Earth-62

Batwoman, Volume One

Chapter One: How To Make An Entrance 101

TIIIIIMMMMMEEEEE TOOOOOOO PLLLLAAAAYYYYYY!!!! HAHAHAHA!!!

A man in a reinforced dark-purple bodysuit and a bright-green metallic mask with an insectoid

appearance screamed at the top of his lungs. His right hand held a pistol which he aimed in the

air and fired three shots into the roof of the bank complex.

The surrounding people began to scream as they ran for multiple areas of cover, some

crouched and covered their heads in fear others laid on their stomachs and cowered in the corners

of the room.

However, a security officer to the right of the costumed robber began to fumble with his

holster that was strapped to the left side of his hip, removed the handgun and aimed it towards

the masked man; the pistol shook erratically as he slowly placed his index finger on the trigger.

I wouldnt do that if I were you! Another costumed robber yelled as he entered the

bank doors, this one wore a black and red cloth costume with a red spider symbol that

encompassed a majority of his mask and had an oval-shaped backpack apparatus that had four

metallic tentacles with pincers which he utilized both as tools for robbery and instruments of

combat.

He shot one of the tentacles towards the security officer and latched the pincers onto the

hand which held the gun and twisted it causing the man to release the pistol, scream in pain and

fall into a kneeling position as he attempted to soothe the injured wrist by rubbing it with his

right hand.
 Suddenly, another tentacle shot out from the villains apparatus and latched the pincers

around the officers neck and raised him a foot above the floor.The villain chuckled joyfully as

he watched the officer struggle against the attack and attempted to pry the pincers from his throat

and started to thrash his legs in all directions.

The tentacled robber scoffed as he watched the officer writhe and attempt escape, I

could snap your neck, right here right no-

Put him down Black Spider, hes not what were here for. Remember the rules, no

killing civilians unless absolutely necessary. The last costumed assailant said as she slowly

entered the bank doors. She wore a yellow and black armored bodysuit which was outfitted with

a cylindrical-shaped jetpack that glowed bright yellow and buzzed when in use, a dark-yellow

helmet with red ocular lenses which utilized a built-in heads-up display that assisted in combat

and risk assessment. She was also equipped with a variety of offensive and defensive weaponry

that was built into the gauntlets and shoulder blades of the suit.

Yeah! Yeah! I know the rules! Goddamn it, Firefly! Youre always up my ass! When I

stole on my own, I got to kill who I wanted! When I wanted! Now, I cant even have a little fun!

Black Spider said as he shot another tentacle from his backpack and grabbed the pistol from the

floor while he lowered the guard at the same time. Black Spider stuffed the firearm into the back

of his pants as the guard coughed and hacked violently when the pincers released from his throat.

YEAH! YEAH! WE WANT FUN! WE WANT FUUUUUUNNNN!!!! yelled the

purple suited robber as he hopped on one foot in a circular motion and fired three more shots into

the roof of the building.

Firefly groaned and rubbed her head into the palm of her right hand, Calm down, Killer

Moth! Youre scaring the people! Firefly gestured towards the numerous people on the floor
who were crying and trying to keep themselves hidden. Also, Black Spider if you were still

stealing solo. You wouldnt be making near as much as we are now and more than likely youd

be rotting in Belle Reeve for three years once The Batwoman got her hands on you.

Black Spider grunted and began to chuckle as he looked up and shot his tentacles in

separate directions, destroying the security cameras that were embedded into the corners of the

bank complex.

However, what he had no idea of was that a miniature bat-shaped recording device was

hidden in the crevice of a nearby window and was still surveying the trio and their antics.

A woman adorned a dark-colored cowl with two pointed ears protruding from the top, a

grey and black costume with a logo of a bat emblazoned on her chest, a jet-black cape and a

yellow utility belt.

She silently looked at a wrist-mounted computational device and watched live security

footage of the insect-themed thieves as they secured the exits and made their way towards the

safe. The three of them looked at the safe for a few moments before Firefly raised her arms,

initiating two rectangular panels to recede into her gauntlets and be replaced by two small

nozzles which shot steady streams of superheated plasma which began to slice through the lock

mechanism of the steel security door with relative ease.

