The Story of Damian Wayne

Chapter 40

Tim's POV -- 

"Welcome Home Master Tim." Alfred stood attentive as I climbed out. 

"What happened out there?" Lucy got up from the computer. 

"He almost killed Ra's, but I stopped him."

"Is Bruce okay?" 

"I'm afraid not." 

The batwing came in. I was afraid that he wouldn't come back. 

He didn't say anything when he climbed out. 

"Alfred Call Dick and Jason in." I took off my mask and sat down at the computer, "I'm going to do a scan for Ra's." 

"Of course Master Tim." 

"So that's our plan?" Lucy seemed uneasy. 

"It's a start." I looked back at Bruce. He was just standing by Damian's suit case staring at something in his hands. 

Lucy followed my gaze, "Bruce?" 

He dropped the paper then punch the case. 

"Bruce. Please." I walked towards him. 

He pulled the case down, causing the glass to shatter. 

He cried out. 

Lucy stepped forward, "Luce, no. Let him be." 

She stopped and looked at me. 

"What the hell happened here?" Jason walked in with his mask off. 

He looked at the glass on the ground, "Okay. I'm not here to rehash what happened, but Robin's gone. Bruce, he's gone." 

"Jason." Lucy said in a hushed tone. 

"It's apart of the job Bruce. Damian knew that." 

"And what? Am I just supposed to act like nothing happened?" Bruce looked over at Jason. 

"You did when it came to me. You were so quick to replace me." 

"Jason. It wasn't like that."

"Really? Then how was it? Did you mourn Bruce? "

"Jason!" 

"Stay the fuck out of this Tim!" 

Bruce never acted on his anger towards us. But you could see it raging in his eyes. 

"You know what you have to do Bruce. Hit me." He threw his mask down, "Hit me! You know you want to." 

Bruce swung at Jason. He let him. Jason fought back. 

"You need to move on Bruce! You need to live."

"Damian earned that right! The right to live and to grow old. I want to give it to him!"

"You have nothing left to give Bruce!" 

Bruce overpowered him. He pushed Jason to the ground and kept punching. 

Then he slowed. Punching less and less. 

"I'm ready to stand by your side Bruce. When you're ready. But If all you want to do is to keep wallowing in your tragedies, I can't go along with that. I'm done looking back." 

Bruce let Jason get up as he just sat on the ground. 

Lucy walked over and picked up the letter from the ground, "Father, I know that even though I disobeyed you again; you'd agree that this fight isn't yours to fight alone. It's my fight too. I know that I said that I'd stay behind, but I couldn't sit by and watch my family fight my battle. You and I both need each other, Father. I will always be by your side. I know I have had all these years to say this, but we both know that it'd be impossible for me to say this to your face. I want you to know that Mother may have given me life, but father, you taught me how to live. Love and Respect, Your Son Damian." 

You could tell that she was trying to keep it together. We all were.

She moved over to Bruce on the ground. He looked completely defeated. Jason stepped back as she fell to the ground to comfort him. 

"I've been tracking Ra's ever since I left their care." Jason plugged something into the computer. 

"Why?" I turned away from Lucy and Bruce. 

"The Al Ghul family is too dangerous to be left unchecked. That was including Damian." He pulled up a chair. 

"Where is he?" Bruce walked up. 

"Give me a second." Jason held up his finger, "Nadat Parbat."