Spoiler: Rouge Legacy

Ahhh I can't believe it! This team used to have like too many people now we just keep losing members. Justice left for some space fight Slobo had an emo moment. Now our power house and speedster have run off with some nut called The Question.

I did some research on this guy. Man he's like wow he faked his death by lung cancer. He thinks the world is being secretly ruled by a cabal of powerful, and they use crop circles, boy bands, girl scouts, and Baskin Robbins’s 32nd flavor.

What the hell Vincent and Inertia want with that guy I dunno. Vella came in and looked all weird while Babs tries to call in some favors to replenish the ranks, and Stark Jr. Mutters something to himself about how no one needed Thad anyway.

“What’s wrong with you?" I ask the half saiyan girl.

“Vincent called our niece Justice. She apparently came to Earth or whatever I was.

Babs looks up it’s worse than that. Inertia was seen talking with Slobo..." At that moment the door all this weird yellow smoke wafts in. “Cough! Cough! Damn Sage! That stuff stinks!" Vincent complains coming out of it.

“I personally think he gets high offa it." Inertia groans.

“So we gonna fraggin' throw down or not?" That's definitely Slobo.

Justice Briefs scolds The Czarnian. “They’re our friends Slobo we don't need to fight if we can't help it."

"Yer mouth smells like old man." Slobo quips.

What was freaking me out was some chick in black leather was skulking around. She ended up sort of hovering behind Vincent holding his hand for a second then taking out Batarangs? I noticed that the costume was some kind of fetish version of Babs'.

Then this faceless guy in a trench coat makes hi entrance that the Question huh? He doesn't look like much. "The question is do they want to talk? Barbara all of you... all that you see is not real. This reality is a lie."

“Sage! It's fine and dandy if you want to waste your time chasing the Loch ness Monster... and fighting ailen yetis but poisioning these children's minds is too much. And who's the girl dressed up as evil me?"

“Barbara I'm your friend...” Dark Batgirl states.

“Destruction’s Daughter? A super villain?" Babs looks shocked.

“That’s not my name it's Cassandra."

I was about to jump the evil Cassandra when she says “Don’t Stephanie." How does she know my real name? Doesn't matter we've been trying to catch miss wannabe crime lord for weeks now I'm not letting her go. And next thing I know I'm seeing stars.

Damn she's fast I didn't see that punch coming. Why do I feel like that's happened to me before?

Babs orders “Stop them they're being controlled somehow!"

Justice sighs. “it’s always a fight then a team up Damn it Vella don't come after me!"

I shake the cobwebs out. And go after the Question. “This is your fault crazy!" I yell.

He sighs. “This is the kind of behavior that got you killed."

He ducks a kick grabs me in a sleeper hold damn it is every one better trained than me?

Inertia gets to have fun using his speed against Iron Lad. But Anthony somehow started sucking the Speed Force out of him until Vincent Knocked him down Slobo Was knocked though a wall by Vella who was then mobbed by cute animals.

"Aww! Blast it Justice! I can't hurt cute animals not fair!"

The Question whispers in my ear. “Cassandra was your best friend. Here look at these pictures. Ha! Moron he let me go to get something out of his pocket I elbow him in the gut and I see these pictures



“Nice Photoshop." I throw a shuriken at him that he dodges okay I’ll try hand to hand again. Man that doesn't workout I get a few punches in and end up in an arm bar.

“You’re improving Miss Brown. So how's Tim Drake doing?"

“Who?" I ask.

"What about your child?" He keeps babbling.

"First you act like I was dead once I wasn't and I never had a kid. What's wrong with you?"


“Her name is Gwen." The Question states matter of factly. Then I remember... my daugher. I... I remember everything.

" Gwen! Gwen! Where are you?" I start getting hysterical she should be around here somewhere. Cass! Where is she?"

Cass unfortunately is busy.

She takes down Babs after dodging a few batarangs when Babs screams. “I’m Batgirl!"

Cass takes off the mask. “If you wanted to be Batgirl again you... could just ask."

