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Tigerlily: Well we made it. I was able to write the last chapter before-
*Suddenly Squall, Zell, Seifer, Quistis, Rinoa, and Selphie walk into the room.*
Tigerlily: Um.Nevermind.
Irvine: Selphie, love? What are you doing here?
Selphie: Why did you leave so suddenly, Irvy?
Irvine: I've heard a lot about this Lily person. I at least wanted to warn her about the guys.
Tigerlily: Warn me? About what?
Squall: Which one of you is Mirai Trunks?
Tigerlily: He's.in the kitchen? What's the problem?
Squall: Get him out here now!
Tigerlily: Hey! This is my house buddy! No one tells me what to do. Even if you are a hottie. And if I didn't have my Mirai Clone, I'd be making plans to clone my very own Squall!
*Rinoa glares at me, but doesn't do anything.*
Mirai Clone: What's going on? Who are these people?
Tigerlily: This is Squall and the rest of the Final Fantasy VIII cast.
Squall: You Mirai Trunks?
Mirai Clone: Yeah.
Seifer: If you're the Mirai we're looking for, you have a lot of explaining to do!
Mirai Clone: Who are you and what do you want with me?
Squall: You know very well what we want, pretty boy!
Tigerlily: Ok, guys, back off a minute here. Squall, what's the matter?
Squall: There's been some rumor going around that this Mirai guy thinks he's the greatest swordsman in Japanese animation. We're here to make him back up that claim.
Mirai Clone: What are you talking about? I never said that.
Seifer: Likely story.
Squall: Listen buddy, we're gonna settle this right here, right now. Seifer and I already brought our gunblades with us.
Mystic Gohan Clone: Gunblades? What are those?
Tigerlily: They're a wicked cool weapon that's basically a mixture of a sword and a gun. Squall? You wanna show him what I mean?
*Squall unsheathes his gunblade from its case, and holds it up infront of him. Seifer does the same as the two glare at Mirai. Cautiously, Mirai reaches up and grabs hold of the handle of his own sword, in case either tries to make a move.*
Tigerlily: Guys. Cool it. No one's gonna be fighting in my house. My homeowner's insurance won't cover this.
Mirai Clone: Listen, I don't know who you two are, or where you might have gotten this idea, but that doesn't mean I still won't protect my honor as a Saiyan Prince.
Mystic Gohan Clone: You'll have to deal with me too.
Mirai Clone: I appreciate the thought, Gohan. But this is my fight.
Mystic Gohan Clone: Not if there's two of them.
Tigerlily: Guys! There's not going to be any fighting at all! Now back off!
Squall: You talk of settling for the sake of honor. What of our own?
Mirai Clone: Look. I'm not going to say this again. I *never* said I was the best swordsman in Japanese animation, or anywhere else.
Squall: Well if you didn't say it, that who did?
*There's complete silence for a moment, before Gambit, Gohan, Mirai, and Neil all turn to look at me. I sweatdrop and the Final Fantasy VIII crew turn to look at me too.*
Tigerlily: Um.sorry?
Gambit: Chere? This is all your doing?
Tigerlily: Maybe.
Mirai Clone: Let me get this straight. You've been telling everyone that I'm the greatest swordsman alive? With people like this out there? Just one question Lily. Are you *trying* to get me killed?!
Tigerlily: Sorry! It's just that.can you blame me? You're so cool! And you know as well as I do how obsessed I am over you! I cloned you for Kami's sake!!
Neil Clone: Well, the first step to getting help *is* admitting you have a problem.
Tigerlily: You too, Neil?
Mirai Clone: *Anyway*, I'm sorry you all had to come this way, but as you can see, I'm not at fault. And please forgive Lily. She's insane.
Neil Clone: And you're just *now* realizing this?
Tigerlily: Watch it Neil. Or have you forgotten about the Final Fantasy Movie fanfiction I've been writing?
Squall: You're writing a Final Fantasy fanfiction?
Tigerlily: Yeah, but it's based on the movie characters, not FFVIII. Sorry. But.give me some time and it can be arranged.
Squall: Whatever. We've gotta get going anyway. We've got a SeeD mission to get moving on anyway.
Zell: Ah, man. It completely slipped my mind.
Tigerlily: SeeD mission? And.Seifer is with you? Since when is *he* a member of SeeD?
Seifer: None of your business little girl.
