The New Birds of Prey: Becoming a Family
Like many of you, I loved the Birds of Prey from the start. and now that it's over, I can only daydream about it. Luckily we can all read and some of us write fanfic. This is my first BOP fanfic. I've thought about this story long before the show was cancelled. Now, that I've started writing it, I want to share it with all of you. It starts a few days after the finale. Someone's coming home after eight years. how will Helena react to her father's return? And Barbara? Go ahead and read my version of the story. Please review and tell me what you think. If you like it I'll continue writing, some major changes might happen in the Birds' lives.
Chapter 1: Is it really you?
A few days after the latest events, the Birds were trying to recover and rebuild their lives.
Helena was still dealing with her guilt for revealing everything to Dr. Quinzel. She blamed herself for causing Barbara so much pain, even though Barbara was trying to convince her that it was not her fault since she was not conscious of it.
However, discovering that Dr. Quinzel was the one behind New Gotham's organized crime gave her a sense of pride and a feeling that she was at least a bit like her father.
The best thing in her life now was Reese's love for her. They were both building a relationship based on trust.
Dinah had learned to be more aware of the dangers that she could face in crime fighting, and was more convinced of the importance of team work.
She had almost lost everything that meant something in her life: Barbara and Helena. For Dinah these two women were not only partners in crime fighting, or friends, they were family.
Barbara was once again facing loss and sorrow. She had suffered so much in her life, that she could not understand how could she still be so vulnerable.
She shouldn't be feeling anything, but her heart didn't seem to understand that. When she was only eight years old she had lost her parents to a car accident, caused by her father's drinking recklessness.
Because of this she was forced to leave Ohio to live in Gotham City with her uncle James Gordon and Aunt Barbara, who adopted her. Soon she would have to deal with pain when her adoptive parents got divorced. James Gordon won her custody.
She became Batgirl after a juvenile crush on Batman. She also had a crush on Bruce Wayne, only that she didn't know Batman and Bruce were the same person.
Although Bruce was extremely kind to her, he didn't show any romantic interest in Barbara. He was in love with Selina Kyle, whom she met and became friends with at a party in Wayne manor.
However, Barbara and Bruce shared a strong friendship, especially after learning their secret identities and Bruce started mentoring her.
When she became Batgirl she fell in love with Dick Grayson (Robin). When Batman and Robin decided to go on separate ways, Dick left Gotham City and Barbara behind. She was lonely once again. Her pain grew when she learned that Dick had found someone else to share his life with.
She found love once again in private investigator Jason Bard. They were engaged for a short time until Jason was transferred to Central City, his hometown, where he returned to his former sweetheart, leaving Barbara once again in deep pain.
Soon after the Joker shot and paralyzed her. Bruce left the city when she needed a friend.
Several years later, after fighting against her heart, she realized that she was in love with Wade Brixton, New Gotham High School's Counselor, where she works as an English teacher. But, to her disgrace Wade was killed by the evil Dr. Quinzel.
As she had always thought, her love relationships come with expiration dates. She would probably never find true and everlasting love.
What was left for her now? Only a few people seem to be permanent in her life, her father James Gordon (who now lived out of town and seldom visited), good old Alfred who had turned into her faithful companion and friend, Helena and Dinah, her friends and family.
Unknown to the Birds, Alfred maintained contact with Bruce Wayne. He had given him all the details of the past events, how they had once again broken the ring of organized crime in New Gotham, Wade's death, Barbara's grief and determination to continue fighting for justice, Dinah's faithfulness to the group and Helena's growth.
Bruce decided it was time to come back home and shared his decision with Alfred. It took him two weeks to organize his life and business in California and go back to New Gotham.
Alfred waited for his arrival late at night. They were both so happy to see each other that they could not stop talking.
Bruce decided he would go to the Clock Tower in a day or two.
The following day Bruce spent time remembering how his life was before leaving. The manor, Wayne enterprises, the Batcave, the nights patrolling the city with Batgirl, Selina. everything changed in just one night.
He felt pain in his heart for not being there for Selina. he should have known it. He felt pain for not being able to defend Barbara, his loyal friend. Now he had to deal with all of this.
What scared him most was his encounter with Helena, the daughter he didn't know he had. But it had to be done.
That evening without giving it too much thought, he put on his old Batman suit, jumped into the Batmobile and headed to the city. He stopped at an empty alley and armored the car.
As he started walking he heard women screaming. He got closer, climbed a wall and jumped to the other side. He found three men attacking the two women.
"What do you think you're doing? Leave these women alone!" he said.
The men started laughing at him "Man, who do you think you are to stop us?" said one.
"Is it Halloween?" another one continued.
"Cool costume!" said the last one.
"I warned you." Batman answered as he started fighting like in the old days. The women ran away.
Huntress was out patrolling the city when she heard the same screaming too. She saw everything from the closest building and jumped to the ground. She was shocked at what she saw.
"This can't be. Is it him?" she thought to herself.
"Huntress! What's going on?" Oracle asked.
Those words were enough to make her wake up from her shock.
"Oh, just a. street fight. Reese is already here" was all she could think of saying, and she turned off the transmitter.
For once in her life she didn't know what to do, except keeping Barbara off this business. The suit, the cape, and the batman emblem on his chest, the mask and the way he fought. Was she dreaming?
She suddenly realized the man needed some help with those muggers. And the only way to find out if he was who she thought he was: was to join him.
As she approached them, she looked at Batman and said,
"Thought you might need some help."
If you're still interested, read chapter two. Please review whether you liked it or not.
Like many of you, I loved the Birds of Prey from the start. and now that it's over, I can only daydream about it. Luckily we can all read and some of us write fanfic. This is my first BOP fanfic. I've thought about this story long before the show was cancelled. Now, that I've started writing it, I want to share it with all of you. It starts a few days after the finale. Someone's coming home after eight years. how will Helena react to her father's return? And Barbara? Go ahead and read my version of the story. Please review and tell me what you think. If you like it I'll continue writing, some major changes might happen in the Birds' lives.
Chapter 1: Is it really you?
A few days after the latest events, the Birds were trying to recover and rebuild their lives.
Helena was still dealing with her guilt for revealing everything to Dr. Quinzel. She blamed herself for causing Barbara so much pain, even though Barbara was trying to convince her that it was not her fault since she was not conscious of it.
However, discovering that Dr. Quinzel was the one behind New Gotham's organized crime gave her a sense of pride and a feeling that she was at least a bit like her father.
The best thing in her life now was Reese's love for her. They were both building a relationship based on trust.
Dinah had learned to be more aware of the dangers that she could face in crime fighting, and was more convinced of the importance of team work.
She had almost lost everything that meant something in her life: Barbara and Helena. For Dinah these two women were not only partners in crime fighting, or friends, they were family.
Barbara was once again facing loss and sorrow. She had suffered so much in her life, that she could not understand how could she still be so vulnerable.
She shouldn't be feeling anything, but her heart didn't seem to understand that. When she was only eight years old she had lost her parents to a car accident, caused by her father's drinking recklessness.
Because of this she was forced to leave Ohio to live in Gotham City with her uncle James Gordon and Aunt Barbara, who adopted her. Soon she would have to deal with pain when her adoptive parents got divorced. James Gordon won her custody.
She became Batgirl after a juvenile crush on Batman. She also had a crush on Bruce Wayne, only that she didn't know Batman and Bruce were the same person.
Although Bruce was extremely kind to her, he didn't show any romantic interest in Barbara. He was in love with Selina Kyle, whom she met and became friends with at a party in Wayne manor.
However, Barbara and Bruce shared a strong friendship, especially after learning their secret identities and Bruce started mentoring her.
When she became Batgirl she fell in love with Dick Grayson (Robin). When Batman and Robin decided to go on separate ways, Dick left Gotham City and Barbara behind. She was lonely once again. Her pain grew when she learned that Dick had found someone else to share his life with.
She found love once again in private investigator Jason Bard. They were engaged for a short time until Jason was transferred to Central City, his hometown, where he returned to his former sweetheart, leaving Barbara once again in deep pain.
Soon after the Joker shot and paralyzed her. Bruce left the city when she needed a friend.
Several years later, after fighting against her heart, she realized that she was in love with Wade Brixton, New Gotham High School's Counselor, where she works as an English teacher. But, to her disgrace Wade was killed by the evil Dr. Quinzel.
As she had always thought, her love relationships come with expiration dates. She would probably never find true and everlasting love.
What was left for her now? Only a few people seem to be permanent in her life, her father James Gordon (who now lived out of town and seldom visited), good old Alfred who had turned into her faithful companion and friend, Helena and Dinah, her friends and family.
Unknown to the Birds, Alfred maintained contact with Bruce Wayne. He had given him all the details of the past events, how they had once again broken the ring of organized crime in New Gotham, Wade's death, Barbara's grief and determination to continue fighting for justice, Dinah's faithfulness to the group and Helena's growth.
Bruce decided it was time to come back home and shared his decision with Alfred. It took him two weeks to organize his life and business in California and go back to New Gotham.
Alfred waited for his arrival late at night. They were both so happy to see each other that they could not stop talking.
Bruce decided he would go to the Clock Tower in a day or two.
The following day Bruce spent time remembering how his life was before leaving. The manor, Wayne enterprises, the Batcave, the nights patrolling the city with Batgirl, Selina. everything changed in just one night.
He felt pain in his heart for not being there for Selina. he should have known it. He felt pain for not being able to defend Barbara, his loyal friend. Now he had to deal with all of this.
What scared him most was his encounter with Helena, the daughter he didn't know he had. But it had to be done.
That evening without giving it too much thought, he put on his old Batman suit, jumped into the Batmobile and headed to the city. He stopped at an empty alley and armored the car.
As he started walking he heard women screaming. He got closer, climbed a wall and jumped to the other side. He found three men attacking the two women.
"What do you think you're doing? Leave these women alone!" he said.
The men started laughing at him "Man, who do you think you are to stop us?" said one.
"Is it Halloween?" another one continued.
"Cool costume!" said the last one.
"I warned you." Batman answered as he started fighting like in the old days. The women ran away.
Huntress was out patrolling the city when she heard the same screaming too. She saw everything from the closest building and jumped to the ground. She was shocked at what she saw.
"This can't be. Is it him?" she thought to herself.
"Huntress! What's going on?" Oracle asked.
Those words were enough to make her wake up from her shock.
"Oh, just a. street fight. Reese is already here" was all she could think of saying, and she turned off the transmitter.
For once in her life she didn't know what to do, except keeping Barbara off this business. The suit, the cape, and the batman emblem on his chest, the mask and the way he fought. Was she dreaming?
She suddenly realized the man needed some help with those muggers. And the only way to find out if he was who she thought he was: was to join him.
As she approached them, she looked at Batman and said,
"Thought you might need some help."
If you're still interested, read chapter two. Please review whether you liked it or not.