AnimeWolfGirl9: You were right on the 'next chapter bring Jason' thing. Oh my gosh I did realize that I completely forgot to give Dick a speaking role last chapter. 0-0 I can't believe I did that…

Guest #1: Next up is Jason! :)

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Guest #3: Now that you mention it, I do too. 0-0

The Unexpected

The emotions hadn't known what to think when Bruce found a young boy trying to remove the Batmobile's tires.

Joy was thinking that he was adorable, Anger with wanting to beat the kid up for stealing, Disgust was wondering why he looked the way that he did, Sadness overall just seemed not that interested in the kid (unless if he cried, then she might take interest), and Fear was trying to come up with a rational explanation as to what could happen. Needless to say, none of the emotions were touching the control panel, since they were all torn between how to react. This also caused Bruce to not really react with anything but surprise, the same as all the emotions were feeling.

"I wonder why he's here." Joy pondered while Sadness glanced back at the screen, her face lighting up for a moment.

"Maybe he's homeless!" Joy looked down at her in horror, pulling her friend away from the panel a few steps.

"Sadness! That's a horrible thing to say!" Joy did glance back at the screen in worry though. Now that she thought about it, there did seem to be a lot of kids who were homeless in Gotham…

But that doesn't mean that he is…

The more she thought about it though, it seemed to be likely. The clothes that the boy was wearing were in horrible shape, which caused Disgust to complain about germs, which in turn cause Fear to panic about disease, and Anger to try stop them both from complaining since it was getting on his nerves. Joy felt nerves flood herself as well. As she stared down at the boy, she could imagine Dick, the previous boy who was now older, in this situation.

If we hadn't taken him in…

She shuddered at the thought before glancing over at Sadness who was just studying the panel. Bruce still didn't seem to react other than bending down and looking at the boy, his gaze soft.

"What's your name?" The emotions glanced back at the screen, all silent as they waited for the boy to answer. The black haired boy merely stared at them in suspicion before mumbling.

"Jason." The boy took a step back, towards the pile that contained the other two tires that he had removed. Joy felt a bit of fear hit her when she noticed this.

Is he going to leave?

The idea made her feel sad, especially if they could help this kid. He did seem worse off, although not as bad as some of the kids they had seen over the years. She shook her head, dispelling the thought before glancing back at the screen, to see what was happening. Just because the emotions didn't always give him ideas, didn't mean that he couldn't think for himself.

"Jason…" The Dark Knight started and the emotions leaned closer to the screen to see what the man was saying. "Can I ask what you're doing?"

The boy bit his lip before staring up at the man in defiance.

"You can ask but I don't have to tell you." Other than that, the boy didn't tell them anything else. Anger laughed at the boy's response before moving towards the panel.

"This kid has some spark. Let's see how he reacts." Joy realized what he meant to do and went to intercept him, quickly stopping the man's hand from touching the panel.

"We are not going to attack a kid!" Joy shouted, quickly putting her hand on the panel to make sure that Anger couldn't harm the kid. The Batman's reaction was different to what they were expecting however.

"I know what you're trying to do and although it's probably for a good reason, I don't approve of it. Stealing is wrong." The boy only stared back at the man in continued defiance before dropping his gaze to the ground, gaze turning to only of anger and worry.

"I don't need to justify my reasons to you." The boy stated back and Joy couldn't help but feel a bit impressed. Most villains ran from the Batman and yet this kid had the courage to stand up to the man. The man didn't say anything for a few moments, before he stood up and glanced from the boy to the Batmobile, deciding upon something.

"How would you like to come home with me?" Joy felt happiness enter her at the idea that Bruce had. Another kid in the house would be great!

Especially since Dick's older now! He's hardly home…

She glanced at the emotions to see that they also seemed to like the idea, although Disgust looked like she was criticizing the boy. Joy sent her a look with the other emotion rolling her eyes before replying.

"Fine he can stay as long as he gets a new look."

They watched as Jason looked at the new surroundings, with the boy looking impressed at everything that caught his eye.

