Hope everybody had a great Christmas. Let's get on with this shall we
Barbara didn't know how Batman was able to make his suit, or how he was able to get all those fancy gadgets he had, all she knew was that whoever he was he must have been really, really rich. How else was he able to have that slicked out car that he drove through the city or be able to create gadgets that was able to make him glide through the city without having a lot of money.
Barbara on the other hand, while not exactly broke by any means, wasn't exactly a multi millionaire either. She was middle class and didn't have millions of dollars to create her bat suit or create gadgets to fight crime. Which meant she would just have to get creative. Her suit was sort of a work in progress. Her black leather jacket while intimidating and thick enough to cushion whatever blows she would undoubtedly take, didn't necessarily look like a bat. Heck it didn't even have bat ears. But she didn't necessarily know how Batman made that cowl of his so it would have to do. She was able to take a can of yellow spray paint and spray Batman's famous bat symbol on it and sewed a cape onto the jacket but it still nowhere close as fancy as the Batman's costume. It would have to do for the time being though and who knows maybe the word of a Batgirl would get the attention of the Batman and he would make her a real Bat costume. Or at the very least get her the money and material he used to make his. Lastly taking the cloth she used to make her cape she cut out a small mask to cover her eyes when she wore the hood. Hiding her identity from the enemy.
Now came the gadgets. In Batman's earlier years when her father realized that Batman was not indeed the threat he thought he was, Batman gave Jim a batarange to keep as a souvenir. In return Jim gave it to Barbara as a present that Christmas, since as a youth Barbara was literally Batman's number one fan. Barbara still remembered opening her stocking and seeing that Batarange inside and nearly injuring her father with how hard tight she hugged him. Taking the Batarange to work the following day she studied it's shape and weight and took what parts she could find in Wayne Tech and in secret made her a specialized Batarange that could record enemy conversation.
Barbara knew that her recording Batarange wasn't going to aid her in battle however. She needed Some of Batman's gadgets if she was going to stand a chance in the battlefield. And she knew exactly were to get them. In Batman's early days when the police considered him a villein some of his gadgets that had fallen out of his belt, or left behind when he had to flee in a hurry once the police showed up had been confiscated and put in a evidence box in the GCPD. Despite the police's many attempts to find finger prints or any DNA to unmask the Batman they always came up empty handed, despite that they kept the gadgets to use as evidence should he ever be caught. Since then Batman's relationship with the GCPD has grown with them considering each other allies. Only a few officers still considered Batman a menace. Still despite the fact that Batman was no longer a wanted man, Jim once mentioned that they still had his gadgets locked in the evidence locker. If Barbara could get her hands on them then she would be all set in her fight against crime.
Donning her uniform for the first time Barbara sneaked into the GCPD building making sure to stay as quite as possible as she made her way to the evidence locker. She made her way to the lockers and started looking through boxes seeing if she could find the box labeled "Batman"
Finally finding what she was looking for Barbara opened the box and found multiple bataranges, a grappling hook, and smoke pellets. It wasn't a whole lot but it would get the job done at least for the time being.
Getting the gadgets she needed Barbara started to make her way out when she overheard what sounded like Officer Franklin and Officer Polenski talking.
"Gordon's daughter is on to us I'm telling you!" Franklin said in a raised voice. "Yesterday she came storming in my office, literally demanding a more thorough investigation and pointing out the timing of the whole ordeal is too suspicious. She is suspecting something I swear."
"She's Jim's daughter Franklin," Poleneski laughed "It's her job to be in denial."
Crouching behind the wall Barbara took out her recording Batarange and stuck it into the wall. Both Franklin and Polenski was apparently involved in the set up, she needed to know exactly what they were up too. If she could figure out their plan and their next move, then she could stop them before they did much more damage to both her father and the city.
"That may be true but yesterday I found the papers with the weapons shipment all out of order from where I left them. I think she was snooping around my office, trying to find evidence. We need to silence her before she discovers the truth."
