Naruto: Son of the Demon
Blanket disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Batman or Teen Titans
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Well, I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised with the reviews last chapter. The darker and grittier image in Gotham seems to mesh pretty well with Naruto. Thanks everyone for their support so far. Here is Chapter 4. Enjoy!
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Last Time….
3 AM Gotham City, Crime Alley
…Steven was sweating heavily and said, "Are you the Batman?" he held up his badge in the moonlight. "I-I'm a Gotham City Cop. You've got the wrong guy. I fight criminals!"
The blonde's voice echoed around the area. He growled out, "You prey on young women and children Steven. You are a criminal of the worst kind. Tonight it ends."
"N-no!" squealed the animal. "I'll never do it again. Just let me have another chance! I'll make it right; I swear to god!"
Naruto said, "There are no second chances." He darted a throwing star and cut Steven's cheek badly causing the criminal to stumble backwards off of the platform he was on.
Steven fell off the platform in slow motion and it seemed like hours to him as he tumbled two stories and hit the ground hard enough to break several bones. "Oh god help me…" whispered Grog. "I'll play dead! That way Batman will leave me alone."
"I can hear you breathing Steven." said Naruto from thirty feet up. "You're still plenty alive."
"What do you want from me?!" cried out the crooked Police Officer.
The blonde growled, "Look around you."
That's when Grog saw hundreds of tiny red eyes and the incessant chattering of rats…
Steven's eyes widened in horror as the back wave of vermin slithered out of every crack and crevice in the pit having scented his blood... Grog screamed and screamed until there was nothing left to scream with. By morning even the bones of the evil man would be gnawed away and Steven Grog's last rites were whispered on the wind…
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Naruto stealthily returned to his abode knowing his Mother would be there waiting. When he entered his office Talia al Ghul was laughing melodically and said, "You are wonderful! I'm so proud of you my son!"
…The Private Detective Naruto Uzumaki turned in the data to Commissioner Gordon about the crimes of Police Officer Steven Grog the next morning but when the Gotham City Police Department raided his home that evening the crooked cop had apparently skipped town. An APB was put out for Grog but no traces of him were ever found.
It was as if Steven Grog simply ceased to exist…
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Chapter 4
Gotham City Police Headquarters, Gotham City, United States
The next morning; Naruto was sitting in the Commissioner's Office as James Gordon went over the records of the Steven Grog case with the blonde. Jim looked at the computer files the blonde managed to uncover and said, "Naruto; I don't know if you realize this but you've blown the lid off of the biggest child trafficking ring in Gotham City history. We've been trying to crack this for years my boy; years! We were able to rescue almost one hundred fifty children and make over five hundred arrests. You are a bonafide hero in Police circles. I want you on the Police Force as a full detective."
Naruto smiled weakly; "Jim, we've discussed this before. You know I'm not old enough yet."
Gordon smiled brightly and said; "But I can deputize you Naruto. The newspapers are already clamoring for who busted this case. They want a name."
"Wouldn't it make the Gotham City Police Department look bad if some kid from nowhere suddenly showed up and cracked this case?" asked the blonde.
"There are mixed feelings on that but you worked on the case for five months on retainer for the GCPD so you're practically on the force already." There was a knock on the door and James asked; "Who is it?"
"It's Detective Ellen Yin*① Commissioner." replied a deep feminine voice. "I'm reporting in as ordered."
"Yin; excellent timing." said the Commissioner. "Come in Detective." A slender Chinese-American won came in and was introduced to the blonde. "Naruto, this is Detective Ellen Yin. Yin, this is Private Investigator Naruto Uzumaki. He is the one who cracked the Grog Case."
She smiled warmly at the blonde and said, "Hello Naruto; you look awfully young to be in this line of work."
Naruto nodded, "I'm seventeen."
Yin raised an eyebrow and looked over at the Commissioner who said, "Take him for a tour around the building and a ride along Yin. Naruto has been deputized so he's perfectly legal."
Shrugging, Ellen said, "Come on rookie. I'll give you a tour of the place…"
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Wayne Manor, Gotham City
While Naruto was learning about the GCPD; his Mother Talia was on her own mission; specifically to Wayne Manor. It was a surprised Alfred Pennyworth that answered the door. Bruce Wayne's manservant almost lost his composure when he saw Talia for the first time in years looking as radiant as ever. Alfred bowed. "Lady Talia; it is good to see you again and in such good health."
