Steven's DC Universe:
Dawn of the Trinity
(Note: Sorry for the Delay with this alot of stuff came up that I had to deal with. But the chapter is finished and I'm ready to show it off to you dear people. And this Chapter introduces a few big players into the tail. You've been waiting and here they come enjoy ;)
Chapter 2
The Fortress of Solitude
"You ready Krypto?" Steven asks, getting a excited bark from the Superdog
Steven was wearing a heavy winter coat as he stood outside in the frozen tundra. Krypto happily jumping in the snow while Lion was just laying in the snow with a bored expression. Steven held out a red ball waving it in front of Krypto, getting a happy reaction from the dog. Steven laughs happily as he picks up a device from the snow. It looked like some kind of cannon. He placed the ball in it and then took aim towards a mountain.
"Get ready!" Steven says as Krypto excitedly jumped up and down
"GO GET IT BOY!" Steven says as he fires the cannon and with a boom, the ball was sent flying
Krypto then immediately took off after it in a red blur flying into the sky. As he did, Steven held out his phone and started a timer.
1, 2, 3, 4 BOOM!
Krypto landed right in front of Steven. Holding the ball in his mouth and dropping it before him wagging his tail happily.
"4 SECONDS! NEW RECORD! GOOD BOY!" Steven says as he scratches Krypto behind the ear, clearly making him happy
"Lion check it out. Krypto broke his record." Steven says, holding up the timer. Earning a grumble from Lion
"Steven. It's time to come inside." Lola said walking through the snow
"Okay. Come on guys." Steven says gesturing to the two super-pets
Krypto barks happily as he jumps on Lion's back snuggling into his large mane. Lion grunts but doesn't seem to mind as he carries the Super-dog to Steven and Lola, who entered a passage in the snow. They once again entered the massive crystalline halls of the Fortress of Solitude and into the main hall. Steven notes how the hall has gotten a lot more full since last time he's been here with the replica Lola's working on various gadgets and looking at different screens making the place look like a massive operation.
"Wow, you sure are busy Lola." Steven says surprised
"Oh well, you know. Being up here I try to keep my mind busy just tinkering with a few gadgets, watching the world news, setting up an early warning system for any potential alien threats." Lola lists as they leave the main hall and into another hallway.
They continue to walk eventually going through the Cosmic Zoo much to Steven's amusement. He loved seeing all these different creatures and was glad that they seemed to be living happily. He ran through the hall going to a specific section looking inside.
"How are you today buddy?" Steven says with a smile looking at the Cyclops Starfish that sat motionless on a rock looking at Steven
"Hey, your not gonna believe it. Krypto broke his record! 4 seconds! Can you believe that?" Steven said happily showing the timer to the starfish
"You know he probably doesn't understand you, right?" Lola asks
"Maybe, but I think he just likes that someone is talking to him. He always seems rather lonely. But don't worry. Soon Lola's gonna figure out where you came from and Superman's gonna bring you back home." Steven said with a smile getting a blink from the Starfish as he left
They finally entered another room where Superman and the gems seemed to be having a conversation. Floating in Garnet's hand were 5 blue bubbles.
