Gotham City - Wayne Mansion

Most of his hours in a day is spent on staring at the huge main entrance, while drinking black coffee and waiting for Master Bruce, Master Dick, Master Damian, Mistress Barbara, Master Jason or Master Tim to come in and he can serve them again. This mansion looks so lonely without their presence.

He is taking a round of the estate when two bikes arrives from the front gate. He forced his wrinkled thin legs to run. My days of action are long over. He have enough time to spare to catch on his breathe and greet the guest.

"You must be Alfred?" The riders remove their helmet and show their faces. They are Roy Harper and Thea Queen wearing red jacket similar to one they wear when they are on streets.

"It is been a long time for this mansion to attend a guest. Will you come in?"

"Won't you ask our names?"

"Thea Queen, sister of Oliver Queen and Roy Harper, Chief of Security or shall I call you by your superhero names?"

"How do you-"

"Master Bruce once helped Arrow solve a case. Now can I help you with a cup of coffee?" Alfred asks.

Both the teenagers help themselves in. They wait in the hallways where Roy notice dictionaries of various languages. Many books are based on science, mythology and some really absurd theories. He also finds full collection of Sherlock Holmes in the shelve. "Mr. Waynes' taste is almost identical to Oliver."

"I am fascinated. He has some fine artifacts lying in the room." Thea whistles impressed that there are still decent rich guys left in the world.

"Like I care." Roy replies. "Why are we here anyways? GCPD already did everything. Investigated the crime scene, check the video footage, interrogated eye witnesses and I mean they even re-created the whole situation for us. You still think there is something they missed out. Even Superman saw it with his own two eyes."

"We know many people who can change their faces. I mean Human Target is a relevant example."

"Ruled out. Dick confirmed it."

"Damn."

"Herbal tea, sire. It is good for your health." Arrowettes did not even notice when Alfred entered the hall. "Ma'am-"

"Thank You, Mr. Pennyworth."

"Please call me Alfred. I called Mr. Fox. He will send you all the footage of our Storage Facility."

"Thank You very much," Thea says.

"I have been wondering. Batman appeared around the same time Bruce Wayne returned to Gotham. Am I correct?"

"Precisely."

"Too much of a coincidence." Harper thinks he is onto some revelation until Alfred answers.

"I guess coincidence play an important part in all of our lives." Alfred draws a gun from his pocket.

Thea and Roy hops back. They are wearing arrow shooting gauntlets on their arms. Alfred pulls out a second gun and aims it at Thea. His finger are on the trigger. "Aren't you just a butler?"

"I am also Mr. Wayne's chief of security and the one who trained Batman how to defuse a bomb."

"I knew it," Arsenal says. "Bruce Wayne is Batman."

"I am so angry at Oliver right now?"

"Shall we put our weapons down with a deal to never reveal this secret to anyone outside this room?"

"I am afraid we can't."

"You will kill us?"

"No there is enemy in the mansion. I wanted to see if you are carrying your weapoms." Alfred says. Victor, head of security contacts him. Alfred switches on his com and answers.

"There are enemies on the east wing."

"Describe them."

"How shall I say this? But they are ninjas popping out from a spaceship."

"Ninjas and Spaceship?" Alfred looks at the Arrowettes who answer together, "Damian Darhk."

"Keep them busy. I am coming." Alfred disconnects the call. "You both, run out there and help the guards. I will bring some weapons from the garage."

Roy and Thea agree and run ahead. Meanwhile, in the East Wing, Damian Darkh is enjoying the struggle, Wayne's guard dogs were putting.

"Move some soldiers to the sky bridge." Victor orders. "Hold on until GCPD brings back up." Shurikens versus the bullets. Men are dying on the ground. Will be a lot of work for the PR department.

"Why don't you surrender?" Damian says connecting his earpiece with that of Victor's. "You don't have a chance to defeat me."

"Go f*** yourself," Victor replies.

Damian grins and says. "I love killing people like you. Shoot him-" his ninja bodyguard falls into ground. Damian stares at his life less body to find a small dart stuck on his chest. "Looks like we have Robin Hoods in the game."

"Arsenal you take care of the ninjas, Darkh is mine." Thea jumps off the window. Roy equips a sniper riffle and aims at those foot soldier.

"Who are they?"

"They are friends of Green Arrow." Alfred answers. "Help them as much as you can."

"Yeah Vicky, help me out." Roy laughs.

"All the units in Sky Bridge shoot on my command," Victor shouts.

"I though he will be annoyed." Roy starts shooting down the ninjas. While Thea shoots Damian. Her darts were deflected by Damian's katana.

"Your aim is good but predictable. You see I went back Edo period and hired these Koga ninjas to fight you guys. This blade is Hell's Hammer."

"You talk too much." Thea rushes forward with a right jab and then a left uppercut. She tries a roundhouse but is blocked by him.

"Green Arrow taught you well but remember that I am a former senior member of the League of Assassin and I never even moved an inch." Damian points at his feet. "Now my turn."

In the middle wing, Alfred is carrying two briefcases with himself and hurries to the East Wing. Repairs will take a lot of money. He hears a loud bang from the library and stops for a moment. He turns and keep tje briefcases behind the pots. He slightly opens the huge doors, enough to look inside and finds out that few ninjas have entered the mansion.

There are precisely three ninjas in the room. Alfred asks his old limbs to help him once again and he kicks the door to walk inside. "Don't you dare break anything." Poor Alfred does not realize that those guys want to break his bone. Assassins circle around him.

First one charges over him. Gappling over his neck. Alfred pushes himself backeard. When his grip loses the strength, alfred breaks free and picks up a crane and hits the jaws. Ninja falls on the ground. His mates rushes with bullet like punches. Alfred blocks some and eats some before finally getting a chance to blow him with a huge uppercut.

