Chapter 1: The Warehouse
The south side of Gotham, where crime and international business came together. Plus the proximity to Black Gate meant that many people avoided living near the ports and let hero groups, like this one, settle in and keep a close eye on the arms trade.
The Warriors Society held its meetings on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays it was patrolling in the other sectors of the city and from the afternoons the teams were organized to keep everything in order and avoid intervening in Batman's affairs.
That day, Thursday, only 8 members of the then almost 20 were around the main table, with Jim directing the business to be transacted.
"I'd call the roll, but I'm too lazy," he said, tossing the sheets containing our names to the floor, "Next week is Casper's birthday, we'd give him the day off but...
"...But I have nothing to do that day, so, patrolling with my brothers?" interrupted Lightningale, trying to talk at average speed and not like he always talked to Mike or the League speedsters.
"We've got Bruce Wayne's granddaughter, and we're not even going to buy her a cake?" Jim asked after he pulled a paper clip out of one of the table drawers and threw it in my face, as a sign for me to settle my feet on the ground, although this time I was paying attention and the shadow stopped the small metal object and absorbed it.
"Thanks for ruining my plans, Bullock," I said, throwing the paper clip back at him.
Actually, it had all occurred to me in those few seconds. I had completely forgotten the date of that day. And with Casper's birthday came Jason's birthday. That month was all about spending money on gifts.
And with it came asking Grandpa for money, which was funny but I didn't like doing it. In the future, I would ask him to get me into his company in some small job to make good money.
"I'm sorry, now... I have three missions, one in Star City, one in Qurac, and one last one here," Jim continued, tossing the three folders on the table, a quick inspection of the table and starting to rule out options for the mission in Qurac.
Oswald, Casper, James, Henry, Sam, Alice, Jim and me. Bullock didn't like or find the missions in the field intriguing, preferring to stay behind the screen coordinating the missions. Henry was out of the question, he would probably be better off at Star, and with Oswald, who knew the city well and could keep him in his sights. Casper, James, Angie, and I, plus everyone who was missing, minus the team that was going to Lexcorp.
"I'm sure Arthur will ask for Qurac, and with him will obviously go Alice," Alice commented in front of me, playing with a stream of air in her hands.
"How are you so sure about that?" asked Sam, who for some time now has been even more attached to me and a thousand times more alert than before, maybe I should follow her example.
"Isn't it obvious?" asked Alice, leaving the little clean air in the area alone, making the papers on the floor fly around us, "Those two have something, and I'm sure they like each other.
The reaction of more than one was the same, turning to look at me with intrigue. By way of distraction and to avoid yelling at my friend I decided to pull out some of the shade and play as she was doing a few moments before.
"As long as the little romance doesn't interfere with our affairs," I said, answering the silent questions of my companions.
And with that Angie, Arthur and Alice were ruled out of the mission to the Qurac. The situation was only getting more stressful as time went on. I had to think things through clearly, look at things from every possible angle, and analyze the results.
"I suggest that Jane and the 3 warriors talk it over calmly and give me the members of each team for the next meeting, where I hope we will all be there," said Jim, probably noticing how overwhelmed I was by all of this.
The Warriors Society was a very large group, so from the beginning, it was divided into 4 teams, with a leader each called a Warrior. James, Oswald, and Sam were all capable enough to control their team on patrols and simple missions, but with new developments, it had become common to start breaking these teams up.
The meeting was adjourned as soon as the sun went down, shortly after Alice reminded us that the courtyard was no longer an available place for training.
We all got up with masks, visors, face shields, or weapons in hand and slowly made our way out the front door, some on foot and others on one of the motorcycles. For my part, I stood near one of the computer screens, pressing a couple of keys, a new window opened, showing the location of the rest of my colleagues who did not show up that day.
I quickly passed that information to the visor and left the warehouse, closing the door behind me. The harbor at that time of night seemed a quiet place. The sound of the water lapping against the boats could lull anyone to sleep. I walked slowly through the alleys until I came out onto one of the busy streets near the Fashion District.
Arriving at Wayne Manor this early in the night wasn't an idea I was too fond of, especially knowing who was staying that night, but I had nothing else to do, and postponing a problem wouldn't make it go away.
