This is my first chapter in my Batman Beyond Fanfic hope you like it! And please review!
BATMAN BEYOND: RETURN OF CATWOMAN
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
It was late Saturday afternoon, when flight 412 landed in Neo Gotham. Ever passenger was trying to get off rushing to get to baggage claim. While everyone was focused on their luggage, most didn't notice the teenage girl picking them clean.
She was of medium height, five-foot-four, with long dark black hair fell in loose curls to the middle of her back. The most striking thing about her was her eyes. They were a light green with gold flicks around the iris; they could almost be described as cat eyes.
Her striking eyes scanned the crowd looking for anyone who was more focused on their luggage, and wouldn't notice her stealing their credits.
She passed by an old couple, the woman looked at her and smiled, she smiled sweetly back. Looking like an innocent young girl looking for her luggage. As soon as she passed than the smile disappeared from her face she looked around again, she noticed a young blonde teenage girl who was talking on the phone.
She was obviously wasn't paying attention, her purse was on top of her suitcase wide open for anyone to steal from it.
To easy, the dark haired girl thought to herself.
She stood next the blonde's suitcase; she was leaning slightly forward, left hand out to grab her 'luggage' that was coming around. With her other hand she reached into the girl's purse grabbed her entire wallet and quickly pocketed it. As soon as it was in her pocket she disappeared in the crowd, she didn't check how much money she got remembering what her grandmother told her.
Count the money after you getaway what use is it, if you get caught counting.
She giggled softly to herself as she walked through the crowd; her grandmother had always been the one to assist her criminal actions. Her grandmother would always be giving her tips and ways of getting away from the police or how to outsmart them.
She pulled the wallet out of her pocket put it in her satchel and walked past a security personal, he didn't give her a second glance as she strolled past and out the into the fresh air. She stopped by a trash can taking out the wallet she took out the credits quickly but them in her bag and dropped the blonde's wallet in the trash and walked away without a second glance.
Recalling her grandmother's words: Don't keep the wallet dispose of it, why make it easy for the cops to arrest you.
She walked toward one of the parked taxi's waiting outside the airport, got into taxi.
The man in his early forties turned his attention from the news footage coming from the television in the dash. He turned down the volume as he looked back at the girl an asked in a think accented voice, "Where to miss?"
The girl simply replied, "194 Ellis Street, Downtown. Also can you please turn that up?" She gestured toward the television that seemed to reporting breaking news.
"Sure thing," he said then turned the volume back up, and got on the onramp to get on the highway.
As the girl looked out the window she listened to the voice of the holographic reporter.
"Our sister city of Metropolis has been a subject of a mystery robbery as of last Friday night, according to police reports at exactly 12 am the alarm system for the Metropolis Museum was turned off by an outside force. The security tapes were then deactivated at 12:05 am before they were shut of the police was able to get an image of what looked to be a woman climbing through the skylight windows. The woman has stolen two very valuable pieces of art from the museum one being the Tiger's Emerald Eye necklace and the Panther's Ruby necklace but almost a forty thousand credits.
It is unknown the woman's identity but Metropolis PD reports to have high hopes of catching the thief—in other news..."
The taxi driver shook his head, "A woman got away with all that money…"
The girl smiled as she looked out the window, "Yeah, hopefully the Metropolis PD will be able to get her."
If only they knew that the thief had left Metropolis, she smiled inwardly.
After several minutes they were almost at Ellis Street. The taxi driver was being to wonder about the girl, she was silent yet she didn't make it uncomfortable it was almost like she was lost in her own thoughts which she was.
"So what brings you to Neo Gotham," the cab driver asked trying to make conversation.
"I came to Gotham to finish some old business for my family."
"Ah," he said as he stopped in front of the tall expensive apartment building, "well hopefully you get enjoy a little of Gotham while you're here."
She smiled as she slashed her one of the stole credits down the slot, paying the fee. "I'll try."
She thanked him then got out of the car.
The girl looked up at the building, she couldn't wait to get in her apartment and rest after such long flight.
As the door man opened the door for her smiling kindly, she walked through the lobby it wasn't crowded just a few people checking in and out, and a couple bell boys just waiting around.
She walked through the lobby to the elevator, pressing the 'UP' button, the doors slid open she entered the elevator and pressed the thirty fifth floor, button realizing it was the penthouse.
"Of course gran would put me up in the penthouse of course," she muttered to herself as she got off the elevator when it hit her stop.
She slides her door key through the pad and went inside. It was a very modern sit up yet still very cozy and comfortable home away from home feel. Her grandmother had her down to a T. She smiled as she walked around the apartment, everything was in order. Even her clothes had been put up in the walk-in-closet.
She shook her head as she went through her clothes, noticing that her grandmother had added to her wardrobe.
As she reentered the living room she noticed a baggage that she must have over looked earlier.
What a rookie mistake, I can't believe I was so focused on the room I didn't notice a large box on the coffee table. She thought to herself.
She sat down on the couch pulled the box toward herself then opened the it, and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw the dark black velvet fabric in the box.
She pulled it out carefully, already guessing what it was, she laid it down beside the box on the table and before her eyes was the full Catwoman suit from her grandmother's days.
"Wow," she whispered, she hadn't expected this.
She took more objects out of the box like; the infamous whip Catwoman used to get around the city in, then large metallic balls that she recognized as caltrops, and finally a pair of bolas. She set them all around the box shocked her grandmother would send her all her old equipment that hadn't been destroyed, the girl also felt this was a show of how her grandmother believed after all this time she was ready.
She smiled, looking at it all she then picked up the box to throw it away until she heard something move inside the box.
Looking inside she saw a small note, taking it out. She then read it quickly, and smirked. Set it down on the table and excited she grabbed the old cat suit wanting to see if it would fit.
Veronica,
Have fun with my old cat suit but it might not fit cause you are a little smaller than me, but a few adjustments aren't that hard to make. Also by tomorrow morning you should be getting another package with some more 'of age' weapons. I just thought you would like to see my old weaponry.
Also I have been watching the news in Gotham there's apparently a new Batman in town, so play nice with the boy!
Love,
Your lovely and still able to kick your ass Grandmother Kyle
P.S. Your mother thought it best I remind you have school on Monday, though I highly doubt you even are reading this last part…
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