DC universe online x Platonic Batfam headcanons using my DCUO!OC Emmissary.
Real name: Celestine Martha Hayes (formally Wayne), nicknamed Tina.
Family: Meredith Hayes (Mother), Bruce Wayne (Father), Dick Grayson (Foster brother), Jason Todd (Foster brother), Damian Wayne (Half-brother).
Powers: Celestial powers (healing, purification, anti demonic)
Bruce and Meredith were friends in their teens and eventually dated and married. Meredith is aware and somewhat supports Bruce's crusade but she made him swear to never involve any children they have in it. Bruce agreed and they get married.
Sometime later, Celestine Martha Hayes is born, 2 years later Dick Grayson witness' his parents death and Bruce takes him in.
Meredith quietly protests.
Dick finds out about Batman and Bruce makes him Robin.
Meredith loudly protests.
It was their biggest fight yet, and sets up the foundation of their eventual divorce.
Meredith and Dick have a cordial relationship, but Meredith does encourage Dick to befriend little Tina.
Little Tina is 2 and happy. When she was 8 Dick leaves the Manor after a big fight between him and Bruce.
Jason Todd moves in, becomes the 2nd Robin. Meredith calls out Bruce's behavior, they fight again and consider separating. Jason and Tina become attached at hip. Dick comes back to hang out with his two siblings occasionally.
Tina is happy, she is 9, has two cool brothers and a butler and her parents, life is good.
Then Jason dies as Robin, Meredith had enough. Files for divorce and wants full custody of Tina. Bruce doesn't fight her.
Tina is doesn't understand what's going, Jason is gone and now her mother is taking her away from home.
Her mother dragged her to car, she was crying asking why they had to go, Meredith says it for her own good. Alfred sees her off.
That was the last time, Bruce, Alfred and Dick ever saw Tina.
A little over a decade later, Bruce has expanded his family. He has Dick, Jason reborn, Tim, Damian, Duke and Cassandra as his children. His pride and joy. A part of him eats at him, the daughter he gave up.
Meredith was vehemently against letting him contact her, and in his depressed state after Jason's death he more or less signed away his parental rights. Still he would like to introduce her to the family someday.
Meanwhile, Tina is all grown up, she got powers in her teens and was the superhero Emmissary ever since. Emmissary is known in the Magical world and is friends with a number of magic heroes but never really interacted with the league.
She now works for her mother's cooperation, Meredith raised Tina with a strict upbringing, to prevent her from following her father's footsteps.
Meredith was unfortunately vindictive. Telling Tina that her father failed to protect Jason and thats why they had to leave. She told her that she wasn't a Wayne anymore, she's a Hayes, and the Hayes' don't cry.
Tina struggles a lot with her self worth. Between her mother's upbringing and the traumatic way she was ripped from Wayne manor, she believes she has to be a person worthy of love.
Emmissary is called to deal with a magical problem in Gotham by Batman, a stolen artifact used to summon a demon. Batman admittedly doesn't trust her but she was recommended by Zatanna, she is also highly protective of her secret identity. He had hoped to used this opportunity to get DNA sample but Emmissary is a cautious person.
He suddenly thinks about Tina, how old she would've been now. He's not sure why Tina is on his mind all of a sudden but he decides maybe its time to talk to Meredith.
Weeks later there's a Wayne Gala upcoming and Meredith decides to send Tina on behalf of Helios international, Meredith's company.
Tina is losing it over possibly coming back to Gotham and seeing her father again. She hasn't seen or spoken to him since the divorce and she heard rumors he adopted more children after Jason, in fact she's pretty certain she has a half brother.
She wonders if Bruce would recognize her, if Dick or Alfred would. She wonders what she will say to him if she sees him.
She gets to the Gala, she does the usual greeting of fellow investors before she starts looking for Bruce. And she finds him.
She finds him, looking exactly as she remembers, if a little older. He is speaking with a city official about something she can't hear. As she begins to approach he excuses himself and heads towards her, she freezes, does he recognize me? she thinks before he walks past her. He wasn't looking at her he was looking at the girl behind her, Cassandra Cain-Wayne.
Next to her was Damian Wayne and Tim Drake-Wayne. A man approaches the group with familiar smile. It's Dick Grayson. She recognized him.
Bruce is speaking and smiling with HIS children. That's the Wayne family right there and she's not part of it. It stings in a way she can't vocalize.
She wonders if this was her mother's plan, another way to show how she isn't a Wayne anymore and Bruce will never be father again.
