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Chapter XXI: Mystery Of The Batwoman.
Last Time.
Bat Cave, Present Time.
Naruto and Static dropped beside Timecode's chair. "Welcome back." Batman said smiling before they heard Gear. "Yes I knew I could fix it." Static got up, and quickly explained what he saw. "And Batman..." Batman raised a hand stopping him. "I'd rather not know." He said making Static shrug. As Static was chatting with Gear and Robin, Naruto pulled Batman over to the side.
"Look.. I'm not going to tell you anything to change the future.. Only to open up with Dick, Tim, and Barbara." He said glancing to Robin. "I don't know what you're going to do intentionally or unintentionally. But, something causes them to hate you for close to thirty years."
Barbra's Apartment.
Naruto flashed in to see Barbra sleeping at her desk with the lamp on. Figured that she exhausted herself with the load of paperwork and essays she has to take care of for both work and classes. He walked over, turned the lamp off, and picked her up bridal style. He smiled when she snuggled against his chest before putting her under the covers, and took her shirt and pants off. He kissed her forehead, and looked down at her for a moment.
"I swear Barbara.. I'll do everything in my power to stop that future from happening." He thought before standing up, and flashing away.
Bat Cave; Forty Years Just After Naruto and Static Left.
Bruce hung up on Batman after he told them Naruto and Static left. "So.. I guess this was when I came here." Bruce looked back to see Naruto with two bangs framing his face in his stealth costume with a tattered ends on his coat. His hair had a little grey on the sides of his head and in some streaks in his hair. "Yes.. Only this time.. I told him what happened with Barbara since you never asked when you went." Naruto sighed walking over. "Yeah I kn..."
He stopped as new memories hits them. "Damn.. I see I was able to keep Barbara from getting hurt.." He said rubbing his head. "Yeah.. But the.. 'Incident' with Tim still happened." Bruce commented before an alarm went off. "Terry.. Jokerz are attacking the Bank."
He looked over to Naruto who's looking at the screen. "How are the girls?" He asked making Naruto shrug. "They're doing well.. They're in Konoha for a vacation." They continued making small talk until Terry spoke up for advice.
Now.
Gotham City, Nighttime.
Two men are in a semi truck with a trailer holding several boxes are traveling on the Interstate as a black car sped up to them. A man in the car dialed the truck, and sighed. "Hey slow down.. We don't need the cops on our tail." He said before a shadow came over their lights. "What was that?" The driver of the car asked before seeing a glider shaped like bat wings.
"It's Batman." The other man said as a figure dropped on the truck showing a woman. She's wearing a silver full body costume with red gloves, and bat logo with a gold belt. She pulled a red batterang, and cuts the tarp from one box, and used it to open it up showing laser rifles. She suddenly ducked as a bullet hit the box before hiding behind it.
She threw her batterang at the shooter in the car before picking up a rifle, and shot it having it crash. She used it to shoot the other boxes on the end before turning around, and saw another man wearing sunglasses, and a hat holding a gun. He shot at her forcing her to duck, and used the rifle to knock him in to another box.
The man growled before picking up another rifle, and aimed it at her. She kicked it, having it shoot in the air, and barely misses the Batjet. She grabbed the rifle before falling back, and kicked the man off the trailer having him grab the edge as they got on a bridge. She went to the last box before looking back, and saw the man get back up.
They exchanged punches before she finally threw him over her shoulder, and in to the river below. The woman picked the rifle up, and pressed a button on her belt having her flyer come back. She got on it, and shot the truck having the trailer explode, and the Semi drive off the bridge. The Batjet shot two grappling hooks catching the truck as the woman flew beside it.
Batman, and Robin looked to her as she flew away before Robin looked to Batman. "Haven't seen her around the cave." He said as Batman stayed quiet as he took the truck away.
Barbara's Apartment, Next Morning.
