Fic: Snapped Wire Chapter Two
Title: Snapped Wire
Author: Brokaw22
Disclaimer: The norms
Rating: T
Story Synopsis: That wire wasn't supposed to snap. There was no reason for it to snap. He checked it twice to make sure that it was secure and in good condition.
Thanks to Kathy for the beta work.
Chapter One
Nightwing arrives at the scene, and tries not to focus on the fact that all of the blood on the alley walls is most likely Tim's. He has to focus, and there's absolutely no way that he's going to be able to do that if he keeps staring blankly at the blood splatters. The snapped wire is still lying on the ground where it had previously fallen. Dick carefully picks up both pieces and places them into evidence bags before tucking both bags back into his belt. He's hoping that he can figure out what sliced through the wire once he gets back to the cave, but he still has to take samples of all of the blood. Dick knows that Tim probably didn't get a hit in on his attacker--not if the lack of defensive wounds on his little brother is anything to go by. But, he still needs to confirm that Tim's attacker didn't leave any other physical evidence.
Dick moves to the back wall where he found Tim slumped over, and starts looking for anything that might give him some clues as to who or what is responsible for Tim's current state. It's a little hard to see with nothing but a penlight, but Dick has dug around worse places with less, and the light pollution of the city is helping, at least a little. He crouches down to take a closer look at the ground where Tim had been lying, when he hears the distinctive sound of metal scraping against stone behind him.
Dick spins around to see the manhole cover slowly moving. He slips both of his escrima sticks into his hands, and presses further into the shadowy corner of the alley. It's Gotham, so Dick isn't the least bit surprised when the manhole cover is pushed aside completely, despite how heavy those things are. However, he is a little startled when Killer Croc emerges from the sewer. After all, he didn't even know Croc was out, let alone in this part of the city. Croc isn't even halfway out of the manhole, when Dick attacks. He's on Killer Croc's back, hitting him over the head with his escrima sticks, when Dick is unexpectedly pulled off and thrown halfway down the alley.
“Another bird wants to mess with me tonight.” Killer Croc clicks his teeth together twice, and then steps closer to Nightwing. “You can be dinner.”
He strikes out with his claws as Dick black flips away from him. “Why did you attack Robin, Croc?” He wasn't expecting to fight Killer Croc tonight. Dick doesn't have everything that he would normally use to subdue him, but that doesn't mean that Nightwing doesn't still have some tricks up his sleeves.
“Kid was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Just like you.” He lunges for Dick, jaws gnashing together, narrowly missing Dick. “I didn't get a chance to finish the little bird off, but you won't be so lucky.”
Dick flips over Killer Croc, twists in midair, and throws one of his escrima sticks at Croc. It connects with his head, and when Croc turns to attack once again, Dick jumps on top of him. “Here, chew on this.” Dick shoves a handful of smoke pellets into Killer Croc's mouth, and forces him to bite down on them, before jumping off of him and landing on the opposite side of the alley.
It's not enough to take him out, but it does enrage and disorient him. Croc charges Nightwing, and Dick slides out of the way, allowing Killer Croc to slam into the wall. “I'm going to enjoy eating you!”
Dick ducks another sweep of claws, spins around Croc, and then kicks him as hard as he can into another wall. He gets some distance between them, and then throws an explosive batarang. It detonates right before it hits Croc's face, and then Dick moves in. He's punching and kicking, hitting with everything he's got, while constantly moving. Dick knows that he has to tire Killer Croc out, otherwise he'll never win this. However, staying out of the way of Croc's sharp claws and dangerous teeth is becoming increasingly difficult in this cramped alley.
Nightwing can't risk letting this fight spill into the street, so when he has a choice of back flipping onto the sidewalk behind him or letting Croc slash his face. Dick twists as much as possible to minimize the damage, and then uses the wall to get over and around Killer Croc. Ignoring the blood dripping down his face, he leads him further into the alley, using the fire escapes to stay above him. It doesn't give Dick a lot of leverage, but it keeps Croc moving, especially when Dick dives low enough for Croc to try to grab him. He scrambles back up to the next fire escape before Killer Croc can do more than reach for him, but Dick is quickly running out of places to go, and the last thing that he needs right now is for Croc to get bored with him and move on...like he probably did with Tim.
When they reach the dead end of the alley, Dick drops down on top of Killer Croc, and shoves his other escrima stick into Croc's mouth vertically to hold it open. Dick knows that he has a limited amount of time before Croc snaps the escrima stick, but hopes that it's long enough to accomplish his goal. He pulls out a zip line, and avoids the clawed hands trying to grab him. When Killer Croc finally manages to apply enough pressure to snap his jaw closed, despite the escrima stick holding it open, Dick quickly wraps the zip line around his mouth, and then gasses him. Killer Croc immediately begins to stumble around, trying to fight the knockout gas. When he stumbles close enough, Dick jumps off of him, onto the nearby fire escape, and then leaps down, using his entire body to slam Croc into the ground.
Croc's out, but Dick has no way of knowing for how long. He quickly restrains Killer Croc's arms, even though nothing that Dick has on him will hold him for very long once he's awake. Nightwing makes the call to the proper authorities, and then waits for them to show up. He can't help but pace while he waits. Dick wants nothing more than to get back to check on his little brother, but he can't just leave Croc unattended, even if he is unconscious. When they finally get there, Dick doesn't wait around to talk to them. He has to get back and figure out how Croc escaped, and why no one knew about it; but all of that is secondary to checking on his little brother.
