[Comprehensive] Retirement of the brave

Bruce has never given up on the investigation of Theodore. Even though he didn't bring it up for a long time due to various things, it is true that he is still investigating.

It’s not that I haven’t thought of a more convenient and direct method, such as directly sending a photo to Tony, asking him to show it to Thor for a while, or taking Theodore to see Charles, and see the soul stored in his head. something happened.But there is always a voice telling him not to do this, which also makes Bruce believe that there must be something hidden behind Theodore.

While dealing with this matter, however, other issues distracted him.

Jason Todd, his adopted son, an overly energetic lad.This is the first time he has learned to deal with the problem of getting along with such an older boy, well, although the progress does not seem to be very smooth, and there is even a tendency to regress.

Bruce and Dick were fledglings when they were partners, and the claws would miss, and if they were not careful, they would fail to land, and they would make a forced landing from the sky to the ground, and they would hurt themselves all over.The relationship between him and Dick is more like brothers than adoptive father and son, helping each other to ensure that they will not make trouble during the mission.

Not to mention Theodore, an overly worry-free boy who is no different from a real doll, his identity is doubtful, and he has not taken off the sign of strict surveillance in Bruce's heart so far.

"I tried my best to explain it to him, but," Bruce sat on the armchair, leaning on his forehead, feeling very distressed, "Ah Fu, I never knew that when I was his age, it was so reassuring." Alfred was sitting on the chair opposite him, and a cup of hot tea was placed in front of both of them.

It was late at night, and both Jason and Theodore had fallen asleep.Master Bruce, who was busy with the night patrol and dealt with some company affairs, only found some time to talk to his old housekeeper who was also busy all day.

"Master Bruce, it seems that you have a very clear understanding of what you did when you were a child, such as putting out candles with your bare hands in order to overcome fear, such as determined to leave Gotham for practice. There is no doubt that this is really a happy thing thing."

"Ah Fu," Bruce said helplessly, "We're talking about serious things. I even think I did something wrong. Maybe sending Jason to an orphanage or sending him out of Gotham will have a brighter future than being adopted by me. The future. I'm trying to pass on to him what I've learned in life, but I'm not sure it's really good for him."

Alfred blew away the mist on the water, and the aroma of the mellow black tea bloomed on the tip of his tongue. "Master Bruce, you should tell Master Jason these words. You can ask him in person what path he wants to choose."

"I can't, this will only intensify our conflict." Bruce sank into the chair, he could even imagine Jason being blown up at one point, and then asked him if he regretted it.Sounds a bit like a scumbag cheating on the wrong set, but that's what it is. "He's like a bow with a taut string now, and a little effort can break him."

"Looking at Ah Fu, I even feel that every word I say is adding weight to his strings. When I tell him to be safe, he will think that I am questioning his ability and try to harden himself. training; when I tell him not to work so hard, training needs a certain degree, he always thinks that I think he is not capable enough, and then repeats the previous action. Very good, this is a vicious circle. Maybe I should go out for a while, Let him calm down."

"Well, I still say the same thing," Alfred put down his teacup and said worriedly, "Be honest with Master Bruce, if you were as honest as you are with Master Jason, then you wouldn't be in the trouble you are today."

Jason's best day doesn't end the same way, he screwed up.Provoking criminals in the course of the mission, the methods are too harsh and always aim at the vitals of people. He is inevitably severely criticized by Bruce and temporarily disqualified from night patrol.

And then there's this other kind of war, where Bruce blurts out to Jason, "You're not Dick!" He's older and more self-preserving than you, and you're just getting started.Before he could say the second half of the sentence, Jason's stabbed expression made him stop.

Without the quarrels of previous conflicts, Jason became extraordinarily silent, and went back to his room silently, and continued to stay behind closed doors for several days.When the door opened again, Bruce couldn't get over his shock at the fact that Jason had changed, that he had become, well, kind of a nondescript version of Dick.

Jason began to imitate Dick's speech, his bad jokes and puns, his handling of criminals and victims.He even found a video of Dick's previous circus, trying to learn from Dick even for a 720-degree turn in the air.When Bruce tried to talk to him, all he got was "that's what Dick does," and "that's what Dick doesn't do."God, he even hoped that Jason was still the same as before, even if he lost his temper a little, but he was fine.

"Maybe you should stop saying that he is not Master Dick in front of Young Master Jason. You know, children, especially boys, can't escape the rebellious period. Repeated emphasis will only make things more difficult to end. Don't use a more In a drastic way, repeat what happened between you and Young Master Dick." Alfred's old but still clear eyes were full of worry.

Bruce buried his face in his palms in pain, trying to make himself feel better by doing this, "You know why I say that, Fu. It's not belittle, humiliate, or whatever he thinks. Jason should have him Go your own way, instead of imitating Dick, turning yourself into Dick 2.0."

"But Young Master Jason doesn't know," Alfred looked at him deeply, "while you still have time, let him know that you love him, and this love will not be done because of any of his brothers and sisters." Make a change. Tell him you love him just because he's Jason Todd. You can say it over and over and carve these things into his soul. You know, Master Bruce, he's just too restless. Isn't it ?”

Bruce was silent, maybe he wasn't born to be honest.There are things he can tell Alfred, but when he faces his sons (yes, this includes Dick and Jason, and maybe Theodore), he always tries to appear tougher and more sympathetic. Invincible some.Maybe this is a manifestation of the vanity of the father in front of the child?

"Okay, I will, I'll try to do my best."

"I hope so," Alfred also more or less understood who his young master was, from his sudden growth when he suddenly learned of his parents' suspended animation, to when he faced Gotham and faced everything he could not change He vented all his emotions on the training ground and screamed at him, "Don't come close to me!" His young master is not a tight bow, he always puts himself on the critical point, and dare not rest for a moment.

