New Gotham. On a bus, a blonde girl rode into town. Her name is Dinah Lance. She's had visions of a horrible night a few years ago. The "death" of Selena Kyle/former Catwoman, and Joker shot Barbara, former Batgirl, and current Oracle. She finally ran away from her foster parents, the Redmans. She had to discover if her visions were really true, and her foster parents kept treating her like a freak, and trying to make her forget the dreams, but she had to know. She meets a guy, and later gets off the bus.
In the street, she met a man who goes crazy. She touched him, and saw him running from rats. Frightened, she lets go of his hands, and sees him fall down dead. Please arrive, including McNally and Reese. Dinah told them all she knows. Reese gives her a card, and tells her to call the police if she remembers anything else. Dinah leaves.
At the police station, McNally and Reese talk about the "superstitions" of a bat vigilante, who has now disappeared.
"You're going to be put away for your curiosity in weirdness." said McNally.
"I would like to know what is going on out there." said Reese.
Meanwhile, Barbara and Helena are investigating the murders. This would be the third one. Helena arrives too late, as the third man looked like he committed suicide. Before she can get away, Reese arrived. She told him her name is Huntress, before she jumped out the window, and escaped. Later, she rescued Dinah from the guy she met on the bus. Dinah touched her hand, and gets an image of the clock tower, and the codes to get in. Helena jumped onto the stairs above, climbed up to the roof, and left. Dinah heads to the clock tower in the distance.
At the clock tower, Helena arrived to talk to Barbara. Alarms ring , as the elevator came up. Dinah walked out of the elevator. Barbara and Helena are stunned. Dinah tells them of her power, but Barbara feels a little sorry for her, while Helena doesn't completely trust her. Helena leaves to find the culprit, who turns out to be a neighbor of hers, who puts her under hypnosis, and is going to kill her. Dinah and Barbara arrive, and enter her dream.
In the dream, Barbara is dressed in her Batgirl costume and is able to walk. And only Barbara and the neighbor can talk to Helena. The neighbor picks on Barbara's weakness of not being able to walk, and Barbara falls to the ground, remembering she can't walk. Dinah, who Helena can finally see, and Barbara manage to break Helena from the spell, and she fights off the neighbor in her mind, and wins.
Later the three heroes return to their own minds victorious, but the neighbor is dead. They return to the clock tower, and Dinah tells them that her name is Dinah Lance. Barbara does a check on it, and finds nothing.
Meanwhile in Egypt, the Joker summons his henchman to talk to while Talia leaves to check up on her father's latest trip to the pool.
"I thank you for helping me take Batman, Robin, and Catwoman here. But you must make sure Nightwing dies in New York. If he meets up with the former Batgirl, and the daughter of Batman and Catwoman, then our plans could be ruined. Do you want that?" asked Joker.
"No, sir." said henchman.
Arkan Asylum. Quicksilver arrives to discover that all of the villains that Batman, and his friends had put away are gone except for Clayface. Quicksilver annoyed, trips into the case, before leaving. Clayface takes this as his advantage to try and get out. And he slowly begins to crack the casing.
Guards arrive to discover that Clayface is almost free, and they are able to subdue him, and they lock him up in another identical cell. They finally leave, and Clayface is even more furious, and decides that there must be a way to get out, and decides to contact Harley Quinn.
Egypt. Dungeon cell. Bruce, Tim, and Selena look a few years older, but Talia wasn't completely heartless, and fed them about once a day to not have them die of starvation.
"I wish we could warn Barbara and Helena about the Joker. They think he's locked up, and he isn't." said Selena.
"They also think you're dead, and I'm a bad father. But don't worry." said Bruce.
"We'll get out of here." said Tim.
"Both of you have been saying that for the past six years. Unless Nightwing shows up, we're doomed." said Selena.
"No, we're not. We'll find a way out of here." said Bruce.
In New Gotham, Barbara and Helena have finally accepted Dinah as their friend, and teammate. She told them that her name was Dinah Redman. They discovered she was a runaway. She told them that her adopted parents treated her like a freak, and tried to make her ignore her powers, but she couldn't. She finally ran away to New Gotham, to find the people in her dreams. Barbara and Helena agree to let her stay in the clock tower.
Over the next few weeks, Helena and Reese had begun dating . Helena had still been going to counseling sessions with Harleen Quinzel. Barbara has begun to date Wade.
