Epilogue
Batman flew around the rooftops of Gotham City; he was searching for something. His hunt had been going on for a little more than an hour, with no success at finding what he was so desperately searching for. Three weeks had passed since Zoey had defeated Triton. What he had said to her had been true, her eyes had indeed turned brown, but not entirely. They still bore bright red lightning bolt-like zigzags, which told them both her abilities were still intact. Neither of them had been able to find a solution as to why her eyes had changed so strangely, but they were both fine with it.
There, Bruce said at last as his eyes found what he had been searching for. His target was on top of Wayne Tower…. I should've looked here first! Goddamn it….
There was a shadowy figure just waiting for him. Once he touched down on the top of the tower, the figure sprang to life, pouncing like a wild tiger. But Bruce was ready. He kicked at the figure away, hoping to buy himself a few moments, but he hoped in vain. His leg went straight through the figure and the attack continued. Bruce dodged a punch and flipped his attacker over, removing her mask. Zoey's brown and crimson eyes blinked back at him.
"You took your time," She commented as Bruce released her.
"I didn't expect you to be somewhere so obvious," Bruce admitted. "I won."
"Think so?" Zoey flipped herself onto her feet and flipped over Bruce entirely, grabbing his cowl as she went. "I think it's a draw."
Bruce smiled, "Fine, whatever."
Bruce sat down and looked at the glowing lights of the city below. After a few moments, Zoey joined him.
"Where were you the last few weeks?" Bruce asked finally.
"Soul searching," Zoey responded with a small sigh. "I wanted to see if I could actually find anything out about my parents."
"And….?"
"Nothing," Zoey said, somewhat sadly. "It's as if Gotham forgot them entirely. But I'm not going to let them forget me."
"You know," Bruce said, kissing Zoey's forehead. "I really missed you while you were gone."
"I missed you too," Zoey smiled. "But I wasn't really gone; I was just hiding out for a bit."
"Like I could've found you while you're invisible," Bruce's eyebrows rose.
Zoey smiled, her hand caressing one of his cheeks, "Bruce, I'm back now, that should be all that matters. I don't plan on going away again for a while, if ever again, anyways."
"Then I want to ask you something," Bruce said.
"Ask away."
"I want you to fight alongside me."
Zoey's smile grew, "As Phoenix?"
"As Phoenix," Bruce agreed.
"I think we could work something out…."
END
Well, there she ends, for now….Ahhhh, don't get too sad! There's a sequel coming! I might get it up tonight, or tomorrow night at the latest, but I've been planning it for like a week or so, so it shouldn't take long for me to get it up. I hope y'all enjoyed reading A New Dawn as much as I enjoyed writing it.
PEACE!