11 Chapter 11-I am Here!

Chapter 11

THOMAS WAYNE

Thomas Wayne rode down the elevator at Wayne Enterprises after a very busy day. While he enjoyed being the head of the company's technology and innovation sector, the work was rather tiring.

The launch of the new phones and laptops had gone as expected, their stores were packed, and they had basically run out of stock for the next half year. Right now, he was working on their next big project, and it was quite a hassle.

Apart from that, he was also dealing with constant threats to his life and a missing friend who hadn't called on him for two weeks now. The attack on Rachel had been an eye-opener and just the tip of the iceberg; it seemed that Falcone was becoming desperate and was planning something big, for he had now put out a price for both their heads.

Thomas could handle that, yet the issue was with Rachel. So, that is why he had leaked Falcone's plans for the port today to Batman by sending GPS coordinates to his phone.

He was quite sure that Bruce was suspicious of him knowing of his dual life, and though Thomas had initially thought of not associating himself with this, that notion was now long out of mind. He was now involved and planned to confront Brue in a week or so about his parallel life, plus someone needed to advise him to set up a mirage as well, for with his current reclusive lifestyle, it wouldn't be long before people began to connect the dots.

And as his private elevator came to a halt, he stepped out of it and onto the company ground floor, which was now empty apart from his security detail, though suddenly he felt his phone vibrate, and when he took it out, he stilled as he saw just why had it done so.

This was a distress call from Selina, something which had never happened before. He rushed out of the building rushing to his car, and connected the cameras in her mask to the screen, and realized why she was calling him.

She was trapped.

"What do you want from Thomas?" she questioned, and he knew she was buying him time.

"I believe you don't deserve to know that. And though I find your attempt to reform yourself is futile. A criminal is a criminal and must face punishment for his actions," and Thomas had an inkling just who this man was.

"My sister is innocent." She spoke rather loudly, and he stilled as it all clicked together, and he pulled on the average-looking radio knob in his car, twisting it quickly as his heart thumped in his chest.

"Protocol Charlie activate! I repeat, activate Protocol Charlie. The primary objective is rescue and evacuation. I repeat, the primary Objective is rescue and evacuation!" He ordered into the coms.

"Copy!" came the answer, easing his heart slightly.

Thomas didn't particularly like violence, yet he was never going to let that stand in the way of his ambitions. So before taking on the criminal enterprise of this city, he had set up a private security firm, one kept off the books, filled with ex-military men whom Arthur himself had vetted.

Their purpose was to provide security for people he held dear. A small squad was also stationed near Selina's home just to deal with a scenario like that.

He could feel Selina's heart racing as he put his hands on the steering wheel of the car, his foot flooring the gas pedal, as the tires screeched on the concrete road, and he saw her raise her gauntlet to her ears.

"Jump!" he told her, assuring her that he would rescue her sister. And then his car was racing through the streets, running past lights as he raced towards the Selina's apartment, hoping that he would make it in time, for though Thomas may not beat up criminals like his elder brother, that didn't mean he was completely defenseless for though Alfred may have vetted those men, it had been Thomas who had trained with them for years now.

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HELENA KYLE

Helena Kyle sat on her bed scrolling through the internet on her new phone, awed by the sheer advancement this little piece of metal held in itself. Though it was expected, after all, Thomas was the one who had developed it.

Thomas Wayne, the boy wonder of Gotham, and she still couldn't believe it that she had the infamous billionaire on speed dial.

From eating nothing but scraps and living on the streets, she now lived in one of Gotam's affluent areas, in an apartment of their own, with Selina. And it was all because of him, or more precisely because of her sister whom he loved, but yeah, it was all related to him.

She had met him nearly a decade ago now when he had saved her life by paying for her hospital bills and helping her sister get a legitimate job at his company. He was not much older than her, yet he was smarter. Smarter than anyone she had ever met, this new phone in her hand was the perfect example of his brilliance, though while he was a genius in some aspects, he could also be so dumb in others.

Like wooing her sister. Gods were both of them stupid. Even a blind idiot could tell that both of them loved each other, yet both of them were blind to this simple fact. Sometimes she wondered if they were as dumb as they behaved or was it all just a ruse.

Suddenly she frowned as she felt the door to her room screech, as her breath halted. She checked the time, and it had barely been an hour since Selina had left.

Had she come back early.

"Selinaa…" she was about to get up when suddenly the window to her room broke with a boom.

CRINCH!

"AGHH!" she heard someone scream and looked up and saw that instead of Selina, it had been someone else inside her house, someone who had just been shot.

Yet he was not alone.

"AGHHH! She screamed in shock, and ducked down as she heard shots being fired from outside targeting the fully dressed men.

"Someone else is here1 Get back!" she heard someone scream as they closed the door and rushed back.

Her hands shook, and she barely managed to reach for her phone. just as she was about to dial Selina's number, she received a call from someone else.

It was Thomas.

"Thomas! Help me! There are men here…"

"I know," his voice came from the other side, serious, with none of his usual cheer present.

"Those men in black clothes are there to kidnap you. Some of my men are also there, so you need to be strong and do exactly as I say," he instructed her, and she nodded as sounds of gunfire and fighting spread throughout their apartment.

"Ok….," she said with a shaky voice as he began to add from his side.

"Where are you at the moment," he questioned.

"In my room, on the bed. People are firing through the windows," she told him huffing, as the sounds of fighting intensified.

"Ok, on my signal, slide underneath the bed, and wait for me, I will be there in a second," he told her, and her heart eased slightly after that assurance.

"Ok," she said as she waited for his reply, and then it happened.

"NOW!" he told her, and she jumped off the bed and slid below it.

"I am there," she replied.

"Good, now don't move. Don't make a sound. And wait for my signal. I am coming up right now," he said and then she heard the sound of the door to her room opening once more, and she stilled.

She placed a hand on her mouth to stomp the sound of her labored breathing as she saw a pair of feet move around her room, the soles of his shoes crushing the glass of her windows. He was in front of her; if he were to sit down, he would see her.

Her heartbeat hammered in her chest, and then it broke as she felt a pair of hands clasp onto her ankles and pull her back.

"AH!" she screamed as she tried to wiggle them out of his grip, as her body slid out of underneath the bed, and bits and pieces of glass embedded into her skin, making blood drip out.

"HELP! HELP!" she screamed as she was pulled up, as the second man rushed to gag her mouth.

"Tell boss we hav…."

THUNK! THINK! THUNK!

And then she heard three shots being fired.

"AGHHH!" and the man holding her dropped her as he screamed in pain. Her head hit the floor, making her vision blur for a second, and she glanced towards the door, where a single person stood, clad in a suit, gun aimed towards the two men who were now clutching their shoulders, screaming in pain.

THUNK! THUNK! THUNK!

"ARGH!" they screamed in pain at the next pair of shots, this time aimed at their legs, as the man walked into the room, and as her vision cleared up, she saw just who it was.

"Thomas!" she cried in relief and agony as he pulled her up, his gaze still locked towards the two men screaming in pain on the floor, as he pulled her into his side, wrapping his other arm around her.

"I am here now! I am here. You are safe now. You are safe." He whispered in her ears, as he soothed her, as she found her head spinning and vision darkening with the last thing reaching her ears was the sound of an ambulance's siren as Thomas called out her name.

"Helena! Helena!"

And she blacked out, as darkness took over her vision as Thomas carried her out of the apartment. Had she been conscious, she would have seen how the apartment was littered with bodies and bodies of men, men clad in clothing similar to the ones who had held her earlier.

The injuries on their bodies were still fresh, hinting towards the one responsible.

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