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A series of interconnected events that happen within 489

Stephanie Brown joking with Tim Drake that, since he's having trouble finding a name to go by ever since she took his place as Robin, he could be Spoiler.

Stephanie dying saving the life of Damian Wayne, who subsequently blames himself for her death, overshadowing his desire to be Robin.

Tim becoming Spoiler in honor of his friend, interpreting her joke as a sort of final request (even if said joke/request was made several months prior).

Damian finding a catatonic, but miraculously and mysteriously alive Steph wandering Gotham, in a mirror of when his mother found Jason all those years ago.

Damian, knowing his mother has experience in this kind of this, requesting her help and her response being to come to Gotham and take Stephanie off his hands.

Talia dropping Stephanie into a Lazarus Pit, where upon crawling out, she finds that the girl is missing her memories. A not unheard of, and almost always recoverable side effect of Pit usage... and one Talia can use to her advantage.

Tim, several months after he became Spoiler, encountering a new incarnation of Red X, who seems to be working alongside the League of Shadows.

Red X returning to her room after an intense battle, where she thinks about the strange boy in the purple costume whose existence tugs at her mind just as hard as the feeling that his costume is important to her somehow does.

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Stephanie's Spoiler costume is the original purple & dark blue costume

Nell's Spoiler costume is the Rebirth costume

Important fact about this AU I felt compelled to share

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The only bad thing about not doing War Games in my AU is that I can't do *that* StephCass moment. You know the one

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Because I'm not a hateful, spite filled jackass who hates good characters, I'm giving Stephanie a full two years as Robin. She deserves more, but Damian needs it way more than she does when he shows his face.

As for where Tim is while Steph is Robin... well, 3 years as a vigilante before retirement is not the worst fate he could suffer.

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Earth 489 351: Quizlet

Stephanie "Stephie" Brown was born to Arthur and Crystal Brown, a GCPD officer and a nurse, respectively, in Gotham City. She enjoyed a life with her loving parents, blissfully unaware of the true state of Gotham. The city had been turned into a totalitarian hellscape by Owlman and his Talons. Arthur was one of the few willing to stand against him, but it wasn't to last. At the age of 14, her parents were mysteriously murdered, the crime chalked up to them being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Stephie was well on her way to getting lost within the foster system when fate intervened.

Edward Nashton, a good friend of Arthur's and secretly the superhero Quizmaster, caught word of Stephie's orphaning. Acting quickly, the man adopted her as his own daughter. He and his wife, Evelyn Dent, took her in as their own, raising her just as they did their first daughter, Duela. And it was in the process of raising her that they discovered a terrible conspiracy.

Owlman orchestrated the deaths of her parents, intending to adopt her as his own and recruit her to be among his Talons. Angered by the revelation, Stephie sought revenge, and she decided the best way to achieve it was to emulate her adoptive parents. She donned a costume and began calling herself Quizlet, the sidekick to Quizmaster and his wife Three-Face.

Stephie currently operates as a member of Justice Underground, a small band of superheroes led by billionaire Alexander Luthor.

Notes

Though she is the adopted sister of Duela Dent, the two of them have never met. Shortly before the deaths of Arthur and Crystal, Duela became stranded in Earth 489, where she operates as a Teen Titan known as The Joker's Daughter.

She is one of the few people who is a hero on both Earth 489 and Earth 351.

Owlman still wants to recruit her among his Talons, and his allies are under orders to capture her, not kill, much to the chagrin of his trusted lieutenant, Owlgirl.

Trivia

Stephie is partially based on Stephie Nashton, the daughter of a heroic, antimatter universe counterpart of Riddler. Her being Evelyn and Duela Dent's adopted daughter and sister comes from an Earth 3 version of Riddler who was married to Evelyn and the stepfather to Duela.

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Earth 489: Teddy Knight

(A rarity for me to do this, but it's necessary, trigger warning, there's some mild mention of rape in this characters bio)

Born Kyle Theo Nimbus, Teddy Knight is the result of a non-consensual encounter between Jack Knight, the second Starman, and Nash Nimbus, the second Mist. His mother intended to raise him to be a villain, all while taunting his father about his existence. But thankfully it was not meant to be. In a tragic turn of events, Nash was murdered by her own father, her dying moments spent giving Jack their son. Renamed Kyle Theo Knight, the young boy would grow up with his father and step mother, as well as a half sister.

Teddy lived a happy life, though he knew of his maternal origins and family. He worried that his bloodline would corrupt him, turn him into what his mother wished for him to be. It was only when a third Mist, one unaware of the baggage the name once held, came to be. This young "Andie Murphy", a member of the Outsiders, inspired Teddy, gave him the courage to use his powers for good. With the Cosmic Rod belonging to Stargirl, and his grandfather's Gravity Rod long destroyed and the blueprints gone, when the time came, Teddy became the fourth person to call himself Mist, and the second to carry the name into the light.