Walking slowly to the train tracks, watching the night sky for a moment I thought about what it would be like to disappear, to fake my death, and make everything I worked for these past few years go to waste. When I least noticed, I was already crossing the Robert Kane Bridge, from Gotham to Bristol. I had crossed almost the entire city in the blink of an eye. Before I knew it, the cape of the suit had transformed into a long coat, I was grateful for it, but I hoped no one had seen me do that.
If James decided to end his patrol early, we could get down to discussing the missions and who knows, ask Tim, who was also leading a team of heroes, for some advice.
the Wayne cousins (Jane and Olive): WE SAID WE WANTED MCDONALD'S
Bruce/Batman: yeah, and i bought you McDonald's
The Wayne cousins: WE MEANT A BIG MAC OR CHICKEN NUGGETS NOT THE ENTIRE COMPANY GRANDPA WTF
I need to clarify a few things about my last four pots and the future of this blog.
In reality, I only posted two different things, translating them into English. These posts do not form part of any of my stories.
Currently, I only have two stories published here, being the ones tied to my oc's from DC comic's
There's another one that I've intended to translate and post, but my time has not been right, and I haven't posted it. But the title is already on my list of "Stories on this blog" or something like that. I don't remember the title of that post.
The things I published today, along with a few stories of mine with the length of one or two chapters, will be labeled as "Independent mini-stories", including some of my ideas and stories I write for school.
I say this because last weekend I wrote a story for my philosophy class and my teacher liked it.
As you may have noticed "Princess of Gotham" will be on an indefinite hiatus because my main focus at the moment is "Terrors of Gotham", a prequel to my first story.
The last thing I want to ask, to anyone who reads my works on this platform, is to have patience. I'm about to start my college admission tests. I also have other million things to do.
R.Cabrera
Chapter 2: Wayne Manor
Wayne Manor. Although it looked cold, empty, and mysterious, if you looked closely you could see that most of the lights were on, and it was still cold, empty, and mysterious.
And with all that, you could make two assumptions. The first was that Bruce would have to pay a lot for the light, but that didn't matter, he's rich or he'd ask his kids to pay for it. And the second was that almost the whole family was gathered there and let's emphasize the almost.
When we got to the gates, I got off the bike rang the bell and we were immediately ushered to the front door. We both greeted Alfred and entered the mansion.
"Young master, young lady. Welcome. Bruce is in his office, the boys are in the living room and Master Grayson is in his room. And there are biscuits in the kitchen." Said that kind butler, leading us upstairs, where most of the rooms he had mentioned were located.
"Cookies!" Shouted someone in one of the rooms, the next thing we heard were the footsteps of someone running.
"I'm just coming to get a few things and then I'll leave. I don't want to spend the night here." Jason said to Alfred once we were in the living room. I couldn't help but be a little sad about it, but I knew it wouldn't do any good to ask him to stay.
A huge room that connected the entire upstairs, used to gather that beautiful and sometimes troubled family. Spread out on the floor were Olive Grayson, Damian Wayne playing some video game from the huge collection that Richard Grayson's adopted daughter had. And the couches were occupied by Assana Jernigan and Rai Hayashi, two kids staying temporarily, and Tim Drake, with a book in his hands and a sleepy look on his face.
The latter was the first to notice his brother's presence. He got up as fast as he could, almost falling in the attempt and tripping over the carpet, and stood in front of us.
"Hello." He greeted, with noticeable nervousness. I wanted to greet him as I used to, hugging him and throwing myself on his back so he could carry me, but my pride was stronger.
"Hello," I replied, as dryly and curtly as I could. "Little devil, can you convince my father to stay? He's drunk and it's already 1 a.m." I asked, turning to Damian and ignoring Tim.
"Stay or I'll kill you," Damian shouted, still not taking his eyes off the TV. "I tried Jane. Ha, I beat you, now pay up." He said to Olive, holding out his hand.
Little Grayson pulled out a $50 bill and handed it to the little ball of hate, then got up and ran to hug me.
Olive Caristeas, a long and complex story. That girl with the pale complexion and long jet hair was actually a biological weapon, stolen by Lex Luthor and, unfortunately, Oscar Hart. Created from a mother box and what at one time would have been the new Pandora's box.
