Harley Quinn, check. Poison Ivy, check. Wonder Woman, check. Bumblebee, check. Katana, check. Supergirl, check. All that's left now is a Batgirl-centric chapter. This is the final chapter, so prepare for the final battle. Lena has Kryptonian powers, and Supergirl is now human. All of Metropolis is watching. Can the heroes win this fight?

Enjoy.

CHAPTER 7: BATGIRL

In the Gordon residence, Jim was having a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper. Someone knocked on the door. He opens it and sees someone he hasn't seen in a long time. He wasn't exactly thrilled to see this someone.

"Sarah," Jim said.

"Jim," Sarah greeted.

"Babs told me that you were coming," said Jim.

"Well, I wouldn't miss my little girl's birthday," said Sarah.

"You missed last year's," Jim reminded her.

"I know and I'm sorry about that," said Sarah.

"Barbara is angry, Sarah. She's been angry all day," said Jim. "Believe me, I understand what it feels like to be worried knowing your daughter wants to be a superhero..."

"And now she's Batgirl," said Sarah. "And to be honest, I was scared at first, but after hearing about all she's done, I couldn't help but feel proud. It made me think that I was wrong. No, it made me realize that I was wrong to not come with you two here to Metropolis."

"And now you want to change your mind?" asked Jim.

"Depends on how my visit goes," said Sarah. "So, may I see my daughter?"

Jim looks over his ex-wife's shoulder to see Batgirl on TV. Sarah turns around and sees her daughter in a glass cage, along with her friends.

Supergirl lies on the ground, too weak to move because of Lena's Heat Vision. Lena grabs Supergirl and throws her across the room, testing her super strength.

"Man, I feel super!" Lena said.

"Please, no more," Supergirl begged, feeling beat up.

"Oh, we're not done yet, Supergirl," said Lena.

Batgirl started to panic. Since banging on the glass is not gonna work, she starts using her brain. Her utility belt. Lena didn't even bother to take it off her before locking her up. Moron, she thought. Taking out her Electric Batarang, she shorts out the cell's circuitry. This causes the glass cage to open, freeing her.

"Hey, Lena!" Batgirl shouted. "You want a real fight? Try me."

"A real fight? Ha! You don't even have powers," said Lena.

"Neither do I. And Harley," Katana said.

"And me," said Catwoman.

"And me," said Shiva.

"Yawn!" Lena interrupted.

Lena fires Heat Vision at Batgirl. Batgirl flips out of the way and then throws an Explosive Batarang at Lena. She catches it and throws it at Supergirl. Supergirl barely jumped out of the way when it exploded.

"No!" Batgirl cried.

Batgirl runs towards Supergirl, only for Lena to use her super speed to get in the way, literally. Batgirl tried using a sweep kick, but Lena didn't budge. Lena simply smacks Batgirl, sending her flying far away.

"You're overmatched, Batgirl," said Lena. "You think you can take on me alone?"

"No, I'm not planning on taking you alone," Batgirl said.

With one Electric Batarang, Batgirl frees Wonder Woman, Katana, Poison Ivy, Bumblebee, and Harley Quinn from their cages. Batgirl disables the power source the keeps the power-dampening pods active, freeing the rest of her classmates.

"Oh, yeah! Out of the cage and back into the spotlight!" Beast Boy cheered.

"Booyah!" Cyborg cheered.

"Thanks, Batgirl," said Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz).

"Good to be out of that pod. My shoulders were aching," said Thunder.

"And my legs were just aching to run," said Flash.

"Time for the big chill, Lena," said Frost.

Lena wasn't intimidated, however. She claps her hands together really hard, creating a thundering shake and blowing everyone away, literally.

Flash gets up fast and runs after Lena. Lena runs away at super speed. The two chase each other around the lair. Flash was catching up to Lena, but she plays dirty and trips him while they were running on the ceiling, causing him to fall.

Starfire shoots Starbolts, but Lena dodges every single one with her speed. She then hits Starfire with Heat Vision.

Cyborg fires his Pulse Cannon, but Lena just keeps on running. One of Cyborg's errant blasts hits Cheetah.

"Sorry," Cyborg apologized.

