His Name Was Jason

Shayera

Shayera awoke from her mandatory sleep with new energy, despite the fact that only two hours had passed. Brushing aside Alfred's worries and , Shayera left the cave and proceeded to fly towards Gotham to bid Bruce a goodnight before heading back to Midway. Mavis and David were putting on display a new Industrial Revolution exhibit and Shayera was excited to see the artifacts. Living in a museum had actually sparked a desire in Shayera, prompting her to buy books on history and a need to learn more. She refuses to use the Absorbascon to learn about history and was slowly learning more and more from the basic history that she had learned when she had crash-landed on Earth. Wouldn't her mother, the archeologist, be proud?

As she flew over the thick forest, she never noticed the dark red hooded figure silently following her in a motorcycle, blending in the traffic so she didn't suspect him. As the city came into view, Shayera flew higher until she was at least a few miles above the city, to make sure that the people of Gotham didn't see her. She knew how antsy Bruce gets about having other heroes show up unannounced or without him by their side in Gotham.

Shayera respected Bruce's territorial instincts, having her own instincts about Midway City. It might drive the others a little crazy, but it made sense to Shayera and it made her happy that she wasn't the only one in the team to have territorial instincts. After all, Midway City is her home and the people have adopted her as one of their own as well. It was a primitive instinct that Thanagarians have never evolved from. The need to defend and fight for home was engraved deep in Thanagar's DNA, despite obviously evolving into a more advanced species. It was common to see clan names engraved into the outpost of a family's home, the name Hol engraved in outposts to tell others that the territory belonged to her family. Shayera viewed Midway City as her aerie, it is her home and the people living in the city were her people to defend and fight for. She didn't need to engrave her name on any outpost as her name is often featured in the newspapers. It is an instinct that she isn't comfortable sharing with the others. She isn't sure if they would understand or not so she never talks about it to them, but perhaps one day she will explain to Bruce about her instincts. As she flew overhead, she clicked on the comm-link and attempted to communicate with Bruce. Static.

Frowning, Shayera settled on top of the New Trigate Bridge and tried again. Nothing but static again. Shayera removed her mask and took the communicator out of her ear to examine it. Nothing was wrong with it as far as she could tell. Shayera decided to just head towards Midway in order to figure out what was wrong. As she turned towards Midway, a glowing sphere was suddenly latched onto her left side. Turning in surprise, Shayera tried to unlatch it but it burst a series of bright lights into her face and she cried out in surprise. Shayera stumbled and almost fell off the bridge, feeling herself leaning over the edge and immediately backed away from the edge. She blinked hard, trying to stop the spots from taking over her vision. Whoever this criminal was, they did their homework. The lights wouldn't have bothered her so much because of the lenses in her mask, but these lights were bright enough to penetrate through them.

Reaching for her mace, Shayera heard someone run up behind her and flared her wings in an attempt to push the assailant back. She heard a grunt but then a sharp object impaled into her right wing, dragging her down. She felt her mace slip out of her hands as she hit the ground and heard her assailant get up. Her feral instincts kicked in, when she didn't want it. Feeling adrenaline pump through her veins and her instincts taking over, Shayera felt herself unleash the talon hand on the unsuspecting assailant. His cry of shock told her that if she timed it well, she might escape into the city and try to locate Bruce. Shayera gave a war cry and proceeded to try and swipe the young masked man. Who is he?

He wore a red mask-like helmet that shone in the light and wore a leather jacket, with jeans and combat boots. His utility belt though resembled much like Batman's belt and Shayera didn't doubt that whoever this young man is, he probably had the same arsenal as Batman. Shayera twisted out of his reach and slammed her shoulder into his chest, causing him to topple back. Quickly glancing around, she grabbed her mace and noticed the fire escape, quickly ran towards it. Her right wing throbbed in pain as she kept it folded against her body, not wanting to make the tear even bigger. As she neared the fire escape, a whip wrapped around her foot, causing her to fall. She turned to see a woman in all black leather, with a pointed cat ears cowl and goggles, smirk at her. Shayera blinked in surprise to see this new player but didn't think much as she pulled on the whip, forcing the woman to relinquish her weapon. Shayera quickly threw the whip over the side of the bridge and proceeded to launch herself onto the roof of the building across from her. She didn't have the most graceful landing, but she had an added little time to get away and search for Bruce.

