#Danny comes back invisibly and starts lifting things around Batman

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Oh my god I love this

Red Hood is the one that catches Danny, and won’t let Batman near him. At all. Even if the kid might know something about the stolen tech.

“I don’t care about the stolen tech!”Jason yelled, keeping the shaking kid under his arm. “You don’t drop a kid off a roof!!”

“I would have caught him,”Batman protested weakly, but Jason could tell the incident had snapped Bruce out of whatever mission he was on. Of course, he’ll make bad decisions but only feel bad when he gets caught. And Jason wasn’t having it.

“I don’t care if you counted on you weird wacky meta abilities catching him,”Jason growled. “If you ever touch a kid like that again we’re done. I’m not working with you if this is how you treat ‘suspicious’ kids.”

“I-“Batman started, only for the kid to start floating again.

“Hey! Put me down!!”The kid flailed, panicked. Jason gripped the kids ankle to prevent him from floating any further.

“B!” Nightwing exclaimed.

“Put him down!” Jason growled at Bruce, braving to catch the kid if he needed to.

“I’m not- this isn’t me,”Batman tried to explain, stepping backwards and holding his hands up.

The rest of the bats were surrounding Bruce, exclaiming about what the heck was up with his obsession with the kid, how he developed powers, why now, etc.

While they were distracted, Jason was able to drag the kid down to ground level. He kept the kid grounded until he felt the kids feet hit the ground a bit harsher, steadying him as he caught his bearings.

“Thanks. C-can I go?” The kid asked, looking up at the Hood with wide blue eyes.

Jason nodded, pushing the kid behind him and towards the fire escape. Screw Bruce’s case. If he wants to solve it he better leave the kid out of it.

“I’m just saying-“

“Maybe you should stay at the cave until you get your powers under control?” Nightwing suggested.

“I don’t have powers,”B continued to argue.

“Clearly you do,”Robin tutted. “It’s not like that boy would be able to fake something like that.”

“The boy- he might have a meta gene-“Bruce started, and Jason stepped forward to cut him off.

“No, you’re gonna leave that kid alone,”Jason growled, crossing his arms. “I mean it B.”

Batman had Danny by his leg. More specifically he was hanging Danny upside-down 40 stories in the air via said leg.

Okay. So Danny maaay have stolen some tech from a lab. Okay, a lot of tech. But Batman thought he was a witness or an accomplice! Not the perpetrator themselves! Does he do this to all his witnesses?

Appearently Danny said that last part out loud and his sass was unappreciated, hence Batman letting go. Unfortunately for both of them Danny didn't want to fall and he instinctually stayed there floating perfectly still in mid air.

Danny may be a terrible liar, but he was a phenomenal actor, especially when he's feeling spiteful. Alright, he thought random bullshit GO! Before Batman could comment, our little menace gave Batman a scandalized look, "You're a meta?!"

"No." The bats scowled even harder than before "Your abilities may have manifested just now."

Oh ho ho, Danny wasn't going to let him get away that easy. "My parents would have killed me if I had the meta gene. I know. They checked." That one wasn't exactly a lie. His parents would have seen any superpowers as confirmation that he or Jazz were ghosts and then it was game over and they did check thier DNA for something a lot when they were younger...huh. Thoughts for later than.

"How do you know you haven't gotten mutated by any of the stuff you deal with? Besides if they were my powers then I wouldn't still be hanging upside down."

Bats grunted in acknowledgment and just stared at him for a few seconds, which was uncomfortable. Lucky for him one of the other bats landed near Batman on the rooftop and asked about the situation. Danny didn't hesitate, "Batmans a meta! I'm stuck!"

"I am not"

"Are too!" Danny quipped back. He sounded kinda childish but he didn't particularly care at the moment. More bats came after the second one spilled the beans on some 'com' thing. They mostly mocked Batman and asked if he was okay, which he was but he would like to be let down please.

Eventually someone called 'Red Hood' showed up and was really really mad that Batman had threatened a kid.

There were fireworks after that. The kind that belonged on a soap opera and Danny wished he had popcorn for it. Unfortunately he was stuck disrespecting physics for the time being.

Or was he? The big bad bats attention wasn't on him at the moment now would be a good time to ru-

Danny screamed, genuinely startled at the sudden free fall. He heard multiple people swear and grappling hooks fire. The next thing he knew he was shaking while holding onto someone for dear life. It had been almost a full year since the accident and yet he still lost control of his powers sometimes when distracted.

Luckily Red Hood is super cool.

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Aka Danny gaslight Batman into thinking he has superpowers he can't control.

Red Hood is mad Bruce threatened a child.

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

This is perfect!

Batman had Danny by his leg. More specifically he was hanging Danny upside-down 40 stories in the air via said leg.

Okay. So Danny maaay have stolen some tech from a lab. Okay, a lot of tech. But Batman thought he was a witness or an accomplice! Not the perpetrator themselves! Does he do this to all his witnesses?

Appearently Danny said that last part out loud and his sass was unappreciated, hence Batman letting go. Unfortunately for both of them Danny didn't want to fall and he instinctually stayed there floating perfectly still in mid air.

Danny may be a terrible liar, but he was a phenomenal actor, especially when he's feeling spiteful. Alright, he thought random bullshit GO! Before Batman could comment, our little menace gave Batman a scandalized look, "You're a meta?!"

"No." The bats scowled even harder than before "Your abilities may have manifested just now."

Oh ho ho, Danny wasn't going to let him get away that easy. "My parents would have killed me if I had the meta gene. I know. They checked." That one wasn't exactly a lie. His parents would have seen any superpowers as confirmation that he or Jazz were ghosts and then it was game over and they did check thier DNA for something a lot when they were younger...huh. Thoughts for later than.

"How do you know you haven't gotten mutated by any of the stuff you deal with? Besides if they were my powers then I wouldn't still be hanging upside down."

Bats grunted in acknowledgment and just stared at him for a few seconds, which was uncomfortable. Lucky for him one of the other bats landed near Batman on the rooftop and asked about the situation. Danny didn't hesitate, "Batmans a meta! I'm stuck!"

"I am not"

"Are too!" Danny quipped back. He sounded kinda childish but he didn't particularly care at the moment. More bats came after the second one spilled the beans on some 'com' thing. They mostly mocked Batman and asked if he was okay, which he was but he would like to be let down please.

Eventually someone called 'Red Hood' showed up and was really really mad that Batman had threatened a kid.

There were fireworks after that. The kind that belonged on a soap opera and Danny wished he had popcorn for it. Unfortunately he was stuck disrespecting physics for the time being.

Or was he? The big bad bats attention wasn't on him at the moment now would be a good time to ru-

Danny screamed, genuinely startled at the sudden free fall. He heard multiple people swear and grappling hooks fire. The next thing he knew he was shaking while holding onto someone for dear life. It had been almost a full year since the accident and yet he still lost control of his powers sometimes when distracted.

Luckily Red Hood is super cool.

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Aka Danny gaslight Batman into thinking he has superpowers he can't control.

Red Hood is mad Bruce threatened a child.