The Dark Lady Rises

by lattenosugar

Post-TDKR: After Bruce Wayne retired as Batman, he decided to be more involved in the running of Wayne Enterprises. He met his wife, Sara, when he hired her as the CFO. It is years later, and Bruce is doing some minor consulting for W.E., and Sara is writing books. They are settled in and happy. But what happens during this time will shock them both.

5. Chapter 5

Chapter Five

Sara walked through the darkness to reach the narrows. Without the adrenaline pushing her on, she felt a little tired when she got there, but she knew she had to shake it off.

She slowly moved around the decrepit buildings trying to find out if anyone was in trouble. Suddenly, she began to feel like someone was following her. She turned around, and a large wooden beam slammed into the side of her head knocking her unconscious.

Back at Wayne Manor, Bruce was constantly checking the time.

"Alfred! Has Sarah called? Did you see her come back?"

"No, Master Wayne. Not that I'm aware."

"She said she was going to the library, but it closed over an hour ago."

"Master Wayne, do you think it's possible that she fell asleep again? She does get caught up in the books, and doesn't pay attention to the time." Alfred smiled at the thought.

"I think I'll drive over there to see if she is still there."

While Bruce was driving, he saw a car parked in the grass on the side of the road. He immediately recognized it as being one of theirs. He got out of the car, and saw that Sara was not in it. Instead he saw her clothes that she was wearing earlier that day. Panic set in. Had she been kidnapped? The car didn't show signs of damage, so he knew there hadn't been an accident. Where was she? He decided to call the only person he knew could find her.

He picked up his cell phone and called Alfred.

"Yes, Master Wayne"

"Alfred, Sara took one of the cars, and parked it at the side of the road. There is no sign of her, and the clothes she was wearing today are in the backseat. I need you to call John and let him know what is going on. Hopefully, he is available to search for her."

"Yes, Master Wayne – I'll call from the bat cave so he knows it's an emergency."

Alfred reached John, and he arrived in ten minutes. John Blake, Nighthawk, got the information from Alfred and left immediately.

After searching through the Narrows from the tops of the buildings, he finally saw something. Or was it someone? He made sure no one was around before he approached the body. It couldn't be – Catwoman? Why was she here? On closer inspection, he saw that she looked different than he remembered. Behind the mask was Sara Wayne! This didn't make any sense. He quickly used the secured line to Bruce to tell him what he found.