Talia smiled at the kindly butler as he kissed her hand. "It is good to see you as well Alfred; is Bruce home? I long to see him and I can assure you this is a friendly visit."
Alfred smiled and said, "Please come in and I'll fetch Master Bruce."
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Bruce Wayne was fast asleep when Alfred came in to wake him. The caped crusader had been out all night fighting crime and wanted to sleep.
"Master Bruce; you must wake up." said the elderly butler. "You have a very important visitor. She is in the Tea Room."
Rubbing his eyes, Bruce asked; "Who would visit me this early? All my business meetings aren't until this afternoon."
"It's Lady Talia al Ghul." replied Alfred. "She has assured me that this is a friendly visit but-"
"Talia…" whispered Bruce as he thought of his on again/off again lover. "It's been what… five years?
Alfred nodded. "At least Master Bruce. Do you want me to give you time to freshen up? I can serve her some brunch while you dress."
The Master of Wayne Manor knew better but said; "No Alfred; show her in here. There is much she and I need to catch up on…"
The kindly butler wanted to face palm. "Of course Master Bruce. I'll bring her to you straightaway." 'There are times I feel like I am dealing with a hormonal teenager…'
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Mario Falcone's Residence, Gotham City
Detective Yin took Naruto out on patrol with her to give him an idea about Police detective work. They had a warrant to search Mario Falcone's residence for drugs and paraphernalia but she expected to come up with nothing just like all the other times. It was low pressure though and that's what Ellen wanted. Mario was part of the Falcone Crime Family and a Lieutenant to Mob Boss Fabian Falcone. Knocking on the door; she showed the search warrant to Mario's bodyguard who let them in with a resigned attitude. Mario was sitting in his leather recliner and said; "I don't know why you've come back again Yin; you've never found anything and you know I'm clean."
Ellen frowned and said. "If you were clean then we wouldn't have to keep searching your place Mario."
The Mobster shrugged and said; "Suit yourself Detective. I ain't stopping you." He lit up a cigar and said; "Just try to clean up after yourselves when you're done." He motioned to his hulking bodyguard and added "Dominic doesn't like cleaning."
Dominic grunted and glared at Ellen and Naruto.
Yin growled; "Must you smoke those stinking cigars Mario? They're going to kill you; you know."
"Hey now; there's no laws against smoking in your own house." replied Mario. "If you don't like secondary smoke then feel free to leave."
Naruto nodded and said; "He's correct Detective Yin." said Naruto. "After all; the smell of that cigar covers up the smells of gunpowder and drugs so well that even a Police Dog wouldn't detect it."
Mario didn't move but was sweating; but Dominic went for his pistol and opened fire on the pair of detectives. "Dominic; NO!" yelled Mario.
Dominic paused for a split second and Naruto sent the huge man crashing through the wall behind him with a flying kick. The bodyguard was staggered and Naruto was dismantling him unarmed.
Mario lunged forward to reach a hidden Derringer pistol hidden under his carpet but felt a foot in his back as well as Detective Yin's pistol against the back of his head.
Ellen was grinning and said; "Hands behind your back Mario; I'd hate to have to blow your head off…"
All Mario could say was, "Well CRAP!"
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Hours later the Gotham City Police Department was systematically searching the entire house with a fine toothed comb. The wall that Naruto kicked Dominic through was full of drugs worth several million dollars. "There is enough cocaine in this place to get half of Gotham wasted Ellen." said a forensics expert. "I have a feeling this just might take some time…"
One of the others said; "You and your rookie did a great job Detective."
"I think Uzumaki has a lot more potential than I realized…" replied Yin with a smile…
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Little Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse
That evening; Barbara and Naruto were having sushi as they waited for a good friend of Barbara's, Miss Dinah Drake*②. Naruto didn't know Dinah or her secret identity as the crimefighter Black Canary. It had come as a shock to Naruto that his girlfriend was looking into her own place and the Dinah was going to be her roommate…
Naruto was fidgeting. "Well of course it's fine if you get your own place Barbara. I wasn't expecting you to move into my loft in the East End. It's tiny. I just …I guess it's all just happening so fast. I really didn't expect it."
The redhead smiled. "It's okay, she's safe. Dinah is a martial artist of sorts. She said she needed a roommate and I said why not? I can't live with Dad forever."
"I guess that's true." replied the blonde. "How long have you known Miss Drake?"
