Disclaimer: Batman does not belong to me. It belongs to DC Comics.

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Chapter Four (Confrontations):

Batman patrolled the skies, watching intently on any abnormal sign below. Nightwing's motorcycle appeared below, racing down the streets. No doubt he wanted to talk, but too bad. Batman did not want to discuss his past. "Batman." Oracle's voice honed in, "There's was a glitch in the Gotham bank's security. I'm a little suspicious, want to go check on it?"

"I'm on it." He answered grimly and changed directions to North Gotham.

Minutes later, he jumped out of the jet and ran to the edge of the roof. He leaped off before reaching it and fired his grapple. It caught something and he swung himself to the rooftop of Gotham Bank. Silently, he waited, looking below for any signs of the culprits.

"Won't find any down there." An amused voice said below him. It was Catwoman.

"What are you doing here, Selena?" Batman asked surprised.

"What's the matter?" Catwoman said silkily, "Can't a girl walk around at night?" She put her hands on Batman's chest, backed up and roundhoused him across the face. Batman jerked to the right. "I'm disappointed in you." She giggled. "After all these years, the faceoffs, and the fights, you still can't see that I'm going to kick you right after the small talk."

Batman got up and tackled her to the ground. Her flexibility, however, caused her to wriggle out of his grip. "That won't work, Batman. If that's all you got, I'm afraid one on one isn't a fair fight."

"How about three on one then?" Robin and Nightwing landed to join the fight. Oracle must've told them to come.

"Awww..." Catwoman gloated, "Does Batman need his little birdy friends to help him fight a girl?"

"Stay out of this!" Batman ordered at the two.

"No, Batman." Catwoman stopped laughing, because there was now a new figure, who appeared from inside the roofpanel of the bank.

"Meet my new partner: Shadow." Catwoman smiled. "Sorry, Bat, but the girl sleeps with the bad ones and takes the good ones home."

"Three on one isn't fair. How about three on two." Shadow suggested.

"How about four on two." Batgirl landed softly on the roof. Everyone was here.

Shadow laughed. "Okay, then. But I must warn you guys. You're gonna lose." He leaped forward to confront Batman and Batgirl. Nightwing and Robin double-teamed Catwoman. She cracked her whip lazily to fend off Robin and kicked Nightwing in the gut.

"That oughtta teach you to attack a woman." She watched how Shadow was doing.

Shadow dodged Batgirl's punch and hit Batman right in the jaw. Batgirl tried to knock him out with a cross cut, but he evaded in the nick of time. As he leaned back, he kicked Batgirl in the stomach and sent her flying. Batman tackled him to the ground before he regained his balance. Shadow quickly loosened Batman's grip and kicked sending his attacker off him, but not unbalanced. He jumped up, ready to take on the other two. Batgirl was closer and running towards him. He spun kicked her in the face and used his foot to throw her to Batman, who was now also running at him. He stopped at his tracks and laid Batgirl on the floor. When he looked up, Shadow was there, who immediately threw a punch that sent him backwards off the roof. He grasped the edge and pulled himself back up. When he scanned the roof. Only the vigilantees were there. Batgirl was getting up shakily. Robin was helping Nightwing get to his feet. Batman paused to look if they were okay. Once confirmed, he turned, fired a grapple up and headed to his jet. Time to head back to the cave.

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A/N: The next chapter's done, but I'm just waiting until I get a little more people reviewing until I post it up.