At the beginning of Bruce's senior year, he got to experience what it's like to be a teenage parent. Though not in the traditional way on becoming a parent.
There was an assembly held only for the seniors in the advanced classes. Apparently that year in Gotham more than twice the number of babies were abandoned in the hospital. The orphanage was too full to take care of the orphaned babies. (Reminder to build more orphanages or donate more money to them).
The principal has volunteered his students to take care of the ones that the orphanage couldn't take. Is that even legal? How is leaving teenagers to take care of living breathing humans a good idea?
It wasn't up for discussion this project was 30% of their grades. Bruce would like to have his straight A's in the future but taking care of someone is hard work. There was no right answer to go about doing this. All he could do was hope for the best. After all have no help from anyone other than your partner? Yeah, he is hoping for the best.
His assigned partner was Danny Fenton. He really doesn't interact with his classmates so not much is known about him. But he needs to get his idea about living arrangements across.
Buying an apartment near the school so both of them can take care of the baby evenly. The hard part is convincing Danny and his parents to let Danny stay at the apartment for however long this project would last.
2
Bruce didn't think this through. Two teenagers and a baby have to take care of cleaning, cooking, shopping, and the baby. How are they going to survive? He looked at the questions they had to answer about the baby. It was basically a profile in hopes the baby would get adopted.
"I can be the primary caretaker of the baby I have some experience." Danny started. They were currently talking about what role they would have. Bruce was really at a disadvantage. Alfred took care of all the things one needs to be independent. He couldnât clean well he is banned from stepping in the kitchen and he has no experience with babies.
He explained this to Danny.
"I'm sure we'll figure it out for now let's just shop for the baby and buy some basic groceries. The only problem is money." Danny said with a sigh.
"That won't be a problem buy whatever you think we need," Bruce said with a proud smile.
Danny looked at him with a deadpan look, " you know you really shouldn't be proud that the only thing you can offer is money."
Bruce had to admit that hurt.
3
Bruce wanted to admit that they did figure it out but it was only a matter of time before Danny cracks.
Danny cleans the apartment ( Bruce picks up after himself but still leaves a little mess), cooks for them and takes care of the baby when they are in the apartment. Bruce takes the baby during school and feeds her through the night.
So when he gets sit down by Danny he really thought this is about the lack of effort he is showing.
"Ok, we need to talk about giving the baby a name." Huh. He didn't expect that?
"Do you have any ideas already?" Bruce asked in an unsure tone.
"I'm afraid if I name her it's going to be a star name. But to be specific I like the name Aurora." Danny admit. Bruce like the name.
"I like it. We should name her that. But can I decide her middle name?"
Danny shrugged, "sure be my guest."
Bruce wants the middle name to be his mother's name. But it's not his child should he be giving it to a child that's not his own?
"What about the last name?" Bruce asked.
"I think her last name should be both ours."
"So Aurora Martha Fenton-Wayne?"
Danny thought about it before agreeing.
Bruce smiles.
4
Danny smiles at his daughter. He knows this was just temporary but he couldnât help but get attached.
He would adopt her if he could but this project made him realize that it wasn't possible right now. Though he felt like a single parent in this he couldnât fault Bruce.
Bruce was one of the people who protested this. Danny didn't mind. So he tries to do the majority of the work because Bruce didn't sign up for this. He signed up for it. Sigh. At least money wasn't a problem.
He couldnât help but buy outfits for Aurora. She just looked so cute in them! She was his special little girl after all!
5
"What makes her special?"
Danny was caught off guard with this question. Was he really asking that?
"Why do you need a reason?"
Bruce looked caught off guard before explaining that it was an answer they had to respond to. It was not something they could avoid.
"Why does she need a reason to be special? Look how cute she is! It doesn't matter what she grows up to be. She doesn't need to prove to anyone why she deserves to be adopted! After she is already special for being born into this kind of world," said Danny while cuddling with Aurora.
Danny looked up to see Bruce looking conflicted with something.
"Is something wrong?"
"No, it's just that I never thought about it that way."
Danny smiled.
6
Danny wanted to smile. He knew this day would come but it still hurts. His daughter would go and be someone else's daughter. While he would just go back to being a regular high school student.
He was packing all of the baby's toys, clothes, and diapers. He covered his mouth to try and keep his sobs quiet. He couldnât help but cry. He sat there in a room he personally decorated just for his little girl. Memory that he holds so dear in his core. He doesn't think he could see her off.
He curled himself up beside the crib that is empty.
7
He looked around the empty apartment that was once filled with laughter. She was gone. Bruce now had free time that he didn't know what to do with.
He has a relationship with Danny Fenton that revolves around the baby. Now that Aurora was gone was there even a relationship? Danny didn't come to say goodbye to her.
He was angry. He didn't know why but he felt unexpected anger.
The door opened. He turned around to see Danny who looked like shit.
"Why didn't you come and see her off?" He said calmly.
"I don't think I could have held it together. It feels like she was ripped away from me. I can't let her see me like that," Danny mumbles while looking at the floor.
"You're going to regret this you know that? You're going to regret not saying goodbye!" He didn't understand why he was angry. He didn't want to blame Danny but here he was putting him down.
"I don't get you! You never once relax while living here! You're always tense like you're expecting something to come and ruin everything! I see the way you look at me!" Danny was yelling and Bruce let him.
"It's like you're expecting me to fight you on everything! It's like you were just being useless just to see if I disagree with you!" Danny was right he was expecting them to fight. He read that it could help strengthen bonds. If you can overcome it.
Danny looked down before yelling, "Dammit Bruce, why was that the only way you except for us to get along?" Danny was sobbing now.
What does he do? He was never good at comforting people.
"I hope we never see each other again."
Bruce quickly looked up and met Danny's swollen eyes.
"I don't want to remember this. This was just an elaborate dream." Danny looked up while saying this like he was praying for it to be true.
"I'm sorry I pushed you to this." Bruce felt ashamed.
"Goodbye Bruce," said Danny as he walked pass him.
To forget this? He doesn't forget things. This will follow him whether he likes it or not.
8
Disconnect.
That's how he feels.
A family of his own sounds like a dream. He can go to college and lead a party life like all the other students are doing. But he stays in his dorm looking out the windows imagining his daughter. Jazz said that it wasn't healthy the way he was processing his loss. Closure she said was better than believing he abandoned her.
But didn't he? They were strangers. Strangers who went through multiple screenings. Bruce was the one who approved of them.
That hurt.
How could he let her go? It doesn't matter really.
After all none of it was real. It was an illusion.
I really just wanted to get rid of this draft so it's not well looked after.
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Bruce didn't pay attention to the rumors that went around the school. It wasn't worth his time to figure out who got pregnant or how publicly that one girl was rejected.
He just had to focus on studying. Well, that's was until he bumped into Danny Fenton. He didn't know him and before he could apologize Danny was already gone.
'Weird'
Bruce didn't think about the interaction for the rest of the day. Then the next day came and he was cornered by none other than Danny Fenton.
"Is there something I could do for you?" He asked politely.
Fenton didn't say anything and just handed a flash drive over. He looked down at it. The flash drive was simple but he wondered what was downloaded on it?
He looked up to question Fenton but he was gone. That was the second time Bruce let him slip. He kept wondering what was on the flash drive throughout the day until one of his classmates approach him with answers.
"Huh. You got one too?"
Bruce looked up at him and gestured for him to continue.
