Chapter 17: Justice?

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Eight Years Ago.

In the thick trees of the Ethiopian jungle's Sparrow was currently running towards Robin's last known location. His bike broke down a few miles away before he could reach it and ignored Batman's warnings about the Joker as he gunned it. He was sweating badly as dark clouds covered the sky and thunder was rumbling in the distance. Sparrow ignored it all though the only thing that mattered was his brother.

He had made it on the outskirts of the warehouse and smiled. He was gonna make it.

He rushed up to the warehouse only to be thrown back by the explosion that erupted from inside the warehouse. Sparrow was still disoriented from the explosion as he looked up to see the warehouse up in flames. Small water droplets fell from the sky as Sparrow looked at the burning building in horror. Sparrow mustered up all his courage and ran towards the burning building. He ran past the fire and the rubble to finally find his brother lying in the center of the wreckage.

"Jason," Sparrow gasped as he ripped his mask off along with his gloves. He carefully picked Jason up by his neck and cradled him in his arms. "Jason, no please don't be dead." He whimpered. Tears started to pour down his cheeks as they were washed away by the rain.

"Jason, you were my brother please don't go." He whimpered even louder. He then started to feel pain throughout his entire body as he held his brother tighter. The rain started to get heavier as the thunder roared louder than Jayden's screams. "JASON!"

It was no use he was dead and there was nothing Jayden could do to help him.

The pain throughout Jayden's body began to hurt more and more as he finally couldn't take it anymore. He shot up to his feet and let out a scream that roared louder than the thunder. He clenched his hands so hard that they began to bleed from the pressure. He just kept screaming until his veins started glowing red. He let out another roar as a lightning bolt came down and struck him. Surprisingly he didn't die, but instead redirected the lighting back at the sky as another bolt hit him.

(Present)

Jayden awoke from his desk with crease marks on his face as he looked up at the computer to see he was still comparing the Red Hood to Robin. Jayden ran his hands down his tired face as he looked over at the clock to see that it was five in the morning.

He let out a long yawn as he turned off his computer and went to his room. When he walked in he saw Ally wearing nothing but a Catwoman T-shirt and a pair of black panties. Jayden chuckled as he picked the covers up from the end of the bed and covered her up. She let out a sigh of content as Jayden pressed a small kiss to her cheek. Taking a deep breath he slowly crept under the covers and rested his head on her chest.

He needed her right now even in sleep he just needed to be with her. Tomorrow he would go to the cemetery and check the dam coffin himself there is no way that guy is Jason Todd.

The next night Jayden went to the private cemetery late at night and started to dig up Jason's coffin. He dug a few feet of dirt up before he heard a twig snap. He whipped his gun out and was surprised to see Bruce Wayne and Alfred standing right behind him.

"I take it you opened my package?" Jayden said as he holstered his gun.

"Yes, Master Wayne insisted that we come here as soon as possible to confirm our suspicions." Alfred said. "I still don't condone these actions but if it's the only way then so be it."

The three started to dig as Jayden and Bruce took glances at one another. Bruce threw away a few more piles of dirt before saying something.

"So how are your friends?" Bruce asked.

"Ronin has a gash in his leg and Dusk twisted his ankle." Jayden grunted throwing away another pile of dirt. "They'll be out of the game for at least a week."

"Sorry, by the way why did you ask for a syringe for your power?" Bruce asked.

"Bruce look!" Jayden snapped as he pointed at the grave only to see a broken up coffin that's been torn open from the inside.

Jayden placed his hand over his mouth in shock as Bruce examined the coffin closely. There was no way that guy was Jason there couldn't be…unless. Jayden ran passed Alfred and Bruce not caring what they had to say as he rushed back home.

Once home he dressed in his uniform and typed away on his computer. He was so busy working that he didn't notice his friends approach him from behind.

"Jayden," Ally asked. "Are you alright?"

"No," Jayden grunted. "I think I know who Red Hood is."

Everyone went silent as Jayden continued to neglect his friends.

"Well, who is he?" Reaper asked.

"Jason Todd." Jayden said.