As Shayera ran, she heard running footsteps behind her and stopped to fight back. She managed to land a punch on the helmet, but it did nothing to faze him as he whipped out a Taser and shocked her. Her high tolerance for electricity gave her the advantage to surprise him and she again punched him, this time she managed to knock him down but not out. As Shayera tried to double back and run, the whip-lady had returned. This time, instead of using the whip to restrain Shayera she used it to harm her. It was fortunate that Shayera had her armor, but she still blocked the attacks in an effort to grab the whip out of her hands. The woman proved to be a quick learner however and made sure to bring her whip back for faster attacks. Shayera hoped though that she can somehow still make an escape. Hearing the young man run from behind her, Shayera flared out her left wing and flapped hard, mace in hand in order to deliver a blow from above. She launched herself at a strange angle in the air but it got her away from the attempted attack from behind. Unfortunately, it made her vulnerable to the cat woman's whip. The whip wrapped around her leg and Shayera was slammed down to the ground where the red hooded man managed to get up from behind her and use an injector on her from underneath her mask. He knew about her weak point in her armor, somehow he knew along with the dosage needed to sedate her. It was the last thought Shayera had as she fell to the sedative, her mace falling from her clutching hand. This… man… knows too much about her… how?

Bruce

Bruce was near crime alley when he received an alarming call from Bluebird about her surveillance check. He stood up high in the building, overlooking the streets as he listened to what Harper discovered.

"It's your girlfriend, Hawkgirl-," she began before Bruce cut her off, "-She's not my girlfriend."

"Fine, your not-girlfriend-but-we-know-she's-something-to-you friend, Hawkgirl," said Harper, knowing Bruce was probably glaring at her from the other side of Gotham, "Is fighting somebody near the Trigate Bridge."

"Who is it?" asked Bruce, immediately heading towards the bridge to help Shayera. He should have sedated her to keep her in bed; it has only been two hours of rest and already this woman was up and running into battle.

"I don't know… he's wearing a red hood and he has someone helping him… it's Catwoman!"

Bruce froze but quickly snapped out of it. Selina was back? It has been over six years since he last saw her, her leaving Gotham in an effort to make her own fortunes. He had originally proposed to her six years ago but she turned him down, claiming to be a woman who can never be tied down. What was she doing back in Gotham? Is she just passing by and what business did she have to attack Hawkgirl? As Bruce grappled, Harper was giving him the rundown on what she was witnessing.

"She's hurt in her right wing, but she's still fighting… oh wow, do you think she can teach me how to do that? That looks like it must have hurt. Catwoman is trying to catch her for this guy… why is she doing this? Does he have something on her?"

Bruce didn't answer but it was a really good question. What did this Red Hood have over Selina, the Mistress of Blackmail? Bruce continued in his journey as Harper continued to narrate what she is witnessing, "Batman you have to let her teach me those moves! Oh… Batman, hurry! She's managed to make it towards a building directly in front of the bridge but her wing can't take her far and Catwoman just got her whip back! She's… they have her down! Batman, the Red Hood just injected her with something!"

Bruce pushed himself harder, needing to reach the building in time. He was scolding Shayera in his head, her brashness putting her in danger. It rarely happens, but Bruce knows that in the business of being a hero they should never allow their defenses to be low.

"Batman! They took her! I can't see where Hood is taking her, he's not showing up in any of the surveillance! You can still catch Catwoman though! She's not leaving the building."