Just as she decides to leave the Gala an explosion is heard. Then armed thugs appear from every entrance, hostages are taken, Bruce is taken by the leader.
Tina doesn't wait, she sneaks away, disarming thugs while stealthily tracking Bruce's whereabouts. Unbeknownst to her, the rest of the Batfamily is already on the move.
She tracks them down to the outside gardens. There were 3 thugs along with Bruce. They were going to arrange a transport, its now or never.
As she was about to make her move, a hand grabbed and dragged her aways. She fought back, sending her would be attacker to the ground. She stopped as she realized it was Duke Thomas.
He asked what she was doing and she asked him what was he doing. She tells him to hide, call the police and let her handle it. He tells her Batman is already on it so she can come hide too. Tina is surprised and asks if he's sure.
Duke was actually distracting Tina while the others secured the hostages and neutralize the thugs. He wasn't the only who noticed her sneaking away and was tasked with following her.
He assumed she either was working with the criminals or was going to use the distraction for something nefarious. He was surprised when he realized she trying to rescue Bruce and informed the others. Nightwing told him to keep her busy while they handle it and they'll figure out her deal later.
So that's exactly was Duke doing, keeping her occupied while Robin and Red Robin rescued Bruce. A thug was sneaking away while they were occupied but Tina noticed him and quickly jumped and knocked him out.
Bruce, Robin and Red Robin approach her, Bruce thanks her for helping rescue him.
Tina's face pales looking at her father. And her voice stammers a little.
"M-My pleasure, Mr.Wayne. it was nothing."
Bruce studies her, she has training and obviously can handle herself, she must've had some motivation to follow him. Duke is right behind her so he'll catch if she tries to escape. He finally asks her name.
The girl looks like she would rather be anywhere else. She's nervous and can't look him in the eye.
"...I think it's best you don't know sir."
And before anyone could react, she moved quickly past him and Robin and ran into the the garden. Red Robin and Robin quickly followed her but it's almost like she vanished into thin air.
After the guests were sent home and the police arrested the criminals, the Batfamily were at the Batcave discussing the events of the night, and the unknown woman.
From what Duke said from his interactions, she really was trying to save Bruce but on top of that she has good training, and is good enough to lose Damian and Tim in such close distance.
Oracle managed to find match with guest list and Bruce asks her to put it on display. Bruce goes still when he sees it.
Celestine Hayes. His daughter. The one he let go. His daughter was in front him and he didn't recognize her.
That's why she refused to give him her name.
Dick loses it, no way that was little Tina, Damian is asking who's Tina, Tim fills him in, Damian has an older sister. The cave explodes, everyone is talking over each other.
"She was so little! She's as tall as I am now!"
"Father, how come you never mentioned her? Better yet how come no one mentioned her at all?"
"It's because Bruce gave up his parental rights"
"It was right after Jason died and Meredith, Tina's mom, filed for divorce"
"BRUCE! YOU WERE MARRIED?!"
"Wait hold on her mom is Meredith Hayes?! of Helios International? That woman is about as ruthless as Luthor is."
"Wow you married female Luthor?"
Bruce explained that him and Meredith were in love but their marriage began deteriorating long before the divorce. Jason's death was stroke that broke tha camel's back. She demand full custody and that Bruce cuts contact with Tina so she wouldn't be dragged to this life.
Recently he has been thing about reaching out to Tina now that she's over 18. He wasn't aware that she would've attended this Gala.
Dick asks Barbra of she can locate Tina's whereabouts now, she checked tha cameras around the manor but there was nothing. She literally disappeared as soon as she got into the garden after she ran.
However, she managed to locate where she is staying. says that she booked a hotel room in a 5 star hotel downtown...and she has a flight back home tomorrow noon.
So Dick decided that he's going to visit her before she leaves Gotham, Damian demands to go meet his sister, Bruce refuses.
Seeing her reaction to him, it's better to not overwhelm her. For now, it's best to let her come to them on her own terms.
Tina meanwhile, is decidedly not in her hotel room. But in her own room in the Watch Tower living quarters.
She panicked and used the Watch Tower teleporter when the Robins tried to follow her and she didn't want to use her powers.
She doesn't think she return to Gotham as Tina ever again. She cannot handle facing her father or any of the Waynes.
She still needs to go back to her hotel room and pack her things for the flight. So goes and teleports near the hotel and returns to her room. As soon as she landed the bed exhaustion took over and she fell asleep.
