[CHAR] DC Universe: Gods Among Us (Always Open)

[Weird Tales]

Bekka/Wonder Woman

Name: Bekka

Alias: Wonder Woman

Origin: The New Gods were a race of immortals that lived outside of time and space in what was known as the Fourth World. They evolved into powerful beings thanks to being in close proximity with the all powerful Source otherwise known as the essence of God. In a time eons ago, there was the planet Urgrund home of the Old Gods, but Ragnarok happened and the Old Gods were destroyed in the primivial conflict. Out of this unimaginable devastation came two planets where Urgrund once was and they were named New Genesis and Apokolips. New Genesis was like beautiful paradise, but Apokolips was a hellish world full of brutality.

For New Genesis a leader of awesome power rose to claim the mantel of Highfather who named Izaya, a New God of great benevolence. For many millennia the two planets have warred with one another and seen much blood and destruction. Bekka was born during one of the many wars between the two worlds and from the moment she could walk she had a talent for combat. Her father Himon the inventor of the Mother Box saw that she had the heart and body of a warrior rather than a scientist and allowed her to be trained. From the very beginning of her training Bekka showed great promise and impressive skills for her age. During her lessons she heard stories of the hellish world of Apokolips and the horrid brutalities that were done to people on the planet, and she had a desire to end the evil that the planet created forever.

This thinking process made her more rash and short tempered. Some said that her temper was almost identical to her childhood friend Orion. This desire would turn into an obsession when she learned that her mother was killed by the minions of Darkseid. Bekka had felt hate, a trait that wasn't common in big amounts for the New Gods and others worried. She lied to others about her want of revenge against Apokolips, but she had made plans to invade the dark planet and destroy their leader Darkseid. Her plans did not go the way she had hoped and her attack was stopped by the Highfather and the army of New Genesis.

Izaya was furious at her actions and barated her for what she had done. In a flash of great anger Bekka dared to yell back at the Highfather and called him a naive god and blind to reality. In a state of wrath Izaya banished Bekka from New Genesis and he made it so that no Mother Box would be able to transport her back to her home until she proved herself a better New God. Himon wasn't able to say goodbye to her and Izaya activated her Mother Box and created a boomtube that sent her to earth. Bekka landed on the outskirts of Los Angeles. She had only her clothes, Mother Box and New God sword.

She tried to command her Mother Box into sending her back to New Genesis, but the device would not respond to those commands and would always respond with the same words, "Command not allowed by the authority of the Highfather." After the initial shock of her banishment passed she wept at the fact that she had lost her home and friends. She didn't remember how long she had laid on the ground sobbing at her misery, but Bekka would have her first experience with humans when a group of criminals brought a bound and gagged man and woman to a clearing not too far from her landing site. Even though she wasn't experienced in earth;y customs, she could tell that the two humans were being prayed upon the others.

She may have had her heart broken by her banishment, but she was still a warrior and she had made an oath to defend those truly in need. She grabbed her sword and made her presence known to the criminals who proceeded to laugh at her asking if she thought it was something call Halloween. She responded ordering them to leave the man and woman alone and go away otherwise she would slay them all and showed off her sword. They still laughed and one man pulled out a automatic rifle and fired off several shots at her. The bullets bounced off of her as if they were plastic toys and she went on the attack.

Her strnegth and speed and excellent swordsmanship made quick work of the criminals leaving a couple alive to flee in a state of horrible fright. Bekka freed the couple and they fled in fear of her thinking that she had to be insane to commit such acts of violence. It didn't matter much to her and with that she started her exploration of the alien world that was her home now. Human beings were strange to her, they had crude sciences and supposedly sought enlightenment, but they were also violent and full of bigotry. Bekka was able to blend in with them thanks to her Mother Box creating a disguise for her. The device gave her a human name for her to use and decided that Rebecca was the closest modern human name to her own.

Her Mother Box assisted her in getting a job and a place to stay. Accepting that the Mother Box wouldn't be able to send her home Bekka spent the first few months of her new life among the humans in a state of depression at what she had been reduced to. The Mother Box kept her from thoughts of possible suicide, but it couldn't rid her of the diminishing fact that she had gone from a New God living a life of luxury to an outcast living on an alien planet. She was a stranger living in a strange world and she wanted to go home. She didn't make any friends or allow human males to get close to her.

Even though her skills in combat had diminished during her first year on earth, Bekka would find hope in her possible return to New Genesis when she saw Superman's first appearance over the media. It seemed that earth had its own share of godlike beings and Bekka saw the Kryptonians example of fighting against the forces of evil and she believed that this could be her way back to New Genesis. Once again donning the garbs of her people, Bekka became a protector of the people of Los Angeles and the rest of America. The more religious people of the city called her an angel sent to protect them from the wickedness of sin and a light in the darkness. The news media called her Wonder Woman and Bekka went with that name.

In 2012 she saw the news of Darkseid's attack on earth and seeing the tyrant slaughter of innocent people made Bekka join with the newly formed Justice League in repelling the hordes of Apokolips' invasion. After the invasion she went her separate way, but assured the team if another crisis happened she would be there to help.

It is now 2016 and even after many defeats of villains she had did battle with, Bekka was still able to return home. Her hopes were starting to fade and she wondered if she would ever see her home again. All she had right now was her powers and her hero identity.

Attributes:

New God physiology: As a member of the powerful New Gods race Bekka is granted several extraordinary abilities, which include.

Superhuman Strength: Bekka is able to lift well over a hundred tons.

Supersonic Flight: Her top flight speed is Mach 3

Superhuman Durability: She can take a lot of hits and still keep coming. Bekka has taken blows from beings with strength comparable to Superman and still continue fighting.

Expert Swordswoman: Bekka is an excellent swordswoman and has crossed blades with some of the most skilled sword users in the galaxy.

Excellent Hand-to-Hand Combatant: She has trained in Martial Arts with warriors on New Genesis and combat experts on earth.

Mother box: This is device that many New Gods use, it can used to open and close boomtubes for short or long distance travel, as well as heal wounds. It also can detect life and can create force fields for protection and alter the users appearance.. A mother box is sentient and works similar a computer. Bekka mainly uses her mother box for teleportation during battle and disguising herself when she is not doing heroics as Wonder Woman.

New God Sword: Her sword is made up of metals that aren’t found on earth and makes it tougher than titanium and nearly indestructible. It is capable of cutting through most earthly materials, but it does have trouble slicing through diamonds, but human flesh is like butter to it. The sword is magically bound to Bekka and she can make it fly back to her when separated from it. It is also too heavy for an ordinary human to wield and will electrocute anyone who tries to wield it.

Stomping Grounds: Even though she is a New God from the planet New Genesis, Bekka spends most of her time on earth specifically around LA.

People of Note:

Izaya: He is the all powerful leader of the New Gods and was responsible for her banishment.

