Bruce found straightened his tie gazing deciding to take the time to observe his date a little more. She wore a beautiful red sequence dress a couple of diamond bracelets , a jade necklace, but oddly enough what got the most attention out of him was the fact that she wore what appeared to be vambraces and rather interesting ones at that.
"Are those made of Sterling silver?
Actually it's a metal alloy my dad made, it's 3 times as strong as titanium and can take the impact of a bullet without even a scratch. Daddy needed someone to test the material .
"Why the vambrace design?"
Kristina just shrugged. "my doing. It just felt right."
"I see. Well Like I said I'm all where to? Fancy restaurant and a motel?"
"Actually, there was a place that I got in mind if that's ok with you.'
"uh sure just show me where.
Kristina led them to a large gilded building called The Oasis Luxury Spa, Motel and Personal Buffet. The place was large and domelike and was well over 15 stories tall with a beautiful courtyard. Bruce found himself whistling in amazement.
"Wow. I've heard of this place but I never actually took the opportunity to step inside it."
'trust me you'll love it. I already have a room reserved and everything.
Bruce lifted an eyebrow. "You already had everything planned out? Did it never occur to you that you might have lost the auction?"
"Oh I didn't intend on losing. I'm richer than most of the people here and Gotham and I've got more guts then any of them err…literally and figuratively Now come on.
Bruce found his breath escape his lungs as he and his date went inside. The whole place seemed like something out of Las Vegas, the lobby seemed as large as a football football field, in the middle of everything was a giant fountain surrounded by several large statues on the ground and the walls. Bruce didn't think much of it until they started moving and talking. Bruce stood in amazement as an hour long show based on the king Arthur legend played in front of him showing scenes such as a young Arthur grabbing Excalibur, defeating morgana to him discovering the betrayal of Sir Lancelot. It was clear that it was actually animatronics, but it was still the impressive none the less. Things became clear when hr noticed on one of he plaques that the Oasis was in fact constructed by Lexcorp.
"Luthor huh?"
"Yeah, he's been wanting to expand into Gotham for years, things changed a lot when Joker finally bit the dust. I'm surprised you didn't know that I would have expected someone like you would have at least watched the news."
"I've been occupied for the past several years."
Bruce had a bit of a grudging respect for Lex. Bruce had been born in wealth while Lex had built it from the ground up and while he did not agree with many of the man's, methods, he could see merits in the man's beliefs. As good as Clark was, and as much a Bruce respected him, it was dangerous for the world to rely on him so much. He had seen too many alternate time lines where a superman finally broke and it had devastating results even Clark himself was concerned about this which is why Bruce, Clark and Rick Flag Reformed the suicide squad after Waller's death at the hands of Slade in the first place. Still while the relationship between the two heroes and Lex Improve a bit, neither one of them still exactly trusted him. It was still a nice set up though
"Best I not tell Clark about this."
The two checked into the room. The place was as large as a normal hotel lobby all of it's own, a dining area with a buffet rested in one corner of the room while the master bedroom and a pool area was next to the other. Once again, Bruce found himself impressed.
"Geez and I thought my house was impressive."
Kristina laughed. "Which is why this place cost ten thousand a night."
"So what do we do first."
"Err the locker area. I…kinda have a surprise for you. It is not what you think. "
"Err…ok?'
The two went into the locker room, Kristina closing the curtain so she could change. Bruce was shocked when she came out dressed in a Sumo Mawashi and a matching bra. In truth the outfit just made her large size that much more apparent and while he didn't find himself intimidated it certainly wasn't something he expected out of his date. He chuckled and rubbed his head.
"Well this is a surprise alright? Was this what you meant when you said you did wrestling as a hobby?"
"Yeah, obviously I've never been able to go in professionally but some retried Yokozuna's were willing to train me. How familiar are you with the sport."
"More than you know." He thought to himself. But settled with "I know the basics."
"Well here we are going to do street fighter rules, basically it's Sumo mixed with professional wrestling meaning victory is either by getting your opponent to touch outside the circle or victory by pinfall. All moves allowed."
"So this is your idea of a date huh?" Bruce said with a smile.
"do you mind I know this is a bit sudden?"
"Not at all. it's a nice way to shake this up…but at least allow me to change."
Bruce Fashioned a towel into a rough Mawashi of his own. Kristina made a ring out of some chalk she found into the room and then got into proper position.
"Ready." Kristina asked.
"Show me what you're capable of."
The two charged at each other only for Bruce to find himself getting the wind knocked out of him. Hitting her was like hitting a thick wall made of gelatin. He then felt himself getting lifted up and squeezed into a bearhug. He grunted as the his bones began to pop. This woman was clearly strong, almost inhumanly so. before long himself staring at the ceiling outside of the ring. For a split second he regretted holding back."
"Oof, Geeze your strong."
'Sorry, was that too much?"
"Honestly, I've been through worse. Still out of curiosity just how large are you.
"Er…about 30 stone. Why?"
"Nothing just trying to figure out why you're so strong. Best two out of three?"
Kristina smiled and got back into position. However as she did so she found herself caught off guard. It was hard to explain, but for a brief flash, the room had changed it was much darker, water appeared all over the walls, and it wasn't just the room. Bruce had also changed for a brief moment as well. He was still human shaped, but he had features that looked…batlike.
"Hey Bruce can you do me a favor?"
"Sure what is it
"Don't hold back this time. Something tells me your better at this more than your showing me."
Bruce's eyes widened at this request.
"How did…"
"I just…I can't describe it. I just know. Just don't hold back. Trust me I can take it."
Caught in a corner, Bruce obliged, even with him putting his all into it was still difficult. Honestly, it felt less like he was sparing with a date and more like sparing with Bane. He managed to hip toss Kristina out of the ring but not without breaking a sweat doing so.
Kristina chuckled exhausted as well. "Need a break."
"Best two out of three remember."
The third round didn't last long as Kristina found herself tripping. Bruce had to bench press her in order to not get crushed. The two both found themselves blushing.
"Well this is awkward." Bruce teased.
'Sorry.'
"Trust me it's ok. It actually felt kind of nice not holding back."
Bruce once again found himself staring directly into her eyes. This time he could not shake off the fact something felt…familiar about them. His thoughts were interrupted by the gurgling in his stomach. Perhaps it was better to discuss things over dinner.
Note: I based the Lobby on Caesars palace in Las Vegas
