Chapter 8: The Justice League


Dick arrived at the cave and imminently turned off the cloaking device the Bat-Suit appeared then shouted for Barbara.

"Babs we have a League meeting to go to." he said, "Barbara?" He ran out of the cave up the stairs and into Wayne manor something was blocking the secret entrance, so he took the elevator, when the doors opened the sofa was blocking that way he used the detective vision in his mask to see through the couch, this showed the house looked like a bull went through a china shop.

"Oh no." Dick said backing up he ran and rammed into the sofa which knocked it over He shouted. "Barbara, Damian, Tim, Sara, Jason, Stephanie, Alfred!"

"Richard" he heard Barbara's voice say, "over here under the TV."

"Oh I see you" Dick said, "are the kids safe?" he asked concerned.

"They're fine they're in the backyard Bane came in here looking for you he said he was going to break the new bat like he broke the old one." Barbara explained, "In an attempt to lure you out he started tearing up the place I told Sara grab Jr. and run outside I'll deal with Bane. Obviously I got destroyed."

"Yeah but we have to worry later we have a League meeting to go to." Richard said.

"What, oh right League meeting, um can you help me up?" Barbara asked.

"Of course." Richard said extending his hand.

"Thanks" Barbara said. Because of the battle she was already in the Batgirl suit, "shall we go?"

"Yes or we'll be late." Richard said motioning to the entrance to the elevator that leads to the Batcave. "Also we need to register Damian and Sara into YJA."(Author's note: YJA=Young Justice Academy)

"Oh right we'll do that while we're up there." Barbara said.

"You will I have news to tell Flash and Green Arrow." Dick said, "About their sidekicks."

"Right" Barbara aid stepping on the teleporter, "you coming Boy Wonder?"

"Babs I outgrew that when I became seventeen" Richard said, "I was the Dark Heir and then I became The Dark Knight-" Dick said.

Barbara gasped, "Richard." She said disapprovingly, "Don't even try to get me to believe you're The Dark Knight because you are the farthest thing from you're more caped crusader than Dark Knight you aren't dark at all you like a white boy trying to act black. You're like a nerd or geek trying to act cool, you'd be like Joker trying to be Batman. How Dare you try to take that name I'm glad you made a new costume so you couldn't dishonor the cape and co-"

"Barbara!" Superman shouted, "Are you done?" he asked "Or at least for now?"

"Yes." Barbara said intimidated, it turned out while she was scolding Richard they had teleported up to the watchtower, walked to the conference room and taken seats. "I'm sorry he called himself The Dark Knight which he is the opposite of and with Bruce's death and all the changes and Jr. being born and you remember the last time Dick was Batman?"

"Yes" The Flash said, "can you please shut up so we can get the meeting under way?"

"Ok I'm done… for now." Barbara said there was silence for a few minutes until Green Arrow said.

"Alright lets address the elephant in the room." Green Arrow said they all looked at Dick, "There is a new Batman new look and all should he be counted as a member of the original seven as we agreed to discuss. To me No all he has is the name he's not even wearing a cowl."

"I fell the same." Flash said, "The Batman needs to be dark you aren't dark and he needs to wear a cowl, you wear a mask."

"Now hang on" Richard said, Oliver are you serious you wear the same type mask as me."

"Yeah but I wear a hood and have a voice disguiser." Green Arrow said disguising his voice.

"True" Dick said, "But the hood and mask are easy to remove."

"Well my enemies don't get close enough to do that." Green Arrow said turning off his voice disguiser and lowering his hood.

"HEY!" Superman shouted, "I vote yes he should, to me Batman is Batman No matter who is under the mask or cowl."

"I agree with Kal" Wonder Woman said.

"Diana even though I agree with you I have to say of course you'd agree with your boyfriend." Cyborg said. "Now I'm not playing favorites here even though Dick is my friend I am being impartial and I have valid points, he did help build the Teen Titans and the Young Justice League. Also let's not forget while you guys were missing looking for Aquaman Dick lead The New Justice League."

"Since when did the Amazonian princess date the man from Krypton?" Aquaman asked.

"Since a while ago." Kal-El said.

"Really?" Green Lantern said.

"Yes can we get off the subject of other members love lives?" Superman asked.

"No" said Dick, "while we're on the subject is this what Bruce would've wanted, I bet not, Diana he loved you, Kal you were his best friend, and what happened to Lois? Why would you start to date and keep it a secret I don't want another Injustice paradox? In that I died and you two tied the knot. That is off subject. The only reason I am speaking on this is I let my relationship get public within the League. And on the subject of whether or not I should be counted as one of the original seven I still haven't pled my case. So I don't care if I have permission or not I am going to after this I will leave the room and let you all discuss it but my points are one: Bruce said it is my destiny Barbara can vogue for that, two: He left it in my hands even though Tim's the heir to Bruce I am the Dark Heir, and three: I didn't want to be Batman at first but things changed and I didn't want my kids growing up in a world without Batman. That's it I'm done have Barbara get me when you've decided until then I will be signing my daughter and Damian up for Young Justice Academy." He waited one whole hour in that hour he signed up Sara and Damian, did an obstacle course, spared with Roy Harper, and did a parkour work out. Then Barbara found him half way through a second run of the obstacle course.

"Richard they've come to a decision!" she shouted.

"Let me finish." Dick said still doing the course.

"Richard don't you want to know?" Barbara asked.

"You know I do." Dick answered on the monkey bars.

"Then come on." Barbara said.

"Almost done." Dick said dodging flying spear while doing the punching bag.

"Dick come on." she shouted.

"Okay." Dick said behind her.

"My God Richard you almost gave me a heart attack." Barbara said, "Jeez now I know how my dad feels."

"Sorry." Dick said, "Let's go back." As they entered Superman stood up and said.

"Welcome Richard John Grayson to the table of the original seven." and everyone clapped even the people who didn't approve.

"Okay can we move on now?" Richard asked.

"Once you sit down." Wonder Woman answered.

"You two need to stop answering after each other if you don't want to be seen as a couple." Dick sat down and the meeting continued.