Alfred hid in the bushes waiting patiently outside of the campsite with his sniper rifle at the ready. He was nervous as he should be this target he'd been assigned had clashed with him more times than he thought possible enough times that they probably understood each other in a way nobody else could. His target was code named the Kgbeast he was a Russian operative with advanced training and terrifying skills Kgbeast ran secret operations for his country and did the dirty work so that the hands of his country's leaders would stay clean.
As an operative for M.I. Six Alfred knew he was no different from his enemy who. Both were men who served their country with honor, but Alfred knew he couldn't stand a chance against his longtime foe in a fair fight, years of encounters taught him that much "Where the bloody hell are you?"
"Right here!" Kgbeast yelled attacking him from the back Alfred almost didn't have time to dodge. Alfred screamed as he felt two hunting knives graze against his back he stumbled to feat disoriented but he no, so much that he couldn't see Kgbeast, his enemy was dressed in black military grade level armor complete with a helmet. The outfit was strange on Kgbeast's chest was the Soviet Symbol and scythe and hammer, while on the helmet there were two streaks that came down over the eyes like war paint.
"That's quite a new look for you Kgbeast."
"Thank you." Kgbeast spoke with sarcasm took out one of his many guns strapped to him and started to fire. Alfred quickly jumped from the ledge tumbling down. He tried thinking of a plan, but nothing seemed feasible to him the armor made guns useless and all Alfred had to work.
Alfred hit the ground hard he struggled to stand he knew it was pointless, but he began drawing his gun. He was about to shoot when Kgbeast shot the gun out his hand "On your knees Pennyworth."
"Thought you were going to kill me. What you afraid you'd miss me?"
"No, I just have my orders that's right all this was set up to catch you."
"Oh I'm flattered. All this trouble for little old me?"
"Well my superiors have their reasons Pennyworth. I just follow orders now I can shoot you in the leg and make your stay very unpleasant or you can surrender, and I'll treat you with respect worthy of a fellow soldier." Kgbeast spoke with a blend of admiration and respect even though Alfred and him, hated each other they still had an unusual respect for one another "Well old friend what is it going to be?"
Gotham City, GCPD Present Day…
Harvey stumbled in with a heavy hang over he was not feeling very good he recently lost his position as Captain to Jim and was not taking it well. Even so Jim called him in the first second for presumably to discuss the fact he was hung over.
"Jim why the hell am I here?"
"You know exactly why. Harvey, you need to get help, get yourself into a program maybe." Jim said while taking his seat.
While sitting Harvey looked out the window he saw men in military gear setting up shop "You mind telling me why the precinct is being turned into a military base?"
"In an effort to clean up Gotham some outside help has been contacted. Most are mercenaries and militia but they all passed screening the government didn't want to get it's hands dirty so city council contacted the next best thing next to the actual military. Harvey, I admit it's not exactly subtle, but it was the best plan we could come up with."
"We?" Harvey paused for a moment "You mean you had a hand in this… martial law crap?"
"Harvey!" Jim raised his voice in response to his friend's outrage "Look how out of control Gotham is. I admit we are going to be imposing a military style police state but it's only temporary."
"This is crazy Jim."
"Crazy? You mean like accepting Penguin's license's for crime? Harvey this is tame by comparison! At least now we are finally doing something. At least now the criminals in this city will finally be held accountable."
"By enforcing freaking martial law!"
"It is going to straighten out this town Harvey! I owe it to Gotham to make this work. I spared Penguin on that dock all those years ago and ever since he's been a menace and Gotham has only gotten worse. Well that all ends now!"
"What's gotten in to you?"
Jim let out an exhausted sigh "I'm tired Harvey. I'm tired of monsters like Pyg, Tetch, and Penguin running around Gotham. I'm tired of the justice system being treated like a revolving door. So, I will take whatever help I can get."
One of the soldiers came in "Which one of you is Gordon?"
"I am. What's going on?"
"The boss wants to see you at the docks. He needs to you to meet the top brass he has selected to run the different sectors." The Soldier explained.
"Wait top brass? What does he mean about sector's Jim?"
"It's just military talk Harvey sector I'm guess means the neighborhoods and or districts your stationing men am I wrong?"
"No Sir you are not wrong, now I have orders to escort you to Command."
"Alright then." Jim said grabbing his coat then followed the soldier outside.
"I got a bad feeling about this." Harvey muttered to himself.
The Iceberg Lounge…
"What the hell is this?" Oswald yelled at the top of his lungs he couldn't believe what he was seeing soldiers confiscating his private documents in his office, tearing his through the walls and floors, and of course interviewing his staff "I demand to know who is in charge!" Oswald screamed standing at the bar.
He got no response the soldiers just ignored until one approached him finally "Ugh, finally!" Oswald let out an exhausted sigh.
"Are you Mr. Cobblepot?" A soldier who was clearly of Latin descent asked.
"Yes, is someone going to explain to me what is going on?" Oswald almost yelled he couldn't hold back his rage anymore. The moment he answered he was subdued and thrown on to the bar "You are being brought in for interrogation Mr. Cobblepot as the city is officially under martial law and I am not a police officer I will not be reading you, your rights nor should you expect to have any."
