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The next few days were spent resting for Octavia and Lexa. Abby had provided Octavia with a note to cover her work. Light duties or stay home. Bellamy called and wanted to know what was going on and Octavia rolled her eyes at Lexa in frustration. He was disrupting their battle on Mario Kart. She was kicking Lexa’s ass.
"Little accident while spelunking with Lexa"
"Spelunking with Lexa?" He sounded incredulous
"Yeah you know cave exploring"
"I know what spelunking is" he practically yelled and O winced and held the phone away from her ear "and how the hell do you know Lexa?"
"Bell I told you I'm training with her. I swear how the hell did you become a detective. Anyway gotta go, Mario Kart is waiting. Bye" and she hung up on him. She fist bumped Lexa and ignored her phone for the next few days.
Clarke spent her days at work with concerned colleagues, relieved that Finn had been sacked and barred from practicing again. Luckily Bellamy had found plenty of witnesses from Clarke’s condo complex willing to give a statement. Not to mention tell the tale of Batgirl and Robin. Maya as the ADA would be bringing charges against the four men.
Clarke returned to Lexa’s mansion each night and Lexa had given her a key to the house and a full rundown of the security and how to get to the Batcave. Clarke was pretty sure she was going to move in but hadn't told Lexa or her mother that, keeping her condo for now. Besides which it was fully paid for and might come in handy for late nights in the city.
After a few days off the fighting duo started some light training, mainly light weights and some cardio running and cycling. Another week of that and they upped their training again much to Abby and Clarke’s disapproval. Both were sore but it was worth it to feel good.
Not long after that they decided to test out the Bat wings. Otherwise known as their capes. Raven showed the duo how it worked one night while Clarke and Abby weren't there to vent their disapproval. Then they lined up on the cliff above the lake near the Batcave, Raven and Gus down the bottom in case they needed to dive in and rescue them.
"So, leap of faith?" O asked and Lexa rolled her eyes and shook her head stepping forward and hit the button on her arm that electrified the cape and made it stiffen. She'd been hang gliding once or twice so hoped it was similar as she took a deep breath and jumped.
Octavia raced to the cliff edge to look down. She had trouble seeing anything to start with and thought the fact there was no piercing scream or a splash was a good sign. She grinned when she finally saw Lexa flying through the air and heard her shout of joy.
"Fuck yeah" she whispered and hit her button, feeling the Cape stiffen and grabbed the hand guides and jumped. Nothing could have prepared her for the pure joy of flying through the air. She really didn't have enough time to do anything but guide herself away from the water and then concentrate on not having a rough landing.
They all hugged when they got to the ground and decided to go again. By the last jump of the night they were taking running dives off the cliff before activating their "wings"
Over the next few nights they went to higher and higher buildings, learning how to ride the up drafts, wind gusts and thermal currents around the city. Of course when Clarke and Abby found out they wouldn't speak to their respective partners for a few days. Raven was even relegated to the couch.
Cage Wallace was furious with his father. He was a weak minded fool. He wasn't sure how the man ever became Mayor or President of their company. Cage had sorted out the latter years ago but he could do nothing about the former. Or so his father thought.
His father knew he did business on the shady side of the law occasionally and money talked a lot to shut people up or simply make them disappear. What his father didn't know was that Cage had plans, big plans to put him firmly on the map as owning Gotham. From there the sky was the limit.
What he didn't like was the reports that the Bat was back. Not Batman, but a woman and she had a side kick. Another woman. Pictures of Batgirl and Robin had been in the paper a lot recently. Cleaning up the streets and ruining his drug business. Who would have thought two bloody women would cause him so much trouble.
But now he hoped he had a solution to this problem. His silent partner had reminded him that Batman had a few enemies wasting away their days it Gotham’s penitentiary for the criminally insane. Some he didn't want to touch but he thought he could manage one. It had cost him a lot of silence money but he had his meeting.
He was led by a guard into a small room with a table and chairs on either side. He placed his briefcase on a table and took a seat while he took deep breaths to calm his nerves. He looked at the camera but knew due to him being suddenly a lot poorer, that the system was shut off.
The door opened again and the man they brought in looked pathetic. His hair was salt and peppered now, he was reed thin, clothes hanging off him, spectacles held together by some tape and his eyes were unlike anything he'd ever seen except on a rabid dog.
He suddenly felt very uncomfortable with the plan but was more worried about what his silent partner and her mob could do to him so sat up straight and tried to act confident. The scrawny man was handcuffed to the table before the guard left.
Cage watched as the man looked at him then around the room. He didn't know what he was expecting to see but stated
"The camera and audio are off Dr. Crane. I didn't want our conversation recorded" he informed "allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cage Wallace, the Mayor’s son. I love my father but I don't much like him. He is weak minded and a fool. He has all that power in his hands but does nothing with it" he could see a glimmer of interest in the other man’s eyes "I was thinking of overthrowing him the old way, good old anarchy"
This caused a giggle to come from the mad doctor’s mouth before he stifled it but the interest was still there. Cage had a way to garner more interest. He opened his briefcase and turned it to show the doctor whose eyes lit up with excitement. Cage shut the case quickly.
