"Well well well, would you look at that! Aren't you a little out of your element?"

A weird voice coming from an even weirder man taunted the Amazon warrior, who was recovering from having a building collapse with her inside

The moment she recognized him, Diana clenched her hands into fists and her gaze turned into a glare

Diana: You...

She got up and as soon as she made sure both Danielle and Batwoman were alright, she immediately swung her fist at the Joker

He dodged every attack she made while letting out his maniacal laughter, much to the Amazon's annoyance

Then, he squeezed the flower in his suit, releasing a powerful acid that Diana was barely able to block with her bracers

Without wasting any time, Joker swung a crowbar to the side of his enemy's face, but when it impacted her, the crowbar had little to no effect on her other than make her angrier

She took the object away from the Joker and broke it herself

Joker: Hey! Now you have to buy me a new one! Those aren't cheap, you know!?

Hearing this comment served to mock the Amazon into being more aggressive. She was never fond of him in the first place

Proof of this came immediately, the clown was thrown to a wall carelessly by her, she used such a great force that it broke the wall

Diana: What did you hope to achieve with this, Joker? You know you can't defeat me

She remarked with anger, but there was also a hint of arrogance in her voice.

The man stood up, dusting himself off before looking back at her

Joker: Nothing is impossible, dear, but today I'm just the world's greatest bait!

Diana's eyes widened the moment this was said, however, before she could do or say anything, another missile was thrown her way, giving the Joker some advantage, which he used to take out a communicator

Joker: Bring it down, boys!

Seconds after that, a loud, mechanical sound echoed through the otherwise quiet city

One of the bridges lowered to connect back with the city, but what came from the other side were not cars, trucks or anything the criminals could have laid their hands on

Instead, there were tanks, an army of them lead by none other than Bane himself, marching into the city

Diana was shocked, the enemy had just increased both its numbers and its brute strength exponentially in a matter of minutes

She then grabbed the clown by the collar of his shirt with a threatening glare

Diana: What. Did. You. Do

But of course, her actions did nothing to intimidate him, instead, he just shrugged with that smile of his

Joker: My job, of course. Look, Wonder Wench, I'm only here for the fun!

He used his free hand to drop a smoke bomb that also let out confetti, forcing Diana to release him

She could easily go after him, but she was busy enough with the armada that was blasting its way through the streets

???: G-Gordon, it's Beta. If you hear me, get your men off the streets now...

Wonder Woman looked back at the source of the voice, finding Danielle resting against a piece of debris, still in terrible shape and yet, Diana found relief when she saw her

She approached the girl, who was about to fall from a failed attempt at standing up

Diana: Don't rush yourself, Dani

Danielle: H-How can I not? You're seeing t-the tanks, right?...

???: We all do. What now?

Batwoman had joined the conversation, seemingly in a better condition that Danielle

Diana: You two head back to the base and tell everyone to prepare for something big.

Danielle: And w-what about Y/N?

Diana: They'll have to wait, if we don't stop this army now, there will be no Gotham to save

Reluctantly, Danielle agreed. The Amazon was not wrong, they had to prioritize now in order to win this

Diana: Go, now. I'll buy you as much time as I can

Batwoman nodded before grabbing Danielle by the waist, using a grappling gun to get them both out of the scene

As for Diana herself, she got her shield and sword out, taking a deep breath before running and then jumping towards the incoming army while still thinking about a certain someone

Diana (In mind): I'm sorry, Y/N, but you are a skilled warrior, I'm confident you will find a way out, right?

Iceberg Lounge

Weakened eyes opened, blinked a couple times and everything seemed blurry as you regained your consciousness

Then you realized, you were being dragged by two henchmen, one for each arm, making you look at the checkered floor of what you soon recognized as the Penguin's preferred place: The Iceberg Lounge

Looking around, you found Vincent bring dragged as well, armed guards made sure you two didn't try anything until you reached the end of the hall

When you did, you were suddenly thrown at the floor of what appeared to be an improvised gladiator pit alongside Vincent

As you two stood up, you immediately recognized the voice of the owner

Penguin: Well well well! Look at what we have here, boys, the city's "knights" are just nobodies!

You looked around to confirm your previous theory, this was indeed, a gladiator pit.

On the highest part of it, right the center was Cobblepot himself, along with Two-Face and a redheaded woman with a special yellow-black suit

However, what made your heart ache was the person tied to a column behind them, Ophelia, unmasked and stripped of her gear just as you were

But this was worse for her, she hated this place with all her soul, and the owner was the very reason why

Penguin: But, I have to give you some credit, you gave my dear daughter here some purpose! You have my thanks

He cupped her cheek with his left hand, showing a taunting smirking as he did. However, she did not take this lightly

Ophelia: Fuck off

Right after that, she spat on the man's face, much to his disgust, but right away, she was hit with the but of a rifle by one of his goons

He cleaned himself but didn't lose his attitude, he truly believed he had won

Penguin: Still a lovely lady, I see

Then, he turned back to you

Penguin: They say you're bloody great using weapons, how good are you without them?

