Black doors were forcefully kicked open to reveal an Amazon and a masked mercenary breaking into a building occupied by common, yet annoying enemies

The moment they saw you, they aimed their weapons at you and didn't hesitate to open fire

Of course, Diana blocked it with her shield, covering both of you

You: You take the ones on the left, I'll take the rest

She nodded and right away threw her shield at the enemies shooting you. Taking advantage of the situation, you rushed to take down the rest of your enemies

You jumped over a utility table to kick down and stun your foes.

Right away you blasted one away with the shotgun you brought with you and proceeded to strike the next with the stock of the weapon before taking out a knife and stabbing the last one, taking him down

Ever since this war started, many gangs had taken over different parts of the city (Although none of them were able to even step into Wayne's building, nor his manor)

Even if you had taken out a big part of their weapons supply, that didn't mean you wouldn't have to face armed foes

These ones had taken over a corporate building, but they were setting up a bomb to bring the whole thing down, which of course, you wouldn't allow

While Diana and you took them out, others were taking back some strategic points in the city, lesser in importance, but the more of the city you could secure, the best

You looked back at Diana herself to find her triumphant over the rest of the goons

You: Everything alright?

Diana: They didn't even put a fight

You chuckled at her statement, moving your head from side to side

You: I doubt anyone could give you a challenge

She chuckled at your statement, while funny, it was true, even Superman had a hard time trying to beat Diana in a fight

Diana: How many rooms left?

You: One and then, the bomb

She nodded and readied her sword as well as her shield

Diana: Ready?

You got behind her, gun in hand

You: After you

Without further do, she kicked the door in front of you and guns started blazing at your direction again

While they were distracted by the Amazon warrior assaulting them, you took advantage of this and quickly disposed of them without even giving them a chance to react

In fact, you heard footsteps coming from behind so you moved so swiftly that you were in one knee and facing the other way, immediately shooting down the enemies that tried to surprise you

Diana: You keep surprising me, Y/N

You: Why thank you, ready for the big one?

She nodded and stored back her sword as you stored your weapon

You: Remember to do it exactly as we planned.

With that said, Diana ran off the scene and you simply opened the doors, raising your hands in surrender

You saw that they had turrets on the sides, the bomb being in the middle of the room and three people inside it.

As you saw it in the cameras of the building, there was a window just behind the desk where they decided to put the bomb on

However, they did not shoot you once they saw you had your arms raised up, you wouldn't even fight them back

Thug: Surrendering so quickly?

You: Well, what can I say, even I recognize greater firepower when I see it

Thug: Yeah, that's what I thought

The men operating the turrets stepped down, getting a better view of the scene

You: I mean, of course, I could take you all down right now, but where would be the fun in that, am I right?

Thug: Ha! You think you can take all of us down? We have turrets dude, turrets

You all shared a laugh, they were all distracted and without moving at all, you simply replied:

You: Yeah? Well I got an Amazon

Without further do, Diana came crashing through the window, taking them off guard by such display of power and using the same technique, you got out your handgun and shot them down

One by one

Once the room was cleared, you motioned Wonder Woman to proceed and she then threw the bomb out of the zone, allowing it to explode without really harming anyone

After that, she returned to the room to find you sitting on the desk reloading your gun

You: Great job, Diana.

Diana: You know? It is true what Danielle says about us

You stopped your actions to focus entirely on the woman

You: What is it?

She then walked towards you and sat beside you, smiling

Diana: That we are able to work together so well, it is intriguing, to be honest

You: And why is that? Because you're working with a regular person?

Diana: People still think that bigger firepower will bring victory with it...

You: Well, not many people like to get so up-close and personal

Diana: ... And then there's you, that do both ranged and close combat

You simply shrugged in response. It was your job to be prepared, after all

Shortly after, then reached out to your communicator and looked away from the Amazon

You: Sector One cleared, how are the others?

