Set some time during the first season of Young Justice right before the episode "Usual Suspects".
Notes to consider:
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There will be many references and aspects of the movie Batman Bad Blood.
I highly recommend watching Batman Bad Blood, some aspects may not make any sense if you have not seen the movie.
Damian Wayne in this story is older than Dick and is Nightwing.
This is an Au story.
Wally centric, but will have other POVs.
Wally does know Nightwing's and identity for reasons that will be explained later on in the story.
The Team doesn't know about Nightwing, but Wally and Dick do.
No other Robins or Proteges of Batman exist in this universe other than Damien and Dick. Accept maybe Jason will be added.
I am basing this whole story off of what happens in YJ, Batman Bad Blood and a few other shows about DC heroes. If I get anything wrong please tell me and I will fix it, I take no offense.
Well, I've kept you waiting long enough, so without further ado, I present you with my story!
Location: Mt. Justice
Time: 3:47 pm
3rd person POV: Bruce Wayne A.K.A. Batman
The training grounds of Mt. Justice were nothing to scoff at. They consisted of a large, dome-shaped hole in the mountain with a holographic simulator and clear even sparring grounds, weights and other gym equipment was spread out in the corner, as well as an obstical course and some gymnastics equipment. The room was reinforced with strong metals like titanium and steel to prevent much damage to the mountain.
In this massive a small group of teenagers was gathered. Some, like Robin, his son and protege, Kid Flash and Artemis had masks on that covered their faces, while the rest of them, Aqualad, Miss Martian, Superboy and Zatana, wore nothing to hide their secret identities. Maybe because the first three didn't really have a secret identity to keep and you would have to be extremely powerful or a complete fool to go after a magician in their home. This was the Young Justice team. It consisted of 7 heroes:
Batman's Files *
Name: Robin. A.K.A. Richard 'Dick' Greyson-Wayne, 2nd known protege and adopted son of Batman
Hight: 5 foot 8 inch tall
Weight: 184 pounds
Age: 16 years old
Hair color: black
Eye color: blue
Father: John Grayson, current status, dead
Mother: , Mary Grayson, current status, dead
Powers: none
Skills without powers: Acrobatics, Gymnastics, Detective skills, Hacking, Programing, Physics, Chemistry, Strategy, Stealth, Infiltration, Fighting, Largely bilingual with English, Spanish, Romanian, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, Hebrew and German
Name: Artemis. A.K.A. Artemis Crock, 2nd known protege of Green Arrow
Hight: 5 foot 11 inches tall
Weight: 164 pounds
Age: 17 years old
Hair color: Blond
Eye color: Green
Father: Lawrence Crock, current status, alive
Mother: Paula Crock, current status, alive
Powers: None
Skills without powers: Archery, Physics, Acrobatics, Stealth, Infiltration, Fighting, Killing, Largely Bilingual with, English, Vietnamese and Spanish
Name: Zatanna Zatara. A.K.A. Zatanna, Protege and daughter of Zatara
Hight: 5 foot 9 inches tall
Weight: 150 pounds
Age: 16 years old
Hair color: black
Eye color: blue
Father: Giovanni Zatara
Mother: Unknown, current status, unknown
Powers: Affinity with the mystic arts (Magic)
Skills without powers: Stealth, Steath, Science, Largely Bilingual with English, Latin, French, Spanish and Russian
Name: Kaldur' ahm. A.K.A Aqualad, protege of Aquaman
Hight: 6 foot 1 inch tall
Weight: 207 pounds
Age: 19 years old
Hair color: black
Eye color: grey
Father: Black Manta, current status, alive
Mother: Unknown, current status, unknown
Powers: Controlling water, Breathing under water, bioshocks, advanced swimming and telepathic communication under water
Skills without powers: Fighting, Deception, Infiltration, Minor medical work and Largely bilingual between English and Atlantian
Name: Wallace 'Wally' West. A.K.A Kid Flash, protege and nephew of the Flash
Hight: 6 foot 1 inch tall
Weight: 167 pounds
Age: 18 years old
Hair color: red
Eye color: green
Father: Rudolph 'Rudy' West, current status, dead
Mother: Mary West, current status, dead
Powers: Super Speed, Super fast reflexes, Creating tornados, Above average hearing, Above average sight and Super sonic punch (Hits an object at speed of sound)
