I just love writing this story so much that I'll post another chapter for you guys. I have to warn you not too much happens in this chapter besides fluff and an incident with Bruce. The next chapter will have more action in it but most of it will come at the end which I've had planned out since the beginning.
Enjoy!
Dick ran out of the cave ignoring the calls from his foster family. Without thinking, he ran out the front door slamming it hard. He had no idea where he was going but he was too scared and upset to think about it. Just before he came to the invisible wall, he was tackled to the ground by Damian. Dick fought with all his might to get out but Damian wouldn't budge an inch.
"Let go of me!"
"Grayson hold on."
"No! I can't be here. I'm a monster." Dick cried still struggling. He threw punches and kicks doing everything he could to try and escape but Damian was too strong and wasn't about to give up.
"Dick calm down. It's okay." Bruce said finally catching up to the two boys.
"No it's not! Don't you see? I told you I'm putting you in danger. I can't live here anymore. I'm one of them."
"Richard John Grayson you are not one of them and don't you dare think otherwise." Bruce said grabbing hold of Dick's shoulders and started shaking him a little so he would hold still. When this didn't work, he put his arms around him rocking him. "Shhhh, calm down you're okay. Settle down now." Bruce continued to tell him but with no effect. Alfred meanwhile was watching the whole thing in complete sadness. He had known this boy for two years now and hated seeing him or any of his charges in this much pain. After a while, Dick had finally calmed down enough to stop throwing punches and kicks.
"I would recommend coming back inside sir if you understand."
"You're right Alfred. Damian?" Bruce said carrying Dick back inside with the rest of the family following.
"Stop. You gotta let me go now." Dick said still trying to get out of Bruce's grasp and a few stray tears rolling down his cheek.
"Not until we talk first." Bruce said taking his to his study and they all sat on the couch while Alfred started a fire and left the trio alone.
"Now…let's talk."
"There's nothing to talk about. Just let me go before he comes back."
"You seriously think we're just going to hand you over to someone who just happens to be your grandfather who tried to kill father?"
"You have to. I'm…"
"Richard enough!" Bruce yelled a little harsher then he meant but he was trying to prove a point. "You are not one of them. I don't care if that thing or group is a relative to you or not. You are your own person who makes his own choices. The Talons have nothing to do with you or who you are."
"Just like me Grayson. My grandfather is the leader of the assassins and I'm not like him; well anymore."
"I know that. I just don't want…I don't wanna lose anyone else. Please I can't go back there again."
"Go back where? The Detention Center? Dick you're never ever going back there again. You have too many people who love you and won't ever send you back. Me, Damian, Alfred, your friends Wally and Roy, even Lucius and Luke."
"Grayson did you forget who your fath-uh foster father is?"
"You mean Batman?"
"Yeah, this owl thing or whatever he is has to go through the world's greatest crime fighter to get to you; oh and Alfred and Father too." Damian said causing Dick to give a small chuckle.
"You're the world's greatest crime fighter? The how come I beat you when you first came when I was six years old?"
"Uh…I wasn't fully trained yet." Damian said. This caused Dick to stop crying but he was still upset.
"Dick are you trying to leave because you're afraid I can't defend you?"
"No, I know Batman can defend me but Bruce Wayne can't without revealing his secret. He's after Dick Grayson; his great g-grandson."
"That man is not your grandfather. A real grandfather is someone who cares about their grandson more than life itself. I don't care what the D.N.A sample says. You should know that. And as for defending yourself if he wants to get to you then he'll have to go through my dead body; Bruce Wayne or Batman."
"I can defend myself too… but please don't let him get me." Dick said crying again and launched into Bruce's arms.
"I told you he'll get you over my dead body. I promise you." Bruce said rubbing his back. Damian meanwhile sat there unable to get any words out of his mouth. He had no idea what to say. True he was the grandson of the late Ra Al Ghul but he was Damian Wayne. This was his brother Dick Grayson. He knew Dick had a set path different from what his was. He was a happy go-lucky kid who knew how to be a kid unlike he did. It took a full half hour for Dick to fall asleep out of exhaustion.
