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Post by Falcon on Nov 26, 2003 17:37:36 GMT -5
Note: This story is a continuation of 'Time Tour'
Bruce sat in the dark of the cave. His cave. The Bat-cave. At his old crays computer, he typed away, prtending not to notice 'her' enter.
"Hello Bruce." Rachael said as she dispersed from the shadows, in civilian garb, and Skyla holding her hand as she marveled at the size of the cave that she had been tyold stories about before she could even talk or crawl.
Bruce, now an old man, turned his high backed chair back to where she was and simply nodded, his eyes falling to the child that looked at him in aww. He didn't loook suprised though. Then again, he didn't show any emotion at all. "Rachael." He acknolwledged her. "And this must be Skyla." The girl still looked star strucked. For her, Batman and his legends took the place of what other kids were watching at her time, Barvey, Mr. Rodgers, Sesame Street, ect.
Rachael merely nodded. "It's....been a long time." She wasn't even going to bother to ask how he knew Sky's name. He was the worlds greatest detective, he made it his buisness to know.
"Have you packed your bags upstairs?" She merely nodded.
Bruce turned back to the computer, pressed a button and, soon, a new costume in the case revealed itself. A completely black costume that resembled that of Cassandra Cains old one except for the classic batgirl cut mask(Babs) and the red bat symbol on the chest. "Welcome back Rachael...."
Rachael looked at the new costume for a long moment, Skyla remained quiet. Maybe...she shouldn't be seeing all of this. Too late now. Rachael stared at the costume for a long moment. She was the only surving member of the origenal batclan that was old of enough to take up the mantle. Gotham still needed a protector.
"Or should I say...Batwoman." Bruce finished.
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Post by Falcon on Nov 26, 2003 18:05:38 GMT -5
FEW MONTHS LATER Barabra: Darnit Rach'! Tim would want you to be happy. He wouldn't want you to be living like a ....like a .... Batwoman: Recluse? Barbara: Well...yeah. Barbara scolded her long time friend and little sister from her line in florida. She was still retired, she had no intentions of going back there. Barbara: Besides, as the heir to the Drake/Wayne fortune, your REQUIRED to al LEAST pretend to be a care free socialite. O2 told me that you haven't left the manor on days except for patrol. Batwoman: I sleep during the day. She drove the Batmobile through the streets and back to the cave. She had to call it an early night since she had a Titans meeting to go to. Barbara: AND, according to Bruce, you've had numerous male callers. People will get suspicious. You at least have to put on the mask of being a billionaire with no double identity. Go on a date for heavens sake. It'll do you some good. Batwoman: I can't. She was begining to worry herself even, she was becoming as emotionless as Bruce. The only time she didn't act like a stoic, was when she was with her daughter. Batwoman: I'm not ready to move on. Barbara sighed.: I know...I know. It's just...you haven't been the same ever since you moved into the manor. Batwoman:Look, can we talk about this later? I'm not in the mood. And, with that, she disconnected the line. **** Skyla: Can I drive the Batmobile? Bruce: No Skyla: Can I have a dog? Bruce: No Skyla continued to strugle with the ropes that bound her on the batcave floor. Part of the 'training' that Bruce had been giving her to keep her quiet. Skyla: The Batwoman costume should be purple. Bruce: No. He continued to type away at the computer, going through various criminal files. Skyla: Pweeeease. Bruce: No. Have you managed to get out of the ropes yet? Skyla shook her head. Bruce: Then be silent until you can. Skyla went back to silence and went back to struggling with her bonds. Rachael, on the sight of her daughter in bonds, tore off her mask and stormed into the room. Rachael: Bruce, I respent you for allowing me and my daughter to stay here and all....BUT WHAT THE HECK DID YOU DO TO HER! Bruce: Teaching her how to get out of bonds. Rachael let out a sigh and reached down to untie her kid, but Skyla pulled away in protest. Skyla: I almost got it! ~Turning to Bruce~ Rachael: Your a bad influence. Skyla then managed to untie the ropes and stood up, ropes bunched up in one hand, holding them up with triumph. Skyla: I did it! Rachael: i don't know why I bother.~ She kissed her daughter good bye, gave Bruce a threatening glare, then made her way to the Teleporter, heading straight to the Watchtower~ As soon as she was gone... Bruce: Good. Now go get the Chains. Skyla bounded off, happy with her small victory and ready for another challenge... .>>Alright, Anybody care to carry it on from here? Shin', I believed YOU were looking forward to me making this joint fanficiton as well? <<
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Post by Shinobi on Nov 26, 2003 18:05:45 GMT -5
Meanwhile in New York city...
Shinobi slid silently into a house with a sleeping boy in his arms moving swiftly as a shadow in the darkness the snuck into his room placing the young child on the bed. Alex. His nephew. He could only hope that after he put the boy to sleep he would reguard the whole thing as a dream.
After tucking his nephew in shinobi opened the window through some maricle of training and ninja gear stayed on the wall long enough to close the window before leaping onto a lamp post and flipping going from one to another making it back to his grandfather's dojo. yes after all this time the old man was still alive and still a hacker surpassed only by oracle.
He sighed sliding into the room and finding the hidden room in the basement. It had changed a bit getting bigger. Like batman he ended up keeping things from former battles. things too dangerous to leave around. such as the katana used by 'Oni' when he attempted to kill the ninja.
