Batman x Arc Reactor

Ch: 78 [Diana vs Bruce]

After nearly two weeks of training, Pamela finally managed to control her powers to some extent. Bruce taught her various tricks and tips to improve her overall performance. 

She could manipulate her vines and use them like tentacles, attack from different angles, and use them as a shield. But her main weapon is a long-range attack capable of taking down multiple targets simultaneously. She force mutates the plants around her, making them produce spores and gases with various effects. It's a nasty power, but who cares if a few criminals die, right? As long as she isn't harming any innocent civilians, it's fine.

Diana often provides pointers to Bruce and Selina during their training sessions. It's very important to get to know each other's strengths and weaknesses, especially if they are to work as a team. It was a little hard at first, but two weeks later, they managed to adjust to each other's style and become a cohesive unit. Although it might not be perfect, they are improving thanks to daily training sessions.

Today, Bruce has prepared a surprise for his team.

"Come on," Selina nuzzled near his neck, kissing and nibbling his skin. "Tell me where we're going..." She purred as Bruce was getting ready to leave.

"Nope!" He chuckled. "It's a surprise. Just get dressed, and let's go." Selina groaned in disappointment and walked to her room to get ready. Diana and Ivy were waiting in the living room.

They left the manor and drove for two hours until they reached the outskirts of Gotham. He parked the car near a shabby building that was long abandoned by a certain company. He bought it two years ago and did some special renovation.

"Uumm... We drove two hours for this?" Selina raised an eyebrow. Bruce just smirked and opened the door. They entered the building, and he led them to a hidden elevator shaft. They went down for almost 20 minutes before the doors opened. It was dark and barely lit. There was only a single scanner glowing with a red light on a massive metal wall.

"What's this place?" Diana frowned suspiciously.

"You will find out in a bit," He turned toward Selina, "Go on, do the honors."

"Ha, finally," Selina smirked and stepped in front of the scanner. She placed her palm on the scanner, and it glowed with a green light, scanning her. Then the wall in front of them started moving upwards, revealing another huge metal door. A blue light popped out from a tiny scanner attached to the ceiling, scanning the group, and after a few seconds, a click echoed in the silence.

The door slid open, revealing a long hallway with white light illuminating their way. They went through a few security checks before finally reaching their destination.

"Welcome to our new HQ, ladies."

They entered the room and were awestruck by what was before them. It was huge and filled with every tech gadget and weapon you can imagine. In the center stood a circular glass platform that looked like a mission control desk. All the screens displayed different footage from Gotham and the surroundings, ranging from Gotham Square to Robinson Park.

On the left, there was a massive circular table with five chairs.

"This is where we will plan missions," Bruce explained, leading them toward the table. "And over there..." he pointed to a set of treadmill stations, weight racks, and other exercise equipment. "We will train there."

"Wow," Pamela breathed, amazed by the enormous hidden facility. But her focus on the new cutting-edge lab Bruce led them into. "This place is awesome."

"I am glad you like it. In the future, we are going to face many enemies with poison and other weird powers. This is where we will analyze and come up with countermeasures," He explained.

Bruce showed them around the rest of the base, including the weapons locker, surveillance hub, and living quarters. Finally, it's time to reveal the main surprise. He led them to the next room, hidden behind another secret wall. Inside, there were multiple high-tech suits made with nanoparticles.

"On the left are Selina's suits, right, Pamela's suits, and in the middle, Diana's suit."

"Cool! Mine is the prettiest. Am I wrong?" Selina smirked and picked her cat-themed suit, twirling around like a teenager trying out new clothes.

"I don't think I need a suit," Diana shook her head, "I have my own suit made of Nth metal, which I am sure is better than your nano suits."

"Is that so?" Bruce raised his brow with a mischievous grin, "Let's see..." He pressed a button, and a blue light enveloped him, covering him with a sleek blue nano armor. "Do you think you can beat me in this one, Amazon Princess?"

"Hah! You challenging me in combat? Really, Bruce? I always kick your ass, and you know it."

"Bring it on, sweetie..." He retorted and stepped into the training area, standing in the middle of a circle, "How about five hits? And the first one to fall wins."

Diana took a deep breath and entered the circle, standing opposite him. "I think you're getting too cocky, Mr. Wayne. It's about time I show you the power of amazons," She dashed toward him at a blinding speed and threw a hard punch targeting his face, but instead of him, she was sent flying back.

