Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fanfic.

A/N: Hello again, I hope you all like this chapter. All questions will be answered in this chapter as my initial interlude ends. After this chapter hang on to your bat britches.

August 2018 AD, Gotham, Massachusetts

Chloe Sullivan had made a big mistake. She had missed her train out of the narrows and out of a total lack of judgment she had decided not to wait. Chloe made her way down a dark street trying to make it to the bridge that connected the Narrows to the rest of Gotham. Walking down the street she became aware to two men gaining on her from behind. In panic she turned down an ally hoping to lose them. When the men turned down the ally with her she broke into a sprint. She ran as fast as she could until running right into a brick wall. Slumping down to the ground she waited for the men to tare her apart. Chloe closed her eyes and listened to the sound of their feet. The sound stopped and she could hear a fluttering sound as the men screamed. She felt and heard the sound of their bodies hitting the pavement. Chloe squeezed her eyes shut even harder until realizing that it must have been Batman that stopped the muggers. She opened up her eyes and gasped, in front of her wasn't Batman but a young man no older than eighteen. He wore a body suit much the same as the one she had only it was painted bright red. The boots and gloves were still black and cape had a golden underlining. What Chloe found most shocking was that he didn't wear a full head mask like Batman instead he wore a simple mask that covered his eyes. Chloe stood up gave the young man an inquisitive look.

"Who are you supposed to be Bat Jr." Chloe said a chuckle rising in the back of her throat.

The boy laughed and crossed his arms across his chest. "The name is Robin."

"So he drafted you too huh." Chloe said dusting off the dirt from the grimy ally.

"We all have our proposes. Some of us strike at evil from the source some of us simply watch and record what we see. We are every where always connected forever on the hunt." His voice had become lower his eyes danced with the shadow of the dark ally.

"Hunt, what exactly are you hunting?" Chloe realized that she had made a very big mistake.

"Injustice Miss Sullivan, you hunt it too you simply haven't discovered the nature of the weapon." He said instantly blending into the shadow and disappearing.

Chloe sank back down to the pavement. What had she gotten her self into? How had Batman been able to train and implement any number of agents with out them being reported or spotted. Getting up Chloe made a mad dash for the bridge and ran all the way back to her apartment.

The Next Day...

Chloe woke up and headed into work hoping nothing Batman related would occur until she had a chance to drink several cups of coffee. She walked up to her cubical in the Gotham Gazette's news room and set her stuff down. When she returned form the coffee pot she found a package on her desk. There was no return address and no note. Chloe cut the tape and slowly lifted the flaps. Inside the box was a grid map of Gotham and a note that read; injustice wears a mask of fear that petrifies all those that would oppose it. In order to fight injustice you must first know how to conquer fear. Bring the weapon to the warehouse district there you will be shown the true nature of fear. Chloe picked up the map on it was a red mark directly in the middle of the warehouse district. Looking back into the box she found two metal devices that looked almost like guns. Also in the box were a dozen thin pieces of metal shaped into the form of bats. Chloe closed the box and hurried out of the office. She would have to send her articles into the Gazette by e-mail.

As dusk approached Chloe sat on her bed starring at the body suit once more. She had spread it out assembling all of the pieces. How on earth was she supposed to get over to the warehouse district wearing this get-up. She also couldn't figure out how she was supposed to wear it. The suit looked skin tight, compromising she put on a sports bra and a pair of tight exercise shorts. She crawled into the back of the suit and pulled it up slipping her arms into sleeves. The sleeves came down to her elbows and the legs came down to her knees. The suit wasn't really that uncomfortable. In fact the armor conformed completely to her body allowing her complete movement. The armor was thin and she imagined that she could wear this under her work cloths with out a problem. She picked up the gloves and pulled them on. The material stretched up to her underarm covering the armor. Once they were both on she fitted on the spiked gauntlets and rubber hand coverings. The boots were much the same a piece of material covered up her legs and hips. Once these were on she pulled on the flexible boots. She slung the belt around her waist and clasped it into place. Pulling the tracking device out of her purse she popped it into its place on the belt. Tucking her hair back she put on the mask, this was the only uncomfortable piece on the outfit. Her hearing was slightly impaired buy the hard plastic and her hair bunched up in the back. Sliding the edges of the mask into the armor she swung the cape around her shoulders and clasped them into place. She noticed that the bony protrusions in the cape clustered right where her hands felt at her side. Grabbing hold of the edge with both hands she felt s surge for electricity pass through her hands. The cape stiffened into a shape that looked just like the wings of a bat. Chloe let go of the cape and it returned to its original shape.

Chloe retrieved the objects that she had been sent that morning. She couldn't figure out what to do with what she thought were guns but to her surprise the bat shaped pieces fit perfectly into the metal pouches on the belt. She noticed that the metal had a running tack all around it and she could move the pouches around from front to back. She picked up the gun devices and noticed first that they weren't guns but some sort of high power grappling hook. Secondly she noticed that the grappling launchers had clasps on them that matched the tracking on the belt. Snapping both of them on the back of the belt she walked over to her window.

