This is the 54th chapter. I don't own the series of My Hero Academia or the series of Justice League.
BrainShooter672: And they will, because Big Barda, new Wildcat, Mr. Miracle, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the veteran heroes are gonna train them since the Hero Course are eager to be heroes. Thus, it'll be good for them to learn from them while gaining field experience...but it'll be a slow progress.
Ragdoll to Riches
After the U.A. Facility members accepted their offer for joining an alliance with the Justice League and the Teen Titans, they are currently on the Time Chamber to train the students after the result of their defeat. However, the students are starting to get some extra course of training with not only the Quirks, but they will also learn combat, tactics, gadgets, and most importantly, learn how to work as a team which both Bakugo and Monoma won't be able to do it because of their stubborn pride.
The Bat Family, Delta, and Red X are currently patrolling in Gotham City at night. Batman is currently at the penthouse, watching the criminal gangster leader sweating nervously with a heavy pant at the top of the building without being seen.
"He's here..."
"Where?"
The gangster leader stands up and starting to take a few steps back when the shadow of a bat appeared behind him, making him turned his head with a gasp.
"There!?"
The gangster leader points at the glass ceiling, which Batman quickly vanished into thin air.
"I-I-I-I saw him!?"
But it got their attention when they heard the wind blowing the curtains, noticing the windows are open. They turn their heads to find Batman, who fires the Batclaw at one of the criminals in the legs, pulling him into the shadows.
"AHHH! HE GOT ME! BATMAN'S GOT ME!"
Then, the criminal is knocked out after Batman punches him in the jaw and places him next to the wall after tying him up. The second criminal readied his launcher, but was discarded when Robin throws her batarang at him.
"Take them!"
And with that, the criminal charges after Robin while grabbing a pipe. Robin slides underneath the criminal, then delivers a bo staff to the family jewels, making the criminal drops the pipe and covers his private parts as he collapses down to his knees with a squeal in pain. Robin leaps in midair and delivers a hard kick to the back of the head, knocking him out. The criminal gangster leader is starting to panic after noticing the defeat of his bodyguards when both Batman and Robin revealed themselves from the shadows with the brooding glare.
"Okay...we spilt the take...30, 70..."
However, both Batman and Robin aren't convinced of the deal after the gangster leader shows them the money from the safe.
"Okay! 50-50!"
Again, they're not convinced while closely approaches him with an intimidating aura, causing him to flee from the penthouse by jumping over the window and lands on the top of the building. The criminal leader then slides on the glass ceiling, jumps down to the building and began to ran, then leaps off the building. However, Batman and Robin were able to catch him while swinging to another building, dropping him with a hard thud as the two lands in front of him.
"W-Who are you?"
"I'm Batman/Robin." Batman and Robin answered in unison, then punches him in the jaws.
After few minutes later, the GCPD were able to get to the penthouse to capture them, but notices the three criminals were tied up and their mouths were covered in duct tape. Mike Summers takes the note and noticed a symbol of the bat, causing him to sigh.
Michael 'Mike' Summers is a man in his late 20s with short brown hair and brown eyes. He's wearing a white suit with a brown leather trench coat, blue jeans, combat boots, and a black tie with a police radio attached to the top of the left suit. He has a 'GCPD' badge on his left waist, a gun holster on his belt, and a taser on the left side of his waist. He also carries an IMI Jericho 941 and Taurus PT92AFS Stainless Steel.
"Get them outta here, they'll be questioned for interrogation!" Mike ordered as his workers dragging the criminals into the police van. "And they can tell us about this Batman character and his team..."
"Do you think they can really tell us?" The voice of Lieutenant Shelly Bullock asks, approaches her partner.
Shelly Bullock is a woman in her 20s with a dirty blonde ponytail that reaches down to her shoulders and hazel eyes. She wears a black tight shirt with blue pants, black boots, and bulletproof vest. She's also carrying a badge on her left waist, a gun holster on her belt, and a Glock 17.
"I doubt it, after Batman and his team have been causing trouble for us, but did us a favor for dropping the crime rates, even little and a slow progress." Mike told her. "However, they're still vigilantes plain and simple."
