"Bruce, have you finished that assignment yet?" A man with a blurred out face asked.
"Ah... y-yes sir it is on my flashdrive." Bruce had brown short messy hair blue eyes and a patchy beard. He had dark bags under his eyes and a slight musk that could be smelled from him, his breath surprisingly was alright thanks to the mint gum he had. Looking around his mess of a desk he accidentally knocked over a stack of papers he had been meaning to look at. Not finding what he was asked for on his desk he picked up his briefcase with a worried expression. "Sorry, hold on it might be in... It's in my apartment." A memory passed through his tired mind of a flashdrive on his desk at home.
"Hhha, Bruce why can't I rely on you anymore? And look at you, go home and get it and clean yourself up." The man started to walkway. "Be back in time for the meeting, it starts at 3pm you have 4 hours."
Bruce let out a heavy sigh. 'Damn, if you would give me less work and time for a break this wouldn't have happened.' He stood up and walked towards the elevator with hurried steps ignoring the gazes of his coworkers. Pressing the bottom floor he leaned against the elevator wall with a tired face and pulled out his phone looking at his notifications. 'Looks like a new Batman series is in the works.' He put his phone away as the elevator door opened to the ground floor. 'If only I had time for it.' He sighed and made his way towards the door passing by security.
"Have a nice day Bruce." A random security guard said.
"I'll be back in 4 hours." Bruce plainly stated.
"One of those days huh, alright good luck."
Bruce left the building and looked around at the massive city skyscrapers around him. 'This city is boring.' He looked to his left and started walking towards a nearby bus stop and sat on a bench.
"Mommy are we riding the bus this time?" A small voice said from behind him her face also blurred out
"Mhm, yes sweetie." A older feminine voice answered who also had a blurred face.
A few minutes pass till the bus arrived and 4 people got on, Bruce sat at the back while everyone else took a seat on the sides. Bruce found himself falling asleep while a man burst through the doors of the bus with a handgun in hand.
*BANG* He shot the bus driver and pointed the gun at everyone on the bus. "HAHAHA, YOU ALL ARE MY HOSTAGES CONGRATULATIONS!!" The man's face was also blurred out. His actions made everyone scream and cry for help. *BANG* He fired another shot into another person. "PLEASE STOP SCREAMING ITS ANNOYING!!"
Bruce now wide awake looked at the man with fear and around at everyone else his eyes stopping at the dead bus driver and random citizen. 'What the hell is this actually happening?' He looked outside as a police officer was outside with a drawn weapon .
"SIR PUT YOUR WEAPON DOWN AND STEP OUT OF THE BUS!!" The officer demanded.
The crazed man looked at the cop and snorted. "YOU AREN'T IN ANY POSITION TO MAKE DEMANDS PIG, GO GET SOMEONE THAT I CAN GIVE MY DEMANDS TOO!" The man pointed hus gun at the mother daughter pair. "BETTER HURRY!"
The mother prepared to shield her daughter while closing her eyes and cried out. "NO PLEAS...!" *BANG* The woman was cut off but didn't feel anything. She felt something standing over her and opened her eyes to a man with his body blocking her from the crazed man. "Why?" She whispered.
"HAHAHAHA, HOW HEROIC OF YOU. HHAHAH!" The crazed man laughed *BANG*
Bruce who was on one knee infront of the women shielding her took another bullet. "OFFICER TAKE HIM OUT!" Bruce yelled out while falling towards the mother and daughter pair.
*BANG* The cop shot the crazed man in the head while he was distracted shooting Bruce. The officer stepped into the bus and kicked the gun away and cuffed the dead man. "Shooter is down, I need a ambulance as fast as possible!" The cop ordered into his radio.
"S-SIR, ARE YOU OK." The woman cried while holding Bruce's head in her lap. "OFFICER HELP HIM!" She demanded.
The officer looked at Bruce and the woman. "Sir hold on help is on its way." The cop kneeled down by Bruce. "Just stay with us sir, can you tell me your name?"
Bruce shook his head and coughed blood and answered with shallow breaths. "I-I.. am al-already.. dead." He was lying in a pool of blood he knew he wouldn't make it, he had been shot 3 times each bounced around in his body.
The cop grit his teeth while the women answered with tears in her eyes. "Thank you... thank you so much." She grabbed her daughters hand and pulled her. "Sweetie say thank you to the nice man."
The small girls looked at the man with a tear staind face and a scared expression. "M-My name is Martha, thank yo..."
Bruce put up his hand and coughed up more blood. "You.. don't need to.. thank me, no more need to cry.. little one." He chuckled a little. "Everything will be ok... and.. and my n-name is... Bru.." He coughed more blood.
"Save your strength." the woman said letting tears fall from her face to his.
"Bruce." Was the last words that left his lips before his eyes rolled back and his breaths stopped as sirens of an ambulance echoed throughout the city.
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'So I'm dead' Bruce said while looking around the white nothingness he was in. He looked down at his body that wasn't there 'Looks like I'm just a soul.' Bruce looked up and yelled. "HELLO?" He waited for a response and nothing came. 'Guess I must wait.'
For what seemed like years Bruce waited, he went through his memories and thought about what happened to his family or the people he saved that day, his mind went through all the movies and books he had seen. Eventually a bright light flashed at the corner of his sight. "Is it my turn for judgement?" He asked the white orb that was floating infront of him.
"Not really." The voice sounded godly and apologetic at the same time.
Bruce was confessed. "What do you mean, "Not raelly?""
The godly soul sighed. "A mistake was made by death and you died. Before you ask, no I can't send you back it has already been over a million years so your body is gone. I also can't reincarnate you into that world because you lived it, it's a one time world thing." He waited for a response from Bruce.
"Ok." Bruce answered simply.
