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Several months after Jason’s death and after accepting Tim as his disciple, one night Batman returned with a baby.
“Master Bruce, may I ask who your lovely company is?”
“Her name is Marinette. She’s my daughter.”
Alfred frowned. Then Batman thought it best to add that he didn’t want to talk about it.
“Don’t ask me about her origins. The most important thing is that she is my daughter and from now on she will live with me at the Manor.”
“Understood.”
Alfred respected his choice. Tim didn’t seem too surprised, and Dick joked that he was amazed that Bruce didn’t have more children than that (a joke that would be banned after Damian arrived).
No one asked any more questions. The baby had black hair and blue eyes. Who would question her parentage to Bruce in this case?
She grew up in the Manor as Marinette Wayne. A lot of things happened after that: Barbara’s paralysis, Spoiler, then came Jason’s return, then Damian’s arrival.
Part 1:Here|Part 2:Here|Part 3:Here
SUMMARY:Jason discovers that he has a daughter.
Warning: Some colorful langage.
Chapter 4: WHAT?!
Jason was packing up his new apartment. After Bruce’s disappearance, Dick contacted him and asked him to attend an emergency family reunion in Gotham. He couldn’t refuse his brother this favor, although he would never admit it. Bruce had left behind two kids far too young to take care of themselves.
Damian was only 10 years old, having joined the family just under a year ago.
Marinette was only 8 years old. She and Damian did not get along at all. They both had the same problem: they were spoiled rotten.
Bruce had clearly destroyed the little girl by always giving her what she wanted and letting her every whim pass without consequence. Damian had the same problem; his mother had made him believe that he was some kind of prince and that the world should revolve around him.
A self-centered prince and a quirky little princess… An atrocious mix.
He didn’t want to leave Dick alone to face all this.
It was true that the two men had not always been on good terms, that his resurrection and his aggressive behavior had not helped. It had been a little over a year since he had calmed down and gradually started to get closer to Nightwing again. His relationship with Batman was still complicated. His relationship with Tim was… strange. The kid had forgiven him for his past mistakes, however, Jason on the other hand was having trouble forgetting what he had done. He didn’t know how to apologize for it either…
He knew that Tim was still with his friends, but that he was on his way to Gotham. They were going to have to decide what to do with the legacy Bruce had left them, and by legacy, he wasn’t just thinking about Batman. What to do with Wayne’s enterprise? Who was going to take care of it? Should it be announced that Batman was dead? Who would take over the burden?
Even dead, you’re still a pain in the ass, Bruce.
Suddenly, his phone started ringing. Jason was going to ignore it, but then he realized it was Dick.
Strange.
He picked up his phone.
“What?”
“Jason… Are you… Are you alone?”
Dick’s voice was hesitant. It alerted Jason immediately. Was there more bad news to add to the pile of crap Bruce’s disappearance had caused?
“Yeah, why?”
“I… Can I come over? I… I need to talk to you… It’s… It’s important. It concerns you directly.
"Hm.”
Jason chose not to argue or ask for more, if Dick wanted to see him in person then the problem was serious enough that he didn’t want anyone to know.
The man sighed.
He went to his kitchen and began to make coffee. He had a feeling he was going to need a huge dose of caffeine in his bloodstream to take in what Dick had to say.
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“I……. I’m not sure I got it all right, can you do it again?”
Dick sighed. This was the third time he’d repeated the same thing over and over.
“Marinette is Xia-Bing’s daughter, and yours by the same token.”
“ …. ”
“Yes, I did the tests again, over twenty times.”
“ … ”
“Yes, Leslie confirmed it.”
“ … ”
“No, Alfred didn’t know about it. He found out at the same time as Damian, and I did.”
“ … ”
“No Jay, I don’t know why Bruce lied to us all these years.”
“ … ”
“No, Damian won’t say anything right now. I managed to convince him to keep it a secret, I think Alfred talked to him too.”
“ ……… ”
“And… no, I don’t think Marinette knows. She calls Bruce ‘Daddy’. That’s why I came to you first. I want to know what you want to do… We tell her the truth… or…”
“ …… ”
Dick sighed.
“I’ll let you think about it. The family reunion is in a week. It would be nice if you knew what you wanted to do before then.”