Batman finally reached the building, not seeing the Red Hood or Shayera anywhere; Bruce quickly made his way to the roof and only managed to avoid Selina's roundhouse kick. He quickly apprehended her but Selina never made things easy for him. Using her natural flexibility, she managed to wriggle free and tried to knock Bruce down. Quickly anticipating her move, Bruce brought out his grappling gun and fired, quickly whipping it around Selina before she brought out her own whip and constricting her.

"Ouch, Bruce! Relax, I'm not going anywhere." said Selina. Bruce however narrowed his eyes at her, not feeling the mood to join in on her game. Shayera was somewhere God knows where with an unidentified villain who wants who knows what with her.

"I'm not playing games Selina," growled Bruce, "Who are you working for?"

"Still going straight to business I see," murmured Selina, noticing the way Bruce was stiff and rigid. He must still be sore about her rejection to his proposal six years ago. Selina looked at him and noticed how he hardly changed over the years, except for the scowl on his face. He was normally more neutral around her but she realized that while he physically looked the same, he wasn't the same on the inside.

"Who is he Selina?" demanded Bruce, frustrated at how she hasn't answered him yet. Every minute wasted will allow the Red Hood man to get farther away from them with Shayera.

"Don't know," replied Selina coolly, "He had video of me that I needed gone and I worked with him. I don't know why you are getting so worked up over it. I thought you didn't like having others encroaching on 'your city'."

"Times have changed Selina," said Bruce, "You'd have known if you had stuck around."

Yep. He was still sore. Selina though knew he will get over it and things will go back like the old times. They always had fights and they always managed to move on from them. Six years in Europe means nothing when they have history. Selina walked seductively towards Bruce and said, "He only wants questions Bruce, she'll be fine."

"Where has he taken her, Selina? I told you, I'm not playing games." growled Bruce a little louder. He spotted the mace a few feet away from him and went to retrieve it, in order to return it to Shayera once he found her. Selina blinked in surprise at his words and took a step back, realizing that Bruce was close to snapping.

"Somewhere in a building outside of Gotham near the docks," said Selina, "he's in an abandoned warehouse."

"Do you know why he needed Shayera?" asked Bruce.

"Shayera? Is that her name? He never said why, just told me to help him restrain her." said Selina. With that, she watched as Bruce turned around and proceeded to head towards the docks. Selina didn't think and followed him, wanting to see what exactly was going on. So much has changed apparently and she needed to know what the new dynamics are if she ever had a chance to navigate through Gotham. This Shayera woman clearly meant more to Bruce than he was letting on and Selina couldn't help but feel a slight twinge of jealousy at the thought.

Bruce tapped into his communicator and began to speak with Harper and Barbara, "I need you two to continue your patrols around the city."

"Don't you need backup, boss?" asked Harper, "What if Catwoman tries to double-cross you?"

"I can handle her," assured Bruce, hearing Selina scoff behind him, "just go about on your patrols unless I say otherwise."

"Will do," said Barbara with Harper only snorting on the other end. Bruce hung up and called on the jet, needing to have an advantage over this Red Hood character and needing to keep an eye on Selina, who he knew will be insistent on tagging along. Bruce heard the engines roar above him and saw the jet hover over him, waiting for his boarding. Using his grappler while Selina used her whip, they both boarded the jet and made their way to the docks.

Shayera

Shayera had woken up about five minutes after she had been knocked out, tied up in industrial chains in the back of a moving van. She still felt the effects of the sedatives so there wasn't any chance she had to escape from her captor. He was driving and Shayera decided to remain silent for now in order to gain back her strength. Based from what she could see through the windshield, they were nearing the docks based on the cranes she has seen on passing whenever she visited Gotham. As Shayera tried to test her strength, she felt the van pull up somewhere. The moonlight was gone and they were now inside a building.

