Life in the Batfamily

Chapter 19

Play the song towards the end/ last part. I don't own the song or the video. Also sorry for the wait, college has been a lot.

"And the crowd goes wild! AAAHHHH!" Emily screamed as she scored a point for her team. "Next time we pick teams. Let's make it official and say that Vic and Emily can't be on the same team." Roy said, bent over in an attempt to catch his breath. "It's not my fault some of our usual players are out." Emily said as she turned her head to look over at the other female members who were lying down on the beach. "And we need two people to make sure the food doesn't burn." Dick added pointing behind him to Wally and Gar standing by a grill and a table full of food. "Yeah. But still, that's not easy." Roy said. "So, break?" Emily asked. "Sure. Then I can get myself a nice big burger. If Gar hasn't burned them." Vic said. "HEY!!" Gar yelled and whined.

"And here I thought Wally was the foodie." Gar said. "Hmm, um. Sorry about that." Emily said as she wiped her mouth of burger. "How long has it been since you've eaten?" Kory asked. Emily thought about it for a second. "Well, I did have an apple for breakfast." Emily answered. "Well good to see that even after she dies, nothing changes." Wally said. "It's not that surprising." Rachel said. Emily looked at Rachel with a confused look on her face. "You, Jackie Grayson have seen terrible things in your life. Much of it involves the loss of someone close to you." Rachel explained. "But, for some reason, you don't change." Rachel continued. "Even after you face all this darkness, you manage to find the light. Over and over again." Rachel finished. "It's not as hard as everyone thinks it is." Emily commented. "There is always light. But you have to believe in it to see it." Emily explained. "And, this has been another physiological message with Emily Grayson Wayne." Roy joked. "There is nothing wrong with being a positive person. I mean, just look at Kory and Benny." Emily added. "Wait, how did I get involved in this now?" Benny questioned. Emily started laughing her classic laugh that the people sitting here hadn't heard in some time. "It's nice to see you smiling again." Dick said. "It's even better to be smiling again." Emily said.
"Even after everything we've been through, for some reason the court of owls being real is still weird to me." Emily stated. "Seriously?!" Wally shouted. "You, who has fought demons, monsters, gone to dark realm aka hell, fought Trigon, and is friends with a bunch of people with powers! And, the court of owls you question if it's real or not?!" Wally argued. "Yeah, I know. I think maybe it's because after all of that, a part of me wishes for the strange and mystical to not be real for once." Emily explained. "I mean that does make sense, something strange happens, the titans will deal with it." Kory commented. "If there's anything I've learned from you, Jackie is that the strange can be quite extraordinary." Rachel said to Emily.

"If there's one thing I've learned is that life never truly goes as you hope. You can wish all you want but you'll almost always get a curveball thrown your way. The best way to handle that is to seek guidance. I got a huge one thrown at me lately and I'm slowly learning about how to deal with it. My friends and family have reminded me that I am not what others say I am. I was told that I was meant to be and always will be a talon, an assassin that would help bring the end of Gotham and the Batman. But, that is not me. I decide who I am, and I am a hero. I fought to protect my family and friends. And in return, they fought beside me even when they could have left me. A lot of people in Gotham will say that we aren't a family. We aren't blood. Since when does blood make a family? My family is built on trust. I know that if I ever need help I can rely on them because I have done it for them. My family may seem odd and crazy but they're my family. A note to all Villains, you mess with one bat, you mess with the entire Batfamily." Emily spoke to her camera. She ended the recording and started uploading the video to her computer. She was interrupted by a loud CRASH and screaming coming from downstairs. Emily left out a small sigh. She tilted her head back and looked up at the ceiling. "Some things never change around here." She said to no one in particular. With a smile on her face, Emily ran down stairs to help her family. "They may be crazy but they is my family" (Family by Mother Mother).

Thanks for reading! I'll see you in the next one. This is Nightclaw, signing off. Peace out!