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All New Robin - Heir to the Demon #19
Whilst Talia continues to fight Ubu, she orders me to focus on shutting down the tower. Part of me fundamentally disagrees with her. Everything Bruce taught me in the first year focused on the importance of team work and how no matter what, we never abandon an ally. Almost four years on though, I can’t help but wonder how heavily that was caused by Jason’s loss. It had been well over a year after he’d lost Jason at the time and it would be another year before he’d finally open up about what really happened to Jason.
But now I can see where Bruce was coming from. After both Steph and I were attacked at the fairground, it feels wrong to leave Talia on her own to face Ubu. Especially with how little I know about his own skills with a blade. However, if what Bruce says about her is true, and she’s the one who trained him, then I’m worrying over nothing.
I really hope that’s the case.
Red Robin: Red Bird to bunker.
Alfred: Bunker here. Go ahead Red Bird.
Red Robin: How are we looking Al?
Alfred: I’m not sure yet. You’re the first team to report in.
Red Robin: Nothing from Bruce?
Alfred: Not since he found his father’s body.
Red Robin: Wait, what? There was a body at his tower too?
Alfred: Yes, its dental records match those belonging to Thomas Wayne. Lucius has told me that Master Grayson and Miss Gordon came across Mrs Wayne’s body at the Eastern tower. Did you identify who the body that you encounter belonged to?
Red Robin: We didn’t stop to confirm it, but Talia identified our body as that of Bruce’s uncle.
Alfred: First his parents, now his uncle.
Red Robin: Have you heard from the Outlaws about their body?
Alfred: We’ve not heard anything from them so far. I suspect they must have faced substantial resistance almost immediately to have not reported a body to us. Or perhaps maybe there isn’t one to report.
Red Robin: There’ll be one, Al. You don’t do something like that without covering your bases. They’ll have wanted Bruce to see them so they’ll have planted one at each tower to make sure that he does.
Alfred: I fear so.
Red Robin: How did he react to it?
Alfred: Not well. He cut off comms once he realised it was actually Thomas’ body. I fear the worst.
Red Robin: He’ll be alright, Alfred. He always is.
Alfred: But at what cost? You know how he protective he is of his parent’s memory, Master Timothy. I dread to think what having their peace disturbed will do to him.
Red Robin: He’ll do what’s right.
Alfred: I hope so.
The concern in Alfred’s voice is difficult to ignore. Clearly Bruce reacted worse than I thought he would upon learning who the bodies belong to. Please Bruce, don’t do anything stupid, for Alfred’s sake if not your own. In order to distract himself from those thoughts prying at the back of his head, Alfred tries to move the conversation along.
Alfred: Have you and Miss Al-Ghul secured the tower?
Red Robin: Not exactly. Talia had us split up. I’m on my way to try and shut down the tower, she’s dealing with one of the guards.
Alfred: I’ll transfer the tower schematics to your HUD now.
Red Robin: Thanks, Al………………………Do you know this person Talia’s fighting?
Alfred: Do they have a name?
Red Robin: Ubu.
Alfred: I’ll see if the Batcomputer has anything on anyone with that name and get back to you. The tower schematics should be with you now.
I activate the Batcomputer connection built into my mask and it begins downloading the tower schematics. Much to my surprise, the dispersal system controls are only two floors above. Not what you’d expect from a tower that’s at least 15 floors tall.
Red Robin: Al, are you sure these schematics are good? They say the controls are only two floors above me.
Alfred: You’re having the same problem that both Lucius and I did. A lack of logic behind the building of these towers
Red Robin: Are we sure Joker didn’t build these towers?
Alfred: Whilst it does sound like something he would do, thankfully he did not.
Red Robin: Alright Al, I’m making my way to the tower controls now. I’ll contact you if I need anything.
Alfred: Very good Master Timothy. Keep safe.
It takes little more than two minutes for me to locate the control room and much to my surprise it’s not booby trapped. With the way Bruce and Talia talk about the League, I’m rather surprised they have something waiting for me. That confusion quickly fades away as I realize why there was no trap set up to protect the room.
Damn it.
They’ve damaged the controls. Looks like the schematics Alfred gave me for the mechanism are worthless. How am I supposed to shut the dispersal system off now? Unless……I don’t need to shut the tower down? What if I just render what it’s pumping out into Gotham harmless?
Red Robin: Red Bird to bunker.
