(Author's Note: I've been thinking about writing stories for a while, so this is my first attempt. Please review it, and let me know what I can do better in future stories. Also, I'm typically going to leave a song at top of each story.)
(Song: 4:44 - Jay-Z)
It was shortly before sunset when the first twin arrived at the graveyard, holding a bouquet of a dozen roses and a four pack of sodas. It had been six years since his parents had died in a tragic accident, leaving himself and his older brother (albeit by two minutes) as orphans. The Romani twins had struggled in the foster system for a short time before being adopted by separate people. One twin had been taken in by a billionaire playboy with a dark secret, while the other was adopted by a pair of eccentric scientists. The twins had tried to reunite with each other, but they had only only been able to see each other a few times a year.
The teenager strode through the cemetery, looking for his parents' gravestones and thinking about what had gone down in the past year. He was a scrawny yet muscled kid of fifteen, but his clothes had grown a little tighter over the past few months thanks to a growth spurt. He stood at maybe five foot nine at most now, but he was just glad he wouldn't be the same height forever. He was currently wearing worn out blue jeans, a white NASA shirt, and a pair of sneakers. This was Danny Fenton (or Grayson), the younger, less famous twin of the two.
After Danny walked through the cemetery for a few minutes, he finally managed to come across the graves of his biological parents. He came to a stop at the two gravestones, and placed six roses and a soda on each of them. Then, he decided to fall into the cliche of talking to a loved one's gravestone.
"Hey, Mom, Dad," he spoke, gesturing to the the stones as he spoke, "It's been way too long since I've last done this. I bought you a couple sodas. I know you liked them. Anyways, where do I begin?" He began to pace back and forth as he talked about his past couple of years.
"Some crazy stuff has gone down in the last few years. Remember when Batman and Superman were this world's only superheroes? Yeah, well, things changed quite a bit. Richard wanted justice for the two of you so badly," he said, referring to his twin brother. "Turns out the man that adopted him was the big, bad Bat himself. Richard managed to convince Bats to train him, and he eventually became Robin. I got a little training myself whenever I visited Gotham, but I'm only really decent at Taekwondo. Richard's much more skilled overall than I am. But that's okay, I've got superpowers."
"Now, you might be thinking, 'How does someone get superpowers?' Well, the Fentons, my adoptive family, were paranormal scientists. Up until about a year and a half ago, they were widely considered to be crackpots. Then they tried to create a portal to the Ghost Zone. It's exactly what it sounds like, so don't ask. Anyways, when they tried to start it, all they got was a spark. It didn't work. After they'd left, I went inside on a dare with my two friends, and accidentally turned it on while I was in there. Turns out, ectoplasm, the substance that makes up ghosts, was infused inside of my DNA. So, yeah, I'm a ghost-human hybrid now. I can literally fly."
"So, uh, Dick and I are heroes now. I do solo work, and he's currently affiliated with a group of other teen proteges. We've been saving lives for a few years now. I think you'd be proud."
When he finished his speech, he heard footsteps. They were incredibly quiet, to the point where any normal human would have been unable to hear them. However, enhanced hearing was one of Danny's abilities, so he was easily able to pick up on the sound of someone approaching. He turned around to see a familiar face in some more formal clothing and sunglasses.
Of the two twins, Dick Grayson was definitely the more famous of the two. After all, he was Bruce Wayne's ward, and he shared a sob story with Danny. Dick was also Robin, the protege of Gotham's resident vigilante, the Batman. Of course, when Danny found that out, it didn't take long for him to figure out the Bat's civilian ID.
As soon as Dick saw the face of his twin brother, his face broke into a wild grin, and he spread his arms out to embrace Danny. Danny's smile looked a bit more bittersweet, but he tossed Dick one of the sodas he was still holding and gave Dick the tightest hug he could manage without breaking a few bones. It was the first time they had seen each other since they had both gone hero full time.
See, Dick had been quite busy working as Batman's protege since shortly after his brother's debut as Phantom. As a member of the Justice League, Batman had formed a group of protégés under the rest of the League's heroes. The group consisted of eight members, and they functioned as the JL's covert ops group. The League had recently been embroiled in a conflict with the Light, an all-star group of supervillains with the intent to rule the world. It was a hard-fought war, as the heroes had remained one step behind the villains for most of it. But in the end, the Justice League had come out on top, as they usually do.
Strangely, Danny's worst enemy, another half-ghost known as Vlad Masters, was not a member of the Light, even though he seemed to be a perfect candidate. The twins were okay with that though; neither one of them thought they needed more trouble on their ledgers.
As they broke from their embrace, Dick removed his sunglasses and started the conversation. "So..." he trailed off, taking a sip of his drink, "I never thought it would come to this."
The younger twin laughed. "Yeah, neither did I, man. Never did I think that when we were orphaned six years ago that we would become superheroes."
"..I didn't think my twin bother would become one of the most powerful beings on the planet."
".. I didn't think MY twin brother would wind up working alongside the freaking Batman. Although, I am kind of glad for his training. It was useful in the early days, even if you are more adept at it than I am."
Dick looked kind of wistful at that. "Yeah, I suppose working alongside Bruce in costume is a little hard to believe... How did you figure it out, anyways? I never told you outright; actually, you told me."
"The same way you figured out my ID. There were too many coincidences to count. After all, it wasn't much of a stretch to assume that you and the Bat didn't have superhuman powers, based on the sheer amount of tech you seemed to keep on you at all times. Tucker would be envious if he knew. Speaking of which, you got the package I sent you, right?"
"Yeah, I did. Bruce was glad you sent it, albeit a little surprised that you figured it out so quickly. The anti-ghost equipment should come in handy if we ever come across one of your rogues."
"... If that happens, call me in," Danny spoke decisively. "I'm kind of a specialist with them, even though they haven't shown up much since Danielle came back to town for a few days."
"Danielle, as in, your clone? You mentioned her to me once or twice."
"I prefer to think of her as our sister. After all, she does have your DNA running through her veins as much as she has mine."
"Fair enough," Dick said, taking another swig from his drink. "Anyways, we have a lot to catch up on. It's been, what, a year and a half since your accident? Alfred's waiting right outside in the car. We could take you to the Manor."
"You don't have to do that. I mean, I could just fly over," Danny said.
Dick just looked at him with a little bit of envy in his eyes. "You know, it makes me so jealous to hear you say that so casually."
Danny chuckled, holding a hand to his head. "Alright, then. I'll humor you guys. Besides, I haven't seen Agent A in a while. I'd like to know how he's doing."
"He's as calm and stoic as ever," he said, laughing, as he led Danny back to the car that Alfred was stationed in.
Yeah, Robin and Phantom couldn't wait to catch up with each other.
(Author's Note: I tried to imagine this like a scene where these two reunited. My apologies if anyone came off as out of character. I may also post some other interactions like this in the future, but please review and tell me what I could do to make those stories better. Thanks!)