Skills without powers: Infiltration, Stealth, Physics, Chemistry, Minor Hacking, Detective skills, Cooking, Medical work, Acrobatics and Largely bilingual in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Romanian, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Latin, Greek, Persian, Hebrew and Arabic
Name: M'gann M'orzz. A.K.A Miss Martian, protege and niece of Martian Manhunter
Hight: Changeable
Weight: Changeable
Age: 44 years old
Hair color: Changeable
Eye color: Changeable
Father: J'onn J'onzz, current status, alive
Mother: Unknown, current status, presumed dead
Powers: Telepathy, Flight, Intangibility and Cloaking
Skills without powers: Cooking, Fighting, Analyzing, Strategy and Largely bilingual in Martian and English
Name: Conner Kent. A.K.A. Superboy, training under Black Canary, clone of Superman
Hight: 6 feet tall
Weight: 213 pounds
Age: 8 months
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Blue
Father: Lex Luther, current status, alive and Superman, current status, alive
Mother: none
Powers: Super strength, Above average speed, Super fast reflexes, X-ray vision, Heightened senses and Super hearing
Skills without powers: Fighting, Infiltration and Largely bilingual in all major languages (Codes, dead languages, unshared/ unknown languages and introverted words do not count)
Batman stood in front of the team of heroes, they would be sparing without the use of powers today and he was interested to see what would happen. It would go in a tournament style way, if you were defeated, you were out. No weapons would be allowed, this was hand to hand combat only. Black Canary stood beside him, her eyes sweeping over the kids that she had helped train. Batman could tell that she was trying to calculate who would win. Bruce reached into a box that was placed on the floor close by and pulled out 5 steel bracelets.
"What are those for?" Questioned the Martian, M'gann. "For those of you with powers, these will temporarily dampen them, so that we have no cheating, be it intentional or not," Batman spoke with an emotionless voice, however, if you knew him closely or knew how to read people well enough, you could tell that it pained him to do this to the kids. Batman had heard from the Flash and others how uncomfortable and sometimes painful it was to have your powers dampened. Wally started to twitch at the thought of not having his speed and the other powered heroes looked uncomfortable.
"The first match is between Superboy and Artemis," Batman announced, "Remember, no weapons are allowed and that this is only a training exercise, it doesn't matter who wins or who looses." The Dark Knight walked over to Superboy and placed a power dampener on his right wrist. The half-kryptonian flinched at the sudden lose of his strength, heightened senses and invulnerability.
The rest of the team plus Batman and Black Canary stepped back as Artemis and Superboy took stance. "Fight," Black Canary said, her voice raised, but not to the point were it would be counted as yelling. Superboy made the first move. He charged at Artemis with a raised fist; throwing a punch at her left side. Artemis dodged and grabbed Conner's hand before she kneed him in the stomach, followed closely by a punch to the face that sent Superboy to the ground.
Artemis was about to kick him in the ribs when the half-kryptonian grabbed her foot and threw her to the side. Both got up as quick as possible, neither wanting to lose this fight. Artemis punched Superboy in the gut before she spun and delivered a harsh kick to her friend's head. Superboy stumbled for a bit, but he stayed on his feet. Superboy feigned a punch at Artimis' right side and delivered a sharp kick to her left leg. Artemis swept Conner's legs out from under him and pinned him to the floor; her hand on the back of his neck.
Superboy elbowed his teammate in the throat; forcing Artemis to let go with a gasp and stumble back. The Kryptonian clone delivered a swift blow to Artemis, hitting her square in the jaw. Superboy aimed a round house kick at the archer's head. Artemis caught his leg and threw him to the ground. He landed with a light thud. Superboy twisted around and swept Artemis' feet out from under her before he stood up. Artemis put all her weight into her upper body as she arched her back. The green clad archer thrust her arms out and straightened her legs. She was propelled off the ground and into the air; her feet delivering a powerful kick to Superboy's chin. Batman was impressed, not many people could pull that move off successfully.
