-In Man We Trust-
Star City
"Canary!" She cried.
A green arrow, reminiscent of the hero by the same name, soared by Canary, embedding itself in the ground a short space away.
"He's mine!" A woman with shirt red hair, and a psychotic glare screamed.
Canary and Blackhawk reconvened "How is she beating us?" Canary asked incredulously. If Melina's aunt was anything, it was awesome.
"Don't know, but I called in the cavalry" the younger blonde replied, looking up to see two girls descend via their own different means.
Wonder Girl hit the ground with a thud, and threw her shield up to block an incoming arrow.
Batgirl landed with far more grace, and only ducked her head to the left as another Arrow flew through the air past her.
"So, who is this?" The youngest girl asked as Canary ran forward again.
"Cupid-" Blackhawk ducked a stray arrow "-my aunt's biggest rival"
"In-" Wonder Girl blocked another arrow "-in what?"
"Trying to get into Green Arrow's pants, c'mon" she gestured forward, and they ran at Cupid who was busy firing arrows at Black Canary.
Blackhawk jumped to Canary, and pulled her down behind an external air conditioning unit in anticipation of the next attack.
Meanwhile, Wonder Girl knelt on the ground and held her shield over her head, as Batgirl threw one of her explosive batarangs, attached to an armed CCB, and covered her eyes with her cape when it detonated. The combined effect of the batarang's explosion, and the CCB's sound wave hit Cupid, temporarily shutting down her main senses.
Wonder Girl stood up and slung her shield over her back, pulling off her lasso at the same time.
She whipped the rope forward, and it tightened around Cupid's body, restraining her limbs.
Cupid's senses returned, and she saw she had been beaten. She began to scream curses at heroes, threatening death and grievous harm.
"Shut it" Melina stepped forward, and smacked the psychotic woman across the face with her baton, shutting her up.
"And that, is how you do it" Melina smirked, high-fiving the other two girls.
"If there was any doubt before, we make a great team" Wonder Girl nodded.
"If only they saw that" Batgirl reminded them, jerking her head to the approaching Black Canary.
"Good work girls, and while I appreciate the assistance, you two should be with your mentors, not us" Canary said.
"Not this again" Batgirl sighed.
"No Batgirl, I mean it. Batman and Wonder Woman taught you two everything you know, and that means you're their partners, not her teammates. And furthermore, I thought you were grounded."
"But we need to be let off the leash some time" Wonder Girl argued.
"And our teamwork is impeccable" Batgirl continued.
"Nothing is impeccable after a few days of work" Canary retorted.
"I don't know, they were pretty good just now" Cupid piped up.
"See, even she thinks we work well together, and if we were an officially sanctioned team-" Canary didn't let her niece finish.
"No, you girls have hardly any experience working in a group, and even less together. My final answer, is no" she walked over to Cupid and lifted her up off the ground "I expect you home soon" she told Melina, before leaving to take Cupid to the police.
Gotham City
The girls had split up and regrouped in Gotham, Blackhawk having 'commandeered' some snacks from a local convenience store.
They sat atop a high-rise building, legs dangling over the edge, Batgirl staring out at the city, Wonder girl fiddling with the knot in her lasso, and Blackhawk stuffing her face with various junk foods.
"She right you know" Batgirl suddenly said aloud. The other two looked at her confused, and Hawk halted stuffing her face with Doritos. "Canary. She's right. How can we be a team?"
"We hardly know each other" Donna concurred.
Blackhawk sighed "true, I don't even know your names..." She frowned.
"Donna Troy" Wonder Girl announced after a moment. The others looked to her now "my name. It's Donna Troy"
Batgirl smiled and pulled the cowl off her head "Stephanie Brown"
Blackhawk thought for a moment, and then slipped her hood off, and removed her domino mask "Melina Lance"
"So now we all have names, but a formal introduction doesn't mean they'll let us work together" Steph said.
"Well... We could-" police sirens in the distance stopped Melina mid-sentence.
"We could check out whatever that is" Donna decided.
Crime Alley
They reached the source of the activity, and found a ring of police cars, several unconscious or maybe even dead officers, and a pair of figures in the middle of the chaos.
One was unmistakably Green Arrow, but holding him by the neck, with a dagger poised in the air was another man, in an outfit similar to Arrow's only black, and with a mask that blocked out any recognition of his face.
Not about to let someone kill the man her aunt was dating, Melina ran forward and tossed an unarmed CCB at him. The heavy globe impacted the assailant's skull, and forced him to grab his head in lieu of holding Arrow.
"Don't know who you are, but your so going down" she pulled out her batons.
"Name's Komodo. Now I don't know what you're thinking little girl, but your messing with the wrong guy."
'Komodo' ran at Melina, and brought his dagger down at her. She rolled out of the way, intending to buy the other girls some time to plan a proper attack.
He tugged the dagger out of it's place, and swung at Melina again, who saw the familiar glint of a golden batarang being prepped for throwing.
She threw her arm up to meet Komodo's, and stopped the blade a few centimetres from her neck.
"You think I'm gonna be beat by a little girl?" Komodo asked derisively.
"Nope" Melina smirked through the struggle "I'm gonna cheat" Stephanie's batarang was released, and it cut through the air before imbedding into his hand. He roared in pain and rounded on the other girl, who stood menacingly on the hood of a car, glaring down at the man.
"Now this is interesting" he grinned. Komodo threw his leg back, and his foot smacked Melina in the head.
