Chapter 2: Outlawed
Jason tugged at the white hair that grew from a scar on his head. The scar was from the explosion of the werehouse. A piece of shrapnel had apparently caugt him on the scalp and from the scar pale white hair grew. Jason blew it out of his eye as he ran his fingers through his dark red hair. Since he was no longer the Boy Wonder, Jason had decided to stop coloring his hair black.
Barbra was laying with her feet on Jason's lap as a mindless action movie played over the Mansion's large tv. Only two months out of coma and Jason was back to his old self. Sarcastic, rude, brash (and in Barbra's eyes sexy as sin). He spent his days back at Gotham Prep where he was excelling in grades, but not much in the area of attendence or behavior. His nights were spent with Tim training him in hand to hand combat.
Jason yawned loudly and crossed his arms over his chest and snuggled back into the couch, making sure not to move his lap to disturb Barbra. Barbra looked around the house and smiled as she moved and sat on Jason's lap blocking his view of the movie.
"Yes?" Jason asked smiling mischeiviously and uncrossing his arms to place them on Barbra's hips.
"Bruce and Tim are on patrol." Barbra smiled as she leaned over Jason, her red hair draping over their faces and her hands running over Jason's chest. "Dick is off with the Team. And Alfred will be in the Cave all night."
"I'm really enjoying where this is going." Jason's eyes widened as Barbra unbuttoned her shirt to reveal a white silk bra underneath. "Oh yes. Enjoying every-fucking-thing about this!"
'103.' Jason counted in his head as he did another pull up. '104.' Jason continued to do pull ups as Bruce and Tim sat at the Bat-puter. Tim was still dressed in his complete Robin outfit. He made some modifications to Jason's approval. Gone were the green shorts and and in its place were full legged green tights and green sleeves with black combat boots. Otherwise the costume was the same.
"Jason come here." Bruce yelled over his shoulder. He was in the Batsuit, minus the cowl. "We need a pair of fresh eyes."
Jason brought himself up so his whole upper body was over the bar and flipped over it and landed on his feet on the ground, nearly fifteen feet below him. Jason undid the weights on his legs and felt instant relief. The road to recovering all of his muscle movements was hard and left Jason alot weaker then he was before. But with training under Bruce, and Alfred taking care of his diet, he was almost back to his old fighting self. Jason stood opposite side of Bruce then Tim and looked over the data on the screen.
"Crime looks down." Jason's eyes narrowed as he read information. "Trafficking though, shit. Fuck," Jason exclaimed as he read on, "Guns, drugs, hell even human trafficking have skyrocketed. Who's behind it?"
"Evidence is pointing to Roman Sionis." Tim said bringing up a small hologram from his glove/personal computer. "A business man that owns many legitamate bussineses in the Industrial District. A steel mill, paper factory, and an airplane part manufacturing plant."
"He's a member of City Council." Jason laughed looking over the information. "What an obvious duech-bag."
"Elegantly put." Bruce snorted. "Sionis is making big moves against Penguin in the trafficking ring. Nothing is off limits for him it seems. I've even heard rumors of him trying to buy Amazo."
"Yeah lets stop that from happening alright?" Jason winced at the memories of the power absorbing robot.
"Amazo?" Tim asked confused.
"You dont wanna know." Jason said laughing. "Why you want my eyes on this, seems like you've got it all under control."
"Something isnt adding up." Tim said as he scrolled through the information on his glove/computer. "Sionis has air tight alibis for everynight. Its not even connected to his bussineses."
"So why do we suspect him?" Jason asked now him being the one confused.
"Sionis is the gangster Black Mask." Bruce answered.
"No shit?" Jason scoffed. "What a cover. No one ever suspects the rich City Council member. Just ask Bruce Wayne." Jason smiled and looked at Bruce out of the corner of his eye.
"Now is not the time for jokes." Bruce responded coldly. "Seems like Black Mask wants nothing but money. He's on his way to uniting all of the crime in Gotham under his rule."