"-So he just shot me in the eye. I mean, I didn't die obviously, but seriously who does that? My eye felt weird afterword." Superman said to the gems
"Did you keep the bullet? Because that's kinda hardcore." Amethyst says
"Hey guys." Steven says waving
"Oh great. Your here Steven. We just finished up here." Garnet says
"Thank you again for capturing these corrupted gems." Pearl says to Superman
"It was nothing. I just fly around and run into them sometimes. Though apparently, this one was stealing and eating live chickens from a farm. I thought gems didn't need to eat?" Superman asks
"Yeah, Panny really liked human food." Pearl said rubbing her neck
"Hey Steven, I saw you on Jimmy's podcast today. Great work. You could have a future in journalism." Garnet says with a smile making Steven blush
They then began to walk down the Hallways to the main hall
"So you still expanding your patrol?" Garnet asks
"Yeah. I've been slowly moving beyond Metropolis. Mostly to the suburban areas outside the city. And I try to go whenever there's something big like that forest fire last week. There are other cities I was thinking of checking out to see if they need help. Central, Star, Coast. Gotham I hear is a really big one." Superman lists
"Oh hey Gotham. I've heard about that place. It sounds interesting, you think we could check it out?" Steven asks
"NO!" Pearl and Garnet yell at the same time surprising him
"From what I heard, Gotham is known for three things. Wayne Industries, a trove of aritchectual beauty, and crime. Lois says she tends to avoid going there unless a story demands it. And I've heard weird stories all around the office about that place." Superman says
"You mean like The Batman?" Steven asks
"The….Bat-man?" Superman asks surprised
"You still hung up on that spooky story Jimmy told ya?" Amethyst asked
"What story?" Superman asks
"It's something Jimmy told Steven during their little nerd fest. Still better than listening to Ronaldo's Weird City or whatever. They say a giant bat lives in Gotham and he's 6 feet tall" Amethyst says as she shapeshifts so she's Superman's height
"With big wings as dark as the night. And sucks the blood of anyone causing crime at night!" Amethysts says feigning a vampire accent as her arms shift into giant wings
"It's just another superstition that's been going around humans. Honestly, you'd think that with a short life span they'd find something better to do then make up stories and treat them as if they're history" Pearl says with a groan
"Actually Pearl, Jimmy says it's only been going around for 4 years now. And that he's taken down a bunch of criminals….. Rather harshly." Steven says nervously
"This guy sounds dangerous." Superman says worried
"Oh please Clark. It's just a myth. It was probably just some thug running around a scaring people." Pearl says
"It could, but what about a corrupted gem? Could there be one in the city?" Superman asks
"No, corrupted gems tend to stay away from heavily populated areas. And if this has been going on for 4 years, we would've dealt with it by now." Garnet says as Superman thinks about it for a second as they come to the main hall
"I'm not sure if it's a myth Pearl. Jimmy sounded serious." Steven says
"Oh Steven. On the very low chance that this Bat-Person does exist we would make sure he never does anything to you." Pearl said patting his head
"Yeah! We'd kick his Bat-Butt!" Amethyst says encouragingly
"We would let nothing bad happen to you. Now come on. We need to get home and get ready." Garnet reassures him as she steps on the warp pad
"What's happening tonight?" Superman asks
"Oh there's gonna be a big fancy party on the boardwalk tonight. We're holding it for all the repairs we've done to the city after Brainiac and to thank the donors." Steven says
"Well it's good to hear your town is getting back on its feet." Superman says smiling
"Yeah and apparently we're gonna have a guest, this guy donated the most money to help fix the town." Steven says
"Really who?" Superman says
"Ah just some rich boy who owns a company. You just mentioned him a few seconds ago when you talked about Gotham. I think his name's Bill." Amethyst said as she picked her nose
"It's Bruce, Amethyst." Pearl corrected her in an annoyed tone
"Bruce…. Wayne. Bruce Wayne! The CEO of Wayne Indust-." Superman says surprised just as Steven and the gems vanish in the warp stream
"-ries." Superman finishes with a sigh as he stood in the hall
"Lola." Superman asks
"Yes Kal-El?" Lola says standing next to him
"You think you could pull up everything we can regarding this Batman?" Superman asks
Road to Beach City, Later that night
An old style car zoomed passed a Welcome to Beach City sign. It slowed down as it reached a suburban area. At the wheel driving the car was a slim elderly gentleman he wore a neat black suit and bowtie. He has a small thin black mustache on his lips and dark grey hair, he was balding on the top of his head but his sides were brushed and well kempt.
"Well this is a quaint little spot, don't you say?" the man says with a British accent
"Mhm." a man sitting in the passenger side says not looking up from a tablet
This man appeared to be in his Early 30's. He wore a black suit and bowtie as well, he had a broad build, and a chiseled jawline. He had black hair that was neatly swept back and strong black eyes that were currently scanning a document on the tablet. It was of the Daily Planet website he was looking at archived photos of the attack on Metropolis.
"Alfred when we get back remind me that I have to examine these further." the man asks still looking through the photos
"Yes, Master Wayne. Focused as ever it seems." The gentleman named Alfred says
"Need to be, we're on important business. We need-." He says
"WHOA BRUCE! This place has an amusement park?!" the voice of a young boy says
Next to the older man was a child of 13, he wore a similar suit though the tie was undone. He had black hair that was a bit more wild styled in a cowlick. His blue eyes were wide in excitement as he looked out the passenger seat window seeing the Ferris Wheel on the other side of town.
"Dick, didn't you read the report I gave you telling you about this town?" the man named Bruce groans
"I did…..well, I skimmed it… a bit." the boy named Dick says sheepishly
"I see that the two have you are at full attention for this mission" Alfred dryly replied to their exchange.