The Red Hood man left the driver's seat and Shayera heard him walk around the van to open the backdoor. She looked at him and he looked at her. It was a strange staring contest that developed between them. Not sure what to do, Shayera said, "You know this isn't really the best way to pick up girls, right?"

"You're going to help me find someone." said the Red Hood. Shayera tilted her head and asked, "You could have just asked."

"Could I?" taunted Red Hood, "Tell me where Harley Quinn is."

Now Shayera sees the problem. She knows of course where Harley is. Harley still won't shut up about how boring Belle Reve is on most nights when she talked with Shayera. Shayera narrowed her eyes at Hood and asked, "Why?"

"If I told you, you'd snitch to the Bat." said the Hood with such ferocity in his voice when he mentioned Bruce. Shayera wondered what the connection was and proceeded to try her hand in using Bruce's method of interrogation.

"So you want to know about Harley because you want Batman?" asked Shayera.

"What? You're stupid," said the Red Hood, "I want her to get to the Joker." Well she didn't expect this at least. Shayera blinked and asked, "What makes you so sure that Harley knows where the Joker is?"

"She's his whore," snarled the Red Hood, "She'll bend over and take it with just one word from him. She's the closest thing he has to somebody to care."

"The Joker?!" asked Shayera disbelievingly. This kid needed serious help if he thought the Joker cared about anyone other than himself, "What do you want with him?"

"That's my business, now where is Harley Quinn?" asked Red Hood.

"What makes you so sure that I know where she is?" asked Shayera, wondering how this guy was getting his information.

"I've seen through the surveillance cameras around the city," said Red Hood, "you and the Bat did a pretty good job scrambling the system, but I'm not the Gotham PD or the Rogues. Where is Harley Quinn?"

"You're an idiot if you think Harley even knows where Joker is. They had a falling out years ago." said Shayera, glaring at the Red Hood. He only sat back on his heels and stared at her while she stared back. This man was not somebody who looked like she can negotiate out of if his insane intentions were to seek out the Joker. As far as Shayera knew, the clown was laying low for a while after his last defeat from Bruce's hands.

"Then you might know then darling," said Red Hood as he brought out a hunting knife from its sheathe. Shayera narrowed her eyes at him, not even intimidated by the knife. Shayera has obviously suffered through most wounds so whatever he throws at her will be nothing.

"Also, no. If you wanted the Joker, then you should have tried bringing this up with Batman." said Shayera, watching as not only did he get frustrated but angry based on his body language. Shayera could feel the last of the sedatives wear off but continued to play neutral so she can have the upper hand when the time comes. Her wing had healed and it wasn't in pain anymore, so Shayera needed to bide her time until she can fly away. Red Hood backed away and snarled, "As though I need the Bats help. He doesn't do anything for this city! I'm going to fix it by doing what he should have done a long time ago."

By then, a large humming was heard outside, causing the Red Hood to turn around to see who was joining and Shayera immediately knew that it was the Bat-Jet. Using her strength, she used Red Hood's distraction as her chance to break free from the chains, and quickly flew out of the van and hearing the Red Hood cry out, "NO!"

Shayera flew high above the Red Hood in the warehouse and made her way out of the building. Shayera saw Bruce leave the jet on autopilot and he leaped out to greet her. Her good mood was dashed though when she saw the same cat lady jump out after him. Shayera felt fury burn in her and felt the ferality nature almost take over. She quickly gained control, but she didn't stop herself from asking Bruce, "And who is she?"

Bruce turned to see Selina lean against the warehouse wall, and said, "This is Catwoman. She's a friend."

"Friend? She helped that psycho kidnap me!" cried out Shayera, wishing that she had her mace so she can bash in the smug woman's face. Bruce knew he made the right in not giving Shayera her mace back after seeing her look of rage on her face. He knows about Shayera's feral nature and decided it was best for the moment to leave her almost weaponless; she still had her talon hand after all. Shayera wanted to crush that woman and keep her away from Bruce. Bruce is her mate… whoa… where did that thought come from? Shayera knew her growing feelings for Bruce were there, but to have such a possessive thought come across her mind was something that she hasn't experienced.