Mike and Shelly then head towards the car, heading to the GCP HQ to question the criminals, but unknown to them, Batman and Robin were watching the scene at the top of the building.
"I don't think your cousin is in a mood for meeting you." Robin states.
"I know. He's struggling to face reality of what we do here in Gotham City." Batman told her, then pressing his cowl. "Catwoman, what's on your end?"
"Nothing going on in Gotham Museum, hard to believe that we're back in Gotham City since Sons of Barbatos." Catwoman answered. "Though, Nightwing is back in Bludhaven doing his own thing. Red Robin and Batgirl caught those criminals for robbing the bank. Red X is dealing with them at the docks for drug dealing. And Red Hood...well, being him, hunting criminals and kills them without getting caught after learning the prison breakdown numerous times, which we should consider that as death penalty."
"More than 3 times is fine for us; I don't mind the gray area." Batman said. "How is Delta?"
"She's not use to Gotham City, she's with Samantha which it takes time." Catwoman said.
Meanwhile in Gotham Museum, Catwoman is inside to look for a criminal and a priceless art that cost a fortune. Though, she's taking a liking to the items she was able to look since each of them has history, taking pictures with her phone. Then, she turns and noticed an animation cel that's been made in the 1920s.
"Hello, kitty. The only known animation cel an existence from 1923s Kitty Cat Follies." Catwoman said with a smirk, takes the pictures.
"You sure have good taste in art." Batman said.
"You can thank Mom, she taught me about arts and history." Catwoman states. "Not to mention this art is a historical piece and it's priceless."
And just as Catwoman is about to move on to the next section, she heard something that's coming from the ventilation system.
"Batman, I got something. I can use backup." Catwoman informed him.
"We're on our way." Batman said, ending transmission as the head merged out of the ventilation system which made Catwoman leaps back.
"Did someone say 'cute and cuddly'?" A criminal named Ragdoll asks with an eccentric smile, looking at her.
"Who are you?" Catwoman questions incredulously.
"I'm Ragdoll." Ragdoll answered as he got himself out of the vent. "You, my minx, are a doll."
Ragdoll got closer to Catwoman, who looks annoyed, as he then jumped back, spins his body as he lands back on the floor, and looked at the painting by bending his back with a cracking sound.
"Might we have this little frivolity in common?" Ragdoll asks, twists his neck while looking at the painting. "It's fate. It's destiny."
"Yeah, no, you're not my type." Catwoman comments, delivers a flying kick to the jaw, sending him flying across the room. "Also, this priceless art isn't yours for the taking, floppy."
Ragdoll then gets up on his feet, bending his body upwards and looked towards her, smirking. Catwoman was a bit surprised of what he can do.
"Skipped charm school, did we, precious?" Ragdoll said as he slowly walked towards her.
Catwoman then charges at him, about to deliver a flying kick and he quickly bends his body back to dodge, grabbing her leg.
"Gotcha!" Ragdoll said, pulls her.
"Whoa!" Catwoman exclaims.
Ragdoll opened up a glass case and places Catwoman in there. He chuckles and waves at her, before leaping away and landing in front of the animation cel.
"The price tag on this pup might make a cat person of me yet." Ragdoll said, about to grab it when a voice called out.
"After tonight...I guarantee you won't be a bat person." The voice of Batman said which it got his attention as he stepped out of the shadows with a brooding glare.
"Took you long enough." Catwoman muttered as Ragdoll leans against the wall with his hand and his other on his waist.
"Competition, eh?" Ragdoll said as Batman readied his fighting stance.
Ragdoll began to roll towards him, kicked him in the face. Batman stumbles back as Ragdoll got back on his feet. He then ran towards him, trying to throw punches, but Batman quickly avoids every blow while delivering a kata gurama, slamming him down to the floor. Ragdoll then stands back up while giving a demonstration by bending his body in so many ways, which it's something the Dark Knight isn't used to.
"Neat, huh?" Ragdoll said with a smirk.