Vincent: Get down here and find out for yourself, Cobblepot!

The man laughed at Vincent's bravado

Penguin: I would, but there is such a big line waiting to find out first! Isn't that right?

The criminals cheered in unison, you could see they were eager to tear you apart, and yet, you remained calm

Penguin: And like I'm such a generous man, I'll give them the chance, so don't keep 'em waiting!

Shortly after he said that the gates began to rise, letting out a bunch of thugs, around 26 of them

You: Thought "the line" would be longer

Two-Face: Oh this is but a warmup, that if you survive, of course

Vicent and you were back to back, guard up as more criminals were released into the arena

You: Ready, Vin?

He cracked his knuckles in response

Vincent: Let's fucking go

The criminals rushed in your direction, stopped by your bare fists impacting their face, your match against these thugs had just begun

You kicked one in the stomach, throwing him at another incoming criminal before blocking an attack with a wooden bat that you decided to take for yourself

You swung at one, forcing him to drop and taking a hit from your knee as you swung against another one holding a knife, you managed to catch the knife and throw it at the next one of them

They were like animals, aching to sink their claws into your skin, you know that feeling better than anyone, but unlike last time, there was no reason to hold back at all

Among the sounds of bones breaking, fists impacting and blood spilling out, you could hear the joy that this brought the Penguin, seeing you two fight against the hordes just for his amusement

As soon as you had the chance, he was going to be the first to fall.

Right now, you focused all your bottled anger into a single thing: Beating people down

And so, with Vincent's cooperation, not a single one of them managed to lay a finger on you, your small circle had maintained itself intact, no criminal managed to break your coordination and before they knew it, you two won the match

The claps from Cobblepot were the only sound in the place after you were done

Penguin: Bravo! That was a nice show, you two have earned about five minutes to rest, get them out of here

A couple armed guards entered and forced you to leave the pit and throwing you into a lone room, where you could finally rest

And of course, as soon as you were given the opportunity, you used it to catch up with Vincent

You: What happened, Vincent? How did you end up here?

He leaned against the opposite wall of the room, sighing as he slid down to rest

Vincent: You see, boss, while you were fighting that Cheetah lady, Ophe and I headed towards Black Mask's, but by the time we arrived there, the man was already dead

You: What? How?

Vincent: Quinn did it, she was waiting for us, knocked us out cold

You: What about the others?

Vincent: Dunno, hopefully, better than us

You sighed in defeat, your entire operation had been for nothing! Not only that, you let your guard down for a couple minuted and everything goes to hell

You: Well...shit

Vincent: I know, but we have to get out of here. Now

You: Vin, you know we can't, we have to play along for now

Vincent: What? But they got Ophe!

He stood up, you didn't, but you raised your hands, telling him to stop

You: I know, that's why if we try something stupid, they'll kill her

He was about to say something, but sighed and sat down next to you

Vincent: You're right...I just...*sigh* damn it

In an attempt to cheer him up, you put a hand on his shoulder, giving him an empathic smile

You: Hey, when we get out of this, I'll pay you guys' honeymoon

His eyes widened by this statement, he looked at you with a priceless reaction, almost forgetting the fact that you two are basically trapped

Vincent: How did y-

You: Vin, I'm your friend, I know you, I just wished you had asked her to...you know, get together before all of this went down, even Frank would have loved to hear this

Frank: Yeah... Bet he would have given us a heart-touching speech that lasted 'bout an hour

You: Not to mention mine

After this, you two shared a laugh, a sound none would have expected from such a dire situation

Vincent: Y/N? Thank you, it means a lot to me...

You smiled in reply to him, taking a breath as you looked up at the floor, wondering how everyone else was doing, especially Diana, since she is a nearly all-powerful woman, it was hard not to think what could the enemy had thought to keep her busy

Mercy Bridge

After a long jump, Diana landed on the concrete, shield, and sword in hand and a fierce glare that could very well disarm an army, but not this one. Multiple red circles appeared on strategic parts of her body, she was being targetted by someone

However, before anything else could happen, the leader of this operation, Bane, stopped walking and motioned the vehicles to stop as he took a couple steps forward

Bane: You possess a spirit to be admired, Wonder Woman, so step aside and your participation in this will be forgotten

Of course, he got an immediate response from her

Diana: Not going to happen, Bane

This produced a chuckle from the man, but her glare nor her guard changed

Bane: I should have known you would not back down from a fight

After that, he cracked his knuckles and began to walk towards the Amazon, who took the hint and stored her weapons, leaving her bare-handed to fight this man

