Chapter 3:
AN: hey guys! I'm just so happy with this story I have been typing nonstop so I'm up to chapter 6. So I may update for quite a few days in a row. But enough about me, here is the next chapter.
Dick threw open the heavy metal door and couldn't help but smile. The sun was starting to fall towards the horizon and he guessed it to be after 4:00pm. To Dick it felt like forever since he's seen the sun, or even been outside. He closed the door behind him and took off. He knew he was in Jump City but he figured no one would help him here, heck where would anybody help and orphan like him?
But he knew he couldn't stay here. When Deathstroke comes back, and he will one way or another, Dick needs to be as far away as possible from his home base and his city. He snuck in to the subway and hopped on the train after checking it went far away.
He took an empty seat and was sure he didn't fall asleep, he couldn't have anybody stealing what little he managed to grab before he left.
After what felt like forever, he got off and found he was in Gotham City. 'Oh great, it couldn't be central or another friendly city. Of course not.' Dick thought.
Dick walked on. He had to be careful as Red X in this city. Deathstroke avoided Gotham if he could. Deathstroke would say to avoid the Batman at all costs when Red X went with him. He personally admired the Batman; he made Deathstroke cautious, an amazing feat.
As Dick walked down the filthy streets of Gotham there were thugs and gangs around every corner. He had a pretty good idea of where he was but that didn't help him much since he had nowhere to go anyway. Dick decided he could probably sneak into a hotel room for the night.
Just in case someone saw him he would be Red X and pretend to steal something. So he dove in an alleyway and changed so fast it would put the Flash to shame. Red X had a black, body suit with a red X on the chest, dark grey gloves, and a skull mask with a red X across the forehead as one end came across the right eye and a long, black cape that came just above the ground with a tattered, ripped looking end.
He shot his grapple gun to get up on the roof of the nearby building. He stood for a minute on the roof, watching the stars shimmer in the darkness. He had almost forgotten how beautiful the sky could be, even in Gotham. Red X tore his gaze away from the sky and started to jump across the rooftops, if he was lucky he could find something to get all this frustration, of being locked up for years, out on.
Turns out he didn't have to wait long for some action. As he was jumping across an alleyway he saw a woman being mugged with a gun to her head. So being the ex-assassin trying to make things right, he is he jumped down. He landed right between the woman and the gun. In the blink of an eye the gun was sent flying before the thug could pull the trigger. And the fight was over with a swift kick to the gut and a punch to the face. He sighed in disappointment; he wanted a challenge, a real fight. He tied up the thug hung him upside down to wait for the cops.
Now perched on a rooftop again, scanning the streets below. As he watched the streets he noted he had a visitor, someone small by their footsteps. When he stood up from his crouching position he easily dodged a flying kick sent to his head. And in the process he grabbed the person's leg and threw them to the other side of the roof.
He was a little surprised to see a boy, probably about ten or eleven years old. The boy was dressed up in a red and black costume with an R on the chest and a mask over his eyes. To complete the look he had a cape that came to his knees, yellow on the inside and black on the outside. (AN: like Dick's costume in YJ)
"Who are you supposed to be?" the boy asked in a cocky tone.
"That's my line kid, the name's Red X" Dick said pointing to the X on his chest.
"Wow that's original, and are you saying you don't know who I am? Where have you been? In a hole for the past few years?"
"Actually, yeah, I guess you could say that…" Red X said only confusing the boy more.
"I'm not sure what you're talking about but I'm Robin the Boy Wonder," the boy said pointing to his chest, "but what I want to know is who are you? And how come I've never heard of you?"
"Well you see…" Red X started but was interrupted by dodging another kick to his head, "what is it with this city and kicks to the back of the head? I mean really, what ever happened to 'fighting like a man' as Deathstroke liked to put it."