His grandfather sighed at the computer and typed something up. shinobi read it over his shoulder. 'once again oracle a meeting with you is a humbling experiance'
apperently they were having one of their compitions.
"Adam. What happened." Even without seeing him Enoki could read his grandson like a book.
"He's...dead. Tim's...gone."
"...it is always sad when a great man dies." He said standing up and moving to a small shelf holding individual pictures. Kon, Tim, Racheal, Harm, Green lantern, Saiyaman, and other members of the league, the second young justice, and other heroes he had met. He put one down on a smaller shelf and lite up some insence (im trying to get the tradition as best i can) both men saying a slight prayer for the fallen hero in japanese enoki reaching into a cabnite and pulling out a bottle without a label.
"No one should go out without tasting truely great sake. This is my gift to you." He said pouring some over the picture. "My special sake that i can only get once every five years."
Shinobi couldnt think of an appropriate gift however and settled for sliding a picture of racheal into the picture's frame.
Silently he walked out of the room pulling off his uniform revealing not a few scars over his chest back and arms. "Im...going home." He said just dropping it to the floor and letting the Kodachi hit the ground with a clatter. he pulled on a t-shirt over his chest and a pair of jeans as he walked out. *************** In the tower
The great saiyaman a.k.a Gosai Saotome was reading over his collection of comics in his room trying to forget the events of the day. It felt almost as bad as when he lost yuffie...and then his thoughts were drawn to another place another time. He sighed looking over at an object that seemed to have an aura of evil even greater then the one felt in harm's room. A single jar about as big as gosai's fist. The jar with trego in it.
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Post by Shinobi on Nov 26, 2003 18:12:53 GMT -5
(that was supposed to come in earlier so heres my one for the tower)
Shinobi sat at one of the meeting tables going through files by hand. "Nice to see someone besides gosai here falcon." Shinobi said in almost the same monotone that characterized the batclan. "Its been more depressing here then usual."
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Post by Falcon on Nov 26, 2003 18:20:02 GMT -5
"It's Batwoman now." She said in her own monotonal voice, avoiding the subject of WHY it was so depressing around there lately.
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Post by Shinobi on Nov 26, 2003 18:22:49 GMT -5
"I understand. You felt gotham would always need a bat to protect it...y'know Jay was so for us becoming the new jla but now he's keeping himself as far away from the tower as he could occupying himself with his offworld jobs...it just doesnt feel right anymore does it...batwoman."
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Post by Falcon on Nov 26, 2003 18:26:33 GMT -5
Batwoman just gave a grunt as she poured herself a cup of coffe from the earby coffe machiene. Couldn't he take a hint? She didn't want to talk about it. She had already had enough of Barbara telling her that she needed to 'Move on' and that 'Tim only wanted her to be happy'. She didn't want anyone to remind her of what had happened, she did that enough on her own.
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Post by Shinobi on Nov 26, 2003 18:30:50 GMT -5
"im sorry for bringing it up. You dont want to talk about it but my way to deal with things is to talk about it..." Shinobi said getting up and pulling his mask off. "Or to spar if you feel up to it?" He asked a bit of his old confidence in his voice with a small smirk.
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Post by Falcon on Nov 26, 2003 18:36:07 GMT -5
She merely nodded. She hadn't been that talkitive around her 'friends' since ...IT had happened. "Sounds like a plan." Where we're the other Titans anyway? She had told them to be at the meeting at Nine eastern, sharp. How did Tim deal with them when he was the leader--but she pushed that thought out of mind, compartmentalizing her feelings.
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Post by Shinobi on Nov 26, 2003 18:40:25 GMT -5
Gl floated into the room as gosai showed up. "We're here." High velocity also blurred in. "So whats up? its been a while since we were all together without and emergency."
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Post by Falcon on Nov 26, 2003 18:43:59 GMT -5
"You mean to tell me you forgot about our meeting today?" She raised an eyebrow.
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Post by Shinobi on Nov 26, 2003 18:47:58 GMT -5
"I had to stop a civil war on braxis 3. I think i have the right to forget." Gl defends himself.
"Well...i kinda did...oh black ghost says he wont be making it. Emergency in Opal city." Velocity says taking a seat.
"Nice costume." Gosai says taking a seat.
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Post by Falcon on Nov 26, 2003 18:55:53 GMT -5
Batwoman just gave a shake of her head and sat down at the front of the long table. She had given Kana time off since she had exams tis week, so other that that, everyone seemed to be there. "Alright then, let us proceed."
>>BTW. Since it's a Joint Fiction, you guys are allowed to control each others characters. Yes, even mine. (THE HORROR!) But that means I can control yours aswell (Heheh Revenge)<<
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Post by Shinobi on Nov 26, 2003 19:01:45 GMT -5
"So whats up anyway?" Velocity asked. "Is this another maintenence check like batm-" He stopped himself before finishing.
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Post by Falcon on Nov 26, 2003 19:07:21 GMT -5
Rachael , her jaw clenched, she could already feel a lump coming to her throat, her brow furrowed to gether as she shot H.V. 'The look'. A mixture of anger and sorrow. No. Not now. Just....compartmentalize your feelings...
"Just a maintinance check. At least try to stay awake." Her voice came out cold, but the last part had been meant as a sarcastic joke, or at least it would have been if it wasn't for the last part that he had almost said.
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