[Will Pov]
Will trained the rest of the afternoon, ate lunch and watched a bit of TV. Eventually Barbara showed up looking absolutely furious. When she saw him she looked surprised, he looked different somehow. Slightly more handsome, and despite what happened last night he had a bright smile on his face.
"Barb you aren't going to believe what happened to me, it was absolutely disgusting, but I'm telling you, it's something I can't even put into words. It's like before I was blind, but now I can see." Will said.
Barbara seemed conflicted. "Why weren't you going to help that woman, she was about to be hurt really bad. Did you feel nothing for her?"
Will shot an embarrassed look Barbara's way, "Sorry Barb, I just I dunno why I guess I'm used to just looking the other way I guess."
"Will, that's one of the most fucked up things I've heard in a while. You have the power to do something, you could have taken that guy out in an instant and yet you just sat there and watched the woman get groped while you smoked a cigarette as if you had no cares in the world." Barbara said, looking angrier by the second.
"Then, when I made you go down there, you fucking crippled the man with a single punch." She exclaimed.
"Sorry, jeez, something was going on with me. Before it happened, I heard my father's voice in my head. It confused me, then I remembered a technique he taught me that I was never able to perform. My father was always so disappointed I could never perform it. So before I even knew what I was doing, it just happened. I never expected it to do so much damage. I didn't know, the technique awakened something within me. I'm stronger, faster, and I can hear and see things I couldn't before. My skin and body are more durable, and I can use the technique on command now. I can do things I couldn't before. If I were to fight Deathstroke now, I might actually be able to beat him." Will said as his eyes lit up.
"I experienced a random increase in strength, an act of god!" he exclaimed
Barbara looked at him, unsure if he was lying or not.
"Will the man you hit; his spine was shattered. His sternum and every rib in his body shattered, some of his organs ruptured. He punctured a lung and barely survived. The man will never walk again. I am surprised he is even still alive." Barbara said icily.
"Well, I didn't mean to. I am sorry Barbara, I really am. I had fun with you last night and I hope you can give me another chance one of these days. I don't know how to make it right, but it really was an accident." Will said.
"Ugh," Barbara brushed him off and began to walk towards the Batcave. Will followed, "Where are we going?
"You aren't going anywhere. You are staying here until Bruce gets back." She glared icily as they stepped into the elevator.
"Well at least let me see you out I'm sorry Barb really I mean it. Will said in a dejected tone.
Barbara walked off to change into her batgirl outfit, when she got back Will thought she looked beautiful, time seemed to almost slow down as he watched her walk away.
"Damn I fucked up" he thought as he watched her hop onto a motorcycle and drive off.
[Barbara Pov]
Barbara furiously tore through the criminals of Gotham that night. She really was trying to let off some steam. She was upset with Will, she liked him but there were times when he could be such a freaking idiot. Last night was different though, she saw a side to him she had never seen before, and it scared her.
"One second he is flirting with her and opening up, and the next second, he's being a total psycho. She didn't understand, maybe he wasn't exactly the happy-go-lucky, but troubled kid she thought he was. She didn't want to forgive him." she thought to herself.
As she sprang from rooftop to rooftop. She looked out for the women of Gotham the ones who weren't able to defend themselves, how could he just sit there and watch a woman be raped. Then act all happy about it the next day.
She wondered if she ever even knew him at all. He was disgusting to her at the moment, and she didn't care how handsome he was or how bright his smile was. To her, it was merely an act, and a good one at that. How had she not seen it before? She felt so stupid.
She got an alert on her device; Killer Croc was on the loose again.
She hesitated, she had never fought Croc alone before. Usually, Bruce or Dick were there to help her, however, she knew what it was like when he went on a rampage. Women and children died, eaten alive by the big green beast. When she thought of them, she knew what she had to do. She called the Batcycle to her and jumped off the fire escape of the building she was on, straight onto the seat of the Batcycle and drove off.
She zipped through the cars and alleys of Gotham until she reached her destination. The sight of which horrified her. Killer Croc had gotten into an Orphanage and there were several bodies of children that looked like they had been torn apart by an animal. She rushed inside, and she saw one of the worst sights she had ever seen. Blood pooled onto the floor, heads and limbs were strewn about and a large green Man-Crocodile hybrid standing at around 9 ft tall in the middle of the carnage.
There was a group of children huddled together in the corner, crying for help. The largest one, seemed to be around 9 was injured and bleeding. He had a long claw mark down his arm, but he stood in front of the two young girls behind him who were curled up in balls as if he was trying to protect them from the monster. He had a defiant look on his face as tears streamed down his cheeks.
Barbara threw two exploding Batarangs at Killer Croc to catch his attention. They exploded on his arms and rocked him into the wall. He turned around with a wide smile and teeth dripping blood, the one eye missing from his face made him look incredibly sinister. Blood spattered over his body as he charged at batgirl.
Barbara screamed, "RUN NOW GET OUT OF HERE!" at the kids and prepared for battle.
The older of the three kids grabbed both of the younger girls' hands and ran as fast as he could into another room. Barbara had no idea whether they would manage to get out of the building or not.