Alfred: Bunker here, go ahead Red Bird.
Red Robin: Alfred I’ve got a problem. The controls for my tower have been sabotaged and I’m not sure if they’re salvageable.
Alfred: This day just keeps getting better and better.
Red Robin: I’m looking at the system now. From what I can make out it looks like it’ll take some time to rewire the controls so they’re useable again, but the dispersal chamber appears accessible.
Alfred: I’ll patch you through to Lucius.
Red Robin: Thanks, Al.
Hopefully, Lucius has managed to reverse engineer the neutralising agent for this toxin. Otherwise I’m going to be stuck at rewiring this terminal for a good 15 minutes at least, and that’s time I can’t afford to waste especially with Talia fighting that Ubu guy alone.
Lucius: Good evening Mr. Drake.
Red Robin: Lucius.
Lucius: I hear the League of Assassins have decided to play dirty and vandalised your tower’s controls.
Red Robin: From what I can make out, the controls could be made to work again with enough rewiring but that will take time.
Lucius: A commodity that’s in short supply currently.
Red Robin: When isn’t it?
Lucius: Waiting for Luke to finish his driving exam comes to mind. So, what do you propose we do about shutting the tower down?
Red Robin: From what I can see, the actual dispersal chamber seems accessible. I’m wondering how far are you from synthesizing a neutralising agent for this gas?
Lucius: Though I can’t be 100% certain, I think I’ve cracked it. But I don’t have enough available right now to neutralise much gas at all. However, I think I have a solution.
Red Robin: Which is?
Lucius: I’m deploying the Batwing to your position now. Standby.
Red Robin: Lucius……Bruce told you about how you shouldn’t keep us in the dark when you have a new idea…..
Lucius: Don’t worry Mr. Drake. My idea will prevent the tower from dispersing anymore of that toxin into Gotham whilst I wait for the rest of the antidote to finish.
Red Robin: You’re not planning on blowing up the tower are you?
Lucius: ……
Red Robin: ………..Lucius?
Lucius: Not all of it.
Well that’s terrifying. I really don’t think I want to know just what he has cooked up in that crazy head of his. Hopefully Talia is having better luck with Ubu than I am with these controls.
All New Robin - Heir to the Demon #19
Whilst Talia continues to fight Ubu, she orders me to focus on shutting down the tower. Part of me fundamentally disagrees with her. Everything Bruce taught me in the first year focused on the importance of team work and how no matter what, we never abandon an ally. Almost four years on though, I can’t help but wonder how heavily that was caused by Jason’s loss. It had been well over a year after he’d lost Jason at the time and it would be another year before he’d finally open up about what really happened to Jason.
But now I can see where Bruce was coming from. After both Steph and I were attacked at the fairground, it feels wrong to leave Talia on her own to face Ubu. Especially with how little I know about his own skills with a blade. However, if what Bruce says about her is true, and she’s the one who trained him, then I’m worrying over nothing.
I really hope that’s the case.
Red Robin: Red Bird to bunker.
Alfred: Bunker here. Go ahead Red Bird.
Red Robin: How are we looking Al?
Alfred: I’m not sure yet. You’re the first team to report in.
Red Robin: Nothing from Bruce?
Alfred: Not since he found his father’s body.
Red Robin: Wait, what? There was a body at his tower too?
Alfred: Yes, its dental records match those belonging to Thomas Wayne. Lucius has told me that Master Grayson and Miss Gordon came across Mrs Wayne’s body at the Eastern tower. Did you identify who the body that you encounter belonged to?
Red Robin: We didn’t stop to confirm it, but Talia identified our body as that of Bruce’s uncle.
Alfred: First his parents, now his uncle.
Red Robin: Have you heard from the Outlaws about their body?
Alfred: We’ve not heard anything from them so far. I suspect they must have faced substantial resistance almost immediately to have not reported a body to us. Or perhaps maybe there isn’t one to report.
Red Robin: There’ll be one, Al. You don’t do something like that without covering your bases. They’ll have wanted Bruce to see them so they’ll have planted one at each tower to make sure that he does.
Alfred: I fear so.
Red Robin: How did he react to it?
Alfred: Not well. He cut off comms once he realised it was actually Thomas’ body. I fear the worst.
Red Robin: He’ll be alright, Alfred. He always is.
