Beginning Mark Wooden’s fanfiction featuring the Birds of Prey: Batgirl, Black Canary… and Sonya Blade? With cameos from other Gotham vigilantes and Mortal Kombat characters. Part one of forty-three.

“I am not letting you go there alone!” Dinah Lance, a.k.a. the vigilante Black Canary, demanded.

Sonya Blade cupped her face in her palm. Defeated, she let her body relax and leaned against the driver’s door of her unmarked police car.

“You are so stubborn,” Sonya said.

“And you are so stupid for trying to go after Kano alone,” Dinah replied. “He killed your partner. I get it. But I’m not losing my friend —”

Sonya threw up her hands. “You win, okay? You have the keys! I’m not going anywhere!”

Dinah gave Sonya a look the Seattle detective knew all too well. “What are you thinking, Lance?”

Bouncing the car keys in her palm, Dinah replied, “I said I’m not letting you go there alone.”

The women exchanged glances. Sonya finally caught on to her friend. She smiled. Dinah returned the smile while continuing her game of tossing and catching the car keys.

“Now move,” Dinah said. “I’m driving.”

Dinah tossed the keys up. Sonya snatched them out of the air. Dinah flashed a surprised look.

“When’s the last time you drove anything other than a motorcycle?” Sonya asked.

“You expecting to get in a car chase on the way there?”

Sonya opened the driver’s side door. “I’m the legally sanctioned detective here,” Sonya said. “I’m driving the legally sanctioned car.”

Dinah moved to the passenger side. “On the way to the not-legally sanctioned B&E at the docks.”

“Touché,” Sonya replied as she and Dinah climbed into the car.

It took half an hour for Sonya and Dinah to reach the Port of Seattle. After pulling into a parking lot across the street, Sonya killed the engine.

“So, is there a plan?” Dinah asked.

Sonya thought for a moment. She drew her handgun from its shoulder holster under her leather jacket. “Sure,” she said while dropping the magazine from the gun to check it was full.

“You run in there, do your Black Canary vigilante mutant scream thing. I’ll come in after you, find Kano —” here Sonya slammed her magazine back into the gun and pulled the slide back, loading a bullet in the chamber — “and I’ll put a bullet in him.”

Dinah rolled her eyes. “Sounds great — except for that bullet part.”

“I’m sure he’ll do something lethal.” Sonya lined up the gun’s sights to ensure they were spot on. “Self-defense.”

Dinah reached for Sonya’s gun, pushing it down. Sonya glared at her.

“Unless it’s pre-meditated, miss legally sanctioned detective.”

Sonya gave Dinah some side-eye. “Why do I let you, a lawbreaking vigilante, keep me in line?”

“Because my work as the Canary makes your work as a cop so much easier.”

“You don’t have to fill out the paperwork.”

“Because I haven’t killed anybody.”

Sonya frowned and then snatched the gun back. She slid it back into its holster. “These guys will have shotguns or worse. I’m taking the gun.”

Responding to Dinah’s glance, she added, “I’ll shoot to wound.”

Dinah tilted her head in disbelief but knew Sonya’s response was the best she’d get.

The vigilante reached into the pocket of her leather jacket and pulled out her domino mask. Dinah peeled the tape off the back, revealing the adhesive that allowed the mask to remain in place.

“Do I have to wait for you to get into those fishnet stockings too?” Sonya asked.

Dinah placed her mask on her face. An impatient Sonya watched as Dinah then unbuttoned her jeans and started sliding them off. Underneath, she wore her trademark black fishnet stockings.

“Always come prepared,” she said. Dinah, now dressed in her vigilante Black Canary costume, looked Sonya up and down. “Are crop tops revealing an ample amount of cleavage, though cute and sexy, standard detective issue now?”

“I’m off duty!” Sonya said while getting out of the car.

Dinah slipped her jeans over her boots.

Sonya stuck her head back into the car. Glaring at Dinah, she said, “Get a move on, or I’ll shoot to wound you!”

Here we go! Starting my Birds of Prey fanfiction! Lots of surprises in store! Continue reading!

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