Marvel Being a Terrible âDadâ
In the leagueâs point of view, Billy has to be a terrible dad⌠and if heâs not their dad⌠why is a grown ass man hanging around with these kids? So for peace of mind, they assume Jr. and Mary are his kids. I mean, they kinda look like him. Kinda. Like, I can already see a good portion of them not really liking that heâs letting Freddy and Mary fight bloodthirsty monsters and villains. But, even the heroes that donât mind that have to take a minute to process Marvel congratulating Mary for going off and doing something extremely reckless:
*They all just watched as Mary flew into an alien spaceship to take it down from the inside out. They knew nothing about the ship, just that it was hostile.*
Mary: *Flies back down from the ship, covered in soot. Lands by Marvel.*
Superman: *Flies over to them* âThat was extremely reckââ
Billy: *cuts off* âMary, that was amazing!â
Superman: âCap, that wasnât amazing. It was extremely reckless! She couldâve gotten herself killed!â *gestures to Mary wildly.*
Billy: âBut she didnât!â *gives thumbs up* âCome on, letâs get victory ice cream.â
*All of them are talking about their kids, eating together at a little lunch table in the Watchtowerâs cafeteria like middle schoolers*
Superman: âI wouldnât let Jon fight any of my villains alone. Most of them, anyways.â
Billy: âWhy? Is he not strong enough?â
Superman: âWell, Iâm sure he is, but I donât want him to get hurt, or traumatized. Being a hero can be harsh at times. Heâs just a kid.â
Billy: âSo? Just cause heâs a kid doesnât mean that he canât fight. Just let him.â
Superman: âWhat? I canât just let him. How would you feel if Junior or Mary had to fight Black Adam on their own?â
Billy: *shrugs* âDepends. Are they gonna fight him individually or together?â
Batman: *Eating a bat shaped sandwich, made by Alfred* âIndividually.â
Billy: âOh, yeah. Sure. I could trust them to handle Adam alone. I donât think they could incapacitate him though. A couple times, when Iâve been busy, theyâve held him off for me until I get there.â
Flash: âYou just let two little kids (Freddy and Mary look like pre-teens) go out and fight Black Adam? The same Black Adam that destroyed like a quarter of Metropolis in a day?â
Billy: âWhen you put it like that, it sounds crazy.â *Eats spaghettios*
Green Lantern: âDude, it is crazy.â
Billy: âWha? No itâs not. Wondy, whenâd you start training for being a whole Amazonian warrior princess?â
Wonder Woman: âWhen I started adolescence.â *Eats ice cream*
Billy: âSeeeee? Itâs fine.â
Martian Manhunter: âHow old exactly are Mary and Junior?â *Also eats ice cream*
Billy: âMaryâs eleven and Juniorâs twelve, theyâre close enough.â
*All except Marvel exchange slightly concerned glances*
*Marvel and Junior are bickering next to one of the windows of the Watchtower.*
Black Canary: *Minding her own business and walks past them.*
Billy: âHow about I slam your head through this window so we can really see if you can breathe in space, huh?â
*Canary pauses, and wow. Junior didnât even flinch. Thatâs actually crazy. The bickering just got worse. This really doesnât look good from a licensed therapistâs point of view.*