Selina had just finished organizing her apartment to comfortably fit Dick. For now, one of them would need to sleep on the couch, but she'd get another bed later. Or maybe she'd just move into a larger apartment. Who knows?

As much as it irked Selina to let Dick hang around a powerful, unpredictable mobster, she knew that the boy would want to. She wasn't a controlling person, so, of course, she let him.

Hopefully, after the whole revenge issue was over, Dick and Penguin would part ways permanently.

Selina heard a knock on her door. There's no way that's Dick already, she thought.

She cautiously opened the door and found herself face to face with Batman. "Bruce?" She said aloud.

"Selina, we need to talk." He proposed.

Selina blinked dully. "Well, of course, that's why I'd assume you're here." She gestured for him to talk.

Batman sighed. "The boy, Richard Grayson-" Selina widened her eyes.

"What about him? Did something happen?" She worriedly questioned.

"What? Isn't he with you?" Batman asked, perplexed.

Selina brought a hand up to her forehead and groaned. "Okay, now you're just confusing me. How do you know Richard?"

Batman looked into her eyes. "He broke out of Juvie. You probably already know this, Selina." He stated with a hint of exasperation.

Selina gaped as she realized why Batman was here. "No! You are not taking the boy!" She protested angrily.

"I have to. Nothing good will happen if he's out of the streets. He needs to go an orphanage where a family can take him in." Batman responded strictly.

Selina jabbed a finger on his chest. "He isn't on the streets! I was just getting my apartment ready for him to stay with me. I can take her of him perfectly well on my own. He doesn't need to go to an orphanage! In fact, he was supposed to go to one in the beginning, and instead they brought him to a freaking Detention Center! An eight year old! Can you even imagine?" She passionately argued.

Batman put his hands on her shoulders. "Calm down. I get that you're upset, but I need you to understand that he can't stay with you. You said it yourself, he's just a kid. I can't let him become a criminal. Besides, if you're 'taking care of him perfectly fine', then where is he?" He counterclaimed.

Selina roughly shoved his hands off her shoulders. "He's with The Penguin." She muttered.

Batman was incredulous. "Why in the world is he with Oswald Cobblepot?"

Selina debated on whether she should tell the truth. "He's helping the boy get revenge on the man who killed his parents. They had a deal." She admitted with crossing her arms.

Batman had many questions, but he knew that he had to find Richard before he did something he would regret. "I got to go." He said as he started sprinting away.

"What? There's no way I'm letting you get to him." Selina snarled. She held onto his arm to prevent him from leaving.

Batman looked back at her. "The kid is angry, anyone would be. But killing this man will be a mistake. It could ruin Richard forever."

Selina scoffed. "You're too over dramatic. Killing the jerk could bring Dick at ease. Not everyone is like you, Bruce."

Batman tugged his arm out of Selina's grasp. "I'm sorry, but I'm going now." He stated as he took out his grappling hook and flew away.

Selina was left there fuming.

If he thought that she wouldn't follow him, he was crazy.

- - - - - - - - - -

As Richard entered the building he noticed all the broken glass and unconscious people in the floor. They were probably security guards and henchmen. He leaped over their bodies and followed the bald man.

Then he saw him.

He was being held a gun point by two men, as predicted. He looked enraged and slightly fearful at the same time.

"This is ridiculous! Who do you mean work for? Whatever he pays you, I can pay double." He tried bribing.

Dick scrunched his eyebrows. This man thinks that everything is about money.

"Listen, you better give us the money. We aren't playing games. " Tony Zucco demanded.

"No, Tony Zucco! I will not have you th-" C.C Haly defended, but was cut off.

"Fine. Have it your way. You'll regret this." Tony warned. He walked away from the man.

Dick stopped ease dropping and ran away from the door. He started petting the elephant besides him as if he had been doing it the whole time.

Tony and a few men behind him headed towards the circus exit. Zucco roughly bumped into Dick's shoulder while doing so. "Move it, kid."

Dick squeezed his fists. "Do you remember me?" He spoke aloud.

The murderer focused his attention on him. "The hell? No. Who even are you? What do you people even want?!" He roared.