"Where is he?" asked Bruce.

"Up here." said the Red Hood and the three looked up to see the Red Hood on top of the building with a large rocket launcher aimed at them. Quickly grabbing onto Bruce and the Catwoman from behind, Shayera flew up in the air to avoid the incoming missile, the blast actually creating a heat wave that helped Shayera soar above the Hood. Shayera felt Bruce brace and threw him and Catwoman towards the Red Hood for battle. She heard Catwoman give a cry of surprise and fear and smirked, watching as the woman quickly readjusted herself so she can land on the building gracefully. Shayera remained up high and waited as she watched Bruce and Catwoman fight the Red Hood. Seeing her opening, Shayera spread her wings for an extra push before folding them to her body and dive bombing towards the Red Hood. Using his distraction, she unleashed her talon hand managed to tear away his mask, surprising him as Bruce quickly delivered the knockout blow and knocked him unconscious face first to the ground.

Shayera flew down next to Bruce just as he turned the Red Hood over, getting a good look at his face.

"No," whispered Bruce, standing up abruptly and backing away. Shayera saw for the first time a look of horror and uneasiness pass through Bruce. She looked down at the Red Hood and saw the face of a young adult, somebody who can be no older than Tim by maybe two years. Shayera saw that he had red hair much like hers and a white streak on the front of his hairline. She looked at Bruce again to see him still staring at the Red Hood.

"Batman?" asked Shayera, "Do you know him?"

He didn't respond. Shayera watched as he continued to look at the young man and turned to Catwoman. Even she was in a state of shock. Shayera didn't know what to make of the situation and decided to remain silent for now. As the Gotham PD arrived, having received a message from Batman earlier on. The sound of the sirens was what snapped Bruce and Catwoman out of their stupor. Shayera was about to reach for the young man to turn him over when she felt Bruce's hand on her shoulder. Turning in surprise, she could read the indecision in his body stance and asked, "What's wrong?"

"He can't be taken in." said Bruce and Shayera was shocked at his words.

"Why?"

"Just… not now." said Bruce. Shayera can hear the strain in his voice and could only hesitate and ask, "Then what do you want me to do?"

"Let him go." was all Bruce said and Shayera blinked in shock at his words. Seeing the distress in his body language though was what helped Shayera make her next decision. Shayera set her mace at its lowing setting, something akin to a low-powered Taser, and shocked the young man awake. He sat up in surprise and jerked around until he was on his two feet. Shocked, the young man touched his face in horror as he stared at Bruce. Shayera only watched and waited to see Bruce allow the young man to escape. She looked at Bruce in confusion and a small form of anger. This man, the same man who upheld justice and honor in high regard, had told her to allow the young man to escape. What was even more surprising was when he jerked his head over to Catwoman to leave.

Catwoman had quickly left and Shayera was happy to see her gone, at least. As Bruce explained to Gordon how the Red Hood had escaped, Shayera remained silent in contemplation until all was resolved. She and Bruce looked at each other hard and she only sighed and tilted her head for answers. Bruce remained silent, unsure as to how to present Shayera with this new information and revelation. How do you explain to someone that you just saw the face of someone who is supposed to be dead?

"I'll explain back at the cave." was all he said as he jumped back into his Jet. Shayera followed him, keeping herself hidden in the clouds so as not to attract unwanted attention. The fly to the cave was silent as Shayera knew that Bruce is in a precarious footing and needed time to himself. Shayera was questioning herself though, wondering why she allowed the young man to get away instead of handing over to the police, why she was feeling more betrayed over his decision in letting the Catwoman get away, and why she (the Detective!) had done so. Was it her feelings for Bruce that made her forget her vows as an officer of the law? If so, Shayera began to doubt herself.