"Dick, this is serious. I need you to be at full attention for this." Bruce says
"I get it, I get it. Don't understand why though. Your doing all the work." Dick groans
"Bruce Wayne does have an image to uphold. And you are the one who wanted to go out more and see different places." Alfred replies with a smirk
"When I said I wanted to get out to see different places, I wasn't imagining going to another lame fancy adult party at a different place. Besides the only reason you donated to this place was so you can have an excuse to come here and gather info." Dick talked back
"I donated money because these people needed help, getting close was just a bonus. It was a good thing to do." Bruce says
"Yeah I know. Are you even sure they're here? They seem a little to big to be hanging around at some small Beach town?" Dick asks
"I'm testing a hypothesis. Metropolis was attacked first, but then this city was next. Why? Also there have been varying reports of strange happenings in this town, along with that blog." Bruce lists
"I understand the other stuff, but I'm still not sure about Keep Beach City Weird. That Ronaldo guy seems a little off." Dick says with a raised eyebrow
"He certainly shows passion for his obsession, I think you two would get along." Alfred says
"This will give us a chance to see the town and make up our minds on whether this place is important." Bruce states
"Okay, but isn't this something that's a little bit beyond what you regularly do?" Dick asks
"I just have a bad feeling. Two cities were attacked, Gotham was spared but what about next time? We need to gather information so we can prepare for if something like this happens again. Alfred when we get back, we also need to look into Superman's recent activity." Bruce says seriously
"Yes Master Wayne." Alfred replies
"And Dick we-." Bruce begins but stops when he sees Dick looking out the window
But he wasn't looking out in the distance, but the sidewalk. Happily walking down the street was a mother, father, and their son holding hands with smiles without a care in the world. Dick frowned at the sight his mind wandering to a time before. Bruce noticed this and sighed.
"Why is your tie undone?" Bruce says simply
"I couldn't figure it out." Dick replies
"Come here." Bruce says gesturing him to move towards him
Dick did as he was told scooting over. Bruce then took the tie and began to set it into a bowtie.
"Who even wears bowties nowadays?" Dick groans
"I assure you Master Grayson, they never go out of style." Alfred says with a smirk just as Bruce finished
"Where'd you learned how to do that?" Dick asked
"Alfred taught me, he used to do for me all the time when I was little." Bruce says
"When he was 20, I believed it was time for him to learn how to do it by himself." Alfred says
"Yeah, took me forever to get it right. You always made it look so easy, you and-." Bruce states but stops a uncomfortable aura filling the car as he went silent. Both Alfred and Dick seemed to know what this was.
"We're almost at the boardwalk Master Wayne." Alfred says
"Thank you Alfred….. Dick, I can show you how to do a tie when we get back…. If you want." Bruce says
"That'll…. be fine Bruce don't worry about it." Dick says as Bruce lets out a sigh and the car slows down
Beach City Boardwalk
Steven smirked excitedly as he and the gems have arrived to the party. His dad decided to splurge a bit by renting him a tuxedo just for the event. The gems simply used their shapeshifting powers to change into something more formal. Garnet wore a sequined red dress with blue sequins around the areas that wrapped up her broad shoulders and looped around her waist. A slit on the left side of the dress allowed her long thick leg to stick out, free from the formal clothing, and a pair of elbow length purple gloves that covered her hands. She still wore her visor over her three eyes, but her hair was now styled into long dreadlocks that touched her back.
Amethyst, who had a more bored look on her face, pouted her lips as she folded her arms scratching her chest irritably as her gem was covered by clothes. The short quartz wore a dress that one wouldn't expect at such a formal event. Her dress had a plaid pattern of lavender, purple and white. Black leather made up the top of her dress with straps on the front with several buckles holding them close to her chest. Her long wild hair was now contained into a ponytail looking neater than expected.
Finally, Pearl had a much more eloquent outfit compared to the quartz. It's pattern looked like as if the dress was made out of flours. Petals colored a light sky blue while the bottom had a trim that appeared to look like pink rose petals. Her hair covered her gemstone as some of her hair was swept to the side over her forehead, and it going lower from it's usual style being done in a bun at the end.
