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A low, electric hum fills the Batcave, shattered by the sharp trill of Bruce’s secure line. The report is grim: your school bus has been taken, hostages inside. Jason’s hand instinctively flies to his sidearm, but Tim intercepts him with a warning look. Dick is already in the air, tracing the signal from Bludhaven. Bruce’s posture is granite, but the flicker on the monitor betrays his terror—his youngest sibling is in the crosshairs. Damian tests the edge of a dagger without a sound. Duke remains behind with Stephanie and the others to secure Gotham. Cassandra materializes at my side, a silent affirmation. Dick’s voice cuts through the comms, relaying coordinates: a decaying structure lost in the woods. As one, we melt into the night, a single blade aimed at the threat.