Wings Of Glory.
Chapter Four: V Is For?
Time: 08:00 AM
Date: December 11th
Location: BlüdHaven Upper Class District
Vigilante Made his way across the rooftops and heard a struggle going on below him. He looked down and saw a woman being mugged in an alleyway.
He climbed down the fire escape and then crept up behind one of the robbers before quietly inserting his knife into the robber's back and covering the thug's mouth. He withdrew the knife from the man's back and sheathed it.
Vigilante calmly walked over to the other robber and proceeded to draw his suppressed Glock 19 and pulled the trigger with it pointed at the robber's head. There was a thud as the robber fell to the ground.
Vigilante calmly handed the woman her purse back before ascending the fire escape and continuing across the rooftops towards his target, Councilwoman Palmer who hired mob men to bribe Lockman. His plan is to kill Her in front of the press conference she will be giving at 10.
He made his way to the city council building and spotted a watchman on the roof. He snuck up behind him and had to get creative due to the full body armor he was wearing,
Vigilante kicked the man's legs causing his legs to buckle and him to fall over. Vigilante Confiscated the man's gun and discarded it. He saw that the guard was not wearing a mask so Vigilante punched him in the face, knocking him out. Vigilante then snapped the guard's neck. He then opened the door to get into the attic of the office building. He noticed the windows that lined the wall and looked down directly where the press conference would be given.
Meanwhile at a nearby park...
Dick and Barbara walked through the park that was covered in a soft layer of snow. Dick held Barbara's hand in his as they walked. Dick was wearing a warm jacket with some thick cargo pants. Barbara was wearing jeans and a puffy winter coat along with a beanie. Her nose was also an adorable shade of red.
They walked over to a nearby bench, dick brushed the snow off of it, and they sat down. He put his arm around Barbara and held her close as they sat there in peace. She rested her head on his shoulder and looked up at him with a bright smile on her face.
"Hi." She said with a playful tone.
"You're so freaking cute." Dick said as he placed a gentle kiss on her cheek.
"Speak for yourself." Barbara said as she ruffled his hair, causing some snow to fall out of it. She then leaned in and kissed him. There was then a buzzing noise coming from Dick's pocket. He regrettably pulled away from the kiss to see what it was. It was coming from the phone he uses to stay in contact with the BHPD.
He activated the voice changer on the phone and answered.
"Hello."
"Hello, is this Nightwing?" Said a female voice on the other end of the call.
"Yes, how can I help you?"
"The mayor would like you to be at the City council building for around Nine O' clock for Councilwoman Palmer's Press conference as additional security due to the subject of the press conference and threats of danger."
"Yeah I can do that."
"Thank you." The call then ended.
"You wanna help me be security for Councilwoman Palmer."
"I would rather eat dirt than defend that piece of shit."
"If you do it, then I owe you one."
"Deal,"
They went back to Dick's Apartment and got dressed in their respective outfits. They then hopped on Dick's motorcycle which had just finished being repaired since his last run in with the Riddler.
They arrived outfront and immediately the press was trained on them and Dick could see that Barbara was visibly nervous. He knew that she absolutely hated the attention Batgirl got and he also knew that it also gave her some anxiety. To calm her down, he took her hand in his as they walked toward the front door.
The moment every cameraman/woman saw this there was a blinding light of camera flashes. Dick whispered: "Sorry I thought holding your hand would comfort you. I forgot that the press takes every chance it gets." Barbara blushed slightly and felt warm inside knowing that he did it with good intentions.
He opened the door and held it open for her and they stepped inside. They were immediately greeted by the mayor. "Nightwing! Glad you could make it and I see you brought a friend along as well." The mayor extended his hand towards Barbara and she shook it.
Two Hours Later...
Vigilante watched as Palmer walked into position. He then noticed Nightwing and Batgirl standing to either side of Palmer. "Shit," He said under his breath. Once he heard the camera guy say 'Action' Vigilante opened the window and shot his grappling hook at the wall above Palmer. He then attached the other end to the window frame and used it as a Zipline.
As he was sliding down the Zipline, He drew his gun and pointed it directly at Palmer. Without a second thought Batgirl Dove in front of Palmer. It just so happened that the Bullets hit a weak point in her suit on her side. They went through the suit and got stuck inside her. She cried out in pain and instantly clenched her side.
Nightwing's eyes burned with a hatred that paralleled the night she was Taken by Black Mask and tortured. He threw himself forward and Tackled Vigilante to the floor and disarmed him. Vigilante withdrew his emergency knife from his boot and tried to stab NIghtwing but Nightwing kicked his wrist forcing him to let go.
Vigilante forced them to roll over and he was able to regain his knife which he had held above Nightwing's throat. Nightwing put all of the strength in his arms into keeping his throat hole free. Two cops ran over and were able to pull Vigilante off of Nightwing. Unfortunately, Just as Nightwing got up Vigilante stabbed one of the cops and held the other one as a hostage.
He momentarily looked back at Batgirl who held her side. "Don't worry about me, worry about the asshole with the knife." She said with a pained voice as she held her side. Nightwing whipped his head back around to face Vigilante. "Let the cop go."
"Why the hell should I?"
"I'll kick your ass a bit less."
"Fuck off."
Vigilante then slit the cop's throat and the body slumped to the ground. Nightwing withdrew his electro batons and rushed forward. He was able to get a few strikes in before Vigilante Spartan kicked him. Nightwing did a kick up and delivered a right hook straight to Vigilante's face that he was sure broke his Jaw. Nightwing then put Vigilante in a head lock and knocked him out.