Batman then charges after him while Catwoman uses her claws to cut the glass case. Batman delivers a series of punches and kicks, which Ragdoll dodges every blow, but the Dark Knight grabs hold of him. Ragdoll slips himself down to the floor below him and kicks him, making Batman stumble against the glass case. Ragdoll was about to grab the animation cel when Catwoman whips him in the wrist, making him flinched and the batarang was thrown at the wall as Robin revealed him. Ragdoll notices that he's surrounded and couldn't win the fight alone, leaving with only option.
"Toodles!" Ragdoll said as he jumps into the ventilation system and flees.
Batman, Catwoman, and Robin were able to stop him from stealing the animation cel, but didn't caught him as they decided to call it a night.
At the Batcave, Ethan, Eri, and Lita returned after the fight against Ragdoll. Though, Lita didn't take it very well after the humiliation while they watched her pacing around the cave with angry look on her face.
"I can't believe this! I've been outsmarted by the triple-jointed contortionist!" Lita shouts, pacing back and forth as she turns to the mirror, scratches it. "The next time I see that Ragdoll again, I'll claw the stuffing out of him!"
"Calm down, Lita, there's no need to get riled up. It's your first time taking on someone you don't know and got beaten, big deal." Dick points out. "Look, most of the criminals can have off-days when they get caught, but even some heroes like us can have some off-days."
"He has a point. It's no one's fault, we all make mistakes." Superman agrees as Lita sighed.
"Fine, but what I want to know is who's this Ragdoll character." Lita said.
"Not much, all I can gather is that Ragdoll use to work in the circus as a contortionist and started his crime spree." Dick explains.
"Which means we need to be on guard in case he strikes again." Ethan states.
"Yep, but it'll be best that you guys get some rest. We'll look into it if we need anything." Superman said, ending transmission as they turned in for the night.
The next day in Gotham City, Eri is learning education from Milo Pennyworth. Both Ethan and Lita are walking the streets, heading to Gotham City Police to meet up with Mike Summers since he hasn't seen his cousin in years.
Apparently, Ethan and Elijah have been on good terms with Mike and Daniel because they're the only two who cared about their cousins unlike their uncle and aunt. But, Mike is out of the house after his parents kicked him out and left to fend himself in Gotham City, but took in by someone kind enough and trained him. Mike graduated in Gotham University, had a daughter named Rachel after filing a divorce and became a law enforcer.
They're now inside of the police station, seeing the law enforcers are busy after the incident: mostly paperwork, dragging the criminals to prison, phone calls, and reporting to the Commissioner. They turned and saw Mike in his office, answering his phone which it's not a good one.
"Mom, I've already told you; I'm not placing my daughter in your hands...After you've treating me, Daniel, and my cousin, Elijah, I can't say I blame them for leaving you and that bastard of a father for the mistreatment you have caused!" Mike snapped. "Do you expect me to forgive you after everything you put me through?! Well, you and Dad can go to hell!"
And with that, he slams the phone down to his desk as he sat on his desk with a sigh, then he notices Ethan and Lita which made him shocked. He couldn't believe his cousin is actually here in Gotham City, which he hadn't even seen his cousin after the death of Ethan's parents and Bruce Wayne took him in. He was grateful for Bruce taking care of him and treating him right, but sad that he died since the UA Sports Festival incident years ago. Mike walked towards the two.
"I'm sorry for what you just saw, it's just that Mom and I haven't been on good terms ever since they threw me out of the house." Mike said. "But I was able to manage without them ever since, and here I am, working and what I should be doing is spending my days with my daughter."
"Sorry to hear that." Ethan said with sincere.
"It's fine, you didn't know. But Ethan, it's been a long time ever since you and Elijah came to Gotham City, paying a visit with me and Daniel." Mike told him with a smile. "But overall, it's good to see you."
Both Ethan and Mike shook their hands with a smile, but was interrupted when Lita cleared her throat.
"Oh, this is Lita Kyle." Ethan introduces his girlfriend. "She's Selina's adopted daughter and my girlfriend."
"Your girlfriend, huh?" Mike said, raising his eyebrow in suspicion. "And how long have you two been together exactly?"
"Two years." Lita answered seriously. "You got a problem?"