"Finally, Spring Break is here at last." Barbara said stretching on her couch wearing a black short sleeve shirt, grey skirt, and black high heels. She reached for her lipstick, and applied it on before looking to see Naruto wash the dishes at the sink. "Hey.. Wanna go out tonight?" She asked but he didn't answer. She sighed before looking back to the T.V.
"Something's up with him.. He hasn't said more than a couple of words to me." She thought before looking back to Naruto. "Naruto.. Is everything alright?" She asked as he looked over, and gave a small smile. "Yes Barbara.. I'm fine." Barbara sighed knowing he was lying. "Naruto.. I know you're lying.. What's wrong?" Naruto stopped washing the dishes before turning around.
"Ok there's some.." He stopped as his earpiece went off. "Kage here... Ok I'll be right over." He said before looking to Barbara who had her arms crossed under her chest. "Batman needs my help with something." He walked over, and gave her a quick kiss. "Love you." He said making her sigh before smiling. "Love you too." As he left, she picked up her phone.
Beak's Bric-A-Brac, Evening.
A overweight man with grey/white hair in a suit was playing with a deck of cards in his right hand looked to his right, and saw a limo come up. A bald African-American man walked out, and took off his sunglasses' before the other man spoke up. "Come on he's waiting." They walked inside, and past the workers working on toys, and figurines.
They waked up to a bunch of boxes with a card reader on the wall. The first man flicked his wrist, having a card come out of his sleeves before sliding it on the reader. The boxes moved to the left revealing an elevator. They got in, and went down as the boxes went back in place. As they went down a flow, they saw hundreds of weapons being made as a short chubby man in a suit, top hat, and monocle was using a gun umbrella to shoot a target of Batman.
They walked up to him as he looked to the African-American man. "Mr. Duquesne. I hear we had an unpropitious setback." Duquesne raised an eyebrow. "If you mean we got hit then yeah." The man nodded before picking another umbrella. "And how could this have happened?" He asked making Duquesne shrug. "I don't know yet. No one but us knew the shipment was leaving last night."
"Well someone did." The man said shooting a small missile at the target. "A Batwoman?" The other man asked as Duquesne nodded. "That's what my man said Thorne." The short man growled before throwing his hands in the air. "Batman, Batgirl, Batwoman! What is it about this city? The water?"
"I've doubled the workforce at the other sites.. No way she'll get to them." Duquesne said as the man snorted. "Forgive me if I'm not so sanguine." He went on to explain on getting a billion dollars to make the weapons for Kasnia, and had already spent most of it. "We can't afford to lose anymore!" He yelled before looking back at Duquesne.
"I want the rest out of the city by the end of the week. Take care of this.. Bat clone.. You're supposed to be our muscle Mr. Duquesne.. Start flexing." He finished walking away making Duquesne clench his fist, and leave.
Later, Duquesne's Penthouse.
A young African-American woman walked inside with two muscular men holding bags as Duquesne was talking on the phone. "Daddy." He looked to her as he puts a hand over the phone. "And where were you Kathy?" Kathy sighed as the men left. "Shopping.. Don't worry I had your goons with me." She said before talking about her day.
"You should tell me when you leave." He said as Kathy sighed. "How was your day? Who's on the phone?" She asked making him stare. "Business.." She sighed before kissing his cheek, and leaving.
Bruce, Alfred, Naruto, And Tim.
Naruto looked out of the cars window as Alfred drove, and Bruce turned off the news about Batwoman. Suddenly, Bruce's phone rang. Looking to it, and answered it. "Hello Barbara." Naruto stiffened as he talked to her. "Naruto?" He looked to see Naruto shake his head. "No He's not with me.. I think he's at the office, I'll be sure to let him know you called."
"I'm not one to pry.. But what's with you, and Barbara?" Bruce asked as Naruto sighed. "I got some.. Bad news after traveling to the future, and I don't know how to tell her about it." Bruce narrowed his eyes before speaking. "Don't tell her.. You're stepping in something you don't want to." Naruto looked to him, and sighed.
