Fic: Justice By Just Us, Batverse/Teen Titans, PG, AU, 1/1
Jason ends up falling into leadership of his own team. They aren’t Titans, but they are young, and just them.
Justice By Just Us
Jason likes visiting with the Teen Titans. Only problem is, it’s just visiting; they’re all on the verge of being twenty-somethings, and anyway, Dick is their Robin.
All he really has is Batman, now that Batgirl is down.
Jason doesn’t really know why he does it, but he keeps an ear out for reports of other teen heroes, ones unaffiliated with the Titans. There’s a silver girl with energy formation powers, and a guy with enhanced speed and strength who’s semi-invulnerable. They team up in New York to catch Firefly, and they’re both still around when Jason arrives with Batman to make sure the Arkham guys don’t have a problem with him.
They get to talking, and even though the girl, who calls herself Argent after her credit card of all things, is clearly an airhead of the first order, ‘Risk’ is his kinda guy.
The next time Jason visits the Titans, he runs into this chick calling herself Flamebird. He’s heard about the Kryptonian legend from Dick, but the newly-named Nightwing doesn’t really seem to like his counterpart.
She’s hot, not all that flighty, and can throw a mean right-cross. Flamebird may have had a crush on the first Robin, but Jason is a better flirt, and he charms her within an hour.
Batman, of course, knows what’s going on. He seems to silently approve of Jason’s actions. Then Jason knows he does, because when they get reports of some kid with uncontrolled meta powers down in Georgia, Bruce sends Jason down there to help out.
Alone. No supervision. Is this what having Batman’s trust is like?
Cool, Jason decides, even after Grant - codename Damage, like that isn’t obvious - almost blows up in front of him. Considering how powerful those explosions are, Jason and a three block radius would have been taken out.
Grant ends up staying in the Batcave for a week while Bruce tries to figure out where to send him. Jason gets the Titans communicator that Flamebird talked Cyborg into making for him, and contacts her. He thinks they should all meet up. Bette agrees, and specifies a place, saying that the team needs more estrogen and she’s got a friend that could join.
Jason, being Jason, wonders if she’s hot. Then he wonders if she can kick ass, which is more important. Then he wonders when they became a team, and asks her if they get a cool Tower to live in. That would solve Grant’s problem neatly.
She says she’s been thinking about starting a Titans East, but someone with more money than her will have to fund it.
Jason takes the idea to Bruce. He almost seems amused by the idea of Jason leading a team, but in all fairness Jason points out that he and Bette seem to be co-leaders. Bruce seems even more amused by the idea of Bette leading a team.
But two weeks later, when he takes Grant to meet the others, he has the address of an abandoned resort in Maine which they can use. Argent and Risk seem to like Grant, which is great because the guy is way too shy for his own good. Confidence in himself will go a long towards getting his powers under control.
Flamebird seems cautious, but then she’s been in the biz even longer than he has, and is wise in the ways of the superhero world. She’s brought Tara, who isn’t the original Terra, but even if she is, seems to have gotten amnesia about the whole sociopath thing.
Also, she’s hot, and can kick ass. Sweet.
Jason tells them about the resort, and they’re all so busy being excited beyond belief that Bette is the first one to ask if Batman’s running the team.
Jason shrugs and tells them he doesn’t think so, which seems good enough for all of them, coming as it does from Robin.
They set up shop in the less-dilapidated parts of the resort, do a few home repairs - Risk and Argent are great at that - and buy some groceries. They have a campout on Saturday, even though they’ve gotten the place livable. Before he leaves on Sunday evening, Jason makes sure Grant is settled in, and Cody says he’s staying too. He doesn’t give a reason why, and Jason doesn’t really care.
They all agree to meet on the weekends and practice their powers and shit. It seems to help them all to work with a team, or to spar against a team.
Batman seems pleased at Jason’s progress, and he tries not to be flattered.
After a few months of practice, ‘Titans East’ is a pretty tight team. They stop a few crimes around the neighborhood, catch a rogue meta and even a minor villain. Really minor; it’s the Rainbow Raider, and he’s one of Flash’s.
They’re the newest superheroes on the block, so of course they get a lot of coverage. After taking down the Raider, suddenly the TV guys are calling them ‘Young Justice’.
