Danni "memory"

The scene cleared. Danni looked around and held her breath. She was in the Batcave. At the computers to be exact. She looked around, seeing if there was somebody here. Fortunate for her, there was nobody. She walked around, remembering every little thing they used to do here. She brightened a little, and started running towards a seemingly random place. She stopped in front of a wall. She looked up and frowned. Dick and her found a little cave within the Batcave the month after they became heroes. Though now, there wasn't any sign that it was even discovered. She flew up to see if there was anything in there to indicate that somebody has found it yet.

Reaching the mini cave, she noticed that all that was in there was dust. Not even any sign that they send the remote Bat-a-rang to check it out.

She descended again and walked back to the computer. Just as she reached it, Batman came down the steps, followed by a younger version of her brother and her. What shocked her was that they had a pissed yet determined look on them. Batman however had an equally pissed and determined look, though there was a hint of concern that she didn't notice before.

Teen Danni inspected the little twins of this moment, all those weird happy feelings leaving again. They were both wearing black pants and sport shoes. Though both wearing hoodies, little Dick's was a dark red while little Danni's was navy. The look looked familiar, but from where?

Oh yeah. This, with a little tweaks here and there, was the look the twins had chosen to be their 'civilian' look. The colors were a little lighter and they wore black sunglasses, but for the rest was the look the same.

Something clicked inside Teen Danni's mind. Their age, the looks, not having the mini cave yet. This was the moment when-.

Her train of though was interrupted by an angry growl from Dick. "What's your deal anyways? Why can you go around, dressed up as a bat no less, beating up criminals while we can't?" Dick asked and immediately regretted it. How could he have spoken out to the guy that chose to foster him, without him he may have ended up in an orphanage or worse.

Batman looked over at them, not really trying to hide his annoyance. "I have trained for many years and am capable of taking out criminals because of that."

This time it was little Danni that reacted. "Still. You may have trained in martial arts, but we are natural acrobats. Along with that and that we have each other's backs, it compensates for out 'lack' in martial arts training."

Teen Danni stared at the 9 year old her. She did not remember herself being so outspoken.

Batman, being the stubborn Bat that he was, did not give up so easily. "That doesn't matter. Your inability to preform martial arts puts you at a disadvantage compared to your opponents.-" Whatever Batman was going to say was cut off by little Danni again. "Not having somebody to have your back puts you at a disadvantage too. No matter how good you think you are, you'd be outnumbered far more easily without a partner." She said a little smugly.

Dick was looking at her wide eyed, not believing his sister semi-insulted the man that is fostering him, a crime fighting superhero at night and the CEO of his own company. Even though Bruce may do a horrible job at being a 'parent', with all his hours at W-E and being Batman, he wouldn't go that far. True he did speak out a few minutes before, but he wasn't thinking and he kind of regrets it. His sister on the other hand was clearly thinking, but about what was a good question.

The man himself was not looking quite pleased with being cut off by a 9 year old girl and having been practically told he's not good enough for Gotham. He mildly glared at her while she didn't even flinch, and that is worth an applause seeing as almost nobody could withstand any form of the Batglare without even flinching. "With a partner, I'd only be distracted because I have to make sure they don't die. Villains could also use said partner to get to me. Not only that but having a partner would make it easier to figure out my identity."

Again, the little girl did not back down.

"A partner would have your back, bringing up the rate and chances of success tremendously. One could fight or cause a distraction while the other defeats the enemy from the inside. A partner also wouldn't reveal your identity 'cause they are linked to it. They would not only get all the criminals hunting them, but also get the crap beaten out of them by every superhero that knows you. And ever heard of masks and voice scramblers? Those things do work, you know." She countered and crossed her arms.

Dick was staring at her, mouth agape. The bats on the ceiling stopped moving and making noise, feeling the tension in the air. Batman was glaring at Danni while she wasn't breaking eye contact.