Dick laid a hand on his shoulder.
“Whatever you decide, I’ll support you.”
Jason nodded vaguely.
It was impossible to tell how long he sat there on that couch, staring completely blankly. By the time he realized it, the sun had already set, it was night. Jason was completely in the dark.
He had a daughter.
With Xia-Bing.
The spoiled little girl he thought was his sister (and couldn’t stand) was actually his daughter.
Marinette-Jayna Wayne.
Bruce had given “Jayna” as her middle name.
Bruce…
Bruce had named this little girl “Jayna”.
Bruce…. Not only had he replaced him by giving the title of Robin to someone else… He had also…
He had dared….
He had transposed Jason onto Marinette…
Jason tried to calm himself by controlling his breathing, but he was finding it increasingly difficult.
A seething anger was consuming him. Xia-Bing had abandoned their child. She had abandoned the baby… She… WHY? Didn’t everything they had experienced together count for anything? If he hadn’t died, would she have had an abortion without telling him?
Just… WHY?!
How dare she?
WHY?
And that bastard ……………………….. HOW COULD HE KEEP SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM HIM?
SHE WAS HIS DAUGHTER DAMN IT!
Was that bastard ever going to tell him the truth?!
Damn it…
Jason held his head with both hands. All he wanted to do was scream.
If he had known….
Hell, if he’d known Xia was pregnant, he never would have left.
He loved her.
Damn it.
He loved her so much.
That girl was everything to him.
She was a refuge.
She was his backbone, his strength.
Jason had plans…. For them.
He would do anything for her.
ANYTHING.
Even agreed to be a young parent. If she was the one giving him the child.
Xia… Why?
He had a daughter.
All these lost years….
All this time he thought he was alone, and now he found out he had someone who shared his flesh and blood.
Bruce had completely destroyed the girl. She was a little girl who had no sense of the value of the things around her. She was selfish, didn’t care what people thought as long as she got what she wanted. Hell… He had even heard from Tim that Bruce had given her an island as a birthday present… WHO GIVES AN ENTIRE ISLAND TO A 4-YEAR-OLD BABY?!
What to do?
Would Marinette accept it? She hardly knew him. They had hardly ever spoken together.
Did he want to take on the role of a father? After all this time… After all he had done?
Could he even judge Bruce? The man had given everything to Marinette. Would he have been able to give her that much affection?
Did he have the right to destroy a little girl’s life? Because it was bound to have an impact on her… From one day to the next, she would learn that the man she thought was her father was not…
This little girl’s life was a lie.
Okay, it’s official. I hate you, Bruce.
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Summary : What happened in Bruce’s head that made him decide to hide the existence of Jason’s daughter?
Chapter 3: Transposition
Leslie was in an awkward situation. She was looking at the baby in the crib. Normally, she would have reported that the mother had wanted to give birth anonymously and put the child up for adoption immediately. None of this had happened. Luckily, the staff in charge that night were close friends. None would ask questions about her actions.
What worried Leslie the most was what happened after the girl was delivered. The girl’s mother came back to her.
“ Can…I ask you something?”
“Certainly. Do you have any questions about your daughter’s recovery? Do you have anything you want to clarify?”
“It’s not that. The baby… It’s a little girl, right?
” Correct. “
"Marinette.”
“What?”
“Her name… Can you call her Marinette? That’s… The name I would have liked to give my daughter if I could have had one… Xia is my adopted daughter… So…”
“I see. Very well.”
“And… Just one more thing…”
“Yes?”
“You’re going to contact the family of my daughter’s ex-boyfriend I presume?”
Leslie remained silent.
“Once they get the baby back… Will you ask them if they’ll meet me? I’d like to… talk to them. The safety of this baby is at stake.”
“Mrs. Cheng, if there is anything I need to know about this child, it would be better-…”
“The less you know, the better it will be for you, believe me.”
The woman didn’t give Leslie time to respond, she quickly walked away and joined her family.
Leslie was no stranger to secrets. She was perfectly capable of keeping them. However, what this woman had just told her intrigued her to no end. She picked up her cell phone and dialed a number she knew by heart.
If there was anyone who could protect this baby, it was Bruce.