"It's something that caused us to break up.. I want to change it Bruce.. I.. Love her." He finished as they made it to Wayne Industries. He and Naruto got out as Alfred drove off with Tim. Later, Naruto stood near the door as a short blonde haired woman was talking to Bruce, and the shareholders.
"In discussing this new alloy, I brought some charts... To demonstrate the care, and precision we bring to our work at Wayne Tech." She said pointing to a chart with a pointer. "So as you can see, the alloy's tensile malleability is remarkably high..." She stopped as she knocked one of the charts down. She caught it, and fixed it back.
"Given its density, and homeomorphic structure..." She kept knocking the charts down as she was explaining before forgoing them, and picked up a small metal spiked ball, and a small pointer. "See this chunk of metal? I can program it to change shape." She explained touching it, having change in to a flower, gem, butterfly, and the Statue of Liberty. As a result, every other person in the room was in awe and could possibly think of what uses it can bring once developed further.
Later, G.C.P.D. Rooftop.
Jim waited with Bullock, and a woman with short brown hair, wearing a black shirt, and jeans as Kage and Batman came down to them. "What is it Commissioner?" Batman asked as the woman brought up a cart of destroyed rifles. "We collected the remains of the contraband." Batman picked one up as Kage scanned it.
"Wow.. This is some serious stuff." Naruto said as the woman spoke up. "Capable of destroying a tank at five hundred yards.. I measured the clips." They looked to her as Jim explained. "Sonia Alcana.. Bullock's new partner." Naruto smiled before whispering. "Won't be for long after working with him for a few days.." She continued to explain each of the weapons before Batman spoke up.
"Who's behind it?" Bullock was playing with keys that had a penguins face on it spoke up "The driver ain't talking but I got some leads, can't say anything definite right now." Batman took the keys before handing them back. "We'll get back to you."
Later, Beak's Bric-A-Brac.
"So.. Penguin owns this place?" Robin asked jumping out of the Batmobile as Naruto parked beside them. "Along with Duquesne, and Thorne." Batman replied looking at the building. "What do they make here?" Robin asked as Batman looked to him. "Toys decorations.. Weapons of mass destruction." They suddenly heard a gun shot before running to the roof, and saw Batwoman fighting a group of men.
They dropped down, and helped her fight them. "You shouldn't be here." Batwoman said as Batman looked to her after hitting one guy away. "I could say the same to you." She shook her head before saying she set a bomb on the bottom floor in the weapons room. Naruto looked down, turned on his glasses', and saw a bomb near some gas containers.
"Crap she did!" He yelled as the bomb went off, and fire came up through an elevator. "Where is she!" Robin asked as the ceiling came down on them. Up there." Batman said pointing to a window. They shot their grapple guns up as Naruto shot a Hirishin (Flying Thunder God) arrow up, and flashed towards its location. They went to the next building, and watched as fire came out of the windows.
"They were making arms for Kasnia..." They looked back to see Batwoman jumping down to them. "Something I'm sure the State Department would frown upon. This was their weapons plant." She explained looking at the building as it exploded. "Hard to prove that now." Batman said narrowing his eyes.
"Doesn't matter, they were done here.. But I've just begun." Naruto crossed his arms before speaking up. "Ok.. But we could have arrested them with evidence on any computer in that building." She walked away as Batman stopped her. "Wait who are you? Why are you doing this?" She roughly removed his hand before looking at him.
"You're the great detective.. You figure it out." She attacked him with a series of punches before landing a kick on him, and jumped off the building, and on her glider. Batman followed after her as Naruto sighed. "Well.. I guess I'll follow him when he lands." After a moment, Batman called him. "Yeah.. Really? You need my help to follow her? Ok."
Next Morning.
Naruto groaned as he laid down on a rooftop ledge after five… long… hours of watching Kathy shop. "Man, and I thought Kara, and Barbara could shop.. but this is ridiculous." Suddenly, his phone vibrated. He picked it up, and looked to the screen. 'Barbara G.'He looked down sadly before hitting 'Ignore'. After a moment, it vibrated again. "Come on Barbara I'm not ready to ta.." He stopped as he saw 'Kara K.'