God looked at him waiting for more of a response but got nothing, not even a thought in his head. "You don't seem upset?"
"Well I loved my short life and I did some good things, even though it was rough at the end. I can't really blame you guys for what happened, you are a busy person so I understand mistakes happen." Bruce shrugged his soul shoulders. "I forgive you."
"You are a pretty understandable guy." God said in a proud voice and continued. "And you are right you did good in your short life. Kind, caring, and compassionate with others..." He trailed off and made a image appear. "Those people you saved went on and lived life to its fullest. That little girl grew up and became a great doctor who saved lives and those she saved became great peace makers." The image flashed through multiple pictures. "So as a reward I will let you recarnate into a universe of your choice and 3 wishes... How about that."
"I'm ok with that." He didn't hesitate for a second.
"Ok then lets begin, first what world?" God asked and thought. 'I think I already know.'
"The DC Universe but a new time period not with already planned out fates." He immediately answered.
God chuckled and a loud bell rang throughout the space. "Done, now the wishes?"
Bruce immediately answered again. "I wish to be reborn as Bruce Wayne."
"Alright is it fir name sake or.."
"Batman is my favorite and yes it would ne easy to keep my name." Bruce answered.
"Done." The bell rang again. "Next?"
"I want the super soldier serum that Captain America got, but one that doesn't require that incubation chamber he had to get in... And before you say "I could just make you strong" I want to study it and make more for reasons." Bruce plainly stated.
"I see, done." The bell went off again. "Next?"
Bruce thought for a bit longer this time. "Um can I save that last wish for some other time?"
God thought for a second. "That is acceptable." The bell rang again. "Well are you ready for your new life?... Also the first few years of childhood you won't have any memories, they will come back in fragments for awhile. Sorry that's just how it is when you are reborn." God said in a apologetic tone.
Bruce nodded his soul head. "It's ok."
"I like you." God smiled "God luck, Bruce Wayne." God chucked and everything went dark.
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"Just keep pushing my love." A mans voice was heard.
"I AAMMM, AAGGGHHHH!" The woman yelled in pain.
A few seconds later the doctor stood up. "Congratulations, Mr and Mrs. Wayne, you have a beautiful baby boy." The man walked over showed them the boy and than handed him to the nurse so he could get cleaned up. "He's so cute!" The nurse squealed as she walked him away.
"I-I wan-want to see.. him!" The weak woman ordered through labored breaths.
"Its ok Martha, just let them clean him up." The man who was beside her holding her hand and smiled at her with a gentle look.
Martha squeezed his hand tighter. "I k-know.. Thomas, I just don't hear any crying." She said with a worried face.
Thomas looked at the doctor but jad his questions answered before he said anything. "Here you go Mrs. Wayne, you have a beautiful son." The nurse said as she reluctantly handed over the boy.
Once Martha held the boy her jaw dropped while Thomas looked to the doctor. "His eyes are so blue and he's quiet, is that normal doctor?" he questioned with worry in his voice.
"Sometimes babys don't make a sound its rare but it happens... I assure you he is fine he looks extremely healthy from a glance, we can run test to make sure he is ok. On another note, what would be his name?" The doctor reassured the couple.
Thomas looked to his wife. "Bruce I believe, right my dear?"
Martha was in a trance looking down at the boy and nodded. "My little Bruce."
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"Rachel what are you doing?" A boy with short blonde hair and green eyes who looked around the age of 8 called out.
The small girl with dark brown colored hair and brown eyes who looked around the age of 6 looked at the boy. "Looking at this strange flower." She plainly stated and looked at the boy in confusion. "Harvey, did you leave Bruce alone with Oswald?"
Harvey started scratching the back of his head in a uncomfortable manor. "Y-yeah, I don't like Oswald he is mean and creepy."
Rachel sighed. "You shouldn't leave a friend behind like that Harv." She scolded him. "Oswald is a bad influence." She grabbed Harvey hand and started walking through the garden and out towards a courtyard. 'I need to ask my mom what "Influence" means.' She said in her mind.
"You know I'm older then you right?" Harvey asked with a red face which in turn Rachel ignored.
Rachel stopped and looked around the courtyard. "I don't see them, where did they go Harv?" She looked back at him with a annoyed face.
Harvey looked to his left and pointed in a direction. "In to the maz.."
"WHAT! Why would you let them go? Uncle Thomas said not to ever go in." The let go of Harvey and ran towards the maze.
At the maze entrance which was a stone arch with a steel fence sounding the large maze was a boy with black hair and pale skin and a pointed nose. "Idiot actually went inside, HAHAHAHA." He had a feral smile on his face he looked around the age of 7.
"OSWALD!" Rachel's small angry voice yelled from behind Oswald. "Where is Bruce? What Did I you do?"
Oswald glared back at her with a smile. "Nothing, we made a bet of who could make it through the maze first... Obviously I win." Oswald chuckled.
Rachel's face turned red. "I'm sure you said something rude to him, he wouldn't just go into a place off limits to everyone." She looked at the maze. "How long has he been in?"
Oswald shrugged his shoulders and stood up. "Few seconds maybe more, hehehe...It'll do the mommy's boy some good." His words trailed off as he walked away.
The girl glared daggers at the back of his head. "Where are you going? What about Bruce?"
"Look around the future Cobblepot Manor." The pale boy plainly said. "The pus probably got lost and is crying in a corner."
"YOU SLIMY...!" She stopped herself and ran in the maze and yelled back. "COME ON HARV WE HAVE TO FIND BRUCE!" She said as she disappeared in the maze.
Harvey didn't move and only looked at the maze entrance and back at the large 3 story manor. 'Sorry Bruce, Rachel.' He thought to himself and ran towards the manor.