Donald Roy Grayson/Nightwing (i_came_to_play) wrote,
@ 2011-05-31 22:56:00

The Haven is a haven to some...(Test scene)
The information gets out rather quickly, and gets back to the Bat-Family even faster: Nightwing is in Bludhaven.

This wouldn't be a problem except...Dick Grayson hasn't been in Bludhaven for the better part of a month, as he's been helping a friend on a case overseas. The reports keep coming in, though. Whoever this guy is, he moves like Nightwing, fights like Nightwing and wears the same costume.

Tonight finds him kicking the crap out of a group of gunrunners on the pier, flipping and tumbling about with reckless abandon and smiling like a maniac the whole time.

He's clearly not worried about someone seeing him, even though he probably should be.

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	crossbow_bat 2011-06-01 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Maria had chased a robber from Gotham to Bludhaven. She was more annoyed than anything and she wasn't about to let this guy get away. He was a slipperly little fellow, but she was the Huntress. Her bike skidded around a corner and she gunned the throttle. The guy was heading toward the docks. (Reply to this)(Thread)

i_came_to_play
2011-06-01 03:59 am UTC (link)

Donnie jumps-kicks another criminal down, and turns to see that there's another man headed toward him on the docks.

He's not sure what's going on, but he sees someone running and a bike headed after him. Donnie draws a wing-ding, his last one, and tosses it at the running man, smacking him in the head and causing him to fall so that the person on the bike can catch him.

He also kicks another man in the face who was trying to get up.

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	crossbow_bat 2011-06-01 04:02 am UTC (link)
	Huntress screeched to a halt to keep from running the man over. What the hell? "Hey, did I ask for an assist?" Huntress called out. "Next time mind your manners." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-01 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"Chill out. You looked like you needed the back up. So, maybe you should chill out, don't get your panties in a bunch and just say 'thank you'." Donnie says. "Oh, and you're welcome, too." he grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-01 04:02 pm UTC (link)
	"My panties are just fine," she shot back. "I didn't need the help and you robbed me of kicking that guys ass." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-01 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Whoa, angry much?" Nightwing asks, holding his hands up in placation. "You ever think you in this business for the wrong reasons, lady? The sheer joy of beating people up is reserved for prize-fighters and bullies...and you don't look much like a prize-fighter." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-02 12:42 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not mad," she said. "Annoyed." She regarded him. Something about him seemed familiar. "Are you saying I'm a bully?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-02 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"You've got a chip on your shoulder and a mad-on for beating people up. I'm hoping you're doing this whole thing for the right reasons." he says. Something about her seemed familiar, too, but so did everything else about this world. Familar, but not home. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-02 01:01 am UTC (link)
	"I only get that way when people get in my way," she said. "I went into the family business. Righting wrongs. Beating up the bad guys. Having some fun. All that jazz." "Huntress." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-02 01:25 am UTC (link)
	"I know how that whole family business thing goes. I did the same thing. I'm Nightwing." he says, extending a hand. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-02 01:28 am UTC (link)
	Maria took the hand and shook it. "Now I have to ask, any chance related to Dick Grayson? I know the whole secret identity thing, but this is kind of important." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-02 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Donnie freezes mid-shake. How could she possibly know that? "We can't discus this here. Feel like taking this conversation elsewhere?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-02 01:59 am UTC (link)
	"Sure. Lead the way, bird boy," she said with a smirk. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

i_came_to_play
2011-06-02 02:13 am UTC (link)

"No problem, Short Stuff." he fires back, shooting a grappling line toward the nearest building. He hoped the cops would actually pick these guys up, rather leave them here.

He leads her to the rooftop of a meat-packing plant a few blocks away, touching down lightly as he waits for her to join him. When she arrives, Nightwing looks her over.

"Okay, what do you know about Dick Grayson and why would you ask me about him?" he asks.