Bane started the fight by throwing a punch at her, which Diana easily dodged by side-stepping and hitting Bane in the stomach with her knee before slapping him back a couple feet

Bane injected himself with a small dose of his Venom drug as he rushed in Diana's direction and he threw another punch at her, she was able to catch it, but it required a significant amount of strength to do so

She threw him back and it was her the one to attack, but her fist was caught and then Bane proceeded to headbutt her, which sent her against one of the tanks

She got up and jumped towards Bane, stomping on the ground as she landed, briefly stunning the man and throwing another punch that claimed the air out of his stomach before grabbing him with both hands and threw him towards the tanks with force

Bane was tired, but seeing as Diana did not even sweat, he growled before signaling his army to engage, which they did in a rather brutal way

A tank fired first, sending the Amazon back, then a sniper shot her in the leg, which caused her to fall due to the force used, not the bullet

Then, another tank fired, this one blasted her across the street, landing on a car nearby

But it was then, that her communicator spoke to her

Danielle: Diana, do you read me?

Diana: Yes, I do

Danielle: I managed to scan those tanks with a drone, they're empty. I repeat, they're empty

Diana: That's great news

Danielle: Hold on, we're almost there

Diana: No, take care of the ones with snipers, can you see them?

Another round was shot, she was able to parry it with the shield, but barely

Danielle: Yeah, I got it, good luck

The conversation ended, Diana got up, grabbed the car and threw it at the tank, who shot it in the air and the resulting explosion clouded the field briefly

However, a bright, golden lasso emerged from the smoke and wrapped around the tank, its grip strong enough to pull the entire thing with it

When it was cleared, Diana was standing in the remains of said tank, she let out a battle cry before she jumped from it, sword in hand and nothing to hold back, she lept back into the battle

Back to the Iceberg Lounge

Along with your partner, you were thrown back into the gladiator pit, where another match was about to take place. Soon after you entered, Cobblepot started to talk yet again

Penguin: You two sure know how to brawl just as well without guns

Ophelia: Of course they know, unlike you, they do things for themselves

Her mocking tone, accompanied by her smug smile earned an annoyed grunt from the woman's father, who turned back to slap her

And of course, this action only enraged you, especially Vincent, who stepped up and pointed at the man

Vincent: Hands off, Cobblepot!!

However, this impulsive behavior from your partner made him smirk, seeing as he was even more concerned about her than his current situation

Cobblepot: You might be good fighters, but there's no way you are defeating my champion

The tapped the floor with the tip of his umbrella and shortly after, the gates opened again to let another horde of criminals out, but this time, they were accompanied by a special thug that was towering over them

He was massive, had tattoos all over his chest as well as scars but lacked hair and his right arm, using a giant sickle as a weapon

This was not an ordinary thug, that's for sure. While your reaction was in surprise and a little fear, Vincent's was different

Vincent: Aw shit, not the Russian one...

This comment made you look back at him, confused

You: You know him?

Vincent: I may or may not owe him money

You: *Sigh* Goddamnit Vincent

Then, the man's gaze turned in your direction, his eyes widening slightly after recognizing Vincent

Man: I know you, American

He put his sickle over his shoulder, grinning

Man: Slicing you into pieces will be fun

Another match began as the thugs rushed to fight you. You barely dodged a glass bottle thrown your way, but by doing so you got hit in the face with a fist, however, you grabbed the man's arm and broke it before throwing him away

You ducked under another hit, sweeping the enemy's leg and knocking them out rather easily, but when you looked over your shoulder, you found Vincent too distracted to notice the giant man about to slice him in half

Without hesitation, you ran towards him, dodging every obstacle in the way as you shouted

You: DOWN

Vincent got down just in time for you to jump at the lieutenant using both legs to make up a powerful projectile that sent him back

Your partner got back up and knocked another thug that was coming your way with ease

Vincent: Owe you one

The man with a sickle swung back in an attempt to hit you both, you jumped out of his way, but his action took out the remaining goons that were close to him

You: Hey Vincent, remember that fight with the German bounty hunter?

He smirked upon recalling the tacting you used

Vincent: Let's do it

Taking advantage of the distance you had between you and the enemy, Vincent got on one knee and put his hands on the floor

You started to run, grabbing a glass bottle along the way and using Vincent's back as some sort of ramp, you jumped out, soon towering over the Penguin's lieutenant and when close enough, you broke the bottle on his face

He covered his face in pain, but just as he did so, you got behind him and helped Vincent to take down the man

Enraged, he got back up immediately, but was then hit again by you and one last time, he was tackled by Vincent. His sickle was swung again, but you managed to step on it and looked at Vincent

He nodded, starting a coordinated movement by both of you, which was an uppercut to his chin with all your strength combined

The lieutenant was sent flying back, bouncing upon reaching the floor, unconscious now

As you regained your breath, you managed to eavesdrop on a conversation between the two major criminals

Two-Face: Seems like you underestimated them, Oswald

Penguin was about to answer angrily at him, but then an idea came to his sinister mind, his grin gave it away

Penguin: You might be right, Harv. It seems like nothing can beat these two

You: Get on with it, Cobblepot, what now?