He hits the answer button, and brought the phone up. "Hello dear.." He stopped as she yelled at him. "DON'T 'DEAR' ME! BARBARA JUST CALLED ME, AND SAID YOU'RE IGNORING HER!" Naruto jerked back, and fell off the ledge. He grabbed it, and got back up. "Look.. I found out something when I traveled to the future about us, and I've been trying to think of a way to tell her."
"What information could do this.." She stopped as Naruto sighed. "She had a miscarriage when she was pregnant with our first child.. It caused us to break up after a few years." After telling everything, Bruce spoke up through their earpiece. "I got roped in to staying with Kathy.. You can go."
Later, Batcave.
Naruto watched as Bruce went through pictures of Kathy in multiple events. "Busy isn't she?" Alfred asked walking down with clothes. "She could be Batwoman.. Everything in these pictures says she has the strengths." Naruto said before seeing Bruce look intently at the pictures. "Reminds me of Andrea.." He said as Bruce stiffened, and Naruto walked away as Tim was target practicing.
"Who?" Naruto sighed before glancing towards Bruce for a moment. "Back when Bruce was in college, he was finishing up his plans of becoming Batman.. He truly fell in love with a woman.. and vice versa.. Who like Kathy had a father who was involved in crime.. They eventually gotten engaged after dating for so long, and Bruce decided to abandon his plans of becoming a vigilante.. But her father got in trouble with the mob.. He was forced to leave the country, and forced her to break up with him."
Before he could say anything, they heard an angry female speak up. "NARUTO UZUMAKI!" Naruto flinched before looking back to see an angry Barbara standing at the top of the stairs leading out. She stomped down as Naruto started to sweat. "I'm a patient woman.. But I'm tired of you avoiding me! You're taking me out tonight no exception am I clear?" She asked as she got closed to him.
"Y.. Yes honey." She nodded before turning around, and walk past a scared looking Tim. "Hello Tim." She said walking out before Naruto followed. "I.. Seen him face Aliens.. Darkseid.. And even Joker.. I've never seen him that scared." Tim said as Bruce picked up a gold locket, and opened it for a second. "Wait until you tick off your girlfriend Tim."
Later, Iceberg Lounge.
Naruto in his suit was dancing with Barbara in a black dress as Cheri sings 'Becha Never'. "Naruto.." Naruto looked to Barbara as she was looking down. "Why?" Naruto looked confused at her for a moment. "Why what?" He asked as she looked up to him. "Why are you distancing yourself from me?" Naruto sighed as the song stopped.
They walked to their table, and Naruto saw Bruce with Kathy in a white dress, and shoulder length gloves. "Look.. I been trying to tell you something, and I couldn't find a way to tell you." She looked down, having her hair shadow her eyes. "You're breaking up with me aren't you?" Naruto looked shocked at that.
"What.. No.. Barbara.. No I'm not, I love you It's just.. I have some information about us I need to tell yo.." He stopped as Batwoman came through the wall. Eyes widening, Naruto look back, and saw Kathy near the bathroom. "Damn I thought she was Batwoman." He said before looking to Barbara. "Want to help? Or are there too many cameras for you to change?"
"I... Forgot to bring my costume." She said as Naruto took off behind a tossed table. He came out in his costume, and saw Penguin attack Batwoman, before jumping over, and knocked him out. He took care of several men that attacked him as Batwoman left. Batman dropped down, and looked to see Kathy before his eyes widened.
Later, Subway.
Sonia waited by a support before taking out a batterang. "Souvenir?" She looked to see Batman, and Naruto walk out of the shadows. "I found it at the Iceberg Lounge. Can you sign it? Make it a collectors item." She said as Batman took it, and puts it in his belt. "What did you find out?"
"Only that Kathy Duquesne can't be Batwoman." Batman gave her a small metal wire. "I found it in the Penguins office. . I think Batwoman used it on him.. I kept a piece." He explained handing it to her. "You know taking evidence from the scene of a crime is..." She stopped as they stared at her.