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Bruce was worried.
It was never a good sign when Leslie contacted him first. What worried him most was the fact that she had asked to speak with “Batman” and not “Bruce Wayne”. Plus, she had said “be careful, more than usual”. Was she in danger?
So it was on his guard that Batman slipped into the doctor’s residence.
“Bruce, is that you?”
“Doctor.”
Leslie turned on the light.
“Follow me. It will be easier to show you than to make a long speech.”
He followed her to a room he recognized as a bedroom. He immediately noticed the crib in the corner of it. Leslie approached the crib.
“Her name is Marinette.”
“Hmm.”
“Her mother’s name is Xia-Bing Cheng.”
“ ……………… ”
“Do I need to explain more?”
“Are you sure this baby.”
“I am the one who helped the girl give birth. Yes, I am sure that the baby is Xia-Bing’s.”
“That’s not what I-”
“I already performed a paternity test, Bruce.”
“ …………………….. ”
“I guess with all that time spent stopping crimes, it cut down your time to explain to your son that sex makes babies.”
Leslie was angry.
“ ………………………. ”
Bruce’s brain had stopped functioning. The only thing repeating on a loop in his mind was “Baby” and “Jason”. He stared at the baby who was sleeping peacefully in the crib. His son’s blood was flowing through this baby’s veins.
He was a grandfather.
Jason… would never know this baby.
What kind of father would Jason have been?
Probably a great one.
Bruce approached the crib. He took off his glove and brought his hand to the baby’s face. He stroked her cheek with one finger. Her skin was warm. A sign that the baby was alive.
Alive.
Not like Jason.
“I’m taking her with me.”
“Bruce…that’s not as-”
“Leslie. Starting today Bruce Wayne had a daughter with a woman who chose to leave him the child.”
“Bruce… There’s something you need to know first.”
He looked back at the speaker.
“The grandmother of the little girl is asking to see the parent who will adopt the baby. She has something important to say… Concerning…. Her safety.”
Bruce frowned further.
“I wanted to know more, but she told me that if I cared about life, it was better not to ask too much.”
“I see. Get in touch with the woman. I’ll talk to her. In the meantime, this baby is going back with me.”
“Very well. I’ll take care of everything else.”
“Leslie… Thanks for the heads-up.”
“Don’t make me regret this choice, Bruce.”
And so, little Marinette-Jayna Wayne came into his life.
Three days after Jayna arrived at the mansion, Leslie contacted him again. Mrs. Cheng was ready to meet him. She wanted the meeting to be as discreet as possible. Bruce agreed with these terms. It was better for Jayna’s safety that no one knew about his meeting with a married woman.
Of course, he didn’t wait for the woman to contact him to do his research. He had already begun his investigation when Jason had started dating Xia-Bing. At that point, it was just a simple inspection. He wanted to make sure that his son was safe by getting close to the Cheng family. Nothing had particularly drawn his attention to this family. Now that he was digging deeper into them, especially Mrs. Cheng, he realized that something was wrong. How come he hadn’t realized this detail before?
Oh yes… Jason had asked him not to “snoop” into his girlfriend’s life… He wanted to respect his son’s choice… It was a mistake.
Everything about Mrs. Cheng was actually fake. Her identity was purely fictitious, the people on her birth certificate did not exist. Her social security number was fake.
Mr. Cheng on the other hand was completely clean. There was no problem with his past. Everything was verifiable, the man obviously had nothing to hide. Which led to the most important question: did this man know that his wife simply did not exist? At least, administratively speaking, this woman was a ghost.
Bruce was going to have to be on his guard the day he met Madame Violeta Cheng. If Violeta was really her name…
On the day of the meeting, the woman was clearly not at ease. She sat nervously at the table of the restaurant that Bruce had previously reserved. He owned this restaurant, so he could have a room reserved if he wanted.
“Mr. Wayne, I was hoping you would be the one to receive me today.”
“Ms. Cheng, it’s a pleasure. I understand you have something to tell me?”
“ Exactly. But first, I’d like to be sure of one thing. Mrs. Thompkins told me that you would recognize Marinette as your daughter and not as your granddaughter?
"That’s right.”
