How Robin 1 and Batgirl 1 met
"Johnny?" John Richard Grayson looked up from his Comic book and spotted his aunts Mary and Sophia as well as his mother Karla both standing in front of him.
"Yes? Momma? Aunt Sophia? Aunt Mary? Do you need help with anything? Is something wrong with Mini-me ?"
The fifteen year old asked concern for his nine year old cousin suddenly building in his chest. The squirt was notorious for being a little too fearless at times, something that constantly worried both his Mother and his two aunts.
Noticing the look on his face Mary Grayson started to smile. She knew how close Johnny was to her son.
"No, No Dicky's quite alright... But me and your aunts really do need to talk to you about something John." "You see Johnny," Karla took over speaking to her son. "- Marys sister Harriet is coming to visit when we're in Gotham" The mention of his baby cousins maternal aunt made John frown. He remembered that lady. "So what? Is me and mini me and Rach gonna have to sit out? Are we gonna have to use a net? Whats gonna happen?"
"Well since it is Gotham and it is my sister Harriet whose coming…"
"Crap we're using a net aren't we?"
"Language young man, and no, not exactly"
Suddenly John felt the urge to sneeze
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Before the show John and his family were stopped by a group of people. "Excuse me Johnny, Mary, Ricky, Al?" Called out a raven haired man in a suit followed closely by a group of people consisting of two other adult males and three adult woman as well as a group of children the oldest two a pair of African American teens who looked to be around his age "Oyi Bruce! Rochelle! Janet! How long has it been? And who are these little tykes?" His uncle John happily greeted the group.
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It was time for the finale. Midway through the sound of something snapping vargely registered in nine year old Dick's mind as he steadily watched his family preform from where he sat on the center pole platform with his older cousins John and Rachel by his side.
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Complete silence .… Somewhere in the crowd a woman sitting with her grandson started to scream.
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"One's still alive!" John's eyes widen as he carefully climbed down the rope ladder. After making sure his two younger cousins got down safely he turned his head and watched as people who he assumed and hope were paramedics ran past him towards where his family laid.
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Later on that night John found himself doozing off in Grandpa Haly's trailer holding tightly onto his youngest sleeping cousin while his other younger cousin Rachel who was the daughter of his uncle Alphonse and Aunt Sophia, was laying silently next to him. Earlier Grandpa Haly and a few others had escorted the three of them here. Grandpa Haly had told them to stay put while he went to talk to the police commissioner of Gotham City who had apparently been in attendence tonight. The sound of the door opening varguely registered in John's mind.
A soft Click was heard and The lights flickering on caused John to blink. He shifted onto his back to get a better look at who it was entering the trailer. "Eu-wh? …oh... its you" Standing in the doorway was Mitchell Cooper aka His Aunt Marys great nephew "Yeah…hey how's-" "He fell asleep a bit ago.” Responded Rachel who was cuddled up close to John.
“Oh hey wheres your grandmother?" Asked John who remembered who Mitchell was in attendance with.
"Yeah…she…" Mitchell trailed off as he closed the door to the trailer. It slamming making both John and Rachel flinch. After taking a deep breath Mitchell continued “after y’all were led away my grandmother started having a heart attack after rushing over to the scene. I guess she couldn’t take seeing her own sister die in front of her and her frail heart just gave out“
"Shit man i'm sorry… how long had you been..." John trailed off
"Living with her?" Mitchell finished for him making John nod, his chin bumping into the top of Dickie's head twice.
"Not long really…like three almost four months"
"You have any other family?"
"Not that i'm aware of… my parent's were only children and my maternal grandparents have been dead for like five years..they were only children to…Grandma was my only real option other then foster care or running away to the circus…which i didn't have enough money for" Mitchell gave the Grayson cousins a small smile.
"Ha really?" The slightly older boy shot him a look as Mitchell sat down next to them. "Yes really…my parent's didn't believe in a allowence and grandma didn't either"
"Heh i guess my folks were the same way because I never got one either--eh" at the end of his sentence John felt movement coming from on top of him. "Mhm…Daddy?…Mhm…Bad dream..where's mommy?" the soft sore voice of nine year old Dick Grayson called out. Instead of answering John tightened his hold much to the younger boys confusion. "Dad? Eh" The younger boy opened his eyes slightly. John felt the kid tense up in his arms. "Sshh Dickie…don't worry I'm still here... John John's still here…your cousin Mitchell and Rachel are here to" "Mitchie? Rachi?" The boy said, his voice trembling. Taking that as their que Mitchell laid down on the side of the bed next to John that wasn’t occupied and together he and Rachel both placed their hands onto Dick's back. "John John's right Dickie we're here" said Rachel
"Yeah all three of your cousins are here Mijo don't worry Dickie we're not going anywhere" said Mitchell.
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“Hello welcome to Wayne Manor ”a pretty blonde with bright brown eyes wearing a pretty blue dress welcomed The Grayson-Cooper cousins as they entered the Manor that was to be their new home with their social worker. The blonde who was standing next to three young boys two of which had dark brunette hair respectively while the third was a blonde and a blonde hair smaller girl as well as the man they knew was named Bruce Wayne went on speaking.
“I’m Martha Elizabeth Kane-Galavan but you can call me Bethany and this is my younger cousin Mary we’re Bruce’s younger maternal cousins as well as his adopted daughters the other kids with us are the Fox siblings Timothy, Tiffany, Luke And Tamara, the Red head is James Gordon And the three young boys next to me are Lance, Ezekiel and Roger” the now identified Martha introduced each of the other kids with her.
Before Dick or any of his cousins could speak up the smaller girl who was introduced as Mary spoke up while waving enthusiastically at Dick who in turn gave her a small smile “My full name’s Mary Elizabeth Kane but you can call me Bette, the guy dressed as a Butler is Alfred he makes awesome chocolate cakes”
The older man who had opened the door replied “Quite right Miss Bette if you all would follow me please, I shall show our newest family members their rooms so they can set their belongings down and then we shall join the others for a snack”
