(I couldn't help myself. After writing "Remembrance" I had to write the story of Thomas Wayne from the Death of Doris Quinzel until his death. Hold on this is going to be a hell of a ride!)

The Black Sheep

(Gotham City Warehouse district)

Doris Quinzel stepped out of the small apartment she had above the old Jolly Jack warehouse. Her father and mother had stopped using the warehouse and it was fairly safe to stay in it if you knew where the traps where. She smiled as she thought of her father. To everyone else he was a psychotic evil clown, but to her he was a good enough father that he kept her away from both him and her mother. She would see them occasionally, but their visits usually ended with him running from the police and laughing manically.

As she closed the door she didn't hear the footsteps behind her. She wouldn't have known anyone was there until his hands grabbed her sides and he pulled her into an embrace.

"Thomas…" She purred as he kissed her neck.

"I missed you today." He said as his hands moved up her sides and lifted her shirt.

"You know that if a patrol car comes along we'll both be trouble." She said as she turned to face him.

"Then let's go inside." He said as he opened the door, picked her up, and carried her over the threshold.

Once inside both of the lovers shed the clothes they had been wearing. Doris smiled as she looked at Thomas' well toned chest. She traced a scar left by a biker he had angered and fought at basic human strength. They kissed deeply as his hands roamed over her finding every little place that would bring a squeak of pleasure. That's when she finally noticed the bandage covering part of his handsome face. She looked at him questioningly.

"I got a tattoo today." He said as he removed the bandage showing a pair of Valkyries wings that started at the corner of his right eye and ended at the corner of his right side of his mouth.

She smiled and touched it.

"Is that angel wings?" She asked.

"No, it's the wings of a Valkyries. They're better than angels. They find those brave souls worthy of entering Valhalla and take them home after they die in battle." He said looking at her.

She smiled and grabbed the sheet off of the bed and pulled it up behind her trying to make it look like wings.

"Am I your Valkyrie?" She asked.

"Always and forever." He said as he picked her up and fell into the bed with her.

Over the course of the next hour they made love being one with each other and never breaking the bond that had formed since the night they first met. She smiled as she lay there next to her beloved, or her 'puddin' as her mother would say. She traced a line down his chest and looked him in the eyes.

"Do you like kids?" She asked out of the blue.

"Sure I guess. Don't know since I haven't been one in a while." He said with a questioning look.

"Better find out soon. I took a pregnancy test and it said that we have a bundle on the way." She said she kissed him deeply.

At first his mind seemed to draw a blank, and then a smile crossed his face. He kissed her deeply again and both of them felt things building up to another round of love making until the police radio attached to Thomas' pants went off. He looked up when the dispatcher said Waylon Jones aka Killer Croc had escaped from Arkham. Thomas looked at Doris who was getting up and grabbing a stashed Harley Quinn costume that her mother had hidden in the old warehouse. She then grabbed two of the high voltage joy buzzers and place one on each hand.

"Let's go Puddin'!" She said sounding too much like her mother.

"Doris I don't think that it's a good idea. I mean this is Croc. He's eleven feet tall for Hera's sake!" He said using the name of the Goddess that his mother often used.

"Puddin I'm coming either with you or behind you. So if I go with ya then you can protect me!" She said. Finally giving in he grabbed his clothes and dressed. Stepping out you would think that Harley Quinn was going out with a member of the Hell's Angels. They walked down to his classic Harley Davidson Fat boy and climbed on. He started the engine and shot off toward the last known location of Killer Croc.

(Gotham City Main sewer line)

Thomas and Doris had climbed down into the sewer and looked for where killer Croc may be hiding. She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

"So why are you chasing down Batman's enemies? I mean with him and your mom in town why not leaves it to them?" She asked.

"Batman is too busy as it is with Scarecrow. I know that he is loose somewhere in the city and he has planted several fear gas bombs. It's only a matter of time until he releases it and that takes a little more precedence over someone like Croc. Besides I want to show everyone that you don't have to be a member of that stupid League to keep people safe. Well that and there is a huge bounty on Croc. Last time when he broke out it was 600,000.00 dollars. That's enough to make sure that we can have a house and lawn." He said as he walked deeper into the sewer.

She smiled and followed him. It was good that he had dreams. She knew that he didn't want any help from his dad, and he was determined to make it on his own. Although she would have been just as happy to stay above the Jolly Jack Warehouse she knew that this was important to him. She was so caught up with what was happening that she didn't notice the huge shadow standing to the side. It wasn't until she heard Thomas yell and go flying that she saw Croc.

The criminal known as Killer Croc stood twice as tall as Doris. She looked at him with a sense of awe as he reached for her. She jumped back and switched on the joy buzzers. When his hands were down she grabbed his wrists and watched as the huge jolt of electricity ran through him. Croc yelled and jumped back. He picked up a piece of the stone wall and threw it at her. She jumped out of the way with the grace of a natural gymnast. She laughed at him with the same laugh her mother had when she tried to please her father. Croc looked at her and smirked.