"That hasnt happened in thirty years." Jason said crossing his arms. "Shit for the past three decades Falcone was the top dog but even he couldnt get all of the families to agree on anything. Shit," Jason smiled, "Got fucking another suit? I'll be more then happy join in on the beating of some mobsters' asses!"
"No." Bruce stood up and walked over to his work bench pulling on his cowl. "You're not ready yet."
"Ready?" Jason scoffed. "Bruce I just did 112 pull ups and didnt even break a sweat. I been fighting Tim everynight and he has yet to land a blow on me!" Tim looked between his mentor and his predacessor. "Bruce I'm walking fine. I'm moving fine. I'm ready."
"No!" Bruce said sternly. Jason knew when Bruce talked like that it meant the coversation was over.
"Yes." Jason stood shaking. He wasnt sure what made him say it, or if he even actually said it at all.
Batman looked over his shoulder at Jason. "What?"
"Yes." Jason said louder. That time he was sure he said it. "I'm ready. I might not be Robin anymore but I can go out in the field. Barbra is out there everynight, Dick, Tim," Jason's fist started shaking, "I am just as good as any of them. I'm ready!"
Batman walked toward Jason and before Jason even knew what had happened he was staring up at the cieling of the cave with pain shooting through his knee and the back of his head. Batman stood over Jason with Tim gawking from his side.
"No." Batman said angrily. "You'll go back to the field when I say so. Not when you say so!"
"Can you believe him Barbie?" Jason was pacing back and forth in her bed room. She was laying on her bad wearing an over sized t-shirt and a pair of simple white panties. Jason was shirtless and wearing his Gotham Prep slacks. "Saying I'm not ready? Me? I'm Jason Peter Todd! Fucking Jason Peter Todd!"
"Jay calm down." Barbra sat up on the bed and pulled her boyfriend to her making him sit on the bed between her long legs. She wrapped her arms around his neck from behind and held him. "You know how he is. He sees things differently since the explosion. He's more careful. I mean look at how he trained Tim. Tim overthinks every move and his fighting is subpar compared to the rest of us."
"That's not the point." Jason leaned back letting his head rest against Barbra's shoulder. "The point is he's to stubborn to trust me again. I made a mistake sure, but I'm ok. I'm alive. I may not be Robin anymore but I can still help. I can be someone." Jason's voice trailed off. "What am I if not a hero Barbra?"
Barbra kissed Jason passionately running her hands over his chest. She broke the kiss and ran a finger over Jason's white streak of hair. She kissed around his cheek up to his hair line and smiled down at him.
"You are a hero Jason." Barbra said between kisses across Jason's head. "You're my hero. Look what you've over come babe!"
"Wow Red." Jason smiled and turned around to face Barbra and pushed her back on the bed and layed over her. "You always know what to say dont you?" Jason kissed Barbra passionately as she wrapped her arms and legs around him. The two started to pull on each others clothes until the door of the apartment caused the two of them to lift up.
"Thought he would be gone all night?" Jason whispered as he hid on the far side of the bed redoing his pants and reaching for his shirt.
A knock on the door caused Jason to drop flat onto the floor and inch his way under Barbra's bed. Barbra quickly pushed all of Jason's clothes under the bed with him. "Coming dad hold on!"
Jason pulled his shirt on awkwardly under the bed as Comissioner Gordon walked into the room. Barbra was sitting at her desk, flipping through her (already done) homework acting casual.
"Hey dad." Barbra said as Gordon sat next to her.
"Hey sweetheart." Jim Gordon looked over her homework and smiled as all the mathmatics were lost on him. "How's school going?"
"Its going well dad." Barbra said quickly. Her heart was racing as she noticed Jason peer under the bed and rolled his eyes. "Things are pretty much the same."
"Still dating that Todd boy?" Gordon asked flatly.
Jason stiffened under the bed and held his breath. He knew Comissioner Gordon from his days as Robin and even then he didnt seem to care for him. Something about himself made Jim Gordon uneasy.
"His name is Jason." Barbra said defensively crossing her arms over her chest.
"The boy's a juevenile deliquent." Gordon shot back. "He has a rap sheet of petty theft, assault, and I've heard rumors of him being made..."
