#jasontoddpaintrain

A/N : so this is a one shot inspired by @psychovigilantewrites ‘Don’t Call Me That’, her work is really amazing and you guys should really check it out :)

My OC is basically Helena Wayne but if she was born on Earth 1 and Selina kept her a secret from Bruce, raising her with Ivy and Harley.

Warnings: a lil bit of swearing, a lil bit of violence and a some angst

Rat piss, sewage and dried blood filled Copycat's nostrils as she and Batman walked down the halls of an abandoned cell block of Arkham. Guards had sent a report of screaming and movement down in the old west wing, which hasn’t been used in years.

“What happened here?” Helena questioned as her stomach turned at the foul smell while Bruce seemed to be unfazed by it. ‘Must be used to it’ She thought to herself.

“Remember when Joker injected himself with the titan serum?”

“Oh.” Was all Helena could utter.

She wasn’t in Gotham at that time because of a mentor ship she had been offered overseas for 2 years. In that time, the Joker had caused a riot within Arkham and injected himself with a titan serum, a mix of Bane’s toxins and some other chemicals. After being defeated and locked up in a full body cast for 19 months he eventually broke out. It was also in that time Bruce had found a successor to the Robin mantle, Jason Todd, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered in front of him at the hands of Joker.

Helena wasn’t bothered by it as she never really knew Jason, but it made her question why Bruce didn’t do more than just break Joker’s bones for what he had done. She may live with her father now, but it didn’t change her views on how justice should be dealt.

The stench of the cell block worsened as they encountered a locked door and her nose scrunched up, “The least they could do is clean up this place-”

She was cut off by what almost sounded like a whimper behind the locked door and looked at Bruce as he raised a finger to his lips, indicating for her to be quiet and took out a small explosive from his utility belt. The door handle fell as the two walked in and analyzed their surrounding.

The smell made Helena want to gag as tears welled up but quickly blinked them away as she saw a chair toppled over, animal bones, scratches on the wall and dried vomit. She then saw Bruce standing still over something.

Helena knit her eyebrows, “B, What is it?” She asked as she inched closer and froze with mouth agape at what she saw.

The body of Jason Todd, laying on ground and barely breathing. Cape tattered and body fluids covered his suit.

“H-how is he even alive?” It had been two years since that night Joker filmed his death, making them all believe Jason was dead.

Then it clicked.

The animal bones she saw that were scattered on the floor-

“My boy, oh god. My boy. What did he do to you Jason?” Bruce’s voice cracked as he cradled Jason in his arms, tears streaming down his face. Helena felt her heart ache watching her father let all his emotions out and put a hand on his shoulder, squeezing gently.

“I sent Alfred the text, he’s waiting in the cave with all the medical equipment he could find.” Helena said, thinking he would get up and they could nurse Jason back to health quicker but he stayed on the floor.

She took off her goggles and sighed, “C’mon dad, the quicker we leave, the quicker we nurse him back to health.” Bruce got up with Jason still in his arms and walked out the cell as Helena followed behind them.

‘Two years? Damn I can’t imagine what he has been through.” Helena thought to herself as she trailed behind them, sat in the batmobile while never taking her eyes of Jason.

She had only met him once, both in their uniform but on different sides. Her and Selina were stealing the newest artifact in a museum when the dynamic duo showed up to ruin the heist. Jason got scratched up pretty good that day.

The sound of waterfalls and machine wiring brought Helena out of her thoughts as they drove into the cave, coming at a stop behind a rail.

Bruce and Helena jumped out as Alfred rushed with a gurney to Jason’s side, “Dear God! How did he manage to survive that long in there?” He questioned and hooked Jason’s wrist to an IV.

“There were signs of small animal bones on the floor.” Bruce stated and Helena grimaced at the thought of Jason eating rats to survive.

A silence passed over as the three looked at Jason and Bruce finally broke down, “I didn’t search hard enough, I should’ve- Oh god-” His voice cracking as he covered his face in his hands.

“Dad, please don’t blame yourself. You did the best you could-”

The sound of Jason’s heart monitor speeding and his whimpers cut Helena off as Bruce rushed to his son’s side, gently touching his arm.

That was clearly a mistake as Jason jerked away from his touch, eyes wild and breathing heavily. It certainly didn’t get any better when he realized where he was and who he was next too.

Jason immediately ripped off the IV, “GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!” He screamed and got off the table as the Bruce took a step closer.

“Jason it’s me-”

Jason shook his head vigorously, “No- No you’re not real! You never came for me.” He growled as he glared at Bruce and Helena’s heart broke a little.

Bruce slowly took a step forward, “This is real and I did come for you. You aren’t there anymore, you are here with me. You are safe.” He reassured him as he kept approaching.

“You’re real?” Jason whispered.

“Yes.”

Jason let out a humorless laugh, “Good.”

He then lunged at Bruce with his finger wrapped around his neck, pressing down hard as he shouted, “HOW LONG, HUH? HOW FUCKING LONG DID IT TAKE FOR YOU TO FIND ME?”

Bruce immediately flipped them over, pinning Jason’s arms, “Jason, calm down. You need to rest- “

“CALM DOWN!? YOU LEFT ME TO ROT IN THAT ABANDONED WING OF ARKHAM FOR OVER A YEAR! WITH HIM.” Jason’s voice cracked as he shouted at Bruce and didn’t feel the tears streaming down his face.

“Joker was right, you never loved me-” He deadpanned as he got out of Bruce’s hold and attacked him, not once holding back on his punches as Bruce just let him.

“I was just a child soldier to you, huh? I bet if it was Dick, you would have found him in a heartbeat-” Helena had enough and knee’d him in his face, knocking him off Bruce.

He glared at Helena and before he could attack, Alfred quickly sedated him.

She then went to go check on her father who laid still on the floor, eyes wide open, “Why didn’t you detain him?” She asked him.

“I’ve never seen him act so wild before-”

“Jason was kidnapped, tortured and locked away for two years. It’s obvious that the Joker may have brainwashed him, said things about you that aren’t true. Anything thing to make him turn against you-” Helena paused for a moment as she put the pieces together.

“What if- what if this was Joker’s plan all along? To make Robin turn against you? Your own partner? I do remember him saying something about ‘getting tired of the same old fanatics’ with you before I left.” She theorized and Bruce hummed in agreement as he got up from the floor.