"I've known her for several years actually." admitted Barbara. "She taught me some serious moves at her dojo."
The blonde perked up. "She has her own dojo?"
She cringed a bit and replied, "It kind of burned down…"
"Ouch." said Naruto. "That truly sucks."
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Dinah came in about twenty minutes later. She was a voluptuous young woman with bleach blonde hair and blue eyes. Naruto couldn't place the way she moved as any one particular fighting style but could guess she at least knew Wing Chun as he had learned from it Lady Shiva. Dinah quickly introduced herself to Naruto and that she used to be in a rock band called Ashes on Sunday. "Anyway; touring with a band is kind of a frenzied life so I decided to settle back down and came home to Gotham City. There is a lot to see out there but Gotham is my home. What about you Naruto? Barbara told me you were from Japan."
'She seems outgoing enough.' thought Naruto. "Well Dinah; I really miss Japan sometimes but I feel my home is Gotham now because that's where Barbara is. I'm a Private Investigator so it seems like I'm always busy."
The bleach blonde smiled; "So you do secret agent stuff?" she asked.
Naruto chuckled. "Nothing so dramatic. I sometimes help the Gotham City Police but I'm mainly looking for things like someone's spouse is cheating on them. It's pretty mundane."
"So do you have a firm you work for?" asked Dinah inquisitively.
"No; I'm just a solo act." He explained. "I prefer to work alone. I just have a little office on the East End…"
That prompted a whole new line of questions from Dinah…
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Naruto soon bid the ladies goodnight and kissed Barbara goodbye. After waving goodnight to her lover; the redhead frowned and said to the bleach blonde, "You didn't have to drive him off like that. There is plenty of time to talk business later."
"But I wanted to talk business now." stated Dinah. "Besides; he seems very interesting even if he's a little quiet… Not to mention cute."
Barbara growled and Dinah laughed. Then the blonde asked; "Naruto seems pretty quick witted. Is he any good as a detective? We might be able to use his help from time to time…of course if all he does is cheating spouses' cases…"
"He's quite brilliant actually." said the redhead defensively. "He's solved a lot of cold cases the Gotham City Police Department couldn't."
Dinah waved her hands in surrender. "No need to get offended. If the guy is really good then we could use the help…"
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Wayne Manor, Gotham City
Bruce and Talia had been busy all day together in bed. Talia was thrilled that he still loved her and Bruce was hopeful that the two could mend their odd relationship…*③
The two were staring into one another's eyes and Talia whispered, "Things are bad Bruce. The League is infighting and things are out of control. I'm sick of it and my Father is letting things slide. If the control over the League of Assassins isn't tightened quickly then things will implode into chaos." She began to cry. "It may already be too late. I…I want out!"
Her mind was reeling. 'What am I saying? This wasn't in the plan. I was supposed to put Naruto in Bruce's care to disrupt things but ever since Mara tried to kill Naruto and Father won't even punish her for it… Is this what I truly want? I was going to form my own group but maybe I really do want out entirely. Would it be so bad?'
As her thoughts swung to and fro; Bruce saw utter confusion in Talia's eyes. 'What is she thinking about? Can I risk trusting her?' He gently stroked her hair. "Talia, there is a lot to talk about. Let's start at the beginning…"
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A few hours later; Talia called Naruto to explain that plans had been altered. They'd been talking back and forth for several minutes when she said, "Tonight is not a good night. We'll plan for tomorrow night."
Naruto was at his office. The blonde was irritably talking to his Mother on the phone. "What do you mean tonight is not a good night? I dropped everything to meet up with you and Father and now you've decided that-"
"Now Naruto; the situation has changed. I have some things to work out with your Father first." replied Talia in a placating tone.
Naruto wanted to growl. "Fine… whenever you work things out then call me. I have work to catch up on anyway." Then Naruto suddenly heard the sound of and engine roaring outside his office and looked out the window. An armored S.W.A.T. style truck was charging towards him at point blank. "SHIT!"
On Talia's end she heard her son cry out and the phone went dead…
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"NARUTO!" cried out Talia. She turned to her lover and said, "Bruce; you have to go to the East End now! Naruto is in danger!"
Bruce Wayne was a bit taken aback. "Talia; what's going on?! Who is Naruto?"
"He's our son…" said Talia crying. "There was an almighty crash and Naruto screamed before the line went dead. You have to go see if he's all right!"
