Batwoman #2

If you make a decision to go for it, then you’re more willing to take risks. That’s the mindset that she had to survive by. It was a toughness she had to take since she had become the Bat of Gotham City. But now the streets belonged to her, and she had decided to take that head on with no hesitations.

The night seemed like all the others, but it seemed colder than normal. Her auburn hair flowed through the wind, but she paused as she heard shrieks and cries for help. She hoisted her grapple and it snagged a fire escape and she leapt down to where she heard the scuffle. As one of the crooks raised his hand to hit the woman… the woman called for help again, Batwoman grabbed the crook’s arm and flung him to adjacent wall. He took out his knife as he rebounded. The other two crooks gathered around her, but at least they weren’t hurting the lady. She took a batarang from her belt and flung it hard at the crook that stood still and had chosen not to run away. It knocked him clean out as he laid flat against the pavement. The other crooks had seen her before or at least heard of her before, and they turned tail to run. Batwoman saw that they was fleeing and she did a double flip and landed a boot to each face and they crumpled to the ground. She saw the woman that she had rescued run for safety to across the street. Batwoman knew that the police would be coming soon, so she had to make an exit. She took a grapple hook from her belt and fired the grapple-hook to a snag on a building ledge and she was able to leave the scene.

Later that night, she arrived back at her penthouse. She put her gear away as she washed her face and she looked in the mirror. “Do I have what it takes?” She sighed as she looked down and realized she wanted to do what it took, but she didn’t know. The sacrifice it would take, but she needed to find out.

Renee Montoya looked at Kate’s desk as she waited for her to get back. It had seemed like hours, but since they were back together she had learned to be patient about things or at least as best she could.

Montoya looked at the door of the private elevator, and Renee looked somewhat haggard as she put her purse and coat on the chair by the door. Renee came over and hugged Kate. It brought a smile to Kate’s face. “What took you so long?” Renee just asked before Kate could explain. Kate saw her mood waning some because it always seemed there was always a debate with Renee about life.

“You got time?” Kate said with a sarcastic tone.

“Yeah, I don’t have to go back until midnight.”

“Well Bruce Wayne’s death, Kane Industries has been in talks with Wayne Enterprises to buy them out.” Renee was surprised because Wayne Enterprises was one of the biggest corporations in the world.

“Wow, I didn’t know anyone could buy that company.”

Kate smirked some as she responded. “Well Kane industries can hold their own, but ever since Bruce’s death, the company has lost a large number of its investors because Bruce had his hand into everything.”

“You mean they are pulling out because Bruce Wayne is no longer around?”

“Not only that, but before he had come back from being dead the first time, Wayne Enterprises had been in secret negotiations with LexCorp.” Renee dropped her jaw at that revelation.

“So Lex Luthor taking over the company was true?”

Kate nodded. “For the most part it was pretty much true.”

“Guess the board moved quickly so they wouldn’t get taken over hostilely from him?” Renee thought about her questions, but one seemed to ring out more than any others. “But, won’t that make you a target of Luthor if the acquisition of Wayne Enterprises goes through?”

Kate looked at her with a smile. “Oh we’ve been on Mr. Luthor’s radar for several years anyway, but this buy out will make little difference in that regard.”

“Will the deal get done?” Renee raised an eyebrow as she sat down. Things had certainly changed for sure. Renee knew from how Kate was acting that she might not be in the mood.

“Yes, I am pretty sure.” Kate went to the kitchen and opened the fridge and pulled out a shake that she had made the night before. “Well, I am going to the gym to workout, see you later.” Renee sighed because the start of the new relationship was taking on the auspices of their former one. Renee decided to go to work early, maybe Bullock wouldn’t be there she thought… Maybe she could get some paperwork done.

Talia felt the wind against her face as the ship she was headed towards the outskirts of Gotham harbour. Having coming from Okinawa she knew that the culture here was quite different than the one she had come from.

Lady Shiva’s house overlooked the Gotham Harbour as she stepped off the ship and went to the house. It was guarded by ninja and she could see ninja warriors training for what would be needed later on.

Lady Shiva appeared from her dojo. She bowed before Talia; Talia returned the bow. “What is it you see?”

“I see this Earth choking to death.” Her voice was engulfed with contempt. Talia didn’t completely trust Shiva, but it was a necessary alliance, at least for now. “Why do you ask?”

“Ahh yes.” Shiva nodded. “Modern man has destroyed much of what our world is, but I know this alliance means more to you than a mere partnership.”

“Was.” Talia corrected her.

Shiva gestured to her to join her to walk to the patio that over looked the harbour. Shiva looked back to Talia. “The two leagues working as one will make this world anew!”

