Meet the Parents

By Serena

Summary: Jim Gordon, Jr., has fallen in love with the girl of his dreams. Now, if she just didn't happen to be the daughter of the Dark Knight and the Amazon Warrior Princess…

A/N: Okay, I'm going to try very hard not to create a typical futurefic. This is touch and go, so we'll see how it evolves. If it gets terrible, just let me know and I won't waste my time trying to write a bad fic. :) I'm looking for a beta-reader for this story, too. :D

This is BM/WW, SM/LL, GL/HG, GA/BC, Q/H, JJ/ZA, F/LP, and... have I gotten all of the couples? If I miss some I'll add them in. But it's mostly BM/WW simply because it's the best superhero pairing EVER.

Jim Gordon, Jr. is based on his character in the Nolan universe. He was so cute, I decided that I wanted him to have his own fic. :)

Dedicated to all of the BM/WW fans out there.

This prologue is to start the friendship between Jim and Batman's daughter. We'll jump ahead to five years where the story will really begin.

Disclaimer: If I owned DC Comic characters, I'd been publishing them for real, not writing fanfics. SOMEDAY!!! :D


PROLOGUE: FIVE YEARS AGO

Jim Gordon, Jr., was annoyed. Standing out in the bitter waiting for someone to show up made him so. This is what you get on these good-for-nothing stakeouts, he thought in irritation. Running a hand through his cropped, dark blond hair, he let out a sigh and rapped his knuckles against the open windowsill of the car.

This is pointless, he thought. If the guy were going to show up, he'd have shown up half an hour ago.

But as he put his hand to the keypad to start the car, a movement on the dark street corner caught his eye, and he paused. He straightened in his seat as he saw a man, hunched over, walking on the opposite sidewalk in his direction. He wore a hat that covered his face, but Jim guessed that this could be the man, the gangster he'd been waiting for.

But when he opened the car door to get out, a small form descended from above and dropped onto the man. He gave a shout but quickly shut up as the figure hovered over him threateningly.

Jim's eyes widened, and he scrambled out of the car and raced across the street. "Wait!" he shouted, holding out a hand. But hearing a loud beep, he halted as a car nearly ran into him. He glared at the lights and rushed to the sidewalk. But to his surprise, the figure hovering over the supposed gangster had disappeared, leaving only his suspect lying barely conscious on the cement, groaning in pain. He was tied up, and the damning evidence needed to bring him in was wrapped around his handcuffs.

But who could've…?

Jim glanced down the street a bit where the gangster had turned a corner. He got to his feet and traced the gangster's steps into a dark alley. He could see another main street a few yards ahead.

He halted, feeling a pair of keen eyes on him.

Whirling around, he looked up to see a dark shape crouched on the top of one of the surrounding buildings. Batman? No. Too small.

"Who are you?" he demanded, staring at the mysterious figure.

In response to his inquiry, the figure floated – actually floated into the air and suddenly dropped to the ground in front of him. When the lit hit the figure's face, Jim's eyes widened, and his mouth fell open.

A young, beautiful face of a girl stared back at him. She couldn't have been older than fifteen. Her face was a warm, golden color, her hair silky and midnight black, and her attire black boots, pants, and a stretchy tank top. Her belt looked something like Batman's.

Wait a minute…

"Are you…" Jim halted. "Do you know… Batman?"

The girl's clear but hard blue eyes bored into his.

Damn, she even has the patented, ever feared Bat-glare down. She has to be related. I wonder if… His eyes flitted over her face. But she looks more like a kid Wonder Woman.

But she spoke finally, ending his questions. "Of course I know Batman," she said. Her voice was lower, distant.

"You do?"

She raised an eyebrow. "That is what I just said."

Well, she's more talkative than the Dark Knight, I guess.

Jim jammed his hands into his pockets and studied her. "So, who are you?"

"You can call me Nightmaiden."

Superhero name. She's in deep. Got to be a Little-Leaguer.