Danielle/Betta: I have reports.of sectors four and five cleared as well, two and three are on their way back to the base. Good job, Alpha

You: Right back at you

The call ended and you turned around at Diana

You: Well, let's get back, "Oh mighty warrior"

You joked at her and earned a giggle from the brunette

Diana: I agree with you, "Mere mortal"

Without further do, you went back in order to leave the building and taking anything useful along the way

Needless to say, your relationship with Diana had improved considerably as you fought alongside her on the battlefield

But also, as just a couple of people trying to find the light side in the literal war, they were fighting

Even if you had your squad and part of the GCPD at your side, you felt that the Amazon was the most approachable out of them all

She just had something to her that inspired trust in people, it really helped to keep them all motivated to wage this war on the criminals

After all, hope is what most soldiers feed on to keep giving their best

The Lair, 3:40 PM

It was the designated time for people to eat, the place was big enough to have place for all of your forces, but the supplies were rationalized for them to last the longest

The missions so far were successful, they were baby steps, but you could feel the city slowly coming back to the people instead of the criminals using it as a war zone

Even if you were nowhere close to figuring out who started this mess in the first place, the ambient sure felt less tense than how it was when it began

You were currently in the "cafeteria" room of the base, serving two plates of the same thing before walking away, overseeing the scene:

Perhaps they started out as enemies, but by the looks of it, the GCPD had gotten along with your unit, going as far as befriending some of them, that was not something you get to see every day

That did wonders for their performance in missions, Batman was right about them after all

Frank: Hey boss, wanna join?

The man asked you while raising a beer, much to your delight

You: Maybe next time, still got some things to do

He spotted the extra plate you had and immediately realized what you meant by that, his grin gave it away

Frank: You sure are busy, huh?

After that, you chuckled while moving your head side to side

You: You have no idea

Letting them to their own business, you left the room as you walked through the base, stopping once you entered the rooftop to find the person you were looking for

That of course, being Diana herself. She was sitting on the edge of it, overlooking the city

You: Not much of a social butterfly, huh?

The Amazon didn't look back at you, although she was happy that you decided to make her company

Diana: Not really, I spent so many years hiding from the world *Sigh*... It takes even more to get back into it

You: Well, I'm no immortal myself, but I can imagine it's harsh as hell to do so

Diana: You have no idea

You sat next to her and gave her one of the plates you had, much to her surprise

Diana: It's not necessary

You: Come on, I made them myself, I know you like my cooking

She was caught off-guard by this, perhaps Kate told you that after you prepared something for them

Diana: That I can't deny

With a smile, she accepted the food and started to eat it gladly

Proud of your work and the fact that even an Amazon enjoys your food, you decided to look at the city as well

You: So, what's on your mind?

Diana: Not much, the experiences I've had, how my fellow Justice League members are doing without me, but strangely... I'm also thinking about what Danielle said about us

You stopped your actions to focus entirely on the woman

You: What would that be?

Diana: Well, that we are able to work together so well, it is intriguing, to be honest

Hearing that made you chuckle, especially the way she said it

You: And why is that? Because you're working with a regular person?

Diana: That too, I just didn't expect I would end up fighting beside you, for the heart of a city

You: Well, that's life for you, never ceases to throw surprises at you

A couple minutes passed and both of you had finished your meals, talking about some random topics. Interestingly enough, Diana had a thing for ice cream, who would have thought

However, life interrupted you to remind you, that you still had a war to win.

And that reminder came in the forms of Danielle and Batwoman, who had just entered the scene by opening the door that led to the rooftop

Danielle: I am sorry to interrupt you, but could Wonder Woman come here for a moment? I need her assistance with some of the gear

She looked at you for a moment and smiled before standing up, heading out with your teammate.

However, Batwoman approached you instead, not good

She stood there, looking at the distance

Batwoman: Quite the view you have here

You nodded in response, just playing along with her, but then you noticed, she was looking at an abandoned building in particular

You: Okay, drop the act, what is going on?

Batwoman: I suspect Black Mask has civilian hostages

You: What!?

You stood up immediately after that. The redheaded vigilante made a gesture with her hands to tell you to calm down

Batwoman: Quiet, I don't want this to be more complicated than it already is

You: ... You really want me to keep the fact that people's lives are at stake quiet?

Batwoman: Yes, because if everyone finds out, they'll make a mess trying to rescue them. If Black Mask sees them coming, he'll kill them without hesitation, so we are the ones that need to do this, nice and quiet

She was not wrong, Diana was not known for subtlety, and it was better not to find out if the GCPD has ever been successful in rescuing hostages. Working with her would have to do

You: *Sigh* ... Fine, gather the team in the Briefing room, we got some assignments to give

Briefing Room, 8: 50 PM

All of your squad, some representatives of the police including James Gordon and Diana were all in the room, ready for whatever you might have for them

Ophelia/Omega: Alright, boss, what do you have for us tonight?

