Chapter 1: Becoming Part of the Batfamily

Mila Castellon walks away from the party as her family takes a photo without her. They neglected her since she did not receive a gift on her fifth birthday. That was six years ago. Her favorite little cousin Angelina has just received her gift to talk to animals. She is really happy for her, but she felt so alone. She heard something shattering. She turned around and saw one of the house plants shatter.

"Casita?", she asked, reaching for one glass piece.

She hissed in pain as she cut herself. The floor started to crack. She stared in horror. She ran upstairs to her cousin's new room.

"THE HOUSE IS CRACKING. THE HOUSE IS CRACKING!", she yelled, as the party stopped.

Everyone looked at her.

"The house is cracking. The house is endangered", she said.

"I'm sorry everyone. This is just a very emotional night for", her grandmother announced, as she came in front of her.

"I'm not lying!"

"Everyone please continue to celebrate, while I talk to her", she said as she glared at Mila.

She harshly grabs Mila's arm, dragging her away. Once they were far enough, she let go of her arm.

"Abuela I'm not lying."

"I can't believe you. Trying to ruin your cousin's day! I'm sorry you didn't get a gift, but you don't get to hurt this family! You can't be part of this family if you keep acting this way. I wish you were like Francisca and Xavier. You have been a disappointment since the day of your ceremony."

Mila has tears in her gemstone green eyes. She pushes past her, running away as her grandmother calls back for her. She ran and ran until her legs gave out. She cries her heart out as her family sees her as a disappointment. She heard something rustle. She hides herself behind a tree, as she covers her mouth with her hands. Once she made sure it was clear, she took a deep breath. She turns around to see a man in an orange and gray mask. She let out a scream.

Mila has tears stained on her face, as her mouth is tape up and his hands and feet are tied. There are another ten people here with. Then the door of the container opened up.

"You will have to disassemble the organs by yourself."

Then a smoke appeared. She heard people screaming. She found a rusty piece of metal, and cut the tape on her feet. Mila got up and ran outside to see men shooting as a man dressed as a bat with a boy in a red and yellow costume. One of the men punched the boy to the ground. He grabbed a gun about to shoot him. Mila charges at him, knocking him down. The boy got up.

"Run! It's too dangerous to be out here!"

A man harshly pushed her down and tried to attack the boy. She lifted her head, as she felt her head pounding and everything was spinning. She felt something sticky and dripping down her head. She slowly stood up and tried to walk. She tripped and fell in the bay.

Batman took out the final mob member. Robin looked around.

"Robin, what's wrong?"

"There was an eleven year old girl who saved me. We were near the bay, the last time I saw her."

Batman ran and jumped into the bay. He put on his re-breather. He swam deeper into the ocean to see a Cuban girl with long slightly curling caramel hair. He grabbed her and swam up as fast as he could. He got on the surface as Robin helped the girl. He took off the tape from mouth and hands. Batman came over and started to do CPR.

"Come on. Wake up", Robin whispered.

It have been a month since the human trafficking to blacklisted dcotor got busted. Batman took the girl to his old friend Leslie Thompkins, a good doctor that knows his secret identity. She has been in a coma ever since. In their civilian identities Bruce Wayne and Richard 'Dick' Grayson visit her almost everyday. Bruce couldn't find any record of the girl in the entire world database.

"So she has no record at all?" Leslie asked.

"No. I check everywhere. It's like she doesn't exist."

Then they heard someone choking on something. Dick backs away as the adults look at the unknown girl who is breathing over the vent.

"She is breathing over it!" Leslie yelled running over to get her off the vent.

The girl coughs a bit as she slowly opens her eyes. Leslie and Bruce help her sit up. Leslie poured her a cup of water. She slowly drank it. She looked at everyone in the room.

"Who are you?", she slowly asked in a Cuban accent.

"I'm Doctor Leslie Thompkins. That is Bruce Wayne and his son Dick Grayson. What's your name?"

She has a confused look on her face.

"Mi-Mi-Mi", she stutters as her eyebrows narrow in frustration.

"Is it Mia?"

"Yes, I think."

"Do you know how you got here?"

She has a blank look on her face. She shook her head no. Leslie took Bruce to the side.

"She has full blown amnesia. She doesn't remember anything. Not even her name. What do you want to do?"

Bruce at the girl supposedly named Mia.

Mia looks at the giant Mansion that she is now living in. Then an older man opens the door in a butler outfit.

"Hello Madam Mia. It is a pleasure to meet you."

"Don't worry. That's our butler Alfred", her new brother Dick said, running up to her.

"Come on, I'll show you around."

Dick showed her all over.

"So I have a few friends that will come over. I have two really good friends. I think you two will get along. Their names are Barbara Gordon and Luke Fox."

"Okay."

Mia lay awake in her new room. All she heard was silence. Absolute silence. She climbed out of bed, and down the den. Then she heard something heavy coming down. She peek her head out, to see Alfred coming out of a grandfather clock. He then turned the hands of the clock to 10:47. He started to walk away, and she hid herself from him. After he walked away, she went up to the grandfather clock and turned the clock to 10:47. The secret entrance opens and she walks in. The door closed and she went down. The door opened, and she saw a secret cave. She saw a boy in a colorful costume and a man dressed as a bat. The man started to leave, and she tried to walk back to the secret entrance, but the man appeared right in front of her. He narrowed his eyes at the sight of her. He took off his mask to reveal himself to her new adopted father.

"So you and Dick fight crime together?"

"Yes."

"Then I want to help."

"No."

"Dick gets help. He is not even a preteen yet."

"Hey!"

"You're not trained for this."

"Then you can train me."

"No."

"Bruce I have no one, but you, Dick, and Alfred. If something happens to you, then I'll be left alone again. You took me in. If you have more people to help while you're out there, then you will have more of a chance to come home alive. Please let me help you."

He stared long into her eyes.

"You will not go out to the field until I say you're ready."

"Okay."

It has been two months since Bruce took her in and trained her. She is a fast learner. Lucius Fox met her and made her a costume. Inspired by the butterflies that are always around her, he made her a bodysuit costume that resembled a butterfly. It is mainly black, with white stripes on the arms, cape with a hoodie that is vibrant blue, and a white utility belt, her boots matching her cape, and a dagger with all the gadgets. She is a bit nervous about her first patrol. Dick, secretly known as Robin, smiles at her.

"You will be great, Midnight Moth", he encouraged her.

She gave him a smile and jumped off the building, soaring through the sky.