Rip Cassandra Cain

The hardest thing in this war of mine, is that it has casualties. The first child to come to me wanting Justice for what happened to his parents was Richard "Dick" Grayson.

Second Came Jason Tod. A boy who in retrospect was not ready for the responsibility of being Robin. He was murdered by the Joker, only to come back to life mysteriously later. He was the first tragedy.

Not long after The Joker shot Barbra Gordon The first Batgirl. She's now One of my most trusted allies, as Oracle. What happened to Stephanie Brown Is still too fresh to have had another death happen so soon.


Yet Cassandra Cain the Batgirl , died needlessly In a war between an alien royal family. Iron Man Was using her as a bargaining chip, to get that boy Vincent , and his sister over to register. he had somehow gotten a hold of that tape that I doctored to make it look like Cassandra had murdered someone to get her in with The League Of Assassins. The same one Robin turned in later To The Gotham Pd, and I Had Jim Gordon bury.

After all the odd behavior he's been showing I put a bug on his armor. That's Where I discovered this mess. While Flying to the Shield holding facility. I hear Stark's interrogation Of Vincent. "You know I have dipolmatic immunity don't you?" The boy shouts.

" No your people are at war with ours! And in case you've forgotten, your mother is an American citizen. Which makes you one saiyan boy! Now are you going to sign the paper or not!"



I hear what sound like massive destruction. And Doc Samson 's Voice comes over the speaker's " The saiyan girl escaped!"


Stark yells " How can you be so incompetent to let a teenager escape from you?"

Samson's voice breaks. " That kid's surprisingly strong!She looks like a harmless girl.. but ."

" That's the problem with these damned saiyans!" Stark Raves. " They look human but they aren't! But we have this one and he's not going anywhere until he pledged to fight by our side."

" Man! Your breathe smells nasty!" Vincent replies. " What is that?"

" Never mind that!" Stark yells. " How about you start telling me some of the few secret Identities I don't know like oh say Batman?"

" I hear "Your Momma." Before I go into the facility. I face Stark in a suit I had made just for the occasion.



I attack Iron Man while Vincent just kind of sits there. He knocks me through the roof. Which actually went to my advantage. I had more room to maneuver away from his repulsor, and other tricks.

My armor fires batrangs like a machine gun until I get close enough too use my skills, which quit frankly Tony Stark can't match on his best day . Unless he cheats. Which is what he did when he started fighting in in Vegeta's style.

The bug I put on Tony's armor had another use it scanned it's design So I knew he was downloading people's fighting styles. I used a radio control to give him the physical abilities of an infant.


After that I rejoined the battle with the other heroes and against the saiyans with a newly reappeared Vegeta. Cassandra argued with me to come as well. i knew it was a bad idea. I wish I was firmer with her.

The boy she was so infatuated with was blasted and she just attacked the the saiyan that did it blindly. She disappeared in a flash of Heat Vision. I wanted to kill the monster that had done this but was stopped., By The saiyan Prince.


" Don't stop me! He murdered Batgirl!" I protest.

Then he starts saying nonsense. "She can be wished back! Now don't start up the battle again This way it will end with only one or two deaths instead of the whole race. Father I choose myself as the champion!"

He obviously lost his mind. I look over at Vincent's twin sister crying and I was sick of this. All these lives, and the destruction caused just because of some family squabble.

I left. I knew if Vegeta lost his little duel the rest of the heroes would defeat the saiyans.The enormity of had happened to Batgirl had hit me. I flew the Batwing to home to the cave.

" Master Bruce? Where is mistress Cassandra?" Alfred cheerily asks.

" She's not coming back Alfred."

" Oh no." He whispers.

After hours of just sitting there I think about what must be done. Barbra will be devastated. Night Wing too. And Tim, he's lost so many This might drive him over the edge. But for now I can only do what I can for her, since there isn't even a body to bury all I can do is this.

Stark screwed up big time.

The attack against the saiyans was going fairly well. Until Namor, and his Atlanteans showed up. and for some reason during the battle, Stark started attacking or own people who weren't Pro Reg.