"I hope he likes it." Joy stated, feeling worry hit her. Anger only gave her a look before pointing back to where Jason was flitting around the room.

"I can pretty much guarantee that he does. Look at the way he's reacting." Joy nodded, her gaze still focused on the screen. The boy walked over to where the Batcomputer was, easily sitting down in the chair and staring at the big screens as if he couldn't believe he was actually here.

"Nice place. You don't live down here do you though?" The boy asked, giving Bruce a pointed stare. They knew that the boy couldn't tell who the man behind the mask was, but it still sent a bit of apprehension through them all. Bruce hesitated as well and looked about to answer when another voice spoke up.

"He tries not to but there's only so much that will pull him away."

They glanced over to see Dick and Alfred coming from the stairs that led up to the manor. The other boy seemed to not realize that he had been talking to someone other than Bruce for a moment before it hit him that there was another person here. Jason took in the appearance of the two newcomers, mostly focusing on Alfred.

"You have a butler!?" The boy asked looking excited before flittering over to where the man was, almost as if inspecting the older man. Alfred only raised an eyebrow at Bruce while the other man shrugged.

"He was trying to steal the tires." Joy let out a small laugh at that. It almost sounded like Bruce was trying to rationalize the situation with one that didn't seem to help. Alfred only sighed before turning his attention to the younger boy, who had now walked a bit away and was looking slightly confused.

"Where'd the other kid go?" He asked, confusion on his face and Joy realized that Dick was no longer in the room. Bruce looked like he was about to answer before they heard Dick answer for them.

"Suiting up." Joy laughed at this, realizing that the older boy must have slipped away while Jason was distracted. Bruce merely sighed at this before turning his attention back to Jason.

"I thought you were looking for somewhere else to patrol?"

Despite the question that the Dark Knight had asked, Joy could tell that the man was happy that the boy was here. The fights between them made it hard for the two to interact like they used to, making Joy worried that Dick would have left for good. A moment later, Dick exited the changing room, now dressed in his Robin uniform.

"Yeah well, you brought home a stranger so I figured you could use some help out there." The older boy seemed irritated for some reason and Joy hoped that the boy wasn't still mad about the last argument that the two had had. The underlying message was clear though: So you don't pick up any more kids like stray puppies.

Bruce only shrugged before heading over to type something in the computer, glancing back at Jason. The boy seemed to be studying Dick, as the older boy did to him. Bruce only let out a sigh before signing off and walking over to the Batmobile, readying to head out again.

"Alfred, can you watch over Jason?" The faithful butler only nodded before glancing down at the boy to see that he had moved. The emotions watched as he stood over by the costume display section of the cave. Costumes that were older models tended to be there, almost as a way to remind them that there could always be improvements made.

"One thing, if I'm staying here then I get to be Robin." Jason leaned against the glass that held the old Robin display, a smirk on his face. Joy winced at this and watched as Dick walked over, an irritated expression on his face.

This isn't going to go well…

"In case you hadn't noticed kid, Batman already has a Robin." Dick stopped inches from the younger kid, standing against the railing that kept anyone from falling off the platform, his arms crossed. Jason only gave him a disinterested look before glancing back towards the display.

"It seems like you're getting too old to play dress-up." Dick seemed to bristle at this and before a fight could break out; Bruce went over and laid a hand on Dick's shoulder.

"We'll think about it." He said, casting a glance towards Dick and then Jason, with the younger boy smirking. Joy sighed, realizing that things were at the best they could get at the minute.

At least now Bruce might smile more…

It was a known fact that the man seemed to be burying himself in his work more since the two had started fighting, causing the man to have little to think or smile about lately. Joy glanced back at Jason before they prepared to leave, watching as the boy walked over to Alfred and started to ask questions.

Maybe now he'll get the life he deserves.

So yeah… originally there wasn't going to be another chapter but since I got a lot of positive feedback, I decided to write this. Hopefully I got everything right in terms of characters and that you enjoyed! So today's my birthday so this is my present to all of you as well! Please let me know what you thought in a review! Have a great day!
-AnimeWolfGirl16