3: Brace Yourself

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Melanie
My eyes slowly blinked open, I tried to move but I was tied down. No, tied to a chair. I heard Dick grumble behind me.
"Nightwing?" I whispered
"Crow?"
"Yeah.. You okay?"
"Yeah, little bit of a headache. Where are we?"
"Gotham mint still, by the looks of it."
"How long have we been here?" He asked
"The clock on the wall says 7pm We left the house at 2pm." I said
"Holy shit.. That's 5 hours." He said
"You think who ever did this looked under our masks?"
"Oh, don't be worried about that kiddies. I wouldn't do that, I don't care who you are. You'll be dead soon anyways.." I looked over at the doors, Ivy sashayed in.
"I've loaded all the money in my car.." As Ivy trailed off I tried to figure out a way out.
"Crow?" Dick whispered
"Yeah?" I whispered
"There's a split in your chair. If you rub the ropes on it you can get out, I'll make sure she's distracted." He whispered
"Ok." I whispered back. I started to search for the split.
"Why kill us Ivy? Doesn't that take the fun out of it?" Dick asks
"It isn't about fun cutie, it's about buisness." She said. Cutie?
"Won't you miss us?" He asked
"You mean you and the new Batbrat? I don't know anything about her but I'll miss your pretty face." She said I heard her walking forwards I hurried up.
I knew her kiss was venom filled. No way she was going to try to pull one on Dick.
"But how about a farewell kiss?" She said right behind me now, right in front of Dick. The ropes snapped off falling off my wrists, I stood up
"How about no?" I said I leaped over Dick's shoulders and landed a solid kick to Ivy's face. She fell back, I quickly cuffed her.
I returned to Dick, putting my hands on his shoulders.
"Did she get you?" I asked he shook his head
"I'll untie you." I said and reached behind him slashing the ropes. I stood back and saw Dick looking up at me.
"What?" I asked
"Nothing." He said I smiled and shook my head.
We contacted Gordon letting him know that Ivy was captured. Leaving the scene we quickly got back to his bike.
"We better still have time for that movie when we get home. No doubt Bruce will wanna know how we did." He said putting on his helmet and handing me one.
"You were just like 2 inches away from being kissed and mind controlled by Poison Ivy and the only thing you're thinking about is our movie plans?" I asked he chuckled as I got onto the back of his bike.
"What can I say? I'm excited." He said I smiled and hugged his waist as he drove off.
We pulled into the bat cave and walked up the set of steel stairs.
"Damian?" Dick says dragging my attention over to the main batcomputer. Damian was sitting in the big chair, his tablet plugged in.
"Are you downloading classified data?" Dick questioned as we walked over.
"This doesn't concern you Grayson.."
"Yes it does Damian! That's serious stuff." Dick says
"You don't have any control on me. Please leave." Damian said I watched as Damian didn't even glance at Dick.
"Why do you need the files?" Dick asked
"It's something I'm doing alone." Damian says
"Let me help you.. We're family, we help each other." Dick says
"Family?" Damian asked finally looking at him
"Not by blood but by love." Dick said Damian rolled his eyes
"There's a secret society trying to move in on Gotham, ridding it of all it's money and richer population.." Damian trails off
"Which includes you and Bruce." Dick says nodding Damian nods as well. That kind of included Dick too because Bruce legally adopted him.
"I'm trying to stop them before they get to the Waynes." Damian says
"So you're going to let us help you?" I asked
"You want to help now too?" He asked looking at me.
"Family.." I said he sighed
"I guess I could use your help.. But, must not tell my father." Damian says giving us each serious looks
"Why can't we tell Bruce? He's a Wayne.." I said
"He would take care of this a different way. I want to do this on my own terms." Damian explains
"You aren't going to kill anyone are you?" Dick asked
"No. I haven't done that in a while." Damian says sounding annoyed by the question
"Good, you've been doing great by not doing that.." Dick says Damian gives me a look and I try not to giggle.
"So when do we start?" Dick asked
"We start tomorrow. I would like to approach this as Damian Wayne but it will have to be done by Robin." He said
"Why can't you do it as Damian Wayne?" Dick asked
"I'm not old enough they won't let me anywhere near the floors I need to go to. Even if my family name is above the door.." Damian says
"Why don't I go in?" Dick asked
"You aren't a Wayne." Damian said
"Damian, I'm Dick Grayson the man Bruce Wayne raised. Plus, he's my legal adoptive father." Dick says
"Just don't screw it up, Grayson."
"Not my style, Damian."

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