"You all look so pretty." Steven says eyes sparkling
"Aw. Thank you Steven." Pearl says smiling
"This is so dumb." Amethyst says blushing
"And you are looking rather dapper." Garnet says with a smirk making Steven blush
"Why do we have to dress like this for the dumb party?" Amethyst groans
"We still need to keep a low profile after the Brainiac incident. While everyone is town is okay, we don't know what kind of outsiders will be coming to this party. We need to keep our location a secret." Pearl says
"And this party isn't dumb. We're celebrating all the repairs done to the town. It would've been harder to bounce back without it." Garnet says
"Ugh whatever, the mayor just threw this thing because some big wig is supposed to visit." Amethyst says picking her nose
"He's not just some big wig! He's Bruce Wayne!" Connie says approaching from behind
"Connie!" Steven says happily seeing his friend she wore a beautiful blue dress with a red waist and her glasses on her face . "You look amazing!" He instantly wrapped the girl in his arms in a close hug. Earning a blush from her.
"So your here as well?" Garnet says with a smile
"Yes. We were all kinda in the middle of that whole thing with Brainiac so my parents thought it would be good to come over and show our support. Also I really wanted to meet Bruce Wayne." Connie explained to them.
"Didn't imagine you getting excited about some boring business guy." Amethyst said. A bit surprised by Connie's goal of meeting the billionaire.
"He's not boring, he's actually super interesting. The Waynes' philanthropy dates back centuries. They've poured tons of money into Gotham city. They practically built the whole city with the money they've spent." Connie explains
"I do remember the Wayne Family being quite philanthropic. If I'm remember correctly there was one named Winslow who thought alongside Theodore Roosevelt." Pearl mused rubbing her chin
"And many people now are calling Bruce Wayne the greatest of the Wayne's so far. He has not only given money to his city, but into many foundations across the country for Health, Art, Technology and a bunch of other things. He actually donated money to the Hospital my mom works at. They have a bunch of new state of the art stuff now." Connie says
"Oh that's cool!" Steven says
"I know. Wayne industries is the second most profitable company in the world right behind-."
"Lexcorp?" Garnet interrupts with a bit of a growl
"Y-yeah. But I'm sure Mr. Wayne isn't like Lex." Connie says
"Make an opinion based your own thoughts and not what you hear." Garnet says ruffling Connie's hair making her blush
"I'm sure he's a good guy, he did help fix the city and all." Steven says
"Eh, just another rich stiff wanting to look good for the papers." Amethyst said bored
"Well despite the reasons, we can't argue with the results." Pearl says
"Excuse me! Everyone! Your attention please!" Mayor Dewey says standing on stage microphone in hand
"Looks like we're about to find out." Garnet says turning towards the stage followed by everyone else
"I would like to thank you all for coming here. As you all know our town underwent a great calamity at the hands of an….. alien collector. Our town suffered many damages, both physical and mental. But we showed our strength by sticking together and not letting this be the end of our fair town. Tonight we are here to commemorate a individual who took time out of his busy schedule and donated some of his wealth to help out fair town. Ladies and Gentlemen! The CEO of Wayne Industries... BRUCE WAYNE!" The mayor says gesturing off stage. The crowd clapped for the billionaire guest as he walked onto the stage waving to them. Connie stood on her tippie toes. Desperately trying to get a good view of the stage, but the rest of the crowd towered over her. She let out a gasp as she was lifted up a few feet. Looking down, she would see Steven holding her up on her shoulders.
"Th-thanks Steven" Connie blushed a bit. "But I still can't get a good view of the-" Both kids yelped a bit as they were lifted up several more feet.
"How about now?" Garnet asked as she held the two kids up.
"Thanks Garnet!" They both thanked her before looking at the stage as they now towered over the crowd.
"Thank you Beach City" Bruce greeted the crowd as the cheering died down a bit.
"You all went through a lot from a galactic invasion to our country's own government transforming your town into a compound.. But despite all the destruction and all the threats, you didn't abandon your homes. You didn't abandon your businesses. And more importantly, you didn't abandon each other. There is something about Beach City that ties it's residents together. Something that people can rely on. And that something is…" Bruce's eyes briefly scanned the crowd. Noticing the two children who formed a tower on top of a mysterious woman with cube hair. There was a slight pause with Bruce, looking like he was collecting this thought until he finally said "..it's citizens! Citizens who look after one another through it all! Give yourself a round of applause everyone." Everyone in the crowd applauded. Steven and Connie clapped as they tried to keep their balance on top of the gem. Speaking of which, Garnet remained silent. She picked up at that glance form the billionaire and it gave her a precautious feeling.
