An Assassin's Rose

Chapter 15: Rescuing Talia

Right now, in London, Bruce was in a very expensive hotel that was owned by Wayne Enterprise "Why are you staying in London?" Nightwing asked.

"Interpol. I'm bringing them in on it." Bruce replied.

"How's the little prince, and everyone's favorite little red sweetheart?"

The billionaire looks away for a moment "Sends his love. And Ruby does as well." He replied.

"They just ordered room service."

Nightwing lightly chuckles at the idea of the little monster known as Damian, eating food "Maybe he's human after all...that's if the food wasn't just for Ruby."

"What about Langstrom?"

"Ever since I told him his family is safe, he's been a scientist on fire." He stated.

"Once, actually on fire. Something exploded. I had to put him out." The hero looks at the man in question "Minor burns."

"But he is producing the antidote?"

"Hundreds of doses."

"Something wrong?"

"Deathstroke has Talia. Langstrom's wife said there was another prisoner. A woman." Standing up he glances at the cracked open door to ensure Damian wasn't listing in.

"I think Talia attacked the stronghold and got captured. I saw signs of torture in one of the cells." He whispered so Damian and Ruby wouldn't hear.

"But no idea where she is now?" Nightwing assumed.

"None." The billionaire said looking down at a photo he has of Talia.

"Have you found anything?" he asked.

"Maybe. A dormant oil rig, belonging to Ra's, part of a shell company, went active a few weeks back. I thought that was interesting." He explained.

"That is interesting. Hold on." He said once he realizes he didn't hear anything not even the sound of Ruby watching TV.

"Ruby, Damian?" he opens the door and saw the room empty with the balcony door open.

"Where's the oil rig?" he asked.

"Close to you?"

"How close?"

"Scotland. Off the Outer Hebrides. What's wrong?"

Opening their suitcases his suspensions were proven corrected.

"Damn it! They're gone, and they took their uniforms."

"Bruce, chill. The rig is 50 miles off the coast. What're they going to do, swim there?"

Unfortunately for him he was correct.

A few miles near the oil rig both Ruby and Damian resurface with triton oxygen masks on.

They then immediately dove right back down and continue to swim.

Once they were close enough Damian grabs Ruby's waist and grapples onto a pipe.

Climbing up they took cover with their hoods up.

"I got this." Damian said running up towards an assassin, hearing him the guard turns around, but it was already too late for him.

Latching onto him with his legs, Damian slammed his elbow onto the guard's head knocking him out.

"Ruby!" he whispered.

"I'm coming. I have eyes you know." The Huntress said following him.

But a guard was standing in their way guarding the door, the guard goes to shoot but Damian smacks it out of his head and then he ducks as Ruby comes flying in midair curled up into a ball and then extends her legs kicking the guard in the face.