Batman Beyond: More than a Family

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Location: Gotham Power Plant Headquarters

It was quiet all over the building at midnight until there was a disturbance heard at the top floor. The empty reception desk's phone network suddenly fizzed with electricity. With the USB in hand, the unidentified girl suddenly appeared near a vidphone out of electric air. She looked around the reception desk and checked if all security camera systems were off. She then made her way inside the dark, vacant head office. All the buildings were locked, so except for her, no ordinary person could come in or go out without being noticed. She switched on a computer on the main desk and plugged the device which held important files linking to vast networks of Gotham. She slightly grinned to herself as she was aware of her mission finally being accomplished.

"Make sure the virus files in USB are intact," the girl's brother's voice crackled in her earpiece, "They can even get damaged if you didn't teleport through the vidphone wire properly. I spent an entire year designing that program."

"Calm down bro, yeeesh. I teleported through the wire just fine. Thanks for showing concern for me," she grumbled as she typed instructions in the computer. Her mind was under pressure and she was afraid anything could go wrong that night.

"Sorry, you know I care for you sis-" he started.

"Shh, not now bro, I'm concentrating," she interrupted him.

The computer asked her of the final decision of transferring files from USB to inside of network.

She pressed enter.

It was finally done. A new future awaited her.

She took out the USB.

"I wouldn't have done that if I were you, Electric G," a voice startled her and she turned around quickly.

The batman had been under the invisibility mode of his suit and his red bat symbol on his chest had suddenly appeared right in front of her nose. Electric G stepped back and in a reflex action, tried to throw a punch at him. Batman easily grabbed her wrist and held it there.

She tried to wriggle her hand out of his clutch. While doing so, she glanced behind him and noticed a window at the far end of the room. It was open. Electric G was disappointed at herself that she should have at least heard him coming in if not seen him.

But as she recalled, it didn't matter now. Her lips twisted into a smile again.

"Too late batman, I've already transferred the virus into the plant's networks. Gotham's electricity will be under our control in a few minutes. Soon I will control every power station and every electric door's security will be breached in a wink of an eye. Imagine how many banks we can rob and the confidential stuff we can have access to." She observed his face, he didn't show any shock but only disappointment. She pouted, "But I suppose you already knew about our plans."

"What I don't know is why you would do such a thing. It won't be just me coming after you. When every mob and criminal organisations notice their illegal businesses have halted and their money gone because of you twins, they won't be as merciful as the police. In fact, they'll kill you."

"Not as long as their credit cards don't work while buying guns," she shrugged her shoulders.

Her arms then suddenly produced an electric charge and batman moaned in pain, his grip on her wrist gone. Electric G scrambled away from him. Without losing his focus, he quickly grabbed Electric G's collar from behind as she tried to reach within proximity of the vidphone. She yelped as her collar tugged at her throat tighter.

"I can't let you go that easily, not after what you've done," Batman growled.

"Not if I can help it," someone spoke behind him. Before batman could contemplate about anyone else's presence inside the room, he felt an immense electric charge on whole of his spine which made his legs go wobbly. Batman fell on his knees and tried to clear his foggy mind. Though his visual was still not clear, he could make out Electric B, the girl's brother.

"I heard your voice over my sister's earpiece. Thought I should say hello," Electric B said curtly as he walked by the groaning batman and stood in front of him.

"You gotta know the phone number if you are going to use its connection to transfer yourself here. My sister had to become a secretary in this stupid place to know the private numbers of this office. It's hard work doing common jobs. So you dare touch my sister after she has done so much to come here. I swear I'll kill you if you do so," he spitted his words out. His masculine body beside his slender sister's was ready for another attack on him. As he was about to throw an electrifying fist on him, batman threw his batarang which curved its way, avoiding the twins and hit the vidphone cord instead.

"No!!" Electric G shouted, "You idiot! You broke the connection!"

"I can't have electric-talking-alphabets teleport back to their hideouts." batman said as he stood up. Just then, a siren sounded outside the building. Red and blue lights flashed repeatedly inside the office.

"This is the police, we have you surrounded. Come out with your hands placed behind your head!" Commissioner Barbara Gordon's voice echoed around them as she shouted over the megaphone.

"I thought you both might need a ride to your home... in Arkhum," Batman grinned.

The twin's arms were charged with electricity but they didn't know what to do with it. They stood still, angry and confused. Suddenly the brother grinned.

"Actually, you know what? Thank you," he said and grabbed his sister. They both ran for the open window. Batman panicked as he thought they were committing suicide. Then it occurred to him.

He ran after them too.

"Commissioner! Your phone!" he warned her as he tried to catch the girl's arm but had to stop himself at the edge of the window. He watched the twins jump on top of the crowd where the Commissioner stood. Before the twins landed, a white electric light blinded the police force and between that times, they disappeared in mid-air with a crackling effect.

As batman observed the police force confused and dazed from his top view, an old voice said in his ears.

"Smooth move, Terry."

"You think?" Batman said after placing his finger on his temple as he replied to Bruce Wayne who had been witnessing everything through batman's vidlink.

"The siblings had apparently gotten the commissioner's phone number through public record. They are back in their hideout by teleporting through her cell's signals," he told Bruce.

"You should have not called the police yet," Bruce replied strictly.

"Hey, how was I supposed to know they would succeed in planting their virus? Apparently I had arrived late. The moment I had entered the building, G had already uploaded her magic. The source you gave me to find information about them turned out to be a dead end. I had to find other ways to track them."

"Come back to the Batcave Terry. We'll start over again," he said.

"Great," Batman grumbled as he opened his wings and ignited his rocket propellers which were installed under his boots. He shot up in air and flew to the direction of the Wayne Manor.

"If I do badly in tomorrow's Law test, you'll be the one visiting the principal's office."