Chapter 4 – There's a Storm Coming, Mr. Wayne
~ PM, Review, Follow and Favorite … My apologies for the hiatus. I just moved back to my school and had to get some things in order. Hey but I'm back now.
The room is silent. Not a single sound was heard or made for a while. The silence is overwhelming, to the point that it's loud and ear piercing. There was a lot of commotion going on outside though. However, even the loudness of the blaring police sirens and the large abundance of flies swarming the body that lay before them fell in comparison to the almost deadly silence in the room. The worst part though… The absolutely worst part is that they couldn't understand why. Even with the combination of Dick's amazing reconnaissance skills, Tim's otherworldly machine intelligence and Damian's prodigious detective brain. They knew Tim killed Hush, they all knew that. But they've never spoken about it, because…Well…They don't really know themselves. Damian opens his mouth to speak, but realizing that for maybe the 3rd time in his life it was necessary. He instead, delivers one of his trademark verbal ticks. However no one is really sure if he does this out of annoyance or that the silence was becoming unbearable even for him.
"…TT." Although Dick and Tim heard Damian and knew very well that Damian does this whenever he is annoyed they actually turn to listen to what he is about to say, seeing how the noise lacked its usual scornful and overtly condescending tone…Damian takes a slight pause at this realization and continues to speak.
"Drake… What you did was necessary…D-Drake there is no point in sulking now we have much bigger problems at hand. ..I mean if it's any consolation if you did kill Dr. Elliot, as you can see you did a terrible job as evident by this corpse peacefully sleeping in the closet." He immediately regrets this statement. See… Damian isn't really good with the social norms and quirks of today's society. He was taught by his father that the best way to cope with a situation was to make a small joke, to lighten the air in the room…Which, he thought he did a pretty damn fine job in doing. So, it's safe to say he was utterly confused with his older brother's reaction…Even more so with Dick's. Tim talks first in an undeniable fit of rage.
"HOW CAN YOU BE MAKING JOKES AT A TIME LIKE THIS?!" Tim balls his fist up to punch Damian, but stops when he looks at Dick, to his surprise … And probably everyone else's was holding his sides in laughter at Damian's joke that in Tim's opinion was rather tasteless.
"You guys are hilarious…I swear if Bruce was here he would be dying with laughter." Damian and Tim both look at him with rather cold eyes. Tim speaks first.
"T-That…That wasn't funny Grayson. "Almost immediately Damian chimes in as well.
"Yeah Dick…It wasn't." Dick quickly loses his grin.
"Well…Jason would've laughed." The shock of hearing there newly deceased brother's name reminds them that there are more pressing matters at hand. Dick starts off with acknowledging this.
"Guys…We have business to take care of…Obviously, Hush is alive and I think he's going to go after everyone who is involved with Wayne Enterprises…Those who are closest to him." Tim cuts in.
"…You mean me?" Dick nods in the affirmative.
"Don't worry. We can use this to our advantage." Damian can't stand it out it burst in with the question that's probably on everyone's mind right now.
"…Is Jason really alive?...I mean that couldn't of been Jason who fought my mother. There must be some explanation"
"Holy Shit!" Tim freaks out with all of the sudden. He has come to some sort of realization.
"DAMIAN!...The Heretic was a clone of your right?"
" Of course, you know this already Drake?"
"Yeah…Yeah but do you remember what Talia said about the clone." Dick jumps in to answer the question.
"She said the clone was an exact replica, the only exception being that…"Damian, like his two brothers have realized the point that has been standing in front of them for all of this time. Damian quietly chimes in with.
"-It had no taste buds…"
" So, are you telling me that Jason is alive?! Dick pauses and looks at both of his brothers.
"…But I don't know for how long. Or if we can even help him. We have no idea were to find Hush?" Now Tim jumps in.
"We won't…It's impossible…Unless-"
"TT…Unless he finds us first. I have an idea but we're going to need Alfred's help. Dick is surprised by this.
"You don't mean we're going to-(gets cut off by Damian)"
"That's exactly what I mean…Go and put on your best Tux Grayson we have work to do."
The chapter ends with a nod from both Tim and Dick as they run outside towards their vehicles…But, not without taking a last look at Jason's apartment door…Which had an usual look to it, one that they did not notice before. Regardless, they ignore it and rush home to Alfred quick to put their newfound plan in motion.