Nightstroke and Deathstroke vs. Batman and Robin
Richard stared at the suit the hung on the wall.
"There you are, Richard." A voice called out as Richard turned around to see Slade standing there.
"Master, I was not expecting you." Richard said bowing.
"Well I finished my preparations faster than usual and I decided to check on you, my apprentice." Slade replied as Richard slowly rose.
"I thank you for your concern but it is not needed." Richard said as Slade smiled.
"I'm going to ask you once more. Are you sure you are fine with joining me on this job?" Slade asked as Richard nodded.
"Of course master, I intend to prove my loyalty to you." Richard said as Slade placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I can see that. However I also know of your former relationship with the Bat and do not wish to cause you any pain by making you fight against his former mentor." Slade explained as Richard sighed.
"I will not lie, master. It will not be easy dealing with him but not because of my former relationship with him, only because of his skill." Richard replied as Slade smirked. "So master, may I ask something?" Richard asked as Slade chuckled.
"You did child, but you may ask your question." Slade replied as Richard looked up at his 'master'
"Who is our employer for this job?" Richard asked as Slade seemed to ponder the thought for a moment.
"The Light is our employer." Slade began nonchalantly. "However, I am only doing this job so I can get close to them." Slade continued making Richard's eyes widen slightly. "You see young Richard, years ago the Light did me wrong and I intend to pay them back tenfold." Slade finished making Richard's eyes widen even more.
"So you are only attempting to get on their good side?" Richard asked as Slade nodded.
"Yes, then I will stab them in the back just as they did to me." Slade replied looking up at the suit. "It is time Richard." Slade said as Richard turned to the suit.
A few hours later, Nightstroke and Slade stood atop a random building in Gotham.
"This is out of Bat's usual patrol routes so we shouldn't have any trouble with him until we actually have the target in our hands." Nightstroke explained as Slade nodded.
"Good work apprentice." Slade said as they looked down on a building which was owned by Wayne Enterprises.
"The nano-processor is on the second floor on the east side of the building." Slade explained as Nightstroke nodded.
"So, what's the plan?" Nightstroke asked as Slade smirked.
"Well, would you prefer to take out the guards or steal the nano-processor?" Slade asked as Nightstroke was caught off guard.
"You're letting me choose?" Nightstroke asked as Slade nodded.
"You may be my apprentice but you do have skills of your own." Slade explained as Nightstoke thought for a moment.
"I'll take on the guards." Nightstroke said after a few seconds of silence.
"Alright then, all you need to do is distract the guards for about two minutes so I can grab the target." Slade stated as Nightstroke nodded. Nightstroke then stood up and walked over to the edge. "And one more thing, Nightstroke." Slade stated causing Nightstroke to turn towards him.
"Yes master?" Nightstroke asked as Slade almost seemed to smile.
"Be careful." Slade said before vanishing into the shadows.
"I will, master." Nightstroke said before jumping off the ledge. As he began to fall he thought of how different Slade turned out to be.
He had thought that Slade would be a cold hearted man who only liked to kill and steal for his own benefit, and though that was true to a point, it wasn't one hundred percent. Sure Slade could be cold hearted at times, but he seemed to dislike killing and only stole from those he deemed worth stealing from. He was also very warm when it came to Richard. He had welcomed him into his home and respected him. Slade pushed harder then Batman when it came to physical training but when it came to his mental condition, Slade was very protective which was strange since they had only been together for about two weeks, max.
Nightstroke shook the thoughts out of his head as he landed and looked at the guards. He pulled out a few electric wing-dings and threw them at the guards which knocked them out almost instantly. He then rushed inside the building triggering the alarm to his location. Thirty seconds later he was surrounded by guards.
"Looks like I'll be giving Slade a few extra minutes just in case." Nightstroke said to himself as the guards rushed at him. Nightstroke then proceeded to dodge and attack. If you glanced at him you'd think it was the way he had been fighting since he had become Robin but if you looked closely enough you could see that each move was more precise and accurate.
There were no wasted movements as Nighstroke dodged and attacked the guards. He flowed like a soundless river and struck like the harshest waterfall. Three minutes later, Nightstroke had taken down all of the guards and was trying to catch his breath.
"Very good, apprentice." Slade's voice rang out causing Nightstroke to turn to see him standing there.
"Thank you for your praise master, but I wasted my breath taking out these worthless guards." Nightstroke replied finally catching his breath.
"Do not be so modest apprentice. You took down what looks to be twenty or thirty guards in the period of two minutes and fifty eight seconds." Slade said with a chuckle.
"You kept track?" Nightstroke asked obviously surprised. Slade nodded as he heard two figures approaching.
"Apprentice, we should be leaving now." Slade said walking towards the door with Nightstroke at his side.
"Leaving so soon, Slade?" A voice called out as Slade turned to face the approaching figures.
"Yes, as you can see we got what we came for." Slade said holding up a small machine. Nightstroke turned to face the figures only to see Batman and Robin standing there.
"So you really did turn." Robin said crossing his arms.
"Apprentice you are free to leave I will take these two on myself." Slade said holding out the machine to Nightstroke.
"Master, with all due respect, I think it is unwise to take them down on your own." Nightstroke said getting into a fighting stance.
