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tinkerbelle05 · 1 year

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Okay but imagine Battinson driving to Kansa for a Batman case and then he just gets lost. Like yea, he traveled for years for training and all but he was mainly focused on the training aspect, not sightseeing. And to make matters worst (because if something can go wrong, with Bruce it most certainly will) he has a busted tire with no tools in sight to fix it.

“Um, excuse me, sir?” Bruce heard a young boy’s voice call out to him. It was two of them, they looked like carbon copies of each other so they must be siblings. Though to Bruce, they looked more like the time laps of a boy who hit a punk phase in his teen years.

This wasn’t exactly a busy street and in his 2 hours of being stuck here, Bruce had only seen 2 cars pass by. He wondered where these kids came from.

He puts on the “Brucie” mask and grinned, “Hello, is there anything you need fellas?”

He knew that Brucie Wayne was widely known throughout the US. He cannot let down his guard and let his cover blow, even if it’s just children who realistically probably had no interest in socialites from a different state.

The light of recognition and surprised hits the older boy's face and he exclaimed, “Your Bruce Wayne?!”

Knew it.

“Yes, I am. And what are y’all’s names?” He made sure to keep his voice light and his smile friendly and open.

“Um..that’s my brother, Jon, and my name’s Conner.” He stammered out. “We noticed that you weren’t moving and wanted to help.”

That was rather nice of the two boys but incredibly naive and unsafe. This could’ve easily been a ruse to lure in unsuspecting people who are too kind. But maybe that’s just the Gothamite in him speaking, you learn early on not to trust strangers, especially those who are being nice to you.

“Yea!” Jon excitedly confirmed and he looked over at Bruce’s car. “It seems like the front tire is busted. Conner can patch it up, he’s pretty good at this kinda stuff.”

It was Bruce’s turn to be surprised now. The boys were both now beaming at him, eager, and the desire to help written clearly on both of their faces. Even though Conner, did not look at all confident in his skills. But Bruce did need the help so he nodded.

While Conner was busy looking over the tire, Jon stayed behind to ask Bruce some questions. Some were getting pretty weird and into the dating part of his life. The boy would ask, “Are you single, sir?”

And before Bruce had the chance to answer, he’d give him another one and another one. He caught all of them of course and was getting ready to deflect. But then he saw the puppy smile and the little dimples. He wondered if the boy’s parents had this much trouble saying no to him.

He caved and answered yes to all of the questions but honestly, he never considered dating an option. He had many roles to fill and even more, secrets to keep that having a romantic partner seemed too out of reach for him to even entertain things like types or preferences.

“Would you date a divorced person with kids?” Jon asked with slight hope in his blue eyes. That was a rather odd and specific question.

What would Brucie say in this situation? What would Bruce say? Well, he had multiple kids at home so refusing someone else for having their own would be strange of him. “No, I would not mind.”

“That’s great,” came his reply.

“Um, Mr. Wayne, you wouldn’t mind if I called my Pa then? The tire needs to be replaced and he’s better than me when it comes to that part. I would also hate to accidentally mess up your car.” Conner told him and Bruce nodded once again.

A few moments later as Bruce and the boys converse in small talk, he saw a vibrant red pickup pulled up beside them and saw a god walk out. Tall and sun-kissed skin with waves of black hair and cornflower blue eyes. He was beautiful, there was nothing much to it.

“Hello there! My son called, said you needed some help with your car?”

All Bruce could do was nod and move out of the way so the man could work. He was used to feeling tongue-tied, gals he didn’t want to attend, and board meetings that could have easily been an email. But those were situations, not a singular person.

He looked up from his kneeling position-why the sun shine on him like that?- and introduced himself, “By the way, name’s Clark Kent. Let's see what we're working with here.” And then returned to his work.

Bruce nodded once again and the sounds of giggling children could be heard. They were giving their Dad encouragement.

It was much needed too, Clark looked like a fish out of water. Bruce knew how to replace the tire, he just didn't have any tools or a spare tire with him. Which was foolish of him, he knows. But he couldn't really think right now, with Clark in front of him. Plus, he didn't want to overstep Clark, maybe he had a process.

(Yes, a process that included staring at the tire and the spare he brought in his truck.)

After a very long 3 hours, Clark got the tire securely on and with no chance of falling off, as it did the last 3 times before.

Bruce cleared his throat, “Thank you, Mr. Kent.”

He flounders for a “your welcome” and then silence as they both stare at each other. “Would you like to go eat at a diner? It's rather hot so an ac and a cool drink might stop you from catching a heat stroke.”

Bruce thinks this over and nods, “Yes, that would be nice. What about your kids?”

Clark’s eyes made their way to them and before he gave an answer, Conner beat him to it.

“Oh, don't worry about us, Mr. Wayne. I got my driver’s license so I’ll drive us back home in Dad’s pickup. Let’s go, Jon.” The boy flashes his driver’s license for both men to see.

“Okay, get home safe, and re-“

“Yes, yes, we will remember to call you,” Jon says dismissively. He comes closer to give his father a hug (how cute, Bruce thinks) and whispers something.

Bruce couldn't catch what was said with Jon’s quiet voice and his head facing away. But whatever it was turned Clark into a blushing mess.

“Yes, I will. Off you go now.” Clark pushes his son into the direction of the pickup and turns to Bruce. “Shall we?”

“Yes, we shall.” Bruce says getting to the car. “I’ll pay for dinner, as a thank you. This is non-negotiable, Clark.”

He chuckles, “Okay, fine. But I get to drive then. Deal?”

“Deal.”

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newinhelltown · 9 months

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Ok Guys, Gals and everyone else, this is my first post on here. As my bio says, I'm moving to Gotham soon. I heard that living in Gotham makes you "different" and as a Psychology student I want to document the changes and maybe see whats causing them. I don't think it's just the collective trauma or weird chemicals in the water. So join me in becoming a Gothamite.

#gotham rp #only in gotham #unreality

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trash-writes · 4 years

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hey darl, since you opened the requests i'd love to make one! a little fic where jon is just constantly bumping into this one gal in the library to the point they worked up a routine and basically come there every week, same hour, both of them really not coming to read anymore but just to meet up and talk, and jonathan working up the courage to finally ask her on a real date? i'm so sorry if this doesn't make sense, i seem to have lost the ability to form coherent sentences lmao

It’s totally fine and thank you so much for being my first request! I hope you like it and don’t mind that I didn’t do reader insert since I’m not good at those. Enjoy!

It’s well known that the Gotham City library is home to thousands of books on thousands of subjects, so it isn’t unusual for a gothamite to come across a rogue or two while browsing for a new book to read. Of course nobody ever really does anything out of fear of being attacked or pursued by said rogue, and so the library at some point became a sort of neutral ground between the civilians and the villains (cops not included).

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It started with a book.

All Jonathan wanted to do was find something new to read since his collection at the hideout was getting boring. While it was normal for his acquaintances to be approached in one way or another by civilians, people tended to steer clear of him, and he honestly couldn’t have it any other way. Of course, all good things have to come to an end at some point or another, and for him, it consisted of a four hundred page copy of Rebecca to be dropped just inches away from hitting him.

“I’m so sorry! Oh my god, are you alright? Did I hit you?” A female voice came from the other side of the bookshelf as a hazel eye peered at him through the small gap between two books before vanishing. He could hear said person scrambling to get down from whatever they were standing on as they obviously began to rush over to his side of the bookshelf, presumably to apologize once more and retrieve the book that they had just almost dropped on him. Within moments he was staring down at the woman’s curly mop of hair while she picked up the book, still apologizing. “I’m so so so sorry! I swear, being short is a curse considering the fact that they seem to put all of the good books on the top of the shelf! Are you alright? Did I hit you? Wait I already asked that-” She cut herself off when she stood back up and looked up at Jonathan with crooked glasses, “oh, you’re Dr. Crane!”

He gave a small smile (that he quickly got rid of) when she addressed him by his title instead of his villain name, and upon noticing what book she had picked up he decided to respond instead of just walking away like how he originally intended. “Yes, I am. Might I ask who you are?”

This seemed to make her somewhat happy considering the fact that she smiled while fixing her glasses. “I go by Kat, with a ‘k’ of course because apparently everything has to be spelled weirdly for some reason, it actually started as just a nickname from one of my friends. I don’t really know why they began calling me that seeing how my name had no ‘kat’ in it and I honestly think that they just started calling me that to see how long it would take for me to correct them, which I obviously haven’t done yet considering the fact that I actually changed my name to...Oh sorry! I’m rambling aren’t I?” The woman who he now knew went by ‘Kat’ glanced up at the clock on the wall before looking around and grabbing a book off of the shelf, thrusting it into his hands before rushing off. “Sorry, If I don’t hurry I might miss my bus! I recommend this though! Most people think that it’s just for kids but it’s still really good. Have a nice day!”