"I want a full SWAT escort to take him to prison!" Dick shouted. He then rushed over to Barbara and scooped her up in his arms before running out to his Motorcycle. He sat her in front of him and then took off towards the freeway. He then called bruce.
"Hello."
"Bruce Babs Is Injured, Vigilante Just Shot Her Three Or Four Times."
"Where Are You?"
"I Have Her With Me On My Bike And We're Going Towards The Freeway."
"Meet Me At Bass River I will Take The Bat Wing There And Meet You There."
"Okay." The call then ended.
"Babs You There?"
"Huh?" She said in a half delusional voice.
"Just Stay with me Babs."
He then accelerated to full speed as they got on the Freeway.
5 minutes later they arrived at the Bass river and Bruce arrived in the Batwing.
"Put your bike in the storage compartment." Bruce said as he threw Barbara's unconscious body over his shoulder. Dick did as he was told and then climbed into the passenger seat. Bruce put Barbara on Dick's lap and Dick immediately applied pressure to the bloody wounds.
Bruce checked for a pulse. "She's alive, don't worry."
Bruce took off and began to fly towards that Bat Cave.
"Should I try to wake her up?" Dick asked.
"No, since she's unconscious, she won't be moving and thus her body won't send extra blood to that part of her body to help her move."
Within Five minutes they arrived at the batcave. "Alfred Is The Operating Table Ready?!" Bruce asked. "Yes Sir."
Dick set Barbara down on the table and began to get her out of her suit. He then rolled her back over so that she was on her back. He took her mask off and set it aside. Just as Bruce inserted the tongs to extract the bullet, Barbara woke up. She then screamed in pain. "Dick inject her with Propofol." Bruce Commanded.
Dick did as he was told and injected her arm with it. She began to calm down and Dick held her hand. Just before she drifted back to sleep, she reached up and pulled Dick in for a kiss. Dick prayed that Bruce Did not see that. A few minutes later Bruce had extracted all the Bullets. "All the bullets are out, Alfred hand me my sewing kit." Alfred handed Bruce the sewing kit.
Once Bruce had sewn all the wounds together, he knew that Barbara needed blood to replace the amount she lost. "What's her blood type?" Bruce asked. "AB positive." Dick answered less than a second after Bruce asked. Bruce Opened up a cabinet and found a pack containing the matching blood type. He then hooked it and Barbara up to an IV.
"How much blood would you say she lost?" Bruce asked.
"I don't know, maybe about a fourth of a gallon."
"Shit."
"That's just a rough estimate. I think she lost less than that but just to be safe lets go with that number."
"Let's get her up to one of the guest rooms in the manor. You carry her, I'll Carry the IV." Bruce said.
"Put her in the Guest room next to my old room so that way if anything happens I can be the first one there."
"Sounds like a plan." Bruce said as they carried Barbara and the IV towards the elevator into the Manor. The elevator door opened and they entered the Manor. Dick was overwhelmed with the smell of his teenage years. That crisp clean smell of the air. It sent a slight shiver down his spine and many memories came flooding back.
Once they made it to the room, Dick laid Barbara down On the bed and tucked her in. "Dick Can I Speak With You For A Moment." Bruce said with a tone that told Dick he knew that he was about to get a talking to.
She he saw her kiss me. He thought to himself.
They stepped into the hall and Dick closed the door.
"You mind telling me what that kiss was about?" Bruce asked in an emotionless tone.
"I-I don't know, ma-aybe she kissed as a thank you or maybe because s-she was scared she wouldn't see me again."
"Dick you know you can't lie to me. So quit bullshitting and tell me the truth."
"Okay fine... Me and Barbara had sex one night after patrol and from there we are now officially dating." Dick Blurted it out and he felt like gut punching himself for telling Bruce.
"How long have you had feelings for her?"
That's not what I thought he'd say Dick thought to himself.
"Remember the senior dance?"
"You mean the one you begged me to let you go to even though you were failing biology?"
"Yeah that one. Anyway Barbara's date bailed on her and she was really upset about it and so I offered to go with her and later that night we danced together and as a thank you, she kissed me on the cheek and from that point forward I've liked her." Now Dick really wanted to gut punch himself but he knew that there was no sense keeping stuff a secret from Bruce.
"That makes more sense, considering the night with Black Mask... Dick how many times have I warned you about dating teammates?"
"Many..."
"I'm surprised you didn't kill Vigilante."
"I almost did but I stopped myself because I knew that you, Barbara and the entire world would see me differently especially you and Babs. I also knew that I would never be able to live with myself afterward."
"Dick listen to me. You can date Barbara but if you snap like that night with Black Mask... Not only will you two not be dating but I will personally kick your ass on all of our behalfs. Am I Understood?"
"Yes Sir."
The Following Morning...
Barbara awoke to the soft light of the sun coming through the window. She looked to her right and saw Dick sitting beside her, holding her hand. "Good morning," He whispered before giving her a soft and sweet kiss. Dick saw a strand of hair blocking her face and he gently tucked it behind her ear.
Barbara smiled and she placed a hand on his cheek. "What happened yesterday?" She asked sleepily.
"After the fight with Vigilante, you passed out so me and Bruce brought you here and then we patched you up."
"I love you Dick." She Hugged him. "I Love You Too,"