We strapped ourselves in as the door above us opened.
"Damian you are only allowed to help on one condition, we don't kill. Our way is more stronger, and more disciplined than the way off assassins. It requires more skill." Batman said as he began turning the vehicle on.
"You have a rocket?" Damian said questioningly as he realised what we were sitting in.
"He has a lot of stuff people don't know about." I said proudly. I knew he had a rocket and the demon spawn didn't.
"We'll be diving from twenty-five thousand feet and opening our chutes at one thousand. Can you two handle it?" batman asked as he got the rocket ready to head in.
"Tt." Was Damian's initial reply. "Child's play."
"You realise you are a child right?" I asked looking back and smiling.
"Mila you will stay out of sight." Batman said as he got ready to open up the doors.
"What!?"
"Just do it!" He shouted as the door opened. As we dived down he guided me towards a nearby island as they headed towards Talia.
This was shit. They got to fight together and I get to sit back and watch? Why?
I landed on the island and disconnected my parachute, hiding it from sight. Now I get to sit here and wait, won't that be just joyous.
"Mila?" I turned to see a tall, at least six foot, woman with shoulder length ginger hair. I had never seen her before but she looked familiar.
"Who are you?" She looked like she was so happy she could cry. No one is ever that happy to see me.
"Jace Todd, hopefully you've heard of me." Omigod. But Bruce said she was dead.
"Mum?" She nodded cheerfully, catching me in a bone crushing hug.
"So where's your sister?" My what? Since when do I have a sister?
"Um, what are you on about?" She narrowed her eyes at me as if trying to figure out whether I was joking.
"Where's your sister, Kylie?"
I looked out towards the island Batman and Damian had headed towards to find a ship. I would bet all the excitement on it was due to Batman and his little demon.
"Bruce always told my you died. He never said anything about a sister. How many lies has he told me?" I asked out loud. It was an open question, both to myself and my mum. Then it occurred to me.
"How do I know you're my mother? How did you know which one I was?" I asked not completely convinced she was my mother. I remember Tim telling me a story of how Hush had impersonated her before. Might not be Hush but this could very well be an elaborate trick. Also I've never seen my mother as an adult.
"Your sister has green eyes like me. You have more of an aqua colour, a mix between my green and your fathers blue. You also have red hair like me. Your sister has black." she paused smiling. "Just because she's your twin doesn't mean I can't tell you apart."
"Fine then. I guess that's semi-believable. But how did you know I'd be here?" I asked crossing my arms as if I had won, or had her cornered at least.
"I Knew for a fact that Bruce knew I was here and that it'd be a rare chance to meet you. Talia doesn't give me a very long leash. Now I think she has Kylie as insurance." I looked out over the water again. The fighting seemed to have died down slightly.
"How did you get here?" I asked looking back at her. She rummaged through a shoulder bag she carried and pulled out a small device, slightly large than a remote. It had a weird electronic look to it.
"Boom tube." After seeing my puzzled expression in response to her answer she continued. "I use this to transport instantaneously to a destination."
I yanked it away from her. How does this thing even work, there's no buttons. There goes that plan.
"I'm going with you." I moved away from her slowly. But if she goes with me then Talia will know she came to see me.
"You can't." I shot off towards the lush jungle area covering the island. Come on this can't be too hard to work. I flipped it around several times just to throw it at the ground in anger.
"I just want to get to Batman!" I yelled out at it. Suddenly a portal opened beneath my feet. I fell through, landing on the hard metal of the ship. The Boom Tube landed with a clank right next to me.
There were unconscious man-bats everywhere. Guess Batman kicked some ass once again. I found Batman and Damian confronting Talia and decided, probably stupidly, to just walk up.
I had almost reached them when suddenly Damian spun around, plunging a sword he had just scooped up into my stomach. My eyes widened in shock as the sharp pain immobilised me. Man this guy loves hurting me.