"I am not going to order Miss Gordon killed Franklin." Polenski scolded "The boss ordered this job to be done as clean as possible and if we kill Miss Gordon then suspicions will rise in the police force as well as the general eye. Once Jim is convicted I will be named Commissioner and then Black Mask will have the control of the GCPD like he wanted."
"Black Mask?" Barbara thought to herself "Whose Black Mask?"
"But what about Miss...?" Franklin started to ask
"Look if she worries you that much you can plant evidence to make her look like she was involved in the weapons cache as well. But I am not going to worry about a pesky little girl. I am about to be Commissioner and once that happens Black mask and our entire mafia will be untouchable."
Barbara didn't need any more convincing. Franklin and Polenski were both behind the frame job and whoever this Black mask was obviously ordered it. Yanking the batarange out of the wall Barbara grappled to the rooftop and waited for Poleski to exit the building. It was time for both her and Polenski to have a little talk.
Barbara waited more than a hour on the rooftop, waiting patiently for Polenski to walk out. After eighty minutes Polenski finally walked outside toward his car. Barbara jumped off the rooftop and dived down using her cape to slow down her fall as he landed gently behind Polenski. Polenski didn't even notice Barbara behind her until she grabbed him from behind and grappled back up to the GCPD rooftop. Polenski, not knowing what was going on or who had just abducted him, screamed in terror as Barbara tied a rope to his left leg, tying the other end of the rope to the roof's railing. Barbara threw the terrified Polenski off the rooftop and watched him scream in terror as he dangled twenty feet above he ground by one leg. Barbara pulled the horrified Polenski back up, grabbing him by the collar as she held him over the edge of the roof.
"Oh God no!" Polenski cried recognizing the Bat symbol on his abductor's chest. "The Batman is supposed to be gone, he's not supposed to be hear."
Barbara clinched Polenski's collar tighter and started shaking him, making him hyperventilate in terror. "I am not the Batman! But you are going to feed me information."
"I don't know anything." Polenski whimpered, trying hard, and failing miserably to act brave.
"Oh I think we both know that's not true." Barbara growled "I know you and Franklin planted those weapons in Commissioner Gorden's garage, I know you are vying for his job, and I know you are working for a person called Black mask! And now you are going to tell me why and what is his plan!"
"I... I don't know what you are talking about." Polenski stuttered "You have know proof."
With Barbara's free hand she pulled out her recording batarang and played the audio of Polenski's and Franklin's conversation Polenski's eyes widened in terror as he knew this strange masked vigilante had him dead to rights. Barbara then took out another recorder and slammed it into the roof pavement and started recording a another message.
"Who are you?" Polenski whined
"I'm Batgirl!" Batgirl then let go of Polenski, letting him fall, with only the rope preventing him from falling to his death. Batgirl then took out a batarang and slowly slicing the rope.
"Wait, what are you doing!?" Polenski screamed "You Bat people aren't supposed to kill!"
"Batman has the no kill law," Batgirl roared "I'm not Batman! Now are you going to tell me what I need to know or am I going to have to finish slicing the rope? You'll make a great splat Mr. Polenski!"
"All right all right! You win!" Polenski screamed "Me and Franklin planted the guns in Jim's garage. We planted the fingerprints to make it appear that he planted the guns."
"Why!" Batgirl roared
"To make me Commissioner!" Polenski roared "My boss swore if I took out Gordon that he would make sure I would become Commissioner. My boss wants to take control of Gotham, with the Batman out of the way all we had to do was get rid of Jim Gordon and put me in charge of the police station. With me as Commissioner he would have control of the Police and he would be able to run his operations without interference of the law."
"Your boss, the Black Mask? Who is he?"
"No! I can't speak of his name! I'm a dead man if I talk!"
"Your a dead man if you don't talk!" Batgirl roared, the already halfway cut rope started to snap more "The rope's already halfway cut Polenski! You really want me to test me with the other half? GIVE ME A NAME!"
"SIONIS!" Polenski screamed "ROMAN SIONIS!"
"Is there anymore officers involved with Sionis?" Batgirl asked
"Yes, there is a file in my desk with all the officers who work for him. I was supposed to give them all promotions when I was commissioner. Please pull me up!"