Teddy joined the third iteration of The Justice Society, where he would meet Courtney Whitmore's successor, her sister Patricia Dugan. Although initially hostile towards her - unintentionally so, as he had some latent dislike for her using the Cosmic Rod - the two grew close and through time, their relationship took a turn for the better. With some help from another time period, Teddy and Patricia rebuilt the Gravity Rod and he became the next Starman.

Notes

Teddy was a bit bare bones when I first decided to add him. I admittedly hadn't actually known much about him or his history at first, but his appearance on the new JSA series inspired me to explore him more in depth. @lesbianbrainwave had some great posts that helped me along, mostly with me deciding to make him Starman rather then sticking with Mist, as I originally intended.

Teddy and Patricia was a crack ship that just came to me all of the sudden. The idea of two familial legacies connected to the stars converging together was appealing to me, and after realizing they were similarly aged, I just went ahead with it.

Andie Murphy is from Young Justice. Originally, I wasn't going to add her, but when I found that she was semi-popularly shipped with Livewire, I couldn't resist. I thought she would be a nice segway from all the horribleness that is the first two users of the Mist name.

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I'm not going to address the shitshow going on in these replies anymore then I already have, but if anyone has a problem with my writing, I think it would be best to let me know, rather then ridiculing and insulting me. I've done my best to keep this storyline as unproblematic and positive as possible, up to and including consulting my friends on this, all of whom would have told me if there was a genuine issue, but I seem to have fallen into the trap of trying to please the ultimate unpleasable crowd, Tumblr. My asks are open. If you feel there's a problem with what I'm doing, tell me there and I'll see what I can do to fix it. If you just act like an asshole, then you'll get nowhere.

@slaapkat @ufonaut

Alan Scott and Molly Mayne are both gay on Earth 489, and both married each other for the same reason (desperate attempt to reaffirm their heterosexuality). However, they both eventually come out to each other. They don't divorce though (too complicated to deal with on top of their already crazy lives, plus they platonically love each other too much to see a reason to do so).

I'd like to note that they only came out to each other long after having a total of 4 kids (Jennie and Todd from Rose Canton on Alan's side, Michael Mayne on Molly's side, and their youngest and only shared child, Jill).

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Alan Scott and Molly Mayne are both gay on Earth 489, and both married each other for the same reason (desperate attempt to reaffirm their heterosexuality). However, they both eventually come out to each other. They don't divorce though (too complicated to deal with on top of their already crazy lives, plus they platonically love each other too much to see a reason to do so).

I'd like to note that they only came out to each other long after having a total of 4 kids (Jennie and Todd from Rose Canton on Alan's side, Michael Mayne on Molly's side, and their youngest and only shared child, Jill).

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Earth 489: Alda & Irwin Hall

Through the many life times Khufu and Chay-Era have lived, their union has brought about many generations of offspring. The latest of these Hawk children are Alda and Irwin Hall. Born from their latest incarnations, Carter Hall and Shiera Saunders, the twins were orphaned at a young age by Khufu and Chay-Era’s eternal murderer, Hath-Set. Before he could turn his attention to the young children, however, they were rescued by their uncle and aunt, Hank Hall and Dawn Granger. With no other family to go to, Hank and Dawn adopted the two children, raising them alongside their daughter Esme.

Although they survived the encounter, the trauma at having witnessed their parents death’s haunted them, and they were plagued by nightmares. One night, during such a nightmare, they were visited by Dream of the Endless, who claimed to have been, in a previous life, their nephew Daniel. His father had been the son of Khufu and Chay-Era’s reincarnations from the Golden Age of Heroes, the Thangarians Katar Hol and Shayera Thal, the original Hawkman and Hawkwoman. Having recognized their plight, as well as his connection to them, Dream offered to be an adviser to them on how to conquer their nightmares. The siblings accepted the offer, and were tasked with breaking the curse that had plagued their parents (and Dream’s grandparents) for thousands of years. With a goal in mind, equal in both reward and difficulty, Alda and Irwin located their parents old gear and suited up as the new Hawkgirl and Hawkman. They would later join the third iteration of the Justice Society, led by Helena Wayne.

Notes

Hawkman lore is… confusing. Reconciling everything into something coherent took some time, and even then I kind of cheated by just no addressing some things. Ultimately, Hawkman and Hawkgirl aren't too important to the general lore of this universe, so I can get away with it.

