Batman vs. Supergirl? Check. Batman teams up with Supergirl? Check. Batman meets Guardian? After writing this chapter, check. Although, that's not exactly the primary focus of this chapter. Anyways, enjoy.
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It was another ordinary day at CatCo. Kara was writing down her story. She was also making a call to an old friend.
"Hey, Kara." It was Lena Luthor.
"Hey, Lena," greeted Kara. "I just wanted to ask if you wanted to have dinner tonight with me, my sister, and her fiance."
"Sounds lovely, but I already have plans for dinner," said Lena.
"What? With who?" asked Kara.
"Bruce Wayne," answered Lena. "I was going to meet up with Maxwell Lord. We ran into each other. We walked. We talked. Then he asked me out."
"Really?" Kara sounded surprised. "You do know how he is with girls, right?"
"I'm aware of Bruce Wayne's reputation with women," said Lena. "The dinner will be mostly about L-Corp partnering with Wayne Enterprises."
"First, Maxwell Lord. Now, you. Man, Wayne's gonna be even richer than he already is," commented Kara. "So, this is just gonna be one of those 'one night' kind of things?"
"We'll see," said Lena. "What about you? You found anyone special?"
"Oh, I found someone special, alright," said Kara, hanging her head as she thought of a certain speedster from Earth-1. "There's just too many things that keep us from being together."
"Well, getting your happy ending is never easy," said Lena.
"You have no idea," said Kara. "Well, good luck on your date."
"You said you met him, right?" said Lena. "Any advice?"
"I'd say be yourself, but with this guy, I think you should just play along," said Kara. "He's good with words, I'll give him that. He would've snatched Cat Grant's heart if he wanted."
"Cat Grant? Okay, now I'm a little nervous," said Lena.
"You'll be fine," said Kara.
Kara hangs up and puts down her phone.
"I hope," she said to herself.
At night, two drug dealers were on the run. They constantly look back to see if their pursuer is close. Right now, they don't see him. This doesn't stop them from running, however. They were about to steal a car, until someone fell from above. It was Guardian, who was their pursuer.
"Hand over the bags and I'll send you to jail without a bruise," said Guardian.
The two take out their guns and started firing. Guardian blocks all bullets with his shield. When the two criminals ran out of bullets, they engaged the vigilante using their fists. Guardian's suit kept himself protected as he threw punches of his own. He hits one in the face with his shield before kicking him to a wall. The second one was harder to defeat, as he seemed to be skilled in fist fighting.
The other criminal was getting, but before he can make a move on Guardian, something sharp pierced him in the leg. He suddenly felt himself being pulled up until he was hanging up-side down a few feet off the ground. Someone jumped down and slammed his face to the wall, knocking him unconscious.
Guardian and the second criminal grab each other by the necks. Suddenly, a bat-shaped projectile hits the criminal in the shoulder, causing him to let go of Guardian. Guardian whacks him in the face with his shield, knocking him out.
Guardian turns around and sees the man who beat Supergirl twice. Batman. He also sees the other criminal hanging up-side down because of a sharp hook piercing his leg. The hook was attached to a string coming from the top of a building.
"I heard about you. You're the Batman," said Guardian.
"And you're Guardian," said Batman.
"You didn't need to help me," said Guardian.
"No, but I needed to talk to you," said Batman. "I know who you are underneath that mask, and I apologize for saying this, but you're just a little boy cosplaying a superhero. Brute force seems to be all you use."
"I've learned a lot these past few years," said Guardian. "I can handle this."
"You strike fear into the hearts of criminals, but you also strike fear into the hearts of the people," said Batman. "From what I've heard about you, that is not what you want."
"You're really serious about knowing who I am?" asked Guardian.
"We'll talk some other time," said Batman. "Until then, a piece of advice. Hit me."
"What?" asked Guardian.
"Hit me," repeated Batman.
Guardian shrugs his shoulders before throwing a punch. Batman blocks the punch, grabs Guardian's arm, and flips him to the ground with his hand on his chest.
"No one ever sees this move coming," said Batman.
Batman detonates a smoke bomb and disappears into the shadows. Guardian picks himself up.
