So I wanted to wait until after I saw Birds of prey (And the fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn) to upload this since the Birds of Pray is in this story and I wanted to review it and compare it to the Birds of Prey I know.
Firstly I want to say that Harley is way better in Birds of Prey than in Suicide Squad, this actually felt like the Harley that I enjoy reading in the comics, badass, don't take shit from nobody, and crazy as hell. Margot Robbie finally sold me as Harley Quinn and definitely showed she read up and studied the character in the comics because she got the role down cold. The one issue I had was that this was more of a Harley movie than birds of prey. Black Canary, Huntress, and Montoya played second to Harley the whole time which was a little bit of a bummer because Black Canary and Huntress are good enough characters to deserve more of a spotlight than what they got, plus there was no Barbara Gordon which was a letdown because YOU CAN'T HAVE THE BIRDS OF PREY WITHOUT BABS IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT! Hopefully we get a real Birds of Prey movie in the future and this time bring in Barbara so it's just not a Harley film with the Birds as guest stars.
Overall all though despite my nitpick I still enjoyed it, it was fun, wacky, and definitely easier to sit through than Joker, at least Margot Robbie knew that Harley was supposed to crack jokes and be funny unlike the crew behind Joker that made him super serious and depressing. Not my Favorite of the Post Dark Knight Trilogy DC movies but I still enjoyed it enough to give it a recommendation.
Now back to Elsa and my Birds of Prey crew. Enjoy.
"We should have gone after her," Elsa replied as her and the Birds of Prey returned to base. "With the five of us searching the city she wouldn't be able to get far."
"And she won't." Barbara insisted "Need me to remind you I am a tech genius with the best computer hacking skills in Gotham city. There is no place in Gotham that she can hide from me. But for us to be successful we need to catch her off her guard. Catwoman is to skilled to be taken down in regular brawl, she knows the four of us to well."
"She doesn't know me though," Elsa countered "She doesn't know what I am capable of."
"Your skills are good Elsa, and you definitely show potential, but Catwoman is smart, even if she doesn't catch on to your gifts immediately, she will over time, and she will know how to counter it."
"Then I will just have to make sure I take her down quickly."
"Elsa I'm telling you, wait until she shows herself again, then we all attack as a team, combine our strengths, then take her in there. Anything less is to much of a risk."
"She's right," Black Canary replied putting a hand on Elsa's shoulders. "We'll get her don't worry, until then we will continue on your training."
While Elsa wanted to argue some more she knew she was still just the student to these professional crime fighters. So with a sigh she gave in for now and nodded in understanding.
That didn't stop the urge Elsa was filling to go after Catwoman. Despite Barbara taking the night shift like she always did, and despite allowing Elsa to stay at her place while she was in Gotham, Elsa still lay awake at night tossing and turning, knowing that Catwoman was still out there.
"Where will she strike next?" Elsa thought in her mind as she tossed in her bed "What if she kills again?" As Queen when there was a criminal loose in her city she would send her finest men out into Arendelle to search day and night until the person was caught and brought to justice. She wasn't in Arendelle though, so there was no one except them to go after her. She just couldn't wait for Catwoman to strike next she had to do something. With a sigh Elsa forced herself up and walked towards Barbara's rrom.
"It's been a long time since I've done this." Elsa replied to herself as she pulled the picture frame that turned Barbara's room into a secret lair. Like last time Alfred's head showed up on Barbara's computer screen. You again your majesty?" Alfred replied in surprise seeing Elsa on the other side of the screen. "I thought when Barbara said she was going to be training you that it didn't mean you would be sneaking off doing things behind her back."
"Well if she complains I will tell her as Queen she can't tell me what I can and can't do."
"You really do throw your title around like it's money don't you?"
"It's my way of showing my power and authority. Now I need you to give me the name and location of Catwoman."
"Miss Gordon is already out looking for her as we speak Your majesty."
"She's waiting for her to show herself again, I want to go after her in her home turf before she strikes again."
