#no but listen. ali would need a positive male role model and dick would be Right there

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So you know how that girl, Ali, crawled out of her window and then got stuck on the ledge outside her apartment? And how Dick raced up there to save her? And how she started to fall but Dick caught her? And how Ali was so amazed by Dick that she said maybe she could be a Lady Nightwing when she was older?

The New Titans #71

Yeah. I just think it would be fun if she actually committed to that and started learning parkour as a way to get over her fear of heights. Then she'd get some experience in martial arts as a way to protect her little brother from their abusive dad. Her whole thing would be acquiring new skills as a way to prevent herself from feeling stuck and helpless. The very idea of not being prepared would give her anxiety.

She would eventually cross paths with Dick again, and after a series of events, Dick would take her on as another one of his protégés. Thus, Ladywing would be born.

No but listen. Ali would have a fear of being unprepared, and Dick is always prepared, so I feel like Dick could not only teach her how to be prepared for a multitude of situations, he could also teach her how to use the things around to her advantage in case she ever was unprepared. She needs a battery but doesn't have one? Dick will teach how to make a battery with a potato. She needs a weapon but doesn't have one? Dick will teach her that anything can be used as a weapon.

See? Fun!