The streets soon started to look familiar to her as she made it a point to look at her surroundings before arriving at the warehouse to make sure if she was going down the correct path.
The warehouse seemed desolated after the other entire in-training teenage villains were out scouring the city just so that they could get their hands on the five requested objects, 'Well now its four since I got the cube from the vase.'
Barbara gently pressed the brakes and used her right leg as leverage to make a sharp turn and hid her bike so that no one would steal it from her.
It was an eerie silence as she walked around the side of the warehouse when she heard the knob on a door at the warehouse so Barbara concealed herself in the darkness and saw an older woman with a red shirt and shorts with black line running parallel and one running down the middle. She wore thigh length black boots and her hair was cut in a bob as it was know other than Madame Rouge.
A cell phone was produced as she pressed and held the number five on the communication device when the voice of another person was heard, "How is the plan on your side going?"
"Well the items we'll be sent your way as well as some fresh new recruits should be appearing at your door step no later than a couple of days from now." Madame Rouge answered when Barbara made sure to stay as still as possible, the slightest breath would give her position away.
"Initiate phase two," and with that she clicked the red phone button to end the phone call when Madame Rouge turned and looked at the shadows before making her way back into the warehouse.
'That was close?' Barbara thought as she decoded that the side entrance where Madame Rouge emerged and went back inside, as she would have had received the notion that Barbara had eavesdropped on her conversation.
"Am I early or am I late for the party?" Barbara asked Madame Rouge after she entered the warehouse through the main entrance and exit way.
Madame Rouge turned to see a young girl clad in all red with eye and a face mask to conceal her true identity, "My, my, my, little one you go through great lengths to keep your identity a secret."
"I just prefer to have a regular life when ever I want a break from being a villain." Barbara joked with the older lady, as she did not expect for Madame Rouge to have a sense of humor especially after researching extensively into her criminal background.
"I see…well do you have an item to give to me?" Madame Rouge said when her eyes rolled over to where the large computer resided when Barbara reached into the exact same utility pocket where she produced the cube.
She never really paid attention to how the object that she acquired from the vase courtesy of the museum she had to rob in order to steal it. It was a black cube with four blue vertices; all the side of the cubes had a three by three grid block as Madame Rouge spun one side vertical and then horizontal before it opened to reveal a small blue object.
"What is your name, little girl?" Madame Rouge asked as if she was highly interested with Barbara presence in the warehouse with her.
"Red Angel" another voice answered instead of Barbara when she turned to see that it was none other than Red X, who had flashed three different color floppy disk that range from the color red to green.
"Red X, I have heard about you through your…how can I say it your non-freelancing jobs." Madame Rouge French accent was heavy so Barbara could not tell whether or not she was trying to prove a point or denote him as a "villain".
"I am honored that the Madame Rouge would follow me but obviously you want us out of your hair so what's next?" Red X's voice was undistinguished when he asked her the question.
"Since you are the first two here. I am going to pair you two up for the next assignment and any further assignments as you have been inducted into the Brotherhood of Evil. Click on the fourth button on the seventh row from the left to receive your mission." Madame Rouge said when she produced a bag and placed their two items in the bag.
'You can't be serious? How am I going to be able to talk to Bruce or Selina with him breathing down my neck?' She thought as she visible frown behind her mask when she realized that she was being forced to work with…Red X.
Barbara noticed that Red X was making his way over to the computer as if to be the first one to follow Madame's Rouge instructions when she beat him to the punch and she found the correct button and pressed it.
A series of instructions appeared on the screen when Barbara knew that she should take a picture of what she sees since she does not have photogenic memory, she brought her index finger to the side of her temple where a hidden camera was placed.
"I told you that I would keep an eye on you, partner," his tone was teasing as Barbara instantly wanted to throw up last night dinner that was in her stomach.
"Whatever, just as long as you don't get in my way then I won't get in yours…" She threatened, when she knew behind his mask he had a smug grin of satisfaction on his face as he had turned back to the screen of the computer.
"By these coordinates, it seems as if we would be heading to the Lima, Peru to meet up with Mr. Mallah Mallah." Red X read the graph that had the blinking red light on their next intended location.
"So when shall we be leaving to go visit Mr. Mallah Mallah?" Red Angel asked a genuine question so she could take the proper steps in keeping her real identity concealed.
"You will leave tomorrow morning so you will be able to make the efficient time so you can quickly complete your mission." Madame Rouge thick French accent chimed in on their conversation.
"I know that the lovely Madame Rouge, has already have our passports in order so we can get through security with little to no hassle." Red X stated with his back still towards the two ladies.
"Your compliment is not needed but much appreciated, now if you don't mind you can handle the rest of the negotiation on how you two are going to get to South America. As a high ranking office i must handle other business then this foolish child play." Her voice was filled with apparent annoyance and disdain for what she had to do.
Barbara was inwardly thinking of a way that they could slip pass the security without to much hassle but knew that as costumed villains would be a definite no no.
She was brought out of her thoughts when she heard Red X typing on the computer again before the screen turned completely black when she noticed that he was looking at her.
"It seems as if the only way we can make this as smooth as possible is to use our real identities, do you agree with that plan?" Red X asked her about her feelings on the idea he just suggested.
He noticed she had turned to face him and with her arms folded across her chest, "What makes you think that I would go along with that idea? I do like to have a personal life outside of villainy."
