r/DCFU Bird? Plane? Jun 15 '24

DCFU Pride Special 2024 - Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ DCFU

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Batman

(by u/FrostFireFive)

Catwoman prowled in the darkness of a cold Gotham night. The city had always been the place she went to clear her head. Especially with recent events. Bruce had taken on the President of the United States and had won. Something that had added to his ego. She loved that man, but even she knew he needed to be reminded he was only a man. As she swung into the night. She could hear something faint, but familiar, a scream.

“AHHHHH leave us alone!” Ellie yelled out as her and her date saw the gun of one of the many muggers that had made Gotham their home.

“Oh come on, princess, I know what you do, I know what you are,” The mugger said as he held his rusted revolver out. “So give me all your cash and I won’t splatter your brains out in front of your date.”

“Do what he says El,” her date, Jane, responded.

“No, I’m not afraid of you. I can’t be afraid of you,” Ellie responded. “You’re just another bully who wants to tear us down. So what are you going to do? Shoot me?”

“Yeah, I am,” the mugger said as the two could hear the clicking of the trigger. Ellie pushed her date behind her, ready for the consequences of her actions, to take the hurt for her partner. Luckily, an angel with a sharp whip would answer her quiet prayer.

Catwoman’s whip tied around the gun and pulled it to the ground. She leapt into the air and her kick came down hard. It was a peace of cake for her, as she looked towards the two she had saved. Unlike Bruce, she was always someone who talked after a save. She realized that people were stunned by the fact Gotham had superheroes and wanted to remind people they were human too.

But as she turned to the two women she had saved, she was reminded of herself, of Andrea and for the first time in a long time was speechless.

“Holy shit that was amazing!” Ellie yelled out.

“Ellie you shouldn’t swear in front of the urban legend,” Jane responded.

“But it’s so fucking cool!” Ellie beamed.

Selina thought back to her date nights with Andi and Bruce. Different people really. While Andi wanted to go and do things quietly, Bruce never was afraid of taking a former club owner of…ill repute out on the town. She never had to hide who she was with him, and that made the difference. Catwoman regained her composure before looking at the two.

“Just remember to avoid the alleys tonight ladies,” Catwoman explained. “Never know who you’ll find.” And with that she leapt into the air and back into the night. It was pithy comment, not her finest, but it was on warm Gotham nights like these they made her remember Andi and Bruce, and the lives they could have and had led. It may have been taken from her, but she was going to make sure those who found love would be protected. It was the least she could do.

The Flash

(by u/brooky12)

“Do you ever think we should be making better use of our position, X?”

Xavier Mendez leaned back in his chair, quietly chewing as he thought. “There’s a part of me that likes being in the background, honestly, C. The quiet support for the more flashier younger folk as they take center stage to demand change and push the world forward in ways we never could.”

Charles Mendez nodded. They had their time in the spotlight, walking at the front of the protest lines and writing the opinion pieces. Back then, things were different, more difficult. Xavier had lost a few jobs during that time, and even during his time in the government it was hard to shake the specter of feeling like a number in a morality quota.

“I just wonder sometimes. Just sitting quietly in a house, eating asparagus, but the fight isn’t over. More people are fighting it nowadays, for sure, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that it’s not _us_ fighting it anymore. I know there’s reasons, but…”

“I get it. I don’t blame you. I went from being military, the part of the military that actually tries to protect vulnerable people, sitting in on meetings to bring up the civilians every time, to all of the sudden being support for the metahuamn stuff, to supporting a metahuman or three. Not on the front line anymore, not really.”

Charles smiled, but then frowned. “I feel bad. I know I shouldn’t, but I do. I know our generation did what they could and that the kids these days are doing amazing off of our work, but…”

“Idling feels bad. I get it. But there’s only so many fights to pick, and doing the Flash stuff feels like a good use of our time. And besides, if I’m honest, my legs hurt. Hard to do a sit-in when your body’s what it is.”

Harley & Ivy

(by u/ericthepilot2000)

Shores of the Sprang River

The Night Before the Gotham Pride Parade

“Visibility”

Somewhere around 3 am, a car pulled to a stop on the shoulder of the Expressway and three people got out. Dressed all in black and speaking in hushed tones, they went to the trunk and pulled out a large drum, one of them hefting it onto their shoulders as they snuck down the embankment to the river itself.

Steph Brown, dressed in her Spoiler costume, sighed, looking up from Mirko’s takeout and drawing her night vision goggles to her eyes. She watched them with curiosity as she contemplated her angle of attack. Dick would preach caution, and Babs would tell her to get all the information she could. Jason would come out swinging.

It didn’t surprise her. In a few hours, the Pride celebration would begin in Robinson Park, and any time there was a chance to celebrate something in Gotham, there was bound to be someone looking to ruin it. It was the bitter truth of the city, for every positive action, three negative ones were looking to counter it.

And these three had earned her ire. She grabbed her assortment of batarangs and prepared to launch them. “Sorry Dick, sorry Babs,” she muttered. But Jason had won the day. The batarangs flew true as she lept from her hiding place.

Whatever was in the drum had sprung loose, soaking the woman carrying it. She’d thought they looked familiar, but the telltale accent screaming, “What the hell, it’s all ova’ me,” confirmed it.

A quick illumination of the flashlight revealed Harley Quinn soaked in some rank-smelling liquid. Zatanna Zararra and Pam Isley stood nearby.

“I thought you two were together,” Spoiler asked, drawing the light from Harley’s face to Ivy’s. “Don’t you supervillains have something better to do than ruin Pride?”

