I sat on my balcony, looking down out at the city. It was winter now, I was just glad that Alfred had bought me some fleece pjs, fuzzy black ones. I looked down, Batman was leaving in the bat-mobile with Flash, but where was Kid Flash?
"Hey."
"GAH!" I jumped a bit, a mini-heart attack. I turned around, Wally was in my room "DUDE! Don't you knock?!"
"Um, not when my breathing is restricted and I feel like I have two snails on my chest. Could you please take it off?" Wally looked at me motioning to his chest. Sure, he was in his civvies, but I forgot about the falsies.
"Oopsie. Hang on there." he took off his shirt, I removed 'his bra' and the falsies, dropping them on the floor. "Better?"
"Fine now, thanks." Wally breathed. "So um... You're a girl..."
"So?" I closed my balcony sliding window.
"It just, makes everything we've done seem a bit awkward." he rubbed his arm, eyes cast aside. "Are we going to tell the rest of the team?"
"No."
"Can you give me more more than one word answers?" his communicator beeped briefly, he looked at me.
"Fine, I'll get on the sunglasses!" I took the glasses off the fireplace mantle, slipping them onto my face. Luckily I took off my wig earlier, Wally flipped open the communicator so abruptly it flipped out of his hand. I caught it quickly before the video com opened.
Robin? But I called Kid Flash... Kaldur appeared on the tiny screen. Anyhow, I guess I can tell you too.
"What is it Kaldur?" I forgot briefly to disguise my girly-voice. I cleared my throat, deepening my voice "What information do you have?"
I need you both to come to the cave. We have an undercover mission. Civvies required. the com link powered down.
Wally looked at me "Do you have boy civvies even?"
He winced when I punched him in the shoulder. "Duh." I pulled off my top, not thinking, and rummaging through the closet. I grabbed my elastic bandage bindings and a bra, then turning around. Wally had his hands over his eyes.
"Can't see, don't worry."
"Sorry, Wally. There's usually no one here when I change." I started binding up, pulling tighter than usual. I put on the bra next. Dark-wash jeans, green t-shirt and black jacket. My utility belt was under my shirt this time. "It's safe to uncover your eyes now."
"Okay, do you want me to call you Robin or Robyn while we're out?" Wally smirked a bit, uncovering his eyes.
"Whatever you'd like." I saw him smirk wider, before running after me back to the batcave to Zeta to the Cave.
-Mount Justice-
"Robin, B-01. Kid Flash B-03." the computer confirmed, we walked in, not finding the team in the main room. We walked to the kitchen, everyone was mulling over Megan, burning another tray of cookies.
"Hey, we're here. What's up?" Waly took a cookie off the tray and ate it. I'm not sure whether it was safe to try one or not, or how Wally could stand burned cookies.
I looked over the group, then to the TV. Captain Marvel was munching on KF's snacks again and watching children's programming. I looked back at everyone "What's the mission?"
"Mission, protect Hawk Town's tour bus." I turned around to the voice to meet... myself. Wally raised an eyebrow seeing the other girl identical to Rionna, even wearing a green sweater-vest dress, sunglasses, black jacket, black leggings and brown boots. Heck my stuff, and the stains to boot-how did she get them?
"Hey Rionna, did you think about joining us?" Megan smiled
I pulled 'Rionna' over to the doorway. "Seriously?"
"Hey Rio!" the cheery voice hit me then. Barbara. I widened my eyes, looking at her. "I sorta caught Bruce taking off his cowl and I made the connection."
"Is that my stuff?! H-how?"
"Alfred helped me. Blue contacts, black wig to boot. Batman offered something I couldn't refuse if I did this, so what the heck." Babs smiled "Saving your ass from explaining since 1997 dude, your welcome. Also, don't worry, you'll get your stuff back afterwards."
I didn't bother asking what Bats had offered, I'd probably hear it from him later or figure it out. "Rionna then, right?"
"Rionna. You like being called Ri, so I'll take Rionna." Babs looked back at the group. "Are we going to explain any questions? I could be your sister or cousin or something...?"
"If anyone asks, you're my cousin then." I pulled her back to the group. "Rionna, Wally and I shall take downtown Star City then?"
Kaldur nodded "Exactly what we were thinking."
Wally pulled both of us to the ZetaTubes again. "Kid Flash, B-03. Robin, B-01. Rionna A-01."
-Star City, Downtown-
Wally was unusually silent. He looked at the city briefly through his goggles, then hung them around his neck.
'Rionna' looked over at him briefly and then to me "Richard, is this the first time Wally has been this quiet?"
I elbowed him hard in the side. Wally pushed me back, I knocked into 'Rionna'. Our sunglasses toppled off our face, her's smashed on the concrete. "Dude! Not cool, those were 50 bucks!" I scowled at him.
"How do you know the price of my sunglasses, Richard?"
"Rionna and Rio, stop it, both of you." Wally leaned against a wall of the building we were on top of. He pulled a pair of Lacoste sunglasses from his pocket and handed them to 'Rionna'
"He knows?!" 'Rionna' exclaimed, then looking at the sunglasses, putting them on and smilling.
"Yes he does, Babs." I took off my own sunglasses, dramatic... Wally looked back at both of us. "Wally, you have previously met my friend Barbara Gordon. Babs, you have also met my friend Wally West."
"Why the heck are you dressed like Rio? Why are you here?" Wally attempted a bat-glare. It was quite hilarious to look at. He looked at me "Did you know about this?"
"I didn't know until I saw her in the Cave." I defended myself.
"Hey, I have a deal with Bats, I even have a new handle now! Batgirl!" she smiled, until she saw me try to hide my laughter. "Richard 'Rionna' Grayson, could you please not snicker at me?"