Suddenly, the computational device let off a collection of loud beeps and the screen

changed to a photo of an older man accompanied with the words INCOMING CALL. The

woman smiled as she pressed a button on the device which answered the call and initiated a link

to the comm in her cowl.

Ah, Miss Wayne! Have you happened to be watching the news? The Bug-Ey-
 The Bug-Eyed Bandits yes, I saw it. Remember? I installed my own personal cameras

in Gothams banks? It was just for this type of occasion.

Ah, yes. Always the woman who has a plan for everything. I suspect Master Todd is

with you?

Brenda looked over her shoulder and at a male figure with a yellow cape and a red and

green outfit sitting on a motorcycle which corresponded with his costume colors, he placed his

red helmet on his head which had a yellow R emblazoned on both sides and closed the visor as

he revved his bike.

Ill take that as yes. Please, this goes for you as well, tell Master Todd to be careful. Id

like to go to bed early tonight and not have to ruin the rest of this peaceful and wondrous evening

by stitching up knife wounds.

Well try our best Alfred. No promises. See you in a bit.

Brenda deactivated the communication link and looked over at Jason, who popped his

visor open.

Whatd Alfred have to say?

Told me to tell you to be careful.

Yeah. Like thatll happen! Jason said, he closed the visor and placed his hands on the

handlebars as he revved the engine and with the screech of tires, he sped out from the scene of

the conversation and towards the robbery in progress.

Brenda rolled her eyes and smirked as she looked to her left towards a large, tank-like

vehicle with six wheels, a bulletproof windshield and side windows and an arsenal of both

defensive and offensive weaponry that was secreted within every nook and cranny of the

military-esque transportation that she affectionately named The Batmobile.

 The top of the vehicle popped open revealing a single seat, a steering wheel and a variety

of digital displays that covered the dashboard. She hopped into The Batmobile and closed the

roof.

She smirked once more and pressed a red button on the dashboard which caused the

vehicle to roar to life. She surveyed her exit and the area around her for a few moments before

speeding out of the abandoned lot in the same direction that Jason was headed.

COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! HUURRRRYYY UPPPPPP

FIIRRREEEFFLLLYY!!!!! I WANT THE MOOONNNNEEEEYYYYY!!!!! I

WAAANNNNNTTT THHHEEEE MMMOOOONNEEEYYY NOOOWWW!!!!! RIIIGGHTTT

NOWWW!!!! Killer Moth screeched at the top of his lungs as he slammed his right foot on the

ground and smacked his hip with the open palm of his left hand, performing this childish pouting

exercise for several moments as he anxiously waited to enter the safe and remove anything and

everything that lay within.

Firefly cringed and sneered at the remarks from her annoying companion but maintained

her composure as she continued to slice through the safe door and its lock mechanism. She

turned off the streams of plasma and the nozzles receded back into her gauntlets. She grunted and

looked over at Killer Moth and Black Spider, who turned their heads towards her in

acknowledgement.

I suggest you take a couple steps back. Firefly said as she turned her head back towards

the safe door and heeded her own words as she took a couple of steps backward, her eyes never

wavering from the steel security door. Her partners looked at one another and shrugged their

shoulders as they too took a few steps backwards, Killer Moth took cartoonishly large steps
which placed him at a considerable distance from the rest of the group and watched the safe door

with anticipation.

The large, circular, steel door loudly creaked and gave out a violent screech as it fell

forward at the trios feet. The three simultaneously smiled underneath their masks as they saw

the absurd amount of paper money that lined the shelves of the safe.

YAY!MOONNEEEYYY!!!! Killer Moth said as he ran full speed into the safe and

began to gleefully shove massive amounts of cash into his pockets.

Firefly smirked at the scene and gave a small chuckle as she made her way towards one

of the terrified hostages that was belly-down on the ground, a woman with golden, hoop earrings

and an expensive designer handbag laid beside her. Firefly bent over and picked up the purse.

