The call came eventually three weeks after her little rendezvous with the Batman in his lair. She picked it up just as her mobile phone had rung for the fifth time that early evening. “It’s been a while. Thought you’ve forgotten about me.” She put down the glass of wine on the side table. “Not everyone can live like you do. Normal humans like still have to make a living. I do have a business to ...

If Kara had thought that the next few days is going to be tougher, she was right. But she had no idea how MUCH tougher it would become. The moment she woke up she felt her entire body aching from top to toe, and while it was expected, it was unpleasant. She was a bit concerned that she might not be able to keep up, and she conveyed her concerns to Bruce when she came down for breakfast, who ...

“Aren’t you afraid of me?” Kara commented to no one in particular, though it was clear she hoped there would be a response. Sitting on the settee, with her legs folded and raised against her torso, she had opened the tall glass windows out and up, and just sat looking up at the stars when the butler entered the room. “I beg your pardon Ms Linda?” Alfred Pennyworth paused in his steps before ...

“I think he can’t help but just be downright mean. Either that, or he just regards me as a lab rat.” The comments came out unbiddingly from Kara’s own mouth as she leaned her hands on the railing of open area of the 35th floor of Prince Tower that overlooks the cityscape of Gotham City. When Kara came down for breakfast slightly later than usual she was surprised to find Vampirella waiting for ...

Batman was not surprised about Kara asking for combat training to complement her strength building. In fact, he welcomed it. Though Kara would have preferred that he not make such a big deal out of it. “I’m glad that you have come to realise that to do the things that you want to do, you need to be able to face down your opponents even when the chips are down. That means preparing for the worst ...