Supergirl dropped Barry off on a rooftop in downtown Gotham. "That was awesome. I forgive you for berating me before," Barry said to Kara.
"I wasn't asking for it," Kara said dismissively as she scanned the city.
"Doesn't look so bad," Barry remarked looking around. A random stray bullet nearly hit him. "Holy shit," he said taking cover.
Oliver then sped up the building and tumbled a bit as he landed on the roof. "I'm still getting the hang of it," he excused appearing right next to them.
"Clearly," Kara mocked.
"How do we find two people in a city of 1.6 million?" Barry asked.
"There's a radio personality named Vesper Fairchild. She knows everyone in Gotham, and I know her. She was doing an expose on white-collar crime back in the day, and I wanted to persuade her that Queen consolidated was above board," Oliver said.
"And she believed you?" Kara asked incredulously.
"So, you slept with her?" Barry assumed.
"I actually don't know. I was drunk as fuck," Oliver vaguely recalled.
"Fair enough," Kara allowed.
"Did you know Oliver cheated on his girlfriend with her sister?" Barry asked her.
"Nice," Kara smiled.
"Wait, why aren't you shocked and appalled?" Barry wondered.
"Cuz, I'm an individual and not part of some feminist collective," Kara said obviously.
"Hey, guys, take a look at this," Barry said taking the tarp off the Bat-signal projector.
"Wow, what a coincidence? Or maybe not, seeing as how I decided our rally point would be the GCPD headquarters," Kara rolled her eyes.
"Still think he's a myth?" Barry asked Oliver.
"Yeah," Oliver denied. "Come on!" he rushed them all away.
"Batman's real," Barry whispered.
The next morning, the three of them casually walked through Gotham in civilian clothes. "So, you know how you told us all to 'come on' in an excited rushed way, last night. Whatever happened with that?" Kara asked.
"I got drunk as fuck," Oliver admitted.
"Fair enough," Kara allowed.
"The radio station is this way," Oliver pointed out.
"Surprised they put it in the bad part of town," Barry remarked.
"Cute that you think there is a good part of town," Kara mocked. "Was there a reason why we didn't take a cab?"
"Cab fares are outrageous here," Oliver rejected.
"You're a billionaire. Are you really that cheap?" Kara asked.
A Crow armored van came upon them. A rich couple exited the van with a Crow acting as a bodyguard as they made their way to their apartment. "Looks like the one-percenters bring the good part with them," Barry said dryly.
"The only one here that isn't a one-percenter is you, Barry. You're the fastest man alive. You need to monetize that shit," Kara advised.
"This is why nobody talks about Gotham, okay. The city might as well be dead," Oliver said looking around.
Suddenly a group of thugs arrived on the scene. "You folks don't look like you're from around here," the thug leader said.
"Would it really matter if we did?" Kara rolled her eyes.
"If you did, you would know the Gotham Tourism Bureau issues a tax on out-of-towners, so phones, wallets, watches, now," he ordered.
"You know what, fellow. We don't want any trouble so maybe we can talk this out," Oliver said naively.
The thug leader merely laughed at him. "Talk it out," he chuckled. He then took out a revolver and pointed it at Oliver's head. "I'll talk first," he said as he fired at Oliver.
Kara caught the bullet instantly, disarmed the thug leader, and then quickly shot every single thug in the head. Kara then dramatically let the bullet cases fall from the revolver as she opened the cylinder and dropped the gun. "Holy shit, I thought you would use your powers or something," Oliver said disturbed by her.
"Not very subtle. Gun violence is commonplace in Gotham, not weird-ass kills from superheroes," Kara said.
"That was unnecessary," Bary scolded her.
"You can catch the next bullet. Oh, wait, you can't," Kara mocked.
GCPD cars then arrived on the scene blocking the exits of the alley. "On your knees now," the lead cop ordered them. "All of you, on your knees with your hands on your head."
Oliver and Barry immediately complied with Kara remaining standing. "I wasn't your mom, last night," Kara refused.
"Very cute. I doubt you'll like it when I handcuff you and take you down to the station," the cop said to her.
"Oh, don't threaten me with a good time," Kara mocked.
The cop then noticed Barry. "Holy shit, it's Queen," he realized. "I need a SWAT team at Burton and Nolan."
Kara couldn't help but laugh. "First of all, he's unarmed and surrendered, already. You don't need a SWAT team. Second, Burton and Nolan? What the fuck? Where can I find Speilberg and Hitchcock?"
"And who the fuck are you?" the cop asked her.
"Bruce Wayne's wife. You might have heard of him," Kara smirked.