She heard him chuckling to himself, "Villainy? Now that is funny."
Barbara was taking aback by his comment and silently agreed that the sound of villainy did seem strange being said but was not going to laugh along with him.
"Can you actually grow up for once?" Red Angel asked, as she was peeved at the way he was still laughing at her joke.
She saw him lean up while still clutching his stomach from laughing so hard, "I promise you that I won't make fun of you when I really see what you look like."
Red Angel merely rolled her clad eyes at the immaturity of the person who she was going to have to work with.
"Alright then I agree that we use our real identities but we will keep it as a matter of trust between the both of us." Red Angel agreed to the proposal on her amended terms.
"Eh?" Red X stated as a look of confuse was on his masked face, 'What is this chick up too?'
"Wait a minute, just a minute ago you was about to rip me a new head about using our real identities." Red X responded with his chin between his index finger and his thumb.
He heard release a sigh of what seemed to be frustration, "In order to be a successful villain you have to admit that someone else may have the better plan. Besides the Brotherhood would not care about those minor details just the fact that we finish the mission or we don't live to see another day."
'She has a valuate point.' "Touché, Red Angel"
"So since you came up with the plan then you must have the details on how to proper execute the mission? Am I correct to assume this?" Red Angel asked while shifting her weight onto her left leg.
'She has fangs too, what a comeback. This partnership may get exciting.' He thought to himself after admitting to losing to the argument with her.
"Since we have to be in Peru, which is still in this time zone then I say we should leave around seven thirty in the morning, where there is little to no traffic and people. Is that a good time for you?" Red X asked.
"Sure that's fine, I don't mind waking up that early. Do you want to meet up at the airport or just go to a certain location so we can just go to the airport?" Red Angel questioned the plan.
"I say we should meet up at the airport at around seven fifteen so we can pass through security and catch our intended flight." Red X answered her question with no hesitation.
"Alright than, how about we meet up at a place there since we don't know what our real identities are not know by each other." Red Angel brought up another hole in his plan.
"Good point, there is a diner/café there so it should be recognize when you see it. We will meet there, is that a deal?" Red X gave her their permanent location on to meet.
"It is fine by me, now if you don't mind I need to pack for Lima, Peru and be up early in the morning." Red Angel had turned away from Red X and walked away.
'I'm glad that's over with…no I got to tell Bruce about the slight change in plans.' She thought when she crossed the threshold of the warehouse door.
She pressed the button when she could hear the sound of her bike engine cranking up and pulled up to where she was.
'I wonder if everything the same in Gotham city?' she thought before grasping the helmet in her dominant hand before placing it on her head.
'Maybe I should call Bruce and give him an update on what is happening.' She gassed her engine and shoot out along the concrete asphalt.
'I need to go pick on some hair dye, contact holders, and some makeup.' Barbara made a mental list of all the items she need from a nearby supermarket.
'As if I am going to trust that crooked idiot with my identity.' She thought as she remember the passports that Madame Rouge gave them.
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'I can't believe I have to baby sit the kid for the next day or so. She is really going to mess my perfect skin in this dreary cave.' Selina thought as she was staring at the wide monitor with her chin in her hand.
'This is boring, the only time I had fun was when she call me in for directions and that was somewhat boring.' Selina continued on in her thought process.
'She has the potential to outlast Brucey and I to a front but I wonder what that Boy Wonder is up to.' She thought while leaning back in her seat and spun around.
"That's it!" Selina said more to herself before pushing herself up closer to the computer and allowed her hands to glide across the keyboard.
'There security is elementary, it will only take me a couple of clicks and…boom I am in.' Selina thought as her eyes scan transversely the screen when she found what she was looking for.
'Security camera footing?' She thought before shaking her head in disdain.
'There's got to be something juicer than this…wait a minute, current recordings?' Selina grew happy when she noticed something that would keep her entertain.
'I should hack into this channel more often.' Selina thought as she had the urge to eat some popcorn and allow the movie to unfold before her eyes.
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"Robin?" a girl with long orange hair that stopped at the back of her waist called out for her friend while her green eyes flint back in forward in order to locate, who she was looking for.
When the young girl checked the living room, there was no sign of him while she remembers another one of his hangout places in the tower was his room.
As she glided down the hallway with her left leg bent at her right knee with her hands cupped together underneath her chin.
She did not see the usual white piece of paper that had the "DO NOT DISTURB" sign on it signaled that he was not in there either.
'The only other place I can think of is the training room.' The girl thought as she flew to her next destination.
She could hear muffled talking in the training room before deciding to turn into her stealth mode so she could hear what was being said.
"I knew I would find you in here working out. You know all work and no play makes you a dull boy." A voice that she could not recognize to be female or male spoke.
"Well that is what happen when you learn from the best, what are you doing here?" the girl could make out Robin's voice from the conversation.
She held her ear pushing her face closer to the door to see if she could hear whom he was talking to.
"Just a little bored from my side project so I felt like talking to you that is if you don't mind." The voice stated.
"No I am just surprised that you stuck around after I left. If you don't mind me being honest for a second then I thought you had an ulterior motive."
"It's no problem at all, I would have thought the same if I were in your position after all villains can't be trusted, well at least not all of us."
'Who is he talking to? It can't be…' she thought as she covered her mouth so she would not be caught.