Maybe he should have been sent to rehab. What's worse is he ordered a retreat, after Superman, Son Goku, and some others were captured. and all of his little goose steppers followed along. while the others were to shock to anything but regroup.


I return to a Gotham That Elektra and Deathstroke think they rule. I guess they haven't heard i rule the streets of Gotham. Somehow they gained control of the New Thunderbolts. Which leads me to believe Stark isn't only being a dick, but now a criminal as well. I think The Question would like this little tidbit.


Funny thing ever since the whole Civil War fiasco, I've been studying the nano probes. They use on the super criminals. I track the Thunderbolts down and use a remote control I devised just in case they ever came after me. " Thunder Bolts Your old orders are overruled, here are your new ones, attack Elektra Natchios and Slade Wilson. "

Though I hate to say it, during the chaos some Of Arkham's worst were freed , by design or happenstance I'm unsure, But Now the Joker, Penguin, Killer Croc, Clayface, Mr. Freeze Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy on the loose.

And some less dangerous ones escaped as well. Such as Mustard Man. Yes that's right Mustard Man. I wouldn't really say me and Robin captured him all those months ago. , as well he squirted mustard at us, and then slipped on it. Even I laughed at that.

I just hope this doesn't become a gang war especially if the Foot thinks they can defeat , an overextended Hand.

Heh. That should keep the two of them busy until I can give them my undivided attention. Now to the bigger picture. The saiyans have set up a base in the Pacific Ocean, they actually crushed several islands together to make it into almost a small country.

I sent some probes over it. And have a pretty good layout of the it. Before I try to get the Justice League, Titans or others to attack, I have weaken them some And I have just the man for the job. Joe Fixit.

When I return to the cave, I put in a call.

" Bruce? This is Batman."

" First off The name's Joe, Not Bruce, But I'll forgive that once. Second, it ain't often that I get a job from an Urban legend."

" I can assure I'm real Mr. Fixit. As is the money I'm offering you."

" Now yer talkin' my language, what's the job Bats?"

"I want you to cause as much destruction as you can at the saiyan base. And if you happen to see any super heroes there you can rescue, well that'll bring you more money. " I tell him. " Check your account, and you'll see the down payment. "


"Damn!" He shouts. " Alright Dark Knight you have a deal!"

Good. No one can bring destruction on a place quite like the Incredible Hulk.


As I'm pondering my next move. Alfred Gives me some tea, and sandwiches. " If i could be so bold sir, might some metahuman help be advantageous to Gotham City?"

I look over at him. " Who might you suggest Alfred?"

" Well perhaps you should bring the boy Mistress Cassandra is so infatuated with into the fold as it were. And Maybe his sister could be of so,me help? Just until Gotham, and this freed , and the saiyans are gone I mean. "



This idea gives me a migraine. " He's young untested, and angry."


Alfred grins. " Like a certain young Bruce Wayne once was?"

" No. " I shake my head. I'm thinking he may be more like a young Jason Todd, but less whiney. " His father trains them to be killers Alfred, which is why I don't want Cassandra... Wait where is she?"


" I do believe she is with, the young killer as you put it."

" Damn it!" I jump into the Batwing, and fly to West City. I'm really going to have to find a way to get her to stop stealing my JLA teleporter control. After three hours, I approach West City, and I think I may be a little tired because all the sudden the sky went dark, and what looked like a gigantic dragon formed in front of me.


I close my eyes and rub them and when I open them, the sky is bright, and the dragon is gone. Hnh. Your cracking up Batman. I and in front of Capsule Corp, and am greeted, by a young woman, and young man holding two infants. And from the tails and the uncanny resmblence, the young woman has to Bulma, they are part saiyans.

" Woah! Batman!" The man exclaims.

The girl just shrugs. " Dad says he's been here a lot since Vincent started dating his kid."

" Where is your father ma'am?"

" In the house. I'll buzz you in. " She smiles. From her demeanor, I'd say she's not at war with the human race, which would be odd, since she is half human herself. which gives credence to my earlier theory that's Vegeta is not a part of this, but I have to wonder why he hasn't fought them.

