Tu as rejoint le club quand tu as mis cette chauve-souris sur ta poitrine.
Stephanie avait été rare quand les balles ont commencé à voler, ne réapparaissant que lorsque le groupe s'est réuni dans la Batcave. Quand le chaos a éclaté, Steph avait simplement, calmement, marché vers la grotte. Il y avait une liste de contrôle quand Wayne Manor et/ou la grotte ont été attaqués, et quelqu'un a dû passer par chaque étape. Des mesures pour s'assurer que les secrets n'ont pas été compromis pendant l'attaque. Puis elle a commencé à tirer toutes les informations sur M. Libérez-vous du plus grand système de collecte d'informations que le monde ait jamais vu, la puissance du savoir se concentrant sur les écrans de l'ordinateur Bat.
Pourtant, pour une raison quelconque, Steph avait l'impression qu'elle préparait la Batcave pour la guerre.
"Kate, suis-moi?" Elle s'attendait à ce que la tête rouge baisse. Heureusement pour eux deux elle ne l'a pas fait, au lieu de suivre Steph en bas de quelques niveaux reliés par des escaliers en acier étroit, raides. "Mon père est Arthur Brown, le Maître Clue. Il a profité d'un fantastique succès criminel dans la ville jusqu'à ce que ce démon dans le noir appelé le Batman a terminé cette promenade peu après qu'il est apparu pour la première fois dans la ville."
L'escalier s'est terminé à une grande porte métallique; il a peut-être ressemblé plus à une porte d'explosion, mais en vérité c'était une porte de voûte. L'un d'entre eux dans la grotte, celui-ci le plus récent ajouté. Des rayons incroyablement minces de lumière bleue brillante venaient de ce qui semblait être une lentille de taille d'un stylo au-dessus de la porte, une ligne parfaitement droite s'étendant en trois, puis neuf, puis dix-huit, et sur elle allait jusqu'à ce que le corps de Steph était complètement encaissé et scanné.
Tout cela a pris cinq secondes, le sol tremblant alors que la porte massive commençait à s'ouvrir avec une rapidité surprenante.
"Il a promis de revenir à ma mère et à moi. Il n'est jamais resté; leçon apprise. Ne dépend de personne d'autre que moi." La première image s'est révélée devant la porte? Le costume armuré violet de la Batgirl actuelle debout dans le support en acier poli. La voûte avait douze tribunes verticales de ce type, toutes les autres fermées serrées. Steph s'est déplacée vers celle juste à côté de celle qui tient son costume, les doigts à pointe d'ongle manucurée et brillante dansant sur un tampon tactile, le déverrouillant ainsi de petits moteurs hydrauliques se sont déplacés pour ouvrir le stand, révélant un costume Batwoman qui semblait comme le propre de Kate.
« Je suis devenu un justicier costumé pour arrêter le maître de la Clue ; le Spoiler, je me suis appelé. Un justicier tout seul, avec mes propres méthodes et règles. Soutenu par personne, et je n'ai jamais porté de chauve-souris, point de fierté. » Quand les grands yeux bleus de Steph se sont levés pour enfin regarder Kate, ils ont pu briller juste un peu plus brillant que la normale. "Quelle blague. C'était futile, bien sûr. D'une façon ou d'une autre, on finit tous dans l'ombre de la Bat. Si vous voulez vous battre, combattez-le. Nous marchons tous sur nos propres routes. Il comprend ça. Tant que vous ne devenez pas un problème, il est heureux de vous laisser marcher."
Avec juste le barest des conseils sur elle aux coins de sa bouche, Steph sourit. "Je crois que ton secret n'était pas si secret. Ne le sois pas. Ce qui a commencé comme un ordinateur de lutte contre le crime de pointe dans cette grotte a grandi pour être le meilleur réseau pour la collecte et l'analyse d'informations; augmenté par des milliards inconnus, son propre génie inégalé, et même la technologie extraterrestre.....ainsi avec cela à l'esprit " Steph se sentit sourire, sa main se mouvant au costume.