With that, she was gone and Jonathan Crane was left with a copy of Coraline in his hands. Raising an eyebrow, he read the flap copy before shrugging and continuing his search for more books, keeping the one that she gave to him as he went to leave.

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It didn’t take long for Jonathan to finish his stack of books, and so he returned to the library the following week to get more. He would never admit to anyone that he read the book that the woman from last week (Kat, he remembered) gave him, and he would also never admit that he found it interesting.

That promise to himself went out the window the moment he bumped into her, well, more like almost tripped over her considering the fact that she was seated on the floor while looking at the books on the very bottom of the shelf.

“I’m so sorry! Are you alri-Oh it’s you! How are you? Did you like the book? I know a lot of people say that it’s just for kids but I think it’s really good and I thought that maybe you might like it, of course everyone has different tastes when it comes to books so may-Sorry, I’m rambling again.”

To be honest, Jonathan didn’t mind the rambling, in fact, he found it a little cute, but that was something that he would never tell anybody. “No no, it’s fine. The book was good and I really liked the ide-are those….pumpkins on your glasses chain?” He asked, leaning forward a tad bit to get a closer look and he was in fact correct. Kat had little jack-o-lanterns on her glasses chain. How cute.

“Oh....well….yes. My other chain broke last week after it got caught on something on the bus. I don’t really wear this one unless it’s September or October but I couldn’t find any of my other chains and so I decided to just go ahead and use this one. Besides, who doesn’t like Halloween?” Her eyes widened once she remembered who she was talking to and she began to fiddle with the book that she had in her hands, opening and closing it nervously.

Chuckling at her nervous behavior, Jonathan held a book out to her. “Relax. I don’t intend to cause any trouble today, and yes, Halloween is nice. By the way, I recommend this to read.”

With a smile, Kat took the book and thanked him before gesturing to a small and slightly hidden reading area. “Care to join me Dr. Crane? It’s fine if you don’t want to, I just thought that maybe since I don’t actually have anywhere to be this time that mayb-”

“I’d love to.”

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This went on for a while, the two of them meeting up at the library to exchange book recommendations and sometimes read together, and as time went on they began to read less and talk more. Over time Jonathan began to learn small things about Kat, like how she was a student at Gotham University (“You know I used to teach there.”), how she was currently getting her masters in professional writing, and her love for rats (which he only found out about when she brought a small bag that she revealed to have her pet rat in).

It didn’t take long for Jonathan to realize that he was slowly falling in love with Kat. He couldn’t ignore the way his heart sped up whenever she suggested that they go sit, or how it jumped whenever her hand brushed against his when she pointed to something that she found exciting. Eventually, he found himself talking about her to Edward, who would just get annoyed and say that he should just ask her out.

The idea of asking Kat out was one of the few things that made him worry. What if she rejected him or only thought of him as a friend? He couldn’t possibly live with just being her friend. She was his Mistress of Fear! He needed her! It took a lot of convincing from Edward, but he eventually decided that he would ask her out the next time that they meet up.

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Sitting in his usual seat at the library, Jonathan looked at the clock on the wall every so often while he waited for Kat to show up.

Ten minutes passed, then fifteen, and eventually thirty as he waited nervously. What if she decided that she didn’t want to associate with him anymore due to his status as a villain? It hadn’t been an issue before but maybe something happened that changed her mind? Thankfully his worries were put to rest when he noticed her walk up and sit in her usual seat next to him.

“I’m so sorry I’m late Jonathan! I had to go to the bank to straighten some things out with my account and I got caught up in a robbery because apparently everyone thinks that they can rob a bank, then my bus got stuck in a traffic jam because Poison Ivy apparently escaped today and so the GCPD were checking every vehicle to make sure that she wasn’t hiding in one, which honestly I think is kind of stupid because why would she hide in some random person's car or on the bus when she hates people so much? It’s much more logical that she would immediat-Oh I’m rambling again, aren’t I?” Kat stopped talking and reached into her bag to pull out the book that Jonathan had earlier lent her from his personal collection and held it out to him, “thank you for letting me borrow this!”

With a smile he took the book and sat it on the small table between him, “it’s no problem Kat, I was honestly surprised that you had never read this one before considering the fact that it’s so popular with fans of the horror genre. By the way, I have a quick question for you.” This was it, this was the moment where he would ask her out. There was no backing out of this now.

“Would you want to go to dinner sometime?”

“Do you want to go out for coffee?”

Jonathan looked at Kat with wide eyes, who in turn was looking at him with equally wide eyes.

“Did you just-”

“Are you-”

Kat covered her mouth and nodded eagerly before lowering her hand and grinning. “We both had the same idea, didn’t we?”

“More or less.”

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hunter-the-sad-skeleton · 4 years

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Nightstorm stood still as a statue, observing the night streets of Gotham. It seemed quiet. Of course; the one time she decided to visit her family, the streets were practically dead silent. She was about to call it a night when she was jolted to attention by a clattering sound. Pulling out her grappling hook, she aimed and shot at a lightpost nearby the sound, investigating.

“Keep it down, wouldja?! We don’t need that Batfreak and his birdy accomplice to catch us!!” One thug hissed. Nightstorm narrowed her eyes.

“Sorry, it’s stacked weirdly…!” The other retaliated.

“Let’s just get moving, don’t wanna hold the boss up…!” The first chuffed.

“Right.” The second nodded. Now or never, Nightstorm. Nightstorm jumped from where she was situated, rolling out into the open.

“Going somewhere?” Nightstorm asked.

“Yeah, back to the hideout. Talon, take care of ‘em, I’ll get these out of the way.” The first ordered.

“Gotcha, Reed.” Talon acknowledged.

“Wow, name’s Talon? Where’d ya come from? Goons ‘r’ us?” Nightstorm taunted, grappling away to a high up area.

“Hey! Get back here!” Talon snapped.

“If you insist.” Nightstorm shrugged, grappling onto a lamppost and swinging around Talon, effectively tying him up and immobilizing him.

“Hey!!! Reed!! I need some backup here!!” Talon called.

Nightstorm grappled away onto a rooftop, waiting for Reed to return. “I’m on it, Talon.” Reed grunted. As Reed got into position, Nightstorm grappled onto the lamppost again, swinging to perform the same maneuver, but stopping dead in her tracks as her leg was grabbed, almost twisting to a painful degree.

“Hey! That wasn’t part of the plan!” Nightstorm objected, trying to pull her leg away.

“Nope, you ain’t gettin’ away to tell your batty little friend.” Reed grunted.

“She doesn’t need to.” A voice echoed. Nightstorm smiled slightly, feeling a small bubble of hope start to build up in her stomach.

“Batman!!” Reed gasped.

“Right as always, Reed.” Batman scowled. Nightstorm managed to pull her leg away while he was distracted, managing to finish the maneuver from earlier, landing on her left leg and almost crumpling over.

“I gotcha, bud!” Robin said, hurrying over to help her stand up.

“Thanks….Robin, right?” Nightstorm asked, trying to stay as inconspicuous as possible.

“Yeah, are you okay?” Robin asked. Nightstorm winced as she set weight on her leg again.

“Yeah, just a little sore is all..!” Nightstorm reassured. Batman crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow despite it being invisible under the mask.

“Really? I’m sure if you were just ‘sore’, you wouldn’t have almost collapsed as you set weight on your leg.” Batman explained.

Nightstorm went to explain, but her sight was caught by a piece of paper left by some boxes where the lackeys used to be, but had long since escaped. Intrigued, Nightstorm hobbled over, picking up the piece of paper, reading the wording thoroughly.

“I can bring tears to your eyes and a smile to your face. I form in an instant and last for a lifetime, but I can be forgotten. What am I?” The piece of paper read.

“What’s it say?” Robin asked, reading over her shoulder.

“Memories.” Nightstorm said flatly.

“What?” Robin asked, confused.

“It’s a riddle. No doubt the Riddler’s behind the whole thing.” Batman explained.

“But what would he want a load worth of junk metal for?” Robin asked.

Nightstorm flipped the piece of paper over, finding more writing on the back. “I bring you comfort, a soft, smooth delight. I too keep you warm, on a cold winter’s night. What am I?”

“These riddles of his keep getting weirder and weirder…” Robin said, scratching his head.

“A blanket...But why a blanket…?” Nightstorm hummed.

“Let’s get back. It’s getting late.” Batman said.

“Right!” Robin nodded.

“Want some help with that leg?” Batman asked.

“Oh! Only if you really wanna help! I don’t wanna inconvenience anybody!” Nightstorm said.

“Right, come on, we can at least set it until you can get in to the doctor’s for a cast.” Batman said. Nightstorm got up, hobbling to follow, eventually getting help from Robin to walk.