"Nothing, it's just I have been with someone I really don't like after being forced in marriage with my parents and tried to make it work." Mike explains. "We had a daughter, and it didn't go well, when I filed a divorce paper and sending my ex-wife packing since she did nothing for the support of Rachel while I was away. I'm the only one left, tried to support Rachel and I've been focusing on work than her."
"Maybe we can help you take care of Rachel." Ethan suggests. "We help getting the weight out of your shoulders, so you can focus on your work. And whenever you get a time off, you can spend your time with her."
"You would do that for me, ever since you got here?" Mike asks surprisingly.
"The least we can do is help you out, and you won't have to worry about that old bag of your mom coming to get her." Lita comments which both Ethan and Mike chuckled.
"True, but I appreciate it." Mike said. "Tomorrow then?"
"Sure." Ethan replied as he and Lita decided to leave, not wanted to get Mike into trouble.
"Friends of yours?" Shelly inquires, walking to her partner.
"My cousin, Ethan, his last name legally changed after Bruce took him in." Mike explains, turns to her. "Haven't seen him or Elijah in a long time."
Back at the Wayne Manor, Ethan and Lita went back inside after their date at the fancy restaurant for lunch. They check up on Jame and Emily, who's right now on the assignment from college and avoiding the conflict from either the varsity or any other students who wants to pick a fight. Tamao is still not familiar with herself in Gotham City, but she's currently enrolled in her senior year in High School after the transfer from Japan. But, she mostly took care of herself after her classmates tried to harass her, which ended up in either a nosebleed, broken jaw, or getting them to scream in soprano. Elijah however, Eri is able to finish her schooling thanks to Milo, which she's currently with Ethan and Lita at the dining hall.
"Well, Bruce is into...dog art." Lita said when she notices a portrait that has dogs.
"It actually belongs to Thomas Wayne." Ethan points out.
"Who happens to be your adopted grandfather, young Master Ethan." Milo informed him, walked inside of the dining hall. "Your desserts."
"The pot roast will be hard to beat, Milo." Lita said with a smile. "It's too bad they won't be able to join us."
"Jason founds a job at the mechanic shop, Dick is working as a social worker. Though, we didn't get any jobs at all." Ethan points out.
"Not entirely true, you're currently a philanthropist and a businessman for the Wayne Enterprise while Mrs. Kyle is also a philanthropist for the wildlife animals and working for the art gallery as a historian." Milo explains. "But to mind you, young Eri is quite pleasant and polite."
"We didn't do it alone, we've got help." Ethan said with a smile as the door bell rang.
"Hm, expecting visitors?" Milo inquires.
"Not at this hour." Lita answered as the butler heads out of the dining hall to go answer it.
At the door, Milo answers the door, finds out that no one is around and notices a cardboard box that's labeled 'Fragile'.
"A delivery? At this hour?" Milo inquires, about to grab the box when Ragdoll pops out.
"Special Delivery!" Ragdoll said with a smirk, jumps over Milo with a laugh when Ethan, Lita, and Eri recognizes that laugh as he notices a labino vase. "An original labino!?"
Ragdoll swipes the vase with a twist of his body and a smirk. He then tosses it up in the air, spins his body with a bag in his hands, and the vase lands on it. Ethan, Eri, and Lita ran into the main hall and saw Ragdoll, who felt like he's surrounded.
"Hello." Ragdoll greets slowly, waving his hand as Ethan, Eri, and Lita clenches their fists while try to restrain themselves to keep their secret identities. "The looks on your faces...priceless. Perhaps, I'll snatch those, too."
And with that, Ragdoll walks out with a laugh when Ethan was about to walk after him.
"Sir, considering the mixed company, perhaps Ragdoll's best left for the proper authorities." Milo suggests, stops him by grabbing Ethan's arm.
"Just need to make sure he's reachable." Ethan whispered, then walk towards Ragdoll.
Lita rushes over to Ragdoll, grabbing the backpack.
"You won't get away with this." Lita said with a scowl.
"Ooh, aren't you a tigress." Ragdoll comments, turns to her which she places a tracking device.
"You have no idea." Lita remarked, letting go of the backpack.
Ragdoll laughs as he did a handstand, waving his hand.