"Probably won't lose you any sleep." She finished pocketing the metal. Kage and Batman started walking away before Sonia spoke up. "Wait.. You saved my life once." She went on to explain how Batman saved her nine years ago from arsonists under Rupert Thorne. "It's why I became a cop.. I just wanted you to know." She said as a train went by making her look at it.
When she looked back, she saw they were both gone.
Abandoned Factory.
Batwoman dropped down inside a window, and saw Penguin, Duquesne, and Rupert talking to Copperhead, and a tall muscular man lifting a big weight. He's wearing a sleeveless body suit, and a mask with a tube connected to a device on his arm. They talked about him them helping against her, and the others heroes before talking about using a cruise ship to do their trade in International waters.
She ducked out, and flew a few miles away. She pressed a button on her flyer, and flew down into an open drainage. She flew inside a tunnel and stopped where a bunch of equipment is set up. "I've got everything.. Where it's happening, Bane and Copperhead's agenda." She stopped as Rocky walked out of the shadows.
"He knows." She said as Batwoman looked to her as she explained Batman, and Naruto paid her a visit. "I told you we should've created a new identity, and not spun it off of Batman." She finished as another voice spoke up. "She's right." They looked to see Kathy walking out of the shadows. "Look how fast he caught on to me."
"So.. He thought it was you two days ago.. Tomorrow, we'll make him think it's someone else." Batwoman said as they walked closer. "Trust me if he really had any idea what's going on.." She continued taking her mask off reviling Sonia. "I would know." She explained they're leaving tonight before changing out of her costume as Kathy got in another one.
Later, G.C.P.D. Rooftop.
Sonia was watching the ship passed in the river as Naruto, and Batman dropped down. "Batman, Kage?" She asked as Batman walked up. "You know Kathy Duquesne.. You both took art classes together.. She sketched your face.. It was years ago but it's you." He threw a sketchbook down showing Sonia with long hair standing beside another woman.
"You also know Rocky Belintine.. Roommates at the same University." She looked up to him, and raised an eyebrow. "Busy bat." She said as Naruto walked up. "You three had a bone to pick with either Penguin, or Rupert.. So Kathy paid for your equipment, and you take turns to keep suspicion off of each other."
Before anything else can be said, Sonia's phone rung, and she answered. Naruto discreetly turned his glasses' on, and heard Rocky on the other end. "There's no distress call, and Kathy's not answering her radio.. I think she's in trouble." Sonia turned around, and looked to them sadly.
Later, Cruise Ship.
Batman, and Naruto looked inside to see Kathy unmasked with the others interrogating her as Bane held her father. "Oh man Copperhead really? Why do I attract the dangerous women?" Naruto asked before taking three arrows, and shot them down. They exploded in a flash of light and smoke, having Batman drop down, and take Kathy out as everyone but Naruto and Copperhead ran out.
"Hello handsome." She said as her tongue slithered out. Naruto shuddered before getting in to a stance. He ran towards her, and kicked her in the stomach. She jumped back, jumped over Naruto, turned around, and dropped kicked him in to a box. He got out, threw a punch at her, and she wrap her arms around his neck.
"Now, now.. Be a good boy, and I'll reward you." She whispered in his ear, and started squeezing. He tried getting out only for her to pull his arm away, and twist it. Suddenly, an explosion hits them sending them flying back in to the wall. Naruto got up, and saw Copperhead was unconscious. He sighed before picking her up, and jumped across the room as more explosions went off.
As he got to the upper deck, he felt the boat stop, and pieces of it to fall. "AAAHHH!" He saw Bane fall down through a hole as fire came up to them. "Crap what else can go wrong?" He asked before seeing Rocky in her costume without a mask on, fly towards him on her Batflyer.
G.C.P.D. The Next Day.
