Another year had passed.
Jason was still collecting newspapers from trash bins.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMKLssbVeU
Nana was still at his side,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpScAHH8v2e
helping him search for anything about Batman and Robin.
They flipped through pages together,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxRs1igWTy
their fingertips covered in old ink and dust.
Today, Jason found a newspaper dated a month ago.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiyFfxuGOn
That was recent—by trash-pile standards.
He looked down, skimming the content quickly.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiyYeH40pX
His brows furrowed.
Nana carefully pulled a few stacks of already-sorted papers from her backpack.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF3LdAXuGl
All of them were about Batman.
The two of them crouched on the edge of the sidewalk,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1y0FWwRWz
like they were holding a secret meeting.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJ9NwxY7tb
They laid the papers out in a long line, sorted by date.
Jason flipped through page after page and shook his head.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvH3Og0Z9Ht
“Still nothing… no news about Robin.”
Nana nodded.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxsg7UyQsx
She signed: “Three months now. Only Batman shows up.”
Jason went quiet for a moment.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrh6cRjAAv
Then, softly:62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBZHZG7aom
“What do you think happened to Robin?”
Nana signed:62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPh9ae09Y0c
“Injured? Captured? Needs help?”
Jason’s face grew serious.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywNRp0YwD1
“That’s not good.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMtCX6iWgLG
But only Batman knows for sure.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoVLK6X7Uk
We can’t wait any longer.”
He looked at Nana,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTf4RnxI2XF
and said, clearly and firmly:62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0Ra2eTQQa
“Tonight, we go to the southeast border.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKeSIVbLPa
We’re going to find Batman.”
Nana nodded, her hand signs swift and precise.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3MEkQjv2b
She would sneak out—62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0f0qTyJ0G
climb down from her window.
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The night was thick like ink.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfgc9BzXIn
In Gotham, the air was always damp and full of unknown dangers.
In a dim alleyway,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdWF6CJtaD
Jason held tightly onto Nana’s hand.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWx2SdLQufA
They walked slowly,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLThOkjZY6M
careful to stay hidden in the shadows near the buildings.
Their palms were sweaty.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytqRCY8cWp
Their hearts beat louder than the wind.
They turned a corner—62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoztWDRgM2z
and suddenly,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEW2zO6pFqL
there it was.
The Batmobile.
It was nothing like the photos in the newspapers.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup8Xszio76
Up close, it was black and gleaming,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQNvjIzrSh
its cold, sharp lines like a beast lurking at the edge of the city.
“Whoa…” Jason whispered.
He pulled Nana closer.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeYNTAHQaA
They pressed up against the side of the car,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqJr7Sjicd
peeking inside.
The Batmobile sat silently,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4Y5neiiai
not a sound from within.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQS8XTp1GjX
The interior was pitch black—62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1A7fUK425
they couldn’t see a thing.
Nana signed:62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyMwx6O2u4
“Batman’s not here. Should we wait?”
Jason thought for a moment.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7cKOZkbMb
But his mind was already on something else.
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A shadow approached.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6sTNqJSFQ
Gotham’s Dark Knight stepped slowly into view from around the corner.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOSAOCyUJX
His cape fluttered softly in the breeze.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ707Gq1YV0g
The mask on his face showed no emotion.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPeru9pOCW
His footsteps were steady and silent.
Tonight had been quiet.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlRPOZMWiT
Only three robberies and one armed thief.
He was planning to finish his patrol at 7th Street,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQgQFNPH71
then return home to let his defiant son annoy him with a few more arguments.
But as he neared the Batmobile,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZQ6nqRQ7f
he stopped.
Two children.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1utmLELNxP
Standing next to the car.
His eyes narrowed.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UVwunDGdr
This wasn’t a place for kids—62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrhRyvURDv
not at this hour.
He watched them carefully,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYogePVZw4d
ready to speak—62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRSE41ej6o
but the boy spoke first.
“Batman, may I ask…62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡou2t8IoqSw
where’s Robin?”
Batman stared at the black-haired, blue-eyed boy.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W5vU5x7q3
For a second—62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe14ziHiAy7
that look,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVhaCAOrHf
that determined tone—62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefgXTHgtqZ
it triggered something familiar.
His adopted son.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFabs7t9ekA
The one currently giving him the cold shoulder day and night,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThQkPZ0mHt
sleeping in the training room,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEd6wXDDLh
refusing to come home.
They fought.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP7Ks5uryiE
Gave each other the silent treatment.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPSEKg8zYb
Lost their rhythm, even on missions.
Batman’s voice softened.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs518DXnViO
“You two shouldn’t be here.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsViS0a9LLw
It’s dangerous.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHMHHCJnwe
Let me take you home.”
But as his eyes glanced toward the Batmobile,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUszoXLPoD
he froze.
The wheels?
Both front wheels were gone.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyE84bX47D
The toolbox looked like it had been opened.
The two kids turned around,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZdyHXAiCY
glancing at the car.
Two wheels.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V3UZXinr9
Vanished.
Jason’s eyes were calm.62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgTkihPQst
Like he had planned for this all along.
“Batman,” he said,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0wNSUz5Ys
“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—62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAto3r3El3
and in that moment,62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHnH0vIXKw
those rebellious, stubborn eyes62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjvUAHhJdc
looked exactly like that little wild creature at home62Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqD3nvbqLDI
who refused to back down.
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