It was night at the Gotham Police station as Kara played poker with the cops. "Pay up, pigs," Kara said as she showed her cards.
The cops frowned as she took all the cash in the pot. "Wait...I feel like I'm forgetting something important," Kara considered.
In jail, Oliver and Barry impatiently waited to get bailed out. "Hey, officer, did you call Laurel Lance at the Star City DA's office?" Oliver asked her.
"Yeah, she said a night in jail would do you some good," she said dismissively.
"Shit," Oliver realized.
Oliver and Barry proceeded to argue with each other in their shared cell. "I got good news. Someone posted your bail," the female cop interrupted them.
"Really?" Oliver wondered.
"Nah, I'm just fucking with you. You have to have a bail hearing with the judge first," she mocked.
"You are failing this city!" Oliver shouted dramatically.
"Words I have heard many times before," the cop rolled her eyes.
"Release them," Kara ordered as she entered the room.
"Of course, Mrs. Wayne," the cop said opening the cell.
The three exited the police station quickly realizing that they had only been circling around GCPD station over the last twenty-four hours. "Kara Wayne?" Oliver questioned.
"It's a contract marriage," Kara clarified.
"But that's only real on your Earth," Barry said confused.
"Let's hope no one here figures that out," Kara said.
"Why didn't you break us out earlier? We've been sitting in jail for the last twelve hours," Oliver raged.
"Yeah, not cool," Barry agreed.
"Hey, I got ourselves a limo, okay," Kara said pointing it out.
"This does not make up for it," Barry grumbled.
The three entered the limo. "Wayne Tower, Alfred," Kara requested.
"Of course, ma'am," Alfred replied politely.
The limo arrived at Wayne Tower and the three entered the lobby. There, they were met by Bruce Wayne and a young woman at his side. "Oliver Queen, we finally meet. And, apparently, my lovely wife," Bruce greeted them. "And you are?" he asked of Oliver unaware of the switch.
"Barry Allen, a forensics criminologist at Central City," Oliver shook his hand.
"Nice," Bruce smiled. "This is my cousin, Kate Kane, from my mother's side," Bruce introduced her.
Kara gave Kate an amused look. "Sorry to name-drop you like that, but it was so convenient," Kara said to Bruce.
"Of course. I consider any wife of Bruce Wayne in another universe to be a friend of mine," Bruce allowed. "As it happens, I'm a little busy, tonight. You'll have to excuse me."
"Certainly. Have fun," Kara smiled.
Bruce nodded and then left the lobby leaving Kate behind. "Well, the faster I help you with what you're looking for, the faster you can get the hell out of my city," she said to them.
The four entered the elevator to the top floor. "So, would you rather have me tell everyone you're cool or have you prove it with your actions?" Kara asked conversationally.
Kate pushed an elevator button and immediately green lights came on. Kara shuddered and fell to the floor. "You've got a real smart mouth on you, Kryptonian," Kate said to Kara.
"Okay, you're cool. We've established that now," Barry said to her.
"Have we? You've seen nothing, yet," Kate said as she opened the elevator doors giving Kara relief.
Kate looked over the sketch of the Monitor and John Deegan while she sat at Bruce's desk. "Did you try facial recognition?" she asked.
"Got nothing at STAR Labs," Oliver said.
"We don't even know if these two are residents of Gotham. They could just be visitors for all we know," Kate said.
Kara circled around Kate wondering what to make of her. Kate ignored Kara as Barry entered the room. "How did it go with Vesper?" Kara asked.
"She hung up on me," Barry reported. "Apparently, I did sleep with her."
"Not likely. She's a Lesbian," Kate said.
"Someone you know...personally?" Kara quizzed.
"I keep my sexuality and my relationships private, thank you," Kate told her off. "Here is the GCPD database. I'll get you a laptop for you to work on. The password is Alfred."
Kara stared at Kate as Barry waited patiently for Oliver to find something useful. "Can I help you?" Kate asked Kara.
"On my Earth, Kate Kane is a bit different from you. She's a lost soul, so to speak. I'm actually her boss. She's yet to put on the cowl. You see, on my Earth, Bruce left with Selina Kyle leaving me in control of Wayne Enterprises...and the Bat-Cave," Kara said.
"No accounting for tastes," Kate rolled her eyes.
"Exactly," Kara agreed. "I mean, she's not even a real blond."
"So, what do you want from me?" Kate asked.
"I know you're from a different Earth and you must have a slightly different backstory, but I want to know everything about you, your strengths, your weaknesses, how you think, everything," Kara said seriously.
"And why should I help you?" Kate asked skeptically.
Kara played a video on her smartphone. "The suit is literal perfection," Kara could be heard saying offscreen.