I hope you dont mind if I borrow this. Get to cracking Spider! We need to get out of

here before The Batwoman decides to spoil our fun! Firefly said as she tossed the handbag

towards him, he caught the purse and gave a small nod towards Firefly as he went into the vault

and began to utilize his tentacles and natural hands to hastily fill the bag with cash.

Firefly crossed her arms and stood watch as she surveyed the glass panels in the roof

along with the exits and entrances around her. Her uniquely-designed Heads-Up Display

incorporated into her helmet allowed her to pick up the slightest movements and detect any

minute abnormalities that decided to make themselves known.

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Brenda and Jason both screeched their respective vehicles to a halt; their location was

quite the distance away from the bank complex. The Batmobile and Jasons motorcycle were

hidden by the environmental foliage that they were parked under. The Batmobiles top-hatch

receded backwards and Brenda hopped out from her seat, she looked down at her wrist-mounted
computational device and clicked through a number of icons and digital applications causing the

Batmobiles defensive tactics to go operational, causing a large number of metallic panels

coursing with electrical energy to conceal the entirety of the vehicle.

Jason removed his helmet and set it on the seat of the bike. Jasons face was still

relatively visible as he had a stylized red domino mask, which granted a look at a majority of his

facial features. He was a black male in his late-teens and had an athletic body-type, bright blue

eyes, a red and green outfit comprised of a thin weave of Kevlar and two batons along with bird-

shaped shuriken and a pistol-shaped apparatus secured within specially-designed compartments

on his dark-yellow utility belt. He gave a smirk towards Brenda and tapped the side of his

domino mask, activating the white, holographic lenses within the eyeholes.

Ready to kick some ass?

Brenda smirked; she tapped the side of her cowl activating her very own holographic

lenses.

Always.

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Firefly crossed her arms and gave a quick glance towards her thieving compatriots, who

were still hard at work with the materials in the safe. Suddenly, a red, rectangular box began to

flash within her Heads-Up Display with the words ABNORMALITY DETECTED. Firefly

widened her eyes underneath her mask as the noise of glass panels breaking coupled with the

warning put her into a sense of high-alert.

Firefly turned her head to the source of the abnormality and witnessed both Brenda and

Jason gliding towards her at a high-speed with their fists winded up and readied for attack.
 Firefly released a gasp before the fists clashed against her helmet and sent her barreling

backwards due to the force of the offensive tactic. Firefly let out a guttural growl towards the

costumed heroes and had the underbelly of her gauntlets recede inwards and be replaced by two

large sized flamethrower nozzles. She also had two miniature rocket launchers, fully loaded, rise

from her armors shoulder blade compartments and aim towards the dynamic duo.

OH, NOOO! ITS BAT BOOBS AND BABY BIRD! NO! NO! NOO! Killer Moth

screeched as he pulled his pistol out and began to fire towards the two, they ducked but they both

chuckled and stood up as they realized that not a single shot made its way close to them. He ran

towards them at full-speed, Jason smiled and quickly removed a baton from his belt and smashed

it against the side of Moths mask, The force of the impact knocking the thief unconscious as he

slumped to the ground.

Black Spider looked down towards his fallen ally with a shocked expression but

narrowed his eyes and grinned underneath his mask as he looked back up towards the heroic duo

and set the handbag down. He began to use the tentacles as substitutes for his natural legs and

walked himself behind Firefly, crossing his arms as he lifted himself a few feet above the ground.

Firefly grunted, pushed herself upwards and stood up. Her launchers maintained their

focus on Brenda and Jason. Firefly sneered underneath her mask and clenched her fist in rage,

GET THEM!

Firefly fired the full salvos of missiles from her shoulder launchers, Brenda and Jason

evaded the attack and dove in separate directions causing the missiles to harmlessly fly through

the air and blow out a chunk of the wall behind them.
 The spectating hostages screamed from the sound and hurriedly fled from the scene

through the newly-created exit. The faint sounds of sirens could be heard as an assortment of

emergency vehicles made their way towards the bank.

