(A/N: IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! Alright then, it's time for something new! Excluding my Teen Titans one-shot, this will be my first DC full-length story. I was inspired after watching the latest Batman and Justice League animated movies. I don't get what the hate is about for them; I think they're the best ones so far. Anyway, the important notice in this Author's Note is to understand which DC universe this story takes place in, and that's the Son of Batman and Justice League: War universe. Basically, the New 52 universe. If you haven't seen the movies in that universe, I highly recommend them. There's quite a bit of retelling and reimagining of the characters and events, so things are going different from what you probably know. The six movies in the continuum are 'Justice League: War', 'Son of Batman', 'Justice League: Throne of Atlantis', 'Batman vs. Robin', 'Batman: Bad Blood', and 'Justice League vs. Teen Titans', in that order. So, excluding the sneak peek of Terra coming to Titan Tower in the mid-scene credits, this story takes place a few months after Justice League vs. Teen Titans. You'll want to at least see that movie, or you might be a little confused about what's going on in this story, but I still recommend them all; they're only an hour long, and they're really good. You can watch them on KissCartoon if you're interested. One last thing, I need a better name for this story, so if anyone can come up with one I like better, then I'll change it, and give credit to who comes up with it.)

Genre: Adventure/Drama/Crime/Angst/Family/Friendship/Mystery/Romance/Supernatural. Rated 'T' for fight scenes and some language.

Disclaimer: I own nothing

"NEW TO THE FAMILY"

Chapter 1: On the Roof

The tower was a marvel, standing tall and proud outside of Jump City on a small island. In the shape of a giant capital T, it was an appropriate location for the future heroes of the world known as the Teen Titans.

Always open to new members, the heroes in training consisted of five members, led by two full-fledged heroes. Having recently moved in, the cybernetic ex-football player and former member of the Justice League, Victor Stone, or Cyborg as he had come to be known, now worked along side the alien princess, Koriand'r, or Kory Anders for a her human name. To the rest of the team, and most of the world, she was known by the English translation of her Tamaranean name, Starfire.

Together, they saw to the training and welfare of the heroes in training, who were already heroes in their own right after having defeated the evil demon, Trigon, the father of arguably the most powerful member of the team, Rachel Roth, aka Raven, a half-demon witch with extraordinary powers.

The most annoying, yet most lovable member of the group was a yellow eyed, green skinned boy known as Garfield Logan, aka Beast Boy, appropriately named after having gained the ability to shape shift into any animal of the planet/dimension he was on/in. Like Raven, he was referred to almost all the time by his alter ego's name.

The tag-team duo of Jaime Reyes and the mysterious life form known as the Blue Beetle Scarab had formed a symbiotic relationship with the beetle having fused itself to Jaime's spine, granting him several extraordinary abilities, from flight to firing energy beams. Together, they had come to be known as Blue Beetle.

Not all members possessed superpowers, but then again, the newest member, Damian Wayne, didn't really need them. Obtaining the title Ibn al Xu'ffasch, he was indeed that, the "Son of the Bat"; the bat in this case being none other Gotham City's Bruce Wayne, aka Batman. Raised most of his life by his mother and grandfather, Talia and Ra's al Ghul, to be the future leader of the League of Assassins, and eventually the world, he had been made into a living weapon, a master assassin that could even hold his own against his father, eventually becoming the fifth Robin after Ra's, and later his mother, were killed.

Currently, he and the other Titans were in the training room, fighting holograms of ninjas for practice; at least three of them were while Raven was off meditating. While the digital opponents could land blows on the trainees, they couldn't do any real physical damage. It was a good thing too, as Beast Boy was having a pretty rough time. His movements were slow and sluggish, and even his animals transformations seemed to be delayed for a second or two.

After transforming into a tiger, green like all his forms, he mauled a digital ninja. Tackling it to the ground, he tore its throat out, and the ninja broke down into data. He shifted back to his human form, only to have another ninja come up behind him and bring their sword down on him. Beast Boy received an electric shock and was knocked to the ground, but wasn't physically harmed. The ninja raised their sword again, only to have another sword, a real one, burst through their chest, and they broke down into data.

