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elvesandlanterns · 1 year
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Ghost Helpline Part 5
“Tt-” Damian opened his phone as soon as he received the second notification, his ‘colleges’ were making too much insipid noise.
“What just happened,” Hal held his head in his hands. He really thought nothing else’s could surprise him anymore. Monsters, magic, hell Hal dealt with aliens everyday… yeah right he dealt with aliens every day. Different cultures, values and morals. And after all what’s an interdenominational demon but another type of alien? Hal settled down next to Barry, this wasn’t bad. Right this wasn’t bad at all kids an are still just kids no matter the species.
Clark took control of the meeting outlining everything that had happened and going over the next steps with the magicians. Constantine insured everyone that there was such a thing as ‘good’ demon, but that they were not the type to want to involve themselves with humans … like at all. Which left the group at an impasse.
“I’m not saying she’s evil or anything! She might just be a sweet girl but she is still dangerous. Demons are known for their greed and deception. Even if she isn’t strong enough to fight any of us she can just as easily trick one of you idiots out of your lives.” John hated all of this. He hated working with the justice losers, he hated himself for dragging a kid into this mess and he was just so tired.
Red Robin fingers were clicking quick and sharp, making a file on Konstelacio. Writing down looks, personality and of course theories. “Tim! You can’t just put in “ex-criminal” or “disease” maybe her skin is just like that!”
“Then why wasn’t any of it on her face?”
“Tt- unlike the rest of you, some of us are actually doing something important here.”
“Robin we are trying to strategize-“
“Yes well I am am trying to zero in on her location.”
The room quieted.
“Robin report.”
“She was in Wisconsin a few minutes ago, some forest in the middle of nowhere. I’ll share the coordinates.” Dick was absolutely appalled, “When did you put a tracker on her?!?! Oh my god what if she figures it out and comes back to hurt you! What were you thinking?” Wait… no, oh damn it Damian, “It was on the handkerchief wasn’t it?” That’s why Damian had been so ready to part with it. He would admit that it was clever, but this was his little brother! Dick had every right to worry.
“Well where is she now?”
“Pismo, California where else.”
Barry felt Hal tense next to him, “Bear, Bear please tell me that isn’t where the dragon is.”
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Billy Batson boarded the javelin, missions with Dr. Fate were the worst! He missed Nelson. The man had a way of making conversation, of keeping Nabu silent. This new Dr Fate just didn’t know went to stop, and was just so uptight! No wonder Klarion hates the guy.
Billy sighed at least he’d be home soon. Well one of them at least… he wondered if his family would be done moving into the new house yet. Ugh Gotham
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rogueofsoup · 26 days
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IT'S HERE!!!
April Fools! I paused my writer's block as a prank! And I also changed pretty big parts of this so now you HAVE to read it to see what all I changed!!
Yeah, that's what I'm doing for April 1st. Hoooooo it feels good to post this again.
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zeestarfishalien · 1 year
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Part 6: Momento Mori
[a short chap]
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His arm through his chest burns with a beat and cadence that Danny is intimately familiar with.
Death.
More specifically, his death.
He hates this darkness where there is no stars. There is only the pressure and his core to remind him, dead. You are dead. He can’t protect anyone here. He was stupid to panic on instinct like that. Falling prey to your obsession is what gets you caught. It’s what gets you ended. Now he’s trapped again.
It’s like it was at the beginning, back when he first retreated into his subconscious. When that nightmare became too much and he gained enough power, he managed to manifest in the cemetery as its guardian, as The Black Dog.
He wasted power trying to escape the inevitable. He is trapped. The cemetery is a larger cage but it’s still a cage. He can’t feel The Man, the one so similar to how Danny used to be. He doesn’t have enough power to reach him anymore. He can’t call to him.
Free…
He wants free.
He’s tired of this, of being trapped beneath the earth, trapped within the cemetery fences.
He’s so tired of being trapped body and soul, running mostly on instinct.
He’s tired.
Danny cannot rest, not even when he’s dead. The restless dead never truly sleep. It is the curse they bear.
It is Danny’s curse to bear.
And damned if an eternity of this isn’t depressing to think about. He was made for so much more. He was meant for so much more.
Danny hates it here.
Being here makes him think. He came here to escape the thoughts of mind that would break him and here he is thinking.
Something…
Something shifts and the pressure keeping him in this tight tight shape lifts. Lightning rushes through nerve ending and veins .
The Man! He’s right there! Danny couldn’t sense him while he was inside. But he came back! He’s finally here.
Danny can’t form, he’s too weak. He doesn’t remember how to fit properly in his original shape either. But his core, his soul, can feel the outside world again. That hasn’t happened in so so long.
So instead of attempting any form of manifesting, Danny simply sings from his soul.
Joy. Free. Concern for you. Gratitude.
His power is regenerating much faster now that it doesn’t have to slowly seep through Danny’s prison.
He’ll be able to form again soon. However, that still leaves one problem.
Danny doesn’t know how to wake up.
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Y’all panicking about whether or not Danny is okay Me knows that Danny is perfectly safe (core wise) tucked away in his soul/core: Eh-heh… I make no promises for what the others find within the coffin. You’ll find that out next chapter, but Danny just overworked himself and didn’t have enough ecto to astral project anymore. The coffin lid is open! Danny has been found! Not sure when the next chap will be out bc I don’t have anything written on it yet. This one was short but hopefully satisfying to some degree.
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periswirl · 11 months
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Crop Circles (Golden Trio as Kents AU)
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The trio had been with the Kent family for about six months before they were deemed 'ready for socialization'. They had spent that time getting fake ids, studying up on common knowledge of the universe and learning what was and wasn't normal for the baseline population of this world. That last part had less to do with being from a different universe and more to do with being from Amity Park but the trio had no way of knowing that.
Ma and Pa had thought the trio were hilarious whenever they found themselves constantly on the defense against otherwise mundane items. Though it did seem to get old after the tenth time Danny opened fire when a stack of crates fell behind him.
(Clark had likened it to taming feral animals but Clark is also an asshole who's opinion is taken with a handful of salt as far as the trio were concerned.)
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Only the Dead 8
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Barbara’s body is already cold when Damian arrives at the Clock Tower.
She’s slumped over her keyboard. Her back is a mess of claw marks, so many that the back of her shirt is little more than shredded rags. There’s dried blood everywhere -- her chair, the floor, between the keys of her keyboard. It’s ruined.
Cass is hunched over the corpse, and her hands clutch at Barbara’s shoulders. She’s sobbing.
It makes sense, Damian thinks through the haze of his shock. It makes sense that ghosts would find the very elderly, young children, and the disabled to be undesirable as overshadowing targets. The Ghost King would obviously find them more useful as potential new subjects.
His face is wet.
Who are these ghosts to decide who has worth or not? Barbara had been brilliant. Their vigilante operations would have been nothing without her. Why did she have to die?
Why did she have to die like this?
The worst part is that they don’t have time to properly mourn. They have civilians to save, hostiles to eliminate, and family members still left to locate.
Damian fetches Barbara’s spare bedsheets and carefully wraps the body before setting it to the side of the room. The indignity of it rankles; Barbara deserves better, but they have no other options. Cass digs out a med kit. In silence, they splint her wrist and bandage his hands. By the time they’re finished, Jason has settled into a tense slumber, so they give him a once over and treat the worst of his wounds.
Then Cass fetches a spare keyboard, and they get to work. Diagnostics show nothing wrong with the hardware, but every attempt they make to contact the Justice League returns only static. They try to access the Internet, but that just causes the screen to glitch to the point where they’re forced to restart Barbara’s systems. They try to contact Bruce, then Alfred, then Signal. They try for almost two hours, but all attempts fail. They’re on their own.
Barbara would have been able to do something, Damian thinks, burying his face in his hands. Cass stares blankly at the bloodstains.
Jason groans, testing his restraints drowsily. His eyes snap open. “Who the fuck--” he snarls hoarsely, but he snaps out of the oncoming rage quickly when he sees Damian and Cass. “Demon Brat?” he asks. “What happened, why am I tied up, and why are we in the Clock Tower?”
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Nameless danny au: Aftermath
(What you've all been waiting for, sorry I was gone so long. I get burn out easy.)
Talias pov. Ras pov will be next chapter.
Talia did her best to keep her expression blank. As her son was shoved into a portal to what looked like crime alley, and her beloved was strong armed into taking leave. All for the better. She didn't need them winning him over.
"My son," She started. Then the room turned cold(er)
He turned to her with a fridged eye. An eye that for a second were cruelr then any look her father had thrown anyone. He bit his tongue, ring glinting on his finger.