He laughed at your attitude, now growing impatient, but still playing along for your friends' sake

Penguin: Oh, you'll see it for yourself soon...

Then, he snapped his fingers and the next thing you felt was a metal object, presumably a pipe, swung at the back of your head, forcing you to black out

Mercy Bridge

The first and second waves were dealt with in a matter of minutes, Diana was growing impatient and aching to go out and look for you, but she channeled this frustration into pummeling the tanks

The snipers that were bothering her stopped suddenly, it appears that they have been dealt with. However, someone that was missing from all of this was Bane, nobody in the area had reported seeing him, he was obviously planning something to gain the upper hand while everybody dealt with the assault, but right now there was only so much that could be done

The Amazon dug her sword in the turret, shortly after taking it out with the upper part of the tank as she did, without wasting any time, she threw it at the nearest tank but was thrown away yet again by a direct hit from one of them, going through a column as she flew away

She crashed into a nearby building, finding a resting place among the debris, but soon felt something going down her face, something cold. When she touched it, she looked at her find and was shocked to find blood

Diana was tough, but even she had her limits, and the weapons made by the modern armies were becoming increasingly more lethal. As the army progressed to continue their destructive path, one of them was suddenly met with the arrival of a missile

When the brunette looked around for an answer to this, she found Batwoman herself along with a squad of armored members of the GCPD, the SWAT unit, as they were commonly known

Batwoman: Focus fire on the bottom and rear of them, do not let them get into the streets

The police officers nodded as they ran into position, some of them went as far as to having anti-tank rifles. The redhead noticed the Amazon among the destruction, so she rushed to her side offering a hand

Batwoman: Need some help?

She approached her fallen comrade, but even if it was out of kindness, Diana was not one to just accept help like that, so she got up by herself

Diana: Where did you get such equipment?

Batwoman: Let's just say that Y/N's squad is more than qualified to fight this war, and that is coming from a former soldier

Diana stepped out of the building she crashed in and was about to re-engage in the conflict, but was stopped by the redhead

Batwoman: We've got this. You're needed somewhere else

Seeing her ally so confident brought confusion to her, especially upon analyzing her words

Diana: What do you mean?

Batwoman: Tell her, Dani

Another voice joined the conversation via the communicators they had

Danielle: I've managed to track a signal unique to Y/N's suit. It would have been earlier, but I had to take care of those snipers, anyway, I was able to pinpoint Y/N's location

Hearing this made her grow even more impatient, but this time, a hint of faith was found as well

Diana: Where?

Danielle: The Iceberg Lounge, there will be another squad led by Commissioner Gordon waiting for you to start

Diana: On it...thanks, Dani

Danielle: I'm counting on you

And so, Diana started to run, jumping upon earning enough momentum, even if she was starting to tire just a little, her concentration got rid of all of her problems because both mind and body were united for a common goal:

To bring you back

6 Years ago

The sound of the rain hitting the roof made you open your eyes tiredly, a lightning quickly striking forced you to wake up

And so, you left your bed, even your room only stopping once you reached the roof, shielded by a piece of metal that kept you dry

However, it wasn't long before the man with white hair and an eyepatch showed up, the closest thing you had to a father figure, Slade

Slade: Y/N, what the hell are you doing here so late? It's even raining here

But he got no response from you, instead, you kept staring at the raindrops until another thunder caused a violent reaction from you and a chuckle from him

Slade: What's wrong? Afraid of thunder?

You: Yeah, but not because of that.

He was actually surprised you talked back to him. So he took the chance and walked up to you, stopping when he was beside you

Slade: Oh? Then why are you afraid?

You: I-It reminds me of my home...the gunfire, cannons all day long, doesn't matter if there was a holiday. The only thing that did matter was who won the piece of land.

Your answer was so lacking in emotions, and yet one could notice that there were layers upon layers of it hidden in your voice

And Slade noticed that

He sat up and placed a hand on your shoulder, not even looking at you

Slade: Sometimes, you can't stop fighting, not until your enemy is dead, or you are

You: Huh... is the reward high enough?

