Sorry to take so long updating. Fight scenes take a long time to write. And it isn't easy for me to write them. So, I hope this reads okay.
Bruce didn't miss a beat when Lobo came crashing through the door. "Shayera!" he shouted. "Go!" Shayera took off, charging at Lobo, full speed ahead, as Bruce threw smoke pellets, covering Lobo with smoke. Because of her heightened senses, Shayera had no problem seeing through the smoke. She expertly slid out the room, through Lobo's legs, while he was busy waving his hands, trying to dispel the smoke. But as soon as Shayera regained her balance, she felt a shooting pain in her head. "Aah!" she screamed as she was yanked back by her hair. "Is that all you got?" Lobo said, holding a struggling Shayera up by her silky strands. "A couple of smoke bombs?" he said with a laugh, which ended with an "Uh!" as his head whipped to the side. "What the…" from the corner of his eye, he barely had time to duck out of the way before more black flying objects flew at him through the smoke. He lost his grip on Shayera's hair, an opportunity she took advantage of as she sprinted to the stairs. Lobo stood up to follow her, but something connected with his jaw, causing him to stagger back. "Did you just kick me in the face?" he asked the male who was staring up at him with scary blue eyes. He swung at the smaller man, who ducked. Lobo than felt a searing pain shoot through his abdomen. The small human had punched him in the gut, and Lobo had felt it. The male followed his punch with a series of punches, which Lobo was unable to block, before following Shayera.
Lobo fell to one knee, clenching his abdomen in pain. How in the universe had a few punches from a simple human hurt him? If anything, the human's hand should be shattered. Lobo stared at Bruce's hands as he caught up to Shayera. With his enhanced vision, Lobo was able to see the male was wearing some sort of brass knuckles. Only the knuckles were silver. And the metal it was made from was definitely not from this planet. He knew this because…well…Earth wasn't that advanced, he thought as he ran to the bannister overlooking the foyer. He watched as Shayera and her friend made their way across the wood floor. He had no idea where they were going. The front door was the other way, but…whatever. He leapt over the bannister landing on his feet with a thud, causing the floor underneath him of to crack. He reached behind and pulled out his chain whip, preparing to toss.
Shayera and Bruce paid no attention to the thud that was right behind them. But before they could turn into the kitchen, Shayera felt a chain wrap around her ankle. Suddenly, she was yanked back, nearly cracking her head open on the floor. "Bruce!" she called as Lobo began pulling her to him. Bruce turned and released two batarangs. One to Lobo's face; one to cut the chain holding Shayera hostage.
Lobo was so focused on pulling the Thanagarian to him, it didn't register that her friend had thrown something at him until after he felt his cheek get sliced, causing him to release the chain. He looked around to see what hit him. He turned his head to see a metal bat lodged into the wall. Beside him. "What…?" he brought a hand to his cheek. His eyes widened in surprise when he felt blood. Okay, he said to himself, now it's personal. No one makes me bleed my own blood except me. Also, what kind of metal was that thing made of?
Bruce and Shayera ran through the kitchen into the dining room. They needed to reach the billiard room. That was the closest entrance to the batcave. "Tell me you guys are in the cave," Bruce said into his commlink.
"Yeah," Jason responded, "where are you?"
"Is Alfred with you?" Bruce asked, completely ignoring the question.
"I am alright, Master Bruce," Alfred responded.
"We will be there shortly," Bruce said, slamming the doors of the billiard room behind him. He didn't bother locking the door as doing that would serve absolutely no purpose. Bruce ran to one of the racks holding the pool sticks. He grabbed the one in the middle, pulling the top half off, revealing a key. "For some reason I assumed getting to the batcave from your house would be a lot simpler. Like, move a book on a bookshelf simple."
"No," Bruce said as he felt along the wall for a tiny crack. "Everyone does that. And this entrance isn't used ever. It…do you hear that?" Shayera listened. It sounded like – "Is that a motorcycle?" Shayera asked in confusion. As if he was answering her question, Lobo came crashing through the doors of the billiard room, revving his engine. "Missed me?" he asked with a loud, obnoxious laugh. "You rode your bike in my house?" Bruce asked in annoyance.
"It's not just a bike. Don't insult my Spacehog," Lobo sneered.