"I suggest not starting," it wasn't him who spoke first but the red head beside him looking to her threw the folds of a black lace fan, headband of jasmine flowers barely not falling over her eyes.
"And I suggest weaklings stay out of conversations not concerning them." Just as she said it Talia understood what she said was a mistake. She could feel the ghosts around her turn steely. Still she continued
"Unless you would rather face my blade."
"I think it's time to leave" king Danny (apparently) spoke. She noted he had regained an air of nonchalance.
"Are you not greatful." She questioned trying to look as offended as she could.
"Great...full?" He looked fully at her for the first time that night.
"Yes greatful to not have been held back? Surely if you stay-"
He cut her off.
"Talia al ghul you did not make me a king. If anything you made me a street child. And if you ever face me again. Ever threaten the queen mother again I swear I-"
It was her turn to cut him off.
" Queen mother ? You gave that pushover a court position?" Talia responded half coolly half mocking.
"She couldn't even keep her tears to herself during your coronation. Surely if I was beside you i wouldn't have wept like a child."
Her response went unnoticed
King Danny turned to the massive knight that was now beside him. And muttered something half under his breath in the strange syrupy language from earlier.
Then he turned to her and half whispered
"I would never make ghost queen mother a woman who has cheated death as many times as you... even if I wanted to, even if I loved you.. the ghosts wouldn't want you."
He continued louder
"Cruel and unloving is all you'll ever be."
"I've loved"
"You've held attraction. There's a difference."
"I'm not here to debate I'm here to take my proper place."
"Alright" king Danny smirked and snapped his fingers.
The portal opened underneath her swallowing her whole. The last thing she heard before she was fell threw the ceiling of her bedroom was her own child saying she'd never be ghost queen mother.
...
She laid on her bed staring at the ceiling for a couple moments unsure what to think
In the end she had to admit as much as she despised it...
At least he held his ground.
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I vote to find help!
@pocketramblr said: #mm i say stay there and look around#any clues or other windows @starlight-banisher said: #go find help I guess?? @icedbluesoul said: #I'd say stay there @cryoud said: #stay I’d say. if nothing else at least we trigger Costa’s idle animation
3/5 Stay
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[Image description: an 10-panel line art comic from the Merged Shadows LoZ AU. Panel 1: Costa kneels on the ground, proping himself up with his arms, tears streaking down his cheeks. He looks to the side. Panel 2: Costa stands, walking. In front of him on the ground is his shadow, who waves. Panel 3: Costa looks confused, wiping his tears. “What?” he asks. Panel 4: The shadow points to a doorway obscured by vines. Panel 5: Costa touches the door, brows furrowed. Panel 6: a close up of his hand as he brushes away vines, revealing a diamond pattern with the 4 element symbols. The Earth Element is absent, shaded in. Panel 7: Costa holds up his Earth Element necklace, brows furrowed in determination. Panel 8: he places the necklace on the vacant space in the door and it rumbles open. Panel 9: Costa stands in front of the Four Sword, eyes wide in surprise. His eyes and the gemstone of the sword’s pommel are both colored in violet. Panel 10: the panel blends from panel 9 to the view of the four sword sanctuary. It is overgrown in vines and some of the structure has crumbled. End ID]
The Sword Sanctuary: Would you like to Save? (this will overwrite your last save: Night Garden)
Part 1 ^ - Part 2
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elvesandlanterns · 1 year
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Ghost Helpline Part 12
Zatanna had told Batman her misgivings about the demon girl. Her aura made Zatanna feel small, and dirty. As if she was covered in a layer of dust she could never scrub off.
Her eyes, Zatanna had never seen a demon with golden eyes before. Red and blue, even green but gold? Gold felt like an omen.
The girl reeked of death magic. It was brutally strong. It reminded her when Batman had contacted her about the Lazarus Pit. His expression when she told Batman spoke volumes.
And what the girl got in payment spoke even louder.
Zatanna’s father always had warned her demons were evil.
—- —- —-
Black Canary was busy strangling her husband as Batman went over the minutes.
“Our cameras were unable to pick up much of anything Batman, sorry.”
“It’s fine I remember the demons explanation well enough. First-“
“I CANNOT Believe you could be so stupid! Oliver ! What were you thinking!”
“Sorry sorry!”
Superman pulled a grim smile, “Canary please tell some sense into the man later. If this has taught us anything is that we need to be more prepared.”
“Right we will talk about this later Oliver,” Canary released her husband onto their seat, fuming and lovingly worried.
The green archer picked him self up and turned to the blond magician currently drinking himself to death, “Hey what do you think was up with Konstelacio? Poor girl wasn’t looking too hot.”
Dinha will always admire her husbands caring nature but god sometimes she just wanted to shake him.
Barry released a sigh, “So it want just me then! She really didn’t look to good! She was even acting differently! Want if she hurt? Or in trouble?”
“Bear calm.”
John shuffled threw a stack of paper on Vampire Fog. Bloody hell, for the price of this information the kid really hadn’t asked for much. But the rest of them weren’t going to see it that way.
“She’s -“
“Are you serious? Are you lot seriously worrying about a demon? After what just happened!” Zatanna really couldn’t understand these guys sometimes it was sweet but also incredibly naïve.
“Hey now it was my choice okay I signed the contract with her. We need this cure, ten hours of my life isn’t much in comparison! And I know that so can all of you just stop!” Oliver could understand why they were upset he could. But why couldn’t the see that the girl had cut them some slack… again! In a room of self sacrificing idiot it wouldn’t have been hard to sell her an entire life. Or if her interest in Connor was any indication an entire soul.
“Everyone just hold your bloody horses okay! She’s probably fine looks like she’s got a bit of teleportation sickness that’s all, a magical equivalent of dehydration really. Some rest and food and she’ll be right as rain in no time.”
John said as he fumbled around for their copy of the contract, which was another thing demons typically didn’t let you keep a copy.
Barry vibrated in his seat. Robin, Nightwing, Kid Flash and Superboy (Jon) walked into the meeting. Barry couldn’t concentrate ‘teleportation sickness’, was she teleporting too much? Were … were they hurting her by summoning her? ‘Rest and food’? Was she not resting ? Not eating? What do demons eat? Barry felt his best friend put a hand on his shoulder, and welcome the boys. Right they could talk about this later…. may be Diana would understand.
“Fucking hell,” John was internally screaming as he looked over the contract, “Well then Arrow looks like your contract is air tight- however there is one vague loophole. And a kind one at that.”
Canary shot up in her seat, “What is it?”
John continued, “In the case that contractee cannot fulfill this request another may do so but only at the acceptance of both parties.”
The contract went on for several more pages, goddamn what nutter even wrote this shit?
(Ghost Writer did and made Konstelacio carry around several with her at all times.)
“Wait wait wait,” Wally zipped out, “What happened ? What contract?”
Dinha was too upset for this, nodding to Diana before Oliver opened his mouth to down play the whole thing.
“Well what happened is-“
—- —- —-
// Diana wanted to give the girl the benefit of the doubt, she wanted to get to know her. To hear stories of Pandora and make a new sister. So when Diana saw Konstelacio’s entrance she was worried, “What do you want as payment? I’m sure we can work something out.” Smile Diana don’t scare her, she looks hurt.
Konstelacio looked about the room, Diana hid a smile she really hadn’t thought this threw. Well it was alright, Diana tapped absent mindedly on her sword maybe she could convince a trade for sword lesson? A trip to paradise island? May be Hal was right and they should offer a pet ?
The demons eyes flicked between Flash and Green Arrow. Left, right, left, right, left, left, left. “Him,” she pointed at the archer, “I want him.”
The Amazonian got into a defensive stance. No one was taking her friend.
“No!” “No way!” “Arrow no!” “Stop!”
“Hold on hold on now,” John approached the circle, “You can’t expect us to hand over one of our own. You can find someone else to eat.”
“I don’t want to eat him!”
“You want his soul then?”
“Not really I just want him, I try not to dabble in souls too much. It’s too much work.”
“Too much work? Then what would you need a person for ? Humans are really boring you know, lots of work and needy!”
The demon pouted, “I don’t care I want him!”
John pat Oliver on the back as he nodded to Diana mouthing “play along”.
“Oh well I guess I tried, oh well GA say your goodbyes! I’m sure your wife will miss you very much old friend.” He shook his head sadly, “We will have to call your son. Well then girl how would you like to-“
“WAIT!” Konstelacio wobbled, “You’re married.”
Dinha rushed to Oliver’s side as if to shield him, “Yes he is.”
Oliver picked up on the act, “Yes here she is my better half.”
