The Daughter's Diary

Chapter 8: Try A Little Harder Or Cry

The sound of crying and screams were so audible and painful to hear. A helpless and fragile soul so innocent without even a thought of the world around her. She's sad and all she felt was leather strapping her tight. Well, she felt leather. Something else was binding her forehead. Another scream came out of her mouth, "Where am I?!"

A bold guy wearing a white suit appeared in front of her, "It's okay you're protected."

She's still trying to get free, but it was too arduous.

"Mary you have incredible abilities."

She didn't want to hear him, but somehow she just is.

"And powers like that are never worthless," he started to get out of view, "but I think you already know that."

The girl's still crying her eyes out. She's moving a lot and screaming more. They started to drug her. The girl stopped moving, but she's still breathing. Scientists with lab coats continued their testing. They pushed the button then the electric chair started to turn on and a surge went through her eyes and her screams were so painfully loud.

The scream kept ringing in Maris's head until she finally woke up with a fast heartbeat. She looked around, "Phew, still in the same place."

She got out of the bed and went down stairs. Dick and Zatanna were talking about something that she didn't know about. Her head crept in the kitchen and she was suddenly greeted with good mornings.

Maris gave them a light smile and sat on the chair in front of the island table. Dick asked, "So how'd you sleep?"

She scratched her back, "I'm good, but I think I heard something from your room?"

Both of them sarcastically laughed and then asked in unison, "What'd you hear?"

The 10 year old laughed, "I'm just joking around."

Zatanna rubbed Maris's bed head hair, "I think you two have been hanging out too much."

Dick raised his mug, "Good to know you slept."

Zatanna hit his elbow. Maris smiled, but it stopped, "Well actually I had a nightmare last night."

Dad crotched his elbows on the counter, "What nightmare?"

She tapped her right foot onto the wooden floor, "It was just a nightmare."

Zatanna sat next to her, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah," she shrugged, "everyone gets nightmares. I don't see the problem with it."

"Well the problem is," Zatanna paused, "we're trying to be good parents and-"

Dick continued, "And we just want to help you."

"But I don't need help. I'm good. I'm fine. I'm happy."

Dick and Zatanna looked at each other, "Okay."

...

After they ate breakfast Dick finally took them to the Wayne Mansion. At first Maris didn't know why they were so happy about the place until she set foot on it. The house was enormous from where she's standing. Her mouth opens, "Wow."

The magician held Maris's hand, "I knew you'd say that."

The instant the door opened, Ace went towards his old companion. Dick patted his head, "Good boy."

Maris tried patting him too. She felt a hand touch her shoulder. In an instant she grabbed it flung him over her shoulders and caused the impact to the floor. Damian moaned as everyone else looked like they almost had a heart attack. Damian looked back at her, "Glad you're back."

The little girl inched far from him, "Sorry."

Alfred helped the young Robin up to his knees. The new parents went by her side. Damian stretched a little, "It didn't hurt," he winced, "much."

Selina finally got down the stairs, "What happened?"

"It was just a little accident, Mother."

"Well then," Selina looked at the Graysons, "it's really nice to have all of you here."

Tim was still snickering on the door way, "Can I just say how I love my niece."

Damian rolled his eyes, "Shut up Drake."

Stephanie came behind Tim and went towards Maris to hug her, "Hi!"

The blonde vigilante looked like she was hugging her to death. That's why Dick puts her hand on Stephanie's shoulder, "Steph she needs to breath."

Stephanie was smiling at her as she let go, "Yeah I know Dick."

Zatanna looked around, "Where's Jack?"

Her eyes went wide open and Tim immediately went to the car to get someone. Damian smirked while he rolled his eyes for the second time, "You guys need to remember where you put your son next time."

Bruce came down stairs and stood next to Selina, "It's nice to see all of you again."

Tim came back with a sleepy three year old boy in his arms. Alfred started to lead them all to the backyard for refreshments. Most of the time they talked and talked and talked. All of the informations about the family was a bit too overwhelming for her to bare, but exciting at the same time.

Maris wanted to say sorry to Damian again, so she went up to him while he was playing basketball. Damian already stopped her, "You don't need to apologize."

"But I do."

"You already apologized."

"Yes, but-"

Damian gestured to her, "Come here."

"Why?" She queried.

"Because I'm going to teach you what Grayson can't."

She went closer to him anyways, "What's that?"

The young Robin smiled, "Basketball."

He gave her the ball and he started to show her some different tactics. The rest of the family stopped what they were doing so they could savor in the moment because Maris was laughing and Damian was laughing.

Stephanie was still mesmerized, "That hasn't happened in a long time."

Zatanna's phone started ringing, "Oh, excuse me. I'll just be back in a little while."

Dick asked while still looking at Damian and Maris, "Do you think I should be over there?"

Bruce patted his oldest son on the shoulder, "They're doing fine."

There was never a dull moment in that house. Jason came late, as usual. And then there was more talking and then family fun bashing and then more laughing. And even though Dick and Zatanna are still officially divorced, everyone still treats one another as one big family. Maris kept wondering to herself if this was what she's always been missing. Everyone around her laughing, smiling, pretending to like each other, and being a family.

They were at the Wayne Mansion for half the day. Everyone else thought that it was time to go to their own home. Jason was the first one to leave because he came single handedly and just got some of Alfred's cookied for the road. They didn't know when they'll see him again, but they had the reassurance that they'll see him again.

Tim and Stephanie were in the kitchen cleaning up Jack's mess when they had that little accident with the cupcake. Maris was next to him trying to make him laugh instead of cry. Damian was next to Stephanie chuckling, "You guys really need to remember where you put your son next time."

Stephanie pushes him away, "Leave us alone Damian."

"No I am staying."

Selina gave Zatanna some flowers and then a hug. Bruce and Dick talked for awhile and then shook hands. Maris finally went by their side and they left with goodbyes.

...

The car stopped. The young girl looked around, "Where are we?"

Zatanna answered, "In the cemetery."

"Why?"

Zatanna held the flowers, "Because you've met your dad's family, and it's only fair that you meet mine too."'

All of them got out of the car at the same time. Zatanna knew the exact path to go. She bent down to the engravement of Giovanni Zatara and the one next to it engraved Sindella Zatara.

Zatanna bent down to give them the flowers. She wanted to cry, but she knew she couldn't. There were moments of silence. Later on they went back in the car because it was getting really dark soon. The atmosphere was sad, but that's also why they left because it was sad. And they didn't need anything sad in their life anymore.

...

They got back in the house. Apparently tonight was movie night, too. They grabbed lots of popcorn and candy and pulled off smiles. That action confused the 10 year old homo magi a lot, "How can you do that?"

Both of them glanced at their daughter who was sitting on the chair in front of the island table. Dick asked, "What're you talking about Mar?"

She asked, "How can you be so happy when you were just really really unhappy. Like-like you were sad."

Zatanna said, "Well, we didn't want you sad by seeing us sad."

"You would smile everyday to make sure I'm okay?"

Dick went next to her, "Of course," he looked at Zatanna and then Maris, "we're family."

The 10 year old's eyes started to water up and then a tear went down her face. The hero asked, "Why are you crying?"

She wiped away the tear, "Because I'm happy."

...

Vast machines were being used by the scientists in lab coats. All of them were mostly working on their station or looking at the big monitor sized gigantic T.V. in front of them.

One of the scientist said, "Everything is in plan sir."

Lex Luthor nodded towards the monitor which was showing and hearing everything and anything Maris was doing.

This chapter gave so much answers! Or did it? 0_0

I hope you liked this chapter! I promise that everything will be puzzled together in the end ;)

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