Richard Grayson saved her from becoming an assassin and decided not only to make her his assistant, but also his daughter. She came into the family a few years after me.
"All right, I'll stay. But only tonight. I have to go back to the Outlaws." Jason said reluctantly, then went to his room. When my cousin finished hugging me, she invited me to sit with the others. Assana was the next to throw herself at me.
"How did you find him?" She asked as soon as she let me go.
"You know, wandering around. Rai was the one who told me he saw him coming." I replied, pointing to the boy who was already snoring next to us.
It was a long and complicated story for both of us. Our relationship wasn't always the best, but we both know it wasn't our fault. She never knew her parents. Olive and I offered to let her stay with us for a while until we had rooms in our hideout or until she could find an apartment that suited her needs.
Rai Hayashi was a boy from a well-to-do family until his metagene activated and he accidentally killed his father, aunt, and brother, causing his mother to leave him abandoned on the street. Although Bruce didn't adopt him, he let him stay at the mansion for as long as he wanted.
"Jane, pass me a glass of soda" Damian ordered, not taking his eyes off the screen. Assana pointed to the table next to the couch, where there were soft drinks, chips, popcorn, and cookies.
"At least ask nicely," Tim commented, followed by a loud laugh from Olive. "I'll do it." he got up from his seat and went to pour a glass of soda for his little brother. "Do you guys want some?" He asked Assana and me. We both nodded, and I still didn't look at him.
The rest of the night was spent between blows from the brothers, bad jokes from Olive, and scoldings from Rai for not waking him up. Anyway, the six of us were used to sleeping late into the morning, or at least most of us were. And I definitely enjoyed my nights off, and even more if it was with the family.
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So, as I'm not doing my writing stuff here (except for quick poems), I think the correct thing would be to introduce myself
My name is Rochely or Roch for short. I'm 20 years old
I go by she/they pronouns. And I'm bisexual
I'm originally from the US but I moved to Mexico when I was little
I like to write, paint, and take photos, and I enjoy learning astronomical and astrological stuff. I also study grapfic design
My birth chart is something like:
Sun in Aquarius, Rising in Virgo and Moon in Capricorn.
I just want a partner that can understand me and all the stuff I talk about
LGBTQ+ is accepted in this blog
I constantly post random stuff, from art, to batfam, to history and more.
I'm brain dumping here mainly and on my Threads account. I'll link it later.
I use two Instagram accounts, a personal and my design stuff, also linked
For my writing stuff (the novels), you can visit my other blog @rochs-c
Chapter 9: Plan
Fortunately in that building, we had a specific floor with a kitchen, dining room, living room, and television. This had several functions, among them was to be a living and meeting room. And at that time, that was its main function.
"I found Slade near a subway station in Star City. I thought the problem would be solved by the league or the heroes residing in that city, even by the Titans. But they have been slow to act. Later I found him in Metropolis thanks to a mission I had in the company of Superboy." Oswald commented as he paced in front of the sofas where the rest of us were seated.
"And you thought Superman would take on a former member of the League of Assassins," said Olive, who had been silent so far, eating the snack Jim had put on the coffee table to keep us awake.
"I thought that being in a safer area, Deathstroke wouldn't make a mess. These are cities where crime is down." Oswald continued, looking at Olive and pointing at her so that she would pay attention to him and try to understand the reason for his actions. "My problem was that I was too trusting, and now the number of missing people not only in Metropolis but also in the neighboring cities has increased." He said.
"Conclusion: he has kidnapped people and surely he has also killed them, and we don't know the reason, as usual," said Jared, throwing a handful of potatoes in his mouth and almost choking after that.
"We must be clear about our purpose. Catch Slade, send him to prison, and free those people if they're still alive." My brother said, crushing a stress ball and helping Jared breathe again. Even though we'd been at this hero thing for a while now, he had a severe problem when it came to big attack plans and team meetings.
"Shouldn't we focus on saving those lives," Superboy said, staring at the numbers on the screen in front of us. "After all, they're innocent."
"That's according to your moral code. If you think about it, all of us here are innocent and have suffered more in these five years than they have in our entire lives. We have been chasing him for months, and we must not let him get away this time." Olive said, getting up to get a glass of water from the dispenser.
