Maria Helena Grayson (crossbow_bat) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-01-28 21:45:00

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I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again
Huntress dropped down from the roof into the alley right in the middle of six guys. She had been tracking these weapons runners for days and they had all finally gathered in one spot. Time to take them out. She landed on her feet and immediately delivered a spinning kick to one guy's head. He stumbled back into the brick wall.

Three of the other five closed in while two stayed back. Two who stayed back drew guns and the other three drew knives and closed in. A knife came in and tried to slash Huntress across the stomach. The blade bounced off her costume.

Another with a knife came in and tried to stab. Huntress spun around and knocked the man's hand away with a blow to his forearm. The last man with a knife didn't attack with the knife, but went for a leg sweep. Huntress was off balance to avoid it and had her legs knocked out from under her. She went down and automatically went into a roll and came up near one of the men with the guns.

She punched him right in the face and smiled when she heard the crack of his nose breaking. The other man with the gun came up behind her and hit her across the face with the butt of his gun. Her nose broke and she fell to the ground. Blood poured from her nose as she tried to pull herself up.

"I'll keep getting back up," she growled and kicked at him, hitting him square in the balls.

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	crossbow_bat 2013-01-30 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	"This milkshake suddenly isn't strong enough for this." Maria rubbed the bridge of her nose. "I'll see what I can find out. If they're here, there has to be some trace of them or they have to be somewhere. Gotham isn't that big and something like this wouldn't stay quiet for too long." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-30 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I kind of thought you guys might want some warning, and I wanted to make sure nothing obvious hit. You have my number if something big hits. Hopefully this will be over soon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-30 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Warning is good. Knowing is half the battle." She smiled. Yes, she watched GI Joe when she was younger. "I guess this is not the time to take that vacation I so desperately need." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-30 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Sadly, no. Maybe you, me, Alina, maybe Jo can go do some karaoke or hit the beach or something fun when this dies down. Its big enough to be worth celebrating." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-30 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	"I was kidding, but I really could use a vacation." Maria sighed. "That's only if Bruce let's me take some time off of work. He's been on my case about my job at Wayne Enterprises. Wants me to step up and all that jazz." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-30 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	"You're doing fine at the job he cares about the most. And yes, you could. And I'm sure eventually you're going to try and convince me I need more relaxation time too." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 12:12 am UTC (link)
	Maria shrugged. "It's a toss up between my day job and my night job. He's on my case about both of them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 12:16 am UTC (link)
	"And he probably always will be about the night job. He's famous for that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 12:32 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, but I don't get the sudden focus on the day job. It's not like I'm going to take over the company one day. At least I hope he doesn't think I'm going to. Goodness knows I am so not suited for that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"Does he know that, though? I know its not what you'd want to do, but given the risks, I imagine he might be trying to make sure its in someone's hands, if anything happens." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 12:38 am UTC (link)
	"Oh I've told him on many occasions I am so not suited for that job," she said. "I'm practically the poster child for irresponsibility." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 12:42 am UTC (link)
	"Ok, granted. Maybe he's hoping you'll grow out of it. Or he's not sure of his other options." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"Oh I don't ever plan to grow out of it," she said with a large grin. Not if she could help it. "I'm trying to talk him into focusing on Thomas. He is his son. Sort of." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"The son he didn't raise. That's not the same kind of connection. You may eventually have some success there, I agree, but it might not be easy. On the other hand, I agree with you - I severely doubt you'll ever grow out of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 01:16 am UTC (link)
	Maria sighed. "I think you may be right," she said. "I'm not his kid either, but he treats me like I am. Which is probably I spent more time with him than my own parents." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 01:18 am UTC (link)
	He nods. "Exactly. I'm sure Thomas would always be well taken care of, might get a fair bit, but I'm pretty sure Bruce intends you to get at least a good portion of the company someday." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 01:22 am UTC (link)
	"I know, but I don't want it. Of course I'll do anything to keep the old man happy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"Which... might suggest that you might want to start looking for your own Lucious Fox. Someone you can trust to handle a lot of business operations while you handle your night job and make the neccessary 'boss' daughter' appearances at board meetings and things. Bruce can't argue with that approach too much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 01:41 am UTC (link)
	"I hate it when you're right and you're right almost all of the time," she grumbled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 02:01 am UTC (link)
	He can't help but grin. "That's what I get instead of billion dollar inheritances." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 02:12 am UTC (link)
	"I'll trade you," she offered. "I'll take being right over the money." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 02:18 am UTC (link)
	"Sorry, if you want that, you have to take the sweeping responsibility and sign the iron clad ethics contract first." He teases, mostly poking fun at his own family. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"Nevermind. I'll take the billions and the irresponsibility that comes with them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	first_son 2013-01-31 02:38 am UTC (link)
	"That's probably for the best. It also prevents you from having an excuse to randomly chop gratuitous cleavage windows into your costume." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	crossbow_bat 2013-01-31 02:39 am UTC (link)
	"Oh I can still do that," she said. "Mom wore some pretty skimpy costumes in her day." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)