Batgirl sighed and moved to an air conditioning unit and frowned. "Soo… welcome back I guess." Ivy stated as she walked over and sat next to her. "I am sure Harley is ecstatic that you are back. She has not been impressed with the new Batgirl."
"Well…" Batgirl trailed off. "We will see. Batman has been difficult about me getting back into the field after so long. I might just leave Gotham altogether if he makes it too difficult. I never had to worry about it before because…" She trailed off as she stopped herself.
"Because you were crippled?" Ivy asked, getting what could only be a look of surprise. She could not definitively tell because of Batgirl's mask.
She looked away and stayed quiet for a moment. "How did you know?"
"We may be criminals from Gotham. But we are by no way stupid. The underworld figured out that the original Batgirl went full background character after something and that you became their technical person. Harley confirmed it after overhearing you being in a wheel chair and another of your batfamily members calling you Batgirl." Ivy explained as she leaned back. "Soo… are you only swinging around the city or have you gone out and got laid yet?"
Batgirl chuckled quietly as Ivy sat next to her. "I have not gotten laid. All the men in my life are currently treating me like a piece of glass."
"Hmm… So which of the robins?" Ivy asked, getting a look of confusion before she clarified. "I mean which of them did you sleep with?"
"Oh… Nightwing, but I also slept with Batman and Harley. But I doubt she remembers that." Batgirl answered with a shrug.
"Psychedelic mushrooms? I remember I was there too." Ivy told her and then seemed to think for a moment. "But isn't there like a fifteen or twenty year age difference between you and Batman?"
Batgirl flinched and looked to the side. "Yeah… not my best choice. But it did happen." For a moment Ivy swore she could see her eyes glimmer with sadness and loss.
"That does not sound like that was not the end of it. Do you want to talk about it or move on?" Ivy asked.
She watched as Batgirl struggled with it for a moment before nodding her head and coming to a decision. "Yeah… I got pregnant. But then I immediately lost the child when I was crippled. I did not tell anyone because I did not want to put it on anyone else, nor deal with the unnecessary fallout from such an event."
Ivy blinked for a moment before pulling a confused Batgirl into a hug. "I understand. You must have restrained yourself quite a bit to not go get revenge because of what happened. Although I suppose that is what makes you better than me."
Batgirl went to respond but closed her mouth and just enjoyed the hug. Then she thought of something and frowned. "Your friends aren't about to go do something really bad right?"
"Technically it is illegal. But they are doing it to other criminals who are doing something far worse. So I would not worry about it too much. Not to mention, Rico tries to keep casualties as low as possible." Ivy explained with a shrug. "You want some morning coffee? Or at least the plant equivalent. I have gotten quite good with the medical plants and mushrooms that are necessary for the mix."
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Rico sat quietly in the back and glanced at Doctor Fries' bulky suit. He was sitting across from him in the back of a modified garbage truck. They were patiently waiting while the others were in the building hopefully drilling through a wall. While Gearbox sat in the front box.
It was getting a bit uncomfortable to just sit there.
But then he heard static in his ear. "Rico! Check your phone for a live newscast in your area!" Edgelady told him in a hurry and he pulled out his phone.
A moment later he was looking at the newscast with a blank expression. The news was already broadcasting but the police were pulling up outside of the bank. He could see that they were only a few blocks down.
They heard the sirens and Doctor Fries went to get up but Rico just held up a hand. "They are not here for us. There is a bank robbery a few blocks down. I thought this might happen." He then pressed his ear. "T-Dog, the sirens are for a nearby bank robbery. You can ignore it for the time being. But be ready for Plan B."
"Ha… understood." He sounded somewhere between annoyed and angry.
Rico sat back in his seat. "We just need to continue to wait. Hey Gearbox! Duck down for the time being. Chances are some officers will drop by." He then stood up and moved over to a duffel bag and pulled it out from under a chair and zipped it open. Pressing a few buttons on the device inside before sliding it back under.
"What's that for?"
"Just in case." Rico answered as he turned his attention back to the news broadcast. "Looks like some wannabe supervillain. Actually it looks like one of those supervillain groups that have been popping up."
"What?" Doctor Fries responded in confusion.
Rico shrugged, "apparently a bunch of groups that worship villains and heroes have been popping up and causing problems. Cities like Central City and Metropolis have it worse while Gotham City just has its normal criminals. But as a result the government is cracking down hard on the costumed criminals."
"I have not noticed anything different in Gotham." Fries told him as he relaxed and pressed on his ice cannon thing. He began messing with it. Probably wanting to pass the time.
"You wouldn't either." Rico chuckled as he watched the broadcast. "Gotham has the Underground, Arkham Asylum, and the Blackgate Pit as the public has started calling it." The Blackgate Pit was a new problem since it was miles of rubble and debris that homeless people and escaped prisoners could hide inside of it.