(Later)

Nightstorm sat in the back of the batmobile, reading over the riddles over and over, trying to figure out why he picked those specific ones.

“Still reading those things? They’re probably just there to confuse you.” Robin said.

Nightstorm shook her head. “No, he always has reasoning for his riddles.”

“Right. But now that we’re out of danger, who are you? I’ve never seen you around here before.” Batman said.

“Oh, I uh...Came up to visit some family of mine.” Nightstorm explained.

“Where from?” Batman asked.

“New york, sir.” Nightstorm said.

“New york?!” Robin gasped.

“Yeah, it’s uh…….Extremely distant family.” Nightstorm said, chuckling awkwardly.

“New York is like...a day’s FLIGHT away!” Robin gawked.

“Yeah, but I haven’t seen this family in ages, so uh, I’m paying them a surprise visit…!” Nightstorm said.

The batmobile stopped in the batcave and Robin helped Nightstorm to somewhere that they could make a temporary brace for her leg.

“Thanks again for the help, guys…!” Nightstorm thanked.

“No problem. Us crime fighters need to stick together and help one another.” Batman nodded.

“Will you be alright from here?” Robin asked.

Nightstorm nodded, pulling out her phone. “Yeah, I can call my sis-er, brother to come pick me up when I get somewhere they can pick me up!” Nightstorm smiled slightly.

“Gotcha.” Batman nodded. Nightstorm got up, walking outside to somewhere safe and calling her brother up to come pick her up.

“Yello? Yeah, Hunter? This is Gianna, couldja come pick me up?” Gianna said. “Yeah, I’m here, I’m-I’m visiting ya guys, bud! I’m at the corner of wesley and yellowstone!” Gianna said. “Fifteen? Great! See ya then!” Nightstorm said. “Love ya too, bro! Bye!” Gianna said, hanging up.

Gianna went into a nearby phone booth, changing into a hoodie and sweatpants, waiting by a bus stop for her brother to come by.

A purple car soon arrived, Hunter speeding out and hugging Gianna tightly. “Sis, ya didn’t have to come all the way out here!” Hunter smiled.

“Oh, come on bro! You’re worth the day’s length flight!” Gianna teasingly jabbed.

“I coulda come out to visit you!” Hunter said.

“Yeah, but that woulda ruined the surprise!” Gianna grinned.

“Let’s get home! Mae’s missed you a lot!” Hunter said, gesturing to his car.

“Oh gosh, I forgot about Mae!” Gianna laughed, following Hunter and sitting in the shotgun seat.

(Later)

“Right here!” Hunter said, parking in the driveway of a fairly big house.

“Whoa.” Gianna gasped.

“Come on! Mae’s gonna be stoked!” Hunter grinned.

Gianna got up, almost collapsing as she put her weight on her leg. Hunter hurried over to help her up.

“Dude, are you okay?” Hunter asked, concerned.

“ ‘M fine, bro, just a small sprain is all…!” Gianna said, smiling through the pain.

Hunter raised an eyebrow. “Let’s get inside.” Hunter said.

Hunter unlocked the door, hitting the light and setting Gianna down on the couch.

“So, sis, hit me; what happened?” Hunter asked, looking at Gianna’s leg.

“Nothing, just a simple trip!” Gianna lied. She couldn’t tell him what really happened. It could get him involved.

Mae hopped in, tugging on Hunter’s hoodie sleeve. “Bro! Bro! The news is on and-” Mae started.

“I’m a little busy, Mae.” Hunter said.

“There’s a new hero in town, bro!” Mae exclaimed. Hunter’s eyes shrank.

“What?! Show me!” Hunter said, following Mae to the T.V set not too far from the couch.

“*This evening, protectors of Gotham, Batman and Robin, were spotted fending off two goons by the docks with a new hero.*” The reporter said. “*The two went on to say that “We don’t know her personally, but we know that she could give us a helping hand if we ever get outnumbered while she’s here.”*” The reporter continued.

Gianna shifted nervously. “*When asked if they apprehended the criminals, they only stated that they did for a moment before they helped the new hero out, which is the time when the criminals managed to escape.*” It continued. Gianna felt guilt bubbling in her stomach.

“What’s her name?” Hunter asked skeptically.

“We’ll hear in a second, shush!” Mae hushed.

“*When asked about the new hero’s name, they responded with the following; fellow Gothamites, please welcome Nightstorm to the city.*” The reporter announced. Gianna gulped hard, hoping nobody heard.

“Nightstorm, huh?” Hunter hummed. “I like it. Mysterious, unknown, new, vague!” Hunter smirked.

Gianna sighed silently in relief. “Yeah, she’s pretty cool….!” Gianna smiled tiredly.

“Wait, Nightstorm injured her left leg…” Hunter hummed, looking back at Gianna.

Gianna started sweating nervously. Crap. “Poor gal!” Gianna said.

Hunter nodded. “Indeed...I hope they catch those criminals soon. Can’t have them running rampant, right?” Hunter asked. Gianna nodded.

“Right!” Gianna agreed.

“We can catch up tomorrow, you,” Hunter said booping Gianna’s nose. “Need to get some rest! You were on a plane for a day or two STRAIGHT! You deserve some sleep!” Hunter finished. Gianna nodded.

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modernsuperhero · 5 years

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Happyhoganon: If Luthor and his Legion of Doom (Sinestro, Grodd, Black Manta, Cheetah & Joker) made it so that the universal dynamics of Good and Evil shifted in which Evil mostly triumphs over Good, how would the Justice League feel having to lose over and over again to the likes of the Legion? Let alone other villains? And do you think they could be able to change the universal dynamics back to how they used to be?

first off: holy shit. the potential here. your MIND. second: what KIND of universe are we talking about here? like, are we talking in the context of the live action movies, where everything is dark and gritty and adult-y, or the kid’s shows like the kid’s shows that make sure Good Always Wins, like Justice League: Action? OR are we talking about the kind of in-between area of stuff like the Young Justice: Outsiders cartoon?

in the first context: there’s a good chance this will turn out to be a doomed universe. the justice league HAS been defeated before. the bat who laughs and shit, you know? it’s unlikely this would happen in main continuity, but possibly in a canon alternate universe, sure. it’s likely the more rogue-ish members of the justice league would start to break off first and try their own methods as failure after failure builds tension within the league. this of course would only further deteriorate the justice league’s ability to stand their ground. there would be a tipping point, likely some core member of the justice league dying/going crazy/joining the other side etc etc, that would cause the remnants of resistance against the legion to crumble completely.

in the second context: they would go into the fight with low prospects, for the most part, have one massive defeat that would probably lead to the COMPLETE dissolution of the justice league, one member after another leaving, in dramatic fashion, only for one member (almost definitely one of the big three, i.e. batman/superman/wonder woman) rallying everyone together again after each individual is defeated yet again, and with the power of FRIENDSHIP they FINALLY defeat the legion, likely by intentionally staging it so they by all rights should LOSE, only for that to, by the switched laws of the universe, mean they actually WIN and thus defeat the legion, and are somehow able to revert everything to its former state.

in the third context: it would either be a pyrrhic victory, or just a continuous series of not-quite-defeats (the latter of which is... kind of canon. no major villain ever STAYS locked away, so the forces of good and evil are always at a stalemate. otherwise, DC wouldn’t sell any comics!)

in a META context: it would be a series of tragedies. just a bunch of Big Sad. the earth is certainly destroyed, somehow, by one of the many threats the justice league normally would protect it from. RIP earth-happyhoganon

i’d also like to note that the only DC comics I have actually read was the first seven pages of the first issue of Super Sons, and the entire crossover miniseries with Gotham Academy and The Lumberjanes! I have, however, watched the lego movie’s lego batman, lego batman family matters, the wonder woman movie with gal gadot, the suicide squad movie, the young justice cartoon up to the middle of outsiders, the live action Gotham show up to right around the time Riddler meets Penguin, the first season of Justice League: Action!, the classic animated teen titans up to the middle of season three, and the first season of Titans. i’ve played Batman: Arkham Asylum up to the point where you meet the riddler. all of my knowledge regarding batman comes from either these, pinterest, tumblr, or my friend jason, who named himself after jason todd (and thus led to me googling who the heck jason todd is, leading pinterest to recommend me some fanart, pulling me further down the rabbit hole...)

i’ve also seen extensive, but out-of-order episodes of various shows in Arrowverse. (alas, i have yet to see batwoman. i’m looking forward to it, though)

so... i’m not actually the most educated on the universe? most of my knowledge is from shows and such that take place in canon alternate universe or deviate from regular canon significantly. and, said knowledge almost explicitly pertains to gothamites. so, you know. apparently people ship hal and barry? i know literally jack shit about green lantern (there are multiple???????) but anything that isn’t barry and his own sister is good in my book

#justice league #lex luther and the legion of doom #anon #thanks for the ask happyhoganon!#jla #young justice #supersons #gotham academy #lego batman #suicide squad #titans #teen titans #batman arkham asylum #jason todd #arrowverse #green lantern????#these are enough tags i think #happyhoganon

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moony-fool-blog · 5 years

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I’m switching it up a bit. I was going to post the female version of Bruce Wayne but.....