"Oh, oops" Batgirl leapt at the man, and grabbed him by the neck. She flipped over his body, brining his upper-half down to the ground with her, giving a sickening crack as his spine bent a way it shouldn't.
She let go, and he stumbled forward, trying to forget the pain in his back, and regather his thoughts.
"Your a... A feisty one... Ain't 'cha" he panted "no matter... You'll be dead soon" he pulled another dagger out of his boot to accompany the first which had yet to leave his hand, and ran at the girl. As his blades came down to slice her, a silver rope shot out and bound his hands together, before tugging the, backwards.
"I beg to differ" Donna said from behind him.
Komodo twisted his head to get as good a look he could at the newcomer "three against one, you girls don't play nice do you?"
"Not for murderous scum like you" Wonder girl spat.
"Ouch sweetie, even the baddies have feelings" he feigned offence "but, I guess it's time to go now" in a few short fidgets, he managed to loosen Donna's lasso to free his hands, and sprint at the still unconcious Green Arrow.
"It's been fun, but I really should leave" he picked up Arrow "ta ta" Komodo threw down a small pellet, which erupted into a thick plume of smoke, concealing his retreat,
As his form disappeared into the cloud, Steph threw one last batarang at him, and when the smoke cleared, he was gone, as was Green Arrow.
"Oh god, it's like I skulled a bottle of Jack Daniels!" Melina moaned as she stood up "where's Komo-douche? And G.A?" She looked to her friends. Their silence was all-telling.
"God damn it! We lost him, didn't we? and now Green Arrow is dead!" She swore and kicked a Police car hubcap.
"Oh ye of little faith" Batgirl smirked and pulled out a tracking device. "That batarang was a tracker. He might know it's there eventually, but we can get a sense of where he's heading"
"Excellent, where is he?" Donna asked her.
"Uh... that way" she pointed in the direction he was heading, which happened to be towards a tall building with a glowing green logo.
"Son of a..."
Queen Industries, Gotham Branch
Arrow woke up to find himself suspended by his feet, off a horizontal flagpole, and over a drop... a very big drop... try several dozen stories kind of drop.
"Ollie! your awake finally!" A mocking voice sounded above him. He looked up, or down rather, to see a man in a black mask balancing on the flagpole he was tied to.
"Who the hell are you?!" Ollie demanded.
"Well, obviously I can't tell you my real name, but you can call me Komodo for the-" he checked the watch on his right arm "-few more seconds you'll be alive."
He lowered the dagger he held to the rope tying Arrow to the pole, and severed it quickly. His descent lasted seconds however, as a nearly invisible force grabbed him on his way down, and swung back up to the roof, placing him on the ground.
"Bats?" Arrow asked. His saviour turned around "not the one your thinking of" she said.
"You little-... what, your friends couldn't join in?" Komodo mocked.
"No" Batgirl smirked "they just wanted to make an entrance" another person swung onto the building from a grappling hook, only this one hit Komodo in the back, and pin him to the ground.
"Surprise dick-head!" Blackhawk yelled obnoxiously into his ear.
He twisted out from under her, and jumped to his feet "I don't know who you think you are, but-" he was cut off by a kick to the side of the head. He stumbled sideways to the edge of the building, and turned to see Wonder Girl standing on it's edge.
"What goes around, comes around" she referenced him kicking Melina earlier.
"I'm gonna enjoy carving you all up like turkeys" he growled, pulling a knife, much larger than his previous daggers, and brandished it at the three girls "well? Who first?" He beckoned.
"Me" while Komodo had been busy with Melina and Donna, Batgirl had freed Green Arrow from his bonds. He had picked up the bow that had been thrown aside, presumably while he was unconscious and alone with the assailant, and knocked an arrow.
He loosed, and the arrow cut through the air with pinpoint precision, impaling his shoulder. He cried out, and stumbled back, looking at the four heroes like a wounded tiger.
"This isn't over Arrow, I will get what's mine" he dropped another smoke pellet, but this time Steph didn't bother throwing at batarang.
When the smoke cleared, the girls turned to each other, and exchanged high-fives.
"Two-out-of-two, we're on a roll!" Melina grinned.
"Eat that Justice League" Stephanie laughed with her.
"I pity whoever has to face us next" Donna smirked.
"Great work girls" Arrow smiled. They turned to him with exasperated looks, expecting a telling-off for working together "not only did you beat an extremely dangerous criminal, but you also saved my life. If you girls need anything, name it and you got it"
They exchanged knowing looks "well..."
The Watchtower
"I'm telling you Dinah, they're ready"
"And i'm telling you Ollie, no means no"
After the girls requested Ollie convince Batman, Wonder Woman and Black canary to legitimise their team, he had called them all to the watchtower for a meeting. The early as always Canary was all that had arrived.
"What's wrong?" Diana entered the room.
"Ollie seems to be hellbent on convincing us that the girls might be ready to go independent" Dinah stated.
"They'd be with each other, and they are ready" the man explained.
"We have already given our answers, and they remain the same" the princess said.
"You two weren't there, they handled a criminal who was able to overpower me on their own" Ollie argued.
"If the report is true, your the one who stopped him" Batman appeared behind the archer, who turned to face the Dark Knight.
"If the report is true, I shot an arrow and scared him off. The straw that broke the camel's back"
"No. The girls are not going independent" the three mentors turned and marched away from Ollie.
"If you just pulled you heads out of your goddamn asses, maybe you could see how good they really are!" He yelled at them. They stopped in their tracks.
They turned back to him, and exchanged long looks.
"I'll give them one chance" Batman decided "I'll send them on a mission, and only then will we decide"