Quickly using his enhanced speed and strength, Killer Croc attempted to smash Batgirl with his fists and she quickly rolled away. Both of his fists struck the ground causing the building to vibrate slightly. As she was running, she threw more batarangs at him, but they bounced harmlessly off his hide. Barbara was in trouble; she wasn't sure if she could beat the large reptilian creature.
He stuck his tongue out and let out a huge roar, then sprinted at her faster than before, it caught her off guard and he managed to hit her. Barbara raised her arms in time to block, but cracking sounds rang out as her right arm shattered and she flew back. She cried out in pain, but managed to get back onto her feet.
"Scream for me Girly." said an almost demonic sounding voice.
Barbara hit the button on her belt in hopes that someone could get there to help. She dodged a couple more hits, and then threw out a few smoke bombs and electrical shock gadgets that managed to stun Killer Croc and cloud his vision. Quickly she silently moved through the smoke in an attempt to escape, but when she got to the door. He was waiting for her. He had a furious look on his face, and electrical burns on his scales. She tried to jump back, but he managed to wrap his clawed hand around her leg. Then he took her and threw her straight through the wall, out into the street.
At this moment Barbara coughed out a mouthful of blood and began slipping into unconsciousness. The last thing she remembered was the sound of a jet and a man in a gray hoodie and black bandana covering his face picking her up. Then she fell unconscious.
[Will Pov]
This man was Will, he had Alfred pilot the strange black aircraft for him. He stared down Killer Croc after he placed her in his seat on the strange aircraft. Alfred quickly pulled off, in order to get Barb to a doctor.
Will was absolutely furious, there were very few times he felt so angry in his life. Will stepped up and beat on his chest and said, "I'm about to fuck you up dude."
As he released a massive amount of killing intent, his eyes turned blood red causing him to look like a true demon wearing human skin. Everything slowed down for Will, Croc was moving in slow motion. Will flashed to his side and struck out with a roundhouse kick. Croc felt an intense sense of danger behind him. As Will kicked out he did what he did with the punch earlier that day, everything synched up and his energy flowed into a single point within his leg waiting to explode out.
Will's foot slammed into Croc's left knee. Before he wasn't even able to scratch the guy, but this time bones could be heard snapping as a loud boom echoed out. It sounded like the blast from a cannon.
Croc roared in pain as the bones in his left knee shattered, rendering the leg useless. The crocodile fell on the ground, screaming in pain. As soon as Croc hit the ground Will was already on top of him. A vicious expression on his face under the black bandanna. He instantly began pummeling him with all his strength. Both fists hit Croc's face in rapid succession as scales flew across the pavement and blood spattered everywhere.
Will's hands were bleeding as he continued to press Croc. Suddenly, Killer Croc managed to grab ahold of him and throw him to the side. Croc tried to rise to his feet, but ended up having to bend down and stabilize himself with both his arms. His left leg dangled behind him as Croc raised his tail and let out a massive roar, blood dripping from his hideous visage.
Will didn't care as he prepared himself for another round, Croc sprinted after him on all fours, well three, like an animal. Will had never seen anything like this before, Croc cracked the ground with each step and quickly was upon him claws flashing out, Will managed to dodge two. But then Croc let out a massive burst of speed that caught Will by surprise and one of the claws cut him straight across the chest.
Blood flew everywhere, but Will wasn't out yet, he relied on his training and ignored the pain. Instead of retreating he advanced, and with a massive hook, he again felt his energy pooling into his fist. A loud Boom rang out almost as if a bomb went off as Will slammed his fist into Croc's rib cage. Croc was pushed back several feet, roaring in pain. Cracking sounds echoed out as Croc threw up blood and a child's hand fell out of his mouth onto the street.
Will's eyes narrowed, but he remembered Bruce's words. "No Killing We Never Kill Under Any Circumstances."
Suddenly Will felt weaker, the energy within his body had finally been used up in that last strike. He felt his stomach growl as he watched Croc trying to get back up and fight. "It seems like 3 Spirit Crushing Strikes in one day is my limit. I can't do more than that for now. I can't use it in nearly every strike I throw yet." He said under his breath.
Despite the weakness he felt, Will raised his hands and got ready to finish this. The red in his eyes began to fade back to dark brown as he sprinted straight at Croc. Croc struck out with another claw and managed to cut Will across the chest again. Leaving a cross-shaped cut across his stomach. Will again pressed forward and kneed Croc straight in his oversized jaw. Scales and blood flew everywhere. Then he followed it up with a two-handed strike over the top of his head slamming crock into the pavement. Croc quickly recovered and slashed out, Will dodged easily. Then, he threw out a massive front kick as hard as he could. Before the kick hit Croc struck out with his tail, the two attacks hit simultaneously. The kick struck Croc on his collarbone, and the tail smashed Will in the face causing him to smash in the pavement cracking the ground around him.
Croc flew back several feet and coughed up another mouthful of blood. He roared, looked around and saw a sewer cover nearby. He ran over, grabbed it, and threw it like a frisbee at Will. Will barely managed to keep his head on his body as the cast iron sewers cover zipped by his head. Will saw Croc hop into the sewer and Will made to chase after him, but when he looked down he remembered.
"That's his turf; he knows it better than anyone. It's better to live and fight another day than kill myself for revenge. I'm not done with him, not even close." Will thought to himself as he turned around and disappeared into the alleyways of Gotham.