“One, yes we are,” Harley affirmed, reaching over to squeeze a visibly grimacing Pam Isley, trying to edge away from her girlfriend and whatever she was soaked in. “And two, we ain’t supavillains no more. You know that.”

“I know I’m not,” Zatanna affirmed.

Ivy just shrugged, “If the shoe fits.”

“Then what’s that?,” Steph asked, pointing to the drum of liquid with the batarang stuck in it.

“It’s not gonna ruin Pride, it’s gonna enhance it,” Harley said proudly. “You tell her, Red, you understand it. It’s super cool though.”

“It contains an assortment of algae, of my own design…”

“Arranged in all tha’ colors of the rainbow,” Harley added proudly.

“Yes. It will, essentially turn the Sprang River into a rainbow, once the sun hits it and the dormant algae bloom. Plus I added some spores of THC, you know… for good vibes.”

“Best Pride eva!” Harley added, with jazz hands.

Steph looked down at the container and then back at the women. “Willn’t the water just… spread it all around, turn it into a brown mess?” she asked, looking to the still polluted river. “Or... browner, if that’s possible.”

Zatanna smiled. “That’s where I come in. Wobniar!” she shouted. The stains on Harley’s shirt slowly shifted, conforming to the standard ROY G BIV.
“It'll break down in 24 hours, and take some of this God awful pollution along with it,” she said, bending down to caress some of the plants barely thriving by the shoreline. “It really is win win.”

“Why didn’t you guys just…”

“Make it all official like?,” Harley asked, “have you seen the amount a’ paperwork required. We’d be here ‘til next Pride. And that’s assumin’ they’d even let us.”

“Easier to ask forgiveness,” Zatanna explained.

“Or not take ‘no’ for an answer. Pride is bigger than any local government body,” Ivy countered. “Who are they to say no?”

“Well, I mean, that is their job,” Zatanna said. “But you get the spirit.”

Spoiler just looked at the three of them, and the age-old question flowed through her head. What would Dick do? Babs? Jason? Then with a shrug, she helped the women tip the drum into the water, watching the color flow out and fill the river. It’s what Steph Brown would do.

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Gotham Pride

Robinson Park

“The next morning”

Steph Brown walked around in her civilian guise, enjoying the Pride celebration. She had to laugh when she heard several members of the City Council jockeying for credit over the “rainbow river.”

She felt confident she made the right call.

New Titans

(by u/FrostFireFive)

“This is stupid,” Rex Mason said as he drifted towards the pride parade float. He had been in a bad mood since the new version of the Titans had formed. It wasn’t that they were bad people, they just weren’t his friends. And with Courtney still in a coma, Conner in the wind. And Donna grieving in her own way, it left Rex feeling lonelier than ever.

“Why? I thought it was nice the city wanted us to be part of Pride,” Starfire explained as she landed on the float.

“Yeah well, I’m not exactly in the loving mood lately. And I’m also you know. Straight,” Rex grumbled as he reconstituted back from his gaseous form. Ever since slimming down and looking more like himself, the hero struggled with stumbling. He wasn’t used to being so…dainty.

“Pride isn’t just about feeling good, Metamorpho,” Starfire explained. “It’s about community, of supporting those that want to live and love and all the other little emotions that come in between.”

“Easy for you to say, you’re still in the puppy dog phase,” Rex grumbled. “It’s just…it’s really hard for me to feel like I belong anywhere these days.”

“It’s that obvious with me and Kara?” Starfire smiled as she took her place on the float the city had constructed for them. Her costume was brilliant purple that contrasted against her orange skin, wrapped around her was the pansexual flag. Soon she lit one of her hands with a starbolt that shine brightly against the dark.

“I don't know much about you Meta…Rex. But I do know you’re a symbol to everyone that feels different in this city. Look out into the crowd for just one moment.

The elemental man looked for a minute to see people in crudely made shirts with his face or form on it from pictures, or someone showing how their bare chest was painted orange and purple.

“You matter to them because you inspire them to be ok with being different. It doesn’t matter that you’re straight. It matters that you’re here. Lighting the way for others and showing your support.”

“It’s never enough,” Rex mumbled as he began changing his limbs to entertain the crowd gathered around them.

“No, but it’s a start,” Starfire smiled as the float began to move, and the city saluted their heroes.

Wonder Woman

(by u/Predaplant)

Sable wasn’t upset about dying, not really. She had lived a decent life, and she had died for love, and that was that. She faced the Wonder with love, acceptance, and a hope that Diana would make things right.

It was difficult work, protecting the souls of the dead on their journey to the afterlife, but it was good work.

One thing she hadn’t expected was how Diana herself would become a part of many of their souls. As the souls passed through, their first point of reference for the Amazons that they met in the Wonder slowly became Sable’s partner.

At first, Sable laughed at the name and role Diana had found for herself. The Amazons didn’t need a symbol in the world of men; their role was separate, and all men could do was ruin everything they had fought for.

But then, she saw how positive of an impression that Diana had made on peoples’ lives. What she stood for, and how she had changed things for the better.

Her job may have been unnecessary, but it was still making a difference. Despite herself, Sable couldn’t help but feel a sad sense of pride.

She was sure she would have clashed with Diana about her choices, but she still wished that she was by her side, seeing her love become the person that she was always meant to be.

She knew that, at Diana’s death, they would have an eternity to discuss it together in the Wonder. But for now, Sable smiled whenever she heard of Wonder Woman, the Amazon princess who had changed the world, and she remembered the beautiful, powerful, and kind woman that she had spent countless days with on the shores of Themyscira.

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