Silent Protector

Ransom (10)

Bruce's POV

Oh my God! What did they do to him?! How could they hurt him?! He's just a boy!

I look at the time and see its about 7 at night and start to gather the money. I got the money together when he was first abducted because I didn't know how much time I'd have when they called. I had more than enough ready and got the required amount.

Finally, I waited for the time to come when I would see my son again.

BREAK....BREAK....BREAK....BREAK

Normal POV

Dick didn't rest after Azazul left, either too worried about Ace or in too much pain. When 11 o' clock came and some men took him out of the room and tied his hands behind his back the same way they did before, not being gentle with his injured hand.

They threw him back into the van and started driving. They drove for almost an hour and the skidding of tires on gravel signaled their arrival. A few seconds later, the doors opened and they dragged him out.

They walked him a few feet away from the van and pushed him to the ground on his knees. Two men stayed behind him, each with a hand harshly keeping hold of him by his shoulders. Once they had Dick placed , they brought out an unconscious Ace that was now in a kennel, putting him a few feet away from them.

Azazul knelled in front of him and put a piece of duct tape over his mouth. "Don't worry, Richard. You'll be with your daddy soon enough," he said softly to the terrified boy. He patted Dick harshly on the cheek before going out of his sight.

About 5 min later a car pulled up and Bruce got out slowly, not wanting to agitate the kidnappers. He had two duffle bags in one hand and he started to walk forward, not taking his eyes off his son. Dick looked at Bruce with frightened eyes as the men behind him disappeared and was replaced with Azazul.

He put a gun to Dick's head as if it were the most normal thing in the world. Tears fell down his face, seeing his father there and so close to helping him, but couldn't.

"Do you have the money Mr.Wayne?" Azazul asked completely calm.

The men that once held him now were in his sight and pointing guns Bruce. He put the bags on the ground and put his hands up. He backed away slowly giving them room to take the bags. "It's all there. 3 million dollars like you said. Please don't hurt my son."

"When we know that all the money's there, we'll be on our way."

Bruce made a move to go for his son, but was stopped when he pushed the gun harder into Dick's head, making him wince and Bruce could see him click to safety off. "Now Mr.Wayne, be patient. It shouldn't take too long."

A few minutes later they were done, "It's all here boss. No trackers."

Azazul smiled, "You did well Mr. Wayne." He got up, but kept his gun trained on Dick. "As soon as we're all in the van and leaving, you may go to him. But, if you try anything before then he's dead."

Bruce nodded and the man started to leave. Azazul was about to get into the front when he turned back to Bruce and said in a nice tone, "Nice doing business with you Mr.Wayne." and they left.

Bruce ran over to Dick and looked him over. He saw blood on his once pure white shirt, but no wound. He slowly took the duct tape off and cut the ties with a pocket knife he kept with him. As soon as his hands were free, Dick hugged Bruce as hard as he could and cried harder. Bruce hugged him back, happy to be able to embrace his son again.

They stayed like that for about a minute until he pulled back. "Where are you hurt?" he asked in worry.

The happiness of seeing Bruce again made Dick forget about the pain in his hand, but now it was back and worse from the sudden movement.

"My-my hand." he whimpered. Bruce took the hand that Dick was holding and saw the stab wound. He could also see that the cuts from the ties had reopened and were also bleeding.

"Okay, I'm going to put you in the car and then I'm going to get Ace and we're gonna go to the hospital. Okay?" He said noticing Ace in the kennel when he got there.

Dick nodded and rested his head on his father's chest as he picked him up. He was increasingly tired from the blood his tiny body lost.

Bruce put him in the seat and buckled him in. He ran and got Ace out and laid him down next to Dick. A few minutes later Dick was asleep as Bruce rushed to the hospital.