I had to write this for my schools creative writing class. Should I start writing again???
Gotham, New Jersey 2005
"Why is he still alive?"
Jason’s voice was shaky, filled with unbridled rage, and hurt. He couldn't understand why his father, why Batman, bringer of justice, hadn't gotten justice for him. His trembling hand was tightly holding his gun. He knew that if he softened his grip even a little, it would slip from his hand.
"You know I can't kill him. He can still be redeemed." Bruce knew his logic was backwards. That no one in their right mind would leave the joker alive. Not after everyone he had killed. Not after all the hurt, fear, and misery he had caused. He knows. He knows because he created the Joker. He held more guilt for the monster he created, than anyone could process. "He is still a person Jaso-"
"DON'T say my name. You lost the right to call me by my name the moment you chose him over me. The moment you chose to let a monster live while your own son died!." A beat passed before he spoke again. "I want you to know, I'm not mad that you let me die Bruce," he spat his name with venom, "but you let me die for nothing. You let me become just another casualty in the cause. But I shouldn't be surprised should I? 'A good soldier' is all I was to you right?"
"Jason, you weren't just a soldier to me! You were–are–my son." Bruce's eyes, hidden behind his domino mask, showed he had more to say. Before he could, Jason erupted in anger.
"YOUR SON? If I was your son, If you were my father, you wouldn't have replaced me. You wouldn't have found a new Robin. If I was your son, you would have done anything to bring me back." His voice was filled with anguish, unshed tears blinding him.
"But you didn't... You left me to rot, in the ground. like the rest of his victims. I had thought, maybe it will be different this time. Maybe he'll finally get what he deserves. Maybe he'll finally be punished. Because he took me away from you. And instead, he was thrown into Arkham again. For what, a week? A month? C'mon Bruce face it. The Joker's only alive, because he, and all the other villains you fight daily, are the only purpose you have. If they were to die, Gotham wouldn't need you anymore. Then what? Nobody needs The Big Bat, and your life loses all meaning. Because you couldn't be content with your family. You have Alfred, Babs, Dick. You had me! Why couldn't that be enough for you?"
"Because of them." Bruce's voice rang out, absolute, on the rooftop. "Because even after 30 years without them, I still see their bodies laying on that cold alley floor. I still hear the vow I made to myself, hoping that they would be proud of me. And I can still hear the police sirens. I thought that they would be my saving grace. And they weren't. So I had to become my own savior. I have to seek justice so that no one else goes trough what I went through. And that includes the kids of criminals, thugs, murderers. They still have a chance. And doing that to them, would be snatching it away from someone as helpless, defenseless as I once was. So I can't kill him. Because then, I would be killing a part of myself."
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