Dick walked closer towards him. "You don't remember me?" He asked, shocked.

Tony inspected him. "You seem sorta familiar, I guess." He annoyingly stated.

"What about my parents? Do you remember them?!" He interrogated furiously.

"Listen, kid, I couldn't care less about your damn parents. Now, let the adults talk." He retorted.

Dick could feel his fingernails dig into his hand. "You jerk." He spat. "How could you possibly forget them after what you've done?" He asked, crestfallen. He was feeling a strange combination of sadness and anger.

Tony had the nerve to chuckle. "What are you rambling about, boy? Shut up and leave me. Go back to your mommy or something."

"I CAN'T!" He screamed. Tears were falling out of his eyes. "I can't because you killed her, you monster! You killed her and Tati. They were everything to me and you killed them like it was NOTHING!"

Dick started tugging on his hair. "You don't even remember them. How could you not remember the family that you ruined?! Do you do it often? Do you murder tons of people? Just for MONEY?!" He sobbed.

"Oh...You're that circus boy." Tony noticed. He smirked. "So sad. Actually, if anything, you should be thanking me. I mean, who wants to continue living a pitiful life as a circus freak? I took them out of their misery. Poor them, they had such an annoying son like you." He taunted.

Dick lost his temper and slapped him. It was the first time he had ever done that before.

"SHUT UP! YOU DIDN'T KNOW THEM! They loved performing! They loved me-" his voice cracked.

Tony rubbed his face. He frustratedly groaned. "Is that why I'm here like this? So I can listen to you whine?"

"No. You're here to pay for what you've done. So you better stop waiting for someone to save you, because that's not happening." Dick growled.

The seriousness of the situation dawned on Zucco. "W-wait. You're not gonna...kill me, right?" He gulped.

"I don't know! Maybe I should just 'take you out of your misery'. You know, LIKE YOU DID TO MY PARENTS?!" He yelled angrily.

Tony nervously smiled and raised his hands up defensively. "No, no! I was just kidding about that! I didn't actually mean that!" He stated.

Dick crossed his arms sassily. "Oh, really? You didn't mean to have my parents fall to their deaths in front of me and a large crowd, either, right?"

Tony just stared at the boy, now terrified. He turned to the henchmen that were aiming their guns at him. "Listen, I mean it. I'll pay you twice- no, three time the amount your boss does, I swear!" He stammered desperately.

They said nothing in return.

"You see, not everyone cares about money, Tony. They're loyal. That's worth much more than money." Dick explained with an attitude.

Tony glared at him. "I should've killed you, too." He muttered.

Dick scoffed sadly. "Yeah, you should have." He shakily whispered.

Then he let out a choked sound that sounded half like a laugh and half like a sob. "Honestly...it sounds like you want to die! Why do you hate me so much? So much that even now, when you're being threatened, you have to be so mean?!" He cried heartbrokenly.

Tony had an ugly frown. "Because you're pathetic. You and your family and everyone in that circus." He responded with sudden courage. "You're all just a waste of space. The money you earned could have been given to us, but nooooo: Mommy and Daddy had to leap from trapeze to trapeze. Well, guess what? That passion of theirs is what got them killed. And now that I think of it, it's kinda your fault."

Dick was wailing at this point. He dropped the floor and brought his hands to his ears. "Shut up, shut up, shut up!" He repeated through tears.

Zucco smiled. He used this moment as an opportunity to escape. While the concerned men with guns watched Dick cry, he shoved himself into one of them. This caused the henchman to drop his weapon in surprise. Tony attempted to run out of the building afterwards.

Unfortunately for him, the second henchmen was alert and quickly got a hold of his shirt. "Where do you think you're going, pal?" He joked menacingly.

"God damn it!" Tony Zucco hissed.

Dick snapped. He had enough of the taunting and arguing. Why should he waste his energy trying to reason with this evil man? He clearly didn't care about anyone other than himself.

He turned to one of the men and stuck out his hand. "Give me the gun, please." He asked. The man did as commanded.

Dick fiddled with the weapon and walked a few steps back. He then aimed his gun at Zucco. The two henchmen backed away to avoid possible injury.

