Okay so here is chapter seven, sorry it took so long to get out. Had to put fanfics on hold over the actual exams at least (i got the marks back the other week, don't even ask i really need to revise more .) Then I was moving out of my university halls then I was on camp for two weeks with no computer. Anyways you probably don't really care so I'll stop rambling now.

Also thanks to swirlhearty23 who has reviewed after almost every chapter

And thanks to my new reviewer Leahisasuperhero, glad you like it. :D

-The Batcave-

Sarah sat on the camp bed, still in full costume apart from her mask, which lay discarded on the floor. Dick was sitting on her right with his hand lying on top of hers. He had just finished explaining to Batman who Sarah was, and all eyes had now turned to her, waiting.

"Well I guess it started about 6 months ago, just after my dad moved us to Gotham. He's the CEO of K-Core so when the office got transferred we came too. I overheard him on the phone a few times, and some of the younger staff had raised questions about missing funds and backroom deals. I thought nothing of it but after a while I realized that all those staff had either been fired or just disappeared, since my dad works from home a lot I thought it wouldn't hurt to… to look into it." Sarah's voice began to catch a little, but she soon steadied it. "I found out all this stuff he was up to, funding crime rings, laundering money, backing up his own men within the company. But I couldn't get any evidence for it and… and I didn't want him to get sent to prison, it wouldn't make any difference to him." A derisive edge had come into her voice, "He'd probably just end up in charge of all the nutcases there. So I figured the best way to stop him would be to make it so no-one would do business with him, by taking anything that they got with his help. Dad always thought I might get kidnapped or something so I'd had loads of self defense training in about seven different practices and I've always been a good gymnast, it didn't seem like it would be too hard to turn that to cat burglary, especially with all the tech I could take and modify from the research labs at K-Core. I thought that he might just give up and let it go." Her voice trailed off into silence as she stared at the far wall, lost in her own thoughts.

"People like that never let go." Batman broke the silence, looking straight at Sarah. "They get a taste of what they can do and let it eat away at them until there is nothing left." Sarah was on the brink of crying again but roughly wiped her gloved arm across her eyes to clear them. She had been emotional enough for one night.

"I know that." She snapped, "It doesn't mean I'm not going to try and save my own dad though does it, no matter what he's done." The defiance had come back to her voice now, and her eyes were clear and fierce again. "I'm not stupid though. I saw that it wasn't making any difference but I just kept going anyway. I had to be doing something or I was just going to lose it. It was then that Robin talked to me about what he does," Sarah glanced over at Dick, smiling, "I realized that it wasn't about me anymore. I'd found what I could do and then he showed me how I could do it right, I haven't regretted it since I started trying to help you guys. Even though you told me to stop I felt it was my choice, so here I am."

Batman sighed and raised a hand to his forehead where he felt a headache coming on, he recognized that tone of voice and the gleam in her eyes. He had seen it in Barbara when she persisted in vigilante work and he had seen it in Richard when he stood up to Zucco. It went against all his better judgment to even consider letting another child put themselves in harms way. He could probably persuade her to take it easy until her wound had healed up but once it had, then things were going to get interesting.

-Jokers Hideout, some months later-

Batman crashed through the door of Jokers latest lair, following the trackers in Robin and Batgirls utility belts. Casting around he saw the two belts lying in a heap on the floor with Joker standing over them.

"Well Batsy, that took you longer than I expected. Maybe you're getting slow." Batman glared silently at the pale-faced clown, not in the mood for banter of any sort. He had arrived at the scene of a robbery that his two partners had been taking care of only to find neither crooks or crusaders, and the trademark Joker playing card left in plain view on the destroyed wall left him in no doubt as to who had been responsible. He cursed himself again as he glanced around the old factory looking for the pair, he would never let them tackle Joker alone but it had just looked like a simple job. Joker's manic grin vanished; becoming a displeased frown as he realized Batman wasn't listening to him. Reaching out he flicked a switch on the wall next to him, turning on two spotlights at the other end of the otherwise darkened room, revealing Batgirl and Robin firmly bound to iron girders embedded in the floor. Both were struggling furiously against their restraints and showed no sign of serious injury but it still angered Batman to see them in that state.

"No maybe we can get down to business Batman." Sneered Joker as he pulled another switch out of the pocket of his coat. "See this little button here is set up to detonate a rather large pile of dynamite, buried just under your little friends feet, so if you want them to be safe," Joker raised his thumb threateningly. Batman looked down the room again, if he made any move at all Joker could easily press the button before Batman was able to stop him and there was no way he could reach and release the pair of sidekicks before the bomb exploded. Joker was enjoying this, he watched as Batman stood frozen by indecision, he loved having power like this over the Dark Knight. Just as Joker opened his mouth again to gloat some more Batman lunged at him, managing to grab the detonator and push the villain to the ground, all in one swift flap of black cape. Furious Joker yelled at the Bat, "Fool, that wasn't even the real detonator, and your precious sidekicks will…" Joker found himself at a loss for words, he had looked at the girders where the two young heroes had been, ready to watch as he blew them to pieces, only to see nothing more than a pile of ropes left abandoned in the dust. Before he had the chance to work out what had happened a large gloved fist smacked into the side of Jokers head. The fight didn't last long after that, as usual it was a quick matter for Batman to overpower the deranged clown. Looking around it didn't take more than a moment to locate three diminutive figures standing around a pile of unconscious goons.

"Well, maybe you can be useful sometimes but I still don't think this is a good idea." Batman said, walking over to where Blackcat stood removing the last strands of rope from her glove-claws. It had of course been her who had slipped in through a vent on the roof after Batman had told her where he was headed and cut the other two free before helping them take on the lackeys. It was the first time that she had seen some action since being shot and she was glad to see that the light training she had had in the Batcave had been enough to keep her skills up. Blackcat just grinned up at him, she was still exhilarated from the nights event and eager for the physical rush of fight or flight over rooftops, which she suddenly realized she might have to do as Gothams police force burst in the door, reminding her she was still pretty far up the wanted freaks list.

"Blackcat," said Commissioner Gordon in a loud, clear tone, "You are under arrest for multiple counts of breaking and entering, theft and resisting arrest."

Robin stepped closer to her, putting his back against hers so that she only needed to focus on her front, but considering that was still around nine armed policemen who were on full alert and between her and the exit it still wasn't the best situation to be in.

Dun dun dun. I should maybe stop leaving my chapters on tense moment. Oh well I find it more fun. :)

So as usual please review, let me know what you think of the plotline, writing style anything really. I'd really like to know. I'm on holiday for 3months now so I should finish this soon and maybe even start another.

There might only be one more chapter of this, the end of my first online fanfic is in sight, how exciting :)