Orion: He is a childhood friend of hers and also happens to be the Son of Darkseid.

Himon: he is her father who happens to be the inventor of the Mother Boxes.

Darkseid: He is the tyrant ruler of Apokolips and the wielder of the powerful Omega Force. Bekka had plans to try and kill him, but was stopped by her fellow New Gods. She considers him her greatest enemy.

Mr Miracle: He is Izaya's son who was exchanged with Orion and raised Apokolips. He eventually was able to escape and thus became known as the greatest escape artist.

Giagantra: While on earth Bekka had a run in with a woman who was of incredible size who used her size to rob banks and team up with other super villains. Bekka has had to fight her on many different occasions.

Cheetah: A very disturbed woman with the appearance and bodily movements of a cheetah. Her speed and agility is incredible and her animalistic brutality made Bekka have several confrontations.

Granny Goodness: She is a trainer of Darkseid's soldiers and elite guards. She is sadistic and considered pure evil.

Character Goals: Bekka seeks to find her place back amongst her home and people. She views her task with protecting earth as being part of her banishment from New Genesis as her only way of being allowed to return. The exact terms for which she had to meet in order to return were not given and so she he is left in a world almost unknown to her and she feels like an outcast among the humans of earth. Her hero's journey is one of finding redemption and the way home. Her sense of justice is on the gray side of the moral spectrum, she will not shy away from killing, but she does feel remorse even though her warrior training has tried to hide it.

Sample Post: Bekka could not believe her predicament, she was being led in chains to the all powerful Highfather for crimes against the safety of New Genesis. Her action were for the greater good of New Genesis in her mind and she was indignant at being placed under arrest. Orion and several guards brought her before Izaya who sat upon his large throne with a look of anger in his white eyes and by his side stood her father Himon. Even though she allow her face to show it Bekka felt a wave of fear rush over her at the sight of her ruler's anger. Her father didn't look her in the eye and she could tell he was ashamed of her actions.

"Glorious Highfather we have brought the daughter of Himon before you to stand trial for treasonous acts against your authority" one of the guards declared. Treason?! She was no traitor, she was trying protect her people and home.

"Don't say anything foolish Bekka, admit to your mistake and beg for forgiveness" Orion whispered to her hoping that she would listen to him this time. Bekka just snorted and looked away from him. Izaya then spoke in a deep and powerful voice.

"Bekka daughter of Himon and protector of New Genesis, I am greatly disappointed in your actions and because of them Apokolips is declaring the peace treaty broken and war may soon follow. Do you have any words that you would like to speak?" he asked. Bekka despite her fear clenched her fist in anger and let her temper get the better of her.

"I have done nothing wrong nor am I a traitor, I did what was best for my people!" she bellowed.

"You did what was best for you, you were clouded by your hatred of Darkseid that you didn't think of the repercussions of your actions. My word is law Bekka, by braking the treaty you have commited treason" Izaya spoke firmly and his eyes became even more angered.

"Then maybe your words have become weak!" she said defiantly. Several of the guards gasped in shock at her words, never had they seen someone especially a warrior talk so rudely with their king.

"You are no different than a spoiled angry child! You are only thinking about yourself and not those around you!" he boomed causing the throne room to shake.

"And you are a foolish god who is blind to what evil will do if it is allowed to exist!" she retaliated.

"Enough! I have made my judgement" Izaya got up from his throne and began slowly approach her. Bekka tried to struggle, but the chains prohibited her movement.

"Bekka Daughter of Himon, for acts of treason and war I Izaya Highfather of The New Gods hereby declare you an outcast and banish you from New Genesis! No Mother Box will allow you to return and no god is to help you return. Your exile will last forever until you learn what the true power of a warrior is and truly see your mistake" he spoke and with those last words the Highfather opened up a boom tube and she was flung through after having her chains broken.

Her father hadn't said anything and neither had Orion, she had to face the consquinces of her words against the Highfather. The boom tube opened up several feet above the ground of a place she didn't recognize and landed hard on the dirt. The portal closed almost immediately afterwards. and Bekka was now alone in the outskirts of LA. She was slow to get back up on her feet and noticed that her sword was lying close beside the spot where she had landed. She picked up the weapon and then looked around to get an idea of where the boom tube had taken her.

When her caught the city of Los Angeles Bekka knew that the Highfather had decided to banish her to earth.

"Mother Box, take me back to New Genesis" she commanded it, but it didn't respond the way she wanted and it replied.

"Action not allowed by the Authority of the Highfather." she couldn't believe it, she was truly banished from her home. She kept trying to get the box to take her home, but gave her the same reply. After she gave up Bekka gave a cry of despair at her predicament. She now without a home and had been cut off from those that she had loved. This act of punishment had been worse than anything that she could have thought of Izaya doing to her for the actions that she had done against his decree.

"Highfather I beg of you, please take me home!" she called up to the heavens in the slightest hope that Izaya would hear her plea and bring her back to New Genesis, but there was no response. Bekka almost collapsed on the ground and started to weep at her predicament. She had broken the law to help her people and defend her home, but now she was without her home and people. She was an exile.

[Ruby]

Name: Helena Bertinelli

Alias: The Huntress

Origin:

Helena Bertinelli was born a princess in a Mafia Empire she blissfully knew nothing of. She knew her parents loved her, and her family loved to get together at her father's house. They would descend their home in Gotham Heights to see musicals in the city, or go to the zoo, or the circus, or the museums to see the dinosaur bones.

It was a happy childhood, until the day cruel men in black masks kidnapped her right after school ended at Saint Sebestation's in the Heights.

What exactly happened to Helena is hard to work out. Police reports suggest various mental and physical traumas, but Don Bertinelli pulled whatever strings necessary to ensure no one would examine his baby girl and put that filth on a report any of his enemies could pay some clerk to get ahold of. Her father told her to put it behind her, that "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger", and encouraged her not to speak of it again.

Not even a year later, a van full of masked gunmen burst into the Bertinelli estate in Gotham Heights, and murdered every living member of the Gotham City Bertinelli family. All except the little girl too numb to be scared; without fear little Helena could think, slipping under the corpse of a still bleeding uncle.

Immediately after Helena was returned to the Sicilian Bertinelli clan, the "mother clan." There was talk of marrying Helena off to a distant cousin, or a rapid riser in the Sicilian scene. It was then one of the greatest assassins of the early 20th century, Giovanni Bertinelli, took Helena with him one early morning to hunt fowl.

Giovanni would later admit perhaps he was pushing himself to find something when he took the girl hunting that morning. His own parents had been murdered in a war within the Cosa Nostra. He knew that drive for vengeance. Just as much as he knew a natural born killer when he saw one; and in Helena, he saw it in spades.

Helena Bertinelli had no childhood after that day. Her training began immediately and unrestricted. She holds a degree in Corporate Communications from the Sorbonne, and both a masters and PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. She achieved this by the age of 22 while receiving training in secret from Giovanni and Lady Shiva.

