Notes: So, not what I expected this to be… But well, you got Dick and Jason duking it out… And Some Babs/Dick and some (definitely) one sided Jay/Babs… And some build up… And some Wally & Dick being buds… I kinda liked this chapter…

And Batwoman and Flamebird exist in this universe… I just need to figure out how to explain Bette being Flamebird rather than Batgirl… Cause reasons… And Babs can't be anything but established in my mind… Maybe have an idea… But IDK yet, I'll let y'all know if it ever becomes relevant.

Cause, Dammit, there is so much missing from this show (even though it was fucking awesome)

And I think I pissed my brother off from this show with all the little cameo's I catch or find… Like Steph in the episode the Reach stuff is first really revealed… I WANT A SEASON 3! Holy %$ ^$(&)*%#^*(&%#, Batman

Chapter 4: Rivalry

"Did you hear about the explosion in Park Row last night?"

"Yeah, I heard that the sidekicks caused it!"

"What? How'd you hear that?"

"My sister was at a party there. She swears she saw Superboy! He's so dreamy!"

"Really? I've never heard of them coming to Gotham… Usually it's just Batman and Robin, though that Blue Guy has been appearing."

"Yeah… But my friend was at the same party and saw, like, all of them."

"That Arrow chick is like super cute too!"

Dick groaned as he walked to the front of the school. Apparently gossip got around quicker than he thought it would. People were already talking about the Team's impromptu visit… Not that he had not heard enough about it from Batman. That man could talk a stone wall into crumbling if he was ticked off enough.

Trying to cut off all the voices around him, Dick almost missed Barbara calling his name. "Dick… Dick are you even on Earth right now?"

"Uhh… Oh, sorry Babs. Long night." Dick smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.

Barbara laughed, "Yeah I heard." Leaning closer and whispering, she asked, "So is it true. Were they really in town?"

Dick groaned, of course the one teammate he had outside of the team would want to know about this. "Yeah… Unfortunately."

"Really, wow." Barbara whistled, before swatting at Dick. "And you didn't let me know! I wanna meet them you ass!"

"Not my fault." Dick said, throwing up his arms and moving away from the annoyed red head. "They weren't supposed to be and I'm already in enough heat about this from B. Not to mention Jay thinks this is a hilarious thing."

"He got to meet them and I didn't!" Barbara groaned, throwing her arms up in the air. "Brat Wonder gets to see them and he's only been at this for a few a months at the most…"

"Wait, you've met him?" Dick asked. Even though he had known the kid for maybe a month now, he was unaware that Barbara had met him… Or that Barbara and Bruce were working together that much anymore.

"Yeah." Barbara said, a smile that Dick knew to be a bit dangerous on her face. "Been tutoring him for a few months. Bruce had me take him out once or twice."

"Oh…" Dick said, face falling. Even though he was not going to say it, it liked that Barbara only really worked with him… And no, he was not blushing when he realised how possessive that sounded. "How's that working?"

"Kid's a piece of work. Bright as can be… But I worry." Barbara said, a bit more seriously.

Dick was about to say something when someone came up, calling to Barbara. "Hey Barbie." The person, Jason Dick know realised, said.

Barbara turned around, a friendly glare in her eyes. "How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that!" Her voice had gotten louder, though the heat of her words were more from delivery than volume.

"Sorry, sorry, Barbara." It was at that moment that Jason realised Dick was there. "Oh, so you're here too." There was a definite tone of disappointment in his voice, much different than the tone he used for Barbara.

"Yeah," Dick responded, not for the first time glad he was still a bit taller than the younger teen. "Surprised you're here though. Did not realize the school ran a daycare center."

"Hey! I'm fourteen, you dult." Jason crossed his arms.

"Guys, don't fight here." Barbara said, quietly this time. "People are starting to stare."

Jason smiled a bit sinisterly, "Let them stare. All they'll see is Dickie here making a fool of himself."