“Wait...This isn't right I retired months before I was shot right after the Crisis. I...I what’s going on?" She asks. “Cassie Vic? Can you two please fill me in? Last thing I remember was arguing with Misfit who wanted to go on a mission with Huntress, and Manhunter then bam! I'm reliving my past. Um Cass your boyfriend, and the Kid Flash Clone are still fighting with Mini Iron Man."

“Aw comon' I been wantin' to beat the hell outta Stark fer some time!" Thawne grins.

“Geeze can you be anymore childish?" Justice growls.

“Get bent dogface." Inertia laughs. “Oh and if ya try a spell on me I’ll vibrate my hand through your skull at the speed of light."

Iron Lad groans "get off!”

This whiney voice yells “You ruined it! The world was better and you ruined it!"


Barbara kept chanting "Please don't be Batmite. Please don't be Batmite."

When this weirdo pops up.

“Okay what is that?" Babs Asks.


Vincent smiles " this wimp has a thing against Cass I beat his ass before I’ll do it again."

The monster guy holds up this square thing, and a hole is blasted through Vincent’s chest.

Cass runs over to the body. “You killed him!"

“Doesn’t matter I can remake him any way I want. As long as I have this!"

The Question Gasps. “Dear God the Cosmic Cube!"

The weird monster dressed in a Bat costume laughs. “That’s right it’s my world you're just living in it."

If this is a dream I want to wake up now.

Vincent: reconnecting

Man this sucks one day everything is how you know it the next it all goes crazy. And you begin to wonder if you're the one that's crazy. That's the way it seems now. I have to find Batgirl.

I know we may be over since she has such a problem with my killing... okay I admit that fox thing was an accident, but I'm a saiyan warrior. Killing is what we do... but Uncle Goku has been saying That I shouldn't just blast those that threaten Cass, let her fight her own fights, and only kill when as a last resort to save people.

Dad just answered "Bah!" So I have no idea what his idea on it is but I guess I don't want regular people afraid of me like Wolverine though. Oh well that's not my main concern that is Cassandra herself.

Whoever twisted reality around made her a criminal master mind. Even if we end up broken up I know she'd never be happy like that. And when it comes down to it I want her to be happy rather we're together or not.

So I ignore Inertia’s babbling after he ran around the planet in seconds, and already reported to the Question. “How come even in a rebooted Universe Vella is still with Todd? Albeit a wimpier Todd but still."


I roll my eyes. "Thad, Sun girl is perfect for you she’s from the same time you, are she's psychotic. She makes out with you in alleys. That and it's really freaking creepy when you talk about my sister."

He mumbles while I finally find Cass' ki and fly on ahead. “Thad if I need help I'll call but I doubt I will." I fly to a building with a huge penthouse, again with the Penthouses... I guess Cass doesn't go for the cliché warehouses.


I float outside when I'm jumped by half animal men. Idiots I'd just be scratched a bit form the hundred story fall, they'd be street pizza. I toss them back into the window they jump out of.

That Shredder guy the only one besides Cass that made it from form the fight we had without being arrested, attacked.


“You're that boy. I saw how you looked; at the daughter of Cain I'll let you know she will be my bride leave now!"

I threw up in my mouth a little. “Look guy you're like what forty? You’re a disturbed man."

"I am not forty!" he complains Tries swiping my head off with those wolverine rip-off claws. II back hand him away like a bug, a group of Foot ninjas swarm me I yawn unleash a little Ki knocking them all over the room. Then suddenly I sense a high power level. I turn to see Match? What the Heck?

“You’re not into Cass too are you?" I ask.

"Nope I'm just a Henchman. Dental for all!" You know that explains the yellow costume.




“Heh. One of my hobbies is beating the guy you were cloned from Match. I'll gladly embarrass you too, you Superboy wanna be."

He heat visions me; I put some ki to my hands, and knock the blast away. But then I discover he has a trick Kon doesn’t he turned invisible, and got me with a surprise shot o the jaw, I slam through the wall.