Black Spider quickly made his way towards Jason; his tentacles grasped a collection of

objects around the room and Black Spider flung them in different directions, using this as an act

of intimidation towards the sidekick, who managed to avoid each projectile with relative ease.

Firefly activated her jetpack which glowed bright yellow and emitted an insect-like

buzzing sound as she flew through the air towards Brenda.

Jason pulled the other baton from his belt and prepared himself to perform offensive

maneuvers against the tentacled villain. He twirled the batons in his hands and smiled towards

Black Spider.

Firefly reached Brendas location and began to spray large amounts of fire from her

wrist-mounted flamethrowers. Brenda rolled out of the way of the incoming attack and pulled

two bat-shaped shuriken from her utility belt and threw both towards her opponent.

The first deflected harmlessly off of Fireflys armor, causing her to smirk underneath the

mask.

The second stabbed into the left flamethrower, rendering the weapon useless and causing

Firefly to scream from underneath her helmet. She used her jetpack to boost towards Brenda and

used her remaining flamethrower against the hero, IM NOT GOING BACK TO BELLE

REEVE!

Brenda used her cape as a shield against the ranged attack, due to the cape being

comprised of a weave of flame-resistant material, the flamethrower was a useless weapon against

it.
 Firefly shook her head in anger and flew downwards as she swooped up Brenda from her

crouched position, causing an aerial battle to commence.

Black Spider laughed as Jason attempted to outmaneuver him during the physical

confrontation, Jason jumped into the air and swung the baton downwards towards Black Spider

who dodged the attack and used one of his tentacles to grab Jasons leg while he was in mid-air.

Jason quickly gasped and felt his body be forcefully pulled through the air in a semi-

circle as he was slammed into the tile floor, causing him to let out a painful cry.

Brenda widened her eyes at the sight of Jason and looked angrily towards Firefly who

was grasping her tightly and flying her through the air.

Brenda struggled against Fireflys hold.

No success.

Brenda let out a guttural growl and screamed as she smashed her head into Fireflys

helmet, Firefly loosened her grip due to the unexpected attack, giving Brenda time to reach into

her belt and pull out another bat-shaped shuriken, and she looked at Firefly with pure anger and

reached towards Fireflys back, Hope you enjoy the Belle Reeve Infirmary! Brenda yelled as

she stabbed the shuriken directly into the jetpack causing the bright-yellow lighting to slowly

dim as the jetpack malfunctioned.

Whoa! Whoa! Wh-Fuc-! Fireflys curse was cut off as she slammed into one of the

walls of the bank complex. Firefly fell into a state of unconsciousness as the armor absorbed

most of the impact but six of her ribs in the right ribcage were fragmented.

Black Spider grinned as he made his way over towards Jason, who was slowly crawling

backwards as an attempt to escape from the villainous thief.

 Yeah, boy! Now, youre gonna d- wha! Gah! Black Spider yelled as Brenda jumped

onto his back and executed a move where she contorted her body in such a way that she was able

to utilize Black Spiders weight against him and flipped him backwards.

The result of this maneuver caused Black Spider to land on his back with such a force

that the internal components of his backpack-like apparatus broke and shattered into several

pieces, rendering the equipment useless.

Brenda smirked towards the downed villain and winded her fist backwards as she

prepared to deliver a jaw-shattering haymaker.

No! This ones mine! Jason said as he picked himself up off the floor and made his way

over towards Black Spider; Brenda let Spider go and stepped to the side as she watched Jason.

Whatchugonna do boy? Huh?!? Black Spider slowly reached his right hand behind him

and grabbed the officers pistol that he had taken beforehand.

Jason was expressionless as he walked towards Black Spider and stopped once they were

face-to-face.

Choke on this! Black Spider yelled as he pulled the pistol out from the back of his

pants and fired a shot off, the bullet hit Jason in the right shoulder, the Kevlar absorbing a

majority of the bullets impact.

Brenda gasped, clenched her fists and took a step forward.

GRAHHH! Jason didnt even register the pain as he screamed and knocked the pistol

out from Black Spiders hand and in a few swift movements set Black Spiders arm down on the

ground, stepped on the elbow and pulled the wrist upwards causing the arm to let aloud a

sickening snap.