"I'm not the one who can't figure out simple instructions." Dick replied, a grin on his face. "That's probably why I couldn't figure out if you really belonged here."

Jason laughed, "Yeah, I'm the one who can't follow directions. Does a little incident last night remind someone of a very simple rule that was broken?"

"That was not my fault." Dick bit out, "They acted without my knowledge. As I recall, I was stuck babysitting cause someone can't be trusted by himself."

A laugh Dick recognized came from a familiar blonde walking by. "Is there trouble in paradise?" Artemis commented, Bette Kane walking beside her.

Jason's ears started to turn red as Dick smiled at his teammate who did not know it was him. "No, just a little disagreement. Isn't that right, Jason?"

"Yeah, Dickhead here is just a bit too stubborn." Jason responds, a giggle from the new girls confirm that he got a reaction from Dick, who was now glaring at the younger boy.

"Well, the bell's about to ring, I suggest getting to class before you're all tardy." Bette responds, calling over her shoulder, "Tell Mr. Pennyworth my aunt rather enjoyed the pastries he sent over."


Dick pounded at the punching bag in the Mount's gym. He wondered why he was actually letting Jason get under his skin the way he was, hitting the bag harder when he could not figure out why he could not figure it out.

"Why you treating that bag like it insulted your mother?" Wally's voice dragged him out of his mental maze as the older teen approached, "Artemis told me she saw the Wayne boys fighting today. Said it was pretty interesting."

"She would think so…" Dick said, grabbing a bottle of water. "You know you got me into hot water with not only Batman but Batgirl right now? It's hard enough trying to keep one of them pleased… That was not what it was supposed to sound like." Dick groaned, throwing a water bottle at Wally who was grinning like an idiot and easily dodged the projectile. "Why do I keep talking to you, again?"

"Cause I'm awesome and know more of your secrets than probably anyone but Batman and whoever 'Penny-One' is." Wally supplied, "And did I mention I'm awesome? But are you really serious about Batgirl? Why is she bugging?"

"Cause she wants meet you guys." Dick said between sips of water. "But it's hard enough for her to work Gotham. She couldn't be with the team."

"Cause her dad's a normal person, not some big-bad-hero." Wally said with a wave of his hand. "So, she can still meet us and not join."

"You don't know her." Dick shrugged, "She'd try her hardest to get something in the work… And either she'd get it to, or things would blow up and neither I nor Batman need that to happen."

"Cause, Mr. Normal-Dad-Who-You-Won't-Tell-Me-Who-He-Is can cause Bats major problems, right?" Wally added, leaning against the wall.

"Exactly." Dick said, unwrapping his hands. "What are you doing here, anyways? I thought you and Artemis had plans."

"Those changed." Wally shrugged, "Apparently she has a test tomorrow and needed to study because she couldn't yesterday."

"Well, maybe if someone wasn't causing mass-mayhem-and-panic" Dick supplied. "You know, there's a rumor mill that's probably having us plotting Global Conquest right now going through Gotham?"

"Artemis told me." Wally laughed, "Do they really call you Blue Guy?"

"Not everyone can have a publicist. " Dick sighed, "Make it sound like I'm Beetle's sidekick or something, you know, though."

"Yeah…" Wally mused. "You know what we need?"

"What?" Dick asked, slightly fearful.

"A guys night. No suits, just you and me. And maybe like ten large pizza's and extra cheesy chili dogs." Wally smiled. "League's treat obviously."

"And where would we do this?" Dick asked.

"Gotham, where else."

"Weren't you the one freaking about grenades last night?" Dick laughed, "Which you were wrong about. It was only a firecracker that hit that car just right."

"Dude, I swear it was a grenade." Wally shuttered, "There was a pin and everything."

"Whatever." Dick sighed, "Pizza sounds great though. And if you insist on Gotham, there's this place not too far from my apart…"

Wally zoomed out and returned in his costume and civilian clothes in a bag. "Well, let's Zeta out of here. I'm starved."

"What else is new." Dick shook his head.