Then I thought.... what type of handsome man would Barbara be... so I present my surprising masterpiece... Barry the demon’s head... (it’s the only name I could come up with a male version of Barbara... sorry, Flash fans)

And I’ll even throw in a quick gif cause I love ya guys and gals ;)

....I also just want to say thank you to all you Gothamites for this amazing fandom, and just know that you guys and gals can message me or ask questions, too... this is probably the most personal I have gotten with Tumblr? I don’t even know if this counts as personal 🤔 but I’d like to open myself more on here but not too much of course.... and yeah, love ya’ll to Batman and Beyond 😂

#gotham #barbara gordon #male Barbara Gordon #gotham gifs #barry....Gordon?.... welp this is awkward....#added a earring on Barry’s left ear #i either scarred you or impressed you.... (sorry if you were one of the people who got scarred)#love you Gothamites :)

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#OnlyInGotham

Gothamites & the Batfam’s relationship to mostly music i’ve been listening to recently

@carolCrusader: Blastin ABBA Gimme!Gimme!Gimme! & #Nightwing shows up & has a dance off w/ me n the gals to ABBAs greatest hits??? #OnlyInGotham #HisMovesAreWeakButHisBootyIsThicc

@noticemebatsenpai: Red Hoods been blastin Father of Mine by Everclear all night... on fathers day no less??? #OnlyInGotham #BatdadPlzTalkToUrKid #HesBeenThruSomething

@metroSucks3ggs: look i don't mind RR breaking up our school dance to stop penguin but did he have to pull those sweet sweet moves to those backstreet boys throwbacks #OnlyInGotham #RedRobinCanGetDOWN

@putth3G0thInG0tham: livin across from GCPD has perks. watched nightwing & batgirl have a one-sided convo abt his music playlist that he was playin from some speakers & she grabs his iPod & plays Coins ‘Talk too Much’ #OnlyInGotham #SheBurnedHimWithoutSayingAWord #MyHeroMyIdolMyQueen

@batfan37: guess oracle didn't like my comments on her blog bc she hacked into my spotify & has been blasting 80s throwbacks. I love A-ha but plz oracle take (mercy) on me. its been 3 HOURS PLEASE #OnlyInGotham #TakeOnMeStillGoesHardTho

@goth4mg4rgoylesf4n: dont open ur window & play neon trees unless u wanna summon spoiler to do a duet w/ u #ScaredtheHellOuttaMe #ButDefAGoodKaraokeBuddy #OnlyInGotham

@avgjoeshmoe: #bbyRobin is NOT a 3eb fan. just trying to enjoy their first album w/ my bros & he throws my speaker off the roof????? #ImTellingBatman #OnlyInGotham

#batfamily #onlyingotham #dick grayson #jason todd #tim drake #cassandra cain #barbara gordon #stephanie brown #damian wayne #bruce wayne #look abba is helping with my depression right now & also i rlly love 80s pop or music that takes a lot of influence from 80s pop/rock #which is why neon trees and coin resonate with me rn #also third eye blind has been my fav for like 5 yrs plz send help i have a problem

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Okay today I’m just using this blog to rant about my shitty Metropolis grandparents because they make me so angry

Background: they’ve never thought my dad (Gotham-born) was good enough for my mom (Metropolis-born), and they’re super pissed that she decided to stay in Gotham with him after they both finished at Gotham U.

So anyway me, my mom, and my sister went across the bay to Metropolis to visit my grandparents for lunch today, right? And we’re at this nice restaurant, and it’s all going okay, and they’ve only made a few snarky comments about my sister and I growing up in Gotham and so things are going well and then. oh god. I make the biggest mistake of my life.

They asked me if I was dating anyone, and I mentioned that I was kinda seeing Barbara.

Just fyi: they’re not homophobic. At all. They’re fine with their precious granddaughter dating other girls or guys or whoever she likes.

But another Gothamite?? That just pushed them over the edge because for some reason they’ve always had this idea of me meeting some nice Metropolis guy or gal (probs not happening?) and moving over there (definitely not happening)

Yeah anyway lunch was shit

#onlyingotham #onlyinmetropolis #they make me so mad???#why do they always pull this kinda shit #this is why I hate Metropolis

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frasier-crane-style · 7 years

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Wonder Woman (2017)

Overall, I'd say it's a B, but a B from a student who was getting all Fs before whose parents love him and want to see him do well, while Marvel is a straight-A student who occasionally slips and gets a B. Not that we have to compare them, but that's the comparison. I'm guessing a lot of this is going to look bad in hindsight when the hyperbole dies down and only the fundamentally solid stuff is left.

Bad

Once more, we get a ‘Greek mythology’ movie that is just Christian cosplay, like one of those Buzzfeed pieces about Disney princesses as bacteria. Zeus is God, Ares is Lucifer, and Diana is Jesus. Boring, lazy, stupid. By the end of the movie, all of the gods are dead, making you wonder what the point of bringing in Greek mythology even was. What’s Greek myth without Hermes, or Hera, or Mount Olympus at all? This is a Wonder Woman who can’t even say Great Hera, because if she worshiped anyone, it’d be Zeus. They don’t even have any mythological beasts show up.

Good

Gal Gadot is actually quite good at this after being largely unremarkable in Batman Vs. Superman, but I feel like the “she’s Christopher Reeve as Superman all over again!” people are either fooling themselves or grading on one hell of a curve. She’s still pretty scrawny—the producers talking about how they hired female commandos and bikers and pro wrestlers and such to play the Amazons is hilarious when you consider they all disappear from the movie thirty minutes in and it’s all a skinny little supermodel with perfect cheekbones from there—and that keeps her from being 100%. I think a Christopher Reeve Superman situation is one where you can’t picture anyone else in the part, and I think someone like Lynn Collins or Bridget Regan could’ve done as good if not better. But, why quibble?

Bad

They wait way too long to reveal Ares and spend way too long on a guy who’s only a red herring, complete with his Bane drugs that just allow him to put up a fight with Wondy for two minutes. Then she kills him, again, in two minutes, and gets into a much bigger fight with the real Ares a second later. Wouldn’t it have worked just as well if she threw a punch and just smeared General Cat Scare against the wall? Anyway, by the end, Ares has like five minutes to stump ‘humans suck, you’re the Godkiller, I’m your brother, let’s work together, oh hey your boyfriend died, he was weak and pathetic, or, I mean, he abandoned you, I mean, aren’t you mad at this woman who was sorta responsible for killing him? Kill her and join me, because I want to marry you or rule at your side or something. I know you just killed like fifty Germans, but dropping a tank on this one non-teenager will decide your fate! Also, she’s so comically evil that she gets turned on talking about death, but she’s also, you know, a person too!”

Good

The No Man’s Land sequence.

Bad

Typical Amazon pacifism in this. “We must never raise our hands in anger. Oh, shit, who are those people? KILL THEM ALL! KILL THAT GUY WHO MIGHT BE ONE OF THEM! IS HE NOT ONE OF THEM? KILL HIM ANYWAY!”

Good

Even if the actual backstory was balls, I liked the Bottulucci painting vibe they give the Amazons’ origin. It seems that’s de rigeur for every one of these epic summer blockbusters now, but it was done well here.

Bad

“Hey, we’re the Amazons. When bad guys attack and we have the high ground and are armed with ranged weapons, we love to rappel down and run up to them with our bows and arrows so that we can shoot them really close. No way that could backfire on us! Warrior race, baby!”

(I’m surprised that when she got to the WW1 trenches, Diana didn’t need to have the concept of ‘cover’ explained to her.)

Good

The chemistry between Diana and Steve is great, even if they literally write him as standing naked in front of her bragging about his junk one moment, then refusing to sleep next to her because they’re not married the next.

Bad

I get fish out of water, but Diana doesn’t understand the concept of the chain of command? Amazon society has a queen, senators, and an army, but no one gives orders? There aren’t discussions that members of the public aren’t privy to? There isn’t even the idea of lowering your voice in a public place so you can have a private conversation about a sensitive subject?

I get what they’re going for, but the whole “FEMINISM!” thing falls flat when it’s not like any ol’ GUY off the street can be let into a top-level war council either, right? With no security clearance? If he can, man, were those German spies who went after Steve wasting their time. You could’ve just walked into Allied High Command and started shooting, or found out what they were planning. And no one would have a problem with it because you’re not a woman.

