New Beginnings Chap 1

I woke feeling drowsy with the mother of all headaches. I tried to move but I noticed my hands were bound behind my back and my feet were bound too. I tested the bonds, wincing as I felt metal cut into my flesh; the bonds were made out of some kind of metal, similar to barbed wire. I looked around and became acquainted with my surroundings. I was in some massive underground, well lit room.

How did I get here? I thought and then I heard a murmur behind me. I turned as much as my bonds would let me and noticed around a dozen hostages. The only difference between them and I was they were bound with rope, not this painful wire.

I heard a noise. There were big, burly men armed with all sorts of weapons; guns, knives, electric sticks, the works. There was smoke and I heard men cry out and a fight start. Later the smoke cleared and around half a dozen were down. And out walked him. Nightwing. Blue finger stripes and all. He taunted the men and several charged at him and they disappeared into the darkness.



*Later*



Nightwing was standing there; eskrima sticks drawn, breathing heavily. Sweat was dripping down his face, blood was pouring from multiple cuts all over, a stab wound on his shoulder and a bullet in his thigh. And just to sugar-coat it all, he was exhausted.

Bodies of unconscious men lay strewn on the ground around him. He has been fighting for who knows how long now and he wouldn't last much longer. No matter what he tried, they just kept on coming. There were still over 2 dozen men circled around him.

The civilians needed him. He needed to finish the fight. Their lives depended on him.

He fought and several more goons bit the dust. He turned around to face their leader who out of the blue grabbed Nightwing and threw him into a cracked wall. Dick crashed into the wall making it crack even further and fell to the ground chest-first with a thud. Both winded and dazed, he tried getting up but the weakened wall gave way on top of him.

"NNNNOOOOOO!!!!" I screamed as I struggled against my bonds, desperate to help rescue the vigilante but I winced in pain as the fine wires cut into my flesh.

I saw the rubble start to move and there emerged an injured Nightwing. He managed to free his torso and a leg was moving somewhere under some light rubble but the other leg was trapped. His face contorted in pain as he tried moving his leg; he must have busted his knee or worse... broken a leg.

The leader chuckled and lumbered over to the fallen bird. He placed a foot onto the slab Nightwing's leg was trapped under and put weight onto it. Nightwing gasped loudly and grunted with pain. The leader (as massive as he was) leaned ever more onto the slab and Dick howled.
Dick looked at the man with hatred and pain burning in his eyes.

"Blockbuster." He whispered. I could only just hear him.

The man grinned and indicated his men to me, the prisoners and 2 to stay by his side.

"Yes it is I."


I had heard about Blockbuster, from where I have no idea but I thought he was killed by a girl called.... Tarantula... Wait, he was an arch villain of Nightwing's when he was in Bludhaven... so could that be where I was??? Oh well I guess we can all be mistaken at times.


Anyways about a dozen goons made the prisoners stand up. Me, being unable to stand; let alone walk was picked up by 2 men. I strained against my bonds but it was no use. The men holding me chuckled and I could honestly swear I heard them saying something on the lines of "The boss said we can have fun with her later." But that's beside the point.

The 2 remaining goons by Blockbuster's side followed some unheard orders. One took over Blockbuster's place of incapacitating Nightwing and the other knelt down by his side and bound his hands in the same type of wire they used on me.

Why bind me in the same way he is? I thought.

Blockbuster knelt down, grabbed Dick by the hair and lifted his head up. Dick gasped and looked Blockbuster in the eye. There was a silent conversation being read between their eyes. Nightwing's masked eyes lost their twinkle; he must have resigned in defeat realising escape is impossible at the moment. Blockbuster looked at us triumphantly.

"Look at your almighty hero. The one they call Nightwing. The former Boy Wonder. Look at him. He's as weak as you ." He started.

Dick spat in his face. "At least I still know what it means to be human."

Dick winced as he felt his hair pulled out to almost ripping point and Blockbuster slammed his head into the ground. Nightwing groaned and Blockbuster lifted his head back up.

"You're in no position to say such things." He looked at me with a glare that unsettled my very soul.

"This one here, is she a friend of yours. She seems to have a liking for you. Is she in league with you?"

Dick just looked at me and at Blockbuster and stared blankly at him. Blockbuster's eyebrows furrowed.

"Have it your way then. But I will find out your secrets even if I do have to break you or your girlfriend." He let go of Nightwing's head and punched it, rendering him unconscious.

He straightened himself and indicated to his henchmen, "Take them away. Lock them in a cell."

And with that the goons escorted the hostage citizens off as the men by Blockbuster's side removed the rubble around the listless bird and dragged him away. I was carried off speechless, not believing my eyes from the events that had just unfolded.