Vermouth had stolen Alfred's car, she took the keys out of his pocket when they shook hands. And Shinichi was now sitting in the back seat locked in the car unable to get out even as she tried to. Her phone taken and smashed to pieces so that they could not be followed and Alfred would now be a suspect because she had taken his keys.


" How did you get out of your jail cell and who else is out ? " said Shinichi.

" My always straight forward " said Vermouth.

" Most of them are now dead thanks to yours truly. But Gin is out and he is coming for you he wants to take care of his mistake and he does not like when he makes mistakes. And trust me when I say it is personal you have made him quite the joke in his own eyes. And at look he gave me let's just say I am just lucky he did not kill me at that moment of anger he is just saving it all for you " said Vermouth.

Just saying his name sent a shiver down her spine and terrified her making her shiver in fear. She touched the back of her head still remembering that fatal day.

" Now if you do not want him to know where you are then you will be a good little hostage and do as I say. You do not want another death on your hands do you ? " said Vermouth.

" I hate you " said Shinichi.

" Now say cheese while I take your picture " said Vermouth.

Her picture was taken with a phone and immediately sent by text.

" You will not get away with this you never do " said Shinichi.

" Only because you are the one that stops me and I am afraid that is not going to happen right now Silver Bullet " said Vermouth.

" Hey wait you never told me how you got out of prison " said Shinichi.

Vermouth got out of the car chucking a sleeping bomb in and closing the door behind her making Shinichi trapped and fall asleep in the back of the car.

And Vermouth just stood at the window tapping and waving smiling the whole time as Shinichi fell asleep.


" Now my Silver Little Bullet I can now see you were get those pretty blue eyes from why I do not see it before just foolish of me. I knew there was not a reason that I did not just kill you and now I will be paid for that act of mercy " said Vermouth.


" Master Bruce her finger prints comes up as an assassin named Rotten Apple/Vermouth by the FBI and she has escaped their custody just recently " said Alfred.

" What else is there ? " said Bruce.

" There is no picture, origin, age just that she is female and she deadly and it seems that she has been operating for more than twenty years. She is not afraid to kill and has even killed families burning their homes to the ground but she will always leave a survivor usually a child so there is at least one member of the family left alive. It was like she has been a ghost until the last three years that is " said Alfred.

" And that would make myself and Shinichi the perfect targets and I foolishly told her what she was to me without even thinking about it. But there is more going on I want to know who arrested her and where I have a feeling there is more to the story than I know " said Bruce.


The car was stop and Bruce got out of the car.

" Hand my daughter over I have the money you wanted " said Bruce.

Vermouth walked over taking the suitcase out of his hand and started counting it.

" Sixty million it is all here " said Vermouth.

" Where is my daughter ? " said Bruce angrily.

" Oh, sleeping like the beauty she is in the back seat of your car just ten minutes from here " said Vermouth.

He looked back and forward while the gun was being pointed at him.

" You promised that if I paid you would us both let go " said Bruce.

" You are both free to go but I here to discuss payment for her protection let's just call it insurance and a how much she is worth to you "said Vermouth.

" What are you talking about ? " said Bruce.

" There is a lot of people just like me that is looking for her and I am more than willing to tell them of them. Or I am willing to tell them where she is unless you pay me to keep me quiet. It was just my lucky day running into my Silver Bullet and she is worth so much money to a lot of people " said Vermouth.

" I have no idea what you are talking about " said Bruce.


He gulped.

" I can pay others to protect her so why the HelI should I pay you ? " said Bruce.

" So, the Kudo`s have not told you a single thing about her little takedown not that I hold a grudge against her because it was fun. But I am fresh out of money because of her and bored too" said Vermouth.

" Or maybe they have and that is why you are willing to take her like I said she is worth her own weight in gold or her blood is. And explains why she was brought to Wayne Industries are you planning to make her a human experiment for the rest of her life ? " said Vermouth.

He was just stunned.


" And now thinking about it she is worth a lot of money to a lot of scientist as well and she will be for the rest of her life as she is the only one left...You really don't know do you it is just too amusing. Just like the neglectful father that you have been, well not have been " said Vermouth.

And then she saw some bright lifts blinding her as she turned around.

And the sound of an engine speeding up.

" Oh, colour me surprised. Batman how interesting I thought he was just a myth...my mistake " said Vermouth smiling.

She shot her gun and aimed for the tires, windows, and a bullet straight to the head.

But she was knocked to the ground with the car with a side swipe sending her flying and away from the suitcase full of money.

" Get to your daughter " said Batman.

And Bruce just nodded.

" Here " said Batman throwing the suitcase of money at him.

" You would not be wanting to going losing that would you ? " said Batman.


Batman wearing his cowl started to walk over to Vermouth scaring her but she was still able to act.

" Do you think I would come here without a backup plan because there is a bomb placed on her pretty little head and it is such a pretty little head to " said Vermouth as she had her finger on the trigger.

" If you mean this bomb then...you can have it " said Batman throwing it at her.

She quickly jumped out of the way.

But he was able to dodge them or shield himself from the bullets.

She walked seductively towards him as she fired her gun at him.

He threw a batarang at her knocking the gun out of her hand and making her feel very nervous and try to make a run for it.

But she failed miserably.

She took out another gun and aimed but the same routine just continued.

And then he grabbed her by the throat carrying her to the edge of the cliff making his threats and to get the information he wanted.


" Shinichi "

" Shinichi "

" Wake up "

Someone was saying her name and shaking her awake.

" Here some water it will help you "

But as her memories started to come back and a bottled was placed on her lips and she quickly knocked it away as another memory came to mind and she was not going to let it happen again.

" Get away from me " said Shinichi.

