(Rated I for Immature)

A pissed-off Bruce Wayne came down to the Bat-Cave with Alfred behind him. He suited up in a prototype Bat-suit and went over to the small lake inside the cave. "What do you suggest, Alfred? By sea or by air?" Batman asked him.

"Do you really have to ask?" Alfred rolled his eyes.

"Why not both?" a voice from behind said.

Batman turned to see Dick Grayson in his Robin suit. He looked over his yellowish cape, red-colored chest armor, a black mask that just covered his eyes, and the R symbol on his chest. "Really?"

"I took the liberty, Sir," Alfred excused him.

"It shows," Batman mocked. "What's the R stand for? Retard?"

"Fuck you, old man. I'm the Robin," Robin shot back.

"No one's intimidated by a robin," Batman pointed out.

"I'll lure my enemies in with a false sense of security and then take them out from behind," Robin replied.

"Fair enough," Batman smirked.

"Riddler and Two-Face can make a pretty lethal combination. You could use a hand," Robin said.

"Actually, I don't," Batman doubted.

"Come on, man. You have let me kill Harvey. He killed my FOLKS!" Robin said emotionally.

"Alright, you get this one kill. That's it and only because we're friends," Batman allowed.

"Not just a friend. A partner," Robin said.

"That just sounded really gay," Batman chided.

"Get used to it," Robin told him off.

"You get the boat, junior," Batman pointed it out.

Robin looked at the boat realizing its limitations. He then saw Batman get into the cockpit of the Batwing. "Well...shit."

The Batwing expertly navigated the cave and then flew into the air a distance away from Wayne Manor. The Batboat rocketed through the tunnel system until dumping into Gotham bay. The two vehicles then made their way towards the Nygma factory plant. The Batwing quickly got ahead of the Batboat towards the glowing green factory that had large sails that collected the brainwaves of Gothamites. Edward Nygma, the Riddler, had used his invention to trap people into a 3D show on their TVs while collecting their information and secrets. As a direct competitor to Wayne Industries, he had to be stopped.

As the Batboat approached, mines in the water detonated. Robin tried to avoid the mines in vain as they surrounded Nygma Tech island. Finally, a mine detonated blasting the Batboat. Robin ejected as he was hit and then the Batboat was completely destroyed as it hit another mine. Bruce shook his head dismayed at Robin.

Batman ignored Robin and switched to missiles. He then fired several missiles at the Nygma factory. The missiles hit the sails destroying them and then the entire tower of Nygma Tech exploded in a fireball. The rest of the factory collapsed as explosions went through it. The Batman did a victory pass over the island and leaped out of the Batwing cockpit. Using his cape, he glided down to the ruined factory and landed on the rocks. The Batwing flew off on auto-pilot.

Batman then put an explosive device on one of the locked doors blowing it off. He then entered finding the control center in ruins. Nygma was on his throne a complete wreck. Half the floor was gone as the hologram emitter was offline. Batman casually walked over to him and then looked down seeing Two-Face's body at the bottom of a deep pit.

"Was this supposed to be some kind of death trap for me?" Batman asked him.

"You weren't supposed to do that. Not when I had Dr. Meridian with me," Nygma said dumbfoundedly.

"Who? Oh, yeah. Well, her knowing my secret identity had expired," Batman said callously.

"Why can't I kill you?" Nygma asked frustrated.

"Because I'm Batman," he said obviously.

Nygma gave Batman a Gary Busey expression and then shrieked like a little girl as he had a sudden freak-out. Robin then entered the control center wet and panting from effort. "Where's Two-Face?" he demanded.

"Already dead," Batman pointed him out.

"Shit," Robin shook his head dismayed.

Nygma continued to scream his head off as he started hallucinating a giant bat coming towards him. Robin then punched him to the face knocking him out.

"Good work, Robin," Batman said sarcastically.

"This mission blows," Robin muttered as he walked off.


Batwoman: Hush


Several Years Later...

Kara arrived fashionably late to a rich party wearing a white dress and Martha Wayne's pearls. As she entered, she got a number of looks from rich folks surprised by her appearance. "Kara Wayne, is that you?" one rich lady asked.

"It sure is," Kara said and then immediately walked over to the bar. "Is everyone clear?" she asked Brainiac 5 via her earpiece.

"All clear," he said to her from the Bat-Cave as he used facial recognition on each attendee. "It's perfectly acceptable for you to take a night off. Try talking to someone about sports, for example."

"It will be a cold day in hell before I listen to your social advice," Kara said dismissively. "Oh, shit. Beth is here."

"I let her out for good behavior," Brainiac 5 said.

Kara eyed Beth wondering if anyone would recognize her even as a brunette. "Kate, status report?"

At the docks, Batwoman was kicking ass on some criminals. "Little busy here," she said as she punched and kicked multiple bad guys at once.

"You were only supposed to scout the area," Kara said annoyed.

"Well, what can I say? Things got fucked sideways," Kate said. "Found out the shipment was tonight, so I torched it."

"The fuck?" Kara wondered. She then heard a massive explosion in the background.

"Who knew heroin was so flammable," Kate said.

"To purify white heroin, you use hydrochloric acid making it flammable. This makes its purity level a lot higher than brown or black heroin. I can't believe you just burned all that shit," Kara said dismayed.

Kate avoided some gunfire and then a gasoline barrel exploded. "Do you need me to intervene? I can be there in five seconds," Kara offered.

"I can handle this," Kate said throwing a Batarang. It attached to the shooter's gun and exploded. Batwoman then beat down the shooter.