"I can give you her location but need me to remind you that you are still not on the exact level as Barbara."
"I got my own secret weapon."
"Your powers I know, but they can only take you so far, anyway I am sending you her location as we speak, her name is Selina Kyle by the way. While I most certainly do not approve of this, I know I would be wasting my breath if I tried to stop you so here you go." Selina's address then showed up on the screen.
"215 Main street, apartment C got it." With a flick of her wrist Elsa then transformed her outfit into her mech suit and headed towards the window.
"Your Majesty one more thing," Elsa turned around as Alfred addressed her through the computer. "Not everything is always how they appear to be, Ms. Kyle may appear to be the killer due to what you walked into but there is sometimes more to the story then what you might realize."
"First I will find her, then we will find out what the story is." Then Elsa jumped out of Barbara's apartment window and flew off.
Selina's apartment was thirty minutes from where Barbara's was, as she flew up to the complex she examined each apartment to see which one was holding her target. After a quick search she found it, apartment C on the second floor. Flying up she pressed a small button on the wrist gauntlet and a small ice ray popped out. She then shot it at the window turning it into pure ice. She then shot out a icicle and shattered the window before flying in to find her target.
"Selina!" Elsa cried out once she was inside. "Selina show yourself, your under arrest!" Elsa searched every room, every inch of the apartment only to find to her disappointment Selina wasn't there.
"Shit!" Elsa hissed, "Probably out to hit up another jewelry shop." Elsa looked around Selina's apartment and noticed a huge collection of cat related statues, as well as a huge collection of diamonds, gems and other fancy jewelry that someone living in the type of apartment like Selina's could afford.
"How many places have you robbed Selina?" Elsa thought "How many lives taken?" Elsa created a small light ice silk bag to place the stolen jewelry and statues in. Then after that she sat down on Selina's living room couch and waited for her arrival. She was going to take her in, she was going to put a end to her jewel heist and return everything she stole, and she was going to insure Selina was put away for a long time. She didn't know when Selina would return, but she was willing to wait all night if she had to.
Luckily she didn't have to wait all night, a hour in to Elsa's ambush Selina walked into her living room, the moment she turned on the lights she froze at the sight of Elsa sitting in her living room chair, her ice ray pointed towards her.
"Shit!" Selina barely had time to duck as Elsa fired her ice way towards her, narrowly missing her and freezing her door.
"Selina Kyle, your under arrest for robbery, and murder!" Elsa hissed as she aimed her gauntlet at Selina again, once again Selina barely had time to avoid getting hit as Elsa continued to fire. She had no idea who this new girl was but she was not giving her a chance to even get close enough to attack. And these powers? They were similar to those of Mr. Freeze, but Freeze and Nora hadn't been seen in three years now, and this chick looked nowhere near Nora's age.
"New girl I don't know who you are but you have really not picked the right time to make wild accusations about me," Catwoman threw a set of bolas at Elsa, only to see to her shock Elsa freeze them before they reached her.
"Oh crap." Selina tried to make a dash to the hallway but Elsa formed a ice wall blocking her path trapping her. Cornered Selina extended her claws and got in fighting position. "You know what a cat does when it's cornered right?" Lunging towards Elsa, she raised her arm back to strike, only for Elsa to shoot out her ice, coating Selina's arm in ice.
"What the...?" Selina gasped. Elsa then encased both her feet in ice completely trapping her.
"As I said Catwoman, your under arrest."
"Wait," Selina pleaded, "I know you are new, so you aren't aware of my reputation among Gotham criminals, but you got to know, I am not a killer."
"I saw you fleeing the scene of a crime where a murder took place!" Elsa hissed "There was bloody claw marks on the deceased's neck, you had blood on your claws."
"I already said, the blood on my claws got there from a fight with the real killer, I admit that I was there to steal the statue but I was not and am not a killer."
"Then who was he!? If you didn't kill him than who?"
