pain away, and it won't make things easier, if you kill him, you're no better than the scum you're putting down."

"But it's not fair! It's not fair that he'll be put back in the looney bin and escape again and again and again. There's no end to it."

Dick finally spoke, "Jason we can't decide who lives and who dies, we stop the madmen, but we can't decide their fate, that's not our job."

"How can you two sleep at night knowing if you put this sick dog down years ago, that hundreds of people's lives wouldn't have been ended?"

Joker grinned, "such a good question."

"Jason, you have to understand the turmoil and sleepless nights I've gone through thinking about that, but like I said, if I ended that scum you hold in your hands right now, I wouldn't be any better than he is. I would stop being a hero, I'd become a decider of life, I'd be deciding who lived and who died. That isn't my job, nor do I want it to be.

Jason looked at Dick and Bruce, he could tell they were pleading he just let the sick fuck he held in his hands go. He wanted to, he really wanted to. Jason took a deep breath. This was going to take all the mental willpower he had in him. He slammed Joker against a wall and pulled out a gun and aimed it at the two masked heroes. He turned his head towards Joker.

"I don't have to kill you, but I don't have to let you go unharmed either." Jason turned the gun back on the crazed clown and shot Joker in the knee caps, twice in each knee, shattering both. The Joker went down blood splattered all over the virgin white floor. He screamed and laughed and wailed. Jason stumbled away and threw the gun at Bruce.

"Take him away before I change my fucking mind."

Batman threw the gun to Dick and apprehended the clown. Jason fell to the ground against one of the bleached white walls of the hospital. He ripped off the redhood mask. He realized he was shaking. Batman grabbed Joker and slung him over his back and shot out of the window. Nightwing walked over to him and put his arm around Jason's shoulder. Jason felt the first few tears hit the red mask in his lap. And the rest came like clockwork. Dick pulled Jason into a hug and comforted his brother. Jason's whole body shock, Dick just kept rubbing Jason's back.

"It's gonna be okay Jay, it's going to be all okay."

The way Dick said it, Jason could actually have believed it. He looked up at Dick.

Dick smiled weakly,"Come on Jason, let's go home."

Home.

For the first time in years, Jason really had a home.

I think a chapter or two more, and then i'll be done with this story. Maybe i'll have a oneshot or two concerning Jason in the near future. Anyway i appreciate all the positive feedback :)