"Our son…?" he asked in shock.
Talia handed Bruce Naruto's business card with his picture and address. "Please…" she whispered
Bruce hadn't ever seen Talia look so broken in his life. He nodded and said, "I'll go."
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The Batmobile came racing out of the Batcave mere minutes later. Destination: Crime Alley…
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Crime Alley
An older surplus S.W.A.T. truck was racing away from the scene of the crime where Naruto's Private Investigation Office had once been. All of its colors were painted out with dark blue and the two men inside were congratulating themselves on a clean getaway…
That was when a matt black dune buggy style vehicle quietly pulled out on the street a few miles behind them. It was lightly armored and seemed to have weapons mounted on the roof. Naruto Uzumaki was PISSED and hit a switch on the instrument panel that said ARMED in red lights. All of the lights in the vehicle's cabin were red so it wouldn't interfere with Naruto's night vision. The stealthy little vehicle was closing on the S.W.A.T. truck rapidly by maneuvering through traffic and the blonde within thought aloud, "I never thought I'd actually have to use this thing…"
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The Batmobile came roaring to a halt outside the wreckage of Naruto's Office. Looters were already having a field day looking through the debris for anything of value only to find everything was demolished beyond use. That's when they were hit with a spotlight from the Batmobile and Batman was before them. The Caped Crusader growled, "What happened here?"
The looters took off running in fear but one man who was just standing there smoking asked; "M-mister Batman; are you looking for Naruto Uzumaki? He's not in there."
The Dark Knight turned to him and asked, "What do you know?"
The man shivered a bit and said, "You probably won't believe this but…"
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Flashback…
The S.W.A.T. truck was backing out of the rubble that was once Naruto's Office. They'd hit the back wall of the place and were certain that Naruto Uzumaki was nothing but a bloody smear amongst the rubble now. As they backed out the roof came down and the loft apartment collapsed into nothing. The driver Antonio said to his partner Charlie; "That's what happens when you mess with Boss Fabian Falcone."
Charlie asked, "What about Uzumaki's partner?"
Antonio shrugged and replied, "I don't know and don't care. I think killing this rookie will get the message across."
As the truck backed out, Antonio swung the wheel around so they were heading north. "Let's get out of here before the pigs arrive." Charlie nodded and off they went…
…Back at the ruined office, Naruto was behind the back wall in a hidden garage breathing heavily. He'd body flickered out and behind it at the last possible second. The blonde was hurt and bleeding but alive. "Son of a bitch; my place is ruined. I'm going to hunt that truck down and find out who is behind this. They are going to regret they ever heard of Naruto Uzumaki…
Stumbling around in the dark of the garage; Naruto fumbled around in his coat pocket and found the keys to a highly modified Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV)*④ armed with a .50 Caliiber M2 machine gun*⑤ and a 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher*⑥. Climbing In and closing the hatch; Naruto started the small dune buggy and raised the armored garage door before driving over the wreckage and swinging out onto the street…
Flashback end…
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Batman shined a light into the garage where the dune buggy had been and thought, 'There is no time to lose.' He turned back to the bystander and said, "You've been more help than you know." He jumped back into the Batmobile and the car was gone in a flash…
The Caped Crusader was once again on the hunt…
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East End, thirty miles north
Naruto's DPV was zipping along through traffic with his overhead lights on looking for a certain truck. Tuning his radio to Police frequencies the blonde soon located the unmarked vehicle merging onto the highway and accelerating away from him as he locked onto it with his GPS scanner. Naruto's blue eyes flashed in the darkness of the DPV's cabin and he gave a fanged smile. "I have you now." he growled.
Racing through the gears, the Private Investigator jumped up to 120 miles per hour once he hit the highway and was maneuvering through traffic at breakneck speeds as he cornered and drifted along effortlessly. It wasn't long before he spotted his wayward prey; a dark blue S.W.A.T. truck without any license plates doing about 75 mph to match the seed of the traffic around it. Naruto activated his infrared gun sight and turned off his lights as he swung into position behind the truck. Knowing that S.W.A.T. vehicles were generally armored, the blonde decided to put that armor to the test…
The last thing that Charlie and Antonio expected was the staccato sound of machine gun fire plastering the tail end of their truck. "SHIT!" screeched Antonio as he felt the S.W.A.T. truck vibrating with every round that struck it.
"AIEEE! T-that's machine gun fire behind us!" squealed Charlie as the wing mirror was blown away.