A look ran across the child’s face, “Well then I can’t have you then.” She stared to breathe a little harder.
“What about me?”
“Superboy!”
“If you don’t care about souls then it shouldn’t matter that I am a clone and I’m not married.”
Hera Conner no! What is he-
“Who said that!!!” The demons face began to shift in color, anger steaming out of every pore.
“What?”
“Who said that you don’t have a soul because you’re a clone? You have one! You have one I see it!” She begun to clench her hands into the skirt of her dress, “Where you like it or not, clone or no clone, Superboy you were meant to be here.”
“Oh I -“
“Forget it. I don’t want you anyway. I need the archer,” she begun to pace the inside of the circle, “But I can’t break up a set!”
She turned to face them, “Ten I want ten hours of your life.”
“Deal.” //
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While the boys sat and digest what they just heard, Constantine finished reading over the cures recipe.
“Bloody hell are you kidding me it’s an energy potion!”
“What’s an energy potion?”
“The cure Z the cure to fucking Vampires Fog is fucking magic caffeine!! Maybe even real caffeine I dunno I’m not a chemist!”
Zatanna took the offending papers glancing over them. She stopped at some papers that were bound together the first page titled like a story book, “Hunting the Sun”.
“What’s this?”
“That is our historical insight to the disease, or at least some of it. No doubt Konstelacio has a better understanding on everything.” And more than likely has already chosen what side she’s on.
Nightwing stepped up to look at the little booklet with Zatanna, “So what is it what’s the story on Vampires Fog? I assume this might lead us to what caused the out break?”
Clark coughed as he stole a look at Bruce. The Bat was updating the files on the disease, he had an idea and as Clark recounted the explanation Konstelacio had given them he hoped that they were both wrong.
—- —- —-
// Clark watched as Oliver signed an agreement that would lead to an early grave, for being Superman he felt both powerless and grateful.
“Alright so first off Vampire Fog was not a disease released from Pandora’s box. The sickness was man made to eradicate their enemies.
The illness is meant to cause the infected to move and think erratically. Leading them to ether kill them selves or kill each other. If anyone survived this stage the next stage would put them to sleep rendering them defenseless.
One side says Vampires made it to level a kingdom in the aftermath of a botched marriage. Some sort of petty revenge.
Another side says the humans made it. The king was a zealot that refused to marry off his daughter to a kingdom of monsters. So when the wedding day came, the humans infected the whole city.”
After that the conversation had devolved and slowed. Batman didn’t ask any questions it was worrying, when was the last time he slept?
—- —- —-
“What the Boy Scout said, it’s a bloody sodding mess.”
Damian stopped to think about this politically, he stopped to think over all of this not like a Wayne but like an Al Ghul. It didn’t sit right with him, the occurrence of this disease and new information way too much of a coincidence. Someone must have planned it on purpose.
“So we have two completely different stories of origin so what ? We got the cure what does it matter whether the humans or the vampires made the disease?”
Diana fixed the young super with a motherly look, “Knowing about the past can help us protect the future. For example know we know that ether way the illness is something consciously made. Which means someone must have made it and released it on purpose.”
“Right now we just need to figure out why.”
“Tt- isn’t it obvious the vampire scum are behind this if humans are the only ones getting sick?”
Boston, visible thanks to John, stepped in,
”Actually a lot of magical creatures have been infected too! They are just a lot better at hiding it. Especially in the larger cities, word is a whole gaggle of vampires died not to long ago from it.”
Zatanna nodded her head, “It would explain why some creatures have been causing havoc in broad daylight- uh - In front of everyone. Magical creatures usually prefer to keep hidden. But if they were sick and could help it. They would rampage regardless of wether regular humans could see them or not.”
Hal thought about the hundreds of times he had to play mediator over the years. He thought of all the aliens and everything they would do to win. God he hated politics, “so ether a group of humans or vampires did this in order to play the blame game. The human group could easy point at magical creatures and blame them for being out of control monsters. Or vampires could be making everyone sick in order to blame the sickness on humans while also looking like the victim.”
The league talked over political moves as they passed the little booklet around. Batman had sent the magians out to gather information and Boston had come back with a lot of it.
The book finally made its way to Green Arrow, he flipped the pages and stopped at the drawing of a castle. It was an old European style with only two distinctive traits. A tower with circle windows and a circle on the entrance grounds covered in swirls.
// “My home! My castle! My kingdom ! Everything’s changed.”//
After the “fight” with the dragon, Oliver had done some detective work of his own. He needed to know more about this ghost and had found almost nothing. But looking at this drawing, he recognized that castle.
The archer looked up at Batman, his shoulders were hunched taking in and writing down every piece of information he heard. His face was passive and he didn’t even bother to look at his sons. Oliver thought about Batman’s distrust of Konstelacio and in turn Captain Marvel. He thought about what he had heard about the two leaguers fight, swallowed and decided to keep his mouth shut.
Batman didn’t need to know.
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elvesandlanterns · 1 year
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Bruce’s Interlude Warning! Unfulfilled smut
- this takes place between chapters so you don’t have to read it especially if you don’t like smut anyway enjoy!
Against popular belief Bruce was not entirely emotionally incompetent. He could realize somethings about himself quite well.
He could realize the the strain between him and Tim was his own fault.
He could realize that most of his relationships with his sons were his fault.
He could realize that ever even looking in Talias direction had been a mistake.
He could realize that Catwoman never loved Bruce only Batman.
He knew when he was physically attracted to someone, and often his playboy persona was perfect for it. So yes he was attracted to Vlad but he wasn’t going to make a move. He wasn’t.
Vlad didn’t show any inclination of liking Bruce more than a friend. He called Bruce that a lot, his friend. He didn’t deserve it.
Bruce knew he was selfish.
Utterly selfish. Bruce was use to harsh quips and leather. But Vlad was different, he was all snark with no bite and softness that lulled the caped crusader under.
Bruce was selfish and wanted anyway.
He wanted to sleep on top of his plush looking thighs. He wanted to take care of this vulnerable man who loved his children and baked and tried to make Bruce smile on bad days. He wanted to take care of Vlad who sometimes looked at his children with sad eyes. Who crumpled to the ground when Bruce had accidentally called him Vladdie once.
Bruce’s heart sputters when he’s called Vlads friend. And he pretends to be emotionally unaware as to why.
—- —- —-
They’re warm and snug into the couch of Vlad’s living room watching a K-drama when it starts.
Bruce doesn’t have the words to tell the silver haired father that he is falling for him. Somehow he ends up allowed to kiss him anyway.
Allowed to soak in the man’s sigh as their mouths part for air. To pepper his face with kisses and watch that gentle smile paint his face. The same one Vlad makes when he’s secretly, utter fond of something. Like deserts, and his children’s screams and cheesy cliches in movies. Bruce wants to earn one of those smiles.
Bruce kisses his neighbors mouth again. Hands roving over his sides, perching themselves on that wonderful tummy and squeezing. Vlad gasps prettily as he licks down the man’s throat.
Bruce is hard in his trousers and has to stop himself from jumping his companion. If he could he’d smack himself for the audacity, Vlad wasn’t Selina or Talia or any of his countless flings. Vlad was fragile and soft and perfect.
“Mmuh,” the man in question groans, fuck. Fuck when had Bruce started touching Vlad like that. He looked down at his hand that were playing with Vlads tummy, skirting around his bulge.
Bruce moves his hands up to cares his face before his kisses him again. He wants to take this slow. Wants this to work.
“Ahh ah Bruce,” legs spread.
Bruce slots himself into the space instead of taking his own advice. And is rewarded with Vlad lifting his hips up to rub their erections together. His resolve snaps and he is rutting down on his partner like a horny inexperienced teenager. It feels so good, so warm. Vlad runs his hands gently threw the vigilantes hair, there’s no pulling it doesn’t hurt. It makes Bruce slow down and kiss him again.
Bruce props pillows behind Vlad and picks him up by the legs until he’s sitting down at the edge of the couch. “Hhhmmm Bruce what are you doing?” Amusement filling his features.
Bruce slides off the couch, Vlad’s legs twitched around him. He leaned into the aborted touch and laid his cheek on a thigh. Bruce was again at a loss for words he didn’t know what he was doing. This is all he wanted.
All he wanted was to be allowed to rest in Vlad’s thighs and breathe. He gripped the meat of his partners thighs closer to his head, turning his head to kiss the thigh he was laying on.
“Oh, oh Bruce.”
His entire being stiffened. No, no no! Why did Vlad sound sad? He wasn’t supposed to be sad anymore, Bruce’s stomach twisted. What had he done wrong?