I find him, and his wife, contemplating seven silver orbs with stars on them. Bulma looks up. " Are you here for Cass? I'll go tell her your here."

" What are those ?" I ask pointing at the silver spheres.


" Nothing." He grunts. " I can tell you want to say something Bruce come out with it."


Straight and to the point. " Where have you been while your people have been attacking Earth? "

" Family Business." He stares at me.

" Business with your father?" I goad.


He laughs at that. " No. Pertaining to my grandchildren that I do believe you've met on the way in here. They were more important than my father's senility. Now That I'm back I the time has come for... How do you people put it? Regime change."


Well that's good to hear at least. " So your on our side?"


He smirks. " I'm on my own side."

I glare. " That doesn't fill me with confidence."

" That doesn't matter, what does is I will confront my father, presently."

" In case you want to know, he's captured Superman, Son Goku, and some others."

He shrugs. " Kal-El is as powerful as I am. He's also intelligent. He'll be fine. As for Kakarot, I have no doubt that clown will eat his way out."

Cassandra comes out smiling. " Bye!" She cheerfully waves at Vegeta, and oddly he cracks a grin. " Farewell."

That was strange. in the plane I can tell she wanted to ask me something, but couldn't find the words. Finally she says my name. " Bruce?"

" Yes?"

"Um.. If there was .. a way to bring Steph back would you do it?"

Not the Lazarus Pit suggestion again. " Cassandra, you should know how dangerous Lazarus Pits are by now."

She seems a little frustrated. " Not... um Lazarus Pits.... uh Something else."


I sigh. " If I could I 'd go back in time, and change what happened to Spoiler, But life doesn't work like that I wish it did."

She had an weird little smile on her face and repeated the word "wish." She was quiet the rest of the way to Gotham.

Dragon... Ball?

Vincent's mom gave me this .. um gadget. It types what I say. When I heard...These Dragon ball.... can bring back the dead I had to help .. find them. I have.. a plan.. use them. To bring back Steph.. if they work.

This place .. I ended up after walking into the .. um circle machine. What did they call it? ... portal. It's a weird place , turtles walk up right, and ... talk. They claim to be ninjas, but fight by throwing pizzas.


This.. guy called Shredder is fighting them... with robots... It's weird there's supposed ... to be a Shredder where I'm from... but he's supposed to be a great .. fighter... not like this .. guy.. who yells...

And he serves a talking.. brain. While all this is going on.. I sneak past the battle..the radar.. thing beeps by this silver ball with stars on it. I grab it, and everyone looks .. at me.

" You! Strangely dressed girl! " .. Shredder yells. " Get away from that ball!"

" I need it." He throws a punch I dodge it , and kick where it hurts boys the most. He orders these talking animal men to attack... I knock the rhino man out with a batarang.. He falls on the pig man.


After I beat them, the turtle guys, start yelling " Cowabunga! Radical! Tubular! Man I could a done that! if only violence can shown on this show!"

Show? What is the red dressed.. turtle talking .. about? is.. he insane? I Start to leave, when one grabs my cape. He was dressed in purple. " I need to analyse that Shredder was going to use that strange energy in that ball to free the Technodrome it could be dangerous."


"I need it... to help a friend. " I tell him before throwing .. a smoke bomb in their faces. I push a button on the .. um portal control, a hole in the air rips open.. I jump in, and am at Vincent's house.

" Good work kiddo!" Bulma ... says.

" Will this work?" I point.. at the ball.

" You mean will it bring back my grandchildren? Yes If we get the other three. I just hope these don't have some kind of password, like the ones On Namek."

" Namek?.. What's a Namek?" I ask.

" Huh? Oh don't worry about it. It's not important."

I read her body language, to her it's not. I .. want to know more... " Um Can ... they bring back someone.. that died some time ago?"


She looks up from her computer. " Cassandra dear, is there someone you want to bring back?"

