Just Another Robin

Dead Robins Society

Soundtrack: Twin Skeletons, by Fall Out Boy

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"I have a little something that belongs to you." The Joker said in a hushed tone.

Maniacal laugher ripped through his throat, the horrid sound filling the cave. Then the feed cut off.

"Not again." Dick breathed out.

Tim glanced at Damian, even he stood rigid, fists clenched. He looked ready to kill someone. Then there was Bruce, all Bruce could do for a moment was stare off into space.

Something shifted, you could see it in his eyes. For a moment, there was fear, then it was like a switch was flipped. After that it really wasn't Bruce in charge anymore, it was Batman.

He stiffly stood from his chair and started barking out orders.

"Oracle, can you get a trace on the broadcast?" Bruce questioned.

"No, it was too short to get viable signal." She replied.

"Alright, Cassandra. You, Stephanie, and the Birds of Prey start scouring the city." Bruce ordered, making his way towards his suit.

Cass nodded before swiftly leaving to go suit up.

"Dick, take Damian and go check the docks. You might be able to find something there." Bruce barreled on, not missing a beat. "I'm going to start checking warehouses."

"Tim, check all of Jason's known safe houses, we need to make sure that the Joker really has him. It wouldn't be the first time he's tried to trick us with something like this." Bruce stated, a cold expression on his features.
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Red Robin delicately disabled the trap that was set on Jason's window. He slipped it open soundlessly, and slid inside.

Tim had previously been to two other safe houses and hadn't found Jason, nor had he found any sighs that he had recently occupied them.

However, the moment Tim was inside he knew. Not only was this the safe house Jason had been staying in, but the Joker really had him.

The house, that was almost always surprisingly neat and organized, had been decimated.

Bullet holes riddled the walls, the living room and kitchen had been wrecked. It wasn't like Jason to go down without a fight. Plates were smashed and broken furniture lay on the floor, crunching as Tim walked through the house.

Red Robin could tell from the looks of it, Jason had been overwhelmed by a rush of many attackers. Mostly likely hired by the Joker.

It appeared that Jason had killed several of them, because there were several puddles of blood. Tim just prayed one of them didn't belong to Jason.

Someone had taken the bodies, yet left the place in disarray. Joker's work no doubt, he wanted them to know he actually had Jason. He was playing games.

"I found Red Hood's safe house. It's a mess, something definitely went down here." Red Robin spoke over the coms, as he crouched down and examined the debris.

"Copy that. Nightwing, Robin, what's the report for the docks?" Batman's gravely voice boomed through the com channel.

He had been like this ever since they saw the footage. All business, agitated and snappy. Which was understandable, everyone was on edge.

Tim could only imagine how much of a hell this was for Bruce. The former Robin had been there to witness the fallout of Jason's first death, he didn't want to imagine what a second time would be like.