"What are we going to do sir?" Alfred asked coming in.
"Until we get more information just keep Dick under constant supervision. Tomorrow I'm checking the security system for any flaws and upgrading it. He's not to be alone for any reason."
"Certainly sir."
"Alfred I'm going to take Dick to his room. Do you mind watching him for a bit while Damian and I try to get more information?"
"Not at all sir. I won't leave his side."
"Good, Damian meet me down there."
"Yes Father." Damian said and Bruce took Dick to his room while Damian went to the cave.
Break*Break*Break
"You wished to see me Grandmaster?" Talon asked back in the Court of Owls meeting room.
"Yes Talon. I am here to tell you that I have concluded my observations of your Grandson. His skill were rather lacking but that is understandable since he was taken away from Haly's at the young age of six. However I was very impressed with his acrobatic skills. I'm sure with some strict training he will become a master Talon. So it gives me great pleasure to accept your request adding your grandson to the court.
"Thank you Grandmaster. I will take him on as my protégée as 'The Gray Son of Gotham.'"
"Very well Talon. Now before he is accepted you must do the tasks that I have given you."
"I am already in the process of that Grandmaster. The boy has taken the bait. It won't be long before I have his trust. Then we use him to kill Batman. As for Bruce Wayne he won't be hard at all it kill."
"Good. You are dismissed."
Break*Break*Break
After Bruce hesitantly left Dick in his room with Alfred and a loaded shotgun, he went to join Damian in the cave. "There's more to this story isn't there? You know more about this Cobb guy don't you?" Damian accused.
"Yes I do. I just don't have the heart to tell him."
"Tell him what?"
"Dick was supposed to become a Talon."
"What?! How is that possible?! Who the hell is this guy?"
"I'll show you." Bruce said coming up to the computer and pulling an old picture of William Cobb."
"I've been studying a group called the Court of Owls since I was eight years old. I had a theory that they had something to do with the murder of my parents. I spent years studying them and learning their tactics. I gave up after my searching led to multiple dead ends."
"Okay so what does this have to do with Cobb?"
"William Cobb was born into a middle class family and was happy until his father was killed in an accident while building a bridge. His mother was unable to support themselves and he got a job at the circus; Haly's circus more specifically. One year when he was in Gotham he fell in love with Amelia Crowne, the daughter of one of Gotham's richest family. Her father Burton Crowne then forbade Cobb from seeing his daughter but he had already gotten her pregnant. Afterwards he was given the offer to become a Talon by his boss Nathaniel Haly. Then he broke in and stole his newborn son and gave him to Haly to raise him until he was ready. The baby would become Jonathan Grayson; Dick's grandfather."
"Then why not just raise the baby yourself?"
"Because in pre-modern times, potential gladiators were escorted to coliseums sometimes by parades of performers such as jesters and acrobats."
"More commonly known as the circus. How could Haly do something like this to Grayson."
"I don't think he would even consider giving Dick to those animals. Each decade, Haly's would present a crop of child athletes to present to the court and they would decide who would become the next Talon. Dick was meant to be the one until I adopted him."
"Well that explains it. So uh…I guess I should get to bed. I have to get up in an hour to train." Damian said and snuck away upstairs. He went to his room to grab his swords, put them in his holster, and walked to Dick's room still across from his. Alfred stood alert with his shotgun just waiting for trouble.
"Master Damian. I though you would be in bed."
"I'm not tired. I'd figure I would take over a guard tonight."
"You've already done a fabulous job at that young man."
"It wasn't my fault father got hurt."
"No but you allowed Master Dick to go out by himself." Alfred said making Damian roll his eyes.
"Yeah we've all heard that already Pennyworth. I'm going to keep guard now since it's all my fault."
"Right, and if you ever do that again I can assure Master Bruce will not be pleased with you."
"I'm not afraid of him or some boarding school. Anyway father set the alarm on tight tonight so it's unlikely I'll be going anywhere."
"Rightly so. Now if we are going to be here for the next few hours I guess I should prepare beverages for you and Master Bruce. Don't you dare leave this room." Alfred said getting up and walking out.
