Good Morning Sunshine

A night of sleep and a shower that helped remove the sweat and who knows what was inside the capsule that birthed her, plus what happened with Selina, she finally felt complete and fully rested. While in the shower, being really amazed at the decoration of the bathroom connected to the guest room, Minerva made a quick check on her body, being surprised at how completely normal she was, what with the encounter with Selina making her grow… a certain part of her body that at the moment she didn’t really think of considering the circumstances, probably another bizarre aspect of her new existence, better put it in the backburner amongst the other hundred things going on in her life.

Getting out of the shower she found a fresh set of a very similar looking hoodie and sweatpants, probably a set that Bruce used years ago to train, whatever the case she was impressed at the speed and efficiency in Alfred’s work, the man was basically a Super Butler at this point.

Finding her way around the mansion was not that hard, and after just a couple of turnarounds she finally found the staircase and a turn more, bingo, she had found the master of the mansion enjoying a cup of coffee and breakfast while reading the newspaper, it seemed so… mundane, it was relaxing and weird at the same time.

The man simply nodded to her as he kept reading, while Alfred then appeared with a couple of plates and put them on the dinner table.

“Good morning miss, hope you had pleasant dreams, would you prefer some juice or would you choose like Master bruce and drink an unordinary amount of caffeine?” She wasn’t sure if Alfred was always like this or he was extra sarcastic because they had a new audience, but with the way Bruce only smirked at the words as he kept drinking from his cup it was clear this was a daily occurrence.

“Ah… juice will be fine? I’m not sure how I am going to react to caffeine in general, better not push the envelope for now,” with that the older man nodded to her and with a gentle smile went once more into the kitchen leaving her with the master of Wayne Manor, “so… is it okay for me to… you know… have breakfast here and all that?” Bruce simply arched an elegant eyebrow and Minerva paid more attention to the way the man looked. He was clearly handsome, rugged, but he didn’t look like any of the versions she had seen or read about, one of many changes and differences between universes.

“I suppose Alfred already told you you were welcome to spend the night, so let me make it clear, you are my guest for the foreseeable future,” he then put the newspaper aside, clearly indicating that he was giving her his complete attention, which didn’t help her nerves, sure, theoretically she was extremely powerful and could defend herself, but that’s not the kind of person she wanted to be “the story you told us already speak for yourself, and while we aren't expecting you to live in the mansion long term,” basically get a job and a house “you can stay here, besides, with the powers you have it is clear that there is very little we could do to keep you out of the house, not only that, but you have knowledge from your own universe and know about us and Clark, and I imagine many other people.”

“Eh, some, most of what I learned was either from cultural osmosis or just reading certain comics that were recommended to me, and speaking of comics” he had given her the perfect segway into what she needed to say, she then thanked Alfred who had appeared form the kitchen with a full glass jar of orange juice, then began to explain them where she had been last night “I was in another dimension and I made several discoveries about things happening with me and what kind of abilities I have,” with the way Bruce slightly leaned forward it was clear he was interested in the topic “so, I can jump between universes pretty damn easily, not only that but I can find my way back to places I have visited, is kind of like a lighthouse on my mind, that’s what had happened when I disappeared, I know, it was stupid of me to just jump ahead of myself and into danger, but it was like something was calling me, like an instinct, sorta, still, I’ll work on that so it doesn’t work again.”

“It is quite commendable of you to recognize that, most people don’t realize that they need to work to take control of their powers, if they did there would be less metahumans and crazy scientists committing crimes.”

“Yeah well, when I did that and after moving around it I discovered several things, one of those being this thing here,” she then pulled something out of the pocket of her hoodie, it was another strawberry lollipop, then with her other hand she pulled out several bills, the two things then she showed them to Bruce who was slightly confused at why she was showing him this “they appeared on me, or on my hands, just like that, because I was thinking that I really needed to eat a lollipop, an old custom of mine, but the bills, I have no idea, I just thought about money and bam, they appear, was able to pay for something in that other dimension.”

