The Unholy Trinity {The Unholy Trinity: Book Zero}

Gift of a Friend

Superman grimaced as the scorching flames kept on burning. Lately he has gotten used to fire being his ally, used for healing. Small hands and a warm smile, as his best friend's son tended to them in the Watch Tower after a Justice League mission.

As if summoned Flamebird appeared, soaring the sky with his majestic wings, leaving golden sparks behind him as he went. He descended plucking civilians to safety, healing them as he went. Allowing Superman to focus on putting the fire dawn. Once that was done with, the Kryptonian joined the young here in the sky, hidden within the clouds.

"Thanks for the save. We were able to keep the damage to a minimum because I was able to focus on the fire." Superman was beaming, before frowning. "As grateful as I am, shouldn't you be in class?"

"Took the day off once I saw the news," Flamebird shrugged in reply. "It's not like I really need to go to class, the League's curriculum was much more advanced."

Superman frown became more pronounce at the mention of the League. For all his strength he was not violent, but Ra's al Gul made him boil with the desire to burn down Nanda Parbat. The only thing keeping him from retaliating for all the hurt they've caused the Batclan, was how quiet they've been lately and Batman's warning. Better not to risk incurring Ra's anger, or they might risk Flamebird, Respawn, and Shrike's safety.

Taking a deep breath, Superman collected himself. "School is still good to build up social skills. Also, what will Gotham Academy do without its prince?"

"Careful Uncle Kal, no one knows Flamebird resides in Gotham City," Flamebird laughed, making Superman smile in return- it was such a beautiful sound. "They'll be completely lost, taking control of an educative institution should not be that easy." Flamebird raised an eyebrow playfully, smirking as his heterochromatic eyes burned with mischief. "I'll go back tomorrow, there are some new friends waiting to meet me," he said mysteriously, before perking up. "For now, we have a lot of clean-up work to do!"

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New friends were waiting for him indeed. Maya, Suren, and Colin became quick friends with the al Ghul trio. Their unconventional raising and knowing each other's true identity, helped break down the various barriers between them. Maya and Mara bonded over being badass female ex-assassins. Suren and Alec formed a tight friendship over being bloodthirsty little hell spawns. While Damian was Just happy to have his partner in crime, his Abuse, back.

Meanwhile, it unnerved Bruce that his kids became best friends with Constantine's brats, especially as their adopted father had been sent to "watch" his son by some unknown mythical champion, Bruce was also quite happy to see them branch out. To form tight friendships outside their family. Bruce was even more happy when Duke and Cullen had joined their growing friendship group, with Stephanie and Harper becoming friends with Cass, Tim, and Jason.

All abused kids Dami and had "found", received scholarships to various schools in Gotham, thanks to the Martha Wayne Foundation. All Damian had to do is make sure the right scholarships, found their way to the right kids. Though, some surprising events had taken Damian unexpected. Which shouldn't bother him, as he had seen it coming. One could not chance so many things without the domino effect occurring. Damian had learned that while on space with the lanterns.

The first change was Duke. Now that his parents had not been attacked by the Joker, he got to be raised in a happy household. A household that was on the rise, with Duke's parents being hired by Wayne technologies. So, Duke did not even need a scholarship and was sent to Gotham Academy by his parents. Also, Damian had not been the one to approach him, but Colin had bumped into him and offered to show him the school. When lunch had come around, it had taken all of Damian is acting skills not to gape like a fool. Though, it was better, less suspicious that way.