Chapter 9.1 [Edited By New Guy ]

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Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Commissioner Gordon, genius from birth. She was born with a photographic memory and she has been using it well. She has studied computer science and criminal psychology to a degree that even the best professors and hackers of the world would have to bow before her capabilities. But she kept all this a secret from her father and the rest of the world, or at least she believes so like she hid the fact she was also a natural-born fighter too. 

One day when she was coming from the library, she heard someone screaming in an alley. Barbara could have just pretended not to hear it and walk away, but she didn't. She, on that day did something that not many people in the city would have done. Upon hearing a voice asking for help and her feet stopped moving, she tried to walk away but her legs refused, and stated moving towards the alley. 

Using her black scarf, she hid her face with it, and went towards the alley to help. After beating the guy who was assaulting the woman, the woman thanked Barbara. Barbara felt like a desire within her was born. A desire to help, to protect.

On that day Batgirl was born, everyday Barbara would wear a mask and patrol the streets of Gotham and help anyone who needed it. 

And one day, Batman found her. He took her under his wing, taught her everything he could. She found a like-minded person in Batman's family: Dick Grayson, Batman's protege and the first sidekick of Batman, Robin. 

Soon that family grew, more and more people like her gathered, people who wouldn't stand aside as injustice happened. People like Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown and their most recent addition Damian Wayne; the biological son of Batman. 

They fight crime and kept the flame of hope in people's hearts burning bright. They would venture in the night to ensure that others can sleep without worry and would train in the morning, evening, whenever Batman deemed it necessary. 

There were a lot of hard times that she has faced till now but this one seemed the hardest

" I am telling you young lady; you are forbidden from taking even one step out of the house. " 

" But why Dad? " Barbara yelled in annoyance. 

For some reason today after that whole Rudra fiasco, her dad called her to their home and told her that she was not to allowed move an inch out of the house. 

"Why? Because my greatest fear has come true, I knew I should have stopped you. "

"Stopped me from what? "

James Gordon looked straight in her eyes and said

"Stopped you from joining Bruce Wayne. I should have stopped you when after wishing me good night, you snuck out dressed as Batgirl. I should have stopped you the moment you came home with your ribs dislocated after your fight with Riddler. I should have stopped you from going down that road after your mother's death. I should have stopped you when my heart felt uneasy whenever you said that you were going on a date but were instead fighting other people." By the end of the sentence, tears were rolling down Gordon's cheeks. 

Today his fear that someone will know his daughter's identity and make her suffer came true. 

Gordon was shaken to his core; Barbara was the only thing that was keeping him together. Gordon loves his daughter, and after her mother died, she was the only one left in his life. 

He knew his daughter was Batgirl, how could he not, he is one of the best detectives in the world. But he never confronted her because inside, he felt that he was responsible for that side of her. He believed in Batman or Bruce Wayne. Yes, he knew his identity. He believed that Bruce could protect her but not anymore. 

Because Rudra is a Joker, high on his version of Justice and he believes that Rudra will keep his promise. 

" W..what are you talking about dad? Me and Batgirl, surely you are mistaken. " 

She stuttered at first but got a hold of her in the next second. Bruce has trained her well. 

" Barb *sigh* I know since the 4th week that Batgirl appeared.  Do you want me to pull out the videos where they clearly show Batgirl coming out of your window? "

Barbara's face became pale. Her dad knew all along. No matter how much Batman has trained her, she was not ready for this revelation. Many thoughts were running in her mind and stutteringly she asked.

" What??!! Y..you knew. "  

" *sigh* Yes. " 

" Then why did you never confront me? And why now? " 

" Because I believed in you and I still believed. Actually, I didn't believe it, instead, I knew that my daughter was doing great. She was helping people who needed help, she was helping her dad too in his work in her own way.  I am the proudest dad out there. 

 I just hope that one day you will be able to tell me on your own when you would feel that it was okay for me to know. " 

James Gordon tells his daughter with utmost sincerity in his eyes. The eyes that say that the thing he was most proud of was her being his daughter. 

After hearing all these, after hearing how proud of her, her father was, her eyes started to tear. 

She hugged her father tightly and James hugged her back. Barbara felt like a lot of weight was lifted from her shoulders.

They let go of each other. James looked at her worriedly and said

"Look Barb, I..I. 

Please do me a favor. Please don't go outside for a few days. Please I beg you as your father and as Police Commissioner Gordon. Please." James pleaded with her daughter. 

"Dad, what happened? You can tell me," she asked. 