"It will be when it fits a woman," Kate-38 replied.
Kate eyed Kara shocked and appalled. "I know she can be redeemed with my help. Help me to help you," Kara pleaded.
"I'll tell you everything, the good, the bad, and the ugly," Kate agreed.
On the roof, Oliver finally found John Deegan's file on the GCPD database. "Got'em, John Deegan," Oliver announced.
"Oh, illegal experimentation, torture, seems like he was conducting experiments on his own patients' brains. You know, on my Earth there was another guy who did the same thing. His name was Dr. Hugo Strange and he actually managed to solve criminality permanently. Of course, Batman had to lock him up and destroy his research. I mean, Gotham without crime is just no fun," Kara said casually.
Oliver and Barry gave her incredulous looks. "Well, John Deegan was acquitted, all charges dropped on technicalities," Oliver reported.
Kara yawned at that. "If your charges are dropped on technicalities, your case doesn't go to trial, and therefore you can't be acquitted. Having your charges dropped implies they could be brought back which is impossible if you are already acquitted of said charges via double jeopardy."
"I'm just reading the damn file," Oliver excused.
"Where can we find him now?" Barry asked.
"No known address. He was fired, suspended by the medical board for two years but that was five years ago," Oliver reported.
"So, no idea where to find him, he may not even be in Gotham, right now, and we're basing this all on Cisco's weird-ass vision," Kara said.
"Basically, yeah," Barry confirmed.
"Well, I'm going to go back to my girl talk with Kate," Kara walked off.
Kara came back to the office and found Kate at her desk. "Hard at work or hardly working?" Kara asked her.
"I'm actually planning to run a real estate department inside Wayne Enterprises. So, this is me hijacking Bruce's office," Kate said.
"On my Earth, my cousin and your cousin nearly killed each other over a silly misunderstanding. Boys will be boys," Kara smiled.
"I don't really follow that feminist bullshit. Girls can just be as evil and stupid. I've had run-ins with Poison Ivy, Talia Al Ghul, and even Catwoman. I defeated them all without a second thought," Kate said reflectively.
Kara simply stared at her. "Who did you vote for in 2016?"
"Romney, of course," Kate said obviously.
Kara quickly realized she was dealing with the polar opposite of her own Kate Kane. "I mean, it only makes sense to me. I was in the Air Force for six years and now I work in corporate America making ridiculous amounts of money. I also love the fuck out of guns," Kate said showing Kara her two pistols.
"Ever killed someone?" Kara asked.
"A shit-ton," Kate smiled. "The only one that can defeat a bad guy with a guy is a good guy with a gun."
"But...you're gay," Kara blurted out.
"That doesn't mean I have to change my views on politics, religion, or philosophy. I live a celibate lifestyle and go to synagogue every week. Not because I have to...now, because I choose to," Kate said.
"What about the prohibition against tattoos?" Kara chided.
"No one's perfect," Kate rolled her eyes.
"I bet you got 500 of them," Kara smiled.
"Those are just the ones you can see," Kate smiled back.
"Oh, but I can see everything," Kara said using her X-ray vision.
Kate stared at Kara feeling extremely tempted to make out with her on the spot. "I've already told you my life story. What else do you need?" Kate asked her.
"Do you happen to know a John Deegan?" Kara asked.
"Yeah, he's a doctor at Arkham Asylum. He's one creepy mother-fucker," Kate said.
"Let's have a drink," Kara said pouring them both a glass.
"Okay, but only one," Kate allowed.
A few hours later, Barry, Oliver, and a sloshed Kara arrived at the gates of Arkham Asylum. "Are you sure he works here?" Oliver doubted.
"That's what Kate said," Kara shrugged.
"Wait, did she tell you this before or after you got wasted?" Barry asked accusingly.
"Before," Kara said nonchalantly.
"And you couldn't have told us hours ago?" Oliver asked outraged.
"Hey, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have found out where he was," Kara excused.
"Well, now you're helpless," Barry said peeved.
"Please," Kara said and then briefly glowed burning off all the alcohol in her system.
"That's a nice trick," Oliver said impressed.
"But how do we break into an asylum?" Barry wondered.
Kara kicked the gate open. "That's how," she said marching in.
Kara pushed the locked doors open and strolled down the halls of Arkham. She arrived at the receptionist. "Can I help you?" she asked.
"Cut the shit, Barney," Kara said annoyed.
"Very well," he said as he morphed back. "I was wondering when you would arrive."
"Where's Deegan?" Kara demanded.
"Right this way," Brainiac 5 said leading her to his creepy office.
