Gold lantern

Illusion of Control

                                                   "Its the second most wonderful time of the year!"

So says Marcel's pops at least because this along with Christmas were the only times that everyone really came down and seemed to have fun together even if it was just for a bit and that's the only thing he ever truly wanted for all of them. 

But for the most part that was probably because of all the food he'd order since even he had his limits in wanting to cook an entire feast every year for everyone (which was probably why their were so little fights) but it was also a time where all the new kids got to meet their older "brothers" and "sisters" for quite possibly the first time ever in their lives.

However this was also a time that Marcel was dreading since he was now an adult that meant that he had to go over and help out with all the prep that he could possibly help out with (unless of course he wanted to be seen as that one jerk uncle who only shows up when they need something.) What really didn't help the most about any of this was the fact that Fortis seemed to have plans of his own today? Like what the heck does a man who's reliant on someone else to carry them and house them going to do for an entire day where for most people in America means spending time with others and trying to enjoy each other's company.

What really made it annoying was the fact that for Fortis to leave him for an entire day meant that unlike Marcel he actually had someone waiting and ready for him to spend the day with and everything.

Meanwhile Marcel doesn't really have anyone he'd even consider because the only woman in his life are those that are already into other men (as in dating or wishing to date) or where so crazy over the top about him to the point that honestly their wasn't even any thought needed for him to imagine what it would have been like as he shudders outside his family front door.

Before Marcel knocks on the door however he remembers his meeting with Virgil a little while back about their bet on who would get a girl first... for some reason? Like Marcel didn't really quite understand what the heck he was on about or why but since it was a challenge (also helped how Virgil called him a chicken along with doing the noise) he accepted.

Now the reason as to why he remembered this was because last time he had come over both his pops and all his other siblings wanted to know if he was dating anyone or not and when he said that he didn't... well lets just say that he would have much rather preferred getting beaten black and blue by any one of the million criminals that exists on earth.

Anyway Marcel then walks right into his house and sees everyone looking a bit down for some reason? And no who or how many times he asks them about anything he never really gets an answers from them all while it looked like everyone's on the verge of tears.

Marcel: "(Hugs one of his many little sisters) Hey (rubs her shoulder) It's alright just tell big bro Macy what's wrong?"

His little sister could barley speak through her tears as she eventually got around to telling Marcel that Pops had to leave because of some job he had to do even though he himself got mad at one of the older siblings earlier that day for wanting to work instead of spending time together.

While Marcel did think that was more than a little weird since throughout the entire time he lived with the man and everyone else he was the type of gun that always put on "MY CHILD GOT AN A+ AT ____." for everything and that's not even an exaggeration since if you looked outside to his car the thing was painted and seemed to have been wielded onto the dang thing.

So not really knowing what to do other than he had to help in someway Marcel turned his bracelet on and started flying around Gotham for a bit until he came across his pops talking with others that kind of looked like him in a way but all of them were dressed differently and they were also different races.

Landing onto a nearby building Marcel watches through a spyglass he made that can see through walls and everything along with it being able to let him hear whatever was being discussed at the location he was watching.

How the thing worked Marcel had no real idea and honestly he didn't really seem to care all that much since in the end it didn't really matter since it was good, the thing worked, and best of all their was no way for anyone else to notice unless they could somehow detect his presence like some freaking heavily trained ultra ninja assassin.

Either way looking through his spy glass Marcel saw that the group of his pops look-alike as they were all talking about something when one of them seemed to look at where Marcel was hiding when out of nowhere Marcel started to get a very big and painful headache out of nowhere.

It was starting to hurt so bad that Marcel couldn't even manage to stand let alone crouch towards anywhere but thankfully before he could feel himself pass-out cold he grabbed the spyglass he was using and got rid of it just as he heard someone talking near him.

???: ".... Found.... speed.... at stake.... promise."

And when Marcel woke back up he was sitting down on his family couch with no one seemingly knowing what had happened or that either he or Pops had left the house for a bit with the younger sister he was talking to earlier now trying to shove her playdoh food inside his mouth since he made the mistake of telling her last time that he couldn't get sick.

Because apparently when you tell a bunch of five year old's that pretty much nothing can kill you or harm you for very long they will! Start getting very creative and stealthy on everything they do around you just to see if what you said was true or not...

Their have been many different times where Marcel tried to get something in the house to eat or even drink and the amount of times they placed rotten, deadly, acidic, or anything else harmful in things that only HE doesn't know about or to many times to count.

Honestly all of that was pretty great however since he knows that deep down in the blacky void that is their sadistic curiosity they (hopefully) worry about him and just want to see what they might need to do to help him in the future since everyone has something that's their weakness.

But as Marcel stared out the window just waiting for all the food to be done and everyone getting the place ready Marcel begins to wonder about the three girls that had jumped them and what their deal was along with the fact of wondering just where the heck Fortis was?

-Meanwhile somewhere inside a dimly lit restaurant at the very back of the place sits Fortis, Harley, Zatanna, and Wonder Woman all sitting down and having a nice time.-

Inside the restaurant everyone was having a nice time as they talked and enjoyed the stories that everyone was talking about and around with Harley talking about how she had just gotten a better job and how Wonder-Woman's training was going on while Zatanna focused on learning more about the arcane arts possibly to be able to spend more time with her father.

And as they all talked Fortis just looked at all of them and enjoyed spending some time with them all while he could feel himself start to fade a bit but not wanting to worry any of them he just let it go through the motions as best he could whilst also hiding them so that by the end of their date he was beyond ready to go to bed inside the bracelet.

Something that Fortis greatly enjoyed was getting a picture of his two little twin girls with Harley that even though their three years old now both of them have the insane look Harley did for Joker while also looking totally normal and sober at the same time.

Fortis: "(Sighs) Man I hope that they don't do anything to stupid like join a gang or something when their older."

Fortis then places the picture on his giant picture board inside his own room along with all the others and heads off to bed along side Marcel who was now basically a giant ball of fat who couldn't eat another bite about twenty bites before he got to his current whale of a size.

And that is all for now hope you all enjoyed and until next time stay safe and peace!