Suddenly Batman's gaze shifted over to Dick, who froze like a dear in headlights. Batman's glare softened ever so slightly. Weather it was because he was looking at Dick, or because of his next course of actions, nobody will ever know. "Do you think about that the same way as your sister?" He asked. Dick relaxed a little, most tension leaving his body.

"Yes."

"And I can't change your minds about sneaking out at night, can I?"

The twins looked at each other. Dick walked forward until he was standing next to his sister and crossed his arms in a similar way, all regret being replaced with plain stubbornness and determination. Both ware sporting a determined look, as if nothing would be able to stop them from going after criminals. And once again, their perfect timing gave an eerily result.

"No."

That one word and their combined voices echoed through the cave.

The tension kept building up until it felt like you could cut through it with a knife. Batman kept glaring while the twins refused to break eye contact.

Suddenly, Batman sighed and stopped glaring. His features softened and a smirk danced on his face. Too bad the twins didn't notice it, but Teen Danni did. "Well then, I guess I don't have any choice then."

The twins glanced at each other, their stands faltering just a little. Not really liking the way that sounds. But with the numerous possible outcomes to this, they kept their stands, not backing down.

"I expect a design and a name at the latest in the morning. Training starts at 6:30 am sharp. Be ready."

The twins froze in shock. While Dick gave a most intelligent "Uumm", little Danni said the most logical thing that came to the mind of a 9 year old girl.

"Famous-genius-billionaire-playboy-philanthropist-that-dresses-up-as-a-bat-at-night-and-seeks-justice-for-those-who-can't-get-it-themselves-on-the-streets-of-Gotham-and-totally-lost-this-discussion says WHAT?!"

Teen Danni raised an eyebrow, she had some killer pipes even at that age. Those poor bats in the 9 mile radius... What would happen if she used her Wail now? Better not find out anytime soon.

Batman just kept on smirking. "Well, I can't argue with your logic that I would benefit from a partner out on the streets. And I can't keep you 2 off of them, so why not train you and make sure you don't get yourselves killed? Isn't that what you wanted?" You have to give the man credit for his logic sometimes.

"B-b-but what about the Fentons? I'm sure they'd disapprove." Little Danni reminded them, looking down at the floor. The Fentons would never approve of her going out on the street, fighting criminals with her brother and his foster-father-that-is-actually-more-awesome-than-she-would-ever-admit-outloud-for-now.

"Why tell them?"

All eyes were on Dick as if he just grew a second head.

"I mean, why tell them if they'd disapprove of it anyways? And it's not like they are smart enough to figure it out. You'd just be a hero out there with us while you're here, train at both places, and keep your existence a secret if that eases your paranoia."

Hello third head.

"STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT AND TALK!"

"That's actually... a really good idea!" Little Danni yelled and hugged her brother.

"Now that that's settled, do you have any ideas for a name and costume?" Batman asked, removing his cowl and became Bruce Wayne again.

"Well, I was thinking about Robin." Dick said after a while.

"Robin?"

"Yeah." A small smile appeared on both kids' faces. "It's what mom used to call me. I already have a design for a costume somewhere in my room."

"Wait. That drawing of you with that yellow cape, red shirt, green scaly underpants and pixie boots?" Little Danni asked with a slightly disgusted look.

Dick frowned at his sisters expression. "Yeah. What's wrong with it?"

Little Danni quickly shook her head and smiled a little. "Nothing! Just, uuummm, let me re-design it to save any future hope at getting a girlfriend...or any friends...at all." She oh so kindly told her brother, who pouted a little but nodded anyway.

"What about you? Do you have an idea for a name?" Bruce asked her, a little curious about her choice.

Little Danni sheepishly rubbed her arm and avoided all eye contact. "Uumm... well... I was thinking about Phoenix... To remember mom a little too. She used to call me her little phoenix because I could get through everything and get back stronger than before." She looked up to meet Bruce's eyes. "And I'd like to keep it that way."