Okay since I now know about it I senses his life energy, and land a hard punch to his gut after , a few super speed rights and lefts I spin kick him thin to the floor, after breaking into a few peoples apartments I grab him toss him throw outside.

"Get ready for oblivion!" I shout. “Big Bang Atta..."

A soft voice interrupts us. “Match, get down here."

It was Cass of course she would know me and Match both have super hearing.

“Mr. Briefs... it seems... our mutual um attraction has brought you here."
I Smile “Yeah you remember me?"

“I only just... met you but I will... um give you the chance... I gave the Shredder... fight me, win... I'm yours.... lose... you serve me."

"Guessing you beat him." I question.

“Three times now. How about you?"

Well seems Cass remembers the Red Sonja movie we watched since that's taken from it. I have so many powers I cold beat her easily problem is I don't want to hurt he... but if I end up being stupid, and losing... well maybe I can get her to remember me if I'm around her.

“Yeah sure let's fight." She takes me to this gym area. She takes off her shirt leaving just a sports bra, trying to distract me huh?



Okay I can play that particular game too.



Then the fight is on I doge shurikens, and her Adamntium gloves. " Hmmm. Maybe Saiyans.. Are great warriors... after all?"

“Fighting’s not the only thing we do well. Okay Supersaiyans anyway most saiyans... aren't really all that great at anything."

She punches through my after image shocked I thought I'd have all the time in the world to hit her with a non lethal ki blast. She somehow senses it coming, and leaps over it. My shock was gives her an opening to hit me with those gloves, while I'm on the ground she throws something in my face.

Great I'm blinded now. but I have five other senses, I can hear her breathing smell what directions she coming from I can feel the vibrations of her foot falls on the floor I can sense her life force... not sure what taste will do oh well

I can hear her make a disappointed noise as I block her kick to my face, the next time she tries to strike me it's with a sword that cuts through my skin. Where is she getting all this Adamantium?

Okay let's even the odds I can feel the sunlight coming in through the windows. I'm going to use a technique Tien created he likes to call Fist of the Sun. I prefer “Solar Flare!"

The light blinds her but she tries to throw Shuriken where she hears me breathe I blast her. I keep hearing her leap over the blasts she can't see my body language she must be sensing changes in the air before the it hits she tries to trick my hearing buy throwing weapons away from her location But I can still sense where she really is. I love ki sense so much better than those crappy scouters the normal saiyans use.


Finally my vision returns, I see her glove coming toward my face great her sights returned too. We both try trade blows back and forth Cass gasps. “Those are my moves!"

"You taught them to me baby you have to remember your brother Tim told you abut me you started teaching me for the Boudakai. You did so because you liked me but I was too dumb to realize it. Come on Cass this has to ring a bell."

Her eyes looked confused like she is remembering it. “When we started dating I'd pick you up every evening after your reading lessons with Raven You started Legacy because Batman was being a jerk..."

She strikes me in the nose with her glove on reflex I turn super saiyan and throw a punch I realize what I'm doing, and stop myself but the wind coming off the blow knocks her back into the wall.

Oh God I didn't want to hurt her “Cass!" I run up to her and pick her up her ki is strong she doesn't have any broken bones her eyes open and she kisses me “you win... My boy. I remember everything."

She kisses me , and well we kind of ...reunited though it's was a bit weird with her ordering to transform looks like someone's been talking to Mirai's wife.

The next morning I wake up, and she's stitch in something into some black leather. She somehow knows I'm awake. "Get dressed." She says simply. As I dos o she asks. “Who else knows?"

"Question and Inertia." I answer.

“Hnh." She answers I really hate it when she imitates Batman. But I guess it's no different than me shouting Bah! “We’ll need more Legacy members... find Justice... and Slobo in... case Barbara is a fake, and not my friend. Whoever did this wanted to tortureme... Making me evil... taking you away having you with Kara. do you know where Tim is? Batman? Nightwing? Stephanie? Gwen? Red Hood, Damien?"


