[British and American] Jason Wayne's Struggle

When Jason opened his eyes, he found himself lying in a dark room. The bed under him was very soft, and there was a person sitting on the sofa nearby.

He woke up suddenly.

God knows where his good brother Strange threw him.

Jason secretly adjusted his breathing, pretending to be asleep, while preparing for battle. Then, he heard a familiar voice.

"Don't lie down when you wake up."

The curtains were drawn open, letting in the sunlight. Bruce stood there, looking at him with a nostalgic look.

"I checked your body and found that your stomach problems are more serious than the Jason I know. Is it possible that your diet has become more irregular as you grow older? Didn't Ah Fu take good care of you?"

Jason sat up suddenly, full of surprise.

"You are...Bruce!"

Then he almost fell down because of dizziness. The tall elderly man came over, helped Jason up, let him sit against the head of the bed, and even put a pillow behind him. Then he handed him a piece of chocolate and put a stack of newspapers on the bedside table.

"I'll wait for you in the restaurant."

Bruce left the room after saying this.

Jason paused, observing the room and discovered that the general structure of the room was similar to the room he remembered living in Wayne Manor, but there were many differences in the details.

There was a photo of him and Bruce on the bedside table, but the man in the photo seemed to be a little stronger.

He picked up the newspaper and flipped through it, and found that it was full of current affairs news, but Jason soon discovered something was wrong, because one of the pages of the Gotham Morning Post did not even report a single crime case.

This is simply unbelievable. Even if all the Batman family swept Gotham together, there would still be crime-related news reports in the newspapers the next day. This is normal. This is the nature of Gotham. Jason is used to it.

But there was no crime-related news in this newspaper. In other words, there was no crime-related news in any newspaper he had read!

It's like the whole world has entered a crime-free utopia.

Jason left the room and found that this was indeed Wayne Manor, and Bruce was waiting for him in the dining room, with light sandwiches and porridge on the table.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "I am Jason Todd from a parallel world."

"I know. Strange in this world has told me that someone in your world has fallen into a different parallel universe due to the vibration of cosmic strings. I have sent someone to pick up the person who fell into this world. When he arrives, you can leave."

Bruce took a sip of his tea elegantly.

Jason asked, "Where am I in this world?"

"He didn't resurrect. Not every world's Jason Todd can be resurrected. You fell next to his grave. I think every time you go to a parallel world, you land at your own location."

After saying this, a hint of darkness flashed across Bruce's eyes, and then he returned to his original appearance.

"I don't see crime in this world's newspapers. Is that what you want me to see?"

“Isn’t this the world you wanted?”

Jason was silent for a while, then he sighed and said, "I am willing to spend my whole life looking for a Gotham where children don't have to cry or grow up in the mud. After my dream is fulfilled, I will travel, become a writer, and continue to fight crime as a vigilante."

"I have learned a lot, and those things have taught me that evil will never completely disappear, but that does not stop us from pursuing light."

Bruce's expression became gentler. "That's good. You've grown better than I thought. If my Jason could grow up and go to college, he would probably be like you now."

Jason stopped talking. There was no other sound on the table except the sound of knife and fork hitting plate. Then Jason went to the bat cave below the manor, used the computer to look up the basic information of this world, and then went for a walk outside.

Less than a day after coming into this world, Jason deeply realized how terrifying a mad and broken Batman was.

The evil of the entire world could be completely destroyed by him. What else could this man not do? Because he recognized the killing power of his father, Jason had a little sympathy for the old bat brother in the original world from the bottom of his heart.

It's only right for such a cool man to live cautiously and restrainedly.

What also shocked Jason was that the time when Batman here destroyed evil was exactly the time when the second generation Robin in this world died.

Jason didn't know how Batman would react if Jason Todd died in another parallel world, but there was no doubt that the Batman in this world did everything he could for the individual "Jason", but his Jason did not resurrect.

After walking for an afternoon on the clean, crime-free, and peaceful streets of Gotham, Jason found a bench to sit on and stared at the hurried pedestrians on the road.

He was a little confused.

Just then, something cold touched Jason's cheek. He jumped up and saw Bruce standing next to him, holding the ice cream in his hand.

"Want to eat? I bought ice cream, chili dogs, and hamburgers."

No one can resist ice cream, spicy hot dogs, and burgers, least of all Jason.

"eat."

The father and son sat together on the bench and shared food. It had been a long time since Jason had this kind of time with Bruce.

"You look younger than the Bruce I know. The one I know is always worrying and ages faster."

Bruce touched his face and said, "Really? I feel like I'm a lot older than when Jason died. At first I was a little worried that you wouldn't recognize me."

Jason shook his head seriously: "No, you are still very handsome, the most handsome in my mind."

Bruce Wayne has always been the most handsome man in his mind, and no one can replace him.

"So Dick is second?"

"No, second place goes to Superman."