You tapped something on the table and a holographic image of the city was shown, highlighting some particular places

You: First, there is a report of one sector of the city getting violent, Omega and the GCPD squad are going to investigate that

She nodded in response, so did the policemen

You: Next, a poisonous gas has covered the Amusement Mile, no need to tell who did it

Then, your gaze turned to the Amazon

You: Diana, since you are naturally immune to poison, I'll send you and Sigma to take care of it

Diana: Consider it done

You: Right. Beta, you'll be my eyes in the sky, if anything goes wrong with any of the missions, you'll be the first to know and thus, notify us.

Danielle/Beta: Of course

Diana: And what about you?

You: Me, Delta and Batwoman will recover possible hostages that didn't make it to the evacuation. This will be a stealth mission since they'll most likely kill them if they see us bursting through the roof

Even if it looked like they were going to argue, they knew that it was true, too many people in one operation was too risky

You: Alright, then, let's move, everyone, we have a city to take back

Unknown building, 10:21 PM

You sneaked inside using a window, immediately taking out the person standing next to it, Frank shot the other one with his silenced gun and you saw that the last one was eliminated by Batwoman herself. It was raining outside, so there was not much of a problem with the gunshots

Batwoman: Everything cleared

You: Right, the hostages should be on the lowest level, just four more floors. remember, we do not want them to see us

Floor after floor, you took out every single one of the enemies. While they were well-trained, they were no match for two mercenaries with practically military training and a bat-vigilante

But oddly enough, there were not as many as you thought there would be

Eventually, you made your way down to where the hostages should be, finding what appeared to be an exit door at the end of the hallway

However, once you opened it, a giant hand grabbed you and threw you into the room, hitting a pillar shortly after

Delta: Alpha!!

Once you regained consciousness, you quickly got up and aimed your handgun at whoever did that

You looked up to see a bald man with a sledgehammer, huge in size and certainly not to be taken lightly

The thug grinned at you, tightening the grip on his weapon as a way of taunting you

Then, a flash grenade was thrown his way, blinding him while your friend came in to assist

He helped you up before looking at the man who did that

Delta: Woah, who's that?

You: Just take him out!!

the man swung his sledgehammer at you, only for Batwoman to come in and kick him in the face. He took a step back and the moment he did, Frank stabbed him on the side

The man groaned and punched him away, only for you to come in and hit him on both sides of the neck, stunning him long enough for the redhead to use her grappling gun and tie the man's feet and thus, making him fall to the ground

Before the fight could go any longer, you used your handgun and disposed of him

You: Well, that was... Unnecessary, everyone okay?

They nodded, but still took them some time to regain their breaths, it all happened so quickly

Shortly after the incident, you found a lone room at the end of the hall. Before actually entering the place, you looked back at your comrades for confirmation

Batwoman: This should be it

Delta: Then they'll be waiting for us

You: Everyone ready?

Delta loaded his rifle and Batwoman got out a couple Batarangs

You: Alright, let's continue

Without further do, you kicked the door open, immediately rising your gun to inspect the room, the others following close

There was nothing there except for boxes and of course, the hostages tied to a column, but none of them appeared to have been injured, fortunately

Instinctively, you ran towards the hostages, taking out your knife to cut the ropes holding them in place

Odd, why was there nobody to guard them in the room?

Returning to the matter at hand, you looked at one of them, ensuring the civilians that you were friendly

You: Are you alright?

Woman: Y-Yes...

You helped her stand up and the others too, but once they were able to walk, the metal doors closed on you, almost as if someone had made it just in time

When you looked back at the woman, she had a handgun and proceeded to shot you in the shoulder, forcing you to drop your weapon

Woman: Ha! Gotcha!

Before she could do anything, Batwoman swept in and kicked her away from you as she helped you walk into the area Delta was currently occupying

the other "Civilians" suddenly grabbed other weapons and started to open fire on you without even hesitating to do so

Delta was shooting at the civilians, who now you understood, were actually thugs that just kept appearing again after one of them was killed

You then picked up another handgun and with the aid of your other arm, you began to take out other criminals, ensuring you would not get flanked

Batwoman: It's a goddamn trap!

You: You think so?

