[AT] Grind Boots…

[After Transition]

Watching the display of screens I notice something on one of the displays that shock me and so I don't hesitate to ask Alfred about it, it's quite hard to see this and know that Batman and his sidekicks are busy with something else across town. "Alfred, isn't that Two Face robbing a bank? Shouldn't we be, ya know, doing something about it?" I ask confused as for all I know he might've missed it since the guy was quite old, but even still being the Batman's butler should've made him very observant. "I know Nick but there isn't much we can do, not with Batman and the rest being caught up dealing with the Scarecrow. I've already informed the authorities and hopefully they'll try to negotiate before they try to shoot the man and his crew, I know it's hard Nick but we can't be everywhere and we can't always win." Batman and his sidekicks might be caught up but I'm not and I'm seeing this as a possible opportunity to further my plans and gain their trust since Two Face might be a crazy deranged guy but at the end of the day he is still a base line guy with a crew and that I can easily take out so there isn't much trouble that might happen as opposed to fighting Killer Croc or Bane and so I quickly sprint off with Alfred still paying attention to the screens instead of me so it's not hard to disappear and head for the costume rack/display in the middle that belongs to me, I quickly alight upon my costume and stare at it in wonder for a moment while deliberating about my actions but it's still the best option and so I gaze at my black and gold costume, it's time for Orphan to make their debut and I doubt it's gonna be a happy occasion for Two Face.

Staring into the display case I can see the suit I myself designed and gave to Batman in preparation for the today that I would eventually be joining Batman on his crusade but I had no idea that that day would be today but even so I'm glad that I finally get to try out this awesome costume which is made up of the same material as Batman's suit being some kind of (better and more flexible Kevlar) fabric and connecting metal plates that cover the most crucial and critical spots of my body (even if I can just heal, Batman made the executive decision of putting those their as he doesn't want my ability to be so easily revealed) so my suit is just as advanced as Batman's as well as flexible but where it really differs is in its appearance as it is basically a completely black costume with gold (not yellow) highlights in places but it's still mostly black with the boots being completely black with a thin line of gold running along the top, the gloves/gauntlets are the same except the vambraces are smaller than Batman's and gold as well as gold encircling the edge of my gloves as well as the knuckles and joints of my gauntlet being gold coloured metal to add some more oomph to my punches since I can handle the weight, I have a yellow (can't really be gold since that would be a bit too gauche and douchey) utility belt around the waist which has just as many compartments and gadgets as Batman's which I have been training with, the legs are black with some gold lines running through it and the same with the arms but when it comes to the torso it's all black with some thicker gold highlights as well as a golden bat symbol across the chest just to spell out what team I'm on but that isn't really necessary thank to my cowl which is completely black with no gold highlights whatsoever as well as the customary bat horns you'd expect of a bat themed super though mine are slightly almost negligible taller than Batman's and thinner as well as curving back slightly at the very tip but what really makes my mask stand out is the fact that it covers my entire head not exposing the chin like Batman's as well as the fact that the eyes are tinted black not white which gives it some extra care factor but I've taken into account that I might interact with children and so I've made it possible for the tint to switch to white as well as the chin part of my mask to be retractable though it's very hard to spot the seam.

I quickly take the suit out of its display case and get undressed right then and there replacing my clothes with the suit before Alfred wises up and figures out that I've ran off to fight crime without permission and so I hurry up placing on my costume before I reach back into the display case to grab my retractable cape which is fashioned to be completely black on both the inside and outside with a similar jagged end as Batman's which I take and clip into place around my neck and for a second I take a moment to marvel at how I looked and felt in the suit because I felt right at home in it being comfortable as well as form fitting and as I look at my reflection in the display case I just closed I also take a minute to reflect on why I chose to design my suit like this as well as take the name Orphan, when I was first told by Batman to design my hero suit and come up with a name I decided to think about all the Batfamily heroes and see if I can find a theme to fit into and while I may no longer recall much information such as the secret identity's of some of these characters I do still remember that they exist and a tiny bit of information about them and so when I was trying to get some inspiration for my own mantle I thought of Orphan who I don't know the secret identity of but I know that the character was an even better fighter than Batman as well as being an Orphan (no parents/ abandoned) which connected to me since I myself am an orphan three times over now since I was abandoned in the DC world and raised in an orphanage and while I did have parents in the Marvel world they died and back in my original world where I was a bit younger than I am now I died leaving my parents behind making me parentless (does that count? I technically lost my parents when I died so I guess it does) which makes three times an orphan and so I found the name quite fitting and so I designed my costume using the same colour scheme and aesthetics as the future Orphan who will be the successor to my one year mantle (she is basically gonna carry on the name I make today, it was a bit weird to take the name of a female superhero but when I thought about it I realised that there were a few girl Robins so gender doesn't really matter as much as the heroics) and I know she'll live up to the name since I kinda chose it because of her but also because of the irony as well as shits and giggles.

