Some douchebag influencer decides to challenge one of the Waynes to an MMA fight, and he goes with Tim.
Big public announcement, making a big deal of it, mockingly suggesting the Waynes can donate the proceeds to charity, so long as Tim gets in the ring with him, and people are like, Tim? Tim Drake-Wayne, smallest of Bruce Wayne's kids, so baby-faced he looks like a high-schooler even in his early twenties Tim? And there's a huge kerfuffle, people calling the influencer out for going after someone way smaller than him, being a coward by not picking Bruce Wayne or even Dick Grayson, and people egging him on to beat up Bruce's 'girliest' kid and betting Tim will back down and "Daddy Wayne will just bring out the lawyers".
And then Tim says "yeah sure". And yes he DOES set it up so that the proceeds will go to the Neon Knights program, thank you very much, and he doesn't really hype up the fight or seem that worried about it online, and the influencer is talking constant shit and posting videos of him training to get ready to "beat little Timmy's ass", and he keeps trying to goad Tim online but the most he gets in response is Tim going "k".
The day of the fight, the venue is packed, the whole Wayne clan is there to cheer Tim on, medics are on stand-by for when Tim gets badly hurt, and everyone is So Ready for This. And the influencer is a big guy who's in shape, and he's won a few fights already, and Tim looks itty bitty next to him, but also he's a lot more fit than people were expecting? Like he's got more scars than people expected (which was zero) and he's got good muscle tone, and he squares up like an actual fighter, but he's still way smaller than the other guy.
Then the bell rings and Tim wipes the fucking floor with the influencer. He's fast and ruthless, and the influencer gets maybe two hits in before Tim is in his space and climbing him, locking his legs around the guy's neck and throwing him to the ground with his momentum. The fight is fast, which people expected, but it's because Tim hammers the guy and takes him down before he knows what's happening, which people did NOT expect.
Afterwards, people are trying to break down the fight and figure out what the FUCK happened, and one retired MMA fighter admits he pretty much knew it was going to turn out like this.
"Bullshit," the other commentator goes. "Bullshit! How could you have possibly known that Bruce Wayne's kid was a fighter like that?"
"One," the guy says, grinning, "the kid's a Gotham native. Gotham natives fight tooth and nail, even the richer ones. Two, he's said before in interviews that he took self-defense classes as a kid."
"Oh bullshit, plenty of kids take karate classes growing up-"
"Yeah, but 'plenty of kids' don't have a non-meta kid sidekick running around their city. You know how Star City has some of the best youth archery classes in the country? And how that came about after Speedy came on the scene?"
"Oh my god," the other commentator mutters. "Drake's a fucking Robin fanboy, isn't he."
The retired fighter grins wider. "Is he ever. So he's been taking self-defense and martial arts classes from a young age. Then he got taken in by Bruce Wayne, who's first son was raised as a world-class acrobat before Wayne took him in, and since then he's become an Olympic gold medalist for gymnastics, and now he's Tim's big brother.
"And the piece de resistance," the fighter says gleefully, "head of Wayne Enterprises R&D and close personal friend of Bruce Wayne is Lucius Fox, who's daughter briefly dated Tim and who's oldest son is Luke motherfuckin' Fox, one of the best MMA fighters I've ever seen."
"Oh my god," the other man repeats.
"So on top of learning martial arts for years, that's two people directly in Tim's circle who are top-tier athletes, who I'm damn sure wouldn't have let him in that ring without knowing how to handle his shit."
"...So Brad's lucky he made it out of that ring with all his bones intact."
"Damn lucky, even."
The Challenge
“Hey there, boxers! This is Bad Brad and you’re catching me live as I work my way towards becoming the world’s next best MMA fighter.” Brad boots up his live stream, angling his phone to catch sight of the gym and the two people behind him as he flashes a peace-sign at the camera, only slightly flexing his muscular biceps. “Today I’m working out at my local gym with my buddies Monstrus Matt and Daring Darek. We’re going to start with some cardio and then we’ll see who can do the most weight reps before we do some boxing. Now who’s ready to work until failure?!”
The Lead Up (continued)
In addition to chiyana's amazing prompt, the ideas in this section are inspired by notes from @ghostofmyproblems (I hope I'm doing justice!)
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The next day, Big Bad Brad posts a new video on Twitter, a compilation of his work out routine showing clips of him lifting weights, practicing moves on a dummy, and putting multiple people down in headlocks.
The day after that is a clip from a livestream where Bad Brad takes on both Monstrous Matt and Daring Darek in the ring and wins.
The Takedown
and along with chiyana's writing (because action is so hard and idk what I would've done without having a structure to copy!) this section was inspired by @spectral-honey !
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The day of the fight, the venue is packed, the whole Wayne clan is there to cheer Tim on, medics are on stand-by for when Tim gets badly hurt, and the stands are a ruckus of chatter from the audience. Rumor has it that aside from dedicated Bad Brad Followers, a good portion of the audience happens to be WE employees because Tim gave everyone the day off. Even Lucius Fox shows up to watch the fight.
A good man would learn a lesson from this. (And given the donation at the end, I'd say Brad is at least reflecting right now, so there's hope for him yet.)
An influencer might be more concerned about trying to salvage the shreds of his reputation than any moral epiphanies. And no doubt if Brad did that, he'd only get dragged all the harder for it.
But a guy who is genuinely serious about an MMA career, more so than he is about his social media fame, could gain a lot from taking this lesson to heart, learning, and then pushing on with his training. Can't let one (extremely embarrassing) loss end his dreams. It's about displaying character, sportsmanship, and dedication.
And if Brad did display that, maybe talk about it during his next workout stream — which is less hype aednd machoism and influencer content, more serious discussion and solid training.
And if Tim was feeling merciful enough to arrange something consolatory, well, networking is a useful skill anywhere.
Perhaps a short chat with the Luke Fox for some private tips, maybe a public interview with a comment along the lines of, "He's got good foundations; some more training, a few things to learn about not underestimating his opponents; if he puts the work in I don't doubt he could be a strong contender for championship some day."
If Brad learns.



