He looked up at the man that had filled his life with so much light. Vlad was crying, why why was he crying? Bruce could apologize, he could fix this he could-
“I have to go now.”
Go where? No no no. Don’t go! Don’t leave him alone please, please. Bruce shut his eyes, remembering being abandoned at the alter. He didn’t want to be alone anymore.
“You lied to me.”
Bruce shook, and swallowed as his throat dried. Batman. Always Batman he-
Hands caressed his head, Bruce had lied about being Batman and Vlad still-
“Oh darling. You can’t save me.”
Bruce’s head spun, his heart lurched.
“You can’t save me.”
What ? No he-
“You can’t save me. “
No no no wait ! Bruce reached out and his fingers connected to noting.
-
Bruce wakes up in a quiet house, cold and alone. He sits up in his own bed uncomfortably hard in his pants and feels nothing but shame.
He sees his phone charging on the bedside and ignores Vlad’s texts. He doesn’t deserve to inflict his brokenness on to the kind man.
Bruce regrets his self punishment four days later.
It causes him to hate himself more. It starts the vicious cycle all of Bruce’s relationship go threw. It’s a routine a more emotionally aware person would be able to notice and maybe even stop.
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Ghost Helpline part 8
All in all Uncle Dans lecture had been rather short and to the point. There had been no yelling, no anger, no demeaning or things thrown. While there had been a scowl at hearing the term Uncle he took Konstelacios explanation in stride. Dan sighed a lot but he wasn’t angry.
So why did she feel so awful? Uncle Dan always had anger problems, but she trusted him ether way. How couldn’t she after surviving an entire war with him. She was use to anger, she could take anger. Not, not whatever this was.
Konstelacio felt pressure push down on her chest. She didn’t like this at all! Her head hurt, yelling would have been easier.
//“ Let me get this straight. You did a favor for the Justice League and for payment you asked for loose change?!!!!”//
She rubbed at her horns in a attempt to soothe herself. They didn’t know who she was, it’s not as if she had defamed the family in any way. It’s not as if she asked for money directly… then again maybe that would have been better. She may be a Masters but it’s not as if any of the money was hers. She frowned, was it because she didn’t assert herself for their house? Had she made them look poor?
The little demon hunched in on herself she hadn’t meant to do any of that at all. Thank god she didn’t mention the handkerchief.
At the thought of the article she pulled it out and looked at it along with the rest of her prizes. She smiled a tad lopsided, “Looks like I need a belt.” And she knew someone just tech savvy enough to make her one.
— — —-
Dan was tired, but sated. Better than being soup in a thermos shaped cell. He missed war.
The fight for the throne hadn’t been as easily won as Danny’s family had assumed. Pariah, Dark had been gone for too long, the infinite realms cutting themselves into pieces. Distancing themselves, becoming stagnant, refusing to allow a ‘ghost’ of all beings rule them again. But Danny had grown to be more than that; a child of death herself, true balance, the great one. Dan snickered to himself, what a lame title.
Dan had demanded his place among the throngs of soldiers. He had earned his place as general. He killed and fought… and protected. Jazz was his sister again, his confidant (therapist). So when she pulled him a side one day to ask him a favor, Dan said yes.
Dan should have asked more questions.
Dan ended up keeping an eye on three forever children on a battle field. Which was easier said than done. They were reckless, suicidal shit heads with everything to prove. And they did; the witch boy, the host, the demon-ling. He hated to say it but the war might have not been won with out them. It hurt to think about.
It hurt to think about Vlad swooping in and giving them what Dan couldn’t. It hurt to see the host be a hero instead of a child. It hurt to see the demon sell her abilities for change. He huffed, flaming hair waving. At least the witch had the sense to run away from those that used him.
Dan sighed and signed and signed and signed papers. Fucking Aragon.
—- —- —-
No one paid attention as Booster Gold hobbled threw the doors. Blue Beetle should be in soon. Some of the leaguers even rolled their eyes honestly Booster was such a douche.
They ignored him as he practically threw himself on the couch, holding his ice pack to his head. So the idiot had also managed to get himself injured. Huh figures.
“Hey! Nightwing!”
“Haha hey Booster! How was space?”
“Crazy! Hey what’s up with everyone?”
“It’s along story.”
“I got time.”
“Honestly Booster it’d probably be faster for me to give you a copy of the reports.”
“Ugh reading! Come onnnn.”
Nightwing figured he could humor the man for a few minutes, “Well long story short we meet a demon.”
“Mmmhhhmm”
“They seem to be helping us but we just want to get more info on her to be careful.”
“Wow a real demon. Was she hot?”
“She was like 13.”
Booster got quite in a way Nightwing wouldn’t recognize until later, “Oh word? What did she look like?”
“All the footage was corrupted but Robin managed to make us a decent sketch.”
Booster Gold got everyone’s attention when he almost face planted onto Dicks tablet, “Oh my god! Oh my god! Did she have metal legs?”
“You mean boots yeah she had metallic …”
“Oh my god! And stripes right!!!” Booster was practice on-top of Nightwing dopey smile on display.
Dick thought back to the mass of black cracks on the girls body, “Stripes?”
“Oh MY Ancients! It Konny!!! I’ve missed her so much!” Booster started to laugh before devolving into tears, “I hope she’s not working for CW anymore. Last time I heard she was on trial for some bogus shit. I hope she’s okay.”
Booster continued to cry as Kord came in glared daggers an Nightwing and took off with his husband.
Dick stared at the open door, “What just happened???” His eyes widened as he stood up ‘Konny’ he never told Booster her name.
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Ghost a helpline part 10
Uncle Tucker part 2: conversations are had and the Masters family finally move to Gotham.
Diana could practically see her comrades sputtering at the Captains words. She felt conflicted, “I understand Marvel you are also my brother in arms. The trust I have in all of you because of that is very important to me. We are not writing her off as a threat nor are we going to go after her.” At this she threw a pointed look at Bruce, “We just want some information on her that’s all. We don’t know anything about her and are justified in being cautious. “
“From my understanding you all decided it was a good idea to contact her not the other way around. And now the Batman is going to do what he does best and come up with contingencies because he feels insecure.”
Diana put her hand on Clark’s tense shoulder.
“Captain that is not-“
“The same way you’ve been trying to find my weaknesses for years. So if you’re that desperate to find one then here. She is my weakness and if anything happens to her I don’t know what will happen. Do you understand me?”
“Marvel! We are not-“
“Understood.” Batman grunted, “I still have questions.”
“So do I.”
Diana looked between them and shared a look with Clark, hopeful Batman would know what not to ask…. Clark opened his mouth first, “You two were in a war?”
A grin, “What did you think I just made up the Captain part of my name for kicks?” a humorless laugh left him.
“Right that makes sense, you’ve been around along time but isn’t she too young.”
“In a way, Konstelacio is considered a ‘forever child’ uhh she’s pretty much stuck that age.”
“So she just has the body of a teen but is actually an adult.”
“No she is a kid, and always will be. She’s just sorta stuck. She may have lived a long life but she’s still a child.”
Diana pondered over it. It’s wasn’t anything she didn’t expect. She was even use to it, on Paradise Island children were taught to fight, to kill when necessary. War was something Diana knew. But it felt wrong.
“A demon child with resources, connections and reality altering powers.”
“She’s a child who loves her family, collects trinkets and helps people.”
“But who exactly is she helping. What is stopping her from being summoned by Lex Luthor or Felix Faust or any number of villains.”
“She can decide who to help and who not to help you know. They can’t force her. Trust me they’d be sorry if they tried.”
“You just said she’s a child, anything could happen. They wouldn’t have to force her when they could manipulate her.”
Diana smiled leave it to Bruce to care about a child he barely meet, even when he was scared of them.
“Also we can’t just allow a potential danger to run around buying souls.”
Diana took it back, Bruce was making a mess.
—- —- —-
Konstelacio followed the guard to the sitting room, Uncle Tuckers kingdom always felt comfortable to her. It was warm, sun filled and quite frankly Konstelacio had a lot of leeway here. A type of get out of jail free card that made her feel safe, but also nervous. She would not embarrass her family again, not here.
She bowed to her uncle as he entered the room, “I greet Pharaoh Tuck, Prince Consort to High King Phant-“
“That is enough my constellation, Princess Violet how many times must I ask that you call me Uncle?”
“I only mean to show my respect.”
“None needed come here. Tell me what I can do.”
“What I didn’t !” Had he heard from Dan already?
“Come on Violet I know you and I know that if you came here for help it must be something big.” Her Uncles smiles always looked genuine, she loved them.
“It’s a long story.”
“Eat some snacks and tell me everything.”