Bruce smiled down at both of them. "Good choices. Danni, if you could finish the designs by tomorrow, that would be perfect. Those costumes do take a while to be made. Now off to bed, training starts early." The little mumbled "Those are some kids, for sure." Went unnoticed.

Little Danni nodded and fist-bumped her brother, both throwing their free fists in the air and doing a silent happy dance.

Nobody noticed the camera flash from one of the corners of the cave. Alfred stepped out of the shadow with a big smile plastered on his face, probably thinking about how perfect that picture fits with the rest in his secret photo album.

The scene started to fade again, this time slower than before, giving the time traveling Danni some more time to think.

"Oh what a bullet I dodged with that. Who knows for how long those little pants would have been able to keep everything in, especially with the moves we make while doing acrobatics. Not to mention that it would have been horribly uncomfortable. Scales and any part of the body isn't a good mix, unless you're Atlantean of course. Oh the shame I spared him... Too bad I did change it though, it would have been funny to laugh at him wearing that horrible idea. Oh well, there's always that handy thing called Photoshop."

Hall Of Justice

The place was almost completely in ruins. Debry everywhere from where aliens destroyed trucks or buildings. Even though it was severely teared, the American flag still hug firmly on its post, showing that they would not stand down.

"Now! Open fire!" A high ranking army guy ordered. Tanks began to fire at 3 approaching enemy ships. The ships evaded the projectiles and fired some of their own, destroying the tanks.

Just then, the Bio ship, in camouflage mode, came up behind the ships. SB jumped out of a hole, probably created by Miss M, right on top of one of the ships and began punching it to a pulp. Meanwhile, the Bio ship fired the newly incorporated cannon, destroying the remaining 2.

The ship Supey was punching crashed right in front of the army, making a dramatic entrance as the Boy of Steel jumped off of the ship. The Bio ship de-camouflaged and landed next to the wreckage, allowing the rest of the Team to exit the ship.

The soldiers around them started cheering and coming in for a closer look. "See? It is Superman. I told you he wouldn't leave us out here alone." One of the younger soldiers said, obviously a fan. The guy next to him frowned a little. "I don't know. He looks kind of young. Where's the Cape?"

Superboy turned to the 2 soldiers. "I'm not Superman."

"I don't know who you are, son, and right now, I don't care. You wear the 'S' and you got the job done." The commanding guy told him, stepping forward as he did so.

SB looked away. "I'm not Superman." He repeated, though this time a little more forlorn than before.

The man slimed. "Tell that to the enemy." He told Superboy before he turned his attention to Aqualad, who stepped a little forward, taking the command. "General Wade Eiling, U.S. Air Force." He saluted him.

"Aqualad, Justice League. We'll help you salvage as many of the aliens' cannons as possible, then we start taking back what is ours."

Aqualad turned back to the Team. "Head inside the Hall, we'll discuss further actions in there."

General Eiling on the other hand turned to his soldiers. "Listen up, men. These kids are your top priority. We can't afford to lose them and they can use all the help they can get. We protect them so they can save the world. Don't let those alien creatures get passed the line." He ordered and went to check on the ammunition ration.

Walking into the Hall, Robin felt the weight of the situation crashing on him again. The broken statues of their mentors, their heads had been blown off or even parts of the upper torso too were now laying on the ground, only brought back the memories of them dying. The feeling of helplessness when he saw Batman, his mentor, his almost second dad, die, everybody knows that even the Dark Knight couldn't have survived that. "They're really gone." Though he may have sounded emotionless, he was crying on the inside. The loss of his second family hitting him harder then he would have imagined.

Everybody looked at either their mentor's destroyed statue or anything but that. M'gann levitated over to her uncle's disembodied head. The mere sight of it made her break down crying, placing a hand on it.

Suddenly her crying ceased and she jerked back. The Team looking on in shock and surprise as she levitated the head, reveling Martian Manhunter underneath it. "Uncle J'onn!" M'gann exclaimed and threw the head away, flying towards her uncle to hug him.

