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Chapter 6:

"Wake up!"

Daphne gasped when a kick landed right in her stomach. She opened her eyes and sat up immediately. It was Deathstroke, with Talia in his grasp. The girl widened her eyes at her state.

"Please, let her go…" Daphne begged.

"Why would I? Besides, I'm expecting a guest. I would want you to come with me but seeing your legs, I changed my mind."

Daphne bit her lower lip, looking away. Suddenly, they both heard footsteps. They were faint but were still clear enough to be heard by the two.

Deathstroke left Daphne there as he walked into the open, standing close to the Lazarus pit.

He said, "I wouldn't make any threatening moves. They'll stay put as long as I tell them to." He took one step closer.

"Urgh…my legs still hurt…" Daphne muttered, feeling the sting due to the stabs she had gotten.

"The Lazarus Pit," she widened her eyes when she heard Damian's voice.

"That's right, boy. The only thing this rig pumps is life, everlasting…to the highest bidder," Deathstroke replied.

"Master Damian…? Delphinium was right. He would come for his mother," Daphne sighed.

"Your mother could use a dip," the man said, pulling off the hood from Talia.

"Let her go, monster!" Damian shouted, taking out a gun, "Now!"

Daphne dragged herself closer to listen to the conversation. Her eyes widened when she heard a clicking sound of Deathstroke's gun.

Deathstroke said, "Now this is what they call a standoff. Not even the pit can bring back mommy if her head's blown off. Your play, Damian."

Damian lowered his head. He threw away his gun.

"I should congratulate you for getting this far, but that would be like applauding suicide. You are such an arrogant little brat…so entitled, so bloodthirsty, so easy to manipulate. I brought you here for one simple reason: to kill you. Goodbye, boy."

He fired his first shot but Talia blocked it. "Run, Damian!" she shouted, before falling unconscious.

Damian inhaled and froze for mere seconds. He started running away, dodging the gunshots. He hid behind a large rock. Deathstroke kept on shooting it. The man-bats screeched. Daphne covered her ears. She saw that Talia was still breathing, but it was very faint. Damian stood up, facing Deathstroke.

"We are done," the man said.

Daphne summoned all of her strength to run into the scene. She was able to jump in between them before Deathstroke could shoot Damian.

"Master Damian, look out!" she shouted, startling both of them.

She charged at Deathstroke, trying to grab his gun. He did little effort to push her away because she was still weak. She gasped as her back hit the hard ground. He aimed the gun towards her.

"You little!" he shouted angrily before shooting her two times in the stomach. "I was going to use her if Batman ever comes to help you… What a worthless girl…"

Damian was stunned. Daphne controlled her breathing, holding onto her stomach. Slade Wilson aimed the gun back at Damian. Batman did enter the scene. He threw his batarang at the assassin's hand. The gun fell. Damian turned to his father. Turning back to Deathstroke, he smirked. Deathstroke ordered his man-bats to kill the two. Batman threw some devices onto the rocks which created a screeching sound. The man-bats couldn't stand the sound, so they flew off into the elevator out of the oil rig. One of them hit Damian, causing him to zone out for a few minutes while his father was busy engaging in a fist fight with Deathstroke. Batman gave out the final blow. Batman rushed to Talia, scooping her into his arms.

"Mother!" Damian ran to his parents.

"I've got her…" Batman muttered.

Damian turned to look at the girl. She was sitting up. She managed to get herself close to a rock to lean on. She forced a smile to him. He went up to her. He held her in his arms, gazing at her pale face. He noticed the bloodstain on her socks. She was tortured beforehand. Then he remembered the other girl that looked almost exactly as her.

"You did that for me?" he asked her.

"You're my…" she breathed, "…responsibility after all…"

Deathstroke got up and made an attempt to flee. Damian fueled with a new type of rage, grabbed the sword on the ground and rushed towards where the killer headed.

"Damian!" Batman called.

"I'll end him! I swear!" the boy shouted back.

