Puppet Master (A Robin Fanfic)

Chapter 15 [Unedited]

Ace let a cry out as he dropped the bloodied knife he was holding, "oh my god..." He cried as he dropped to his knees.

'What have you done?!' Came the horrified voice, Mari, scolding him from the dead.

"I-I," Ace stuttered, "Didn't mean it.." Ace watched as the 3 limp bodies held onto each other their lifeless bodies with sad faces as they seemed to stare right at Ace.

Mari, Cherry, and Lance.

Dead.

Because of him, the number 11 on his hand glowed a strange color as it faded.

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Ace gasped as he sat upright his in bed, wrapping his arms around his sides as he started to silently sob.

Out of all days, why now? Was something telling him that he can't have a family? That if he stayed history would repeat itself, should he leave? Ace pulled his bed covers off as he swept his legs over the side of the bed.

Standing up doing a small stretch as he looked at his attire, grey sweatpants and an casual T-shirt with a picture of a smiling cheshire cat. Didn't match, but hey whose gonna be out at Gotham at night?

A lot of people probably, but that's not the point. Ace pulled a pair of socks on, and his normal pair of shoes.

Ace walked out of the manor, into the driveway, out the gates, and into the streets. Passing a few homeless people, snobby looking people, and suspicious people. That's Gotham for sure.

A sudden noise caught the attention of Ace, who just wanting to take a walk to clear his mind, Ace located to source to a alleyway. A figure hunched up in the corner, in a position that looked to be like one you would do in pain.

It was a female, "hey," Ace asked his voice full of worry, "You okay there?" Ace started to walk into the alley, holding his hands up stopping as he saw the girl tense.

"I just want to help," he said soflty, "let me help you, please." The girl nodded as she huddled closer to the corner. "My name is Ace, what's yours?" Ace was so close he could place a hand on the girls shoulder.

"My name is Tori, but call me," The girl stood up revealing a much taller and menacing figure then Ace had expected, "Dollface."

In a blink of an eye Ace was pushed against the wall, stunned from the name, a gag was quickly placed in his mouth (A dirty cloth), Ace came to his senses as his arms were grabbed.

Quickly using his speed to burn the others skin, the benefit of being Wally's clone, Doll let go gasping in pain as Ace stumbled forward.

Getting into a running position as he felt something heavy wrap around his feet, if this girl has tentacles, Ace looked down to his feet as he fell, oh so they weren't tentacles...

"You realize I can get out of this right?" Ace smirked as he watched Doll pull something else out of the bag she was hiding in the corner, she squatted down as she clicked something onto his neck, "I know, so I stole these."

Ace smiled at her, "Awe, you got me a necklace, I didn't know you cared." Her pale features turned a bright red, "I-I don't you idiot, if I did then why would I do this?" She pulled something else out that made Ace freeze, it was the same knife...

Same knife you ask? The same one he had used to murder Mari, Cherry, and Lance. The only reason he was able to identify it was because of the letters carved into the wooden part of the kitchen knife.

The letters C+R=L,

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"What you doing Cherry?" A younger Ace asked as he watched her carve something in to his favorite knife with her rusty pocketknife.

"Just watch Ronin!" Cherry giggled as she finished the 'L', "You see there is a C, for me Cherry, the R is for you Ronin, and the + is for both of us." Cherry pointed out the sloppy L, "The l means love, because I love you Ron Ron!"

Ace gave a goofy smile as he felt Cherry peck him on the check, "I love you to Cherry!"

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"How did you get that?!" Ace growled as he tried to sit up, "Chin up Ron," Doll smirked, "Remember after, you killed them you left it behind! I simply took it so you wouldn't get caught."

Doll gave him a kiss on the forehead, "I have always loved you Ronin, I hops this will remind you that you have always been mine,"

"Mine"

"Mine"

"Mine"