She's Sunshine, She's Grace, She'll Punch You in the Face

Chapter 78: Distance Testing

"You called us down?" Bruce spoke as he, Alfred and Selina walked into the Batcave.

"Yeah." Tim smiled at them. "Selina come look at demon spawn."

Selina looked a bit confused but walked over to them anyways to see Damian in a black and green Robin costume with cat ears on the hood. "I love it." She smiled at the teenage boy.

"This is very similar to your Robin costume." Bruce stepped forward to get a closer look. "There is no red and yellow and it's a different shade of green but its practically the same costume just without the utility belt."

"But he does have this." Marinette reached behind him to grab the staff. "It's not as cool as the utility belt but it has its perks."

"Oh, cool." Dick took a closer look at it. "Can I see that for a second?"

"Sure, just don't break anything." Marinette handed it over.

"So, did you figure out your soulmate powers?" Alfred raised an eyebrow in question.

"Kinda. You want to test it out?" Marinette grinned at them.

Dick immediately stopped playing with the staff as soon as he heard this.

"So, you really can hear each other's thoughts and feel each other's emotions?" Tim seemed to be bouncing with excitement. "We should test this out."

"Test away." Damian shrugged.

"What is Damian feeling right now?" Jason asked. "And you have to be honest."

"He's generally happy but also annoyed that you asked such a dumb question."

"Happy? About what?" Dick asked as he handed the staff back over to him.

"Us." Marinette replied. "That's the short answer. But that was an easy question."

"Okay then." Jason looked at Damian. "Which one of us is Sunshine's favorite?"

"Me." Damian deadpanned.

"Besides you obviously." Jason rolled his eyes.

"Okay. Then it would be Alfred."

"That's fair." All of Damian's brothers said in unison.

"Well I'm flattered, Miss Marinette." Alfred smiled at the young lady.

"Honestly, what kind of answer were you expecting?" Damian shook his head.

"I was thinking more along the lines of a favorite big brother, you know?" Jason shrugged.

"She doesn't have one."

"Are you sure?" Jason narrowed his eyes at the bluenette. "I find that hard to believe.

"It's a three-way tie." Marinette and Damian said in perfect unison. "Ask us something else."

"I've got a question for you then." Dick looked at Marinette. "What did Damian do the first time he met me?"

"You tried to kill him?!" Marinette looked over at her soulmate after reading his thoughts.

"Yes." Dick laughed. "That is correct."

"Sorry. I told you I wasn't the best child." Damian gave her an apologetic smile.

"I know." She smiled back. "It just caught me off guard is all."

"Do you think these new abilities could be effected by distance?" Bruce asked.

"I doubt it but I could travel anywhere in the world and find out if you want me too." Marinette suggested.

"That's a good idea." Tim nodded. "We should test it out."

"Okay." Marinette pulled out her yoyo and opened it up to pull Kaalki's glasses.

Putting them on, she fused both miraculouses and hopped through a portal.

Damian watched in awe as he saw her step into a very pink room and shut the portal behind her. Because of the split vision, he saw her walk over to a mirror to wave at her own reflection as she let the horse transformation fall. He couldn't tell what she was saying as she talked to Kaalki but eventually the kwami flew off and phased through the floor.

Sensing his confusion, she answered in her thought. "She's sneaking off to the bakery to get some food."

"Well is it working?" Tim pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Yes, it's working fine. I can still hear her thoughts." Damian said and after he was done speaking, he could feel her own confusion so he had to mentally translate what was going on in front of him.

"How far away did she portal herself?" Tim asked.

"She's in Paris."

"So, distance isn't a problem. Fascinating." Tim looked over to Bruce. "This is a great tool to have."

"You are correct." Bruce nodded in thought. "But we might need to gradually introduce the new 'Robin'." He looked over at his youngest son. "You are going to need to be publicly seen with Catwoman more often though. She's the only one who could feasibly influence you to change your look."

"Does that mean I'm back on patrols?" Selina smirked up at the billionaire.

"Only if you are okay with it. One month in the public eye with Robin should be enough."

By this time, Kaalki had come back to Marinette's room with a cookie. While his family was working out the details, Damian watched as Kaalki finished her snack and Marinette fused the miraculous again.

"She's coming back." Damian interrupted moments before a portal opened up in front of them.

Marinette stepped through and seconds after the portal closed again, she let Kaalki's transformation fall.

"Did Damian keep you up to date while you were gone?" Tim asked.

"He sure did." Marinette turned to Selina. "Although why did you look have that little smirk when you talked about going on patrol again Selina?" She asked.

"Oh, that's a bit of an inside joke between Bruce and I." Selina shrugged.

"Wait." Bruce turned his attention to the bluenette. "Did you see her smirk?"

"Oh, did we forget to mention that?" Marinette smiled over at Damian.

"Mention what?" Tim asked.

"We can see what the other sees." Damian shrugged like it was the most normal thing ever before turning to his girlfriend. "I knew that the first time you dropped a hint they would figure it out. So much for that well thought out prank."

"Woah. Really? You can see what the other sees?" Jason looked at the two of them to make sure they were being serious.

"Yeah." Damian nodded. "I was watching her as she walked around her room a moment ago."

"Can you still see through your own eyes as well?" Alfred questioned.

"Yeah." Marinette nodded. "It's like our vision is split in two. I see my perspective along with his."

"Like a two-player video game on a single screen?" Tim seemed to find this conversation very interesting.

"Yeah I guess you could describe it like that. We also learned how to turn it off and on because sometimes it can be a bit disorientating."

"So, what you are saying is that this entire conversation we have been having, you have been looking at yourself through Damian's eyes? Because he hasn't looked away from you." Dick raised an eyebrow in question.

Marinette started to giggle at the assessment along with the slight bit of embarrassment coming from Damian.

"I was multitasking." Damian defended himself. "You forget that I can see though her eyes."

"Multitasking, huh?" Jason teased. "That's a good way to put it I guess."

Marinette went red when she heard the string of profanities Damian was mentally throwing Jason's way. "Guess you were caught red handed, huh?"