Richard sighed, looking at the last minute reports from various Oath officers. Sometimes, he really hated being the smartest guy in Oath, especially when it came to the reports he had to look over and organize.
"Man, these paperworks are going to drive me crazy." He groaned, rubbing his temples. He heard, what sounded like Wally, dashing down stairs and out the door. "Eh, Maybe I should take a break." Richard said, debating to postpone the reports for a later time. He sighed, for what seemed like the hundredth time that day, and rolled his chair over to a special drawer and opened it.
Inside the drawer was a small vault, along with a few random pictures of him Roy and Wally. He picked up the vault and pulled out a key from god knows where. He then proceeded to unlock the vault and open it, to reveal a sort of bat sanctuary. Inside were pictures of him and Bruce, along with a few of Alfred. Richard smiled grimly, as he looked up to make sure his door was locked so in case his older brothers barged in, they wouldn't see him reminiscing and go all over protective. He pulled the pictures out and flipped through them, until he settled on one taken on his very first night out as Robin.
He then had a sudden craving to see Bruce. Little did he know, that a certain god was smiling upon him, just like he was to Wally.
Bruce Wayne groaned, looking at all the paperworks he had to do. He had been at it for hours and needless to say, if someone came in with anymore paperwork, he'd throw him or her right out the window of the twenty-third floor.
"I need a break." He sighed, opening a drawer to reveal a small silver vault. Bruce didn't know why he opened it, but he just did and inside revealed a bunch of pictures of him, Alfred and Richard. He smiled sadly as he flipped through them, until he found the one of Richard's first night as Robin. He chuckled a little bit inside, because it was the first time that the almighty Batman posed for a picture. He was cut short from his reminiscing by a knock at his door. He quickly slipped the pictures back into the vault and locked it, before sitting up right. "Come in." He stated, calmly.
"Mr. Wayne." A young man stated with a small bow. He wore plain-blue jeans and a red-shirt.
"Yes?" Bruce asked, standing up.
"Hi, I'm Thomas Kanekoro, representative of Oath. We spoke on the phone." The young man stated, holding his hand out. Bruce took it immediately and shook.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Thomas." Bruce stated with his usual fake smile.
"Like wise. Now, I'd like to get down to business as quickly as possible, if that's alright." Thomas stated, earning a small nod from Bruce. They both sat down and looked at each other dead in the eyes.
"Alright, Thomas, what can I do for you?" Bruce asked in his usual playboy demeanor.
"It's not about what you can do for me, it's about what we can do for you." Thomas responded with a smile.
"Oh, really, and what can you do for me?" Bruce asked, obviously annoyed by this common greeting.
"As you know, Oath has recently transformed from a ruthless gang to a very protective Vigilante Group. But, besides being a vigilante group, our leaders have also been setting up companies with huge futures. Even now, we're currently designing a new type of armor for police officers to use." Thomas explained, as Bruce raised an eyebrow.
"So, you wish for us to work together?" Bruce asked, as Thomas shrugged.
"I'm not sure; my boss, Rain, just told me to come to Wayne Enterprises and tell you what we're doing and if you are interested, to drop off his calling card." Thomas stated, as Bruce's smile became a little more genuine.
"Alright, I'm interested." Bruce stated. Over the course of an hour, Thomas and Bruce discussed Oath's future developments and goals and before Thomas left, he gave the playboy billionaire Rain's card.
Richard was laying on his bed, resting his head. Having to just finish the last reports of Oath, he decided to rest his eyes. That is, until his phone went off. He inwardly groaned, as he picked up the phone and answered without looking at the caller id.
"Yo, Rain here." Richard stated, already in character.
"Hello, Rain? This is Bruce Wayne, of Wayne Enterprises." The other line spoke, causing Richard to almost choke. "Your representative just left and I have to say, I'm thorough interested in working together with Oath. So, if it's possible, I'd like us to meet maybe today or tomorrow to discuss our future together." Bruce stated in his normal voice.
"Crap..." Richard muttered to himself, as he remembered that the second-in-command of his division was going to meet with Bruce. "Well, that would be quite difficult at the moment. You see, I'm stuck in Blüdhaven, finishing up some very important paperwork." Richard stated, glancing over to his paperwork, as if for reassurance.
"Well, I'm actually in Blüdhaven at the moment. I'm sure you could spare an hour or two to meet." Bruce stated, already knowing he had Richard.
"Um, sure. If you're already here, then It'd be rude not to. Where are you, at the moment?" Richard asked, as he hopped off his bed.
"Well I'm currently at the IHop by West Street." Bruce stated, as Richard nodded.
