The First Chase

The Red Hood smirked as the missile zoomed past Batman and his new partner. A ghostly laugh was heard behind him and he just chuckled.

"I hope you realize that cackle of yours doesn't affect me the way it does to others." He said. Just then a cloaked figure jumped down and walked over to stand next to the young man.

"I understand that." The figure answered in a feminine voice. "I just like doing it for my own amusement."

Red Hood turned back to where Batman was standing only he was no longer there. He heard his female companion curse next to him and saw the Bat jet flying towards the building he was standing.

"Well Reaper, looks like a nice night for a drive." He said, casually. Reaper responded with that ghostly cackle of hers before running by Red Hood's side. The jumped down the fire escape, barely touching any of the stairs, and jumped in front of an alleyway entrance. They raced towards a blue car with two people in it.

"What're-"The man was cut off when Red Hood grabbed him by his throat and tossed him out of the vehicle. Reaper did the same with the man in the passenger side and they both got in.

"I got to say," Reaper smirked underneath her black hood. "I love it when you drive."

Batman chased the two figures from the Bat jet and watched as they ran off the room and stole a car. The car swerved through the traffic, not ever bothering to hesitate when it crashed into a few other cars. Batman chased the car through a tunnel and the chase had stopped at an old warehouse. Batman broke through the glass on the roof and landed on top of a balcony. He scanned the room but found no sign of any live beings inside. It was like the figures just vanished into thin air.

"YO Bats!"

Batman whipped around to see the two figures up on a higher balcony above him. It had been the female in the cloak who had spoken. The male with the red helmet had a gun pointed at him.

"I remember you're first failure, Batman." The male spoke. "But that failure wasn't your last."

The cloaked female let out a ghostly cackle that sent shivers down Batman's spine but he kept his face motionless. The male in the red helmet then shot a grappling gun up and wrapped his other arm around the girl in the cloak.

"Be careful, Bats!" The cloaked girl shouted before she and her male partner swung out of the building.

(The Batcave)

"How'd the chase go?" Batgirl asked once Batman and Robin walked out of the Batmobile.

"When did you get here?" Robin asked as Batman walked over to the computer. Batgirl ignored the Boy Wonder's question and plugged something into the computer. Then a picture of the Red Hood appeared on the screen.

"I got this photo from a security camera near the station. They said this guy's been making some serious moves." Batgirl said.

"The Red Hood." Batman said.

"He's not all that's running around." Batgirl added, typing away. Then a picture a cloaked figure appeared on the screen. "This picture was taken by my dad when he was chasing Red Hood. He's calling this one Reaper."

"So what are these guys exactly up to?" Robin asked. Batman looked at him then at the screen.

"I don't know but I have a hunch that they're working together and I'll find out what for." He said, putting his cowl down. "Barbara, you should get home. Dick, you have school tomorrow so go rest up."

"Contact me if you need to." Batgirl said before heading off on her Bat cycle.

"Don't work too hard."

Bruce looked longingly at the picture of the Reaper before zooming in to look more closely. When he got close enough he could see some red hair whipping in the wind out of the hood.

(Red Hood's hideout)

The Red Hood jumped onto the fire escape outside the window of his apartment with Reaper on his back. They got in and Reaper laughed. Not her ghostly laugh but a normal girl's laugh.

"Epic night, Dog!" She exclaimed collapsing on the couch. "Can't wait to see what happens tomorrow."

"Just don't get your panties in a twist, Jess." Red Hood then removed his helmet to reveal the face of Jason Todd. Reaper pursed her lips and removed her hood to reveal red hair and pretty blue eyes. Jessica Kesey.

"No promises, Jay."