October 23th, 1997

General POV

“ I GOT THE POWER!” Trey sang, putting the finishing touches on his first iron man suit. He took off his headphones and wiped his face. The young boy then proceeded to dance happily in excitement at his latest creation. He had spent the past month working on this and his Stormcepter. His future hero suit looked similar to the Storm Javelin except that the Interceptor’s backpiece was hidden under its cloak. The new suit had all four javelins abilities at the cost of quadrupling the amount of power needed to operate it.

‘Mom and all the women in my life questioned why I built this when I have superpowers. Only the men and Felicity understood. You don’t get one because you need one. You get one because it looks so fucking cool! I gotta test out this bad boy.’ Trey thought with a grin. Sadly, Jarvis called out to him when he was about to test out his new suit.

“Sir, Mr. Wayne has arrived at the manor. Your father said you’re in the shower and will be downstairs soon.” Jarvis informed him. Trey grumbled before casting a cleaning spell and changing into some casual clothes. Walking out of the vanishing cabinet, he went downstairs to meet Bruce. There was an unexpected additional guest in the living room.

“Trey, nice of you to finally join us. I have someone I’d like you to meet. This is Dick Grayson, my adopted son.” Bruce introduced him to the young boy sitting on the couch. The young boy looked about the same age as him, with a depressive look on his face. He timidly said hello before continuing to look sad.

‘Ah, He must have just lost his family. Let me try & cheer the kid up.’Trey thought.

“Hey, what do you say we leave the old farts and do something fun?” Trey said, laughing dragging the future Robin to his room. The two old farts eyes twitched at being called old.

‘You’re technically older than me, you brat.’ Tyson thought before continuing his conversation with Bruce.

“I got a game your dad gave me last week. This system hasn’t even hit store shelves yet.” Trey said, putting Dick in front of his TV. He turned on his Abstergo One (Home Game Console). The game Trey chose was the breaker of hearts and friendships. Mario Kart! Initially, Dick was reluctant to play the game. Just going through the motions, but by the second race, he started having a little fun. Trey seeing a crack in his gloomy armor, decided to strike while the iron was hot.

“Dick, how about we make a bet. The first person to lose five races has to call their dad a …..” Trey whispered the last part into Dick’s ear.

“I can’t say that he’d kill me.” Dick responded, shaking his head.

“Then you better not lose. I’m starting the Grand Prix.” Trey said with a chuckle. Dick for the first time all day, had life in his eyes. He couldn’t lose this race. The first race went easily to Trey. Dick was frustrated but became even more focused on the game. The second race was going just like the first, but on the final lap, Trey was hit with a blue shell right before the finish line. Dick was right behind him and got first place.

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“Heheha.” Dick did his signature laugh from Young Justice at Trey’s misfortune.

“It was luck.” Trey complained. The following two races were both close, with the boys trading wins. For the final race, Dick was actually ahead on the last lap. Seeing he was about to lose, Trey did the most intelligent thing he could do. He cheated. He jumped up from his seat, blocking Dick’s view.

“Get out of the way!” Dick screamed, pushing Trey out of the way. Too bad it was too late. That split second was enough for dick to miss a crucial turn. By the time he respawned on the track Trey had passed him and taken first.

“No, fair, you cheated. I’m not saying it.” Dick huffed with rage.

“Come on, man, a deals, a deal. But you’re right. Well, since I did cheat, I’ll do it with you.”Trey said, dragging the boy downstairs before he could change his mind. When their dads saw them run up with troubled expressions, they wondered what had happened.

“You guys okay?” Bruce asked with concern. Trey gave Dick a look. The boy sighed before they both stood in front of their dads. Trey whispered on three to him.

“ One….. Two….. Three…. My Dad’s a Dumbass!” They both screamed together. Bruce and Tyson had a look of shock on their faces. While they were stunned, Trey yelled at Dick.

“Run!” They both laughed, running out the door. The fathers broke out of their shock and chased after them. The boys spent the next hour running away from them. They did get in trouble when they were finally caught, but for Trey, it was worth it. Dick had a smile on his face for the first time all day, even as Bruce reprimanded him.

Bruce and Dick ended up staying for dinner. Kyla was thrilled to make another friend when she got home with her mother. After dinner, Bruce surprised Trey, asking to speak with him in private and for his parents to watch Dick for a moment. They said it was no problem. Kyla dragged Dick to her room to show him her Pokémon collection. Bruce and Trey walked outside, taking a seat by the pool.

“I really appreciate you cheering up Dick today. He just lost his family. It’s been tough on him.” Bruce thanked him.

“No problem, man, but I doubt you asked me out here just to say that.” Trey said.

“True. I called you out here because I’d like to know your intentions, Creed.” Bruce said with his patented glare.

“What are you talking about?” Trey asked, acting confused.

“Don’t play dumb with me I know you have something to do with him. There’s no way Creed could have gotten to you faster than Superman when you were kidnapped. It’s not just that, either. Creed mentioned Slytherin before the Harry Potter books were published. I checked your account. Part of the money from our deal to buy this mansion was gone on the same day ten current Fortune 500 companies launched. You covered your tracks on that one. No one but myself would be able to find the link between the two. Finally, no one calls me Bats except for Creed and you. Your voices might be different, but they have the same cadence.” Bruce snarled at Trey. The two stared at each other before Trey started laughing. The boy laughed until his eyes started watering. Bruce was about to ask what was so funny before he heard a Whoosh. Creed appeared right beside Trey.

“Ight Bats, you got me, or should I say us.” Trey said with a chuckle.

“How bout we continue this conversation tomorrow at the cave? I’ve always wanted to see it in person.” Creed said to the shocked Bruce.