—- —- —-
Well that had been a mess Clark thought after both the dark knight and Captain had stormed out. Clark still wasn’t sure were he stood on the matter, he didn’t want to make the same mistakes he made with Connor. But just like with Connor none of them had enough information. It was time to call another meeting, ugh and invite Constantine to it.
Clark stopped walking, wait wasn’t there a demon on the Titans?
—- —- —-
Vlad’s eldest, Dandy Masters, parked the car outside the Gotham estate. Their new home was located far enough away that their neighbors wouldn’t be able to hear them scream, the manor was gothically decrepit, and the outside plants looked dead. It’s perfect thought Vlad, just perfect.
—- —- —-
Tucker nearly spat his coffee, “YOU MEET BATMAN.”
- The guards outside the door twitched, their pharaoh never yelled. He sounded shocked and was quickly shhhuhed by the princess. Hopefully this Batman would not be causing ether of them stress in future. The bird like guard pursed his beak, whoever this bat was did bode well. He would have to tell the others to keep their swords sharp.
“You SWINDLED Batman out of his gadgets!!”
- Yes the guards were probably due for some more training, just in case.
“Guards please get ready to escort the Princess to Pandoras realm.”
- All the guards, the bird adjacent ghost thought to himself. He had a felling something was coming.
“A WHAT?!”
- Something bad.
—- —- —-
Tucker moved his newly allotted gadgets into piles looks like he had a belt to work on. He picked up the handkerchief. “Violet what did you want this for?”
“I… had a suspicion I needed to prove.”
“And did you?”
“Yeah.”
“I’m guessing the tracking device wasn’t a part of your plan?”
“A WHAT!”
The man held his nieces hands, “Konstelacio please tell me what else is going on. I’ve already promised not to tell anybody.”
Violet wanted to believe him but she knew he’d tell on her to keep her safe. He wouldn’t understand, the Al Ghuls were dangerous she need to keep THEM safe! No matter what.
“Not yet, not until I figure everything else out for sure.”
“Alright but when you do please please come and talk to me okay.”
“Okay.”
“Alrighty then off to Pandoras then okay, be nice to the guards and tell her and Ghost Writer I said hi okay. And be careful delivering that antidote to the league. Minimal contact is the - oh you’re hugging me.”
Konstelacio smiled into her uncles shoulder, she would tell him everything someday.
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Ghost Helpline part 7
“What exactly did she say?”
“I’m telling you bats she just went ‘Questions cost extra’ and then the two of them just disappeared into thin air!!” Arsenal couldn’t fucking believe this, they had been talking in circles for five minutes. The girl left Roy feeling off balance, she creeped him out. There he said it she creeped him the fuck out! A part of him was so unsettled by her all he wanted to do was shoot both those fuckers and be done with it. Then he pushed that unpleasantness down and looked again. All he saw was a tired tired kid. Had he ever been that tired as Speedy? Now he was pushing all those feelings down again because now he didn’t want to kill her or sympathize with her, he guessed some part of being a father had made him weak, now all he wanted were answers!!
Tim was begging to grow worried for Bruce Batman. It was clear to Tim that he was spiraling, understandably, all security forage in the watchtower had come up as static. Glitching widely, the best picture they could capture was of the floor covered in fire Konstelacios metallic boots in the corner. There were no leads; no ancient murals, crumbling statues or off handed anecdotes in a dead man’s journal. Nothing. And according to the team on dragon watch duty there were possibly even more threatening players involved. A group of people strong enough to take down a villain that thwaped Superman like a fly. It was unnerving for Tim, which only meant it must be driving Bruce Batman up a wall. Tim worried.
—- — —-
Konstelacio arrived at Masters Manor with her friend approximately 10 minutes later. A headache forming in between her ears and a sigh escaping her.
All of her brothers ran about packing their things, “See I told you she’d be back! She’s fine.” Konstelacio didn’t bother to check which one of them had spoken, it hardly mattered.
“I’m heading down to the lab, I need to use the portal.” No one answered as she took Aragons hand and descended the steps.
“Whelp, time to face the music buddy.” She pouted, listening to Uncle Dans lecture was going to be a pain.
—— — — —-
Booster came back three days after the meeting, a whole day and a half before Captain Marvel, with a massive concussion .It was a mistake.
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Hey everyone!!! Finally got around to putting my fic on Ao3!! Please check it out and comment I love all your support!!! Ao3 is way better to keep up with chapters but I’m still gonna be posting here first :)
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Ghost helpline part 13 Neutral Ground
Diana and Clark had fought for more information. Boston needed more time to convince Jason Blood to help and Dick was still talking Raven out of retirement.
They needed more information, it was late, everyone was tired, and frankly this had grown into a bigger problem than Batman’s paranoia over a child demon. If shit hit the fan, a war between the magic community and humans could start. They need to know if a human group had made disease and they needed proof. The league needed to know the political landscape before doing anything more than cure administration. Which would take days.
Diana and Clark are reasonable good friends. They would later force Bruce to leave with his children and lock the zeta tube to the tower behind them.
—- —- —-
Jack had been born on the fourth day of the fourth month at the tail end of the Qin Dynasty in a bustling prefecture of China.
Jack had been born already dead. Skin white as snow, ruby eyes wide open, sunlight causing him pain. His mother attempted to love him, she did. She would braid his faded ginger hair away from his face and buy him small sweets when he behaved correctly. She tried.
At the age of six he had been given to his grandmother. He was moved away from the city to a backwater town in the midst of nowhere.
At seven his grandmother spent money they didn’t have for a doctor. He called them an albino. The town called him demon.
At age eight war came and he never saw his mother again. He didn’t have the courage to ask grandmother if it was done on purpose or not.
At nine grandmother introduces him to a man that will change his fate.
The first time Jack meets Violet, he’s ten hiding from bullies in the forest. She stands heads taller than him, drenched in blood, dark claws growing from her finger tips holding someone’s entrails.
She’s the most beautiful thing the little Chinese boy has ever seen.
The second time they meet, Jack is eleven eating alone. She sits at his table without horns and nobody notices.
The third time they meet, Jack is twelve and lost. She explains to him that his self pity is unattractive and that he is wasting his life.
The fourth time they meet, Jack is fourteen and his grandmother has died. She tells him that his existence is natural. He notices that he is finally taller than her, she hasn’t aged a day.
At fifteen he can no longer bare the cruel words and actions of the village. He runs away and decides to give Violet his name the next time he sees her.
At sixteen he is freezing to death too tired to move, then the man corners him.
He never makes it to seventeen.
—- —- —-
Boston had a knack for information gathering but this job was going to be difficult. Rumors so many rumors. But Boston at least knew these main things about magic society that everyone knew:
1 - Vampires and Werewolves hate each other to the point of fighting on site
2- You never ask a ghost why they died
3- Any Atlantean on land is considered neutral ground NO fighting
4- Every species has their own royals
Boston finished writing it all down and left the watchtower last with John and Zatanna. He hoped it would help.
—- —- —-
Violet lands on her ass in alley way in Gotham. It’s cold, dark and she has no energy left to teleport again. Her skin stings as she shifts slow and stuttered. Her hair grows and flattens straight down like a pin. Her eyes water as they go from gold to purple. Her scars tuck themselves away from prying eyes. Her horns imply vanish she’s not sure at all about where they go when she does this.
She’s still in her dress from days ago. Her front is dripping in a wet viscous fluid. It’s a disgusting orange color chin is of something falling to the floor. She smells rancid.
This is fine. She’s fine. Now that she’s properly awake all she needs to do is find a phone. Hers having gotten smashed before the move, multiple times. She had already destroyed three this month.
Alright, she picked her self up. She has a plan. Find a phone.
Across the street lights blare.
The Ice Berg Lounge.
—- —- —-
Bruce stubbles out of the zeta tube dead on his feet. Maybe just maybe he had been too harsh on Konstelacio. She had helped them a lot, and while her ‘price’ was worrisome Bruce knew it could have been a lot worse. It left a bitter feeling in his mouth. An unknown having any control over a leaguer, even a non powered individual, didn’t sit right with him.
He needed contingencies against her.
He needed contingencies for her too. She had looked sick, he had noticed Barry running to get a trash can.
Bruce and his kids began to strip off their clothing changing into civilian clothes. Bruce got as far as his pants when his kids conversation caught up with him.
“I know Dami I’m just worried! How could our new neighbor just let his kids wander Gotham! And apparently now the man is alone at his house! He’s so going to get robbed.”
“Tt- the two that we meet shall still be there.”
“I dunno Dami if I was that age and all my siblings were out I’d leave too.”