Slade: I assure you, all the tireless fighting, it's for a cause worth it, you might not live long enough to see it, but it will leave a mark

After he said that, he patted you in the back and finally stood up, walking back to the doors that led to the roof in the first place

Slade: Don't stay up too late, you still have training to do in a few hours

You nodded as you watched him walk back inside without looking back, leaving you alone to think about this. Slade might not be the best father, but his experience as a soldier of fortune is vast enough to make him a somewhat wise man

Even if you hated to admit it, the man's lessons still echoed throughout your life up until this point, one way or another

This was you were fighting for Gotham, it might as well be considered as "just another war" in the city's bloodstained history, but it was not the Bat the one leading it, so who knows? Maybe thing will change this time

This, as with every seemingly impossible goal, was as you've said it multiple times:

"It was just a matter of trying"

...

The door to the room you were given to rest was suddenly opened, revealing a thug looking around the room until his eyes finally found you

Thug: Get up, it's time for the final test

You used the wall behind you as a support to get up, presenting signs of tiredness and even pain in some areas of your body, but still, your mind was practically intact

You: The final one? I thought you guys were just aching to beat the hell out of me

Thug: Oh, we are, but we didn't find anything better than this

You: I'm dying to see what you idiots came up with

You walked out of the room, the thug assisting you to walk as your conversation was about to reach an ending

Thug: We'll see if you're still so tough after this one

You: Why wouldn't I?

Thug: Don't wanna spoil it

finally, you reached the gladiator pit and found the villains with a somewhat annoying smirk or even a grin, clearly proud of something

You: Huh, individual trial or something?

Two-Face was the one to step up and talk this time, however, you managed to spot the Scarecrow behind him

It was never a good thing when he showed up

Two-Face: We saw how you beat most of our men with little effort, so we came to the conclusion that there was only one way to bring justice to this

You: And what would that be?

Penguin: Making you fight him, of course

Ophelia couldn't even speak due to her mouth being covered by cloth forcefully placed to keep her quiet, but you could see she was as confused as you were about this

The gates began to rise one last time, revealing three figures, two of them were guards who escorted the other one, who seemed to be having some trouble coordinating himself

They pushed the man forward into the light, he was Vincent

With white skin and a horrible smile craved into him

As soon as you saw him, you were practically stripped of your confidence, even Ophelia was practically screaming at the sight of Vincent being...transformed

Penguin: We had some trouble getting him to cooperate, but a mix between Joker's gas and good Ol' Scarecrow's made the trick!

You: No...

Penguin: Let's see how you do against your own pal!

Vincent started to laugh, his right hand covering his face as the other held the knife he was given

Immediately after that, he lashed out at you, attempting time and time again to hit you as the laughter did not stop either

You: Vincent, can you hear me!?

He swung again, only for you to side-step, but right away, he swung again, this time hitting your stomach

However, instead of giving up to the pain, you clenched your teeth and jumped back, dodging yet another attack

You: C'mon, I know you understand what I'm saying

Vincent went for another attack, but this time, both his wrists were caught by you, forcing him to look at you straight in the eyes

You: I know you're still there, man. Fight it!

His gaze weakened upon hearing your words, even his grip on his knife was starting to shake

Vincent: H-Ha ha...Y-Y/N?

Your eyes went wide as soon as this name left his lips, immediately getting hope after that

You: Yeah! That's me, buddy. We can-

But then, Vincent was shot in the back, which reversed him back to his old instincts and thus, kicking you away

Oswald, being the one who shot, stepped forward to talk

Penguin: Come on! Where's the snarky attitude now?

Ophelia tried to look away, but the redhead next to her noticed this sudden change of behavior, smirking as a result

She grabbed her head and forced her to look in your direction

???: Oh no, you are watching this

You: Ophe!!

Right after that, you were met with a knife to your right leg, forcing you to fall down before being kicked away by the crazed man

And still, you got back up, becoming dizzy due to the bloodloss, but still, you raised your fists back up again, guarding yourself

You; I-I'm still not killing you, buddy, but you'll have to forgive me

Right after that, you threw a punch at him, but surprisingly, he dodged it by simply taking a step back before kicking you. you caught his leg and landed a hit to his nose before he pushed you back

The crowd cheered by this sudden course of action by your part, but you had to do something. This was different than that fight against Minerva, even if Vincent was your friend, it was way more difficult for him to control his actions

He laughed yet again, lashing at you shortly after, with tears flowing from his eyes as his attacks became even faster and thus, much harder to block or even parry.

But there was something wrong, Vincent started to cough aggressively and even stopped to fight for a couple seconds just to do so

You were thrown another knife to defend yourself with, but eventually, you ended up throwing it at the pillar where Ophe was, proportioning a tool for her escape while you held your own against your friend which, fortunately, was getting everyone's attention much more than the fact that you just helped her to get out

After what it felt like an hour, and after yet another failed attack, you saw your opponent starting to get tired, then he rose his gaze to meet yours, but he suddenly started to cough blood before he fell to his knees

You: Wha-

However, a bullet kept you from moving forward to help him, Oswald was really participating a lot in this fight despite one of his "fighters" practically dead already due to all that they did to him

Vincent: A-Alright, alright...

