HI GUYS! I know it's been three years but um... enjoy? LOL. I'm actually running out of ideas and would be happy if any one of you can send me ideas how to end this story. haha. :D

Chapter 9

"It's been twenty minutes." Bruce murmured, checking his watch one more time and phone for any messages or calls. The family was restless and couldn't help but worry for their sickly bird. Usually said bird doesn't take this long in the bathroom. What else could he be doing there anyways?

Roy took this chance to volunteer to look for his best friend in the hospital, along with Kori and Dick. The archer had this bad feeling in his guts ever since Jason decided to take a leak and denied Dick's request to accompany him. There was something in the atmosphere at that time that he knew something was going to go bad if they all left Jason alone.

The thing is they did leave him alone.

And now the trio was gliding through the hospital hallways looking for their friend and brother.

"Damn it! Where the hell could he be?" Dick muttered, as he exited out of the restroom, which Jason was in earlier. "He's not here on this floor either."

Roy frowned as he scanned the place around. There was no way his best friend could just vanish into thin air, just like that. The feeling of uneasiness overwhelmed him as his thoughts kept thinking of bad scenarios.

Jason couldn't be that far. He couldn't even walk a block with the condition he's in. Roy heaved a frustrated sigh. This wasn't going good day as he thought it would.

"He's definitely not here." Roy confirmed. His chartreuse orbs searched for his girlfriend and found her talking to one of the employees by the desk. Soon Kori came back with only little news to go from.

"The nurse saw Jason going into the elevator." She informed the boys with a frown.

Roy clicked his tongue and crossed his arms. There was no point lingering in the middle of hallway any longer. It was obvious the sickly bird wasn't at the hospital anymore. He suggested going down and telling Bruce about the missing bird's whereabouts.

The trio entered the elevator sullenly. Where the hell could that idiot bird gone?

Roy worked his mind overtime, thinking where Jason would go. He thought of places where he liked his alone time, but at the same time, he couldn't help but think that Jason would never leave his family like that. Not even after reconciling with them finally.

He snapped out of his thoughts as he felt a hand hitting his shoulder and he gave his full attention to Dick.

"Look. There's a camera." He said pointedly. The red heads followed his line of vision, a spark of hope.

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The cave felt restless, more crowded with the extra guests walking around anxiously. It was quiet among them, none speaking their minds to the situation.

Dick felt on edge as he watched his friends walked restlessly around the cave, waiting for results from the camera. There was something tugging in the corner of his mind about them, but he couldn't seem to figure it out. They seemed so close to each other. Too close. Nonetheless, Dick's mind refused to think of other ideas, because they're friends right?

The shrill cry from Tim announcing the video feed was finally hacked; it jerked Dick from his thoughts. Like everyone else in the cave, they all huddled up behind the third Robin as they stared at the monitor for anything.

Tim played all of the video feeds available. Dick glued his eyes to the screen, his electric blues jumping to one feed to another as he tried to search for his brother. Anywhere. Jason has to be in one of these feeds!

"There! Number 12!" Damian pointed at the top corner of the monitor of the camera feed. Tim quickly selected it as it blows up on the big screen. They all watched anxiously as their lost bird entered the elevator along with a last minute guest.

At this point, Roy couldn't help but think he looked awfully familiar. He glances at his princess to ask why that guy looks so damn familiar until he noticed the recognition plastered on her face. Her green orbs narrowed dangerously as her scarlet bright flaming hair came alive. Those around her felt the sudden heat as she furiously hissed curses in Tamaranian.

"X-Hal! Roy that is one of the Untitled!" Kori pointedly said, seething in anger.

Roy looked back at the feed as it seemed the two guys were talking until the other man took out a fucking taser. Oh hell no. He watched as Jaybird backed up against the wall, facing against a man with the familiar sinister smile that Roy became familiar with during the hunt of the Untitled days.

"Shit. I thought Jaybird killed him." He cursed. His head tried to rationalize how the Untitled manage to survive. He was there when Jason stabbed him, pierce through the heart. Through and through. He went back to watch the tape as it continued. He watched it so intently; it took him a minute to realize that the screen went black.

Next to him, Stephanie slapped Tim on the shoulder and demanded, "What happened to the video?"

Tim typed a few inputs but whatever he was trying to do, he failed. Instead, he went to rewind the video again, to the point where it black out a second later. He typed a bit more until another screen popped out on the bottom screen. He watched the video again, frame by frame.

While the baby bird was doing that, Dick turned to Roy and curiously asked, "What was it about you said that Jason killed him?"

These got the attention of the whole family, excluding Tim. Roy suspects he and Jason had been brotherly bonding and he was pretty sure Tim knew.

The archer deeply exhaled. He crossed his arms and wondered where to start with this. He forgot that Jason wanted to keep the Untitled information on the down low, but these people were his family and they have the right to know. "Well, to make you guys feel better, this was way before he thought about hanging out with you guys again."

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One moment he was facing an old enemy he thought he'd killed over a year ago and the next he was in the middle of the grass field area of somewhere in the fucking place. Jason looked around, searching for his culprit who'd transported him to middle of nowhere.

"You look worse than I last saw you, Jason."

He swirled around, facing the woman who'd been a big part of his life while training at All-Caste. He'd never thought he'd see her again after that fiasco last year. "Essence, what's going on here?"

Essence snorted and circled around him. "A 'Thank You' would suffice."

"Fuck you." Jason growled in retaliation. He ignored the underlying smirk on her face. "How the hell is your uncle still alive?" This time, he said with a calm tone, holding back the rage brewing. With the currents events, it was hard to hold it back.

Essence sighed. She massaged her temples. "This is very troubling event, Jason. Even I didn't see this."

"How could you not see this coming? Don't you talk to the Shadow Wall?"

"Yes, but they have not been talking to me." Essence confesses sullenly.

"Since when?"

"Since you were electrocuted."

Jason groaned, "Well shit."

Next chapter: The Outlaws and Batfam to Jason's rescue!

A/N: I'm sorry I took three years. Last year I was suppose to update this story but I got into 8 month coma and barely woke up and still recovering. So please bare with me. I am going to finish this story. :D