Cheetah growled angrily, until Lena knocked her out with an uppercut.

Lena speeds up towards Cyborg and uses Heat Vision up-close, dismantling him. His arms and legs were damaged and separated from his body.

"No arms. No legs. What are the odds?" Cyborg joked.

Mera summons water from below and creates a tidal wave. She sends it towards Lena, but she simply runs through it and punches Mera, knocking her out.

Green Lantern creates a giant hand with her ring and grabs Lena, trying to keep her contained. Lena breaks out easily and uses Heat Vision to take out Green Lantern.

Frost fires an ice blast and freezes Lena, encasing her in ice.

"Well, that was a cold finish," Harley joked.

"And just in time for winter," said Frost.

However, Lena started melting the ice with her Heat Vision, breaking free.

"Having super powers is a blast!" Lena said.

Thunder and Lightning tried to combine their powers. Thunder causes a small quake, while Lightning adds electricity to the quake. Lena gets shocked, but she shakes it off. She takes out both of them with one punch each.

Lena fires Heat Vision at Frost. Frost tries to use an ice wall to protect herself, but failed. She gets hit by the hot beam.

Star Sapphire uses her ring to trap Lena in a pink box. Lena breaks out with a couple of strong punches. She takes flight and tackles Star Sapphire to a wall.

"Yo, Lena! Let's see if you can handle my wild side," said Beast Boy, transforming into a tiger.

Beast Boy pounces, but Lena simply knocks him down by pinching his nose.

All of Lena's escaped prisoners are down and out, except for Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Bumblebee. Both Ivy and Harley helped carry an injured Supergirl away from Lena.

"All of your friends couldn't stop me. What makes you think you can, Batgirl?" Lena questioned.

"Because we never give up," said Batgirl. "We're gonna fight until we beat you. We're never gonna stop."

"You say it, girl," said Bumblebee.

"Girls, give her everything you got," Batgirl ordered. "I'm gonna go get a little surprise for her."

Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Bumblebee advance towards Lena. Supergirl stayed behind to wake up her unconscious friends. Batgirl grapples a green Kryptomite.

Wonder Woman fights Lena up-close. Bumblebee shoots her with her energy stingers. Katana uses her sword to deflect Lena's Heat Vision back at her. Ivy ties up Lena's arms and legs with her vines. Harley jumps high with her mallet in hand.

"Eat mallet, Leenie!" Harley shouted.

Harley whacks Lena in the stomach, but unfortunately, Harley's mallet broke.

"NOOOOOO!" Harley cried out. "You'll pay for that."

Harley takes out her boxing glove gun and punches Lena in the face with it. While it caused mild discomfort to her nose, Lena was still unaffected.

Lena breaks out of the vines and uses her super speed to her advantage. She kicks Katana down to the ground. She ties up Ivy in her own vines. She hits Harley in the noggin with the head of her own mallet, knocking her out.

Bumblebee shoots her energy stingers at Lena, but she feels nothing. She pretended to yawn to look bored. She grabs Bumblebee out of the air and squeezes her hard.

"Nothing but a little pest, you are," said Lena.

"Hey!" Wonder Woman shouted.

Wonder Woman hits Lena in the face with her shield, knocking her down. Bumblebee falls too, hurt by Lena's squeezing.

"Hey, Lena! Dinner is served!" Batgirl quipped, throwing the green Kryptomite at the power-hungry megalomaniac.

Lena grabs the Green Kryptomite before it hits her face. To the shock of everyone, it wasn't affecting her. Lena using her Heat Vision on Wonder Woman, who tried to block it with her shield.

"You think I was stupid enough to come up with this plan and not account for a Kryptonian's weakness?" Lena said menacingly. "My suit is designed to make me immune to Kryptonite. You can throw any color at me and they won't do a thing."

"Okay, I guess you are that smart," said Batgirl, bummed that her Kryptonite plan failed.

Wonder Woman fights Lena up-close again. Lena manages to take Wonder Woman's shield away from her and then uses her Heat Vision again, sending Wonder Woman crashing to the wall.

"You're all alone, Batgirl," said Lena. "Tell me. What can you do? Throw your little toys at me? I have Supergirl's powers. I bypassed her weakness. I am indestructible."