Kara could hear police sirens in the distance. "Alright, get out of there."

Kara then strolled over to Beth who was enjoying her martini. "How have you been, Beth?"

"You could say I'm at a crossroads. I used to enjoy killing these rich fucks but now that I'm here, I'm actually enjoying myself," Beth smiled.

"Change can be good, sometimes," Kara said condescendingly.

Tommy Elliot then walked up to Kara. "Beautiful as always, Mrs. Wayne."

"Son-of-a-bitch, how did you escape prison?" Kara asked sarcastically.

"The DA wanted to make a statement that citizen's arrests by Batwoman are not valid," Thomas smiled.

"Good to hear," Kara said with false sincerity.

"So, no hard feelings about stealing your gun?" Thomas asked.

"It was junk anyway," Kara rolled her eyes. "This is Beth Kane."

"Wow, I thought you were dead," Thomas said surprised.

"I was...for a while," Beth said vaguely.

"Thomas and Bruce were like brothers, so in a sense, he's like my brother-in-law. He's renowned as an expert brain surgeon, a successful businessman, and a total asshole," Kara introduced to Beth.

"Can I get you a drink?" Thomas suggested.

"How about an orange juice, freshly squeezed," Kara agreed walking away with him.

"Sorry to interrupt but I am receiving reports that Bane has abducted a child," Brainiac 5 said to Kara.

"That sounds like bullshit. Bane is dead," Kara doubted.

"This version is from Cuba, not England," Brainiac 5 explained.

"Gotcha," Kara understood. "Have Kate take care of it. I'm busy hanging out with Thomas Elliot and Beth."

"There's so much wrong with what you just said," Brainiac 5 said.

Kara turned off her earpiece and enjoyed her evening.


At the Dupree company warehouse, Bane held Edward Dupree hostage. The Dupree family agreed to pay the ransom for their son, Edward. A robot with a bag full of money then went inside the building. Batwoman entered the warehouse through the roof and took out the armed guards one-by-one with quick punches and kicks. Using the darkness to her advantage, Kate dispatched the guards.

"Is this the same Bane that broke Batman's back?" Kate asked Brainiac 5.

"That was a different Bane but don't underestimate this one," Brainiac 5 warned.

"Bruce must have had a lot of difficulties recovering from a broken back," Kate mused.

"Actually, it was super-easy, barely an inconvenience," Brainiac 5 corrected.

"And that's why he's the legend," Kate muttered.

"You'll get there eventually, maybe, possibly," Brainiac 5 assured her.

"Right," Kate rolled her eyes.

Kate kicked the last guard out of commission and then quickly untied Edward from his chair. "Everything is going to be fine. Batwoman is here."

"I am so fucked," Edward realized.

"Where is my damn money?" Bane asked jumping down to them. He was tall, muscular, had a mask around his whole face, and had tube linking his armband to the back of his head. He had a strong Cuban accent.

"Look, if this is about money, my boss can write you a check," Batwoman said to him.

Bane charged her not taking her seriously. Batwoman avoided his strikes and then thew Batarangs at him. The Batarangs merely bounced off him. "Well...shit," Kate realized.

Kate dodged Bane's strikes but then got tripped up. Bane took hold of Kate and grabbed her by the throat off the floor. "Does Bane...have to choke a bitch?" he wondered.

Kate fired a TASER darts into his mask. Bane dropped Batwoman as he seized up in pain. Kate backed away as Bane recovered ripping the darts off his mask. Bane then swung at Batwoman missing each time. Kate kicked him to the chin to no effect.

"Give me my money so I can buy more drugs!" Bane demanded as he nearly hit her.

"Here's your money. Come get it," Kate challenged and then kicked him to the face.

"Bitch, please," Bane said not even feeling it.

"Crap," Kate realized and then eyed the tube. She threw a Batarang that sliced off the tube and then some electrical wires. The wires hit Bane's metal mask and electrocuted him. Bane then fell to the floor toasted.

"Mind over muscle," Kate smiled. She then checked to see if he had a pulse. "You better not be dead. I have this no-kill rule. Oh, you're alive. Good." She then kicked Bane for good measure.

Kate then noticed she was being watched. A woman in a red ninja uniform approached. "Batwoman," she addressed kneeling before her.

"And you are?" Kate wondered.

"Lady Shiva of the League of Assasins," Brainiac 5 informed her.

"You're not the first Batwoman, are you?" Lady Shiva realized.

"Of course, I am," Kate lied.

"Right," Lady Shiva doubted.

"The League of Assassins has no place in Gotham," Kate said trying to sound intimidating.

"We think we do. I'm here to tell you that someone exploited the Lazarus Pit. Do you know who this intruder might be?" Lady Shiva asked.

"No clue," Kate admitted.

Lady Shiva gave her an annoyed look. "Alright, I'll look into it," Kate said to her.

"Your reputation is legendary. I expected...better," Lady Shiva said as she exited.

"Bitch," Kate muttered.

Commissioner Forbes then came up to Batwoman. "Thanks for taking him down although I am surprised he's still alive," he said as officers cuffed Bane.

"I have a new rule now," Kate said vaguely.

"Right, so where's the money?" he wondered.

Kate looked at the robot roller and saw that the money bag was gone. "Well...shit," she realized.


A woman in black ran on the roof with the money bag. Kate ran after her and identified her as Beth. "Took you long enough," Beth teased.

As she reached the end of the roof, she fired a projectile cable gun to the next building. Kate followed her and cornered her on the roof. "Beth, what the fuck?" Kate asked her.

