Chapter 2
Dinah POV
Ollie and I were waiting on Bruc to show up in a stairwell. Why are we meeting in a stairwell? I might never know.
"As a reception area, this place needs a lot of work" Ollie said trying to crack a joke to make me laugh but I just rolled my eyes at his failed attempt. We heard footsteps coming down the metal staircase.
"Dinah, Oliver-thanks for coming on short notice."Bruce said when he finally stop coming down stairs.
"You're lucky we found a sitter." I said with a slight smile on my face. I have missed these days. Working together with everyone again. He faced away from us and pushed a spot in the wall and a doorway opened.
We started to talk in as he said"My great-grandfather built the original Gotham Underground. But, these days...it's the Batcave. " we continued to walk until we walked to a mountain of computer. " And this...is Brother Eye." he said gesturing to it proudly. I see Lily walk up to Bruce and chuckles.
" More like the Eye of Sauron. Surveillance hub?" Ollie asked clearly shocked at the mere size of it."
"More than that. A communications hub linking every satellite and server on the planet." He leaned against a panel of computer next to a black desk chair that was facing away from us " It warns us when trouble's coming and guides us when trouble's here."
" I swear if this thing was human you would marry it." Lily said to Bruce with humor in her voice.
I looked at Ollie and smiles" Must take a real genius to operate.." as I said that I heard a familiar voice.
"I dunno about "genius"," the chair spun to show us Harleen"but I do got a PhD." she blows and pops a bubble from her gum. She got up and hugged me "Dinah! Dinah's hubby! You sure came a long way..." She said with that humor I loved. She surely changed since Joker and I am proud of her.
Lily's pov
I was watching everyone enjoy themselves. I could see how dad was dying here. I know he wanted to be batman again. Maybe the people of Gotham will feel safer if he was out more but dad doesn't think it will. I just don't like watching the sadness in his eyes build up any more so I left before Ollie and the rest see me. I love them but they don't take me seriously anymore when I say I want to help. Dad won't even let me help with brother. I'm more of an assistant than a daughter. So as they were talking in the main part of the bat-cave I went to my own little part I build for me.
I made my own version of the bat-cave just for me. It needed my handprint and my voice recognition.
"Lily Wayne" i say into the mic and placed my hand on the panel. Once the door was unlocked I walked in. I went to my weapons and sighed.
"What am I doing?" I said to myself. I looked at a photo I found in my dad's computer. It was a picture of all the boys that worked with him. Damian, Dick, Tim, and Jason. I never got to meet Jason or Tim. I've known Dick for years. We were in school together and I knew Damien for almost as long which is why it shocked me so much when I found out he was the one who killed Dick.
Harley's POV
After I hugged them Bats told me to show them what I found.
"right-o bat!" I got on the computer and pulls up the file Lils and I found on the Society. " Gorilla Grodd. Everyone's favorite talking ape. He got himself a band of bozos, calls them The Society." I brought up all of the members we know of so far.
" in Gorilla City says Grodd's planning something big. But what, where, when, we don't know." Bats told Dinah and Ollie as I was looking at the camera I installed where Lily keeps running off to. I saw something very interesting. She had a whole area that reminded me of Batsy's girlfriends old lab. ' Oh My Bats. Lily is going behind Bat's back and is running around in tights.' I quickly exited out the camera.
" One thing we do know. Scarecrow's gonna ship Grodd a butt-load of fear gas from a hideout in Slaughter Swamp. " I wave my hand in front of my face " Very misquote-y " I looked back at the screen then looked at bats. ' Maybe I could ask bats to let Little Lily come with us.' Bats had just told both Ollie and Dinah about the mission. " Bats. Can we please take Lily." I asked quickly just as Lily walked in. Bats gave me a glare. " No Harley. I am not sending my only daughter to go and fight something we know nothing about. "
" Dad. I'm going. "