"Alright, I'll be there in about five minutes." Richard stated, as he hung up. He mentally slapped himself before pulling on a red-hoodie and putting in his black-contacts. He looked at himself in the mirror and slapped himself once more, before leaving a note for Roy and Wally. He then made his way out of the front door and the moment he hopped on his motorcycle, he drove off towards his destination.
Once he reached IHop, he drove towards the parking lot and dismounted his bike. He then walked into the IHop and was immediately greeted by a lady.
"Sorry, my associate is already here." Rain stated, before looking for Bruce. He then spotted him, with a young boy, whom he recognized easily from their short encounter.
He mentally slapped himself, reminding himself he wasn't Richard or Robin, the boy wonder anymore, but Rain and Nightwing, the fearless tactician of Oath. He walked over to them and Bruce stood up.
"Ah, Rain, it's good that you could meet with us on such short notice." Bruce stated, holding out his hand. Rain grabbed it and shook it quickly.
"It's good to finally meet you." Rain stated, as Bruce motioned for the boy to stand up.
"Rain, this is my son, Jason Todd-Wayne." Bruce stated, as Rain internally cringed. The fact that his name was Todd-Wayne, meant that Bruce had already adopted him, which would've normally upset Richard but he wasn't Richard; he was Rain at the moment.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Jason." Rain stated, holding out his hand, as Jason scoffed and shook it.
"Nice to meet you, Rain." Jason said, as they sat down and began to talk business.
After an hour of grueling negotiations later, they had agreed on every business detail that needed to be done.
"So, Rain, what do you know about Nightwing?" Bruce asked, immediately catching Jason's attention.
"Well, he's a member of Oath, that's for sure. Other then that, I don't know much, unfortunately." Rain lied with a small smirk.
"I hear he's a coward." Jason voiced in an irritating voice.
"Why would you say that?" Rain asked in monotone.
"It's obvious; he's the previous Robin and he just ran away because he couldn't take the stress of being the World's Greatest Detective's partner." Jason explained, obviously hitting a nerve.
"I see, and what do you think of Nightwing?" Rain asked, as Bruce seemed to ponder the thought of a moment.
"I have to agree with Jason; he's a little bit of a coward but honestly, I think he just couldn't compare himself to Batman." Bruce stated, making Rain struggle to control his composer. Jason had no idea Rain was Richard and Richard was Nightwing, but for Bruce, he knew and he was completely insulting him.
"I see... Well, if you'll excuse me, I have a very important meeting to attend to. We'll discuss some of the changes we talked about later." Rain stated, standing up.
"Well, I'll be looking forward to meeting you in the future." Bruce said, standing up as well. The two shook hands and once the gesture was done, Rain walked out of the restaurant, still struggling to keep his composer.
Two hours later...
Nightwing stood on one of the tallest buildings of Blüdhaven, looking down at the city. He hadn't let Warp or Red Arrow know of his encounter with Bruce and when they wanted to split up for the night to take down crime, Nightwing immediately agreed, thinking of it as a safe way to release his emotions.
"I almost feel bad for the idiot who decides to cause trouble tonight." Nightwing stated, before hearing a pair of feet walking up behind him. He turned to see Batman and Robin standing there...
Cliff Hanger, again. Like I said, you won't know how Oath's reunitement with their mentors will go until the end of this mini-arc. I've also decided to extend it to 4 chapters: The 3 chapters being about them, and then the final chapter with the mini-arc conclusion. I know the last paragraphs seemed a bit rushed but trust me it was necessary. Alright now to decide Nightwing's Fate.
Question 1: Should Bruce and Richard reunite somewhat after this, or should Richard sever their bond and completely dedicate himself to Oath? Or should he reconnect with Bruce? Hehehe, your choices will decide his fate.
Now for Pairings:
Richard/Zatanna(Obvious pairing but to obvious)
Richard/Artemis(Come on Traught lovers!)
Richard/Superboy(actually like the pairing so this one is good)
Richard/OC(I will take requests from people for the OC or it may help develop the OC.)
Richard/Jason(just random so uhh xD don't know if it will actually work
Richard/Cassie(Read 2 fanfics about them and they were amazing though Cassie won't show up for 10+ chapters if you wanna wait)
And for all you voting for the pairings, here is the result for Wally's so far: 2 for Wally/Artemis and 2 for Wally/Connor, which I'd like to add one more to his list. Wally/Bart (But like Cassie, won't show up for 10+ chapters) and 1 for Wally/M'gann, and so far, it's not looking good for that one.
Anyway, thanks for the reviews; it makes me happy to know a lot people enjoy this story and I plan to continue writing it until it has 40+ chapters xDDDDD! And no, the quality will not drop.