"Alfred is going to be so mad," Shayera muttered.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Lobo began. Shayera and Bruce stared blankly at him. "Wouldn't it have made sense to say that before you attacked us?" Shayera said. Lobo opened his mouth, then closed it. "Just hand the bird-girl over," Lobo said, his patience clearly wearing thin. Bruce didn't answer. He subtly slid the key into the crack causing the wall to open just enough for him and Shayera to slide through. He maneuverd Shayera in front of him. He didn't want Lobo to grab her with his thick, meaty hands. The two turned to slam the door shut, but Lobo stuck his arm through, preventing it from closing all of the way. Bruce took one of his batarangs out and began stabbing Lobo in the hand repeatedly. Each jab piercing skin. Eventually, Lobo snatched his hand back, and the wall/door slammed shut. Shayera slid down the wall, collapsing to the floor. Bruce squatted in front of her. "Are you okay?" he asked, his eyes searching her face for any kind of injury.
"I'm okay," she said breathlessly. "Though I'm going to have a headache tomorrow," she said, rubbing the back of her head where she had been grabbed. Bruce opened his mouth to say something but a resounding bang coming from the other side of the wall shutting him up. "Is he…?" Shayera's voice trailed off.
"He's ramming his bike into the wall. He's gonna break through." Bruce grabbed Shayera's hand, unknowingly, as they both ran down the steps leading to the batcave. "My word, what's that sound?" Alfred greeted them over the sound of agitated bats.
"Lobo is trying to get through the wall," Bruce said as he calmly walked to, what looked like a wooden wardrobe. He threw the doors opened, and Shayera stared in awe at the amount of weapons Bruce had.
"Can he do that?" Jason asked.
"Yes," he said definitively. He grabbed a sword and tossed it to Shayera who caught it with ease. "Do you think this will work on Lobo?" she asked, staring at the metal.
"It was crafted with a mixture of promethium and radion. It'll pierce his chest. You don't have to worry about killing him. He can regenerate." Bruce grabbed a few hand grenades from a drawer, as the banging grew louder. "You have actual, real hand grenades. Like, just normal, plain hand grenades?" Jason asked. Bruce answered him with a look. "Did you know about this?" he whispered to Tim.
"Not at all," Tim responded.
"Focus," Bruce said as another banging noise echoed through the cave. The bats began flying around. In irritation. Bruce then turned to Alfred. "You should barricade yourself in the-"
"I know," Alfred interrupted him, walking away at a brisk pace. "You do not have to tell me twice." A crack echoed throughout the cave. "Uh, Bruce," Jason said uneasily. "If you have a plan, now is the time to tell us."
"You two," he pointed at the two boys. "Get him off his bike."
"Then what?" Jason asked.
"He can't fight four of us at the same time," Bruce said handing each of them a grenade.
"You want us to kill him?" Tim asked.
"He can piece himself back together," Shayera said.
"Should we call Superman?" Tim asked again.
"He's busy," Bruce answered with a groan. "Go," he pointed to the stairs as he led Shayera to a flat surface, where they would fight. Shayera and Bruce both got into their fighting stances - Shayera brandishing a sword, and Bruce wearing his knuckles and his gauntlet blades.
A crack and a thud echoed through the cave, followed by the roar of a motorcycle engine. "He's inside," Shayera breathed. They heard Lobo's laughter over the roar of the engine has he came riding down the steps. But as soon as he hit the bottom step, he was airborne. Well, his body was. His bike slid to a halt along the cave floor.
As soon as Lobo landed, Shayera and Bruce wasted no time attacking him. Each blow was a shock to his system, as most weapons weren't dense enough to pierce his skin. This was new territory for him. He reached to his side for his chain hook, but it was gone. And, his firearms were still on his bike, which was a good hundred feet from him. Well, he'd fought with his hands before. Why stop now? All he needed was to get the hawk girl, get the bike, and then he was outta here. The four heroes backed away from him. Lobo had no idea where the other two came from, but he was tired of this. "Why can't you…" his voice trailed off, as a beeping sound reached his ear. He looked down at his waist to see a number of grenades and one of his own bombs strapped to his belt. His eyes widened. He looked up just in time to see the four heroes take cover. He opened his mouth to speak. "Oh fu-"BOOM!
