Mystery of Gotham (Batman Fan-Fic)

Chapter 13

Taking short cut through alleyways and avoiding cars on the streets of Gotham, Sidney made her way through with the emerald she needed. The fight between Two-Face, Joker, and Batman was just what she needed. It was a clean get away. At least that's what it should have been. Sidney had a miss calculation as she was making her way through the streets. On the rooftops, was one of the caped crusader's underling. His black cape flowed behind him as he dropped from one roof to another. The underling had Mystery in his sights, and he was sure he wasn't going to let her go. Especially since his mentor was now counting on him. 

"I got eyes on her." The underling said as he pressed a communication device he had inside his ear. 

Maybe that was his mistake. As he looked on the street, it was like darkness was always looking out for her.  Or perhaps it wasn't, as she was spotted by the underling again. Or was spotted. The underling stopped at the edge of the rooftop. He scanned the streets for her but couldn't seem to find her. He narrowed his eyes, trying to get a better view. She had to be somewhere, she couldn't disappear like that.

He was right.

Two ropes came from the bottom of the building, attaching to the ventilation shaft behind the underling. The underling looked behind him watching the ropes wrap around the shaft, as expected. As he quickly turned around, Sidney was pulled up by the momentum of the ropes, kicking the underling in the chest and flipping backwards to land at the edge of the rooftop. The underling stumbled back, his left hand to his chest. With his right hand, he threw a batarang at her. As the ropes retracted back into her weapon bracers, she flipped back off the roof, dodging his attack and grabbing onto a fire escape ladder. Her motorcycle auto-drove itself to under the fire escape ladder. Sidney dropped onto the motorcycle and started to drive away. The underling was angered as he started to follow her from the rooftops.

Sidney came back onto the streets of Gotham. dodging the cars as she sped away from the underling. Maybe she underestimated him, as he was able to keep up with her. Sidney smirked to herself as she pressed a button on her motorcycle as she aimed her bracer at the rooftop. A grapple shot out, shooting right in front of the underling. Sidney was pulled towards the rooftop. going in to kick the underling again. The underling dodged, jumping back.

He was obviously a fast learned.

Sidney smirked as she stood up straight and tilted her head a bit. "So, you're one of the Bat's sidekicks."

The underling narrowed his eyes are her as he got into a fighting stance, his fists up and his feet grounded. "My name's Red Robin."

Sidney's weapon bracers started to flow with electricity. "There's a reason why people don't know your name, sidekick."

Outraged, Reb Robin charged at Sidney, going for a swift jab to her face. Sidney grabbed his fist, twisting his wrist. Red Robin's knees became weak, but he flipped over to counter the twist. He went for a kick to her stomach, but Sidney was one step ahead of him, punching his knee and a jolt of electricity went through his entire leg. He yelled in pain as Sidney pushed him off her. The underling rolled on the rooftop, almost falling off. He looked at the cars down below him and his eyes widened.

"See why they don't remember your name? You're just another damsel in distress for Batman to save."

Red Robin felt angry again, slowly standing up trying to face Sidney. "Without your tech, you aren't as dangerous as you are cut out to be."

Sidney slightly chuckled at his remark. "You really want to take that bet?" She threw her weapon bracers off to the side, along with her belt and the ear piece that formed her helmet. She pressed a button on her choker, making the bio-suit retract into it. She was now wearing a rather simple black tank top, black pants, and black combat boots. 

Red Robin fully stood up, looking at Sidney. "Who's the stupid one now?"

Red Robin charged at her again, jumping up and then going for a spin kick to her head. Sidney grabbed his foot, pulling him down. Red Robin crashed down to ground. Sidney launched her foot on his neck, slowly crushing it.

"Still you." She smirked. 

Robin threw a batarang at her face again. She quickly caught it but it exploded on her. Red Robin then caught her by surprise and punched her jaw. Sidney fell back, but quickly got her head back in the fight. Red Robin got his bo-staff out, swinging it and aimed for her knees. Sidney swing kicked the bo-staff, making him let it go. He watched as the bo-staff rolled away. As he was distracted, Sidney grabbed his arm, twisting it, and holding it against his back. She finally tripped him. Sidney stood her ground as she kept twisting his arm as he was down on the ground. Red Robin grunted in pain. 

"Let him go, Sidney." A female voice said behind her.

Sidney turned only her head to the voice. She shrugged as she completely broke Red Robin's arm. He yelled cause of the pain. She dropped his arm and walked towards the voice. Yet another underling. Her costume was more bat-like than Red Robin's. Her long blonde hair could be seen behind her, and the base colors of her costume were purple, yellow and black. The blonde underling gasped when Sidney broke Red Robin's arm.

Sidney scanned the blonde underling. "You did say let go." Sidney put her hands on her own hips. "Here I heard your hair was supposed to be red. Did you get it dyed?"

"Wrong Batgirl." The blonde underling said.

Sidney looked to where she left her tech. Her weapon bracers and belt were gone. Sidney looked back at Batgirl. She smirked at Sidney as she revealed her tech from behind her cape. "Looking for this?"

Sidney narrowed her eyes. "You got to be kidding me."

Batgirl laughed. "If I were you, I'd give up now."

Sidney looked behind her, scanning her surroundings. She looked at a building that had a glass roof in the far distance. Sidney smiled as she looked back at Batgirl. 

"Only if you can catch me."

Sidney jumped off the rooftop and the other and started running for the glass-roofed building. Behind her, Batgirl was following. 

She's keeping up with a good pace. Good. Sidney thought.

Sidney finally made it to the glass roofed building. She looked through the glass. Behind the class was a garden, filled with healthy plant life. She looked up, watching as Batgirl just landed on the roof. 

"Well done underling," Sidney said sarcastically. "Would you like a prize?"

Batgirl looked ready to fight. "No more games, Sidney. Last chance to handle this peacefully."

Sidney touched her choker. "Just my luck that I didn't give away all my technology." Sidney twisted the button that would originally get out her bio-suit. Instead, it released a high pitched sound, breaking the glass underneath them. Both of them fell on the garden. 

Batgirl landed on a few flower pots, the shards tearing a bit of her suit. Sidney had successfully dodged damaging any plant inside the garden. Sidney walked up to Batgirl, taking back her bracers and belt.

As Sidney put on her bracer and belt, she looked at the broken flower pots. "You know, the plants you just killed were Lionheart Tango Lillies?" Batgirl gave Sidney a weird look. Sidney pressed the button on her choker and her ear piece. She had her bio-suit and her helmet back. "Just thought you know. Those are a really rare plant species you just killed."

"What makes you think I care about some plant?" Batgirl snapped at Sidney.

Sidney pointed her grapple up to the roof. "She's all yours, Ivy."

Batgirl looked confused as vines started to drag her away to the darkness. Sidney shot her grapple out of her bracer, going out of the garden and onto a new rooftop. She stretched herself, as she felt a presence behind her.

"Shouldn't you be helping your underling deal with Miss Isley at the moment?" Sidney said as she cracked her neck.

"She can handle herself."

"Well then." Sidney turned around, electricity flowed through her bracers again. 

"Let's finish this, Bats."