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Chapter 4: Red Mantle of responsibility
Founder's Island, New Gotham apartment district
"Where's Black Mask keeping the goods?" Red Hood clutched the collar of the still living Black Mask henchman, both Cobblepot and Sionis' men all dead around them.
"You won't get shit out of me!" The Black Mask goon growled, only to receive the barrel of a handgun to his right eye.
"Wrong answer," The handgun clicked, and the goon instantly freaked out in fear.
"Alright, alright! The docks, Black Mask have the guns at the docks!" He cried out, shutting his eyes in fear.
"Appreciate that!" Red Hood snapped, slamming the butt of his handgun into the mask. The man fell as his mask shattered, and he looked up in time to get shot dead in the face. "Now then, onto the docks. Time to pick a fight."
Gotham docks, Sionis Industries
"Mr. Sionis wants this dock under lock and key, guys." A guard stated, glancing at his peers before back to his drone. "Let's keep it that way."
"Man, this is going to be a wasted of bullets." Red Hood groaned, snapping on detective mode. 10 armed men, one with a drone of the center tower. He'd take the drone first, then work his way around the other 10. He grappled up to center tower, watching the guard to hopefully not get detected. "Here we go."
Jumping over the side, Red Hood crouched down as he made his way to the guard, handguns at the ready. The snapping of the guard's neck caught the attention of one of the guard, before the drone crashed down into the floor. "What the hell? Someone check on our drone guy, machines down!" A guard snapped, loading his rifle. Red Hood jumped up, watching the guard as he made his way to the downed comrade. "Shit, out drone guys dead! Watch the area-Agh!"
The guard was cut off when Red Hood used his inverted takedown maneuver, pulling the guard up to see his red mask. "Good night," Red muttered, firing a silent round into the man's head. He looked around, still 8 men to deal with and now they were on their guard for him. "Damn, they're ready for me."
He'd have to most fast.
Red jumped to a small building, breaking glass as his boot slammed into a man's skull. Another guard close by heard, and lifted his rifle for the kill. Sadly, it never came as Red Hood rushed and slammed his head into a guard's helmet. "See you in hell." Red Hood stated, forcing a grenade into the man's vest. Two other guards rushed into the room, but when they got close the grenade went off killing all three. "Four more guards to go."
Red Hood grappled up to a point, but as he did something happened. A loud bang filled the air, and suddenly Jason found himself on the ground mask tossed to the side. "Red Hood," the familiar voice of Roman Sionis, the Black Mask, called out as he entered the light. "You made a mistake coming here."
Roman wore a white tuxedo, with black linings that went down the suit. He also had on a Black colored mask, which was rumored to have been carved by with his deceased father's skull. In his hands were a cigarette, and a smoking black revolver. "Well, what do you know its Jason Todd, infamous Arkham Knight AND the Red Hood?" Black Mask asked, walking around Red Hood in a circle. "Who would have thought the Joker's greatest plan were still alive, kicking and killing people."
Multiple other guards stood on guard, with three minigunners positioned as well. He wasn't going to get out his, dead or alive.
Jason moved his hand to grab his handgun, but Roman saw this and fired a round into his shoulder. "No, no you aren't getting out of this." Roman said, listening happily to Jason's scream of pain. He turned around, cigar close to his mask's mouth as he looked down. "To think Bruce Wayne was the Batman! I always hated Wayne, thought he could fix the world when at night he was just making it worse."
Roman stepped onto Jason's shoulder, digging his heel into the wound. "You may be like him, but you aren't any Batman kid." Roman stated, inserting a bullet into his revolver. "Hold his arms, boys. I want to enjoy this next hour beating the crap out of him again."
For the next 60 minutes Jason had been beat once more to death, his handguns tossed near his mask and his body armor breaking apart by the seams. Roman had managed to make him scream like he did in Arkham, and for a moment, made Jason think Black Mask was the Joker like several Christmases ago.
"Now, for the main event. The last trick Batman can't stop or fix," Roman-no, Black Mask, stated aloud standing before a now nearly dead Jason. He ripped off the front of his chest armor, exposing his unarmored chest. "Unlike the Joker, though, I won't miss."
