Trevor really never wanted to go to Gotham.

He heard all the stories from his home in Key West. Even with his families ties to the mob, he wanted to avoid the place.

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However, Gotham University was the only school to give him a full ride scholarship to play baseball. Even though the team stunk and he wanted to play closer to home, he didn't really have a better choice and made the move up to the city.

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Trevor's upbringing had been...interesting, to say the least. Both of his parents had histories in criminal activity. His dad used to be a driver for people running moonshine in the Appalachian mountains while his mom was involved in money laundering for shady operations in Atlanta.

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It really was a match made in criminal heaven. They somehow met at an Atlanta Braves game back in the late 80's and got married and had Trevor soon after. Having a son motivated them to get away from their criminal pasts and they relocated to Key West, hoping to live peaceful lives.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.

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Trevor's dad died when one of his old "clients" made the trip down to the Keys and murdered him in cold blood outside a restaurant in the middle of town. The psychotic murderer would have gotten a hold of Trevor and his mother as well but his dad managed to take the bastard down with him.

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"You know, repetition is a sign of insanity," a feminine voice spoke up, getting his attention.

Trevor had been spending a lot of time in the batting cage at the training facility for the team to try and blow off steam and he really wasn't happy to get interrupted.

"Yeah well, don't you know sneaking up on someone is a good way to get yourself hurt?" He snapped back before taking his helmet and batting gloves off and turning to the woman who had just made herself known.

The pretty redhead stood a bit shorter than Trevor and was wearing a casual outfit that was common for college students along with a pair of glasses.

"My apologies, the name's Barbara, I'm just here checking out Gotham University's newest student," she said in a false tone of kindness.

Trevor narrowed his eyes, this girl looked familiar.

"Aren't you the Commissioners daughter? What's a girl like you doing in dump like Gotham?"

Barbara, while she did have the grades in school to attend any school she wanted, had elected to stay in Gotham due to her obligations to the city in her alter ego.

She just shrugged, "Didn't want to stray too far from home I guess."

"Yeah well, not everyone feels the same way as you do," Trevor responded as he started to gather his things in his duffel bag.

He pulled out a bottle of water and took a sip before putting it back inside his bag which also contained one of his most precious items.

It was an Atlanta Braves jersey signed by his childhood icon, Chipper Jones. His mom had given it to him as a present when he was younger and told him that his father wanted to give it to him before his death. So Alex kept the jersey in his duffel bag when he wasn't wearing it as a way of keeping his family close.

"Whose jersey is that?" Barbara asked, genuinely curious. She really hadn't taken up much of an interest in sports but after Bruce gave her instructions to keep an eye on Gotham's newest resident, she had to at least pretend that she cared.

"It's no one," Alex grumbled before zipping his bag up and walking towards the exit.

"Listen, it was nice meeting you Barbara but I don't plan on making many friends here so the further you stay from me, the better things will be,"

On that cheerful note, Alex left the baseball training facility and made his way to his car. He tossed his bag in the backseat before hopping in the driver's seat and cranking the ignition.

The engine took a bit to turn over by the got the old thing running before he started the drive back home.

His mom had managed to get him a one bedroom townhouse outside of the heart of the city. It wasn't the fanciest place but it was a lot nicer than some of the other homes he saw around Gotham.

He parked the car outside before making his way inside where he was met with a sight he never tired of.

An excited golden retriever ran over to the door to greet him and nearly pounced on him.

"How's my girl doing?" Alex spoke to his dog as he flipped her over and gave her a belly rub.

The dog was his graduation present from his mom and he decided to call her Ella and she was the sweetest dog in Gotham in Trevor's opinion.

"C'mon, lets get some sleep," Trevor motioned for her to follow him to his bedroom where he quickly changed and got in his bed with Ella curled up in a ball at the end of the bed.

As he slowly drifted off to sleep, Trevor just hoped that his time in Gotham would go by as quickly as possible.

If only he knew how things would go.

Meanwhile, at Wayne Manor

It felt good not having to worry about going on patrol that night for Barbara.

After another stressful day at school along with her mission from Bruce to check out the new student. She was worn out to say the least.

She sighed as she sat on her bed in her room before she heard a knock on her door.

"Come in,"

The newest member of the Bat-Family poked her head in the door.

"Hey Stephanie, didn't Bruce want you out on patrol with Tim tonight?" Barbara asked the young blonde who was wearing a t-shirt and sweat pants.

"Bruce doesn't want me and Tim working together since we aren't talking anymore," Steph said in a somewhat somber tone that contradicted her usually happy personality.

"So why are you here?" Barbara asked as she was genuinely concerned.

"I'm worried about the new guy at school, I've seen firsthand what having crime in your family can do," Steph spoke softly as she shuffled a bit, clearly uncomfortable.

Barbara got up off her bed and gave Stephanie a friendly hug.

Stephanie's father had a history with criminal activities which led to her becoming the crime fighter she is now. Safe to say, Barbara could understand that she would be concerned about the new student.