Black Spider screeched in pure pain.

 Brenda widened and then narrowed her eyes towards Jason.

Jason placed his open palm on his damaged shoulder as he turned away from Black

Spider.

The sights and sounds of emergency vehicles could be seen.

Lets go kid. Alfred probably needs to patch that up.

Hes not gonna like this one bit, huh?

Brenda smirked, No no he isnt.

A bald, black man with a beige coat, glasses and a goatee made his way into the bank

through the hole that was blown into it. He was followed by numerous other men and women

wearing the traditional blue and black Gotham City Police Department officer outfits.

What the hell happened in here?

Not now, Gordon. Brenda gestured towards Jasons damaged shoulder.

Oh! Uh, go. We can talk about this later.

Brenda nodded towards Gordon as she and Jason left the bank complex.

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The Batcave, a signature piece in Brendas wide collection of items and locations that

have assisted with her vigilante lifestyle over the last ten years. The interior of The Batcave was

outfitted with an assortment of artificial light sources, a one-hundred foot tall robotic

Tyrannosaurus Rex that was utilized as a weapon by a former enemy of Brendas, an oversized

penny that was half the size of the dinosaur and other souvenirs from her past crime-fighting

adventures.

Brenda, now clad in a plain black t-shirt and jeans, sat within a swiveling chair and

narrowed her eyes towards an array of digital displays that were embedded within one of the

murky walls of the cave, below the screens was a large console outfitted with a number of
buttons, dials and toggle switches which she used to loop through security footage of the bank,

specifically the section where Jason snapped Spiders arm.

Seemingly unnoticed, Alfred was in an impeccable black suit and had a silver service

dish in his right palm. He walked slowly towards Brenda; he looked towards the screens and

winced as the scene played through.

Something not go according to plan, Miss Wayne? Master Todd go off-script?

Brenda gave no hints of being startled as she rubbed her chin with her thumb and index

finger and studied the clip, I I dont know. I mean Jason has always had his inner demons and

used them as a tool for combat, but this time it was different. He had this look of almost beast-

like rage when he broke Needhams arm. I know I dont have any room to speak about the

aggressiveness towards criminals;Ive broken my fair share of arms and legs. But, for Jason

this this was different, I cant seem to put my finger on it.

Alfred sighed and set his service tray down as he rubbed his forehead with the back of his

left hand, To be fair, Ms. Wayne, this isnt the first time youve let aloud a voice of concern and

doubt towards Jason as a field combatant. I mean when you took him in after the car stealing

incident and placed him through a series of physical and psychological training exercises, you

said yourself that he would make a much more dangerous Robin then Master Richard ever could.

You said that it scared you that he had the potential to become a force of nature thats stronger

and far scarier than you. Hes been with us a little over a year and there have been more than a

few coincidental deaths when you leave him by his lonesome against threats.

Brenda narrowed her eyes and swiveled her chair around, so she was face-to-face with

Alfred.
 Number One! I have told you before never to mention Dick again! Not after what he did

to the family! Also, Name me once! Jason knows the code! He wouldnt kill, no matter the

circumstances!

Alfred gave a look of surprise towards Brendas tone but narrowed his own eyes towards

her, What about the sex ring case from a few weeks back? The leader of that horrid place

mysteriously fell from the roof of the building, Jason was the only witness..3

Drug analysis showed that the leader had deadly amounts of MDMA and possessed no

concept of what he was doing or where he was going. Jason tried to save him but he ran off the

roof through the power of some hyper-realistic hallucination due to the ecstasy. I believe him.

Okay. Ever since you were a child there was no way to win an argument with you, but I

just hope that if Jasons true colors come out, it wont be too late for him or for you. But,

theres the chance Im completely wrong and thats the chance Im hoping for.

Alfred put a closed fist over his mouth and cleared his throat.

Brenda wrinkled her nose and stayed silent as she swiveled her chair back towards the

computers.

Hope you enjoy the roasted duck. Alfred said as he retreated up a spiral staircase.