“If that is true, then you are capable of either summoning or creating things out of thin air, the money is real and the candy too, this is a very common brand of lollipops here in Gotham, if you used the money in that other dimension then it means your ability to summon or create can adapt to the place you are in, anything else you discovered?”

“I found out that I can jump buildings and that my body is really fast and very agile. I stopped someone from hitting a teenager… well that man apparently was her pimp but that doesn’t really matter,” she winced at the look Bruce send her way “I know it was stupid, but I just couldn’t let her get hurt like that, I swear I’m going to be more careful from now on, but I was there already and she needed some help.”

“Understandable, you may need some training, or not depending on your abilities, but with a more clinical test we will have a better idea of your limits, so what else happened? I can see in your face that you want to say something.”

“Yeah I… just don’t know how to start ehm, what do you know about Selina Kyle?”

“Catwoman? She is quite the elusive thief, although unlike most criminals she avoids injuring others, she prefers to do a clean job, why the question?”

“Because I met her version in the dimension I jumped in, she wasn’t yet Catowman, at least I don’t think she has yet decided to turn herself into a thief, but, remember when I told you about the teenage girl I rescued? Well, I met Selina that way, apparently in that other world she is a… professional dom in that world,” there was a couple of seconds of awkward silence as Bruce absorbed that information.

“Well, I suppose that is one way to gain mastery of the whip,” she was definitely not expecting those, even less so when she was trying to drink the juice, good thing she avoided **** on it, at least she didn’t have to explain how close she had become with Selina in that dimension what with the arrival of the last person living in the mansion. Richard Grayson was young, he wasn’t yet ready to become Nightwing, he was a kid wearing what looked like the uniform of a private school, interesting.

“So, you are the woman that can travel through dimensions then?” great, at least she didn’t have to repeat her story once again.

“And also one that can summon candy at will,” she then pulled several lollipops from out of her hoodie making Richard’s eyes widen up in surprise and happiness.

“Wow, best superpower ever,” apparently that was all that was needed for Richard to welcome her, and as the youngest in the room finally sat down to eat his breakfast, Alfred once more appeared out of nowhere ready to serve the young master.

“What are your plans for today, miss? Anything in particular that you want to do?

“Well, definitely need to get some clothes, I cannot keep on living on hand me downs, also, I need to talk with Superman, even if I overwrote whatever this body was supposed to do, the fact is that lex Luthor is planning something, so in a sense I feel that is in part my responsibility, so I’ll probably pop in Metropolis.”

“Would you need something a bit different to wear as you do your shopping or would you like to receive them directly into the manor? Master Bruce is well known amongst several tailors.”

“Nah, no need, apparently I can do some kind of low level filter, it makes people not see anything out of the ordinary when they look at me.”

“So you can just sneak around whenever you want? That sounds really useful,” she nodded at the young boy’s words, but she still had some apprehension about using that ability.

“I mean, it sounds great, but I would prefer not to use them too much, I’m not quite sure what the limits are, besides, this’ll probably be a test until I get a full wardrobe, also, thanks Alfred but I apparently can also summon cash among other things, so I won’t have to use the family fortune… I think so, I’m not sure from where I get these things, maybe I am modifying reality to automatically create them and make them real, who knows, besides, I don’t know how people will react when they see me use a credit card at the name of Bruce Wayne, I don’t want to call for any extra attention considering the situation,” The stoic man at the head of the table had the same opinion, that would be better to keep her anonymity, at least until she could get her feet on the ground, that is if she decided to stay in one dimension for a long period of time.

“It is not a bad idea miss- ah, excuse me if it may be a bit rude but, I don’t believe any of us ever got your name.”

“Don’t worry Alfred, finally decided on a name, one that feels mine, I am now Minerva Leigh,” it was at this moment that the world, no, reality itself shifted, it was a feeling that left everyone in the room a bit surprised and astonished, “so… was it just me that felt as if the world itself had changed, as if the name itself when said made it more real somehow?” there was a bit of confusion, but then they all nodded, as if they understood what she was trying to say “well, that’s just great.”