Bat-Family Oneshots

The parts that make us

"What is wrong with Grayson, father?" Damian says from where he is watching his older brother twirling around the cave with a huge smile on his face. "From what I have worked out his personality has been split, from the green beam." Dick heard what they were saying and skipped over "Don't worry about me guys I feel great, I'm happiness" the grin on his face somehow managed to widen after a moment "Hey Dami come play with me?" Damian raised an eyebrow at his older brother before saying "I think not, Grayson" expecting his older brother to start pouting he was thourally surprised when his older brother just shrugged and started spinning again while looking up at the ceiling again. 

just then the two other bat bros walked in and looked at there older brother. "What's wrong with Dickhead?" Jason asked unsure of what had happened. "Grayson got it by a green beam when he jumped in front of me, Father thinks that it split his personality" Tim nodded "What is he now?" Bruce jumped in "He is Happiness or at least that's what he said, Tim, I need you to work on a cure for him" Tim nodded just as Dick stopped spinning and his whole posture and facial expression changed.

"I'm Knowledge, please move I can give the base of the cure" the whole family turn to look at him in shock. "Don't look so shocked, he is a lot smarter then everyone gives him credit for, he just hides it and what's worse is he believes people when they tell him he isn't smart." Jason looked at the ground and so did his other two brothers in shame, they called him dumb and stupid on a daily basis. "Not many believe that he is a tested genius, ask Bruce who created the current security system for the Watchtower" the brothers turned to face their father "It was Dick" Tim looks thoughtful before saying "Why didn't he tell us?" just as Bruce goes to answer he is interrupted by knowledge "You'll find out soon enough, i have finished the base and written what you have to do" then he changes again.

Before anyone can react dick throughs himself at Bruce in a bone-crushing hug "I love you B, you know that right, I love you soooooooo sooooooo much." Bruce doesn't know how to react so he just wraps his arms around his oldest son. "Dick are you alright?" Tim says cautiously as soon as the eldest heard his brother voice he whips around and basically flies at him while squealing his name and Tim ends up in a similar position as his father was. "Timmy I love you so so much your one of the best brothers I could ever ask for." Jason snorts slightly getting the cuddly dicks attention "Oh JayJay, I love you too and you know what I think, I think you love me to even if you refuse to say it" Jason to ends up in a hug. "Grayson, who are you now?" Damian asks carefully. Once Damian is wrapped in his brother's arms he decides to answer "I'm love and passion, he has so much of it, I partner with happiness a lot, not only do we make him happy we make others happy. I just want to say I love you guys so much and that I'm so glad that I ended up with you guys" there was a pause before he pulled away from Damian and stepped back slight "Its because I love you all so much, that I'm going to warn you, you see the next few are going to be heart breaking, I recommend you get to work on that cure especially before number seven happens" suddenly Love grips his heart and falls to the floor with a sob scaring everyone.

Bruce instantly dives to his side and does the only thing he can think of. Hugs him. with his body wracking with sobs, he says "I'm pain and sadness" he doesn't say anything else because there's nothing to say the pain and sadness that follows him around can only be let out. His family's hearts break around him as the cave echo's and fills with the sound of his cries of pain. there's nothing they can do but listen to what feels like hours. 

Eventually, the sobs die down and Dick stands up with an aura that he's never had before. "I'm his confidence, he doesn't use me to my full extent very often but I help him during his leadership role and his job" his head is held up high and radiates off him in waves "Why don't Dick use you a lot?" confidence smiles at the young boy Tim and says "I can not say but I regret to inform you that you will find out soon enough, however, I must say that the person you are to meet next is not going to be easy on you and I am not sure if we are strong enough. Please hurry Timothy, we have confidence in you" the family looks at each other when suddenly...

Confidence grabs his head and a scream escapes his lips, the family jump back in horror the scream starts to change and a manic laugh takes its place. "Oh, its so good to come out and play, such a pity Dickie isn't strong enough at the moment." Bruce talks first "Who are you?" the manic laughter starts again "I'm insanity, it's so great to come out and stretch my leg, you see I was created when Dickie was in Balle Reve, oh it was so much fun. I kept us alive and it was so sad when dick felt safe and happy cause I got buried deep, then I came out when Slade had us that was so fun" the manic laugh came out again "Do you want to know why? batty, Do you want to know little Dickie's deep dark secret? Do you boys want to know why he's the way he is? well ill tell you, your precious golden boy has killed, killed in cold blood, killed the innocence" he laughed again turning his families blood cold "I almost got out again when he became Batman, but he just had to go and train young Dami to be Robin to keep him sane." the lunatic signed sadly before, bursting out into laughter " but no worries I'm out now, I think I shall kill all of you first then i will go find the joker. He always used to say that he could see the insanity inside boy wonder but you never used to believe him, oh well" he said and started to advance onto Bruce but just as the billionaire was about to say something the maniac through himself backwards and said "No, I am in control now. You aren't strong enough to take it back" he shook his head and started to advance again but then he collapses to the floor. 

A whimper escaped the boys trembling lips "I'm sorry, I'm sorry"  Bruce saw what was happening and turned to his younger son and said with urgency lacing his voice "Tim how long until the cure is ready?" with a shaky voice he answered, "I need five more minutes." Bruce nodded and turned to his sons curled up body and tried to go near him but he was warned off by the almost screaming voice  saying "No, don't touch me I'm not good, I'm bad" Damian looked up at his father his eyes glimmering with tears "What's wrong with him?" Bruce let out a shaky breath "this is regret, the answer to everything" Jason took over "Don't you see, what would shake ones confidence, forget ones love, makes him hide his knowledge ...what is stronger then insanity. Dicks regret is what makes him the person he is, its the reason he leaves the house every night to save as many people as he can. Its what gets him out of bed everyday. Its the reason he is so happy and strong" 

That fateful night is one the Bat-family will never forget, its the night they learnt more about there older brother and there son then they would ever care to. They learnt why there brother always radiates happiness and hides his pain they learnt why he loves and cries. 

They learnt what it means to be a person.