Chapter 36

Unfamiliar voice


"I swear Tim, if you get this much near death on a mission again I will personally finish the job for those damn villains, then dip you in the Lazarus pit and kill you again before going after those motherfuckers and putting each of their heads on sticks!" I angrily said to him, nearly yelling. He just continued to look down in shame as I kept glaring at him. To summon it up, Tim was on a mission with the Titans(even though he's no longer part of their team)to blow off some steam after receiving a letter from his college saying that he was thrown out Why, well someone had accused him of having an alcohol and drug problem, which was further proven when some drugs, crack and weed, was found in his room when the school was being repaired.

Of course everyone in the family and anyone who actually knew him knew that there was no way that was true. But the school refused to hear anyone out. So yeah safe to say Tim was furious, understandably so. Who planted the evidence, well dad(and the other boys)is looking into it, it was after all only a few hours ago we got the news. But Tim had been so angry that he went out on patrol with the Titans and took it a bit to far and was being way to reckless.

"I said I was sorry"

"Yeah well sorry isn't gonna cut it this time, especially not for how badly of a shock you gave me when Kori(Starfire) and Jamie(Blue Beetle)carried you in here near-death" I sighed. I finished bandaging him up, I petted his hair a bit before walking over and putting the medical supplies away and washing my hands. "You guys just keep giving me heart attacks" I whispered to myself, looking back at Tim who was busy looking up some information on his wrist computer that was built into his suit. They've definitely changed over the years, Dick got a damn mullet which Kori and I were still trying to convince him to cut.

Tims hair grew out as well but much more natural and looked pretty good on him, opposite to Dick we had to convince him to keep it which was difficult considering Jason's constant teasing about it, but after a stern talking-to by both Alfred and I, he thankfully stopped. Damian has gotten a lot better socially after joining the Teen Titans and after getting Ace, although if I'm being honest I wish the relationship between dad and the boys was less work and more family. But considering their line of work and how long they've all been at it it's almost built into them now. Don't get me wrong, sure they love dad like family but, every time they talk it's very rarely about what's going on in their lives other than their nightly activities if I wasn't at the dinner table with them in sure all they would talk about would-be villains and new plans to take out the villains.

"And where do you think you're going, young man?" I asked Tim with my back still turned to him, as he was trying to sneak out of the room, I heard him stop in his tracks, then a sigh in disappointment before a slow and embarrassing retreat to the bed.

"How the hell is it that no villain can hear us coming, hell even Superman with his super-hearing can't hear us coming and yet you and Alfred can without training!?" He yelled out as he threw himself down on the bed. I chuckled to myself walking back to him and putting the blankets over him and hooking him up to the IV tubes once again.

"You forget that both Alfred and I had to deal with dad doing all this shit way before you guys came into the picture, so we've learned a few tricks"

"Yeah but still, it shouldn't be possible" He mumbled sitting up in the bed

"And wizards flying around and helping dad fight off demons and greek gods helping the Justice League out with fighting off giant Titans shouldn't be possible either, but here we are" I answer easily with a raised brow walking over and forcing him to lie back down again "Now, your doctor is telling you to get some sleep or that same doctor will tranquilize you" his eyes widen a bit before he just gave a short nod and closing his eyes. I smile in satisfaction and turned off the light and walked out of the medical room and into the titan's tower hallway, closing the door behind me. I walked towards the living room where I knew the other titans were relaxing. As I walk in I'm immediately attacked by Garfield (Beast Boy) "is he gonna be okay!?"

"Yes, he's gonna be fine, for now," I said petting Garfilds hair so he could calm down.

"That's definitely a relief. Why would he do something so dangerous and reckless, he's usually the one who warns us against doing things like that?" Kori asked as she sat down again, less tense.

"Well, I would suggest asking Red in private and when he's okay again. For now, just let him get a days rest, God knows he needs it" I replied, honestly I could have told them why but I was exhausted. 48 hours of intense work will do that to ya, the only thing that I've learned from all these years of knowing people in the hero business is that it takes a very high pain tolerance and a shit ton of luck.

"Well thanks for coming in so fast"

"Come on Kori, of course, I'd drop whatever I was doing and come here as fast as possible, my little brother was hurt," I said with a chuckle as I put on my jacket. I waved goodbye to them and walked over to the transporter where I transported home to the Bat-cave. I saw dad sitting in his usual spot in front of the Batcomputer dressed in his uniform.

"How's Tim?" I heard him ask without moving his head. Because of course, he'd know what had gone down, he keeps tabs on all of us after all.

"He's fine, he just needs some-" I interrupted myself, with a yawn "-rest"

Dad chuckled and turned to me "Seems like he isn't the only one who needs some rest" I tiredly stuck out my tongue at him, before kissing him on the cheek and saying goodnight.