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	crossbow_bat 2011-06-02 02:22 am UTC (link)
	Maria landed lightly next to him and smiled. She removed her mask. "Maria Grayson Wayne," she said. "Dick Grayson was my father." A pause. "A Dick Grayson to be specific." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

i_came_to_play
2011-06-02 02:28 am UTC (link)

"That's...that's not possible." Donnie says, staring at Maria in shock. Even as he said the words, though, he could see sort of see it in her face, in her smile. Dad's smile.

His smile.

Grandpa would hate this, and so would Dad, but Donnie removes his domino mask as well. Maria will see that his resemblance to their father is uncanny.

"Donald Roy Grayson. Dick Grayson is my dad, too. Sort of. I'm not from around here." he says.

"So...that makes you my sister." he says with a smile. "I grew up an only child."

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crossbow_bat
2011-06-02 02:32 am UTC (link)

"It's possible," Maria said. She could see her dad's looks in him. Even if she mostly remembered him from photos. "I'm not from around here either. Dimensional refugee. Dick and Helena Grayson were my parents. I grew up an orphan raised by Bruce Wayne."

She smiled. "I suppose it does. I'm now up to two brothers and a sister. I'm collecting siblings like I collected Beanie Babies."

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i_came_to_play
2011-06-02 02:53 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, I'm from another dimension, too, far as I can tell. This place looks like the Bludhaven I grew up in, but there are a lot of differences.

Where I'm from, Grandpa Bruce and my Uncle Tim died. Dad and my mother, Barbara, carried on as Batman and Batwoman." Donnie says.

"I've been Nightwing for a long time."

He doesn't say anything for a minute and then...

"So, are your other siblings as short as you are?" he asks.

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crossbow_bat
2011-06-02 03:01 am UTC (link)

"Oooooh. You have about an inch on me," she said rolling her eyes. "I started out as Robin and graduated to Huntress. I mean who wants to be Robin for a long time, right? Or a short time. It's something about the name."

"My parents were killed by the Joker when I was five. Bruce adopted me and raised me alongside his son Thomas."

"How long have you been here in this world?"

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i_came_to_play
2011-06-02 03:09 am UTC (link)

"The Joker killed Bruce and Tim where I'm from." Donnie says quietly.

"I got here about a month ago, but I spent the first few weeks lying low and trying to figure out what had happened. I was chasing down the Hatter and he'd worked up some new machine, using stolen tech from several companies. I tracked him to Crime Alley in Gotham, but he threw the switch on the machine before I could grab him.

I woke up here and I've been here ever since. I haven't come across another mask until now. Until you." he says.

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	crossbow_bat 2011-06-02 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"Well Bludhaven isn't exactly a popular stop on the cape and cowl circuit. I mean why come to Bludhaven when there's Gotham, Metropolis, Star City, and all the rest? The shopping here is horrible too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-02 03:19 am UTC (link)
	"Dad believed this city was worth saving. So do I." Donnie says immediately. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-02 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"I know," she said. "I heard all about it from Uncle Bruce. He never let me forget my parents; what they did; what they believed. I was grateful for that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-03 01:41 am UTC (link)
	"How long have you been here?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-03 01:44 am UTC (link)
	"Since November of last year," Maria answered. "I'm sorry about your dad. It's not easy losing a parent." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-03 01:55 am UTC (link)
	"You learn to live with it." Donnie says quietly, saying nothing else. "So, do you live here in Bludhaven, too, or are you in Gotham?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-03 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"You do, but it doesn't make it any less horrible or easier to deal with." "I live in Gotham. I lived with the Bruce here for a bit, but now I have my own apartment. I work at Wayne Industries during the day." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	i_came_to_play 2011-06-03 02:09 am UTC (link)
	"What's he like? Does he know what you're thinking before you think it like mine did? Have you met our dad here?" Donnie asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2011-06-03 02:28 am UTC (link)
	"Bruce is...Bruce. I think he may be one of those people who is the same no matter what universe it is. Yes, he does and it's still annoying." Maria shook her head. "I haven't. I've given both of my parents in this world a wide berth." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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