"Catch me if you can," Beth smirked and then leaped off the building. She landed perfectly on a train down below. Kate leaped off as well, fired her projectile cable gun, and swung towards the train. A sniper then shot her cable.

"No," Beth said softly as Kate fell.

Kate tried to grab a hold of a gargoyle head only for its head to snap off on impact. Kate then fell to the ground hard on her back. Three hoodlums then walked over to her. "Let's see who's under the mask," one of them said and reached for it. He was immediately shocked by the suit.

"Only one way to deal with this freak," one of them said taking out a gun.

A knife suddenly went into his forehead. Beth then quickly beat back the other two men, took the pistol of the first guy and shot the other two dead. Brainiac 5 then drove up to them on his Harley Davidson and looked over the fallen Batwoman.

He quickly examined her. "Concussion: Could be worse," he said looking her over.

"I didn't mean for this to happen," Beth said sorrowfully.

"If you want money, we have plenty of it," Brainiac 5 said.

"That's not it. It's about the Duprees hoarding it while the rest of us can barely get by," Beth said to him.

"She fell, as a result of a sniper. Until we know more, we must take precautions. Come back to the cave," Brainiac 5 ordered.


Kate was placed on a medical table with Brainiac 5 examining her. "Was it worth it?" he asked Beth

"Is that a trick question?" she wondered.

"Is she going to be okay?" Kara asked as she entered the cave.

"I'm about to perform brain surgery. Hopefully, it will be an improvement," Brainiac 5 said ambitiously.

"I think she needs a hospital," Beth said.

"Barney is an expert surgeon and has more advanced tools," Kara explained. "Just don't make her a cyborg," Kara ordered.

Kara then noticed Ivy's cell was empty. "Where the fuck did she go?" she wondered.

"Last night, you let her out to mock her killing kiss. After making out with her, you just let her leave the cave," Brainiac 5 said showing surveillance footage of the event.

"And you're telling me this now?" Kara asked annoyed.

"I have a theory that her kiss can persuade people to do her bidding," Brainiac 5 said.

"Sure, let's go with that," Kara quickly agreed. "I'm going to Arkham before those incompetent fools let him loose," Kara said. "And you, stop stealing shit," she pointed at Beth.


At Arkham, Bane was carted away fully restrained. "Moving Bane is unnecessary, Waller. This is one of the most secure prisons on the planet," Commissioner Forbes complained.

"Please, this place loses a homicidal inmate at least once a week," Waller said dismissively.

"You have no paperwork, no orders, I'm calling the mayor," Forbes threatened.

Waller ignored Forbes as he left. Batwoman then emerged from the shadows. "Wondered when you would get here," Waller said unimpressed."Are you also going to tell me I can't take him?"

"He's all yours. I just want to have a chat with him," Kara said.

"Regarding?" Waller asked suspiciously.

"I believe he's working with Poison Ivy. I need to know why," Kara said.

"Why? Because a leaf happened to be on his body when we took him in?" Waller asked skeptically.

"I might have information that I would be willing to trade," Kara said coyly.

"I'm on a schedule, Supergirl, or should I say, Harley Quinn, or should I say, Kara Danvers," Waller said dismissively.

"You still pissed I killed off your entire Suicide Squad and left you to die over five years ago? Just let it go," Kara antagonized.

Bane suddenly got loose and started punching fools. "Did you people tranq him?" Waller demanded through the speakerphone

"Yes, Ma'am, enough to take down a herd of elephants. Oh God!" one of them said before getting smacked down.

"Well...shit," Waller said disappointedly as the surveillance camera went down.

"Bane is using a new type of venom. He's immune to your sedatives," Kara said smugly. "I was going to tell you but you were being such a bitch to me."

"Fuck," Waller sighed.

"I can help you reacquire him," Kara offered.

"This one time," Waller allowed. "After this, you stay out of my business and I will stay out of yours."

"God damn, you got balls, lady," Kara said amused and then took off.


Batwoman entered a greenhouse on top of a Gotham skyscraper and looked around seeing the remains of dead exotic plants. Bane suddenly crashed through the greenhouse ceiling windows and landed in front of her. "Where's my money?" he demanded.

"How should I know?" Kara lied.

"Wrong answer," Bane said as he advanced on her.

"Was Ivy controlling you or are you just a dumb asshole as usual?" Kara asked.

Bane punched her to the face as hard as he could. Kara didn't even flinch. "What the?" Bane wondered.

Kara punched Bane hard to the gut dropping him. She then kicked him out of the greenhouse where he was captured in a net hanging from a drone. The drone then hooked up to a helicopter taking the knocked-out Bane away.

"Kate: Report," Kara radioed.

"Ivy is in Metropolis," Kate said as she was kicking ass in a bar on Ivy's thugs.

"How are you feeling?" Kara asked slightly concerned.

"All better now. Barney fixed me up real good," Kate said.

"Meet me back at the cave," Kara ordered.


The next morning, Kara was at Catco at a computer desk with Nia next to her at her own desk. "Is Girl of Steel hyphenated?" Nia asked.

"No but male-to-female is," Kara said helpfully.

"Thanks, boss," Nia rolled her eyes.

"Don't you have an interview, like, right now?" Kara asked her.

"Shit! I completely forgot," Nia suddenly realized.

Kate then entered the office. "Kate Kane, you're early," Nia said sheepishly.

"I'm really not," Kate smiled back.

"Kara Danvers, this is Kate Kane," Nia introduced.

We've met," Kara smirked enjoying Nia's ignorance. "So, why are you so damn important?" Kara asked Kate.