"Danny Fenton was the one who gave you that right? I wonder what he got from you?"
"Do you know what's on it?"
"Well not specify but it's a song. Fenton will give you a song based on his first impression of you. It's weird because the songs are usually ones that no one has heard of. But if you look up the song it will be there."
Bruce can work with that. But what if the flash drive downloads a virus onto his laptop? He could take it off. The curiosity of what the song is about is take over his reasons.
-line break that's really not that long--------
It was his eyes. Ocean Eyes is what Fenton's first impression was of him. Bruce looks in the mirror. His eyes looked more like a storm than an ocean.
But passed that, the lyrics of it were suggestive. He was reassured that it was just the overall main topic and everything else was not what Fenton truly meant. But it was a love song.
He will start to monitor Fenton.
--------Line break. Many years later---------
"The most random thing happened just now."
"Report Nightwing."
"Yesterday I stopped a mugging along with Robin but when I turned around they were gone. But just now that same person handed me a flash drive."
Batman gave a little hum before saying "Was this person tall with black hair and blue eyes?"
"Yeah prime adoptive candidate if he were younger."
"Danny Fenton"
"Huh?"
"You can find more about him later right now focus on your patrol."
-----Line Break---hours later--------
"May I ask what you are doing Master Dick that is keeping you from resting?"
Dick, caught off guard, jumped a little in his seat.
"Ah, I'm trying to look up Danny Fenton. He gave me a flash drive that I still don't know what's on it," Dick admits.
"Mr. Fenton is in town? I shall invite him to dinner later," while saying this he made his way to the batcomputer pulling up a file that seemed to have the answers to his problem.
"Mr. Fenton gave Master Bruce quite a scare with his flash drive," said Alfred with a smile.
"So the flash drive is a song based on his first impression of me. But he also met Robin and didn't give him one. Does this mean he did a combination of us two?"
"I'm quite intrigued by what that song can be about."
"What does that mean Bruce still has the song. Please tell me he still kept the song."
Alfred raised an eyebrow before pulling up another file a putting play.
"I've been watchin' you for some time. Can't stop starin' at those ocean eyes"
Well, Dick can see where it all went wrong. But the file did say it was just based on one part. It seems it was his eyes. Though he never saw any 'ocean' in the eyes of Bruce
Dick can't help but wonder what was on his flash drive. He plugged it into a laptop and put play.
"Birds of a feather, we should stick together-"
He can get an idea of what this was about. This is what he saw in their relationship. He was proud of this impression. Maybe he can get his siblings to bump into him later and see what can of song they get
- tw: mention of suicide and marriage contract also not really a ship in this
It's not that often that Batman talks to civilians. When he does is to reassure them and talk them out of doing suicide.
The patrol started and he ran into what seemed like a bride? S(he) was sitting in the middle of an alley softly crying. He wouldn't have heard it without his training but he caught it.
He slowly approached so as not to scare them. The bride seemed to notice someone was there and quickly looked up. The bride's face was a mess, to say the least. The makeup was all over the place.
What does he say? How does he comfort someone who is clearly in distress but not in danger? At least he hope not.
"Have you ever heard of a marriage contract?" They said in a soft voice. He honestly didn't think they would explain the situation.
Batman nodded. It wasn't uncommon in the world of the rich. The rich want to marry the wealthy.
"It was one of those silly contracts. If both parties are single when they reach a certain age they will get married." They took a deep breath. They start to fidget to try and calm themselves down.
"We both went through with it. We spent 6 months planning the wedding. The cost was covered by me and him. There was time." They emphasize the word time. He had a feeling where this story was going.
"Even if I truly didn't love him like a lover I would have still cherished him like one. I wrote vows that nothing can get between us and if there was something then we can get through it." They continued talking.
"The day comes everyone is there and everything was perfect. When it came time for us to sign the papers she suddenly appeared. Declaring her love for him while everyone was there recording!? She went on to tell everyone I forced them apart and how he was just taking pity on me. I didn't know what to do. All I could do is watch my wedding fall a part as they leave to go probably fuck somewhere!?" They started to cry again.
"Why didn't he tell me? Why go through with it if he had someone who would fight for him? Why am I the bad guy?" They were hugging their knees sobbing into them.
"It's probably going to be all over the internet and I'll probably get painted as the bad guy." Though still crying he could hear how tired they were while saying that. Then he also noticed something green in his hand.
"Maybe I'm just having a bad night. Thanks for listening." They got up letting their white wedding gown get dirty. His mood change worries him.
"Do you need a ride?" He really didn't want to leave them to walk alone.
"Yeah, I would like that thanks." They said with a small smile.
- This is really out of character but for the plot it's canon(^-^; tw:cheating and also marriage contract
The marriage contract between the Waynes and the Fentons can not be pushed back another generation. They both would lose too much if it were not finalized. The Fentons will be forced to not have any level of degree. This means they would lose the hard work they had worked for in their youth, something that cannot be replaced. The Waynes will lose 2/3 of the money they own to the government which was generation of money lost.
Danny volunteered to do it. Jazz was getting her degree in psychology and he honestly wasn't doing anything solid yet especially not with the marriage contract in the air.
So it was decided that Danny Fenton and Jason Todd-Wayne would get married in the future. The date was thankfully not set in stone. He signed the papers as soon as he got them he did not want to risk Jazz feeling guilty and signing it behind his back.
Maybe he shouldn't have done that. Before meeting up was Jason was easy they could talk and eat. But now Jason is looking nervous? He could tell something had changed. He wondered if it was work or if it was something else.
Later that week he was having dinner with Jazz when she confessed. She and Jason are in a relationship. He didn't believe it. His sister whom he called just to gush about how Jason made his heart flutter. How Jason made him feel loved and appreciated. No. This was not possible.
He couldnât face them. He knows he should feel happy for them but how? His sister is with the man he loved. He should be angry but he's not. He just feels empty. The little stuff Jason did for Danny was now doing it towards his sister. The love he had felt from Jason was replaced with guilt.
What about the deal? All of the other Wayne kids are not adopted the oldest is married and in Damian's case is too young. That really leaves only one person. The one who couldn't marry his dad because he had a choice. He now has to deal with the consequences of handling it off
The deal went through and the announcement dinner was called. Everyone was there his family and the Wayne family. But it did not go as smoothly as he would have hoped. Jason and Jazz are fighting in front of everyone. It's like they're the only ones in the room right now. Should he interfere? The others just seem to just observe the chaos that happening.
" ... news flash Jason! HE LIKED YOU TOO!"
"What the hell!? You told me he didn't! Is that what you were feeling guilty about because this whole relationship was built on lies! Aren't you studying to be a therapist? How the hell did you think this would work?!"
He chose to intervene since this does involve him. But he honestly agreed with Jason. How did Jazz think this will turn out?
"I'm going to assume you liked me before you and Jazz got together?"
"Yeah and there she was to comfort me. OR MANIPULATE ME INTO LOVING HER!" Jason was red in the face which did not suit him
"I DIDN'T! You did that in your own free will! I just lied to you about that part! I just wanted to feel what he felt!" She was crying now.
"Wait so you just wanted to feel Jason's love?" He was really confused. Could she not have done that with another person?
"It's just the way you said and described how you felt. That made me realize how lonely I was. I was only going to be a friend to you but then I had a horrible thought." She turned to me finally looking me in the eye.