"Toodles!" Ragdoll said, then landing on his feet and flees with a laugh.
"We better suit up and catch Ragdoll." Ethan suggests as they head for the Batcave to suit up.
At Gotham City, Batman, Catwoman, and Robin are rushing after Ragdoll, who's riding on a scooter, by leaping from building to building.
"From ragdoll to riches!" Ragdoll said to himself with a smirk, laughing.
Batman, Catwoman, and Robin lands on the ground behind Ragdoll as the Dark Knight fired his Batclaw at the scooter, stopping it and causing Ragdoll to sent flying right into the sewer water while losing his backpack. Batman and Robin were about to go after him, but Catwoman leaps into the sewer water.
"Sorry, but he's mine!" Catwoman declared seriously, turns to Ragdoll who stands up with a groan as he took off his helmet. "I've been waited for this to give you a payback, raggedy."
"Ooooh, kitten has claws." Ragdoll said about to head for the backpack when Catwoman cracks her whip, preventing him for getting it.
"Kitten has a whip!" Catwoman retorted, swings her whip and making Ragdoll quickly steps back as she slowly walk towards the backpack.
Then the fight is on as Ragdoll swings his fists, which Catwoman dodges while swiping her claw and swinging her whip. Ragdoll dodges, but Catwoman did the cartwheel and delivers an au batido, sending him flying right into the pipe, causing the sewer water to leak right at the back of his costume and making him cringe. Catwoman then grabs the backpack as she leaps into the railing.
"Is that really necessary?" Batman asks.
"What? He deserves a bit of karma." Catwoman remarked, then turns to Ragdoll. "Now, we're even. Toodles!"
"So, the kitten likes to play rough." Ragdoll said, tries to get out.
Batman and Robin were able to capture him, but notices that he manages to escape by slipping through the pipe.
"It's about time we end this game." Batman said with a glare.
The next day at Wayne Manor, Milo is pleased of the return of the labino vase, but he had to clean it up since the backpack is soaked in sewer water. Lita and Eri are now at the living room after Ethan left the manor.
"I don't understand why Bruce had that vase; it looks horrid. Though, it's older than the manor." Lita muttered. "I bet it's a reason why Mom left him in the first place."
"I'm afraid it's more than that, Mrs. Kyle." Milo informed her. "Thus, it isn't our business to know why."
Lita can tell that the butler is right, decided not to pry while changes the subject.
"What I don't know is why Ethan left the manor while we were here?" Lita asks.
Milo is about to answer as the news is shown at the TV.
"In local events, a trillionaire, Ethan Wayne, has announced he will open the most famous property, the Gotham Clock Tower for a rare public tour, after it has been rebuilt in years."
"The Clock Tower? Well, now that pegs my interest." Lita said, uses the remote to turn up the volume.
"Built over centuries, Waynes great-great grandfather, the Tower remains the source of many legends."
"The Cat's Eyes." Lita said with interest, smirking.
"And what of Franky Scalice's Cat's Eyes?"
"The emeralds that mobsters supposedly hid somewhere back in the 1930s? Well, the Tower has been searched dozens of times, but who knows, could be we missed a nook." Ethan said with a smile.
"And it looks like Ragdoll won't be able to resist these bad boys." Lita comments. "Ethan, you sly fox."
Inside of the Gotham Clock Tower, Ethan is given the people a tour that has giant-sized iron cogs and gears.
"The interior of the clock consists of 341 moving parts, including these giant gears which were forged over 20 tons of iron." Ethan explains. "Now, if you'll follow me."
Ethan then gives the civilians a tour inside of the clock tower. Lita and Eri follows them from behind while making sure that Ragdoll isn't around to cause a scene, looking around the interiors of the clock tower.
"Do you think Ragdoll would strike here?" Eri inquires.
"No doubt, and I know he'll look for these emeralds." Lita answered. "Like moths to a flame, he won't be able to resist."
After a few minutes of the tour, Ethan is having a discussion with the civilians when both Lita and Eri are walking towards them.
"For someone who's a rich boy, you're sure know your ways in that tower." Lita states. "And a whole package."
"Very funny, Lita." Ethan remarked sarcastically with a chuckle. "We all know the Gotham Clock Tower has history."
