Jason's P.O.V

I can't believe that Bruce Wayne, the freaking Batman is actually now dead. I mean sure I had known he would die like all humans do... but I had never considered the possibility of Bruce actually dying, I mean he made it seem like he was unable to die at times

Bruce has done a lot for me, now that I think about it more. The first being is he never handed me over to the cops in our first meeting… I still remember the question he gave me after I tried to hit him with a tire iron of all things. What surprised me when I was younger was the fact that he was willing to take a chance on me. He gave me a home, a chance to do something more… made me Robin, allowed me to fight crime at his side after Dick 'left' and even after returning back from the dead, no longer the same Jason Todd he once knew, he still wanted me to be a part of the family

As much as I hate to say this really… I actually hate how I treated him at times. I mean I know we had our disagreements with our methods on how to handle crime, heck we would sometimes even get physical with our arguments… I never actually wanted to kill him or the others if I had to be honest. It's too late now for many things; I hope that, if he's actually dead… that he's happy at least and at peace

And yes I know I came back from the dead… so there is a chance Bruce could as well. However if he doesn't… than I'll do my best to honor his wishes at keeping Gotham safe

Barbara P.O.V

Bruce may have never been a father to me like he was to Dick, Jason and Tim. No he was my mentor and at times guardian when I was younger and dad had to leave for some time… however that doesn't mean I didn't care for him

It isn't fair! I know I am never one to whine or be childish like this, but this isn't in fact fair. My father died awhile back and now Bruce has died too… I keep wishing to see if another message will pop up and tell me he's still alive. Nothing comes unfortunately

I need to get to the others. We need to regroup and plan out how we're going to handle this now. Gotham will have its crime rates go up once everyone realizes Batman is gone and we need to be ready for that

I will make sure Gotham isn't torn to pieces with Batman now gone… and I'll make sure I never lose anyone close to me again

Dick's P.O.V

I knew as soon as I saw the code black flashing on my screen, it would be bad news. And after watching the video message… I was right. My second father figure is now dead and there was nothing I could do

I slowly placed my phone back down and got up from my position. I walked over towards the practice dummy and looked at it with various emotions running through my head; anger, sadness, mourning, regret, dread, rage… basically any negative and depressed emotion I can think of

I started hitting the dummy as hard as I could. How could Bruce allow this?! Doesn't he know that Gotham needs him, that me and the rest of us still need him! He could have let us know, sent a message to one of us and allowed him to help. Heck, there had to have been another way with all the contingency plans he has planned out… however as much as I hate to admit this; what's done is done

Whoever killed him better watch out, they are going to pay and yes I know I am thinking darkly, but this is something I will not forgive easy. I may have been able to resist killing Zucco when I first started out as Robin, but how I don't know if I'll be able to hold back. However, I will still do as Bruce requested… his final words echoing in my head 'I promise Bruce, I will make sure Gotham doesn't suffer… you left it in good hands' I thought and with that gave the dummy one more punch and started packing my things

Tim's P.O.V

I can still remember the first time I saw Bruce as Batman. I would always be watching the news about the dynamic duo, collecting newspaper and even followed them to take some pictures at night. When Jason died, I knew I needed to do something. Bruce was getting to dark, too brutal and needed a Robin at his side to help keep him in balance, in the light

Even if there were some bumps here and there, especially with me having to keep my identity from my dad, I made it work and slowly gained Bruce's trust and respect as time went on. When my dad; Jack Drake died, Bruce was there to help me out and even offered to adopt me after a couple of years… in a way he filled the void my dad had left, even though he didn't want to replace my dad and now… he's dead

How could this have happened? I was Batman's second, his partner… in a way I feel like I failed him. I wasn't there when he needed me… I was off doing another mission he had assignment me. If I had never taken the mission, would Bruce still be alive?

I felt myself wanting to cry and scream, but I knew now wasn't the time. I needed to be strong and remember what Bruce wanted from me and the others, keep Gotham safe he had said and I'll be damned if I were to not accomplish his last wishes

And here we have the reactions of the Jason, Barbara, Dick and Tim after listening to Bruce's video. I feel like I could have done better with Barbara's part, however I didn't know what exactly to write in her case. Hope that for the Bat Boys I did better, if not then let me know. Also this chapter was slightly inspired by the story on AO3 'Gotham Knights' by ArthurianScribe. I got the idea for some of the reactions from that story and felt I should give the story some credit :) Alright next time, I'll make them all reunite and maybe have Alfred be featured as well