So I was donating blood and was thinking of an AU where Billy knew he was Captain Marvel, knew how to access his powers but retained nothing of Marvel’s memories. A consequence of the magic is that the human mind can’t comprehend it so Billy transforms and essentially blacks out until he changes back. I can only imagine the sheer frustration of Bill having No Idea what he was up to as Marvel. His street buds think he’s the biggest Cap fanboy because he’s constantly tracking down down info on the heroes fights and missions in a desperate bid to understand.
Marvel himself would be Billy but maybe he too has a hard time connecting to his mortal self’s memories. He knows he’s from Fawcett City, that he struggles and barely scrapes by under difficult circumstances but he really can’t recall any details or information about Bill’s life. He may even forget that his true self is child. Pretty ironic if Cap is voting down introducing child sidekicks to the League.
Freddy is shaking Billy down for info about what the Justice League is like and Bill is red faced from frustrated tears because he knows Nothing. He knows via interviews that the JLA loves Marvel, trusts him and talks to him alot but he doesn’t remember. Superman probably told Marvel his identity but does Bill know? Nope and its incredibly annoying.
#at some point the secrets out #billy has to change back mid mission for that sweet sweet giant pillar of lightning #wakes up briefly as himself in the middle of a Thing #goes Um Wtf is Going On I Think Maybe I should Shazam Again #later the justice league approaches him #youre a kid???? you are a child??? why did you lie to us????? >:0 #cap: wtf are you talking about why would i be a child
Superman: you’re a child? why didn’t you tell us?
Captain Marvel: wait, I’m a child??
Superman: ???
Captain Marvel: oh my god i’m a child!! this explains so much
Superman: ?????????
Captain: thank you for telling me, this is a huge help
Superman: you’re… welcome??
#honestly the more I think about it the more I want both Marvel and Billy to be blind to each other #Just as Bill has a vague idea what Marvel is up to from newspapers and radios #Marvel gets a sense of who his host is through context clues #they’re the same damn person but split in two #Bill coming to in the middle of a battle and like ‘uh no idea whats happening but i probably shouldn’t be here’ #and maybe for some reason he can’t change so he’s hauling ass around a warzone like fuckfuckfuck what’s going on where Am I?? #Turns out he’s in Northern Ireland #Bill is on the verge of tears from frustration and fear #eyewitness accounts later are like there was this random kid running around the battle #Marvel is pissed then hes like oh its me Im the child #its both angsty and hilarious
Captain Marvel watching Billy run around in a warzone on a news report:
