Disclaimer: I do not own any characters, except for Katie and Selana. They are my creations; they are my property. Don't steal them.

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NTC

Chapter 1

Bruce Wayne had never been told about a Wayne Enterprises convention on such short notice, and it was an out-of-town one, too. To make matters worse, he had no one to watch Gotham City while he was gone. Robin had gone out of town with Spoiler, Huntress and Batgirl wanted to go on a shopping spree in Metropolis, and Nightwing was busy in Blüdhaven. So he was forced to resort to other people. Rookies, yes, but they'd have to keep Gotham safe for at least a few nights…

We find our hero and his two 'trainees' in the Batcave. Batman, with what little time he had, was trying to teach the newbies the basics of being a superhero in Gotham City. "This," he said, indicating the computer's large screen, "is the Joker and Harley Quinn." There was a moment of silence before he continued. "They are one of the most threatening couples in Gotham. Any questions?"

Both of the superheroes-in-the-making shook their heads as they studied the picture on the screen. "Are you two even listening to me?"

Once again, both only nodded as they stared at the screen. Finally, The Dark Knight's least favorite of the two made eye contact with him. "Cut to the goods, Bats. Are there any single villainesses?"

Batman glared at him. "There is no way you are going to 'charm' any of the villains in this city, Kurt. That isn't what I brought you here for."

Kurt shrugged. "I know. I was just thinking…maybe Kenshin and I could persuade them to switch sides, you know?" He smiled slightly and looked back at the screen.

Batman typed something on the keyboard, and a new picture showed up. "This is Joker and Harley's daughter, Selana Satine Quinn. She is the worst threat to Gotham City. You cannot, under any circumstances, fall for any of her tricks. Got it?"

"What kind of tricks, Batman?" Kurt asked, staring wide-eyed at the picture on the screen. The woman was wearing a tight leather cat suit, the zipper in front only half-zipped.

"Ones you don't want to get involved in." With a glance at Kenshin, he added, "Neither of you should go anywhere near her or her partner. Her name is Katie." Yet another picture appeared on the screen, this one of a different woman. She was wearing a similar outfit, but it was a two-piece instead of a cat suit.

"But what if they commit a crime?" Kenshin asked, speaking up for the first time since they'd gone into the Batcave.

Batman sighed. "If you see either of them, steer clear."

"How can we possibly keep Gotham City safe if we're avoiding its biggest threat?"

With a glance at his Batwatch, Batman stood up. "You two are going to have to figure that out for yourselves. I need to leave or I'll be late for the plane." The Dark Knight hurriedly walked towards the door, starting to take off his cowl.

"Fine! If Gotham City is in ruins when you get back, that's not our fault!" Kurt yelled after him. "Right, Kenshin?…Kenshin?" He looked down at his red-haired friend. "You alive in there?"

Kenshin might as well have been dead. He was too busy staring at the picture of Katie. Finally he glanced up at Kurt. "Is there a 'print' button on this?"

"C'mon, Katie! The Bat is leavin' tonight! Ready for an evening of mischief!" Selana yelled, standing in the doorway of their hideout.

"Just a second!" came the answer. "I can't find my top!"

"How many times do I have to tell you, Kats?" Selana mumbled as she leaned against the doorframe. "The guys go for the one-piece…"

Just then Katie burst out of her room, zipping up her top. "Ok! I'm ready! Where're we goin', anyways?"

Selana smirked. "Well, I was thinkin' we could go spend that money we stole last night. Ya know, maybe on some nice clothes or somethin' like that. Maybe mess around with the people who are keepin' Gotham safe while Bats is gone. Um…mess with their heads, I mean."

Katie smiled and nodded. "Maybe we should get a car, first. Makes transportation a lot easier."

"Yeah! And then we can hit Gotham City Bank! And then we can go to Gotham City Mall! And then we can terrorize Wayne Manor!" Selana frowned for a second. "Wait…maybe we should—"

"Forget about that! We get to do whatever we want tonight. Let's not let it go to waste, Sel!" Katie grabbed Selana's arm and started to drag her out the door.

"Wait, Kats! I forgot my gun!" Selana darted into her room and was back out in a matter of seconds, sticking her gun in her belt. "Now I'm good. First stop: Gotham Car Dealers!"

After they'd gotten out of the crime parts of Gotham City, and it was nearly midnight, Katie stopped Selana. "Hey, Sel, I was just thinking…what if Batman's replacements are really, really hot? Then can we mess around with more than just their heads?"

Selana gave Katie a shocked but equally interested look. "Katie! I can't believe it! You of all people are suggesting that we fool Batman's rookies into sleeping with us! That's an extremely naughty thing to do! And if there's only one of them, that means that only one of us gets to have fun. So no. We can't do anything like that. And we have to solemnly swear that we will never do anything of the sort with any of Batman's replacements as long as we are villainesses. Even if they are hotter than all Hell, there is no way we will ever get close to anyone who works for Batman. Do you swear?"

"Um…don't we need something to swear on, first?"

Selana looked around for a moment, then picked up a crumpled up piece of paper off the street. "Do you swear on this piece of trash that you will never mess around with any guys that work for Batman, even if they are one of the hottest men you've ever seen?"

Katie shrugged and put her hand on the paper. "Sure, why not?"

"Ok! Now we getta find out what's on the paper…just out of curiosity, ya know?" Selana straightened out the paper and started to read. Once she was done she threw the paper in a trashcan that was close by. "Stupid guys and their love poems…"

"Let's get back to what we were doing, then." Katie started walking again. Selana caught up to her friend and stopped her.

"Hold on, Kats. First, we need ammo. I've got a gun, but you have no protection whatsoever." With a smile, Selana pointed to a gun shop across the street. "That place should be perfect!"

"Wait a sec, Sel. Haven't we stolen from there before? Won't it be kinda suspicious if we do it again?"

Selana shook her head. "No one'll ever catch us anyways. And if they have a new security system…all the better to meet Batty's replacements, right?" she added with a smirk.

Katie smiled back. "Gotcha! And maybe you can get a new gun, too…"

"Are you crazy! I'll neva give up my baby." Selana stroked the handle of her gun lovingly.

"I can always try…" Katie mumbled.

"Hey, Kurt! This one thinks he sees the Bat Signal!" Kenshin yelled as he stared at the light-generated picture in the sky.

"How can you tell?" Kurt called back as he ran up the stairs. "I thought you were too busy staring at that picture!" Kenshin rolled his eyes as Kurt glanced out the window. "Ja, that's it." He turned to go back down into the Batcave.

"Wait. What if it's those girls? Katie and…"

"Selana? I was thinking the same thing. We'd better just go and find out, mein freund. We aren't going to do much crime fighting if we're cowering here every time we see the Bat Signal in the sky. Anyways, since when did we listen to Bats? I don't think he actually expected us to stay away from them, either," Kurt smirked as he went back down the stairs. "C'mon, Kenshin! If we don't hurry, we'll miss all the action."

Kenshin rolled his eyes a second time as he followed Kurt down the stairs and behind the grandfather clock to the Batcave. Even though he would enjoy seeing Katie in person rather than looking at that picture of her and forming his own fantasies in his mind; he could tell that they were headed towards plenty of trouble, and he wanted to stay out of it.

By the time he got into the Batcave, Kurt was already in the driver's seat of the Batmobile. "You know, I'm thinking we should take the Batwing. An aerial attack would probably go a lot smoother."

Kenshin gave him a puzzled look. "You can drive it?"

"What do you mean? 'Course I can! They didn't teach me how to drive the Blackbird for nothing." Kurt got out of the Batmobile and looked around for a moment. "Do you see the Batwing anywhere?"

Kenshin shook his head. "Perhaps Batman did not want us to use it."

Kurt sighed. "It's just like I said before, Kenshin. He told us to stay away from those two girls, but he didn't actually mean it. It was just a warning to be careful around them. And we can't find the Batwing because he just wants us to be safe instead of driving it like madmen. Get it?"

"This one will never understand you…" Kenshin muttered as he shook his head helplessly.