" Maybe.. a friend. I'm not.. sure if I should." I start staring at the ball.. it doesn't look like it has .. any power.. it's jut a ball.. Maybe I should get advice?

Bulma ... took me out of my .. day dream.. By saying.. " As long as they didn't die of natural causes they can be restored. Is there someone you want to talk to or something I bet I could find them."

Yes.. Robin... Batman sent .. him .. to um some word I don't know reh.. Reha

" Rehab?"

" Yes .. that's it."

She shakes her head. " Wow he's a little young to be in Rehab. Do you know which city he's in?"

I tried to remember the name, " Los .. Angeles."


She types.. a few things in her .. computer.. " Ah. Here's a Tim Drake registered at at a hotel. Whew! Bruce is going to be a little cross about that room service bill. Oh well it's not like he doesn't have the money to pay it. Here I'll dial the number , and you have your little talk."


Bulma.. is kind of like Barbra. The way.. she uses computers. Robin's voice comes up on the phone. "hello?"

" Robin?" I ask.

" Cassandra!" His.. voice sounds surprised. "How'd you get this phone number?"

" I have...help." We're quiet for some time when he um questions. "Is there anything you want to ask Cassie?"

"Steph, you love her?" I whisper.

He's .. silent. "Tim?" I call.

"um, yeah?" He sounds .. unsure.

"Okay, thank-you" I hang up. I 'm more .. confused as to what to do.. if i could.. see Robin.. I'd know Then again.. Steph was my.. friend. even if we did fight.




I look at the ball again. ..What would Steph want? would she want.. to live again? or .. is she in H.. Heaven? Or somewhere else? I wish.. she could.. tell me.

" Hey babe."


" Hi Vince."

" Your really interested in that Dragonball my dad says it won't do anything without the other six."

" I know."

" You know I know why your staring at it, You want to bring the blonde back ."

" She.. had a name."

" I know, I only met her the once I just know her as Spoiler. "

" It ...was Stephanie."

" Ok. She was Robin's girlfriend right?"

" Yes.. why?"

" Just don't say anything to Vella then alright?"

Vella? .. Why would she care?

Saiyans attack

The Hand have shown themselves in Gotham. Elektra has taken over the Japanese Underworld, now her servants have come here. Intergang was just run out. There is no way, I'm letting the Hand get a foothold.

I found a group of ninjas patrolling around Gotham City. I throw some smoke bombs and attack because let's face it there's no way Ninjas running around in full garb with weapons are up to any good.

the first four go down easy since I have the element of surprise. The next couple Put up a fight I duck a Katana, and throw an uppercut putting that one down i counter others throwing shruiken with Batarangs.


I leave one conscious to interrogate. " Why are you in my city?!"

"I don't fear death!" He shouts.

I shrug. " Let's test that theory shall we?"

I put him over a the building's roof and let him have a look at the street below. Of course I would never actually let go, but he doesn't know that. " W-We're recruiting...."


" Who?" I yell.

A knife thrown from an adjacent building. Goes through his chest, and he evaporates. I tun on the rest of the Ninja who've already committed suicide!And were in the process of evaporating. Magic always makes me uncomfortable.

There are only a few viable targets for "recruitment" In Gotham. The inmates at Arkham, or me,Robin, and Batgirl. Neither one of those prospects are very good. When thinking of this, My JLA communicator beeps .

Always when I'm in the middle of a case. " Batmanweneedyouherequickthere'san emergency."


I shake my head " Slow down Flash. Better yet teleport me to the Watchtower. "

After telportation, I'm briefed on what's going on. Someone claiming to be King of the Saiyans, and with his similarity in looks to Vegeta I believe his claim. has announced to the planet that he's now the owner of Earth, and that he'll be rounding up all metas for soldiers in galactic conquest.

Well the obvious answer to that is punching his teeth down his throat.

"I knew that saiyan Vegeta would be trouble!" Hawk man shouts. Why is he even here? The JSA get sick of him?

Superman Sighs. " I don't believe Vegeta would have anything to do with this."

" Your naive Superman!" Hawkman shouts. Hell you claim him your friend, and he constantly fights you!"