Before the final ninja can throw a shuriken, Alfred shoots him with a taser gun. He falls and Alfred takes a second to breathe. He mutters, "I am too old for this stuff." He picks up the ninja and ask, "Why are youa attacking the Wayne mansion?"

The ninjas can't answers. They drank a poison before Alfred can interrogate. Thea's clothes are ripped and the wound on her arm is deep. She is confused. She dodges his attack. "I was not in Japan just to hire myself some goons. I learned the air bending technique of Kamaitachi which means demon of wind or razor wind. I am technically controlling the wind with my sword."

Dozens of bullets are flying with the intention of killing the villain. All of them are deflected with a single swing of the sword. "I guess it is time to show my true potential." He swings his sword again and huge force destroys the sky bridge.

"NOOOOOOO!" Victor screams.

Arsenal runs to rescue the survivors from the rubbles. Alfred watches from the library clenching his fist anxiously. "I have a friend named Vandal Savage. He is currently living with some immortal cannibal. He will love you as a gift." Thea calms herself down.

Roy tries to search for survivors. He cleans up the rubbles. He is couging. "Arsenal, where are you?" Alfred asks from the other side.

"Broken Sky Bridge."

"I am picking you up." Victor says

"No! I am searching for survivors."

"Undertaking-" this word sends a sudden shock to Roy's body. He stops and bites his lips. "Siege, Outbreak, I know about them. Why you picked bow and arrow? Why you wear that hood? But right now if he is not stopped, more lives will be wasted in bloodshed." Alfred lectures trying to bring him back to senses.

"You put up a good fight but you as much as I am enjoying this, I can't keep this up for very wrong. My partners are waiting. So I will give you a-"

"Wait-" Alfred shouts before Darhk can swing his sword. "Here it is. It's in the case. Take it and leave the girl."

"Finally a wise man but I am not in a mood of plaing fair."

"If you kill her, I won't tell you code for opening the case." Alfred is in the zone. He is negotiating with the Director of HIVE to save the little archer's life.

"I have a team of brilliant mind working under my command. Why would I need that stupid code?"

"Because once you put the code and it's wrong by any chance then a bomb in this case will activate. Now you maybe immortal but even you will take time to heal after the explosion and your plan will postponed. I don't think your partners will like that. Maybe they will find a way to kill you and take the artifact away. But if you want to take that risk then do it. Swing the darn sword." Alfred's eyes meet his. "We are both wise men sire."

"Indead." Damian says. His sword is back in it's scabbard. "What is your name?"

"Pennyworth. Alfred Pennyworth."

"I remember the sire name. The name of Queen's guard dogs for centuries. Are you anyway related to them by any chance?"

"Don't know." Alfred throws the briefcase and Speedy walks back to the butler with her guards still up. A foot soldier grabs the briefcase for him and returns to the ship.

"401."

"How do I know that you are not lying about the case?"

"Unlike you I value life."

"It was good doing business with you. Now I must leave. After all you have enough problems already on your heads." Damian laughs and steps back surrounded by his ninja bodyguards.

Once Darkh takes his seat on the ship, it takes off. "Why did you have him the case?"

"Relax Ms. Queen. Everythig is fine." Thea looks up. A black jet is above the Time Ship. Both the ships are towering the mansion.

"Sir there is a problem. A ship is following us." Damian curses himself when a foot soldier informed him.

"Prepare for the jump." He orders.

Batwing is giving a chase to the Time Ship. The cargo bay opens and Arsenal ties himself to the wall. "I use many weapons. But bow is my favorite."

"What are you doing?" Victor asks.

"Saw this in a film. Now just have to get a right angle and rest is upto the wind."

Arsenal shoots an arrow which sticks itself to the propelor system. He shoots another arrow. The winds carries it. From the ground arrow is like a bird taking a sharp turn.

"BOOM!"

The blast on the ship propelors takes down the ship. The impact pushes Darkh off his seat including other soldiers. The ship is covered in series of explosion. Arsenal then untie himself and dives out.

"Sun of a gun."

He dissappears in the smoke. The case is unscathed and so is Damian wearing a parachute. Before he can grab it, Roy carries it away. Thea smiles in joy as her partner is alright. He is finally out of the smoke but he is still falling and the speed is dangerous.

"We have to do something."

"No."

Roy activates the paragliding gears in the suit he borrowed from Batwing and takes a trip of the whole estate. "Now I know why people love to fly." He screams.

Damian is back on the ground. He unclips the parachute and walks towards the butler. "Protecting the Queen, are you?" Damian is angry. His eyes are red is bloodlust. Before he can do anything to him, Victor shoots him with sleeping darts he borrowed from Arsenal.

Arsenal arrives at the wing where Speedy hugs him and then punch him for scaring her. "Alfred smile. Master Grayson made some good friends."

"Did he?"

"Yes. Go to Mr. Lucious Fox in Wayne Tower. He will provide you with the footage. Now you must run before police see you."

"Alfred is right. If GCPD finds you. You will be send back to the Titan Tower. It is better to avoid any attention." Victor suggest.

"You got it." Thea says and both the archers run away from the scene.

Damian is laughing on the other side. "You don't know anything. You messed with me. Big mistake. You will regret it."

"We will see about that."

"Pennyworth. I know what happened to him. I know what happened to Batman. You can't send me to prison or else your biggest chance to solve this case will be gone."

"I am willing to take the risk." Alfred answers as he walks away without looking back. Victor helps the GCPD and the old British butler hopes that the Arrowettes will solve the case.