"What would happen if Jason thought you didn't love him back? Would he call me and still say all of those lovely things? But then I felt guilty and stayed to comfort him. I swear it was never to steal him!"
Why is this happening? Why did thing go to bad to worse?
"You're crazy you know that! You would actually do this to your own brother just so he could feel what you felt!? Like he didn't also know how lonely someone could be!" Jason looked ready to just leave and never come back.
"I'm sorry ok! This wasn't supposed to happen-"
"So what was?! Huh!"
Danny signed this was going nowhere.
"It doesn't matter anymore. The reason why you were called here was to announce my engagement to Bruce.
Danny didn't like his new job. This job was something every ghost has to do. It's the ghost's job to keep on human soul happy. The more powerful you are the harder the soul is to get happy. Oh, and there is a catch. The ghost can only feel one emotion when interacting with the soul.
That's honestly where he messed up. Danny is a pretty powerful ghost and even though he heard what the job entails, he still chooses to be happy all the damn time. He really should have thought this through. But he can't change it now The soul he is helping with has already been born. That's fine all he's got to do is wait till the teenage years.
Danny jinx it didn't he? If he could feel dread there is no doubt that he would only feel that. Because he is smiling like he won the lottery while there is this kid on his knees beside him frozen in time, dead parents. Well, no one said it would be easy.
" I welcome thy soul to the other side of hell!" Why did he say that? " I'm phantom you're own ghost merchant! Is it that exciting!?" He giggled. He hates this so much. "Now I need to confirm that you are Bruce Wayne?"
The soul stared with hatred. He can't blame the kid he is smiling like nothing is going on. That's when he just nods.
" Great! I have to go over a few things about the shop so do keep up! OK? First of all this shop is specifically tailored to your needs. It will give you everything you need to be happy! Second of all this will give you any and all benefits that mean such a simple thing could turn even greater! And finally, it's the one rule we have don't kill any human being!"
He looked at the soul to see if he was following along. Good he was.
"Now what you need is this! This bundle will give you the right to see your parents every month!"
The soul looked up with hope. "...Really?"
"Really! This does cost a huge amount of trauma points but you have so many that you won't need to worry!"
He holds out his hand to make the deal with the soul. The soul takes his hand. There the deal is done.
" Now like I said it's once a month all 24 hours and all you have to do is yell out the date you want them to come! Here this is my calling card all you have to do is repeat what's on there! But that's all goodbye!"
He opens a portal and quickly unfreezes time.
He felt tired when all that happiness left his body. He hopes he doesn't have to deal with it often.
Over there year nothing really major happened as their first interaction. But then something did happen.
"Tho shall call and I shall answer! What can I do for you?"
"My son. Can I see my son."
"Let's pull up the shop! Would you like to do the same deal with your parents?"
He nods.
"Got it! What's his name?"
"Jason Todd", he said in a sad tone.
" Oh? Well, it seems that your son won't be dead long so do keep an eye on his grave! But you know the rules so bye!"
He had to go and ask Clockwork what this was about.
Jason Todd had to die. His revival was not set in stone though maybe he could use this to his advantage.
He was called and the familiar emotion came.
" Your ringtone sounded so here I am! What can I do for you?"
"Please heal my son"
" Huh, it seems he needs more than healing? This is something beyond the shop! But there is a deal we could do~!"
The soul spoke firmly. "What's the deal."
"That this shop will go away! You get to keep all the things you have purchased but you can't get help in the future!"
" It doesn't matter please heal my son."
"Then the soul Bruce Wayne has agreed to give up the shop to heal his son! Jason Todd will be healed physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually! With this deal, Bruce Wayne is still required to follow the shop's rules!"
He holds out his hand to seal the deal. Bruce Wayne accepts that deal.
He then looks at the frozen body on the bed. He chants till the job is done.
"There he should wake up when time starts back again! Well the bye!"
"Bye"
Danny did it he was finally done and he didn't have to kill the soul. It was the opposite really he healed the soul's son. He is soooo done with that.
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Danny did sign something. While he thought he was signing a contract stating he was going to own a truck, it apparently was a marriage contract. Yup in a clear letter does it states that under the husband was his signature. The question is who the hell was his wife? Timothy Jackson Drake was what he read. Did he get married to a dragon?
Nope, apparently he is completely human. This contract was formed in order to retrieve a soul that has been lost in time. Good for him but bad news for Danny.
Ghosts are known for their emotions and are taken very seriously. Sooner or later his people will find out and demand to meet their queen? Haaa... could he just kidnap the dude? He did basically sold his soul to him. After all Ghost vowels are different from human ones and this contract was drafted based on the husband's custom.
But didn't that mean he doesn't get to do all of the paperwork? This is honestly a bad deal for his queen. Though he holds the title he doesn't get the power that comes with it till he can prove himself in front of their people. Danny really doesn't have the time to tell him about this so a letter will have to do.
"Dear Tim Drake, due to some unfortunate events you are now The Queen of The Infinity Realm. Though you hold this title you are not recognized as The Queen until you can prove you are worthy of such power you can hold. The reason you are Queen is because I King Phantom of The Infinity Realm accepted your purpose. Please note that the book attached will explain all you need to know for the basic. There is another book that goes into more of becoming The Queen if you wish to stand by my side. But if you chose not please note that we are forever tied based on ghost culture. The books should tell you everything you need to know. You should also note that this letter and book can only be read by Timothy Jackson Drake.
Best regards
King Phantom"
There that should do it. It wasn't a well written letter but on such short notice this was good. Now to send it and that will be one less problem for him. After all who would be crazy enough to accept such a deal?
Dick remembers from when he first arrived at Wayne Manor. It was the opposite of what the circus was. He didn't think he would fit into the rich lifestyle. But he made himself fit in and got better at acting. He also remembers that he got an allowance. But for one year he did not get an allowance. He doesn't remember why he didn't get but he knew it was a punishment. He also never really asked why. It just felt like he shouldn't that he know it just better that way.
Danny hated Gotham and this world in general. It was bigger than Amity and full of crazy people. But he was sent here for a mission from C.W. What he didn't understand was why he had to be a club singer and sing so pretty dirty songs.
There was also a problem being here. Money. Being a club singer does not pay well, and while the rent is cheaper in some places, it does not mean it could also feed him. So that's why he is accepting any gig. He didn't expect to find a 12-year-old chasing him down to play at a party next weekend. With his allowance money. Maybe that was his first sign that something was wrong. He also should have asked questions but the kids left before he could. At least he had the address.
But the weekend comes and he is standing outside Wayne Manor. He feels like he's been tricked. This party full of rich and elite people are really going to be listening to his music? He quickly tries to flag down Bruce Wayne and explain the situation.
He was met by Bruce Wayne and the kid. He really couldn't talk when they both were talking at the same time. He was then personally escorted onto the stage. One that already had people there waiting. He was shaking. Was he really going to perform in front of these people whom he could see clearly?
He had to. It's his fault for not asking questions and he already wasted the money on rent and food. He grabbed the microphone and sang one of his more appropriate songs. Wicked Game was what it was called. It was a slow song with a beautiful melody in his opinion.
The audience seems to be listening but also still talking amongst themselves. He could do this. This was going smoothly. That was until he got a request from his boss? employer? He didn't know. But it seems this kid was a cruel one. He wants the song called Older to be played.
While it wasn't the worst song he could have chosen it does imply some things. It's a song about wanting an older man and not minding the age gap between them. It also could be related to Brucie Wayne. The Playboy Billionaire. He didn't know how he or the crowd would react. He really didn't want to know.