“Dick’s the same. Jason's Robin. Haven't seen Tim, or Gwen. Steph is dating Conner here, man talk about a step-down going from Robin to Super Idiot." I answer.

“Conner’s not so bad... just belongs to Wondergirl. Sooner he realizes ... that the better. Okay can you fly with me ... fast enough so the Villains won't see me? Without um hurting me?" She puts the leather on, and what looks like a cloak on.



“Yeah I can put an energy field around you around you why?" I query.


I'd rather not have to fight ... my way out of here... I'm saving my strength for that did this to us." She gets up, and I see what she sewed onto the leather. A bat symbol on her the chest.

"First we go to Question, and Inertia, find Slobo and Justice...then find out if Barbara is real if so we find a way to keep her walking... Then all of us will stop the one that took our lives... and fix everything."



Wow. She looks determined. Well okay she's always determined. But well... At least we have a plan now.

Inertia: the world is screwed up

What. The. Hell. I take one power nap, and I wake up in the Twilight Zone. Oracle is suddenly Batgirl an' leadin' this team Vincent has no idea who Cassandra Cain is.

I went into the future, and well it's unaffected. I still saw Cass as Batwoman leadin' more adult us. Sprok we're gonna be like the Nightwing Titans. Well maybe I should know alternate futures ain't always gonna happen.

Yup I had a freak out when I originally saw this turn of events. But now I 'm gonna act like I'm back to normal, and observe things. Oracle lectured us on this Villain. I ain't callin' her Batgirl I didn't go that far back in time.


No one seemed to be listenin'. Spoiler, and Vella were gossipin' Iron Lad fiddlin’ with some armor component. Vincent was on the phone with someone. At some point the red head gave up and said “Kids!"

So I just listened ... Spoiler 's datin' Super twerp? Conner? Bwhahahaha! There's gonna be some problems between Drake, and Kent when the Universe gets put back right.

If Tim Drake even exists in this reality because about fifteen minutes later Jason Picked up Vella, and he was Robin. He had a horrible costume that was a weird combo of The Robin, and Red Robin outfits.



He apparently lived through the Joker beating, and never stopped bein' Robin. Yet he's still datin' Vella, oddly he said the most stupid thing... “Spoiler you need let go of all that anger."

Well after that I had ta run away laughin' I find Supergirl arguin' with Vince. “Last night you yelled out some other girl's name!"

"I didn't mean it!" he protests.

“Yeah, it's obvious you want to be with this other girl whoever she is we're finished!”

I run up to the Demi Saiyan. “Don’t matter ya like 'im wit' a darker personality any way.”

“Not now Thad." Vince whines. “If only I'd stop having those dreams of some I dunno it sounds ridiculous."


“Lemme guess dark hair quiet, has a lotta scars."

“Oh Great you're a telepath now” he laughs bitterly.

“Naw Someone's been messin' wit reality; I'm not affected because I'm from the future. Your subconscious mind is remeberin' how things are supposed ta be."


"And people think Saiyans are weird." he laughs. “I think all that running has screwed up your head."


Before I can say anything else our communicators go off. “You’re all needed in the City looks like Destruction's Daughter is here after all."

We both look at each other “that’s the worst villain name ever” I laugh.

“Oh yeah like Inertia is great" he snorts.

Any way Babsie leads us to this Penthouse where a whole group. Of villains are gathered around. Some girl all in black looks us over. “This... City's protectors... So the Bat... clued you in to... my arrival. I'm taking over... you'll die."

That voice the body type the halting way of speaking? Oh no way somebody has a sick sense of humor. Man whoever did this reality switch better have their insurance paid up that's all I know?

Some loser Hulk Villain called Speed Freak tries to cut me with Adamantium blades.

“How are you faster than me? I cut the Hulk!" He snivels.

"Um I'm a lot faster than the Hulk loser." I taunt him for a little bit until his slowness bores me. Then I punch him in the face. Vella beat Moonstone, what's with all the Hulk enemies?

