I Do Not Own Batman or anything else, except my OC(s)!
The next day Penelope was still at the computer searching about Harley's Uncle and where Mr. Freeze wife was at. She hadn't found anything about them, which was very strange, but I guess that Harley had done something and deleted all traces of the two. Almost.
"Lily there is a man here to see you. He says it's very important" Molly said walking into the kitchen where I was cutting some carrots.
I felt myself go cold and gripped the knife in my hand.
"D-Did he give you a name?" I asked her.
"Yes, Johnathan Crane. He's a very charming man. Very beautiful blue eyes" She told me and I bit my bottom lip.
"Send him in, and um, take the rest of the day off" I told her and looked around at the staff, "And all of you too. Can you shut the shop down for me?"
"Lily, you better not be cheating on John with this man" She told me.
"I'm not cheating on John, Molly. It's just that Mr. Crane and I are old friends and well we need to catch up for a bit" I told her and she gave me a disappointed look.
"I'm serious Molly. We're just going to have a talk, and there might be some yelling. I don't want the customers to hear it" I told her and she let out a sigh.
"I hope it's just that" She said, "Be careful"
She left the kitchen with everyone else. A few minutes later Dr. Crane walked in. He had a creepy smile on his face.
"It's been a while since I last saw you, Ms. Smith" He said with his hands behind his back.
"Yes it has" I told him moving the knife behind my back.
"A lot has happened since then. Something that has caused you to have a very dangerous and powerful enemy" He told me and stopped a few feet from me.
"And who is that?" I asked him.
"She goes by the name of Poison Ivy. She can control plants and she wants you dead" He told me.
"And let me guess, you're here to do just that?" I asked him.
"No, I'm here to warn you" He said confusing me, "Poison Ivy has asked this man that's named Mr. Freeze. Like his name he can freeze anything. She wants him to kidnap you so she can kill you"
"Why are you telling me this?" I asked him.
"Because you're the only good person in Gotham" He said.
"There has to be something else that's making you do this" I told him.
"There is, but that's for me to know" He told me, "You better hide, Ms. Smith. I'd hate for you to die"
With that Dr. Crane left the kitchen. I set the knife down very confused by this. A few minutes passed by as I stood there in shock and thinking over what he had told me. I already knew what Poison Ivy plan was, but what did he meant by there was something else making him do this? What was it? And why?
I shook my head and left the restaurant quickly. I got into my car and drove to the manor. I took the secret passage down to the cave after putting my suit on. Had to be careful, John might be down there.
"Huntress something really strange just happened to me...John, you're here good" I told him really hating the fact that he was here.
"What happened?" She asked me.
"Um, I went to check on Lily, and she saw me. I was about to leave when she called out to me needing some help" I told them and John stopped me.
"What happened? Is she okay? What about Penelope?" John asked me and I placed a hand on his arm to calm him.
"They are both fine, John. Just calm down. Lily just told me that Johnathan Crane showed up at the restaurant earlier. He told her that Mr. Freeze is going to kidnap her, because of Poison Ivy is wanting her dead" I told them.
"Johnathan Crane as in Scarecrow? And where is she?" John asked looking at me.
"She is safe, John. I sent her to a friend that can protect her" I told him.
"Why would he do that?" Penelope asked.
"Because according to him she's the 'only good person in Gotham'. He also told her to go into hiding" I told them.
"That's strange" John said, "How does he know you exactly? And who is your friend?"
And so I explained to both Penelope and John about when I had met Crane and all the other times, like tricking him and trying to free Mr. Fox, but failed to do so, because of Bane and his men showed up. I also told John that I couldn't tell him who at the moment.
"Wow, you're so bad ass" Penelope said and I looked at her shaking my head, "What? You have to admit that!"
"Okay I am pretty bad ass" I said making her smile.
"Right, so back to important matters, what are we going to do?" John asked.
"I don't really know. She can't stay with my friend for long" I told him.
"We'll send her out of the country then. Her Grandfather is in Florence for a break" John told me and I nodded.
I could say that I went to Florence, but really I could stay here in Gotham as Batgirl. I might be able to stay somewhere with someone. Maybe Molly? Or Mr. Fox.
"That might be possible, but we'll have to wait. I need to get in contact with Alfred" I told him.
He nodded and began to walk over to the Tumbler.
"I'm going to go out patrolling then" He told me and I nodded.
"Remember just thieves or robberies. If you see Freeze, Harley or Ivy don't go after them" I told him, "You're not ready to take them on by yourself"
"Okay" He said and got into the Tumbler.
He drove away and I turned to Penelope.
"I can't believe that just happened!" I said loudly falling into a chair as Penelope typed away.
"What are we going to do? You can't go to Florence! Are you insane!?" She told me after turning her mic off.
"I might be insane a bit, but who isn't? Anyways, I'm not really going, Penelope. I'll be here in Gotham, just pretend to be in Florence with Papa" I told her.
