What if the second Robin wasn't the only one, tormented by the Clown?
What if the Clown's Daughter was stubborn and refused to let go of her sense of good and morality?
What if Erica wasn't found by Jason Todd, the night of her family's deaths?
Ever since Erica was ten, her life has been a never-ending roller-coaster of wild events. Between losing her family in a car crash, being adopted by the Joker and being thrown into his rivalry with Batman. Her only solace and security in life was when she met Robin, aka Jason Todd, when she was fifteen and an unlikely friendship formed between them.
Spending time together and confiding in each other when they needed it...
However, when the Joker kidnapped Jason, Erica attempts to free him... only to be caught and locked away from the world and her best friend...
After the death of Jason and a prolonged year of torture and anguish, Erica managed to escape. But the memories of the trauma and the emotions that stemmed from it remain...
So, as a way to cope and right the wrongs of criminal activity, Erica creates and dons the mantle of Sparrow. With no moral code to keep criminals in line, Erica ops to take down killers, supervillains and other offenders swiftly... and permanently. All the while, working her way up to taking down the Clown Prince of Crime himself.
Meanwhile, in her normal life, Erica is constantly going back and forth between the five stages of grief and struggling to come to terms with Jason's death.
Will she be able to take the Joker down and move forward in life? Or will she forever be trapped by the memories of the past?
Especially since the past can't seem to stay dead...
⚠️ Warning ⚠️: This story contains language, themes of mental health/mental illness, torture, death/murder, abuse, criminal activity and other themes that aren't for the faint of heart.
Batman Arkham Games by DC Comics, Warner Bros and Rocksteady
Original Characters by me
Story written by me
A girl who was trained by the League of Assassins and a boy trained by the legendary Batman.
When a girl by the name 'Nightingale' shows up in Gotham, Batman is suspicious. The Joker comes out of hiding the day that Nightingale stops her first mugging in Gotham. Can the Batfamily afford to think that's it's a coincidence? Nightwing finds himself at odds when everyone around him is so quick to trust the mysterious Nightingale. Dick Grayson eventually let's his guard down, but as he gets to know her, he finds more and more secrets.
For Athena Thomas, life has always been hard. So, when the opportunity to get revenge for her family's murder presents itself, she takes it without knowing the consequences. Nothing matters but the mission. Athena was always taught to put business over emotion. Even when she meets someone who might finally be able to give her redemption...Can she really let her past go, or will she be forced to hurt her new family?
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"I thought I knew you."