In the latest chapter of “Birds of Prey” fanfiction, Sonya Blade arrives to help her friend Dinah Lance, a.k.a. the Black Canary, against ninjas.
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Sonya saw the crew of ninjas in the alley attacking Dinah. What she didn’t understand was why her vigilante friend wasn’t fighting back aggressively.
Worse, Dinah also appeared flustered, something the highly trained martial artist wouldn’t be in a fight.
Not a fair one, anyway.
That’s why Sonya didn’t feel the least bit bad about putting two bullets into the two ninja swordsmen closest to Dinah. The shots felled the ninjas.
To Sonya’s surprise, the ninjas’ bodies turned to ash within their white ninja-yoroi. She also noticed two other ninja-yoroi on the ground, the bodies within already turned into ash.
Looking back at Dinah, Sonya yelled, “Move it, Dinah!”
Her friend took her words to heart and picked up her pace to move toward Sonya at the mouth of the alley. While she went, Sonya fired another well-placed shot and took down the last ninja close to Dinah.
Unfortunately, five more — three with bows and arrows — were further down the alley.
Kano stood behind them.
Dinah still had several yards before she reached Sonya. With her concentration on getting away, she wouldn’t know to dodge the ninja’s arrows. Sonya needn’t have worried.
“We got the blonde!” Kano yelled. “Get rid of the cop!”
The ninjas aimed their arrows at Sonya.
The Seattle detective made a running defense, moving to Dinah while firing off a shot. Her bullet cut through one bowman, throwing off his aim.
The other two arrows went wide. Sonya made it to Dinah.
“What’s wrong?” Sonya asked.
Dinah looked sickly, barely able to focus. “Poison,” she grunted. Sonya noticed the cut across Dinah’s arm.
With her wounded friend in tow, Sonya headed back to the mouth of the alley. She fired another round at one of the bow-wielding ninjas, this time missing the target.
The bowmen missed as well, arrows lodging in the alley street near the heroines. The two sword-wielding ninjas hugged the alley wall closest to the women, well out of the line of fire, as they approached the women.
“Who brings ninjas to Seattle?” Dinah asked in a beaten voice, her attempt to lighten the pitch-black mood.
“Same people who brought a one-eyed asshole like Kano to town!” Sonya replied while firing off another shot and turning another ninja to ash.
“Don’t think you’re getting away!” Kano yelled.
LoDolce’s car screeched to a halt at the mouth of the alley. The passenger side faced the two retreating women.
The driver’s side door flew open, and LoDolce got out. “She hurt bad?” he asked Sonya.
Sonya pushed Dinah toward the car and fired a shot at one of the advancing swordsmen. Her gun jammed on her.
Frustrated, Sonya slammed the weapon into her shoulder holster. “Get her to the hospital!”
An arrow pierced Sonya’s thigh.
“Sonya!” LoDolce yelled.
Sonya fell to one knee, gritting her teeth against the pain of the wound. LoDolce ran to his ex-partner’s side.
“Those are ninjas, aren’t they?” he asked Sonya.
“Right out of an eighties action movie,” Dinah said through gritted teeth. She stood as best she could and limped to a position between the Seattle cops and the oncoming ninjas. “Cover your ears.”
Sonya and LoDolce did as told, though it wasn’t much protection against the sound of the Canary Cry.
Sonya wondered for the umpteenth time why she doesn’t wear ear protection while working with Dinah.
Looking into the alley, Sonya saw the kinetic force of Dinah’s blast smash the swordsman against the wall behind him. The area effect of the Canary Cry indented the wall behind the ninja.
“Maybe should have led with that,” Sonya yelled.
“I did,” Dinah shot back. “Why you don’t have snipers shooting at you.”
Then Sonya realized another reason Dinah would use the Cry sparingly.
No mask.
Sonya looked at LoDolce. His eyes widened at the sight he had just seen. Sonya took it for granted seeing Dinah use her mutant power all the time. Regular detectives didn’t get that privilege. Or even want it.
His witnessing Dinah in action also brought the complication that even a passable detective could figure out Dinah was a mutant.
A good detective like LoDolce could figure out Dinah and the Black Canary were the same person.
“LoDolce! Get Dinah out of here!” Sonya said.
LoDolce snapped back to the scene before him. “You first, partner.” He helped Sonya to her feet, leading her back to the car.
“We have to get Kano!” Sonya said.
LoDolce threw open the passenger door. “He’ll keep!” he said.
Dinah sent her Canary Cry at the other approaching ninja, driving him back into the alley. He slammed against the ground and immediately turned to ash.
Sonya looked back at Kano. His remaining bowmen dropped their weapons in favor of swords.
They ran down the alley at the heroes.
“Get in the car!” LoDolce shouted, presumably at Dinah.
Dinah stumbled to her knees. LoDolce left Sonya and grabbed Dinah.
The ninjas were more than halfway toward them.
Sonya pulled Dinah into the car with her. LoDolce slammed the passenger door shut. He then skidded across the hood of the car to the driver’s side.
A ninja swordsman thrust through the passenger window. Sonya ducked as the ninja-to blade shattered the window. Glass spilled onto the Seattle detective and her friend.
LoDolce got into the car and transitioned to drive. He slammed on the accelerator. The car thrust forward. The ninja lost his grip on his sword. It clattered on the ground as the car sped away.
What a fight, huh? Will Dinah and Sonya recover from the poison? Of course, but what happens next? We’ll find out down the line. But first? Back to Gotham in our next chapters!
While writing this fanfiction, I used Green Ronin’s Mutants and Masterminds, 3rd Edition RPG, to leave some things to chance. Check it out!
Like this Birds of Prey fanfiction? Check out Mark’s original “Shadowdance” saga books!
