Chapter 2: JD (short for johnny-dash couple nick name)
6 MONTHS LATER
Batman and I and robin were patrolling Gotham for any signs of crime, but I asked my dad "Batman, I want to go solo, become my own superhero". Batman told me "Ha, you're crazy kid; you couldn't survive a knight on your own…" "But there is a test to prove to me you're ready to become a solo superhero, though I never thought I'd actually use it" "Please dad give me this test I want to prove I'm ready". I told him begging he told me "alright fine" "it's called 'the gauntlet', rules are; you have to avoid me on the streets of Gotham for one night from-sunset to sunrise WITHOUT any outside help". I willingly accepted "OK, thank you". But batman told me "tomorrow night, you have to be here at sunset and have to get back here at sunrise, SUCCESSFULLY!"
I was very excited and anxious, so I jumped home (because I'm wonder woman's son, and I can super jump), Rainbow was wide-awake when I reached our condo, and she was sitting there in front of the TV, watching just plain static with all the lights off. I felt an eerie horror-movie vibe when I entered our loving and caring condo; I walked up to the couch and saw her in her pajamas, consisting of orange and blue long sweat pants made for sleep, accompanied by some slippers and a short-sleeve shirt with a design on it that was a thunder cloud and a lightning bolt with a rainbow colored border."rainbow, are you OK?" she responded "(sigh) john I'm fine…" she said with a sad tone of voice when she spoke, "What's wrong? Why you are sad, aren't you usually happy". She told me "just tired sweetie" "I got fired…" "WHAT!?" I yelled in shock" "why'd you get fired?" She told me"I baked bad cupcakes, I wasn't paying attention when a couple of customers ordered, I was late getting back to the bakery when I took an extra 5 minutes on my lunch break without realizing, I made a mistake with a customer when I was counting his change and gave him more than he owed without realizing, got reported to human resources and you know the rest... (Sniffle)" "Dash, look at me, you don't have to become depressed because you got fired, don't you remember I'm a member of the Wayne family , I'm rich , I'm rich + financial problems = FINANCIAL PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED"
She smiled and brightened up "Your right john, that's the best thing you've ever said to make my day". "The SECOND best thing I've said to brighten your day, Batman told me I can go solo if I can pass 'the gauntlet ' if I'm successful I can go SOLO". She had the biggest smile I'd seen of her all day"YA, this is gonna be great" she hugged me softly, almost cuddling, and she kissed me "(smooch) love you john good night" "'night dashy" (just to note, she kissed me on the mouth (john narrating)). I took my suit off and took a shower and went to sleep, I kissed her on the cheek, before going to sleep, and fell asleep. I stayed in bed throughout the day. "(yawn) good morning Gotham, oh johns still asleep, must be resting for the test, (smooch) love you john". That night I had set my alarm clock to 4:00 PM to get to the chapel at 4:29 PM, when the sunsets, so I slept for 8 hours until my alarm clock went off at 4:00, when the thing rung, the minute the alarm clock when off, I boosted straight into the air like a bullet and put on my suit and kissed rainbow dash and made it to the chapel right when the sun set.
Batman told me "it's sunset, from now to 7:13 AM tomorrow, you will be on your own, if you survive from now till then and take down all criminal activity and capture a super villain, you will no longer need assistance from us 2, but if you're in a jam with a criminal when your solo, come to us for help" "Ok, wish me luck…". I scoured all of Gotham till I found a crime in progress, I was a mugging "Hand over the necklace" "But this was my mother's" I jumped down there "Step away from this family NOW" "Or what? Your gonna be a hero? Get lost kid come find me when batman has time for me" "OW!" I twisted the criminals arm with my super-strength "Batman doesn't have time for the likes of you, he has more important matters to attend to, not petty thefts like you" "I give I give". I kicked the criminal to the ground "Good, I'm calling the police to pick you up ""is everyone ok?" I asked the family. "We're good, no harm done" "That's a good thing". I took care of a lot of crime. "Aw crap, it's almost 7:00 AM and I haven't taken in a super criminal". Right when I said that the joker came out of now where running out of a bank, I saw that he used joker gas to take down the guards. "HEY JOKER!" batman overheard me on my com-link "Joker? Night wing you can't take him on, he's one of Gotham's most dangerous villains, you'd die" "The name's ARKHAM KNIGHT". "OH, what fun, batsy has a brat, or HAD a brat once I'm through with him". I punched him right in the jaw "Shut up, we get it you make jokes". He pointed a pistol right at my face "Well you're no fun, not as fun as your old man, (yawn) my god your boring". I beat him up right there, punch and kicking him. "(Maniac joker laugh) you think you can beat me boy?" "I already have" "huh" the GCPD showed up and tossed him in the police van. I made it back to the chapel "I brought in joker, its 7:13 AM, made it back to the chapel on time; I'm ready to go solo"
Batman sighed "(sigh) night wing you are successful , you are now ready to go solo" "YES, THANK YOU" "under one condition, get rid of the suit and choose a new name, piece of advice its optional though" dad smiled at me and I made it home