Shocked this didn't happen sooner. DPxDC
Masterpost Meanwhile, At the Hall of Justice! Booster Gold sat at the reception desk of the Hall of Justice. He managed to annoy some of the higher level heroes in the field and was demoted to desk duty. But that embarrassing story is irrelevant, because Booster was currently staring slack jawed down at the stack of legal documents he was just handed. "Wait, wait, wait! You're SUING, the justice league!?" Booster demanded. The hero was looking back and forth between the stack of papers he was just served and the skinny younger man that just handed them over.
Danny adjusted his tie, glaring at the golden hero with a dead, emotionless expression. "More specifically? I am suing Batman as a member of your organization. As your Watchtower is in orbit, I was unable to serve papers there outside of the domain of American law. However, your organization of unlawful, colour-coded, thugs has this headquarters in Washington. So I am delivering these papers on behalf of my family, that I am representing in this case." Booster Gold was flabbergasted, baffled, positively slobberknockered. Booster flipped through the legal documentation without a clue as to what any of it meant. "I-! But-!" Booster paused his stuttering and took a deep breath. "Whyyyyyyy though!?" Booster almost cried, drawing out the first word. Booster gold was prepared for almost any kind of attack. He could deal with bombs, gas attacks, giant robot dolphins, even a drunk supervillain throwing haymakers. But a LAWYER? What the fuck!? Danny sneered at the confused man sitting before him. "I am suing Batman and at least three of his identified children for various crimes, that apparently law enforcement refuse to hold you all accountable for." Danny declared, reaching over to the stack of legal documentation in front of Booster Gold and flipping through it to point towards each grievance in writing as he spoke. "Illegal surveillance, hacking, stalking, breaking and entering, destruction of private property, theft of intellectual and physical private property, destruction of private property, trespassing, assault and battery, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted kidnapping. All without any ACTUAL, law enforcement authority present and no warrant to excuse their actions." Danny's stone cold demeanor cracking with every charge he laid on the desk. By the end of his list he was angrily spitting out his words. "As Batman and his 'Bat family' operate under the banner and employment of the justice league, I am holding your entire organization liable and am suing you to the tune of a hundred million dollars. I'll see you in court." Danny practically hissed out his last words before turning and storming out of the front doors of the hall of justice, the last thing he heard was Booster Gold activating his communicator and telling someone; "Hey guys? I think Batman fucked up." Danny Fenton, 23 years old and only just starting his career in law was beyond furious. Everything had been going so good for so long.
Parents? Took the reveal of him being Phantom with a minimum of fuss.
Jazz? Working through her final thesis at Arkam Asylum.
Tucker and Sam? In university and in some witch school respectively.
Ghost attacks? Done with after Pariah. Nobody but Skulker wanted to fight with him anymore and he had helped the DECENT, members of his rogue's gallery get better outlets for their obsessions.
Vlad? The Fruitloop has been at the Far Frozen off and on for years now getting psychological therapy and treatment for the ectoplasmic rot that was driving him insane. Vlad's become downright tolerable in the past few years.
Dan? Also in therapy and running Vlad's company with slightly better morals than Vlad had.
Dani? Traveling the world and spending Vlad's money. Everything had been going SO GOOD that Danny needed a new outlet for his obsession with protecting people. Danny's solution? Become a defense attorney. A shockingly easy task once his core latched onto law as a way to protect. And now after all of his hard work? Studying, learning, passing the bar? His first case isn't going to be protecting someone as a defense counsel. He's suing the HELL, out of Batman. Apparently Jazz was too good at Arkham. Her work with those lunatics and some offhand comments about home had her investigated by the Bat family. Digging into Jazz's history brought them to Amity and to Fentonworks. Those costumed thugs instantly labeled his parents evil mad scientists. They hacked into Fentonworks and found his parents old blueprints for anti-ghost weaponry and worse, the ghost portal. That alone would have been enough grounds for this lawsuit. But the guano goons decided to do worse. They deleted and stole schematics for the ghost portal and weapons. Then those idiots broke into Fentonworks. Thankfully Technus had upgraded the security systems... and made them less homicidal. The bat family couldn't destroy the video evidence from the security cameras. Every time Danny watched those videos his fury grew. Batman, Batgirl, and Robin breaking into the lab. Smashing, stealing, sabotaging whatever they deemed 'dangerous'. Thank god his parents noticed before they could do anything to the ghost portal. The Bats clearly were NOT, prepared for Jack Fenton to kool-ade manning his way through a steel reinforced wall. His parents instantly went on the offensive, always prepared to start blasting and beating down any threat. Danny has to be careful that he doesn't crush whatever he's holding when he watches the mother get slashed with a GOD-DAMN KATANA, and then knocked unconscious by Batgirl. If it wasn't for his Dad taking a batarang to his shoulder and hurling most of a steel table at Batgirl and Robin, they were planning on kidnapping his mother. They already had her wrists bound behind her on the ground. Danny's never been happier about his fathers ridiculous strength than in that moment. Because that was clearly the reason that Batman and his kids retreated, unprepared for Jack's willingness to destroy his own home if it meant keeping his family safe. Danny TRIED, to get them arrested. But he couldn't even get warrants for their arrest put out. So suing them in civil court was the next best idea that Danny could do. Once that caped cock-head was in front of him across the court room, he could get SOME kind of justice. On the Watchtower, Batman felt a migraine coming on.
