[British and American] Jason Wayne's Struggle

A long time ago, when Old Todd left Jason's life, Jason was relieved because it meant he could be away from the man who would beat him and look at him with malicious eyes, but he couldn't resist.

The first person who asked him what a father was was Bruce. Even though the two of them had a bad relationship later, in Jason's heart, he was still a child with a father.

So Jason can justifiably feel that he can die to protect Bruce without regrets, Bruce is the one who stands between him and death, making him fearless of death, even though Bruce himself probably hopes that Jason can fear death and live more cautiously.

But now, after many years, Jason is a fatherless child again.

The man who had been his barrier between death and him, who had made him fearless, was dead, and there was no way he could be brought back.

Especially when Jason saw the will left by Bruce, he discovered that the old Batman had left a foundation to his four children. It was a huge fortune, enough for Jason to live a worry-free life for several lifetimes, so he became even sadder.

Jason didn't want to receive Bruce's inheritance at all. He had already received too much from Bruce and was not qualified to take the old man's relics. These did not belong to him. He just hoped that his father was alive and well, and preferably healthy, and that when he was in his seventies or eighties, he could still be energetic and put his arm around a supermodel's waist and make headlines.

But Bruce really treated him as his own child. Jason had everything that other children had. And when sorting out Bruce's belongings, Jason also found that Bruce had put his old photos in his wallet.

In the photo, he was only 14 years old, sitting in the garden reading a book. He was wearing a British-style spring and summer school uniform, a white short-sleeved shirt, plaid shorts, brown leather shoes and knee-high socks. Next to him were blooming roses, and the sunlight shone through the glass, falling obliquely on the flowers.

It was his most carefree time, just as the day he became Robin was the best day of his life.

Now, the worst day of his life had finally arrived.

A drop of water hit the photo, and Jason touched his face in a daze, his fingertips stained with wetness.

Jason lowered his head and buried his face in the shadows, gritting his teeth. Slowly, he bent down and pressed his forehead against the floor. All he could feel was the pain in his heart, the hot tears, and the cold floor.

He finally realized that he had lost the most important person to him.

Axel walked over to Jason and stroked his trembling back.

Jason lay on the ground, looked up at Paddington Bear, and forced a smile: "I know, I'll just vent now, I'll be fine later, I'll get up and do what I need to do..."

He has been an adult for a long time, and even his sadness can only be felt in this room where there are no outsiders. Once he leaves here, he will be strong again.

Because there are still many people who need him.

Outside the door, Damian lowered his eyes and turned to look at Tim who was standing in the corner of the corridor.

Tim mouthed, "Dick said he wanted to go back to Blüdhaven, who will inherit the cloak?"

All along, everyone has assumed that Dick is the successor to the Batman cape. He has followed Batman the longest, and he also performed well when he represented Batman by accident before.

But Dick's mental state was obviously not right, and he refused to stay in Gotham, and Jason, who was second in line in Batman's will, also refused in the morning.

In Jason's heart, there is only Bruce and Dick who can be Batman, but he himself has never intended to inherit the cape because he has already walked his own path.

This may also be the reason why Bruce did not write Jason as the first choice even though Bruce and Jason had reached a mutual understanding and their communication on the spiritual level was very equal.

Bruce wouldn't keep Jason stuck in his ways, just as Jason would want Bruce to stay Batman until Jason was ready to come to Gotham and cure whatever ails their mother.

So now it's just the two of them.

Damian was silent for a moment and pointed at himself.

Let him come.

Tim nodded and gestured "I'll help you".

After Jason accepted the fact that Bruce had really left him, he only had less than two days to feel sad before he set out on his journey back to New York.

Kamar-Taj lost Strange, so Jason had to take over.

After many twists and turns, after Ancient One and Strange, he still became the Sorcerer Supreme in a daze, and he was the Sorcerer Supreme without the Eye of Agamotto and the Time Stone. The dark god Dormammu could not invade the Earth because of his contract with Strange, but if other alien invaders from the magic side wanted to cause trouble, Jason would fight them back.

The Blade of the Great Caste is fine for fighting other monsters, but when it comes to the position of the Supreme Sorcerer, Jason's methods are inevitably a bit monotonous.

Wang, the administrator of the Kamar-Taj Library, specially took out many books that only the Supreme Sorcerer could read and piled them in front of Jason, earnestly expressing his desire for Jason to improve his strength quickly.

Jason: "..."

He has completed his Ph.D., but he still can't escape the fate of studying.

Jason calculated that Strange had studied for about a year before taking over the Eye of Agamotto and becoming the Sorcerer Supreme. Now that he did not have that kind of artifact to assist him, even with a strong foundation, it would take him half a year to reach the qualification standard of the Sorcerer Supreme.

Alas, it seems there is no rest recently.

But everyone has been busy recently. After Fury's accident, Coulson's workload doubled, and Abigail's workload also doubled. Sometimes she even called Jason for help. The mutants were also in turmoil because of the disappearance of a large number of living people. Katie alone was not enough as a spokesperson. If Professor X was not still there, many mutants would probably lose their minds.

Jason knew his current position. Most of his friends were a mess, and he was the only one who could stay calm at all times. Bruce's education of him was so useful at this moment.

Especially Peter. Since Jason moved to New York at the age of 19, Peter has been his cutest neighbor brother. He has received a lot of care from the Parkers, and now that they are in trouble, Jason has temporarily taken over the responsibilities of Peter's guardian.

