Broken Hood

Chapter 2- The Red Lady

Marinette pov-
I was in the middle of sparring with my friends, Chloe, Nino, Alix, Luka, Kagami, and Kim, Nino going against me, and I easily floored him, and then the others when they came at me.

I was laughing at them when I felt a very cold shiver run down my spine, and it was so bad that I dropped my katana, something I NEVER did.

MPS all looked at me in shock, and I was staring out the window.

Something was wrong, drastically wrong.

I didn't know what it was, but I knew it had something to do with my beloved boyfriend, Jason Peter Todd. My heart was crying out to go check on him, and my instincts were screaming at me to go find him. I studied the floor for a split second before reaching for my phone and calling my vigilante.

It went straight to voicemail, over and over when I called him a few times.

That made my heart beat faster, the bad feeling gettin g dangerously worse. I frowned and, already in my Red Renegade suit with all of my weapons, I silently left my apartment by jumping out the window and snapping out my 14 foot crimson red wings and flying to Gotham as fast as I could, leaving my friends confused, the strong wind blowing in my face. I was flying so fast that it was starting to cause thunder and it was roaring in my ears. I put my black mask and red hood on as I flew to protect my face, and I forced myself to fly harder and faster, using the wind to my advantage.

A human would be decapitated at the speed I was going, and I wasn't sure that even the Flash or Superman could survive this speed.

Before long, The dark city of Gotham was in my sights, and I dove downwards to the edge of the city and flew over all of the buildings, thunder behind me and lightning dancing around me. I didn't notice the news stations somehow filming me live, or onlookers, but I was too busy to care.

I passed by Wayne Enterprise, where the Batfamily, minus Red Hood, were on the roof doing something, and the sight of not seeing my boyfriend not with them made me panic even more.

I wondered if Bruce had something to do with it, but I would have to worry about that later.

I deliberately dove down to where they all were and passed them by flying by with so much force that I knocked Bruce off the tower with a roar from the speed I was going, and I was shattering and blowing out windows of the buildings I was flying between, going straight for Wayne Manor, completely missing the shared looks the Wayne siblings gave each other as Bruce grappled back up to the roof.

A few minutes later I got to the huge manor and slowed drastically down, and I flew up to the front doors. Not hiding my wings, I kicked the doors in, triggering the house defense alarm and not caring that it alerted Batman, I ran through the house until I found Bruce's study, and when I walked in I let out a scream of enrage and murder. His study was destroyed and covered in blood and everything was broken. Angrily, I took several quick photos, then whirled around and followed the huge trail of blood that went to JayJay's room. I knocked on the door, calling my beloved's name, only to receive no response.

Well, any damages were on Bruce. I kicked the door down, off its hinges and let it crash to the ground and splinter, and I immediately noticed the blood everywhere. I felt sick. No one could survive that amount of blood loss. Not even me.

I followed the trail, but got to the bathroom door when I felt a presence behind me. I chose to ignore it as I pounded on the door frantically. "Jason? Jay, open the door, Love. It's Mari."

My only response was a death silence.

I wasn't having this.

I pulled out my katana and sliced through the door frame, forcing it open, and when I heard the door unlock, I ripped the door open.

But what I saw inside made my entire world shatter and heart stop.

The entire room was pooling with blood, glass shards covered the bloody floor, and all of the drawers were open, and the sink was on and flooding, and dark pink water was halfway up to my knees. The water flowed out of the bathroom and into Jason's room, ruining his floor, but I didn't care about that.

My katana fell to the floor, followed by my gun, and I died when I spotted Jason in the shower, completely soaked in water and blood, and severely bruised and wounded.

My entire world went to a sharp stop, and I let out a bone chilling wail of grief and heartbreak as I rushed to his side, letting my wings drop in the water.

This couldn't be happening.

"JASON!! Jay, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Jason, wake up. Wake up, wake up, wake up! Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. What the fuck happened to you, you fucking dumbass?! I guess this is why you didn't answer your phone." I rambled, feeling his neck for a pulse.

There was a very faint and weak one, and I could barely feel it.

He could die again at literally any second.

I had to get him out of here and back to Paris. Nino would be able to help him.

Tears streamed down my face as I tried to carefully lift him, and I stumbled back against the counter and drawers as I lifted him bridal style in my arms, completely soaking me in the process, and I almost fell because of the slippery tile floor, but I regained my balance and turned to walk out of the bathroom, only to see an old man standing in the doorway with a shotgun.

I couldn't deal with this.

"Look, I don't know who you are, and not trying to be disrespectful, but I don't really care right now. My boyfriend is literally dying in my arms, again, and I have to bring him back to my place to have my best friend heal him. Please, I know what I'm doing is illegal, but I don't care because this dumbass in my arms is the love of my life, and I can't lose him. Please, let me go so I can help him. I'll come back to let you kill me if you want, but just let me save him. Please. I'm begging you. Let me save him." I begged, trying to stay standing with the weight in my arms. A dying weight.

To my shock, the man nodded. "Get him out of here, Miss Marinette. This manor is no longer safe for my grandson, and I trust that you will protect him. Bring him to Paris, and don't let him come back to Gotham. Master Bruce will kill him if he sees him again. Keep him safe, Red Renegade. But do come back so that you can take him his things, that way he can have the things he cares about. I will have it all packed by the time you come back, Miss Marinette. Now go, before the Wayne's return." He said, helping me to Jason's window and breaking it open for me.

"Thank you..." I said with a kind smile, since I had my mask off. The man smiled. "Please, call me Alfred. Alfred Pennyworth. I put my number in your mask, that way you can tell me if Master Jason lives." Alfred said, putting my mask back on my face. I nodded, then silently left the manor, Jason unconscious in my arms as I flew back to Paris.

I owed that man a lot, and I was determined to repay him.

But I had to help Jason first.