Richard could faintly hear the sounds of footsteps as he slept curled up next to the elephant he had known all his short life. Snuggling closer, he continued to sleep unaware of the search going on for him. Zitka however was keeping a close eye on this man, not letting him anywhere near this precious child.<br/><br/>Haly was searching around the trailers when he heard someone calling his name. He recognized the man as the police commissioner who had spoken with Mr. Wayne when this all started. He met Gordon and listened to what he had to say.<br/>"Oh course! He loves the elephants, why didn't I think of that?" Haly led the way across the grounds to the tent where the creatures were kept. Walking in, his eyes fell on the sight before him and he almost couldn't go further. He moved to where Bruce sat and crouched next to him.<br/>"I'll get him." Haly watched Zitka for a few moments before standing once more and slowly moving forward with his hands in front of him. He knew this elephant well, but he also knew that she could become very protective.<br/>"There, there girl. I'm just going to take little Dickie to bed, alright?" Haly spoke to the beast, letting a hand slide down her trunk and patting her side. Haly knelt in the straw and scooped up the child in his arms, holding him close.<br/><br/>Richard began to stir when he felt himself being moved. Rubbing his eyes with a small fist, he looked up at Haly.<br/>"Haly...wha...what's going on?" Haly smiled sadly down at the child.<br/>"Go back to sleep little one. We'll figure this out." Richard nodded, and let his eyes flutter closed once more. Haly sighed and carried him to his own trailer where already the commissioner was waiting with a few other officers.<br/>"Haly we need to discuss what will happen now. He has no other living family." Gordon tried to reason with the man who only scowled and walked past into the trailer.<br/><br/>He placed Richard in his own bed and tucked the covers around him before closing the door and rubbing his face with his hand.<br/>"I told you, we are his family. You're not taking him from the only thing he's ever known." He spoke crossly to the police.<br/>"I know you're upset, but we have to do what is best for the kid."<br/>"You don't know what's best for him!" Haly's anger was flaring and Gordon knew this.<br/>"I'm sorry Mr. Haly but I'm going to have to take him in to the station until we can get him placed somewhere." He nodded to one of the other officers who restrained the circus owner while he moved into the trailer to take Richard.<br/>"You can't do this!" Haly struggled against the man holding him, shouting at the commissioner as he walked away. This woke Richard who instinctively struggled himself.<br/>"Let me go! Haly!" Gordon held on tight until he got to the cruiser and had managed to place the child in. Richard pounded a fist against the window and cried for Haly, anyone to help him. Gordon nodded sadly to Bruce before getting in and pulling away.<br/><br/>When the police had left and Haly had been released he fell to his knees and sobbed into his hands.<br/>"I promised them that if anything happened I would look after him." He muttered to himself. When he noticed that Bruce Wayne was still there he surged to his feet and thrust a finger at the billionaire.<br/>"This is your fault! You called them here, they took him away from me, from all of us." As suddenly as the anger had came it vanished, leaving a crying man who could hardly stand on his own feet.