"Well he certainly looks like a billionaire." Kofi says as he watched Bruce step of stage
"He certainly is very generous for donating." Fryman says
Ronaldo grinned as he got his cell phone and turned on it's video recorder. However, his father simply put his hand on his shoulder
"Ronaldo...don't" He sighed to his son. "J-just don't"
"Ooo, here he comes! Jenny! I need your gum! I shouldn't had that oyster Stromboli for breakfast," Kiki said as she watched Bruce make his way through the crowd and smelling her own breath
"And now you see why I never eat off of our own menu," Jenny says with a smirk
"I think you two are a little bit too young to be worrying about dating." Nanefua chuckled at her grandchildren. "Besides, he needs a woman who can keep up with him"
"He's not that impressive." Lars grumbles and Sadie pats his back with a kind smile
"You two enjoy the party." Garnet said as she carefully placed the two kids back down on their feet.
"Well he seems really nice." Steven says
"Yeah. He is really nice….and tall." Connie says with a small blush
"Seriously?! Your falling for rich guy #23?" Amethyst asks with a raised eyebrow
"Amethyst! Don't be rude. Connie is a young girl reaching that strange period of human development. And Mr. Wayne, by human standards, is above average." Pearl explains
"Why don't you two go and enjoy yourselves?" Garnet suggests not wanting Pearl to continue on her ramble
The two kids nodded and walked off to the food table leaving the three gems. Garnet stood there with a smile on her face as she watched them go off, but then her face turned into one of confliction. She stood there in deep thought for a moment.
"Garnet, is something wrong?" Pearl asks
"I just…. had a feeling." Garnet says
"What, a vision?" Amethyst asks getting a little defensive
"No, no not that. Just….. A feeling…. from him." Garnet says her eyes focusing on Bruce Wayne
"UGH! Why is everyone so focused on this guy?!" Amethyst groans
"Y-you don't think he's another Luthor, do you?" Pearl asks a little worried
"I'm not sure. But we should definitely keep an eye on him." Garnet says seriously uncrossing her arms
Steven and Connie walked over to the food table where Buck, Sour Cream, and a third person were.
"Hey Steven. What you think of this Wayne guy? He seems like a pretty cool cat." Buck says in his usual cool demeanor
"Well he helped get the town back to normal, so he's made a good first impression." Steven says with a smile
"You should've seen the car the guy came in. It was like vintage. He even had his own driver." Sour Cream says
"Oh, he has a chauffeur!" Connie says impressed
"Yeah that, but there was something else. A kid came out the car to. Looked around your age." Sour Cream said
"A kid…. But Bruce Wayne doesn't have children." Connie says surprised
"Maybe he's babysitting?" Steven asks
"Wouldn't he pay someone else to babysit since he's like rich and stuff?" Buck asks
"Interesting." Connie says curious about this mystery child
"Well why don't we find him and talk to him? What did he look like?" Steven asks
"Sorry didn't get a good look at him." Sour cream says with a shrug
"Okay then. Let's just look around and look for someone we don't recognize." Connie suggests
"Great Idea! Let's do it." Steven says as he and Connie make their way away from the table
"Enjoy the food, sir!" Steven says passing the third person at the table who was as tall as Connie and picking from a platter patting the person on the back
"Hm?" The person says turning around revealing himself to be Dick as he just caught Steven and Connie going into the crowd
Bruce was making his way through the crowd shaking hands, taking photos, politely turning down the advances of teenage girls and one very determined elderly woman. Through it all, he located three peculiar women standing off to the side. Without a doubt it was them just like from the countless photos he examined. They appeared to be talking amongst themselves, but for a moment the tallest one turned her head towards Bruce. Even from behind the visor he could tell that her eyes just locked with his and there was an intensity from her. But Bruce didn't give any kind of reaction he instead smiled and straightened out his suit approaching the three.
"Hello. I couldn't help but notice you here all alone." Bruce says
"I'm not alone." Garnet says emphasizing Pearl and Amethyst
"Of course. Sorry, I was kinda focused on you. Bruce Wayne pleasure to meet you Ms…." Bruce says extending his hand for her to shake. The tall gem would firmly grasp his hand. A slight squeezing sound could be heard as Bruce smiled through his cringe.
