Another Friday night...

Batwoman crashed through the skylight, drawing the criminal's attention as the redhead's cape fluttered around her. She landed gracefully as the men started, shocked, then with a feral cry they charged forward. With a almost casual gesture she extended her battle staff then ripped into them, using it and her martial arts skills to hold them back.

Question smiled as she used the distraction to slip inside, quietly collecting documents the criminals had been going over. Once that was done she tool a gas bomb from her leather jacket and tossed it into the chaos, then charged in fists swinging.

Grinning Batwoman reached the Question as they fought back to back against their numerous foes, the tide turning against their foes despite the seeming bad odds. The gas plus their superior skills finally won the day, and within a few minutes they were surrounded by stunned men as the rest fled blindly into the night.

"About time you got here," Batwoman joked, leaning tiredly against her lover.

"I like being fashionably late," Question joked back, smiling under her faceless mask. Gently she asked, "You all right?"

"I'm fine," she gently reassured her, Batwoman straightening up as they stepped over the stunned men covering the ground. "Well, there's Geist, and that's Mr. Positive, the west side dealer." she noted two of the out cold men.

"Called the police already," Question nodded. She patted her jacket, "And it looks like they were planning something, so we'll go over this later."

Batwoman nodded as they heard alarms off in the distance, "Let's go."

Both would have liked to wait around to talk with the cops, but the police in Gotham had a uneasy relationship with their resident vigilantes. Officially they did not approve of costumed heroes and were supposed to arrest then, but unofficially Commissioner Gordon and others had worked with Batman. Beat cops and detectives were left to decide how to handle the costumed heroes themselves, and their reactions varied a lot.

Captain Maggie Sawyer frowned as her team of officers collected the men, the brown haired older woman considering the voice of the woman who phoned in the tip. She couldn't be sure, the voice was muffled, but she thought it was Renee Montoya.

"I want Geist and Mr. Positive questioned," Maggie ordered as the men were hauled into the armored transports, "and run everyone through the database."

"CSI is tagging and bagging the drugs," Harvey Bullock noted, the bulky, muscular man sucking on a toothpick to distract himself from the need to smoke.

"Any descriptions of who took them down?" Maggie asked curiously, studying the scene with the skilled eye of a long time investigator.

"No-face and the new Bat-chick," Harv answered dryly, the big man hiding a smile as he knew how she'd react to that description.

"Don't call her 'chick,' she'd probably kick your ass," Maggie noted. "So, Batwoman and the Question, again..."

"They've been as busy as Batman, lately," Harv noted with a twinge of admiration. "Brought in Calendar King and his gang the Monday Men."

Maggie shook her head ruefully, "What a town."

"You got that right," Harv chuckled, having helped the latest Killer Moth a few nights ago, along with the Tiger-Man.

Up on a rooftop nearby Batwoman took the modified parabolic antenna and moved away, turning to Question as she relayed some of the conversations. "Looks like they have things well in hand," she noted as they moved off.

"I wish we could stick around," Question made a face.

"Gordon may approve of us, but the Mayor doesn't," Batwoman noted, "until that changes we can't have a official relationship with the police."

The two women dropped into a nearby alley, climbing into the unmarked car with tinted windows. "Oh, I know," Question agreed as she released the gas that de-sealed her unique mask, "it's just frustrating."

"Agreed," Batwoman nodded as they drove off.

Later that evening the two women relaxed in Kate Kane's penthouse, the redhead smiling at Renee as they drank some coffee and went over the documents. They had changed out of 'work' gear and were just in night clothes and robes, both planning to call it a night. Presuming nothing else came up, of course.

"Looks like they were planning to hit Wayne tech," Renee noted, "but they don't seem to have any security details." She wore a old robe she had bought before moving in with Kate, along with t-shirt and boxers. She looked oddly masculine yet sort of cute, at least in Kate's eyes.

"Want to just let them crash and burn against the company's guards?" Kate asked curiously. She smirked, "Assuming any of the gang will even go through with it, now." The redhead was wearing some fairly racy panties and bra under her robe, and hid a smile at Renee's reactions. She loved teasing her somewhat stoic lover, though she wouldn't admit it.

"Someone will try it," Renee offered, "they aren't too bright, criminals."

"Well, most aren't," Kate corrected.

"Yeah," Renee acknowledged. She thought about it, "Let's warn Wayne security, then keep an eye on the place. Can't hurt."

"Fair enough," Kate agreed, smiling.

Before they could say anything more, the doorbell rang. Both women exchanged questioning looks, then Renee moved to get the door. "Let me," she murmured as she belted her robe, "I'm a bit better dressed for company."

"True," Kate belted her own robe, noting that even with it she still struck a sexy figure.

Renee looked through the peephole and blinked, before opening the door. "Ah, hi Maggie," Renee smiled at her old boss weakly, wishing she had more clothes on.

Maggie was clearly fighting a smirk as she stood in the doorway, looking over the suite and the two women. "I'm sorry," she said mildly, "am I interrupting?"

Kate sat down in a chair facing the door, reasoning it might be a bit more dignified. "We were just talking," she said, smiling.

"Ah, yeah," Renee agreed.

Maggie smiled wryly as the jacket wearing woman stepped inside, her hands in her coat pockets as she noted, "I'm sorry to intrude, but Renee listed this address on her investigator's license and I needed to see her."

"I'll be in the bedroom," Kate gracefully got up, hips swaying slightly as she left the living room to them both.

"Wow," Maggie murmured, probably unconsciously as she watched the bombshell leave.

Renee knew she probably should be annoyed, but to be honest she really couldn't blame the other woman. Hell, she had the same reaction herself, often enough! Leading her over to the couch Renee asked, "What can I do for you, captain?"

Maggie sat down, taking a second to study Renee. In the weeks after her police partner's death Renee had spiraled down in depression and into the bottle, then dropped out of sight. She returned to Gotham some months later, and since then had established herself as a private investigator. Looking at her now Maggie was struck by how much more calm and balanced the woman was, compared to what she had been like.

"If I asked you where you were tonight, what sort of answer would I get?" Maggie asked after a moment.

Renee gave her a look, "I was here with Kate, actually." A faint blush colored her cheeks as she added, "We were a little... busy."

Maggie fought back a chuckle. "Well, that's certainly understandable," she admitted. She hesitated, unsure of her suspicions, then decided to go for it. "If you see the Question," she said as she got back up and walked to the door, "you might suggest she uses a voice changer when calling in tips."

"If I see her, I'll do that," Renee offered as Maggie stepped out the door.

"Good," Maggie smiled and left.

Kate returned to the living room, having listened in to quite a bit of the conversation. "Do you think she knows...?" she asked curiously.

"Probably," Renee admitted after a moment. "Hell, she's a very good detective, Kate. It wouldn't surprise me if she knew who Superman is."

Kate took Renee's hand as she smiled wryly, "We'll just have to be careful not to break the law too obviously, then."

"That'll be fun," Renee laughed.

Kate took her hand, smirking slightly. "Do you know it's still illegal in Gotham to preform homosexual acts?" she asked. She winked, "Let's go violate the law a bit."

"Let's," Renee laughed as she followed her into the bedroom.

To be continued...

Notes: Wanted to get back with Kate & Renee again, so here we are. It's been heavily implied that Gordon knows that Bruce Wayne is Batman, so I felt it wouldn't be unlikely Maggie might know about Renee, especially since they worked together.