"Are you kidding? Kate Kane is an LGBT icon, an example for the gay community to be inspired by," Nia gushed.

Kara worked hard not to laugh. "You should check to see if the conference room is ready," she advised Nia.

"Right," Nia agreed and took off.

"So, what's your deal, Kate? You have the hots for my intern?" Kara accused.

"No, not that there would be anything wrong with that," Kate shot back.

"Oh, there's plenty wrong. She's off-limits," Kara told her off.

"Wow, you can't tell me who I can and cannot date or sleep with," Kate said standing up for herself.

"Oh really?" Kara doubted.

"Yeah, she actually looks kind of cute," Kate allowed.

Kara got close to Kate's ear. "She has a dick."

Kate sighed. "Just because it doesn't fit my preference doesn't mean I'm prejudiced."

"Yeah, you keep telling yourself that," Kara mocked.

"You know what? I don't have to take this. I'm going to leave now," Kate said walking off to the conference room.


That night, Batwoman entered Lena's apartment to search for clues. Lena woke up and gave Batwoman an annoyed look. "Don't tell me Supergirl and you have switched cities," she said annoyed.

"L Corp makes an ethanol compound that allows exotic plants to withstand changes in local and temperature," Kate accused.

"So?" Lena asked unimpressed."Why are you here?"

"I need a delivery list of that compound for the last week," Kate demanded.

"It couldn't wait till dawn? It's three in the morning," Lena complained.

"The sooner I get the information, the sooner you get back to sleep," Kate said unsympathetically.

"And you couldn't talk to the person that does the actual deliveries?" Lena asked annoyed.

"It was deleted from her computer. Stop bitching and just give me what I want to know," Kate said impatiently.

Lena went to her computer and found the delivery. "Here," she said showing the address on the screen. It was the Triffid building, the third floor. "Would you like a print-out, maybe some hot cocoa before you leave?" Lena offered sarcastically.

"I have what I need," Kate said dismissively.

"What you need is to show me some respect. I've done a lot of good for this city, to the world. I'm a God damn saint!" Lena said pissed-off. "I'm still a Super Friend."

"You're on probation for that Myriad business," Kate reminded her.

"You know, for a while there, I was sure the Batwoman was Kara Danvers with all of her killing and destruction of property. But you don't have her icy blue eyes, her lips, her soft voice. She must have outsourced the job to someone else," Lena figured.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Kate lied.

"Kara will betray you just as she betrayed me. Remember that," Lena said bitterly.

"Well, okay then," Kate said giving nothing away and then jumped off her balcony.


Beth happened to find Ivy first at her new greenhouse. She was wearing an all-black suit like before. "Well, look what we have here. I wondered when you would find me," Ivy mocked as she watered her plants.

"I'm here to team up with you against Batwoman," Beth said to her.

"Have you now?" Ivy doubted. "No one fakes it with me," she said as she summoned a plant vine to smack Beth to the floor.

"Okay, bitch, it's on," Beth said and then charged Ivy. Beth got the better of the fight punching Ivy to the face and a few times to the midsection. Ivy then summoned her vines around Beth's limbs and throat.

"Nose filters?" Ivy realized upon seeing them. "You think you and your gang are so damn clever. I was in a cage and treated like a child by that cyborg. He mocked me daily by showing that his planet knowledge was superior to mine. It was infuriating," Ivy said freaking out.

"But I know what to do. I'm going to kill you all one-by-one," Ivy said to Beth as the vines tightened on her throat.

A Batarang sliced the vines off of Beth freeing her. "A little close there," Beth gasped as Batwoman landed.

"You're going back to the cave, Ivy," Kate said to her.

"You sure about that, because your boss is on my side," Ivy said confidently as the brick wall was punched out revealing Supergirl.

"Stay away from her," Kara ordered under Ivy's spell.

"You heard my Supergirl," Ivy smirked. "Now, kill them," she whispered into Kara's ear.

"Shit," Kate realized the danger they were.

"Tell me you have a plan," Beth said worriedly.

"Yeah, run," Kate said taking off as fast as she could.

Kara fired heat vision beams that destroyed the greenhouse and cast both Kate and Beth off the skyscraper ledge. Kate caught Beth in midair as they dropped into the bay. Kate then quickly put a ventilator on Beth's mouth and herself so they could breathe underwater. Kate then led Beth to a sewer tunnel where they could escape to.

Ivy glared at Kara. "You thoughtless, worthless, stupid, piece of meat. You just burned down all of my plants!"

"I'm not apologizing," Kara said automatically.

"Is this your way of resisting me?" Ivy wondered and then gave Kara a good kiss. "Find them. Kill them," she ordered.

"With pleasure," Kara said and then sped off.

Kate and Beth ran through the sewer system. "How is she not already on us?" Beth asked.

"Lead-lined tunnels, courtesy of Lex Corp. They'll buy us some time," Kate said knowingly.

"We can't stay down here forever," Beth said obviously.

Kate took out Kryptonite brass knuckles from her utility belt. "Deep down, Supergirl is a good person. You clear on your part?"

"Yeah, got it," Beth rolled her eyes and then ran off.

Kara punched through the sewer line right behind Kate. "Listen to me, Kara. I opened the gas lane. One spark from your heat vision will destroy the entire block," Kate warned.

"You say that like I give a shit," Kara said dismissively.

"We're underneath Catco," Kate reminded her.

"Oh really," Kara scoffed and then X-ray visioned to verify. "I'll be damned."

Kate punched Kara as hard as she could to her gut, to her chin, and then her face. Kara swept Kate's leg and threw her against the wall. Kara then pushed Kate's chest up against the wall pinning her. "I don't need heat vision to kick your ass."

