Where in the World has Kate Kane Gone? Chapter 4

Back at the Batcave Kate, Kara, Ryan and Peter shared the reunion with Luke and Mary as they both hugged Kate after her long absence.

"Alright Kane. You promised answers. Now start talking" demanded Ryan.

"Guess it all started with that plane crash. *flashback start* I rigged the plane to explode in order to fake my death. I had to leave the suit behind. I crash land in the water as I was out cold. Next thing I knew I drifted towards a yaht. My cousin's yaht. After all that time trying to find my cousin, he found me." said Kate.

"But why fake your death to begin with?" Asked Peter.

"Not everyone can be grateful for heroics. Especially when you were nearly shot and killed by your own father trying to save the city. I like to believe I did my best with this city. Trying to make it a better place. But I guess I needed to find myself as cliche as that sounds" Explained Kate.

"I mean.. We'll still see you around right? Right?" Asked Kara.

"Maybe, maybe not Kara. Frankly even I'm not that sure." Kate answered.

"So what have you been doing all this time?" Asked Peter.

"Training with my cousin. Doing my part fighting crime under a new identity. Still trying to figure out a name" said Kate.

"Speaking of which, that brings me to you(looks at Ryan). I've keeping track of you all over the news. I've seen what you've done thus far. I'm impressed. You seem to taken the mantle well and better than I could hope for. Gotham can rest assured that it'll still have Batwoman" said Kate as she offers a hug to Ryan as she accepts.

"Guess that means you'll be off then?" Asked Peter.

Kate asks for Peter's hand as he gives it only for her to take his web shooter and use it to make a web arm sling.

"You should get that checked out" said Kate.

"I will when I get back to New York" Peter assured.

"Yeah well, that should hold ya until then" said Kate.

Kate then gives Peter a big hug with Peter doing the same albeit with one arm.

"I'm gonna miss ya Kate." said Peter.

Kate then gave Peter a goodbye kiss on the cheek.

"I'm gonna miss you too Parker." she replied.

"Okay so that's twice now" said Kara.

"You didn't tell Kara did you?" Asked Kate to Peter.

"Nope. Barry did." said Kara."

"Allen that son of a bitch" Kate cursed.

Kara then swoops up Kara for a hug and twirls her around.

"I'm gonna miss you too Kara." said Kate as she gets put down.

"Go easy on the new girl Alright. Make sure the others make her feel comfortable. Oh and Ryan. Take my advice. Kara and Peter can offer some wisdom here and there. Cause I know they've done the same for me. Hopefully they'll do the same for you." Kate said with a smile as she heads off into the night.

"Now when Kate said about... The others. What did she meant?" Asked Ryan.

Peter and Kara then looked at each other as they both had the same thought.

"How would you, Luke and Mary like to take a trip to New York?" Asked Peter.

"Why? What's In New York?" Asked Luke.

Peter then pulled out the number Tony gave him and Kara as he dials the number.

"Hello! Riri Williams speaking" said Riri

"Hello. This is Peter Parker. Mr. Stark gave me this number. How quickly can you get us a Quinjet over to Gotham?"

30 minutes later Riri arrived with the Quinjet and took the group back to New York to Avengers Mansion.

Riri lands the Quinjet on the landing pad as she introduced herself.

"So you're this Supergirl and Batwoman I've heard about. No wonder Tony calls you Girl Scout Cookies. And then there's you. Batwoman. You know ever since I've seen on the news about a new Batwoman in Gotham, I could never have imagined seeing another black woman taking justice into her own hands. Doing the right thing for her city when no one else would. Gotta appreciate some girl power right there" said Riri.

"Mr. Stark said you made your own Iron Man suit." said Peter.

"You'd be correct. Bit of a supergenius myself. Tony's been training me how to use my suit for the greater good. That and st overall flight and combat training." added Riri.

"What do you go by?" Asked Ryan.

"Iron Heart" Riri answered.

"Now. Who'd like a quick tour?" Asked Riri.

After a quick tour, the group decided to have a quick drink before Ryan and her team heads back to Gotham and Kara to National City.

"To Kate. For her finding everything she's looking for. To a fresh start" said Peter as the others raised their glasses and took a drink.

Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes in uniform coming back from a mission walks in on the gathering surprised at the company.

"Didn't realize we were having guests over" said Sam.

Ryan Wilder looks over at Sam and Bucky.

"Sam, Bucky, this is Ryan Wilder. The new Batwoman. Ryan, this is Sam Wilson aka Captain America and that's Bucky Barnes." Said Peter

"Didn't Stark send you and Kara to find the old one?" Asked Sam.

"He did. And we did. But, Kate made her choice with a decision she made in her life. We won't be seeing her around much." Kara explained.

Sam then walks up to Ryan, still with the shield on his arm. He stowed it on his back as he introduced himself.

"Sam Wilson. Captain America"

"Ryan Wilder. Batwoman. Gotta say, never thought I'd see a Black Captain America" said Ryan.

"It's not nearly as cool as a Black Batwoman" said Sam as she shook her hand.

"Welcome to The Avengers. And whatever Barry and Kara are calling their team over at their Hall of Justice.

"Does this mean we're training the new recruit?" Asked Bucky.

"Actually, she can handle herself. As long as she can be ready when the teams assemble" said Peter.

"Actually, that reminds me of one more thing. Ryan, Luke, Mary, I'd like you three to come with me" said Riri.

Riri then took the three to the armory as she then uses a code Tony gave her in case of emergencies.

"Wow. And I thought my dad made some of the best tech money could buy" said Luke.

"Your dad is Lucius Fox? Actually a fan of his." said Riri as she opened up a Hall of Armor.

Luke and Mary look in awe at the suits of Armor.

"Tony made some armor for the team in case there was another Crisis. He made this one for Kate. But now, I think this belongs to you now." Riri explains.

Ryan walked forward as she looks at the powerful armor in front of her.

"So. What do you think?" Asked Riri.

"I... I can't take this" said Ryan.

"Well, technically no one can take these suits home. They stay on Mansion grounds. However. Tony made these for every Avenger. Once he gets to meet you, he'd agree that you should wear this when the time comes." said Riri.

"Okay." Ryan said.

"Great. By the Temporary power invested in me by Tony Stark, Ryan Wilder, you're an Avenger now." said Riri as she knighted her.

Meanwhile outside Spider-Man was in the roof of the Mansion looking over the city. Supergirl flew to the roof to find him there.

"Hey. You doing okay?" Asked Kara.

"Yeah. Yeah I'm fine." answered Peter.

Kara sat down next to him as she puts her arm around him and pulls him in for a side hug.

"I'm gonna miss Kate too. We all will. Gonna be hard to explain it to Barry and the others. But they'll understand. Hopefully they'll accept Ryan with open arms. For what it's worth, we make a great team." she tells him.

"We all do. Ryan wasn't half bad. Definitely an asset to the team" said Peter.

"I have faith we'll see Kate again some day." said Kara.

"This new world is always changing isn't it? Always seems to be a new surprise around every corner. Make you wonder if there's more than meets the eye with this new earth" said Peter.

"What. Like another Multiverse?" Asked Kara.

"I mean like we're barely scratching the surface" said Peter as the two looked to the sky at the moon after a long night's work.

The End.