I'm sure that other girls my age wouldn't be doing what I am now.

O.K. Fine.

Maybe some of them would be standing on a roof in Bludhaven. Under the light of the full moon with a relaxed smile on their face.

But that's where the similarities end.

So far, I'm the only girl my age that I know of who doubles as a superheroine.

I guess I should tell you some things about myself.

I'm Hope Grayson.

Currently I'm in my Ghost costume.

Good name for me considering I can turn invisible.

A couple months ago, I made my debut. Though I did stop a mugging, my official mission was rescuing my Dad. He was kidnapped so, with Robin as my backup, I came to my Dad's rescue.

He's healed from the wounds that were inflicted by his scuzzball of a kidnapper. The guy who kidnapped him is responsible for the death of his parents.

Same situation happened to me when I was 9 (that was 7 years ago by the way). Anyway, when my Dad was kidnapped, my Mom had me go out and rescue him. I felt like I should, so it wasn't a problem.

My parents are Barbara "Babs" Gordon and Richard "Dick" Grayson. I'm sure you've heard of them.

My Dad doubles as Nightwing. My Mom, while we're fighting crime, is a voice in our ears. Com-links are a good thing to have.

Of course, I have other family. There's Bruce, Alfred, Song*, and Tim. I've always been closer to Tim though. Don't get me wrong, I like the other members of my family too.

Bruce, Song, and Tim are also crime fighters. They do it in Gotham instead of Bludhaven though. They double as (respectively) Batman, Red, and Robin**.

I'm not saying Alfred and my Mom don't fight crime. They just don't really go out into the field that often.

But my Mom is one of the strongest people I know. She leads a team called the Birds of Prey. That's a team of women who can kick butt.

Though it was my Dad who taught me how to fight. Like him, my preferred weapon is escrima sticks.

My costume, excuse me, uniform is a better word, looks a lot like his.

On a (somewhat) unrelated subject, some wounds never heal.

The day after my Dad was kidnapped...
I heard him scream in Romany.

I had a nightmare that day too.

Like his, it was about my parents. My real ones died in a fire when I was 9. Two weeks after that, I was found by the person I know now as my Dad. The rest, as they say, is history.

I will tell you that I like to read and draw. Since I'm teased a lot, (I'm short for my age), I don't have too many friends. My best friend is Kit West.***

I'm jolted out of my reverie by the sight of a mugging. I grin.

"Dibs!"

I hear my Dad chuckle as I go to stop it. I love fighting crime. It just feels so great knowing you're doing something good. Of course, it also runs in my family. Stopping the mugging reminds me, in a way, of my debut. As far as crime fighting goes, stopping a mugging is one of the easiest things to do. That and I like knowing I make my Dad proud while doing it. After I successfully completed my first mission, he told me that he was proud.

I may be the only Meta in Bludhaven, but, for a time, the fire that killed my real parents left me without my voice. I regained it when Dad found me after I was kidnapped.

It's not long before the mugging victim is safe. I barely manage to keep my eyes from widening.

The victim...
It's Kit!

Where's Wally?

She looks at me.

"Ghost? Can I talk to you and Nightwing in private?"

Not sure what to say, I just nod.

"Thank you."

*see A Song in Gotham for Song's first appearance
**I tried to think of another name for Tim. Honestly!
***see Just a Little Kit