Family of Bats

The bait

Damian pov

I do not agree with this plan. Not at all, but I fear I do not have another choice. I am still doubting my choice of not killing my mother. It would be wrong to kill my mother, right? I wonder if normal ten year olds deal with this kind of problems.

'Ready little demon?'

Todd asks me through the comm.

'Yes. I shall now go.'

The plan is actually fairly simple.
I run around Gotham and wait for an assasin to attack my. father and the three idiots will follow me from a distance. They can't fool the league, but father hopes mother wants me back badly enough to ignore the others. I do not believe that she wants me back that badly, but deep down I hope she does. Perhaps my mother still cares for me and the punishment for saying no will not be so bad.

After an hour I am, whats it called, bored.

'How long am I supposed to do this. Perhaps...mother doesn't want me that bad.'

'Oh darling, why would you ever think that?'

I turn around as fast as I can. Mother is standing there with ten of her mindless minions. She has a smirk on her face that tells me she is up to something.

'Damian? Damian, what is happening? Talk to us!'

'Mother...you came.'

I hope the others get the hint. The minions are starting to suround me. Why is my family so bad at making plans?

'Of course I came. I couldn't stand the thought of not seeing you one more day. Remember when you were little, you had a fear of lightning. You grandfather wanted it to stop, but I didn't. The only time you came to me at night was when there was a storm and I loved the fact I could comfort you. I missed you my son.'

I can't move. Why can't I move? Why do I want to hear this? Why am I not fighting? What's wrong with me?

Jason pov

What's wrong with him? Why is he just standing there?

'Why on earth is he just standing there?'

Red Robin asks. I guess we're all thinking the same thing.

'Because she's his mother, he loves her and he's scared he'll lose her. What if it was your mother standing there?'

I keep my mouth shut. I know I'd just freeze like Damian. The assasins are surounding him now and it's time to move in. We quickly jump om the roof.

'Well, if it isn't my love and his charity cases. Have you come to take my son away from me again?'

'I never took him from you Thalia. You wanted me to take care of him because he wasn't save with you anymore. He want's to stay here Thalia. You should accept his wishes.'

'He's ten years old and clearly you did something to him. It would be better for him to come back with me to where he belongs.'

'No.'

Everyone looks to Damian now. He has a serious look on his face.

'I don't want to go back mother. I...like it with father and my brothers.'

My mouth is hanging open just like the others. I can't believe he actually said that.

'Oh my foolish little boy. They don't care about you. You're father didn't even want you at first. You're brothers mock you everyday. I'm the only one that really cares for you. They just act like they do because you were dumped on them.'

Dear god I never wanted to punch anyone as much. How can she just say that. It's not true, right? Argh, I'm to angry to think about this. Damian just stands there confused.

'We're done talking. Go!'

We sprint foreward as Bruce gives the signal. I shoot one of the assasins in the shoulder and start fighting another. Bruce is going for Thalia and Damian snaps out of his daze and starts fighting too.

Slowly we're all moving towards Thalia. When we're surounding her she's still smiling.

'What are you smiling about?'

I ask pointing my gun at her. I swear the look she gives me is the same Damian always gives me. I hate that look.

'You didn't think it would be so easy right?'

The moment she says it I know she's right. She came for Damian. She would take more than ten guys to take him back. Just as I realise that thirty more guys jump on the roof.

'Why do you want him back so badly Thalia? What are you up to?'

'Is it weird for a mother to want to be with her son?'

Then the assasins attack. I manage to knock two out but then one of them stabs me in my shoulder. I struggle to keep the rest of me and I suddenly hear Tim scream. He's pined to the ground and his troat is about to be cut when Damians screams.

'No! Stop!'

Thalia raises her hand and all the assasins stop.

'You were saying something my darling?'

'If I come with you, will you leave them alone?'

'Dami no!'

'What the hell are you doing little demon?'

'Damian we're not giving up on you.'

'Just stop guys. It's okay. You can just go on with your live. You won't even know I will be gone.'

'Damian please, just...'

'Father, I really appreciated everything you did for me even though I was forced on you. I will miss Gotham.'

He walks to his mother and it's like our screams can't reach him anymore. Thalia smiles and her assasins walk towards her. In just one minute they're all gone. Along with Damian. I don't know what to feel right now. Anger, rage, murder, sorrow and...sadness. I haven't felt like this in a long time and I don't like it. I don't like it at all.

'This isn't real right? He has a plan to escape right?'

Dick looks like a puppy that was just kicked by his boss. Tim is still lying on the ground and looking at the sky. Bruce is just standing there. Looking...guilty.

'We have to go back to the cave. Red Hood help Red Robin.'

He says after a while. I stare at him.

'We're just going to abandon him.'

'We can't help him in this state Jason. We need to regain our strenght.'

'We are getting him back, right?'

Dick asks. Bruce nods and glares at the way Thalia went.

'I'm not letting her make Damian think that we don't care. He's my son and your brother and I'll make Thalia suffer for whatever she puts Damian through.'