Barbara could barely get up that morning for it was the 일 of Jason's funeral. Her face was makeup-less for her tears would have ruined it and her expression was irregularly sad. She stood 다음 to Dick as she looked at Jason's peaceful face.
"He's dead, Dick. He was like a brother to me. He was 더 많이 of a brother than my actual brother and now he is gone," Barbara told Dick not lifting her eyes from Jason's still body.
"I know, I know. He was like a brother to me too," Dick said as he wrapped his arm around Barbara's waist to comfort her. She turned into his shoulder and cried 더 많이 than when her mother left and when her brother killed.
The rest of the funeral was just that much worse for Barbara. When she had to say her speech, she barely made it through her speech. She wouldn't have if it were not for Dick standing 다음 to her. No one this close to her has died, unlike Dick and Bruce. They both watched their parents die, so they didn't shed tears. Well, at least not in public.
The sorrow went on for days after the funeral and it didn't go unnoticed.
"I knew his death would hit them hard, but not this hard," Wally whispered to his girlfriend, Artemis.
"They did consider him as a brother, so it doesn't surprise me that they are still morning," Artemis whispered back. She walked over to Barbara and Dick on the couch. Barbara's head was leaning on Dick's shoulder as they were looking back on 사진 of Jason and them. Barbara had a silent tear coming down her cheek as Artemis came and sat 다음 to her.
"He was a good kid," Artemis said to them and they nodded in agreement.
"Dick, can 당신 get me some 더 많이 hot cocoa?" Barbara asked. With a nod Dick was making his way to the 부엌, 주방 with her mug.
"Artemis, come with me to Arkham Asylum, please?" Barbara asked, but it sounded 더 많이 like a demand.
"Okay, but why?" Artemis looked at her hopeful friend. She hadn't seen her that hopeful in over two weeks.
"Revenge." A small smile creeped up on Barbara's face as she said this.
Less than ten 분 later the two were at Arkham leaving Dick and Wally back at the cave and in the dark.
"What room number?" Artemis whispered to Barbara, now Batgirl because she was in her costume.
"A-264890, I know it 의해 heart," Batgirl replied as she stopped in front of cell A-264890.
"You are making me feel too special little girl," the voice came from inside the cell.
"You killed Robin, and 당신 are going to pay, Joker," Batgirl spat at the Joker's cell.
"You're giving 더 많이 of a reward than I deserve," the Joker laughed. Barbara had enough and opened the door 의해 picking the lock. She shoved the Joker against the wall.
"You are a killer, Joker. And. I. Am. Going. To. Make. You. Wish. It. Was. You," Barbara threatened him and then punched his gut. When he doubled over in pain she left locking the door better than how it was before.
A 일 later the Joker broke out of Arkham and captured Barbara.
"You tried to make me squirm, Batgirl. Now I'm going to make 당신 squirm," the Joker pulled out a 칼, 나이프 and started with her hair and went to her shoulders. She didn't scream 또는 squirm 또는 show any emotion.
"Why aren't 당신 squirming?!" The Joker screamed at her.
"Why should I?" Barbara asked with a pained smile that was expertly masked.
In the end Dick saved her, but she fulfilled her promise to the Joker. She gave him no satisfaction and that's what what "killed" the Joker.
"He's dead, Dick. He was like a brother to me. He was 더 많이 of a brother than my actual brother and now he is gone," Barbara told Dick not lifting her eyes from Jason's still body.
"I know, I know. He was like a brother to me too," Dick said as he wrapped his arm around Barbara's waist to comfort her. She turned into his shoulder and cried 더 많이 than when her mother left and when her brother killed.
The rest of the funeral was just that much worse for Barbara. When she had to say her speech, she barely made it through her speech. She wouldn't have if it were not for Dick standing 다음 to her. No one this close to her has died, unlike Dick and Bruce. They both watched their parents die, so they didn't shed tears. Well, at least not in public.
The sorrow went on for days after the funeral and it didn't go unnoticed.
"I knew his death would hit them hard, but not this hard," Wally whispered to his girlfriend, Artemis.
"They did consider him as a brother, so it doesn't surprise me that they are still morning," Artemis whispered back. She walked over to Barbara and Dick on the couch. Barbara's head was leaning on Dick's shoulder as they were looking back on 사진 of Jason and them. Barbara had a silent tear coming down her cheek as Artemis came and sat 다음 to her.
