THE NIGHT FURY REVEAL (FIVE-MONTH GROWTH)"
Five months.
For five entire months, the Bat-Family watched Damian walk around the manor looking…
Suspiciously happy.
Suspiciously excited.
Suspiciously mischievous.
Bruce monitored him.
Tim placed trackers.
Dick interrogated him.
Barbara questioned him.
Cassandra stared at him like she could read his soul.
And Damian only said:
"You'll understand at the end of the fifth month."
They waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Then finally—
Tonight was the night.
THE REVEAL — BAT-FAMILY ASSEMBLED
Bruce, Dick, Tim, Barbara, Duke, and Cassandra gathered in the training hall.
Damian walked in with a straight face, but his eyes were glowing with pride.
Dick elbowed Tim.
"He's gonna show us his secret girlfriend."
Tim snorted.
"Knowing Damian, it's either a new sword or a demon."
Damian rolled his eyes.
"Wrong. And wrong."
He flicked open a glowing portal—his pocket dimension doorway.
Something enormous moved behind the portal.
A tail.
Wings.
Glowing blue eyes.
Then—
FWOOOOOM!
A massive Night Fury shot out of the portal and landed behind Damian with a heavy thud that shook the ground.
The Bat-Family froze in absolute, total shock.
Dick screamed:
"THAT—THAT'S A DRAGON!! A REAL DRAGON!!"
Tim stumbled backward.
Barbara's tablet dropped and cracked.
Duke whispered, "We're dead. We're actually dead."
Cassandra stepped forward fearlessly.
Bruce blinked twice, stunned.
Damian crossed his arms proudly.
"Everyone…
this is Toothless."
TOOTHLESS — FULL SIZE
The creature behind Damian unfurled his enormous wings.
He was the exact size of the Night Fury from the first How to Train Your Dragon movie.
Five months ago, he had been the size of a puppy.
Now he towered over them, sleek and muscular, eyes bright and intelligent.
Dick pointed with trembling hands.
"He's HUGE—Damian—how—what—WHAT DID YOU FEED HIM?!"
Damian shrugged casually.
"The system accelerated his growth. And he eats… a lot of salmon."
Tim croaked, "Define 'a lot.'"
Damian:
"One small pond per day."
Tim:
"A pond."
"…Yes."
Tim turned away and muttered, "I'm not paid enough for this."
WHY 'TOOTHLESS'? — THE FUNNY MOMENT
Dick asked the question everyone was thinking:
"Okay… serious question. Why did you name him Toothless?"
Damian smirked.
"Toothless. Show them."
The dragon leaned forward…
opened his mouth wide…
And revealed—
No teeth.
Just gummy, fleshy gums.
Dick blinked.
Tim squinted.
Tim:
"…Where are his—"
Before he could finish, Toothless suddenly—
POP!
—extended all his razor-sharp retractable teeth while spitting a fish straight out of his mouth.
The fish flew across the room and slapped Tim directly in the face.
SLAP—SPLAT.
Tim froze.
Fish slid down his cheek.
Tim whispered:
"…Okay. That's actually fair. That explains the name."
Dick was on the floor laughing.
Barbara saved the footage.
Cassandra gently patted Toothless' nose.
BRUCE WAYNE PROCESSING A DRAGON
Bruce circled the dragon slowly.
"Damian… he's fully matured already?"
"Yes."
"In five months."
"Yes."
"And he is bonded to you."
"Yes."
"And capable of plasma blasts."
"Toothless, gently."
The dragon fired a small plasma bolt at a dummy—
BOOM — vaporizing half the training platform.
Tim screamed.
Dick cheered.
Bruce took a deep, pained breath.
"…Of course."
Then Bruce rested a hand on Damian's shoulder.
"I'm…
glad you have something that makes you this happy."
Damian blinked.
"…Thank you, Father."
Toothless curled his tail protectively around Damian, purring in a deep rumble.
The entire Bat-Family watched in awe.
TOOTHLESS MEETS THE FAMILY
Dick
"CAN I RIDE HIM? PLEASE? PLEASE?"
Toothless hissed.
"No," Damian said.
"…Eventually."
Dick fist-pumped the air.
Tim
"Does he eat people?"
"No."
Toothless stared directly at Tim.
"…He hasn't yet."
Tim backed away slowly.
Barbara
"He's beautiful. And… gentle."
Toothless gently nudged her hand, letting her pet him.
Barbara smiled warmly.
Cassandra
She touched Toothless' forehead.
He instantly relaxed.
She signed: "He trusts me."
Damian nodded.
"You have good energy."
Duke
"So uh… can he breathe fire?"
Damian smirked.
"Toothless. Do the big one."
Toothless' back glowed purple as he launched a massive plasma shot—
KABOOOOOM
Half the training room shook.
Duke:
"…Okay. Cool. Terrifying. Cool."
AFTER THE INTRODUCTION
Damian placed a large book on the table.
The Night Fury Training Manual.
Bruce flipped through it.
"This explains diet, growth stages, bonding, commands… Damian… this is thorough."
Damian nodded.
"Toothless isn't a pet.
He's family."
The room fell quiet.
Even Bruce softened.
For the first time in a long time…
Damian wasn't a soldier.
Or a weapon.
Or an assassin.
He was a kid showing off his dragon to his family.
And they accepted it.