"He knows Barb. He knows that you are Batgirl. " 

Barbara was shocked to hear this. Someone else knew her secret identity. 

"Who?! " she asked. 

"Rudra." 

"Rudra?" 

"Yes, Rudra. He called me today and said that he would be targeting you. 

So, please before we catch him. Don't go out as Batgirl. He is as dangerous as Joker right now. 

I beg you." 

Rudra knew that she was a Batgirl and threatened her father. How dare he?  She will make sure to kick that bastard in the nuts. No one dares to harm her family. But before that 

"I promise Dad. I won't not go out of the house." she promised, while unbeknownst to the Commissioner she crossed her fingers behind her back .

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At night, Police Headquarters Terrace,

Gordon flashed up the bat signal, he needed to talk to him. He needed to tell him that the situation is much direr than he thought. 

What happened was, Rudra sending him various videos of Barbara in the Bat costume, fighting thugs and villains, before taking her mask off. 

It only shows how much of a lunatic Rudra is. 

Gordon kept looking at his watch and at his smartphone, which showed Barbara working on her computer. 

He had installed cameras because he knew his daughter, if she knew that she was being targeted then she would gladly become bait to capture Rudra, but Gordon would not have her in harm's way. 

Till now the only true danger was Joker but he was interested only on Batman and Batman would not let any of his plans succeed, not after what happened to his second robin. 

No, he will not. But this Rudra, he is different. He kidnapped his victims from their houses without alerting anyone. He had covered the places with lead so that Superman can't see through them and used Alien tech, all of which would need months of preparation and he did it without letting a single soul know about it. No one even doubts it.

All of it meant one thing, he has been preparing for this for months. For months he didn't let anyone know what he was going to do, for months he studied his victims and when his preparations were complete, he struck swiftly and mercilessly.

He…

"GORDON" Gordon heard his name being called behind from a rough voice or perhaps a cheap voice modulator. It felt more like a growl than a voice. 

Classic Batman voice *sigh*. 

"Ah, all of you are here.'' Gordon turned and was looking at all the members of the Bat clan minus Barbara. Batman, one green, one red, and one purple Robin: Damien Wayne, Tim Drake, and Stephanie Brown, who is generally with Red Robin, respectively. And lo behold the original Boy Wonder, Dick Grayson the first Robin, now Nightwing the hero of Blüdhaven.

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"I hope you know about the current matter as well." 

"Yes." 

"I hope you understand my concern and won't be using that." Gordon said, moving his hands in an eccentric motion.

Batman looking at the antics of Gordon, understood that something was off. He and his sidekicks all scan the roof but didn't find anything. Then they saw Gordon making a hand sign warning them of the possibility of a bug in sign language and they understood what he meant. 

Batman pressed a button on his glove, a beep sound emerged and after a second he spoke

"It's clear my emp has fried any bugs. Speak freely."

"You have to catch him as soon as possible. You will have the full support of the police department, no one will hinder you. I will make sure of that." 

"Like they were ever a hindrance to us." Said the green tiny Robin. 

"Robin!" Nightwing lambasted him. 

"What!?" Damien Wayne growled. 

"Continue" 

" As I was saying, the police department will help you in any way you want. 

He is our top priority, even more than stopping Joker. It is not just because he said he will target Barb but it is because of these. " 

Gordon showed Batman a video that Rudra sent him, in it was the happenings of the Batcave. It truly alarmed Batman, because in that one video all of them were not wearing their masks, and Alfred and his daughter were in it. 

"That's not all, look at these reports they clearly indicated that he has been preparing for months, and if he is truly rooting for you, he is perhaps even more prepared than you are. He is more dangerous than any other Villain. We have been unable to hack or delete his website." During the talk, Gordon turned his back on them from habit, Batman and his family were going to leave the terrace, when they heard a voice that wasn't Gordon's.

" Why are you in a hurry Batman? Look I even brought pizza for you. "

A/n: 

I have changed my writing style a bit. Tell me if you guys like it. I was reading my past chapter's and personally speaking I hate that style. It feels robotic in a way. It doesn't have any emotions. I was not like that but somewhere on the road, I lost. So I scrapped my past chapters and made a new one. So guys tell me do you like this new style. Right now I make a chapter in Hindi then translate it.

So tell me how it is. Did I improve or not? And the second part I will release after some hours cause it needs very few touch-ups and they will take time. But be ready for a lot of crying because I cried, man. I cried while writing the second part of the chapter. 

So tell me. 

Edited by: New guy

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