It turned out that Tony also wanted to be Peter's guardian, and Jason also felt that Tony was more suitable than him, but Pepper was found to be pregnant at this time. Peter made the excuse that he didn't want to trouble them and just moved back home.

After a day of wizard life, Jason went home, took out the ingredients from the refrigerator, fiddled in the kitchen for a while, made fried chicken fillet and broccoli, squeezed some juice, and brought it to the next room on a tray.

He knocked on Peter's room.

"Peter, are you there? I made dinner."

The door opened, and Peter, who looked much paler and thinner, gave him a forced smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Jay. I'm not hungry."

Jason slipped in through the gap between him and the door like a cat, put the tray on Peter's desk, and glanced casually at the room, finding that the boy had tidied the house very tidy, but it was too tidy, as if no one lived here.

Spider-Man's uniform was draped over the back of the chair, and Jason paused: "Kalan, what did Peter do during the day today?"

Peter quickly came over to explain: "I, I'm just bored. I have nothing to do at home alone. The school is also on vacation. I, I don't know what to do... I can only go out for a walk."

An elegant female voice sounded, coming from the artificial intelligence in the Spider suit - Karan.

"Yes, Mr. Todd, Peter prevented six robberies today, two of which were at gunpoint."

Jason: "...I'm not surprised. Just like I don't really want to go back to Wayne Manor unless it's necessary. My father and grandfather are both dead. Once I go back there, I feel like there are traces of them everywhere."

Peter was stunned and stood there, but Jason turned around and took out a photo album from the bookshelf, opened it and took a look. Inside were photos of May, Uncle Ben and Peter when he was a child.

Peter was very cute when he was a child. Jason still remembers that Peter was a small and skinny kid at that time, and he watched this child grow from an elementary school student to a teenager.

Peter had already completed his last high school exam and received an offer from Columbia University's Journalism Department. On the eve of his high school graduation, he and his classmates took part in a school field trip, and there will be a graduation party later.

But now everything was ruined by a snap of fingers.

The child was at a loss. Jason hugged Peter, patted his back, and whispered, "I know I can't replace May, just like no one can replace Bruce's place in my heart, but I want to tell you that you still have your family here, Peter. Tony, Happy and I are all by your side."

After a while, Jason felt the shoulder of his shirt get wet. The child was hugging him and crying with tears and snot running. Damian hadn't cried like this since he was less than one year old, so Jason was a little frozen.

So, how should he coax this child?

Peter didn't need to be coaxed, he just had been holding it in for too long and needed an outlet. Afterwards, the child talked to Jason while eating.

Jason thought for a while and told Peter that if he needed it, Jason could introduce him to the mutants, because the X-Men have recently been working with SHIELD to crack down on some villains who are taking advantage of the chaos. If Peter works with their team, intelligence and security will be better guaranteed.

In fact, the Justice League has also been doing work in this regard recently. Ms. Marvel Carol is maintaining law and order in the universe with Nebula, Rocket and Yondu, while Jason is in charge of the magic side.

Peter nodded obediently. He had no classes at school now and didn't want to stay at home all the time. He was more than happy to be busy.

Then that night when Jason was half asleep, the little spider knocked on his window, squatted on the windowsill with a pillow in his arms, and asked hesitantly, "Can I sleep with you? Just for tonight!"

Jason was speechless for a while, looked down at himself, made sure that his pajamas were properly worn, then lifted the corner of the quilt, and the pajama baby immediately crawled in.

Peter lay on his side, looking at Jason and whispering an apology: "I'm sorry, Jay, it's just that Aunt May used to watch TV until the early hours of the morning. Sometimes when she came back from the night shift, I could still hear the sound of doors opening and closing. You know my senses are very sensitive, right? But now, I can't hear her movements..."

Jason closed his eyes and pulled the man closer to his chest.

Peter asked him sullenly, "Can I come and sleep with you in the future?"

Jason replied: "I can lend you Axel."

Sleeping with him? Wishful thinking.

Peter remained silent. After a while, the child's breathing became even and Jason fell into a deep sleep. He woke up in a daze the next day to Peter's screams.

"Jason! You're bleeding! There's blood on your sheets!"

Peter shouted, holding out his hand to Jason, showing him the blood on it.

Jason first touched the bandage on his abdomen to make sure that the wound left by the fight with the magical ghost from another dimension yesterday was healed, and then he felt a warm current flowing out from below.

The current Supreme Sorcerer, Deputy Director of S.W.O.D., good friend of the mutants, and the second young master of the Wayne family cursed sincerely in his heart.

Two months later, his irregular period came again, and at this time.

He scratched his hair, blinked, and shrugged at Peter: "Well, I can explain about this."

The truth is just a little scary.

Jason thought that after explaining this, he could take a shower, change his sheets, and go back to sleep, but before he finished his shower, Friday's voice rang out.

"Sir, Wang sent you a text message."

"read."

"A hell crack has appeared in the north of Block 46. Constantine and Ms. Zatanna both have work to do. They have contacted Kamar-Taj and hope you will handle it."

Jason rushed out of the bathroom with a towel hanging on his head. Peter just ran over with his phone in his hand: "Jason, there's a message for you, oh my god!"

The child apologized and turned his back, with only the hand holding the phone still stretched out towards him.

Jason quickly put on his clothes, took the phone, opened the portal and left.