The End
Author: Brokaw22
Disclaimer: The norms
Rating: T
Story Synopsis: That wire wasn't supposed to snap. There was no reason for it to snap. He checked it twice to make sure that it was secure and in good condition.
Thanks to Kathy for the beta work.
Chapter One
Nightwing arrives at the scene, and tries not to focus on the fact that all of the blood on the alley walls is most likely Tim's. He has to focus, and there's absolutely no way that he's going to be able to do that if he keeps staring blankly at the blood splatters. The snapped wire is still lying on the ground where it had previously fallen. Dick carefully picks up both pieces and places them into evidence bags before tucking both bags back into his belt. He's hoping that he can figure out what sliced through the wire once he gets back to the cave, but he still has to take samples of all of the blood. Dick knows that Tim probably didn't get a hit in on his attacker--not if the lack of defensive wounds on his little brother is anything to go by. But, he still needs to confirm that Tim's attacker didn't leave any other physical evidence.
Dick moves to the back wall where he found Tim slumped over, and starts looking for anything that might give him some clues as to who or what is responsible for Tim's current state. It's a little hard to see with nothing but a penlight, but Dick has dug around worse places with less, and the light pollution of the city is helping, at least a little. He crouches down to take a closer look at the ground where Tim had been lying, when he hears the distinctive sound of metal scraping against stone behind him.
Dick spins around to see the manhole cover slowly moving. He slips both of his escrima sticks into his hands, and presses further into the shadowy corner of the alley. It's Gotham, so Dick isn't the least bit surprised when the manhole cover is pushed aside completely, despite how heavy those things are. However, he is a little startled when Killer Croc emerges from the sewer. After all, he didn't even know Croc was out, let alone in this part of the city. Croc isn't even halfway out of the manhole, when Dick attacks. He's on Killer Croc's back, hitting him over the head with his escrima sticks, when Dick is unexpectedly pulled off and thrown halfway down the alley.
“Another bird wants to mess with me tonight.” Killer Croc clicks his teeth together twice, and then steps closer to Nightwing. “You can be dinner.”
He strikes out with his claws as Dick black flips away from him. “Why did you attack Robin, Croc?” He wasn't expecting to fight Killer Croc tonight. Dick doesn't have everything that he would normally use to subdue him, but that doesn't mean that Nightwing doesn't still have some tricks up his sleeves.
“Kid was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Just like you.” He lunges for Dick, jaws gnashing together, narrowly missing Dick. “I didn't get a chance to finish the little bird off, but you won't be so lucky.”
Dick flips over Killer Croc, twists in midair, and throws one of his escrima sticks at Croc. It connects with his head, and when Croc turns to attack once again, Dick jumps on top of him. “Here, chew on this.” Dick shoves a handful of smoke pellets into Killer Croc's mouth, and forces him to bite down on them, before jumping off of him and landing on the opposite side of the alley.
It's not enough to take him out, but it does enrage and disorient him. Croc charges Nightwing, and Dick slides out of the way, allowing Killer Croc to slam into the wall. “I'm going to enjoy eating you!”
Dick ducks another sweep of claws, spins around Croc, and then kicks him as hard as he can into another wall. He gets some distance between them, and then throws an explosive batarang. It detonates right before it hits Croc's face, and then Dick moves in. He's punching and kicking, hitting with everything he's got, while constantly moving. Dick knows that he has to tire Killer Croc out, otherwise he'll never win this. However, staying out of the way of Croc's sharp claws and dangerous teeth is becoming increasingly difficult in this cramped alley.
Nightwing can't risk letting this fight spill into the street, so when he has a choice of back flipping onto the sidewalk behind him or letting Croc slash his face. Dick twists as much as possible to minimize the damage, and then uses the wall to get over and around Killer Croc. Ignoring the blood dripping down his face, he leads him further into the alley, using the fire escapes to stay above him. It doesn't give Dick a lot of leverage, but it keeps Croc moving, especially when Dick dives low enough for Croc to try to grab him. He scrambles back up to the next fire escape before Killer Croc can do more than reach for him, but Dick is quickly running out of places to go, and the last thing that he needs right now is for Croc to get bored with him and move on...like he probably did with Tim.
When they reach the dead end of the alley, Dick drops down on top of Killer Croc, and shoves his other escrima stick into Croc's mouth vertically to hold it open. Dick knows that he has a limited amount of time before Croc snaps the escrima stick, but hopes that it's long enough to accomplish his goal. He pulls out a zip line, and avoids the clawed hands trying to grab him. When Killer Croc finally manages to apply enough pressure to snap his jaw closed, despite the escrima stick holding it open, Dick quickly wraps the zip line around his mouth, and then gasses him. Killer Croc immediately begins to stumble around, trying to fight the knockout gas. When he stumbles close enough, Dick jumps off of him, onto the nearby fire escape, and then leaps down, using his entire body to slam Croc into the ground.
Croc's out, but Dick has no way of knowing for how long. He quickly restrains Killer Croc's arms, even though nothing that Dick has on him will hold him for very long once he's awake. Nightwing makes the call to the proper authorities, and then waits for them to show up. He can't help but pace while he waits. Dick wants nothing more than to get back to check on his little brother, but he can't just leave Croc unattended, even if he is unconscious. When they finally get there, Dick doesn't wait around to talk to them. He has to get back and figure out how Croc escaped, and why no one knew about it; but all of that is secondary to checking on his little brother.
The End