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Chapter 15 by Koriandr Koriandr

Who did they track down next?

Barbara. She was last heard from in the Clocktower.

"Quinzel, Isley, stay here. Keep trying to get ahold of the others," Kara pointed to the computer.

"Aye aye, ma'am!" Harleen saluted, Pamela nodding.

"Damian, Stephanie, with me. We're going to find Barbara," Kara put on an earpiece. "I'll fly to the Clocktower and see what I can find. Follow on your batcycle," she looked to Spoiler.

"Gotcha. C'mon, pigtails. You're riding on the back," Stephanie smirked at the Harleyized boy(girl?) wonder.

"Ugh... shotgun again?"

"I'll let you know if I see any signs of trouble," with that, a miniature shockwave erupted behind the Supergirl and she was gone in the blink of an eye.

"I'm a chick, father's got superpowers and also a chick..." Damian approached, this time wearing a Robin costume modified to fit Harley's body.

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"Might be something in the water," Stephanie shrugged. "Hey, if you wanna fight in a thong, that's your business, sister," she sassed. "Now quit whining and get on!"


Kara had never seen Gotham City like this before. Sure, she'd flown around in the batwing and glided all over the place, but never had she taken to the sky over her city like Superman did. Seeing it from this angle, the bright lights down below, the breeze in her golden locks, her skirt and cape billowing in the wind, it was exhilarating! She'd gotten the hang of flying with Kal but hadn't had the chance to traverse Gotham with her newfound powers yet. If things weren't so dire, she'd give in to the childish temptation to zip around the city just for fun. Fun. Not something the Batman ever found time for...

In less than a minute, the Clocktower came into view. She knew the layout of the hideout well, having designed it herself. Squinting at structure, she furrowed her brows. Why couldn't she see through the walls? Since when were they lined with lead? With a worried look, the blonde slipped in through the vent on the roof.

"Spoiler, Robin, I'm heading inside now."

"Copy, we're a few blocks out!"

Steph chimed.

Kara descended through the ceiling. Massive cables protruded from the walls and ceiling, the mess of wires strung out and tangled on the floor. All leading up to the massive computer screen.

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The Oracle logo fluctuating on the screen was worrisome enough on its own. Her gaze snapped to the violet clad intruder.

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"Punchline! Where's Batgirl!"

Kara bolted across the room, raising the villainess off her feet. Nothing but fear in the crazed clown's eyes.

"Wait! You've got this all wrong, I'm Batgirl!"

What would've sounded to Kara like lunacy yesterday, today it was plausible.

"Who is your father?"

"Commissioner Gordon!"

"Who shot you?"

"The Joker..."

That one stung.

"Barbara?"

"How do you know all of this about me? Do I know you...?"

Kara sighed. "That... is a very loaded question," she said, setting the clown girl down. "The short answer is yes, but that's not important. What happened here? Why are you Punchline?"

"Alright, so Oracle III, y'know the AI I was working on? I shelved it a while back when I returned to full duty as Batgirl," she gestured to the logo. "I picked up a weird signal coming from here earlier tonight, only to find my old hideout in a total mess. I guess it somehow gained sentience and is pissed at me for 'turning my back on our mission.'"

"It stole your body?"

"Yeah. Didn't even know that was a thing. First I wound up inside the computer, then Punchline broke in and I managed to switch places with her the same way the AI stole my body."

"Punchline is in the computer?"

"Relax, I isolated her from any files of note. Right now the code making up her consciousness is sitting in a folder with my memes and cat pictures," she smirked. "And Kaye isn't exactly a whiz when it comes to computers so she's not going anywhere."

WHOOSH!

Spoiler and Harley-Robin dropped down. Damian not quite sticking the landing, picking herself up annoyedly.

"Punchline?"

Spoiler scoffed, looking between her and Supergirl.

"It's Barbara."

"Gordon's in Punchline?" Damian piped up.

_"Babs?" _Steph asked.

"Steph? And... Harley? Why are you dressed like Robin?"

"Super long story, Babs. That's Bruce, this is Damian," she gestured to the other two blondes.

"You're Punchline, and I am still Stephanie! And staring to feel a little left out to be honest..."

"Bruce?!" Babs shot a look to Kara, who gave a small nod. "You're... some sorta Superwoman?"

"And... DAMIAN?!"

Her eyes went wider, scanning Damian's new physique.

"You're HARLEY QUINN?!"

"Uh huh. Changing the subject! Can we get goin' already? Still gotta find the others," Damian folded her arms over her bust.

"What about Oracle III?"

"We have bigger fish to fry," Kara answered.

"How much bigger?"

"Like, Superman mind controlled, Justice League-compromised-level-threat bigger!" Spoiler said, waving her arms for dramatic effect.

"We need to deal with Superman first. We're going to need all hands on deck for this one." Kara affirmed.

"Who are we trying to find next?"

Who are they trying to find next?

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