Neighbors? No they couldn’t possibly have new neighbors the closet house to them was the Drake Manor…. Oh. He probably owed Tim an apology but how could his son decide something like that with out him!
And he apparently had sold it to someone who let their kids run around Gotham to boot! Was the Drake house cursed to have neglected kids within its walls. Neglected kids like Tim. Not again! Not On His Watch!
The car ride only served to make him more upset. Masters? Seriously? That pompous asshole. The man was aggravating, Bruce considered it a blessing they hadn’t crossed each other often in galas. It was a bit of a mystery where he had fucked off to all these years, tho Bruce took the new kids as a simple explanation. His new found lack of villainess behavior could also be attributed to his new found fatherhood. Which made him better than most sadly. Still tho! Batman didn’t trust him not at all.
The millionaire made his way to the front door, a pan lasagna in his hand, and survived the area…. Not a single camera. He knocked. Twice.
After a few minutes the door opened and the vigilante dredged up the most innocent Brucie smile he had. The door opened and he almost dropped the pasta.
The man who opened the door was bleary-eyed, yawning softly. He was wearing a “today is paw-fect” shirt. Baby pink, two sizes too short exposing his muffin top. His pants were fuzzy and matched his open robe.
Bruce gulped at the sight of him. His long platinum hair tangled and frizzed. Cornflower blue eyes looked up at him filled with mirth.
“Well then I’m going to assume your partying had you losing track of time neighbor mine. It’s a bit late but if you’d like to come inside, that pan looks heavy…. Hello?”
The way the man had said ‘mine’ had Bruce feeling warm and … oh oh no. He was in trouble.
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Ghost helpline part 15 sibling adventures
Klarion just wanted to cause some mischief, just because he left the Lords of Chaos doesn’t mean he’s no longer a trickster after all. Having Violet and Billy gone for so long had made him restless. So when he heard that there was an Atlantean artifact being shown off in Happy Harbor Museum the same color as his only sisters dual eyes he HAD to have it.
It was supposed to be an easy trip. Teleport in cause some chaos, steal the trinket and teleport out. May be he’d get to throw some sidekicks around, he hadn’t been expecting
Dr. Fate.
God he missed Nelson.
—- —- —-
Violet followed the celery dog and it’s master into the empty building- oh not empty. There were people talking at the bar and ten hidden guards. She sniffed the air, the one in green was bleeding.
“Goddamn it Harleen what did you do? Who is this you can’t just bring in strangers to drug deals!”
“Oh hold your horses Penguin. I’m just looking after the kid until someone comes to get her. What was I supposed to do just leave a meta kid alone in Gotham.” Harley spouted while r the walked to the bar, immediately grabbing a drink and downing it.
“A meta huhhh?”
“Oh no Penguin don’t be getting no ideas there, this kid is in no condition to join a gang.”
“Tch- so girly what’s your power?”
The girl was starting to anger Cobblepot, there was something about her that didn’t seem right. She wasn’t even answering she was just staring at all of them! At him, like he was some sort of freak show!
“Well I’m talking to you!”
The girl clocked her head, opening and closing her mouth a few times. She was getting on Oswald’s nerves, that vacant expression was creepy on a kid.
Oswald hated when people stared.
“Your green friend is bleeding.”
What?
The Penguin followed her gaze, around him and to Riddler. She hadn’t been staring at him at all?
“What? How did you figure that out?” Riddler smiled as Harley read him the riot act.
Cobblepot rolled his eyes at the twos antics, “Maurice! Bring the new fish some food!”
Noise could be heard from the kitchen, huh Violet thought - nine guards then.
“Oh come on Oswald don’t be cruel! Look at her!” Nygma chastised as the chef brought out a platter of dead, fully intact fish.
Instead of the usual shrieking the girl stared at it… “This is for me?”
“It’s in front of you isn’t it. Dig in.”
Violet was hungry, and Harleys phone was still charging. She knew she should eat food from people who weren’t her family but it didn’t seem that this came with any strings attached.
- Harley was horrified, the girl was reaching over to grab a fish. She was holding it in her gloved hands, “Hey kid you don’t gotta -“
She bit straight into it. Since when we’re her teeth sharp like that? She was chewing quickly, slurping on guts and swallowing with out hesitation. Like a train wreck Harley couldn’t look away, even as she took her other hand and pulled another fish apart by the ribs.
Oswald laughed and laughed, this was great. He reached over to take a morsel for himself and the girl flinched. Letting the fish drop onto the counter she covered her mouth with her soaking gloves, “Oh, sorry.”
It was the villains turn to stare.
Surprisingly it was Riddler who got over .. all of that .. first, “Why are you apologizing? We told you to eat and you ate. Good job.” He stared over her head to Oswald and mouthed, “Fix this.”
She was still covering her mouth.
The thing about the Ice Berge Lounge was that it was a place that ran on Villains and freakish clientele, this sense of shame simply would do Oswald thought - not here.
“You can keep eating I -“
“It’s okay I’m not hungry.” She said while eyeing the plate.
“Hey bud we already saw your teeth, and we know you’re a meta so you can keep eating okay? Look even Ossy has sharp teeth!”
“Don’t call me that Harls! - But she’s right do eat comfortably.”
The moved her hands down onto her dirty dress, her teeth looked normal now. “I’m not suppose to … I know it’s … ugly.”
Oswald felt enraged, “Look here no one in this lounge is ever going to give you crap about something like that okay kid? So just eat, we’re going to be deal with work so we won’t even look at you Capeesh?”
The kid looked entirely bewildered, Oswald slowly grabbed a fish for himself and swallowed it whole. The girl started eating again and he called it a win.
- Violet continued to eat as the adults talked. She felt mouths water under her skin, she could still smell blood. If it hadn’t been for the one dressed in green she might have not figured it out. But to be fair none of these villains were acting very villainous at the moment, drug deal aside.
It wouldn’t take that long for Harley’s phone to charge… who was she going to call? She definitely couldn’t call dad or Dandy she thought. She knew how mad and disappointed they’d be. And she wasn’t even sure where Billy was…
Alright that leaves seven brothers left.
—- —- —-
All Dandy had wanted to do was go on a nice drive with his brother to pick up their sister. But nooooo his little brother had to pick a fight with a lord of order and a gaggle of side kicks.
The worst part was that Charles and Klarion were utterly enjoying themselves.
“Awww is the Baby League gonna cry?”
Both of them had located Klarion quickly after entering the town, turning into their ghost selves before entering the museum.
Half of the place was destroyed, the entire town was semi floating and Charles was throwing fireballs like it was the only move he knew. At least it slowed the martian down. It was pure havoc.
Dandy saw a blond pocket the necklace. Uhhh, this is why you don’t send Klarion to do a stealth mission. He squared up against the girl, this necklace better be worth it.
- Charles was having the time of his afterlife! He was fighting real superhero’s! … and Dr.Fate.
Unlike his brothers Charles ghost form, lovingly called Danka, wasn’t … fleshy. Instead of a pallet switch, his black hair became black fire and his body discorporated into sizzling unbreakable bone.
Charles laughed as he spotted his brother buzzing around the young Amazonian. Dandy’s specialty was shrinking, collapsing in on himself until he was nothing more than a ball of light. Often confused for the ghost of a fairy instead of a human.
“I got it! Klarion portal us out now!”
Charles whooped out loud, best day ever.
Dandy looked around their new location and held the urge to scream, “Klarion. Where are we? And where is our car?” Worst day ever.
—- —- —-
Billy knew that beating in Dr. Silvana wasn’t a constructive out lit for his anger. But he couldn’t throw a punch at his “co- workers” so this would have to do.
Billy walked down the streets after leaving the reject pediatrician for the police. He knew Fawcett like the back of his hand, even after getting adopted Vlad could never take him away from here. Not that the old man had tried, Billy was almost convinced his family thought the town was his haunt. He slowed down near a drop for homeless kids and stuck a roll of cash inside, all crumpled ones and fives. Maybe they were right.
He kept on walking, staring up at graphite and half finish murals. He couldn’t shake Batman’s words out of his head.
// The three of them had been taken in by Duke Vlad Plasmius at the end of the war. Violet had been promised asylum and adoption for her contributions in battle.
Klarion demanded asylum from the Court of Chaos that had abandoned him and had thrown him into war like a lamb to slaughter. He refused to leave Violets side.
The gods whispered their apologies to Billy. He shrugged this worked for him, they were a packaged deal now.
The trio explored Phantoms Keep like children and played politics like adults. Billy didn’t trust Vlad yet , he knew what adults were like. There had to be an ulterior motive here.
“Vlad! What’s happening what’s going on?”