Good/Bad

The costume is colorful enough, faithful, and aesthetically pleasing, but damn is that skirt short. I mean, it’s not even a miniskirt. I know, I know, I’m a sexist pig, but it’s a bit hard to take Diana’s angst over war crimes seriously when she’s wearing something with the coverage of a WWE championship belt. At least Supergirl’s skirt is within a day’s walk of her knees. Diana’s just a walking upskirt shot.

Bad

C’mon, they changed the whole setting to WW1 to avoid Captain America comparisons, then they do away with the male lead in the exact same way? That’s just lazy. And as I pointed out, the ‘it’s on a timer!’ thing was stupid.

Good/Bad

They give Diana and Steve a colorful band of multiethnic sidekicks (who are… soldiers? Smugglers? Spies? Unclear. Steve has to bribe them, but they also take orders for him, or… something? Anyway, they’re some of those mercenary types who are only mercenaries to be won over by the hero and do the right thing). That made sense in Captain America, since Cap is just an Olympic athlete, but with Wondy supposed to be Superman-level powerful, it comes off a little yeah, okay. Like when they make themselves useful by giving her a ‘boast’ to get a sniper in a clock tower. Yeah, she can jump 100 feet into the air, but not 106 feet. Gotcha.

At least they keep it down to the reasonable number of three people and give all of them an introduction and a bit of personality instead of “This is Katana! Her sword steals souls!” If you’re told me that one of the Howling Commandoes in First Avenger was, say, Kevin Sorbo, I’d buy it. He could’ve been in there, who knows?

Bad

Diana’s catchphrase here is “It's not about deserve. It's about what you believe,” which is basically her saying “humanity doesn’t deserve my help, because I’m so awesome, but I’m going to help them anyway.” Which, again, basically her being Jesus, only she’s actually a woman in a very short skirt who’s good at punching. If it’s weird to make Superman into the Christ, it’s even weirder to do it with Diana. And a bit of a snobbish thing to say. Can you imagine Batman going “these Gothamites don’t deserve my help, but I’m a really cool guy, so…”?

Bad

“Where I’m from, generals fight alongside their troops!” Really? And how’d that work out? Seems like Themyscira would've been kinda screwed if they needed to come up with a battle plan and their top woman had just bled out on a beach. Obviously, you can criticize the callousness of WW1 military leadership, but not by comparing it to a made-up fantasy culture. Yeah, and did you know that in Ponyland, Princess Sparkles doesn’t ever drop bombs on people?

Bad

The movie has Diana sorta slowly working out her abilities throughout the first act instead of just knowing them by the time she reaches present-day. Well, I guess she’s in her twenties or so, so it’s going to take her a little while yet to figure out how to jump long distances and climb up walls—what? She’s actually the daughter of Zeus and thousands of years old? Talk about your slow learners.

Bad

Diana: I see now! The true superpower is… LOVE.

Diana: *blows the shit out of Ares… but lovingly, I guess*

Yeah, it’s kinda crazy that this film’s multimillion dollar treatment of Diana defeating Ares isn’t as clever or thoughtful as what George Perez came up with some forty years ago, with Diana forcing Ares to see that if he keeps pushing humanity into wars, it’ll end with a nuclear holocaust that’ll leave nothing for him to rule over.

Here, though, Ares isn’t empowered by worship, so why should he care? And/but he’s pushing for an armistice to keep the war at a slow boil already (until WW2), only he’s also helping the General start the war up again full blast. It really shows what a house of cards the plot is and how Ares’s characterization, plan, and motivation don’t actually make sense. Just tell me this… if Diana had never showed up, how would his plan have played out? He gets the WW2 armistice, but also the Germans conquering everything through the super-mustard gas? Which is it? What does he even want?

Baddest

This is absolutely a movie in 2017 where someone sees someone else about to be shot and dives in front of them while screaming NOOOOOO! And then the other person sees them get hit and screams NOOOOOOOOOO!

#wonder woman #wonder woman spoilers #ww spoilers

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historyofthebatman · 7 years

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Good afternoon Gothamites and I hope you're all having a magnificent Monday! Today we'll conclude our history session "75 Years of Wonder: A History of Wonder Woman"! Another essential piece of Wonder Woman's history happened outside of comics in the early to mid 2000s: the DC Animated Universe tv shows 'Justice League' and 'Justice League Unlimited' beginning in 2001. From Lynda Carter's live action Amazon in the 1970s on the small screen to Gal Gadot's blockbuster role in the DCEU today, Wonder Woman's animated presence, voiced by @SusanEisenberg21, for many was the first introduction to the character (art by Bruce Timm presented). Utilizing George Perez' origin story and iconography from the comics, Eisenberg's Wonder Woman exuded the same morals and compassion for equality and love in this society she continued to learn more about with each episodes. The DCAU's Wonder Woman set the stage for other appearances in animated television, film and video games for the next decade. Thanks for following and we'll have more History of the Batman soon! ✌🏼❤️💛💙💫

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aioinstagram · 6 years

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Batman Ninja Trailer for Batman Ninja anime movie teases the best-looking Batman yet is Trending on Saturday, December 2, 2017 http://ift.tt/2nql33Y

Polygon says: Trailer for Batman Ninja anime movie teases the best-looking Batman yet Den of Geek US says: Batman Ninja Trailer: The Dark Knight Fights Crime in Feudal Japan

Top 2 articles about Batman Ninja:

If Justice League left you feeling a little disappointed over the portrayal of Gothams finest hero, the first teaser for Warner Bros. Batman Ninja should make you feel a little better. Batman Ninja stars plenty of traditional Batman characters As we can see Gotham City has been traded for a highly-stylized quasi-historical version of feudal Japan, where Batmans crimefighting endeavor sees him take the form of an armored, sword-swinging samurai/ninja hybrid. The solitary, honor-based

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Description: First announced at New York Comic Con, BATMAN NINJA was just revealed at Japan’s Tokyo Comic Con! Check out the Japanese version of the art, also the trailer was released online on their official site! bit.ly/2kfGhju #BatmanNinja

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Description: Good morning Gothamites and have a fantastic Friday! Check out this clip from the first trailer of DC Comics’ newest animated featured films “Batman: Ninja” released at Japan’s Tokyo Comic Con! At this year’s New York Comic Con, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Warner Bros. Japan debuted a short trailer for this film set for a release date in 2018. The direct-to-video anime style movie re-imagines the Dark Knight and other members of his legendary mythos from The Joker to Harley Quinn going back in time to medieval Japan. Director Jumpei Mizusaki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), character designer Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai) and screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima (Kill La Kill) add a new animated journey of the Batman to the DC Universe along with other DC Original Animated Films coming out next year such as “Batman: Gotham by Gaslight”. What are your thoughts on the first footage of Batman: Ninja? Thanks for following and we’ll have more History of the Batman soon! [Video Source: https://youtu.be/nXsWXgOJ0Q8]

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Description: . ‏العرض الدعائي الأول لفيلم الانيمي الياباني ‏⁦‪#BatmanNinja‬⁩ ‏سيصدر العام المقبل ============================= First trailer of “Batman Ninja” .

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Description: Oh HELL yes. Check out the first official trailer for ‘BATMAN NINJA’! – This is by FAR one of the coolest things DC has done. I’ve always wanted to see Batman’s world brought to life in an Anime! I figured it would transfer over really well and it looks like I was right! Ugh I can’t tell you how in love with this trailer I am. I NEED THIS NOW. – #Batman #BruceWayne #Anime #GothamCity #DC #DCComics #BatmanNinja #DCAnimation #BatFamily #Robin #Nightwing #RedHood #Catwoman #DickGrayson #TimDrake #JasonTodd #SelinaKyle #Deathstroke #Penguin #TwoFace #Joker #TheJoker #HarleyQuinn #GorillaGrodd #DCAnime #Comics #DCAU #Gotham

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hunter-the-sad-skeleton · 4 years

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Nightstorm’s Trials And Tribulations:

Putting Under A Read More, Hope Y’all Enjoy!(Reblogs And Opinions/Advice Appreciated!) Tag List(Feel Free To Ask To Be Added Or Removed): @bccfggffbgv, @new-account-sam-christy-456

Chapter one “Riddles and Rhymes, truly troubled times~!”

“Keep it down, wouldja?! We don’t need that Batfreak and his birdy accomplice to catch us!!” One thug hissed. Nightstorm narrowed her eyes.

“Sorry, it’s stacked weirdly…!” The other retaliated.

“Let’s just get moving, don’t wanna hold the boss up…!” The first chuffed.

“Right.” The second nodded. Now or never, Nightstorm. Nightstorm jumped from where she was situated, rolling out into the open.

“Going somewhere?” Nightstorm asked.

“Yeah, back to the hideout. Talon, take care of ‘em, I’ll get these out of the way.” The first ordered.

“Gotcha, Reed.” Talon acknowledged.

