#magic apprentice danny

DPxDC Magic Apprentice Danny (MAD)

Danny Nightingale was on a mission. For once not for his mentor or the observants. Not even some world saving quest from Clockwork or the JL. No this fetch quest was for the Crime Alley Revant. See Red Hood had rescued Ellie from a GIW base a few months back, and Danny had been searching for an adequate gift to offer the being ever since.

He had considered many things. The shard of a star, frozen in his ice. A daypass to the infinite library. A knighthood and title. It all seemed very small in comparison to the life of his sister, cousin, kid. Ellie was only living because Hood had seen the GIW and intervened, in all other lifetimes she didn't make it out and it destroyed Danny. The realms were greatful to him for saving their princess, Danny was thankful to still have a piece of his family.

Having Ellie alive made Danny feel almost whole again. So why not give the revenant the same opportunity? With a lot of research, Clockwork's not so subtle nudging and a little borrowed luck from his mentor Danny was on his way to Gotham's Lost. Also known as Kid City, or Robin's Forest.

A small subsection of Gotham's realm reflection. A haunt made and maintained by Gotham herself. The Lost of any mirror city's haunt was where the 'fogoten' reside. Shades and lost souls not ready to end or move past their death. Most commonly, children who don't fully understand death.

Robin's Forest was a utopia made and maintained by Robins. The various manifestations of hope and safety that the vigilantes created. A Lost where souls found peace and were gently giluided into the afterlife. A place where street kids forgot the pains of life before moving on. Many such children became their own version of Robin to fight their fears before moving on.

Most importantly, though, it was the last known location of Jason Peter Todd. At least his last known location while he was in the infinite realms.

"I've got something for you Hood!"

"Seriously Danny, I've told you that you don't need- WHO THE HELL IS THAT!? Is that a whole ass todler in a Robin suit!? Who gave YOU a baby?!" Jason exclaimed as he grabbed the kid Danny had just let go of.

Said child floated just out of Jason's reach staring into the revenant's very soul. There was an awkward moment of prolonged eye contact before the child moved. Slowly the todler approached Jason and placed a tiny hand on his cheek. "Loo 'ow bi' we got." The child cooed and pressed their heads together. Tears streamed uncontrollably down Jason's face.

There was a flash of light and the tiny child faded into a golden ball of light that fell into place in Jason's chest. A moment of shocked stillness before he took a breath and everything changed. The pits were gone, he felt peace and love and safety settle into his chest. Like a breath he didn't know he was missing. Like hope and trust was never something to question.

"What?" Was all he could say still crying and trembling from everything.

Danny smirked,"Take it easy buddy, it's gonna be a lot to take in for a while."

"What did you DO?" Batman demanded from the shadows.

"I just gave him back the missing piece of himself." Danny answered, hands up.

"What missing piece?" The bat pushed, looming as he does.

"The parts of his soul that he lost to survive." Danny retorted not very impressed with the Bat.

"Holy Shit!" Jason Todd, the Red Hood said as he tried not to hyperventilate. Overwhelmed by his world tilting into a positive light. "Did you just give me back my childhood innocents?!"

"Technically, you gave your child self a hug, merging back into one being was all up to your own mental and emotional state. It would have just been a hug if you hadn't done all the hard work of being someone baby you felt deserving." Danny shrugged.