At the clock tower, Barbara scanned the computer on the latest criminal, Al Hawke. Helena looked at it. Barbara realized that Hawke is up to something, and began to try to hack into his systems. Then a blonde woman walked out of the elevator.
"Carolyn?" asked Barbara.
"I'm here to get my daughter." said Carolyn.
"No. You not taking me." said Dinah's voice.
The three women turned around to see Dinah coming out of her room.
"You abandoned me, and now you think you can make up for it. I'm staying with Helena and Barbara." said Dinah.
"Sorry. But you're under 18. And I'm your legal guardian again. I fought for you in court against the Redmans. Then when I won, they told me that you had run away." said Carolyn.
"You fought for custody of me." said Dinah.
"Yes. Now get packed." said Carolyn.
"No. I can't go. They need me." said Dinah.
"You're coming." said Carolyn.
Dinah, still a little angry, went into her room.
"That was uncalled for. We've been taking good care of her." said Helena.
"I know Barbara has, but I won't have my daughter living with the daughter of a thief." said Carolyn.
"She left the life of crime 22 years ago." said Helena.
"Yes. You were just a convenient excuse. Bruce, Barbara, and others believed her, but I didn't. She was always a thief at heart, and if she hadn't been killed six years ago, she probably would be back to being a thief, now." said Carolyn, leaving to help Dinah pack.
Furious, Helena started to follow her, but Barbara pulled her back, and shakes her head.
"Fine. I won't bother her. I need some air." said Helena, taking the elevator down.
"I wish you could know the truth. The real reason why she was killed that night. Revenge." said Barbara.
On the streets, Helena found Reese, and talked to him about Hawke. Reese asked her to stay away.
"I'll be on the case if I want to. Especially if innocent people are getting hurt." said Helena.
Helena doesn't realize that Reese is Hawke's son, and is trying to hide it from her.
At the clock tower. Black Canary tells Barbara that Dinah is gone, and then left to go find her. Helena arrived, and talked to her about Hawke, and why Reese doesn't want them involved. Barbara finally hacked in, and they saw the information on Hawke.
"We have a problem. Dinah's gone, and Black Canary went to find her." said Barbara.
"If Dinah left, then the last person she needs to see is Black Canary." said Helena, leaving.
Barbara sighed.
On the streets, Black Canary arrived to find Dinah, and is ambushed by Hawke's henchman, and one of them puts a collar around her neck, which blocked her powers. They dragged her off to Hawke's warehouse.
At the clock tower, the elevator opens, and Helena exited it. The elevator went back down, and she sees Alfred and Barbara talking.
"I couldn't find Black Canary or Dinah in Dinah's usual places." said Helena.
The elevator opened up again, and Dinah walks out.
"Where have you been?" asked Barbara.
"Just out." said Dinah.
The panel activated.
"Black Canary's at Hawke's warehouse." said Barbara.
"You mean that she's gone after Hawke, alone, without backup." said Dinah.
"We better get over that. Hawke may have some new gadgets or something she has no idea about." said Helena.
"All right. Be careful." said Barbara.
"Aren't we always?" said Helena.
Helena and Dinah run to the elevator, and took it down.
Warehouse. The henchmen arrived, and restrained Black Canary to a table. Hawke mocked Black Canary. They don't notice Helena, Dinah, and Reese arrived, secretly.
"What are we going to do?" whispered Dinah.
"We have to take down Hawke's henchman, to get to Black Canary." said Helena, now in Huntress mode.
"Let's go." said Dinah.
Dinah, Huntress, and Reese dashed forward, and began fighting Hawke's henchman. Black Canary uses the Canary Cry, which rocked the warehouse. Hawke grabbed Dinah, while Helena and Reese knocked out the remaining henchman.
"Leave Dinah alone." said Black Canary.
"It will be an even greater revenge to kill your daughter before I kill you." said Hawke.
Black Canary, furious, screamed very loud, causing Hawke, Dinah, Reese, and Helena to covered their ears. The device and chains are destroyed, and she frees herself. Dinah broke free of Hawke. Black Canary, Dinah, Reese, and Helena walked towards Hawke, but he frees himself. He runs, and trips, accidentally activating a bomb. Helena grabs Dinah, while Reese grabs Hawke. The four land outside, and watch as the warehouse burns.
In the warehouse, satisfied with her work , she walks out the back and is grabbed by Quicksilver.
"My boss wants to see you." said Quicksilver.
Black Canary tries to use the Canary Cry, but he was to quick, and gagged her. Quicksilver vanished with Black Canary.
