While Damian was training his new body as a Nephilim with the help of Lucifer in Hell, his siblings talked about him back in Gotham City.

"This feels wrong," Dick pouted.

"I know you don't like this; do you think we do?" Tim sighed. "But we need to have a conversation about this. He kept such a big secret from us, and we only found out because he was put in a coma!"

"If I am being honest, I kind of am fucking glad about him keeping it a secret," Jason replied, gaining many startled looks. "What?! None of you were there for when Lucifer and Alfie met each other! If Alfie was not the best person I've ever met, I would have bet all of my money that Heaven put him on track to sainthood just so that he would never meet Lucifer." Jason shivered. "God, I saw him make a demon cry, as Lucifer cheered him on, on the sidelines."

"That's nothing," Alec snorted.

"Akhi makes demon cry every time we visit Hell," Mara agreed with her brother. "It's an art," Cass signed, smile something between angelic- the irony! - and vicious.

"That's not the point!" Tim protested. "Damian kept such a huge secret from us. Something that could have aided us discover what he is much faster... I can't be the only one that feels betrayed."

"Timmy, you need to realize that Baby Bat did not live an easy life," Dick turned to his brother with a calm and gently smile. He might have been the one that felt the most betrayed by the secret, but he was also the one that forgave him the fastest. Because while he might not know all of Damian's secret, Richard had always been the one that understands him the most. "He died." Many flinched at the reminder of that little fact. "He died so young and with so many regrets. Only to end up in Hell. That must have been quite a shock. And while only two months spent here on Earth, we do not know how much time he spent in Hell. If we add his experience in Darkseid and traveling around the universe... we can't really blame him for keeping some things to himself." Dick sighed, wrapping an arm around Alec and Mara, each, in comfort. "He's had so many bad experiences that it's to no one's surprise that he would not want to mention them or recall them. That he was comfortable enough to tell some of us and not keep it to himself, shows how mature he is."

"I understand..." Tim sighed. "I just did not expect it from Damian. He is the most honest person I know." Tim snorted. "If anything, his honesty is too frank and brutal at times. Unlike with you, I do not need to think if his smile is for show or if it's truly real." Dick flinched at the commented but shrugged it off. His brother was right. He faked his smiles too many times, for his siblings not to have noticed. "Because he does not only smile for us, but he also tells us when he is feeling bad and just wants to stay in bed to rest and recover. He practically drags us for cuddles and comfort!" Tim chuckled. "But he kept this from us... something that clearly weighted on him."

"Some things are more difficult to share than other," Jason commented. "I can talk about the Joker; it burns me from within and makes me want to destroy everything around me... but I can. The same way the midget can share his experience with Darkseid and the League of Assassins." Jason grimaced. "However, I've never been able to share about my fucking experience in the streets... I can understand Damian not being able to talk about it." He shook his head, before turning to Tim. "Maybe you should see this as not him keeping a secret from you, but simply not being able to find the right words."

"Whenever Hell is mentioned, I can sense a tension on his body," Cass signed. "He feels familiar love for Lucifer and duty for his position as heir... but the tension remains." Cass smiled sadly. "Gaining the role and respect of Hell is not an easy task, especially for someone as kind and eager to heal others as Dami."

"Now I feel like a bastard," Tim huffed, slumping on his seat.

"Don't be," Mara comforted him, gaining many shocked looks. It is no secret that Alec and Mara were very protective of Damian. So, one would deduce they would be very angry about their siblings talking about him behind his back. "Akhi knew this would happen. That you all would need to talk and take this off your chest. He understands."

"He does," it was Alec's time to agree with his sister. "Which is why he made sure to tell us, before he left, not to overreact."

"Baby Bat always on everything," Dick laughed, shaking his head in amusement.

"It's kind of scary how similar he and Alfie are," Jason shivered. "I don't think the world can handle two omnipotent Alfreds."

That got all the siblings laughing, their betrayal and sadness decreasing. They were bats after all, what's one more secret between birds and bats?


"He knows how to work a room," Lois commented, as she watched Damian talk with the creme de la creme of Gotham City, Bludhaven, and Metropolis. "They are all itching to spend crazy amounts of money just to have a piece of art made by Damian Alfred Wayne," she snorted, taking a sip from her champaign- she was at the art show as a guest, not a journalist. "I bet he'll even charm the devil himself to give him the keys to Hell if he puts his mind into it." She turned to her husband startled when this one choked on his drink. "Are you ok?"

"I'll explain it to you later," Clark coughed. "And its them, angels don't have gender."

