Batman Interrogates the Light's Spy & The Bat-Family Reacts to Bruce's New Metal
1. The Spy Awakens — Inside a Bat-Designed Interrogation Cell
The Light's operative woke tied to a reinforced chair, surrounded by walls made of a strange transparent material.
They weren't in a normal cell.
They were in a zero-gravity, pressure-controlled container Batman designed specifically to restrain metahumans without harming them.
The operative tried to move—
Nothing.
The material suppressed all kinetic force.
A dark silhouette stepped into view.
The air got colder.
Batman.
No armor plating this time—
No explosive intimidation—
Just Bruce Wayne's silent, emotionless presence.
A thousand times more terrifying.
2. Batman Begins the Interrogation
Batman:
"You broke into the Watchtower.
You attempted to extract encrypted data about my son."
The operative said nothing.
Trying to activate a cyanide capsule—
Batman:
"Already removed."
The operative tried to trigger a teleport failsafe—
Batman:
"Disabled before you woke up."
A beat of silence.
Batman:
"Let me be clear.
I know exactly which organization you belong to."
The spy stiffened.
Batman leaned forward.
His voice dropped to a whisper—low, deadly, calm.
Batman:
"Tell me why The Light wants information on Damian."
Still silence.
Batman tapped his gauntlet.
A hologram appeared — the pillar of fire Damian released during the Doomsday battle.
The spy swallowed.
Batman:
"You saw this power."
"You think you understand it."
"You don't."
He stepped closer.
Batman:
"If you don't talk…
I will assume your masters want to harm my son."
The spy finally cracked.
Spy:
"W-We only wanted data! W-We didn't try to kidnap him! We didn't touch him! We just—"
Batman:
"Names."
Spy:
"V-Vandal Savage! Klarion also! Queen Bee! Ocean Master! T-they all want to know what he is!"
Batman's expression didn't change.
But his eyes darkened.
Batman:
"You'll give me everything you know.
And then I'll decide what to do with you."
The operative realized something horrific.
Batman wasn't angry.
He was focused.
That was worse.
Far worse.
Meanwhile… Back at Wayne Manor
3. Bruce Brings the Metal Home — the Bat-Family Gathers
Later that night, Bruce returned to the manor.
He placed the 10 bars of Gronckle Iron on the dining table.
Everyone stared.
It wasn't just metal—
It was impossibly dense, humming quietly like a sleeping dragon.
Even looking at it made the air feel heavier.
4. The Bat-Family's Reactions
Nightwing
Dick picked up a bar with both hands.
It didn't budge.
Nightwing:
"…Bruce, did your son just give us the densest metal on Earth for Christmas?"
Bruce:
"Yes."
Dick:
"…I love him."
Tim Drake
Tim scanned the bars with half a dozen devices.
All failed.
Tim:
"Okay. No. This isn't normal.
This metal is ignoring science.
It's not Kryptonian.
It's not New God.
It's not Atlantean.
It's not magic."
He turned to Bruce, wide-eyed.
Tim:
"Where the hell did Damian get this?"
Bruce didn't answer.
Because he didn't fully know either.
Batgirl (Barbara)
Barbara tested the vibrations.
Her eyes widened.
Barbara:
"This absorbs kinetic force like it's drinking it.
Bruce… you realize what this means?"
Bruce nodded.
Bruce:
"Armor. Weapons. Infrastructure. Anything we build with this will be nearly indestructible."
Barbara smiled.
Barbara:
"Tell Damian he's my new favorite.
Sorry, Dick."
Nightwing:
"RUDE."
Damian Walks In
Still tired, Damian entered the room.
The family turned toward him at once.
Nightwing put him in a headlock immediately.
Nightwing:
"KID.
You gave Dad a metal more durable than Nth Metal.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING THIS!?"
Damian pushed him off.
Damian:
"I found it.
That's all."
Bruce studied him quietly.
Damian… was keeping secrets.
But he wasn't lying.
And Bruce respected that.
5. Bruce Puts a Protective Hand on Damian's Shoulder
Everyone noticed.
Bruce:
"Thank you for the metal, Damian.
It will help us protect Gotham.
Protect everyone."
Damian tried to hide a smile.
Failed.
Just a little.
6. The Chapter Ends With Batman's Silent Vow
As the Bat-Family admired the new metal, Bruce stood alone for a moment, staring at the glowing bars.
He whispered under his breath:
Bruce:
"No one touches my son.