As they entered the Batcave, Shayera flew next to Alfred and waited until Bruce got out of his plane.

Sensing the tension, Alfred could tell when an argument was coming so he served the tea and left as Bruce leapt out of the jet. Shayera waited until he sat down before asking, "Why did you ask me to do that?"

"His name is Jason." said Bruce. Shayera didn't say anything and waited as Bruce continued, "Before Tim, I had taken under my wing a young boy by the name of Jason Todd. He was a promising young man, someone who took on the mantle of Robin very quickly. I love him like a son."

"What happened?" asked Shayera.

"The Joker." was all Bruce had to say for Shayera to understand, "I tried to save him, but I was too late. When I arrived, I found Jason buried under rubble and dead."

Shayera could tell it was getting difficult for Bruce to speak and said, "You don't have to explain Bruce."

"I do, Shayera," he said, "I have asked you to go against your code and I need to explain myself before you think little of me."

"I'd never think little of you Bruce. I may question your motives a little, but I never once thought of you as a petty man." assured Shayera, watching as Bruce relaxed at her words. He turned to her and said, "I need to know how he is back. He was dead in my arms and to see him tonight… I need to know who and why. I also need to find him, to help him. Something's not right with him."

"He was seeking the Joker. The main purpose behind tonight's events was so he can know where Harley is so he can know where the Joker is." said Shayera.

"Is she still in Belle Reve?" asked Bruce.

"Yes, she often complains every other night about the food but she's otherwise fine." said Shayera.

"Good, so long as she stays there then Jason is at a dead end. Do you know what Belle Reve is doing with Harley in there?" asked Bruce.

"Not much," said Shayera, "The only thing Harley could tell me was that she is working with other criminals such as Deadshot and Captain Boomerang. Whatever is in Belle Reve, Waller is keeping a very tight lip about the going on inside the building."

"You said that not even the Absorbascon could hack into the building." said Bruce.

"That is true."

"Does it worry you?" asked Bruce.

"I trust Waller to not do anything devious. I may question her methods of justice but I don't doubt that she is doing things to protect humanity." said Shayera. Bruce was about to call it a night when he noticed Shayera's uncomfortable stance. He looked at her and removed his cowl, prompting Shayera to remove her mask. Their faces were both exposed for one another to be able to read. Bruce looked exhausted and aged while Shayera's was strained and unsure.

"What's wrong?" asked Bruce, quietly and hoping that he didn't sound as neutral as he normally does. Shayera sighed and said, "I'm not going to do that again."

"Do what?"

"Let criminals go again." said Shayera, crossing her arms over her chest.

"I won't expect you to," promised Bruce, "Although you do let Harley go every now and then."

"Harley goes back into prison without me having to ask. We put on a show for Waller so Harley won't get into trouble. What happened tonight Bruce, I don't know what kind of a detective I can be if I allowed myself to let the two go tonight." confessed Shayera. Bruce now saw what was troubling Shayera. She was conflicted about her duties as a detective and her role as a friend to Bruce. Bruce got up from his seat and did something she didn't expect him to do. He hugged her and kept her close to him and he said, "I want to thank you for tonight. You helped me discover that Jason is alive and that he needs my help and I also want to thank you for helping me get over six years of a jilted and bruised ego."

"Your jilted and bruised ego? What does that mean?" chuckled Shayera as she took a deep breath and inhaled Bruce's scent, marking it into her head.

"Six years ago, I had proposed to a woman named Selina Kyle. We had a history that began since I first started as Batman. When the time came when I thought that she felt the same way, I had proposed to her but she rejected me. I thought that it would have been difficult to forget her because we had such a history, but then five years ago an angel fell from the stars and landed into my life." said Bruce, feeling Shayera stiffen a little as she realized he was talking about her, "I didn't think I'd fall for an alien cop who understood me so well."