Outside the warehouse, Dinah cries for Black Canary, thinking she's dead. Helena took Dinah home to comfort her, while Reese took Hawke to the hospital to have him looked at.
At the clock tower, Dinah grieved for her mother.
"We'll always be here for you, Dinah." said Barbara.
"Barbara's right, kid. We'll always be here to support you when you're happy or down." said Helena.
"Helena?" asked Dinah.
"What?" asked Helena.
"Does it ever get easier?" asked Dinah.
"No. I think about my mom everyday. And one day I'll find out who killed her, and see that they get what they deserve." said Helena.
"Remember, Helena. We don't get revenge. We get justice." said Barbara.
"What has justice ever done for us? My mom is dead. Black Canary is dead. Batman abandoned us all, and left town. And not to mention there's a woman who's been controlling most of the criminal activities in the town now. Gee, what else could happen to us?" said Helena.
"Helena. Calm down." said Barbara.
"Dinah, you know I'll always be there for you, but right now, I need to get some air." said Helena.
Helena walked to the elevator, entered it, and left. Dinah went into her room, and cried.
"It hurts to see them hurting so much, Alfred." said Barbara.
"Yes. Well you've lost four good friends. Two to death, and two to departure." said Alfred.
"Yeah, I still miss Selena, and now I'm going to miss Carolyn." said Barbara.
"Nightwing is still in Bludhaven." said Alfred, trying to change the subject.
"Alfred? Clayface was free the same time of the Joker. Do you think either of them had a hand in Selena's death?" asked Barbara.
"Well Miss Helena said she didn't recognize the killer, but that's because he was from far away. Maybe we'll be able to find out more if we question Clayface ourselves." said Alfred.
"Maybe, but the police may have already got a confession from him." said Barbara, who began to hack into the police files on criminals, and opened Clayface's file.
"Well?" asked Alfred.
"It's true. It's all here. He murdered Selena Kyle, and no one's ever told me or Helena." said Barbara.
"I wonder why." said Alfred.
"Wait. Someone's closed this file up. It says Q and J." said Barbara.
"Then these two want to make sure no one knows that Clayface killed Selena." said Alfred.
"Then we better find out why. With Bruce and Tim missing, and Selena and Black Canary dead, Nightwing is the only one left not in New Gotham." said Barbara.
"Oh, wait. I got a call from Nightwing. The Teen Titans have gone searching for Bruce and Tim. The Justice League can handle any criminals or aliens for awhile. Bruce and Tim have been gone now for six years. And it is time they were found." said Alfred.
"I guess you're right. But I don't think Helena will be very kind to Bruce." said Barbara.
Alfred decided to change the subject.
"Mr. Powers seems to be doing a good job running Wayne Enterprises." said Alfred.
"Yes, but I have this funny feeling that Powers isn't being completely honest. I just hope he doesn't end up ruining Bruce's company." said Barbara.
"I doubt that. Mr. Powers is very responsible." said Alfred.
"I hope so." said Barbara.
Egypt. Quicksilver appeared, and threw Black Canary into the dungeon cell, and left. Black Canary tried to use her powers, but found out she can't.
"It's no use, Carolyn. The Joker, Talia, and her father have teamed up, and made this cell, meta proof." said Selena.
"Tim, Selena. You're alive, and Bruce, you didn't abandon Helena." said Carolyn.
"We've been trapped here fore the past six years." said Selena.
"But maybe you can help us with our plan of escape." said Bruce.
Carolyn looked at Selena, while Bruce talked. Carolyn notices the change in her that finally becoming good did to her. She no longer sees the criminal, Catwoman, anymore. Just a good, worried mother.
"We better work fast. I doubt Joker, and the others will be so kind to us, especially if this doesn't work." said Carolyn.
"You're right. This may be our last chance." said Bruce.
"Wait. I have a com from Barbara." said Carolyn, handing it to Bruce.
"Could we use it get out? asked Selena.
"I think we could." said Bruce.
Bruce activates the com, and uses it to reprogram the cell doors, which open. The three run out of the cell. Selena and Carolyn feel their meta powers returning, and the three continue to run down the hall.
"Did you know that Barbara is paralyzed now? She uses a wheelchair. My daughter, your daughter, and Barbara are now teamed up, as the newest crime fighters in New Gotham." said Black Canary.
The group ran down the hall. The group looked into a room, and finds Robin's costume, Batman's costume, and Catwoman's costume. Bruce, Tim, and Selena pull their costumes over their regular clothes. Batman, Robin, Catwoman, and Black Canary run down the hall, and see the exit, and discover they are in the middle of nowhere.
