Twenty Nine
Selene's eyes snapped opened as she felt someone shaking her awake. As her eyes adjusted to the dark, she saw Bruce leaning over her, shaking her roughly. "Selene," He was saying, "Wake up!"
Selene moaned. "Okay, okay…" She groaned, rubbing her eyes and sitting up. The light to the room was flipped up, making Selene squint. She put her hand to her eyes, the light stinging them. "What is it Bruce?" She asked, squinting at him. Bruce nodded toward the window and Selene looked out it.
In the sky, was the bat symbol.
Selene frowned then looked back at Bruce. "A call for Batman, so?" She asked. "Now, let me go back to sleep." And with that, Selene grabbed the covers and lay back down, covering her head with the blankets.
"Don't think I'm going to let you off that easy," Selene heard Bruce said. She heard him approach her bed and flicked the cover off. "It's a call for Batman and Batgirl." Selene's eyes popped open at this, suddenly feeling wide away. Bruce smirked at her. "Come on."
At this, Selene hopped out of bed, swaying slightly since she was still trying to wake up. She reached into her closet and pulled out a pair of boots and a coat and threw them on. She followed Bruce through the penthouse and down into the parking garage where Bruce had his motorcycle. Selene got on the back, strapping on the helmet and holding onto Bruce's waist before he took off.
As they weaved through the nighttime traffic of Gotham, Selene looked up at bat symbol in the sky. Bruce had told her that Officer James Gordon – the policeman that had questioned her the time Batman saved her from that fire - was the one who was 'in charge' of the bat symbol. Selene didn't really remember Gordon, but she guessed she'd be meeting him tonight.
They soon arrived at the docks, slipping into the Bat Cave. This was Selene's first time actually being Batgirl, so she was nervous; mostly about putting on the suit. But to her surprise, it was relatively easy to put on. The suit was roomy enough to be pulled on over her clothes and considering Selene was in her PJ's – which were nothing more than sleeping short and a tank top – she felt comfortable in it.
As Bruce pulled on his mask, Selene pulled her hair into a high ponytail, then reached for her own. It was a simple mask that was placed across her eyes, but the ends were raised to a tip like a pair of bat ears. After Selene secured the mask, she and Bruce got into the Tumbler.
"So, we're driving there," Selene stated as the Tumbler sped away from the Bat Cave.
"Only to a point," Bruce replied in his gravelly voice. Selene was about to ask what that meant, but decided not to. She'd rather figure it out as they went along then having to hear Bruce's Batman voice again. She had no idea why it got on her nerves, but it did.
Bruce stayed to the alleyways, not letting anyone see the Tumbler. When they were a block away from the police department, Bruce stopped the Tumbler in the shadows, the hopped out, with Selene right behind him. He pulled out his grappler gun and aimed high at anything it would grab. He released it, then when soaring upwards. Selene let out an 'Agh'. She hated using the grappler, but she knew it was the only way to keep up with him. She pulled out her own and followed Bruce's action. As it pulled her upward, Selene prepared herself for the worse.
Once she reached the top of the building, Bruce was waiting for her, arms crossed. "What took you so long?"
"Shut up," Selene replied, her arm sore from when the grappler yanked her upwards. Bruce chuckles, then darted across the rooftops toward the police department. Selene broke into a sprint, trying to keep up with him. Once they were on the roof to the left of the department, Selene could see Gordon looking up at the sky and every now and again, taking a quick look around.
"Once he turns his back, I'll use my grappler to swing us over there," Bruce whispered and Selene nodded. She was relieved she didn't have to use her grappler again – she was still sore from just practicing.
Bruce took out his grappler, getting ready. As soon as Gordon turned his back to their hiding spot, Bruce pulled Selene closed and aimed the grappler. He swung over and landed silently on the rooftop. He let go of Selene and put the grappler back onto his belt.
Gordon turned back around, jumping slightly at the sight of them. He eyed Selene, obviously wondering who she was. "Who's your friend?" Gordon asked.
"This is my assistant, Batgirl," Bruce replied in his gravelly voice. Selene gave Gordon a two fingered salute with a slight smirk, but received no form of a reply from Gordon. "What are we dealing with?"
"Drug-dealers," Gordon said. "They seem to be smuggling drugs to and from cities. There cover was a car shop and they would sell these cars to the clients, the drugs hidden in the tire rims." Selene couldn't help but raise her eyebrows at this. Drugs hidden in the tire rims? Nice cover.
"We've been trying to catch this one for years now," Gordon said, taking the file that was tucked under his arm and holding it out so Bruce could see it. The picture was of a skinny man with platinum blonde hair that stuck out like a sore thumb. "He calls himself Satan's Son, but most call him just Son."
Bruce studied the photo before looking back up at Gordon and asking, "Where's there shop?"
"On Third Street," Gordon replied, just as the door to the roof opened. As Gordon turned to see who it was, Bruce grabbed Selene – slapping a hand over her mouth so she would scream with shock – and left the scene, taking them back to the Tumbler.