"Superman is right." I interrupt. Hawkman's eyes go wide. I continue. " If he had any intention of attacking the planet he would have done so on one of the times Goku Has died, or when Superman was killed by Doomsday. His ego is too big to use an army of saiyans to do what he believes he can do himself."



" Maybe now he's seen the truth!" Carter shouts. " that he needs help to rule this planet!"

I stare at Hawkman. " No He's always said he could just conquer the world himself. Once again this ego would never allow him to think different, the fact is he doesn't want to. All he seems to want is to annoy me, and Wolverine, and get into as many fights as possible, and seemingly to make as many children as possible.

" What about the other Saiyans That idiot in the orange , and blue jumpsuit ?"

I glance over to the monitor. "You mean the one who's fighting a group of saiyans in Japan? Son Goku has always proven himself to be on our side."


Green lantern waves for our attention. " The others are ready to meet."


" What others?" I question.


"All the teams are meeting to counteract the threat as one big strike force." Superman says grimly. " And Tony Stark thinks he's in charge."


I laugh at that idea, " We'll have to break him out of that delusion I see."

Alfred Pennyworth here And I'll be typing Cassandra's blog entry.

This is The faithful servant to the Batman Alfred. And yes before you ask i'm feeling much better after the concussion incident think you. Since Mistress Cassandra can't read I'll type what she says. Are you ready Mistress?


Umm I ..Guess.

You don't have to do this my dear.

No I...Want too.

Um Hmmm I guess... I should talk about my um .....visit.... To Bludhaven this morning. I used a um teleporter To get there, I didn't want Vincent there. If I had mentioned Zero... he might get mad.


Or maybe not...Me and him only kissed not like um Conner. Cassie Sandsmark.. That was before you .. and it was once.. It will never happen again. And Vincent? Stop trying.. to fight him.

I .. wish I hadn't gone .. there. Everyone I knew is ashes. . Another reason.. to hate Slade. Don't know maybe I'll just talk about Something else? Alfred?



" If you wish Mistress."

I would like to think Raven for offering me the reading lessons.. I can't wait to begin. I hope you don't.. mind my boyfriend being at the .. tower. Hopefully He .. won't fight anyone.. and I thought I liked fighting. And he eats like I do.

That brings me to Tim. I thank you .. for um getting me to meet him. Bruce thanks there is some kind of.. secret reason you did it. I like to think that you thought we'd go well together. I wish Nightwing would quit threatening him,and Conner.

Batman don't worry about me .. I can take care of myself. Conner please stop fighting with my boy. Or would you like .. to meet my gloves again? I guess I'm finished Alfred.

Aftermath.

Heroslayer has been defeated, and locked up. But oddly someone got into his cell , and murdered him a few hours later. My Prime suspect is Deathstroke the Terminator. Through there are others that need to be investigated I wouldn't put it past Tony Stark to off him.


OK Vegeta You are an over grown child. I did not cry when I saw your son and Batgirl as you so crudely put it "making out." This was my true reaction.

Anger. if you won't control that little heathen, I will have to. Also what is your odd fascination with all these pranks? Your what 45? Older? And you act like a frat boy. A frat boy with superpowers.

Speaking Of Cassandra The Teen Titan Raven has offered to give her free reading lessons. Not sure hoe well that will do since Barbra has tried, and It just seems the poor girl's brain isn't wired right to comprehend the written word. But if it does work I will invite to post on this blog.

Fortunately Alfred is acting once again like his normal self, but just in case I've burned the women's clothes he was wearing. I hear Tim is still angry for at me for sending him to rehab, better angry than dead though. Which was what was going to happen if he pulled a repeat performance of the tree incident with his Redbird.


Finally one thing bad did come from this battle with Heroslayer. look what that idiot The Question did to the Bat Signal.


And this is the second or third time he's done it to. Commissioner Gordan needs to place some guards up there. You know If If I didn't know for certain that Victor Sage didn't have any money, I would start charging him for destroying the Signal every few months. Stupid conspiracy theory, faceless crack pot