Aqualad intercepted her though and spoke over the mind link. "M'Gann, check his mind. Make sure he is whom he appears to be."

"It's him. He's real. He's alive!"

"But we saw you get disintegrated. You and Superman. And everyone." Superboy said out loud, frowning alongside Robin and KF.

M'gann helped her uncle stand while Manhunter held his head, probably having a head ache. "Yes, I remember. But I cannot remember how I survived. Or how I arrived here."

"Maybe you were density shifting, the beam passed right through you." M'gann proposed.

Robin seemed to understand and went along with the theory. "Scrambling your brains along the way."

"My mind is clouded." Manhunter affirmed. "I feel certain I had something important to tell you."

"Hello, Wally, come on." KF said over the mind link and practically dragged Robin outside.

Once outside, KF told Robin to scan the alien gun they put on the Bioship.

"I knew it! Look. It's giving off Zeta-beams, the same stuff that powers our zeta tubes. This thing doesn't disintegrate, it teleports. Artemis is alive."

Robin was still skeptical about it. It's not because something gives off Zeta-beams that it teleports stuff. "There isn't any indication that-."

"No. They are alive!"

M'gann shared KF's enthusiasm and excitement about the recent discovery. "That must have been what you wanted to tell us."

Manhunter held his head again, trying to remember 'cause it seemed like that wasn't it. The rest of the Team shared Robin's skepticism, judging by the look on Manhunter's face.

Just then a whole swarm of alien ships. Rob and KF hid behind the truck they Were standing in along with a few soldiers, trying not to get hit.

"We're on our way!" Aqualad said.

"Negative." Robin responded. "We can't win this. Miss Martian, camo the bioship-." He didn't get to finish his sentence as the Bioship got hit.

M'gann and J'onn both fell back in agony.

"M'gann!" Superboy exclaimed and rushed to her, Aqualad going for Manhunter. SB turned her over only to see her crying. "That didn't feel like..."

"We're falling back!" Robin said and came rushed in with KF, general Eiling and a few soldiers.

"We're trapped." General Eiling said, seeing the doors closed and no other way out.

Aqualad quickly opened the doors. "Maybe not." He said and everybody started running inside. The soldiers stayed at the door while Eiling and the Team ran towards the Zeta tubes.

"We can all zeta to the cave if you can grant us computer clearance to access the tubes." He told Manhunter who was being supported by M'gann.

"I can only authorize one at a time."

"Send the soldiers first."

"Belay that! You six are assets we cannot afford to lose." General Eiling said. Aqualad nodded to Manhunter.

"Override. Martian Manhunter 07."

"Recognized. Access granted." The robotic voice of the Zeta tube said and powered up.

M'gann was the first to be send through.

"Miss Martian. B-0-7."

Next was Robin.

"Robin. B-0-1."

Then KF.

"Kid Flash. B-0-3."

Just as Kid Flash was scanned, the aliens broke through the wall. Rubble and fire was spread everywhere, one soldier got his leg stuck under a bolder. Aqualad pushed KF through the tube just as he was about to go help.

Soldier were being shot rapidly due to the amount of ships and the lack of good cover. Supey ran towards the trapped soldier and used a the bolder pinning him down as a shield against enemy fire. Superboy helped the soldier get to thee Zeta. "He goes next."

"Fine. Then you." Aqualad responded.

"Private Jason Bard. USMC."

"Can you make it?" Superboy asked.

"Sure, Superman." Privare Bard said and walked into the tube.

"I'm not-." Superboy's protest was cut off by the mechanical voice of the Zeta tube.

"Superboy. B-0-6"

He jumped through, not wanting to be pushed like KF was.

Almost all soldiers were hit by the time Aqualad had helped Manhunter to the tube, Eiling was one of them.

"They need you more than me. Go!" Aqualad said as they reached the tube and pushed J'onn through. Right after J'onn disappeared, Kal was shot.

