Prolouge:

Jason Todd's vision blured with every hit of the crowbar. The maniacal laughter of Joker mixed with the broken bones and internal bleeding dulled his mind. After nearly six hours it seemed like he would never be saved.

"Oh now that looked like it hurt." Joker laughed as he stood over the broken Robin. Robin looked past Joker and saw his mother's corpse laying with the bullet wound through her skull. As Robin looked away Joker slammed the crowbar down hard agains his already broken ribs. "Now that looked like it hurt worse," Joker laughed," So lets clear this up bird boy. What hurt worse? A," Slams the crowbar down onto Robin's back, "Or B?" Smashes the crowbar across Robin's face. "For hand?" Another strike from the crowbar. "Or back hand?"

"Fu..g..olf." Jason mumbled and smiled up at Joker.

"Ah... Ah?" Joker asked grabbing Robin by the collar of his suit. "Speak up cupcake I think you might have a collapsed lung." Jason looked Joker straight in his face and spit. Joker's face went blank then rammed the crowbar between his eyes knocking Jason back nearly ten feet. "Now that wasnt very nice. At least the first boy blunder had some manners. You need to be taught some respect." Joker looked up at the sky and smiled. "Nah. I think I'll just keep hitting you with this crowbar!"

'Fucking great.' Jason thought as he tightened his muscles waiting for the next blow.

Suddenly glass fell from the ceiling and a large shadow crashed from the roof of the Ethiopian werehouse. Jason turned slightly onto his side causing emense pain to fly through his entire body. Batman had kicked Joker across the head sending the murderous clown flying towards the exit.

"This has gone to far Joker!" Batman said standing over his half dead sidekick. "You WILL pay for this!"

Joker laughed hard as he got to his feet and pulled a small remote from his jacket. "You really think I didnt have a back up plan Bats? Its like you dont know me at all!" Joker pressed a button on the remote and a sheet fell from what looked like a crate to reveal a massive bomb. "Catch me or save the bird Bats? It's all in your hands now!" Joker laughed hystically as he bolted from the werehouse with Batman chasing towards him.

"Br-uce..." Jason tried to yell. To scream. To do anything other then feel pain. Suddenly he felt his body picked up as cold air surround him. Through his blury vision he watched the inside of werehouse light up and an explosion blinded and deafened him. The blast sent whoever had picked him up and himself flying nearly thirty feet. "Bruce..." Jason looked up to see the wide open sky above him.

"Its ok Jason." Bruce said from next to Jason. "Stay down ok. Help is on the way."

Jason smiled as he looked up, his eyes covered in his own blood giving everything a slight red tint. Jason laughed softly to himself as a small black bird flew over head. It circled low and landed next to the half dead sidekick of Batman. The bird, that Jason recognized as a crow cawed loudly and hopped next to Jason.

"Be..beau..beautiful." Jason whispered as his vision went dark and unconscienceness flooded his brain.