It's been a while since the whole kidnapping thing, it just ended with Micheal getting locked up but only after a few rounds with the bat clan in the interrogation room, but judging from how he looked when he was dragged out, I feel like it was not really interrogation as much as just getting used as a boxing bag. Dad did put extra security on me afterward though since all the trackers were shut down and removed by Micheal. And make sure I at least called or sent a text every two hours.

"Finally some rest," I told myself as I fell down on my bed, feeling the soft mattress underneath me and the warm and soft blankets around me. I felt a dip in the bed signaling that Luna was here too. But I hardly cared as my eyes shut and I was lulled to sleep.

I opened my eyes as I felt a strong light shine into them. I sat up, noticing that I wasn't in my comfortable bed anymore.

"No, no, no I thought I was done with these!" I yelled as I looked around the white plane.

"OH fuck off kid, dad only adopted you out of pity, if you keep crying he might just send you back"

I heard someone familiar say, I looked around panicked. Searching for the one who said that and racking my brain for answers for why they sounded so familiar.

"You brought this on yourself, don't think I'll help you out of it. You're on your own, you always were"

There it was again, and yet no one in sight.

"Well that's one less bastard to deal with, good god would you stop the sobbing dad, it was gonna happen at some point"

I fell to my knees, the voice kept getting louder.

"Well aren't you lucky, you survived. Well for now, who knows how long it'll take till your gone again. After all, you're insane now, there's no way dad's gonna let you come back"

I put my hands over my ears to try and dampen the loud voice so I could think in peace.

"Finally, I'm gonna make the perfect Joke for little ol' Batsy, and who better to start the show than you, my dear!"

"No no no, stop please stop, I'll do anything just don't kill me!"

"Oh ho ho no no no my dear, I'm not gonna kill you! That joke has gotten old… No, I'm gonna make you far better!"

A scream was heard after the two voices finished, I clearly remember who one of those voices belong to, the Joker. The scream was loud, louder than anything I've ever heard. I cried out, hoping, praying to wake up from whatever was happening…

"The fact is daddy dear, I don't think I was ever truly sane"

"No one can save what was already destroyed, that's just how it is"

"There was never salvation for me, for anyone, we are all just alive to die, I'm just making the progress go faster"

"It's time to say goodbye, to everything"

"ALEX!" Someone yelled out, I screamed out holding on to the two arms holding my shoulders. I was immediately pulled into a hug, arms tightening around me. Tears began to fall before I could gain any sort of control, within seconds I was sobbing. Time flew by, I had no idea what time it even was, hell I didn't even know what date it was, all I knew is that I felt shocked, no panicked. Finally after who knows how long I felt myself start to relax. I felt a hand patting my head, and that we were both rocking back and forth, just like I've always did with the boys.

"Are you feeling better my dear" Alfred, of course, it was Alfred. I let out a shaky sigh and nodded into his suit. I pulled away, I could still feel myself shaking like a leaf. Alfred handed me some tissues which I quickly used to wipe off the snot and tears that had gathered on my face. I felt something rub against me and heard some soft wines, I looked and saw Luna of course. I petted her as she licked my arm, trying and succeeding in making me feel better.

"That must have been some nightmare, Miss Alex," Alfred said coming back with some water, I didn't even know he left for it. I shook my head and took a sip before voicing my thoughts "That's just it Alfred, I don't think it was an ordinary nightmare at all" I explained looking into the water. I felt tears pooling up again as I thought about what I heard. I quickly wiped them away looking up at Alfred who looked at me confused before his face changed into realization and he instantly became worried.

"You think it was a vision"

"Kinda, maybe, honestly I'm not sure what it was. It was shown to me the exact same way that the old big visions came to me, but this time I didn't see anything or anyone. I just heard someone, someone familiar…" I ended up whispering the last part, looking back at my glass, gently rubbing my fingers against it. I was snapped out of my thoughts when the glass was taken out of my hands and put on the bedside table. I looked at Alfred who looked at me sadly.

"Go back to sleep Miss Alex, well address this tomorrow when you are in better shape to do so" I just nodded and laid back down, Luna instantly pulled up to me. Alfred said goodnight before closing the door. Something was gonna happens tomorrow, I just felt it and from what I could tell I wasn't gonna like it.


Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo who lives in a pineapple under the sea!

After a long vacation, Christmas came and went which I spent with my host family in Canada, I spent New Years alone in a hotel in New York and welp now I've finally gotten back home after fainting in the airport in Frankfurt. I'm much better now, both my anxiety and illness are getting better so that's a plus, what's an extra plus is how many chapters ahead I've become, so who knows maybe it's gonna be 2 chapters every month now, who knows?

Anyway as always I hope you'll have a good night or day wherever you are in the world.

Misker Out.