Black Mask cocked his revolver, and aimed at Jason's heart before another loud bang filled the air. Jason's scream roared through Gotham City, and was cut off by the barely beating heart he now had. "Your weak, kid. But you are strong, so you'll probably make it to a hospital before you die." Black Mask stated, tossing his cigar to the side. "Let's go boys, we're done here."
Black Mask and his men left the docks with cheers, none checking to see Jason struggle to get up. His mask was still active, he needed to call Alex. "A-Augh, damn this hurts…." He groaned silently, using his still working arm to crawl to the red mask. He forced it one, the mask display warning him of his major injuries. "S-Send beacon, activate emergency alert…."
Jason rolled onto his back, staring out to the now raining sky. He wouldn't make it, even if Alex or Nightwing or someone got here on time. This time, there was no Deathstroke to help him escape, no helicopter waiting for him to leave his version of Arkham.
No.
He would die, here. Never able to tell how much of a brother Alex was to him.
Wonder Tower, Arkham City
"Alright, all finished." Alex dusted off the oil and dirt from his pilot suit, checking the Redstream's now rebuilt status. Everything red green, so hopefully it'd stay that way. For the most part, the Redstream was fully repaired and set for flight, but he still have to make sure the Vertical Flight Mode and Teleportation Matrix still worked.
Suddenly, Alex's mask sent a distress beacon, coming from the docks by Sionis Industries. "What the hell?" Alex placed his helmet on, looking to see the beacon and its source. "Jason, what's wrong? Your status shows red! Jason, respond! Jason?! Shit, something's wrong!"
Alex rushed to get his handguns, ready to leave for his teacher. But as he did, he glanced over to the Redstream. He knew that if anyone got into Wonder Tower, they'd be able to steal it with ease. Better to take it now then later, besides he'd get to the docks faster with it. "Let's hope it flies like the devil," He muttered silently, climbing up and into the jet cockpit.
He froze for a moment, recognizing he was in the pilot seat. Lena Oxton's old pilot seat, he frowned at the thought but shook it off. Jason needed help, and Alex would be damned if he let him die or get captured by Sionis or worse. He flipped the engine to life, and readied the main Vulcan turret and missile launcher. "Vertical Flight Mode initiated, course plotted." The display screen read, before Alex was given control over the red jet. "Weapons armed, systems active, main engine at full power. Flight Mode engaged."
And just like that, Alex and the Redstream raced out of the tower, sending parts flying at they did. Alex glanced back at Wonder Tower, glad to know it served as his home. But also a housing place for parts necessary for a jet. "No evidence," he muttered, taking out a small detonator.
Not a moment later did Wonder Tower fully explode, its spire formation collapsing into Arkham City as Redstream raced to Gotham City.
Sionis Industries docks
Jason's breath was decreasing badly, he couldn't feel his legs or arms. He felt much colder all of a sudden, and his thoughts became slightly slower and his eyes felt so much like closing. But he couldn't, he couldn't leave this world without telling Alex goodbye. Not in a weird or romantic way, he thought to himself.
Suddenly, the roar of a jet close to the Batwing hovered right above his location. The jet had a light that searched, finally finding his location. "Jason!" There it was, the last time he'd probably hear someone say his name. It sucked really, Jason knew he should have been prepared but he wasn't ready for Black Mask to be there.
He should have made sure no one followed him, someone must have. "A-Ale…" Jason coughed up blood, along with a bullet somehow. Blood dripped down his chest and mouth, and he felt his arms gave way to the light.
"Jason!" Alex's face was blurry, but it was clear he was trying to help Jason.
"N-No, no don't… bother…" Jason choked out, gripping Alex's arm. Both looked up, blue eyes met brown eye and they seemed to almost speak. It was clear Jason wasn't going to make it to Alex, but he felt the need to. He felt… No, not again, Alex thought to himself, looking to Jason. "T-There's something I-I need to tell you… Something I should have said…. A long time ago…."
For a moment, the rain seemed to halt. The jet engine seemed to sleep, almost like time froze for the duo. "If you say I love you Alex, I swear to god Jason…." Alex muttered with a small smile, but it vanished once Jason coughed again.
"N-No! No, none of that shit right now… I just wanted you know that, I-I loved you like a brother man. You gave me reason somewhat to help you, I-I'm happy to have called someone who didn't hurt me or betray me f-family…" Jason stated and he could feel his heart slowing down. "M-My time is up, h-here…. Carry on the le-gend of Red Hood for m-me…."