"Nightwing and Red Hood will try to stop us by telling Batman. And I bet you anything Richard will beat us to the punch at some point and we won't be able to do much to stop Red Hood." Said James, still not letting go of the ball. "Having kids does make you overprotective."
"You'd better call Robin and Red Robin." Claimed Oswald. He had a firm idea that the Batfamily should not get involved in our problems.
"Believe it or not, Robin has a problem with Slade, he has a problem with the League of Assassins and his grandfather. And Red Robin will get into it because of Eclipse or a problem with Ra's al Ghul." Olive said, tossing her plastic cup into the trash can across the room.
"Jane, don't you have anything to say about that?" Jim asked, pushing me out of my seat. I stood in the center of the room, getting everyone to look at me.
"Oswald, I've spent the whole way here thinking about how to keep Red Hood and Nightwing from finding out what we're talking about here." I said, pointing to my hooded partner, "I don't want them to be on our necks asking what we do 24/7. I want to stand in front of him when we are done with everything and tell him that it was us who stopped this river of blood." I said, pacing back and forth. "And as for the other two little birds, my only solution would be to send them to Japan, and even then they will insist on going with us," I almost started to scream from how desperate I was, making gestures with my hands in an attempt to calm my nerves.
"Let's do this." Oswald began to say when the silence had stretched a little longer than it should have, noticing Olive's, James' and my nervousness. "I don't think he's going to move from where he is. Let's talk tomorrow, in the afternoon, more calmly and with a cool head. It's late and I know more than a few of us are tired. Let's let the rest of the team know. Let's put all the cards on the table and we will start to come up with a plan." He said. "Jim, Callan, prepare the other room, we will need space." It was after 5:00 a.m. and we hadn't slept a wink. I was internally grateful that Oswald understood our situation.
"To sleep," Assana ordered, getting up from her seat and signaling to evacuate the room.
The only ones left there were Oswald and me. He began to pick up the dishes to leave them in the kitchen.
"I owe you one," I said, taking off my visor for a moment.
"We are even. The last time we met you prevented me from committing the embarrassment of my life." He said, sitting down next to me, "I know that situations like this are difficult for you.
"How am I supposed to argue against Tim, if in difficult situations I can't even think straight," I whispered, cupping my face in my hands.
"Are they still at odds?" My partner asked.
"We've been going at it for over two months now."
"Well, I never thought you would last so long fighting, a few years ago yes, but not now." we both plunged into silence, not at all uncomfortable. "Go to sleep, I'm sure Shade must be waiting for you." he patted me on the back, trying to cheer me up.
I put my visor back on and got up, said goodbye, and headed for the elevator, still thinking about everything I would have to do in the next few days.
Solo te vi una vez
Solo te vi una vez, y ya soñaba contigo
Solo me hablaste una vez y ya imaginaba tu mano contra la mía.
Solo me saludaste una vez y en mi mente vagaba todos los temas de los que podríamos hablar
Y mientras más me hablabas más sentía mi mente vagar por esos escenarios.
Y luego la ansiedad atacaba.
¿Y si solo me hablaste por culpa?
¿Y si solo me saludaste porque al final necesitabas algo?
¿Y si todo esto es solo tu forma de sacar algo de mi?
Tu forma de manipularme hasta que este a tus pies y haga todo lo me digas que haga.
Tu forma de demostrar que siempre dejaré que me pisoteen.
Y luego tu mensaje llega y todo parece dejar de existir.
La ansiedad, los escenarios imaginarios.
¿Me estaré enamorando de ti o de la ilusión?
Aquella que me gusta porque me hace sentir bien.
Me hace sentir que finalmente valgo algo.
Que no soy solo una más en el sistema.
Y luego me pides que te ayude en algo.
Me pides que hagamos la tarea juntos y no me niego porque tener finalmente la compañía de otra persona me hace sentir bien
Pero el mismo pensamiento vuelve a mi mente.
Imagino nuevamente el dolor del rechazo.
¿Como será mi vida en cuanto me dejes de hablar?
Y si escuchas esos rumores de la gente, ¿Qué pensaras de mi?
¿Dejaras de hablarme o fingirás nunca haberlos escuchado?
