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Chapter Six

@DeadRobin02: you guz have small airvents

@notacreepystalker03: Yeah, we've been meaning to fix that. Haven't gotten around to it yet. You guys have any luck?

@datass#1: x lck here jst dust n spdrs DX

@DeadRobin02: found a dead rat. looks like demn spwn

@crayforpurple04: lol XD totes iiiisss!!!!!!yeah no lck here just eeewewewewe stff ya know? lol kk gotta keep crwln

@ArtemisCrock: couldn't it have been easer to use out comms?

@ArtemisCrock: *our

@datass#1: NO COMMS

@crayforpurple04: NO CAPES LOLOLOL XD

@notacreepystalker03: What's wrong with capes? I wear a cape. I really like it.

@datass#1: 1x I dresd as btmn. I trpped over da cape DX soooo x fun nygma wldnt stop laughing XD

Artemis felt the phone buzz in her leg pocket again before deciding to ignore it. They weren't saying anything useful, anyway. Her knees ached, and no matter how much she tried to stretch in the small vent, her back seemed stiff. They've been crawling through the vents for hours looking for this said "Demon Brat" or "Demon Spawn" or (according to Nightwing and Nightwing only) "The beautiful and special BabyBat." They were having no luck at all. Spoiler seemed pretty worried over this for a while, if only because that meant she failed her chore of taking care of "Demon Spawn" and wouldn't be getting dessert. Nightwing had managed to calm her down, though, and really, she seems perfectly fine now.

Artemis isn't sure whether to be worried or not, because based off of Bart's and Jamie's violent reactions to this kid, and the sudden lack of trust that Artemis has developed in the "Batfamily" as a whole, she wasn't sure where to put this kid on the "How Crazy Are you?" scale. From Deathstroke to Joker, the kid seems to be ranging somewhere close to Owlman, and that was unsettling for her.

Artemis continued to crawl, her bare palms scraping against the vent, and then she heard a distant clink. She crawled through the small area, entirely expecting another disgusting rat when suddenly--

Just.

There was a small coo and big, blue eyes turned to look up at her, holding a very notable, sharp, batarang in between it's fat, small, tiny fingers.

Holy f*ck. Is that a baby?

@ArtemisCrock: I FOUND A BABY GUYS WHAT DO I DO

@crayforpurple04: lololololol XD that's prob totes terrbear haha lol so funny ma wuz lookin 4 him erlier 2day XD

@datass#1: awwww he found a way into da cave? dats so cute awwwwww ~

@notacreepystalker03: Just say, "Holy tissues, Batman! It was right under our nose and we blew it!" He should recognize you as an ally after that. Don't try to grab him before you say that, he might kill you.

@DeadRobin02: TerrBear hangs here sometimes. doesnt ma no that

@ArtemisCrock: that worked why did that work that is the weirdest thing I have ever heard.

@crayforpurple04: lol I like da fact dat she don't even notice da 'kiil u' part XD I like this gurllllll lol XD <3 she shud hang with da batgurlz smtime <3<3<3

@crayforpurple04: *kill

@datass#1: fam joke u x get it

@DeadRobin02: wut he said. were just too awesome for u to comprehend

@notacreepystalker03: Let's just say that the Robins have survived through some memorable ages. My age was obviously the best one.

@crayforpurple04: uhhhh NU-UH dick's was obv da best he rocked dem scales ;)

@notacreepystalker03: Traitor.

@ArtemisCrock: who's dick?

@DeadRobin02: my dick

@ArtemisCrock: *gag*

Artemis pocketed her phone again, shaking her head. "TerrBear" was hanging around her neck like a Koala, his legs wrapped around her waist as much as they could, hoisting him up off the bottom of the ventilation shaft. Granted, he was older than what Artemis had originally guessed since he could talk pretty well. Or he's an early talker, but considering the Batfamily never seems to get taller than 5"4', he's probably small for his age. Perhaps two or three.

The kid kept blabbering about, "Cow," and, "Bat," and, "Jason," and, "Steak," and something about a --Ramion? Damon? Baymond? Whoever-- trying to kill someone. Or, as TerrBear puts it: "Mash! Mash! Mash! E'pode!!!!!!" If Artemis had any doubts about this kid being Batman's, the random things the child quotes from Shakespeare and from assassination books Sportsmaster use to have lying around the house proved her otherwise.

She made it out of the vents after what felt like forever. If she thought her hands felt like jelly before, the added weight of a little person made her arms feel like they had been disintegrated by a death ray. Even after she made it out and stretched her desperate limbs, the kid clung to her and dug his face into the crook of her neck. Artemis knew the cave was bright, even she needed a couple seconds to adjust to the sudden light change from the dark, crowded vents. She didn't know how long the kid had been in the vents for, but she could only assume that he felt the affects, too.

Eventually, everyone made it into the kitchen with Artemis, where Dick happily took the baby into his hands. TerrBear kicked for a while, but when offered to go back with Artemis the kid settled down and clung to his older brother, as if he hadn't been hanging onto her a minute earlier. The child glared like Batman, and Artemis wondered for a second whether all the Bats had baby blues like that.

Tim sighed. "So, no one found the brat?"

"I'm okay with that," Jay said, opening the fridge and rummaging through it. He pulled out a beer-- a beer that Artemis was pretty sure wasn't allowed in the cave-- but she didn't mention it. Really, it's not like pointing out that fact would make Red Hood put it away. "He can be lost for as long as he wants."

Tim sighed again, this time with more frustration and anger. "You didn't even look, did you!?" He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Oh my gosh, Hood-- Do you want my team to die?"

Red Hood opened the bottle, taking a nice, long swing. "Yeah, actually that would be kind of nice."

"You'd spend more time at home," Stephanie supplied, hopping on the counter.

Okay guys, It's been like a year. And most of you have probably dropped this story. But, This chapter is half finished and I can't figure out how to finish it. Help me? And ideas for the next chapter?

For those of you who have stayed, thank you. Like, a ton. I'm getting older, and my life is becoming adult, and so I'm sorta trying to figure things out. meaning that most of my free time is sleeping or staring at the ceiling wondering what the hell im doing with my life. But everytime I see a new comment, even if I don't reply, you guys make me smile. Everytime I get to sit down and talk batfam shit with you guys, it helps take the stress off and calms my anxiety just a little more.

Thank you. :)

Ideas, ppl! Cuz I do like talking about this stuff!