Batman The Animated Series-Annie Come Home
(A/N: This takes place about a year after the events that happened in the Batman Episode "Growing Pains". Later after seeing the final fate of Matt Hagen in the Justice League series, I felt that was a terrible way to end the legacy of Clayface in the DCAU, Matt just being crated up, and poor Annie never getting a chance to live. So I decided to create this story, a strongly romance oriented story, but as those who know me have seen, I hate to leave action out of the game, so there will definitely be some in here. Without further ado, I give you one of my famous AU stories that more suits my tastes, "Annie Come Home")
Chapter 1: Lingering Memories
Tim Drake/Robin
A year; it had been a long one, a year since I joined Batman in his crusade on crime. A year since I had gained a home and gone back in school. A year…since I met her; Annie.
As I sat in my room, my thoughts drifted back to when we'd first seen each other. I'd been swinging across the rooftops that night when I saw the girl being harassed by biker thugs. Normally I didn't notice fine details when rescuing girls, but this one wasn't like others. For one, she was beautiful; incredibly soft features attenuated her slender frame, a heart melting cute face, and the clothes…well the clothes were a bit much though, but she didn't act like a skank. She was lost, lonely, and terrified. The sickos circling her had those ideas in their heads though, so I knew I had to do something. I called them out and kicked their collective butts hard. But after saving the girl, she ran from me. As she fled with fear and worry in every step, I felt weird, like a part of me had begun to run away with her. I didn't like that, I knew I had to help her in any way I could. So I decided to pursue her.
Hours of searching had led me nowhere, but then she came to me, and after showing her how devoted I was to helping her, she thanked me, with a kiss! My face nearly melted when that happened, fighting the furious blush, I managed to help her find out what she remembered, leading us to a seaside chemical plant. That's where we found the criminal who'd recently done a string of robberies was actually Clayface. He kept saying he was Annie's father.
After he began chasing us, I quickly learned who Annie really was; she was actually the "daughter" of the monster Clayface. She soon met her demise at the hands of her father Clayface, who absorbed her into himself just before we apprehended the rotten mud sack. In the end, she had sacrificed herself for me, so I could escape; she had proven she wasn't Clayface at all, she really was Annie.
Since that day I've never been able to get my mind off her; I'd seen the whole thing with my own eyes, her becoming a part of Clayface, but I couldn't believe she was really gone, a part of me told me she wasn't, that she was still in him somewhere.
What could I do though? Clayface was currently in Maximum Security Lockdown for Meta Humans at Arkham Asylum. Unless he broke out, there was no chance that she could ever come back.
With a solemn stern face, I decided it was time to end the lamenting for now and get to being Robin for my night shift with Batman. As I raced down to the bat cave, one thought never left my head as I held to it like the most precious thing in the world; Annie…I hope I see you again some day.