"...And in other news, in just a few weeks, it will officially be Halloween and a year since Gotham said farewell to our hero and savior, Batman. Mayor Gordon has declared there will be a ceremony held on that day to unveil a memorial dedicated to the Dark Knight, complete with speeches made by fellow allies of Mr. Wayne. We'll have more after this break…"

Jack Ryder dusted himself off as he walked out of town hall. He was planning to get an interview with Gordon, but he got kicked out easily. Making a note to talk another day, he started to walk back to his place. Due to him thinking about his failed attempt, he didn't notice a woman walking in the opposite direction of him and bumped into her, causing him to drop his briefcase.

"Whoa, I'm sorry!" She apologized. "Here, let me get that for you!"

As she leaned down to pick up his briefcase, Jack took a good look at her and whistled in his mind.

"Whoa, she's a looker." He thought.

She was just a little shorter than him, Caucasian, and just plain beautiful. The woman was dressed in a brown long coat on top of her white dress shirt and skirt, with a pair of black heels on her feet. She had brown and brown eyes, with a purple bow in her hair.

Not to mention nice legs and a pretty cute behind…

Once she got up, she realized who she was talking to and her eyes widened. "You're… Jack Ryder! Oh my god! I'm a huge fan of you! So sorry for running into you! I was just busy going back home, and…"

"A fan, little shy, and a bit socially awkward, too. Nice."

"It's alright, Miss." Jack smirked as he took back his briefcase. "Always glad to meet a fan. Say, do you mind telling me your name as I escort you home?"

The lady blushed. "Uh, Tina Nadine. Sure, you can walk me back."

Some smooth talking and a nice walk to her house later, Jack had gotten her phone number and a promise for a date.

Jack smirked as he walked away.

"I still got it."

As soon as Tina entered her house and put her stuff away, she went to her bookcase and moved it, revealing a hidden panel. She pressed her hand on it and a scanner activated, revealing a hidden room with tons of monitors and technology. She entered, placed a headset on her head, and sat down in front of the keyboard. Some typing later, a voice was heard on her headset.

"Hey, Tina, you there?"

"I'm here, Monarch. And just for the record, my code name will be 'Melody Maven' whenever you speak to me."

"Fine. Can I call you Melody for short? Seems a bit long."

"Sure. Why I don't get is that you named yourself after a butterfly. Why didn't you come up with something more threatening, like something after a termite?"

"The point of my name doesn't matter. It's my theme of a butterfly. Haven't you realize how much Gotham needs something to believe in right now? I'm supposed to represent a butterfly that can fly even in our darkest hour. That might give people hope."

"I understand. By the way, I just managed to land a date with THE Jack Ryder!"

"Wait, really? Geez, why do you even like that guy anyway? He's a real creeper. I bet 3 bucks he was checking out your behind when you met him. And I'm 50 percent positive that the article he wrote about his encounter with Deadshot was almost completely fictional."

"Since when do you get the option to question my love life when you don't have any to speak of?"

"...Touche, Melody. Touche."

"Heh. Anyway, you've got any word on villains hitting the streets tonight?"

"I've got a good one. Riddler has resurfaced. I managed to find the riddle he left for the law, but they're having a tough time decoding it… including me. Can you help me?"

"Of course. What's the riddle?"

"Let's see... 'My first is in chocolate but not in ham, my second's in cake and also in jam, my third at tea-time is easily found, my whole is a friend who's often around. What am I?' Any ideas?"

"If I guess correctly, that answer is 'cat'."

"Cat… Oh, I know! He's must be after Selina Kyle!"

"You mean Catwoman? What's his problem with her?"

"I heard back on that Hallow's Eve last year, Riddler kidnapped Catwoman to get Batman to fight him. Shortly after Riddler was put behind bars, she got her revenge by stealing all of his money and blowing up his robot factory."

"Yeowch. Must've taken awhile to rebuild if it's taken that long to get revenge."

"I think so too. Any idea where she might be now?"

"Last I check, she's usually in the East End, but I might be wrong. She's been mostly quiet since Batman bit the dust."

"I guess the rumors are true, then. She really did love Batman... Speaking of him, you manage to hack into the coms of Red Hood yet?"

"Yeah. I managed to when you were busy fighting Black Mask's henchmen. Why do you want to speak to him anyway? I mean, sure, he's been working with Nightwing and Red Robin, but he doesn't seem to be a nice guy."

"Nightwing and Red Robin are why I need to contact him. If I want to get anywhere at being a hero in Gotham, I need the support of Batman's allies. Having them on our side will be very beneficial to us. Where is he, anyway?"

"Somewhere on Miagani Island, on the rooftops. Just be careful, okay? Something tells me won't like seeing you after your first meeting two nights ago…"

"Got it."

It was a short flight to Miagani Island for Monarch. Red Hood wasn't hard to find, and she easily found him. As a bonus, Nightwing and Red Robin were with him. She then flew down onto the rooftop they on, catching the trio off guard.

Red Hood looked ready to draw his guns. "What are you doing here?!"

Yep. Definitely mad about last time.

Thankfully, Nightwing was there to calm him down. He looked at Monarch.

"What do you want?"

"I want to talk to you about working with you three." She answered.

"I don't trust you!" Red Hood immediately responded.

Red Robin sighed. "Give her a chance. Let's hear her out."

The trio turned to her. Monarch took a deep breath, and started to speak.

"I know that I'm still new to this whole superhero business, but I know what I'm doing. And I know if I'm gonna do some good in the city, I need some help. And by help, I mean you guys. This city needs to know that we can still go on. And I need your support. So? Can I help?"

Thick silence. After what seemed like forever, Nightwing spoke.

"...Fine. But you're gonna have to earn our trust. Got it?"

Her face brightened up.

"Thank you! By the way, meet me at the East End. There's a villain we need to catch there, okay? And I mean all of you. Even you, Grumpy." She pointed to Red Hood at that last sentence. "See you there!"

She then flew away.

Dick and Tim snickered at Monarch's nickname for Red Hood.

Jason glared at them. "The last thing I need is a female version of you, Grayson."