Where her father was a quick minded and ruthless businessman and Don, Helena had become a true master in the art and science of international business. Applying such radical approaches to business as the Theory of Constraints, Lean theory, and Six Sigma, Helena bought failing and crumbling business after failing and crumbling business only to turn downsize, raise product quality, and worker efficiency...and in turn cost efficiency of the bottom line. Sometimes called a 'corporate terrorist', the result was nearly inevitable, what businesses would assist her the most in her ultimate goals were kept while all others were sold off piece by piece to the highest bidder.

When Helena Bertinelli returned to Gotham City it was on the cover of Business Week and being covered by Bloomberg and CNN. Using the ultimate power broker of money, Helena used to the fact that she could make more of it than anyone else available to usher her return to not only the Gotham Mafia, but to the American Mafia as a

whole. Now the majority owner but never direct manager of multi corporations, Helena has turned her focus squarely on Gotham City's Mafia...and her quest to ruin it from the inside-out. Taking on the mission given to her by God the day she played dead under the corpse of an uncle, Helena has decided a theatrical method of hitting the Mafia from the outside while secretly exposing and bleeding them from the inside by taking on the mantle of a former feared and dangerous enemy of the Gotham City Mafia: The Huntress.

She is neither villain or hero, merely a very dangerous and resourceful young woman on a fanatical quest for blood and revenge. A quest that can only end in her own death or the death of the Gotham City Mafia as it is known, or had ever been known. A fact she has willingly accepted.

Attributes:

Helena Bertinelli is an Olympic level athlete, tall and athletically built. Her training regiment remains extreme, and the equal of anything the NFL or Navy SEALs can offer.

She is one of the premiere marksmen in the world.

With an extensive and often times merciless martial arts training record, Helena has forged herself into an incredible martial artist.

On the surface a Technohobbyist, behind the scenes a technician, mechanic, and engineer that has been trained from the start to create her own tools and equipment, to depend on no one. Still room to improve as a hacker, and has no experience with hyper-advanced technology.

After a long campaign to successfully embed herself within the American Mafia, on top of her Sicilian upbringing, Helena holds all the resources and power of a Mafia Don without many realizing it. Thus far Helena has primarily used this as an intelligence resource.

Stomping Grounds:

Helena Bertinelli, and the Huntress, are currently based out of Gotham City and don't look to be leaving (by choice) any time soon. Helena has purchased and redesigned her father's Gotham Heights estate, while purchasing a high rise flat in a posh, selective, apartment building near the banking district. Recently Helena has purchased a historic four story marble building in Old Gotham that, among it's many other uses over the years, was once the legitimate business "front" for Helena's father.

People of Note:

Lady Shiva, former teacher, rumored lover.

Giovanni Bertinelli, mentor, near death due to old age.

Guiseppe Bertinelli, cousin, Gotham born and not present during the Massacre. Remained in Gotham City with his mother.

Hayley Alcott, executive assistant, the second most powerful person in Helena's holdings empire.

Character Goals:

To see just which side of light and dark Helena eventually lands on. I'l let the events of the IC determine her path.

Sample Post:

It took roughly over a second for her mask's optics to switch to thermal, and for the pnuematic crossbow to be drawn from it's holster upon her right thigh into her hand. Two shots were fired even before she hopped airborn. Each man stood out in various shades of red and orange, making each an infinitely easier target to her than she was to them. When each bolt hit it's mark, both men began to scream over the unmistakable high pitched buzz of electricity--zapping them until the hard 'thud' of bodies hitting the ground, leaving them shivering and shaking.

One more was pistol whipped with the crossbow after she landed. Five, the count in her mind sounded off. She wasn't moving fast enough. He was already on another, but Helena had bought herself some time with the electric bolts: a number of the remaining men suddenly went still at the sound. And then one of them began firing randomly through the electric green smoke.

The trademark 'pop' of a Batcave grapple went off; metal screaching and clinking into metal as the three pronged titanium grapple hook attached itself to the barrel of the random firing goon's gun, and sending it flying the air when she depressed the 'return' button. But the Huntress didn't want the gun, she only wanted it away from the scared man firing at random. He'd almost hit one of his own, and the Huntress. A heartbeat after pressing the return button, the Huntress ducked.

The gun flew just over her head, smacking into the head of a man behind her. The crossbow rose again, trained a thermal figure making for an exit. A hiss of air pressure, and the thermal shadowed figure tumbled to the ground. A crossbow bolt sticking out the back of his left thigh. "I'm shot!" The man's voice rose in a frightened shrill. She let him squeal, running towards a duo of men with their backs pressed again each other.

It was a little more tricky than she was used to, the aerial motion of a sideways somersault. If she'd had time to think about it, she might not have even risked it. But by the time the second thought hit her, she was already at full speed; already springing off her feet with a surge from her hips to her thighs to her toes. She had to reach a little further than she would've liked with her hands, but in the end the result went as planned: her hands took hold of the crown of each man's head, and smashed them together.

It was instinct that told her she wasn't going to have room to land on her feet. Instead, she tucked her head in and down, and rolled as her body returned to the ground through the force of gravity. It was just dumb luck she rolled right into one of the last men, her left gloved fist exploding forward, crushing into the main's groin. She heard him gasp for air, through pain, as his weapon dropped. When his body recoiled and his hands shot to his ground, his dropping chin met her rising knee at a very rude force of impact.

Her right hand rose again, her trigger finger squeezing. The bolt thudded into the heavy warehouse wooden door a full step before the running man reached for the door's handle. Her left hand drew the other small crossbow, and she fired, it might seem, without looking at an odd upward angle--smacking into the control panel for the warehouse loading bay door. He was finishing up, and the opening bay door would let the smoke rush out. So the man she'd stopped at the door could see just who had crashed their party.

And so he could see both crossbows aimed at his head. "Move and you'll never have the option of children again."