¿O los aceptaras y me dirás a la cara lo mierda de persona que soy? Y te iras y yo estaré igual que al principio, sola.
Fría en mis profesiones y en mis amistades
Modificando un poco la famosa línea de Hamilton
Y al igual que el, fingiendo darle importancia mínima a las relaciones personales.
Tratando de mantenerme libre de cualquier atadura en particular.
Y mantener mi felicidad independiente de los caprichos de otros.
Si llegas a irte estaré nuevamente preguntándome cuando es que llegara una persona que verdaderamente se quede conmigo.
Me dirán manipuladora al final de este texto.
Pero créeme que la media noche es cuando más sincera me vuelvo
Porque mi mente es tan débil que no descansa.
Y pienso en tanto que no duermo tranquila.
Y espero que después de todo esto, si alguna vez descubres quien escribió esto, y que era para ti, no te vayas.
Quédate y asegurarme que nunca te vas a ir.
Solo hazme creer por unos segundos que he dejado de estar sola.
Y déjame verte una vez mas
Pensamientos de media noche
✨Dream Symbols✨🌌
Abundance - desire for independence
Accident - something unplanned
Actor//Actress - desire for recognition
Adultery - guilt
Airplane (Transportation)
Altar - self sacrifice
Anchor - stability. Sometimes a desire for a permanent home
Anniffil - the feminine aspect of the individual. Guide to the inner world. Receptive, prospective, and nurturing.
Animal - defends on your feelings for the particular animal. A helpful animal normally represents the instinctive self.
Animus - the masculine aspect of the individual. Uncompromising conviction. Force.
Apple - desire
Arrow - pleasure, festivity
Auction - promise of abundance
Automobile (Transportation)
Baby: Crying - frustrated plans, Laughing - plans fulfilled, Sleeping - waiting period, patience
Balloon - frustration
Basement - a place of refuge or retreat
Battle - inner conflict
Bells - fulfillment of plans, joy
Bicycle (Transportation) - hard work will bring plans to fruition
Birds - usually transcendence from one being to another
Birth - transition to new phase or new aspect of self
Bridge - overcoming difficulties, a change
Broom - the ability to sweep or clean up
Bull - animal nature, stubborness
Burial - end of a phase, time to take a new direction
Candle - constancy
Cane//Crutch - the need for support
Capital (City//Town) - the center
Castle - ambition
Cave - a place of retreat or refuge, a need for time to think and meditate
Circle - totality, perfection, infinity
Cities - gatherings of consciousness
Climbing - the self mastery process, rising consciousness
Clock - the passage of time, the need to take action
Clothes - attitude, personality
Coffin (Burial)
Cradle - potential for advancement
Crossing a River - a fundamental change of attitude
Crying - emotion, usually a sad event
Crystal - union of matter and spirit
Curtains - concealment, adornment
Red - strength, health, vigor, sexual love, danger, charity
Orange - encouragement, adaptation, stimulation, attraction, plenty kindness
Yellow - persuasion, charm, confidence, jealousy, joy, comfort
Green - finance, fertility, luck, energy, charity, growth
Blue - tranquility, understanding, patience, health, truth, devotion, sincerity
Indigo - changeability, impulsiveness, depression, ambition, dignity
Violet - tension, power, sadness, piety, sentimentality
Darkness - the spirit world, the subconscious, turning inward
Death - the end of something, opportunity for new beginnings
Dog - loyalty, laziness, anger
Eating - need for new interests, stimulation
Evening - descending into the subconscious world
Eye - perception, self-examination
Falling - failing to live to expectations
Fish - transcendence from one state of being to another
Fire - anger, purification, abundance of energy
Flowers - contentment, pleasure
Flying (Transportation)
Girl - immature feminine aspect
Glass - perception, being able to see (sometimes in the future)
Graduation - initiation, completing a phase
Hair - thought, grey or silver hair indicates wise thought
Hammer - power to drive forward
Helpful Animal - the instinctive self
Highway - the path, the way ahead
Horse: White Horse - symbol of life, prosperity; Black Horse - change of fortunes; Wild Horse - uncontrolled instinctive urges; Winged Horse - transcendence from one state of being to another