"You've got nothing to worry about Steph, Bruce is making sure that we keep an eye on him," Barbara reassured her.

"Good, I don't think Gotham needs anymore drama," Steph said with a bit of relief in her voice.

Barbara chuckled at that comment before ushering for Stephanie to go to her own room to get some sleep.

The young redhead climbed into her own bed and looked at the ceiling. She had given reassurance to Stephanie but she had her worries too.

Trevor may not trust her but she was going to do what was necessary to keep him out of trouble.

Even though trouble usually finds its way in Gotham.

The next morning

Trevor awoke to Ella licking his face which made him chuckle.

"Alright alright I'm awake!" He said with a laugh as he crawled out of bed and made his way to the kitchen to make himself a bowl of cereal.

Ella sat down next to him and whined which made Trevor smile.

"Don't worry sweetie, I didn't forget you," He said before he filled her food bowl.

Once he was finished, he sat down at a table in the kitchen and turned on the small tv he had in there to the local news.

"Getting more reports of the BatMan's involvement in.." A newscaster spoke before Trevor rolled his eyes and flipped the tv over to ESPN to watch SportsCenter.

Ever since he moved to Gotham, he kept hearing about this stupid "BatMan" who fought crime on the streets of Gotham at night.

The young man thought it was a total load of crap. No one can just go around punching street thugs at night like that in a silly costume without there being some kind of interference from the police.

Then again, he had heard rumors about their being some kind of signal that was on top of police headquarters that was used to ask the BatMan for help.

Trevor just shook his head and finished eating his cereal before going to get ready for class and giving Ella a goodbye pet on the head. He hopped inside his car and made the drive to campus where he spotted a familiar face.

"Hello Trevor," the young redhead spoke to him from the parking space next to him.

Of freaking course Gotham's nosiest redhead gets the parking spot next to him.

"You just can't stay away can you?" Trevor said with a chuckle as he walked towards campus with Barbara.

She shrugged, "I guess not, maybe it should stay that way,"

Trevor raised an eyebrow, "Is this how you talk to all men who cross paths with you?" he asked with a cocky grin which got a cute blush out of Barbara.

Before they could talk further, Trevor realized that he was almost late to his class.

Before he ran off, he turned around and looked at Barbara.

"Meet me for coffee later?" He asked.

"Sounds like an awful plan, but I guess it couldn't hurt," she responded with a smile as they went their separate ways.

Barbara made sure she was alone in a nearby hallway before concentrating to form a mental connection with her green-skinned teammate.

"Do you have eyes on him M'Gann?" Barbara asked her.

"I made sure to get the seat behind him, you know, he's kind of cute," M'Gann responded.

Barbara just rolled her eyes and chuckled to herself.

"Remember the mission M'Gann," Barbara scolded the martian.

"Oh...right," M'Gann replied and Barbara could practically hear her blushing through the mental link.

"How's he looking?" Barbara asked, trying to keep focused on the task when she heard the sound of footsteps down the hallway.

She hid behind a set of lockers, and tried to get a good look at the new intruders and what she saw made her immediately panic.

"M'Gann, we have possible hostiles incoming, be careful," Barbara warned M'Gann as she watched the men walk past.

They looked normal, wearing button-down shirts and khaki's but what bothered Barbara was that they each walked with purpose and there were three of them each carrying a large suitcase.

"M'Gann, bail out of there now, these guys are gonna be trouble,"

Trevor managed to make it to his morning class just before attendance was taken.

"Glad you could join us Mr…."

"Caldwell, Trevor Caldwell," He said as he took a seat a couple of rows back.

As Trevor made his way to his seat, he couldn't help but notice the cute redhead sitting behind him.

She gave him a warm, friendly smile that he returned before he sat himself down for the lecture.

The professor went to start the lecture before he was interrupted by the door to the lecture hall getting kicked open.

"What is the meaning of this?!" The professor angrily exclaimed but his calls for answers were ignored as three big burly men came in and pointed large guns at Trevor

"Hey, hey who's now. I don't want any trouble," he said trying to diffuse the situation with his hands in the air.

Before the strange men could fire their weapons, the cute girl behind Trevor stepped in front of him, a determined look on her face.

"Get outta the way miss, we're just here for Rick's boy," one of the men said as he kept his weapon drawn.

How did they know his dad's name? Did his dad have a bigger reputation than he originally thought?

Trevor had all these questions going through his mind but they would have to wait as one of the other goons panicked and shot the girl just stood up for him with some kind of taser-like weapon. She let out a brief scream before she fell to the ground unconscious.

By this point, all the other students in the room were panicking and hiding under their desks, not wanting to suffer a similar fate.

Trevor went to get up to say something but he was rewarded by several thousand volts hitting him as he too fell to the ground.

Before unconsciousness claimed him, he saw Barbara come running in the door and she received the same thing that he and the other girl received as she was zapped and taken out.

The men picked up their unconscious bodies and carried them away to a van outside the college before driving off and disappearing into city traffic.