"Greta." She simply said
Once it was over, the billionaire immediately withdrew his hand and began shaking it. "Quite a grip you have there" He laughed nervously.
"I'm very helpful when you need a ketchup bottle opened." Garnet replied in a dry voice.
"Can we help you Mr. Wayne?" Pearl asked suspicious of him
"Well, I just wanted to introduce myself." Bruce said with a soft smile
"Well ya have. So buzz off, why don't ya?" Amethyst said annoyed
"Oh... I'm sorry if I'm disturbing you." Bruce says apologetically
"Yes." Amethyst says
"No!" Pearl says at the same time as Amethyst the both glaring at each other
"That was a nice speech you gave." Garnet said wanting to change the subject
"Thank you. I meant every word of it." Bruce says
"Sure you did." Amethyst says with a groan
"In the face of adversity, you all came together. It's an admirable trait. Something I wish my city showed a little more off." Bruce said solemnly
"Not much faith in its citizens?" Garnet asks
"Oh no, I believe in Gotham. But I'd be lying if I didn't say that sometimes it feels like there aren't enough good guys in the city. But there are. They're just scared." Bruce says
"Probably scared of that Bat-freak running around." Amethyst snipes
"Amethyst! Why are you still going off about that insane myth?" Pearl says annoyed
"It is a charming little tale, but there is no Batman. If such a person existed he must have some serious psychological problems" Bruce says with a chuckle
"Exactly!" Pearl says liking someone was agreeing with her
"You don't believe in the Batman?" Garnet asks
"I believe in what I can see. Like those people who saved your town, Superman and the Crystal Gems. Did they ever come back?" Bruce asks
"No, by the news they've been busy with other things." Garnet says tensing up a bit
"Shame I would like to meet them. Seem like a couple of good samaritans coming in like they did. Though you have to wonder why did the alien come here?" Bruce asks making the gems stiffen up
"Guess we were just unlucky." Pearl tries to explain away
"I guess, but it was almost like it was looking for something. And again, it was lucky that they showed up like the did. With that Parasite thing and then Brainiac, it's almost like trouble follows them around." Bruce remarks
"Are you insinuating something?" Garnet asks her eyes narrowing under her visor
"Oh nothing just find it curious that's all." Bruce says
"Yeah well you wanna know what I find curious? That a rich big wig likes you thinks that giving out some cash instantly makes you buddy-buddy with everyone! You come here asking questions and getting in our business like you own the place! Why don't you-!" Amethyst said angrily only for Pearl to come in and cover her mouth hastily
"Heh heh- S-sorry about that. You know Children. They can have such wild imaginations!" Pearl says with a nervous giggle and getting an angry glare from Amethyst
"I think it's time for us to go. Pleasure to meet you Mr. Wayne." Garnet says
"Yes, I should probably get back to mingling. Your town has a number of ladies I would love to be acquainted with. Any chance I can meet you after the party." Bruce asks with a smirk
"Sorry I'm in a relationship." Garnet replies
"Lucky guy." Bruce says
"Who says it was a guy?" Garnet says with a smirk getting a smile from Bruce as her turned around
Bruce walked away from the three as they continued to stare at him. He could feel their eyes but did not slow down his stride as his face hardened a bit to a more serious expression.
"What an ass." Amethyst says with a growl
"What do you think Garnet?" Pearl asks
"He's a curious one." Garnet says focusing on him watching as he shook more hands making his way to a gentleman who stood at the end of the party
"Alfred, I got what I need. Find Dick and tell him we leave in 5 minutes." Bruce says walking past him getting a bow from the butler.
As this happened, the aforementioned boy had made his way down the boardwalk away from the party. He let out a sigh as he walked to a lone street light and bench, he looked back to the bright lights of the party clicking his tongue as he sat on the bench. He leaned into the seat hooking his arms over the sides and looking up into the starry sky. He breathed slowly as he closed his eyes entering his own head fading out the music of the party. He exhaled as he grabbed onto the bench and then flipped himself so that he was doing a handstand on the bench. With his eyes still closed her began to walk along the bench with his hands, he brought out his right hand standing on the left before slowly lowering himself and then rising putting his right hand back and continued to walk to the end of the bench. Once there he stopped, he lowered himself again and then pushed himself off the bench and landed on the railing of the boardwalk. With his eyes still closed he held out both arms as he slowly stood up on the railing and began to walk across it. In his head cheers filled the air followed by triumphant joyful music, and voices.
"You can do it!"