"All right..." Lois replied with a raised eyebrow but knew when certain topics of conversations were better had at the Fortress of Solitude. "He is also very good with a brush," she complimented. "The way he portrays nature is fascinating, it's almost as if the animals and plants could move inside the painting. That one of the hunting lionesses almost startled me when I turned the corner. It is a piece well positioned in the gallery, making you feel as if she would leap out of the frame and pounce on you."

"He does have a true gift," Clark smiled fondly. "You should really watch him work. He relaxes in a way I've never seen him before, smiles this barely-there smile- which he took from his dad- and then brushes this feather-light paint brushes on the canvas, as if he would break the canvas other way. He gets so focused on his art that anything and anyone around him disappears. You just find some kind of peace watching work, his quiet joy being contagious."

"Do you think he would mind me observing a session?" Lois asked her husband quietly; she has not talked with Damian ever since the Justice League gathering at the Wayne Manor.

"He does not hold it against you," Clark assured her with a kind smile- whatever issues they have in their marriage, they continue to be good friends. "As long as you can keep your questions until he is done with his painting, you are welcomed. I am telling you, this one time he snapped so bad at poor Tim when he interrupted his art session. If it is not a life-or-death situation, calm Damian will reap your head off."

"Hahaha, I would love to have seen that," Lois laughed, making Clark mock shiver. "Please don't," Clark begged. "No one that small should be that vicious and stabby!"

"Hahaha!" Lois continued to laugh, only stopping when she noticed the jealous look that passed Bruce's face. It was gone as soon as it came, only years of knowing him allowed her to notice it. He had turned around to speak with a blonde girl she had never seen before. "Who is that?"

"Oh, that's Stephanie Brown," Clark answered her. "She is Tim's girlfriend, though they won't last long."

"Not compatible?" Lois inquired, ever the journalist.

"At any other moment, they would have made the perfect couple," Clark answered honestly. "She brings him out of his shell, he stops her from going too far. They mostly got closer, in that way, to each other when she and her stepsiblings joined their night club. Her stepsiblings are Harper and Cullen Row." Lois made a quick deduction in her head. They must all be members of the newly formed Teen Titans, with Speedy, Beast Boy and Blue Beetle. Blond girl from Gotham, she must be Spoiler. The other girl must be Bluebird and the boy, whose name starts with C, must be their tech support Agent C- just like Alfred is to the Batclan. That is, whenever he is not aiding the dayshift of the Gotham City's hero repertoire. "The issue is that Steph had already met Cass. Those two bonded in a special way, fast and quick. Now it's matter only of them realizing that their friendship goes beyond, there are things that best friends don't do."

Just like another set of best friends I know, Lois thought sadly with a sigh. I need to get this divorce over with before things get complicated, and our friendship gets ruined. It's what's best for Jon too, though he might get angry at Clark for getting involved with his crush's father.

To Lois it was clear that Jon adored the floor Damian walked. Like father, like son. Both charmed by the Waynes. Though, unlike Jon, Clark's feelings were reciprocated. Lois trusted her husband and knew that he would never cheat on her, but emotions were things no one could control. And the Trinity of the Justice League was the perfect balance, best friends, and comrades in arms. It was to no one's surprise that they developed feelings for each other, well, to only themselves. Clark was still in the denial period, and Bruce had only just faced his feelings- mostly because his kids pushed him to open his eyes. Lois believed that the only one who was aware they would end up together was Diana, who as an Amazonian had the gift of patience and was just waiting for nature to take its course.

Lois, on the other hand, knew better than to close her eyes to the truth. She is a Pulitzer Prize winner journalist for God's sake! So, she took the bull by its horns and made Clark see that their marriage was not what it used to be. That loving each other, even if no longer like a married couple, was ok and that Jon would benefit from watching them act like two mature adults. Better than to one day get home and realize that there was nothing there anymore, not even their friendship. Clark had accepted it and Lois did not have the heart to talk to him about the Trinity. He was already too heartbroken about the divorce, no need to add more stress right now. Also, Bruce had only just realized his feelings, he still needs to go through the needed bat-brooding period. While he does that, Clark can mourn the ending of his marriage in peace. Only then, all three of them might talk with each other about their 'relationship'.

"Wait, if she is Tim's girlfriend? Where's Tim?" Lois asked her soon to be ex-husband. "And where did that girl go to now?" Lois continued, noticing that Cassandra had now taken the position next to her father as they both laughed and talked with Damian.

"They are..." Clark had this look on his face, the one he always has when using his super-hearing. "Rao!"

"What is it?!" Lois asked him, not liking his tone. Clark had taken out his phone and looked for the last news. "God!" Lois gasped, reading the news headlines.