Kate used both her hands and swung them at Kara's face stunning her. Kate then climbed up the ladder and exited the sewer before Kara could recover. Kara burst through the sewer ceiling and rose above Kate. "That hurt. You've almost made me proud," Kara smirked.

Kara then grabbed Kate by the throat. Kara then noticed Beth walking Nia to the ledge of the Catco building. Nia's hands were tied up preventing her from using her powers. "My intern?" Kara wondered.

"Get control. You can save her," Kate said to her. "It's your choice, not Ivy's."

Kara gave Kate a skeptical look. "Damn it," Kate realized.

Kara slammed Kate up against a wall. Beth then pushed Nia over the edge. Kara looked at Kate and then back to her intern and then back to Kate. She snapped out of her mind-control and flew up to save Nia. "Thanks, boss," Nia said gratefully.

Kara landed on the roof of Catco and confronted Beth. Kate then also landed on the roof next to Beth. "Beth, what the fuck? You threw my intern off the roof."

"She made me do it," Beth jerked her thumb at Kate.

Soon thereafter, Supergirl and Batwoman were both in Ivy's greenhouse. "Shit," Ivy realized as she tried to escape.

She ran right into Beth who gave her a solid kick to the face. Ivy dropped to the floor stunned. "Was that really necessary?" Kate asked her.

"Yes," Beth and Kara said together.

Beth then tied up Ivy while Kara and Kate had a chat. "You could have gotten my intern killed," Kara complained.

"I didn't know she was actually going to throw her off the roof," Kate said naively.

"Batwoman, catch," Beth said mockingly as she threw a lipstick container at her.

"Synthetic Kryptonite," Kate realized.

"No shit," Kara said obviously.

Beth then splashed water in Ivy's face to wake her up. "Mother-fucker," she cried out.

"Talk," Kate ordered.

"None of this is my fault. I was forced to control Supergirl by some guy," Ivy said vaguely.

"What's his name?" Kate demanded.

"Now, that would be telling," Ivy rolled her eyes.

"If you don't tell us, I'm going to light you on fire," Kara threatened.

"It's Hush," Ivy gave up.

"Really?" Kara asked skeptically.

"It's true. He calls himself Hush. I never met him before, but he knew a lot about me," Ivy said.

"I can sense she's not lying but it doesn't make any sense," Kara mused.

"I assume you two know who this Hush character is," Beth said.

"Yeah," Kate nodded.

"I'll take care of this. Your work here is finished, my friend. Now, go back to the cave and await my orders," Kara said to Kate and then flew off with Ivy.

"You going to just take that?" Beth asked Kate.

"You weren't supposed to throw Nia off the roof," Kate said annoyed.

"Is this your code again? Supergirl was about to kill you, so I improvised," Beth said obviously. "Isn't that what sisters do? Improvise?"


Kara entered her humble apartment and found Mon waiting for her without his shirt on. "You look...incredible," Kara said positively aroused by his muscular physique and battle scars.

"Right back at you," Mon smirked giving her elevator eyes. "Want a drink?"

"I'll pass," Kara said.

"That's a first," Mon said surprised.

"You'll just have to drink for the both of us," Kara said. "Actually, I've been thinking."

"Dangerous pastime," Mon warned.

"Yeah, well, I just feel the need to change some things," Kara said vaguely.

"I know the feeling. I was wild at one time, blowing up planets and ending civilizations for no good reason. When we first met, I figured I would be too unrefined for your social circle," Mon said.

"Truth be told, it's what I liked about you. I could never tame you," Kara said.

"No, but I'd like to balance things a little more. When you're running around blowing shit up, you miss opportunities that could come your way, like the Anti-Monitor," Mon said.

"To balance," Kara agreed. "Speaking of which, you're coming with me to the opera."

"Fuck me," Mon groaned.


Kara, Mon, Thomas, and some blond he happened to be with had a box to themselves for the opera. Mon was bored to tears and every so often Kara had to elbow him to the ribs hard to wake him up. "Have we met?" Thomas asked of Mon.

"He's my bodyguard is all," Kara said dismissively.

Mon shook his head dismayed at the betrayal. "Of course, he is," Thomas doubted.

"Am I being punished?" Mon asked Kara.

"If you ever bothered to study, you would be fluent in Italian and be able to comprehend what they're saying," Kara said to him.

"And why would I focus on such a specific thing when I have a galactic quadrant to run?" Mon asked.

"Please, Barney does all the administrative work. You just kill things," Kara rolled her eyes.

"I'm feeling disrespected, yet again," Mon said dangerously.

"What you going to do about it?" Kara challenged.

"I'm about to make a scene," Mon threatened.

"You better not ruin my evening, asshole," Kara glared.

A bullet from a sniper suddenly took out Thomas. He fell over, shot to the forehead. "Well...shit," Kara muttered as everyone panicked and fled towards the exits.

"That right there made it all worth it," Mon grinned.


Kara went to Thomas' obligatory funeral and shook hands with rich folks pretending to be sad and respectful. That night, Kara decided to blow off steam by driving the Batmobile as Batwoman down the streets of Gotham. Brainiac 5 happened to be in the passenger seat. The Batmobile chased down an armored vehicle that was driving erratically in downtown.

"I know it's none of my business, but I support this pregnancy," Brainiac 5 said to her.

"Oh really?" Kara said distractedly.

"I think it will be good for you and Mon to have a hybrid born naturally and without growth acceleration," Brainiac 5 continued. "It may make you less intense."