"Jason Todd," Ally asked dumbfounded. "As in your dead brother?"

"Yes, he's back and I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he's pretty pissed at me and Bruce for not saving him." Jayden said in an irritated voice.

"Dude, maybe you should cool down a bit," Sam said. "People don't come back from the dead."

"I wouldn't be too sure about that." Ronin said as he limped into the room. "Let me ask you have you ever heard of the assassin Ra's Al Ghul?"

Everyone remained silent as Flynn spoke out.

"Just rumors really," He said. "He's and ancient assassin that lived for over six hundred years, he's really feared amongst some criminals. I don't believe he exist though."

"Oh trust me he exists." Ronin said. "My grandfather served under him, he was trained by him and he was murdered by him when he abandoned him. He's one of the reasons I came to Gotham." Everyone remained quiet as he continued. "While working for him my grandfather said that Ra's used a pit which he called the Lazarus Pit to keep him young, healthy and even bring people back from the dead."

"Cool story buddy but I have another theory." Jayden interrupted. "You see when we were still Robin and Sparrow Jason found out that his mother was actually a woman who worked as an aid in Ethiopia. So without hesitation we went after her and eventually found her. When we did though she betrayed us and sent Joker loose on us. You see he was blackmailing her for what I can't really remember but it had something to do with embezzlement probably from any charity funds they might have received. Long story short I lived but Jason died and I was left alone with him. I was so upset that I started screaming from the pain until my veins started glowing red. Some of my blood might have gotten into his bloodstream and reanimated his corpse after the funeral."

"Wait, Adonis?" Flynn asked. "I thought it was a serum?"

"No, it first activated when I was fourteen and I've been mastering it ever since." Shadow explained. "You see the thing is it does more than allow me to shoot or contain electricity or make me super-fast or super strong. It can heal minor injuries as well."

"But how could it bring someone back from the dead?" Ally asked.

"I don't know maybe it fixed some of the brain functions as well." Shadow stated.

"By the way if you were born with Adonis how come you gave us those serums?" Jason asked.

"Those are just limits to my power. Ally got speed you got strength as for my lightning it was an effect from the Human Voltage. You know the electric signals that the brain receives. The rest of my powers are added from my other serums."

"This is all interesting but what is the point of it?" Tommy asked.

"Another property is a healing effect." He said as he pulled out a throwing knife and slowly drew it across the palm of his hand.

"Jayden, what the fuck?" Sam asked.

"It's alright look," Jayden said as the cut on the palm of his hand started to heal. Everyone stared in awe as he wiped the blood from his hand. "I think it might have reanimated his brain."

"So what now?" Ally asked.

"I have to find him and I think I know where," He said as he started typing away. "Black Mask just placed a hit on Hood. Fearsome Hand of Four they have him cornered in the Bronx I'm going after him."

"We'll go with you." Ally said. "No, I need to do this myself. I know I'm asking a lot but I just need you to trust me."

Everyone remained silent and were about to protest when Ally nodded and walked up to him.

"Just be careful." She said as she placed a kiss on his cheek.

"I will." He said as he put his mask on and left to help his brother.

Red Hood had just finished wasting Mask's hit squad with little ease and was currently fleeing the scene. He was just about to leave when he was interrupted by an explosion. He was sent flying back and landed on his back. He staggered to his feet to see four armed assassins wearing cybernetic armor.

One was a woman with brunette hair who wore a green armor and wielded two duel katana's. The other was a large male as big as Bane who Hood assumed was the muscle of the group. The next was a man wearing blue colored armor wielding a cybernetic staff and the last was a man wearing grey armor with small cannon on the face of his helmet.

"We're here for something," The woman said as she drew her swords. "Wanna guess what it might be?"

"I have a pretty good feeling." He said as he drew his duel guns and fired at the assassins.

The woman deflected the bullets as she approached closer towards him. Swiped both blades across him only to miss and leave her big friend to land a heavy punch towards Hood. He flipped over him emptying more bullets into him only for them to bounce off.