Antonio yelled over the racket of the gunfire, "No shit dumbass! We've got to get out of here!" He swung rapidly into the right lane to get out of the line of fire and pushed the pedal to the floor.
The sound of squealing tires and the engine roaring was like music to Naruto's ears. He saw the sparks of the bullet impacts as the ponderous S.W.A.T. truck careened through traffic. Luckily; other drivers either heard the gunfire or saw the truck speeding recklessly as fast as it could because they were frantically getting out of the way. Seeing the traffic was clear; Naruto aimed for the tires and blew the driver's side rear wheel clean off of the axle which caused the truck to swerve sharply to the right and start tumbling over on its left. The truck continued to roll over and over until it skidded to a halt on its roof sending sparks and debris everywhere.
Charlie was knocked unconscious but Antonio was unfortunate enough to be awake when Naruto got out of his DPV and dragged the Mafia member from his truck. "Guess what scumbag? It's Armageddon time!" growled Naruto as Antonio wet himself in fear.
"But you're dead! A-am I dead too?" asked Antonio fearfully.
"No; you aren't that lucky." replied the blonde "You'll soon be begging for death though. Who sent you to kill me?" Seeing Antonio was hesitating; Naruto pulled his katana and said, "Tell you what; I'm going to start by cutting off your fingers one knuckle at a time until you answer me. Then we'll start with toes."
"Boss Fabian Falcone sent me! They wanted to make an example of you since you sent Mario to jail. Honest!" said the frightened mob member.
"What about Detective Yin? Are they after her too?" growled the Private Investigator.
Antonio shook his head rapidly. "No! I don't know! I think she's in too protected a neighborhood!" he babbled.
Naruto grabbed the man by the collar and punched him out with an awful crunching noise. "…Bastard."
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Naruto was dragging the unconscious Charlie over to his buddy Antonio after giving the man the third degree when the Batmobile came roaring up. Naruto raised an eyebrow as the Caped Crusader came over and checked on the two unconscious mobsters. Batman said, "Both roughed badly up but can stand trial. Good. Who sent them Uzumaki?"
The blonde stated, "Fabian Falcone. I busted Mario Falcone earlier today. They wanted to make an example of me."
Batman looked over at Naruto's DPV and asked, "Yours?"
"Yes." answered Naruto.
"Legal?" asked the Dark Knight.
The younger man replied, "No."
Batman was laughing internally but kept it hidden for now. He wrote down a set of GPS coordinates and said, "There's a safe place to park it at this point. Talia will be there waiting for you."
Naruto looked at the coordinates and said, "Got it." before he took off like a proverbial bat out of hell.
The Dark Knight allowed himself a secret smile before jumping in the Batmobile and making his own exit...
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Up above on one of the many skyscrapers in Gotham was a vigilante known as the Huntress.*⑦ She was on her way to meet up with Batgirl, Black Canary and Katana at the Gotham City Clock Tower. Helena had been watching the rather unusual car chase of an armed dune buggy chasing an old S.W.A.T. truck. Given the Huntress really didn't believe there was such a thing as excessive force she totally approved of the truck being riddled with gunfire and the fact that whoever the guy in the long coat beat the living crap out of the second guy he pulled from the wreckage. She figured the straight and narrow Batman wouldn't have let the guy in the long coat go but he just waved the new vigilante(?) off.
She chuckled when she recognized the two goons as some of Fabian Falcone's men. 'There's nothing like a happy ending…' thought the Huntress as she took off into the night…
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Cape Carmine, Gotham City
Naruto's Desert Patrol Vehicle came rolling to a stop at the GPS coordinates provided by Batman. He was on a lonely stretch of road overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. There he saw a tractor trailer parked alongside the road with its lights off. The blonde saw the 40 foot trailer's back end open and a ramp lower so he could drive the dune buggy in and saw his Mother wave at him from within. 'This must be how the Batmobile hides from time to time.' thought Naruto.
Seeing his Mother waving more urgently; Naruto quickly drove inside the trailer where the DPV was chained down by two men from Wayne Enterprises so it wouldn't slide. In the meantime the ramp retracted and the doors closed making it look like an ordinary cargo trailer again. Getting a thumbs up signal from one of the men; Naruto opened the hatch and climbed out of the DPV just as the truck started rolling. The blonde felt like he was in a cargo aircraft with his little car parked in the cavernous trailer. Talia appeared and started fussing over her blood a dirt covered son.
