So HI everyone who is reading this! I hope you like it this is a preview so far... and I'm sorry in advance to anything that may seem confusing to understand. I wrote this at about 2 am and have only read though it once so far.

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P.S. I don't own any of the D.C. comic book characters or any Batman Beyond characters. I only own Terra!!


Chapter 1- The Odd Encounter


"Terrance McGinnis!! Are you sleeping in my class AGAIN!?"

Terry McGinnis lifted his head off his desk to see his genetics teacher standing in front of him. It looked like steam could come out of her ears at any moment. So using his fast reactions he thought a 'passable' excuse. "No, I'm not sleeping. I'm just...remembering what the back of my eyelids look like Miss T!" he explained while stretching from his ritual afternoon nap. Just as the professor was going to lay some much deserved criticism the bell rang, signifying the end of another stressful day at Hamilton High.


"So Terry, are you going to come to the party tonight...or are you working tonight like every other night?" Dana Tan asked her boyfriend as he grabbed his books from his locker and deposited them into his backpack.

He paused before completely closing his locker, took a big sigh, closed his eyes and bent his head down as if he was looking at his feet. After a minute he looked up to see Dana Tan and Max Gibson.

"I'm so sorry Dana but there is this event that I have to accompany Mr. Wayne to. I promise if I can, I will get out of there as early as possible." Terry informed his girlfriend. He did feel guilty for always having to abandon her on their many dates and parties, but this was one of the drawbacks to him being Batman. But he knew when he signed up for this that is social life would be affected, and after all this time, he could never trade any of the great thing he did for his normal life. So he just had to deal with his social life tanking and his girlfriend being mad with him on a regular basis. He looked over at Max, his good friend, for some support. Max found out about Terry's "secret life" a while ago and had helped him in many occasions.

Just as Terry was finishing up with his locker and was closing it, he heard a commotion down the hall. The three of them looked over to see Nelson Nash, Hamilton High's resident jerk-jock, yet again harassing a girl. Yet Terry didn't seem to recognize her. She was about 5"6' with a muscular yet seemingly fragile appearance, raven black hair and cobalt blue eyes. Nelson had her pinned up against the lockers in the stereotypical twenty-century jock fashion, yet strangely enough this girl didn't seem at all flustered, annoyed or even scared. She seemed to be almost oblivious to what was going on. She just looked up at Nelson as if what he was currently doing was normal and didn't warrant any extra effort. That's odd. Thought Terry as Dana, Max and himself approached to see if they could help the trapped teen.

"Hey babe, I bet you're new in town. Right?! You're that new transfer student? Well why not come hang out with me tonight. I can show you a good time around town, and take you to this party tonight. It will be the hottest party all year." Yet still the girl just looked at him with the same interest as a small child with something new and shinny, with mild interest yet not enough to gain a big reaction.

"Do you always ask people you don't know to hang-out? For all you know I could be some mass murderer who is on the run and hiding out in Gothem city, and you just asked to hang-out with me where there will be little, if any, witnesses." All the students who had been drawn in from the display before, like Terry and the others were now struck silent. They couldn't believe this girl. "I could probably kill you and no one would ever thing of asking me because I'm new and all. So why don't you learn to keep it in your pants. If you don't, it could get you in to some big danger one day" and with that she turned around to her locker which she opened and as transferring books to and from her bag and said under her breath "...and then someone else will be left to clean up the mess and save your sorry ass..."

And with that she closed her locker and walked away as if the whole confrontation had been no big deal. Nelson on the other hand was speechless, along with the rest of the students as Hamilton High.

"I like her style." Max says. Max had been the first one in the area to have recovered their ability to speak after the show. This snaps everyone around back to normal, well as normal as it gets in Gothem.

"No kidding. She's cool with me if she can handle Nelson that way." Terry chipped in as he started to walk towards the front doors of school.

"I think she might have gone a little overboard with the whole mass murder bit, but I get what your saying and all." Dana added as she walked to catch up with Terry.

"Well, I'm going to invite her to the party, as girl to girl and not jerk-jock to new girl. Is that cool with you Dana, and she can't use the same excuse as she did with Nelson because there will be you, Chels and me. What do you think?" Max thought as she walked to meet them, as they were about to exit the front doors of the school.

As they exited the doors they saw the girl standing next to a red sports car talking to an older guy. He looked about maybe late 30's with natural red hair, green eyes and faded freckles on the bridge of his nose. As they walked by Terry overheard some of their seemingly heated argument.

"Little T it's been like 5 years. You have to come they will all be there. Come on, we're family, why don't you want to come?"

"Because I don't want to be any part of that world any more. I grew-up and I don't want to play pretend anymore. I just want to be normal and be a normal kid. So I know you guys have been looking for me all these years but maybe I'm happier here. Sorry if that sounds harsh but it's the truth. So you came here for nothing. Bye." She started to leave but just as she was about to turn the corner the guy in the care yelled, "This isn't what she would have wanted you to do with your life. We are your family and we are worried about you. So will you just come to see them? You don't have to go talk to them and they don't need to know your there. You own them that much at least." She took one more look and then walked back to the car, grabbed some pass and then left.

"Seems like the new girl does have a somewhat shady background after all. I'm now completely intrigued!!" Max had the twinkle in the eye that you knew would cause trouble for someone, most likely Batman, but hey its Max, what else could you expect.

"I don't know Max. If she is trouble maybe its best we don't tangle with her yah know. What do you think Terry?" Dana asked while flipping her hair.

"Well it seems like whatever she was into, she's trying to get out. She doesn't seems that bad, but I kind of agree with Dana on this one Max. I wouldn't let my guard down around her just yet." Terry said adding his two cents.

"I think your both paranoid. Whatever." Then as if remembering something, Max looked over at Terry. "Hey Terry aren't you running late for you job?" Max commented as if it were a normal occurance for Terry to be late.

"Oh god. I've got to run. See you later guys." Terry said as the kissed Dana goodbye and waving Max. He then ran to the subway to catch his train.


Again thanks for reading! It gets better i have at least half of the 2nd chapter done just working out some kinks!!

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Terra!!