“Wow, name’s Talon? Where’d ya come from? Goons ‘r’ us?” Nightstorm taunted, grappling away to a high up area.

“Hey! Get back here!” Talon snapped.

“If you insist.” Nightstorm shrugged, grappling onto a lamppost and swinging around Talon, effectively tying him up and immobilizing him.

“Hey!!! Reed!! I need some backup here!!” Talon called.

“Hey! That wasn’t part of the plan!” Nightstorm objected, trying to pull her leg away.

“Nope, you ain’t gettin’ away to tell your batty little friend.” Reed grunted.

“She doesn’t need to.” A voice echoed. Nightstorm smiled slightly, feeling a small bubble of hope start to build up in her stomach.

“Batman!!” Reed gasped.

“I gotcha, bud!” Robin said, hurrying over to help her stand up.

“Thanks….Robin, right?” Nightstorm asked, trying to stay as inconspicuous as possible.

“Yeah, are you okay?” Robin asked. Nightstorm winced as she set weight on her leg again.

“Yeah, just a little sore is all..!” Nightstorm reassured. Batman crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow despite it being invisible under the mask.

“Really? I’m sure if you were just ‘sore’, you wouldn’t have almost collapsed as you set weight on your leg.” Batman explained.

“I can bring tears to your eyes and a smile to your face. I form in an instant and last for a lifetime, but I can be forgotten. What am I?” The piece of paper read.

“What’s it say?” Robin asked, reading over her shoulder.

“Memories.” Nightstorm said flatly.

“What?” Robin asked, confused.

“It’s a riddle. No doubt the Riddler’s behind the whole thing.” Batman explained.

“But what would he want a load worth of junk metal for?” Robin asked.

Nightstorm flipped the piece of paper over, finding more writing on the back. “I bring you comfort, a soft, smooth delight. I too keep you warm, on a cold winter’s night. What am I?”

“These riddles of his keep getting weirder and weirder…” Robin said, scratching his head.

“A blanket...But why a blanket…?” Nightstorm hummed.

“Let’s get back. It’s getting late.” Batman said.

“Right!” Robin nodded.

“Want some help with that leg?” Batman asked.

“Oh! Only if you really wanna help! I don’t wanna inconvenience anybody!” Nightstorm said.

“Right, come on, we can at least set it until you can get in to the doctor’s for a cast.” Batman said. Nightstorm got up, hobbling to follow, eventually getting help from Robin to walk.

(Later)

Nightstorm sat in the back of the batmobile, reading over the riddles over and over, trying to figure out why he picked those specific ones.

“Still reading those things? They’re probably just there to confuse you.” Robin said.

Nightstorm shook her head. “No, he always has reasoning for his riddles.”

“Right. But now that we’re out of danger, who are you? I’ve never seen you around here before.” Batman said.

“Oh, I uh...Came up to visit some family of mine.” Nightstorm explained.

“Where from?” Batman asked.

“New york, sir.” Nightstorm said.

“New york?!” Robin gasped.

“Yeah, it’s uh…….Extremely distant family.” Nightstorm said, chuckling awkwardly.

“New York is like...a day’s FLIGHT away!” Robin gawked.

“Yeah, but I haven’t seen this family in ages, so uh, I’m paying them a surprise visit…!” Nightstorm said.

The batmobile stopped in the batcave and Robin helped Nightstorm to somewhere that they could make a temporary brace for her leg.

“Thanks again for the help, guys…!” Nightstorm thanked.

“No problem. Us crime fighters need to stick together and help one another.” Batman nodded.

“Will you be alright from here?” Robin asked.

Nightstorm nodded, pulling out her phone. “Yeah, I can call my sis-er, brother to come pick me up when I get somewhere they can pick me up!” Nightstorm smiled slightly.

“Gotcha.” Batman nodded. Nightstorm got up, walking outside to somewhere safe and calling her brother up to come pick her up.

Gianna went into a nearby phone booth, changing into a hoodie and sweatpants, waiting by a bus stop for her brother to come by.

A purple car soon arrived, Hunter speeding out and hugging Gianna tightly. “Sis, ya didn’t have to come all the way out here!” Hunter smiled.

“Oh, come on bro! You’re worth the day’s length flight!” Gianna teasingly jabbed.

“I coulda come out to visit you!” Hunter said.

“Yeah, but that woulda ruined the surprise!” Gianna grinned.

“Let’s get home! Mae’s missed you a lot!” Hunter said, gesturing to his car.

“Oh gosh, I forgot about Mae!” Gianna laughed, following Hunter and sitting in the shotgun seat.

(Later)

“Right here!” Hunter said, parking in the driveway of a fairly big house.

“Whoa.” Gianna gasped.

“Come on! Mae’s gonna be stoked!” Hunter grinned.

Gianna got up, almost collapsing as she put her weight on her leg. Hunter hurried over to help her up.

“Dude, are you okay?” Hunter asked, concerned.

“ ‘M fine, bro, just a small sprain is all…!” Gianna said, smiling through the pain.

Hunter raised an eyebrow. “Let’s get inside.” Hunter said.

Hunter unlocked the door, hitting the light and setting Gianna down on the couch.

“So, sis, hit me; what happened?” Hunter asked, looking at Gianna’s leg.

“Nothing, just a simple trip!” Gianna lied. She couldn’t tell him what really happened. It could get him involved.

Mae hopped in, tugging on Hunter’s hoodie sleeve. “Bro! Bro! The news is on and-” Mae started.

“I’m a little busy, Mae.” Hunter said.

“There’s a new hero in town, bro!” Mae exclaimed. Gianna’s eyes shrank.

“What?! Show me!” Hunter said, following Mae to the T.V set not too far from the couch.

“What’s her name?” Hunter asked skeptically.

“We’ll hear in a second, shush!” Mae hushed.

“Nightstorm, huh?” Hunter hummed. “I like it. Mysterious, unknown, new, vague!” Hunter smirked.

Gianna sighed silently in relief. “Yeah, she’s pretty cool….!” Gianna smiled tiredly.

“Wait, Nightstorm injured her left leg…” Hunter hummed, looking back at Gianna.

Gianna started sweating nervously. Crap. “Poor gal!” Gianna said.

Hunter nodded. “Indeed...I hope they catch those criminals soon. Can’t have them running rampant, right?” Hunter asked. Gianna nodded.

“Right!” Gianna agreed.

(The next day.)

Gianna woke up, getting up to take her concerta meds. “Morning, sis, sleep well?” Hunter greeted, trudging over to grab his mug for his morning cup of coffee.

“Yeah, you?” Gianna asked. Hunter yawned, shrugging his shoulders.

“What do ya have planned for the day?” Hunter asked, pouring himself a mug full of coffee.

“Well, I was planning on walking around the city, taking in the sights, just look around, I guess!” Gianna shrugged.

Hunter nodded. “Yeah, Mae’s out of school now, so she doesn’t have anything to do!” Hunter smiled.

Gianna hummed. “Why don’t you show me around?” Gianna asked.

“No.” Hunter said. “Not until we get,” Hunter started. “That leg of yours checked out.” Hunter finished, gesturing to Gianna’s leg.

Gianna slouched sadly, before sighing and nodding, deciding to bite the bullet now. “Fine…” Gianna sighed.

(Later)

“Well, miss Gianna, it seems to me like you twisted your leg doing something abnormal.” Doctor Pecan sighed. “What did you say your dayjob was?” He asked.

“Oh, uh, I work as a uh, gym instructor.” Gianna said, lying so that nobody questioned anything.

Doctor Pecan nodded. “Alright, well, might wanna call off your shifts until your leg gets better, or at least take it easy.” He explained.

“What?! Why?” Gianna asked.

“Because of the way your leg twisted,” He said, gesturing to the x-ray. “If it were to twist in such a way again, it could pop out the socket.” He finished. Gianna’s shoulders dropped.

“I can just take it easy, right? Not completely off?” Gianna asked worriedly.

“If you are absolutely 100% careful, yes, you may continue working.” He sighed, resigned.

“Okay, careful, got it..” Gianna nodded.

(Afterwards)

“You should probably rest up all day. The sooner that leg gets better, the sooner we can show you around!” Hunter smiled. Gianna nodded.

(A while later)

Gianna got up after Hunter and Mae left, going to grab the mail, finding a letter with question marks riddled over it. Gianna’s eyes shrank, hiding the letter as she put the rest of the mail on the dining room table, returning to the couch with the letter, cutting it open and reading the contents.

“Greetings and salutations, Nightstorm! I noticed you were new here, so I saw it fit that I send this letter to you as a means of welcome!” Gianna rolled her eyes at the overly formal introduction. “But also as a means of warning.” Gianna did a double take, continuing to read.

“By the question marks and other clues, you probably know that I am The Riddler(Pleasure to meet you, Nightstorm!), so you know my schtick by now; riddles!” Gianna read on.