But here he is singing and getting looks. The crowd is whispering and pointing at him. He wants to go home. He could hear what they were whispering about and he hated it. He's nothing like that. He was still pure in some sense. But he made it he was done and he could go back to his place.
He found out the next day that he was blacklisted from any and all establishments in Gotham. Honestly, his job was done and all he needed to do was die again. But not in the way that was going ghost he had to do suicide. He won't feel it or so C.W said.
He now has another problem the kid thinks it's his fault he is now suicidal. Apparently, rumor had it that the song Older was meant for Bruce Wayne. The Elite banned him from their establishments to show their support for Bruce. He honestly doesn't get it but now he is stuck living off the kids' allowance until he finds a way to commit suicide without getting caught. In the end it only took it year.
"I want to start that I have known about you being Batman. I hoped that when I confessed about me being a half-ghost you would come clean. You did not.
I was fine with that. I would have given you the time of the world to confess. I didn't mind it. I Loved you. Every part of you. I know that you did love me too. How else would I have taken you to see a therapist?
The adopting part was a surprise. We didn't need to talk about that. I would have accepted them with open arms. I just wished that it didn't feel like walking on eggs shells because you forbid Dick to talk to you and him. I know it's about the night time thing but that in turn left blank space for me to try and understand that you did get along. I wished we communicated more than we did. We did not.
When you proposed I was over the moon. It was going to be how Dick image it would. A complete family. Even it he was older during that time. But then you and him got into a fight that I could not interfere with. It was about your other life. He cut you off. I expect for him to still talk to me. He did not.
Jason was a joy I knew I can count on him. I was warned that something was going to happen to him. I'm so glad that he let me in and told me about his plan. He was our joy. He was the glue that brought all of us back together. I considered those two as my own children. I thought I was finally be able to talk about them. You know? Like the whole truth. They did not.
I realized that they follow your word. In Wayne Manor Bruce Wayne is the leader and what he says goes. I planned on living like that. I was ready to accept it. But then I saw you with her. You let her in so quickly. It broke something inside. The you got drugged by her. I stood by your side like I promised I would. I thought you would finally tell me the truth. That you did not cheat on me on your free will. Maybe you thought I would have not left you that I would stay. I did not.
It was known to every person in the world that Bruce Wayne is a Playboy billionaire. That was his image. But it was also known how he almost married the superstar Danny Phantom.
Danny Phantom was more famous than his ex-fiance and rightfully so. He singled-handly funded the world with his music. He could sing in different languages with different voices making him be loved by the world.
This was ten years ago at least. He disappeared from the face of the earth only for it to be revealed that he and Brucie Wayne had ended it just a few weeks away from the wedding. In poor terms, even his adopted children seemed displeased with him.
It was heartbreaking for the world. The world had heard of their love story through DP's songs. In public, they were the image of a happy family. So why did they break up? It was never revealed. No matter how much people try to dig and search for any clue as to what led they're end their relationship.
Well, that was until DP suddenly announced on his page of his new albums. 5 albums in ten years he keeps hidden. The internet lost their minds. New music from the lost superstar!
However, the breakup was taking up the space for people to appreciate the new music. Will Danny Phantom reveal what happened? Or will the Wayne's try to take over the narrative?
Nothing could have prepared the world for Damian Wayne. The biological son of Bruce Wayne. A 10-year-old child that matches a theory that has been going around. One thing was for sure to the people. Bruce Wayne cheated on Danny Phantom.
The hate came down on anything that had the name Wayne on it. It didn't stop on their products but on the children who Bruce loves. The announcement had such horrible timing that people don't see a 10-year-old child. They see the embodiment of a child who took away their comfort. The music was like life line to some people.
Home. Safe. Lonely. Understood. Happy. Funny. Second hand embarrassment. Human. True Love.
He was a lot to many people he should have not been hiding The Wayne's should've. They took something beautiful and hurt them into hiding and still hiding.
But what broke it all was a video on DP's channel. With the label of
A Useless Wedding Gift | Young and Beautiful
The video was full of clips and photos of Bruce Wayne and Danny Phantom's love life. The song was the most heart felt love song anyone has heard. The end of the music is what killed them. It was beautiful and it looked perfect. So why did Brucie Wayne have to ruin such a story? What was better than that life he lived in?
The people who saw that video mourned many things. The story is finally over. They saw the end. They can't do nothing in this story. For Danny Phantom has been dead for 5 years.
Cale so happens to be in this kingdom and is about to be killed by the prince Claude himself. He knew that his shield would block the attack, but it did not help him in what could be seen as normal or completely new to this world.
It was new. It was new but it saved his life but that came with a price. He now has to be the new symbol of light and bring hope to Claudes people. This lead to the victory of Claude and him ascending to be the Emperor of Obelia.
This is also how Cale becomes the empress of Obelia. But this was all due to a contract to ensure his safety. The only way this contract could be broken is if Claude falls in love with someone and realizes it.
This goes on, and the empire prosper under their ruling. Cale makes sure that nothing goes on in his empire, and if you are caught, you will be severely punished. This caused the empire to be peaceful and the safest it ever been.
Cale was hailed to be the blessing from heaven above. He was given a title known to only the common people to be the only empress Obelia has had. He was the only one who took being the "mother" of the Empire seriously.
This goes on while Cale is trying to find this worlds world tree. He has got everything work out, but the only thing stopping him is the contract. That is until Claude meets Diana and falls in love with her.
But before Cale left he made sure everything was in order and gave Claude a warning.
"If you try to have a child with her, make certain that her body can handle it. Don't do something you will regret."
The next day, Cale was gone, and the contract was on top of his desk in his office. The empire was crazy for a long time. Rumors of the contract spread and hatred towards Diana was quickly rising. Then, the news of her expecting a child spread. The people protest that Diana is not fit to be nothing more than a concubine. These protests were quickly taken care of, and none dared to speak up again.
Claude made sure that Diana did not hear anything that happened outside of the palace. Then things goes as the novel but the only difference is that Claude has to choose. He can choose to forget Cale or Diana.
I really needed to get this out of my head. Again, it is not perfect or good writing. This is just me getting this idea out of my head before it drives me crazy. Not beta read, so mistakes are bound to be there.
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I am having trouble finding this, but it is a fanfic dcxdp.
I don't know how Bruce and danny meet, but Bruce starts to visit danny because his kids are never at the manor. The batkids don't know what he is up to because they are avoiding the manor. But they do start the stalking Bruce. It is Jason that takes a photo of Bruce and danny on the couch watching a movie. Bruce sees it and ignores it. Danny asks if everything is fine, and Bruce says it is. When Bruce makes it back to the manor, all of the kids are there asking who danny is replacing, and Bruce says he is replacing no one. That he would rather spend time with people who want him.
Idk if anything happens after that but please help me find this.
It has been found thanks to @mycatateit. The link is in the comments for anyone who is interested.
Totally inspired by that Red Robin being really photogenic and Danny being a photographer post.
But more focused on the irony. De-aged Danny ends up a street kid in Gotham. Decides taking and selling photos of the vigilantes is a good way to support himself. After all, a small child that can go invisible and fly ? Easy.
Basically, Baby stalker Danny.
Its Tim's turn to deal with a little gremlin photographer who won't stop following them into dangerous situations. Karma Tim, how's it feel on the other side of the fence.