"You have my word." Damian said and walked over to Dick who was lying down now awake. There were still stray tears running down his face but he didn't care.
"You alright?"
"Yeah."
"Why aren't you still asleep? You were exhausted downstairs."
"Early nightmare. Luckily I didn't scream like usual."
"You know there's nothing wrong with being afraid."
"I'm not afraid…much."
"Look, Father won't let anything happen to you so let it go."
"I can't. I'm almost waiting for him to sneak in again."
"Well let me worry about that. He gets in here and he'll have to deal with me." Damian said showing his blades. Dick nodded and started to close his eyes a little but he hesitated. "Nothing will happen to you. I won't leave you tonight. I promise you." Finally Dick fully closed his eyes. Damian then took a seat next to his brother's bed.
"You just try to get in here Cobb. You won't ever get my brother."
Break*Break*Break
The next morning, Bruce went to the office turning on the security leaving Alfred and Damian to guard Dick. He wanted nothing more than to skip work but that may raise questions. Of course his employees knew about Dick but they didn't know about Damian besides Lucius.
"Good morning mister Wayne."
"Morning Lucius. Hey did you send those papers to GCSS?"
"I sure did. Now we just play the waiting game."
"The waiting game isn't what I'm worried about."
"Just talk to him about it before they come in."
"I know but what if he says no. Maybe I shouldn't have…"Suddenly something came crashing into his window. It was Talon with a knife heading right towards Bruce.
"Bruce Wayne, you have interfered with court business. The Court of Owls has sentenced you to die." Talon threw a knife at Bruce but he managed to dodge out of the way.
"The business you're referring to is not your concern. Grandson or not."
"So you figured it out; good. Now it will be more satisfying to kill you." Talon said and before anyone could move, Talon jumped on Bruce making them both crash threw the window falling down to the streets below. The two continued to fight all the way down with Bruce giving it all he had to defeat him but it wasn't enough. Just as they were about half way down Old Wayne Tower, Bruce kicked Talon away from him only to grab a gargoyle to save his fall. Talon had crashed on top of a car completely destroying the top. Once he had gotten inside, calmed down Lucius, and called the police, he made a phone call to Alfred warning him about Talon and his threat. Alfred agreed to take Dick down to the cave for his own protection. After giving his statement that he was sure the police didn't believe, he raced home to the cave where the family was.
"I told you you're not safe around me!" He heard Dick shouting.
"Sir, please calm yourself. I assure you, Master Bruce is safe and on his way here." Alfred tried telling Dick.
"I'm here." Bruce announced.
"Thank heavens." Alfred said and Dick turned around to face him.
"Are you sure you're alright? He didn't hurt you too bad did he?"
"No Dick I'm fine. Are you alright?"
"Well…"
"You've got to stop blaming yourself for this. You let me worry about defending me and you two." Bruce said coming over and putting his hands on Dick's shoulders. "Speaking of which, where is Damian?" Bruce asked and Dick's face paled.
"Well…"
"Well what?"
"Damian's kinda not here."
"What do you mean he's not here Dick? Where did he go?"
"He wouldn't tell me. I tried to stop him but he wouldn't listen to me. He said something about going undercover."
"Going undercover? Where?"
Break*Break*Break
Damian Wayne now Robin stood on top of one of the gargoyles on the Old Wayne Tower building. He had just about had enough of his father telling him how to act. He kept thinking about what Dick had asked him about him being the only thing keeping him here. True he had Robin but was still considered to be Batman's sidekick. He decided that before he just left his brother behind he was going to get on William Cobb or Talon's good side and kill him while his back was turned. Then if he managed to kidnap Dick like he'd plan to, he would be right there to save him. Thinking he had everything under control, Robin pressed the button on the device that Talon had given him. Now there was no turning back.
And there's chapter 6. Hope you guys are enjoying it as much as I do writing it. I changed this part from the movie cause it would make no sense to have Damian leave Dick alone again unless he thought he was safe; at least in my story anyway.
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