The armored van opened its back doors. Riddler thugs fired on the Batmobile with machine guns. The bullets merely bounced off the Batmobile. The Riddler, himself, then placed a missile launcher on a stand and fired on the Batmobile. Kara quickly steered out of the way. The missile then hit another car blasting it to pieces.

"But if you're serious about this pregnancy, you're going to have to tell Mon eventually," Brainiac 5 advised."Otherwise, it won't work. It just won't work."

"You're right," Kara said.

"About?" Brainiac 5 questioned.

"It is none of your business," Kara said scornfully.

Kara accelerated towards the armored van and rammed it hard sending it on its side. "Take care of the thugs," Kara ordered Brainiac 5 as she ran off after Riddler. Brainiac 5 calmly confronted five Riddler thugs and shot them all down with his pistol.

Kara easily caught up to Riddler as he tripped and fell in a back alley away from witnesses. "Shit," he realized. Kara grabbed Riddler by the throat. "I'm not resisting," Riddler said pathetically.

"Where is he?" Kara demanded.

"I know not what you speak of," Riddler denied.

"Hush put you up to this," Kara assumed.

"Can you rephrase that in the form of a question?" Riddler mocked.

Kara slammed him up against a wall. "Is it really wise to fuck with me?"

"I just wanted to shake some things up," Riddler excused.

Kara then noticed Hush looking down on them from the top floor of a nearby building. Kara cuffed Riddler to a fire escape ladder and then swung herself over to the building blasting through the window. Inside was a hall of mirrors. "I'm glad you're here, Batwoman," Hush said to her in the background.

"Who are you?" Kara demanded.

"I'm the man that will destroy your life before taking it," Hush said.

"We'll see about that, asshole," Kara doubted.

"We already have or, at least, Thomas Elliot has. You'll run in circles as I kill your friends one-by-one," Hush threatened.

"Thomas Elliot wasn't really a friend. You may have actually done me a favor," Kara mocked.

"Oh, but I doubt you're willing to part with...James, Lena, Nia, Kelly, Kate. Indeed, your theatrics betray you, Kara Danvers, especially for...sister. So, you have an adopted sister. Your theatrics have betrayed her, too. If I can't get to you, then perhaps I can get to her instead," Hush said knowingly.

Kara gave a scream blasting out all the mirrors. Kara then scanned the entire floor for Hush but found nothing. Hush laughed at her attempt to get to him. "Soon, Batwoman, soon," he chuckled.


Kara visited Alex at her apartment and waltzed right in. "What do I owe the pleasure?" Alex asked disdainfully.

"I want you to leave town," Kara said seriously.

"You don't get to tell me what to do," Alex said slightly tipsy as she held a wine glass.

"I wouldn't be here if I wasn't super-serious," Kara said. "Hush knows I'm the Batwoman and he knows who you are. He's threatened to hurt those close to me."

"You giving this speech to everyone else?" Alex asked dismissively.

"I've sent the others text messages, but I came here personally," Kara said.

"As in, you'll force me to come with you if I don't go willingly," Alex assumed.

"No shit," Kara nodded.


Kara brought Alex to the Bat-Cave under Wayne Manor. Brainiac 5 went over to greet Alex as she looked around. "Miss Danvers, I am DEO Director Barney Dox and personal assistant to Kara Wayne," he introduced himself.

"Shove it," Alex shut him down.

"Do you want tea?" Brainiac 5 asked.

"Sure," Alex allowed.

"Interesting," Brainiac 5 smirked.

There was a long awkward pause. "Fuck you, Barney."

"Is that Alex Danvers?" Kate asked walking over to them in her Bat-suit without the cowl.

"Yes, and you must be Kate Kane. I've heard so much about you. You have my sympathy," Alex said.

"Yes, you two have so much in common. You're both white, female, and gay. I mean, what else is there to know?" Kara said snidely.

"How do you deal with it?" Alex asked Kate.

"Oh, my father is an asshole so I'm used to it," Kate said.

"Really, same story," Alex smiled.

"You're in luck, Alex. Kate fucks on the first date," Kara mocked.

"Really, Kara?" Alex asked dismayed. "I'm actually in a committed relationship, right now," Alex said to Kate.

"I understand. Unlike some people, I respect boundaries," Kate assured her.

Beth then emerged from the shadows. "You're Alice," Alex said immediately reaching for her sidearm.

"It's okay. I redeemed her, sort of, not really," Kara said to her.

Alex calmed down. "Sorry."

"It's alright. Everyone close to me has pulled a gun on me at some point or another," Beth smirked.

"Alice is no more. It's just Beth Kane now," Kara introduced. Beth did a mock curtsey towards Alex.

"And I thought my family was fucked up," Alex said amazed.

"I have a room prepared for you," Brainiac 5 said taking Alex away to Bruce's former billiard room that had no windows.


The next morning, Kara and Alex had breakfast. Alex eyed Brainiac 5 suspiciously as he delivered a plate of croissants and cups of coffee. "Look at this," Kara said handing Alex a brochure for extreme sports. "It gets you out of town and you can still feel that adrenalin rush you crave."

"I'll even pay," Kara offered.

"I don't do what I do to get a rush or a high. I do it because I believe in saving lives and making the world a better place," Alex told her off. "Just like Kate."

Kara immaturely spat out her coffee. "Isn't that what you've been grooming her to be?" Alex asked.

"She's not ready," Kara said obviously.

Brainiac 5 then walked up to Kara. "There's been a break-in at Thomas' practice. The silent alarm was triggered."

"Well...shit," Kara sighed.