“So here is my first riddle to you; ‘keep your family close, and your ______ closer.’. Apologies about not making an appearance last night, villainy is quite busy work, you know! Hopefully soon we get to meet in person! -The Riddler.” Gianna finished reading and folded the letter back up, putting it in her backpack. She thought the riddle over in her head.

“Keep your family close, and your what closer….?” Gianna muttered to herself.

“I’d assume he means ‘enemies’.” A voice said. Gianna nodded, doing a double take and spinning to look at the window. “Sorry, I would have knocked, but I wasn’t sure if you were the only one home.” Batman apologized.

“Oh, it’s fine!” Gianna forgave. “Why did you come here in the first place, anyways?” Gianna asked.

“I saw Riddler drop by, so I wanted to make sure everything was okay.” Batman explained.

“Oh! That’s nice of you!” Gianna beamed.

“I wanted to make sure there was no trouble.” Batman shrugged.

Gianna nodded. “How’s the leg?” Batman asked.

“Oh! It’s fine!” Gianna nodded.

“That’s good. Just a sprain?” Batman asked.

Gianna nodded. “Yeah, just a small sprain. Not supposed to move much.” Gianna huffed. “Thanks for asking, though…!” Gianna smiled slightly.

“No trouble, Nightstorm.” Batman said.

“Wait, how did you-” Gianna started.

“Your height and build is the same. Besides, you spraining your leg at the same time as Nightstorm? Too scary of a coincidence.” Batman explained.

“Well, I can trust you to not tell anyone, yeah?” Gianna asked. Batman nodded.

“I know how important it is to keep your identity secret.” Batman nodded.

“Thanks…” Gianna smiled slightly.

Batman nodded. “Just be careful. The Riddler can be dangerous if he chooses.” Batman warned.

“Right, thanks.” Gianna acknowledged. Batman nodded.

Gianna hummed, reading over the letter again. “What do you think, Bats?” Gianna asked. No response. “Bats?” Gianna asked again, turning around to find he had left. “Huh….Guess I’m on my own.” Gianna said, shrugging. Gianna got up, hobbling to her backpack, considering her options. She eventually came to a conclusion, pulling out her Nightstorm suit, going to the bathroom to change before Mae and Hunter got back.

(Later)

Nightstorm grappled onto a lamp post, swinging up to a nearby roof, almost collapsing as she landed on her leg that she had sprained the night earlier. “Ow….!” Nightstorm winced. Nightstorm got up swiftly, limping to a good vantage point. “Anything going on…?” Nightstorm winced, kneeling on her good leg.

“Aren’t you supposed to be resting?” Batman asked. Nightstorm spun around, almost falling off where she was sitting.

“You scared me!” Nightstorm snapped.

“Apologies. I didn’t know how to announce my presence without startling you.” Batman said.

“NOT giving me a heart attack when I am sitting on the EDGE OF A VERY HIGH UP BUILDING?!?” Nightstorm squeaked.

“How?” Batman asked.

Nightstorm waved her hands around in the air. “Knocking on something?!” Nightstorm sputtered.

“I’ll remember that for later.” Batman said. “Anyways, about you resting, you should really stay off that leg. We don’t want it to get worse.” Batman said.

Nightstorm sighed, rolling her eyes. “I can take care of myself, Bats.” Nightstorm groaned.

“Are you sure?” Batman asked. “I won’t hold your hand if you don’t need it.” Batman said.

“Yes, I’m sure! I-Was that a joke about my height?” Nightstorm asked, offended.

“No, I’m just saying-” Batman started.

“I’M just saying that height isn’t everything, Bats!!! Height isn’t indicative of your skill, Bats!” Nightstorm growled.

“I wasn’t saying that it WAS, Nightstorm.” Batman scowled.

“Really? Are ya sure about that? Cause it REALLY sounds like it WAS what you were saying!!!” Nightstorm snapped.

“You’re twisting my words.” Batman frowned.

“Am I?!?” Nightstorm snapped.

“Yes. I was just asking if you wanted help.” Batman scowled.

“You phrased it as if you were talking to a child.” Nightstorm frowned.

“I didn’t mean it like that.” Batman scolded.

“It sounded like it. Just because I’m younger than you DOESN’T mean I’m a little kid!!” Nightstorm growled.

“I don’t see you like that.” Batman frowned.

“It sure sounds like it you little-” Nightstorm started.

“Alright you two, break it up, no need to fight with each other!” Robin said, swinging over between the two.

“He started it.” Nightstorm said.

“And you didn’t need to continue it.” Batman lectured.

“Oh really?! Says he who reaches above five foot three and a HALF!!!” Nightstorm shrieked.

“No need to yell!” Robin said.

“Okay, how tall are you?” Nightstorm asked.

“Five four, why?” Robin asked.

“HALF AN INCH!!!!” Nightstorm snapped. “HALF AN INCH TALLER!!” Nightstorm squeaked.

“No need to get so worked up over it…!” Robin winced.

“Everyone’s taller than me except Mae….! I get looked down on like a kid…!!” Nightstorm groaned.

“Hey now,” Robin said, getting down to eye level. “That ain’t true!” Robin smiled.

Nightstorm frowned. “You’re proving my point.” Nightstorm grumbled. Nightstorm sighed, dragging her hands down her face. “Ugh…..! I don’t want to be seen as a kid…!!” Nightstorm sighed.

“I get that, but getting snappy at people over height doesn’t quite help your case.” Robin said.

“I know, but it just...Gets old after ten times.” Nightstorm grumbled.

“Just gotta tell people ya don’t like it is all.” Robin shrugged.

Nightstorm stumbled for words. “Buhduhbuh what do you THINK I do?!?” Nightstorm gawked.

“How do you tell them?” Robin asked, crossing his arms.

Nightstorm looked down, breaking eye contact and mumbling something. “I couldn’t hear that, would you mind repeating?” Robin asked gently.

“Snapping at them….” Nightstorm frowned, face heating up in embarrassment.

“And how do you think that makes them feel?” Robin asked.

“Not good…” Nightstorm frowned. Nightstorm shook her head. “Before snapping, I warn them to stop once or twice…!!” Nightstorm frowned.

“Do you?” Robin asked.

“Yes!!” Nightstorm pepped.

“Do you?” Robin repeated.

“Y...Yes…!” Nightstorm stuttered.

“Truly?” Robin asked.

“.........No……..I stay quiet about it….” Nightstorm said, ashamed.

“And how do you think they feel about you snapping at them out of the blue?” Robin asked.

“Besides, it’s never ‘good’ people!” Nightstorm objected.

“How do you think they feel about you snapping at them for no reason?” Robin repeated.

“........Not good….” Nightstorm mumbled. Nightstorm shook her head. “What is this, group therapy with Batman and Robin?!?” Nightstorm squeaked.

“No, not really, we just-” Robin started before getting cut off by a clunking sound. Nightstorm rushed to check it out.

“What is it?” Robin asked, peeking around Nightstorm. Nightstorm held up a tin can with a piece of paper attached to it.

Nightstorm plucked the paper off, reading over it. “A trail, a union, together tied. Come across me and you will find, you cannot change the course I'm on, without me you cannot travel on. What am I?” Nightstorm read.

“Huh….” Robin hummed.

“Railroad tracks.” Batman said.

“Why railroad tracks?” Robin asked.

“The old Gotham Railroad Tracks…!” Nightstorm and Batman said in unison.

“But why would Riddler go there?” Batman asked.

“Suddenly took an interest in trains or history?” Nightstorm shrugged.

“Why not go take a look?” Robin asked.

“Yeah, that would be our best bet.” Batman nodded.

“See ya there.” Nightstorm said, pulling out her grappling hook.

“Are you sure you don’t want a ride there?” Batman asked.

“Nah, no thanks. I prefer to swing; the wind feels nice on the face, despite the mask!” Nightstorm declined. Batman shrugged.

“Suit yourself.” Batman said, walking off.

(At the railroad tracks.)

“Another piece of paper…!” Nightstorm said, dropping down from the rooftops and snatching up the small piece of paper.

“What’s it say?” Robin asked.

“It says….” Nightstorm hummed, before gaining a confused expression.

“What is it?” Robin asked, confused.

“I sound like ‘wrap’, but start with the letter of a beverage. What am I?” Nightstorm read.

“Coffeerap?” Robin said, confused.

Nightstorm read it over again, eyes shrinking again as she registered. “Tea.” Nightstorm said, fear creeping into her tone.

“What?” Robin asked.

“Tea wrap?” Batman said, registering what it meant soon.

“It’s a trap!!!” Nightstorm said in a panic before everyone was tapped in some form of holding.

“How right you are, Nightstorm~!” A Voice chimed.

“Who’s there?!” Nightstorm called, looking around.