[TimeToRP]

Name: Jason Todd
Alias: Red Hood AKA Arkham Knight
Jason Todd.. the 2nd Robin, first appearing #408 in 1987, and dying and 1988. And among all of the MALE Robins, he was Robin for a short bit of time. Jason Todd was a street orphan, now obviously Jason Todd, the street orphan had to feed himself. He decided that he could borrow off a tire off a car, this not succeeding, Batman confronts him. And probably to say........... those tires are the Bat-Mobile. And say for some reason... Batman meets Jason Todd this way and that's the first meeting between the two. Bruce has Jason put in a school for trouble use, but actually it seems the school is a HQ for a gang of bad guys. Unfortunately Bruce and Jason Todd beat up the bad men and Jason Todd becomes Robin. But before he could wear the Robin suit, he had 6 months of intense training. This potent training made him think Gotham was a powerful strong place, but while Dick Grayson had all of these acrobatic skills that Jason Todd didn't have, Jason Todd was just...................... angst. Bruce learned if Dick learned to control his rage, he would be an AMAZING Robin. But if Bruce didn't take Jason Todd, he would just be a crime unaccountable for Batman as a sidekick. On Jason's first adventure with Batman, he heard of a villain that he has heard of a bit, so he does a bit research. But when doing research he finds out that Harvey Dent has killed his father, Willis Todd. When he finds this out, he is flooded with anger so much anger, when he sees Two-Face, he goes right up to Two-Face and attempts to choke Two-Face to perish. "I HATE YOU TWO FACE! I'LL KILL YOU AND THIS'LL BE YOUR GRAVE!" Batman was able to at least catch up with Jason and pull him off, and they both stopped Two-Face. And this trend would follow Jason all the way to his grave. Jason remembered thinking of his father over and over, and he couldn't get over his father dead and he threw breakdowns while he was Robin. But.. Jason was a bit of a pighead... he didn't follow orders. One time, Jason and Batman we're planning a simple get-in-get out get inside or get out. And Jason just jumped down and started hitting and attacking; Jason ruins the whole plan. But then, Jason would start using guns, even though Batman wouldn't allow and disliked guns. Batman didn't approve of Jason's angst behavior in crime. And Jason knew that, but when he found out Two-Face killed his father, this followed up. Until Nightwing came back, Jason was all happy. And Dick and Jason actually became friends, and he gave him his phone number. Jason remembered every last word Nightwing said before he left him in those moments. If you need me, I'll always be there, here's my phone number. He was ALWAYS ALWAYS, being compared to Dick Grayson sometimes and he didn't like that. One moment, Jason would become even more violent, and just standing at a balcony, he was just standing there, BATMAN zipping to the scene. Robin, WHAT HAPPENED? Basically Jason stands there, and he looks down. Batman looks at Robin, with a stern look and basically what happens is this man raped, another woman. And Jason kills this man, throwing him off, lying to Batman. And Todd makes up a terrible excuse to this saying; "He tripped..." Batman doesn't believe this but having no answer or reason to prove otherwise, he asks. Did Felipe fall.. or trip...? After that basically Batman knew Jason was getting violent. So a couple years ported, a death in the FAMILY was created and a spot in the hole was created for Jason Todd. And when Batman got so mad and DONE with Jason, Jason was angst. He was filled with dread, he thought Batman didn't understand. This caused him to STOMP right out of Wayne Manor in front of Bruce Wayne himself. Jason Todd goes to his mother, well he thinks that's his mother. He learns that Katherine is not is biological mother. Jason uses a item that he got from Bruce while he was Robin, using this to track down his mother. He learned his mother was a aid worker, so learning so he traveled there. His mother's actually WORKING for Joker, at least Joker is blackmailing his mother for her to work for him. So Jason unaware of this is about to fall into his death ported in 1988. Joker beats Jason with a crowbar, INSIDE of his ROBIN costume and his mother is in there with him inside of a warehouse. Batman is about to arrive, but then the bomb goes off, and Batman is too late. And everything blows. When Robin dies, his grave is placed.. Bruce is depressed by this several months after Jason dies. ..
6 MONTHS LATER.
Jason returns from the dead, soon but no one is really sure how. And Tim is took as the new 3rd ROBIN. But when Robin was... Jason Todd was really angry about this, but Tim was better than him. It took 1 week for Jason to find the Bat-Cave, looking at the old location Batman and him worked at. Soon Red Hood was so mad at Batman, he looked around the world in Gotham for tips and tricks for dead tricks around Gotham. But instead of getting Batman... he thought he could get Tim. So looking around, he looked for bombs and he knew Tim was just becoming Robin and the Bat-Family was coming, but he wasn't really apart of it. Doing so, he dressed like Batman with guns and gadgets fancy gadgets, looking around and dressing like Batman. With guns, soon enough he was armed with guns and fancy gadgets and shot around Gotham, and turned most of Gotham against Batman, but soon Nightwing battled Jason, and Nightwing knew this was Jason. After attempting, what it seemed to beat Jason. Jason disappeared.. and returned in;

February 1st, 2016
Red Hood would go leaking in the shadows in Gotham and was back for vengeance.

Attributes
Master Martial Artist
Proficient with firearms
Melee Martial Artist
Quick Attacks, Dive In Combo.
Resource Killer, Hacking Device.

Stomping Grounds
Jason is in a roundhouse of killer district, he owns a small HQ where he has tons of murders with him, such as Professor Pyg, and he owns suits there. He grounds a interest for a huge "salon" at Gotham City, though, he lets Professor Pyg and Hush own it there, things go on as surgery and facial surgery there.

People Of Note:
Hush, AKA Tommy Elliot
Professor Pyg
Batman
Joker
Tim Drake AKA Robin
Man-Bat
Harley-Quinn

Character Goals
Kill Joker
Kill Tim Drake
Find out the best way how to kill BATMAN.
Take Over Gotham.

Sample
"You know Batman, I've had a great time fighting you.
"Kill him, NOW."
"NO, NO Batman, WE KNOW HOW YOU THINK!"
Jason Todd tossed all of the fancy Bat-Gadgets around, trying to find the perfect one.
My version of Jason is the killing and violent Jason, depressing and filled with dread.

(I post casual, mostly sometimes I'll post long and huge.)

[Blue Demon]

Name:

Courtney Whitmore

Alias:

Stargirl

Origin:

Year of the Monkey: 1992

All stories begin somewhere. Courtney's live may have started here, but her tale really began before. Her mother and father had wed right out of high school. Courtney wasn't born much later. Due to the date of her summer birth, it had been obvious she was conceived before marriage. Still, the couple were happy, for a while.

Year of the Dog: 1994

Most people would have described their marriage as bliss. Everyone who knew the happy couple never thought they'd break up. No one saw the cracks. The yelling, the crying. Soon it was exposed that Courtney's paternal father had only married her mother our of pressure. Because he had "knocked her up". Susan had been devastated. She moved back in with her parents and cut out all contact with her ex. Courtney was only two.

The Early Years: 1995-2007 (3-15)

Courtney's mother changed her last name back to Whitmore and no more was spoke about the matter. It never really bothered Courtney. It just meant her mother was hers and only hers. She didn't have to share like the other kids her age. It also didn't hurt that her Grandparents were "totally awesome" as the little girl would say. However that began to change as she grew older. After her Grandparents passed when she was twelve she suffered a bout of depression. After that she had a new desire to know her father. At first she accepted her mother's unwillingness to tell her. Then, as she reached her teen years she resented her mother for never telling her anything about her father. Their screaming matches were stuff of legend. Each one lashing out to protect their wounded feelings. Eventually Courtney stopped pushing, though she has tried to find out on her own. It also didn't help that her mother began dating once more.