"You're right," Batgirl admitted. "I can't win this fight."

"Now stand still so I can vaporize you easily for the cameras," said Lena.

"You didn't let me finish," said Batgirl. "You're right. I can't win this fight. You have superpowers and a mind full of vengeance. I'm just a girl in a costume with a bunch of toys. But just because I can't win this fight, it doesn't mean I'm giving up. I'm gonna fight, but I don't have to win. I can't win. But I'm gonna fight. You have everything you need to win today, but just because I can't win this fight, it doesn't mean you have to..."

"Can we skip the hero speech? You're making me bored," Lena complained.

Batgirl throws a Batarang and hits the red light powering Lena's anti-Kryptonite suit. She then fires a dart at Lena. It hits her and actually penetrates her indestructible skin. While Lena was busy feeling the effects, Batgirl throws a Batarang at the power-swapping machine, turning it on. She fires a Batarang at the ceiling and swings forward. She kicks Lena and pushes her into one of the glass cages. She then snags Supergirl's cape with her Grapple Gun and drags her into the other glass cage.

"Was that necessary?" Supergirl questioned, unhappy about being dragged by the cap.

"Sorry," Batgirl apologized.

Batgirl quickly closes the glass cages. She starts transferring Lena's powers back to Supergirl. She then attaches a dozen Explosive Batarangs on the machine. They blink red, ready to detonate. All Batgirl needed was to push the button, but not yet.

Once the power transference is complete, Supergirl walks out of the glass cage with no signs of weakness. When she floated a few feet off the ground, she smiled.

"My powers are back!" Supergirl said happily.

"And now... to make sure you keep them," Batgirl said, detonating the Explosive Batarangs.

The Explosive Batarangs destroy the machine. Supergirl saved Lena before she was caught in the explosion.

Back at Jim Gordon's home, he and his ex-wife Sarah witnessed what their daughter did. Distracting the enemy with a speech in order to come up with an ingenious plan, they were impressed.

"That's our girl," said Sarah, feeling proud of her daughter.

"She'd be happy to hear you say that," said Jim.

Supergirl drops Lena nonchalantly to the floor. Her wig fell off, but she grabbed it and put it on again.

"But how is this happening?" asked Lena, shocked by the sudden turn of events.

"I said that neither of us are winning this fight," Batgirl reminded her. "But I didn't say anything about Supergirl winning this fight."

"It's over, Lena," said Supergirl.

"No, not yet!" Lena growled.

Lena hops into her Lexosuit and shots a Kryptonite blast at Supergirl, weakening her. Lena's not going to stop. Batgirl slides underneath and in between the Lexosuit's legs and throws three Explosive Batarangs at its back. She detonates them and destroys the Lexosuit, only to be caught in the blast.

"Batgirl!" Everyone cried.

The collapsed remains of the Lexosuit were all that was seen after the smoke of the explosion cleared. No Batgirl in sight. All the heroes gasped in horror, fearing the worst.

Refusing to believe in the worst, Bumblebee flies into the wreckage, hoping to find her. Fortunately, a black glove surfaces from the wreckage, followed by another. A redhead in a dark blue hood emerged from the pile of metal.

"I'm okay," Batgirl said, giving her friends a thumbs-up.

Jim and Sarah feared the worst when they saw their own daughter caught in the explosion, only to sigh with relief upon the sight of Batgirl clawing her way out of the remains of the Lexosuit. She was covered in soot, but she was, more or less, unharmed.

"I am so talking to her about this," said Sarah.

"But you're proud of her?" asked Jim.

"Of course I am," said Sarah.

Later that evening, the Double Dare Twins were in an apartment counting the cash they've been paid with by Lena Luthor for their assistance in her evil plans. They heard a knock on the door. Margot answers it. She is greeted by Batgirl, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Katana, and Bumblebee.

"Busted," Margot said, bummed.

Batgirl quickly cuffs Margot. Supergirl zooms into the room and quickly cuffs Aliki.

"Aw, nuts," Alicki said, bummed.