Tim stared down at the small child in shock. Oh, this is how the rest felt about him. Oh. Oh no. He had to face them while telling them about this. They were going to laugh at him. He was so getting teased for this.
Tim: Kid. Please? Please stop doing this? It's dangerous! I do dangerous work!
Danny: And?! I'm 6, I'm homeless AND I'm alone! How else am I meant to make money! It's this or I pick pockets!
Tim: I get the feeling suggesting care wouldn't go down well?
Danny: In Gotham? No way! Most of em are traffic-king people! Not safe!
Tim: .... No family at all?
Danny: Nope!
Tim: I could always the you up and drop you in front of Wayne Manor. Let his heart do the talking you little shit.
Danny: Gotta catch me first!
And that was what led to Tim's current situation. Trying to sneak back into the batcave. Covered in something he dearly hopes is glue. And pigeon feather. Plus a bucket load of glitter.
The walk of shame for Tim. His siblings will never let him live it down.
Now every time Tim goes out, thereâs the added stress because he knowsâhe knowsâthereâs a little kid out there following them all and Tim canât! catch! him!
If Tim tries? He ends up covered in glitter, thrown eggs at, and one time is caught in a pillowcase like a discount ghost! All this, caused by a tiny, homeless six-year-old.
Bruce is of course determined to find the child and get him safe. So are the rest. But they are also busy giggling about mini Tim. Actually.... Jason. Jason? Why are you grinning like that? Jason? What do you know?
Jason pulls out a bunch of photos of all of them in various fail moments.
Jason: So! The best sells the good ones to normies. And these babies? Rogue auction. I think Catwoman and Harley want to adopt him. Tick tock guys. The rogues are well ahead of you on adoption planning!
Several rogues have begun adjusting their plans to put the bats into the best scenarios for Mini-Tim to get pictures.
The friendlier ones are also conspiring to keep him off the more dangerous ones radars. None of them want someone like the Joker to get their hands on the kid.
Selina, Harley and Pam were having one of their girls nights. Four bottles of wine in. And Selina? Well. She'd been considering something.
Selina: Do you think the feral kitten would like a job?
Harley:... Are ya pullin a Brucie?
Selina: Well. I was thinking. If infrared it as an apprenticship? He might be more willing to agree! See I offer a room and food for help. Let him do his photography in the side. ,
Pam: Train him to escape properly? As well as how to break in and steal shit properly?
Harley: Oh! Oh! We could all help! He'd be your kitten! But we could be his aunties!? And and! Then! Baby stalker is safer! As we know he's eatin'!
Selina: Exactly! And I get to tease Brucie and Batsy about beating him to the punch! He's an adorable little menace!
Pam: And he'd likely be less offended if you tricked him into the adoption. He seems to not want parents. But mentors? Oh yes!
Harley: Next auction is tomorrow! Ya can ask him then!!!
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Jason day at Selina's feet, doing their nails just grins. B and Timmers are gonna be so annoyed! It's gonna be great!
The return of Alley Cat! (Itâs his name from another post where Salina adopted him, Jazz, and Ellie) Oh he is going to have fun driving the bats nuts with Catwoman.
Selina sauntered over to the kid after the auction closed. As per usual he made a few grand for the night. Which, Fuck knows what he was spending it on. But at least e was always fed. She grinned at him and sat down, ruffling his hair.
Selina: I have a job offer for ya kitten!
Danny: I'm listnin?
Selina: So! I know the bats are hunting you. for adoption purposes. I have a better offer.
Danny looked at her then, properly. This was going to be interesting.
Danny: Go on?
Selina: Become my apprentice. You get a room and food. A stipend. And you get to keep doing your photos and auctions. And me and the sirens give you training.
Danny: ... Why?
Selina: You're cute As A button for one. Very clever. Already skilled. And, imagine the look on Bats face when he sees you talking me on heists! Obviously I will gwe you a better camera.
Danny sat and thought on it for a moment. This was likely the best bet he had. Batman was going to try and forcibly adopt him. Or get him adopted by another hero. This? Would give him the freedom to come and go. But also training in New skills. Access to education and social stuff. It was a good deal. Too good.
Danny: .... You're not gonna try and adopt me are you?
Selina: Nope! Not unless you change your mind kitten! I will get a decent ID set up. Make you my orphaned cousin? So you can do online schooling and such.
Danny: Fuck it. Batman will make me his kid. At least you're using bribery! We got a deal boss! Do I get a costume too?
Selina: I was thinking Alley Cat. Make you some decent claws. Teach you to use them right!
Danny: Only if they come with beans!
Selina: Of course they come with beans! Harley wants to teach you to fight by the way. Ivy offered botany lessons.
Danny: Sounds good! You got a car? I'll need one to haul my stuff from my hide out!
Selina: We can rent one tomorrow kitten. For tonight would you like to see my apartment? Choose a room?
Danny nodded and followed along happily. He saw Red Hood just outside grinning at Catwoman. Danny knew they were close. So he figured Hood wanted to see if he agreed.
RH: So! You agreed? Good good. Catwoman is basically my Mom. So you'll see me around quite a bit squirt. I loved the work you did with the pillow case full of glitter glue. I have ideas to give you.
Danny: Thanks! Red Robin didn't know what hit him! I've never seen him look so defeated!
Selina: Come along boys. I have lasagne and garlic bread at home. We can discuss mayhem over dinner!
Danny is a Singer/Siren/Banshee au where heâs basically a Chappel Roan-type figure.( Also, I'm Dead on Main trash so Strangers-to-Friends-to-Lovers, Celebrity x Civilian romance for two of my favorite boys)
Dannyâs Ghostly Wail develops into vocal manipulation bc heâs a siren or banshee. Ember teaches him to sing and control the power. He finds music is a good outlet for his emotions and decides to pursue music as Danny. It takes him a few years but he develops a style and brand that he bases off the Realms. However, he doesnât anyone to connect him to Phantom so he uses parts of his ancestorsâ names to become âWalker Galeâ(shout out to my beautiful mutual @mirigold-mayflowers for helping me pick that name), ordinary small-town midwestern boy turned Music Icon. He hires Val as his personal bodyguard, Sam as his manager, and Tucker as his head stage tech.
He dresses in really campy clothes the low-key mimic his ghost form as well as other ghosts heâs met. The outfits change to match the vibe of the song. So a rock ballad with an outfit inspired by Ember, Show Tunes-Murder Mystery-type-beat with a costume for Amorpho, EDM-techno-hyperpop themed song styled after Technus or Skulker, etc. He just has a lot of fun experimenting with his appearance and heâs an icon for it. He even makes friends with Star and Paulina through this and they give him feedback and help with new looks. The eventually join the team as his PR and Styling team.
Since heâs a banshee/siren all his songs have this underlying despair/sadness even if they have a fun and bubbly beat. He also references his feelings about being/hiding as Phantom and being partially dead and shit but vaguely so no one actually knows or assumes itâs a metaphor. Many of the themes are actually things lgbtq people identify with, specifically trans and bi fans. He also references battles heâs fought and ppl assumes heâs talking about mental illness or abuse which attracts another category of fans altogether. Again inspired by Chappel Roan his first album his called "The Ascent and Downfall of a Midwest Prince" gaining him the nickname the "Midwest Prince".