Sonia was packing up her desk as two shadows came over her. "For what it's worth.." She looked up to see Naruto, and Batman at her desk. "The city's losing a damn good cop." She sighed as she puts some books down. "Condoning vigilantes is one thing.. Gordon draws the line at employing them. I'm just lucky the D.A.s looking away."
"Someday you're going to have to tell me how you do it.. Keep from crossing that line.. When I put on that mask I never saw it, all I see is just one big blur." She said crossing her arms as they stared at her. "Maybe we don't take it as personally as you." She deadpanned at Batman before speaking. "I doubt that." she said putting her badge away.
"What are you going to do now?" Naruto asked crossing his arms. "Don't know.. Somewhere where capes, and masks aren't in fashion. Don't tell me you dropped by to wish me luck." Batman shook his head, and handed her an envelope. "No.. Evidence proving Dr. Balintine's fiancé innocence. I thought it would be better if it came from you."
"Thank you.. I don't know how.." She trailed off seeing only Naruto standing in front of her. "What?" She asked as he smiled. "I've got a proposition for you.. Want to help out the League? At least until we can make you a member.." She looked to him in shock. "I would of also asked the others but Rocky only wanted her fiancé free, and Kathy wanted vengeance for her mother.."
"I know you did for your parents store but I doubt another force will hire you because I know Bullock will tell your identity to them out of spite since he's not a fan of Batman. What do you say?" Sonia looked down for a moment before looking up. "Ok.. On one condition.. I become your partner." Naruto shrugged. "Ok I always wanted a sidekick.."
"No partner.. I kind of want to keep the costume." Sonia said crossing her arms. "Yeah like I side 'sidekick'." her eyebrow twitches before huffing. "How is it someone like you got a girlfriend let alone four?" He grinned at her before replying. "I'm drop dead sexy." She snorted at him as she picked up her box. "I doubt tha.." She stopped as he picked up a remote, pressed a button, and the cameras shut down before lifting his hood, and took off his glasses'
"You're not bad looking." She said walking past him. "I've got an apartment close to here I use for when I help Batman.. I'll meet you there." He said before fixing his hood, and walked out with her giving her a piece of paper. "Oh.. But the way.. Kathy drew a woman beside you who looks really familiar.. Do you know her?"
"Yes.. She's Andrea Beaumont.. She taught me how to fight." She answering making Naruto freeze, and look to her.
Barbara's Apartment.
Naruto flashed in to see Barbara watching T.V. "Barbara." She looked back to him as he took off his coat. "I've got to tell you something." Sitting down, he told her about their future he learned from when he traveled with Static. "A.. Miscarriage?" She asked holding her stomach. He nodded. "Yes.. We broke up five years later, and you married someone named Sam Young."
"Really? Not Dick?" She asked as he shrugged. "I know you three had a falling out with Bruce.. Maybe you drifted apart with him, and Tim also." He sat down beside her, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "I know you stop a mugging several weeks after you get pregnant.. Just throw down a Hirishin (Flying Thunder God) Kunai when you come up to one, and I'll help."
A Few Days Later, With Bruce.
"So.. We're breaking up?" Kathy asked as Bruce looked down. "Yes.. But not because of you being Batwoman.. you just remind me of my ex-fiancé. Right down to having your father on the wrong side of the law." Bruce replied before Kathy leaned up to kiss his cheek. "Ok.. I understand." She said before walking in her building.
Bruce sighed before looking at the setting sun.
Gotham Cemetery.
A woman in a black dress was looking at a tombstone before sighing. "I'm sorry I haven't been by to talk Mom.. I just got in to town after leaving for a while." The woman said cleaning the grass off the stone showing 'Victoria Beaumont.' as the wind blew the woman's long brown hair.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Thanks for reading, and let me know of many mistakes.
Beta: Jebest4781.
Ok.. I haven't started Naruto On Board yet.. I'm fighting a cold at the moment that's keeping me up through the night, and it's keeping me from focusing on the O.C. arc so I'll be focusing on my other stories until I get over it.
Talk To You Later,
Lone Wolf Out.