"How did he find out?" She asked me.
"Well I came back to the cave on the night that Batman re-appeared and let Bane get away. I could have caught him, but anyway getting off track. I came back to the cave and changed out of my suit. When I was dressed I turned to see Papa entering the cave through the secret staircase. He saw me, and well we had an argument about this isn't the life he and my parents wanted me to have and to stop being Batgirl. He then left after he and Bruce had an argument a few hours later" I told her.
"Hopefully when John finds out, it won't end with an argument" Penelope said and I nodded.
A few hours had went by since John left. He did not reply to anything I said. I was getting a little scared that something had happened to him.
"Turn John's tracking device on" I told Penelope grabbing my baton and a new device that Mr. Fox had made for me.
"Trying out the bola?" Penelope asked as I attached it to my belt.
"Yeah. It might come in handy" I told her getting onto the cycle.
I drove out of the cave quickly and towards the area that John's locator was telling me where he was at. I stopped outside of an old over grown cemetery. It was like it was out of a horror movie. Over grown weeds, fog and a full moon. I got out my baton and turned it on as I made my way through the old iron gate.
I looked around and saw nothing but the tops of headstones and fog with dead trees. I stopped when I heard laughing of a woman. I gulped hoping that it wasn't a ghost.
"Come on Mr. Freeze freeze him!" I heard Harley shout.
"Quiet! Tell me where Bruce Wayne is boy!" I heard Mr. Freeze say threateningly.
I walked quickly and quietly over to where the voices were coming from. I hid behind a mausoleum and my eyes went wide when I saw John with his wrist and ankles frozen to the wall of the mausoleum.
"He's dead. Why can't you accept that!?" John asked him.
"Because I know Wayne! He's hiding like a chicken he is!" Mr. Freeze told him.
"I saw him die!" John shouted at the man.
Mr. Freeze let out a growl and back hand John in the face. I gritted my teeth and stepped out from where I was.
"Watch the face, Mr. Frosty" I told him and turned my baton on full blast.
"You little annoying bat!" He spat turning to me.
"You ice cream treat" I said and ran at him.
I rolled on the ground dodging one of his ice beams. I stood up hitting him with my baton. He shook and the lights on his suit began to go crazy. Mr. Freeze shouted and ran away with Harley chasing after him. I turned my baton off and ran over to John.
"Are you insane!?" I asked him as I tried to pull the ice away from his wrist.
"No, but are you? You can't take those two on you own!" He said and I glared at him.
"I just did! And don't tell me what to do! I've been doing this longer than you have!" I told him and let out frustrated sigh.
I couldn't pull the ice off at all. I could use my baton to beat the ice off, but there could be a chance that could hit his wrist breaking them, but there was also that laser. I quickly got that out and began to melt the ice.
John fell and caught him wrapping my arms around his upper body to steady him.
"Easy there rookie" I told him and looked up at him.
I froze seeing his face. His cheek was red from the smack that Mr. Freeze had gave him and there was a cut from Mr. Freeze's suit. I raised my hand up and touched it gently.
"Don't" John said grabbing my wrist.
I looked him in the eyes.
"Just don't" He said shaking his head closing his eyes.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
"Nothing" He said with his eyes close.
"Tell me Nightwing" I told him.
"I can't" He said letting my wrist go.
I grabbed his face. Gently on the side where he was hit and made him look at me.
"Nightwing, I'm your friend, you can tell me anything" I told him.
"I can't tell you this" He said and I frowned.
"Why not?" I asked him.
"Because I love Lily and this might ruin it all" He said I froze.
What did he mean? What was going on? He was scaring me.
"W-what do you mean?" I asked him.
"I have feelings for another woman. I can't fight it, and it's killing me" He said and tears came to my eyes.
"W-Who is this w-woman?" I asked him with my voice wavering a bit.
I will not cry! I will not cry! I kept telling my self mentally.
"You. I don't know why, and I hate it. I love Lily and I would never hurt or cheat on her, but something about you. I don't know" He said and tears came to his eyes, "I hate this. I hate feeling this way, Batgirl!"
"John, it's okay" I told him letting go of his face.
John looked at me.
"Tell me who you are. Please" He said and raised his hand to my mask.
"Nightwing don't" I said, but it was to late.
He fell to the ground from the shock. I shook my head and helped him up.
"You know I can't tell you, Nightwing" I told him.
"I don't understand! Huntress knows who you are! Why can't I!?" He asked angrily.
"Because you're not ready to know just yet" I told him.
John shook his head and began to walk off.
"Yeah, and I never will be ready? I can't be this anymore! I can't be your sidekick!" He said.
"John, don't do this! You're angry!" I told him and grabbed my bola.
He'd get himself killed by Poison Ivy or Mr. Freeze and Harley if I let him go on his own. I threw it at his feet and he fell to the ground. I ran over to him quickly and gave him a sedative.
"I'm sorry, John" I told him as I drove the Tumbler to the cave.