Explosion at secret LexCorp Lab.

Previous Project Cadmus Lab, now secret LexCorp Lab. LexCorp the new Project Cadmus?

Explosive Teen Titans Mission.

7 Teen Titans at the scene in flames. New Teen Titan member?

"New member? What does that mean?" Lois asked out loud, before looking around and noticing that many people were on their phones- Bruce had a thundering expression on his face. "Clark? Are you ok? You look a little pale."

"C-clone," Clark stuttered, low enough for only me to hear him. "They found a clone of me in a LexCorp Lab. One of the last remaining's of Project Cadmus..." Clark informed me, still eavesdropping on the Teen Titans. "How is it that none of us noticed that when we took down Project Cadmus?!"

"What are you going to do?" Lois asked him gently. "Oh, Clark," she sighed when she received a lost look from him.

"I don't know Lois," he sounded so confused and lost. "I don't know what to do. Please, help me."


"You guys stole my thunder!" Damian complained with a pout, as he was being cuddled between Dick and Kory on the living-room's sofa. "Couldn't you have raided that lab another night? Like one that was not my night?!"

"I'm sorry," Tim apologized, truly feeling bad for what they did to his little brother. "But they were brainwashing Conner! We needed to act as soon as we found out about it!"

"Which got you in deep shit with dad!" Jason crowed delighted, receiving a slap on the back of his head by Cass. "Ouch! What was that for?!"

"Mean," Cass replied with a frown, though the frown was mostly about Steph and Tim.

"Don't worry about Baby Bat, he is simply pouting," Dick told them cheerfully, enjoying the scene of his favorite baby brother cuddling with his girlfriend. Kory and Damian enjoyed sharing skin contact with people they do not be afraid of burning. "As for dad, he'll get over it. We've all blown up a building as Robin at least once. It's an initiation rite by now! He is also just pouting, mostly because he thought you would not be as chaotic as us."

"What will Kal-El do about Kon-El?" Mara's question froze the room.

"We still do not know," Dick sighed. "He has not decided, it all has been quite a shock to him."

"Well, he did give the kid a Kryptonian name and his civilian-human last name," Jason pointed out. "Not to mention, Conner is living with Uncle Clark's mom. Those are some points for the Boy Scout."

"What we do know is that little Jon is delighted to have a big brother!" Steph shared with a huge smile, as if no one in the group already knew that.

"I would like to meet him," Alec spoke up, gaining everyone's attention. "I know what it is to be a clone and raised in a lab... I would like him to know that he is not alone."

"I would like to talk to him too," Damian said with a smile to his half-brother. "I was genetically created to take my father's place; I think I would give him a new perspective on that. Not only to Conner, but to Uncle Clark."

"I think he would like that," Tim told him, with a proud smile- he had great little brothers. Though, he did wince when Dami glared at him, followed closely by his siblings. If there is something that has never changed in the Wayne Manor is that Damian, Alexander, and Mara would always stick together, no matter what. "I'm sorry! How more times would you like me to say that?!"

"Come one baby bat, chill out!" Harper grumbled. "Your show was a sold out event and I especially liked it," she smiled, tightening the hold she had on Duke's hand. "So, why don't you tell us why are you still angry Spoiler and Robin? Because I know it is not because they stole your thunder, as you so said. You never cared about that. You might be vain and prideful at moments, but the mission and your family always come first- maybe not in that order.

"Because the whole family was supposed to be there," Damian pouted, hiding on Kory's side. "There was no mission, no work or school, we were all supposed to be there... together."

"Baby bat!" Dick squealed, wrapping his arms around him. Now Steph and Tim really felt bad.

"You guys screwed up good," Jason snickered. "Shut up!" They hissed together, feeling very guilty.

"I understand that you two tried to be heroes, our whole family is built upon them... but maybe next time, unless it is a world ending event, we could just focus on having a good time as a family?" Damian offered hopefully, grabbing everyone's heart at how adorable he looked. "We don't get enough time all together, unless someone is injured. We all live under the same roof, but we kept on missing each other, we are just too busy. "

"You are right! We should also have mandatory dinners and movie nights!" Dick jumped on his feet excitedly, he loved spending time with his family.

"We should," Tim agreed softly. "This time I promise, no mission."

"Good," Damian finally smiled at Tim, making his older brother beam in return. "Now... how is Plan Trinity going on?"

"Lois and Clark's marriage has run its course and they seem ready to have a divorce," Mara reported.

"Lois knows about the Trinity feelings for each other," Cass pointed out. "She seemed... resigned? Accepting of it." Cass nodded to herself.

