Daminette December

2021:27-Escape

They should have expected it; Marinette had warned them it could happen, but while they were on a trip with Gotham Academy, the classes had been taken hostage by the Joker. Many people were able to escape and with Marinette's quick thinking and Damian's specialized training, the classes had been able to slip out the side doors.

When they heard the Joker begin to shout at his goons for letting everyoen escape, they quickly made their way up to the roof. It was easy to tell by the paint buckets, ladders, yellow chutes, and scaffolding that construction was being done to the roof. Marinette eased her way to the roof edge and looked over the side. The chute went all the way down to the ground. They could use it as a slide, but they would have to take turns. Who knows if it would be able to hold both of their combined weights. If all else failed, she would have to reveal her identity and get them both to safety. Damian moved to her side and seemed to be looking at the scaffolding at the rooftop.

Both heard the rooftop door swing open, loudly. Marinette looked over at Damian; she couldn't let him be hurt. After being Ladybug for so long, there was no way she was going to let her new frined get hurt. She grabbed Damian's hand and eased them towards the chute. Once they made their way in front of it, she put her plan into action.

"I'm sorry." Marinette whispered.

"What?" Damian whispered, confused.

Marinette quickly grabbed his collar and pulled him into a deep kiss. Damian wasn't sure what to think. He had met Marinette earlier in the week. The next thing he knew, he was pushed down the construction chute. It wasn't until he heard the gunshot overhead and a splatter of blood fell on his face, did he realize what happened.

Red Hood instantly grabbed onto Damian.

"No!" Damian shouted, "I have to go back!" fighting to get free.

"You're bleeding." Hood hissed.

"It's not mine!" the young Wayne shouted, "He shot her; she saved me!"

Red Hood couldn't believe what he was seeing. Damian was frantic in trying to get away to save a civilian.

"Look, we need to get you away from here." Hood explained, "Change and come back. You can still save her."

Red Hood and Damian rushed away from the building, only for it to explode. Glass rained down from the building as it began to go up in flames.

"NO!" Damian shouted, trying to rush back.

'Fuck!'

Hood quickly grabbed onto the young Robin from making a mistake. He held him around his chest and kept him against his frame. Off to the side, a portal opened up and spit out a girl with a high ponytail, dressed in red and white. They stilled as the red faded away and revealed Marinette. Her clothes were dirty and torn. There was blood on her head and some seeping through her clothes, on her arm.

"Marinette!" Damian cried, breaking free.

A red bug and small horse floated above the girl's small frame. They seemed hesitant on allowing them near her.

"It's okay." Red Hood spoke, "We protect Gotham."

The bug turned her eyes to Damian as he looked over her charge.

"Yes. Him, too." Hood stated.

She had seen how her master protected him and kept him safe. Two heroes stuck in civilian form, trying to save the other. How ironic.

"What about our girl?" the horse spoke.

"She's only knocked out." Damian sighed, picking her up.