*Ok I'm new and I wanted to make my debut on one of my favorite DC comics characters I hope that you like my version

It was a night like any other I has just handed over Shriek to the cops, again, and my ears were ringing so bad that I could hardly hear what the old man was telling me.

"Terry, are you listen to me?" he asked in that tone of his. Still think that he sees me as the same kid that nearly ran him over one night while I was trying to get away from a jokers gang, It used to piss me off before but I got to know him through the Commiss and the old Robins that he was tough on everybody and him pushing me the way he does was his way of saying that he cared, I think.

"Wayne? I'm barely hearing you Shriek did a number on my ears"

"Was saying that the Royal Flush gang just broke in to Gotham museum apparently there is a priceless gem necklace on display there."

My mind went immediately to Ten, it was still a blow to me to know that she was a criminal. I met Melanie Walker when I was having trouble with Dana because she just didn't get that I had big "responsibilities" at the time. Couldn't well tell her I was the batman. And she just didn't want to hear at the time my lame excuses of having to work for Mr. Wayne. Then Melanie was there and in that one strange crazy moment we just clicked. We understand the burden of responsibilities and we accepted it in each other. It rocked me to the core to find out that she was Ten of the Royal Flush gang. Still did.

"She's not with them"

"How did you-"

"Know what you were thinking" Mr. Wayne finished "experience" he said simply that that was all I was gonna get out of the old man to night. Beside he already told me about Kyle don't think he wanted to delve deeper into their sadistic criminal vs. hero relationship he had with Cat woman.

" ok I'm on it" to tell the truth it was a relief of sorts to know that Mel wasn't with her family causing trouble though I've heard that she has been hired at some restaurant after our last battle where she and her family tried to kidnap Paxton Powers holding him for ransom. Things got pretty dicey when Powers offer them a better deal of killing Mr. Wayne thinking that he could get Bruce's shares and become majority holder of Wayne & Powers. . Maybe she was trying to prove herself to me I guess. I just hope that she doesn't let her family drag her into another of their schemes the last one nearly killed her.

"You better move it Terry"

" hold your horses old man I'm moving" I said and I knew without a doubt the Mr. Wayne had that look on his face that would send Matt scurrying under his bed . And as always I had to utter "sorry" I mean I can't really be my teenage self around him. There are times that I would get away with calling something schwa cause in a way it really was. But there are other times that he would just sit there and stare at me silently asking me if "I'm an idiot" or "how dumb could I be". It took some time but he continued with what he was telling me about the gang's location not hiding the disapproving fatherly voice that he seems to have adopted with me. "They are in the north wing of the museum, do let them get away with that necklace it the heirloom of the royal family of England" in short Neo Gotham and the U.S.A would be in big trouble. I got to the museum just in time to seem the gang making their escape. I saw four playing cards fling out in truth that's what I expected to see, King, Queen, Jack and Ace they were all there. Except for Ten who was in Detroit last I heard form her. Never knew that while I was following them that I was being followed myself till was too late. I felt the sharp blast of laser to my back that sent me curtailing into a nearby building. This got the attention of the gang, and they turned towards me and my attacker. I looked behind me to see Ten flying towards me on a ten of spades flying card. "I thought you were trying to change" I hissed at her but she did react or says anything to me, she just stood there pointing what looked like a staff resembling the scepter that her mother uses. Looks like she couldn't turn over a new leaf that she promised me that she would "ah Batman so good to see you"

"Wish I could say the same, thought that you guys broke up?" I questioned, I knew that Mrs. Walker/Queen had filed for a divorce after she found out that her husband was cheating on her and blamed her father for the stress that he had experienced. "Yes well my darling and I have worked things out haven't we my dear?" he stretched a hand towards his wife. She placed her hand in his before pulling him in for a slow kiss. Maybe it was for show or for real I wouldn't know I was too busy focusing between the other three of the gang mainly at Ten. King saw this "like her batman she's new" that caught me of guard "new?"

"Yes new, the old Ten was" he paused "unreliable so I got a new recruit" for the second time tonight I was relieved to know that Mel wasn't with them, and was actually sticking to reforming herself. "Ok, more to the point then" I said "give up the jewels, and turn yourselves in" he laughed at that "Batman I just got out what makes you think that I am so eager to go back"

"I don't know just wishful thinking" I went after Jack first seeing that in our encounters that he was the easiest to take down. Ace was altogether a different story being an android and all plus the last time I when up against him I was left with more bruises than I care to have. Bruce had made a special little gift from him that I was going to hold back till the last minute. I was the usually fight that I had expected from all four and I took them down no problem and incapacitated ace I was waiting on the new Ten to make her move cause I was now holding the necklace that they stole but before she had a chance we heard sirens and instead of wanting to face both me and the police they turned tail and ran. I let out a breath of relief cause after that blast all I wanted to do was sock in some soothing warm water. "Bruce got the jewels coming back my patrol is over." There was no answer "Bruce?" I started to worry the last time I wasn't getting a response from Bruce he had had a confrontation with The Joker/Tim Drake. I rushed back to the mansion and was greeted by Ace damn mutt Ace he was very agitated that meant something was very wrong with the old man he was normally dismissive of me but he really wanted me to follow him. We ran upstairs to the parlor I stopped short he was there in his chair looking out of breath and I was really concerned about that but I was who I saw helping him that really stop short "Dania? What are you doing here?" I asked she glared at me for about a millisecond before she actually looked at me. I didn't bother to change so she saw me in all my bat man glory. "So this is what you really do for Mr. Wyane playing vigilante. She looked hurt and who could blame her, this was a big secret one that Max our mutual friend knew about and that was only because Max has always been on the draw. "Well Dania I…" looking over to Bruce I could see that in his own sick twisted way that he was enjoying my discomfort and I really hated him for it. "So all this time you have been risking your life, every time something came up this is where you were playing dress up?"

"Dania it's complicated"

"Then un-complicate it for me Terry, why would you risk your life for people you don't know people that take you for granted? What would happen if you're killed? What would this nutcase that has you running around Gotham like you're a damn hero tell you're your mother?"

"This is my choice Dania not yours not my family and not Mr. Wayne. I choose this you can just sit back and watch as crime runs this town hoping that criminals have a heart when they come to take what you have, happy to be waiting for the police to tell you that 'sorry we can't help you' " I sighed as the night my father was killed came back to me. That was what the cops had said that they couldn't help me or my family find closer for my old man's death, that it would be hard to arrest or even convict any members of the joker gang for it. "Dania every night I'm out there every night I hand of one of the nutcases that would eventually hurt everyone I care for is a night I can sleep soundly is a night I don't have to worry about you, mom ,Matt, Max everyone Dania everyone" I walked towards her and cupped her face in my hands " Dania I know your mad but I won't give this up, I won't. If I had to choose between keeping you safe and not be with you or to be with you and can't keep you safe, I would prefer not to be with you. Cause I couldn't bare it if something were to happen to you." I kissed her just to let her know how serious I was just to let her know how much I loved her, I would have loved if it could have gone on forever but we were rudely interrupted "now that very touching heart to heart is over Terry we still got work to do

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