" Calm down you are safe it me Bruce you are safe " said Bruce.

" Just calm down " he said again.

She put her head into her knees as her vision was starting to come to.

" I think, I think I am going to be sick " said Shinichi.


The car door was opened.

" You probably just need some fresh air " said Bruce turning his back.

And with him being distracted she kicked him full force into the car door and window and quickly jumped out of the car.

" I know a disguise when I see one you are not him I have no idea who you are but that is a disguise and I am not falling for it " said Shinichi as she searched the persons pockets.

She was able to find a phone and grabbed it immediately.

And she ran as fast as she could.

" SHINICHI ! " called the fake Bruce.

But she did not answer back or even flinch to this.


" Bruce is so going to kill me for this " said Dick Grayson as he took off the mask.

And then blacked out.


Shinichi quickly dialled a number that she was only supposed to call once if she was ever to get into trouble or needed help so it would come.

" Hello she is here somewhere and she is after me " said Shinichi and she hung up the phone quickly throwing it away.


" Where is she ? " said Batman.

Dick Grayson was now clutching to his head fading and fading out of consciousness.

" She ran away she knew that I was not you and she thought I was a bad guy " said Dick Grayson and he then blacked out again.

" She better not have gotten that far " said Batman.


She panted as she leaned against the tree out of breath.

If she knew Vermouth well and she did she knew that she would have back up and it would be someone expendable and someone with a gun.

She saw black shiny thing and her first instinct was to duck but she did not and now she was tied but with ropes against the tree as she struggled to get free.

" Stop struggling you will just hurt yourself " said a deep voice.

But this just made her more frightened and she instinctively tried to get free.

" I said stop " said Batman.

" Stop struggling " said Batman.

She then saw who it was and then started to calm down and stop struggling almost.

" Let me go ! " said Shinichi.


He cut the ropes and then pulled her forward as she struggled.

" You will me give the answers the I need and now " said Batman.

" Is she alive ? " said Shinichi.

" Yes " said Batman.

" Then you can talk to the FBI who are on their way right now for her and her accomplice " said Shinichi.

" What accomplice ? " said Batman.

" The one disguised as Bruce Wayne how else would be know my name ? " said Shinichi.

" That was my partner that you knocked out " said Batman.


She flushed.

" Sorry about that my mistake " said Shinichi.

He let her go.

And she rubbed at her wrist.

" But seriously the FBI are on their way and you should get out of here and fast " said Shinichi.

" WHO IS SHE ? " said Batman.

Now she was startled as Batman wore his Cowl.

" Sharon Vineyard " said Shinichi.

" That is impossible no one can revert their age back " said Batman.

Shinichi gulped at the thought of this.

" If there is another one out there then you are coming with me " said Batman.

" No way in hell " said Shinichi.

" Then where are you going to run off too little girl ? There is no one to protect you and is the FBI even coming just because you need them to " said Batman.

" Away from you " said Shinichi.

She kicked him.

" Ouch " she said.

And she then tried punching him but he was easily able to catch it.

" Let go of me ! " screamed Shinichi.

" No, you are coming with me " said Batman.


" FBI FREEZE ! " screamed Jodie.

They were now surrounded by twenty FBI agents.

" Batman ? " said Jodie flinching behind her gun.

" Ten minutes away from here you will find the assassin woman that you have been looking for in the back of a car unconscious " said Batman.

Half of the FBI agents went after Vermouth.

" Let the girl go " said Jodie.

" Not yet I want information on what is going on and how it going to affect my city " said Batman.

" If the girl comes with us the problem goes away " said Jodie.

" And if I just hand her over what is going to happen to her ? " said Batman.

" Just let me go and you are free to go " said Shinichi.

Then she saw one of the FBI agents acting suspicious and realized there was one more.

" Get down " screamed Shinichi.

A machine gun was now being shot at the FBI agents and close to the both of them.

" You are coming with me "said Batman as he sprayed her with sleeping gas and throwing her on his shoulder.


BANG

With a single shot, the man was shot dead.

" Shuichi " said Jodie.

And Shuichi Akai then came forward holding a sniper gun in his hands.

And then all guns were pointed again at Batman.

" I will take over from here and make sure she gets home safe " said Shuichi Akai.

They all just nodded and left.

" You killed him " said Batman.

" I did " said Shuichi Akai.

" You were supposed to be dead " said Batman.

" I know " said Shuichi Akai.

" What do you want from her ? " said Batman.

" Nothing but to pay my debt to her and do my job " said Akai.

" I read the reports they seemed to indicate that you were killed and just how did you arrange all that in such a short time I remember you were not that smart " said Batman.

" No but your daughter is. She is the one that came up with the entire plan and a lot more after it " said Akai.

He took her down from his shoulder and held her in his arms.

" Shinichi ? " said Bruce.


" Yes, so if you just give her to me I will make sure she gets back safely because if you take her she will work out our secret in no time. And something tells me you do not want that, not just yet " said Akai.

He handed her over.

" I do not want her involved in anymore of your business " said Bruce.

" When I met her, she was already involved not by choice and she still is until we find the last remaining ones that is but they do not know where she is and I am more than willing to keep it that way " said Akai.

" You are free to go " said Akai.

" Just like that! " said Batman.

" Her request so you are free to go " said Akai.

" You really all have that much faith in a sixteen-year-old " said Batman.

Akai just laughed at a certain thought of a little seven-year-old girl.

" Yes " said Akai.

" Father like daughter " said Akai as he walked away.

" Always had to have the last word " said Bruce.

They must have smiled at each other going in opposite directions.

" Just make sure she is fine or the FBI and you will have an enemy of me and you will not like that " said Batman.

And Batman headed for the Bat mobile to head home and take care of his unconscious partner.