Violet looked excited. They had all been worked up and dressed up in their finest, which wasn’t saying much. Vlad smiled back at her, “The royal painter is here dear, we are to be cataloged as part of the Royal Family.”
“Us? But-“
“All three of you are to be my children, so all three of you will be afforded the rights of one.” The man kneeled down, actually knelled! It left Billy bewildered. “I can’t promise things will be perfect, and I can’t promise a fairness in the line of succession or anything like that. But I will fight tooth and nail that you are all given the respect and dignity you deserve. So please please let me try.”
Billy could see Klarion waver, and Violet was already sold on the idea. “Okay dad! Let’s go!”
They meet up with their new siblings and all was well. It was a slow and tedious process but both him and Klarion ended up looking good. The human magician was old and stand off-ish but it didn’t matter. He bowed at the appropriate places and was deceptively polite.
… until Violet stood up for her portrait last.
It was all a blur and the painter almost got shanked.
“I’m sorry my Duke, I just don’t see why I have to paint her. It’s not like she’s in any line of power-“
“She is my daughter.”
“Right. Well I just don’t feel comfortable painting someone … like her.”
“Get. Out.” It was a lot easier to believe Vlad after that.//
Billy looked at the city mural and fiddled with his dads credit card inside his pocket. He thought about taking up painting.
—- —- —-
Jazz and Danny don’t get much time together these days, which was fine really. What was a little time apart when they had eternity.
Jazz smiles as Aragon walks into her territory, time to get to work.
—- —- —-
The werewolf stopped in front of the group heaving in anger, “What to scared to fight your own battles blood sucker?”
“I didn’t do anything wrong! I don’t even know you!”
“Liar! My friend dies and you just happen to be in the same area!!”
“Hold on,” Kaldurs voice harden, “Let’s talk this threw calmly. We are actually here investigating a death, if you could give us any information we can take care of this for you. There is no need for undue violence. If -“
The beast man growled, “His name was John Mark he worked in the building you just came out of. Do whatever you want. We know who’s really to blame.”
“I didn’t-“
“Better watch your back bloodsucker! Gggrrr You can’t hide behind the Atlantian forever.” The werewolf bared his teeth one last time before turning away from them.
- Kaldur was left sharing a confused look with Dick. That man had seem ready to hack them to pieces, they had been expecting a fight at least but instead he had spoken as if Kaldur was nothing but a shield. Maybe -
The girl bowed to Kaldur, “Thank you! Thank you so much! I-“
Nightwing stepped in with his easy going persona, “It’s alright you’re safe now. Do you mind if we ask you some questions? We-“
“I didn’t do it! I swear I just got here! I hardly even spend time in the mortal realm!”
“Wait if you hardly spend time here, then how did you know we were heroes?”
Jacks eyes blinked at them, oh shit. “Your heroes?!?!” Fuck fuck fuck
Dick could see the internal panic, “Hey hey it’s okay, just talk to us you’re not in trouble. Here you’re bleeding.” Dick took out his med kit, it would be an ideal time to get a blood sample.
“Don’t! Don’t touch me! You should never touch a bleeding vampire!”
Jack stepped back, god how dumb was this human?
Kaldur was getting worried, “If you didn’t know we are heroes why did you hide behind me?”
The pink dressed mess stared at him, “Do do you seriously not know????”
More bowing, “The stories of Atlantis king are terrifying, no one would be stupid enough to fight one of his subjects … so I kind of used it to my advantage. Sorry.”
Kaldur felt pride swell in chest, “Right.” Kaldur looked at the vampire, they were cute and clever. If only they were a boy Kaldur might, well it doesn’t matter.
“So what were you doing here?”
“I was collecting some flowers for my fright-mate!” A pink bag opened to show off a collection of flower heads, stems, leaves and ziplocks of soil. “She’s sick so I came, into your haunt without thinking.” The stranger flushed.
“Right well you should be wary, especially in places like Bludhaven and Gotham. Also walking around at night is dangerous for girls in these parts, lot of trafficking rings and stuff.” Nightwing debated tacking on a piece about not wanting to see any murders out of her but that felt unnecessary and perhaps a tad to mean.
A confused look took over their face, “But plenty of Vampires live here? And I’m not a girl?”
Well Dick was embarrassed now, Kaldur was just straight up shocked- the surface world really was different.
“Uhhh I should uhhh go… now… sunrise and all that.” She- uh they stepped away from them slowly.
Kaldur reached out, “Wait! What if we need to contact you again? … for the case!”
“Oh here, call for me if you need me. I owe you one for this whole mess I guess- But just one.”
Kaldur held on to the pink headband as the boy speed off.
“Uhhh great now I owe Tim money.”
—— —- —-
Note
For anyone wondering Teekle, Klarions cat, is at home with Vlad.
I can see Billy not trusting Vlad at first only to completely take advantage later.
Yes Tim is definitely a conspiracy theorist that fully believes Vampires live in Gotham.
Dandy hates humans and the painter being a human magician, only add fuel to the fire.
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Ghost Helpline part 11
Dick drove home in good weather(for Gotham). He had his phone pressed to his ear as he spoke with Clark, damn was B over thinking things again. “No Raven doesn’t work with the Titans anymore. After defeating Trigon we all agreed she deserved time to figure herself out I could call her but…”
He slowed the car when he came upon Drake manor a lump forming in his throat. He was sad to admit that he and Tim weren’t as close as before but surely he would have known if Tim was moving back into his old home? But there he was with Jason and Bart carrying boxes inside. He was an awful brother wasn’t he? How could he not know? Tim hated that place! He would never move back in unless-
He slammed the brakes as he got closer to the gate because that wasn’t Tim or Jason and that definitely wasn’t Bart.
“Clark I’ll have to call you back.”
— —- —-
Dick ran up the steps of the manor to the living room and was greeted with the sight of Jason pressing binoculars to the window. As Jon and Damian chatted animatedly about the new neighbors.
“Don’t be an imbecile Jon! The rich and elite do not move to Gotham unless they have something to hide!”
“All rich people have something to hide! You have something to hide! They sound like nice people!”
“Ha! So you are spying on them! What are they saying?”
Dick texted Wally as he spoke, “Everyone hold on a minute where is Tim?”
“Tt- who cares. That idiot has given away our location and put all of our identities at risk.”
“Or perhaps Master Tim have given us a grand opportunity to as you would say ‘pull a fast one’ on the media. After all excusing yourself to play with a wealthy neighbor is a good excuse to leave a boring gala. And a second pair of eyes to support your ‘accidents’ would be beneficial.”
“Tt- perhaps Pennyworth but see that I have no desire to befriend these intruders at all.”
“Mmm perhaps but either way the only way any of you will be getting information today will be to good neighbors and introduce yourselves. Thankfully for all of you I have prepared cookies as an opener.”
“Did somebody say cookies?”
Dick smiled, “Wally just in time !”
—- —- —-
Constantine was looking over the list of names Superman had handed him when the circle left on the floor began to glow. He took a long drag of his cig and felt like making a run for it.
It looks like their little helper had finished their end of the deal and found an antidote after all. John sighed he contemplated doing this exchange on his own but knew he’d be in for a lecture if he did so. From Zatanna and bats ugh.
Welp time to call the cavalry.
—- —- —-
Dick held the platter of cookies and took the lead, Jason deciding to stay home and watch in case they needed an extraction. Or more than likely to call Roy. Dick knew Jason had been dying to meet up with Roy since the dragon incident but hadn’t been able to yet. None of them had been able to relax now that Dick thought about it. Well it was fine, Dick smiled down at Wally, all this craziness would blow over soon.
The group of boys started their walk over to ex-Drake Manor. “Hhhuummhum ha ha,” Jon smiled.
“What?”
“Oh nothing Damian your new neighbors just seem really nice.”
Dick smiled, “Hey no spying alright we are just going to be two normal families making friends okay,” Dick gave a short pause, “So what they say?”
“Dick!”
“What now I want to know !”
Jon laughed, “They’re fighting over their sister.”
“Fighting?”
“Yeah apparently they all forgot to set stuff up for her and are running around blaming each other.”
Dick nodded, sibling were like that sometimes. Tho usually everyone at his house just ended up blaming Bruce.
They kept walking when they came upon the short fence dividing the land of the two well off houses. Two teens sat on the dead grass, surrounded by pieces of wood and metal. Dicks eyes surveyed the area, it didn’t look dangerous.
“God damn it Alcor! That’s not how you put a swing set together!”
“Well how would you know? And it’s not a swing set! It’s a whole cozy area for her you absolute shit head!”