"And I didn't think I'd fall for the bat-costumed playboy." teased Shayera, feeling Bruce stiffen in shock. They both looked at each, assessing each other's words before a smile played on both their faces. Bruce leaned in as Shayera reached towards him, only being a head shorter than Bruce. Their lips met and the coldness of the cave slipped away as they were surrounded in a warm glow. Bruce actually being surrounded by Shayera's warm wings, her feathered hug keeping him close to herself.

"Ahem." a light cough was heard and Shayera and Bruce broke apart to see Alfred behind them with a small smile on his face. Shayera and Bruce blushed a little and backed away from each other, each smiling more at the feelings they were experiencing rather than getting caught.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow for Monitor Duty?" asked Shayera.

"Yes," smiled Bruce, "I'll be there."

When Shayera had left with another hug, Bruce was left with a smirking butler.

"I knew it." said Alfred.

"You knew nothing." said Bruce.

"Five years watching that friendship grow. That's how long I spent wondering whether or not you two will finally be together. I dare say, Master Richard and Master Tim now owe me around twenty quid." said Alfred. Bruce snorted at his old friend and said, "You all made bets?"

"Miss Barbara and Miss Harper had lost two weeks ago, I told them you'd be together around the time she had first crash-landed into Gotham." said Alfred. Blinking at his words, Bruce looked at the calendar to see that it was indeed close to the anniversary when Shayera had entered Earth. Deciding to do something later, Bruce was about to get ready to go back in patrol when he received a call from J'onn.

"There is an urgent matter at Ajuris 4. We need someone to help us delegate." said J'onn.

"Why not get Diana or Superman?" asked Bruce.

"They are already here but Superman insists in calling in for your services." said J'onn.

"Alright," said Bruce, "Who else is coming along?"

"Flash and I will be joining you. Lantern is currently in an off world mission and will meet us along the way. We decided to leave Hawkgirl behind to man the Watchtower." said J'onn.

"Does she know?" asked Batman.

"She is on her way back to Midway to fill in a night shift in order to be here in the morning," said J'onn, "Flash has left Javelin 3 on top of the Midway Police Department so she can reach the Watchtower."

"Alright, bring me up." said Bruce and he felt the familiar feelings of the zeta-beam take him up to the Watchtower.

Shayera was currently organizing her attic, wanting to leave it clean before she had to make it to the Watchtower in a few hours. Another all nighter for her and Shayera knew that eventually she'll be considered more bat than Bruce. As Shayera was about to leave, her senses were on high alert and she managed to stop Catwoman from hitting her with a roundhouse kick.

"Stay away from him." threatened Catwoman. Shayera sneered at her and said, "Selina Kyle I presume? What makes you think I'd listen to whatever you have to say?"

"I know him," said Selina, "and I know that his relationships never last long."

"No, his relationship with you only ended because you decided to leave him." said Shayera. Selina sneered at Shayera and said, "I know him and I know that-"

"You were gone for six years. I've been there for him for five. If you think I'd let some declawed cat come into my home, my city, my territory, and my mate's home then you have another thing coming!" snarled Shayera. Selina blinked as she saw the eyes dilate into a predator's slit. She called Bruce her mate and Selina knew from following the news that Hawkgirl was from another world. Did she see Bruce as her mate then? As a life partner?

"Get out of my aerie!" snarled Shayera, her feral instincts once again taking over. As she watched Catwoman leave, Shayera calmed down. This new instinct was overwhelming. It was taking over her senses gradually and she needed to find a way to contain them. She wasn't sure what Bruce will think about it, but she needed help. There wasn't any Thanagarians around to help her so much of what she knows is based on hearing from other people. She needed to know things now before things got out of hand. Flying out, Shayera began to perform her shift before morning as Bruce left towards Ajuris 4 with almost the entire team, all unaware of the immortal who was currently changing time.

Hey readers, so its finals week! Yay! Kill me! I decided to upload this now before my brain turns to mush. Hope you liked the chapter :) up next, A Savage Time.