With that said, he winked as he raised up his knife again, you were ready for his next attack, but what came after was much worse than him attacking you...

So MUCH worse 

Vincent: You w-win...

He used both hands to hold the tool as he turned it around, with the blade pointing at his stomach.

You rushed at him as the realization of what his next act would be hit you, but before you were even able to reach him, he dug the blade into his body

The man had just stabbed himself with a knife and still, he couldn't help but chuckle about it

To make things worse, you could see blood already dripping out, his hands getting covered and even the floor became stained

You: NO!!!

Shortly after, a muffled scream came from Ophelia, whose restraints were already loosening up but this act was too distracting for her to continue.

As if it was not enough, Vincent dug the blade even deeper, interrupting his laughter to let himself feel the pain he had just created before collapsing on the floor

There were mixed responses from everyone present, some of them were amused, laughing at this while others gasped, were terrified of this or were just completely silent, watching this unfold on its own

You rushed at Vincent and tried to take the knife out, but suddenly, you were stopped by his own hand

Vincent: D-Don't...

Thinking he was still acting out of his mind, you ignored him and tried again, but failed

Vincent: Y/N. P-Please...-This time, he got a heated response from you

You: I'M NOT LETTING YOU DIE!!

Without your consent, a couple tears left your eyes, but still, you fought them even now

Vincent: I-I won't go down being their show... And I s-sure as hell won't take you with me...

You were aching to do something, to save his life, you didn't want to lose another friend, but then it came to you why he might have done this so randomly:

Maybe he was already in too much pain, but all he could really do was laugh at it while he swung that damn knife like a true madman

Perhaps the fact that he was finally getting some rest was the reason why he was showing a genuine smile, but he was the only one

Vincent: H-Hey boss?- His weak voice caught your attention again

You: Yeah?...

Vincent: I-I'm not even sure all of you are getting out, but please, don't let Ophe d-die here...

You: I p-promise, she won't...

Vincent: T-Then, guess I'm done here...

He smiled at you, coughing one more time as he gave up to the poison that was running through his veins, his life had come to an end in that exact moment

Somebody else noticed this too and started to sob, it was Ophe, who had been able to take the cloth of her own mouth. This act got the Penguin's very own attention, his grin gave it away

Penguin: Seem's like the little girl is crying without permission, might as well silence her forever now, huh?

He approached her to put the cloth back on her mouth, but she looked away as she responded:

Ophelia: You're a fucking monster...

She answered as she was failing to contain her sorrow for her fallen friend and lover. Then, the redheaded woman grabbed her by her hair and forced her to look up

Woman: You better be careful of how you talk to him, or I will kill you myself

Of course, this warning fell on deaf ears, Ophe headbutted the woman immediately after that

Ophelia: Fuck off

This got an angry reaction from her father, who started to approach her

Penguin: Alright, that's it. I'm taking you out now!

Ophe then looked at you for a couple seconds before she looked back at him.

She was about to do something so risky it might not work through, but there was no stopping a grieving woman

Ophelia: N-No, I'm going out on my own, just watch

Suddenly, the rope she had for restraints was no more and she managed to stab the Penguin on the shoulder as anger got the best of her

Ophelia: YOU WANT TO KILL ME SO BADLY!? HAVE AT IT!!

The redheaded woman tried to kick her, but Ophe caught her leg and landed a couple punches on her before throwing her away. Others came to stop her but she lashed out at the closest one, punching him and forcing his weapon out of his hand, allowing the girl to take him down and gun down at least three more before running out of ammo

Seeing as everyone's attention was on her, you decided to act before they overwhelmed your friend. She will not fall here too

And so, you grabbed a piece of glass and threw it at the thug that was about to shoot her before you ran your way up there using the gates as a way to climb

The criminals were fast to react at this, opening the gates to get to you, but you were faster than them and using the momentum, you jumped up, managing to land where you wanted

Then, you began to fight your way through the crowds but using the thugs as a shield form the bullets that were being fired at your direction. When you got to Ophelia, you discovered a man trying to stab her, so you raised your arm and caught the blade on your own forearm

Ophelia: Y/N! You alright!?

You clenched your teeth to endure the pain, but now you had effectively disarmed her enemy and used the distraction to grab the gun from the henchwoman's holster and shoot her down before tossing the gun to your partner

You: I'll be when we get the fuck out of here

Ophelia: On it

And so, you were back to back yet again, fighting the hordes of criminals heading your way and battling you for control over the upper part of the room. While you two might be great together, you were wounded, tired and they were just too many, errors could not be avoided

But then, Ophelia received a bullet on the right thigh and the side, forcing her to drop the gun

Ophe: Argh!