"Sorry, but to hear myself say that, woah... Did Alfred give you a voice changer too?" I looked at Barbara who giggled. "You look and sound like me, it's a bit scary."
"Rio."
"Yes?" Babs and I both answered, looking at Wally.
"Boy Wonder, not you Barbara."
"What is it?" I grabbed his goggles from his head "Is that who I think it is?!"
"If who you are thinking of is Harley Quinn, Rio, then you're right." Babs was suddenly beside both of us "What's she doing walking around in broad daylight, in that costume?"
{Is everyone connected by psychic link?} We heard Megan's voice in our heads.
Barbara nodded {We're all connected Megan, thanks. We've got a lock on Harley Quinn, downtown Star City.}
We saw her enter a building, Wally looked at it confusion {She's gone into the Star City... Bingo Hall?}
{Follow her, see if anything occurs. If it does, at least you're there.} Kaldur's reasoning came clearly through the link.
"I thought that hall was abandoned ages ago!" Barbara looked at us, then back to the hall.
"Well then, 'Rionna', we'd better find out what Harley's doing in there then!" I pulled her to the fire escape, and gracefully flipping down to the streets below. Wally was following us with... less grace.
-Star City Bingo (Abandoned, Supposedly)-
"Isn't this awesome Mr. J? Our own abandoned hideout! No annoying kids to disturb you and me puddin'!" Harley was helping the Joker with something when we sneaked in, hiding behind some boxes.
"Yes, perfect, now leave me alone." Joker was hard at work, waving Harley away from him. "What I can't understand is this new girl with the Justice Brats, Rionna. Who is she and why is she ruining our plan?"
I looked to my right, Barbara was gone. Uh oh. I elbowed Wally and we peered over the box.
"What I wonder is your plan, why are you trying to kill or kidnap new age pop artists." 'Rionna' looked around the bingo hall, I bit my lip, watching her stand beside Joker. "Nice hideout anyways, straight in plain sight."
"Harley! How'd she get in here? Take care of her!" Joker whipped around.
"Hey don't worry, I come in peace." 'Rionna' looked at the pair of villains. "Now, really, what are you planning?"
"What is she planning?!" I looked at Wally, who just shrugged "She's going to blow our cover, I'd never do that!"
"I would just suggest watching her to see what she does." Wally whispered back. {Kaldur, what is your position?}
{Found the tour bus, but no one is here, not even Mr. Oldyy.} Kaldur replied over the link {We're on the east side of town by the mall.}
{Get on that bus, I've got an idea.} 'Rionna' tapped the link. I was starting to squirm, it was making me nervous to watch her 'take care' of the Joker and Harley. "Joker, right? What is your plan with Hawk Town?"
"First we kidnap him, then we use this machine here to extract his voice!" Harley smiled showing 'Rionna' an operating table with a laser-cannon like device pointed at it. "Then we will use his voice to hypnotize an army of teen girls, and we'll finally get Batman! Right Mr. J?"
Joker face-palmed, shaking his head. "Harley, I told you NOT TO TELL MY PLANS TO THE ENEMY!"
"How am I the enemy?" 'Rionna' looked at the man "If I was the enemy, I wouldn't be telling you that Hawk Town is playing at the mall right now. If you maybe get on his tour bus, you could capture him by surprise." She smiled, I saw where this was going finally {Positions ready?}
I ducked down with Wally as the Joker and Harley Quinn passed by, leaving. {Rionna?}
{Still here, Robin.} 'Rionna' looked over the box, to where Wally and I were hiding. "How'd I do?"
"You must've been planning that a while!" Wally stood up, then seeing Harley Quinn come back in. She didn't notice them, just walking to the table in the far corner of the room. "Shit."
Harley turned around "You two?" She glared at 'Rionna', "This is a trap, isn't it?! Too bad Mr. J left already, I would warn him!"
"Nice going KF, should've kept your mouth shut." I pulled off my jacket, taking a fighting stance. "Come at me... uh, bro!"
Harley pulled out a giant mallet, I really wasn't expecting that. Where did she keep it? Enough questions!
I jumped over her swing, then realizing how loose my shirt was when I flipped over her. It flew up to my armpits, then back down when I landed. It shouldn't of been that loose, unless... I pulled the fabric, there was a five inch slash up the side of it. "Wha? How, when did-"
"Ri! Look out!" 'Rionna' pushed me onto the floor. My shirt ripped, falling down around me. I saw the mallet fly over our heads, just barely missing us.
I stood up, putting my fists up again.
"How'd you get hurt? You've got lightning reflexes!" Harley pointed at my bindings, luckily she didn't know what they were.
WHUMP. That was easy, 'Rionna' had already tripped Harley and tied her up while Harley was distracted. She smiled "There, that's payback for tying up my dad!"
I stood quietly as Wally came over, helping me put my jacket on. "I don't think there's any time to get out of these civvies and then to the tour bus, is there?" He was tucking in my binding material that had already come loose.
'Rionna' pulled off her (my) sleeveless sweater dress, passing it to me. I looked at her standing there in her sports bra, pulling my jacket on top of it. I slid the sweater over my head. {Kaldur, what is your situation.}
{Joker has been defeated. You?}
{Rionna took out Harley Quinn.} Wally interjected he looked back at 'Rionna' (Babs) and I "You need to both change, don't you?"
{Meet you back at the Cave in an hour. I'm going to do some more detective work.} I made a time allowance, looking at Wally and Babs.
{Alright. Clear.} Kaldur responded {See you in an hour}
"Mission right now for us. Find nearest ZetaTube, return to Batcave, go to Rio's room, change."