Dick smiled right a swing set made way more sense. Well these boys seemed rather normal older than Damian by a few years but hey his little bro was very mature so-
“I’m going to turn you into fucking soup!”
Dick froze, okay so maybe not that normal.
“Fuck off I am trying to work!”
“Well I want to help why are you the only one that gets to build Princess something?”
“Maybe because I’m the only one that knows how to build stuff! Now get lost!”
Damian tsked under his breath, “Idiots.”
“Damian that isn’t nice, know let’s head over and introduce ourselves right okay.” Dick continued walking, he found it a bit concerning. Both of the teens had black hair and blue eyes. Hopefully his family wouldn’t scare them off.
The group approached the gate.
“Hello there, we’re Dick and Damian Wayne and these are our friends. It’s nice to meet you!”
The one dubbed as Alcor in Dicks head stood up and waved at them, “Oh hello, I’m Alcor and this is my brother Brett. We weren’t expecting company sorry for the mess.”
Damian held back a sneer, “Why ? Not expecting the party going Wayne family to be polite?” God did Damian hate fathers civilian mask.
Alcor frowned looking between all of them, “Ugh more like the fact that you guys live like five miles away from us? Did did you guys walk here?”
Dick smiled, “Oh you know daily exercise is good for you. We ugh brought cookies!”
Brett reached over the gate to grab them, “Nioce.”
“We hope you like them! They’re our favorite our butler Alfred makes them.”
The teens nodded together, alright then the type of rich where having a butler was normal then. Dick cataloged the info for later.
“Thanks,” Algor smiled, “I’ll go put these inside. Id invite you all inside but our dad’s asleep and our other brothers snuck out.”
“To Gotham?”
Alcor shrugged, “I’m sure they’ll be fine they wanted to grab food and stuff before the babies of the family get here.”
“Oh are they coming with your mom?”
“We don’t have a mom.”
“Oh Jezz I’m sorry.”
“No worries man.” Alcor turned and walked inside.
Dick coughed, “So I don’t suppose you need any help putting that swing together would you?”
“It’s not a swing,” Brett flushed, “I suppose if you’re volunteering.”
Dick hopped the fence with a grin, “Come on Wally let help the kid out.”
—- —- —-
The kid was right it wasn’t swing as much as it was a floating seat, a little nook facing the sun.
During the building Alcor came back out and pouted. On the upside he was the only brother willing to keep the small talk going.
“So does your butler make all of your guys food? The cookies are great by the way.”
“Yeah Alfred does a lot of stuff for us, why?”
Alcor shrugged, “I dunno just wondering like isn’t there supposed to be a lot of Wayne kids running around. There’s a lot of us and Dad practically makes all our food.”
Dick chuckled, “Yeah there’s a lot of us but we aren’t always home. It’s even rarer for us to all be home at the same time.” He felt himself shake off a bitter feeling, “Its nice that your dad makes time for you like that ours can’t even boil water haha.”
Alcors smile looked sad, “Yeah he’s great, we all love him a lot.”
“Don’t put words in my mouth!”
“Shut up Brett!”
Wally laughed, god Dick loved that laugh, “How many of you guys is there anyway? Cuz I gotta say my boyfriend sure does have a lot of siblings.” Wally elbowed Dick good naturedly.
“Oh I have nine siblings!”
—- —- —-
Konstelacio felt wobbly, eyes forced open. Her talk with Pandora and Ghost Writer had taken hours! Days? Time in the zone was weird. She was tired but trudged forward she needed to get this shit over with.
Konstelacio frowned to herself as she knocked on the Justice’s Leagues proverbial door, the circle. Pandora and Ghost Writer were always kind to her, they were phenomenal teachers but the constant pushing to make ally’s within her own species was beginning to annoy her. Living up to her position in ghost high society was already hard enough. Demons of her stature didn’t care about low born demons… well one did. One did but they didn’t talk much anymore, Konstelacio but at her lip. May be she should get back in touch with him?
The demon-lings head throbbed, the scar on her face felt numb. What is taking these heroes so long!!! Frustration made her head fell worse. She wanted to get this test over with. Because that what this had to be right both Pandora and Ghost Writer had left payment for the antidote up to her.
She was so screwed. Ask for something to small and look like a fool. Ask for something too big and risk the King taking interest, maybe even losing the Kings trust. She couldn’t think of anything to trade for, she needed something perfect. Something that wouldn’t seem like a disrespect to ALL parties involved.
Throb. Throb. Throb. Ugh! How many times did she use teleport? The circle began to open, she’d figure it out. She’d pass this test! She wouldn’t disappoint these people who gave her so much.
- Flash ran to grab as many prominent leaguers as he could as soon as he saw Constantine run out the door. He was not giving that British asshat a chance to do things alone with Zatanna and Batman. He trusted the trio…duo, he did! But he worried, half of the team was divided on whether the girl could be trusted or not. It made Barry feel awful, all he wanted to do was tell that girl to go home. To run away from this hero villain game for as long as she could. Honestly fuck child heroes.
Flash managed to be the last one in the room as the magician start at the circle up. This time there was little to no fanfare; no smoke, the fire around the floor comparable to a candle, and no ominous sounds. Konstelacio showed up with a ‘pop’ and nothing else. It was kinda disappointing.
Oh, oh. She does not look okay. Konstelacio leaned on her right side, covered in sweat, breathing through puffs, vibrating slowly. Except people who aren’t speedsters don’t vibrate… oh she’s shaking. Barry disappeared to grab a trash can. Please don’t be sick, please don’t be sick Barry repeated to himself.
“I got the antidote.”
“What no small talk this time Sheila ?”
“I told you not to call me that!” The demon snapped, her teeth became longer sharper. Digging in to her own lip, hands fisting at the hem of her dress. Names must be a sore subject with her Connor thought. It was understandable Connor had to work so hard to find his sense of self even without people screwing up his name, he got it he did but, “Please excuse Constantine he speaks to everyone that way … he’s British. It’s just slang. He isn’t using Sheila as a placeholder for your name.”
“Whatever,” it didn’t take a detective to see that the girl was on edge. She was on a short wick, Konstelacio was not as happy as she was the last time they had summoned her. They could only conclude that she wouldn’t be willing to be as kind as last time ether. Clark internally wondered if Captain Marvel had told her to be wary of them, if the captain no longer trusted the league as much as he always had. The notion made the invincible man sorrowful, and annoyed. Bruce needed to learn when to let things go.
Because Clark knew Bruce, knew that this was all stemming from his compulsive need to keep them safe. All of them safe including Marvel. No matter what the Bat said he knew the man cares about each and every one of them, even Hal. It was in the little things he did; Flash appreciation day, pulling extra monitor duty, asking Hal about space, answering Manhunters questions about earth sincerely. It was everything. At the end of the day Bruce was a man who cared but looking at the kid again really made it click. Bruce was probably worried about her too in his own messed up way. But if Batman didn’t let it go, if he didn’t stop- Captain Marvel would never forgive him for it.
“I found out what your mystery sickness is, congratulations you have a case of Vampire Fog.”
The league could see Zatanna and Constantine give each other a look. “And what exactly is Vampire Fog.”
“Uh uh uh no more freebies. Payment for both the information and the cure. Upfront.”
Oliver didn’t like this, but hey at least the kid had balls.
—- —- —-
Jon’s jaw dropped as he sputtered, “Ten! Ten kids!!” There were stars in his eyes, Damian’s hand keeping him from floating away. “Ten kids!”
“Yes that’s what he said Jon.”
“That’s so many! What are they like? Why did you all move to Gotham?”
Alcor laughed, “We all have our own thing I guess, they’re a pain but I love them. Two of our brothers are taking classes at the college in town and dad couldn’t bear to split us up for the whole summer.”
Dick frowned as he filed that info away, “Wait so are you guys only staying for the summer?”
“Yes.”
“Shut up Brett! It hasn’t been decided, but more than likely we’ll just be staying off and on for their classes or something,” Alcor shrugged.
Dick felt his communicator ping and if Wally’s body language was anything to go by so did his, “Well we should be getting out of your way. I can’t wait to meet the rest of you family sometime.”
“Likewise,” Alcor waved goodbye, “Good luck, hopefully we stick around long enough to see the wedding.”
Wally bursted out laughing at Dicks embarrassment, “I’ll be sure to invite you Alcor!”
“Brett to please- ouch what? You love weddings.”
The boys left as the brothers yelled at each other.
—- —- —-
Constantine sighed as he put his hand up to his head, the meeting about the little Sheila was going to be absolute Hell.
“Yo! John!”
His cigarette fell to the linoleum floor, “God damn it Boston!”
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