Spoiler fights with some dude called the Shredder. She ends up knocking' him out with a brick. Ironlad fought some Crimson Dynamo his out dated armor stalled on him, and he's well now a living statue. Poor Cold war armored guy.

Babs was knocked out in a minute by Destruction's daughter well I could a told her that would happen.


Spoiler leapt at her, Saying "no one hurts my mentor!" yeah poor Steph went down faster. Vella Flies up to her. “Look you can't win your power level is about eight. You're stronger than most humans but not by much."

“The strongest doesn't always win... the fight. She threw this powder in Vel's eyes... Sight she has a GL ring and can make a force feild but her pride didn't let her think a non powered human could do anything to her.


“Sneezing powder ... alien. Can't concentrate on your powers or ring she takes out her Adamantium gloves and smacks Vel’s jaw. Next she throws some pellets containing acid at Anthony it started melting his armor.

“Not again! My armor! Damn it!"

She looks over at me in fightin' stance. I smile. “Yeah I ain't gonna fall for that Cassie baby."

“What did you ... call me?" She asks.

"Cassandra that's your name girl. And I know David Cain didn't teach ya how ta study tour opponents before fightin' em then usin' gadgets. Nope that was a guy wit' a bat fetish."

Vincent beats the Hell put of some big shark man, and flies towards Cass. “You may have hurt my friends babe but you're not beating me wait your scent..."

They stare at each other. “Hnh. You're ... cuter than your... picture."

"Yeah let me guess you're ugly under that mask aren't you... whoa deja vu!" Vince looks shocked " I ... We have done this before." She was about to jump him when I use that bit of distraction ta throw a net on her. Oh and I take off her mask.



Vince smirks “Hello beautiful... Wait Cass?"

She punches him in the groin with that glove. She then cuts through the net, and runs off. Vince moaning "Cass come back."

Later at home we're all yelled at by Oracle. “Yeah you didn't do all that well either." I sneer.

This gets me cussed out ... I just run away I mean I don't have ta listen to some reality transplant who should be in a clocktower in Platinum Flats right now.

I catch Vince trying to do something floating over the city. “I’m trying to find Cass if that’s what you're going to ask if I try hard enough I can find her ki."

“So ya remember her huh?" I state.

“Yes... Tell me something Thad what the hell happened to the Universe I know she wouldn't want to be a villain."


All the sudden all this weird yellow smoke wafts around us. "That my young friends is the Question."


Oh of course something weird happens, and Vic Sage comes running like a moth to a flame. I really shouldn't be surprised.


TBC

Vincent: The dead rise

Epilogue:

Spoiler stares at Batgirl, as they swing across the Gotham skyline. “Ya know Cassie, you maybe a little harsh on the monkey boy."

"He killed Spoiler..." Batgirl starts.

“And? So did I. It's not like you don't want me to be your friend anymore. Jason look at the body count he's racked up you still see him as a brother you've even protected him a couple of times. What about Black Wind you were all drooling over that guy. He was a terrorist."

“Stephanie..."

“No just listen you tried to help Alpha stop killing a guy you met what once before you tried to do that? Yet the boy you claim to be in love with that Robin introduced you too I might add a guy who's a pretty good judge of character You get all ,mad at him when he blasts Slade who heals as fast as Wolverine Wilson and some dog woman that wanted to kill you. Or haven't you noticed he only kills when his life or yours is threatened."


"..."




West City.

Man this sucks! Cass is off in Gotham probably a good thing I can stop being angrily gestured at. Spoiler is with her... Vella on some misadventure with Shiara something about my gay nephew HS (I mean really what straight guy would wear that costume willingly?) I don't know where Inertia is probably off to something perverted would be a safe bet, and Anthony is locked up in his workshop.



Trunks and Mirai are somewhere... Bra is in Paris France. Dad is at The Amazing Mutant Race 4. so I'm the only one here to protect this city. Some terrorist group was stealing one of my mom's weapons prototypes.


The normal ones I knocked out easily. But this one guy was more than he seemed.


