Another year had passed.
Jason was still collecting newspapers from trash bins.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9W9JBmcKnv
Nana was still at his side,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuZ2cXjydS
helping him search for anything about Batman and Robin.
They flipped through pages together,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Hez6oyHls
their fingertips covered in old ink and dust.
Today, Jason found a newspaper dated a month ago.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pkMTCAQ7v
That was recent—by trash-pile standards.
He looked down, skimming the content quickly.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb109fBbTPQ
His brows furrowed.
Nana carefully pulled a few stacks of already-sorted papers from her backpack.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKAxuFSgUx
All of them were about Batman.
The two of them crouched on the edge of the sidewalk,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShnF1T4DTs
like they were holding a secret meeting.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWKcbvMSWg
They laid the papers out in a long line, sorted by date.
Jason flipped through page after page and shook his head.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzMdIPVook
“Still nothing… no news about Robin.”
Nana nodded.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7u7n2bsgS
She signed: “Three months now. Only Batman shows up.”
Jason went quiet for a moment.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iH15DmGBe
Then, softly:22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1jsUgZWKu
“What do you think happened to Robin?”
Nana signed:22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdUEWkeeHZ
“Injured? Captured? Needs help?”
Jason’s face grew serious.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pyT28b0w1
“That’s not good.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkWxCuit2M
But only Batman knows for sure.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxhGCfDaDR
We can’t wait any longer.”
He looked at Nana,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ86ldH6XJF
and said, clearly and firmly:22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFRZYqxdnY3
“Tonight, we go to the southeast border.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduMK8pbq8N
We’re going to find Batman.”
Nana nodded, her hand signs swift and precise.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwfcO2Bqhx
She would sneak out—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOXV0Bqy4Z
climb down from her window.
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The night was thick like ink.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNoIEU0juz
In Gotham, the air was always damp and full of unknown dangers.
In a dim alleyway,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡladShyAOq3
Jason held tightly onto Nana’s hand.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOYt6NTHvy
They walked slowly,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8iNreMzvh
careful to stay hidden in the shadows near the buildings.
Their palms were sweaty.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2I8H1cDhTS
Their hearts beat louder than the wind.
They turned a corner—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESlWBN9EDH
and suddenly,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHJTmJstPp
there it was.
The Batmobile.
It was nothing like the photos in the newspapers.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEvSLa8T7x
Up close, it was black and gleaming,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMj0g3cqEY
its cold, sharp lines like a beast lurking at the edge of the city.
“Whoa…” Jason whispered.
He pulled Nana closer.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxKKL6STcn
They pressed up against the side of the car,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCqHNqai5a
peeking inside.
The Batmobile sat silently,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9gII2ho7R
not a sound from within.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2KGJGDhlF
The interior was pitch black—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYerfrfKpQ3
they couldn’t see a thing.
Nana signed:22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3roqsAwQ2
“Batman’s not here. Should we wait?”
Jason thought for a moment.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx99vzu184c
But his mind was already on something else.
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A shadow approached.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0PhsNaJRz
Gotham’s Dark Knight stepped slowly into view from around the corner.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswQ25M8Spd
His cape fluttered softly in the breeze.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbB5Nws3bv
The mask on his face showed no emotion.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyBxJCplTM
His footsteps were steady and silent.
Tonight had been quiet.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iRy0MqCju
Only three robberies and one armed thief.
He was planning to finish his patrol at 7th Street,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ1pJPKD5y
then return home to let his defiant son annoy him with a few more arguments.
But as he neared the Batmobile,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EXi7aoZv5
he stopped.
Two children.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLes8Fp1I72
Standing next to the car.
His eyes narrowed.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU8KDiDF8z
This wasn’t a place for kids—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSh4DqtBwPT
not at this hour.
He watched them carefully,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzWwTlkaOm
ready to speak—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHudp21Oqx3
but the boy spoke first.
“Batman, may I ask…22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyDB6ZN5zE
where’s Robin?”
Batman stared at the black-haired, blue-eyed boy.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Iy8F76W7L
For a second—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6B3SLuljUw
that look,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4ZJpFsuXP
that determined tone—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRFwxePFnO
it triggered something familiar.
His adopted son.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbMqqSQk9D
The one currently giving him the cold shoulder day and night,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBa8RTNnbm
sleeping in the training room,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTsqhPovXe
refusing to come home.
They fought.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk4Mseogpc
Gave each other the silent treatment.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uiDQEGyhz
Lost their rhythm, even on missions.
Batman’s voice softened.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeRBDWvPZE
“You two shouldn’t be here.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRTykzsjz5
It’s dangerous.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPvYmdXvJx
Let me take you home.”
But as his eyes glanced toward the Batmobile,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFztsJmZUkO
he froze.
The wheels?
Both front wheels were gone.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXQVg7zSht
The toolbox looked like it had been opened.
The two kids turned around,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsrj1yhTTF
glancing at the car.
Two wheels.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtrbejtpKP
Vanished.
Jason’s eyes were calm.22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9upzR2CzLj
Like he had planned for this all along.
“Batman,” he said,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKttPJHnip
“do you have time now to tell us what happened to Robin?”
“I’ll put the wheels back afterward.”
Batman looked at the boy again—22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5brbXS4mzd
and in that moment,22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LtpALZ94W
those rebellious, stubborn eyes22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CnYQsMoX2
looked exactly like that little wild creature at home22Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YtLXM8u0s
who refused to back down.
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