"Joker's little girl? Oh this is going to be sweet!" He said as he jumped toward her. She tried to jump out of the way but he caught her leg and pulled her up to his face. Holding her so she could see his face he licked her.

"Tell me did your daddy ever tell you why I hate him?" Croc asked.

"Daddy never tells the same joke twice!" She said as she tried to grab his arm with the joy buzzers only to find that they were out of juice.

"Looks like 'daddy's' toys are broke." He said as he grabbed her neck and held her up to look at him.

"I always wanted to break his neck. Guess that you will do." Croc said as he began to laugh.

Thomas looked from where he landed to see Croc holding Doris. His eyes widened with fear as he ran toward where Croc was holding her.

"Doris no!!!" He screamed as Croc forced her head around to face Thomas.

He watched as Croc dropped her body and laughed again. Something inside of him went dead and rushed toward the criminal. Croc tried to hit Thomas only to find that the 'biker' was way stronger than himself. Thomas grabbed Croc's arm and bent it backwards until he saw bone sticking out. The criminal tried to back away but found his head in the hands of the 'biker' who had crawled up his back and now was trying to rip the head from his shoulders.

Killer Croc rammed his back against the wall, but finally everything just seemed to slow down and then stop. He looked at the face of the 'biker' as his body fell. A few moments later everything went black.

(At the end of the tunnel.)

Diana looked toward Thomas and saw what had happened. She could see the girl that he tried to get her to like before laying dead and in his hands was the head of Killer Croc. Thomas threw the head to the ground and looked down the tunnel at both his mother and father. He picked up Doris and cradled her next to him as he walked down the tunnel.

"You could have been here. You could have raced down here and saved her! Athena could have raced down here and saved her! But no she wasn't good enough to be a Wayne was she? After all she was the daughter of the Joker and couldn't be trusted! Guess that I'm not good enough to be a Wayne either…" he said as he turned and walked past them while holding her close to him.

"I won't leave you down here baby. I'm going to take you and put you that park you loved. "Happy's funland" wasn't it?" he asked her ever cooling body. He felt his mother coming up behind him.

"Thomas no one wanted this." She said feeling the sorrow pouring off her son.

"You know she was carrying your grandchild, but then they wouldn't have been good enough either would they?" he spat at her.

"I didn't realize… Thomas I wouldn't have wanted her to die anyway…" She said as she touched his shoulder. He pulled away from her like her hand burnt him and showed her no sign of weakness as she looked at him.

"Save it. You're not my mother! My mother was a hero! My mother would have rushed down here to save her life! You're nothing more than a pale imitation of what my mother was." He said with hate in his voice. He climbed the ladder with Doris on his shoulder as he heard his mother begin to cry.

The moment he reached the top of the ladder he looked at the one person who had took the time to teach him the tricks of the trade. Standing there Lobo looked at the girl he was carrying.

"Oh frag! Did that fraggin bastich that did this?!" He said looking at Doris.

"He's dead. You can have the bounty. It's less since he's dead, but I don't care. I'm taking her to her favorite park. It would mean a lot if you could come with." He said as he carried his greatest treasure.

"You got it kid. Lead the way." Lobo said.

(Happy's Funland)

It didn't take long for Joker and Harley to arrive when they heard what happened. The Joker was please that the boy who was basically his son-in-law had killed Croc. His warped mind however held both Wonder Woman and Batman to blame for her death.

"Kid I promise I won't stop until both Batsy and Wonder Bitch pays for this. No one hurts anyone of my family 'sept for me!" He said as he turned and walked off.

Although no one could ever prove it Thomas heard the Joker cry for a moment before he finally reached his car. Harley however reached down and held her baby. She cried and kissed her daughter's forehead.

"Baby at least you can have all the fun you want!" She said through the tears. She then looked at Thomas and hugged him.

"You're like the son that we tried to steal." She said as she kissed his cheek

"If you ever need anything just call us sweetheart." She said as she got up and dropped a picture of her, Joker, and baby Doris into the grave.

Lobo watched the parents of Doris leave and didn't try to stop them. Granted both of them had a huge bounty, but Thomas was like his own son and he wouldn't add to this right now. However once Thomas left he would collect, but for the time being they were safe.

Thomas stood up and looked back toward the warehouse district. He looked at Lobo and shook the older bounty hunter's hand.

"Be seeing ya." He said as he headed toward the Harley and climbed on. He shot off at break neck speed and found himself at Doris' apartment.

(Doris' Apartment)

Once inside Thomas walked over to the bed and grabbed the sheet that had been her wings. He held them close to him and breathed her in.

"I'll always only love you baby." He said as he closed his eyes and lay with her in his dreams.