Tigerlily: Why you-let me at him! Let me at him! I'll kill him! I'll rip him apart! I'll shove that gunblade so far up his-
*Gohan, Mirai, Neil, and Gambit struggle to hold me back as Seifer smirks at me. Mirai shakes his head.*
Mirai Clone: You should *never* call her a little girl. Bad consequences, man.
Seifer: And that scares me..how?
Tigerlily: Why you little, double-crossing son of a-
Squall: Alright. That's enough Seifer. We've gotta get a move on. Professor Cid is waiting for us back at Garden. And if you start that FFVIII fic, you can expect us again.
Neil Clone: Sid? Isn't he.?
Tigerlily: Never mind, Neil. I'll explain later. Besides, I gotta get a move on myself. I still have a story to write.
Quistis: Sorry for the misunderstanding. We're sorry to bother you.
Tigerlily: Don't worry about it. And thanks for stopping by. It was a real honor and *priviledge* to meet *the* Squall Leonhart!
*Squall, Seifer, Zell, Irvine, Rinoa, Quistis, and Selphie leave.*
Mirai Clone: Lily.? Disclaimer.?
Tigerlily: Huh? Oh, right. Thank you. Ok, here goes. As always, I do not own any characters associated with Birds of Prey. I'm beginning to think I may need to either, since I have my entourage. So, without further delay, the next chapter of my very first BOP fiction.
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What Legends Are Made Of Chapter Four: Mentor
Barbara smiled at Alfred and Dinah as she made her way into the kitchen.
"You're leaving them alone? Aren't you afraid something might happen? If they kill each other I'm not cleaning it up." Dinah said as Barbara smiled.
"No. Helena's fine. She's calmed down. They're just talking now. No harm in that." Barbara said.
"It is so nice to have Master Bruce back in town again. With any luck, maybe he can get Miss Helena to come around to the Mansion more often." Alfred said.
"I wouldn't be in such a hurry Alfred. They have a lot to work through first. Might be a while before Helena's ready to do any such thing. Only time will tell." Barbara said.
"So tell me, exactly how long have you been doing this with Barbara?" Bruce asked.
"God, it's been so long. Seems like just yesterday. About two months after my....mother's murder, Barbara took me in. After a while, I found out exactly what had happened to her...and more specifically, how it was all connected. My mother's murder, Barbara's accident, everything. I learned that it was all because of the Joker, and his war against you. And because of that....I blamed you for everything. That was years ago. Things have changed now. I've changed." Helena said as Bruce nodded.
"I see. You have no idea how much it killed me when I found out Helena. I blamed myself too. The only difference is that I still do. Because it was my battle with the Joker. And the people I loved should have never been caught in the crossfire. But they were. I'm only glad that he never knew about you." Bruce said as Helena looked at him curiously.
"Me? What do you mean?" Helena asked.
"I never knew about you back then. I see now it was for your own safety, and I'm glad Selina kept it to herself. If anyone else had found out....if the *Joker* had found out that I had a daughter...." Bruce began.
There was silence for a few minutes, until Bruce looked up at Helena and smiled at her.
"Anyway, I know it's a lot to ask, kitten, but I was wondereing if you'd consider moving in with me at the Mansion? I'd like to see how evoled your skills are and maybe I can train you a little myself.....if that's ok, I mean...." Bruce began. After a minute, Helena smiled as she nodded at her father.
"I'd like that. But I'm not exactly ready. Not yet. I'm sorry. Can we just take it a little slower? You can tell me about yourself, teach me a few of your moves.....and we'll go from there....ok?" Helena asked. Bruce smiled as he nodded.
"It sounds like a plan."
Dinah blinked in surprise as she peeked into the room, before quietly shutting the door again, and looking is shock at Barbara and Alfred.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Barbara asked a little concerned. Maybe leaving the two of them alone was a bad idea after all.
"Nothing. They're.....they're talking.....and I can't believe I'm saying this, but Helena's actually laughing." Dinah said in shock.
"Oh, so they're getting along afterall, this is wonderful news. I believe I shall wipe up some of Master Bruce's and Miss Helena's favorite snack to celebrate." Alfred said, turning back to the kitchen.
"I......I still can't believe it." Dinah said as Barbara smiled at her.