"Hey, buddy," called Winn through the comm-link. "You okay?"
"I'm fine," said Guardian. "Just had a little run-in with Gotham's favorite vigilante."
At a fancy restaurant, Lena Luthor, wearing a lovely blue dress, was sitting alone on her table, drinking a glass of wine. She checks the time on her watch. It was three minutes past eight. She looks away from her watch when she a familiar-looking man in a black suit coming towards her.
"The papers say you have a habit of being late," said Lena.
"Well, late is better than not showing up at all," said Bruce.
"You're right. It is," said Lena.
A waiter shows up and gives them both menus.
...
Outside the restaurant, Kara and Alex are inside a car parked across the restaurant where Lena and Bruce are eating.
"This feels wrong," said Alex. "Spying on Lena's date, really? It was awkward enough you dragged Mon-El to crash her date with Jack."
"At least, this time, she doesn't know," said Kara.
"Why are we here?" asked Alex.
"I'm just trying to make sure Bruce is gentle with her," said Kara. "Lena just lost the man she loved months ago. I don't need Bruce rubbing salt to her wound."
"I'm sure it'll be all about business," said Alex, trying to calm down her sister.
Kara uses her super hearing and listens in.
...
"You look lovely tonight," said Bruce.
"Bet you say that to every girl you date," said Lena.
"Maybe, but it's always out of sincerity," said Bruce.
"Well, you don't look too bad yourself, Mr. Wayne," said Lena.
"Please, call me Bruce," said Bruce.
...
"Well, what's going on?" Alex asked Kara.
"He just said she looks nice. She says, 'I bet you say that to all the girls'. He says that he says it because he's being sincere," answered Kara.
"Sounds like a good start," said Alex.
"Good start doesn't mean the whole date's gonna go well," said Kara, raising her voice.
"Okay, what is going on with you?" asked Alex.
"What do you mean?" Kara didn't understand.
"I can tell this is about more than just looking out for Lena," said Alex. "You've been keeping a closer eye on her ever since the Daxamite Invasion. Now, why is that."
Kara adjusts her glasses and leans back on her chair, staying quiet.
After a sigh, she speaks. "I just want to make sure she's alright."
"You mean you're afraid that one bad night will push her over the edge," guessed Alex.
"Lena is my friend, Alex. I want to make sure she stays that way," said Kara.
"I'm sure Lena can handle one bad date," said Alex. "Sure, this Bruce Wayne character isn't very gentleman-like, but I'm sure she can handle him."
"If Bruce Wayne can charm someone like Cat Grant, then I have every reason to worry," said Kara.
Alex opens her mouth, ready to protest, until she thought about Kara's words. "Okay, you may have a point."
Kara looks at the restaurant and turns on her super hearing again.
...
"... A partnership between L-Corp and Wayne Enterprises can be a really big boost for both of us," said Lena. "The technology your company makes, it's amazing, Bruce."
"And I would definitely be interested in seeing your toys," said Bruce.
"I wouldn't call them toys, but I'd definitely love for you to see them," said Lena. "L-Corp is in a good place right now and I wanna keep rising from there."
"Trying so hard to separate herself from the Luthor family name. Don't let that stress you," said Bruce.
"You've read about my brother and my mother, haven't you?" asked Lena. "It's not easy trying
"Well, the public knows you got her arrested one time and you were innocent of helping her escape," said Bruce.
"Except there's the part where my mother took all the credit for saving the Daxamite invasion," mentioned Lena.
"That was you?" asked Bruce.
"I had help," said Lena.
"Trying to make Cadmus look like saints, smart and devious of her," said Bruce. "Based on everything I've heard, she's definitely the opposite of a saint."
"So, you're on the pro-alien team, Bruce?" asked Lena.
"I'm not taking any side, Lena," said Bruce. "I'm simply saying your mother, no offense, reminds me of people from my home."
"None taken. I heard Gotham's full of bad dogs," said Lena.
"Worst of the worst," added Bruce. "It's really nice to be here in National City. So bright and cheerful. Not to mention... Supergirl."
