how it all went down {batfam}

six

"Now we don't know how much time till your daddy busts through the door and tries to take a shot at me so we'll just move along," he said grabbing her hair and dragging her. Batman was lurking in the corner and saw the whole interaction. He decided to stay back until Nightwing and him had a plan. It didn't matter if they had a plan because Joker was moving and he needed to think quick. He snuck around and shot his grapple gun so it hit the roof. He swung up and grabbed his daughter by the waist. They landed on a ledge. He sat her down and had this disappointed look. She knew he was disappointed because she saw that look many times.

"Batsy, you took my play thing away," Joker said getting his gun out. "That's not nice." He shot multiple shots at him but missed each time. Batman stood right in front of him and grabbed him by his neck.

"I'm putting you in the darkest deepest hole in Arkham."

"Oh Batsy, you know how I get when you tease me," Joker said smirking. Batman punched him. Again and again and again.

"Dad," Black Bat pleaded. He kept going. "Dad!" she shouted once more. He held his fist in the air about to punch him again. He saw how beaten and bruised and bloody the Joker was. He didn't want to stop. He didn't know if he did anything to his little girl but but he had a strong feeling he did. Batman heard police sirens in the distance. He dropped the Joker and turned slightly. Black Bat had one arm draped over Nightwing.

"Get out. I'll handle the police." Nightwing didn't ask. He just got her out.
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"How the hell did you get in that position?" Dick asked when they walked through the front doors of the mansion. Everyone was in the living room. Cam walked in with a very long sweatshirt. Jason got up and wrapped his arms around her. She struggled and got out.

"Fuck off, Todd." He held his hands up in surrender.

"But what Grayson said. How did that happened?" Cam rolled her eyes. She felt that if she told the story she would burst into tears.

"I'm not getting into it tonight. I need a bath and sleep." She trudged up the stairs without saying another word.

"Why the hell is she soaking wet? And only have on a sweatshirt?" Jason asked as soon as he heard her door shut. Dick walked into the kitchen with the family trailing behind him. He opened the fridge and got a beer out. He drank half of it before looking at the curious family.

"When Bat and I got there we saw her curled up on the floor with nothing on. She only had bra and underwear. Also a bandage which Joker said was a tattoo. Right?" he said looking at the girls. Cassie nodded which led to Stephanie slapping her arm.

"What? They know. What's the point of lying?" she said looking away so she wouldn't meet Cassie's gaze.

"Anyway he threw a bucket of cold water on her causing her to become wet, as Jason observed. He slapped the hell out of her a few times. I think the Joker was trying to beat her into submission. He would slap her when she wouldn't call him sir. It was fucking weird." He paused and took another sip of his beer. "He was going to make her like him. I mean that's what he said at least." He finally finished his beer and put it on the counter. "I'm honestly glad we got to save her before he did anything drastic." When Dick finished Bruce walked which caused all the kids to scurry away in different directions.

"Get the hell back in!" he said a little too loudly. The kids slowly walked back in.

"Since Dick can't keep his mouth shut I don't want you to repeat a word he said. I don't want her to know, you know what happened to her. Got it?" He said. The kids nodded and left the kitchen. Dick was the only one in there. He opened the fridge and grabbed another beer.

"How stupid are you?" Bruce asked him.

"What do you mean?" he asked as he opened the beer.

"Cam would've told them when she felt like it. That's not your story to tell."

"Why are you making this such a big deal?" Dick asked about to take sip from the beer but Bruce quickly took it out of his hand and threw it in the sink. It shattered instantly. "What the fuck?!"

"What she went through should never happen to any girl like her," Bruce said getting into his face. "This isn't your cross to bare. This isn't your story to tell." He backed away from Dick and exited through the door while saying, "And clean that mess up."