Hi, everyone. Sooo... this is awkward. It's been what? Two years? For those of you who have been reading my story "Young Justice Meets the Batfamily," I am sorry to say that I probably will not be finishing that. I just lost my inspiration for that particular AU. I have also learned way more about the DC Universe since then. I've seen nearly all the animated movies and every live action Batman movie, and I'm currently watching Arrow, The Flash, and Gotham. Literally. I have an episode of Arrow cued up on my computer as I write this.
Anyway, this story will be a hopefully more mature version of "YJ Meets the BatFam." I added a few characters, completely changed the format of the story and the writing style, and basically completely overhauled the whole thing. My inspirations are Justice League: War, Son of the Batman, The Flash (2014), Batman: Assault on Arkham, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Justice League Unlimited, and of course Young Justice. You probably don't care, but there you go.
So, my OCD self is starting out by giving you these bios! And of course the timeline. Just to preempt the reviews I got last time that were along the lines of: You messed up the identities and ages! People, this is an AU. I know I messed up the ages. That's the point. Don't like, don't read.
So, without further ado, I don't own anything related to DC Comics. Anything you recognize is not mine!
Batman: Bruce Wayne, age 42. Bruce is a multi-billionaire playboy from Gotham whose parents were murdered in front of him when he was ten years old. Bruce trained until he became Batman when he was 23. He has adopted seven kids and is dating Selina Kyle. Contrary to popular belief, his best friend is not Clark Kent, but is actually Barry Allen. Authorization number: zero-two.
Flash: Bartholomew Allen, age 39. Barry is a forensic scientist who works with the Central City police force. He acquired his superspeed when he was 26 in an accident in his lab. He is married to Iris Allen and adopted his nephew, Wally West. Authorization number: zero-three
Batwoman: Katherine Kane, age 41. Kate is a millionaire Gothamite who was inspired to fight crime by Batman and the death of her twin sister. He began training her and she became Batwoman at age 24. Kate is dating Renee Montoya, who is unaware of her superhero status. Authorization number: zero-four
Agent A: Alfred Pennyworth, age 64. Alfred is Bruce's butler. He raised him after his parents died and is the emotional backbone of the Batfamily. He operates the remote machinery from the Batcave during missions. Authorization number: A-zero-one
Catwoman: Selina Kyle, age 40. Selina is a Gothamite thief who is dating Bruce Wayne and is a mother figure to his children. Her best friends are Iris Allen and Kate Kane. Authorization number: A-zero-two
Agent I: Iris Allen, age 38. Iris is a news reporter who is married to Barry Allen. She assists Alfred in being emotional support and often tips off the Flash when there is crime happening. Authorization number: A-zero-three
Huntress: Helena Bertinelli, age 19. Helena's father was a mob boss. When she was 17, a rival gang broke into their home and killed her parents. She was taken in by Bruce Wayne as his ward. When he realized that she was very well trained, he allowed her to join the Batfamily as Huntress, which she chose because her first case involved hunting down her parents' murderers. Authorization number: B-zero-eight
Black Bat: Cassandra Cain, age 18. Cass was adopted by Bruce when she was eleven. Her parents were assassins who abused her. She is quiet, but is still protective and supportive of her younger siblings. Cass dreams of moving to Hong Kong to stop crime in her native country. She chose the name Black Bat because of her dark origins. Authorization number: B-zero-one
Renegade: Damian Wayne, age 17. Damian is Bruce's only biological child. He was raised as an assassin by his mother, Talia al Ghul. When he was ten, his mother agreed to let him live with Bruce and has since left him alone. Damian is arrogant and hostile, but still cares about his family. He chose the name Renegade because of his fear that he might one day give in to his assassin training. Authorization number: B-zero-two