"Has she ever saved your life yet?" asked Lena.
"If she did, it would be all over the news," said Bruce.
"What's your personal opinion on her?" asked Lena.
"You sound like a reporter," said Bruce.
"Thank my friend, Kara, for that," said Lena.
Bruce takes a sip of his wine before speaking. "Well, I may not be a big fan of vigilantes..."
...
Inside Alex's car, Kara crushes the smoothie cup in her hand when she heard Bruce call her a "vigilante". This startled Alex.
...
"... but I really do believe she's making a difference," finished Bruce. "I just hope she doesn't end up tearing the town apart again like last year."
"I never really gave that much thought," said Lena. "But I don't believe Supergirl would become like that again. She's saved me more times than my mother has said she's proud of me."
"Sounds like she's more than just your savior," said Bruce.
"Well, you can say I'm a friend," said Lena. "You should meet her."
"Well, I could just walk into a crime-filled alley and wait to get mugged," joke Bruce.
Lena started laughing in response. Bruce smiles at the L-Corp CEO.
...
"He told her a joke, and she's laughing," said Kara. "She's laughing, Alex. She's laughing."
"I get it, Kara," said Alex.
"She's laughing," said Kara again.
"Seriously, calm down," said Alex, putting her hand on Kara's shoulder. "Making someone laugh is not a bad thing."
"I know that, but laughing at a guy's joke means something," said Kara.
"Okay, so she ends up liking Bruce. That's not a bad thing," said Alex.
Kara glares at Alex. "Have you met Bruce Wayne?"
"You said he charmed Cat Grant," said Alex.
"Oh, never mind," said Kara.
...
Lena was still laughing at Bruce's joke when she felt her purse vibrating. Her phone was ringing. Lena picks it up and answers it. Bruce takes out his phone and "texts" someone. He then places the phone on the table. Lena keeps on saying "hello", but whoever called her wasn't answering.
"Wrong number," said Lena, hanging up.
Bruce picks up his phone, which says, "Contact list downloaded."
After dinner, Bruce walks Lena back to her apartment building. Kara and Alex followed them.
"Thanks for dinner," said Lena.
"And thank you for agreeing to the idea of a partnership," said Bruce.
The two stared into each other eyes. Lena started leaning closer towards him until her lips met his. Bruce didn't hesitate to kiss her back.
...
Outside the building, Supergirl was watching them, via x-ray vision. When she saw the kiss, her eyes widened with shock.
"Alex, they kissed," said Supergirl through her comm-link. "They kissed."
"Okay, calm down before you end up repeating it a hundred times," said Alex.
...
After the kiss, Lena enters her apartment. Before she closes the door, she looks at Bruce with a smile on her face.
"Goodnight, Bruce," she said.
"Goodnight," said Bruce.
Lena closes the door, but the smile on her face remains. If she looked through the peephole, she could see that Bruce was still smiling as well.
Later that evening, Supergirl arrives at the top of CatCo, where Batman stood.
"I got your message," said Supergirl. "Although, you could've toned down the volume of that long-distance call. My ears almost bled."
"After listening to me and Lena all night, I'm surprised it hasn't already," said Batman.
"Wait, you knew I was...?" asked a surprised Supergirl. "Are you sure you don't have the ears of a bat?"
"That doesn't matter right now," said Batman.
"It kinda does," said Supergirl. "I didn't expect you and Lena to be on the goodnight kiss stage after just one night."
"I found Lillian Luthor," said Batman.
"Really? How?" asked Supergirl.
"I hacked into Lena Luthor's contact list. I contacted Lillian Luthor and traced the signal back to her location," answered Batman.
"So, you asked out Lena not because you're interested, but because you needed to hack into her phone," replied Supergirl.
Batman gives Supergirl a small tablet. "If you want to help me, then give this to your friends at the D.E.O. We'll go after them tomorrow night."
"So, you're just gonna evade our conversation about Lena?" questioned Supergirl.
Batman turns around and jumps off the roof. Supergirl looks down, but Batman was nowhere to be seen.
"Oh, we're not done talking about this, Bats," said Supergirl.
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