“Perfect… Please don’t ever let anyone know that this little one is Xia-Bing’s daughter…”
“I understand your concern ma'am, but if I may ask, why are you so worried about a child you don’t want to be in charge of?”
“That’s precisely why I came to see you today. As I understand it… you have a connection with Batman, don’t you?”
“Hmm… Well…”
“That’s the only reason I left Marinette with you.”
“ … ”
“My birth name is Shan Sa Wu. I was abandoned at birth with my twin sister Fei at the gates of a temple. The master of the place adopted both of us. I was raised in the traditional art of Kung Fu for years. Things took a dramatic turn the day our adoptive father, An Chao Wu was murdered by a rival clan. They wanted something precious that my foster father was protecting. My sister and I had to separate to have the best chance of survival. I followed my father’s friends to Tibet, where I continued my training in a Shaolin temple. My sister kept the family jewel and joined another group of our father’s friends. I have never seen her since…”
“I’m sorry about that.”
“Thank you… But the reason I am telling you all this is because in that temple, I met my biological grandfather there. His name was Su-Han. He told me that the one I thought was my sister was not. He assured me that Fei wasn’t my biological sister. I was his one and only granddaughter. My father is said to be Tao-Han and my mother Bao Lee Fu.
Bruce was silent. Shan Sa was telling her story while twiddling her fingers. So far, she didn’t seem to have lied. At least her body language suggested she was telling the truth.
"My grandfather had never accepted the relationship between my parents, which was why both were expelled from the temple. There was a tradition that a family heirloom should be passed from grandchild to grandchild in the temple. My parents had been dishonored and had not received this family jewel. My grandfather decided that I was more worthy than my parents and gave me the item…”
Shan Sa then placed a small black box on the table. There was a red symbol on the lid. A kind of geometrical rosette. Bruce took the box and opened it. He took the object inside the box: it was a silver-colored ouroboros bracelet. He examined the jewel. It was a high-quality bracelet, obviously hand forged. Whoever had created this jewel was talented.
“This bracelet is supposed to bring good luck and good fortune to its wearer. Marinette being my first granddaughter, this bracelet is rightfully hers. Could you give it to her on her 6th birthday?”
“Why the 6th?”
“ It’ s the tradition… ”
“I see.”
“You don’t have to tell her the truth… Just… give it to her please?”
“Very well… Is there anything else?”
Shan Sa nervously began to bite her nail.
“Yes… This directly concerns my origins. My grandfather is a cruel man. If he finds out about Marinette, he will do anything to get her back.”
“Why would he do that? Isn’t Xia Bing your adopted daughter? I have a feeling that this Su-Han values blood above all.”
“Yes, you are right, and that is the problem.”
“You mean that…”
“Exactly. Xia Bing is actually my biological daughter. So that my grandfather wouldn’t find out about her, I asked my sister-in-law Mei Cheng to raise her as her own daughter. In reality, only Shu Yin is the biological daughter of my sister-in-law. I made everyone around me believe that I was sterile. No one ever knew the truth. And if you are wondering, no, my current husband is not the biological father of Xia Bing. But he doesn’t know that…”
This story was getting more and more complicated. Bruce felt like his head was going to explode due to the many questions he had.
“Let’s say so. In that case, why give this jewel to the child if it could put her in danger?”
“ Quite the opposite. As long as this jewel is with her, she will be protected. This jewel has been my guardian for all these years. I know Marinette will be safe.”
Bruce was skeptical. One thing was certain for him, Jayna would never have this jewel in her possession. There was no way his precious granddaughter could have a piece of jewelry that was the object of so much envy.
“Oh, one more thing, Mr. Wayne…”
Bruce then looked up at Shan Sa. He felt his eyelids grow heavy. What was that?
When Bruce came to his senses, he was in his car arriving at the Manor. This was very strange. He had to do some analysis on himself immediately.
Time passed. Jayna was now a very energetic and lively granddaughter. She filled his heart with joy. The more Bruce saw of her, the more he felt like he was seeing Jason.
It was apparently a problem.
It all started with Alfred.
“Master Bruce, I think it’s best that from now on you stop calling this child ‘Jayna’, but rather start calling her 'Marinette’.”