"I don't know, all I know is that the killer also had some sort of claws, that must explain the marks and the birds found. I have made a lot of enemy's in Gotham for allying myself with Batman on multiple occasions instead of the Gotham underworld. It's a dangerous world out there new kid, and a girl has to align herself with the one that gives her the best shot at survival, that's Batman. Yes I am a thief, I only look out for myself, but unlike most of the scum in this city I do have a conscious. Whoever killed that guy obviously knew I was going to be there that night and is trying to frame me. If you give me a chance I can prove it to you."
Elsa didn't know if she could believe Catwoman or not, but she did know what it was like to not be trusted after her powers were first exposed to Arendelle during her coronation, so despite her better judgement she freed her and let her go. "I will be watching you Selina, I expect daily updates, and if you dare try to leave Gotham I will have the entire Birds of Prey after you, you betray me or turn out to be lying, I will be taking you to prison in a block of ice, do I make myself clear?"
"I read you new kid."
"The names Snow Queen," Elsa responded as she walked towards the exit.
"Like the fairy tale? Needs work."
Elsa shook her head as she flew off "What is it that people have with my superhero name?"
As Elsa arrived back to Barbara's apartment complex she saw a shadowy figure standing in the parking lot.
"Love the suit," Elsa recognized the voice, it was the same one that found her in Arendelle and took her to the league of shadows, Talia "Though the snowflake emblem on the chest kind of ruins the fear affect, I would suggest going with a different emblem."
"What are you doing here?" Elsa demanded
"Why to take you back to the league of course, you still have training to do."
"You going to train me to be a killer like you?" Elsa chastised "I know who you people are now, and if I had known when you first showed up I would have had my guards take you in custody right then."
"Like they would have stopped me, you really have no idea how powerful the league is do you?"
"No, but at the same time you don't know how powerful I am!" Elsa shot out icicles at Talia, only for her take out her sword and easily strike them down before getting in a fighting stance.
"Is that the best you got?"
"Hardly!" Elsa shot out a wave of ice with one hand, causing Talia to run to her left, with her other hand she caused a patch of ice on the ground hoping for Talia to slip allowing Elsa to encase her. Only Talia spotted it and jumped in the air above the line of fire, she then took out a dagger and chunked it at Elsa's direction causing her to have to quickly dodge to avoid getting sliced.
"If you had continued training with us you would have learned that we are trained to spot traps the second they appear," Talia landed in front of Elsa, took out her sword and swung it, Elsa quickly ducked and fired at Talia's right leg, encasing it. Growling Talia took out another dagger and stabbed at the ice, breaking it. "Impressive move, but you are going to have to do better than that!" Talia then swung her sword again, this time Elsa was able to swerve to her right, grab Talia by the wrist, grab the blade and freeze it, shattering the sword in front of a horrified Talia.
"You tell the League, I don't need there training, I am not a killer, and I will not allow you to groom me into one."
"If that's what you wish," Talia quietly slipped another dagger out of her pocket, "Then so be it!" Talia quickly threw the dagger with all her power, hitting Elsa in the shoulder, the blade piercing through her suit. Talia than ran up towards Elsa, kicked her in the face knocking her to the ground. Getting on top of Elsa she pulled out the dagger and placed her blade inside Elsa's mouth, ready to run her blade through her throat from the inside.
"If you won't join the league, then you will parish with the rest of them."
Talia suddenly felt a arrow go into her shoulder blade. Turning around she saw Huntress, Black Canary, and Katanna all running up to her as Huntress readied her crossbow again.
"Next one goes into your throat, now you are going to back off and leave now, or else I'm sure Batgirl will understand that my actions were in self defense."
Growling Talia turned and looked at Elsa before removing her blade from Elsa's mouth. "You win this round Elsa, but this ain't over." Talia then retrieved as Huntress ran up to Elsa and helped picked her up off the floor.
"You okay?"
"A lot better than I would be if you didn't show up right then, thank you. We need to get a message to Bruce, I have a feeling my kingdom is in more danger than I thought."