199 Malcolm X Boulevard Harlem, New York City.
9:30 AM
9:30 AM in the morning and he hasn't even had a single Pop tart, a bowel of Lucky Charms or a slice of bacon - and here he was bloodying the corrupt, running on two hours of sleep. He could really go for a pop tart, chocolate chip, he thought.
Harlem's Paradise a nightclub founded by Buggy Stokes and Quincy McIver. It became the base of the criminal activities of the Stokes Crime Family and a front to launder its dirty money. Cornell Stokes aka Cottonmouth, now operates the club and has positioned himself as a notorious crime lord in Harlem.
Spewing cries frantically as the felon stared down the barrel of the Red Hood's pistol, pleading, begging, for his filthy life.
Thug: "I-I...t-told..you everythin' I kn-know... don't fuckin' k-kill me...my baby mama need me!"
Red Hood: "How touching. Did she tell you that after you beat her for the third time, or before? Hm?" He stated with sarcasm." Look, I'll tell you what- run. Run away and never return." He mimicked Scar from the Lion King.
As the thug sprinted to his feet, the dawn chorus of melodic birdsongs was interrupted with the grim, loud, deadly sound of rapid gunfire piercing the hasty sprinter's flesh eliminating him from the living, leaving his corpse behind the peaceful nightclub.
"Checkmate," Jason joked.
The thug sang like a canary, informing Red Hood that Cottonmouth had linked up with Black Mask and brokered a deal with an old enemy of Cage(Tombstone aka Lonnie Lincoln). Tombstone possessed superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and reflexes. He was extremely violent and had a history with Cage dating back to his time as a gangster.
After his last run-in with Batman, Jason was instructed not to return to Gotham until he abandoned his extreme measures of justice. Far as Jason was concerned Batman and Gotham deserved each other. He was sick of his enormous ego, antiquated sense of morality, and poor battle methods that proved to be ineffective in the grand scheme of things. The Black Mask burned Gotham shortly before he made his return, Joker killed and maimed countless people and Batman still had this psychotic infatuation with pretending that therapy can help him. The hell with them both.
Selina Kyle, Helena Bertinelli, Mia Dearden, Bucky Barnes, Roy Harper, Frank Castle & Luke Cage. He respected the likes of them.
While Selina was getting a massage, Jason left her a message.
"Hey mom, it's me. Your favorite birdie," he said dryly. "I know Luke is there-- so tell him to give me a call. I'm leaving the States tonight so make sure it's sooner rather than later. Out."
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