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DICK POV
I was sitting in the bat cave working on a case on the bat computer when a loud boom and shining light blinded me and made my ears ring. Once my vision comes back to me I stand up and get into a fighting position. Bruce and the others are still out on patrol and will be for an hour longer. My eyes immediately land on an uncontinuous body laying on the cold cave floor. I slowly approach the person laying on the floor when I get into view to see his face. It's beaten, bruised and bleeding but more importantly it's Jason or at least a grown Jason. I'm not sure what to do. I want to cry from joy at seeing my little wing again but it could also be a trap. A clone maybe? Or maybe a shape shifter? But then why is he beaten up and broken on the floor? I first move to the bat computer while keeping an eye on him just in case. “Batman there is a problem in the cave please make your way back asap.”
“Is everything ok Nightwing?”
“I am fine but there is an intruder in the cave. He is unconscious, and about to be detained in a cell.”
“Got it, be careful ETA fifteen minutes." beep
After getting off the comm I moved to get a DNA kit then went and picked him up to move him to a cell with a med cot. After I lay him down on the cot I take the DNA kit and get a blood sample so I can figure out what's going on. After I started running the DNA I got to get the stuff from the med room that I needed to help fix him up. I know he might not be my Jason but he still looks just like my Little wing so I cant help but want to help fix him up and take care of him. When I get back to his cell I make sure the cuffs on his wrist are locked and then I start to look over his body to assess the damage. His right leg is definitely broken as well as his left arm nose and probably some ribs judging by how purple they are. One eye is swollen shut, and there is blood coming from his nose, mouth and a cut on the head that will definitely need staples. His lungs must be collapsed or bruised based on the way his breath is labored and honestly sounding painful.
I go ahead and send off a quick text to Leslie asking her to come to the cave. She responds almost immediately saying she will be here in 20m. I also text Alfred letting him know what was going on and asking for his assistance fixing him up.
I sit down on the coat and just run my fingers through Little wings' hair. I missed my little wing so much. I hope so hard that this is not a trick. I don't know if I would be able to take it. I hear someone descending the steps to the cave.
“My goodness is that truly who it looks like my lad?
“ I dont know Alf, im running his DNA right now….but I hope more than anything that it is him.”
Alfred gives a slight nod then gets to work helping fix Jason up. “ Could you go and get a change of clothes for the young lad to wear for now.”
“ Of course Alfie.I'll be right back.”
I make my way up the stairs to go to my room. He is taller than he used to be, but he is skinny like he hasn't been eating well for a while. So he should fit into my clothes and might even be baggy since I'm bulky. I grab some sweat pants, a shirt and a sweat shirt for him to wear as well as some underwear and socks. The cave can be quite cold so I grab the fluffy socks I just bought.
As I make my way down back to the cave my mind is rushing with so many different emotions. What if this is myLittle wing? What happened to him? Will he be ok? Will I get a second chance to be a big brother to him that I never got to be? What will I do if this is not my Little wing? The family won't be able to take losing him again. What if he is from another universe?
So many thoughts and questions flood my brain as I make it back into the cave. When I make it back to Alfred he staples Jason's head, put a breathing mask on him to help him breathe, put an IV into his arm and took off his old clothes and wiped all the blood and grime from his body. He looks so much smaller than he did when he first got here. It makes me want to cry.
“ Hey Alf, I have some clothes for him. I'll put it over here till Lesly comes and helps you with the broken bones. Is there anything I can do to help you?”
“ No my Lad I'm afraid that I have done all I can till the doctor can get here and check him out herself.”
“Ok Alf ill-” my words get cut off by the bat mobile roaring into the cave. I go out to meet Batman as he gets out of the car.
“ Are you ok Nightwing? How's everyone?”
“ Everyone is fine Dames is upstairs asleep and Tim, Stef, and Cass are still out on patrol. I haven't told anyone about the intruder except for Alfred and Lesley who is on her way and will be here in five minutes.”
Bruce seems to calm down with this information, which is only evident in the way his shoulders relax a bit. “I see that's good. So tell me why did you not get rid of the intruder but detain him instead? If he gets out he could become a problem for the whole family and putting their lives at risk.”
“ I didn't kill him because he looks just like an older Jason. And I did not want to risk the chance of it actually being our Jason.”
“Dick Jason is gone, you know this as much as I do. It’s a trick to get to the family. We must get rid of him before he can do any harm.”
“We can’t get rid of him till we know for sure. This could be our one chance to have Jason back, we can’t throw that chance away!”
“Dick it's not possible he has been dead for five years. He is not coming back.” Bruce starts to make his way to where the cells are with a batarang in hand.
“Bruce, wait you can’t! BEEP BEEP BEEP!” we both turn our head straight to the computer and on the screen there is a picture of Jason before he died and in big green words across the screen says JASON TODD 100 PERCENT MATCH. Me and Bruce stair for a long while in shock.
“Little wing.” I sob.
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