Scene: Batcave — 20 Minutes After “Spooky Boy Supreme” Reveal
Danny is back in human form.
Sitting cross-legged on the medical table.
“…I’m just saying,” he says to no one in particular, “if you’re gonna call me an ‘entity,’ I deserve at least one cool nickname.”
They’re already watching.
One by one, the Batfamily appears.
Nightwing — already mid-concerned-big-brother face
Red Hood — leaning back like this is about to be entertaining
Red Robin — eyes locked, processing at 300 mph
Oracle — calm, but very focused
“Hi! Oh wow, there’s more of you.”
“…Bruce,” he says slowly, “why is there a glowing file label next to that kid that says ‘Lazarus-class’?”
Danny perks up. “RIGHT?? I asked the same thing!”
Batman: “We’re still assessing.”
“…Define ‘assessing,’ because from where I’m sitting, that looks like ‘you brought home something that crawled out of a pit and gave it cookies.’”
Danny points at him. “Okay, first of all, I did not crawl out of a pit—”
Pulls up Danny’s scan overlay.
“You’re not just calling him Lazarus-adjacent,” Tim says, voice tight with focus. “His energy signature is stabilized. That’s not possible.”
“Okay, not to derail the science moment, but I feel like I should be impressed and I don’t know why.”
“He’s not degrading,” Tim continues. “No rage spikes, no neural decay, no dependency cycles—”
Barbara (Oracle) cuts in:
“Which means whatever he is, it’s not a side effect.”
Danny slowly lowers his cookie.
“…Okay, that one sounded important.”
Jason (Red Hood) Leans In
“…Kid,” Jason says, “you ever, I don’t know—die and come back wrong?”
Danny brightens instantly.
“Oh! Yeah, that’s literally my whole deal.”
Nightwing Tries to Be the Adult
“Okay—okay—hold on,” Dick says, rubbing his face. “Let’s back up. Bruce, you’re telling me this kid—”
gestures vaguely at Danny
“—got stabbed multiple times, healed instantly, then turned into a glowing ghost thing, and your solution was to—what—bring him home?”
“In my defense, I came with snacks.”
“And impeccable manners.”
“Alright,” Barbara says, voice calm, cutting through the chaos. “Danny, right?”
“Walk me through it. What exactly happens when you ‘transform’?”
Damian: “He does not need to—”
Danny’s eyes flash green—
Hovering just above the ground.
The Batcave lights flicker.
Jason actually leans closer.
“…Oh, that’s—yeah, that’s familiar.”
“…but it’s close enough to matter.”
Because he’s watching Danny.
The way something else seems to exist in the same space as him—
Danny looks at the holograms.
The Realization Hits—All at Once
“He’s not reacting to the environment—”
That one hits differently.
“…Yeah,” he says, softer.
“…So,” Jason says casually, “does this mean he can’t die, or—”
“Yeah, okay, we’re definitely keeping him.”
Damian: “We are not keeping him.”
Jason: “Speak for yourself.”
“He’s not a resource. Not a tool. Not a solution.”
“…And not something Ra’s gets to claim.”
Tim: “…Then we have a problem.”
“Correction—we have a fun problem.”
Damian: “You are the only one who finds this enjoyable.”
He drops back into human form.
“…So, quick summary—am I in danger, or like… extra in danger?”
Alfred steps into frame behind Danny.
Places a hand lightly on his shoulder.
“You will not be facing it alone, Master Danny.”
“Yeah,” he says. “I figured.”
Because now it’s not just a mystery.
Ra's al Ghul is already moving.
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