"Oh, Bruce. I hope you're all right," Diana thought as she flew through the air and looked at her phone. She was trying really hard to think rationally and not worry about him but she couldn't help it. Bruce was so important to her that she couldn't bear it if she were to lose him to this crazy chick. "You're so strong. I know that you'll be okay when I find you." Diana surveyed the area to ensure that Selina wasn't following her. She thought she saw something in the shadows below, but realized it was just a hungry dog searching for food. She felt a pang in her heart at the sight of the pitiful animal. Diana made a mental note that after this was over, she would convince Bruce to start funding animal control services and no-kill animal shelters. Suddenly, she heard a voice in her ear.

"Diana, are you there?" It was Barbara or, her superhero identity, Oracle. Barbara used to be Batgirl until she lost all use of her legs because of The Joker and his gun. She then was named Oracle due to her extraordinary intelligence and photographic memory. Since then, Barbara had helped The Caped Crusader crack many of his hardest and most complicated cases. She had also become a trusted friend to Diana.

"Yes, Oracle."

"I figured that you'd want to know more about this place so I was planning to give you a brief summary of what to expect when you go down into that slimy, scum-filled hole. You ready? This might take a little bit for me to explain."

"Go for it. I'm completely ready to listen," Diana replied as she landed on a roof in order to be able to focus on Barbara.

"Alright. I guess you already know it's in Arkham City, right?"

"Yes. Catwoman told me everything I needed to know about how to get there."

"Good. I won't go into details as to where it is then. Do you know what you're up against?"

"Partially. I would greatly appreciate it if you could explain it to me."

"I will then. Talia Al Ghul is part of the deadliest team of terrorists/assassins on Earth called The League of Shadows. There are roughly ten thousand of them in all. They are also well trained fighters that know various forms of martial arts and how to use many weapons. You're at a serious disadvantage, Diana, and I would strongly recommend that you allow someone to join you." Diana quietly sat and pondered Barbara's words. Who would she bring with her? More importantly, who was present at the Watchtower to come with her? Superman had left to go spend time with Lois and would be gone for a week. Martian Manhunter was off seeing the world for a short time in order to learn more about the planet he was inhabiting. Flash wouldn't help her at all because all he could do was run fast. Hawkgirl and Green Lantern were off doing who knows what for three days. Huntress was on monitor duty with Green Arrow. Who was left? Diana stroked her chin in thought. Suddenly it came to her: Black Canary. Black Canary was free and Diana trusted her greatly. The only thing wrong with Black Canary was that she always had had a little crush on Bruce. Diana crossed Canary off the list because she didn't want any more women after her man. It was selfish, she knew, but what could she say? It wasn't like she wasn't human.

"Barbara, I will have to go alone. I don't have anyone to help." She was greeted with silence. "Are you there? Hello?"

"Sorry, I'm here. I was just thinking that if I wouldn't have made that stupid mistake, I could be out there with you and helping to find him." Diana instantly felt guilty about what she said before that, even though it wasn't directed at Barbara.

"I'm sorry, Barb, I didn't mean to-"

"It's alright, don't worry about it. What you should be worried about is that, since you don't have anyone to go with you, you should start preparing for the battle of your lifetime. But you got to hurry too. Bruce can't wait there forever. However, it has been a long night and you have to be on your A-game if you're going to kick some assassin butt." Diana considered this. She knew that she should, but she couldn't stand to stop looking for him especially since she knew where he was.

"Barbara, I'll go home and sleep, but you have to promise me that you'll find someone to go with me on this mission."

"Sure, Diana. I'll take care of it. You don't need to-"

"Look, Wonder Woman. I've heard every detail of your predicament and I think that I would be an excellent help to this 'mission' of yours. I know you've already told me no, but what choice do you have but to allow me?" Diana turned and looked. It was Selina. That woman had some serious nerve coming back here. What Diana also realized was that Selina knew things that she did not and that she was the perfect candidate to help her, no matter how much Diana hated it. Selina was standing there, calmly staring her straight in the eyes, and waiting for an answer. At last, Diana sighed in defeat and spoke.

"Go get rested up. Tomorrow we prepare and the next day we fight." Selina smiled at her smugly, sort of how the Cheshire Cat would do, and turned to leave.

"See you tomorrow at the Manor." Selina free-fell off the roof and used her whip to catapult herself forward.

"Barbara, did you pick up on that?"

"Yes. Good luck with Selina. She can be a real pain in the you-know-what when she wants to be. Anyway, I got to go. My dad's calling on the phone. Bye."

"Bye." Diana decided that she would stay at the Manor that night so she could feel closer to Bruce. She would need that rest because Diana knew that the next two days were going to be like digging a hole, lying in it, and covering it up with dirt with her still in it. No matter how she put it, she knew that it would be as bad as or worse than anything she had ever experienced.

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