"Naruto; I was so worried about you!" she said. "Look at you, there is blood and debris all over. Strip off so we can clean and dress your wounds!"
The blonde face palmed. "You know I heal fast. I just need a shower and some fresh clothes…"
…Five minutes later Naruto was on a table being thoroughly scrubbed by a pair of nurses and a doctor who were checking every square inch of his body for cuts, injuries and abrasions. All of this was against his consent of course…
The blonde was bandaged up and his minor wounds cleaned and stitched before he had a chance to stop the trio of medics. They quickly finished their work and Talia came over to see her son. She cupped his cheek and said; "Naruto; my handsome boy. How are you feeling? Does it hurt anywhere?"
Naruto sighed. 'Since when has Mother been so…Motherly?' "I'm fine Mother. Having a building collapse on me was no big deal."
Talia sweat dropped. "What about nearly being crushed by a truck?"
"I got out of the way." stated the blonde stubbornly.
Talia gave him a withering stare and he said, "Okay; okay! I was a little roughed up."
She stopped glaring and smiled. "There; that wasn't so hard to admit was it? You are as hard headed as your Father you know." She held her son's hand in her smaller ones before tears welled up. "I thought I had lost you Naruto! I was terrified!"
Naruto hadn't ever seen his Mother cry before. Not once. He awkwardly squeezed her hands and said, "I'm all right Mother. Please don't cry. Everything is fine now."
She nodded and calmed herself down though Naruto could see emotions running rampant in her dark eyes. The blonde wondered 'What exactly is going on here…?'
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Gotham City Clock Tower
Batgirl, Black Canary, Katana and the Huntress met up in their central base of operations for the first time. Barbara and Dinah obviously knew each other's secret identities but no one else knew anything but their vigilante names. Batgirl said, "Welcome to the Gotham City Clock Tower; the base of operations of the little vigilante corporation that we have formed. I guess we need a name for our group*⑧ but for the time being we'll all consider ourselves field agents. I'm Batgirl and I specialize in information gathering and high crimes of supervillains. I'll be doing my best to keep our group organized and informed."
Dinah introduced herself next. "I am the Black Canary. My specialty is street fighting and hand to hand combat. I deal with violent criminals.
"I'm the Huntress." stated Helena. "If it has to do with the Mafia I take them down."
Unlike the others; Tetsu bowed formally and said "I am known as Katana and my skills were honed against the Yakuza. I hope we all work well together and are successful."
"As do I." replied Batgirl. "Now that we are all gathered together; let's get down to our real business: crimefighting…"
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POSTSCRIPT:
*①: Detective Ellen Yin: Ellen Yin is a police detective with the Gotham City Police Department, formerly head of her department in Metropolis PD. She transferred to Gotham PD looking for a challenge (it is implied that she left Metropolis due to Superman's presence there). Yin is a career cop at the top of her game, simple and by the book.
*②: Dinah Drake: Also known as the Black Canary. See her full story in the DC Database Wiki. She is the amalgamated character rather than the Mother or daughter.
*③: Bruce and Talia's relationship is very hard to nail down. To me it often seems more like lust than love. Don't expect it to run smoothly as it first appears.
*④: Desert Patrol Vehicle: The Desert Patrol Vehicle, formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle, is a high-speed, lightly armored dune buggy-like vehicle first used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991. Due to their dash speed and off-road mobility, the DPVs were used extensively during Operation Desert Storm.
*⑤: .50 Caliber M2 Browning machine gun: The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun is a heavy machine gun designed toward the end of World War I by John Browning. See Wikipedia.
*⑥: 40mm Mk 19 Grenade Launcher: is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that was first developed during the Vietnam War. See Wikipedia.
*⑦: The Huntress: Otherwise known as Helena Rosa Bertinelli. See her full story in the DC Database Wiki. She is a former mafia princess.
*⑧: The corporation: Obviously the future Birds of Prey.
As I mentioned before, Talia and Bruce are in for a confusing ride. Bruce doesn't know if he can trust her and Talia doesn't know exactly what she wants from him. I've considered adding Selina Kyle/Catwoman into the mix but I'm not sure if Batman really needs a love triangle on top of everything else. As for Naruto; he's lost his home and office. Whether he goes back to the East End remains to be seen. See you next time. Blue Out. 5/20/21