One Favor to Another [Riddler]

[Kara Zor-El - Supergirl]

Lex couldn't be keeping a closer eye on the trade of Kryptonite than what Supergirl had been. But this wasn't thee. This was THE Supergirl. She knew why she was sent to earth unlike her less intelligent, righteous literally other half.

The evil side of Kara had been playing this game for weeks. Watching the trafficing on the docks as well as the computers. She could work quicker than anyone and could easily steal the information from the dealers she needed without them knowing. All they would notice is a strong breeze that would came rushing through.

And after hanging around enough scum of the streets in Gotham, she had learned the places to listen for news. With super hearing, it made it easy to listen in to every conversation going on in the private rooms.

Word had gotten out over an encounter between several of the big name baddies at the Ice place. It was perfect and lining up with the information she had learned of a large shipment of Kryptonite coming into Gotham.

It had made it's way to the Ice and she had found out on her own records that a man they call the Riddler had gotten this stuff. And Lex associates' names were on it. But not enough to link him to it.

Kara kept to the night. But tonight was the chance to where the super suit since this was a meeting with a known Gotham villain. Though it was unplanned to the other party...yet.

Supergirl was flying over the East Side of Gotham and had been trying to trail this guy for a bit now. Her super sight picking up anything she could. And for Supergirl, it didn't take long for her to finally locate the green man.

It was plan as day that it was the Riddler. And she dove after her target. Faster than a bullet she swopped down and grabbed the man by wrapping her arms under his and lifting him by the shoulders. As it only took seconds before she had him relocated to a rooftop more than ten stories up.

"You must be the Riddler. We need to talk," the young blonde girl said.

She know zipped in front of him using her super speed to meet him face to face. She wore the black and silver version of the super suit Kara good wore.

She was straight forward with her business. And this method she took showed she wouldn't take no for an answer or be ignored.

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He stepped out of one of his many lairs for just a moment. His face was bruised and his body looked fairly beaten up. He certainly was not in the best of shape after his little ‘meeting’ with the League of Shadows. He sucked on a green apple lollipop, rolling it from one cheek to the next as he headed to the dumpy coffee shop at the corner. He didn’t mind walking in full costume on this side of town. People seemed to move out of his way, which in his current mood, was exactly what he wanted. Allen followed shortly behind, but seemed to be in his own little world per usual.

He was so close to his goal, he wasn’t going to let a little hiccup stop him from completing it.

He took a step forward only to realize that his foot hadn’t touched ground. His eyes widened in horror as he flew fast in the air. His body struggled and reacted. He hated heights! He had fallen off of too many fire escapes not to hate heights.

“What the!” he shouted, but as soon as he was off ground, he was back on it. He stumbled forward, his entire outfit in shambles from the wind.

He heard a voice and stiffened. Oh please, not another road block!

A blond girl who wore an S on her chest appeared in front of him. It didn’t take a genius mind to determine this was Supergirl, which certainly was not a good sign. He did not want to go to Arkham when he was so freaking close to destroying Bruce Wayne.

He frowned and started straightening his suit. “Is it normal for you to just pluck innocent bystanders off the street?” he muttered before turning his head up to lock with her eyes, “But yes, I am the Riddler.”

He started forming multiple plans to how he could possibly get out of this without getting arrested. He noticed her suit was different than usual. “I see you’re not sporting your normal patriotic colors your kind likes to rub in our faces,” he commented, “Is there a reason you flew me up here and not to a police station?”

[Kara Zor-El - Supergirl]

"Depends on who the bystander is," she smirked at the comment.

Kara looked at the man in the green suit. She had hardly had to figure that one out. His cloths said it all as well. With the question marks and such.

Right a way he had at least given her a straight forward answer. He had made the right choice in that. You don't play games against a super especially against on the the younger ones.

"You could say I needed a little change," Kara said. Not spilling out that she was in fact the double of the original Supergirl.

His last question made the smirk disappear from her face. It was straight to business over the matter. And knowing very little of the Riddler's pass activities it was going to be interesting to talk with such a mind.

"Why should I've? I have more important business in line besides sending you off. Now what good would that do me," she started to say. "I've seen records and heard that you are now starting up a collect of a certain stone. Mind telling me know the large rocks come to your aid?"

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Edward had interacted with “Super Heroes” before, but he had never made it a priority to track their actions and presences unless they held a certain use to him or could possibly interfere with his plot. Yes, he had certainly gone through the group and collected their strengths and weaknesses, but he truly had never really cared about them. None of them were the Batman. None of them could challenge his intellect like the Batman. He saw little point to give them more attention when they hardly affected his life or plans.

However, as he took in this silver dressed Supergirl, he knew something wasn’t right. It was his first time actually meeting her in person, but he had done the research. He knew she was some sweet girl with normal teenage rebellious tendencies. He certainly was not seeing any of what he read or seen on the news anymore.