"I know, and no one was able to find the Cat's Eyes ever since the 1930s." Lita said. "But all that aside, we should talk in private."
Ethan gets the message of what she means as they head inside of the tower, which he by passes the code and using the elevator. Once the elevator reaches at the top, Ethan, Lita, and Eri went inside that had a Batcomputer which would emerge from the floor and activated when he engaged an eye scanning device hidden from the bust head of William Shakespeare.
"This place was also used for Barbara's hideout and a base of operation." Ethan told them. "It happened after the Joker shot her lower spine, making her paraplegic and became known as Oracle."
"Yet, she's still the brains of the Bat Family ever since and retired of her crime-fighting." Lita adds as she and Eri looks at the Batcomputer. "Guess Bruce kept the tower intact after it's rebuilt, but it could use a womans touch for cleaning it up."
"We'll do that once we capture Ragdoll." Ethan suggests.
"How? He's a slippery one." Eri states.
"We can use the clock tower as our advantage, now we know how he's able to outsmart us." Lita said. "But the real problem is the Cat's Eyes."
"Let's just hope we find it before him." Ethan said.
Later that night, Batman, Catwoman, and Eri are inside of the Gotham Clock Tower to find Ragdoll and the Cat's Eyes. Catwoman leaps off the railing, using her acrobats to grab from pole to pole, then lands on the platform with her cat-like reflex. She then starts searching for both Ragdoll and the Cat's Eyes, but notices something as she narrows her eyes and reaches with her hands.
"What do we have here." Catwoman said, pulls out a head of Ragdoll.
"Nope! They're not in here!" Ragdoll said with a smirk as she steps while he gets himself out of the narrow area.
Catwoman grabs hold of him and slams Ragdoll into the platform. Ragdoll bends his body upward to get himself up, but Catwoman grabs him by the collar.
"Listen here, raggy, if those emeralds are here, they're mine for the taking!" Catwoman said with a scowl.
"And we're not letting you get a hold of them." The voice of Batman adds as he throws a grenade, causing Catwoman to punch Ragdoll and the grenade explodes and the glue spreads over him.
"Wha...I...Can't move!?" Ragdoll grunts, trying to get out. "What did you do to me?!"
"I spruced up a little something for you to stay in one place." Batman said with a smirk, then knocks him out by punching him in the jaws. "Robin, did you find the emeralds?"
"It's not easy if you're Harry Houdini, but luckily I found them." Robin informed them. "The police are on their way to pick up the cargo."
"Alright, we'll come and get you, and we'll head out." Batman said, ending transmission. "I'll stay here and keep an eye on Ragdoll."
"Not like he's going anywhere with all that gunk." Catwoman said with a chuckle, goes to find Robin.
Few minutes later, the GCPD takes Ragdoll to the police van along with the Cat's Eyes at the Wayne Enterprises. Batman, Catwoman, and Robin are watching from at the top of the building, seeing Mike escorting Ragdoll, who's in the extraction stretcher and a straitjacket, to the police van.
"You think Mike would help us?" Catwoman inquires.
"We should give him time. All the time he need." Batman said, walks away.
"What about the Cat's Eyes?" Catwoman asks.
"It'll be in the museum." Batman told her. "But we'll find out later."
The next day at Wayne Manor, Ethan, Lita, and Eri are currently having breakfast.
"It is the good news that the Cat's Eyes are in the museum. The Clock Tower incident has been all over the news." Milo informed them.
"And that's not all, they gave us a 100 grand for finding it." Lita said with a smirk. "Now that's a thrill for the prize."
"What did you do with it?" Eri asks curiously.
"I donated it to the Gotham Pet Shelter Network." Lita told her. "After I got word from the animal shelter that they needed the money, I donate it to them."
"A high commendable choice for a woman who doesn't seem to care much for the dog art." Milo states, raising his eyebrow as they chuckled.
That's it for the 54th chapter.
Yep, I've added Ragdoll because that DC character hasn't been used a lot and it's a one-shot character. However, I used that villain to show much appreciation of the Warner Bros. worked very hard on those underrated villains from DC Comics.