Artemis landed gracefully and waisted no time in twisting Superboy's arm behind his back, immobilizing him. The clone let out a pained grunt as he struggled to get free. "Stop," Called out Black Canary, as she walked over to her students, "This fight goes to Artemis." The archer waisted no time in letting her friend go before she walked back over to the group. Superboy walked over to Batman, who took off the power dampening bracelet. Wally and Robin were talking to each other, most likely betting who would be in the next fight.
"Can anyone tell me one thing that either Artemis and Superboy did wrong?" Asked Black Canary. Batman knew that he himself could point out all of their mistakes, but he kept quiet. "Superboy waited too long to immobilize Artemis, giving her the chance to take him down," Wally commented. Batman gave a slight nod to him, he was indeed correct. Superboy waisted time moving towards Artemis, believing her to be beat when she could still have gotten up. Robin nodded and threw in his two cents, "Artemis tried to kick Superboy when he was down, giving him an opening to unbalance her." Black Canary nodded at the two. Batman was slightly impressed with their ability to analyze the fighting that well, actually, he expected it from Robin, but Kid Flash surprised him. He could tell by the calculating, but impressed look in her eyes that Dinah was having similar thoughts.
"Next fight will be between Zatanna and Miss Martian," Black Canary announced. Batman moved to put a power dampening bracelet on both, who let him slip it on their wrists with little complaint. The two girls moved to the center of the training field took stance. "Fight!" Zatanna made the first move; throwing a punch at Megan's face. The martian blocked with her left arm before she kicked Zatanna in the leg. The magician's leg collapsed under her, and Miss Martian held her arm behind her back.
Just before Black Canary could call the fight, Zatanna reared her head back. The blow struck her friend in the head, forcing the martian to stumble back and let Zatanna go. The magician grabbed Miss Martian's hand and flipped her over her shoulder. Miss Martian let out an "Oopphh" as the air was knocked out of her lungs. Zatanna placed one hand on the back of Megan's neck and used the other to pin one of her arms behind her back. Megan's bright ginger hair appeared to be in the way, but not in the way enough for it to matter.
"Stop." The voice of Black Canary was able to be heard loud and clear. "This fight goes to Zatanna." Zatanna and Megan walked over to Batman, who removed their power dampeners. Megan turned her gaze down at the ground. She looked ashamed that she had been taken out so soon into the fight. Zatanna placed a hand on her shoulder and Miss Martian smiled warmly at the raven haired magician.
"Can anyone tell me what M'gann or Zatanna did wrong?" Questioned Black Canary. Once again, Wally answered, "Megan didn't make sure that Zatanna couldn't move her head and/or that she was far back enough not to be affected by a move like that." The next answer came from Aqualad, "Zatanna didn't strike at M'gann's head fast enough, leaving a large open opportunity for an effective counter attack." Batman nodded. While he wouldn't say it out loud, he was slightly impressesed by the analytical intelligence of the team.
"The next fight will be between Kaldur and Kid Flash," Announced Black Canary. Kid Flash and Aqualad walked over to Batman. The former of the two walking especially slow. Batman could tell that he didn't want to have to wear the inhibitor bracelets. When the two had their powers dampened, they each took stance. "Be careful Kaldur, I've been practicing," Kid Flash said in mock warning. "Fight," Black Canary called.
Wally, to everyone's absolute shock, won that fight when he got Kaldur in a headlock. The next match was Robin vs Zatanna. No one was really that surprised when Robin won by pinning Zatanna against the floor. After that, Artemis fought Wally. It was a close match, but Kid Flash came out on top when he placed his fingers above a lesser known pressure point in the neck. How he knew where and what it was escaped Batman.
The last fight was between Wally and Robin. Batman was almost eager to see how this played out. Wally and Dick took stance. The team looked eager to see this fight and Black Canary had a more intense gaze than usual. "Fight." Wally waited for Robin to make the first move. His patience proved well placed, seeing as a few seconds after Black Canary started the fight, Dick charged at Kid Flash.
A well aimed punch to the face was expertly dodged by Wally, who used Robin's momentum against him and elbowed his upper back/lower neck. Dick lost his footing and stumbled forward, however, when he fell, he was able to roll into a summersault and jump back to his feet. He turned to face his opponent, only to be punched in the face by Kid Flash. The yellow and red clad speedster was fast even without his powers. Batman analyzed the fight, both Dick and Kid Flash had been trained well by their mentors, and despite what everyone thought, Flash was actually very capable in hand to hand combat. The speedster could take on highly trained personnel even without his powers. Kid had the advantage of speed and grace, while Dick had the advantage of strength and acrobatics.