"Nightmaiden… okay. So you're in the crime fighting business like Batman."

"Yes. This is one of my first nights out here. I've been training for years now, but my parents think I'm ready. And by the way I took out your suspect, I guess I am."

"Well, well, well, aren't we full of ourselves?" Jim said dryly.

To his surprise, she gave him a small grin – or smirk. "We just took out your suspect in under five seconds while you waited for forty-five minutes." She folded her arms over her chest, triumphant.

Jim glared at her. "Well excuse me if I'm only human."

Now she looked surprised. "You know I'm not human?"

"I haven't seen many girls that can fly. Or take out men three times their size in under five seconds."

She nodded with a slight shrug. "Yeah, all right. So I'm a meta. Is there a problem?" Her eyes became sharp.

"I never said that," Jim hastily added. "Believe me, I'm a huge supporter of the MH's. My dad's good friends with a lot of them. We're on your side, trust me."

"Your dad's Commissioner Jim Gordon, right?"

He nodded.

"And your sister is Barbara Gordon."

"Yeah… what's your point?"

She shrugged again, but a knowing, almost fond light flickered into her eyes. "Nothing. Just stating facts is all."

Jim paused before saying, "How old are you? I mean, I know Robin was a kid when he was out on the streets, as were most of the heroes, but I still think it's dangerous for someone as young as you to be out here alone."

Now Nightmaiden grinned. "It's more dangerous for the people I'm fighting. I can more than take care of myself. I can outrun, outsmart, and overpower most people – especially if they're regular humans."

"Pride goes before destruction," Jim warned with a smile.

Her grin turned into a smirk. "But I'm not boasting – I'm just saying what I can do. And by the way, I'm fourteen. And I don't need to ask how old you are, because I already know you're seventeen."

"You have to be related to Batman," Jim commented.

"He is the World's Greatest Detective," replied the girl with a smile. "But I think that Uncle Q has something to say about that."

"Uncle Q?"

"Oh, right. The Question. He's like an uncle to me." Nightmaiden smiled in a secretive manner. "I have a lot of relatives."

"I'm guessing you're a Junior Justice kid," Jim said. "Or a Teen Titan." A few Batman kids had gone through there – both Robins, at least.

"Yeah, Little-Leaguer," she affirmed. "But I-" She halted and looked up at the building rooftop which she had first occupied. Jim followed her gaze and saw another figure crouching on the rooftop, watching them. Nightmaiden looked back to Jim. "That's my brother," she said. "I have to go." She rose into the air.

"Nice talking to you," Jim said, getting a very strange, otherworldly feeling in his gut. "Guess I'll see you around."

She didn't reply but nodded and picked up her pace, flying towards the rooftop.

"Oh, wait," Jim called. "I forgot." She halted and looked down on him. "How do you know the Batman?"

She gave him an "I thought it was obvious" look. "My father is Batman," she said, and disappeared into the shadows.

Jim stood there, watching the abandoned building rooftop for a long time. His eyes widened when he realized that a famous superhero couple had recently introduced their first son – albeit adopted son – into the superhero world about a year ago. The Dark Knight and the Amazon Princess had revealed to the world their adopted son AcroBat, a young teen ready for action.

But if Wonder Woman and Batman had actually had their own children…

"Holy crow," Jim muttered. "She's the daughter of both Batman and Wonder Woman."

As he walked back to his car in a slight daze, he knew, deep down, that Gotham City would never be the same. Nor would he.

Something was coming. Something big.

And the newly expanded Batclan was going to be a part of it.

This was the prologue - in the next chapter we'll be skipping five years ahead.

OK, so yeah. I'm forgetting my previous future JLU story and starting a new one. The characters are going to be slightly different, but some of the names will be the same, i.e. Nightmaiden, AcroBat, and so on. But I'm totally starting over. We'll see how it goes.

Feedback is appreciated!

- Serena