I can't believe I keep having these dreams, and I have about 10 backed up in a file, so here's my newest story.
Chapter One
Gotham City
There was trouble in Batman's city, and that trouble had a name; Bane. Rupert Thorne had once again hired the assassin, but instead of taking out Batman, the Venom-buffed villain was hired to take out a witness that was to testify in the city's latest case against Thorne.
Bane had finally decided to get this over with, but he knew he would have to be careful as Batman probably already knew about his plan. The villain had arrived on the roof of the witness's apartment building and was checking to make sure the coast was clear. When he thought all was safe, he proceeded to open the roof access door, but was stopped when three bat-a-rangs hit the wall beside him and exploded on impact.
"Ah Batman; I'm curious if you brought your little niños, since they were so intrigued with my work in Santa Prisca." Bane said as he turned from the door and saw the Dark Knight's outline.
"We're here." A young voice said.
"We're going to make sure you go back to Belle Rev where you belong." A second young and slightly more feminine voice said.
"So, the niños ARE here, that's good, as I owe them for destroying my factory." Bane said and with that, he tried attacking Batman.
In the blink of an eye, Batman had vanished, and the twins started into their attack. The two 14 year old partners to Batman were fast, and sometimes the girl was able to get a fireball to hit Bane.
"So, the chica has some skill, well, she's about to have a break in her activities." Bane said as the girl's fireball hit him and left a nasty burn.
Before the female partner could do anything or get into the shadows, Bane grabbed her left arm and held it tight.
"Cardinal, no; you let her go right now Bane." The boy said, as he readied a couple of bird-a-rangs.
"Sorry Robin, but the little Cardenal here has to pay for burning me." Bane said and with that, he squeezed her arm with all his might.
Cardinal screamed in pain, and soon enough, a breaking sound was heard. The break was sickening and the young girl tried to free herself, even tried heating her arm so the villain would release her. The heating worked a little bit, as Bane was cringing in pain, but he didn't release her. The villain only grabbed another part of her arm, this time with both hands, and again squeezed, causing two more breaks. That much pain made Cardinal pass out and Bane released her.
Batman and Robin were now furious and the boy wonder threw his two bird-a-rangs and got Bane away from his sister, then went to check on her. Batman then went and started fighting with the Venom powered man. As expected, Bane now activated his Venom pack and was twice his size. Batman paused for only a moment when this happened, but he went right back to fighting. What Bane didn't expect was for Robin to disappear from his sister's side and got right behind him. Finding the right moment, he pulled the tubing that supplied the villain with his power boost. With his venom supply suddenly cut off, Bane returned to his regular size and as he turned to attack Robin, he was karate chopped on the neck, and fell unconscious.
Once Bane was restrained and the police had been alerted as to where they could find him, the Dark Knight and boy wonder went over to check on the other member of their family. Cardinal was still out cold, and now her arm was badly bruised, and turned in three different directions.
"The Batcave doesn't have the equipment for that kind of break." Robin said, seeing what kind of shape his other half was in.
"We'll take her to Mt. Justice, it's more adequately equipped." Batman said and with that, he picked up his daughter and headed to the part of town with the zeta tube, and Robin was not far behind.
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Three Months Later
Reiena had been out of commission for three months, but today she was getting her cast off and the team wanted to be there when it happened.
"Wow, three months for three breaks to heal, that's like a lifetime for me." Wally said as Batman started cutting the cast.
"Going five minutes without food is a lifetime for you, Kid Disposal." Dick joked, and that got Reiena laughing.
"Bane's strong, once he got ahold of me, I just couldn't get free." Reiena said.
"Bane is a worthy opponent, I am just glad to see that your arm was the only thing injured." Kaldur said.
"Wish I had been there, I would have shot an arrow into his foot; that would have gotten him to let go." Artemis said, and the twins just smiled. They had learned the young archer's secret over a year ago, and so they knew that she meant it.
Conner and M'gann were just standing there, as they had never seen a cast as big as the one Batman was cutting off the 14 year old, but she didn't seem to mind. The cast was finally off, and everyone could tell that her arm would need some major work.
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Three Weeks Later
"Recognized Batman 02, Robin B01, Cardinal B08"
Wally was the only one in the cave at the time, and he just looked over and when he saw Reiena, her left arm was in a sling.
"How is that arm injured again, Rei." Wally asked.
"I was trying to do some balance beam work and it gave out on me." Reiena remarked.
"I told you not to be doing the balance beam for at least six weeks." Bruce said, glaring at his teenage daughter,but she just glared at her father. Bruce ignored it, shrugging it off as teenage rebellion.
"Hey Wally, is the rest of the team here?" Dick asked, hoping they were.
"Yea, M'gann's in the kitchen, and the rest of them are training in the weights room." Wally said, and as if on cue, M'gann came flying out of the kitchen and right up to the trio.
"M'gann, could you call the rest of the team in here." Bruce asked nicely, and the Martian girl nodded.
"Team, we're needed in the briefing room." M'gann telepathically informed her teammates.
It wasn't long before everyone was in the briefing room, and in uniform. The teens still couldn't believe that Bruce Wayne was the Dark Knight, but then again it had only been eight months since the twins were able to reveal their identities. The team lined up and was ready for their instructions.
"Team; Reiena has been pushing her rehab beyond her capabilities so I'm sending the twins on a vacation, but I'd like you all to accompany them. I am going to be busy, and so will Alfred, so it's up to you to make sure that Reiena does NOT overdo her rehab on her left arm." Bruce said.
"Sweet; a vacation." Wally said as he tried to keep his excitement bottled up, but he was about to fail miserably.
"We have been a little loaded down lately." Kaldur said, realizing that a break might be nice.
"You can use my mountain cabin, it's large enough to accommodate all of you and there is also a gym so Reiena can get back into her rehab." Bruce said.
"Thank you, Mr. Wayne." Artemis said.
"You're welcome Artemis, and this has been cleared with everyone's families, so you can get ready and go when you are packed. I'd say three more weeks will help Reiena get her arm back up to strength, so that's how long you have off. Oh, and Artemis, no need to be formal, you can call me Bruce." The billionaire said, and with that, he dispersed the team so they could head home and get ready.
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Two Days Later
The team was ready to leave. They would take the bioship, and then use Bruce's ATVs to get around the area. When they arrived in the area, the team was awestruck by the area. The cabin was the only one within about three miles, and not far away was a beautiful waterfall.
"First thing; we need to get some food, and make sure we get plenty for Wally." Reiena said as the bioship landed.
"Bruce keeps a bunch of ATVs in the back building; we can ride them to the country store and get our supplies." Dick said as he was grabbing his bag.
"I've never been to a place like this, I did read about them in some Earth literature but this is just breathtaking." M'gann said as she continued to stare at the scenery.
"After we get the food back here, I'll take you to see the waterfall up close." Reiena said as the team was exiting the bioship and heading into the cabin to unpack.