"Almost there!"
"Your doing great, we're here for you!"
A small smile grew on his face as he heard the voices. He stopped walking holding his hands over his head. He then slowly knelt down bringing his arms apart and then in one swift motion performed a backflip landing on his feet perfectly holding his hands over his head with a smile.
"WHOA!" Steven and Connie yelled in amazement
This immediately brought Dick out of his fantasy as he let out a terrified shriek losing his balance. He fell off the railing towards the beach managing to grab on at the last second. Steven and Connie worried grabbed him and helped him back onto the Boardwalk.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Dick yelled breathing heavily
"We are so sorry. We didn't mean to scare you." Connie says apologetically
"We just saw you out here by yourself and then saw you doing those flips and they were really cool-!" Steven said with rushed words
"JUST- stop please. I get it. Sorry for yelling. Just- need a second to catch my breath." Dick says holding his chest and breathing heavily bending over
"So, who are you? I've never seen you in town before." Steven asks looking at him.
"My name is Richard Grayson." Dick said calming down and standing up
"Pleasure to meet you Richard." Connie said politely
"You can just call me Dick, I prefer that." Dick says with a groan. Connie tried to hold down the urge to giggle at that nickname. Her laughter going right over Steven's head.
"Alright then Dick. My name's Steven Universe." Steven said introducing himself
"Seriously?" Dick says surprised
"Name is Connie Maheswaran." Connie introduced
"Well nice to meet you Steven and Connie." Dick says half-heartedly
"Why are you out here all by yourself?" Steven asks
"I….. Just wanted to get away from the party, a little too loud for me." Dick made sure not to say anything about the mission to the two of them
"Not used to so much noise?" Connie asks
"Actually no I… nevermind. What are you two doing here?" Dick says trying to wave them off
"We were looking for someone but then we saw you wandering off and followed you. And then we saw you do all those cool flips, that was amazing! How did you learn to do that?" Steven asked in awe at what he did.
Dick turned away from him as he asked. Hesitant to answer Steven. "It's...just something my parents taught me…"
Connie sensed how tense the boy was getting. Maybe it was best to keep this conversation away from his parents. "I..I took a few gymnastics lessons before. But I haven't gotten onto the high beam yet.
"Ooooo, you can show us!" Steven says understanding the need to change the subject
"Listen this isn't something I can just show ya, it takes a great deal of mental fortitude and physical prowess in order to-." Dick says seriously
"Please!" Steven and Connie said looking at him wide eyed
Dick looked at the two who were staring at him with adoration. Aside from the fact that the both of them were piling on the cuteness at him, he also found them oddly charming and friendly. They didn't even know who he was but they decided to see if the random kid walking away from the party was alright and now were gawking at his acrobatics. Most of the kids in his school thought it was weird with the knowledge he came from the circus. He would be rained upon with insults of 'Circus Freak' to no end. But they were showing actual interest in his craft, and he let out a sigh.
In 5 minutes Steven was on the boardwalk railing trying to keep his balance while Dick and Connie stood and watched.
"Keep your arms level and steady your breathing. Focus only on what's in front of you, block out everything except the railing." Dick coach's
"Your doing great Steven!" Connie cheers
"T-Thanks." Steven says with a nervous smile as he slowly makes his way across
Dick watches Steven go slowly across the railing. He was shaking trying to keep his balance, Dick clicked his tongue as he watched. Suddenly Connie jumped onto the railing with Steven. Steven flailed a bit about to fall only for Connie to grab his hand stopping him.
"Alright follow my lead." Connie says taking Steven's other hand
Steven smiles as Connie took both hands and helped him along the railing telling him to take it slow and focus on her. Dick smirked as they moved along, Dick took a look down at Steven's feet and noticed something.
"You point your toe when your doing this. I learned that at a young age, where did you learn that?" Dick asked
"Oh. Probably from Pearl," Steven said surprised. Not noticing that he was doing it
"Maybe it's something you picked up from watching her, and you do it when you try to walk slowly." Connie reasons
"Pearl…. is she your mom?" Dick asks
"No, she's a friend of my mom." Steven says
"Oh so is she a Gymnast? Into Ballet?" Dick asks
"In a way yeah." Steven says with a smile
"So you both live here? Must've been crazy when all that stuff went down." Dick says
"Oh I don't live in town, but I was here when it all happened. It was certainly not how I expected my day to go." Connie says
"Yeah, but at least Superman and the Crystal Gems were there to save the day." Steven said happily
"You saw them up close?" Dick asks
"Yep, they're really cool!" Steven says with a smile
"Eh, they're okay. I'm more into Batman." Dick says with a smirk Both kids froze at what he said.
