The Haunting Of Wayne Manor

Discovery

"Thanks for finding my body." Damian sneered.

"What makes you think we're going to let you have it, you spooky fucker. Now leave before I spray the God damn holy water." Jason turned his attention to the ghost.

"Yeah, we don't care what you do to us." Tim added.

"Looks like you forgot. I'm in the little demons body." The spirit reminded them.

"You wouldn't do anything to your apprentice, and if you hurt him, you hurt yourself." Dick yelled.

The boy grinned 'you sure about that?' then he grabbed a dagger, plunging it into his shoulder.

Damian's grunt in pain echoed through the cave as he doubled over. Red liquid. Blood. Trailed down his arm slowly, dripping to the ground.

"And I don't feel a thing, I am invincible in this useless boys body, at least he was good for something." Ra's voice spat.

Dick gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. "We have to do it."

The other two boys nodded, and wordlessly ripped the lid off of the casket, pulling the limp body closer and closer to the water.

Jason stopped, letting Dick take over. He did not want to get near that nasty ass water. He experienced what it could do through his very own eyes.

Once his full body was in, the boys quickly stepped out of the water.

Damian's body fell to the cave floor, and a second the older man's blood shot eyes snapped open.

He screamed and thrashed around wildly, looking at his surroundings. Then he smiled venomously. "Look what we have here." He spotted the boys.

They snuck to their little brother And were attempting to escape.

"What are you doing? "

"Leaving" Jason called.

"No your not" the once dead man insisted.

"You were dead once, what makes you think we can't make that happen again." Jason snapped back.

"Each time I die, I only become stronger." The man showed off his now improved muscles. They curled around his arm like snakes.

It looked sickining.

"You know what they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." He added in, stepping out of the pit that revived him.

"And I've died once, so I must be some kind of superhuman." Jason continued, buying his brothers time to escape. The villain didn't look to concerned.

"Your sick." Tim added in.

They were about to come out of one of The many secret passages that they descovered, but the phyco stopped them. "You wouldn't let your poor butler die, would you?" He asked.

"Alfred is safe, across the world visiting his family right now." Dick told him, a little worried edge in his voice.

"you sure about that?" The man smiled, pulling up a hollow screen to show Alfred tied to a chair.

The butler noticed the camera, and shook his head. "What do you want with us anyways?" Tim yelled.

"You have money, you are strong, you are respected. With you in my command it would be sweet to control Gotham."

Jason snarled "not happening."

Ra's snapped his fingers, and a knife came to Alfred's throat. "We already have your home and your butler, you might as well give up and let us take you. If you agree, then we won't hurt you or your dear butler, and no one would die."

"Right, like you would do anything without hurting someone." Tim gestured to Damian.

"I have to get you on my side somehow, but we can also kill you if we feel the need. There are dozens of highly trained warriors out there, stronger than your demon brat. So surrender and we will spare you." The man offered.

Dick sighed, and put his hands up in deafeat, Which surprised Jason and Tim. Reluctantly, they followed their older brothers lead.

But they were still all ticked off, no one called him demon brat but them.

Ra's was to occupied with tieing the boys that he didn't notice what was happening on the screen with Alfred. Tim elbowed Dick, and nodded to the screen, tapping in mores code since he was gagged.

Tim tapped Jason on the knee, and he focused on the screen. Alfred dissapeared.

That was good.

Right?

Then the Lazarus pit started to bubble. Ra's moved in closer to study it, then Jason felt a tug on his rope, and his hands were free.

He put on a poker face on, hiding the suprise. That would give it away.

Jason, Tim, and Dick,all looked at eachother.

'On the count of three, Sprint for passageway.' Dick tapped to the ground. In mores code.

The boys nodded as Dick counted down, 'one.' 'two.' 'three!' He tapped, and the boys burst off.

Ra's wiped around at the noise, and a fist met his face. With a splash! He fell into the pit.

Batman stood over the pit, looking for the man to resurface.

He had already taken out the assassins in the manor, he had one more to go. Bruce took the chance to study the scene His boys just stood at the passageway, unsure of what to do.

While Damian lay on the floor next to them, well now Bruce was ticked.

Ra's exploded out of the water, sending a kick to the side of the dark nights head.

Batman blocked, and Ra's twisted his body, sending another blow to his face. Bruce now held two of his feet, and Ra's was in a handstand position. He took the chance, and elbowed Batman in the back of the knee. Sending him crashing to the ground. Ra's leaped to his feet. And sent one last kick. Batman narrowly dodged the kick, and swept the older man's feet from under him.

Before Ra's could get up, Bruce hog tied him, and round house punched him, effectively knocking him out.

Once he was done, his three sons rushed to him, and he enveloped them in a hug. They embraced him just as much.

"Never leave us again." Tim whispered.

"Next time, tell us when an old man's haunting the mansion. And please, where did you get the Lazurus pit? " Jason asked.

"Thanks Bruce, Damian was almost killed. And we were almost taken to the Hemlyas." Dick appreciated that his family was there when he needed them.

And that he wasn't the only one with the weight on his shoulders.

They all shared it evenly.

That was why they were a family.

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A/n: I know, cheesy ending. I just can help but love fluff!!!