'Danni memory'

The cleared scene in front of the Time traveling Danni showed the 2 kids in the Batcave, exploring it. Teen Danni already knew where this was going to end but she decided to follow then for the heck of it.

The little twins were running around the Cave with stupid looking magnifying glasses. They already inspected the trophy area, it's not really a room because it's to gigantic for that, and were now going to the opposite side of the computers. Right to the spot she was at just a few moments ago, or is it day, weeks? Ah, doesn't matter.

Little Danni reached it first, well, stood under it first. "Dick! Come look at what I found!"

Dick ran over to her and saw it too. There was an opening, relatively large, probably big enough to let somebody like themselves stand in it. But it was pretty hard to see without actually being there.

"Can you give me a hand?" Little Danni asked, already walking back a little.

"Why you? I wanna go up there too!" Dick said, pouting a little.

"Because I am the lightest and I'm the one that found it. Now stop yammering and help me up!"

"Fine." He sighed and helped her up. Or at least tried to.

"Ugh! It's too high! I can't reach the edge." Little Danni pouted.

"Plan B?" Dick asked with a mischievous grin on his face. Little Danni soon copied that grin and they ran off to the weapons vault. Well, in front of the weapons vault. Batman bas working on a new gadget that wasn't completely finished yet. But the twins, being themselves, understood the mechanics of things pretty good even after 'only' a month of training. They were surprising Batman at how fast they learn the techniques, Danni especially seeing as she has less time to train than Dick does.

They finished the thing before they went exploring all the while Batman was on patrol. He left earlier than usual because Gotham's been a little uneasy the last few days.

They took the special Bat-a-rang, yes, 'Plan B' stood for 'Plan Bat-a-rang', and ran back to the little Cave and brought a spare holo-glove along.

"So how are we going to do this exactly?" Dick asked.

"We take the Bat-a-rang and remotely control it with the glove, the light will give the camera something else than blackness to send through to us and we will be able to see how big it really is without going in there." Little Danni answered and pointed to everything as she was explaining. "Everything set?"

Dick quickly checked everything and nodded went he was done.

"Here we go, then." Little Danni said and launched the projectile. Using the glove, she directed the Bat-a-rang into the cave while Dick was checking the camera feed. "Wow. I think that thing is big enough for Bruce to stand in! Who knows how much fun we can have up there!" Dick said, getting all exited.

Teen Danni was looking over Dick's shoulder, watching the feed too. It's been a while since she's been in the Cave, let alone their cave. It was fun discovering it for the first time, the second time was just as fun.

Though not really seeing the over enjoyment in it anymore, it was still fun. The predictions they made about what they'll do up there were pretty accurate. Long movie nights, sneaking in there when they wanted to be alone, sleepovers, playing with the bats in the cave, watching Batman work while they're supposed to be sleeping, even training in their stealth. They almost managed to surprise Batman, but he had seen them just before they could jump on him.

There was a weird feeling ever so slowly growing inside Teen Danni. Something she hasn't felt for over a few months in the real world. Something...coming to life...crawling back out of the darkness it once inhabited. But what that was, she didn't know. Only time would tell I guess. And it's not like that feeling is really having a firm presence, more like, it goes away as fast as it comes. But it's starting to annoy her. What is that damn feeling that keeps coming back? Why does it feel so familiar, yet so foreign?

Her mind kept asking questions, not noticing that a picture of the smiling twins was taken by a sneaky Alfred, or that the scene was fading once again.

Mount Justice

M'gann stepped out of the tube, and looked around the room. Just like they left it.

Robin was the next to exit the tube. "Something went wrong." He stated bluntly. M'gann looked at him with a mixture of shock and confusion. "What do you mean?"

Robin walked away from the tube, getting a feeling that it wasn't such a good idea to keep standing there. "I heard an explosion before I was teleported-."

