A night in Gotham (Part 1)

Posted on Thu Apr 28th, 2022 @ 7:13am by Lieutenant Terrence "Terry" Johnston & Lieutenant Commander Brandon Pratt & Lieutenant JG Jane Sinclair & Lieutenant Alisha Reno & Lieutenant JG Connor Talmage mr

1,423 words; about a 7 minute read

Mission: Trade Troubles
Location: Myogi
Timeline: Current

"computer load up program Gotham adventure." Connor ordered as he stood in the familiar setting of the holodeck.

Suddenly the once recognizable room had become a Darkened city. Draped in the scenery of dark sky's. Connor looked at himself to see that his starfleet uniform was faded and replaced with the batman suit. Of course Connor knew this meant one thing he was now Bruce Wayne and it was his New duty to protect this city.

Within a matter of moments his com rang. "master Wayne sir? You have a visitor at the batcave" Alfred said. "Who is it?" Connor replied. "I believe it's Cyborg sir. I think he has requested your help."
"Well I'm on my way I need to stop In metropolis first important matters with Clark. By the Way Alfred look into any recent developments on the joker." Connor ended. "Very well Bruce I suppose I shall make cyborg some tea. " Alfred ended as he hung up.

Connor Quickly hopped into one of his many sports cars. This one in particular happened to be a 1969 Pontiac Catalina. Draped in his favorite color green.
Ok computer set destination Metropolis. "Ok setting course to metropolis estimated time of arrival 34 minutes." The computer replied. "May I suggest removing your outfit Bruce?" A different voice said almost moments From the last. "Dick? What are you calling me for?" Connor replied. "We have some leads on the joker though nothing to serious...yet anyway" dick replied.

"Go on?" "Ok so his last attack was S.T.A.R labs we believe he may have stolen a experimental time Device of some source but of course no sources have confirmed this yet." Dick explained. "What do you want me to do?" Connor asked. "Well there is a Ally of yours in Metropolis so to speak. She could give us a lead on the joker." Dick explained. "Harley Quinn?" Connor replied with a slight hint of irrationan. "Yup" "not a terrible idea I suppose anyway I got to let you go im here" "okay good bye Bruce see ya later"

Connor out of his car and went to go to the arranged meeting place.
"Hey Bruce. It's good to see you. How are things in Gotham?" Clark asked as flew down to face Batman.
"Same as they always are anyway. I suppose you wanted this?" Connor replied handing a metal cylinder to him. "Is this what I think it is Bruce?"
"the key to Wayne tech yes. Welcome to the family. I'm sure lucious would love to equip you with his gadgets."

"I don't know what to say. Thank you so much." Clark replied. "Of course but unfortunately I do require a favor" Connor added. " Of course what is it?" " Harley Quinn is she here? "Oh yeah of course she is. She's in town for some sort of job. I guess she's working for booster gold but who knows." Clark chuckled. "Where can I find her?" "She's currently at the Smallville hotel." Clark said. "So she's in Smallville? Why is she all the way out there?" "Low profile I guess" "makes sense, okay thank you Clark. Guess I better go find her." "Wait Bruce let me go with you." "Well I could use muscle should something go wrong" "allright I'll meet you there"


=Smallville=

Connor and Clark were now outside the door of Harleys room. They could hear faint sounds of some sort of soap opera on the tv. "Harley Quinn we need to talk." Connor said as she opened the door.

Alisha had flung the door wide open, one hand behind her as she did so. She'd chosen to play the part of Harley Quinn and had done her normal bangup job of dressing for the part. Fishnet stockings leading up to skintight blue mini-shorts. A bare midriff gave way to a very, VERY tight bodice that was half-red (with a black spade symbol) and half black (with a red diamond symbol). Her pale blonde hair was braided in an updo with one side's end dyed blue and the other side red. Her lips wore a ruby-red lipstick that contrasted with her skin and some muted eyeshadow that was blue and red opposing that side's hair coloring. She looked up and down the two men that had come calling at her door, then sighed, "Oh, comeon Batsy, you didn't need to bring the mus-scle along with ya'!" She rolled her eyes and withdrew her hand from behind her back, a white baseball bat with rings of red and blue and she wiggled it, "For protectin'! You never know what sorta creeps gonna knock on yer door." She let out a high pitched giggle as she stepped back into her hotel room and tossed the bat end over end towards the trash can in the far corner, "If you think you both are needed to restrain little old me, come on in, we can see what's fun, can't we?"

"We're not here to do anything to you Harley. Frankly Superman is here because this may require the entire league. We're here pertaining a old friend of yours The joker." Connor replied.

"And you're here to squeeeeeeeze me for information?" Harley asked, drawing out the word, "But it may require your whole League of Snooper-heroes?" She bounced back to the door because they hadn't entered, then leaned out dramatically to look around, "You aren't hiding them in your back pocket, are you Batsy?" She wiggled her fingers dramatically as she reached out and plucked something from his back pocket: A piece of cloth that she brought back and fluffed out into a large handkerchief-sized picture of several members of the Justice League in cartoon form, "Oooooo, perhaps you do! But these ones aren't going to be much help at all." She balled the cloth up and stuffed it down the front of her bodice.

"Gotta admire her humor sometimes Batman" Superman laughed as he looked at Connor. "Look Harley I understand that you're busy doing whatever it this is" Connor said circling his hand around the hotel room. But I really need your help besides I know that you're not one to pass up adventure. Your past literally speaks for itself." Connor replied.

"I need to know if you are willing to help tho. I mean if you do I may let you drive my batmobile because God knows you love that thing. But I need to know now cyborg is back home waiting for me and I'd love you to join us." Connor added.

“Three guys, one girl?” Alisha covered her mouth and giggle with a deliberate exaggeration of shock, “I see what’s going through all of your minds now! I think I may need to slip into something just a bit more comfortable before we slip away to your tropical island romantic getaway!” She tittered, “Won’t be but a moment before you can sweep me up and fly me away Supes!” She swung on the doorway into her room, swinging the door shut as she rummaged in her closet looking for the right outfit. It was only about a minute later when the door swung open again to show she’d changed into a jumpsuit that was even tighter on her body than the last outfit, bare legs in white tennis shoes blotched with apparently random paint, and starting about two inches below her crotch and unzipped down past her sternum, a checkerboard of black and red with very short sleeves, “Ready to go!” She announced, leaning out by the doorframe, then releasing it to fall into Connor’s arms, if he caught her that was.

"Not funny Harley but given our circumstance I'll play along" Connor said catching her. "Allright Superman meet me at the batcave?" "Of course"

Connor Quickly ran to his car with Alisha following closely behind. About 2 hours later they were at the batcave where Alfred and cyborg were waiting.

"Victor it's good to see you do what I do owe the pleasure?" Connor said.

Victor turned to reveal that he bore a resemblance to an assimilated Lieutenant JG Johnston. Of course; this holonovel was derived from comics from a time before humanity knew things like the Borg existed, and the character had been quick to be forgotten after the collective's existence was discovered.

"Boy, you sure know how to take your sweet time;" Johnston commented. "And what's she doin' rollin' with the league? Last I checked, we weren't too fond of her."

To be continued...

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