Hello everyone, and welcome to my first installment of my own spin on the DC Extended Universe series. I will be starting about 30 minutes in to Dawn of Justice but don't fret, it's for a good reason. I do have an OC who will be introduced in this chapter, but I'm going to go off of Bruce Wayne's perspective for the beginning. Let's begin!

Chapter 1

The hall was crowded, a little more than Bruce had expected, but nothing that would infringe on what he had come here to do. Lexcorp had something that he wanted, and it was too important for him to fail now. People were anxious for something to happen, since word was out that Lex Luthor would be out soon to speak, so everyone refrained from getting too comfortable. It was a minor annoyance for now.

He had to admit however, Lex did know how to throw a party despite the fact that Bruce had been avoiding such events for a while now. A sigh of relief hit the crowd as a blonde woman with a microphone took the stage.

"Thank you for waiting ladies and gentlemen. I present to you…Mr. Lex Luthor," she said, and applause took over the scene. Bruce clapped just to not draw attention to himself. The long-haired character that Bruce found difficult to describe took the stage babbling on and on about himself and the woman who had introduced him.

"Thank you…thank you…however before I speak I would like to invite my youngest and most promising executive to come up to the stage to say a few words…where is he…," Bruce heard a younger man quietly say "Oh Jesus" in the crowd. "There he is! Mr. Terrance Price!" Applause took over again, and Bruce looked to his left to notice a black-haired, white-skinned, roughly six foot tall man walk up to Lex from the back end of the crowd, trying to hide his displeasure. He looked to be in his late twenties…maybe. He was young…very young for an executive.

Lex handed him the microphone and gave him a hard pat on the back, and then backed up to let him have the stage. "I didn't know I was this important," he said, getting a few laughs from the crowd. "Uhhh…well about 7 years ago when I was attending Stanford Lex came to me with a job offer a-and I was stunned because what business do I have with someone like him. You know…half-drunk college kid who couldn't tell if he should joke around or be serious at times."

Bruce was about to return to what he came to do, but stopped when he got to a different subject. "It was interesting because…I never knew who my parents were. In fact I spent most of my childhood fighting for myself…because let's be honest foster parents have so many children to worry about why should they give a shit about you? But no…I learned how to fight for myself…because if I didn't the bullies would continue to you know…do what they do…," Bruce saw his eyes pan down to a reporter in the crowd and Terrance instantly got more uncomfortable. His eyes kept flashing back to him as if his body was drawing itself towards him. It was bizarre.

Terrance cleared his throat. "Anyway…thank you for coming and I give you Lex Luthor." Claps ensued again and Lex let him exit the stage, obviously shaken. Bruce had no interest in what Lex had to say.

"Alright where am I going Alfred?" he asked quietly.

"Past the elevator and to your left," his butler replied into his earpiece. "That's right. Must be in the service corridor in the basement. Head down the stairs." Bruce complied, and made his way through the crowd not noticing that the reporter that spooked Terrance looked back his way. He came through a few halls full of people enjoying refreshments before he finally reached the stairs. He came to the end and found himself in the kitchen area.

"Kitchens on your right…head to your left. Then server access, yep that's where you want to be," Alfred finished and Bruce opened the glass door to the server room, which is what he came here to do. Looking through the tech and different wires, he eventually found the correct connection he needed. As soon as he hooked up his drive and turned it on, the door opened behind him.

"Can I help you Mr. Wayne?" a woman asked, must be one of Lex's employees.

He ran through his possible responses before he decided just to play dumb. "Uh I…thought the bathroom was down here? I must've…you know that last martini was…two too many."

"Restroom's upstairs," she replied, obviously not amused.

"Oh, thank you. Don't worry I'll be alright," he said as she began to leave and he knew he still didn't have her convinced. "I like those shoes," he pointed and got somewhat of a smile from her. Good enough. As soon as she shut the door, his fake amusement faded. "I can't stay down here Alfred."

"Go upstairs and socialize. Some young lady from Metropolis might make you honest…or maybe talk to Mr. Price he seemed decent enough," Alfred suggested. Bruce figured it wasn't a bad idea, and found himself making his way back up as soon as Lex finished speaking. A red-dressed woman caught his attention, not really from how attractive she was but more of the odd vibe he got looking at her. He decided that she would be the one to satisfy Alfred's suggestion.

"Mr. Wayne," someone called out, and he initially ignored, trying to make his way to the woman. "Mr. Wayne!" he called again. Bruce turned to his left to notice the reporter that Terrance lost composure over. "Clark Kent, Daily Planet," and offered a hand shake.

Bruce took it, but still had his attention on the woman. "Right, my foundation already issued a statement in support of…books."

"I'm sorry?" Clark asked in confusion.