"He was a good kid," Artemis said to them and they nodded in agreement.
"Dick, can 당신 get me some 더 많이 hot cocoa?" Barbara asked. With a nod Dick was making his way to the 부엌, 주방 with her mug.
"Artemis, come with me to Arkham Asylum, please?" Barbara asked, but it sounded 더 많이 like a demand.
"Okay, but why?" Artemis looked at her hopeful friend. She hadn't seen her that hopeful in over two weeks.
"Revenge." A small smile creeped up on Barbara's face as she said this.
Less than ten 분 later the two were at Arkham leaving Dick and Wally back at the cave and in the dark.
"What room number?" Artemis whispered to Barbara, now Batgirl because she was in her costume.
"A-264890, I know it 의해 heart," Batgirl replied as she stopped in front of cell A-264890.
"You are making me feel too special little girl," the voice came from inside the cell.
"You killed Robin, and 당신 are going to pay, Joker," Batgirl spat at the Joker's cell.
"You're giving 더 많이 of a reward than I deserve," the Joker laughed. Barbara had enough and opened the door 의해 picking the lock. She shoved the Joker against the wall.
"You are a killer, Joker. And. I. Am. Going. To. Make. You. Wish. It. Was. You," Barbara threatened him and then punched his gut. When he doubled over in pain she left locking the door better than how it was before.
A 일 later the Joker broke out of Arkham and captured Barbara.
"You tried to make me squirm, Batgirl. Now I'm going to make 당신 squirm," the Joker pulled out a 칼, 나이프 and started with her hair and went to her shoulders. She didn't scream 또는 squirm 또는 show any emotion.
"Why aren't 당신 squirming?!" The Joker screamed at her.
"Why should I?" Barbara asked with a pained smile that was expertly masked.
In the end Dick saved her, but she fulfilled her promise to the Joker. She gave him no satisfaction and that's what what "killed" the Joker.
Dozens of reporters swarmed around the billionaire from New York, but he calmly walked past them all and into the limousine. A bodyguard turned around.
"Mr. Grant has no statement to make." he said in a heavy accent, and got into the car with the billionaire before it drove off.
"Target moving north."
"Nightwing?"
"What?"
"Did 당신 hear that?"
"Yeah. I told 당신 the target was moving north."
"It sounded like a girl said it."
"Do I sound like a girl to you?"
"No."
"Then keep an eye on the target, Batgirl. Nightwing out."
The Red Army Rises:
June 2012
"Mr. Grant has no statement to make." he said in a heavy accent, and got into the car with the billionaire before it drove off.
"Target moving north."
"Nightwing?"
"What?"
"Did 당신 hear that?"
"Yeah. I told 당신 the target was moving north."
"It sounded like a girl said it."
"Do I sound like a girl to you?"
"No."
"Then keep an eye on the target, Batgirl. Nightwing out."
The Red Army Rises:
June 2012
Prologue to Chapter Nine- "The Beginning of 더 많이 Troubles"
"Delta Squad, check in."
"Artemis, in position."
"Beast Boy in position."
"Batgirl, in position."
"Wondergirl, in position."
"Kid Flash wishing he was at the buffet."
"Good. Maintain your positions. The show is about to start. Nightwing out."
"See? This transmission was picked up 의해 security officials at the olympic celebration." G. Gordon Godfrey stepped in front of the image of the celebration in Rio De Janeiro. "Its obvious that this Nightwing was planning something. On 상단, 맨 위로 of that, Kid Flash admits that he would rather be eating than watching over some of the richest and most powerful men in the world!" Let's watch what else happened that day. See if 당신 can find a connection with the heroes, and the murder."
"Delta Squad, check in."
"Artemis, in position."
"Beast Boy in position."
"Batgirl, in position."
"Wondergirl, in position."
"Kid Flash wishing he was at the buffet."
"Good. Maintain your positions. The show is about to start. Nightwing out."
"See? This transmission was picked up 의해 security officials at the olympic celebration." G. Gordon Godfrey stepped in front of the image of the celebration in Rio De Janeiro. "Its obvious that this Nightwing was planning something. On 상단, 맨 위로 of that, Kid Flash admits that he would rather be eating than watching over some of the richest and most powerful men in the world!" Let's watch what else happened that day. See if 당신 can find a connection with the heroes, and the murder."