Talia lifted an eyebrow at the bravado that the young woman showed but she merely nodded her nod as a response. Talia had seen the world the eyes of her father. He had been the one true visionary that she had grown to love and respect. It was his fight for global causes that endeared him more to her than anyone or anything else. When he died, everything for her changed for the worse. Working with Shiva with a necessary evil, but she knew that working alone offered no guarantees. She knew that working with her meant that they stood a better chance for success… or at least she hoped for that. She looked at Shiva, “I will need to meditate for a few hours.”

“Very well, if you need me, let me know.” Shiva nodded and the two women parted ways as Talia went to lay her head down on the cot in the backroom. The death of the Batman did not guarantee anything, but she hoped it would broaden their chances for success and the destruction of Gotham City.

Bullock lit his cigarette at the pay phone he always got his instructions from. The phone rang right on time as he picked up the receiver it was a voice he didn’t know. “Did you bring the item, Detective?” The voice was one of an exotic female that he didn’t recognize at all.

“Yeah sure, who the hell are you?” He responded as he saw out of the corner of his eye was a hooded figure that had come from the shadows with a sword in the left hand. “What the hell is this?!”

“Where is it, Detective?” It was the voice on the other end of the phone call.

“Somewhere safe and I won’t be letting anyone see it ‘til I get paid.”

“I am going to pay you by spilling your blood tonight, Detective.”

“What the hell is going on?! This isn’t what we agreed on!” The dark figure took a swing for his head but suddenly a loud..



Slammed against the steel reinforced gauntlet by Batwoman. “No one is dying tonight.” She did a backflip and landed a boot into the face of the assailant.

“This is none of your business daughter of Adam!” she pulled back her hood and revealed the face of a beautiful Asian woman. She shed the cloak she wore and pulled both swords in her hands. Batwoman took a position between her and Harvey Bullock. “Get out of here, Detective!” Batwoman screamed over her shoulder to Bullock.

“You’s you don’t gotta tell me twice!” Bullock called back. Bullock tried to take off running but his path was blocked by a couple ninja that drew their swords. Batwoman had blocked a couple swipes from the assailant’s as it sent out a



“Why are you getting involved!?” The Asian woman swung for Batwoman’s head, but Batwoman blocked her parry again. Batwoman saw the predicament they were in; she fired a grapple from her grapple gun and swung away from the attacks. She attached the hook to Bullocks’ belt hoisted him high above the scene. Bullock climbed over the ledge of a building. Batwoman landed back on the ground and she blocked another swipe by the woman....



“You will die for this, Batwoman!” The Asian woman called at Batwoman as she fired another grapple line and she hoisted herself above the fray. She hoisted herself over the edge of the building and she confronted Bullock.

“Start talking Bullock!” She growled at the Detective angrily. “What the hell is going on?!”

“I don’t owe you nothing, Bat-Bitch!”

“You want them?!” She pointed to the dark alley. “Poor choice of words, Detective. You’re more than free to go back down there and face them! Because last time I checked they want you dead more than me!”

“O.K. O.K. they are the League of Shadows! You were fighting Lady Shiva.”

“League of Shadows?!” She looked at him directly. “They want to destroy Gotham City!”

“I didn’t know that!!” Bullock shook his head.

“What do you know?!”

“Talia al Ghul.. the daughter of Ra’s al Ghul. She’s behind this.” He looked at her. She realized that their position would be quickly compromised. She injected a knockout drug into Bullocks neck and she looked above them as a Bat-shaped vehicle hovered over the rooftop. She saw from the corner of her eye and saw a young woman with long flowing black hair who wasn’t the one she had just battled.

“I don’t know who you are, but you’ve made a fatal error tonight.” The woman called to Batwoman.

“I am the person going to stop you.” Batwoman climbed aboard the bat-vehicle and she disappeared from view and she heaved in a breath as she took off her mask. “We need to get him to Gotham P.D.”

Alfred looked at her. “Are you okay?”

“It’s like looking into the abyss and realizing you’ve got the darkness staring back at you.”

“That’s the darkness you have to use to protect this city.” Alfred nodded. “He’ll be out for while, that’s pretty potent stuff.”

“He’s got a lot of answers to give us, but I need Jim Gordon on my side first.”

“What if you can’t get him on your side?” Alfred looked at her.

“Then I can’t do this.” She assessed the situation honestly. “I won’t do this alone.” Alfred put a hand on her shoulder. “When I showed you the Batcave, I knew you could do this, Kate. You will never be alone.”

“Thank you, Alfred.” She nodded and she looked at him with some burgeoning respect. “We will try.”

“And succeed.” Alfred was keen enough to correct her this time. “We’re approaching, Police Headquarters.” She nodded confidently as she had found some renewed fire. They both rolled Bullock on a moveable cot and the door opened from the craft’s hatch door.

“What do we call this thing?”

“The Bat-wing.” Alfred smiled a bit. “Welcome to Gotham City, Lady Dark Knight…”

She put her mask back on and they lowered Bullock to the GCPD roof where she saw James Gordon waiting on her.

This was going to be good… She hoped.