Harvey stayed in his bedroom, locked up as always in the protection and shelter of four walls. He lays back in the bed and thinks that he has it the best out of the rest of the villains. And right when he feels as though he's in total and complete bliss he hears a banging at the door and his peace shatters into a million pieces.

"HARRY! HARRY ITS ME! TRISTAN!" The voice on the other side of the door calls.

Harvey groans,"What do you want??????????????"

"I just want to play with my favoritest big brother in the world."Tristan smiles

Harvey goes to the door and his eyes seem to narrow. "Tristan….how many times do I have to tell you this? '...You!"

Tristan cowers a bit "B-b-but wh-why? You always play with me…" He frowns.

"I've changed Tristan."

"I don't like..change…"

"Get over it"

Tristan sniffs, "B-But your change….doesn't love me anymore??" his eyes get watery

"Bingo kid"

Tristan goes out to hug Harvey and Harvey just pushes him away. "DON'.ME"

Tristan's misty eyes water up even more and starts crying as he runs into his room.

The door closes and Harvey just rolls his eyes. What a needy kid-

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Harley is dancing across the hallway and bumps into her dad. "Hiya Daddy!!!" smiles widely and hugs him tightly

"…"He shoves Harley off his leg and looks stern and cold. "Have you done your chores?"

"My…c-chores?"

"Yes,Hannah, your chores" He sighs an exhasperated sigh. "You have to do the laundry,mow the lawn, feed the bird, wash the dishes, take out the trash, clean your room, clean the bathroom, and polish the windows…"

"…"

".!" His old military ways kick in as he expects total and complete respect from his only child. "OR ELSE I'LL DROP AND MAKE YOU DO TWENTY!"

Harley gulps and does what she does best, "No!"

"DROP AND DO TWENTY NOW! YOU LISTEN TO YOUR FATHER! I HAVE AUTHORITY OVER YOU!"

Harley starts to throw a fit that suits a temper tantrum of a 6 year old "NO!NO!NO!NO!NOOOOO!"

Her "father" grabs her shirt and shoves her into her room. He slams the door

"NO! NO! NO!!" Harley is still throwing the fit and when she realizes her door is locked in she screams and cries until the tears just can't come out anymore and she lies down on her bed and cries herself to sleep.

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Confined to his room, Jack was happier than ever grounded. Hearing his "mom" cry almost 24/7 was just a bonus.

No more Harley…no stress…no Batman…no Harley…no retarded Jervis…no Batman….no Arkham Asylum…no Harley…..no Harley….Yah….no Harley. He smirks to himself. This. Is. The. Life.

The walls that are lined with Batman have been drawn on, mutilized, cut up, and pretty much destroyed. It's like his own little piece of heaven.

"Ah yes…no more anarchy…" He closes his eyes and then with a quick jolt sits up. "Wait...no anarchy!? No…no…no…no the Joker must have anarchy! It's the only thing keeping me sane!" He paces about the room and knocks things off of shelves from fury. What am I supposed to do!? I need fresh air!!!

He tries to open the door but his hands are so sweaty the knob won't turn. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!" he runs into the closet and tears up random comic books. He laughs evily as the bits of paper falls to his sides and Jake's entire MegaMan collection ends up in ruins by a half an hour.

He lays back in the mess that used to be Jake's room and he sighs in relief. "Ah…that's better" He puts his arms behind his head and he closes his eyes. It wasn't total craziness….but just the thought that someone that's not me has to clean up this mess makes me feel just a tad bit better….

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Summer school for Edward so far has been horrible. Everyday is the same almost.

He goes to school.

Answers a question correctly.

And jaws are gaping open.

How stupid IS this kid anyways!?

-flashback-

"Ok kids…now who can summarize the theory of evolution?"

Edward is the only kid who raises his hand.

The teacher sighs "Evan? If you have to go to the bathroom just go…"

Edward looks confused "I was going to answer the question…"

Silence…

"Um…..No….The theory of evolution doesn't have to do with meatballs"

The class breaks out into a chorus of giggles, not believing that Evan could answer the question correctly.

"I wasn't saying it did ….I was going to say that Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related. Darwin's general theory presumes the development of life from non-life and stresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) "descent with modification". That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival -- a process known as "natural selection." These beneficial mutations are passed on to the next generation. Over time, beneficial mutations accumulate and the result is an entirely different organism (not just a variation of the original, but an entirely different creature). (THESE ARE NOT MY WORDS )

The whole class is silent and the teacher looks as though she's going to cry "Oh EVAN!" She hugs him tightly 'You LEARNED something!"

Around the room kids murmur,

"Wow…he sounded smart…."

"-I didn't know Evan had super powers now…"

"how did he DO that?"

"I think he cheated.."

'Maybe he's getting help"

Ect…ect…ect

-end of flashback-

Edward sighs as he gets home and throws his backpack to the side. He wants to be alone and away from people and needs to think. He makes his way to a room he has yet to explore which is a giant study. Already he can tell no one goes in this room much and as he looks closer he can see why.

Inside the study seemed to be a type of memorial for Evan and Paula's father. His desk was polished and the jacket strewn over the chair if you looked closely was the jacket he was wearing the day he died.

He bites his lower lip and makes his way to the desk, running his hand over the dust collector of a table and studies the picture of the family that's placed right in the center next to a stack of dictionaries. Their smiling faces seemed to be mocking him.

Edward leaves the side of the desk and can still hear the father crying for help that night, ringing through his ears and he tries pushing it as far back in his mind as he can manage. He makes his way to the library which was a small collection of leather bound books as though part of a set from a scary movie. He pulls one out and flips through the pages before pushing it back in into its space, fitting perfectly.

His guilt-filled body keeps him magnetized to this room and for what seems like hours he just looks around to the point where it's as though he knew this man, just by looking at his study.

"EVAN!? EVAN I SEE YOUR BACKPACK IN THE HALLWAY! HONEY ARE YOU HOME!?" The woman of the house can be heard coming closer and closer to the room and he's frozen in his spot, unsure of what to do.

The doorknob jiggles and Caroline comes in "Evan…?" she looks around till her eyes fall on him. "Evan…honey what are you doing in here?"

Edward is lost for words and he just looks down to the ground, not wanting to meet her eyes.

She walks over, thinking he's sad and missing his father, and hugs him. She bends down a bit and lift his chin up. Her eyes mist too and she kisses his forehead "I miss him too, Edward…I miss him so much…"

Edward looks into her eyes finally and feels genuinely sorry. What have I done??

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Johnathon enters the room and hasn't spoken to jenny since the night before. Jenny hasn't told him of the encounter she had with the actual James and that's partially because she's still too stunned to say anything to him.

And personally…Johnathon liked that much better.

(I know it was short. More to come in next chapter for the Johathon, Jenny, James thing)

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Selina sat down on her bed and can hear the SQUEAK of the old rusty metal underneath and her matted mattress. Memories of her own childhood seeped into her brain as she thinks about how terrible this 'Sarah' person must have it.

She runs her hands over the sheets and sighs as she lays back, wondering how she went from a girl like this once, to how she truly is today. Her oily hair masks her face and she moves it out of her eyes.

She hugs herself around the stomach and misses Batman and Bruce both so much. She misses having their arms around her…a warm body next to her own…..

She picks up the necklace Sarah's father gave her and turns it around in her fingers. It truly wasn't worth much but it was in meaning that was rich.

She closes her eyes and for once pretends to be that little girl again as she drifts off into a sleep.