The grey one aimed his cannon at Hood and fired a beam at Hood. He again dodged the beam but was unable to dodge the swat from the blue assassin's staff. He was knocked back onto the ground as the big assassin grabbed him by the top of his head.

"So all of you have all this power and all you do, is kill for money." Hood stated.

"I hear we have that in common." The big guy said as he held up his giant fist.

"You heard wrong." Hood snarled as he threw a few explosive disks at him.

The explosion threw the assassin off allowing Hood to break free. Hood then drew his knife as the female assassin brought her blades down on him. He deflected the blades and kicked her away as he blocked the next attack from the assassin with the staff.

The big assassin was going to attack but was intercepted by a dark figure. Everyone looked over to see Shadow whose veins were glowing red under his mask.

"Evening ladies." Shadow quipped.

"Who the hell are you another assassin?" The female said.

"Something like that." He said as he drew his sword.

He charged at the female assassin and the two fought blade on blade. Sparks flew between the two as the assassin with the staff attacked. He brought his staff down but Shadow blocked and kicked him back. Meanwhile Hood was dodging the blast from the one assassin while being chased by the big assassin. Eventually the Shadow took a nasty swipe across his stomach from the staff assassin while Hood was knocked away from the big assassin.

They were slowly surrounded by the assassins when the Batman dropped down between the two.

"What took you so long?" Hood asked.

"He's always late." Shadow grunted.

"Shut up and fight." Batman ordered.

The big assassin ran towards them and raised his fist towards Batman but he kicked his fist away and sent his own fist towards his face he knocked him back and then flipped him over his shoulder.

Shadow ran towards the female assassin and the two started colliding blades again. Sparks flew between the two again as they locked blades again. The two stared into each other's eyes before Shadow activated his powers and sent a surge of electricity through her body. She let out a shriek of pain before dropping down to the ground unconscious.

The big guy attacked Batman but was too slow as he missed every hit. Batman swiped a kick across his head and then a punch to his face. The man staggered back as he let out a frustrated groan. He looked over and saw a broken down car and reached over to grab it. He lifted it over his head and threw it at Batman who ran towards it and skidded under it. He then ran over and flipped over him again dodging his fist as he then stood behind him. The big guy turned around and was ready for another attack but then heard something charging up behind him. He looked over his shoulder and saw a black circular object stuck on his back. It slowly glowed red before igniting and sent him flying in the air. He let out a scream as he flew thirty feet into the air and crashing onto the ground unconscious.

Hood blocked the staff assassin with his knife but then took a swipe across his chest. Hood let out a growl before charging at the assassin. He delivered a barrage of fist at him as the assassin blindly blocked his attacks. He then delivered a powerful punch and snapped the assassin's staff in half and into the man's face knocking him out cold.

The only assassin left was the one with the laser cannon on his face. Hood turned his attention towards him but was soon fired upon. The beam would have hit him but Shadow pushed him out of the way and took the beam to his chest. He was knocked back as Hood looked down at him out of concern. Hood glared death at him through his mask.

He then pulled out a few exploding disk's at him but he just kept coming. He was persistent Hood gave him that. The man then fired another beam and hit Batman and tackled Hood to the ground. He locked his hands and feet under his own and aimed his cannon at him.

"Careful you kill me you'll never get your money." Hood snickered.

"We only need your body he never said anything about your head." The assassin growled.

"Let him go." Batman growled as he pointed his stun gun at him.

The assassin then held Hood between him and Batman as he slowly charged his beam.

"It'll take a tazer to take me out." He growled.

"How about a .44?" Shadow said as he aimed his gun at him.

"Save your bullets kid this guy's dead he just too dumb to know it." Hood said in a vicious tone.

Just then he pulled out his own tazer and jammed it into the center of his beam. The man let out a scream of pain and agony as his head cackled in electricity before his brains blew out and splattered over the wall. Batman looked in disgust as Shadow holstered his gun.

"What the hell was that?" Batman asked.

"Just be happy I only killed one of them," Hood yelled. "They were all assassins."

"Killing one of them will send them a message." Shadow stated. "The rest will learn."