Trouble in Paradise: 2007 (15)

The gulf between mother and daughter widened when her mother started going steady with a man named Pat. Courtney would go out of her way to be mean to him to drive him off. It only served to make her mother even more angry with her. Despite all of Courtney's protests her mother married him becoming a Dugan. Courtney threatens all manner of misdeeds and bodily harm to retain the last name Whitmore. Pat never seemed terribly upset, a stark counter point to her mother's disappointment. This only pissed Courtney off more.

Things go from bad to worse when Pat moves the family to Nebraska. Blue-freaking-Valley, Nebraska. She stopped talking to her mother and stepfather completely. She started staying away from home as much as she could and ended up making friends that didn't exactly encourage good choices. Courtney was still in full on rebellion mode when it was announced that her mother was pregnant.

Year of the Rat: 2008 (16)

Courtney's little sister Patricia was born just a few months into the worst year of her life. Just days after the birth Courtney gets expelled from school for fighting. The two kids she fought were also expelled. Pat bundles her off to summer camp which was basically a boot camp with pink signs. There Courtney makes the first of her life long friends, Mary. She had anger issues like Courtney and when the two weren't yelling at each other, they devised annoying pranks to pull on the camp "instructors". Though the two were separated after the camp, they kept in lose contact through texts, emails and phone calls.

Year of the Tiger: 2010 (18)

Courtney graduated high school, no thanks to her black mark of expulsion. She packs up the next day and announced her intention to go on a road trip to "find herself" with a two of her girl friends. Her mother at this point had pretty much given up on her wayward daughter and didn't offer any protests. There was just relief that she was out of the house. It was, surprisingly enough to Courtney, Pat who had nearly thrown a fit. He only agreed that she could go if she and her friends all enrolled (and attended and passed) a self defense class for a month. After they did so, Courtney and her friends flew to the East Coast where they meet up with Mary. From there they road tripped cross country to California. Mary and Courtney dropped off the other two friends at their college and drove back to New York. From there Courtney reluctantly flew back home.

Turtle versus the Hare: Late 2010-2012 (19-20)

Once back home Courtney packs up everything she wanted in her car, sells the rest and moves out. She rebuffed all attempts to reconcile with her mother and Pat. She gets odd jobs here and there, but never stays in one place for long. After a while she ended up living out of her car, unable to pay rent. Courtney, at this point begins to settle into a depression and wonders what she's going to do with the rest of her life.

While trapped in her depressive lethargy Courtney meets Dylan. He volunteered at the local soup kitchen. For a while the two flirted, but they never became more than just friends. Dylan was the one who introduced her to a shelter. The Woman's Shelter helped Courtney begin to feel like she had purpose again. Courtney ended up being a full time volunteer and even started filling out paperwork to join the Peace Corps.

Year of the Snake: Start 2013 (21)

Courtney shakes off her depression and all is pretty right in the world. What she never expected was to get approached by an alien. Called himself Starman. Or as he later confessed, Jack Knight. Infact, it turned out that he wasn't so alien. Years before he had left earth with the Comic staff and went to live on another planet. He was kind of sketchy about the details, no matter how hard Courtney tried to get him to tell her. She fell in love with his stories about outer space. Even though she thought he was a loon, making it all up even if there was a legitimate alien running around named Superman.

After a few months Jack confesses that he's dying. He then takes Courtney out on a trip with his Staff. Afterwards he tells her that he wants her to have his staff. Courtney is floored by his actions. At first she refuses. After all, what would she do with it? Jack had laughed at that. Then he told her to be a hero. She could right wrongs. For a while she does truly think he's lost it. Then he tells her that he can see greatness in her. That she was meant for better. With the Staff she could do better, even if it was just for the people she help with her volunteer work. Once she agreed to take the Staff Jack vanished and she never saw him again.

Year of the Horse: 2014 (22)

Courtney's start of her heroine career did not have an auspicious start. It was more a series of disasters barely adverted as she learned how to use the Staff's powers. More than once she went to the hospital with bullet wounds. One of those trips, Pat showed up and confronted her. Courntey ended up telling him everything and to her surprise he agreed to help her. Turned out Pat used to know Jack from his line of work. Pat's an ex-spy with his friend Sylvester Pemberton, a mad tech genius.

Pat takes her to Sylvester. Sylvester had been working on tech modeled off the Cosmic Staff. With Courtney agreeing to loan the Staff for a bit, he created her a piece called the Cosmic Belt. When she asked why, Pat said it was because he wanted her to be safe. Sylvester insisted that Courtney keep in touch with him. She didn't mind much since they had become friends. She even liked his sister Merry.

Year of Sheep: 2015 (23)

Pat, after getting her the belt, trains her. He taught her everything he knew and even helped her with her hero-ing. With the assistance of her step-father, she becomes a rather good superhero.

Turning Full Circle: Current: 2016 (24)

Courtney moved to New York City at the behest of her friend Mary and also the Pembertons. She quickly garnered a reputation as Stargirl. She even gained a few rogues of her own. Though most of them are currently serving time in jail.

Attributes:

Powers: Courtney has no superpowers. However the cosmic staff grants Courtney powers:

• Rapid flight
• levitation of objects
• Energy manipulation

The staff can also:

• absorb stellar energy, which can then be manipulated into defensive force fields, and offensive energy blasts of incredible power.
  • Courtney can use both powers at once to protect herself from atmospheric damage in high velocity flight
• Receive Courtney's mental commands from a distance
• Attune itself to the user. It is difficult to quickly change the staff's affiliation.

Skills: Some martial arts. However she is mainly best at brawling due to her personality. Though she does know, and can use stealth if it is required. Use of the Cosmic Staff and Belt. Trash-talk.

Equipment: The Comic Converter Belt:

• Through a process called "Solar Energy Conversion" the Belt converts cosmic energy (star light) into a very useful and flexible force. The uses are listed below:
  • Enhanced Strength, Agility, Speed, and Stamina
  • Shooting Stars: which are light forms which disrupt electric devices and organic nervous systems.
  • Aura Connection: the Converter Belt is attuned to the aura of the wielder

Stomping Grounds:

New York City
Previously Blue Valley, Nebraska

People of Note:

Susan Dugan

Mother

Pat Dugan

Stepfather

Patricia Dugan

Little Sister

Starman Jack Knight

Former wielder of the Cosmic Staff. An Alien.

Sylvester Pemberton

Creator of the Comic Belt

Merry Pemberton

Sister to Slyvester

Dylan Whiting

Best Friend

Mary Thompson

Best Friend

Blue Moon

Magical hitwoman. Powers vary on the state of the Moon. Full=Strongest

Arthur Pemberton

Nephew of Sylvester Pemberton

Paintball

Former Art Teacher turned super villain

Shiv

Shiv is the daughter of the supervillain Dragon King. She has a grudge against Stargirl.

Character Goals:

To mainly have fun. Courtney is a sassy, cocky girl. But she'll always be there for people. Everyone else seems so serious, I thought a light-hearted person would be good to include.

