DC: The Brave and the Bawdy

Batgirl & Robin: Harley's House of Hijinks

"Report," said Batgirl into her ear piece.

"All clear," responded Robin.

Batgirl nodded. She looked around from her perch on top of the building. The city was quiet tonight. Bruce had predicted as much when he planned his business trip for Wayne Enterprises. He had the criminal activity of Gotham recorded so thoroughly that he could accurately predict which nights would have more criminal incidents. As such, he knew when he could safely leave town and leave Batgirl and the new Robin, Stephanie Brown, in charge.

"Wait, hold up," added Robin, "I think I might have seen something."

"Could you be more specific?" asked Batgirl.

"No," said Robin dryly, "Otherwise I would have been more specific. I'll take a look and let you know."

Batgirl rolled her eyes. This new Robin was taking some getting used to. Considering Batgirl was dating the first one, this was a pretty big shift. Before, Batgirl had been working with her boyfriend. Now, she was working with her little sister.

"Nevermind," said Robin, "False alarm. I must have- Eyipe!"

"Robin!?" exclaimed Batgirl.

"Aw, come on!" shouted Robin on the other end, voice weak and scratchy.

"What!?" cried Batgirl, "What is it!?"

"I'm, uh..." admitted Robin sheepishly, "I'm going to need some help..."

"I'm on my way," affirmed Batgirl, firing her grappling gun and swinging for the alleyway she had sent Robin to patrol.

Batgirl rushed to the alleyway in question. She had been expecting to find Robin surrounded by enemies, or worse already defeated by them. She was instead greeted by a much stranger sight. Robin was the only one in the alleyway, and she was neither standing in plain sight nor lying injured on the ground. Instead she was offering Batgirl a weak smile and half wave, suspended in the air with her back to a fire escape and her feet helplessly dangling back and forth.

"Think you could get me down?" she asked nervously.

"Yeah," said Batgirl as she strolled into the alleyway and looked around, "What... happened exactly?"

"Well for starters my undies are hooked to this fire escape behind me," squeaked Robin, gesturing to the pink boyshorts secured to the railing behind her.

"Harley?" concluded Batgirl.

"Harley," nodded Robin.

Batgirl nodded in response and approached Robin. She hugged the blonde's lower legs and lifted. Robin used the height and leverage to unhook herself, steadying herself against the fire escape to keep from falling over as Batgirl lowered her to the ground. One down, Robin flipped up the back of her tunic and shoved both hands down her tights to fix the wedgie.

"Any idea where she went?" asked Batgirl, trying to politely look away while Robin righted herself.

"Yeah actually," said Robin, readjusting her utility belt and smoothing her tunic, "She escaped right down that manhole cover."

"Into the sewers, huh?" sighed Batigrl, eyeing the manhole in question.

"Yup," sighed Robin dejectedly, "I'm as excited about it as you are."

***

Mercifully this particular tunnel in the Gotham sewage system wasn't one for waste disposal, but that didn't make wading through the lukewarm muddy water particularly pleasant. Robin and Batgirl both held small flashlights in their hands, using them in conjunction with one another to maximize their coverage while checking for anything unusual.