Alfred: But at what cost? You know how he protective he is of his parent’s memory, Master Timothy. I dread to think what having their peace disturbed will do to him.
Red Robin: He’ll do what’s right.
Alfred: I hope so.
The concern in Alfred’s voice is difficult to ignore. Clearly Bruce reacted worse than I thought he would upon learning who the bodies belong to. Please Bruce, don’t do anything stupid, for Alfred’s sake if not your own. In order to distract himself from those thoughts prying at the back of his head, Alfred tries to move the conversation along.
Alfred: Have you and Miss Al-Ghul secured the tower?
Red Robin: Not exactly. Talia had us split up. I’m on my way to try and shut down the tower, she’s dealing with one of the guards.
Alfred: I’ll transfer the tower schematics to your HUD now.
Red Robin: Thanks, Al………………………Do you know this person Talia’s fighting?
Alfred: Do they have a name?
Red Robin: Ubu.
Alfred: I’ll see if the Batcomputer has anything on anyone with that name and get back to you. The tower schematics should be with you now.
I activate the Batcomputer connection built into my mask and it begins downloading the tower schematics. Much to my surprise, the dispersal system controls are only two floors above. Not what you’d expect from a tower that’s at least 15 floors tall.
Red Robin: Al, are you sure these schematics are good? They say the controls are only two floors above me.
Alfred: You’re having the same problem that both Lucius and I did. A lack of logic behind the building of these towers
Red Robin: Are we sure Joker didn’t build these towers?
Alfred: Whilst it does sound like something he would do, thankfully he did not.
Red Robin: Alright Al, I’m making my way to the tower controls now. I’ll contact you if I need anything.
Alfred: Very good Master Timothy. Keep safe.
It takes little more than two minutes for me to locate the control room and much to my surprise it’s not booby trapped. With the way Bruce and Talia talk about the League, I’m rather surprised they have something waiting for me. That confusion quickly fades away as I realize why there was no trap set up to protect the room.
Damn it.
They’ve damaged the controls. Looks like the schematics Alfred gave me for the mechanism are worthless. How am I supposed to shut the dispersal system off now? Unless……I don’t need to shut the tower down? What if I just render what it’s pumping out into Gotham harmless?
Red Robin: Red Bird to bunker.
Alfred: Bunker here, go ahead Red Bird.
Red Robin: Alfred I’ve got a problem. The controls for my tower have been sabotaged and I’m not sure if they’re salvageable.
Alfred: This day just keeps getting better and better.
Red Robin: I’m looking at the system now. From what I can make out it looks like it’ll take some time to rewire the controls so they’re useable again, but the dispersal chamber appears accessible.
Alfred: I’ll patch you through to Lucius.
Red Robin: Thanks, Al.
Hopefully, Lucius has managed to reverse engineer the neutralising agent for this toxin. Otherwise I’m going to be stuck at rewiring this terminal for a good 15 minutes at least, and that’s time I can’t afford to waste especially with Talia fighting that Ubu guy alone.
Lucius: Good evening Mr. Drake.
Red Robin: Lucius.
Lucius: I hear the League of Assassins have decided to play dirty and vandalised your tower’s controls.
Red Robin: From what I can make out, the controls could be made to work again with enough rewiring but that will take time.
Lucius: A commodity that’s in short supply currently.
Red Robin: When isn’t it?
Lucius: Waiting for Luke to finish his driving exam comes to mind. So, what do you propose we do about shutting the tower down?
Red Robin: From what I can see, the actual dispersal chamber seems accessible. I’m wondering how far are you from synthesizing a neutralising agent for this gas?
Lucius: Though I can’t be 100% certain, I think I’ve cracked it. But I don’t have enough available right now to neutralise much gas at all. However, I think I have a solution.
Red Robin: Which is?
Lucius: I’m deploying the Batwing to your position now. Standby.
Red Robin: Lucius……Bruce told you about how you shouldn’t keep us in the dark when you have a new idea…..
Lucius: Don’t worry Mr. Drake. My idea will prevent the tower from dispersing anymore of that toxin into Gotham whilst I wait for the rest of the antidote to finish.
Red Robin: You’re not planning on blowing up the tower are you?
Lucius: ……
Red Robin: ………..Lucius?
Lucius: Not all of it.
Well that’s terrifying. I really don’t think I want to know just what he has cooked up in that crazy head of his. Hopefully Talia is having better luck with Ubu than I am with these controls.