"I think you could use a shower, but that's me. And what makes you think there's three of us?" His cocky persona faded, however, when the Joker started firing in Carrie's direction. It took everything he had not to abandon the plan and just jump out and beat the Joker to death. He could only imagine how it felt to Batman hiding in the shadows.
Nightwing heard Robin breathing through the receiver in his ear, so she didn't seem to be injured. Despite this, Nightwing hissed, "Stay down, trust me," and then took a deep breath. "NO!" he screamed for the Joker's benefit, leaping out of his hiding place and taking a swing. He didn't have the glass jaw of the Joker of back home, unfortunately; this one only laughed.