Having all the information she needed Batgirl pulled the pleading Polenski back on top of the rooftop and slammed his head hard against the roof knocking him out. Batgirl tied Polenski to the Bat Signal and turned it on. It was only a matter of time before somebody found him, so leaving the recording Batarang at the scene Batgirl grappled off, her work here was done.
That person that discovered Polenski turned out to the Distract Attorney. Curious as to why the Bat Signaled was turned on dispite the fact that the Batman was gone, she drove to the Police Station to investigate the problem. Needless to say she was surprised to see Polenski unconscious and strapped to the signal. She was even more surprised to see a strange Batarang sticking out of the ground. She picked the Batarag up, and noticing a button on it, pressed it. That is when the conversation between Batgirl and Polenski played and the D.A's eyes lit in surprise hearing Polenski's confession. She instantly pulled out her phone and made a call.
"This is District attorney Scallion, Gordon is innocent, we have our real man!"
Gordon was released from Prison within a hour. The first call he made was to Barbara to let her know the good news. Barbara of course pretended to act all surprise to hide the fact that she was the one who got the confession out of Polenski. Barbara instantly got Harley and Sarah together to go to Jim's house to get a "Welcome home" Party together for Jim. Barbara put up streamers and a "Welcome home Dad" banner to hang over the ceiling. Harley got busy blowing up several balloons while Sarah put out a punch bowl, cups, plates, napkins and finger food that consisted of a vegetable plate, deviled eggs and cupcakes.
Barbara went to the police station and picked Jim up, leading him home, making sure not to tell him about the party they were planning. During their drive Jim and Barbara both talked about how they were thrilled that the truth came out, although Jim admitted he was shocked and angry that a couple of his own officers were the real culprits.
When they drove up to Jim's driveway Barbara tossed Jim the keys to his house and told him to get inside and relax, that he had a couple of very stressful days.
Jim couldn't relax however when he opened the front door and saw Sarah and Harley waiting for him and shouting "Surprise." Harley was holding a cupcake in one hand and blowing on a party horn with the other.
"Barbara? You did all of this for me?" Jim gasped in shock seeing all the party decorations.
"Of course," Barbara replied "Your my dad. You've done a whole lot for me over the years. Now it's time for me to do something for you."
"I... I don't know what to say?"
"You don't have to say anything."
"Hey Mister G, you going to get yourself a cupcake or am I going to have to eat them all?" Harley called out, eating her second cupcake since the time Jim arrived.
"Hey you better save me one of those." Sarah replied "Considering I bought them."
"First come first serve Sarah. You of all people know I am a animal when it comes to cake!"
Jim and Barbara laughed as they both got themselves a cupcake and punch. As they snacked on their food and punch Jim turned to Barbara.
"You know the strangest part is surrounding the clearing of my name is? The District Attorney mentioned to me when the charges was dropped about a Batgirl."
"Bargirl?" Barbara asked pretending to act surprised.
"Yeah, she found a strange recording batarang and heard one of the people on the other end call herself the Batgirl."
"Yes!" Harley cheered "About time we had a female hero in Gotham."
"A new bat person huh?" Barbara replied still faking shock.
"Yeah it seems like Gotham has another hero out there."
"Well nice to know there is someone else out there wanting to make a difference and fight for truth." Barbara surprised
The news of Batgirl quickly spread after Jim's name was clear and Polenski was arrested. Franklin fled shortly after the truth was out but the rest of the cops working for Black Mask was arrested.
A older man watching the news gasped hearing the mention of the Batgirl. The man had a receding hairline and was in his late fifties. He was working dusting some shelves in a very huge mansion when he heard the mention of Batgirl. A concerned look suddenly shot out on his face.
"A Batgirl?" The man gasped with a thick British accent "Oh dear, I'm going to have to look into this."
And Barbara is officially Batgirl now. Yes I know her outfit isn't anything like it is portrayed in the comics or Animated series but I thought with her not having the billions that Bruce Wayne has that she wouldn't be able to start out with her more famous outfit. It will look more like the Bat suit as the story progresses but as a first mission type costume i thought that would be more fitting. Hope you enjoyed it.