a/n: consider it a filler because i lowkey hate how it turned out.

writer's block, work and exam season have been kicking my ass, I'm sorry.

and i'm aging up damian because it'll make sense in the future. (dick is canonically 21-22 in S3 of YJ and their age difference in the comics is about 8-9 years, so i'm sticking to that since i plan on adding some stuff from the DCAU)

"Pack your bags, baby. We're going to see your oldest son."

"Dick, not now please. My head's killing me." I grumbled, pulling the blanket over my head but it was yanked off. "Okay, you're sleeping outside tonight."

"Dude, and you seriously plan on marrying that in a few months?" Connor laughed and I flipped him off. "By the way, we know Jay's alive. Boy Wonder fessed up and said you needed help."

"Why didn't you tell us?" Megan asked, sitting next to me on the bed.

"Nobody's fucking business, that's why." I spat, reaching out to grab the crowbar on my bedside table. "I don't want to talk about it."

"Mae, stop wallowing in your self pity and get your shit together." Artemis rolled her eyes and I scoffed. "You've kept all of us in the dark about Arkham."

"With good reason. And I'm not wallowing in my own misery, mouse. I have a killer migraine from a work meeting today and Bruce getting on my nerves."

"Give me a few minutes? Get Bioship ready and we'll be there in a few." Dick said, pushing everyone out of the room and locked the door. "Talk to me."

"Bruce sent two Hermes bags to my office along with the most expensive flowers I've ever seen and there's a matte black G-wagon with white seats in the garage."

"Typical Bruce, apologizing with gifts."

"But this isn't something a new car will fix, Dick. It's about the death in our family... To me, it's so much more than this."

"It's so much more for all of us too, M." He sighed, sitting next to me and took the crowbar. "We all failed and we're paying the price now... especially Jason."

"Jason's paying the price of one second of hesitation. And Talia and Ra's are practically keeping him hostage."

"We'll go there, see the playing field and then come back for him. Jay knows we won't ever fully abandon him."

"I just have two conditions." I sighed and stood up.

"Shoot."

"They don't get involved with us and Jay and hand me some Joker Venom because my migraine is killing me and I might kill someone in the process."

"Now would that be so bad?"

"For us, not really. For Bruce... catastrophic."

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"I can't believe this! They've only been living in here five minutes and it's already a mess!"

"You sound like a big baby. You used to mess up the Cave all the time with Dick and I was the one to clean it all up before Batman gave us an earful." I pointed out and Connor flipped me off. "Love you, Supes."

"You're sure they're at Infinity Island?" Megan asked.

"The one place we told them not to go? Yup." Dick rolled his eyes and I chuckled. "What's got you chuckling, smirkie?"

"How the tables have turned, Boy Wonder."

"What's that supposed to mean!?"

"Cadmus ringing any bells?"

"Ugh! I hate being a grown up!" He whined and we all laughed. "Life was so much simpler when I was thirteen!"

"I gotta say... I do miss that kid sometimes." Artemis hummed. "Making up words that have absolutely no meaning."

"Traught and aster are words, Artemis! You never appreciated my smartness."

"Oh, get whelmed and stop being such a whiny baby, Richard."

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"Babe, we've got them."

"And I've got eyes on my prize." I smirked, jumping from the prison and landed in front of Jason. "Long time, Knight. Missed me?"

"Took you long enough."

"I pride myself on dramatic entrances." I bowed just as Dick stood next to me.

"We just want to leave." He said, trying to hide the smirk on his face.

"Your trespass must be punished." The sensei spat and I gave Jason a slight nod.

"Game on." Dick smirked as we both kicked Jason across the chest. "You're slow."

"And you're an asshole!" He yelled, moving to punch us but we swiftly moved away. I took the opportunity to climb on his back and wrapped my legs around his shoulders while Dick held an escrima stick to his neck.

"I always was the better fighter." I mused, doing a front flip and dragged Jason to the ground.

"Well... are you proud of this little debacle? I'm sure the detective will be quite impressed." Ra's smugly said and we all stopped fighting.

"You... you owe me!" I yelled, pulling out my gun but Jason took it and put me in a chokehold, the gun pressed to my temple forcing Dick to stand down.

"Not so fast, pretty boy. One move and I blow her brains out." He smugly said and pulled back the safety.

"Hand me my sister!" Brion yelled and O rolled my eyes, faking a struggle. "We know the League of Shadows has her!"

"That giant tank is Jason!?" Artemis screeched and Dick nodded discreetly. "What have they been feeding him here!?"

"Death and Lazarus pit. I won't talk about it." I hissed when Jason pressed the gun further as if to stop me from struggling. "I need time to find a way to get him out."

"I don't know how you're holding it together." Megan sadly said.

"She's not. The moment we leave, we lose her again." Connor pointed out.

"Everyone shut the fuck up and let me think!" I yelled and glared at Ra's. "Did you or did you not bring my father back to life? I know you know that Joker's kicking."

"No. But someone close to you attempted to convince me." Ra's shrugged.

"My father is capable of many things, but not-"

"How are you so sure, Maeve?" Talia called out and I turned to see her holding a boy no older than seven or eight.

"Talia." I snarled. "Looks like hell spat out its favorite demon."

"Careful of how you speak about-"

"Damian, enough." She scolded and I raised an eyebrow amused.

"Go sit in the corner while the adults talk, baby boy."

"I suggest you talk with your father, Maeve. Someone brought the Joker back to life, but it wasn't us." Ra's said and gestured for Jason to let me go. "Keep your enemies close to you."

"Let's go, Domino." Dick sighed and gave a longing glance to Jason. "We'll meet again, Knight."

"Looking forward to it." He bowed as Connor dragged me to Bioship.

"No tears. Wait until we're in the air." Connor whispered and I nodded shakily. "Let's go, Markov!"

Before the hatch closed, I saw Talia practically push Jason away and I fought the urge to jump out.

"Not yet. We need a proper plan to get him back." Dick said and gently forced me to sit. "He's a tough kid. He can hang on for a while longer."

"He shouldn't have to." I mumbled and turned away.

"Mae..."

"Let's just go home before I decapitate someone."