Got Your Back, Always

V.XXIII

Talia looks up from her tablet, "Death's Shadow is true to her word."

"They fall today," Ra's looks out the window.

Rachel shuts the mansion door once Jinx enters.

"Okay, why are we here exactly?" Jinx asks.

Rachel walks down the hallway to Cassie's room and spots two cases. She picks one up and hands the other to Jinx. "Because we needed these. Let's go."

Jinx gives her a confused look, "Uh okay. How do you know that? Maybe these are empty?"

"I just do." Rachel picked up her pace.

The Voice looks at Cassie, his gun lowering, "Go on then."

Cassie looks over at her friends in the cage. Donna gives her a subtle nod, one that Cassie returns.

Dick keeps his hands behind his back, he made eye contact with Cassie and gave her a nod.

She took a deep breath. "You wanted information." Cassie turned the laptop around, "Here's your information, Jacob Kane."

He went deadly still.

She held up her hand, "Here's how this is going to work Kane, you just sit tight and wait. If you cause us issues then I will have to send everything I've complied on you to the GCPD, ARGUS, and of course the public so it cannot be swept under the rug, which will then alert your true adversary which is the League of Assassins. And you clearly don't want that." She raised her brow, "You know I'm all about information Kane, I don't know why you are acting surprised that I found out."

Jacob's shock prevented him from calling any Talons fast enough to him, but he had enough mind to fire two bullets. One at Dick and one at Cassie.

The room went quiet, both Dick and Cassie were hunched over.

Jason lets out a gasp and goes to the edge of the cage, his eyes wide. Donna puts a hand on his shoulder.

Jacob snatches the laptop up.

Dick is hunched over panting, his shoulder lower than before.

Cassie gasps and puts a hand on her hip, where the bullet hit her. "Kane just give up you've lost."

"Lost?" Jacob pants, "You've just been shot and I'm the one with the laptop. How have I lost?"

Cassie smirked, "Shot yes... but injured?" She moved her hand and her dress wasn't even scratched. "No, I don't think so."

Dick shoots up, grabs Jacob's arm, and slams him into the table. The sound echoes through the room. He yanks the gag from his mouth dropping it to the ground, the cuffs laying on the ground below his chair.

Cassie grabs the laptop and opens it.

Dick leans over Jacob keeping him pinned down, his shoulder not even affected by the bullet, "This is Gotham, you really thought we would have date night without being safe?"

"Lightweight kevlar, totally bulletproof. I think it may just be my favorite wearable invention," Cassie typed a few things into the laptop. "We may have a small bruise but nothing major. Oh before they get any ideas, not that I think they will since they seem like mindless tools who need explicit instructions to even move-" She hit a key on the laptop and the doors to the cage sprung open.

Tim, Jason, Roy, Kory, and Donna all rushed out and took down the Talons surrounding them.

In less than a minute.

The heroes surrounded them.

Dick rips the owl mask off of Jacob's head, revealing Cassie was correct. Jacob Kane was The Voice of the Court of Owls.

Cassie clicked her tongue, "Now we can have a proper chat, Jacob." She glanced at her watch. "Hmm we have some time to kill. Want me to lay everything on the table for you?"

Jacob thrashed against Dick but he just held the older man down with ease.

She made the screen visible for him. "Over fifty vocal matches to yourself partaking in some pretty nasty crimes." She clicked going to another screen. "Your bank accounts, your offshore bank accounts, and your other offshore bank accounts; all connecting you to some ongoing investigations around Gotham. Several identities of some other members that you happily handed over." Another click. "Oh and your ah future plans for Gotham, all of which is grounds for terrorism. Did you know that?" She clicked again. "Hmm, what's this? Oh ya it's your DNA at over twenty crime scenes. Oh and that fun little mask you were wearing will be undeniable proof of this whole thing." She clicked the button again, and titled her head, "And that's only the highlights. Like I said, you've lost Kane. You lost the moment you thought I'd ever turn my back on the people of this city, on my family."

Jacob snarled at her, "Why? You could have had everything you wanted."

"I have everything I want," she leaned closer. Her voice lowered to a whisper, "And you want to know why? Well for one you threatened Gotham and thought I'd happily go along with destroying this city. And two, well you interrupted date night." She stood up and shrugged. 

A sound echoed through the space. Jacob's eyes widened.

Cassie tilted her head, "Oh, did I mention that the League was on their way? No? Must have slipped my mind. Oops."

Jinx and Rachel rush into the space, throwing open the door.

Rachel's brows furrow, taking in the sight, "Uh sorry? Bad time?"

Jacob uses Dick's confusion and slips out of his grasp for a moment, hitting a button on his watch.

Cassie sees and lets out a breath, "Really? Reinforcements now? After you've already lost?"

Talia drops down next to Cassie.

"This him?" Talia drawls out.

Cassie nods, "He's all yours."

Roy and Donna shared a look.

Ra's Al Ghul steps out of the shadows, "Seems my daughter's trust in you is not misplaced Death's Shadow."

Tim's eyes were wide, taking everything in. Jason's arms were crossed standing just in front of Tim.

Cassie shrugs, "I stay true to my word. Will you?"

"The League will leave Gotham. As will Jacob Kane," Ra's grabs onto Jacob and they disappear into a puff of dark smoke.

Talia turns to Cassie, "The Talons must be taken care of."

"And Jacob just called every last one here." Cassie looks to Rachel and Jinx, "Lovely to see you both. Welcome back Jinx. Hope you came ready to fight."

Dick shoots a smile at Rachel and Jinx, having let out a breath of relief.

Rachel nods, "You're going to need these." She hands her a case.

Jinx hands over the one she was carrying.

Kory gives a proud smile to Rachel, and another to Cassie. Dick catches the look and just shrugs. Not surprised in the slightest.