Later that night, Batgirl was asleep in her bed. She needed it. After finding a cure for her brainwashed friends, she opted to sleep early. It has been an exhausting evening for her, physically and emotionally. She had to endanger herself to save Supergirl and she had to give a rousing heroic speech that was more than just a distraction.

Suddenly, the Save the Day alarm sounded. She got dressed and jumped into action, only to notice that her friends are not in their beds.

"Odd," said Batgirl.

Batgirl investigates the school for intruders. She detected presence in the cafeteria. Once she opened the door, she gets into her battle stance.

The lights turn on and...

"Surprise! Happy birthday, Batgirl!"

All of the students and staff of Super Hero High are there to celebrate her birthday, along with her father. There were streamers, balloons, presents, cake, and many more. There was a banner that says:

HAPPY SWEET 16, BATGIRL!

"Happy Birthday, Babs," Jim greeted her.

"Thanks, dad," Batgirl said, hugging her father.

"Actually, this wasn't may idea," said Jim.

"Then whose is it?" asked Batgirl.

Jim asks the students to make room so his daughter can see the mastermind behind the surprise. Sarah Essen, Batgirl's mother.

"Happy birthday, dear," said Sarah, approaching her daughter to hug.

Batgirl, however, refused to come closer.

"After deciding not to show up at my birthday last year, you think you can just pop in here and I'll welcome you with open arms?" Batgirl questioned.

"Barbara, I know I wasn't a very good mother. But I'm here now," said Sarah. "I've read all of the reports about you. I've heard about and seen your heroics on television. I couldn't just ignore the fact that my daughter is a superhero who is saving many lives. I had to come here to make amends."

"And throwing me this midnight birthday party was your idea of a first step?" Batgirl questioned.

"Barbara, you're my daughter. I am always gonna care for you," said Sarah. "Yes, I chose not to come with you and your father here to Metropolis because I didn't want to be a part of your dangerous life, but I want that second chance, if you'll give it to me."

Batgirl pondered for a moment.

"Well, okay, just this one night," said Batgirl.

Sarah hugged her daugther. Batgirl didn't want it, but she hugged her back anyway. Baby steps and all that, she thought.

"Time to blow the birthday candle, birthday girl," said Wonder Woman.

Batgirl closes her eyes and makes a wish. Before she can blow out the candles, she felt something strange. She takes out her Batarang and jabs it into the cake, confusing everyone. She then blows out the candles. Everyone clapped, despite being confused.

Harley's jaw dropped.

"But... but... but..."

"You rigged my cake to blow up," Batgirl said. "Nice try, Harley."

"And the Batarang?" asked Wonder Woman.

"Frequency-jamming Batarang," said Batgirl.

"The big guy in Gotham really taught you a lot," Jim said.

"Including preparing for the worst, but I am so getting rid of all those contingency plans," said Batgirl.

Harley was still ticked off.

"No fair," she said.

"Hey, which one is Harley's gift?" asked Batgirl.

"The one with her colors," Katana answered, picking up Harley's gift.

Batgirl stands in front of Harley and opens it. A pie was pelted at Harley's face. Everyone laughed, including Batgirl, amused.

"You are a meanie, Batsy," Harley said angrily.

"Maybe, or I'm just smart," said Batgirl.

Katana started slicing up the cake using her sword. Everyone takes a slice.

"Thanks for the party, mom," Batgirl said to her mother.

"Well, it's the least I can do," said Sarah.

Amanda Waller walks up towards Batgirl with a serious look on her face.

"I got a call from Belle Reve. Lena Luthor escaped," Waller reported.

"I guess cake will have to wait," said Batgirl. "Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Ivy, Harley, Katana, Bumblebee, you guys come with me."

"You wanna do the honors?" asked Wonder Woman.

Batgirl nodded.

"Get your cape on and let's take flight," Batgirl said.

Notes:

- If you're wondering why I didn't let Harley get her payback on Batgirl, it's because I'm kinda tired of watching her win. She beat Supergirl and Batgirl to the last piece of cake in one episode, and she won the street race against Supergirl and Wonder Woman. I love Harley, but even she can't win all the time.

- Sarah Essen is my choice for Batgirl's mother. Two reasons: "Batman: Year one", and a reference in the Arkham Asylum video game.