Sample Post:

The gravel grated Courtney's hands as she skidded across the road. The curb bit ugly into her back and flipped her onto the sidewalk. The young woman groaned reaching blindly for the Cosmic Staff. Her hand only came up with open air. Blue eyes snapped open. She cast about, desperate.

"Looking for this?"

Courtney inhaled and braced herself as she sat up and looked at Shiv. The tall woman smirked, stroking the Staff. Her own dragon headed staff had been cast away for the new prize.

"Give it back." Courtney croaked. She wiped her mouth as blood threatened.

"No, I think not." Shiv crooned as she pointed the crook head at Courtney. There was a moment of silence then Shiv's face twisted in anger. Courtney couldn't help the smile that creeped onto her face.

"Trouble?" She taunted, probably a bit too cocky. Her back and hands ached from road rash, but the sight of seeing Shiv throw a tantrum was almost worth it. "I guess it doesn't like you."

CRACK

Courtney looked up at the sky dazed. Shiv loomed over her, staff in hand. It took her a few precious seconds to process that she had been whipped across the face by her own Staff. Above her Shiv was yelling something. However Courtney's attention was more focused on the Staff being raised for another blow. Anger rose in her bosom and she grabbed a hold of it, using it.

Focusing her anger Courtney kicked out at Shiv's legs as the Staff came down. It unbalanced the already mentally unbalanced woman enough that as the Staff came down Courtney was able to turn out of it's path. She winced as it hit the concrete, hard. She hoped the Staff was durable enough for that.

As her mind provided commentary as she reached out for the Staff. The metal was warm under her hands. Every time she held it she never ceased to be in awe of it. The warm reached into her very bones and soothed her. Shiv shouted and pulled on the Staff. Courtney wrapped herself around it and with the barest mental suggestion, Shiv went flying away. Launched off by the residual cosmic energy.

Shiv landed on her feet, much more gracefully than Courtney. Her face still twisted in a snarl. "Who are you?" She hissed out. She sounded almost like the dragon her father was trying to pretend to be.

"Stargirl." Courtney said as she pulled herself to her feet. She wobbled a bit, leaning on her Staff for support. She tensed as Shiv moved. But Shiv moved back, away from Courtney. At first the woman was confused, then she heard the sound of sirens. Right.

Shiv vanished. Not even a trace of her two toned hair. Courtney turned to look at the museum and winced. One of the Greek pillars was gone. Well, not all the way gone. Some of the bottom was still there. And then there was the rubble strewn about the street. Of course Courtney rathered that result than her body smeared on said pillar. Somehow she didn't think the cops would take that as a reasonable excuse.

Courtney tightened her grip on the staff. It hummed just a little as she lifted it then sat on it like a witch on her broomstick. A little maniacal laugh burst out of her.

"Some superhero I am." She murmured to herself through the laugh, looking up to the stars. "Jack..." She sighed and lifted further up into the air as the first cop car rounded the corner. Time to go. She turned her Staff around and drifted off, lazily to hopefully conserve the power. She still had no idea how much she had used, nor how much was left. If only Jack had stuck around to at least give her the basics.

Courtney watched the lights of the museum fade into the wash. In the sky she was sandwiched between two sets of stars. She looked back up and wished Jack peace. Then she added, "At least nothing was stolen, even if I got my butt kicked." She closed her eyes and imagined Jack laughing, maybe even proud.

[The Grey Warden]

Catwoman

Name
Selina Kyle

Alias
Catwoman

Origin
Selina Kyle's childhood was defined by tragedy as her brutalized mother, Maria committed suicide and her violent father, Brian drank himself to death soon after the loss. After her parent's death, she was separated from her younger sister, Maggie Kyle. She went to live a couple foster homes, while Selina remanded to the Sprang Hall Juvenile Detention Center, an abusive state home for orphaned or delinquent girls. She remained there until the age of ten, when she escaped the center by climbing out of a broken window.

After leaving the center, she went a carnival outside of Gotham and tried to pickpocket the crowds there; however, she was caught by the owner. He offered her to join the carnival or go to a juvenile detention center. She agreed as soon she heard the word 'juvenile' and soon learned the art of contortionism, gymnastics, magic and trickery. Using her new learned skills, Selina also improved her pickpocketing skills by stealing for the crowds once more.

When the owner dies in a tragic accident, Selina was offered to become the new owner of the carnival; but, she turned it down and goes back to the streets of Gotham. And at the age of seventeen, she became a prostitute and was working for Stan, one of the many pimps in Gotham. During her first year as a prostitute, she saw a girl being sexually abused by a cop and decides to end the abuse by punching the cop. They ran away from the scene together and they went to Selina's apartment. That was when she learns that the girl's name was Holly Robinson and that she was only thirteen years old. That was when that Selina decided to take care of her and convinced Stan to let Holly stay.

While laying in a bed at the hospital (after being attacked), Selina is visited by a man named George Flannery, claiming to be from Gotham Vice. He demands to know who beat her up, but she won't answer any of his questions. He tells her to call him if she does decide to press charges against the man who beat and raped her. He offers her a card, but it's not his card. He explains that she should use the number on the card to talk to a man who can help her take care of herself - it may save her life one day. She refuses to take it at first, but changes her mind so he could leave her be.

After being discharged from the hospital, Selina returns to her apartment, asking Holly whether Stan is around the apartments. Holly tells her that it was Stan who beat her and she warns that if she goes back to her room, he will be waiting for her. Even so, Selina avoids her warning and goes up to her room. Stan is complaisant, apologizing for mistreating her. She ignores him and asks where her cats are as she looked around for them. He told her that he moved them to an empty apartment, because they make him uncomfortable. Despite that discomfort, he presents Selina with a cat-themed dominatrix bodysuit. She is disgusted by the bodysuit, but eventually Stan talks her into doing one last job for him in the catsuit, promising it will be the last time. Even known he was lying to her.

After Stan talks to her, she calls the number on the card and winds up, doing self-defence training with former boxing champ Ted Grant. Selina asks how many other girls Flannery has sent Ted, and he responds that he doesn't know any cops named Flannery. He says that for $100/hour, he'll teach her everything he knows. Naturally, she can't afford it, and he suggests that she may qualify for a discount, if she's serious. She sets up an appointment with Ted, and she asks him to teach her how to use a bullwhip in a fight. Ted wonders who it is that Selina is really lashing out at, because he doesn't think it's her pimp. Even so, he trains her in the use of the whip. During the training, she begins to break down and give up. Ted keeps pushing her and pushing her, making her angry until she lashes out and really hurts him. This is what he wanted; to get Selina to put her emotion into her fighting. The training lasts for a couple more months until Ted thought that she knew how to fight against the street thugs of Gotham.