I'm about to punch him when he knocks me back... weird I didn't sense his ki... in fact I sense nothing from him." Super strength huh? Yes I have that too." I smirk. Then all of the sudden he shows off super speed, great a Meta human with no ki could he hiding it?

“Foolish Prince you know nothing of suffering. You are fat... and have all of these decadent things I mneed these weapons you're mother created to free my country."

"Too bad you're not getting them." I dodge a swing, and slam my fist in his guts he spits out maggots, and worms and black liquid gross. That distraction was enough for him to smack me through a wall.

“I’m sorry prince but we're equal in strength, and speed I’m a far better fighter. You do not fight for things I fight for freedom; you can not hope to beat the Black Wind"


More like hot air I think to myself yeah he blabs about suffering... I'd like to see him survive one sparring match with my dad. Okay as a normal saiyan he may be tough let's see how he deals with a super saiyan.

I transform and pound more worms and black stuff put off him as he falls I notice something on his hand... a black ring. Like Vella's Green ring. The same kind of ring Black Mask wore.

Now it makes sense... No ki, the maggots and worms I'm fighting a corpse.

“So the rumors about your father are true he can transform into a stronger version of himself. You have inherited this ability."

“And you're a freaking zombie!" I spit. “Prepare to go back to the grave flesh eating monster!"

I set up to fire a ki blast when he calls up a tornado that sucks the air out of my lungs. Damn I can just hear Dad now “boy you should have put up a ki shield to keep your oxygen! Hmph now you're going to die oh well I made the right choice in making Trunks the Prince of all Saiyans, and my heir."

Damn it Trunks is an empty headed moron I should be the next King! Then I sense two human power levels I recognize both, one I know intimately Cass, and Steph. Crap! If this thing kills me... he'll try to eat them.

I know they can take care of themselves, and all but when powers are involved... no! I'm not letting Cass get eaten I don't care if she is mad at me And she'll probably be madder after this "FINAL SHINE ATTACK!"

The stupid tornado screws up my aim I only cut him in half. At least it makes him stop with the wind. “Okay Zombie where were we?"

Cass yells “no!"

“Sorry baby he's not alive." I blast his head off.

Cass starts crying. That's weird why does she care about some zombie.' Oh great you killed her first crush again." Steph looks on in horror.


“No he was still dead. I take the ring off his finger, and toss it at her “look familiar?"

“Oh great maybe we should give these things to Vella, so she can take them to the GLC I mean they look like black versions of their rings.

Cass glares at me.

I glare back “Would you rather I died instead? He's already dead Cass."


No... I don't want you to die... I just never wanted to see you... blast off Black Wind's head either."

“Sweetie he was a zombie..."

“I know... I saw the ... maggots, and the black ring... not mad, but I will help you change just give me time."

“Change? What are you talking about? Did I miss something?"

She was all silent after that as the body turned to dust. I turn to Spoiler. “You know it's a good thing you came back the old fashioned way with the Dragon Balls. Just think you could be wearing one of those black rings right now."



She shivers at the thought. I thought maybe I could talk to Cass, so I go to the Legacy House. She locks me out of her cave though. Damn I sleep on the couch.

Stephanie Brown and my sister wake me up this morning.

“Why are you sleeping on the couch? Kara kick you out?"

"Kara, What?" So sleepy.

Iron Lad claps me on the shoulder better hurry up our fearless leader Batgirl is on a tear this morning probably had a fight with Nightwing again."

“Hey do not diss the Batgirl!" Spoiler demands.

We walk into the meeting room where Inertia is screaming "this ain't right! You ain't supposed to be here!"

Batgirl gives the rest of us a look.

“Okay which one of you let him get drunk?" She scolds.

Thad raves “Where’s Cassandra Cain? What the Sprock is Barbara freakin' Gordon doing here?"

Babs slaps her fore head." Why did I take over mentoring these kids, you owe me Dick Grayson."


Cassandra Cain? Who's that? And why does that name sound familiar when I've never heard it before?