Damian, dressed, in his Robin costume, sheathed his sword and glared down at the green boy. "You're sloppy today. That can get you killed in the field."

Rolling onto his back, Beast Boy rubbed his face as he looked up at Robin with tired eyes. "Sorry, I didn't get much sleep last night. Kory and Dick kept me up most of the night."

Blue Beetle walked over, his body covered in his so-called "pet's" bodysuit. "How'd they keep you up? Were they talking loudly or something?"

Beast Boy looked somewhat uncomfortable. "No, they weren't talking, but they were doing something too loudly." He sighed. "Sometimes, it really sucks having a dog's hearing."

The blue clad Titan looked confused for a moment, but then the red eyes of his Scarab Beetle on his back glowed as it conveyed a message to him, and Blue Beetle's own eyes widened in understanding. "Ooooh." He too now looked uncomfortable. "Yeah, I guess you wouldn't want to hear something like that."

Robin just glared at him. "Grow up already. It's not a big deal. People and animals have been doing that for millions of years. How do you think you were born?" He turned and began walking back towards the center of the room. "Personally though, I don't think Grayson is good enough for Kory."

Beast Boy stood up. "Dude, what's your beef with him anyway? Isn't he like, your brother?"

Robin stopped. Scowling, he rounded on the green boy, marching over to him with a hostile expression that was barely concealed by his mask. "That guy is notmy brother. He's just some orphan boy that my father took pity on." He scoffed. "He should have left him with the circus."

The two stared as the Boy Wonder went back to training. They exchanged a confused look before turning back to him. "I still don't get why you don't like him," Blue Beetle stated. "I think he's pretty cool."

"Yeah, and didn't he save your life a few times?"

Sword flying, Robin cut down three more digital ninjas. "I didn't need his help. I'd be better off without him." With a serious expression, he looked back at them. "As far as I'm concerned, I'm an only child."

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Several miles away in a neighboring city, a dark figure raced across rooftops. Briefly slipping out of the shadows into the light of the moon, the figure revealed themself to be a woman in a skin tight black leather suit. It did little, if anything, to hide her curves and athletic build, but that was actually meant to serve a purpose, and had come in handy when dealing with male opponents.

Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, was good at what she did. Lifting her red glass goggles to her forehead beside her suit's cat-like ears, she scanned the rooftop for any pursuers. She wasn't entirely sure who they were yet, but they were quite persistent. Being a heroine/antihero/vigilantly/spy/jewel thief, she had made quite a few enemies, both on the sides of the law, and on the criminal side. Fortunately, she had friends on both sides as well.

These people, however, were not friends. Friends didn't shout threats or fire guns at you. Not that this was anything new to her. Having worked with and against other heroes in the past, like the world famous Batman, she was quite used to these things, and rather good at getting out of such situations. Truthfully though, she rather enjoyed it, especially when it was the Dark Knight doing the chasing.

Not this time though. This time something far more precious than her own life was at stake, and she was not willing to lose it, but these pursuers were proving to be quite resilient. Especially that one. She had no idea who he was, but the guy just wouldn't stay down.

She heard it a moment before it happened. The cocking of a gun. Reacting as such, she did a backflip as a series of bullets came flying at her. Taking cover behind a chimney, she pressed herself against the bricks as pieces chipped off from the spray of bullets.

"That's enough," a deep masculine voice declared, and the onslaught of bullets ceased.

Catwoman recognized the voice, and slowly peaked out from behind her hiding place. She saw them now, a group of six men hidden in the shadows. The one who had spoken, she could see him now, and it was indeed him, the one who had been after her for several weeks now. He was extremely tall, over 7 feet, and had muscle upon muscle. There was something wrong with the face though. He wasn't scarred or deformed, but there was something not quite right about it.