Baaam! She crashed into the wall and hit the ground with a thud. "Ooof.."

"One... Four more. Do try your best, Ms. Amazon," He shrugged with a smirk, looking more confident and cocky than ever.

"Arggg!" She blew up in anger, hearing him mocking her, and charged once again blindly without thinking for a moment about the reason behind his confidence and her first failed attack. Baaaaang! She threw another punch on his face and well, the result was the same. She flew backward, slamming on her back, bouncing a couple of times before finally hitting the ground.

"Two... Three more... Come on, Diana. I am sure you can do better," He taunted her once again. She gritted her teeth and rubbed her forehead, trying to stand up, but her body felt heavy.

"Arggg!" She slammed her gauntlets together, creating a massive wave of energy. But Burce was ready. He manipulated the nanoparticles to create a long laser blade and sliced through the energy wave. "Humm..." He looked at the info on his visor.

[Nano Particles Overloaded]

'Still need some tweaking,' He thought. The laser sword flickered with lightning before crumbling on the floor.

"Two more..." He shifted his attention back to Diana, "Don't tell me you are done already, Ms. Amazon?"

Diana jumped in the air and threw a downward kick on his head, but it was useless, she was sent flying back once again, crashing to the ground.

"You still wanna continue?" He chuckled, "Give up. You won't be able to land the last hit either."

"I will never yield to a man!" She took out her belt which transformed into a sword, and with all her strength, she jumped high and swung it, aiming for Bruce's neck, but he deflected it once again and punched her in the stomach, making her fly backward.

She hit the ground with a thud, and Bruce walked to her, "One more. Ready for it?"

She groaned and stood up, clenching her fists tightly. She charged at him and threw a few punches and kicks, but all of them were blocked or dodged by him. "Aaaarrrrgghhh!" She let out a frustrated scream and raised her fist, ready to hit him once again.

"Hah!" Bruce caught her fist and twisted it, making her kneel. The nanoparticles moved from his face as he looked down at her with cold and arrogant eyes. It was as if he was telling her not to get ahead of herself. "You lost. Give up."

"No way..." She groaned and struggled to stand up, but her body was weak.

"That's enough. It's time to stop," He released her hand, "This is your weakness. Charging in without thinking... It's utterly stupid. If you are going to be a part of this team, you need to think before you act."

She was furious, but she knew he was right. She couldn't defeat him. She thought she was the strongest. She is the princess of Themyscira, but he defeated her easily. She felt humiliated, but she also knew that she needed to get stronger and faster. Her pride took a huge blow.

"How do you do it?" She asked in a low voice, "How can you beat me? I thought I was the strongest, but you just..."

"It's not about strength," He shook his head, "It's about using your brain. Besides, I am sure you tried to hold back even in your situation."

[Magnetic field Deactivated]

[Nanites Impact absorber- 89%]

[Shockwave modification overheated]

[Suit overheated- Initiating cooldown]

Bruce deactivated his armor after checking the data. 'The coolants working just fine. Humm... Well, I will improve the shock absorber for the next-gen nanites...'

Selina and Pamela watched the whole fight with awe. They didn't even know Bruce had a suit like this. Selina wasn't that surprised since she had seen him doing some impossible stuff, but Pamela was more surprised and impressed.

The thing is ever since Diana arrived, Bruce has been scanning and examining her armor and weapons without her knowledge, and after gathering enough data, he found out the only weakness she has. It's her Amazonium metal armor that's weak against piercing attacks.

With properly adjusted magnetic and shock wavelengths, plus a few tweaks with his prototype nanites, he was able to come up with a solution to nullify her power for a limited time and it was a perfect chance to see the limits of his tech. He threw compressed shockwaves the nanites absorbed from the impact, back toward her like invisible javelins almost instantly. Plus, the new magnetic field that was set to work only against her armor added some extra spice to it.

"You have your Godly power and divine armor or whatever you call it. That's your strength... And I have a good brain, technology, and money. That's my strength," He extended his arm toward her. "It was a nice spar."

Diana sighed, "I understand..." She took his hand and stood up. "I will get stronger and learn from this."

"I know you will. That's why we are here."

Suddenly, his phone rang.

"Alice?" He answered the call.

"Batman, we got a case that needs your expertise. It's hard to explain. I think you should see it yourself..."

"Okay, send me the details. I will be there soon." He hung up and turned to his team, "We got a new case."

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