When she fell to the ground, another criminal ran towards her and tried to kill her, but you punched the man, stunning him as Ophelia grabbed your knife and dug it into his left leg, earning a pained scream from the man before she managed to break his neck

You noticed that while you were fighting off the minions, their actual bosses, nor the redheaded woman did anything to stop you, instead, they looked at you, amused

The fact that they did nothing to help their own, and even used them for entertainment, using you for entertainment and assuming they had already won it just made it worse, rage acted as some sort of an anesthetic to keep you in the fight

After what it felt like hours, you started to think that this fight might a well be already over since they were not giving up on the slightest and their movements were brutal, merciless just like yours when you were starting in the mercenary business

However, their laughter and joy did not last long. There was a sudden breach, something had broken the entire wall of the place, and forced the sunlight to enter the place as everyone stopped what they were doing to look at the responsible for this

That someone, was Diana

Everybody stared at her in fear as she got up, glaring at everyone around her, but her gaze stopped on your direction when she saw a beaten you trying to hold your own against them with Ophe by your side

Her eyes widened at the scene, and so, her patience with them was over

She immediately attacked the nearest thug, sending him through a wall with a single punch.

The others reacted and opened fire upon her, quickly proving to be useless as she pummeled through the enemy's forces so recklessly.

Diana was a lovely woman, but they had just pushed her to the limit when they forced you to kill Vincent

To make things even better, she was not alone, there was a squad of GCPD soldiers and even Commissioner Gordon with them, All armed to the teeth and clearly done playing games

Without hesitating, the police started another round, a more balanced fight between the criminals and the people in charge of putting them in their place

Gordon tossed you a communicator, it would prove itself to be rather useful at this moment

However, before you could say anything to the Amazon, the redheaded woman finally decided to act, cracking her knuckles as a smug smile appeared on her face

???: About time you showed up, well, let's get this over with

She glared at her, preparing for battle as if she already knew who this woman was

Diana: Giganta, I should have known you would be involved too

Suddenly, the other woman began to increase her size as she lashed out at Diana, starting another fight in yet another place

On the other side, you got your hands on a handgun and started to unleash hell upon everyone who came across your path

With the field evenly matched, you got back to where Vincent was and picked him up, but someone put a hand on your shoulder, it was Ophelia

Ophelia: I got this, you finish this

Then, you spotted both Penguin and Two-Face running from the scene and heading out towards a hall

Without further do, you picked up a rifle and started to chase them down, gunning down any obstacle along the way as you ran out of the chaos and into the seemingly empty halls. When you reached the end of it, there was another obstacle, one that you did not saw coming

You were forced to stop when a green gas was suddenly released rather quickly, covering the field and suddenly, everything started to get blurry, shaking and this slowed your progress significantly

???: Not so fast, soldier

Still, you tried to move but were suddenly attacked with what it looked like a sickle. Then you looked at your attacker and found this: 

You (In mind): Great, this freak

Scarecrow: The game is over, Y/N. Gotham and all the superheroes' secrets are us now

You go up and tried to move yet again, ignoring the monster completely

You: Oh, it's only you, though it was something actually dangerous

Scarecrow: Bravado won't be of any use when you find yourself dead

Then, he threw his sickle at you, digging it in your shoulder as he dragged you all the way towards him. Then he had you close to him, his eyes glowing and his appearance adopting an irregular form

Scarecrow: Just give in to your fears, admit it: You lost

You: ...Maybe later, I got something to do first

Without letting him say anything else, you punched the illusion, startling it as it was forced to release you. Immediately after that, you ran towards your gun but saw his sickle being thrown your way

Scarecrow: NO!!

You reached your gun and didn't hesitate to shoot your newly acquired target as soon as you had him in your sights

When you did, you noticed the smoke began to disappear as soon as the villain reached the ground

You stood up, breathing heavily and even sweating, that gas was nothing to be taken lightly, but the Scarecrow's mistake was to make an enraged person fear something, and in your case, you had just lost something, trying to make it worse was like corner a wild animal

Without further do, you reached the entrance of the club and burst the doors open, your communicator activated to reveal a familiar voice

Gordon: What are you doing now?

You: Penguin and Two-Face are running away, if I don't catch them now, this war will keep on going

Gordon: Fair enough, there is a car at the entrance, an undercover patrol car, use it

You looked around for the car he said until you spotted a black, but quite fitting car waiting for you

Without hesitation, you got in the car and started it, it was in surprisingly good condition. Then, your communicator rang again

Danielle: Y/N? Can you hear me?