"Nicholas, what do you think you're doing!? You do not have permission to leave this estate while wearing that costume and you are not allowed to partake in any heroics until you've been approved to do so, DO NOT LEAVE!!" Alfreds panicked voice breaks me out of my daze and my neck twists around to see him still at the Batcomputer working away though he has managed to turn around to shoot me a glare and demand that I stay here but I find myself emboldened by the fact the he can't leave his seat otherwise he would leave Batman and co with support, taking advantage of the opportunity afforded to me I quickly run off toward the area of the Batcave with the vehicles and the secret exit that opens a distance away from Wayne Manor while waving back towards Alfred with mischievousness layering my voice. "Don't worry Alfred, I'm just heading out to the store for cigarettes. I'll be careful so don't worry, I'll make the right decision at the two way street so you just focus on assisting Batman so they can get to me faster if you are that worried, trust me Alfred I've been training for this!" Without waiting to hear a reply I continue to run off eventually arriving at the bat themed vehicle area but unfortunately Batman has yet to get around to providing me with my own vehicle and much more unfortunately I don't have any keys or access to any of these vehicles either so I'm left just with what I've got in my possession but that doesn't stop me from still running to the vehicle exit which is still definitely very long and would take a long time to run across without showing too much of my spider powers but I have already thought about such scenario is and how I can use what I've already told Batman to make things easier on myself, one of the things that I told Batman was that my regeneration also gave me one hundred percent accuracy as well as a perfect sense of balance and equilibrium which it does but only in the way that it boosts my already perfect sense of balance and equilibrium given by my spider powers and using that fact as well as the fact that Batman's knows I can handle more then a peak human due to my regeneration I managed to get quite a bit more advanced tech than the others since I'd be able to use them with my powers while the others would just be weighed down.

Reaching the long exit I spot the long narrow road used for the bat themed land vehicles but I don't focus on that but rather the two rails alongside either side of the road and leaping forward I land on the right hand rail where I need a click and with a sudden whoosh I'm speeding off down the rail and though I stumbled a little at the beginning thanks to my perfect balance and equilibrium I get a hold of it straight away and I'm zooming off like an expert thanks to the magnetic soles of my boots that have affixed themselves to the metal rail on the path as well as the boosters on the back of my boots which give me a massive acceleration down the pathway, thanks to Batman knowing of my enhance physique because of my regeneration and my superhuman capabilities he allowed me to have more tech and advancements than he would usually allow since they would just slow them down but that's not the same with me because of my abilities and so I had a variety of tech placed into my suit on account of my ability to handle it and one of the advancement in my suit was placed on my boots which was making them magnetic as well as adding booster to the bottom and back of my shoes to help me traverse around better which I got thanks to explaining to Batman that it would improve my mobility and agility (as well as my evasion and escape chances, though that's so totally not why I wanted them) which would make me a much more fierce opponent when in the field but with all of the tech in my suit I was suddenly reminded of Magneto and his mutant power and while I'm unsure of whether there's anyone in DC with a similar power I decided to be cautious which involved replacing quite a lot of the metal components of the suit with nonferrous metals as well as putting a lot of failsafes in the suit to get rid of the metal components as well as ditch the booster and magnetic underneath of my boots which is easily removable since they are on the bottom which is a part that I've made retractable.

With my magnetised boots firmly on the rail with one foot in front of the other as well as the back of my boots using boosters to thrust me forward (honestly, playing Ratchet and Clank in my original world gave me the idea for these boots since they are kind like the grinding boots), wait for me Two Face, you are my stepping stone on my path of heroics and I'm not gonna let the base form bitch keep me from my goals. It's time for the world to meet Orphan…

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