That night, Batwoman and Brainiac 5 looked around the trashed office. "A professional job: no fingerprints, no DNA on the papers," Brainiac 5 remarked.

"What were they after?" Kara asked impatiently.

"Information," Brainiac 5 said vaguely as he hacked into the computer. "The deleted files pertain to an advanced brain tumor, nearly inoperable by today's medical knowledge."

"That doesn't sound good," Kara said obviously.

"Not for him but it may for us," Brainiac 5 considered. "Our answers are at Arkham."

"Joy," Kara rolled her eyes.


Meanwhile, Kate was dressed in a second Bat-suit ready to take the Batmobile out for a spin. "I hate sitting around doing nothing," Alex said peeved. "Mind if I tag along."

"Sure, hop in," Kate offered. "But I'm driving."

Kate and Alex took off towards downtown Gotham. "Kara never lets me drive this," Kate said positively thrilled.

"So, she sends you out every night to do patrols?" Alex asked.

"Yeah, most nights nothing happens but at least once a week I have to deal with some serious bullshit," Kate said. "Mind if I ask you a personal question?"

"You can ask," Alex said guardedly.

"How is it like to be the sister of Supergirl?" Kate asked.

Alex suddenly experienced PTSD flashes of their teenage years. "It's weird, complicated, incredible."

"Sounds about right. I have to say, she never shuts up about you. Mostly, it's to criticize me. She's always measuring me up against you," Kate said.

"The more she mocks and criticizes you, the more she cares about you," Alex said knowingly.

"I know," Kate nodded.

The police radio then indicated a break-in at the Gotham cemetery. "I suppose we better check it out," Kate said as she accelerated down the street.


At the cemetery, Kate and Alex walked inside the cemetery seeing the gate lock broken off. Alex took out a flashlight and looked around with her pistol ready. It wasn't long before they found an empty grave where the casket had been dugout.

"Thomas Elliot," Kate identified from the tombstone. "But why would someone...,"

"Batwoman!" Alex alerted her.

Kate got out of the way as Scarecrow jumped down upon her from a tomb with a scythe blade in his hand. Kate dodged his swipes until Scarcrow got his blade stuck in a random tombstone. Kate then advanced on him as he was disarmed.

"Have some fear," Scarcrow said to her unleashing fear gas on her.

Scarecrow then morphed into Jacob Kane with a gun pointed at her. His eyes were a glowing red and his face contorted in rage. Scarecrow then carefully positioned his blade towards Kate's face for the kill. A bullet shattered his staff sending the blade to the ground.

"Get on your knees, hands behind your head, asshole," Alex ordered.

"I wonder what you fear," Scarecrow said releasing fear gas towards her.

Alex then saw Kara in front of her with red eyes. Alex backed a step away and dropped her gun in fear. Kara used her heat vision on the cemetery creating fires everywhere. Alex stood her ground as Kara walked towards her. Alex then went for her phone.

"No one can help you against me," Kara said arrogantly.

Alex pushed play on her phone and then Taylor Swift's song "The Man" played. Kara gave Alex a confused look and then walked closer. Alex then snapped out of it, grabbed her pistol from the ground, and shot Scarecrow to the torso.

Scarecrow fell to the ground wounded to the shoulder. "No, I can't fail. He'll kill me," he said fearfully.

"I've fought an interdimensional fear clown...twice. Did you really think you could beat me with this?" Alex asked and then gave him a solid kick to the head. Scarecrow hit a tombstone and was knocked out.

Alex then went over to a shaken Kate. She struggled to get an injection antidote from her utility belt. "I got this," Alex said reaching for it. She took Kate's cowl off and injected her into the neck. "Can you help me to the car," Kate said weakly.

Alex assisted Kate into the Batmobile. "Barney, you there?" Alex asked the video screen.

"Yes, I will put the Batmobile on auto-pilot back to the cave," Brainiac 5 said.

"I'm going to apprehend Scarecrow," Alex said walking off.

"That's not advisable," Brainiac 5 protested.

Alex ignored him and then the Batmobile took off. Alex looked around and found Scarecrow missing. "What the?" she wondered.

Alex was suddenly hit to the head knocking her out.


At Arkham, Kara and Brainiac 5 came by in civilian clothes and then entered the cell of Edward Nygma. "So, you finally figured it out. I was getting bored," he assumed wearing an orange prison uniform and with his hands in chains. Kara and Brainiac 5 gave knowing looks.

"Arthur Wynn, your pseudo-name in Thomas Elliot's files was the man that invented the crossword puzzle. You made it too easy. I love crossword puzzles," Kara smirked.

"I'd call you the second most intelligent human on the planet but we both know you're not human," Edward mocked.

"What good is intelligence when you have an inoperable brain tumor," Kara shot back.

"Thomas was incompetent! He was supposed to be so brilliant. He was the only doctor that would operate on me," Edward said bitterly.

"Beggars can't be choosers," Kara smiled.

"After the surgery failed, he told me to get my affairs in order. But I refused to allow that be the end of me. I found another way," Edward explained.

"The Lazarus Pit," Kara assumed.

"I dipped into its healing waters and, in that moment, I realized everything: Bruce Wayne is Batman. It was a simple deduction that you, Kara Wayne, was the Batwoman. Unlike those fools in Metropolis, I could connect the dots that Kara Danvers and Kara Zor-El, the Supergirl, are one and the same," Edward revealed.

"It was so obvious, right in front of me the whole time," Edward said mournfully.

"Figuring it out is super-easy, barely an inconvenience," Kara mocked.