She stood out on her balcony looking out at the city. She stuffed the grid map into one of her belt pouches and gripped the edges of her cape. She had been cliff diving back in college with Bruce but that had been years ago. Taking a quick breath she bit back her lower lip and jumped off the balcony.

Wind rushed past her as she fell fast. Lifting her arms air filled the cape and she stopped suddenly the air had picked her up and now she just had to make it to the roof of the next building without killing herself. Landing she let go of the cape and threw up her lunch. Once she had calmed her self down she made her way across the various roof tops between herself and the ware house district. Luckily for her most of the building where close together. The warehouse district was fenced off from the rest of the city which meant that Chloe was going to have to glide to the next building. Bracing herself she ran for the edge and jumped flinging all of her weight forward as the cape took shape. She zoom through the air and landed on the roof of the first warehouse inside the fence. She hadn't been afraid that time the terror didn't exist because she had no perception other than the speed and the warehouse. Finding a new resolve she made her way across the numerous warehouses. She stalked across the roof tops keeping out of sight from the workers and guards milling about on the ground. It took her ten minutes to get to the point on her map.

Once she got to the location Batman had indicated she was disappointed to neither hear nor see him anywhere. She mad her way to the edge of the building and looked over the edge to see if he was on the ground. She realized her folly when a hard object hit her head and sent her tumbling over the edge of the building. She just managed to pull out her grapple when she hit the ground. The suit managed to absorb most of the impact but her legs and back felt like they were on fire. She got to her feet and looked up to look for the person who hit her.

"Don't bother Miss Sullivan there isn't anyone up there." Robin said stepping out of the shadows. "I'm here to congratulate you Miss Sullivan, you passed."

"Passed? But I only just got here." Chloe said questioningly.

"You don't understand the test was never here. The test was getting here." He replied folding his hands behind his back.

"But I fell." She said reproachfully

"Like he always says, 'why do we fall if not to pick ourselves up.'" The young man quoted dancing around on one foot.

"What did you say?" Chloe's eyes fogged over. Bruce said that all the time. "Who told you that."

Robin shrugged his shoulders and let a grapple line lose flying up into the air. Chloe quickly followed him once on the roof he ran off turning a corner and out of sight. Once Chloe had managed to pull herself onto the roof she ran after him. She had made another mistake. Around the bend someone had been waiting for her. As soon as she turned the corner a fist flew out and smacked her right across the face. She stumbled backward and nearly tripped before finding her footing. The figure that stepped out of the shadows wasn't Robin or Batman but a girl not much older than Robin.

"Who the hell are you?" Chloe questioned rubbing her jaw.

"The names Batgirl." She said defiantly.

"How many of you are there?" Chloe said annoyed at the girl's attitude. "There a Batwoman too?"

"Not yet." She stated winking at Chloe before indicating the next warehouse over. "He's waiting for you."

Chloe didn't get a chance to say anything before the girl vanished in the shadows. Sighing she turned toward the next warehouse. Sure enough there was Batman standing on the edge of the roof letting the wind rustle his cape. Chloe grabbed the edges of her cape and jumped over to the next roof. She walked up to Batman and looked out at the outline of Gotham.

"I want you to know that I had to do this." He said his gaze still fixed out into space.

"What do you mean?" Chloe said quizzically

"You never have to wear that costume again but I had to show you what my world is like before I could risk what I really want." He responded before turning and looking in her eyes. "I have a terrible secret. You have to promise to never tell anyone about this."

Chloe didn't understand what he meant. "I promise." She said not really thinking about what she was doing

Batman reached up and grabbed the ears of his mask. Holding tight he slowly pulled his mask off of his head.

Chloe gasped she couldn't find anything to say. "Bruce?" She said foolishly.

"Yes Chloe I'm the Batman. But this is only half of what I wanted to show you." He said a nervous quiver ran through his voice.

Chloe almost fainted she didn't think she could handle much more than this.

Bruce reached into one of his belt compartments and pulled out a small black felt pouch. "I want you to have this."

She took the pouch from his hand and turned it upside down in hers. An ancient diamond ring fell out. She was speechless. "Does.. Does this mean..."

Bruce smiled. "Will you marry me."

Chloe's heart swelled she hugged him as she cried. She had never been happy about anything as much as she was right then. She kissed him on the check and stared into his eyes. "Of course I'll marry you." She said standing back she looked at him and her smiled dropped. Making a step forward she slapped him hard across the face. "Don't every put me through hell like that ever again. I wanted to hate you so much Thomas Bruce Wayne. I did all this because I didn't see a way out. I was terrified of what you would do if I refused. Damn you Bruce, I have loved you more than anyone else in the world. So your damn right I'm never putting this thing on for the rest of my life. Gotham needs you as Batman but mark my words you better never let that come before me." Chloe scolded as she stared him down. "Now come here and kiss me."

She grabbed his cape and dug her lips into his. She looked back at the last few years of her life and wondered whatit had been like for him to have to go everyday acting like a completely different person just to keep his identity a secret. Being married to a super hero was going to suck but she wouldn't have it any other way.