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The Dark Knight: Knight of Gotham #45
I quickly gather up the rest of the suit and put it on before Vic activates his remote link to the Watchtower's teleporter. Normally I wouldn't need to bother wearing the cowl going up to the watchtower, heck there have been days where Clark came up straight from work to cover monitor duty. Boy it was funny watching Hal be baffled when Clark Kent showed up when he expected Superman. But the reason I need to protect my identity isn't because I'm going to the watchtower. It's hopefully where Diana will take me.
"If the login records are correct, Diana should be on monitor duty at the moment."
"Thanks Victor."
"What do you need Diana for anyways?"
"It's not what I need from her, it's what I need from someone only she can get me to."
"Who would that be Bruce?"
As those words echo through out the teleport room the oh so familiar figure of Diana enters the room. I haven't seen her for a couple of weeks lately. A combination of both troubles on Themyscira and the recent events in Gotham have stopped the two of us from crossing paths.
"Good to see you Diana."
"And you. Victor was saying how concerned he was about how he hadn't heard anything from you."
"Not to mention the fact that you've managed to block out my connection to the bat computer for the most part."
"Didn't stop you seeing that I'd engaged the nightmare protocol."
It's only the thing I can see when I try to access your computer these days."
"Well after that stunt with Grid I'm not willing to leave every computer at your will and mercy."
"I know Bruce. I still remember those days like they were yesterday."
"We all do Victor. Now who is it you need my help in reaching Bruce?"
"I need to see Hephaestus."
"Hephaestus? Why him?"
"There's this man terrorising Gotham. Despite my best efforts I've been unable to best him in combat. I'm hoping Hephaestus can provide me with a weapon to help me turn the tide in my favour."
".....What's so special about this man? So special that you're willing to deal with Hephaestus rather than the League?"
"I can't tell you Diana. But I need you to take me to Hephaestus."
"Well I'm not taking you unless I have a good reason to. Hephaestus may be known as the forger for the gods but he is also a god himself. You know all to well that only those considered gods may enter his realm, so I need a good reason to vouch for why I'm bringing you in the first place."
"....I've been compromised."
"You mean?"
"Yes. Someone knows that the Batman is Bruce Wayne."
">....How?"
"I have my suspicions, but now you see why it's imperative I'm able to restrain this man. Not just for my sake, but possibly the League's as well."
"If one of us is compromised, the others may be at risk of exposure as well."
"That's why I don't want the League getting involved. Tim and I are already exposed so we have to deal with this ourselves before it gets out any further. The last thing I want is to bring the rest of you down with me."
"Then why seek Hephaestus? Surely my sword alone should suffice?"
"Usually it would. But there's something I require that your sword lacks. Not to mention if this individual is who I believe he is, I may require the sword again."
"You believe you know who this individual is?"
"Yes, and that's what why I need to stop him. Too many people have suffered because I've been unable to stop him. No more will suffer."
Silence falls over the room before Diana walks over to the teleport controls and begins inputting co-ordinates.
"Victor these are co-ordinates to the realm of Hephaestus. Please delete them once we've left."
"Of course."
Diana's own security protocol in effect. Whenever she needs to transport to the realm of a god or to Themysicra she always has Vic delete the co-ordinates from the record immediately after. The last thing we need if someone were to seize the watchtower is them learning how to find the gods of Olympus.
Vic climbs off the teleport pad and Diana takes his place.
"When we get there, let me do the talking. Hephaestus won't serve a mortal but he'll be happy to deal me."
"Guess that's the perks of being the Princess of the Amazons."
"Perhaps."
"Thank you Diana."
"Don't thank me yet. You have to meet with Hephaestus. Now Victor."
With that command the teleporter jolts to life and both of us become surrounded in a wall of white light. Victor watches on as we fade from view and head to the realm of Hephaestus.
The Dark Knight: Knight of Gotham #45
I quickly gather up the rest of the suit and put it on before Vic activates his remote link to the Watchtower's teleporter. Normally I wouldn't need to bother wearing the cowl going up to the watchtower, heck there have been days where Clark came up straight from work to cover monitor duty. Boy it was funny watching Hal be baffled when Clark Kent showed up when he expected Superman. But the reason I need to protect my identity isn't because I'm going to the watchtower. It's hopefully where Diana will take me.
"If the login records are correct, Diana should be on monitor duty at the moment."
"Thanks Victor."
"What do you need Diana for anyways?"
"It's not what I need from her, it's what I need from someone only she can get me to."
"Who would that be Bruce?"
As those words echo through out the teleport room the oh so familiar figure of Diana enters the room. I haven't seen her for a couple of weeks lately. A combination of both troubles on Themyscira and the recent events in Gotham have stopped the two of us from crossing paths.
"Good to see you Diana."
"And you. Victor was saying how concerned he was about how he hadn't heard anything from you."
"Not to mention the fact that you've managed to block out my connection to the bat computer for the most part."
"Didn't stop you seeing that I'd engaged the nightmare protocol."
It's only the thing I can see when I try to access your computer these days."
"Well after that stunt with Grid I'm not willing to leave every computer at your will and mercy."
"I know Bruce. I still remember those days like they were yesterday."
"We all do Victor. Now who is it you need my help in reaching Bruce?"
"I need to see Hephaestus."
"Hephaestus? Why him?"
"There's this man terrorising Gotham. Despite my best efforts I've been unable to best him in combat. I'm hoping Hephaestus can provide me with a weapon to help me turn the tide in my favour."
".....What's so special about this man? So special that you're willing to deal with Hephaestus rather than the League?"
"I can't tell you Diana. But I need you to take me to Hephaestus."
"Well I'm not taking you unless I have a good reason to. Hephaestus may be known as the forger for the gods but he is also a god himself. You know all to well that only those considered gods may enter his realm, so I need a good reason to vouch for why I'm bringing you in the first place."
"....I've been compromised."
"You mean?"
"Yes. Someone knows that the Batman is Bruce Wayne."
">....How?"
"I have my suspicions, but now you see why it's imperative I'm able to restrain this man. Not just for my sake, but possibly the League's as well."
"If one of us is compromised, the others may be at risk of exposure as well."
"That's why I don't want the League getting involved. Tim and I are already exposed so we have to deal with this ourselves before it gets out any further. The last thing I want is to bring the rest of you down with me."
"Then why seek Hephaestus? Surely my sword alone should suffice?"
"Usually it would. But there's something I require that your sword lacks. Not to mention if this individual is who I believe he is, I may require the sword again."
"You believe you know who this individual is?"
"Yes, and that's what why I need to stop him. Too many people have suffered because I've been unable to stop him. No more will suffer."
Silence falls over the room before Diana walks over to the teleport controls and begins inputting co-ordinates.
"Victor these are co-ordinates to the realm of Hephaestus. Please delete them once we've left."
"Of course."
Diana's own security protocol in effect. Whenever she needs to transport to the realm of a god or to Themysicra she always has Vic delete the co-ordinates from the record immediately after. The last thing we need if someone were to seize the watchtower is them learning how to find the gods of Olympus.
Vic climbs off the teleport pad and Diana takes his place.
"When we get there, let me do the talking. Hephaestus won't serve a mortal but he'll be happy to deal me."
"Guess that's the perks of being the Princess of the Amazons."
"Perhaps."
"Thank you Diana."
"Don't thank me yet. You have to meet with Hephaestus. Now Victor."
With that command the teleporter jolts to life and both of us become surrounded in a wall of white light. Victor watches on as we fade from view and head to the realm of Hephaestus.