"Il peut ressembler à la vôtre, mais des améliorations ont été apportées. C'est plus léger et mieux blindé maintenant. Ditto la ceinture utilitaire; plus durable et aussi plus léger. Tirs d'armes légères, armes de mêlée, tout est mieux protégé contre. J'ai passé une semaine à te scanner en classe pour m'assurer que les mesures physiques seraient exactes. Pour être honnête, Bruce n'était au courant de ce costume que récemment... J'avais l'intention de me révéler et de l'offrir comme cadeau. Tu sais, donc tu ne mourrais pas, et je ne perdrais pas l'un de mes seuls amis."
Avant que l'émotion ne devienne trop évidente dans ses yeux, Steph se détourna de Kate, regardant plutôt le costume de Batwoman exposé. "Je n'ai pas changé le design, bien que Lord sache que vous pourriez utiliser un éclaboussure de couleur." C'était une tisane douce, si honnête. "La ceinture est vide, les tiroirs d'extraction construits dans l'arrière de cette maison spatiale la plupart de notre arsenal de gadgets de ceinture. Je suppose que "pick with Freeze" à l'esprit va sans dire."
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_**“And it was only then that young Stephanie truly realized...gravity would forever be her enemy."**_
**Name:**
Stephanie Brown
**Alias:**
Batgirl, formerly Spoiler, formerly Robin
**Age:**
19
**Occupation:**
College student.
**Skills & Abilities**
- Trained by Batman, Richard Dragon, and O-Sensei in martial arts and the ninja arts.
- Trained by Zatanna Zatara in escape and sleight of hand.
- Possibly the best driver in the Batcave.
- Knows the Gotham Underworld from her father.
- Can fake her death like NO ONE'S business.
**Equipment**
- Whatever she 'steals' from the Cave.
- Batgirl suit.
**Personality & History:**
Stephanie Brown started life as just another smart-assed Gotham City girl, born in the lower middle class scrum of inner Gotham City living to Arthur and Crystal Brown. For the majority of her young life, Arthur Brown was more an absentee father than proper parent. Arthur was no dead beat dad, no alcoholic, or womanizer--he was a masked villain that went by the alias of Cluemaster. Though the Cluemaster was able to confound the Gotham City Police Department, there would be no out foxing Gotham's new Dark Knight.
Thanks to Batman, Stephanie's father would spend the vast majority of her childhood behind bars for one crime, or another. Interestingly enough, Stephanie never blamed Batman for this--she blamed her idiot father. Despite this, Steph and her mother had a decent life, all things considered. Her mother worked as a nurse and took enough shifts to take care of their needs, and to take care that Steph barely saw her, too. This lifestyle would turn Steph into an incredibly independent young woman, learning she could never depend on anyone but herself.
Later in her adolesence Arthur Brown would finally return home, and declare himself a reformed man. Happy to hear it and hoping it was a new leaf for her father, but refusing to trust him, Stephanie began stalking her father due to her suspicions. It wasn't long before her father disappointed his little girl yet again, this time for the last time. This time it wasn't the Batman who put an end to Cluemaster's newest crime spree...it was a purple clad, never born seen, vigilante that simply called herself 'the Spoiler.'
Though unsanctioned by the Bat or his Cavelings, Steph found quitting the vigilante game much more difficult than she expected. It wasn't long before she was brushing capes with the likes of Robin and Nightwing. After a friendship and partnership developed with Tim Drake, then Robin, even Batman himself was forced to contend with the fearless daughter of Arthur Brown--a daughter that had inherited Arthur's intellect. In short time even Batman would have to admit her talents, leading to multiple stints for Stephanie as Robin, and multiple 'firings', before the big man finally trusted Steph enough to bring her on full time, not as Spoiler or Robin, but the new Batgirl.
A mantle Stephanie is determined to put her unique 'stamp' on...