Heâs weird and unfiltered and full of emotion and he gains a few fans in the hero community too. Raven and Zatanna start a fan club for him, well aware heâs some type of banshee/siren but knowing that the extent of his powers are being used to deliver beautiful performances. The are staunch supporters of him and his music and spread it to their friends. The current fan club is Co-Presidents Zatanna + Raven, VP Greta(Secret, a.k.a: a ghost hero), Starfire, Bart, Cassie, Tim, Kon + Jon, Steph, Cass, and Billy.
His identifying features are a signature make-up look and white underdye (when the color is on the underside of the hair). Heâs grown his hair longer so itâs not super visible when he has it down and not styled. He also looks different without make-up so he can totally go unrecognized in public and live life semi-normal (as normal as a half-ghost vigilante powerhouse superstar can be). He actually planned it to be that way so that he could still go to college and stuff even though heâs doing it mostly online. All this to say that Danny has low-key got a Hannah Montana thing going on. Also, let's mix it up a bit and say he's based in Star City.
One day Danny goes to a second-hand book store because he's looking for a cheap textbook when he bumps into an absolute hunk of a man who doesn't seem to recognize him. Jason had been in Star City to visit Roy and Lian. He stopped at a second-hand bookstore to see if he look for some older editions of books (one time he found a second edition copy of Persuasion so he likes to peruse) and ran into a super pretty boy who made his chest feel funny and doesn't realize he's a Wayne. They got to talking about started really connecting. They decided to exchange numbers and kept in touch, meeting up every now and then when they had the chance. Danny gave him his private social media accounts so Jason never learned much more beyond that Danny worked in the music industry but not his exact role in it.
Eventually Danny moves to Gotham, either bc he switched labels or to be closer to Jazz whose doing her doctorate thesis on reforms that need to be made in Arkham. He and Jason begin meeting up in person more frequently and start catching feelings. Danny really wants to ask him out but feels sleazy doing it without telling Jason about his past and superstar alter ego. However, he also doesn't want to lose the mostly normal friendship they have. On the flipside Jason wants to date Danny but doesn't want to drag him into the life of a vigilante or the life of a Wayne. Both of them Pine and Agonize over this. In the end Danny decides to bite the bullet and tell Jason who he is, every part of who he is. He invites Jason over for a movie night and tells him he's got something important to tell Jason.
That same day Starfire decides to introduce Walker Gale's work to the other Outlaws and Jason really resonates with his work. He identifies with the lyrics on a literal and physical level and recognizes the underlying emotions that usually only other ghosts or liminals can. Starfire overjoyed that her friend likes his music decides to show Jason some of his music videos and photos. Jason, not being blind or an idiot, recognizes not only the props and costumes but his crushes face under that (very well done) make-up.
Jason is stunned and conflicted: itâs not like Danny lied to him about who he was, but he was entirely truthful either. Did he assume Jason knew? Or did he just not trust Jason? Why did he even bother with Jason, a seemingly regular guy, if he had such a claim to fame? And Jason keeps listening to his music and itâs speaks to him the same way hanging out with Danny does, making him feel seen and connected. It makes him all the more sure that someone incredible as Danny doesnât need someone like Jason. He heads to Dannyâs place that night very subdued.
He gets to Dannyâs place and the smile that greets him twists him up inside. He puts on a mask and tries to act normal but Danny can tell somethings up but persists as he has made up his mind to be clear with Jason. He sits him down and tells him there is something important he wants to tell Jason. He starts by letting Jason know that he cares about him very much and appreciates the normality and closeness of their friendship. He confesses that he doesn't normally get that bc well, he's the superstar "Walker Gale". Danny goes onto say that the reason he didn't say anything earlier was because he treasures the simplicity of what he had with Jason and the reason he's telling him now is because he couldn't continue a relationship that he wants more from without being completely honest.
Jason's heart thunders in his chest and he stares at Danny with a slightly constipated look. Danny asks Jason what's wrong and on an impulse Jason word vomits his feelings. That he actually found out through a friend earlier today, that he really connected to his music the same way he did with Danny, that he's never felt seen the way Danny sees through him, that he's never felt the same way as deeply before, that he's completely and utterly in love with Danny but was scared to say anything and get him involved with his crazy life and the Waynes. And Danny sits and listens shellshocked.
And the only thing Danny can think to do is kiss this incredible boy senseless and tell him that if he likes him back then they can figure it out.
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It started, as most things do with Danny Fenton, as a joke.
It ended, as most things do with Jazz Fenton, with things better than they were before.
xxXxx
When Danny finally gets a Twitter, itâs during Elon Muskâs shit show takeover. Heâs able to secure a good Twitter handle thanks to people leaving en masse and fleeing to Tumblr. He knows about things that happen outside of Amity Park (he is terminally online rather than chronically, after all), but he still doesnât think anything of using @TheJoker as his handle, even knowing about Gotham Cityâs clown troubles. Itâs just going to be a shitpost account, anyway, one that dances in the chaos of Elonâs electronic graveyard. Nothing will come about him using @TheJoker when heâs merely posting things like, âJust grew a new row of teeth!!! very pointy but canât go to the dentist anymore bc they might turn me in to the giw.â
So Danny honestly never foresaw The Actual Real Joker breaking out of Arkham Asylum all the way in Gotham City, New Jersey, and deciding to get a Twitter account to terrorize people online as well as offline. And he definitely never foresaw The Joker @âing him on Twitter, demanding that Danny change his Twitter handle. But, well. Here he was.Â
[Image Description: A screenshot of a Twitter reply chain, starting with the real Joker @'ing Danny's Twitter account, which uses TheJoker as his Twitter handle. The Joker, who has a verified account, demands that Danny "change your handle", and Danny replies with a simple "no" followed by red heart emoji. The Joker Tweets, "Kid you don't know who you're fucking with," to which Danny replies, "Ye I do ur some dude w/ poor fashion sense and lame jokes. Maybe try badjokesbyjeff bc originality is ugly on u" followed by a shrugging emoticon. The Joker responds, "Check your DMs." Danny then responds, "Perf [happy emoji surrounded by hearts] I've sent you a time and place. Can't wait to beat the shit out of another disgrace of a clown." Someone with the username "Gregg rulz ok" responds to Danny's last Tweet, "Bro is absolutely RATIOING the joker but the clown keeps responding [three skull emojis] embarrassing frfr too bad he's gonna die for realsies".
End ID]
Danny is quick to respond and then makes even quicker work of roasting The Joker. This soon results in The Joker DMing him his IP Address and a creative threat. Still, Danny isnât about to cow to a clown with no respect for the art of clowning. He replies to the DM:Â
Cool, meet me at the Nasty Burger parking lot in Amity Park IL on tuesday at 2am
The response from The Joker is quick:
Fourteen year olds are too confident these days
Danny rolls his eyes and ignores the influx of notifications from Twitter, and instead makes another Tweet.
Imagine beefing with someone over a Twitter handle lol acc so embarrassing for him
He blackens his screen and stretches in bed, letting his spine pop more than what is humanly possible. He runs his tongue over that second row of teeth, his lips curling into a grin.Â
xxXxx
Gothamite Twitter is blowing up over The Jokerâs social media beef with a faceless shitposting account. Jason, upon finding out about it, has a series of reactions: first, he looks up the shitposter and follows them. Then, he finds the actual chain between the poster and The Joker, and his vision goes vibrant green when he sees that The Jokerâs profile picture is of the second Robin, beaten and swollen in an abandoned building in Ethiopia.Â
When his vision clears and he can breathe without wanting to kill, he likes the shitposterâs replies, and he calls the Replacement to see if the other Bats know already.