“I don’t follow you, Alfred. Jayna is also her name.”
“Bruce.Marinette is not Jason.”
“ …. ”
Then Dick too began to blame him for his behavior with HIS daughter.
“Bruce…you’re projecting Jason onto Marinette.”
“ … ”
“Can you believe it? She has very short hair for a little girl… She wears red clothes a lot… Her favorite dessert is Neapolitan ice cream… Doesn’t that remind you of someone?”
“ …. ”
Tim began to express concern.
“Bruce… I know you don’t like to talk about it but… I’m worried about Marinette.”
“Why?”
“That is… she… looks a lot like hmm… you know… Jason?”
“ ……… ”
Then came the date of Jayna’s sixth birthday. Bruce couldn’t remember much about that day. All he knew was that the next day, to his horror, Marinette was wearing the ouroboros bracelet he didn’t want her to wear. The problem was that he couldn’t take back from the child something he had obviously given himself. It would hurt her feelings. He would have to triple the vigilance around Jayna.
Two weeks later, Red Hood appeared in Gotham.
When Bruce discovered that behind Red Hood’s mask was his son Jason…
He began calling his granddaughter Marinette.
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PART 2: HERE
Several months after Jason’s death and after accepting Tim as his disciple, one night Batman returned with a baby.
“Master Bruce, may I ask who your lovely company is?”
“Her name is Marinette. She’s my daughter.”
Alfred frowned. Then Batman thought it best to add that he didn’t want to talk about it.
“Don’t ask me about her origins. The most important thing is that she is my daughter and from now on she will live with me at the Manor.”
“Understood.”
Alfred respected his choice. Tim didn’t seem too surprised, and Dick joked that he was amazed that Bruce didn’t have more children than that (a joke that would be banned after Damian arrived).
No one asked any more questions. The baby had black hair and blue eyes. Who would question her parentage to Bruce in this case?
She grew up in the Manor as Marinette Wayne. A lot of things happened after that: Barbara’s paralysis, Spoiler, then came Jason’s return, then Damian’s arrival.
The little girl knew many upheavals in her little life. However, Bruce had always made sure to protect her from outside dangers. Although she knew how to defend herself, she never put on a uniform and lived a “normal” civilian life (as normal as life could be in Gotham). Everyone knew that Bruce was extremely protective of Marinette. Including Damian. When he arrived at the house and tried to attack Marinette, Bruce was so angry that he managed to scare his son. Damian never tried anything in front of his father again (behind his back was another story).
The siblings all knew that Marinette was special. She was always treated differently from them. At first, since she was the only girl in the Manor, the boys thought it was probably the fact that she was Bruce’s only daughter.
Then Cass came along, and everyone just had to face the fact that Bruce just preferred Marinette. It was very annoying but understandable… After all, she was not a fighter (more like a puppy), she was a civilian (a cute one), so she was fragile (nobody can be afraid of that brat…).
Then came a day… A fateful day that changed absolutely everything in the life of the little girl, but also in the life of those around her.
Batman disappeared.
The little girl was orphaned. Wanting to get rid of the girl, Damian decided that the absence of his father was an opportunity to prove once and for all that he was the one and only son of Batman.
Dick, who was there at the time, told Damian that even if Marinette was adopted, it didn’t change the fact that she was their sister… until the test results came back.
At that very moment, only Damian and Dick were present in the Bat-cave.
“Damian… This is a very funny joke, I didn’t know you knew how to play pranks…”
“ … ”
“This is a prank, isn’t it?”
“ … ”
Dick then repeated the test, and the same result came out every time. But… It was impossible… How?! After his twentieth attempt, Dick had to accept the truth. If he could, he would resurrect Bruce and then kill him with his own hands. He didn’t understand… why?
Why had his adoptive father hidden such important information?
Then a sound of breaking glass was heard in the cave, almost startling Dick. Damian, who had seen the newcomer approaching, remained incredibly silent. Alfred was in the bat-cave, and by his completely horrified expression, he also ignored the truth.
The screen displayed the following DNA test result:
Biological father: Jason Todd
Biological mother: Sabine Cheng
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I don’t really plan to write a sequel, maybe if someone is interested I will. ^^