During the usual nighttime, Holly and Selina were awaken with gunshots at Robinson Park. Turning on the TV, they see a news report indicating that the Batman has surrounded some thugs that were a part of the mafia. Holly is filled with excitement at the thought of glimpsing the Batman, and Selina agrees to accompany her friend to the police line, to see events unfold. The Batman fought off the thugs with his abilities as screaming and gunfire took place. Then, he disappeared into the nighttime sky with the thugs all tied up. Holly was excited that she saw the Batman and Selina realizes that he is a formidable man, and that he uses the idea of bats to his advantage.

After seeing Batman in action, Selina grabbed the bodysuit that Stan gave to her and finally decided to make her move. That was when Catwoman was born. She called him and lied that one of her clients became violent and ended up being stabbed with his own knife. Stan tells her to stay calm and meet him at a certain location. As he waits for her, Selina creeps over the rooftops in her new costume and pounces on him. When he realizes that it was Selina and what her intentions are, he tries to be threatening, but she scratches his face and throws him to the ground. She removes her mask, pressing her stiletto heel against Stan's throat and warns him not to kick the cat.

After the event, she began her luck at stealing things as she did when she was in her teenage years. Cat-burglary. While she was stealing away from Gotham, Stan decides the time has come to put a bullet in Selina Kyle's head and the only way to get her attention was to kidnap someone close to her: Holly. While Selina was gone during the night, Stan called Holly to make him a job and gave the location of it and she accepted the job. She got there and she was kidnapped by Stan as he knocked her out and took him to an unknown location.

Selina began to look all over Gotham from Holly after she disappeared. She knew that Stan had something to do with it, but she didn't know where he was or have proof that he did it. Then, she breaks into a fancy apartment and finds a former prostitute bathing in a large tub. Not any prostitute, but Stan's prostitute was at the apartment. Selina turned the lights off and then appeared in the dark brandishing her sharpened claws. The girl quickly breaks, and Selina demands to know where Stan is. The girl fearfully responds that Stan may be in a supply depot for the F-Train, or he may be at Bruzinsky's Theatre, an old strip joint. Stealing the girl's jewels, Catwoman warns the girl to tell no one she was there, and then blows out the candle, leaving the girl in total darkness.

Bruzinsky's Theatre was the first stop and it was the right stop as Stan was there with Holly. Stan grows agitated with Holly and drags her out into the rafters and scaffolding above the stage at the theatre. He is surprised to find Catwoman is waiting above him, promising to kill him. Stan throws Holly to the ground as Catwoman drops on him. Selina is so consumed by her desire to destroy Stan that she fails to notice Holly holding on to the edge of the walkway for dear life.

Stan pulls a knife, but Selina manages to yank it from his grip with her whip and scratch his face. While he falls to the ground in pain, Selina reaches for Holly's hand, but Stan gets up and pushes her aside, stepping on Holly's fingers and causing her to let go. Selina desperately tries to catch her close friend, and in her hurry she knocks Stan over the side as well, and both Stan and Holly exceed her grasp.

Selina looks down to see Stan below, and from behind her, she hears Batman tell her that he's dead. She assumes that Holly died as well, but fortunately, Batman had caught her. Selina readily admits that she let Stan fall to his death and leaves in disgust at the thought that Batman would have saved scum like Stan, even after what he did.

While overlooking the skylights of Gotham, Selina was thinking of the responsibilities of Catwoman; of herself. She feels that the suit makes her stop caring about consequences; like Selina Kyle is dead. She returned to the street grounds and goes to Stan's apartment as it might have clues to who else had helped in the kidnapping of Holly. It was Jefferson Skeevers, Stan's friend and a friend of some mob boss.

[NEED APPROVE FOR GM AND BATMAN CHARACTER TO BE OFFICIAL] When Catwoman goes to confront Jefferson, Batman appears out of the darkness to stop Catwoman. He knows that Jefferson was also behind the kidnapping of Holly and tells her that he deserves a jury of his peers. Catwoman doubts this, but Batman offer that Lt. Gordon will help and listen with an unbiased ear. But, she still doubts him as it's 'corrupted with men of money'.

Then, Batman attempts to convince Catwoman to give up her costumed thievery, but the thrill is too great for her to give it up, and she feels a strong attraction for him. Batman responds that they will be at odds, because they are on opposite sides of the law. Frustratingly, she steals a kiss from him, and then claws his face. She claims the first round for herself, and then runs off. That was when that Catwoman fell in love with the mysterious vigilante of the night and it wouldn't be the last that they meet face to face.

After the events with Batman, Catwoman and Holly soon moved out of the apartment and moved into a wealthy apartment with the money that she got from stealing. Selina got a new catsuit that had more protection against bullets and fists with the same money. Years after the event, she was able to let Holly live a safe life in Gotham without the fear of losing her. At the same time, she met Gwen Altamont and they became friends after one of their friends dies. Gwen wanted to help Gotham's prostitute start a new life away from the sex and the drugs; but, she didn't want to be able to put on a mask to do so.

So, she looked into buying a nightclub within Gotham called, "The Tin Roof Club". Selina wanted to help her and use the nightclub at the same time. She stole enough money until she was able to buy it and gave her the money as Catwoman. When Gwen got the money, she knew that Selina was behind the mask based on the perfect amount of money needed to buy the club. Catwoman told Gwen that she was going to allow the nightclub to be used as her hideout if she gave her the money.

She accepts the offer and welcomes Catwoman to the nightclub. Now, she had a new hideout to use as Catwoman and an apartment from Selina. But, she wasn't done stealing away for the wealthy. She never was the one to retire from a job until she was forced to or died.

And besides, her job was about to get interesting.

Attributes
Abilities
Acrobatics - Selina is a gifted and accomplished athlete, with heightened acrobatic prowess. Her feats have been so amazing, one could argue that her athletic ability is somewhat superhuman.

Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced) - She was trained by the Armless Master in martial arts and by Wildcat in boxing and street-fighting. She is a dangerous, clever and resourceful fighter, known for precise, agile attacks and speedy getaways. Her formidable hand-to-hand combat skills are augmented by her cat-like speed, reflexes, balance, and flexibility.

Stealth - Selina is as stealthy as any large cat. She has easily been able to sneak up on large groups of people and even other vigilantes on patrol. She shows marked prowess in this ability while she's on the prowl for her next job.

Thievery - Selina is a master thief, known throughout Gotham City for her burglary of cat-themed objects and/or gems and jewels of the highest quality. Hardly one to knock over a bank, Catwoman would rather break into the chairman's office and take his personal documents.

Disguise - To pull off her many capers, Catwoman resorts to disguises and aliases. She once posed as an old lady in order to steal a valuable piece of jewelry while on a cruise ship. Later, she posed as a night club goer in order to get acquainted with it's owners and return later to rob them.