The rest of Robin's explanation was cut off by the computer announcing KF's arrival, him coming, no, falling out of the tube and landing right on the spot Robin stood just seconds ago. Glad he listened to his gut.

"We got to go back!" Kid grunted and tried to head back through the beam, but was stopped by Robin. "What happened?" Robin asked, his emotionless was slowly beginning to get on Kid's nerves.

"The aliens broke through the walls, they're under attack! We got to go help them!" He made another move to go help the remnants of the Team and soldiers, but Robin got in his way once again.

"No."

Any protests were cut off by the computer once again announcing somebody's arrival. A wounded soldier entered the room and looked around in awe but before anyone could ask how he got through the beam, Superboy entered, landing just next to KF.

"Superboy." M'gann said and ran over to give him a hug. Remembering they weren't alone, she turned to the soldier that entered before Superboy, trying to make a quick exit. "You look hurt. Why don't I help you get to the medical bay." She offered and headed to said location, Private Bard following her.

"What's happening over there? Where are Aqualad and J'onn?" Wally asked.

"Aliens broke through. Private Bard was injured so I had him go first. Looked like we were being outnumbered fast." Superboy answered.

"Well then, what are we waiting for?! They need our help!" Wally said, running towards the Zeta tube. He didn't get to go through it though, but he did managed to catch Manhunter as he fell out causing both of them to crash into the ground. The Zeta tube shut off, signaling nobody was going to come through anymore.

"Uncle J'onn!" M'gann exclaimed as she re-entered the room and saw her uncle. She rushed to help him while Robin asked him questions. "Where's Aqualad?"

"We were being outnumbered fast, all the soldiers had been shot already. After Superboy left, he came to assist me to the Zeta tube. He stated that you need me more than him before he pushed me through, sacrificing himself."

The room fell silent for a while, mourning the death of their leader. Robin cleared his throat after a while, taking up his position as leader and going straight to the point. "Our next mission is clear. If we believe the aliens have been teleporting their victims-" "We do." Wally cut in. Robin gave a mini Batglare that shouldn't have been so terrifying on the 13 year old before continuing. "Then the only reasonable detention facility is here." He brought up his holo-glove and displayed a picture of a giant ship. "Their mothership, atop what used to be Smallville." He tuned to Manhunter. "Ring any bells?"

"No. I'm sorry." Manhunter said and shook his head sadly.

Robin turned to the Kryptonian in the room. "Superboy, you'll create a distraction." Any more orders were cut off by M'gann.

"No! He's offering you as a sacrifice! Aqualad would never do that!" She exclaimed lividly.

Robin just kept his stoic expression, narrowed his eyes a little and emotionlessly replied. "You're right. Aqualad would sacrifice himself, a mistake that just cost us our leader. Superboy is the most likely to be perceived as a threat, motivating the aliens to deploy."

Leave it to KF to bring up his theory to help his best-friend-sorta-little-brother. "Worst case, he's teleported inside and we set him free along with Artemis...And Aqualad and everyone."

Superboy turned to M'gann and spoke over the mind link the two almost always had. "It's OK, M'gann. It's what Superman would do."

M'gann looked at him and could feel his determination. He was sure he would help the mission and the world as a whole if he did this and possibly sacrificed himself. He would have died a hero and not the mindless weapon Cadmus intended him to be.

As M'gann nodded in agreement, Wally was practically vibrating from anger and excitement. They would get Artemis back and they could have a better chance a defeating those aliens. Ya know...with everybody back...

Robin cleared his throat again, earning everybody's attention. "Now that that's settled, the further plan of attack."

"Sounds like you could use some help with that."

The Team and Manhunter turned around and readied their weapons at the intruder. Robin froze completely at the sight of the intruder and dropped his Bat-a-rangs, mouth hangings slightly agape. Though they were shocked as well, they did not expect Robin to react like that.

The person just smiled at their reaction and smiled, waving like a 3 fingered alien. "Hey. Long time no see."

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