âWe know,â Tim says in lieu of a hello when the ringing cuts out. âWeâre working on it.â
âWhat, you think anythingâs gonna come of it?â But even as Jason asks, he already knows the answer. The Joker is unhinged and once heâs threatened something, heâll follow up unless he comes up with a âfunnierâ option.Â
Timâs breath hitches, and he says, âIâve hacked their DMs. Joker knows the kidâs IP address and sent it to him. He knows everything from that address alone.â
He pauses in the middle of suiting up, âKid?â
He hears Tim swallow, âYes, kid. Heâs fifteen. And he gave The Joker a specific time and place to meet up to fight. In his own hometown.â
âAreâ are you fucking kidding me?âÂ
âNo. B is already calling Nightwing. Weâre taking the Batwing to Illinois.â
âJesus fuck. Iâll be there in twenty.â
âHood, Iââ
âShut up, Iâm already in my gear.â He hangs up without waiting for a response.Â
He refreshes the Twitter feed and barks a laugh at the newest Tweet:
Do you think @TheJ0ker paid for his blue checkmark or did the muskrat give it to him free of charge as a bribe? Vote now!
A: paid like a law-abiding citizen (actual bootlicker)
B: bribe from elon (corporate bootlicking)
Voting ended onAug 2, 2023
Jason Todd votes, and the Red Hood leaves his safe house.Â
xxXxx
A commercial flight to Illinois takes around two and a half hours. In the Batwing, they get there in an hour, and donât even have to worry about the drive from Chicago to a small speck of a town like Amity Park. They spend the quick flight learning everything they can about Daniel James Fenton, the owner of the Twitter account, and they can all sense the growing tension from (and between) Bruce and Jason.
But, well. Jason doesnât care. Let them be uncomfortable. It doesnât compare to being ripped back into life and finding out his dad didnât even get justice for his death.Â
When they reach town, it doesnât take long to find the Fentonsâ home. This is in part because Amity Park is a very navigable town, and because of the giant neon sign proclaiming FentonWorks on the side of the building.Â
âIs that a blimp?â Dick asks. âWhy donât we have a blimp?âÂ
âWhere would we keep it?â the Demon Brat counters practically. âGoliath takes up all of the Caveâs extra space.âÂ
Jason rolls his eyes and knows veins would be popping out of Bruceâs forehead if it werenât for the cowl.Â
âLetâs go,â Bruce says instead, and they all make their way to the house.Â
Nightwing, predictably, goes for the front door approach. Jason rolls his eyes as he takes one of the second-story windows and finds his way downstairs.
He gets down at the same time that a redheaded girl answers the door and nearly slams it in Dickâs face. Jason has to suppress snickers at the sight.Â
âWait, wait, wait, are you Jazz Fenton? We need to talk to your brother!âÂ
â...We?â she asks, then tenses and turns around to see the rest of the Bats in the hall behind her. Dick takes the opportunity to step in completely, closing the door behind him. âWhaâ whatâs going on?â
âWhere are your parents, Jazz?â Bruce makes every question sound like a demand. Jason rolls his eyes from behind his maskâway to put the teenager at ease, B.
âWhy do you need to know?â Her voice has a defensive edge to it. âWhat do you want with Danny?âÂ
âHey, itâs okay,â Nightwing comforts. âHe didnât do anything too bad, just said some dumb things online. Itâs not his fault.âÂ
This relaxes her, and her shoulders begin un-hunching. âOh, s-so whatâd he do?â
âHe foolishly challenged The Joker to a battle in a âNasty Burgerâ parking lot tonight.âÂ
âYou couldâve had some more tact, Robin,â Nightwing scolds. But the Demon Spawn just crosses his arms.Â
âHe did what?â Jazz shrieks. âLike, The Joker from Gotham? That Joker?â
âAre there others?â Red Hood comments dryly.Â
Her face goes through several different emotionsâdisbelief, rage, fear, and then rage again, âDANIEL JAMES FENTON! GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!âÂ
Thereâs a thumping noise, and then frantic footsteps down the stairs.Â
âWha? Who died?â asks the figure of a tiny fifteen-year-old, smaller than even Jason had been when he was alone with The Joker. Heâs tiny and lanky. Zero muscle definition. Eye bags to rival the Replacementâs. Something ripples in the Pit, deep and distinct, but he canât name what causes it.
Oh, this kid is so dead.Â
âDanny,â says Jazz calmly while Danny blinks uncomprehendingly at the heroes in their hallway. She is solemn when she says, âIâm afraid Iâm going to have to kill you now.âÂ
âWhat did I do?âÂ
She stares at him, âWhy have you scheduled a fight with The Joker?âÂ
âOh, that.â He rubs the back of his neck, âIs he taking that seriously?â
âOf course he is, Danny! Itâs The Joker! Thatâs what he does! He canât differentiate between a joke and reality! He would tear off his own face for the bit!âÂ
âOof,â is all Danny can muster. He digs his phone out and starts typing before Jazz yanks it out his hand.Â
âYouâre fucking TWEETING about this?â Jazz asks incredulously, and Hoodâs hackles rise. She even reads the Tweet aloud, ââJust found out @TheJ0ker is being fr about fighting me. Sad but i can take a clown.ââ
âI was gonna add âiâve done it b4,â but like the letter and the number four. But yeah.âÂ
âYouâre grounded forever.â Danny opens his mouth to protest, but the look Jazz cuts at him is so scathing that he shuts his mouth. Hood is reluctantly impressedâshe had what could be cultivated into a fantastic Batglare. She pockets the phone, âYouâre never getting this phone back. Taunting The Joker to Amity? Have you any brain cells? What if he brings Joker gas with him, huh? Or any of his goons? What if he starts hurting other people? Have you thought any of this through?âÂ
Dannyâs face goes from tired to chastised, his lips drawing into a frown, especially at the mention of other people.Â
âIâm sorry,â he says. âI didnât think that heâd take it so seriously.â
âHe sent you your IP Address.â
âI thought that was just a random string of numbers?â
âOh my god,â Jazz despairs. âOh my god. Grounded forever. See, I know you're lying to me. I know you're lying because Tucker, the nerdiest tech nerd to have ever been born, is your best friend.â
He rubs the back of his neck, âI tune him out?â
âYouâre still lying to me?â Jazz scoffs and turns to Batman, âDo whatever you want with him. Iâm not going to defend him from this.âÂ
âHey!â complained her brother, but Batman just continued on, âWhere are your parents?â
âTheyâre in Sweden for a science convention,â Jazz answers. âThey left this morning.âÂ
Damn, Jason curses to himself.Â
âJazz, seriously. Youâre not gonna let Batman kill me, right?âÂ
âItâs my Twitter handle,â he mutters petulantly, and Jason canât believe the gall of this kid. Or maybe stupidity. Audacityâs a good one, too. âIf he wanted it, he shouldâve gotten it first. And he gives clowns a bad name.âÂ
âNot the clown thing again.â Jazz digs her palms into her eyes, sighs, then turns to the heroes. âHe has a whole clown thing ever since Circus Gothica came to town and robbed a bunch of jewelry stores.âÂ
Danny gestures wildly with his hands, as if demonizing clowns was the real problem and not the egomaniacal mass murderer who wanted to murder him for his Twitter handle, âClowning is an art form, Jazz, and people like Freakshow and The Joker make a mockery of the very serious societal statements that clowns make!âÂ
All of the Bats very carefully Did Not look at Nightwing, who has made very similar rants on quiet patrols.
