Batman Under The Red Hood

BEYOND

Original Story by DC Comics and DCAU

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Batman Under The Red Hood or any of the characters mentioned in the story. Please don't sue me. I am only altering the story to contain more BMWW fluff and drama.

Beyond Version by Xavier

This story takes place after the events of The Undeniable Truth Chapter 4, NOT Chapter 5. Black Mask in this story is also different from the movie and follows the comics.

Chapter 3: Duel

"I … am the Red Hood. The new savior of Gotham."

"Wha… What do yo w… want from us?" Asked one of the dealers.

"I'm taking over the drug trade. And I'll want 40% of your earnings. I'm sure that's better than the crap Black Mask leaves you. In return I'll provide you protection from both the Mask and Batman. And one more thing, stay away from kids in schoolyards! Ya hear me! No dealing drugs with kids!"

"Wow. This is really generous and all. But who made you the boss?"

Red Hood took out a bag and reached his hand into it.

"Holy…"

The dealers all shut their eyes in disgust, some even puked.

Red Hood held up a severed head in one hand and pointed to the bag with his other.

"These are the heads of all your lieutenants. This took me an hour."

He threw the head to the dealers.

"I'm not asking you to kick in with me… I'm telling ya."

Red Hood fired his rifle at the gang. Forcing them to kneel down.

When they looked up, the Red Hood had vanished.

"40%'s good enough for me."

End of DVD.

Batman stood from his chair and started to think.

Red Hood wants to control the black market. But why? He wants power? No, it's not that simple. I can feel it in my bones. Red Hood is more than he seems.

"Batman! Batman! Come in!"

"What is it, Nightwing*?"

"I've got a situation on my hands here. I've tracked down one of Black Mask's cargo crafts. It's headed in your direction, you ok to lend a hand?"

"Yeah. I'll be there soon."

Moments later, Gotham ship bay

"Shit! The bird freak is right behind us!"

"Wait! I think we've lost him. Ya think we've lost him?"

"Yeah! We've lost him."

Suddenly Nightwing's hand went right through the car door window. Grabbed the driver and smashed his head into the car wheel.

"SHIT! Slag him!"

The other two passengers started firing randomly.

Nightwing easily dodged the blasts.

The cargo craft smashed into a wall head on.

Nightwing grabs the thugs out of the truck and throws them onto the floor.

As he handcuffs them. He interrogates.

"Who you all working for?"

"No one! I swear! This was all our gig! Our idea!'

"Right." Nightwing said sarcastically.

Right then Bruce arrived at the scene.

"Looks like you missed all the action."

"I sincerely doubt that." Said Bruce, while pointing at the truck.

One of the cargo crates started to activate.

"What the fuck is that?" yelled one of the thugs.

"Yeah, boss. What is that?"

Soon a humanoid robot immerged from the crate.

"Amazo."

"Ivo's android? I thought he was on our side!"

"This is probably a remake. Would cost a fortune in the black market!"

Amazo charged towards the duo.

Nightwing and Batman threw their batarangs at him.

Useless.

Amazo smashed his fists onto the ground, cracking it up. The duo jumped into the air and threw bolas.

The bolas broke one by one.

"Ok. Any other ideas?"

"Yeah."

Amazo used his heat vision and tried to hit Batman. Batman evades easily.

Batman uses his electric knuckle-dusters and punches Amazo in the face numerous times. Amazo's face is smashed up but continues to function. He grabs Batman by the cape.

He prepares his heat-vision.

"Hey! Bozo!"

Amazo turned to see Nightwing on his motorbike.

"Chew on this!"

Nightwing accelerated and crashed into Amazo head on. Nightwing and Batman jumped out of the way before they deployed their explosive batarangs at Amazo.

The smoke of the explosion finally clearing up.

"Now that that's done."

Batman and Nightwing turned to face the thugs.

"Who are you working for?"

"No one!"

"Say that again and I'll shove one of my batarangs down your throat." Said Batman.

"Ok! Ok! Fine I'll tell ya. We're working for the Red…"

But before the thug could finish his sentence. He was sniped. Shot between the eyes. Same for the other two thugs.

"Sniper!"

Nightwing and Batman immediately find cover.

"Our guy's good."

Batman used his built in binocular vision.

"He's on the run. Headed for Crime Alley."

Batman immediately called for the Batmobile. The duo jumped in and soon rose into the air to pursue.

"There!"

A lone figure running on the rooftops came into vision.

The figure jumped off the roof and into the infamous Crime Alley. There he entered his hover bike.

Lifting off with great speed.

The Batmobile on its tail.

The figure of course was Red Hood.

Red Hood set his bike to auto-pilot. Then he turned at started to fire his beam rifle.

Barely evading the blasts, Batman fired a net, hoping to capture the Red Hood.

Then Red Hood jumped off his bike right before the net caught it.

The bike's explosion on impact with a building affected the Batmobile's navigation system. So the duo was forced to jump off as well.

Nightwing used his jet boots and caught Batman. They continued to pursue the still falling Red Hood.

Red Hood then reached out a caught a flagpole. He then swung off the pole to another roof.

"He's good!"

Batman then threw a bola while Red was still in the air. But before the bola tied, Red Hood cut off the line.

"Very good!"

Red then throws a grenade at them.

"Shit!"

"Brace yourself!"

BOOM!

"Arg!" Nightwing was left foot was injured,

Batman rose to his feet and saw no sign of Red.

"Damn! He's gone!"

He then turned to Nightwing.

Bruce helped Nightwing up and called for teleportation.

Moments later, Metro Tower

"Whoever Red Hood is, he's good."

"I can see that for myself. Go home after you're treated."

"Wait! I can still help!"

"No! But I appreciate it. Good work."

"OK. But I'm just a call away."

BREAK!

Character Biography

Nightwing

Real name: Max Grayson

Profession: Hero, JLU reserve member

Base of operations: Bludhaven and Gotham

Abilities: Weapons and combat expert

Weapons: Bat-gadgets

BREAK OVER

"Operator!"

"Yes sir!"

"Is Wonder Woman on any missions now?"

"No sir. She's currently on the Watchtower teaching her usual class."

"Good. Beam me up."

Watchtower

Bruce went to the training room immediately. Diana saw him enter and gave him wide broad smile. Bruce returned the gesture. (Marrying Diana turned Bruce a whole lot better. He wasn't moody and now smiled.)

Bruce waited in the back of the room while Diana continued to teach the new Leaguers martial arts.

Bruce used this as a chance to think.

The class ended and Diana went straight to Bruce and kissed him.

"Hey, beautiful."

"Hey, handsome."

At least now he can rest for a bit.

As the happy couple walked out hand-in-hand, little did they know that at the same time Black Mask was facing Red Hood.

"So you're the prick who calls himself the Red Hood."

"Yeah. I like what you did to your face."

"You'll regret that."

"We'll see about that."

Red then shot all the guards around him. Leaving only Red Hood and Black Mask in the room.

"Not so tough without your little army, Mask!"

"On the contrary, I'm better than all of them put together."

With that, Red Hood lunged at Mask and launched a strong punch towards him.

Black Mask caught Red's fist.

"You're screwed little man."

TBC!

ANSWER TO REVIEWS

To Wonderwomanbatmanfan,

Sorry, they only have children after the events of this story. It's mentioned in my other story though! THX for the kind words.

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