"As you wish apprentice, but know you will receive a two hour lecture on why I wanted you to leave." Slade said as Nightstroke smirked.
"If it means getting to take them on I'll even take notes." Nightstroke said with a small smirk.
"Nightwing you don't have to do this." Batman stated moving closer.
"Your right, I don't have to but I want to." Nightstroke stated as Slade put the machine in his utility belt. "And another thing Bats, the name isn't Nightwing anymore it's Nightstroke." Nightstroke stated as Robin lunged at him. Nightstroke simply sidestepped out of the way and let Robin hit the wall behind him. Slade then attacked Batman and they engaged in a heated struggle with neither able to land hits on the other.
Robin got up from the wall and threw a birdarang at Nightstroke who simply tilted his head and let it whiz past his ear.
"Wow kid, Batman must be getting old if he picked someone as bad as you to replace me." Nightstroke said with a smirk that made Robin angry. Robin growled before lunging at Nightstroke launching a bunch of punches and kicks which Nightstroke easily avoided and parried. "You know, this is getting boring." Nightstroke said pressing a button on his gauntlets which activated his electro gloves. With a simple grab of the wrist he unleashed just enough electricity to knock Robin out.
He turned to see Slade in a heated battle with Batman.
"What did you do to him?" Batman growled attempting to punch Slade. Slade easily blocked it.
"I didn't do anything to him besides give him a place where he was wanted. The question is, what did you do to him?!" Slade asked which caused Batman to lose his guard for a split second. That split second was enough for Slade to land a kick to the stomach followed by a roundhouse kick to the head.
"Apprentice, we are done here, let us be off." Slade said dusting off his hands.
"Of course master." Nightstroke said with a slight bow. Batman could only watch as Slade and Nightwing – no Nightstroke – walked out of the building as if nothing had ever happened.
Roy and Wally stared wide eyed at the computer and more importantly the information Richard had just sent them. Apparently Slade was gunning for the light as well which made him not only a possible entrance way but a possible ally.
"Wow, so Slade may actually be of some help in taking the Light down." Roy asked in disbelief.
"Who may what?" A voice asked suddenly. Roy and Wally turned to see Virgil and Richie standing there.
"Slade may actually be some help in taking the light down." Roy stated as Virgil raised an eyebrow.
"Slade as in Deathstroke the Terminator?" Virgil asked as Wally nodded.
"Boys, sit down. Since you're both members of Oath it's time you learned of our other member." Wally said as Richie and Virgil looked at each other before sitting down on the couch.
"Other member? You mean the guy who owns the almost empty room?" Richie asked as Roy nodded.
"Our other member recently went undercover to stop the Light; a powerful organization run by the most power and most renowned Villains." Roy explained.
"Alright, so who is this other member?" Virgil asked leaning back into the couch.
"Nightwing, though while he is undercover he is known as Nightstroke." Wally replied as Richie's eyes widened.
"Nightwing, as in the original Robin, the guy who was part of the greatest super hero fighting team besides Oath?!" Richie asked a smile forming on his lips as Virgil chuckled.
"Yes, Nightwing is currently undercover, meaning should we ever have to face him we are to let him go though, not obviously of course." Roy explained as Richie's mouth fell open. Virgil chuckled even more and closed Richie's mouth for him.
"You'll have to excuse him, he practically worships Nightwing." Virgil stated with as Roy raised an eyebrow.
"Hey I do not worship him!" Richie defended as soon as his mind came back to him.
"Say that to your shrine of him in both your old room and your new room." Virgil replied as Richie's mouth opened and closed like a fish.
"H-how'd you know about my shrine?" Richie asked as Wally chuckled.
"Because you try to hide it in the most obvious places." Virgil replied as Roy smiled a bit.
"I wonder how Richard will react knowing one of our two new recruits worships him?" Wally asked as Roy smirked.
"Knowing him, he probably already knew, that's why he told us to recruit him as well as Virgil." Roy replied smugly.
"Wait, Nightwing told you to recruit us?" Virgil asked leaning forward.
"Well yeah, he did some background checks on a bunch of people apparently knowing that we would need to increase our numbers in order to counteract the light." Wally said nonchalantly.
"So basically, he picked us out of what? A hundred heroes?" Richie asked almost squealing with joy.
"Yes and in fact, there are only six heroes on the list meaning only three left to recruit." Roy stated as Virgil nodded.
"So, who are the other four?" Virgil asked as Wally grabbed the list using his super speed.
"Well Superboy, my boyfriend, for one." Wally stated already picturing what it would be like to have Superboy living with him.
"Artemis, Nightwing's girlfriend is second." Roy stated not even needing to glance at the list.
"Who's the third?" Richie asked finally out of his fanboy craze.
"Aqualad, because he's a good guy, his fighting style and personality will be good for the team." Roy continued because Wally was still having fantasies about Superboy. "Finally, there's the blue Beetle, because apparently he has asterous weapons." Roy finished while Wally began to come out of his fantasies.
"Asterous?" Richie asked as Roy shrugged.
"So when we gonna recruit them?" Virgil asked as Roy smirked.
"Starting tomorrow, we will be recruiting the other members and by the end of the month we should be ready for the next phase of the plan." Roy explained as Virgil and Richie nodded. The boys then continued to talk about the plans until both Wally and Roy were sure Virgil and Richie had memorized them.
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