Bruce still had his eyes on the girl, who was making her way towards the steps that led down to the server room. "Wow…pretty girl, bad habit, don't quote me."

Clark smiled a bit. "What's your position on the bat vigilante in Gotham?"

Bruce still tried to ward him off. He had to make sure his drive was safe. "Daily Planet…don't I own this one? Or is that the other guy?"

"Civil liberties are being trampled on in your city…good people living in fear," he continued, and Bruce was actually starting to take offense at this point.

"Don't believe everything you hear son."

"I've seen it Mr. Wayne. He thinks he's above the law."

If he was ok with everyone finding out that he really was the Batman, he would've broken the reporter's nose right there…but he was above all of that. "The Daily Planet criticizing those who think they're above the law is…well a little hypocritical wouldn't you say? Considering every time your hero saves a cat out of a tree you write a…puff-piece editorial about an alien who…if he wanted to burn the whole place down. There wouldn't be a damn thing we could do to stop him."

He noticed that Clark was a bit shaken from his comments. "Most of the world…doesn't really share your opinion Mr. Wayne."

Bruce shrugged. "Maybe it's just the Gotham City in me…we have a bad history with freaks dressed like clowns." They then stared each other in the eyes for a bit…feeling a bit confrontational.

"Excuse me…Mr. Wayne?" another male entered the conversation. Bruce looked to notice Terrance show himself once again, having pulled himself together it seemed. "Terrance Pri-, or well you saw me up there." He shook his hand and nodded. "Gotta say, big fan. Don't tell Lex but if I had my way I would be working for you in Gotham." He laughed, getting a smile from Bruce, then turned to Clark. "And you are?"

"Clark Kent, Daily Planet."

"Oh, yes I saw you on the list, my bad."

Clark nodded with a small smile, still reeling from Bruce's comments. "You grew up in Gotham correct?"

"Yes sir, until I headed off to college."

"What's your opinion on the Bat vigilante?"

Terrance popped his eyebrows up for a second. "Well…I think what he's doing is justified…it's kind of hard to go against the hero who has kept my city's streets clean since I was about 10 to be honest with you. He's been doing all of this without super powers or some kind of augmentation…unlike," Bruce notice him flinch and fidget again. "S-Superman."

Clark looked up to Bruce for a second before he returned his attention to Terrance. "Do you share Mr. Wayne's concerns that Superman is to be feared?"

Terrance glimpsed at Bruce before his eyes panned down. Bruce saw his fist clench and his jaw shift…gritting his teeth. "If he decided one day that he didn't like how our government operated, or just anything…what could we do to stop him? Yes…yes he should be feared."

A silence took over the three men. Clark had received answers he didn't expect…and Bruce was starting to think he could have an opportunity here.

"Boys! Ha! Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent meet Terrance Price…I love it! I love bringing people together!" Lex interjected and began to shake their hands. "It is a pleasure!" He then shook Clark's hand and yelped in pain. "Ow! That is quite the handshake I would…not pick a fight with this person." Terrance and Bruce both look away for a second.

Lex nodded. "So after all these years we finally got you to come over to Metropolis!"

"Well I thought I might drink you dry," Bruce replied.

"You're welcome! You should hop the harbor more often, maybe I could show you my labs we could partner on something…Mr. Price over here speaks very highly of you I'm sure that would make him happy." Terrance bit his lip…seemingly fed up with Lex advertising him every chance he got.

"Seven minutes is up, transfer is complete," Alfred chimed back into his ear. That was his cue to go grab his drive. Lex's secretary came by to fetch him.

"Another time," Bruce said as Lex walked away, and then handed a business card to Terrance. "Come by Wayne Enterprises tomorrow. Let's talk," before he headed towards the stairs.

Terrance looked down at the card and smiled. "Yes sir."

Bruce had spent too much time away from his drive, and he never saw the woman head back up…which was a bad sign. He headed into the server room to find that his drive was indeed gone…and he looked to see that same woman making her way up the steps.

"Excuse me!" he pleaded, but she didn't stop and he was forced to chase her in the least obvious way possible. He lost her up the stairs however, and didn't see her again until she was let in her car outside and then sped off. He grit his teeth in disgust since he would now have to track her down just to get his drive back…an annoyance he didn't plan on dealing with.

"Was that your girlfriend," Bruce whirled around to see Terrance standing there. "Speeding off?" When he didn't get an immediate answer, he continued. "I know how it feels don't worry."

Bruce huffed in annoyance. "I'll see you tomorrow Mr. Price," before storming off.

This is actually a shorter chapter than usual, but I just want to get this story off the ground. I'm doing my best to make my character fit in and work with the others. I have just recently finished a Star Wars adaptation, and reading that will give you somewhat an idea of what to expect from me. I really hope you enjoyed this little introduction! Please follow/fav and leave a review if you did. Thanks for reading!