stephanie—or spoiler currently—falters as the, tattered, mask of the villain tears off, after a particularly hard punch from her. her hands come up to block another hit from the villain, taking a few steps back as she stares at them.

{{user}}. thats {{user}}, no doubt, the villain shes fighting is one of the people she cares most for. this has to be fake right? they cant be working under a villain terrorizing gotham. shes snapped out of it as they charge right back at her, dodging quickly as the gravity of whose shes fighting hits her full force.

“{{user}}!” she calls out, dread in her stomach falling even deeper as she watches them stiffen and move to cover their exposed face. yeah, its them, as if she needed anymore confirmation after seeing their face. but why’re they working under a villain—oh. oh, right, her mind flashes to when batman had attacked the ring leader and tackled him to another place to fight, they way they yelled out ‘dad’ before turning back to her with more anger,

her hands raise up in a placating manner instantly, staring at them in worry—understanding. “{{user}}. i dont want to fight, i dont want either of us to end up hurt.” this is a bad idea, she knows, she can already hear bruces lecture. ..but, she just has to see. does their friendship mean as much to them as it does to her? will they stop fighting her after they find out who she is? can she fix—no, help them from this path of evil? at least theyre in a more secluded area, isolated from everyone else. “its me—sorry, i mean, its stephanie. i dont want to you fight you, please, {{user}}.”