A/N- I have seen almost all the summer Blockbusters so far this year, and though I still have a couple more on my list it's going to be hard to top The Dark Knight. This is a one shot that just popped into my head, and I felt I had to write it.

Summary- "Batman did good things, and I will always know that." A child reflects on the truth of about the Dark Knight

To save Gotham

Daddy said it was a secret. He said that we couldn't tell anyone about what happened with Batman and Mr. Dent. There's this big story, that Batman kidnapped us so daddy would do what he said, and that he killed people, and that Mr. Dent tried to save us. But it's a lie, I know it's a lie. Batman did good things, and I will always know that.

He's on the run now, and that must be sad for him, to have daddy, who was kinda his only real friend chase him. But I once heard Daddy mention that maybe in the day he didn't wear the bat suit, and was just a normal person. So maybe he did have friends or maybe even a family.

Daddy said he saved the Batman. That was amazing, I want to save him too, because he saved use, and all of Gotham, and I feel very sad for him that no one ones how good he is.

"What are you doing sweaty?" Mommy asks coming into my room were I'm coloring.

"Drawing."

"What?" she asks

"Batman."

Mommy picks up my picture and smiles "This is very good, but who is that?" she points to the smaller figure next to him.

"It's me mommy."

"Why are you dressed like Batman Sweaty?" she asks me in confession.

"Because I want to help him like daddy does."

"Honey, Daddy can't help him any more, we talked about this." Mommy says like she thinks I wouldn't remember.

"I know, and he needs my help now, another Gordon, if I don't help him he might get some one weird, like that little boy for the Circus." Mommy laughs, we have both been talking a lot about the boy from the Circus who was on the trapezes with his mommy and daddy.

"I doubt Dick Grayson will be joining Batman soon." Mommy tells me.

"And what about me?"

"I doubt Barbara Gordon will be joining the Batman either."



Mommy smiles but I'm sad, she thinks the little boy could join Batman one day, but not me. Was it because I was a girl. Mommy leaves the room and I can hear her yelling at Jimmy, he's playing batman again, but daddy forbid it. He's asked me to play with him sometimes, but he's always Batman, he says batman can't be a girl and he doesn't need a girls help, he tries to make me the bad guy, like Mr. Dent, I don't play with him any more.

Daddy said that Batman is Gotham's Dark Knight, and to Jimmy it sounds really scary, I don't know what it means , but it's what Batman is, so I know it has to be good and I'm not afraid of the Dark Knight.

So one day I will help Batman like he helped me, and one day I will save the Batman like he saved us, So maybe, one day, Batman will let me help to save Gotham.