Batman: Under the Red Hood Page #2

who ordered the theft of the android.

He goes by the name of Red Hood.

MAN:

i don't care what he's calling himself.

Do you idiots know

how many bidders i had on Amazo?

A list of puppet dictators

and psychos as long as my arm.

Millions shot right to hell.

-And whose money is that?

-Your money.

My money. Mine.

This score was a game changer.

Amazo was going buy my way up

into high-end internationai trafficking.

Now I'm forced to keep rooting around

in this local leg-breaking garbage.

And he gives me bat troubie,

who blows the damn robot's head off!

i could have at least sold it for scrap,

but Batman kept it.

Yes, Batman likes to keep things.

-Look, this circus act, this Red Foot--

-Red Hood.

whatever.

He's dead. Take care of him.

You, new guy.

-Sir:

BLACK MASK:
Don't be nervous, kid.

But if you keep staring at me like that,

I'm gonna cut your eyes out.

[GRoANING]

-Give me the specs on tonight's shipment.

LEoN:
Yes, sir.

it's 10 cases of assorted SMGs

and PDws...

...along with 5000 .45 caliber ACP rounds,

your personal favorite...

...and two cases of RPGs.

it's all bought and paid for,

so this is strictly a delivery, not a buy.

in view of recent events, i've taken

the liberty of doubling security...

...and switching the drop spot.

RED HOOD:

That sounds like a plan.

Co-PiLoT:
what are they waiting around for?

-Seriously.

Hey, protocol says I'm only supposed to be

on the ground for six minutes.

RED HOOD:

it's okay. i won't be staying that long.

And i almost thought he wouldn't show.

You know what i missed most

about running with you? The toys.

Stay sharp. we're not done.

RED HOOD:

You wanna dance? Let's dance.

-is that gonna hoid?

-No.

So you want me to--? should i--?

okay, i'll just take care of this.

RED HOOD:

okay then. Nice night for a run.

-He's good.

-Yes, he's putting on quite a show.

He's very good.

we got him.

-That's impressive.

-Nothing we haven't seen before.

if you say so.

Think we iost him?

[BEEPING]

Move!

[BEEPiNG RAPiDLY]

[GRoANS]

RED HOOD:

You haven't lost your touch--

He's got some moves, huh?

And as much i hate to belabor a point...

And still that is often

exactly what you do.

I'm chatty. it's part of my charm.

I'm saying that our boy here

has some skills.

He's been trained and trained well.

Like right there. That.

He sliced that cable

off his ankle before it went taut.

You don't just do that.

That has to be practiced. Learned.

-And then there's the knife.

-what about it?

You know many knives

that can cut my lines?

-Not many.

-No. Not many.

well, look, we obviousiy have got

ourselves a player, we-- ow!

BRUCE:

Alfred, take him home.

Bruce, i can still help.

You already have.

Thank you.

Go rest up.

okay.

But you know where to find me

if you need me.

He did just thank me, right?

-indeed he did, sir.

DICK:
weird.

RED HOOD:

You haven't lost your touch--

[TRAiN wHiSTLE BLowS

oN ViDEo]

You haven't lost your touch--

--your touch, Bru--

You haven't lost your touch, Bruce.

[ROBIN LAUGHS]

ROBIN:

whoo-hoo!

You guys having a party?

-i guess our invite got lost.

-it's over, Riddler.

Riddle me this. what's green and purple

but covered in red and yellow?

You. when i land on your sorry butt.

MAN:

Don't move or i'll--

You'll what? Shoot me?

Twenty rounds a second

and you were still too slow.

I'm not slow, punk.

-Me neither.

-i've got him.

[GRUNTING]

Robin!

i had to take him down.

You shattered his collar bone.

He's a drug-deallng pimp.

i didn't think i had to prop up some pillows

before i took him out.

we needed him. He would've talked.

But you put him into shock.

Sorry.

That was dumb.

But he deserved it.

BLACK MASK:
Maybe my last request

was too mired in subtlety.

i want this man dead.

when i say "dead," i mean seriously dead.

Beaten, broken.

His-head-mounted-on-my-wall

kind of dead!

Understood.

we'll be taking further precautions

at every transaction--

Screw that.

Time he learns that this is a contact sport.

we're going on offense.

Rough up his business.

Something big. Something loud.

when he shows up to shut us down,

have a party waiting for him.

And when i say "party"...

...i actually mean a whole lot of people

who are gonna kill him!

-i figured.

-Just being clear.

[SiGHS]

[TiRES SCREECHING]

[ENGiNE REVS]

[PEoPLE SCREAMING]

what are you doing? we're protected.

we pay up to the Red Hood.

is that right?

Cute.

Do you know who you're messing with?

Yeah, Tyler Bramford.

You're a club owner and some big damned

drug dealer in the East Quarter, right?

i am the East Quarter drug trade,

you stupid bags of--

Manners, fatty.

i don't care who takes care of you.

You watch your mouth.

Then you know who's got my back.

You know who i answer to.

Sure:
The Red Hood.

And we work for the man

who's gonna take back what's his.

CHiCo:
So at the expense

of your very wide butt...

...we're sending your boss a message.

[SCREAMING]

RED HOOD:

okay.

what's the message?

WOMAN:

A simple one, actually.

want to guess what it might be?

RED HOOD:

i have a few ideas.

Any of you hired guns even know

who i am?

BAToN:

You are our target.

RED HOOD:

ow.

So you four have all this power

and all you do with it is kill for money?

BULK:
From what i hear,

we've got that in common.

RED HOOD:

You heard wrong.

BAToN:

i thought you'd put up more of a fight.

RED HOOD:

oh, the fight hasn't started yet.

I'm just stalling.

-what the hell took you so iong?

-Shut up and fight.

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMING]

[PowERiNG UP]

[SCREAMING]

RED HOOD:

i gotta say.

i missed watching you work.

Look out!

RED HOOD:

Awful close.

You afraid you'll miss?

SHoT:

Black Mask just wants a body.

-we don't need your head.

BATMAN:
Let him go.

And step away.

SHoT:

A Taser?

Nail me and you'll electrocute both of us.

RED HOOD:

Maybe that's what he has in mind.

No!

RED HOOD:

Just be happy i only killed one of them.

They're all assassins.

And what are you?

RED HOOD:

I'm cleaning up Gotham.

More than you ever did.

You're stealing territory from Black Mask

and killing anyone who gets in your way.

RED HOOD:

Black Mask is just a part of the plan.

Pian? You're becoming a crime lord.

Yes. You can't stop crime.

That's what you never understood.

I'm controlling it.

You wanna rule them by fear. But what do

you do with the ones who aren't afraid?

I'm doing what you won't,

I'm taking them out.

Tell me what happened to you.

Let me help.

RED HOOD:

it's too late.

You had your chance.

And I'm just getting started.

BLACK MASK:
Son of a-- Are you telling me

that scumbag stole my guns again?

No, sir:
He destroyed them.

Biew up the truck, the drivers....

Damn it. of all the-- Damn it!

Previousiy, he was just enlisting anyone

under our province to come work for him.

Now he just seems to be killing them.

oh, so now we've got another Batman?

one who doesn't mind the blood?

No, sir, he's no Batman.

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