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Logan headed towards the Belfry to see the others and get a tighter grip on this case, he's not sure what kind of reception he's going to receive but he's hoping they've at least made more progress then he has, together they should be able to catch whoever took Bruce from him, not just him but all of them, however, he didn't send notice to them that he was coming, so when the perimeter alarm went off, all of them, Dick, Cassandra, Nick, Duncan and Anne stood on guard, till he came crashing through the window.

Nick: Wow.

Logan figured he'd make a cool entrance and he did, standing up rightfully so he can see them all, everyone in their suits still but the part that caught him off guard, Harley Quinn is on the screen, a play button in the center, was this the message Bruce tried to send to them, Logan pressed the button on the back of his helmet and lifted it off while they all watched...

... They've never seen a suit quite like it, they also didn't expect to see Logan under the mask, Cassandra seemed to have a clue though, which is why she smiled while the others stood around, mostly in silence as he held his helmet in between both his hands.

Logan: I'm sorry. I haven't been myself lately when you needed me to be, for that I'm sorry.

Duncan, Dick, Anne, Cassandra and Nick all stood there, still mostly shocked to seeing him in a bat suit right now, not just a bat suit but one that's so different to what they were expecting, either way, it didn't matter to them, they expected Logan was going to try and close himself off like he did, the important thing is he's back with them.

Dick: You know anything about this?

Logan smiled at them all a little as he walked into the middle of the bell tower, looking at the screen where Harley's just... There, based on first impressions, he hasn't got a clue, Bruce never mentioned this to him but then again, when Bruce worked with criminals he usually kept it to himself, so Logan didn't know what this was about, but he had a good idea that Bruce tried to send it out for a reason.

Logan: Not a clue. Don't suppose this is a confession?

He shrugged while placing his new helmet by the computer, Dick shrugged while Anne leant on the desk smile on her face seeing their Logan back with them, even Duncan smiled, trying to get that big grump to smile these days isn't an easy thing, Nick seemed the happiest though, having his best friend back.

Anne: Let's watch it and find out.

Anne turned to press the play button, when she did, they all moved into the middle of the room, Logan pretty much in the middle, Anne and Dick in front of him, one just off to the left and the off just to the right, Nick stood beside him on his right and Cassandra towards his left, leaving the big guy to stand in the back watching as Harley got ready for the video.

Harley: Hiya Batsy! Been a while. I-It's weird, cuz I heard a rumour that you were dead...

They all shared a concerned look, if words getting out that the Batman is dead then Logan's in more trouble than they thought, he didn't seem fazed though as he continued to watch the video, trying his best to look around and take in everything he can, he doesn't want to miss a single thing while the others shared concerned glances.

Harley: ... Anyway, I got what ya wanted. Hope that ain't what got ya dead. Ha. So come visit me at Blackgate. Oh!

Harley showed them all a badly decorated book, well, for them it was badly decorated but she clearly loved it, Logan stepped closer to get a look of the little map to her cell in Blackgate she held up at the end, the others stood by when the video ended but Bruce wanted that book for a reason, there's something in there that got him killed, Logan needs that book.

Nick: The Joker's back in town and Harley knows about Bruce. This can't end well.

They were hoping that Batman's demise would have gone unnoticed long enough for Logan to take up the mask, clearly he took a little too long because all of the criminals are coming out the woodwork again, Anne stopped the video from playing again while Logan leant on the desk just like she was not so long ago.

Duncan: Let's just go out there and crack some skulls.

Duncan punched his own fist after indicating to the door, clearly they didn't have a leader here before, since he was about to just walk out, now Logan can see why they didn't get further then he did in a few weeks even when there's more of them, Nick was about to argue against it but Logan didn't leave anything up for argument.

Logan: No...

Dick, Cassandra, Nick, Duncan and Anne turned to him while he looked at Duncan, that's not how they do things, that's not how they did things under Bruce and not how they will do things under him either, they all looked to him, his arms folded and leant back, Anne and Cassandra didn't like the ego's in the room before he was here but Bruce made Logan Batman and their going to respect that and him as Batman.

Logan: ... Nick, I need you to go out on patrol, help whoever you can, make sure they know that we're still here for them...

Logan stood up unfolding his arms and walking to Nick, putting his left hand on his right shoulder, Nick nodded to him with a determined look, Anne nodded a little too, they've been so busy they've been neglecting the streets, not on purpose but out of a must, something big is happening and they have to stop it, now with a leader, they can evenly spread out their times.