Once they were there, Bruce looked around the area, muttering things under his breath. Finally, he stopped to face Selene. "Third Street is down that way. We don't want to take the Tumbler, considering it would give us away. Come on; we can see better if we travel on the rooftops," He said the last part while he started down the alleyway, then pulled out his grappler, aimed upwards, and then disappeared into the darkness. Selene groaned as she pulled out her own grappler and followed him, trying to keep up.
They flew across the rooftops, landing noiselessly on them. Soon enough, the car shop came into view. Bruce and Selene stayed to the shadows as they peered over the rooftop, watching as a car pulled up. A pair of men stepped out, both wearing sweaters that were zip up to the necks and the hoods pulled down over their faces. Selene craned her neck to see the garage door to the shop open slowly, revealing Son – the drug dealer. Two beefy men stood behind him, their heads shaved and eyes beady. Selene guessed the two thugs behind Son were bodyguards.
The two men with the sweaters stalked up to the others and the two groups engaged in a conversation. Selene couldn't hear very well from so far away, but she could tell that the Son's clients weren't very happy. "Why do they seem angry?" Selene whispered to Bruce.
"They must know they've been caught," Bruce replied, not taking his eyes off the scene, "Or about be caught very soon."
As the men continued to argue, Son gestured to a car inside the shop. Selene strained her eyes to try and see inside, but she only could see an outline of the car. The two men with the sweaters peered inside, before going toward the car. They inspected it until one of them turned to Son. Selene strained her ears and she was dead sure she heard him say, "You're sure it's in the rims?"
Just then, Bruce stood and Selene with him. "So, what's the plan?" Selene asked.
"I go down and take care of them, you stay here unless I call for you," Bruce replied.
Selene mouthed dropped open, feeling insulted. "What!?" She yelled. Just then, Son, his bodyguards, and his clients head shot around and looked up at where Selena and Bruce were hiding. Bruce slapped his gloved hand over Selene's mouth and yanked her downwards, hiding them from the eyes of their targets. They waited, Selene breathing heavily and her heart pounding in her chest. Her first time as Batgirl and she probably had gotten them caught. But thankfully, no one came looking for them.
Bruce slowly removed his hand from Selene's mouth and Selene gave him a sheepish smile. "Sorry," She whispered, but Bruce replied with a scowl.
"Just stay here unless I need you," Bruce replied. Then he stood and darted away, leaving Selene in the shadows.
Selene crouched down as watched the scene unfold. Bruce's shadow was casted across the building, making the clients jump. They instantly turned to Son and Selene heard them shouting, but because she was so far away she couldn't making out what they were saying. But she did picked up "You said we were safe!" and "You said they'd never find us!" – mostly things like that.
Just then, one of the bodyguards disappeared in the shadows with a grunt and Selene could just see the clients shaking in their shoes. The next bodyguard simply fell to the ground while grabbing his neck. Son carefully walked over to his fallen bodyguard and pulled something out of his neck. Even though she couldn't Selene knew what he held: One of Bruce's sedative darts, shaped like a bat. As Son held it up, the client started yelling again. Even Son – who seemed to calm – seemed slightly panicked. But before they could run for it, Bruce dropped into the scene. The client tried to run for it, but Bruce was quicker. He grabbed them both as one tried to throw a punch at him. Bruce caught the man's fist and twisted his arm around his back. The man cried out and Bruce let out, letting him drop to the ground.
As Bruce went after the next one, Selene's eyes wandered over to Son. He was standing there, staring in horror as he slowly backed out. His slow walked turned into a trot before he turned around and bolted into a run. Selene's eyes went wide. He was getting away!
Selene's eyes quickly darted around, trying to see if there was any way she could stop him. A few feet away from Son was a street lamp, its orange light flickering every now and again. Selene looked down at her grappler gun, then back at the street lamp. Her shoulders slumped. "I'm going to regret this in the morning," She muttered as she stood and aimed the grappler at the lamp post. She pulled the release trigger and as soon as the grappler latched itself to the street lamp, she jumped off the building.
Selene soared through the air, keeping her eyes fixed on Son. The gap between became smaller and smaller and just before it was closed, Selene yelled, "Hey!"
Son came to a stop and looked up to see Selene only a foot away. Selene slammed her feet into Son's chest, all the air leaving his lungs with a Woosh! He fell to the ground, his head hitting the concrete sidewalk. Son let out a moan of pain as Selene quickly let go of her grappler gun before jumping on him, making sure he didn't go anywhere.
Son squinted in pain as he looked up at Selene. He coughed before saying, "Who are you?"
Selene smirked before saying with the upmost confidence:
"I'm Batgirl."
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Hello everyone! Yes, I am still alive! So so so so sorry about the long wait (I'm surprised you guys haven't tried to strangle me yet ;) ). Anyway, I will be writing a lot more soon but I'll be really busy in April, but I will up-date! I swear!
Anyhoo, hope you enjoyed and please review! ~| Neverland Child |~
