A self indulgent DC AU that i mainly wrote for my friend Croissant.
Croix Meridies was a woman of many talents. She has always been considered a prodigy, and a formidable scientist. She has spent years working on becoming a force to be reckoned with, both as a member of society and… as a superhero.
That's right, Croix was a superhero.
The world was full of crimes, but full of heroes as well, and unlike aliens and Gods that worked hard to keep the peace in the world, she was nothing but a simple human.
However, she was a human that was trained by the best. She used to be the batwoman's partner and sidekick, the billionaire Bernadette Cavendish. The woman has lost so much as a child, and so she dedicated her life to fight crime, as a woman of fortune, and as a vigilante.
After a tragic event that took Croix's family away, a planned murder to sabotage their research, Bernadette took her under her wing.
And after years of following her, and walking in her footsteps, she decided she could no longer be Robin, batwoman's sidekick, instead she became Nightwing.
Pros of being Nightwing? She had no one to tell her what to do.
Cons of being Nightwing? She had to babysit the new Robin, Diana Cavendish, the most stubborn child she had ever met.
Even she wasn't that stubborn at that age, right?
"What did she do this time?" Croix asked, while riding her motorcycle. She was talking to Starfire, the current leader of the teen titans, a team made of teenager superheroes. Starfire's real name? Or should she say human name was Chariot. She was her girlfriend, the two have been together for years, supporting each other and fighting crime together.
"She fought her teammates again." Chariot sighed, and stared at the new Robin's room door. "I tried everything Croix, maybe she'll listen to you?"
"Babe, on the list of people who Robin would listen to, I'm sure I'm at the bottom." The lilac haired woman chuckled. "She tried to kill me once. It was something about being the 'real' heiress to the Cavendish 'empire'."
"She has grown out of that phase, dear."
"With the Cavendish family, you never know." She joked.
"I wouldn't know if you weren't gushing about your new 'sister' all the time."
"Shut up, don't tell her that."
"How about you make me?" The redhead asked in a teasing tone, and the human found herself blushing as she considering the option.
"Alright, I'm ending the call because I don't want to die in a traffic accident because I've been flirting with my girlfriend." Croix said, rolling her eyes. Her features then softened. "I love you." She said, and grinned when she heard a soft melodic chuckle from the phone.
"I love you too." Chariot said, ending the call.
Sighing, she made her way to the titans' tower. Perhaps Bernadette's knack for adopting lost children has rubbed off on her.
Meanwhile, Chariot checked on the member involved in the fight. She smiled softly at the sight of a green cat sitting on the sofa and licking its wound.
"Akko? Do you need help with that?" Chariot asked, and the cat transformed back to its human form.
She was a teenager with long brown hair, and green skin. Her hero name was 'Beast girl'. She could turn into any animal she wanted, but even that couldn't protect her from Robin's anger. Chariot sat beside her, and started treating her wound. Her arm wasn't bleeding, but there were few scratches.
"Starfire, what did I do wrong?" Akko asked, looking hopeless and angry. "I've been trying to be her friend, but she keeps pushing me away and acting like she's on another level. I hate how proud she is."
"I told you, you can call me Chariot when we're not on missions." Chariot started, slowly bandaging her arm. "To work together as a team, we need to be close and understand each other. As for Diana, she is… difficult, I must admit. She never had the chance to experience a happy childhood."
"None of us have." Akko answered with a sad tone. "That's why we want her to open up to us, because we understand."
"That is kind of you, Akko." She said, patting her head. "She will open up eventually, and when she does, I am sure you two will be great friends."
"Am I interrupting your pep talk?" Croix walked in with a curious gaze, and she waved at Akko, before jumping into the couch and kissing her lover. "So, where's the problem child?" She asked, throwing an arm around Chariot and pulling her close. The latter kissed her cheek then pouted.
"Don't call her that." She said sternly, and Croix could only respond with a raised eyebrow. She was tempted to kiss her some more, if it weren't for the look that Akko was giving them.
"Alright, alright." She said in defeat. "I will look for my fellow Robin, and talk to her. If I don't come back in half an hour, send someone to rescue me."
"She won't behead you, Croix."
"You never know with a child running around waving a sword at people." Croix shrugged as she walked away.
She tucked her hands into her jacket's pockets and walked around the tower. She used to be the leader back in the day, but now she rarely came here. She assumed that Diana would be in her room, and if she wasn't, she would probably be training.
She stopped before her room, and didn't get the chance to knock as Diana opened her it to meet her.
"What are you doing here?" Diana asked, still wearing her Robin costume.
"Do you ever change out of that costume?" Croix asked, unimpressed by the hostile behavior.
"Do you ever stop being an annoyance?" Diana said, crossing her arms. Being raised by assassins and having the responsibility of leading them along with being Batwoman's daughter has made her both proud and arrogant… to everyone's dismay.
"We need to talk." The former Robin said, ignoring the teenager's harsh comment. She walked inside and closed the door behind her. "That attitude of yours needs some fixing."
"The only thing that needs fixing is me staying here. I have better things to do than to work with kids." Diana said, turning away.
With a long sigh, the woman rubbed her temples. She took a deep breath to calm and remind herself that anger wouldn't work, she had to be sneaky about this.
"I know you're supposed to be this prodigy child who is the best of both worlds." She started. "The daughter of Batwoman, but also the granddaughter of the leader of the league of Assassins, that is something huge and your skills are worth respecting and admiring."
"Get to the point, Meridies."
"The point is that it would be more admirable if you work with others, and learn from them. If you're so set on keeping your legacy, then you must learn and think outside the box." Croix explained, and smirked at the ten seconds of silence, a sign that the prodigy was thinking about her words.
"If anything, they should be the ones learning from me. I'm perfect."
"Oh my God, you're worse than your mother." Croix muttered, as she hid her face in her palms, wondering how Chariot could deal with these children on a daily basis. "Look. No one is perfect, not even Batwoman no matter how much she tried. She learned to work with other heroes, and together, they complete each other in the things they lack. You and I are only humans, we have no powers, we're not Gods or Aliens or monsters, we're just humans. If anything, we should be the ones trying to catch up to them."
Diana just stared at her, and Croix groaned.
"Alright, let's spar."
"What?"
"Let's spar so I can prove to you that you are not invincible, even though I already beat you multiple times before." Croix said, smirking at the glare she received. If there was anything that could get through this girl, it was her competitive side.
Almost half an hour later of them destroying the training grounds and Chariot and Akko -who was eating popcorn- watching them, the fight was concluded.
Akko snorted at the sight of Diana on the ground, with Croix-who was now wearing her suit- sitting on top of her, unabling her from moving.
"Get up! I will have my revenge, Meridies!" Diana complained, trying to escape.
Croix let out a long sigh, and wiped her bloody nose. She did get a beating before managing to restrain her.
"I need a vacation, far away from this crazy family…"