What if Animorphs took place in Gotham City?
Rachel: Done with this shit. Would have moved with her dad to Star City ages ago, if not for the fact that her friends all live here. She doesn't want to get fear gassed, she doesn't want to avoid manhole openings, she doesn't want to have to step off the sidewalk for some overpriced piece-of-shit "bat""mobile" to come roaring through at 400 MPH. Normal kids in normal cities don't have to carry bricks in their purses and beat up Joker goons — and then beat up the guy in spandex who showed up too late to beat up the Joker goons — twice a week on their way home. She is DONE.
Tobias: The weird fanboy obsessed with proving that Batman and Robin actually exist, and with documenting the fact that — he insists — there have been at least three different Robins since the Batman got started. He probably wouldn't bother trying to figure out their real identities, just which Robin is which. And he'd definitely never, under any circumstances, attempt conversation with them. But he'd have tons of trivia about their habits and movements.
Cassie: Still regretting the time she yelled "ACAB" at Red Hood in response to him firing live rounds at a guy who was just stealing a TV from a store. Okay, she doesn't regret it that much. But they're all pretty sure that Red Hood only didn't take the time to murder her too is because she lives way on the outskirts of town and he never leaves Park Row.
Marco: Has been trying to ignore for years that his mom is mind-controlled and running a secret crime empire, but at some point you gotta do what you gotta do. Hence: the mask. The name Silverback spray-painted on his shoulders. The leather jacket and leather pants, which is the best he can do for armor. He is not a superhero, he's not that stupid; he's not out here to fight crime, just to sabotage everything his mom tries to do. And if he ends up getting in the way of random muggings and assaults, that's a coincidence. Hopefully soon he can put a stop to this all, and his mom will be like she was before.
Jake: Marco's sidekick. Accidentally stumbled on Marco's vigilante costume, thinks it's awesome, and wants to do what he can to help. Goes out Kenny-style incognito, in a hoodie so big it's basically a duvet, and provides Marco with everything from snacks to diversion fireworks to getaway bicycle to common sense.
Ax: Finds Batman to be actually quite annoying. The man keeps showing up in Ax's living room to declare "no metas in Gotham," and then "I thought I told you I don't want anyone with shapeshifting powers in Gotham" and then "how do you keep getting back into Gotham, you damn alien?" Ax has put sticky tape over the windows, which doesn't keep Batman out but does cause him to produce loud crinkly noises every time he gets in, which usually gives Ax the chance to hide in the bathroom until Batman gets bored and goes away. Oh, and don't even get Ax started on the time Batman showed up and asked for his help with a case, because "the fate of our entire world hangs in the balance." It took over an hour of Ax standing there eating anchovies and pointing out that Batman saves the planet twice a week without help before the guy finally gave up and left.
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