Spoiler: Stephanie Brown, age 16. Steph is the daughter of Cluemaster. When she was thirteen, she created the alias Spoiler in order to spoil her father's plans. Bruce was impressed by her and took her in as his protégée and daughter when her father was arrested. She is best friends with Tim. Steph is the girliest of her sisters and is very close to Selina, often bonding over shopping and the beautiful treasures Selina steals. Authorization number: B-zero-seven
Nightwing: Timothy Drake, age 16. Tim became Batman's protégé when he was twelve. He was the son of Bruce's friend Jack Drake. Tim figured out the Batfamily's identities, so Bruce asked his parents to hand over custody, which they agreed to. Tim chose the name Nightwing because of a story Clark Kent had once told Bruce. He is calm, friendly, and good with computers. Authorization number: B-zero-six
Red Hood: Jason Todd, age 15. Jay lived on the streets until he was 10, when he tried to steal the tires from the Batmobile. Bruce realized that he had potential and needed help, so he adopted Jason. He started out his crime-fighting career as Red Robin, older brother to Robin. However, after a nearly disastrous meeting with the Joker a few months later, Jason decided to take on the Joker's one-time alias, Red Hood, to spite the madman. Jay is extremely close to and protective of Dick because they were adopted around the same time and were the closest in age at Wayne Manor. Authorization number: B-zero-three
Kid Flash: Wallace West, age 15. Wally was abused by his parents and idolized the Flash and his Uncle Barry. When he was ten, he found out that Barry was the Flash. A science genius who skipped a grade, Wally figured out how to give himself superspeed. He was adopted by his aunt and uncle and became Kid Flash. Wally is hyper and easily excited, but is fiercely loyal to his family and friends. Authorization number: B-zero-five
Flamebird: Elizabeth Kane, age 14. Bette has been raised by her Aunt Kate since she was 6, when her mother, Kate's twin sister, was killed. Bette discovered that her aunt was Batwoman when she was 13, and soon became Flamebird. She chose the name of the Kryptonian Nightwing's partner because of her massive crush on Tim Drake at the time. Authorization number: B-zero-nine
Batgirl: Barbara Gordon, age 14. The daughter of the police commissioner and the newest member of the Batfamily, Babs decided to fight crime on her own as Batgirl. Because she was already a trusted family friend and showed potential, Bruce allowed her to become his protégée. Her goal is to become good enough to join Young Justice with Dick and Wally. Authorization number: B-one-zero
Robin: Richard Grayson, age 13. Dick is a Romani gypsy who grew up in Haley's Circus as an acrobat. When he was eight years old, his parents were killed by Tony Zucco because they would not pay him protection money. He was sent to juvie and lived there for a month before Bruce adopted him. Dick took up the mantle of Robin in honor of his parents. He formed Young Justice when he was thirteen along with his best friend Wally. Dick is a genius and skipped two grades, even though he still has trouble with English. Authorization number: B-zero-four
Time Line:
1983: Bruce's parents die, age 10
1996: Bruce becomes Batman, age 23
1998: Kate becomes Batwoman, age 24
2002: Barry becomes the Flash, age 26
2006: The Justice League is formed
2007: Kate (33) takes in Bette (6)
2008: Bruce (35) adopts Cassandra (11) and takes in Damian (10)
2010: Bruce (37) adopts Jason (10) and Dick (8); Barry (34) adopts Wally (10)
2011: Bruce (38) adopts Tim (12)
2012: Bruce (39) adopts Stephanie (13)
2013: Bruce (40) adopts Helena (17)
2014: Bette (13) becomes Flamebird
2015: Barbara becomes Batgirl, age 14; Young Justice is formed
If this seems promising to you, I'll be uploading the first chapters very soon. They are already written! They're also pretty short, so I am getting an account on AO3 where you can read the chapters all at once. And there can be pictures so you can see what I want all the costumes to look like. I'll let you know when that happens. Don't forget to review. If you're logged in, I'll reply with a PM. I'll respond to guests who have questions in the next chapter I upload. See you soon! ~tappingirl710