MGI Civil War Prompts

Day 1: Best Friends

Maribat War Day 1:

Prompt: Best Friends

Third Person POV:

Tim Drake and Marinette Dupain-Cheng have been best friends for as long as they can remember. It all started when they were five years old. Tim had been running around Gotham at night pretending to be Robin when he found Marinette scavenging a dumpster for food and perhaps clothing.

"Hi! What are you doing in a dumpster?"

"Oh...I'm looking for food and maybe new clothes if I can find any."

"How come? Why in a dumpster?"

"Well, my parents died or left me before I was born...I'm not really sure but I've been a street kid all my life. I usually find everything I need in dumpsters."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I don't usually get to spend much time with my parents, they're always busy but they let me do whatever I want and I usually got everything I need at home."

"I'm sorry too, it'd probably be worse to have neglectful parents rather than dead parents."

"It's alright, I still got a roof over my head right? That's why I feel bad for you. You don't seem to have a roof over your head."

"Yeah, I don't but I'm used to it."

"Hey! I got an idea! Why don't you come stay at my house?"

"But wouldn't that be intruding? And I don't even know your name or anything about you."

"Oh, I forgot about that. Well, I'm Tim Drake! My parents are Jack and Janet Drake, though, they're always busy so you probably won't see them around very often and I'm trying to figure out who Batman and Robin are!!!"

"I'm Marinette! I don't know who my parents are or what my last name is and I think you're pretty cool!"

Throughout the days Tim and Marinette spent together they grew closer, they were almost attached to each other by the hip. The only time you wouldn't see the two together would be when they went to sleep, had to change or went to the bathroom. They named each other as best friends and swore to never leave the other's side.

One day when Tim was sick and couldn't go outside Marinette started wandering around Gotham again. Eventually it turned night and she started to head home, though, she got stopped by three adult men who looked to be drunk and in their mid-thirties, Marinette, at the time was 8.

The men were clearly about to rape her so she got into a fighting stance and got ready to teach them not to mess with 8 year olds, right before she punched the middle guy someone swooped in and knocked them all out. The mysterious person patted down the men, seemingly looking for something. Once the mysterious person found what it was Marinette discovered that this person was most likely only there for stealing valuable items from drunk men.

Although she was right the mysterious figure turned to her and looked her up and down, seemingly looking for signs of injury.

"Are you okay little kitten?"

"Uh yeah I guess I just stayed out too late, who are you?"

"I would've thought you would've known but I'm Catwoman, and you little kitten seem like you can be quite the feisty one."

"Well I mean I was about to punch those guys but you got here before I got the chance."

"How do you feel about me adopting you and you being my little kitten sidekick?"

"Um...I don't want to leave my best friend. Can I talk to him about it first?"

"Of course little kitten, just meet back here tomorrow if your friend is okay with it."