Lynn's POV
A few days after our article in the Post, we had our first encounter with Batman. It was definitely…how to put this…memorable.
We stood on a rooftop looking down on one of the many back alleys of Gotham. A light rain was just beginning to fall, when we heard a faint noise from behind us. Turning, we saw Batman perched on the top of a large pipe that was on the roof, his cape blowing lightly in the wind, much like Clark's was.
For a couple of moments, we all just stared at each other; finally, Batman broke the ringing silence.
"This is my city. I've been protecting it too long for a couple of new heroes and Metropolis' justice defender to come here and try and take over."
Clark and I stared at him with a mixture of amazement and disdain. Amee, more or less just stared.
"Take over?!" I nearly yelled. "We're not here to 'take over.' We're here to help!"
"There's too much crime in this city for one man to fight." Clark threw in.
"I've been fighting it for a long time without help. I hadn't had you pegged for a hero who needed sidekicks." Batman retorted.
"We are NOT his sidekicks!" I shouted, outraged.
Clark placed a hand on my shoulder, whether it was to try and calm me down or to stop me from trying to beat the hell out of Batman, I wasn't sure. "We work together as a team." He said evenly.
Amee still hadn't come out of her daze to aid us in this stalemate. In fact, she hadn't even taken her eyes off Batman. He seemed to be looking at her too, but then, his eyes turned back to Clark and me.
"Gotham is under my protection, not yours." That said, he dove off the side of the building and into the rainy night.
"Well, he's an ass." I said.
"Yeah, you'd think that he would want a little help around here." Clark added.
"Hello? Earth to Phantom? Can you here me?" I waved a hand in front of Amee's face.
She blinked a few time. "Well…I guess the Post will get its answer…he hated us." Was all she said.
Clark and I exchanged a glance, I couldn't help but laugh a bit (luckily, Amee didn't notice). So, Phantom had a crush on Gotham's own Batman. Who would've guessed? Now, a question hung in my mind. When would we see our Batty friend again and how would Amee react?
One thing was for sure, Clark hated him now.