Wings Of Glory.
Chapter Two: Judge Jury And Executioner
Time: 11:00 PM
Date: December 7th
Location: BlüdHaven Upper Class District
City councilman Lockman opened the door to his apartment and turned off the security system. He walked over to the kitchen and while he was in the process of pouring himself a drink, he did not notice the figure outside his window.
The figure silently cut open the window using a glass cutter. The figure approached the councilman and pulled a suppressed pistol out of its holster. The figure then held it against the councilman's head.
"I assume you're here for me?" Lockman Said.
"You shouldn't have taken that bribe." The figure said.
Lockman turned around slowly and saw the red V on his chest and it confirmed his suspicions that it was Vigilante he was talking to.
"Listen, they threatened my life." Lockman pleaded.
"BULLSHIT!" Vigilante shouted. He then pulled out a phone that displayed camera footage and audio.
"You took that bribe because you wanted the money!" Vigilante said, pressing the end of the suppressor further against his forehead.
"OKAY FINE I TOOK THE BRIBE!" Lockman shouted.
"I'm gonna give you two options, Option one you give the bribe money to the community and expose what happened and hen step down from your position, Opti—"
"Option Two you let him go and I kick your ass." Nightwing said.
Vigilante looked over and saw Nightwing squatting on top of a kitchen counter. He then pulled out a Wing-Ding and threw it at the gun in Vigilante's hand. The gun flew out of his hand and was nailed against the wall behind him.
Nightwing hopped off the counter, withdrew his electro-batons and swung at Vigilante. Vigilante shoved Lockman out of the way and dodged Nightwing's baton. Vigilante pulled a pistol out of its holster and fired at Nightwing. Nightwing's armor caused the bullet to bounce off of his armor.
Nightwing whacked Vigilante's left arm causing the nerves in that arm to lock up and he dropped the gun. Nightwing then brought his knee up and straight into Vigilante's gut. Vigilante quickly recovered and delivered a solid right hook.
Vigilante followed up the punch with a spartan kick, sending Nightwing backward. "LOCKMAN GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" Nightwing shouted to the Councilman who ran for his life. Nightwing turned his head back to Vigilante and saw a gun barrel pointed straight at him.
Nightwing rolled out of the way right as Vigilante pulled the trigger. Nightwing got up and put his batons together into a staff. He swung towards Vigilante and hit him straight in the chest. Vigilante stumbled backward and this gave Nightwing an opportunity to jump kick him.
Vigilante was pinned to the ground by Nightwing who disarmed him. Vigilante then pulled a knife off of his belt and slashed towards Nightwing's leg and penetrated the armor. Nightwing groaned in pain and moved backward off of Vigilante.
Vigilante got up and pulled what Dick believed to be a grenade off of his belt and pulled the pin. He threw it towards Nightwing who dove through a window to avoid it. He shot his grappling gun and it latched to the building. He waited for an explosion that never came and he looked up to see smoke from a smoke grenade.
Nightwing was able to get back into the apartment and figured that Vigilante went down the hallway. Nightwing ran to the hallway and saw Vigilante at the other end of the hallway going down the elevator. Nightwing sprinted to the other end of the hallway and tried to get the elevator door open.
Once the door was open he grabbed onto one of the elevator cables and slid down it and landed on top of the elevator which caused the Emergency stop to trigger. He opened the top hatch and went down into the elevator.
He and Vigilante got into a fist fight and it resulted in Nightwing ultimately knocking Vigilante out.
The next day Dick and Barbara met up for lunch and decided to go to a very nice Italian restaurant.
Dick was wearing a very nice suit and he pulled up to Barbara's apartment in a kitted out Dodge Charger RT. He sent Barbara a text signifying that he had arrived. A few minutes Later Barbara Approached his car wearing a gorgeous green dress that contrasted her orange hair, which she had in a bun, perfectly.
Dick also notices that she was wearing glasses. How does she always look so damn pretty. He thought. "What's with the glasses?" He asked.
"I couldn't find my contacts." She said as she approached him with a smile on her face.
"You look nice with glasses." He said as he opened the passenger side car door for her.
"Thanks Dick." Barbara said, blushing slightly.
The two then drove off towards the restaurant and went inside. Dick mentioned to the greeter that they had a reservation for 2. They were then led to a cozy corner of the restaurant. Dick Being a gentleman, allowed Barbara to sit first and he pushed her chair in for her.
He then took a seat across from her and they both asked for a cup of water and a glass of wine for their drinks.
"Also Babs don't worry, I'll pay." Dick said. She smiled and thanked him. "If I didn't know any better, with the way you're acting it almost seems like we're on a date." She said in a low and flirty tone.
Dick's face turned slightly red and he then spoke, "Maybe we are," He said casually. Barbara giggled a little and blushed even more. Their flirtatious moment was interrupted by his phone buzzing. He looked at it and his face went white.
"What is it?" Barbara said in a concerned tone.
"Last night I fought Vigilante and he was trying to kill a councilman. Anyway I end up knocking him out and the police take him away or so I thought." He then showed Barbara the news headline on his phone. 'City Councilman Maximus Lockman Found Murdered In His Home.'
"Oh my god," Barbara gasped.
"He was supposed to be transported to Arkham."
"How the hell did he escape, he must have had a full police escort and he was in the back of a Bearcat?" Barbara asked.
After examining the evidence in the news article further, Dick saw that written on the wall were the words: "The System Does Not Work So I Must Be The Judge, Jury And Executioner."