Until a few weeks ago, she had never seen him before. He had just shown up out of the blue with a gang of thugs and had made a rather unreasonable demand of her, one she was not willing to comply with under any circumstances. And this time would be no different; even though she was sure he was about to make it again.

"You've got nowhere to go, kitty cat," the big man growled. "It would be easier for you to just give us the girl."

Catwoman just scoffed at that. "You truly are all brawn and no brains."

"I'm done playing games with you, cat. Surrender the girl to us, or I'll make all nine of your lives a living hell."

Emerald green eyes narrowed as she reached for the whip attached to her belt. "I'll show you a living hell." She rolled out of her hiding place, lashing out with her whip. It wrapped around the big man's leg, and she gave it a yank, bringing him crashing down. She smirked at his fallen form. "Besides, cats are the guardians of the underworld in Egyptian mythology."

The big man sat up, glaring at her with milky white eyes. "Kill the bitch!"

His men open fired. Catwoman moved quickly, leaping impossibly high in the air and landing into the group of thugs. Moving with incredible speed and extreme flexibility, she lashed out with a series of kicks and punches that even the greatest of acrobats and gymnasts would be envious of.

At this close range, the guns the men wielded weren't of much use unless they wanted to risk shooting themselves and their comrades. Catwoman did quick work of knocking them aside before landing several blows to the thugs, the metal heels on her boots providing an extra helping of pain. Brandishing the claws on her gloves, she slashed at them, drawing blood, but was careful not to land any killing blows; she wouldn't take a life unless absolutely necessary.

Kneeing a thug in the gut, bringing him to his knees, she raised her claw to give him a nice scratch across the face to serve as a reminder for the next several days not to mess with her when she felt her arm being grabbed. The big man was on his feet again. She had barely glanced over his shoulder at him before he wrapped his arm around her throat, lifting her off her feet. But Catwoman was quick and agile. She did a backflip, going completely over the big man's head, slipping out of his grip. She took off running, but the big man whirled around, swinging his fists, and his big hand slammed into the back of her head.

She went down, dazed. Regardless, she began to get up, only to have the big man's hand wrap around the back of her head. He lifted her up and slammed her back down, then turned her onto her back, his fingers wrapping around her throat and squeezing. Catwoman gasped as her air supply was cut off. She began clawing at his arm and hand with the sharp talons attached to her glove, but the big man didn't ease up.

"You're going to that big litter box in the sky," he told her with a demented grin.

Like hell she was. Selina Kyle would not go out like this. But she couldn't break his grip, and his arm was so long that he could hold her down while keeping his body out of range of her kicks. Her movements began to slow as the big man tightened his grip. Her vision began to get blurry and started to go dark as she began slipping into unconsciousness. Moving soundlessly, her lips shaped themselves into a single name.

"Helena…"

The big man's sadistic grin was wiped off his face as a smaller shadowy figure leapt up over him and brought down a metal pole over his head. Despite the blow, he didn't go down, but his hands did release Catwoman's throat and cover the place he was hit on reflex.

Catwoman breathed deeply, taking in a much needed gulp of air as the big man stumbled around over her. She rolled to the side and jumped to her feet, trying to maintain her balance as her brain began functioning again with renewed oxygen. Her rescuer was beside her a moment later, spinning the metal rod around like a baton.

While Selina's Catwoman costume suit was simple and without much detail, the newcomer's was much more elaborate. Mostly black, it had bands of purple strapped across her body, along with purple gloves, boots, shoulder and kneepad, and utility belt, along with a light gray striped going down her chest and across her shoulder. She wore a purple mask over her face, the ends curling up. Long black hair flowed around her, the pointy ends of the mask disappearing beneath the dark strands and coming up to almost resemble horns. And in the traditional hero sense, she wore a cape, black with white edges. But her most notable feature, that not even her costume could hide, was that she was only a child.

With a traditional martial arts battle cry, the mystery girl jumped up, swinging the metal pole. It struck the big man in the chin, snapping his head back. The moment she landed, she dove at the big man, kicking him away from her and Catwoman.

"Huntress!" Catwoman cried.

