Thanks for all the reviews. Here is the long awaited chapter 4
Despite the Batman's love life and his introverted nature, he does know a few things about women. There is one thing that virtually all women like to do, especially when in a city like Tokyo. Despite her extraterrestrial origins, Batman was not surprised to when she wanted to do it first. "Oh my, they have better have that in my size!" shouts a excited Shayera.
They are shopping. Thankfully Hawk Girl seems to know Japanese, because despite all the good will in the world, Bruce would probably gotten a little grumpy by the tenth story if he had to do all the translating. Carrying the bags and paying for everything is taxing enough.
"I'm glad I could be your wallet for the day Shay," Batman tells her.
"Oh your not just my wallet Bruce," Shayera says, as she poses in front of a mirror in an expensive kimono es robe, "You're also my chauffeur, baggage carrier, and image consultant."
Bruce, in disguise, with his arms full of shopping bags, is still able to give a very Batman like glare at the redhead. Shayera gulps slightly, "You know I think I'm done shopping, why don't we take these back to the hotel?" she suggests.
"I think that would be a fine idea. Lead the way, sis," Bruce answers.
The two had parked their car in an alley between two of the stores. When they returned to it, they found four people waiting for them. They wore some pretty bazaar punked out clothing (Tokyo bizarre not super-villain bizarre) and when they caught sight of the two leaguers they raised weapons. Two of them are wielding pipes, one is armed with a chain, and the last with a knife.
"Were getting mugged, in Tokyo?" Shayera asks.
Batman shrugs, "No city is perfect," he answers.
The one with the chain points it at Batman and says in Japanese to him, "Hey old man! We will be taking your stuff, your money, and your ride," he pats the car behind him, "If you got a problem with that we will take a whole lot more! We will break you old man, you understand me!" he shouts.
Shayera looked between the muggers and Batman. All of the Japanese youths are in the neighborhood of five feet tall, and although they are not out of shape, their physiques were nothing special. Batman was a little over six foot three (in bare feet) and his physical shape is some where between a Cimmerian barbarian and the Norse god of thunder. Are these guys nuts? She thinks to herself.
One of their assailants wielding a pipe walks up to her and looks her up and down, "I think we should take this little piece of tail off of him too boss," he says.
Shayera raises an eyebrow at this, "Mind if I handle these guys Bruce?" she asks.
"Just no fatalities," he answers.
Hawk Girl smiles and gently places her hand on the thugs chest. The idiot smiles. Then she grabs hold of his shirt and delivers a smashing head but. The attacker falls back dazed and she uses the opportunity to deliver a savage kick to his groin, which lifts him off his feet and sends him hurtling backwards. Shayera grabs his dropped pipe and whirls around.
The other pipe wielding punk makes and overhead swing at her, which she deflects with so much force it sends the weapon out of his hands. The one with the chain swings it at Shayera's head. She easily catches it with her free hand and pulls hard. The chain wielder is pulled off his feet and slams into the former pipe holding goon. They both hit the floor, but are soon sent into the air with a powerful Thanagarian kick. Hawk Girl then uses her pipe like a baseball bat and sends the pair painfully into the alley wall.
"Hey Bitch!" Shayera turns to see the one with the knife behind Batman and holding his blade at the larger man's throat. Batman seemed very calm though, "Toss away the metal or I'll open your boy up!" he shouts nervously.
Hawk Girl shrugs, tosses the pipe away and dusts off her hands, "You can have that one I guess Bruce," she says.
Without dropping any of the bags, the Batman grabs the kid's wrist and almost casually tosses him over his shoulder. He then delivers a hard sideways kick to him in mid flight, with not quite enough force to snap his spine. Batman looks over at Shayera, "Okay after we drop this stuff off at the hotel, where do you want to go next?" he asks.
The Thanagarian woman thinks for a few seconds, "Well I've heard a lot about something called Sumo."
TBC. Tell me guys, how am I doing.