"So, that's another weight off our shoulders," Jason sighed. "Should we push for the next step of our plan?"

"No," Cass shook her head. "Clark needs to mourn, dad needs to..."

"Brood," answered the rest of her siblings for her- making Kory, Duke, Steph, Harper, and Cullen snicker.

"Now, into happier things!" Dick cheered, always the optimist. "Congratulations Duke! Or should I say Signal? Your first patrol went without a hitch!"

"Proud of you babe," Harper kissed a blushing Duke's cheek, while the rest of the Bataclan cheered him on.

"It was nothing," Duke waved away their praise. "Corvus, Abuse, and SomeBody were of great help. I couldn't have been able to handle the day shift on my own without them."

"That's what a team is there for," Jason bonked him on the head. "It does not take away from the individual effort. Stand tall and be proud of what you've accomplished."

"Jay is right, you've worked hard for it!" Cullen smiled at his sister's boyfriend, earning a soft smile from Harper.

"SomeBody?" Kory asked confused. "I know Corvus and Abuse are part of the Constantine coven. But who is SomeBody?"

"Oh, right! I forgot to tell you with everything going on in the last couple of months, sorry!" Dick apologized, giving Kory a peck on her lips. "SomeBody is Maya Constantine, Suren and Colin's big sister. She is highly trained and amazing girl, using her biological father's armor, which allows her to blend with the background."

"She is invisible thanks to science!" Steph cheered. "I'm simply glad of how many girls we have fighting crime lately."

"That's true, the number has increased a lot in the last couple of years," Harper hummed. "We have Batwoman, Cheshire, Blackbird, Spoiler, Shrike, SomeBody, Batgirl/Oracle, and me, Bluebird."

"Not to mention, Cheshire and Batwoman are part of the Justice League!" Steph pointed out excitedly. "Three of the six women in the Justice League are from Gotham! Girl power!"

"Three? Who is the third?" Kory inquired curiously. "And aren't there seven women in the Justice League? Katana, Zatanna, Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Hawkgirl, Batwoman, and Cheshire?"

"Zatanna moved to the Justice League Dark," Dick informed his girlfriend with a smile. "They deal mostly with magical issues, as that's what Zatanna focuses on, she decided to change groups. Though, she still answers whenever the Justice League needs her help."

"Doctor Fate was the only magical hero left in the Justice League," Tim continued. "Though, he is also part of the Justice League Dark. He is mostly there, so the Justice League has someone to represent the magical community."

"As for the women in the Justice League," Cass began slowly. "Black Canary is from Gotham, though she has moved to Star City to be with her husband and kids."

"Oh, I did not know that," Kory commented. "Gotham women rock! Did I use the correct term?"

"Yes, you did!" Jason laughed, those two with Roy make a chaotic but cute friendship. "Gotham women rock!"

"Who is part of the Justice League Dark?" Cullen asked.

"Well, we have Captain Marvel," Damian began to count. "Zatanna, Doctor Fate, Klarion, Morgana, Circe, Enchantress, Black Adam, Constantine, Etrigan, Raven, Deadman, and me. Morgana, Circe, Enchantress, and Black Adam, are mostly there for their community service after centuries of messing with the magical and non-maj side of Earth. Doctor Fate and Klarion are there to represent the Order and Chaos Factions of the magical community. Zatanna, Constantine,

Captain Marvel, Etrigan, Raven, Deadman, and me are those in the league that do what we do because we believe in our mission."

"Wait a fucking second! You are part of the fucking Justice League Dark?!" Jason exclaimed shocked.

"Baby bat, why did you never tell us?" Dick asked, pouting, and giving Damian sad puppy eyes.

"I... I thought you knew!" Damian exclaimed. "It's on my file in the bat-computer! I even told baba when I received my invitation to join!"

"How is it that this house is filled with detectives, but everyone is so blind?" Mara asked them judgingly.

"Of course, Mara and Alec knew," Steph grumbled.

"Everyone should have known, my akhi was not hiding," Alec was quick to defend his trio. "He even mentions the few missions he has had with the Justice League Dark during dinner!"

"Pitiful," Cass shook her head sadly.

"I thought they were because they called him for his flames, not because he is part of the league!" Tim protested. "He is fourteen!"

"Which is why I am more of a part-time member," Damian assured his brother. "The same way Doctor Fate and Klarion are, only getting involved when there's some big magical disbalance or it's a world-ending situation. I won't be a full-time member until I turn eighteen."

"Umm," Cullen shyly tried to gain everybody's attention again. "Who is Raven?" "Oh," Damian smirked mysteriously. "Now that is a secret."


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