Feline Empathy - Catwoman has a good affinity for cats. Feline species tend to flock to her, accepting her almost immediately, recognizing somehow that she is not an enemy but a friend. This allows her to calm injured cats, train them, befriend them, and form strong bonds with them. These animals will even sometimes come to her defense when she is attacked. This has proved most beneficial, especially when it has involved big cats.

Equipment
Catwoman Costume - The skintight costume features retractable razor-sharp claws in her gloves and spring-action climbing pitons in her boots. Catwoman's costume is designed to give her maximum flexibility and movement while providing her some anonymity, and stealth. Her mask covers her features, keeping her from instant recognition in her civilian identity. The material is a thick insulating cloth, protecting her from cold and wet, while being fire retardant.

Claws - Catwoman's gloves and boots contain special retractable claws which are formed of a strong steel which extend from and retract into her gloved fingertips and boots when she triggers pressure switches. They can shred a bullet-proof vest, punch through an aluminum frame car door, or dig into porous surfaces to climb.

Whip - Catwoman is highly proficient in the use of the bullwhip. She employs a 12 foot long, black leather braided bullwhip which is normally carried on her person either in her boot or in a small backpack.

Transportation
Motorcycle - Catwoman occasionally uses a motorcycle for long-distance transportation, but generally prefers rooftop prowling for short distances.

Stomping Grounds
Gotham City
East End - A hotbed of prostitutes and pimps, Selina was born in this area to her mother and father. This part of Gotham was her home, where she met many friends and enemies. She protects the area with her life.

The Tin Roof Club - An nightclub owned by her friend, Gwen Altamont. It's used as a hideout for Catwoman and other prostitutes who wish to escape that life like she did. It's also located in the edge of East End.

People of Note
Allies
Batman - Ally, enemy, and lover of Catwoman.

Wildcat - Mentor to Selina, helped her trained to becoming the Catwoman.

Holly Robinson - Close friend of Selina, knows that she's Catwoman and worries about her.

Karon - Holly's girlfriend, another close friend of Selina. Doesn't know that she's Catwoman.

Gwen Altamont - Friend of both Selina and Catwoman. Allows her to use the nightclub as a hideout.

Rogues
Poison Ivy - Occasional friend and foe of Catwoman. They haven't talked since they ended their group, "Gotham City Sierns".

Black Mask - Mafia boss. He wants Catwoman dead, because she gave him a scar on his mask.

The Penguin - Stole for him when she started to steal for the fist time. Enemies since that day.

Bone - Killed Catwoman's friend, because she stole for him.

Character Goals
I want to make her think about what side she's on. Question her actions and protect those that she loves and cares from. And I also want to expand and explore the relationship with Batman to the point, where she's either accepted into his family or end the relationship between them.

Sample Post

Getting Answers

It has been a couple days since her close friend, Holly, disappeared from the streets. Stan, their pimp, also disappeared around the time that she went missing. The police don't care about prostitutes unless they want sex with them to 'release stress'. Selina grew tired of waiting for the police to do their job and put on her catsuit again. She just got word that one of Stan's prostitutes was somewhere in Gotham and she didn't have a clue where she was. Selina got finished putting on the suit as he grabbed her mask and grinned as she began to say to herself, "It's time from me to get answers.". She put on the mask and opened the window as she exited out of her apartment.

A hour of running and jumping around Gotham bought her to the Diamond District, where some of Gotham's wealthy live and it's home to the popular jewelry stores. Catwoman looked around for the apartment, where the girl was at; however, she soon stopped to see an opened window. She tried not to focus on it, but it was too late as she ran towards it. With her claws, she attracted onto the brick wall and started to climb upward as she tried to not let go. The claws' feature was a bit odd for her to use, but she started to get used to them. As she got to the window, she pulls one hand away from the wall to grab the ledge of the window.

Pulling herself up into the apartment, she found gold as there was something that could sell very well in pawn shops. Jewelry, cash, rings, and the many other wonders that the wealthy leave out of their safes. Catwoman was a well-known cat burglar after all. Plus, she needs them to survive out on the streets of Gotham—especially East End. Thankfully, her little backpack was with her as she removed it from her back and begun her spree of stealing. One necklace in the bag, one golden ring in the bag, two hundred dollars in the bag.

She still was pulling things in her bag until she heard splashing in the bathroom nearby. Catwoman immediately stopped what she was doing, Of course I forgot to check. She silently walked towards the hallway and near the bathroom door as she heard someone humming. Taking a peak at what's going on, she found a woman in the bathroom in the bath as she was washing herself to some quiet music. Then she realized that she knew the girl, Grace Davis. Stan's favorite prostitute and she usually hangs out with him. There's the bitch. How about I make my introduction.

She walked away from the hallway and saw the light switch as she turned it off. It got dark all of the sudden as the woman in the bath questioned the blackout. "Hello, who is there?" she said with a tone of panic. Selina walked towards the doorway of the bathroom and lean on the doorway. "Thomas, is that you?" Grace questioned the mysterious figure in the doorway. Selina grinned at the sight of Grace's fear as she was enjoying this moment. The claws popped out and she begun to brandish her sharpened claws. Grace jumped at the sight of the claws and shouted loudly towards the figure as it got closer, "GET AWAY FOR ME. PLEASE DON'T HARM ME.".

The figure got close to her and the candle near the sink, which reveal the figure to be Catwoman. Catwoman kneed and her claws got closer to her hair as she said to the girl with a soft tone, "I wouldn't harm you unless you don't give me answers.".

Confused at Catwoman's request, Grace said to her, "What answers?". Her hands felt the soft, cool face as she smiled and said, "I know you work for Stan and that you guys are close to say.". Grace backed away as she felt the leather of the glove and Catwoman pulled her hand away and said, "Alright, it's simple. Do you know where Stan currently lives?". Grace looked at Catwoman and said, "Stan? I don't know where he is.". Her eyes were all over the place, trying to hide her lying ass. But, Catwoman grew tired of games like she always did and got her claws out. With one figure, she cut a piece of Grace's blond hair and caught it in the hair. Grace screamed at the sight of her claws and painfully said 'ouch' as her hair was cut.

"Tell me or I cut the rest of your beautiful hair." Catwoman said with a demanding tone as she waved the cut hair around and then let it drop the rug. On the edge of tears, Grace shouted to Catwoman as she was losing her voice, "Alright! Alright! Just don't cut it all.". She breathed and sighed as she said, "Early today, I called him and he told me that he was hiding at either at a supply depot in the train yard or at Bruzinsky's Theatre. I swear.".

"Thank you." Catwoman said as she eyed the necklace on the girl and decided to take it off of her with her claw. Grace closed her eyes at the sight of her claws and realized that her necklace was gone. Putting her hands around her neck, Grace yelled for the necklace back. Catwoman just looked at her and said, "Listen, I don't want you to tell anyone that I was here or else.". The candle was out as she finished her sentence and disappeared into the night.

Grace immediately started to cry and humming the same tone as earlier.