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The Family Business

Chapter 2

The 'Family' Reunion

The door was opened at Wayne Manor by a different butler. Alfred had long since passed on, but the whole League attended his funeral. That was when Bruce changed his disposition a bit to allow a little joy in.

The Stewart Family pilled into the vast lounge. The Wayne family was waiting.

"Shayera dear, how are you," Diana asked getting up to greet Shay. Before she could answer the once Amazon had her in a tightly grasped hug.

"I'm fine," She managed to cough out.

Bruce rose from the cough and shook hands with John, "How's it going Bruce?" John asked.

"Not to bad, Ethanial here my head scientist at Wayne Tech. He graduated early," Bruce replied his son stepping out from behind him.

"Ethanial!" Ira gasped, she hadn't seen him sense she left for high school. All the Leaguer's children went to Public high school due to the fact that the League couldn't spend anymore time teaching them. After that the children failed to keep in contact.

Ethanial had certainly shot up, he was about 6'3" now, and compared to her measly 5'8" he was like a giant. He had also, like herself practiced with his parents; his arms could easily overpower his own dad's now, though he never would try.

"Look at you. University graduate with an eighteen foot wingspan," he said bending over a bit to hug her, "I heard you graduated from Stanford, any plans," he asked as he let go of her, "Oh here," he said giving her back a feather.

They continued to talk while Bruce reintroduced his second son, "Tomothy just finished his first year of medical school, and he's studying to be a surgeon."

"Oh well Wren's study something of the like," Shay beamed.

"Hey Wren," Tomothy greeted and almost stopped in his tracks when he saw what his 'cousin' looked like now.

She looked at him and raised an eyebrow and he panicked and asked, "So what are you studying to be?"

"A mortician," she replied.

"Honey," Diana put a hand on her shoulder, "We really need to do something about you're wardrobe."

"Diana!" Shay cried, "She can dress however she wants."

"Mom," a raven-haired girl yelled through the banisters of the stairs, "I can't find my pink satin dress."

"The one with the sequins?" Diana yelled back.

"No that one's rose, I want the pink one," she yelled back.

Wren looked at her mom with a questioning look and her mom mouthed the words I'm sorry.

"Hey Johnny," Bruce greeted, "you remember me right, me, you, your dad, and your uncles used to play basketball. "

"Oh yeah, you taught me the backboard rim shot," Johnny said as she shook his Uncle's hand.

"Yeah well," Bruce chuckled as he looked at John, "Neither of my boys ever took an interest in sports."

The doorbell rang and shortly after Clark, Lois and Daniel entered the room.

Daniel who was now fourteen immediately left his parents and went to talk to the other kids as the adults started a conversation.

"Hey Johnny, how was grade nine," Daniel asked as he grabbed some of the candy off the table.

"It was okay I..." But Daniel interrupted him.

"Yeah my year was okay too, straight A's you know see ya later." And with that he speed over to his next cousin.

"Who are you," he asked eating the candy, "I don't remember you."

"I'm Wren," she answered her head in her hands.

"Wow, why are you so happy?" he asked sarcastically.

"Look at our family, how could you not be," she replied.

Clark was now telling his friends about his greatest accomplishment, his son. Apparently he had inherited some of Clark's powers such as X-ray vision, super speed, and super strength but thankfully he hadn't yet shown that he has laser eyes, or flight.

Lois got tired of the conversation and sat down beside Wren, "You remember me don't ya, Aunt Lois," Wren just looked at her 'aunt' extremely confused.

"Well I remember you, Wren, always reading, I always got you a book for all special occasions."

Wren smiled, "Yeah I remember you, it was nice to have someone who enjoyed reading, around."

"Yeah I know how that can feel," she complied, "Well you look beautiful," she smiled and leaned in to whisper something, "and don't worry what Diana tells you, she grew up on an island of all woman, some day I'll show you her Wonder Woman costume," she winked and Wren laughed.

"So any idea what you're going to do now?" Ethanial asked Ira. They were seated in the furthest corner away from all the action.

"I have no clue, I guess I'll just look for any job I can do," she sighed, "maybe I should've gone through for something else."

"What there was no job for actress, or princess so you gave up?" Ethanial joked.

"What had to give up that job as village idiot?" She replied raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah Tomothy had to fill it," the response got Ira laughing.

"What," he smiled, "Kid's just a knob."

"Aunt Shay!" Two twins screamed as they ran, fast, towards her.

She put her arms around them and laughed, "Rylee, Desi, look at how big you've gotten." She smiled, "You," she said looking at the fourteen year old daughter of the Flash, who had her brown hair in a ponytail and her blue eyes sparkled, "Are just a boy magnet I can tell and you," she said looking at his son with brown hair gelled up, "Are a chick magnet for sure." She kissed them both and asked, "Where's you're dad?"

"Why? Miss me Feathers?" he asked walking into the room.

"Yeah I did but I'm sure I'll regret that," She laughed as she hugged him.

"So wear's the ol' ball and chain?" Wally asked.

"He's off talking with Bruce and Clark somewhere about something," She rolled her eyes, "The twins are gorgeous," she added.

"Yeah they got Linda's good looks and my whitish charm," he joked, "Where are yours?" he asked scanning the room.

