Second Chance
By: Malaizjan De Jesus
Jason sat at the kitchen table in his small condo. Normally, he'd be gone by now, to gather intel about various criminal activities.
However, three weeks ago, he took his niece with him. She was angry and running away and he knew the streets were no place for his "demoness" niece. When he got her calmed down enough to talk, he found out about her suspension. Jason didn't think his older brother had it in him to pull his own kid from the team. But he felt guilty. So he took her with him. He even imparted training to her-she was an excellent shot- and he showed her the ins and outs of the street thugs. He even got to see and meet Demona, a girl he really respected. Together, those two were dangerous.
Getting her home, that was another story. She didn't want to. That was when Jason learned that she lost her elemental magic. But somehow, when the girls were separated, Meygan got her magic back and a new element. She had been the one causing the water damage in the warehouse, which saved Areina's life.
Jason was so proud. Ticking off Ian and Carter, Stalker and Drow, he was all in. Well, since they can't eat a bullet.
Using her new magic left her overexerted and without Demona, her body was dying on her. So she was practicing in a place that even he was shocked to think possible. And it proved that Merlin was truly all-powerful.
Jason didn't understand magic. He knew Dick's wife was a Master Sorceress. And all of his kids had different elemental magicks. Meygan's had been fire first, just like Mathen's and Molly was wind.
Her death changed that. No magic but she gained a demon side and most of Raven's powers. Meygan confided in him that she felt like she disappointed her parents because she lost her magic.
He didn't honestly know what to say about that. So he stopped pushing her to go home. He didn't tell anyone other than Areina that Meygan was with him. He knew Meygan would go home. He couldn't push her now.
Then the portal opened in his living room and Meygan came out, wearing period clothing. When Jason got up to see what she learned while she was away, he stopped. He couldn't help it. He was gaping at his niece.
Her black hair with purple highlights was pulled into a French braid all the way down to her waist. Her aqua blue colored gown was off the shoulders, showing her pale skin. It was also low cut and it lifted her in ways that Jason wish it hadn't. Her gown was trimmed in silver and the delicate thin lace outlined her sleeves, which were long and came in a point to her middle finger. It also lined the middle of her gown, so there was a hint of lavender colored cloth under her gown with the criss-crossing ties down the middle. It flowed with her without any extra room and a hint of silk slippers poked from under the end of her gown.
She looked amazing.
"Hi, Uncle Jason. I'm back for a few days again." She threw her messenger bag at the leather chair and it landed nearly perfectly. Yeah. Her aim was really good.
"How was Camelot?" he asked, reminding himself that this was his niece and he should be saying something to her about her dress and how low cut it was.
"It was good. Uncle Gaellan was showing me how to water trees without any physical stuff." She noticed how Red Hood was looking at her. "What's wrong?"
"If your dad saw you now, he'd ground you for looking so grown up."
Meygan laughed. "You know, take a picture. I don't wear dresses. But I like this one. Queen Guinevere had it made for me."
Jason popped out a phone and took a picture with it minutes later. "I will show your dad. And your mom. Hell, that boyfriend of yours would want to see it." He walked over to his niece and hugged her.
Yep, he was officially domesticated.
Of course, while this was going on, across the street from the condo was Darkin. His shadowed body kept him from being spotted from his spot on the opposite roof. The corn-roll wearing villain grinned as he could taste the death of Red Hood on his lips. "Darkin to Stalker."
"Drow, get off the line, fool!"
"Hey! Stalker's busy! Talk to me!"
"Sorry. I take orders from Stalker only! Get off!"
Drow mumbled something for a few minutes before Ian came on. "Yeah, Darkin?"
"Red Hood is in my sights. Rave is with him. Do I engage?"
"No. Follow. I'll have Inque and Luthor rendezvous with you when we're ready."
"Fine!" Darkin signed off. He wanted a piece of Red Hood so bad…Being part of the Legion of Doom had a downside: taking orders…
***So here is the second to last fic to the Batman Beyond series. I thank Reina Grayson for helping me get through some parts and for letting me use her OCs. I couldn't have gotten this far without her. ***