Carter Hall's familial connection to Hank (and Don) Hall is admittedly stolen from Earth 27, another (much more popular) fanmade DC continuity created by Roy Westerman. While I do have some issues with the continuity as a whole (which I won't get into bc I don't want to bash the dude's work), there are some individual ideas that I liked, and Carter's relationship to the Hall family is one of those. Also taken from Earth 27 is the Hall family being black. I didn't mention it in the bio because it didn't seem too important to the lore, but I felt it should be stated.

Alda Hall is based on Alda Hall-Saunders from the Arrowverse comic "The (Ex) Legends of Tomorrow". In it, Alda was just an adorable child, but it was mentioned that in a possible future, she'd be a hero known as Hawkwoman, so I decided to go with that idea. As for Irwin, he's mostly an original character. I decided to give Alda a brother (whose name is taken from Hawk and Dove's dad, and therefore Carter's dad in 489) after discovering a character named Janet Hall, who's the granddaughter of Carter Hall from a story called "Batman & Superman: Generations". Janet is also the granddaughter of Bart Hawk, one of the Blackhawks, but since most of the Blackhawks are still in WWII times, I decided to make her the granddaughter of Zinda Blake instead. I'll explain more when I make a dedicated post for her.

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John Stewart and John Diggle are step brothers on 489. And yes, the shared Stewart-Diggle household was a confusing place for a while.

Side note though, this little fact (combined with Lynn Stewart being their sister) winds up creating one of the most badass hero families in this AU. But I'll get to that later.

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Earth 489: Nora Allen

When another version of Barry Allen from a timeline where he was not The Flash showed up on Iris West's doorstep, it was like love rekindled. As Barry had no way back to his own timeline, and his own version of Iris (who was The Flash in his timeline) had sacrificed her life so long ago - much like the Barry native to this timeline - the two were drawn together, finally happy to have a second chance. And when Eobard Thawne threatened to destroy the very timeline, drastic measures had to be taken to ensure its survival. The Speed Force temporarily bequeathed Barry and Iris with super speed, allowing them to save the world alongside the rest of The Flash Family. Grateful to walk away alive once the crisis was over, the two celebrated after the battle.

When they woke up the next day, their speed was gone. They had figured it to be The Speed Force taking back the power it had given them, but the truth was much more drastic: their night of passion had resulted in pregnancy. Nine months later, Nora Caroline Allen was born.

Like all West Allen kids, Nora had super speed, a result of the leftover speed from that night funneling into her at the time of conception. Her family helped nurture her abilities, eventually leading to her becoming a superhero when she became of age. Having grown especially close to her nephew Bart while growing up, she decided to use a name he had previously used, becoming the second Cruise. She then joined the youngest generation of Titans at the age of 13, where she met Livy Queen, the daughter of Oliver Queen and Dinah Lance. The two are best friends to this day... but, if the future is any indication, that relationship will eventually evolve into something more.

Notes

Nora is based on Nora Allen from Justice League: Legacy and Nora West Allen from The Flash (2014). Like the Nora in Legacy, she uses the hero name of Cruise, but the rest of her comes from the Nora from the show. Her costume is also an amalgamation of the two costumes used by the Nora's (I'll work out the details of that later). She also has the ancestry of both versions of Nora. Nora in Legacy was the daughter of Jessica Cruz (and therefore half Latina), while Nora in the show was the daughter of Iris (and half black). The 489 version of Iris is half black, half Latina, meaning Nora is half Caucasian, 1/4th black, and 1/4th Latina.

Her middle name is derived from Carrie Allen, a version of Kid Flash from Superman & Batman: Generations. Her exact family was unknown, but given her last name and hair, it's a safe bet she was either the daughter or granddaughter of Barry and Iris. I initially wanted to include Carrie as a separate character, but I already had too many speedsters and finding a name for her would have been a pain in the ass.

As mentioned before, Cruise was used by Nora in Legacy. I decided it would work well as a name for Bart to use in the "current" timeline, since he and the rest of the Core Four are all using different aliases, in order for them to grow beyond the names they have been using since the 90's. That, and they all have successors. In Bart's case, that successor is Ace West, his cousin via his great uncle Daniel.

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I'm sorry Avalance shippers, but Captain Canary holds a special place in my heart, so it's canon to this AU.

I even managed to scrounge up a kid for them, based on Ice Kate from the Teen Titans Go! comics.

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I wanted to write a full thing about Kelly Olsen and about how she's the newest Guardian on Earth 489, but I realized that I have no goddamn idea how that legacy is actually going to go in this AU, or how she'll become Guardian yet (Jimmy's unconnected to the name).

Some other info, she was adopted into the Olsen family rather then being born into it, due to me deciding Jimmy is still a white redhead on this Earth. She's also still married to Alex Danvers, cause there's no point in adapting them if they aren't going to be married.