Jason gave one last smile, before it fell with his eyes. "No… No, NO NOT AGAIN!" Alex's scream tore a hole through Gotham, his rage and sadness hitting him at the heart. It happened, it happened again! WHY?! His thoughts were broken, and he felt his heart ache with fear. "What did I do to deserve this?! What, Goddamn it?!"
It happened, Alex realized he'd lost another person he called family. And now, he had no one again…
After an hour or so, Alex finally realized something. If Black Mask was hear earlier, he would still be in Gotham. "Sionis…" He growled, and looked to the handguns and red helmet. "You made a big mistake…"
Roman Sionis office, Founder's Island.
"Nine thousand two hundred and forty 6, nine thousand two hundred and forty 7…" A Black Mask operative along with about four or five others, counted away the thousands of dollars on the table. "Nine thousand two hundred and…"
"Christ man, I thought you would have stopped counting by now!" Another goon laughed at his comrade's persistence in counting, before the sound of gunshots caught his ear. On their left, several guards fell down, blood dripping out their heads as he walked in. "What the hell?! Its Red Hood, he's alive!"
"Get him!" Red Hood made no sound, but jumped back into the room he'd exited. The Black Mask goons rushed in, guns, riot shields, and tasers ready. They weren't to fight a fight against a military grade jet. "Shit, run away-!"
The Vulcan turrets wasted no second in killing the goons, blood and screamed tearing through the building and outside. After a second, the turret stopped and out of the Redstream came Red Hood. "Impossible!" Two guards, alongside Black Mask and two taller guards rushed into the room. "I killed Todd! I have to have! Oh well, I'll kill this one too!"
Red Hood fired rounds into the first big guy, before using him as his own personal 'riot shield.' Bullets riddled the corpse, so Red Hood simply tossed it forward onto the other taller. One of the goons armed with a riot shield tried to hit Red, but he jumped up and slammed the shield down onto the man
A loud bone breaking crack filled the air with the man's pained scream, and now Red Hood had a real riot shield to use.
"This can't be Jason Todd; he'd never use weapons aside from pistols!" Black Mask exclaimed, pulling out his revolver. "Who are you?!"
"Your grim reaper in Red." Red Hood's voice was different, younger than before. Red Hood threw the shield like a Frisbee, and it slammed hard into Black Mask's…. well mask. The hit was powerful enough to throw Sionis into the next room, so now he had to deal with the last one.
The man shuttered with fear, and when Red Hood's mask turned to him, he fell back in a paralyzed state. "That was easy," Red Hood stated, holstering his handguns. "Now, to deal with Sionis."
Roman Sionis' face sweated, his eyes flashed from left to right hastily. He slowly crawled to hopefully not get seen by… "Black Mask, Roman Sionis." Red Hood's voice sent a shiver of fear down Sionis's spine, and he turned in time to have a hand wrap around his collar. "You made a big mistake killing my brother, you know that?"
Sionis tried to get out of the grip, but he found himself back against glass and Red Hood's helmet in front of his own. "Y-You don't need to do this!" Roman begged, he could barely hear the glass cracking behind him. "I can give you drugs, uh weapons, whatever you want! I can make it happen! P-Please I'll take the next plane, leave Gotham! Never show my face again! Anywhere you want, I'll go anywhere!"
"Alright then," Red Hood pulled his red mask closer to Roman's, and then he heard the words that made his heart freeze in fear. "How about you go to Hell?"
Red Hood threw Roman forward, before kicking Roman Sionis out the glass.
The sound of Sionis's screams, combined with the screeching of car wheels, gave curiosity to the new Red Hood. "Say hi to Joker for Jason," He happily stated, pressing a beacon button on his helmet. The Redstream roared to the other side of the building, before it performed a full J-turn out of the Gotham buildings.
A/N: So Alex has now become the (New) Red Hood and heads back in time with his rebuild Redstream where he rightfully should be. What waits for him though, oh I wonder? Please review for what you think will possibly happen in the next chapter, and please have a good week (or weekend if your reading this on a Saturday).
That said, this is the KnightOfZ3R0 signing off!