Chapter 2

Dismantled

Batcave

Terry went back to the Batcave, his home base, the place where he goes to report to Bruce Wayne. Terry had removed knife from his shoulder, he was bleeding out. Blood dripped out of his shoulder dreadfully. Bruce got him on the operating table and put alcohol in the wound. After, he patched it up, Terry fell unconscious as Bruce patched up the wound.

Later, Terry woke up, shirtless, lying on a metal counter. His shoulder had a white patch on it. Bruce was on his computer, looking through the Cadmus Files, he was trying to look for the file the Red Hood took. Once he found the file, Beyond, he opened it. Bruce read through it, but didn't finish it.

"What's on the file?" Terry asked as he woke up.

"Info about the Red Hood, it doesn't give his name but it gives enough for me to track him down." Bruce said.

"You!?" Terry exclaimed.

"Yes, me." Bruce said, "I want you to give me back to the Batsuit, you have relieved yourself from any past sins you had. You have also been a great help to me." Bruce stated, "Thank you."

"Thank you?!" Terry yelled, "Bruce, we've been doing this for a year, I could track down the Red Hood and anyone who's working for him."

"No, you can't." Bruce said.

"Bruce, I can." Terry tried to convince him.

"Stop trying to convince me you brat. Just because you don't get something doesn't mean you could cry about it." Bruce said.

"Fine," Terry said, he left the Batcave without the suit.

After Terry left, a man in a red and gold armored Batsuit appeared out of the shadows. "Azrael." Bruce said.

"You called me, you told me to bring the suit." Azrael said.

"Yes, I did call you, I need you to look into the Red Hood. Also, look for his friend, Heretic. They're threats to Gotham." Bruce said.

"Why should I help you? You had me thrown in jail." Azrael questioned.

"You were out of control Jean-Paul, you can't blame me for it." Bruce said.

"You could have helped me Bruce instead of throwing me in a jail cell." Azrael yelled, he tipped over a desk.

"Fine, don't help me, let Gotham go to Hell. The Red Hood works for the League of Assassins, let them continue with what they want to do. Gotham will burn if you don't help, you'll homeless friends will also perish too." Bruce said.

"Fine, give me a damn location on the Red Hood. I'll confront him and take him down, but after, I'm done speaking with you." Azrael said, he left the cave and roamed around Gotham.