"You're both acting way out of line." Batman said. "If they are assassins what does that make you?"

"We're cleaning up Gotham, more than you ever did." Hood snarled.

"You never could understand," Shadow said. "You can never stop crime you have to destroy it."

"What, you're condoning this," Batman snarled as he was now face to face with Shadow. "He's taking over Mask's territory and killing any one in his way."

"Mask is just a part of the plan." Hood said.

"Plan, you're a crime lord."

"Exactly, you can't stop crime. That's what you never understood. I'm controlling it. You wanna rule them by fear but what do you do to the ones who aren't afraid? I'm doing what you won't I'm taking them out."

"While I do admire your goal you are also getting a lot of innocent people killed in the crossfire." Shadow said. "I am an assassin of the peace not a killer."

"There's no difference between you and me, we are both killers willing to do what it takes to get rid of these vermin." Hood snarled.

"What happened to you," Batman asked in a calm caring voice. "Let me help you."

"You're too late to help, just like always huh Jayden." Hood joked. "And I'm just getting started."

"Hood wait," Jayden said.

It was too late. He was gone.

Shadow let out a sigh as e turned the cloaking on his bike off and climbed on.

"Jayden wait, I really need to know how Jason is back to life." He asked.

"I think my power has something to do with it," He said as he revved his engines. "I need to think."

He then stormed off into the night as he drove down the streets. As he was driving his phone started buzzing and he decided to answer it. He then pulled over near an alleyway and turned his bike off to check his phone.

"No need to check," A woman's voice said. "You actually came at the right place at the right time."

Shadow looked over to see a woman wearing a black leather jacket with matching pants and boots. Her face a tanned the same as her long hair as she pocketed her phone.

"Who the hell are you?" Shadow snapped.

"I'm protecting you." She said as she examined him with her green eyes. Shadow scoffed as he stomped towards her.

"Well that's very kind of you but as you can see I don't need your help so piss off." He snarled as he turned back to his bike.

"That's sad I thought you would need help taking down Jason Todd." She said.

Shadow snapped as he turned back to her. He ran towards her and sent his fist to her face. She blocked with little ease and kneed him in the stomach. He let out a grunt as he quickly drew his sword only for her to draw a magnum and shot the sword out of his hand. He looked down at the sword and glared daggers at her.

"Who the hell are you and how do you know that name?" He snarled.

"Listen," She said as she holstered her gun. "My name is Talia Al Ghul, I'm a friend of Batman."

Shadow's eyes widened as he let what she just said sink in.

"Talia, you, yeah I know who you are and I know who Ra's Al Ghul is too." He said. "But I've never met either one of you why would you want to help me?" She let out a chuckle as she placed a hand on his face and caressed his cheek.

"I've been watching over you since you first killed that pimp who kidnapped your girlfriend." She said. "My father has been interested in you for a while now."

"Well tell him this, 'We are assassins of peace and if he gets in our way we will stop him.'" Shadow finished.

"I will belay that in the mean time you need to know about Jason Todd." She said. "We know of your power and its capabilities. When Jason died some of your blood must have gotten into his blood stream. The night of his funeral I went there to pay my respects. When I get there he was already clawing his way out. The poor boy couldn't even form words as he crawled towards me."

"So, I was right my power did reanimate his brain." He said.

"Yes, my father's pit did the rest." She said. "I put him in the pit and trained him to kill. He left recently and came back to Gotham. What he is doing now I have no clue he doesn't really work for us any longer."

"So, he's gunning for Black mask the only crime lord who isn't locked up." Shadow started. "He mentioned a plan the question is what?"

"I'm sure you will figure it out," Talia said as she placed a hand on his shoulder. "You and he are really much alike."

"Who, me and Jason?" He asked.

"You and Bruce." She said in a soothing voice.

Shadow snapped and smacked her hand away and stormed off.

"We are nothing alike." He snarled as he climbed on his bike. "I am his enemy nothing more."

She chuckled lightly as he drove off into the night.

"Keep telling yourself that." She said as she disappeared into the shadows.