Not The Light.
Not the League of Assassins.
Not gods.
Not monsters."
He closed the crate.
Bruce:
"Anyone who tries…
will learn what it means to challenge the Batman."
Damian Finally Leaves the Watchtower… and Someone Follows Him
It had been a long, exhausting week.
Healing.
Debriefings.
Tests.
More tests.
Then even more tests.
Even Batman started telling the League:
"Stop poking him. He saved the planet."
So when Damian finally stepped off the Watchtower's teleport pad, returning to Gotham, he inhaled the familiar cold night air with relief.
Damian (exhaling):
"Finally."
Toothless was flying overhead in invisible night mode, keeping watch.
Damian didn't notice.
But someone else was watching him too.
Someone dangerous.
Someone patient.
Someone who had been waiting since Doomsday fell.
1. The Moment Damian Arrives in Gotham… Eyes Are Already On Him
The second Damian stepped into Gotham's shadows, a small silver sphere on a distant rooftop blinked awake.
A surveillance drone.
Not from Batman.
Not from the League.
Not from the government.
It transmitted six words on a secure, encrypted channel:
"Target Fire Shadow has resurfaced."
On the other end of the transmission…
A calm, cold voice said:
"Maintain visual.
No engagement yet."
The drone obeyed.
It continued tracking.
2. Damian Starts Walking — But His Instincts Flare
At first, he tried to ignore it.
He'd just survived Doomsday.
He wanted a shower, food, and twelve hours of sleep.
But—
Something felt wrong.
A prickle down his spine.
A disturbance in the air.
A presence far too faint for anyone else to notice.
Except him.
Transparent World activated instantly.
The world turned slow.
He could see:
Heartbeats.
Breathing rhythms.
Vibrations on metal.
Energy pulsing through circuits.
And behind him—
A heartbeat that wasn't human.
A machine.
Watching.
Tracking.
Waiting.
Damian:
"…Found you."
3. Damian Moves — And the Drone Panics
In less than a blink, Damian vanished into a dark alley.
The drone AI flagged this as "Hostile Movement."
It zoomed forward—
Then stopped.
Because Damian was suddenly standing on the rooftop, holding the drone in one hand.
He looked unimpressed.
Damian:
"If you're spying on me…
at least use better tech."
He crushed it with two fingers.
It exploded harmlessly.
But that wasn't what worried him.
What worried him was the tech inside the drone.
It wasn't human.
It wasn't alien.
It wasn't magical.
It was a hybrid.
A fusion of technologies that shouldn't coexist.
Damian frowned.
Damian:
"…This isn't from The Light."
That meant a new enemy had entered the board.
One with resources.
Intelligence.
And interest in him.
Bad combination.
4. The Real Threat Watches From Afar
A voice spoke through a monitor, observing Damian crush the drone.
No face.
Only a silhouette.
???:
"His reaction time was 0.07 seconds.
Faster than recorded during the Doomsday incident."
Another voice answered:
???:
"And he detected the drone without any visible sensory aid.
His abilities are accelerating."
A long silence.
Then the silhouette leaned closer.
???:
"Prepare the second phase.
If the boy is truly what the reports say…"
A digital image of the fire pillar Damian created during the Doomsday battle flickered on the screen.
The silhouette whispered:
???:
"Then he may be the most dangerous being on Earth.
Possibly in the multiverse."
The room's final light snapped off.
???:
"Continue observation.
At all costs."
5. Damian Contacts Someone Unexpected
Damian didn't like unknown threats.
He especially didn't like being targeted the moment he stepped out of a medical bed.
So he pulled out a secure communicator Bruce gave him.
And dialed the only person who wouldn't panic or overreact.
Batman.
The call connected instantly.
Bruce:
"Damian? What happened?"
Damian:
"I was followed."
Silence.
Not surprise.
Not fear.
Batman was analyzing.
Bruce:
"Describe the technology."
Damian did.
When he finished, Batman responded in a voice that was colder than ice:
Bruce:
"…That's not from any villain group on Earth."
Damian narrowed his eyes.
Damian:
"You're thinking what I'm thinking?"
Bruce:
"Yes."
A beat.
Bruce:
"Come home.
Now."
Damian closed the communicator.
Looked at the crushed drone.
Looked toward the night sky.
Toothless landed beside him silently, eyes glowing.
Damian:
"…Great. A new enemy."
He climbed onto Toothless' back.
Damian:
"Let's go home."