DCLUVOXA: Sins of the Father

## Characters

* Batman
* Oracle
* Red Robin
* Batgirl

## Location

* Batcave Sub-Level 1, Gotham City, NJ
* June 12th, 2016 7:20 PM

## VOX Archive

* **Red Robin:** [door opens, glass crunching, rapid footsteps, gasp, rapid footsteps: two instances] Oracle, we've found Batman... [pained gasp, armored fabric shifting, pained groan]
* **Batgirl:** Where the hell's Heretic? There's no way he'd just leave Bruce with Damian's sword through his side and just leave... Babs did he take anything that we can track?
* **Oracle:** [keys clacking, sigh] It looks like he's stolen an old Batmobile... but unlucky for us he's figured out how to turn off the tracking system. You guys found Alfred? Is he okay?
* **Red Robin:** Yeah... looks like Heretic was true to his word... he's out cold right now just a slight bruise here and there. But other than that he's fine.
* **Batgirl:** I would say let's try to move him... but it looks like he's lost too much blood anyways... Tim can you...?
* **Red Robin:** Yeah... on three... [whimper, cough, cough, maniacal laughter, pained groan] What the [expletive] was that?! Barbara? Pleas tell me that you got that just now.
* **Oracle:** I did, Heretic must've known that Bruce would've still gone after him after stabbing him... I've got traces of Joker toxin in Bruce's bloodstream he must've added it onto Damian's sword.
* **Batgirl:** [groan] Well that's just great... [whimper, maniacal laughter doesn't Bruce have something one of the sub-levels? A cure for it at least?
* **Red Robin:** Luckily he does... here help me with him... [maniacal laughter, grunt, footsteps: two instances, elevator door opens, elevator door closes] Access Sub-Level Four. [elevator door dings, maniacal laughter, elevator door opens, footsteps: two instances] Hang on, Bruce we got you... Steph prep the stations. [rapid footsteps]
* **Batgirl:** [rapid typing, beep, beep] All set lay him down... [gauntlet beeps, code Zeta: Joker Toxin protocol activated, preparing now, maniacal laughter, whimper] Tim how we doin' on your end?
* **Red Robin:** [rapid footsteps, canisters opening] Getting the mixtures now... Barbara what's the status on Bruce's vitals?
* **Oracle:** Looks like Heretic changed a few things with Joker's formula... this one seems to shut down the nervous system a bit faster than the normal one.
* **Batgirl:** How much time do we have? [maniacal laughter, whimper, gag, maniacal laughter]
* **Oracle:** Depending on how long it gives us the cure I'd say a couple of minutes at best... I'd advise you two to move fast...
* **Red Robin:** [gauntlet beeps, rapid footsteps, maniacal laughter] Damn it, Bruce! We're trying to help you just stay still... [glass clattering, drawer opens, maniacal laughter, whimper, gag, wheezing, rapid footsteps, pained gasp, maniacal laughter] Thanks for the stitch up Steph... should help with the blood loss... how long until the cure is finished?
* **Batgirl:** [rapid footsteps, maniacal laughter, whimper, wheeze, machines powering up, keys clacking, ding, rapid footsteps, wheeze, keys clacking, holo display thrum] Got it... he's got almost ten minutes left.
* **Red Robin:** [expletive]! It'll take too long and I doubt he'l- wait... Steph he needs an agent to keep his heart going... there's a vial of adrenaline in his second to last pouch on his left it should be there... hurry!
* **Batgirl:** On it... [rapid footsteps, trembling, gagging, drawer opening, objects scattering on floor, drawer opening, objects scattering on floor, rapid footsteps] C'mon... c'mon damn it... got it... [pouch unclasping] Hang in there Bruce we're gonna... [maniacal laughter, wheeze, gag, whimper, cough, cough, whack, smack, deep breath] Or you could just do that I guess...
* **Red Robin:** [sigh] Thank god... Bruce, can you hear me? Can you tell us where you are? [footsteps, holo display activating] it should take a little longer to help flush the whole toxin out of your system... maybe eight minutes or so.
* **Batman:** [groan, weak laughter] Thank... you... [weak laughter] Something... you need to know about Heretic... [weak laughter] he's... he's Damian... [weak laughter, wheeze] a clone made by Ra's... to kill us...
* **Batgirl:** Holy [expletive]... why'd he let you leave why not end this whole war now?
* **Batman:** [weak laughter] Don't know... [weak laughter] he left... [wheeze] after he stabbed me...
* **Red Robin:** Right... [pouch unclasps, hiss] just breathe it in... it's a sedative you'll wake up in an hour or two... do your best to relax... Oracle, you found that missing Batmobile yet?
* **Oracle:** Got a lock onto it... it's near the old Cobblepot mines... I've sent the Titans to look into it.
* **Batgirl:** Right let us know if they find him.

## Trivia

* Story continues from DCLUVOXA: Crippled Bird and DCLUVOXA: Final Stand.
* Story continues in DCLUVOXA: Full on Brawl.
* Cassandra rescues Heretic from being killed by the League and brought to the Batcave in VOX: Cassandra Cain 2.