"It's not that hard to believe, Dinah. He never knew. You can't blame him for leaving. It was just.....something he had to do. I'm glad she's forgiven him. It'll be good for her to get to know him, for him, and not the legends she's heard." Barbara said as Dinah shook her head at the red head before her.
"No, not that. I didn't know Helena knew how to laugh." Dinah said.
Barbara chuckled to herself before wheeling into the room to join the father and daughter in the opposite room, Dinah right behind her.
"Barbara. You never told me you and Nightwing had a thing." Helena said with a laugh as Barbara's eyes widened in shock, before turning to glare at Bruce who just smiled softly.
"Sorry. Didn't know it was a secret." Bruce said.
"I.....I still can't believe it. You're really him! I'm.......I mean this is........this is.......wow." Dinah said speechless.
"You're the Black Canary's daughter?" Bruce asked curiously as Dinah eyes softened and she smiled sadly at him and nodded.
"Yeah. I'm Dinah." Dinah said as Bruce nodded at her.
"It's a pleasure. You're mother was, a wonderful person and a great friend and ally of mine." Bruce said softly.
"I know. It's ironic that I'm such good friends with Helena though, you know since our Mom didn't get along, I mean." Dinah said.
Bruce hesitated a moment before smiling at her sadly and nodding.
"So um, Bruce, are you staying for good? I mean, uh.....you are staying in New Gothem now, right?" Barbara asked as Bruce looked at Helena before nodding.
"Yes. I have ever reason to." Bruce said as Helena smiled softly at her father.
"So do you think you could teach me a few of those famous moves too? I mean, since you're teach Helena and all......" Dinah said as Helena frowned at the blonde girl.
"Anyone ever tell you that easedropping is incredibly rude?" Helena asked as Dinah blushed.
"I'd like that very much, Dinah. Can I ask you something myself?" Bruce asked as Dinah smiled at him.
"My power is mainly routed with mental powers and such. And I think I've almost mastered the 'Canary Cry'." Dinah said as Bruce nodded.
"She's be proud." Bruce said.
"Master Bruce. Miss Helena. I thought you might enjoy a little snack." Alfred said, coming into the room with a tray in his hands.
"Thanks Alfred. Helpful as always. It's nice to see you again." Bruce said as Aldred smiled at him.
"You too, sir, you too."
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Tigerlily: Well we made it. I was able to write the last chapter before-
*Suddenly Squall, Zell, Seifer, Quistis, Rinoa, and Selphie walk into the room.*
Tigerlily: Um.Nevermind.
Irvine: Selphie, love? What are you doing here?
Selphie: Why did you leave so suddenly, Irvy?
Irvine: I've heard a lot about this Lily person. I at least wanted to warn her about the guys.
Tigerlily: Warn me? About what?
Squall: Which one of you is Mirai Trunks?
Tigerlily: He's.in the kitchen? What's the problem?
Squall: Get him out here now!
Tigerlily: Hey! This is my house buddy! No one tells me what to do. Even if you are a hottie. And if I didn't have my Mirai Clone, I'd be making plans to clone my very own Squall!
*Rinoa glares at me, but doesn't do anything.*
Mirai Clone: What's going on? Who are these people?
Tigerlily: This is Squall and the rest of the Final Fantasy VIII cast.
Squall: You Mirai Trunks?
Mirai Clone: Yeah.
Seifer: If you're the Mirai we're looking for, you have a lot of explaining to do!
Mirai Clone: Who are you and what do you want with me?
Squall: You know very well what we want, pretty boy!
Tigerlily: Ok, guys, back off a minute here. Squall, what's the matter?
Squall: There's been some rumor going around that this Mirai guy thinks he's the greatest swordsman in Japanese animation. We're here to make him back up that claim.
Mirai Clone: What are you talking about? I never said that.
Seifer: Likely story.
Squall: Listen buddy, we're gonna settle this right here, right now. Seifer and I already brought our gunblades with us.
Mystic Gohan Clone: Gunblades? What are those?
Tigerlily: They're a wicked cool weapon that's basically a mixture of a sword and a gun. Squall? You wanna show him what I mean?
*Squall unsheathes his gunblade from its case, and holds it up infront of him. Seifer does the same as the two glare at Mirai. Cautiously, Mirai reaches up and grabs hold of the handle of his own sword, in case either tries to make a move.*
Tigerlily: Guys. Cool it. No one's gonna be fighting in my house. My homeowner's insurance won't cover this.