Logan: ... Duncan, I want you to go out there and put this Maelstrom thing to bed, if there's a new crew in Gotham we need to nip it in the bud before we have a war on our hands...

Cassandra warned him about this group once or twice, Duncan's even sent him the odd message here and there about them, Duncan nodded, out of them all, he's been keeping an eye on this crew the most and they are pretty dangerous, really into tech and stuff, the other gangs in Gotham aren't going to like a new crew in town, so it needs to be ended.

Logan: ... Cassandra, try to find out everything you can about the Clown for me, as long as he's out there, Gotham isn't safe and Dick...

Logan remembered her telling him about the Clown bragging on the Batman, so with her looking out for him, Logan's minds at ease knowing that if she finds something out, she'll tell him, then he turned to Dick, he's not even sure why Dick's still here leaving Bludhaven defenseless but he's happy to see him, also he knows Dick will put his time to the most needed thing.

Logan: ... You just do Dick things, okay.

Dick nodded with a small grin, it took a little while but it's nice to see Logan taking this seriously now, not that he wasn't before but he was waiting for something to never come, now he's seen what he needs to see, heard what he needs to hear, he's ready to accept what has happened and what's to come, Gotham's not going to stop because he lost his father, he's mourned Bruce long enough, it's time for him to get back out there and finish off what he started.

Logan: What are you waiting for, an invite. Suit up, let's go!

Logan clapped at them till they got moving and grabbed their gear before leaving, Logan smiled a little, he wasn't planning to be the "bossy" kind but seeing that Duncan was just going to go out there just to "crush skulls" told him exactly what he needed to be and whether he liked it or not, it was the Batman, he's not Red Robin no more, he needs to be the leader of these guys, the point of the spear head.

Anne: Not bad.

Anne is the only one left with him making him smile, he's actually excited to get out there, he did nearly fly into a building once or twice on the way here but he'll get used to it, like he'll get used to his new role in the team, he didn't like it all too much, mostly because they're all older than him, except Nick, he is younger by a few weeks, it's still weird giving them orders and not taking them.

Logan: Yeah, Lucious gave me an ear I didn't know I needed.

Anne patted his back, the suit felt really good, a lot more flexible then Bruce's gear, she's not sure what this one's made off but now's not really the time to ask, Logan turned to her then to the computer letting out a sigh, he did know these guys were here for him but there was something about talking to them that didn't feel right, Lucious however was different for some reason, he's not sure why, all that matters is it worked, he feels better and is ready to get back to work.

Logan: Speaking of needing things, I need this to stay between us but Bruce sent me another video. I need you to decrypt it.

Logan looked back to his left where Anne is leaning and facing the opposite way to him, when Logan turned to face the computer, she continued to face the elevator where the others just left, she didn't know what he was talking about though, she didn't notice Bruce sending out two videos that day, just this one.

Anne: I thought this was the only video.

Anne spun quickly worried that she made a mistake and checked back on the server to see that there was another video that Bruce tried to send at the same time as this one, it was so damaged though that she didn't pick up on it, so she just ignored it thinking it was pointless but Logan snagged it and has been doing his best to keep it alive, just enough for her to maybe be able to salvage whatever Bruce has sent them.

Logan: So did I but the IP is different to the one I'm trying to decrypt. If you can get into it, I'll owe you one.

Logan pointed out the IP's on both vid's and he's right their different, not noticeable unless you're looking for it, Logan's really shown in these past few moments that he is ready to be the Batman, he's put the others in line, gave them a target instead of letting them run free and he's spotting things their all missing, Bruce was right to make him his successor.

Anne: Consider it done...

Logan smiled to her giving her a quick side hug before grabbing at his helmet, Anne got to work trying to salvage it, if it wasn't for Logan's attempt to already try then this would have been unsaveable but it's a good thing he's persistent, however, Anne smiled over her shoulder when he walked to where he landed earlier, his helmet back in place while pressing things on his comms unit again.

Anne: ... Batman.

Logan looked up to her, it's not the first time he's been called that but this time, it felt right, it felt like he's earned it and he liked that feeling, Logan nodded his thanks to her one last time before pressing the red button on his belt, his wings came out and his boosters shot him out the broken skylight, Anne made a note to get landing doors installed if he's going to keep doing that...

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{To Be Continued!}