Multiverse Reborn: Batwoman

Chapter 6

Kate was pissed off that Magpie had not only managed to steal the necklace again, but also that she'd gotten the drop on her.

"Please tell me that Bruce put a GPS tracker in that necklace after he got it back?" Kate asked Luke.

"Considering the fact that he spent years tracking it down in underground and markets and spent a billion dollars at an auction to buy it back, yeah he did. I'm pulling it up now." Luke assured her.

"Good. His mom, my aunt, was killed for that necklace. I know that Bruce would never forgive himself if something happened to it and neither will I. We need to find it. Preferably before Bruce suddenly decides he made a mistake and comes back to find it missing." Kate said as they both shuddered at the thought.

"Crap." Luke said when he pulled up the computers and saw nothing come up.

"Let me guess, Magpie found and disabled the tracker." Kate said.

"Yep. Now this grenade you pulled off her is our only lead to find her." Luke said and while Kate wanted to say she knew where Magpie was hiding, she wasn't sure if it was the same place as it was before.

"Also try using eagle cams to search the city for her." Kate said and Luke nodded.

"Good idea. Look for a bird instead of a person." Luke agreed as he got to work.

"Let me know what you come up with. But maybe we should also consider upgrading the tower's security." Kate said and Luke nodded.

"Let's focus on tracking down Magpie and getting that necklace back first." Luke said and Kate nodded.

"Agreed. Start searching for Magpie around high security targets like the Gotham Museum, lots of shiny and expensive objects there for her to steal." Kate said and Luke nodded as he hacked into the Gotham PD surveillance system.

"Let me know if you find anything. Is the suit ready?" Kate asked.

"Yeah, but why not wait until nightfall to put it on?" Luke asked.

"Because I want people to know that the Bat is back and not hiding in the shadows." Kate said.

"I guess that makes sense, but still, try to avoid being seen until either you see Magpie or until nightfalls." Luke said.

"Copy that." Kate said as she moved to suit up.

"I've missed this." Kate said to herself as she stood on a rooftop overlooking the Gotham Museum, once again donning the Batwoman suit.

"What was that?" Luke asked.

"Nothing. You did remember to recalibrate the batarangs to my arm length right?" Kate asked, since she did not need another repeat of what happened the first time she tried to take down Magpie.

"Don't worry, I did." Luke said.

"Good." Kate said as she continued standing sentry over the museum.

Like Luke predicted, it wasn't until nightfall that Magpie finally made her move.

"Luke, I've got eyes on Magpie." Kate said.

"Then what are you waiting for?" Luke asked and Kate smiled.

"Just wanted to let you know before I go in. I'm nice like that." Kate said and she could hear Luke chuckle on the other end of the comms before she went in.

Magpie was in the process of stealing jewels from the museum when she heard someone walk up behind her.

She grabbed one of her grenades, preparing to attack the guards approaching her, only to falter when she turned to see a glowing red bat symbol behind her.

"You must be Magpie." Batwoman said as she stepped out of the shadows.

"You're not Batman." Magpie said, though that didn't comfort her any less.

"That's the point." Batwoman said like it was obvious.

"You really think you can stop me?" Magpie asked.

"Yeah I do." Batwoman said as she tossed her batarang at Magpie, who just barely managed to dodge it as it returned to Batwoman's hand.

"And that's how it should work. Do yourself a favor and stand down. Are these shiny objects really worth getting into a fight with the Bat?" Batwoman asked.

"You're not the Bat. You're just someone pretending to be him and you couldn't even do it right." Magpie said as she tossed a grenade at Batwoman, who tossed her batarang again to intercept it and send both out the window, prompting an explosion outside.

"GCPD will be here any minute." Batwoman said with a grin.

"Too bad all they'll find is some poor schlub trying to be Batman." Magpie said as she fired a grappling hook and attempted to ride out the window, only for Batwoman to stop her with her own grappling hook, tying her up in the building as she saw civilians beginning to crowd.

"Sit tight." Batwoman said as she fired her grappling hook again and swung out of the hole in the window for all of Gotham to see.

The Bat was back.