Two months later she was back to patrolling the streets with canary again. She was a little scared of the monster who hurt her but she knew she had to face that fear because there people like that out there. That was what happened a year ago now it was just as bad but she didn't know if she could heal from this.
Now she was facing the monster again and he was getting annoyed of her interruptions and wished she died that night a year ago. Now he had to deal with her interference and childish behavior again. He was going to kill a crippled man for Mercy but no the girl had come. His cult wasn't as trained as he was or even her so though there were 50 of them they didn't last long.
He decided to go to extreme measures while she was out. He knew who she was and went to kill her father the only family she had left. The night had come where he used siren against her. While the vigilantes were off fighting the Spartan and his two favorite henchmen visited Charlotte's apartment. They got to her door and quietly broke in. Sirens dad was in the living room looking at the photos of his wife when the men came in. He turned when he heard feet approaching only to be grabbed by the two henchmen. He used his training to try and fight them off but the Spartan had already sent him under sleep with a needle to his neck. Then they tied and gagged him.
Once he was restrained they beat him for two hours nonstop they needed to send the girl a message besides just killing him. Completely destroyed the man and then slit his throat and making him look almost unrecognizable. That done he trashed her house writing with spray paint little notes on the wall to her knowing she would never feel safe there. He went into her room and took his pick of souvenirs leaving notes here and there for her.
Leaving quietly the Spartan thought this would stop the child for good. He was happy with himself and decided to go enjoy the night and sacrifice to all the gods he had done something to stop the pest from bothering him.
Canary left siren on the roof of her apartment around one am three hours after the Spartan was there. The girl had done well tonight using new techniques canary taught her. The girl saved a man from the Spartan as well as stopped many other crimes that night and she deserved a good rest. The lady left as siren slipped into her apartment window too far away to hear the girls screams.
Charlotte slid into her room to see it wrecked. She ran out if the room into the living room to see her father dead on the floor the walls covered in spray paint messages from the Spartan. Charlotte ran to her father holding his hand screaming for him to wake up. Somehow it didn't work and Charlotte was falling into shock she had to get some help now. Using her com she called someone anyone for help "Siren to league siren to league the Spartan has compromised my identity and killed my dad someone help please help."
Roy was the first to show up knocking down her door and running to the girl crying over her dead father. Roy pulled the girl off her father pulling her into his lap wrapping her into a bone crushing comforting hug. Rocking her back and forth and getting her to calm down he inspected the room as he called black canary and the league to give them a report if what he found.
Charlotte stayed in his arms crying into his uniform. She couldn't speak or move. What was she supposed to do now? They would never let her be a hero now. They would probably get rid of her for her stupidity.
Canary Wonder Woman flash and green arrow showed up to see the girl sobbing in speedys arms as he tried to calm her down. The place was wrecked and the mangled figure of charlottes father was on the floor. Knowing it would only be a few hours until police found out the older heroes sent speedy to the watchtower with the girl so they could look around and then meet up and decide what to do with the girl.
Speedy carried siren to a zeta beam comforting the girl. Once in the watchtower Roy took her to Dinah's room so the girl could shower and change into clean clothes. The girl did as she was told not feeling anything but pain.
Once clean Charlotte walked out to see Roy and robin waiting for her. She stood there unable to talk or look at them. Robin gave her a hug and she just stood there limply so he picked her up and carried her to a sitting room where she slept in-between the two boys while some of the league was meeting to discuss what to do with her.
The league was furious at what happened. The ten year old innocent child had been attacked by a madman and he had killed her father. She was alone now. The police would likely put her into a foster system or something but the league didn't want that. Even though siren wasn't a league member she was the protégé of famed black canary and was a hero. She couldn't stay with just anyone. The only problem was who would take her in.
Black canary didn't have the money or time to look after the child. She lived at green arrows house and worked at the watchtower most of the time. Green arrow would gladly take her in. He had Roy and Dinah already in his house but the league knew Charlotte would want to stay in Gotham and go after that price of scum.
So the league turned to batman. He had a soft spot for the girl, robin loved the ten year old and even Alfred enjoyed her company. Batman was going to argue it out that was his usual way but he understood the girl's pain and felt he owed it to her since she helped his city and dealt with that lunatic while he dealt with the others.
So he agreed on a few conditions. Batman got to train her, she would still go on patrol if she wanted with canary and green arrow had to have an extra room for the girl since she was close to those three and could spend time with her mentor and her brother and not bug him all the time.
The team agreed and went to tell the three kids waiting outside to hear what would happen. They found all three asleep on one of the couches the little girl curled up between the two boys it looked like they were protecting her. So they snapped a picture to joke about later with their mentors and went off to do different tasks until they three woke up.
The next morning Charlotte was in her destroyed apartment waiting for the police. She had agreed to what the league had decided as long as she still had that family. So they sent her back to that wretched apartment telling her the story was she was at a sleep over and when she got home she found this.
Charlotte was silently crying on the floor as the police showed up. They assessed the situation and took the little girl to the police station. After taking her statement they sent her to Gotham's orphanage as they figured out the situation.
After about a week in shock in the crappy orphanage Bruce Wayne picked her up taking her home as his second ward. When he came Charlotte jumped into his arms crying as he carried her out. She had been alone for a weak surrounded by bullies and kids who had lost hope. She spent the week digesting everything but it was hard. Cameras flashed as the press took pictures of the girl in the playboy's arms. Dick was in the car waiting there to hold her hand.
They drove in silence to the house. Once there Bruce went to talk with Alfred as dick led the girl to her room. It had her stuff and new things that were supplied by Bruce. It was nicer than her old room and she loved it but she was too sad at the moment to appreciate it.
The room was purple with black flowers on the wall. The bed was queen sized canopy with purple curtains and a black and white comforter. There were two bookshelves, an armoire, shelves with toys and weapons. A desk with a laptop, a bathroom and some workout equipment.
She sat down on her soft new bed and looked up at Dick pleadingly. He came over and sat next to her holding her. He went through the same thing when his parents died and knew how comforting it was to have someone there for you.
They sat there like that for a little while with Dick holding his sister. Then it was dinner time. Charlotte wasn't hungry so Dick went to eat and make her excuse for dinner promising to come back afterwards.
While he was gone Charlotte had crawled into her bed pulling the comforter up and around her she didn't want to be alone but had to wait for Dick to come back.
When he did she was curled up eyes closed thinking about the fact that even though her dad wasn't the best person ever he was her last family member and he was her blood. Dick came over to the girl to see if she was awake she was and when she saw him she grabbed his hand holding it in hers.
Dick laid down next to Charlotte as she curled up using his chest as a pillow. His heart beat fast he really liked her. Stroking her hair until the girl fell asleep. Eventually he fell asleep too. Bruce came in to see the two of them like that and made a face. He was a little skeptical at first but then relaxed they were only 10 and both were good kids. He went over and pulled the comforter up covering the two and giving each a kiss on their forehead before leaving.