"Batman is real!" Steven and Connie shouted practically in sync.
"Heck yeah he is! I saw him with my own eyes." Dick says
"Wait…. your from Gotham City!" Connie says
"That I am." Dick says
"What was he like?" Steven asks curiously
"Tall, dark, has the eyes of a continuously disappointed father. I once saw him shove a guys head through a wall which was pretty cool." Dick says in recollection
"H-he sound pretty scary." Steven says a little nervous by Dicks words
Dick noticed this seeing Steven shrink back a bit
"W-well yeah, but-only to bad guys. He's actually pretty nice if you meet him up close." Dick says trying to change the mood
"Really?" Connie asks surprised
"Totally. He's a little intimidating at first, but the guys a total softee. He's super strong and beats up the bad guys who need a beating. You should see him move. He's like a ninja master!" Dick says hyping him up really
"WHOA, really?!" Steven says
"Heck yeah! He even throws shuriken, but get this... they're shaped like bats!" Dick says amazing the two
"He sounds so cool!" Steven says
"Yeah, he's pretty neat." Dick says happy that Steven was no longer afraid
"So how did you meet him Dick?" Connie asks
"OH-um-well-!" Dick says surprised by the question
"Dick." a voice says from behind
The three children let out terrified screams surprised by the voice Steven and Connie holding onto each other while Dick jumped around and took a loose defensive stance. Behind them was Bruce Wayne he was slightly covered in the shadows mostly covering the top half of his face.
"Dick, it's time for us to go." Bruce says
"Oh right, okay Bruce." Dick says calming down
"Bruce….. YOUR BRUCE WAYNE!" Connie shrieks letting go of Steven
"Yes I am. Hello miss…." Bruce says stepping out of the shadows into the light with a small smile on his face
"Oh, this is Steven and Connie. We were just hanging out." Dick explains as Connie gawks at Bruce with a small blush on her face and Steven just looks at him with interest
"Well it's a pleasure to meet you both." Bruce says kneeling down and extending his hand
Steven shook it first taking in that his hand was warm but also feeling his knuckles for a moment and they were surprisingly rough. He looked into his eyes, they were kind, but there was something else in them. It confused Steven but he smiled nonetheless, Bruce then shook Connie's hand as she giggled nervously looking at him.
"Thank you both for keeping an eye on him. Come on Dick, it's time to go." Bruce says getting a nod from a Dick
"See you around, I guess. And…..thanks for being so kind, both of you." Dick says smiling
"Don't mention it. It's what any decent person would do." Steven says with a smile and a wave
Dick smiled and waved back as he and Bruce mad their way down the boardwalk
"Dick was really nice and Mr. Wayne… seems nice." Steven says unsure about the billionaire getting a weird feeling similar to Garnet
"What do you think Connie?... Connie?" Steven asks looking to Connie who was still blushing and frozen like a statue
"T-tall~" Connie giggles nervously
"Try not to wander off next time we';re on a mission" Bruce sternly said to the young boy.
"Yes Bruce." Dick says as he looks out of the car window
"Oh don't me mad at the child master Bruce. From what I heard, you've made some new friends." Alfred says with a smile
Dick light up as Alfred mentioned that. "Oh yeah! I met these two local kids named Steven and Connie. They seem to be a couple of hero fanatics." He noticed the look Bruce was giving him. "Relax. I didn't tell them about you know what. We mostly practiced beam walking." Dick says in passing
"Right, did they have anything to say in regards to what happened in town with the Gems?" Bruce asked
"Oh-yeah. Nothing really they just thought Superman and the others were cool." Dick says
"Hm, well my theory was confirmed. Brainiac attacked this place for a reason, and the Crystal Gems are the reason. Though the specific reason, I still need to figure out." Bruce says thinking deeply
There was a bit of silence before Dick asked, "Hey...are pearls a gem?"
(Note: What's the DC universe without Batman, huh? Yep Bruce Wayne and his young ward Dick Grayson have made their debut in the universe. And I promise you'll get your Batman action soon enough. Also Young Master Grayson seems to be taking a liking to Steven, how will that pan out? Read future stories and find out.
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