Mirai Clone: Listen, I don't know who you two are, or where you might have gotten this idea, but that doesn't mean I still won't protect my honor as a Saiyan Prince.
Mystic Gohan Clone: You'll have to deal with me too.
Mirai Clone: I appreciate the thought, Gohan. But this is my fight.
Mystic Gohan Clone: Not if there's two of them.
Tigerlily: Guys! There's not going to be any fighting at all! Now back off!
Squall: You talk of settling for the sake of honor. What of our own?
Mirai Clone: Look. I'm not going to say this again. I *never* said I was the best swordsman in Japanese animation, or anywhere else.
Squall: Well if you didn't say it, that who did?
*There's complete silence for a moment, before Gambit, Gohan, Mirai, and Neil all turn to look at me. I sweatdrop and the Final Fantasy VIII crew turn to look at me too.*
Tigerlily: Um.sorry?
Gambit: Chere? This is all your doing?
Tigerlily: Maybe.
Mirai Clone: Let me get this straight. You've been telling everyone that I'm the greatest swordsman alive? With people like this out there? Just one question Lily. Are you *trying* to get me killed?!
Tigerlily: Sorry! It's just that.can you blame me? You're so cool! And you know as well as I do how obsessed I am over you! I cloned you for Kami's sake!!
Neil Clone: Well, the first step to getting help *is* admitting you have a problem.
Tigerlily: You too, Neil?
Mirai Clone: *Anyway*, I'm sorry you all had to come this way, but as you can see, I'm not at fault. And please forgive Lily. She's insane.
Neil Clone: And you're just *now* realizing this?
Tigerlily: Watch it Neil. Or have you forgotten about the Final Fantasy Movie fanfiction I've been writing?
Squall: You're writing a Final Fantasy fanfiction?
Tigerlily: Yeah, but it's based on the movie characters, not FFVIII. Sorry. But.give me some time and it can be arranged.
Squall: Whatever. We've gotta get going anyway. We've got a SeeD mission to get moving on anyway.
Zell: Ah, man. It completely slipped my mind.
Tigerlily: SeeD mission? And.Seifer is with you? Since when is *he* a member of SeeD?
Seifer: None of your business little girl.
Tigerlily: Why you-let me at him! Let me at him! I'll kill him! I'll rip him apart! I'll shove that gunblade so far up his-
*Gohan, Mirai, Neil, and Gambit struggle to hold me back as Seifer smirks at me. Mirai shakes his head.*
Mirai Clone: You should *never* call her a little girl. Bad consequences, man.
Seifer: And that scares me..how?
Tigerlily: Why you little, double-crossing son of a-
Squall: Alright. That's enough Seifer. We've gotta get a move on. Professor Cid is waiting for us back at Garden. And if you start that FFVIII fic, you can expect us again.
Neil Clone: Sid? Isn't he.?
Tigerlily: Never mind, Neil. I'll explain later. Besides, I gotta get a move on myself. I still have a story to write.
Quistis: Sorry for the misunderstanding. We're sorry to bother you.
Tigerlily: Don't worry about it. And thanks for stopping by. It was a real honor and *priviledge* to meet *the* Squall Leonhart!
*Squall, Seifer, Zell, Irvine, Rinoa, Quistis, and Selphie leave.*
Mirai Clone: Lily.? Disclaimer.?
Tigerlily: Huh? Oh, right. Thank you. Ok, here goes. As always, I do not own any characters associated with Birds of Prey. I'm beginning to think I may need to either, since I have my entourage. So, without further delay, the next chapter of my very first BOP fiction.
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What Legends Are Made Of Chapter Four: Mentor
Barbara smiled at Alfred and Dinah as she made her way into the kitchen.
"You're leaving them alone? Aren't you afraid something might happen? If they kill each other I'm not cleaning it up." Dinah said as Barbara smiled.
"No. Helena's fine. She's calmed down. They're just talking now. No harm in that." Barbara said.
"It is so nice to have Master Bruce back in town again. With any luck, maybe he can get Miss Helena to come around to the Mansion more often." Alfred said.
"I wouldn't be in such a hurry Alfred. They have a lot to work through first. Might be a while before Helena's ready to do any such thing. Only time will tell." Barbara said.
"So tell me, exactly how long have you been doing this with Barbara?" Bruce asked.