Kid Flash aimed a sharp kick to Robin's side, which the black haired teen caught. It may have been a dirty tactic, but Dick gave Kid Flash a powerful kick to where no man should ever be kicked before he threw Wally to the ground. Kid Flash's eyes were wide, his green iris' filled with pain and small tears, he obviously hadn't expected such a low blow from his own teammate. Wally had to be kicked in the ribs by Robin before he remembered what was happening, the speedster got up with a grunt of pain. For a second, Batman almost thought that he saw a flash of bloodlust in Wally's eyes, but it was gone before he could be sure.
When Dick had kicked Wally between the legs, there were several winces of sympathy from the sidelines, coming mainly from the male heroes gathered. Batman would deny it later, but even the Dark Knight flinched at Dick's blow. Artemis had an odd look of sympathy and a Cheshire grin, an odd mix of expressions. M'gann looked highly horrified and had an empathetic look in her eyes. Zatanna winced with the male heroes and Black Canary narrowed her eyes. Batman could tell what she was thinking. It was a low move to do that in a fight, but it got the job done.
"That was a cheep shot," Growled Wally, as he struck Dick in the gut. Hard. Kid Flash's eyes held cold fury, but only if you looked beyond the lies of happiness. "Whatever it takes to win," Robin snarled back. A punch was aimed at Kid Flash's head, but the speedster sidestepped and caught Dick's fist. Wally threw the younger teen over his shoulder and onto the floor. Robin was winded, and grateful that he landed on his back not his stomach, but ha wasn't about to lose this fight, especially not to Kid Flash. Dick kicked Wally in the shin, and the speedster fell to one knee.
Robin got up and backed away, raising his fists in front of him. Wally did the same thing, his eyes steel. They descended into a rhythm, punch, dodge, punch, punch, block, punch. They danced around the arena without missing a single beat. Kid Flash struck Robin in the jaw, and Dick retaliated by sending his fist into Wally's gut. Batman was impressed with Kid Flash, not enough people gave his mentor credit for his hand to hand, clearly the kid had inherited his uncles skill. Batman looked to the right and saw that the team was staring at the fight, they had clearly not expected it to last this long or be this impressive.
Black Canary was smiling, she looked happy to see her students doing so well in the exercise, even if she didn't teach Robin or Kid Flash much. Kid Flash punched his opponent between the eyes before he spun on his heel and, using his momentum, rammed his elbow into Dick's throat. Robin gasped for the breath that was stolen from him, his hand rising instinctively. When the Boy Wonder stumbled backwards and raised his hands as a reflex, Wally grabbed his right wrist and spun so his back was facing Robin before he, for the second time in that fight, threw Robin over his shoulder.
His protege hit the arena floor with a thud, but before he could recover from being winded like that Wally kicked him onto his back. The speedster placed his hand right above a lesser known pressure point in his shoulder. Batman narrowed his eyes, if hit hard enough in that spot, it could break your shoulder blade and cause permanent damage, you could break it and not be crippled, but it would still hurt like hell for a while. The team was stunned at the outcome, and honestly, so were Batman and Black Canary. "Stop," Black Canary said, stepping in to the ring, "This fight goes to Kid Flash." Wally got off of Dick and offered his friend a hand. Both boys were covered in sweat and panting heavily, but they each had a smile on their faces. "Totally whelmed."
The team gave them thumbs ups and Megan even asked Wally to teach her some of the moves he used on Robin. Wally smiled and told her that he cold probably teach her some pretty cool moves. Batman congratulated both of them on the fight before he took off the power dampener that was currently still on Wally's wrist. As he has walking to the Zeta-Tubes, his eyes narrowed. He knew the move that Wally had used to take down his protege, he had been taught the same move by Ra's Al Ghoul himself when he trained under him in the League of Shadows.
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* In the Bat Files, that is only what Batman knows. If anyone is hiding powers or other info Bats doesn't know about, then it wont be in there.