Bruce nodded in understanding: "Ah, Kryptonians always have racial advantages."

They laughed together. Bruce didn't ask Jason what he experienced after his resurrection, and Jason didn't ask Bruce how he had been doing over the years.

After a while, the autumn wind made Jason feel a little cold, so he leaned on Bruce's shoulder. Bruce hugged him and spoke slowly.

"I imagined what you would look like when you grow up, and thought that maybe one day you would fly solo like Dick, so I prepared a uniform for you. You like red so much, so the uniform is also red, a red robin."

"Ah."

"After you left, I missed you every day. I regretted not hugging you more when you were alive. You were actually very sensitive. I should have been more honest about my love for you so that you wouldn't end up alone looking for your biological mother."

"Ah."

"You are my cherished son, and the time I spend with you is very precious to me."

"I know, I have always known that the time I spent with you is equally precious to me, and it has supported me through many difficult moments."

"I once wondered if you hated me for not being able to get to you in time at that time."

"No, I only hate myself. You have to bear the consequences of my willfulness and recklessness. I must have made you sad."

……

Jason stayed with Bruce for a week, during which time they got along like father and son. Jason would bake delicious cookies every day to feed the old bat, then sit at his desk and talk to Bruce, play guitar for the old bat, and watch movies together at night.

It wasn't until the eighth day that Superman knocked on their door and brought Dick, who had been stranded in this world, over.

"Hey B, your oldest son isn't too hard to find, he looks exactly like our Dick here, oh, is this kid... Jason?"

Superman was obviously surprised for a moment when he saw Jason. Jason was wearing home clothes and holding a bucket of popcorn. He greeted Superman politely.

"Good morning, Superman."

"Good morning."

Superman had a deep memory of this kid who made Batman crazy and killed villains all over the world. In his memory, Jason was still a child when he died, but he didn't expect that he would be so tall when he grew up.

Dick's expression changed when he saw Jason. A week in this world was enough for him to gather enough information.

This is a world where Batman killed the Joker for Jason.

When Bruce saw Dick, he nodded calmly and then sent them to the Batcave.

"I think you guys should leave now."

Jason responded, used his ring to open the portal, and said to Dick, "Come on, I'll take you back."

Dick hesitated and looked at them, while Jason stood there, not making any move to leave for a long time.

Bruce said calmly: "Jason, it's time for you to leave. You still have your mission."

The next second, Jason hugged him.

A blue jay flew out of nowhere, kissed Bruce on the forehead, and landed on Jason's shoulder.

Jason leaned into Bruce's shoulder and took a deep breath, holding back his tears.

"Dad, I'm leaving. Please remember that no matter which world it is, the day I become your Robin is the best day of my life."

After saying this, Jason ran into the golden circle without looking back, pulling Dick with him.

In the bizarre space channel, Dick and Jason began to fall continuously, but Dick clearly saw that Jason's eyes were red.

The Blue Jay spread its wings and followed them as they continued to fall, kissing Dick's forehead again before disappearing into Jason's heart.

He whispered, "Little Wing, do you feel happy in this world?"

Jason asked back: "Why should I be happy? Bruce in that world is not happy at all. How can I be happy if he is not happy?"

No matter what happened, Jason loved Bruce with all his heart, and if Bruce couldn't be happy, he wouldn't be any better.

Dick smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. I mean, I want to say sorry to you a lot."

Jason looked away: "It's okay, I don't care anymore."

Dick: “Uh, do you and Tim get along well?”

"Okay, you know about us?"

"How could he not know? He wanted to let the whole world know that he had caught you. That boy's possessiveness of you was incredibly strong, but he did a better job than me."

Dick remembered that once after completing a mission, he entered a Batman safe house to replenish medicine and food, and then he saw that scene, Jason was lying on the sofa, covered with a blanket, with love marks on his shoulders, and Tim was sitting next to him, looking up at him and smiling, and mouthing a word.

"He belongs to me now."

Jason complained: "Which of my later girlfriends wasn't better than you?"

"I really can't refute you on this issue..."

Dick thought, yes, no one could do better than him, at least everyone else could openly like Jason.

He sincerely apologized: "I am very sorry that I did not overcome my arrogance and understand you before, and that I always looked at you with prejudice afterwards."

Jason replied calmly: "It's okay, I have forgiven you, and... I have always been grateful to you for going to Notre Dame for me after my death. You don't owe me anything."

There were many golden balls of light in the passage. When they passed by one of them, their falling momentum slowed down. Jason kicked Dick into the golden ball of light and left in the opposite direction.

That was the first parallel world Jason went to. In this world, he met Bruce, who killed the Joker for him and brought Dick back.

Before leaving, he used Mulin to leave a spell for Bruce. He didn't know whether his own self in this world was also waiting in the golden desert, but if he was still there, the spell would help him see Bruce.

Jason thought that himself in this world must also love Bruce deeply and look forward to hugging him again.