"I can get you out of here, to freedom. But I have conditions." He waited patiently until the mad man nodded "you have open slather on Gotham and once it's under my control I will reward you heavily and you can leave, turn your ways to other cities. Have fun. But I will have a list of people you can't touch, my father being one of them. I'd rather he stay sane to watch his precious city under my control" he waited again and the man nodded looking eagerly at the case again.
Cage gave him another quick look and saw the shiver of excitement pass through the thin body across from him. He shut the case again.
"I just have a small problem, or two actually. An old nemesis of yours has a predecessor. They call her Batgirl and she has a sidekick, another girl they call Robin." He paused as he saw the mad rage return to the dead eyes across from him. He opened the case again while stating "help me with those two and we both have the satisfaction of knowing they are gone for good"
He turned the case around and pulled out a small jar which he opened and produced a false cap for a tooth. "If you agree to do that then take this. In a few days you bite down hard on it. It's a poison that will make you very sick physically but don't worry, it won't kill. Once they move you to the hospital my crew will break you out and you are free to spread your terror on Gotham again."
He left the crown sitting on the desk for long moments before a pale bony hand reached out and took it before placing it in his mouth.
"We have a deal then Dr. Crane" he looked down into his briefcase and at the scarecrow mask that lay inside one last time before shutting it. "I look forward to doing business with you" he locked the case and stood. Moving to the door he looked back at the doctor who was staring down at the table with a blank look on his face. He looked exactly like the drugged up inmate he appeared to be. After Cage’s short visit he knew better.
He left the room quickly, trying not to shiver in revulsion at what he had just done. He felt like he had made the deal with the devil. If he had seen the smile that broke out on Crane’s face when he left the room or was privy to the turnings of the mad mind he would have realized he just had.
Clarke finally forgave Lexa for her BASE jumping and they had a wonderful evening together out at a seafood restaurant before Lexa drove them home. Clarke had worn a lovely blue dress that highlighted her eyes while Lexa wore one of her many smart suits. They were a power couple and many a people were in envy of them.
Paparazzi always seemed to turn up wherever they went, led by none other than Clarke’s friend Jasper. Lexa had let him live, for now, but she wasn't happy with the man and made sure Clarke and he knew there would be no exclusives and no excuses if one leaked.
Clarke had been affronted until Lexa explained that as Clarke’s friend he would probably be invited to some formal and informal events. If he broke rules and brought a camera again to the mansion and a story leaked there would be nowhere for the young man to hide. He had nervously agreed and Clarke had been appeased. Lexa had reminded them again when they were alone of how important the security of the mansion was.
Lexa helped Clarke out of the car and out of the garage to the house. Gustus was waiting for them and informed them he had coffee and cake waiting in the kitchen and wished them goodnight. They shared the late night snack between cuddles and kisses before Clarke took her girlfriend by the hand and started to lead her up the stairs.
Clarke had been very firm on the no sex and no bed sharing rule until Lexa was 100% better. Lexa was doing her utmost to convince Clarke that she was indeed better. Clarke was getting close to cracking. She was just nervous, her last few years had been solely career driven and she wanted everything to be perfect. She was also worried she was going to pass out from the excitement.
Half way up the stairs Lexa’s phone started ringing. It was Lexa’s business phone; Clarke had dubbed it the Bat phone. Only she, Gus, her mother, Raven and O had the number.
Lexa swore and Clarke merely smiled and told her to answer it.
"This had better be good" she growled
"Look out the damn window over the city" O growled back "I'm heading up your road now" then she hung up and confused Lexa took Clarkes hand and they hurried up the stairs.
Lexa’s and Clarke’s phones both rang as they made their way to a window overlooking the city while answering. Abby was calling Clarke and Raven was calling Lexa. Abby was concerned, Raven excited.
"Damn Batgirl can you see it?"
"See what?" Lexa asked as she looked out the window and froze in shock, there in the sky above the city was a Bat symbol.
"Holy shit Bellamy got it going" Clarke whispered
Raven told Lexa that from her calculations it was coming from near the wharf as Lexa hurried out with Clarke and they raced down the stairs just as Octavia pulled up. Gus came down the stairs just as they let O in and set the alarm again behind them.
Lexa and Octavia went down in the elevator first before Gus and Clarke followed. Clarke helped the duo change, though it was minimal these days as the girls were used to their suits, while Gus sat at the computers so they could monitor their progress since Raven was stuck at home and Lexa had vetoed her taking a laptop that could be tracked to the house.
Lexa gave Clarke a last kiss before running for the Tumbler and jumping in. Octavia ran for her bike and looked at Lexa pleadingly. Lexa sighed and nodded and soon the duo was heading off.