My Twisted DC World

Chapter 27

It's been three days since I've been taken. My captors have kept me sedated, they haven't fed me in those three days either. Dick was going crazy looking for me. He couldn't do anything at the Police Department because he was too close to the situation, but Nightwing went out every night following all the leads he could.

The fourth night Dick was running across rooftops to a run down building on the west side of town. He has been following Stewart for an hour now.He's been all over the place, bars, candy stores, he even went by Dick's apartment building. Dick was getting tired of the chase until he saw a shadowy figure talking to Stewart.

Dick moves in closely to hear what Stewart was saying. Little did Dick know he was being watched by two people in the shadows.

"Hey Stew, boss wants to know if you've heard anything from the Waynes."

Stewart clenched his fists, "No, I haven't. I dropped off the letter two days ago. I'm surprised they haven't paid to get her back though. Especially since she is going to be the future wife of Grayson."

The shady figure steps closer to Stewart, "If the money isn't here in two days, the boss is sending her to the bottom of the docks."

Dick was about to jump down and demand answers when a arm lands on his shoulder followed by a gruff voice, "We want to help." Batman's face becomes stern as he looks at NightWing.

Robin appears on the roof beside Batman and Nightwing, "She is in the building, father. By the way that things look, they have been keeping her sedated."

Dicks eyes narrow as he looks between Robin and Batman, "Talk."

All eyes and heads turn towards the warehouse where a loud sound could be heard and flashes of red could be seen.

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Warehouse:

I have been listening to Dicks heartbeat and voice since I've been sedated and taken. When it sounded closer and I heard the anger and desperation behind his voice, that's when I woke up.

I'm strapped to a chair with armed guards around me. Eyes glowing red I break out of the chair with a loud cry and disintegrate the people guarding me. Another person walks into the room and I fly as fast as I can to them and throw them against the way. A loud thud was heard as I throw the person against the wall a second time.

Eyes glowing red with intense heat, "Who the hell are you? What do you want? Why am I here?" My voice is low and harsh. The person doesn't respond, they look at me with fear in their eyes and a trembling body. Their silence just angers me more. I erase their memory of the past week and throw them to the side.

Landing with eyes still glowing red I walk outside. Standing there, breathing deeply, I slowly let my eyes go back to normal before I close them and let out a deep sigh. A hand is gently on my shoulder before I spin around holding the person's wrist about to snap it.

Bruce stares back into my eyes with patience. He waits for me to snap out of it and realize that I'm safe. Not saying a word, not pulling his hand away, Bruce stands there dressed in his batman outfit not moving his eyes away from mine.

"Aren't you scared of me? I just disintegrated a group of armed men." I whisper as I still hold his wrist backwards.

Bruce shakes his head slowly and his voice is as soft as mine, "I can't be mad at you, or scared of you. You were just doing what you felt like you needed to do to survive."

I gently nod and lower his hand, "I'm sorry about your wrist."

He smirks, "You didn't hurt me. It's fine."

I nod and let out a deep breath as I see Dick from the corner of my eye. He is running towards me. I take off running towards him. He slows down as he gets closer to me. I run into his arms and bury my face into the crook of his neck.

"I'm sorry the dress is ruined and the tiara is missing. I'll, I'll pay you back. I promise. I'm sorry." I hold on to him tight not letting go.

Dick shakes his head and rests a hand on the back of my head, "No, Lyds, it's ok. As long as you're safe, it's ok."

Bruce approaches, "We should probably leave before anyone finds us."

Dick and I both nod, and while not letting go of him I fly up and out. I hover far above the city just holding him.

"I was worried about you." Dick breaks the silence between the two of us.

"I'm sorry." I sigh and turn my face away from his.

Dick takes his hand and places it on my cheek turning my attention back to him and his blue eyes."Princess, don't be sorry. I should have been the one to come and pick you up. I didn't know Stewart was planning on holding you for ransom."

I look deep into his eyes, "I understand." I rest my head on his shoulder and let out a sigh.

Dick whispers, "Let's go home, get you a shower, and some food."

I nod and slowly descend into the city and fly to the apartment.

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The next Day:

I sigh as I put the ruined dress back on. Dick and I agreed that it would be best if he was at the precinct while I stumbled in. So, that's what I did. I put on the dress, made it look like I had fresh cuts and bruises. I even removed the vision field I had on my skin showing more scars. Scars I have hidden from myself and the world.

I look at myself in the mirror. I watch as my fingers trace over scars on my arms from where Lex and Ra's tortured me. No one, other than Jason, has seen these scars, Not even Dick. I grab Kryptonite and make a fresh cut on my hand and let the blood fall all over my dress. Ripping a piece of the dress off, I wrap it around my new wound. One last look in the mirror and I look like I'm ready to go to the police station.

I sigh and grab a kryptonite ring. Closing my eyes I become invisible and make my way to the backdoor of the police station.

I become visible in the alley and sigh. I open the door and start acting scared and panicked. I see an officer and walk up to them, "Where's Officer Grayson?"

Their eyes widen as they see me and realise who I am. They usher me to a holding room and I sit in the chair nervously.

The police chief and Dick stand on the other side of the glass. His eyes widen when he sees the scars and the cuts. "That's her. Thanks my Lydia." He looks at his boss, "Can I go in there?"

The police chief shakes his head, "We need to get a statement, get samples, then you can see her."

Dick nods and watches me through the glass, he knows I hear them and can see them but, he felt bad for not being with me. He sighs and crosses his arms as he watches the questioning begin.

It took the rest of the day before they released me to Dick. I thanked everyone as I left the Police station. I stood outside the station in a pair of BHPD sweatpants and tshirt. I sigh as I hold Dicks hand, "It's ok to ask."

He raises an eyebrow, "At home."

I nod and walk beside him to his car. I get in the passenger seat and watch as he sits in the driver seat.

His eyes look over at me, "How long have you had the scars?"

I gulp and put up the vision field causing the scars to disappear. My voice is a hoarse whisper as I look down at my feet, "Since Lex took me."