"Quicksilver must be there way of getting around." said Black Canary.
"Then we must find a way to get out of here on our own. Before Joker, Quicksilver, or anyone else discovers our escape." said Catwoman.
Batman and Black Canary nod. The four heroes run out of the pyramid, and into the desert. A sandstorm starts, and the four wander around, hoping to find a town, to escape.
Two hours later...
They come to a cave, and go inside to hide. Meanwhile at the pyramid, the henchmen are searching all over for the missing captives.
"Find them. They must be around here somewhere." said Joker.
Quicksilver looked out to see the sandstorm brewing outside.
"Unless they were foolish enough to brave the sandstorm." said Quicksilver.
"They might have been. We'll wait until the storm passes, and see if they are any remains of them left." said Joker, laughing.
The villains all left to rest.
New Gotham. Dick/Nightwing arrived, and entered the clock tower. Dick and Barbara smile at each other, and talked about old times.
"So is the famous couple back together?" asked Dinah.
The two blush, while Helena and Dinah laughed.
"What about you and Reese?" asked Barbara.
"Just fine. You two should get together." said Helena.
Barbara blushed again, and turned to the computer, deciding to ignore them.
"I just came for a short visit. Unfortunately duty calls." said Nightwing.
"Anything about Batman or Robin?" asked Dinah.
"I think Barbara would know more than I do. I haven't heard anything form the Justice League or the Teen Titans. Wherever they are, just know they're safe." said Dick.
Dick walked into the elevator, and waved one final goodbye. It went down, and he climbed into a car, and drove away.
1 month later...
Barbara, Helena, and Dinah continued to protect the city. But the price rose very high. Helena discovers her psychiatrist is really Harley Quinn, the woman they have been after the entire time. She had gained meta psychic powers, and had hypnotized Helena and Alfred, and took over the clock tower. Barbara, Dinah, and Reese reversed the spell on Helena..
The four broke into the clock tower, and stopped Harley Quinn, and her army, but they had discovered that Harley had killed Wade. Harley and her henchman had been taken to prison, and Barbara had made an antidote to unhypnotize the city. Among those she cured was Alfred.
Wade's death had taken a toll on Barbara. Now all three of them had lost someone close to them. Helena and Dinah knew it would take time for Barbara to get over losing Wade. In fact there weren't completely over losing their mothers, either. But they hid it, as best as they could. Dinah was a better fighter, and had also gained telekinesis, and was able to control her telepathic touches. Dinah now called herself Canary, to honor her mother. Alfred returned to Wayne manor to continue to clean up the place.
Dinah, Helena, and Barbara vowed to stick together, and help each other out, threw thick and thin. When Helena and Dinah weren't on patrol, at work/school, they helped Barbara anyway they could. Barbara slowly felt better, but like the other two, still wasn't completely over it. She could continue on with her life, but was still heartbroken over the loss.
Egypt. Batman, Catwoman, Robin, and Black Canary had been in hiding in the cave. Once the storm had left up, they had searched and found some food and water to last them for awhile. After a few weeks they had finally made it to a town. Cairo, which had an airport. They were finally going to leave, and return to New Gotham, to their friends and families. And nothing was going to stop them. Batman, Robin, and Catwoman changed back into Bruce, Tim, and Selena.
A man in a phone booth looked as Bruce, Tim, Selena, and Carolyn walked in to buy a ticket. The man was Quicksilver. He called the Joker to let him now, as the four heroes boarded the plane for the New Gotham. Quicksilver followed. Not far behind him was Talia, in disguise. Ra's Al Ghul placed a device on the bottom of the plane before boarding with Joker, and two other men.
Bruce, Tim, Selena, and Carolyn relaxed a little, taking their seats.. They had no idea that Talia, Joker, Ra's Al Ghul, and Quicksilver were on board. They just hoped there wouldn't be any trouble. They were very wrong. Taila, Joker, Ra's Al Ghul, and Quicksilver were in disguise to prevent them from being recognized.
The plane took off. Quicksilver, Joker, Talia, and Ra's Al Ghul, all show the hidden guns they have, and now that they will kill the four heroes before they left the plane. They realized that keeping them alive is no longer an option. So as the plane left Egypt behind, Bruce, Carolyn, Tim and Selena have no idea of the dangers onboard, or of the pain their loved ones have because of their "deaths/disappearance."