Then, a grenade landed near you, forcing you three to run to another place for cover while returning the fire as a way to avoid getting shot yourselves

You shot at one of the thugs that appeared from one of the catwalks above you, they really had everything planned, but their constant pressure made it harder to find a way out, especially when the enemy was focusing on eliminating every single way that you had come across as useful

You had taken out Black Mask's main source of money, of course he would be pissed at you

The bullet in your shoulder was something that bothered you a lot when it came to shooting, but you still were able to put up quite a fight without holding anything back

After countless minutes of non-stop firefight, you were able to overpower the thugs and managed to secure the room for a couple minutes, however, you were now locked inside it

Once given the chance, you reached out to your communicator but only static was heard

You: Damn it! I can't contact Betta! The signal's jammed!

Batwoman: Then what are we going to do?

Frank: You see that window over there?- He pointed at a window that was near the end of the room

You: Yeah, It's armored, but it could be useful

Frank: By the looks of it, a hit big enough could break it. It might not be a lot, but it's what we got to get out of here

You looked away, trying to look for something else that would help until you saw Frank actually taking off his mask

You: But even if we do, they'll just follow us and chase us down in no time, damn it

Frank: That's when I come in

You: You're not thinking-

Frank: I am, and it better be worth it

You directed your full attention to the man, he was going to risk everything just to get you out of there

You: Frank you're insane!

Frank: I know, now GO!!

He then picked up the bombs and started to work on them, eventually making a vest with them

You: Ain't leaving you here!

You tried to reach out to him, but he just kept walking back, away from you

Frank: Not like you have a choice, Y/N... You know? If it wasn't for the circumstances, we might have been the good guys

Even now, he was still maintaining his attitude. Footsteps could be heard nearby, another wave of thugs was getting your way

Frank: Goodbye, friend- before looking at you with a sad smile before nodding to someone else

Before you could react, you were thrown out of the building through the window by Batwoman herself and back into the rain-covered streets

Once you grabbed a hold of the situation, you quickly got up and ran back towards the building, only to be stopped by the heroine

Batwoman: It's too dangerous!

You: GET THE HELL OFF ME!!

You managed to get free from her grip but by the time you faced back at the building, it was suddenly covered by flames and smoke as a monstrous sound came out as well

Batwoman stepped up and got you away from the explosion, getting you to safety yet again

The damaged sustained by the structure made it crumble down in a matter of seconds

And thus, giving you a time to breathe, to escape such place

But at the cost of one life

You: FRANK!!

You fell to your knees, just staring at the ruins of the building. It was a victory, but why didn't it fell like one?

Because you lost one of yours, there was a death in the family

Not too long after silence returned, Diana herself arrived at the scene.

She had received word of your inability to communicate with the base, so she logically would come to your aid

If only she had arrived a moment earlier

She saw you on your knees, staring at the building and with a wounded arm, shocked

Diana: What happened here?...

She got no reply from you, nor from Batwoman

Instead, the redhead walked towards you silently and put a hand on your shoulder. Her attempts to comfort you were somehow familiar, but you didn't care

After a while, you looked down at the ground, with an empty expression

You: Are you hurt?...

Batwoman: No

You: Great

You looked at her with hatred in your eyes and by pure instinct, you threw a punch at the accountable for your salvation, making her take a step back in consequence

Diana stepped in and kept you from delivering another punch to her by holding you with her arms landing on your shoulders

Diana: Y/N, stop!

She looked at you directly in the eyes, only to find the remains of a broken person, hatred hiding grief

The pain of losing a brother during the war

While Batwoman had enough training to avoid a hit and in even less time to do so, but she was caught off- guard

By the looks of it, the punch did seem to have hurt her, but she didn't say a word about it

You then grimaced at her, breathing heavily but still trying to maintain your composure, otherwise, you would lose two people that night if you kept acting for instinct.

Without saying a word, she stood up and raised her grappling hook, shooting it towards a building ready to leave but not before looking at you for a moment

Batwoman: I'm sorry, Y/N...

That voice

It sounded like... No, it didn't matter right now. Now was the time to attend "other" situations

After she exited the scene, you were left with Diana, the one person that you could trust

And as a result of this trust, you buried your head in her shoulder, embracing the stabbing pain that was keeping you awake and ignoring the pain of your own wounds

And the only thing that the warrior princess could do, was to hold you tight into a comforting embrace, letting you know that you were not alone

Diana: Come on, Y/N, we have to go

Before you could do something else, you felt yourself being lifted off the ground as Diana gently took you away from the scene

And yet, all you did was stare at the destroyed building. The fire that was consuming it, now being extinguished by the unstoppable rain that kept pouring down on you

That was not how this was supposed to be...