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Issue #123's ending had had the Flyboiz of Blüdhaven asking Nightwing for help.

Issue #124's beginning was Oracle expositing what that help would involve - medical attention for those Flyboiz who'd been poisoned by significant exposure to " Chemo-infected corpses " - and Nightwing summing up with " They need blood transfusions. "

This did not sit well with the Teddies, the other Blüdhaven gang Nightwing was helping.

( The Flyboiz and the Teddies had been in conflict. )

The most pertinent divergence in it is that fateful night in Crime Alley - here, Tommy Elliot and his family were with the Waynes on their way home from Zorro.

Young Bruce is taken in by the Elliots, after his parents' murder.

Years later, Tommy is Senator Thomas Elliot of " the independent city-state of Gotham ", and Bruce.. has, after years of catatonia under Dr. Jonathan Crane's care, passed away.

Except after Dr. Crane lets Tommy know about his childhood friend's end, and Tommy leaves.. Dr. Crane is attacked by a bandaged figure wearing a Bat-symbol.

Tommy is also attacked, as he's heading back from Crane's asylum - a missile shoots his chopper down, just after he sees that same bandaged Bat for the first time.

Around its wreckage swarmed the Outsiders, whose leader urged them to take Tommy: " One of the architects of our corrupt, broken city!

" The ones who murdered my father, the last good cop in Gotham! "

The citizens went after Tommy - two of them got past his security, and were about to take him.

They were stopped by a Gray Son, of the Court of Owls.

" Richard. " Tommy said. " I didn't expect to see you here. "

( Behind them, the people and Tommy's security fought. )