The girl turned to her with a smile. "Looked like you could use a hand."

One of the thugs lunged at her, and the girl, Huntress, jumped up and then came down on him, slamming her feet down on his shoulders, knocking him to the ground. Another grabbed her from behind, and Catwoman moved, chopping the thug in the back of the head, instantly knocking him out. She then spun around, delivering a roundhouse kick to the three thugs that were coming at her.

The big man was dazed, but still standing, and he grinned at the sight of the little girl. "There you are, my dear. You ready to come along quietly?"

Huntress turned to him. "Not interested, but here's a consolation prize."

Quick as lightning, she grabbed at the crossbow on her belt and fired a series of arrows at the big man. Her skills could rival that of the superhero known as Green Arrow, though they weren't needed to hit such a large target. The big man raised an arm to shield his face, and the five arrows fired buried into his beefy limb.

He lowered his arm, scowling at the girl, when a beeping nose drew his attention. He looked down at his feet to find a miniature shuriken with a red flashing light buried into the rooftop, having been thrown by Huntress without him noticing. It went off in a small explosion, and the roof caved in beneath his feet, causing the big man to go crashing through the rooftop, and several floors beneath him.

A hand grabbed her arm from behind, but she recognized the touch, and turned to see Catwoman behind her. The thugs that had been pursuing them were all unconscious. They would later make an anonymous call to the police about them. It wasn't the first time this had happened; there would be more just like them, but hopefully the big man would finally end up behind bars.

"Lets go," Catwoman ordered.

There was no complaint from Huntress as she followed after the leather-clad woman. They jumped from rooftop to rooftop with relative ease, covering ground very quickly. When they reached an end to their rooftops, Catwoman jumped out into open air over the busy road below. She lashed out with her whip, snagging a pipe on one of the apartments on the other side of the street, pulling herself over to it. She ran up the length of the wall, pulled her whip free, and reattached it to her belt.

Huntress was right behind her, using a different means to get across. Grabbing at the grapple gun attached to her utility belt, she fired it across the street, allowing her to pull herself to the other side where she landed beside Catwoman. She expected the older woman to praise her, but was only met with a scowl. "What?"

Reaching up, Catwoman pulled off her Catwoman hood to reveal the face of a stunningly beautiful woman with long black hair. "I thought I told you to head for home."

The girl crossed her arms. "Thanks for saving me, Helena. Gee, you're welcome, Mother; glad I made it in time."

Selina's eyes narrowed at her daughter's tone. "I would have been fine on my own."

"Well, it sure didn't look like it."

The two glared at each other, but then Selina's expression softened and she sighed. Leaning down, she pulled the girl to her, pressing their foreheads together. "I was worried about you. If I lost you, I don't know what I would do."

Huntress' own features softened, and she wrapped her arms around the older woman. "I was on my way back, but got ambushed by a group of those creeps, so I came to find you." She broke the hug and gave her mother a sorrowful look. "I think they found out where we live."

Selina stared at her for several moments, her expression unreadable. She appeared to be deep in thought as she looked out over the city. "Then we have no choice. They're getting too close." She began to walk away, knowing that Huntress would follow her. "We'll make a quick stop at the hideout, then get out of the city."

Huntress was indeed right behind her. "And go where?"

Her mother hesitated a moment before answering. "Gotham City."

The girl stopped. She stared at her mother for a few moments, her expression hopeful. "Gotham? You mean…?"

"Yes," Selina replied, slipping her Catwoman mask and goggles back on. "I'm taking you to see your father."

(A/N: Well, that's the first chapter, and I've got a lot more planned. Seriously, I've got big plans for this story that I'm really excited about. Though this story is primarily Batman, there will also be some Teen Titans and Justice League stuff appearing based on the New 52 movies, as you saw in the first part of this chapter. Another thing, I'm fully aware that in the comics, Damian and Helena are two different characters from two different universes, but this is my story, so there. Hope you stay tuned for the next installment. I'll be updating every other Wednesday, so look forward to it.)