"God, it's been so long. Seems like just yesterday. About two months after my....mother's murder, Barbara took me in. After a while, I found out exactly what had happened to her...and more specifically, how it was all connected. My mother's murder, Barbara's accident, everything. I learned that it was all because of the Joker, and his war against you. And because of that....I blamed you for everything. That was years ago. Things have changed now. I've changed." Helena said as Bruce nodded.
"I see. You have no idea how much it killed me when I found out Helena. I blamed myself too. The only difference is that I still do. Because it was my battle with the Joker. And the people I loved should have never been caught in the crossfire. But they were. I'm only glad that he never knew about you." Bruce said as Helena looked at him curiously.
"Me? What do you mean?" Helena asked.
"I never knew about you back then. I see now it was for your own safety, and I'm glad Selina kept it to herself. If anyone else had found out....if the *Joker* had found out that I had a daughter...." Bruce began.
There was silence for a few minutes, until Bruce looked up at Helena and smiled at her.
"Anyway, I know it's a lot to ask, kitten, but I was wondereing if you'd consider moving in with me at the Mansion? I'd like to see how evoled your skills are and maybe I can train you a little myself.....if that's ok, I mean...." Bruce began. After a minute, Helena smiled as she nodded at her father.
"I'd like that. But I'm not exactly ready. Not yet. I'm sorry. Can we just take it a little slower? You can tell me about yourself, teach me a few of your moves.....and we'll go from there....ok?" Helena asked. Bruce smiled as he nodded.
"It sounds like a plan."
Dinah blinked in surprise as she peeked into the room, before quietly shutting the door again, and looking is shock at Barbara and Alfred.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Barbara asked a little concerned. Maybe leaving the two of them alone was a bad idea after all.
"Nothing. They're.....they're talking.....and I can't believe I'm saying this, but Helena's actually laughing." Dinah said in shock.
"Oh, so they're getting along afterall, this is wonderful news. I believe I shall wipe up some of Master Bruce's and Miss Helena's favorite snack to celebrate." Alfred said, turning back to the kitchen.
"I......I still can't believe it." Dinah said as Barbara smiled at her.
"It's not that hard to believe, Dinah. He never knew. You can't blame him for leaving. It was just.....something he had to do. I'm glad she's forgiven him. It'll be good for her to get to know him, for him, and not the legends she's heard." Barbara said as Dinah shook her head at the red head before her.
"No, not that. I didn't know Helena knew how to laugh." Dinah said.
Barbara chuckled to herself before wheeling into the room to join the father and daughter in the opposite room, Dinah right behind her.
"Barbara. You never told me you and Nightwing had a thing." Helena said with a laugh as Barbara's eyes widened in shock, before turning to glare at Bruce who just smiled softly.
"Sorry. Didn't know it was a secret." Bruce said.
"I.....I still can't believe it. You're really him! I'm.......I mean this is........this is.......wow." Dinah said speechless.
"You're the Black Canary's daughter?" Bruce asked curiously as Dinah eyes softened and she smiled sadly at him and nodded.
"Yeah. I'm Dinah." Dinah said as Bruce nodded at her.
"It's a pleasure. You're mother was, a wonderful person and a great friend and ally of mine." Bruce said softly.
"I know. It's ironic that I'm such good friends with Helena though, you know since our Mom didn't get along, I mean." Dinah said.
Bruce hesitated a moment before smiling at her sadly and nodding.
"So um, Bruce, are you staying for good? I mean, uh.....you are staying in New Gothem now, right?" Barbara asked as Bruce looked at Helena before nodding.
"Yes. I have ever reason to." Bruce said as Helena smiled softly at her father.
"So do you think you could teach me a few of those famous moves too? I mean, since you're teach Helena and all......" Dinah said as Helena frowned at the blonde girl.
"Anyone ever tell you that easedropping is incredibly rude?" Helena asked as Dinah blushed.
"I'd like that very much, Dinah. Can I ask you something myself?" Bruce asked as Dinah smiled at him.
"My power is mainly routed with mental powers and such. And I think I've almost mastered the 'Canary Cry'." Dinah said as Bruce nodded.
"She's be proud." Bruce said.
"Master Bruce. Miss Helena. I thought you might enjoy a little snack." Alfred said, coming into the room with a tray in his hands.
"Thanks Alfred. Helpful as always. It's nice to see you again." Bruce said as Aldred smiled at him.
"You too, sir, you too."
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