"DAD!" Barbra tried her best not to look towards the bed. She already knew about Jason's past. She was the first person he opened up to about being forced into child prostitution. "What's his past have to do with him now? He's under Bruce Wayne's watch! He's doing great in school and..."
"And he was in a bombing." Gordon finished for her. Barbra's voice got stuck in her throat as Gordon stood up. "I'm not saying dont date him. Even if I did you wouldnt listen to me." Gordon looked over the room. "I just think you could do alot better then him sweetheart. His brother, Richard, he's a cop in Bludhaven now did you know that? I always thought you two were a better couple." Gordon finished and looked over Barbra who had turned away from him.
Jason watched as Gordon stepped from the room and waited until he heard the apartment door close again that he came from under the bed. Barbra watched Jason finish dressing and moved her rolling chair over to rest infront of Jason.
"He doesnt know what he's talking about." Barbra said smiling.
"Seems I'm not good enough for anything," Jason looked down over Barbra and kissed her sweetly on the forhead, "Or anyone."
Jason opened up her window and looked over his shoulder at Barbra. "See you tomorrow Barbie." Jason stepped from the window and vanished leaving Barbra alone in her room with her thoughts.
Jason pulled his leather jacket close to him and pulled the red domino mask from his pocket and placed it over his eyes. Batman and Robin were out on other side of city dealing with the Black Mask case so he had plenty of time even if they found out he was out here.
'I'll need a name.' Jason figured as he looked over the streets of Crime Alley. 'I think right now Crimson will have to do.' Jason thought as he looked over his red tinted leather jacket and the red domino mask he had placed on his face.
Jason jumped from rooftop to rooftop and skidded to a stop when he heard a scream. He made a b-line towards the scream and stopped at the edge of a building just as a woman was pushed against the brick wall of the building by a huge muscle bound thug.
"Geez." Jason said loudly causing the thug to pull away from the woman holding a hunting knife. "What ever happened to taking a woman out on a romantic date before pushing her face first into a wall."
"Robin?" The thug stepped back as Jason stepped from the roof and landed with ease before the thug.
"Not anymore." Jason said quietly as he lept into the air and spun horizontally until he slammed his out stretched foot into the much larger man's face. "Never again!" Jason yelled as he quickly landed on his feet and darted forward ramming his fist into the thug over and over again.
He knew all the weak points of the human body. He hit every nerve ending he could of the larger man and watched as the thug's eyes nearly went blank from the pain that Jason was inflicting upon him. Jason, out of rage, grabbed the thug's arm and slammed his open fist into his elbow joint watching as the bone broke free of the socket and peirced the man's skin.
"NEVER AGAIN!" Jason yelled again as the man fell to the ground unconciense from the pain. Jason grabbed the man's neck in his arms and held it feeling the man's pulse against his arm. Just as he was about to twist a shadow fell over him.
Jason turned around to see Batman and Robin standing by the terrified woman and looked down at himself. His lower arms were covered in the thug's blood. The alley was nothing short of a crime scene and the large thug's pulse was weak beneath Jason's hands.
"No." Jason whispered as he dropped the thug and backed away slowly staring at his hands.
"Home now!" Batman whispered violently
"I'm so..." Jason started.
"NOW!" Batmand demanded.
Jason ran off jumping to the roof tops. His domino mask falling away as tears streamed down his face.
A.N.:
I would like to thank all the follows and POSITIVE comments.
I know the spelling is off and for that I have a right to justify myself. I use notepad to write all my stories. I like the format better and it feels like old school enough with out and actually getting a damn typewritter. I dont have anyone proof read my stories but I do try and re-read every chapter before I post it.
As for the story itself. I will try and post more often. Gonna try for a chapter a week maybe two. I have plenty of prewritten chapters but inspiration has been on a stand still with stress from my work. So I ask for those who continue my AU Jason Todd story to just please be patient with me.
As for what's to come. A LOT! Drama will unfold more then you think coming up soon.
As for the Proto-Crimson attire Jason wore in this chapter I took inspiration from obviously his Red Hood attire minus the actual Red Hood halmet.
Another A.N.:
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