His lip pouted out in thought as he listened to her. It was somewhat disappointed to hear that she had heard of his purchase. Ozzy’s sources must not be as tight lipped as they used to, but instead of feeling caught, he felt like this girl was coming to him with a business proposal. It reminded him of getting arrested by a dirty cop. He has you in cuffs and starts suggesting that he can leave the keys in the backseat if you hand him over a couple hundred dollars.

“Interesting,” he said softly to himself before he tilted his head and gave her a quizzical look, “I know for certain you are not Super Girl unless you have been drugged or poison. The outfit change, the new attitude, not arresting me….” He paused, “How about this? I will answer your riddle if you answer mine. Who are you?” he asked, pointing his finger at her.

[Kara Zor-El - Supergirl]

Kara stood there and watched the Riddler. There was no place for him to go. And if he tried to run, she could stop him in a heart beat.

It was just as easy she could stop his from beating at any given moment. So it was no use trying to escape her watchful eyes.

"What? Don't like the new changes," she smirked to herself over all this.

Everyone else who had met her, had not known the difference. No one knew who she was when she went off on her own. She couldn't risk it. The key to a low profile was to keep out of sight.

This man was clever. She could figure that out in no time. And then the question came. The games where beginning. He had just taken the first move in the match. Now it was her turn.

With the question and the finger pointed at her, she laughed to herself. "Alright, so you figured me out. But that is only half the answer. I am in fact who I appear to be. Except, I know why I was sent to Earth. I know the truth behind the lost memories of this 'Supergirl' as you say. Kara Zor-El the last daughter of Krypton," she replied to him.

She crossed her arms and smiled smugly. "I'm just the better half of the brains. The true her as it may seem," Kara finished her explanation.

"Your turn," she said, her ears waiting for the on coming answer.

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He wasn’t in the mood for humor, so her question only made him pout. His arm was in a sling pathetically, but his few fingers still tapped his chest in annoyance at being pulled around with her somewhat superior attitude. Couldn't she see? He wasn’t in the mood to play games, a very rare occurrence for him.

He listen to her ramble her explanation. It made sense in that storybook sort of way. “So you are her split personality?” he commented, taking in her form once more, “Is the other Kara going to be returning anytime soon?” It would be unfortunate for the other side just to turn up without a second warning.

He rubbed his face in frustration with his other hand, debating how to go about it. He certainly didn’t trust her, but he supposed he could give some information to see how useful she could actually be for him. “As you already know, or you wouldn’t have yanked me up to the top of a skyscraper, I have recently purchased kryptonite. Yes, the Boy Scout holds an interest to my plans, but he is not my main concern.” He finally locked his eyes back to her. “If you worry I plan to kill him, it wasn’t my first thought, but if he does die in the process, I won’t be complaining.”

[Kara Zor-El - Supergirl]

"Returning soon?" She looked at him and started to laugh.

In her eyes this was humorous. He didn't seem to take to her story well. She had stayed out of sight from the League for some time now.

He had missed the whole concept of her conversation. Or maybe she just hadn't been clear enough. "Dear Riddler, you have nothing to fear. That goody goody is back in Metropolis for now. Unless she were to find out of my location and more about me, then you would have reason to fear," she explained.

She was silent and just listened as the man spoke. The look on her face was someone that constantly watched all that was going on between the conversation. Not just the words, but the person's body language.

"Your plan would go hand in hand with mine. But seeing as you have the same idea in reverse over the distractions...that makes my job easier. As long as you are able to continue on with your plan against the bat-family. If I am not mistaking your plan?"

She gave a slight smirk as if to show she had a similar plan in mind but opposite the people. "That's just one less detail for me to focus on. The Bat is a problem in the League. As well as the princess," she replied.

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His eyes narrowed as the super power girl started to laugh. He did not like being laughed at. It gnawed at him in all the wrong places. He listened to her carefully, understanding that there were two super powered brats floating about the Earth, but it did calm his nerves to know that the other one was miles away.

He tapped his finger on his cane, taking in her own plan. She wanted to kill Superman? How…predictable… He wouldn’t argue against her motives of how pointless such a goal seemed, but he had to admit that his plan would certainly give her the upper hand. Superman would be very weak after he set his plan into motion.

He licked his bruised bottom lip in thought.

“There is this….woman…who I don’t think would quite like my company. I need her skill set to start the plan with Big Blue into action,” he stated, his eyes pulling back to hers. “From what I’ve gathered from watching footage, she tends to have a soft spot for lost girls in need of advice.”

He smirked, “While that outfit is outrageously inappropriate for a young woman your age, I’m certain we can find something more suitable.”

[Kara Zor-El - Supergirl]

Kara stood there and listened. Arms crossed and noting his every movement. Her senses were more refined. The intellect superior of this human verses others was point blank to spot.

The way he spoke and his body language suggested it.

She was pleased he was taking into consideration her offer to join in on this. Because either way, her work and job to bring death to Kal-El would be completed with or without this human's help.

She may seem like the normal Supergirl Kara was, but her knowledge of her past and her training were far more complete. Possible lies to them both or maybe just the plain truth behind all of Supergirl's secrets.