"Daniel, Tomothy, and Johnny are outside playing basketball, Wren's sitting on the couch in the other room trying to get alone, but I'm pretty sure Diana or Chandalice is pestering her, and Ira's talking to Ethanial."

Ira had excused herself from her conversation with Ethanial, to try and find the bathroom; sadly she was having no such luck. She walked down another endless hallway that echoed every footstep she took.

Now she was more worried about finding her way back to her family then finding the bathroom.

"God this is embarrassing," she sighed as she stopped at a four-hallway intersection.

"Well it's good to have a lucky, quick, and ungodly attractive Uncle," an all to familiar voice told her.

"Uncle Wally!" She cried and practically tackled him.

"Easy there Angel, Uncle Wally's getting old," he informed.

"Sorry," she apologized pulling back from the hug.

"Look at you," Wally was amazed, "You grew up to be beautiful like your mom was."

"You know she wouldn't like to hear you say that," Ira laughed.

"Yeah I know, but you look almost exactly like her when she was your age, except lighter wings and darker skin. So don't tell her about that last comment."

Ira smiled, "It's good to see you."

"Good to see you to."

"Why are you in black?" Chandalice asked once again.

Wren sighed, "Because I am."

"Why is your makeup all black," her younger 'cousin' asked. She was sprawled out on a couch that was across from Wren, kicking her legs in the air as her curled black bangs bounced in her face.

"Because," Wren sighed getting irritated, "it matches my clothes."

"You should wear different colors, it'll give you a better attitude which you need," she said still kicking, "I'm gonna be a famous fashion designer, or an actress and I'm gonna make everyone wear my clothes."

"Great," Wren responded unenthusiastically.

"Why do you have wings?" She asked.

"Because my whole family has wings."

"Your dad doesn't."

"I know," she replied.

"And your brother doesn't," she said smugly.

"That's because they're guys," Wren sighed.

"Well I'm a girl, why don't I have wings?" Chandalice asked annoyed.

"Because you're not my family," Wren said through clenched teeth, starting to get agitated.

"Yeah I am, I'm your cousin stupid."

"No, no you're not. You dad and mom are not biologically related to my dad or mom in anyway, they're just good friends, and that's why they tell us to be cousins and they act as uncles and aunts. So you are not related to me, and thank go for that," Wren said calmly, but strictly.

"I'm telling my mom what you said, and she'll tell your mom and you'll get in trouble," Chandalice whined as she ran from the nearly empty room, her shoes were clicking all the way.

"Now that's just perfect," Wren sat in a big winged-back chair in the scarcely lit room, "This whole this was a big waste of time," she huffed quietly.

"Little bird?" a voice asked from nowhere, she couldn't pin point where it was coming from.

Suddenly a recognizable green Martian materialized in front of her, and glared down at her then he asked again, "Little bird do you remember me?"

"Uncle J'onn," her voice was shaky but she stood from her chair. She was full grown and he still loomed over her, casting a shadow on her.

"Little Bird, you are all," he paused and cleared his throat, "You're all grown up," he said smiling.

"Uncle J'onn I missed you," she cried as she hugged him.

"I missed you as well," he spoke hugging her back tightly. "Come," he said as he broke the hug and took her hand.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"To see if Uncle Bruce has some Oreos," he smiled evilly and she returned it.

"Ira can I speak to you for a moment?" Bruce asked at the doorway to the lounge, "I need to talk to you to Ethanial," he added and motioned for his son to follow him.

Ira followed her cousin and uncle to his office, when they reached the door, both men allowed her to enter first. She and Ethanial took a seat across from her uncle's desk.

"I'm going to cut straight to the point you to," he said pressing his fingers together, "Ira your parents tell me you don't have a job yet, and Ethanial I know you don't really like your job at Wayne Tech. The problem is many members of the Justice League retired last month and they're still short active members. If you to are up to it, the League would like you to apply. Since you're still inexperienced you'd take over my sector in Gotham City working together. Ethanial you already have an apartment on the North side and Ira I'll buy you one on the Southside."

Ira's eyes widened as she mind acknowledged the information, "Uncle Bruce am I qualified enough, I mean..."

"You have a black belt in karate and you taught judo, your mom has trained you in flying exercises, Thangarian weaponry, fighting tactics and has taught you basic Marines. I'd say you're pretty damn qualified. If you and Ethanial use your gifts expertly, then you'll do fine."

"You have powers?" Ira turned towards Ethanial.

"We all have powers," he stated back.

"She means the meta-gene and yes he does. Amazingly he received Diana's gift of flight and super strength. Tomothy didn't receive any sadly and we have no clue about Chandi yet."

"Wait what about secret identities and all that..."

"That will be disgusted tomorrow, if you are interested," Bruce raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, I'll be here," Ira, agreed.

Bruce turned his attention towards his son, who nodded in acceptance.

"Great, I'll see you to tomorrow at nine o'clock," Bruce got up and left the two 'cousins' in the room.

Ethanial turned towards Ira, and nonchalantly asked, "Do you really think you can do this?"

Ira borrowed her mother's stare and replied, "Do you really think I can't?"

"Hey don't use my form of answering against me, I'm just worried about your well being. You know I won't always be around to save you."

"And maybe I always won't need to be saved," she said while rising from her chair, "Wouldn't that just pop your bubble?"

Ethanial watched her leave the room cautiously, when she had left he mumbled, "That it would."

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