Ah Fu decided not to add more pressure to him, maybe it would be a good choice to take a break for a while and leave Gotham for a rest. "Do you remember the call from Master Tony, Master?"

"Well," Bruce rummaged through his brain, which was filled with the ensuing events, and found a memory that was under the table, "it seems to be the case."

"Master Tony's newly joined Avengers organization is currently in the process of confiscating Hydra. During an operation, he discovered that the high-level Hydra had contacts with Gotham and the Assassin Alliance, so he intercepted this document. Documents." Alfred, adhering to his usual reliability, saw Bruce wake up instantly and frown, "If you need to check the details, the documents are in the folder marked with the recent situation No. [-]."

He put away his teacup and added, "If you really need a period of time to adjust, young master, then this is undoubtedly a good choice."

"Ok Fu, I'll think about it."

Early the next morning, Bruce woke up Tony's dream with a phone call, and had an ongoing discussion with him about the connection between Hydra and Gotham until Tony started yawning over coffee. .Under normal circumstances, Tony would not get sleepy so easily, but the premise was that he had not worked 72 hours in a row before and only slept for four or five hours.

After finalizing the time for the cooperative operation, Bruce reminded Tony to pay attention to rest. As a result, Tony yawned and rolled his eyes, "A guy who does night activities every day and doesn't sleep until noon doesn't wake up, taught me to pay attention to rest, ha." Tony With a sneer, "Do you want to bring some Zhenglian people this time, or bring your new partner? I haven't seen that kid yet."

Bruce raised his eyebrows, "Look at the situation?"

"Well, it seems that your new kid is also worried."

Bruce couldn't help but retort, "I think he's pretty good. Jason could give up the night watch for a perfect assignment, and dare I say, he might be able to complete a new college record."

It’s not like Tony, who was showing off his son one day, hangs up the video neatly, oh, I’m sorry for you, see if I will say that you raised a group of sons before you got married when you were young.

Hearing that the old father Bruce had another adopted son, the nominal eldest son Dick gritted his teeth reading the newspaper reports about the new Robin. He couldn't believe that Bruce would actually give the name "Robin" to someone else. .He knows what it means doesn't he? "Robin" is more than just a code name.

He ran back to Gotham angrily, first had an opening quarrel with Bruce with a cold face, then deliberately avoided Ah Fu, and had a "kind talk" with his new brother.Thankfully, Jason is back in bucket mode again.It was just that as soon as they met, Dick and Dick began to taunt and even fight a few times, which caused Bruce a deep headache.

"Dick, go back to Bludhaven, I don't remember your school having a holiday. Since you chose there, at least graduate from there well." Holding the big one, Bruce pointed at Jay again. Sen, "And you, Jason, put away your bad habits. I remember I told you many times. Don't use such aggressive tricks until your body grows up."

The two half-grown teenagers gave a cold snort when they disliked each other, and with their bruised noses and swollen faces, they officially changed from fighting to cold fighting.

"Jason, I have something to do in two days and I need to leave Gotham. I hope you can take on the task of monitoring Gotham City." Before Jason could get excited, Bruce's face sank and he emphasized, "There is no night." Patrol, only in the Batcave. All situations should be reported to me first. Do you understand?"

"Yes—" Jason drooped his face and answered weakly.Now it's Dick gloating behind.

Dick left, Bruce also left, only Alfred and Jason were left in the Wayne house of Nuo Da, and Theodore, who had zero sense of existence.

Jason sat in Bruce's original position, staring at the dozen or so screens of the Batcomputer, yawning boredly.At the beginning, he was excited, but after two or three days, he was bored.For some reason, Gotham has been extraordinarily peaceful since he took over.No super criminals, no gangster deals, not even muggers and petty thieves.

"Theodore, do you think Batman is a criminal who attracts special effects? Why did Gotham become so quiet as soon as he left." Jason yawned again.

Yes, he brought Theodore down as well, in the name of being able to take care of him by the way, and Alfred was happy with that.So, although Bruce had told them all not to let their guard down too much with Theodore, God, he was gone.The left-behind duo reached an agreement. After all, who can resist Theodore's eyes that hide stars?

"Mission visit, boring." Switch to the next screen, "False and falsehood among politicians? Boring and disgusting." Next one.Crime Alley is ok, Arkham is ok, GCPD is ok, Wayne Mansion is ok, airport—wait?Jason zoomed in on the screen at the airport, and he always felt as if he saw a familiar guy.

At the airport, a visiting group from an unknown country was bidding farewell to the send-off team. There were so many flowers, it seemed quite plausible.Jason scanned their faces one by one, and finally locked on a guy in a suit and leather shoes in the visiting group.The man seemed to be aware that someone was watching behind the monitor, and he raised a smile in the direction of the monitor that made Jason's heart tremble.

Jason jumped up from his chair, he recognized who that person was, absolutely right, it was a clown!

He tapped the keyboard cracklingly, and began to check when the clown appeared in the visiting group.The coincidence of the timing surprised him, the day after Bruce left Gotham.

While combing through the clues, Jason couldn't help thinking that it was undoubtedly his mistake that he didn't find that the Joker disappeared from Arkham.What to do, would Bruce be disappointed in him?He couldn't imagine what would happen to him when Bruce said to himself, "Jason, I'm very disappointed in you."

Maybe he should chase him out and investigate, at least find out where the clown has gone.Just take it as an atonement?

"Jay, Jason, don't go." A strange voice suddenly appeared in the Batcave and diverted Jason's attention, "Who is it?" He picked up two short sticks from the side and blocked Theodore Behind him, he looked around vigilantly.

One hand tugged at the clothes behind him. While Jason was stunned, Theodore looked at him seriously and said word by word, "Don't go, it's dangerous."

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