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Well, Bart/Cissie and JayRose were originally gonna be endgame ships in this Earth, but I rediscovered my love for Bartrose, so now that's happening, Jay is with Artemis of Bana Mighdall, and Cissie is... well, I guess she's staying single, for now. I know Cissiecasse is a popular ship, but I'm too far deep into Cassie/Kon to break them up.

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I feel like I'm going to be torn to shreds for saying this, so I apologize in advance, but no, Boostle is not canon to this universe

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Earth 489: Supergirl Legacy Redux

Supergirl I - Kara Zor-El/Karen Starr: Kal-El's older paternal cousin, Kara was intended to arrive on Earth at the same time as Kal, but she was stranded in the Phantom Zone after Krypton's explosion knocked her rocket off course. Masquerading as Kal's cousin who was orphaned in a house fire - not entirely far from the truth, if one thinks about it - Kara would soon become the first Supergirl, and would later form the Titans alongside Dick Grayson, Wally West, Garth of Atlantis, Donna Troy, and Roy Harper. However, it didn't take long for Kara to want to distance herself from her now incredibly famous cousin. Altering her costume, removing her house symbol from the chest, and changing her name to Power Girl, Kara reinvented herself entirely. This extended towards her civilian identity, as "Karen Starr" would later found StarrWare Industries, a technological firm dedicated to saving the environment. Karen's attempts to reinvent herself have taken her to many strange places, including the 30th century, where she was a member of the Legion of Superheroes, and the not too distant past, where she and fellow time lost adventurer Huntress - not the same as the current, although Karen has stated that her name is also Helena - were members of the Justice Society.

Supergirl II - Cir-El/Mia Kent: The woman who would become Mia Kent was an unfortunate victim of a disease which rendered her brain dead. Noting her resemblance to Clark Kent and Lois Lane, the Brainiac of this time period kidnapped her and altered her DNA to include both their samples and to gift her Kryptonian abilities. Sending her back in time with false memories of being the daughter of Superman and his wife, Mia was intended to usher in a new era where Brainiac ruled supreme. But it didn't take long for Mia discovered the truth. The artificial Kryptonian sacrificed herself to prevent this terrible future from coming to be, taking Brainiac with her. This would be the last anyone would see of her, or this time period, until the time travelling Rip Hunter would discover her stranded in the time stream and return her to this timeline, where she is once again Supergirl.

Supergirl III - Kara In-Ze/Linda Lee Danvers: The half Daxamite cousin of Kara Zor-El via her mother - unrelated to Kal-El, mind you - Kara In-Ze was living on Daxam with her parents when Krypton exploded, knocking its neighboring planet out of orbit. In order to give her daughter a chance to live, Kara's mother used what remaining resources she could to build a rocket to send Kara out into space, at the cost of her life. This attempt ultimately paid off, and soon Kara found herself on Earth, where she would reunite with her now older cousin (funny how history seems to repeat). Operating as the next Supergirl, Kara would be adopted by the Danvers family, scientists Jeremiah and Eliza as her parents, DEO agent Alex as her older sister, and a baby brother named Wally. However, Kara's anger with what happened to her home planet and her biological parents flared, and she often clashed with her new family, as well as her teammates on the Titans and the second iteration of the Young Justice group. She soon found purpose, however, when she took on the mantle of Flamebird - one she shares with Bette Kane and Thara Ak-Var - and became partner to Stephanie Brown, when she took the name of Nightwing, and later Jason Tood when he did the same.

Supergirl IV - Keira Zor-El/Claire Starr: As mentioned earlier, history has a habit of repeating, and Claire's story in no exception. A clone created from the combined DNA of Kara Zor-El and Lena Luthor, "Claire Clarkson" was created by Ultraman to bolster the ranks of the Crime Syndicate, a villainous counterpart to the Justice League. Adopting the name of Ultragirl, it didn't take long for Claire to discover her true origins, or realize that what she and her "friends" were doing was wrong. Claire turned against the Crime Syndicate and, after confronting her creator and adoptive father, discovered her genetic origins. She in turn revealed this to Power Girl, who would take her in as an adoptive daughter, feeling responsible for her. Claire later joined the world of heroes as the fourth Supergirl, but never felt worthy of the name, and once Cir-El was refound, it didn't take long for her to abandon the name and assume the alternative of "Snowbird".

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I decided to upload a link directly rather then doing messages. Here's the invite

Update

Sorry I haven't posted here in forever. I find translating my thoughts and ideas for this AU to be more difficult then sharing them with people on Discord and such. I figure the best solution is to cut out the middle man and introduce an Earth 489 Discord server. Message me if you want an invite.