“That is indeed the question, my dear~!” The voice hummed.

“Nygma.” Batman scowled.

“Right you are, Batman~! But also not, seeing as Nygma is a shadow now, and The Riddler has taken front stage~!” The Riddler laughed.

“Wait...Nygma...Like...Edward Nygma?” Nightstorm asked.

“Ah! So you’ve heard of me~?” Riddler asked.

“Well, yeah, your puzzle games are really good! Even back home!” Nightstorm gawked.

“I’m glad to hear~!” Riddler laughed.

Nightstorm shook her head. “No matter, why are you stealing so much metal?!” Nightstorm demanded.

“Oh, Batman! You may have to replace your little songbird with this one~!” Riddler joked, patting Nightstorm on the head. “SHE asks all the important questions~!” Riddler smiled smugly.

“Don’t patronize me.” Nightstorm bit back. Riddler pulled back as though just bit.

“Charming little one, isn’t she?” Riddler sneered.

“I’m not little!!! Everyone keeps saying I’m little, but five foot three and a half is not little!!!” Nightstorm snapped.

“Oh! That little half inch is keeping you from the same height as the little Songbird~! How adorable~!” The Riddler taunted.

“I’ll bite!!! Don’t think I won’t!!!” Nightstorm threatened.

“Nightstorm, calm down. Threats won’t get us out of this.” Batman said.

“It makes me feel good!!” Nightstorm snapped.

“My my, Nightstorm~! Are you sure you aren’t a villain~? You fit THAT bill better~!” Riddler hummed.

“No! I’m NOTHING like you, coward!” Nightstorm growled.

“Nightstorm, CALM. DOWN.” Batman warned.

“If you were two more in number, you could have her be the dog of your team.” Riddler grimaced.

“Hey!!! I’m not-” Nightstorm started.

“CALM. DOWN.” Batman growled. Nightstorm immediately fell dead silent.

“Oh my! Seems someone hates getting people upset!” Riddler teased.

“Listen, Nygma-Riddler-whatever your name is now-We can get you the help you need.” Batman said.

“No.” Riddler started.

“Who needs help anyways? Too much effort.” Riddler and Nightstorm said in unison. Both were surprised.

“You too?” Riddler asked.

“I’m supposed to be the one with poor communication skills!” Nightstorm yelped.

Riddler shook his head. “We’re getting off track. Nightstorm, you and I haven’t ‘properly’ met before, so allow me to introduce myself~!” Riddler hummed. “I am the Riddler; one of Batman’s greatest-” Riddler started.

“And least common.” Batman added.

“-Adversaries.” Riddler finished, frowning.

“Wait, least common?” Nightstorm asked.

“He doesn’t do much, but when he does, they’re big things.” Batman explained.

“Oh! That Riddler!” Nightstorm gasped.

“Yes! How many Riddlers ARE there?!” Riddler asked.

“Let’s see, around….That depends, I can think of….Ten, off the top of my head right now-” Nightstorm started.

“Oooooh….Never mind!” Riddler scoffed.

“Okay…!” Nightstorm nodded.

“Anyways, I didn’t quite count on the Bat or songbird to follow you-I just wanted you here so that I could get the measure of you-see what you were like, you know?” Riddler asked.

“Wait, what?” Nightstorm asked, starstruck.

“Oh, yes! I wanted to get to know you! More than what some...News station or...Newspaper could bring me for information! Really, the best source is from the source itself!” The Riddler announced.

“That’s...The first time someone’s wanted to know more about me…!” Nightstorm gasped.

“Don’t fall for it. He’s trying to lull you into a false sense of security.” Batman warned.

“Gotcha.” Nightstorm said, shaking herself out of it.

“So, how about it, Nightstorm~? What are you made of~?” Riddler asked.

“Well…...Spunk, I guess….” Nightstorm stammered, not sure how to speak properly.

“Oh?” Riddler hummed, intrigued.

“Y-Yeah, I-I’m a pretty boring person…! Normal life-siblings, we help each other out-” Nightstorm started.

“Oh? Siblings? I’m Intrigued!” Riddler hummed.

“I, uh….Two..” Nightstorm said.

“Anything else of interest?” Riddler asked.

“N-Not really, like I said; I’m pretty dull and boring…!” Nightstorm said.

“Not to me, my dear~! You’re an unsolved riddle~! Those keep my brain ticking~!” Riddler smiled smugly.

“Huh….” Nightstorm gasped.

“That’s enough, Nygma.” Batman scowled.

The Riddler shrugged. “You’re right, Batman. Me and the others will be leaving now~! Those little restraints will unlock as soon as we’re out of range~!” Riddler said.

“Radius lock. Clever.” Batman frowned.

“Only the best from the cleverest~!” Riddler beamed, tipping his hat and walking away.

As soon as Riddler and his goons were gone, the locks broke and the team fell out, Nightstorm falling on her face.

“Are you okay?” Batman asked. Nightstorm gave a weak thumbs up.

“Nofing boken…!” Nightstorm mumbled through the floor.

“Well, that’s good…” Robin sighed. “But real question, why did you open up to him so easily?” Robin asked.

“I...Ugh….His demeanor got me….Besides, he seemed to actually listen…” Nightstorm groaned. “I know I shouldn’t have, but-” Nightstorm started.

“It’s alright. It was your first encounter.” Batman assured. Nightstorm broke eye contact, guilt bubbling in her stomach.

“Then...Why does it feel like I did a bad thing…?” Nightstorm asked.

“Because you’re a good person, Nightstorm. You don’t want to hurt anyone, so you just...Did as he asked, since he asked nicely.” Batman explained.

“I didn’t wanna upset anyone…” Nightstorm gulped.

“I know, but in that situation, you would have gotten a ‘bad’ ending out of it anyways.” Batman said. Nightstorm hugged herself, guilt bubbling in her stomach. “You couldn’t have done anything about it, you had no control over the situation.” Batman said.

“I….Don’t feel so good…” Nightstorm grimaced.

“Physically or mentally?” Robin asked carefully.

“Both, but not like I’m gonna throw up if that makes sense…?” Nightstorm whimpered. Batman nodded.

“Need a lift home?” Batman asked. Nightstorm nodded.

“Thanks…” Nightstorm said sheepishly.

“No trouble.” Batman said.

(On the ride home.)

“............” Nightstorm hugged her knees to her chest, groaning quietly.

“Are you okay?” Robin asked.

“Just feel guilty…” Nightstorm groaned.

“It’s okay, it was your first encounter with him; you weren’t prepared.” Batman assured.

“I still feel like I coulda held back better…” Nightstorm groaned.

“It’s okay, we’ll get him next time!” Robin assured. Nightstorm nodded tiredly.

“Hopefully…” Nightstorm grimaced.

(Later.)

Nightstorm walked inside after bidding Batman and Robin goodbye, locking the door behind her. “Gotta hurry before everyone gets home…” Nightstorm said, hobbling into her room to change into her normal clothes.

After she was done changing, Gianna plopped onto the couch, almost passing out instantly, the softness of the couch more appreciated than the typical cement.

“Gigi!” Mae called as the door was unlocked and swung open. No answer. “Gigi?” Mae called, walking inside. Mae walked into the living room, finding Gianna passed out on the couch, snuggling with the family dog, Fetch.

“Mae, didja find her?” Hunter called.

“Yeah, keep it down…!” Mae called back quietly.

Hunter walked in, finding his sister passed out on the couch. He laughed, walking over and covering her up with a blanket. “Let’s go, Mae, she hasn’t gotten a full night’s rest in ages it looks like.” Hunter whispered.

“Right…!” Mae nodded, hopping after Hunter.

(The next morning.)

“Morning sis!” Mae grinned, waving from in the kitchen. Gianna waved tiredly.

“Someone had mail for ya, sis…!” Hunter yawned, pushing an envelope riddled with question marks on it. Gianna picked it up, trying not to shake.

Gianna thanked them quietly, rushing to her room to open it. “River, T, time…?” Gianna said, confused. “Wait….Sea u soon….?” Gianna thought. “Maybe I should be more careful...He could show up at any moment…” Gianna worried. Gianna put the letter in a small box, sliding it back under her bed. “Best not to tell Mae or Hunter too...They shouldn’t get involved.” Gianna said.

“Sissy! Breakfast is ready!” Mae said, leaning into Gianna’s room.

“Oh! Coming!” Gianna said, getting up from her knees and hopping over to the dining room.

“What were you talking about, sissy?” Mae asked.

“Oh, nothing, nothing, just...Story ideas is all.” Gianna lied.

“Ooh! Sounds fun!” Mae beamed.

“Yeah….Fun…” Gianna sighed in relief. She wouldn’t tell Mae; she would get curious and try to tag along. No need for that. Maybe when she was older.

To be continued in chapter two!

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