The New Gotham
Prologue
Anya Drakov hid behind a pillar as a searchlight poured over the area. She noticed an open grate
and darted towards it, taking cover as the searchlight washed over her, then went away. She used
a crowbar to destroy the lock and slipped inside. "It has to be here" she thought as she scoured
the area for any sign of her target. The area was dark, save for a slit that allowed a small thread
of light to be seen, allowing Anya to navigate the area. All was quiet, save for her breathing and
heartbeat, which pounded like a jackhammer as she remained hidden, observing the area for guards
or traps. Something dropped from the skylight and Anya felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned
and smiled, removing her cowl. "Sloppy Anya, you'll have to try harder" said Batman as
the Batcave came into view. "Ra's is dead but that doesn't give you the right to be
so reckless in the simulations. Focus, speed is the key, but remember the goal: Snag the jewel,
wait for my arrival". Anya smirked, her mind only focused on the Sim that was about to restart.
"Simulation rebooting , location: Gotham Bank. Time: 12:45 AM"
Anya found herself in a holographic projection of the Batmobile and Stared at Batman, he was
deathly calm, his face showed no emotion, just pure focus. "We're going to ram the gate, be ready"
he said as the Batmobile smashed into the gate and skidded to a stop near the entrance. As Batman
threw a smoke bomb, Anya cut a hole in the glass, slipped inside and nabbed the Jewel.
"Pause Sim, Rewind 4 minutes" Bruce said. The footage was rewound and it stopped on Anya.
"What the fuck bruce?" Anya demanded. "You didn't wait, you went in ahead."
I Got the fucking Jewel...I just needed a distraction" she said, her head lowered.
"RESET!" Bruce yelled as Anya found herself back in the passenger seat. Bruce squeezed her wrist
and looked her in the eye: "You WILL wait this time, or else" he said. The usual results happened
except Anya dutifully waited until the Smoke fully obscured them both. Bruce and Anya stepped
inside. "Find the Jewel, no mistakes" Bruce said, as he left to check for an exit. Anya sprayed the
area and uncovered a hornets nest worth of tripwires. "FUCK" she thought as she stepped over
the first laser. Anya crawled the rest of the way, her bra coming loose and ending up on the floor as
she continued to crawl towards the Jewel. She got to her knees, scanned the area, sprayed and
seeing no lasers, reached into and took the Jewel.
The sim ended and she was approached by Both Nightwing and Bruce.
"Welcome to the team Anya" they said, offering her a comlink and cowl. she was part of the team.