The comment went unnoticed by Brenda who continued to watch the looped footage, her

eyes never wavering from the screens.

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A woman with blonde hair opened the exit door of the Iceberg Lounge, a local nightclub

and a renowned staple among a large majority of Gothams citizens.

She moved slowly with each step as she tried to maintain a sober composure and combat

the effects that multiple alcoholic beverages were doing to her physical and mental state.
 Suddenly, her cell phone began to ring.

The woman shook her head as she searched through her pockets and managed to retrieve

her phone.

She blinked as she looked at the caller identification and gave a small smile.

She flipped open the cell phone and placed it against her ear.

Th-this is J-Jess.

Jess said, she continued to head towards her vehicle.

Jess! Its Tiffany!

Jess reached into her back pocket and pulled out her keys and aimed them towards the car

and pressed the unlock function, causing the headlights to flash quickly.

Hi, Tiff! Wh-whats up?

Jess asked as she reached the drivers side door and opened it.

Oh, nothin. I was just wondering what happened to you and that able-bodied boy toy,

Edison. I saw that your relationship status changed to single.

Jess sat down in the seat and slammed the door shut.

O-oh? Franky? Y-yeah.Total l-loser. Found out he st-still lived with his m-mother.

Jess put the key in the ignition and twisted it, the engine roared to life.

Ooooh! Total deal breaker! Well, do you mind if I take a shot with him?

Jess shrugged her shoulders towards the question. However, while talking on the phone,

she gave no notice to a man in a lab coat wearing a mask pig mask that concealed the top section

of his face rise from the back seat.

Mmm. I-I dont ca-

 Jess was cut off by the mans hand. She struggled against his hold as she let aloud

muffled screams, dropping her phone in the process.

Shh its fine. Its fine. Dont struggle. The man said with a thick German accent as he

reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a syringe filled with a bright, blue liquid.

He jammed the needle into the side of her neck and injected the entirety of its contents

into her bloodstream, causing Jess to rapidly lose consciousness.

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Hmm ugh? Jess began to stir awake, she widened her eyes as she realized she was

completely nude and began to look around the room but the visuals were comprised of blurred

colors and the sounds of screaming and maniacal chuckling could be heard.

After a few moments, Jesss senses began to fix themselves as the visuals around her

began to take shape. She cringed as the sound of an electrical surgical saw could be heard in the

distance, coupled with the sounds of men, women and children screaming at a bloodcurdling

pitch.

Jess attempted to gather a sense of her surroundings as she tried to move her legs and

arms and realized that thick leather straps bound her to a metallic slab, causing her to let out a

groan as she struggled to fight against the restraints.

She screamed as her attempt at escape was unsuccessful and instead examined the

environment around her.

The rooms walls were comprised of degrading tiles, the floor was a large slab of cracked

concrete that had dried blood stains and the only source of lighting was singular dim bulb

hanging downwards. There was a series of other medical slabs around her and wheeled trays

containing different forms of medical tools.

 Jess began to hyper-ventilate as she slowly comprehended her terrifying situation.

Suddenly, the stain-covered entrance door opened and a male figure with a pig mask that

concealed the top section of his face entered, his hands were concealed in a pair of rubber gloves.

The masked man turned towards Jesss location and slowly approached.

Jess cried and struggled against the restraints as the man approached.

The man stopped as he reached the side of the slab and stood next to the medical tray.

The man licked his lips as he examined the womans nude body and placed three fingers

over her lips.

Shh Shh no screaming. Now, I knew I just had to see and capture you for myself.

After seeing you Well, It was just love at first sight.

The man licked his lips once more.

A perfect form, for a perfect doll.

Jess stopped, wet mascara ran down her cheeks as she stared directly into the mans

black, soulless eyes.

Why are you doing this? Who are you?

No matter the details of my motives or my identity,

The man grazed his fingers over his sadistic arsenal of surgical tools, he stopped at a

finely-sharpened scalpel and picked it up.

The man gave a malicious grin as he looked down towards Jess.

Time to make you beautiful!

The man screamed and stabbed the knife downwards into Jesss stomach.