New Earth: Batwoman

Chapter 22

"Wait, you're what?" Jacob asked.

"You heard me sir. I quit. I joined the Crows because I wanted to help protect the people of this city, but honestly, I think I was just deluding myself into thinking that's what we did." Sophie said.

"What do you mean?" Jacob asked angrily.

"The Crows don't protect Gotham. We're nothing more than a status symbol, since the crows only protect people who can afford it instead of the people who actually need our help. There's a reason the people in this city prefer to use the bat signal instead of calling us and it's because that symbol responds no matter who the person using is. It doesn't matter if they're black or white, rich or poor, gay or straight, the people who answer that light protect all the people of gotham, not just those who can afford a certain price. And let's face it sir, both Batwoman and the Huntress could take down all of our agents on their own. We shouldn't be fighting them, we should be working with them." Sophie said.

"They are vigilantes. Criminals who inspire anarchy, fear and chaos." Jacob said.

"Does that same logic apply to Superman and Supergirl? They are technically vigilantes and yet the public loves them. But does that mean that you want to take them down too?" Sophie asked and when Jacob didn't respond, she was shocked.

"Wait, I was joking, but you actually want to take down the two most powerful heroes this planet has?" Sophie asked.

"They are threats to this planet who continuously go outside the laws of every nation on it to inflict their will." Jacob said arrogantly.

"They save people's lives and you're unbelievable. Not only do you want to put down Batwoman, but you also want to take out America's golden boy and girl." Sophie said.

"What has gotten into you?" Jacob asked.

"You mean common sense? You're willing to endanger countless lives for your own petty obsession. Hell, you've even put killing Batwoman above finding your own wife and daughter. And I want nothing to do with any of this. So let me know how it goes, because I can already tell that going down this path, it won't end well for you. If you insist on letting yourself be dragged down this path, that's fine, just don't try and take me down with you. So once again, I quit." Sophie said as she walked away from Jacob, fully intending on paying a visit to what was now Kane Tower.

"So, what do you think?" Kate asked Luke as he looked over the data Sophie had provided them with.

"I think that while this data is exactly what I need, it will take some time for me to find a weakness we can exploit." Luke said.

"What about an EMP generator?" Helena asked.

"Not a bad idea except those things take time to charge and our suits aren't exactly designed to carry a power source necessary for that. Not to mention while it would stop the guns, it could also end up causing more problems for any other electric systems in its blast radius." Kate said.

"She's right, it's too impractical. But I'm sure I can find something." Luke said, right as Kate got a text from Sophie.

"Who's that?" Helena asked.

"Sophie, she's on her way here to talk to me, which means I'd better get upstairs." Kate said.

"Go, I'll let you know if I find anything." Luke said as Kate nodded and headed for the elevator.

Kate barely managed to get into her office before Sophie did.

"Huh, I thought that the CEO of a major company would dress a bit more seriously." Sophie said.