Hearing that voice brought a smile to your face without even thinking about it

You: Hey Dani, how are you?- You could barely hear a gasp before you got an actual answer

Danielle: I'm...I thought I lost you, Y/N. They outsmarted us

You: Well, yes, but that won't happen again, I'm going to make sure of it

You proceeded to start the car with relative ease

Danielle: I know, that's why I'm calling. If you're seriously going after those two fresh from an all-out brawl, I suggest you treat your wounds first, there's a medikit on the back seat

You looked back to confirm this and saw that it was right there, not even open

You: Aww, thanks, Dani

Danielle: Just...take care alright?

You: I will, don't you worry about it

Danielle: *Sigh* right. Batwoman is heading towards the same location as you are. Good luck

After that, a GPS started on the screen that was in the car, showing you were had the Penguin and Two-Face gone to

However, before you headed out, you managed to attend your wounds, it wasn't the best, but it had to do for now. Then you drove off to where the GPS told you to: A warehouse in the docks of the city

Why do they always choose the warehouses?

...

The doors opened to reveal a lone figure enter the warehouse: Batwoman herself

But as soon as she entered, a bullet was shot, flying right in front of her but not hitting its target, since she had moved away to get cover behind a box

The person who shot was another criminal, one of Penguin's best, he was accompanied by a female one belonging to Two-Face

Batwoman than took out a Batarang and threw it at the man who shot, just to distract him. Once she did, she jumped over the box and kicked the man away, the other nearly hit her with a crowbar, but it was caught by the hero

However, just then, she was blasted away with a shotgun by Two-Face himself. Without giving her time to stand back up, she was hit with the crowbar yet again, the vigilante managed to get up and kick the woman back and even knock the other thug out, but as she directed her attention back to Two-Face, she was shot directly with the shotgun

Batwoman was just stunned, her armor took most of the hit, but it could not stand another one. She was picked up by force, a gun pointed to the back of her head, the one holding the gun, was none other than Penguin

Penguin: Check and mate, bat-

Suddenly, there was a shot fired, a round of bullets went through both of the unsuspecting thugs, taking them out and alerting the others before another figure stepped into the warehouse

That person, was you

You were surprised by the sight in front of you: Batwoman beaten by those two

It was not something absolutely shocking, both Two-Face and Penguin were very underestimated figures in Gotham, they could act surprisingly brutal if they wished to, but they would rather have things done by themselves

Penguin: TOSS THE GUN OR THE GETS IT!!

You remained completely still, not giving in to their demands, or at least until Two-Face pointed his shotgun at you

Two-Face: You heard him, give it up. Now

If it were for you, you would have already killed them both, but in your current situation, the outcome was not certain. You looked at Batwoman for confirmation, to which she nodded lightly and so, reluctantly, you threw the gun aside

You: There, you happy now, scum?

Two-Face: Watch the tongue, buddy

Then, arrogance got the best out of the shorter man, a horrible laugh let his mouth

Penguin; I can't believe you fell so easily! After all this mess, here you are now!

Batwoman: Don't get too cocky, Cobblepot

He ignored the redhead's warning and decided to keep talking

Penguin: That's why you "good guys" lost! You don't even know each other, do you?

You: Oh? And you know Two-Face any better?

Penguin: Better than you this woman, for sure

He got a point, this was not the time to discuss this, but he was not wrong

Penguin: See, do you even know her name? Say t, and I'll let you two walk out of here

Two-Face: What? Oswald, don-

Penguin: I know what I'm doing, Harv

Then, he looked back at you

Penguin: So?

You remained silent for a moment, trying to recall any hints or moments that you had with Batwoman that could help you get out of this predicament, but found nothing

You: *Sigh* you're right, Os, I don't even know what her name is, so what?

Penguin: So what? You put your life in the hands of people like her and don't even know her! I mean, do you even know who you're working with?

You: Get to the point

The man chuckled yet again, but then looked down at Batwoman

Penguin: If you want to live, Batwoman, you will take off that mask of yours and show Y/N here your face.

You: What? No way

Penguin: That shouldn't be a problem, right? You're partners!

You: No way in Hell that-

Batwoman: Fine

Her voice made you look at her, shocked that she agreed so easily. What could she possibly be plotting?

Penguin: Finally! Show us, who is hiding under the mask?

Then, she turned to you, her gaze softened after that, much to your confusion

Batwoman: Whatever happens, I just want you to know, you are the best friend I could have asked for

Then, she proceeded to remove her mask, her red with it, you could feel her regret by doing this, but it didn't seem to be because a criminal forced her to, but because she was doing it in front of you

But why would she feel like that? You two had never shared anything personal

...Right?

Batwoman got the mask and wig off, away from her face and letting it fall to the ground and now, she rose her gaze to meet yours, revealing her unmasked self

You: No fucking way...

The face she revealed was the face of your most dear friend, the pale face of a woman who you're shared a lot of your years with, the person that you desperately got out of Gotham to be safe, standing right there, in front of you

The face she revealed was the exact one you were hoping not to see

"Kate?..."