hello, so this story was a follow up of my other story showing some conflict between her and the Spartan. enjoy!
Siren and the Spartan
It had been two years since Charlotte had become Black Canary's protégé siren and she was so happy. Kid flash had joined flash two months ago and Charlotte was content following canary around helping Gotham become safer. But for Gotham it wasn't working very well.
The Spartan charlottes first enemy and villain was killing people for his gods thinking it would grant him asylum but he was dead wrong. He had to deal with her. Having done research with robin siren found out this was the fifth city the Spartan had hit coming here for the chaos he had told her. Nobody had ever caught him or even seen him. They had met many times as he kidnapped and killed people. She had trouble laying a hand on him even with black Canary's help.
He had kidnapped her once and every time Charlotte saw him she remembered that night. It was the first time she got so badly hurt mentally and physically. A year into being Canary's protégé they came upon him and his goons trying to kidnap a group of young woman to sacrifice for love. Both vigilantes swooped into action knowing what to do.
Canary freed the girls as siren was a distraction taking down goons. No matter what the Spartan made her the target so this plan worked best. She knocked two down taking on three more fighting them as the Spartan came up and hit her in the back of the head with the hilt if his sword knocking her out. He grabbed her and hauled her off to his lair while the other goons took on black canary as a distraction to the woman.
The mad man took her to an old warehouse where the bricks were crumbling and paint was peeling. There was a fire place in the corner and a rack of weapons on one of the walls. In his lair siren had her hands and feet bound lying in the middle of the floor. Her mask gone hood off. The man knew who she was now. If the girl became impossible he could always strike at her heart. There he mercilessly beat her down saying how she would be his sacrifice to Wisdom and fighters and how he had finally caught the child.
Being smart though canary had a GPS installed on the girl's necklace and boot so she could find her. She called in batman for backup once the goons were taken down ready to find her little girl. She would save her.
Charlottes left wrist was broken. Three ribs broken the rest cracked. Her right knee had been popped out if place and her ankle fractured. She was covered in deep and shallow cuts at least five of them would have to be stitched up. She had been stabbed twice one right on her ribs the other on her other leg. She sported many big bruises and her cheek was swollen lip split. The man had stuck his blade in a fire in the corner and burned her. She couldn't move and had a hard time not showing she was in pain but could not let this madman see that. She remembered every hit. He started with his fists. Hitting the face and stomach. Then each stab of the blade cutting into her. The heat from the burns.
She kept a poker face through the beating. Then came the emotional part. He saw her face and had used a computer to figure out who she was. Then he talked about her life his take on some stuff and breaking her down emotionally. She tried to be strong but didn't know how to hold it when she felt so much pain. Silent tears ran down her now messy face.
Canary batman and robin that followed his mentor since they were on patrol when they got the call were on the roof above siren. They were looking down at her through the sky light to see a completely wrecked ten year old. They needed get her out of there fast.
On signal batman dove in followed by black canary. Robin stayed on the roof guarding. He couldn't stand the sight of his little sister whom he loved more than that so broken. The two older vigilantes landed inside not surprising the man dressed in a skirt.
Instead the man stabbed siren in her shoulder and ran for it. The two heroes took down the goons most getting away because they were worrying about Charlotte who had blood spilling everywhere and could barely keep herself awake.
Finally all goons were gone or tied up and robin had joined them as batman and canary ran to the tiny figure. Taking everything in black canary was shaking hard that batman had to assess the situation. Once taking an inventory of the damage he pulled the knife out as canary put pressure on the wound. Charlotte had winced and passed out as the knife hit her so she didn't hear them screaming for her to be ok.
Then batman had carefully picked her up after robin called the bat plane so he could take her to the watchtower for help. While he did that canary led a shaken boy wonder to her bike there she called the watchtower to tell them what happened. Then she and robin got on going to a zeta beam to be taken up to the watchtower to check on her.
Robin and the rest of the league had each had their number of almost fatal injuries but they all loved the small child like a niece and she was so young it almost wasn't fair. But robin just couldn't hold it tears slid down his cheeks quietly as he rode on the bike. Thinking of the league what would speedy green arrow and the others say and do when they hear what happened.
Batman rushed Charlotte in almost losing her on the way there. The doctors and nurses in the watchtower were standing there waiting for them to come. They took Charlotte from him and rushed her off to see what they could do for her. Batman's costume was covered in blood and he was actually upset for the girl. He liked her a bit she was tough good and loyal. Dick had a good friend in her and she knew how to keep on batman's good side. Alfred had even grown fond of the girl who visited often.
Standing outside of the room where Charlotte was having surgery batman saw Diana coming towards him. He was a dead man. Diana loved the girl like a little niece. She spoiled the girl and even wanted to take her on vacation to themascara. Diana asked him the batman who would never stand outside a surgery room unless it was someone he was close to who was in there.
Batman scowled at her and said quietly siren. Dian screamed at him asking what the hell happened. Her screaming brought other league members until a huge number of them were listening to the story of Charlotte getting hurt. Roy had showed up after robin told him and the crowd who was upset listened as Roy screamed at canary in rage for his little sister getting hurt. Ollie had to hold him back as he tried to hit her in rage.
Canary looked about to cry since she already blamed herself. She slunk to the floor as hawk girl and Wonder Woman comforted her. For canary siren was her little sister she looked after and she was so good and adorable it was nice but now she was hurt because of her. It was going so well why this lunatic had to have it out for her. Batman had watched it all his face the same as always but he knew everyone was upset even he was.
Three hours later Charlotte was out of surgery and was resting. The doctors almost lost her two more times during surgery and were afraid they would lose her. She was in a bed in nothing more than a sports bra and booty shorts. They didn't want to dress her in a gown because they wanted to be able to see the bandages in case something got infected or ripped.
Everyone took turns visiting the tiny pale child who was hooked up to an IV blood bag and a number of machines all beeping and making noises that scared al who visited. The girl was out cold and the doctors didn't know when she would wake up because of the extent of the injuries. There was some internal bleeding that had to be patched up and the broken ribs almost pierced her lungs.
Batman and green arrow stayed in the corner of the room as robin and speedy each sat on one side of her holding her hands. Black canary was deflated in a chair upset and exhausted. Other leaguers came in and out but those five stayed for five hours straight hoping the girl they loved would wake up.
But she didn't wake up and so they went to bed only to visit the next day and the day after that and the day after that. The fifth day she was there Charlotte woke up much to the happiness of everyone there. Roy and Dick gave her a light hug happily making her wince and Ollie and Dinah smiled big. Charlotte could just see the glint of happiness on the batman's face. So he did have a heart but she already knew that.
She was in a lot of pain but did not show it as the people closest to her who had it hard enough. She lay there and listened to the chat happily watching a little dazed. They really cared for her. As they kept talking siren feel asleep with a small smile on her face. Everyone left her to sleep glad she would be ok.