"It was then that I was given a hit of inspiration to gain revenge on all those who have disrespected me in the past. I needed a new persona, so I became the Hush. Bane was supposed to break your back but if he were to fail I had Ivy poison you to kill your Bat-apprentice," Edward revealed.

"And now I have your dear sister," Edward grinned.

Brainiac 5 quickly launched a cable from his hand towards Edward's neck slicing it open and retrieving a communicator device. Edward then morphed into Clayface. Kara blasted him with frost breath freezing him completely and then shattered him on the floor.

"Find her," Kara ordered Brainiac 5.

"She's at a scrapyard incinerator just out of the city limits," Brainiac 5 said using Alex's DEO tracking device.

"That is a whole lot easier than dissembling this thing, getting the effective range, tracking down every building and warehouse within that range, and finding one that is an anagram for Arthur Wynn," Kara said thoughtfully.

"With my processing power, it would take the same amount of time," Brainiac 5 said dismissively.

"Alright, smart-ass, what's her address?" Kara asked.


At the incinerator plant, Supergirl crashed through the roof and landed on the top floor. Immediately, the body of Thomas Elliot fell from the ceiling and hung before her.

"The fuck?" Kara wondered.

Machine gun turrets immediately fired on her to no effect. Kara blasted each of them to nothing with her heat vision. Kara then sped towards Edward's location and found Alex hanging for dear life on a giant hook. Right below her were gears that would tear her to pieces.

Kara pointed at Alex and fired a white beam at her. She then used the white beam to telekinetically place Alex back on the floor out of danger. "A brief reprieve, I assure you," Edward said as his question-mark cane became green. The Hush disguise was gone, his forehead had a question mark scar, and he was bald.

"I don't need my powers to kick your ass, Edward," Kara mocked.

Edward charged Kara with his staff and the fight was on. Due to the Lazarus Pit, Edward was much stronger than before making it an even fight with his Kryptonite staff. Kara punched Edward a few good times but then she got sliced to the gut with Edward's staff.

"I'll show them all by killing Supergirl and Batwoman," Edward said confidently as Kara backed away.

The two struggled with Edward's staff. "Can you feel the burn, Kara?" Edward asked as the Kryptonite staff burned her fingers. "Can you feel your strength slip away?"

"What do you think now?" Edward asked her as he got the upper hand.

Kara punched him to the face giving him a nosebleed. "You talk too much," Kara said panting from effort.

Kara punched Edward several times to the head and chest but he got another swipe on her shoulder. "I repeat: What do you think of me now?" he asked her.

"You're the same insecure loser now as you were before you entered the Lazarus Pit. You make riddles a fifth-grader could solve. Your lack of imagination is staggering. You're a one gimmick hack, the joke of the underworld," Kara mocked.

"You take that back!" Edward shouted outraged.

"Oh, I don't blame you. I blame the writers," Kara smirked.

Edward became sloppy as his emotions got the better of him. Kara struck him several times to the head and midsection. "The effects of the pit don't last forever. That strength and genius you supposedly have now are going to slip away," Kara told him.

Kara then kicked his leg out of position. Edward head-butted her hard. Kara leaped up and kicked him to the chest. Edward slammed into Kara taking them both down to the floor. "I have you now," he said slamming his cane down on her.

Kara moved out of the way just in time. The two traded blow-for-blow with neither having the advantage. Edward finally stabbed Kara to the gut with his cane devastating her. "I win! I win!" Edward said victoriously as he was about to slam his cane down upon Kara.

The cane was suddenly kicked out of his hands where it fell off the ledge. "The fuck?" he wondered.

"Forgetting something?" Alex asked him.

Kara watched as Alex engaged Edward in hand-to-hand combat. With the Kryptonite staff out of range, her wounds began to heal rapidly making her whole. She watched passively as Edward and Alex fought evenly. Alex seemed to be enjoying herself even as she was hit here-and-there. Alex finally beat Edward down to the floor.

Kara walked over to the defeated Edward. "Poor Edward, I kicked your ass, not because I have to...now because I choose to," she smirked.

"Do it. Kill me like all the others," Edward spat.

"He knows who you are, who we are," Alex pointed out.

"I would kill him without hesitancy but...he doesn't belong to me," Kara said softly referring to Bruce.

"Really?" Alex asked dismayed. "So, what's to stop him from talking."

"This is going to be weird for me. I can only hope it's weirder for you," Kara said as she picked Edward up and kissed him erasing his memory of the Lazarus Pit and her identity. When she was done, Edward gave her a dazed look.

Kara suddenly held the railing as she felt weak. "What's wrong?" Alex asked concernedly.

"It's nothing," Kara said dismissively.

"If you're sick, you can tell me," Alex said to her.

Kara focused herself and gave Alex a hug. "For the first time in a long time, I feel like I'm living for someone else."


Kara entered the Bat-Cave and found Kate recovering with Beth at her side. "Is she going to be okay?" Kara asked Brainiac 5 slightly concerned.

"The fear toxin is already out of her system. Her issues with her father will take longer to heal," Brainiac 5 said knowingly.

"It got a little too close for comfort out there," Kara said sitting down.

Brainiac 5 noticed the large gash in her midsection and on her shoulder. He scanned her abdomen and read the results. "The...baby is fine," he reported. "I advise that you leave some of these battles to others, Mon, myself, Alex, even Kate. You don't want to be put in a position where you are forced to choose between Alex and the baby."

Kara nodded. "Do you want me to tell Mon about the baby?" Brainiac 5 asked.

Kara put her finger to her mouth. "Hush."