"You won't actually do it." Tony said stiffly.

"Watch me." Dick darkly replied. He had a sharp edge to his voice. He inspected his parent's killer, looking for the perfect spot to shoot.

He thought to earlier when Penguin was explaining the basics of revenge to him.

"If someone thinks that they can mess with you, you prove them wrong. You make them suffer as they did to you."

"Do you wish for their killer to continue on as if nothing happened? Possibly ruining other families as well?"

Even Selina's advice.

"That's difficult to say for sure. I mean, if I were you, I wouldn't waste the opportunity."

"Basically, what I'm trying to say is that you do you."

But what do I want to do? He thought painfully. You want to kill him, you idiot! Just do it! He deserves it!

Dick rational side screamed at him to stop, but his anger took over.

Tony Zucco squeezed his eyes shut as Dick moved his fingers above the trigger.

WHACK!

The gun flew out of Dick's hands as a bat shaped boomerang came flying towards it.

"What the heck?" Dick exclaimed. The same thing happened to the other henchman's gun afterwards.

Dick turned around to see the man who had caused this and met face-to-face with Batman.

"What the- Why did you do that?" Dick frustratedly questioned. He looked back at Zucco but froze as he realized he was gone.

"NO!" He cried. He tried to run after him but Batman grabbed him and threw him over his shoulder. "No! no! No, please, no!! He needs to pay! HE HAS TO! LET. ME. GO!" Dick screamed as he furiously pounded his fist against Batman's back.

"No, Richard. I'm sorry, but I won't. I'm bringing you where you belong." Batman informed. Dick stopped yelling to comprehend what Batman had just said.

He abruptly started sobbing uncontrollably. "NO! No, you can't! PLEASE, please, no! Don't!" His words became unrecognizable as he shouted and wept.

Batman became extremely concerned for the boy and put him down on the floor. "Woah, woah, calm down. Deep breathes." He directed to the young boy who currently had snot running down his face.

Dick didn't stop and only continued to let his shaky sobs echo throughout the casino.

Batman squatted down. "What's the matter? You don't want to go to the orphanage?" He asked. He tried to sound as gentle as possible.

Dick faltered. "Wha- y-you're not going to put me back there?" He whimpered.

"Where? The Juvenile Detention Center?" Batman questioned.

Dick nodded hesitantly.

Batman felt his heart shatter upon realizing why the boy was crying hysterically. "No, no, of course not." He assured. "Shh, don't worry. It's okay." He whispered soothingly.

Penguin burst throught the main enterance door. "Dick?" He called out.

Dick's eyes lit up. He jumped off the floor, ran up to him, and hid behind his leg. "Ozzie!" He cried in relief.

Penguin looked at Dick in shock, but soon glared at Batman. "Why are you here?" He threateningly asked.

Batman was surpirsed to see that Oswald was so familiarized with Richard.

"I don't have to explain myself to you." He firmly stated.

"He's going to take me away!" Dick exclaimed sadly.

Penguin's eyes widened. He sputtered for a second, but quickly recomposed himself. "Not if I have anything to say about it. ATTACK!" He shouted.

At this moment, he expected his henchmen to... You know, attack. That did not turn out as planned.

Penguin awkwardly stood there with his hand in the air, a finger pointing at Batman. He looked around. "Where are my henchmen?" He demanded, outraged.

"Most of them left since their job was done. The two that were in the room earlier went to get backup. I knocked them out before they could." Batman explained.

Dick wasn't crying nearly as much as ealier, but he still had tears running down his face. He squeezed Penguin's leg for comfort. "I don't want to go, Ozzie! Tell him to leave me alone!" He pleaded.

Penguin turned to Batman. "You heard him." He snarled.

"Agreed." Catwoman said as she crawled through a window.

Dick gasped when he heard her voice. He stared at her in bewilderment. He sniffled as he observed the expressions of the three adults.

Batman stood firmly. He slowly brought his hands to his belt, reaching for some type of weapon.

Penguins placed a hand protectively on Dick.

Catwoman reached for a weapon, as well. It looked like suspiciously like a whip.

Dick gulped. A fight was about to go down.

I loved writing this chapter!! I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did!