"I'm inclined to agree with you. What better way to play the strings of someone's weakness with presenting a weaker subject," she replied. A smirk upon her face as she agree.

She would go along with this. The man could not harm her or she would break his arm if he stabbed her in the back.

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He grinned. His body might have been bruised and broken from Ra’s, but his mind was still sharp, and obviously some good grace had finally decided to fall into his lap. His fingers shifted in his mark shift sling as he took in her form. They certainly would have to change her attire to something more sweet and vulnerable if they were to get this to work. They would also have to create a story, which he suspected she might have, to paint Big Blue as an evil man.

He had yet to meet the woman in person, but from what he could gather, he had little faith that he could be the one to convince her of their goal. After all, the woman was powerful and had chosen to stay in Arkham way past due.

“Riddle me this, have you heard of Poison Ivy?” he asked, with mischief behind his eyes. “I have yet to reach out to her because I haven’t had enough…incentive to provide to her. I think if we go together, we could convince her to help remind the Boy Scout to respectful to women.”

He chuckled softly, running his free hand into his hair as he stared out into the city. Everything was going his way. His pieces were almost set up perfectly for check mate.

[Kara Zor-El - Supergirl]

"I've heard of her from the underworld vines around this town," Kara replied.

She knew quite a bit about the villains in this town. Not much got passed her ears when she went into bars and alleys listening to conversations from far away.

Hearing things over a Scarecrow, a Cat, and a few more pests of the city. A lot to do with Bats as well.

"I am quite persuasive. I'm sure we can get her to see things our way. Besides who has more ties to Big Blue than his cousin. Not many know of the split besides the Joker and Lex. So, I'm sure we can pull something together," she gave a smirk.

She may look like some dumb teen, but her mind worked faster than most computers when she wanted. Then again this Supergirl was more focused than her counter part Supergirl.

"So I'm to assume a more subtle approach into the Asylum is wanted rather than a breaking and enter," she questioned, given the comment over a different/sweeter appearance for herself.

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He grinned as she agreed and was already discussing an approach that he had planned to take. “Yes, I think it would be best to go as teacher and student from Gotham University working on a formula to cure some terrible sickness,” he stated with ease, tapping his finger on his chin as he thought it through. He would need to send all the paperwork in, and that could be done today. It would likely take a few days to gain approval by Arkham’s staff, and he could use his ties in the asylum to make the process go quickly.

“Do you own clothing that doesn’t show as much skin?” he remarked, pointing to her exposed stomach. Children these days certainly felt the need to materialize themselves, and woman wondered why men still saw them as objects?

“If you can put on your best conservative outfit, meet me in the Asylum parking lot at 10:00am this Thursday. It’s Halloween, so the guards will be extra tight with security, but they will be too busy to take notice to an innocent school project.”

[Kara Zor-El - Supergirl]

Kara stood there with her arms crossed as the Riddler spoke out his first thoughts of the plot. She did not disagree with him. The idea he brought up would be valid enough to pass. She could easily get any records for him and then some.

At his mention of cloths and showing too much skin, she looked down at her outfit. She gave a laugh at his comment. "Who do you think I am? That can easily be managed," she said.

She had superpowers. She could get what she wanted. Even if it meant stealing it. No one would ever find out it was her that committed the crime unless they saw her.

At being told the meeting place and time, she nodded. "Sounds like a harmless enough trick for Halloween," she smirked.

Her eyes gleamed with mischief and mayhem. The side of Supergirl no one would ever see, at least not on the real Supergirl.

"I'll return you to ground level if you would like otherwise I can just leave you on this roof," she said.

Her comment showed she wasn't keen on stepping down to anyone. Though this offer in the slightest showed her willingness to work something out between them.

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He took in the young blonde girl again. He couldn’t deny his superstition of super power aliens. He knew everyone had their weaknesses, but he did not like the idea of someone else having more power than him. He also didn’t trust this one, but he couldn’t deny that having her on his side would be extremely beneficial to his game of chess.

His face gave her a deadpan look as she gave him the choice of the roof or the ground. “I would enjoy my feet on the ground please,” he stated, trying to straighten himself up before she yanked him and flew him wherever.

“But again, I must remind you, you need to be a wounded girl scorned by Superman if we’re going to get this woman to help us,” his eyes were serious. This would be a very fragile situation and he couldn’t have her ruin it.

[Kara Zor-El - Supergirl]

Kara listened to him. And she could almost feel the distaste of his comment. He was not enjoying being overpowered by someone else.

Always fun to see a mortal's reaction. Though she kept a straight face. There was no point in ruining the deal that had been struck between them for the time being.

If he gave her any reason to doubt their agreement, she would not be afraid to turn the tables.

As he spoke the next part, she decided to get on with it and give him a lift. She carried him easily to the ground, wrapping her arms around his as well.

Once the made it to the ground she gently set him down. She then landed in front of him. Nodding to his comment in agreement, she knew what he meant by the plan. "Alright. And what time do you want to meet then," she asked.