A/N: Happens right before Morgaine Le Fay leaves at the end of A Knight of Darkness. Disregards all episodes after Knight of Darkness.
Chapter 1
"My parting gift to you Batman, for ruining my plans. A glimpse of what you desire – and what you will never possess!"
"Diana?"
He stepped into the manor in Batman regalia, shocked to find her there, especially as she didn't know his identity.
"Bruce, you're back!"
The exiled Amazonian princess pulled her husband in for a passionate kiss.
"Bruce sweetheart, thank God you're OK! We thought that—"
"Mother? Father? You're alive?"
"Of course we're alive you silly boy! Why would you think otherwise?"
His mother's voice…how many nights had he wished to be able to hear it again? But his mind was all so messed up…weren't they dead? Killed by Joe Chill in Crime Ally that night?
"Mistress Diana, how many times do I have to tell you that you're not supposed to walk around? You are. After all, eight months pregnant."
Wait WHAT? Pregnant? His eyes swiftly darted down, seeing the truth of Alfred's statement. What was going on here?
And as suddenly as it had appeared, the scene faded.
"You are stronger than I expected Batman…yet even for one such as you…tempting isn't it? A future you can never have…for destroying my son's kingdom, may these images haunt you forever Batman."
"Wha-"
Flash and Wonder Woman were staring down at him, worry written over their faces.
"Bats are you OK?" Flash being serious for once. That was a surprise.
"I'm fine." He added a Bat-glare for extra effect – it would at least ensure that Flash wouldn't bug him anymore. And true to form, he raced off, probably to find an iced mocha.
"Batman?" He really should have known the glare wouldn't work with Diana.
"I'm fine Diana." A little less curt than the voice he'd used with Flash, but a clear signal not to probe further nevertheless. After Morgaine's illusion, the sight and sound of her hurt, reminding him constantly of what he'd seen.
"Fine then. Be that way." Tired out by the battle they had fought, by the worry for him when he had been under the sorceress' illusion, for the first time, her hurt at being ignored came out, and she walked away in huff.
"Batman. I can sense that you are not yourself." J'onn, coming out of nowhere as usual. "I do not know what she showed you, but do not let it get to you as it did to me.
"I'm fine J'onn. And I need to get back to Gotham."
"Very well."