House: The symbol of personality and conscious interest from the spiritual view. The particular room represents particular interest >> Bathroom - cleansing, elimination of the undesired; Basement - place of refuge, retreat, concealment; Bedroom - place of rest and recovery; Dining Room - place of sustenance, refortification; Kitchen - a place to prepare the sustenancen; Living Room - place of socializing
Ice - coldness of character, frigidity, rigidity
Illness - boredom, delay
Individual Self - the “real” you, the inner you, the all-wise, all-powerful spiritual self
Jail - confinement, frustration, inability to act
Journey (Transportation)
Judge //Jury - your conscience
Key - the answer to a problem
Kiss - satisfaction, completion
Ladder - ability to climb (note the length of the ladder)
Left (as in side of direction) - the subconscious side, sometimes the wrong side of direction, the logical side, the scientific side
Light - hope
Lines: Broken lines - represents the feminine aspect; Solid lines - the masculine aspect
Lizard - transcendence
Lock - frustration, security
Man//Male - animus, the masculine aspect, the age indicates the maturity or lack of it in the individual
Mask - falsehood, deception, concealment
Mirror - need to reconsider
Mother - heaven, comfort
Nakedness - real, true, without false attitudes, exposed, natural
Night - greatest strength of the super-consciousness
Noon - the greatest clarity of consciousness
Even Number - signify balance and harmony
Odd Number - signify imbalance and discord
The beginning, the source, the ego
Duality, the male and female, positive and negative
Father, mother, and child; past, present, and future
The material universe, consciousness, reality, and law, physical power, initiative, religion and spiritual evolution
It represents materialism, expansion, change, understanding, and change
The number of cooperation and balance. It represents interaction between the material and the spiritual, mental and physical. It signifies psychism, peace
Completion, old age, endurance, evolution and wisdom. The seven stages of spiritual transformation
The number of dissolution and separation. The law of cyclic evolution and invention
Rebirth and reformation. Intuition, travel, karma
0. The circle, infinity, the universe
Ocean - opportunity, spirituality
Owl - wisdom, need for further evaluation
Pearl - joy; Broken string of pearls - misunderstanding
Pirate - suspicion
Pyramid - thirst for knowledge, seeking
Railroad - a set path to follow
Rainbow - great happiness, opportunity
Reading - learning, gaining in knowledge, perceiving
Riding (Transportation)
Right - the consciousness, correctness, the artistic side
Ring - completion, loyalty
River - spirituality, a boundary
Rocket (Transportation)
Rocks - the unchanging self
Rodents - transcendence or a less-than-nice person, distrust, betrayal
Roller Skates (Transportation)
Roses (Flowers)
Ruins - failure of plans
Sacrifice - overcoming pride
School - a need to learn
Scissors - distrust
Sea (Ocean)
Self-image - the inner or spiritual self
Shadow - the subconscious, insubstantiality
Ship (Transportation)
Skeleton - the basics, the root of a problem
Snake - spiritual wisdom, transcendence into a state of wisdom
Snake-bites - infusion of wisdom
Soldiers - force, power, regeneration
Spade - cutting, tough work lies ahead
Sunrise - clearing of consciousness, awakening
Sunset - need to protect assets
Swan - beauty, comfort, satisfaction
Sword - conflict
Table - support, a platform for presentation
Telescope - need to get closer to a subject
Thief - loss or fear of loss, insecurity
Thunder - anger
Touching - healing. On rare occasions it may mean a curse. Can be comfort, security. The manner of touch and your feeling about it is important
Trains (Transportation)
Transcendence - achieving full realization of the individual self
Transformation (Transcendence)
Transportation - spiritual advancement. The more efficient the mode, the more effective and rapid is the advancement
Tree - the life principle, psychic growth and development, progress
Tunnel - hiding, being afraid
Turning - changing or developing. Turning in a circle represents lack of progress
Twins - ego and alter ego
Umbrella - shelter
Veil - insecurity
Volcano - emotions
Wall - frustration, inability
Water - spirituality, emotion
Wedding - culmination of plans, happiness, success
Witch - supernatural ability, wisdom
Wreath - self pity
Troubled Romantic who is Heir to a Great Fortune (yes please, i need the money)
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