**Impressions**
_Batman:_ You gotta feel for this guy, right? Talk about a bad hand of cards dealt to you at the start of the game. Bruce is getting better, I think; starting to realize there's either a life AFTER Batman, or there simply will never be life AFTER Batman, and that choice is entirely his...
_Catwoman:_ My bad girl icon. It's actually a little sad to think that the Catwoman I grew up watching from a distance is likely gone from Gotham City for good. Good for private art collections all over the city, bad for having cool anti-heroes in the shadows of Gotham City nights.
_Grayson:_ The boy scout with a bad side. I'm always a little worried his true focus left Gotham City ages ago, instead worrying after star-crossed Titans, and being a reservist for the Justice League. But considering I may know Dick the least out of all the Bat-fam, best to wait and see what comes of this one.
_Barbara:_ My living, breathing, Warning Sign. Wonder what happens to the Robins and Batgirls that get taken out? Look no further than Babs; both for what happens, and how to turn getting taken out into anything but the END of your story. Sure as hell not the end of Bab's story, as she continues to re-write what's possible seemingly using nothing but the power of her own human will. You go, girl. And, hey, she gave me her blessing for Batgirl.
_Jason Todd:_ Sometimes I think Jason's around the Cave JUST IN CASE anyone here forgets how to brood. Because, you know, can't be having Batcaves without brooding. It just would not do, as Alfred was so fond of saying. So that's my suspicion why Todd's still hanging around. It's either that, or not even death gets you out of the Batcave rollcall. Needless to say, I don't trust him.
_Tim:_ The gorgeous guy with the super-fine mind and the athleticism, not to mention body, of an NFL All-Star. Not a bad ex-boyfriend, even if I say so myself--which I TOTALLY do! Tim's still the same sweet soul I remembered before I shocked everyone by suddenly appearing as if by magic, and taking on the Batgirl mantle. To say this confused Tim is something of an understatement, I'm afraid. He knows I dig the superhero game. He knows I'm probably in it for the rest of my life. Let's just hope 'the rest of my life' at least lets me reach my 30s.
_Kate Kane:_ Oh, just an uber-wealthy red haired hottie that's decided I'm her college campus pal. And here I thought the Cave was where all the weird shit in my life would go down. Whatever Kane's reasons, I'm actually glad to be her campus pal; she's fun, likes talking as much as I do, and is utterly fearless. Sometimes I think there's more to her than meet's the eye...although judging by Kate's many campus admirers, what does meet the eye on Kate Kane might just keep her plenty busy.
_Damian:_ Talk about rough starts to life. I'm not sure which is worse; having the Cluemaster as your father, or having the Batman as your father. At least the Cluemaster would eventually give it up. The Batman? May only 'give it up' if he dies. That's the cold, harsh, black and white reality in which this kid exists. And in a competition between mothers, I'm well aware my mom is a huge win over Damian's crazy-fuck mom. Believe it or not, I think women kinda freak him out, especially strong women who AREN'T crazy-fuck and evil. It's like the poor kid's brain just can't compute such a thing.
Oh well. I'm nice to him when he lets me be.
**Story Arc:**
_The New Bird._
As the newest addition to the Bat family, Stephanie is still trying to find her place, feeling as if she has to 'justify' the decision to hand her the 'Batgirl' mantle. For the first time in her life, Steph wants to see this through to the end--and having already 'died' as Robin once, she knows exactly what 'the end' means for members of the Bat family. Something of a mixture of all past Robins and Batgirls; with a smarter mouth than all past members combined...lucky Bruce. Despite her reputation, the new Batgirl has proven herself equal parts resourceful, cunning, and too violent to be ignored.
Whether she likes it or not, Gotham's goons, and their villain bosses, have begun to talk about the new bird in the Gotham night sky. It's only a matter of time until Batgirl is tested to her core by the likes of the Joker, or Two-Face. Whether Batman thinks she's ready for that, or not.
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