The alarm bells then went off and all prisoners were released from their cells. "It would appear Mr. Queen has made Deegan's acquaintance already," Brainiac 5 said dryly.
Oliver went around the halls beating up escaped inmates and assisting the Arkham guards. Barry remained outside shooting arrows in non-lethal areas as the inmates made their escape outside. One inmate suddenly snuck up behind Barry and knocked him unconscious with a candy cane staff.
Batwoman then glided onto the scene and took out her two pistols. As the inmates run for the broken gate, Kate fired non-stop at them. As soon as she ran out of bullets, she expertly reloaded and fired some more. Inmates dropped to the ground dead all over the ground. One inmate tried to bail in a van as if he knew he was going to be released that night. Kate rolled a grenade under the van before it could drive off. The van exploded killing the occupants.
Barry got back to his feet disoriented. "Wait...you're not Batman," he said upon seeing her.
"No shit," Kate replied.
John Deegan ran down the stairs to the basement level only to get blasted with frost breath from Kara. "Interrogate him," Kara ordered Brainiac 5.
"As you wish," Brainiac 5 extended a cable from his index finger that implanted in John's head. Brainiac 5 quickly read his mind and then took control of him.
"He's mine," Brainiac 5 informed Kara.
"Have him switch Oliver and Barry back. I'm done with this bullshit," Kara said.
John put his hands together as he focused on the task. Meanwhile, Oliver and Barry were fighting each other, the both of them exposed to fear toxin. Kate hit them both with a flash grenade distracting them from their fight. Barry and Oliver then exchanged bodies.
"It's done," Brainiac 5 said.
"Do you have any more use of him?" Kara asked.
"No," Brainiac 5 said as his cable went through John's head killing him instantly.
The two then casually walked out of Arkham seeing bodies all over the place. "Damn," Kara said amazed at the death toll.
Kate then brought a befuddled Oliver and Barry out of Arkham. As they reached the broken gate, Kate let the two fall to the ground. Kara eyed Kate's outfit. "Is that wig tactical?" Kara mocked.
"It's to mock my enemies," Kate replied.
Kara nodded in understanding. "You've earned it."
"I don't need your approval," Kate shot back.
"Well, fuck me," Kara said impressed.
"I'm not into tearful goodbyes," Kate said to her. "That means get out."
"I don't have to leave just yet," Kara said getting closer to her.
"Don't tempt me, Kryptonian," Kate kept her at bay. "Just, when you get back to your Earth, make your Kate worthy. I think you and she can be a good team."
"I think so, too," Kara said sincerely.
"World's finest," Kate said shaking Kara's hand.
The next morning, the Monitor appeared in the streets of Central City eliciting a police response. Kara, Barry, Oliver, and Brainiac 5 walked up to him in uniform. "Marv, you're going to stand down," Oliver said to him.
"That's obviously not my intent," Marv smirked.
"What is this? A test?" Barry asked.
"Yes, and so far, I've been unimpressed. A Crisis is imminent. Someone is coming, someone far more powerful than myself. I mean to prepare," he said.
"By giving a nutbar the power to change reality?" Barry asked skeptically.
"I'm testing universes to find one, I hope, strong enough to stand against him," Marv replied.
"You're causing chaos, that's all," Oliver refuted.
"In the hope of finding the champions that would save the multiverse. You are the first of those I've placed under fire who have managed to persevere...for now," Marv said.
"Enough of this: Kara," Oliver requested.
"Oh, now you want me to kick ass?" Kara asked skeptically.
"With extreme prejudice," Oliver clarified.
"Love to," Kara agreed.
Kara ran towards the Monitor quickly only to find herself thrown into a portal and then reappear where she once was. Brainiac 5 fired heat vision that overwhelmed the Monitor in light. The pavement was melted into a pool of black goo, the windows were blasted out, and the air cracked from the extreme heat. The beam went around the Monitor and went down the street. It was then that Brainiac 5 and Kara exchanged places as they turned off their hologram emitters.
"The fuck?" Oliver wondered.
"You show potential. Let's see if it is anything more," Marv said unaffected by the attack.
"So, you got some skill," Kara allowed.
Marv then disappeared inside a portal. "Wow, if what he says is true, you may be our only hope," Barry said to Kara.
"No, there is another," Kara said cryptically.
Author's Notes: CW Kate Kane will be featured as Kate-38 in Adventures of Batwoman. This keeps the continuity of Kate-1 being already established as Batwoman while giving me an origin story for Kate-38 in Adventures of Batwoman Season 1. I give Kate-1 a lot of respect here because I believe the character from the comics is something of note. She gets a small role again in Adventures of Batwoman Season 1.5.