"Let me go! Let me go!" Oswald yelled at the top of his lungs as the soldier cuffed him and dragged him outside to a military prison transport van. Oswald was knocked out the moment his head hit the steal floor of the van.
Barbara's Gun Store…
Barbara was sitting at her desk filing some paper work out when her phone rang "Yes?"
"Ms. Kean, you do not know me, and I doubt we will ever meet." A distorted voiced answered "This is a curtesy call. Oswald Cobblepot has been taken into my custody and his assets have been seized now because we discovered that he unlawfully obtained your former club we have decided to return ownership of it to you however this is not an act of charity. We have cut off all illegal supply routes to your store and are in the process of apprehending you're shall we say less than honest clients. Think of this as a friendly warning the only reason you are not joining Oswald is because your benefactor Ra's al Ghul set up your operation very well. Be grateful for this opportunity Ms. Kean as I'm sure you understand more than anyone second chances are rarely given."
Before Barbara could even respond the voice on the other end hung up "What the hell was that?" Barbara took out her phone and called Selina "Hey Selina have you seen Tabitha I just got a weird phone call. I'm wondering if anyone called her."
"She left our home, about an hour ago I assumed she was with you. Have you seen her?"
Elsewhere…
Tabitha woke up in an interrogation room she felt dazed she didn't know what was going on the last thing she remembered was leaving her apartment. After that everything felt dazed blurry "Where the hell am I?"
"My apologies Ms. Galavan for the rude transport." An old but very fit Russian man said as he opened the door. He was around the same age as Alfred Pennyworth though and he carried himself with confidence and pride "My name is Anatoli Knyazev I am over seeing a large operation to bring order to Gotham. Your name was on a list of persons of interest. I understand you came to Gotham with your brother and niece. The former of which is dead reportedly killed by Oswald Cobblepot. The latter of which is with your relatives overseas."
Tabitha crossed her arms and glared at him "You don't know a damn thing about me. I want my lawyer now."
Anatoli laughed "Oh you miss understand this is not an arrest this is a proposal. One I hope you consider. I understand you suffered a terrible loss and trauma you lost your boyfriend and then you found he became…" Anatoli paused choosing his words carefully "Something terrible. I cannot even-"
"Oh my god." Tabitha almost laughed "Your using the same tactics my brother tried with Bruce Wayne. Your appealing to my emotional vulnerabilities. So that you can manipulate me."
"Yes, for that I apologize the truth is I have come to Gotham seeking revenge against a man who hurt someone very precious to me." Anatoli explained.
"Who did this man do?"
"Like how you lost your brother. I lost my little sister many years ago. She was murdered because a coward put a bomb in my car and she triggered it by mistake. It has taken me many years, but I am finally able to take my revenge however revenge is not my only objective it is merely the icing on how do you Americans say? Cake. My true objective is to fulfill the job I was contracted for."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Your family helped found Gotham. This is correct yes?"
"It is. The Wayne Family took everything from my Family. Erased every trace of my family's existence."
"What if I said I could give back to you what was taken?" Anatoli asked finally taking a seat across the table "I am in a position where I can make that happen."
"Let me guess in exchange you want something from me right?" Tabitha smirked knowing there had to be a catch.
"Your family gets back everything they lost in exchange you never harm Bruce Wayne or his future descendants ever again." Anatoli spoke with absolute firmness Tabitha could tell he was absolutely serious "Think about it Tabitha you get to do what not even your brother could you get to join high society restore your family name. In addition, you and that girl your with will no longer have to steal to get by you'll both be among Gotham's elite finally and you'd never have to work with Ms. Kean again."
Tabitha paused to consider it "So let's say I say yes. How exactly would this work?"
"We're seizing many business and properties some of which go back centuries and even were originally owned by your family. One of these properties is, a hotel originally now it doubles as a Casino if you sign an agreement stating you'll fully support our cause and house our troops you'll be a very rich woman by the end of the week."
"How rich are we talking about?"
"You'll be one of the richest women in this city and if things go well I will have you appointed as acting mayor of Gotham. All you have to do is…" Anatoli stopped, to choose his words with care "Play ball as you Americans like to say."
Tabitha almost fell out of her seat "Alright then you have yourself a deal. So how will this work exactly? Also, why me of all the people in this city why pick me to help you?"
Anatoli smiled with delight that she accepted the deal "That is a question best reserved for my nephew." The door behind Anatoli opened and in walked a man in black high tech armor his helmet or mask was fashioned to look like a Bear's head and aside from the black there was a red symbol on his chest and red markings around the eyes.
Tabitha was understandably shaken by his appearance his gloves looked more like claws after all and that wasn't even including the stock of weapons on the man he had more guns on him then even Zasz "Pleasure to meet you." He said revealing a distorted voice "I selected you because after observing you for some time I was able to tell you know how a chain of command works. You are also a capable fighter and you have knowledge of weapons and combat. More importantly you have extensive knowledge of the criminal underworld and that is a goldmine in of itself. These are skills a military man like me would appreciate in a partner. You can call me the KGBeast."