Flight

[Batman POV]

I made my way through the exit of the auction hall with the kryptonian girl still in my arms. A singular thought was running through my mind 'What on earth are that man's powers?'

In my long career I hadn't encountered such an enigmatic force as of yet. In my earlier investigations, I believed that this man was using some form of an invisible blade to strike at his enemies, but that still left the mystery of the shrine that would appear when he made that hand sign. His other elemental abilities aside, I couldn't explain how that invisible sword of his worked. And now, he uses that invisibility veil. This man has become more and more of an enigma.

'I must make him a priority of mine, but that's not important right now. For now, I must focus on her.' I thought while looking at the teenager that was passed out from the anaesthetic I had given her. I still needed to conduct some confirmatory tests, and most importantly, I needed to contact Clark. He would probably know how to handle her best. I'll also need to make sure Nostradamus keeps quiet about this girl's existence.

It had barely been a minute since I had exited the room when suddenly, I heard a voice "So where to next, Batman?"

It was Nostradamus, who had suddenly appeared behind me. It was fast enough that I couldn't even detect him. I decided to answer him, without showing my shock at his sudden appearance "We're going to the fortress of Solitude. Have you dealt with them?"

Nostradamus replies "Yeah. All of them won't be a problem for a couple of years at least. They'll wake up a few years later and then they'll be a problem, but we can deal with them when it comes to it."

After a bit of walking, we approached an exit. It's the path I used to get in here. It was a cave surrounded by a thick forest in the wilderness outside Gotham. The batwing is already parked outside. I put the girl inside of the batwing and sat inside. I signal him to sit down as well.

Before sitting down Nostradamus asks "Wait! What about their cameras that most definitely saw us?"

I replied "I've already uploaded a program into them that'll delete every bit of footage that is a month old. It'll be fine."

He didn't ask anything else as the both of us flew away.

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[3rd Person POV]

Some time later.

Nostradamus takes his mask out of his inventory before wearing it, in anticipation of meeting Superman. Meanwhile, Batman initiates a call with Superman "Superman, I am heading towards the fortress of solitude. There has been an incident. Your help will be needed."

Superman's voice rings out from the other end "Sure! Is it just you or are you bringing company?"

Batman replies "I also have Nostradamus and one more individual with me. We'll arrive shortly."

"Oh okay, I'll be there to meet you." says Superman, a bit surprised by the fact that Nostradamus was with Batman.

Batman hangs up the call, before picking up another one. It's Alfred, his butler and he called to inform Batman of a case he is working on. But before he can say anything, Batman signals to Alfred that he is not alone. This causes Alfred to address him differently "Batman, I have an update on the case you were working on. Would you like to hear the details?"

Batman replies "Yes, make it quick."

Alfred then begins to tell Batman the information he gathered "The man the funds were being channelled to was Dr. Hugo Strange. How he sourced the Kryptonite is still unknown, but the Court of Owls most definitely obtained it through him."

Batman thought for a moment, before replying "Strange had been quiet ever since he escaped Arkham. His name coming up now can only mean one thing… he's planning something big. That's probably why he sold the Court of Owls that kryptonite. He most likely needed the funds."

Alfred asks Batman "Shall I run a facial scan across the Gotham surveillance database to find him?"

Batman replies "No. It probably won't lead to anything. He's working with forces outside Gotham. If you can, run a scan across every CCTV system on the planet that we have access to."

Alfred simply answers "Very well, I shall ask Mr. Fox to do what is necessary. Also, Robin was asking when you would allow him to take up field missions again."

"Tell him to wait, I will need him for something soon." said Batman, before hanging up the call.

Nostradamus commented "You sure are busy, huh."

Batman replied "You get used to it. Actually, you would be as well by now if you joined us back then."

Nostradamus answered "No thanks, I like the fact that I have a personal life. By the way, how much longer do we have to travel before getting there? It's probably already 12:00 AM in Metropolis and I really need to get somewhere by 6:00."

Batman answered "We'll be done and back to Metropolis by 5:00 AM. You'll have plenty of time to get where you need to be."

Nostradamus was baffled by this statement, and protested "I need sleep, you know!?"

On hearing this, Batman simply said "Walk it off." before proceeding to ignore any further protests from Nostradamus.

Soon enough, our heroes made their way to the fortress of Solitude, located in a remote section of the unclaimed part of Antarctica. And as the Batwing landed, in front of the ship, was a man dressed in blue spandex with a red cape, as well a big red "S" on his chest.