Batman stared at the limped body in his arms. Delphinium made an entrance. She stared at Batman. Her eyes were empty. Batman recognized her.

"You could save her…and Daphne…" she muttered, turning to look at the Lazarus Pit.

"I know…" Batman replied.

He stepped into the pit and laid Talia, floating in the pit. He waited for a few minutes. Suddenly, Talia stood up, almost in rage, gasped and fell unconscious again. Batman grabbed her, hugging her. He pulled her out of the pit, still holding her in his arms. Delphinium went up to her sister.

"It's a wonder you can still breathe…" she said.

"Kill me now if you want…" Daphne said, gasping.

Delphinium placed her right palm on Daphne's cheek. She was tearing up to see her sister in such a state. Daphne stared into her sister's empty eyes. She wished she could help Delphinium and be a better sister to her.

"This is not what I had in mind… I'm sorry…" Delphinium said, stood up and walked away.

She cringed in pain again. Talia had woken up and the two adults were sharing some intimate moment together. Suddenly, the ground started to shake.

"Beloved?" Talia muttered.

"The whole place is collapsing," Batman said, rushing to Daphne.

He picked her up and she smiled. "I guess I have to depend on Alfred to treat me…" she sighed.

"Sorry, there's no time," Batman replied.

They rushed to the exit. Water started to gush out, into the underground cave. Batman, with Daphne in his arms, and Talia ran to the where the escape pod was. On their way, they saw Damian and a defeated Deathstroke. Daphne only stared at the boy. She was too tired to speak. Damian hugged his mother, after deciding not to kill Deathstroke, claiming that he is Batman's 'son'.

"You're ok?" Damian asked Daphne.

She smiled and nodded. Talia glanced up at the girl before looking back at her son. She smiled, somewhat satisfied.

"Thanks for pulling us away on time, Nightwing," Batman said.

They were already at the shore. Damian was staring into spaces, feeling the cool breeze running through him. Batman handed Daphne to Nightwing.

"Make sure she's treated…" he said, "I have a few things to discuss with Damian's mother.

"Alright," Nightwing said, taking the girl who cringed again before falling back to sleep.

He took off back to the Batcave. When he got there, Alfred was already waiting for them. He got off with Daphne in his arms, still sound asleep.

"Let's take her to her room and you can start treating her. She got shot and stab… How did you not realize someone broke into the manor that night?" Nightwing blurted.

"She is exactly like Daphne, sneaky, I would say…" Alfred muttered calmly.

They settled her in her room. Alfred started to clean her legs before putting some ointment on the scars and wrapping them up. He turned to Nightwing and discussed how to remove the bullets out of her stomach.

Alfred waited for the Batmobile to enter the cave. Once it was parked, the man and his son came out.

"Welcome back, Sir, Master Damian," Alfred greeted them.

"Alfred, where is she?" Damian asked, not wasting any time.

"In her room," Alfred replied and Damian rushed out of their sight.

"He was so anxious in the car…" Batman muttered, taking off his mask.

Alfred sighed. "I suppose I should treat his right arm. It looked broken," he remarked.

"It is, but I'm sure it'll heal in no time. Let him be for now. He needs his time," Batman replied, smiling.

Back with Damian, he was standing in front of the door to Daphne's room. His mask was off and he was holding it in his hand. He turned the knob, stepping into the room. Across the room was Daphne, sitting up in bed. She smiled at him ever so sweetly.

Delphinium was walking back to her old home, satisfied with Deathstroke's death. She went inside with her head held high. The guards knew her because she would always check up on them twice a week.

"Miss Aldrin, welcome home!" one of the two maids she hired greeted her.

She smiled and nodded. "Hello, Mana. It's good to be back. Has anyone called?"

"Yes, a person claiming to be an investor and a friend of your father's called two days ago," the other maid replied.

"Did you get his name, Tiara?" the child asked.

"Yes, I did and his phone number too," Tiara replied calmly.

Nodding, Delphinium muttered, "Good. Let's begin our next strategy."