âYou are never leaving this house again,â she says serenely. âAnd Iâm unplugging the wifi router.â
âYou would punish even yourself?â
âOh, little brother. I would watch the world burn if it meant knocking sense into your thick skull.âÂ
âOkay, Christ,â Red Hood finally interrupted the siblingsâ melodrama. An unyielding redheaded girl and a mouthy black-haired, blue-eyed boy? Theyâd fit in a little too well back at the Manor, so Jason needs to cut this shit out before Bruceâs bat-doption instincts start tingling. âStop. Just⊠Christ. Stop. Is this how you always interact with each other?â
âSometimes thereâs explosions,â Danny pipes up, a cheeky grin on his face.Â
Jazz doesnât dispute it.Â
Fucking hell. God damn it. I canât. I just canât.Â
Batman doesnât give anything away, âRobin and Red Robin will be staying here with you until Nightwing, Hood, and I apprehend The Joker. First, weâre going to check the perimeter.âÂ
âOooh, I get to give the lab tour!âÂ
Lab?
âNo lab. Youâre grounded. Youâll only be in there for cleaning duty now.â
âWhâ hey! No fair!âÂ
âWhatâs this lab you two are talking about?â Red Robin asks before Jazz can rip into her brother again.Â
She sighs, âOur parentsâ lab. Iâll show you, but someone needs to stay with Danny.âÂ
âYou act like Iâm gonna run off and start World War IIIâŠ.â
âI wonder why,â she says sarcastically.
Batman nods to Robin, who nods back, and the rest of them follow Jazz out of the living room to a metal reinforced door. She types in a codeâJason catches the numbers 03-14-99. Thereâs an assenting beep, and she opens the door, flicking on the lights and leading them down into what is apparently a basement lab.Â
A stone settles in Red Hoodâs stomach, cold and heavy.Â
The basement is large, likely the floor size of the entire building. There are several work tables, filled with miscellaneous blueprints and spare parts and weapons and tools. Against the farthest wall is another armored door, but what draws Hoodâsâand the entire Batclanâsâattention is the south wall, where a circular hole in the wall was glowing a toxic Pit green.Â
The stone shattered in his stomach, splintering into his body. Is it harder or easier to breathe? Jason canât tell.Â
âWow,â says Nightwing. His voice is cheerful, but Jason can feel the stress beneath it. âDo I even want to know?âÂ
Wasnât this supposed to just be typical Joker bullshit?
âOur parents are ectobiologists,â Jazz explains nonchalantly, walking further into the lab. âAs in, ghost biologists.â She pauses at one of the work tables, picking up a green and white thermos. Pretty boring, considering the rest of their surroundings.Â
âGhosts.â Red Robinâs voice is carefully neutral.Â
âGhosts,â Jazz reaffirms. âI know. I thought they were crazy at first, too. But I can prove it, if you like.â Then, without waiting for a yes or no, she untwists the thermos, and thereâs a bright flash of white, and a whole entire body sprouting out of it.Â
âWHOO! IâM FREE!â cries theâŠbeing, pale and floating and lanky and entirely too big to have fit into a fucking thermos, of all the fucking things. â....And not in the Realms? Wait.â He stops stretching, descending to rest closer to the ground, but still hovering a few inches from the floor. Heâs got green eyes and lifeless (ha) blond hair. Heâs wearing a trenchcoat and a green skull necklace. Overall, he looks like the type of thug heâd arrest in the Bowery.Â
âHello, Johnny.â The manâsâghostâs?âeyes flicker around each person in the room, his gaze becoming more and more confused and panicked as he takes in each Bat, before settling on Jazz Fenton.Â
âWhy are the fucking Bats here?âÂ
âThe Jokerâs coming to Amity,â she says. The ghostâs eyes widen. Jazz tilts her head, âHow many ghosts would you say passed away in Gotham, Johnny?âÂ
As Jason and the Bats tense, this Johnny guy lets out a wicked laugh, âOh, Doll, you have the best surprises. Why did we break up?âÂ
âYou did try to have my body possessed. That ruins any good relationship.âÂ
âMan, but Kittyâll love this. Thanks for letting me out of Soup Time, Doll.â He floats higher, âAny advice?âÂ
She throws him the phone sheâd confiscated from Danny and he catches it easily, âEverythingâs on here. Have fun.â
âWhat exactly are you planning?â Batman scowls.Â
Johnny laughs, âAww, donât worry, Bats. Peace and love on Planet Earth, or whatever. Weâll make it quick.â Then, as the Bats leap into action as one, Johnny turns invisible, the Batarangs passing harmlessly through where heâd once been floating.Â
âWhere did he go?â Batman turns his scowl, angrier than ever, to Jazmin Fenton, who stares back unflinchingly. âHeâs going to solve the problem.â
âYou mean heâs going to kill The Joker.â
She shakes her head, âOh, no. Thatâd just be asking for him to come back as a ghost. Could you imagine a Joker with powers like invisibility, intangibility, flight, and more? Johnny can be impulsive, but heâs smart. None of them will kill The Joker.âÂ
âThen what are they going to do?â Red Robin asks.Â
âMy parents are ectobiologists,â Jazz repeats from earlier. âBut I am more of an anthro-ectopologist. I am concerned with the study of ectoplasmic beingsâ societies and cultures. And while it is very ancient, there is protocol in the Infinite Realmsâthat is, where you go when you die, should you remain after deathâto prosecute living criminals who have killed a certain number of Realms citizens. So you donât have to worry about your moral code, Batman. The Joker will be tried by a much fairer court than Gotham can ever hope to have. No offense.âÂ
Jason stares at Jazz Fenton, who heâd pegged as the sane sibling. Heâs not so sure now, but he canât say he hates it.
âAnd how do we know itâs a fair trial?â Nightwing asks.Â
She waves her hand, âOh, as Gothamâs Knights, youâre key witnesses. Iâm sure youâll be summoned to testify. You will see then. And donât worry about your secret identitiesâthe dead donât care much for that sort of thing.âÂ
âSo if this is a âfairâ trial or whatever, The Jokerâs going to be locked up forever?â Jason asks. âI mean, thatâs the only option for shit like him.âÂ
Batman sends him a look, but he ignores it.Â
âWell, there are several different punishments that could be deemed appropriate, but heâll never be able to set foot in the mortal world again, yes.âÂ
Jason Todd grins, âOh, Iâm glad your brotherâs stupid, kid.âÂ
She sighs, long-suffering, âWell, that makes one of us. Still, thereâs more important things we should discuss now that youâre here.â
âMore important than The Joker trying to kill your brother over a Twitter handle?â Red Robin asks doubtfully.Â
Jazz smiles, sharp and dangerous, and asks, âHave you ever heard of the Anti-Ecto Acts?âÂ
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Several months later when Danny is finally un-grounded, he Tweets his last three Tweets before Twitter can become the foolishly named X:Â
Imagine bullying the Joker so hard that it not only lands the Joker in ghost prison BUT it also leads to major law reform in the US lmao someone make the domino effect meme about this pls
Yâallre replying to me with thanks like i did anything other than be an internet troll. My sister literally manipulated local, federal, and interdimensional law so you should be thanking her.Â
i just a babie đ„șđ„șđ„ș
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