It’s kinda cheesy, but what the hell.
It fits.
Justice By Just Us
Jason likes visiting with the Teen Titans. Only problem is, it’s just visiting; they’re all on the verge of being twenty-somethings, and anyway, Dick is their Robin.
All he really has is Batman, now that Batgirl is down.
Jason doesn’t really know why he does it, but he keeps an ear out for reports of other teen heroes, ones unaffiliated with the Titans. There’s a silver girl with energy formation powers, and a guy with enhanced speed and strength who’s semi-invulnerable. They team up in New York to catch Firefly, and they’re both still around when Jason arrives with Batman to make sure the Arkham guys don’t have a problem with him.
They get to talking, and even though the girl, who calls herself Argent after her credit card of all things, is clearly an airhead of the first order, ‘Risk’ is his kinda guy.
The next time Jason visits the Titans, he runs into this chick calling herself Flamebird. He’s heard about the Kryptonian legend from Dick, but the newly-named Nightwing doesn’t really seem to like his counterpart.
She’s hot, not all that flighty, and can throw a mean right-cross. Flamebird may have had a crush on the first Robin, but Jason is a better flirt, and he charms her within an hour.
Batman, of course, knows what’s going on. He seems to silently approve of Jason’s actions. Then Jason knows he does, because when they get reports of some kid with uncontrolled meta powers down in Georgia, Bruce sends Jason down there to help out.
Alone. No supervision. Is this what having Batman’s trust is like?
Cool, Jason decides, even after Grant - codename Damage, like that isn’t obvious - almost blows up in front of him. Considering how powerful those explosions are, Jason and a three block radius would have been taken out.
Grant ends up staying in the Batcave for a week while Bruce tries to figure out where to send him. Jason gets the Titans communicator that Flamebird talked Cyborg into making for him, and contacts her. He thinks they should all meet up. Bette agrees, and specifies a place, saying that the team needs more estrogen and she’s got a friend that could join.
Jason, being Jason, wonders if she’s hot. Then he wonders if she can kick ass, which is more important. Then he wonders when they became a team, and asks her if they get a cool Tower to live in. That would solve Grant’s problem neatly.
She says she’s been thinking about starting a Titans East, but someone with more money than her will have to fund it.
Jason takes the idea to Bruce. He almost seems amused by the idea of Jason leading a team, but in all fairness Jason points out that he and Bette seem to be co-leaders. Bruce seems even more amused by the idea of Bette leading a team.
But two weeks later, when he takes Grant to meet the others, he has the address of an abandoned resort in Maine which they can use. Argent and Risk seem to like Grant, which is great because the guy is way too shy for his own good. Confidence in himself will go a long towards getting his powers under control.
Flamebird seems cautious, but then she’s been in the biz even longer than he has, and is wise in the ways of the superhero world. She’s brought Tara, who isn’t the original Terra, but even if she is, seems to have gotten amnesia about the whole sociopath thing.
Also, she’s hot, and can kick ass. Sweet.
Jason tells them about the resort, and they’re all so busy being excited beyond belief that Bette is the first one to ask if Batman’s running the team.
Jason shrugs and tells them he doesn’t think so, which seems good enough for all of them, coming as it does from Robin.
They set up shop in the less-dilapidated parts of the resort, do a few home repairs - Risk and Argent are great at that - and buy some groceries. They have a campout on Saturday, even though they’ve gotten the place livable. Before he leaves on Sunday evening, Jason makes sure Grant is settled in, and Cody says he’s staying too. He doesn’t give a reason why, and Jason doesn’t really care.
They all agree to meet on the weekends and practice their powers and shit. It seems to help them all to work with a team, or to spar against a team.
Batman seems pleased at Jason’s progress, and he tries not to be flattered.
After a few months of practice, ‘Titans East’ is a pretty tight team. They stop a few crimes around the neighborhood, catch a rogue meta and even a minor villain. Really minor; it’s the Rainbow Raider, and he’s one of Flash’s.
They’re the newest superheroes on the block, so of course they get a lot of coverage. After taking down the Raider, suddenly the TV guys are calling them ‘Young Justice’.
It’s kinda cheesy, but what the hell.
It fits.