DC + MCU/WandaVision Writing Prompt
So this doesn’t share much with the MCU except for being similar to WandaVision and a Scarlet Witch.
It starts off in the POV of Bruce. Everything in Gotham is good: no Rogues, no dead Robins, no Batman. Bruce is raising his sons as a healthy adult who managed to get over the trauma of his parents’ deaths (although he doesn’t remember how). However, things slowly become apparent that something isn’t normal but each time Bruce is close to figuring it out, his thoughts are reset and he forgets his suspicions. That is, until a member of Justice League Dark (personally, I think of Constantine) [JLD] manages to find him and breaks him from the spell (the entirety of Gotham is covered in a hex that stops people from going in or out). They begin to figure out what’s wrong but don’t tell the other Bats (unsure if more people knowing will cause a brain reset).
Eventually, they realize that one of the Bats isn’t who he claims to be: Tim was replaced with another magician. JLD breaks the spell on the other Bats minds and they find out the truth: Tim had magic but due to it going unnoticed for years, it’s been slowly building up and getting out of control (something ‘broke the camel’s back’ and caused the hex, although I’m not sure what (pretty much Tim had an emotional breakdown)). The magician reveals that the real Tim is inside the abandoned Drake Manor and that his master is trying to siphon his powers (I see the antagonist as being Morgana le Fey but it can be anyone). Get to Drake manor to see villain attempting to siphon magic from Tim (inside red bubble) but failing. Upon entering the manor, the hex becomes smaller and only surrounds the manor.
Fight breaks out between the two groups and Tim (who isn’t really conscious but is aware of something bad happening) tries to subconsciously cause a reset. Instead, it causes everyone present to be pulled into the ‘bubble’. The villain, henchmen, and JLD disappear but the rest of the Bats are together. Turns out, Tim is reliving his life inside the bubble so they get to see what lead up to the incident.
Starts off with Tim as a little kid who is home alone. Home invaders break in and he goes to hide. They start to get close to his hiding spot and he subconsciously‘convinces’ them to not look there.
Next incident is when Tim is following Batman after Jason’s death. He ends up getting captured by people and they try to experiment on him (similar to what happened to Wanda from Hydra (mind stone scene)). Similar to Wanda, he is exposed to something that causes his magic to awaken further (if this did not happen, his magic would have ‘died off’) and he sees the shadow of his future self (does not know this)). When he wakes up, his kidnappers are gone (he accidentally killed them). Bruce remarks that this was a cold case of his (Tim was too out of it to realize what happened to him fully).
Next incident is after Tim starts training to be Robin. He’s sitting by Jason’s grave and talking to him. States how he wishes Jason was still here. Turns out, this is how Jason came back to life (not that Tim knew this and is why Jason came back catatonic: Tim doesn’t have control of his powers fully so only did it ‘halfway’).
Continue to show other cases of Tim unknowingly using magic. Ends with Tim in front of his parents graves and grieving everyone he lost (even though not all remained dead). This is what caused the hex.
The Bats, after the final scene, finally catch up to JLD and enemies. JLD is not doing well (2v1). Morgana is able to siphon Tim’s powers more easily now that she is inside. She manages to get close enough to Tim bit before she can touch him, he wakes up.
Goes to Tim POV. He was spending that time in his mind micromanaging everyone (so that none realized they were being controlled/trapped in their minds). He is eventually interrupted by a female voice.
Is it MCU Wanda? One of the comic versions? Who knows. They are all parts of a singular being and are interconnected together (not all Scarlet Witches are Wanda, although Wanda typically is the Scarlet Witch (or Scarlet Warlock for the male versions)).
She helps Tim with addressing what has happened and shows him what he did. Tim wants to leave to help but since they are in his mind, Time is somewhat meaningless (a second in the real world could be a century inside his mind). So this version of a Scarlet Witch trains him a bit (including Runes).
When he wakes up, he goes to attack the villain. He manages to defeat her (and accepts his role as a Scarlet Witch/Warlock). Tim is comforted by his family. Unfortunately, JLD informs them that Tim needs to be locked away because of his dangerous magic. Bats argue against but Tim, realizing he is still a danger, decides to leave and flies off (no one is able to follow him).
Tim disappears for a while and no one is able to find him. Turns out, he went to Raven for help. They decide for Tim to go to Azarath until he gains control (not sure if it’s populated or destroyed, up to the writer).
