So very, very confusing. Only now is something that might turn into a coherent plot materializing. And ancient conspiracies that casually evade and confuse the entire Bat crew in their own back yard is just weird somehow.
Or maybe I've just forgotten too much in the months since the ride started. We'll see.

i lovetim and buffy. parring cant wait for wait update

Great chapter. Keep up the good work. (Sorry for the late review. Internship)

AWW, the bat-clan has acquired a Mom!... Or at least the Wayne bachelors have. I can see Joyce and Alfred getting along just fine.

If you haven't read it already, you might find "Snugglus Interruptus" by Bouquet amusing.

http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-25490/Bouquet+Snugglus+Interruptus.htm

Five times Damian ruined Tim’s ‘couple-time’ and one time he couldn’t.

EDIT: My favorite part was Effy's plans for Damian.

It is a very amusing story. Tim is so fun to mess with! :)

So happy to find this long update. Love it!

I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter!

Oh gosh this chapter is really good. Can't wait whats with the necklace. I really hope they really give her protection but there is always a stitch as Buffy/Elizabeth would say.

One thing I don't get. Even when Elizabeth would know the person and trust him or her. She would want to know more before putting it on. Especially when runes are involved and the dream she had about it. She would want to know what they mean and how they get it. She knows it's not save to put or touch things without proper research even when she is in the hospital and not in her right mind she wouldn't put it on. So that's the only thing I think isn't right in this chapter.

Can't wait when they hear the name from the person who gave this necklace to Elizabeth birth mother. oh and can't wait if they can find an antidote against the poison that takes her strenght away.

Well I hope you'll update soon. Really really a good chapter and story of course. Love the humor you bring in to the stories. only hope that Elizabeth will fight more.

I’m glad you are enjoying the story!

Concerning Elizabeth reaction to the pendant… it actually is ‘right’ for the chapter and I’ll explain why. Well as much as I can without revealing spoilers. :) Prepare for an overkilled explanation. I don’t seem to do less. :) I can see your point though, because your right, Elizabeth normally wouldn’t accept the rune pendant at face value when it appeared in her dreams. The fact that she did is a clue in itself that something is wrong. After all she only questioned it lightly before dismissing it from her mind….

As Spike said once, “It’s all about the blood,” so let follow it shall we?

1) Brandt was the one who shot Elizabeth and gathered her blood. (Revealed in chapter 6)

2) In chapter 3, Brandt was shown slipping a container of blood into his pocket when he entered the room the Nick was in. What was he doing before entering the room, but after he shot Elizabeth that would require him take the container of blood with him to the meeting rather than to store it somewhere safe? (Not revealed, yet.)

3) Brandt used the blood to write reversal runes on the old Chosen shackles. (Chapter 5)

4) Brandt put the blood container in Dick pocket (Chapter 5)

So what is Brandt up to? Brandt is a character that loves to give me a headache when I write him. Very often with him, you can’t take what he does and says at face value. So let us take a closer look at Brandt actions.

1. In Chapter 3 when Brandt tells Nick “I’m exactly where I need to be. You lack patience, Shadoway. An ocean can’t be filled without every single drop of rain. You rush and you will miss the opportunity. What you fail to realize is my plans always work. I’ll have what I desire soon enough.” That is where the first hint of what Brandt is up to is revealed, but very vaguely.

2. Brandt Diethelm gives the pendant to Jeannie telling her that “Perhaps it will change your tragedy around like it did for me,” and “The properties within this pendant were crafted especially to bring forward the strongest ability of healing and protection to aid the wearer.” When she question about his wife not having it again he tells her “Has already benefited from it and no longer needs it. She would want you to have it to aid your daughter.” (Chapter 5) Changed the tragedy around how? Bring forward healing and protection how? The wearer of what? Does he mean the pendant or something else altogether? And how has the ‘wife’ benefited from it and why does she no longer need it? Or perhaps the better question might be is why is he so determined that Jeannie take it for her daughter? (Mostly not revealed, but hinted very vaguely in chapter 5.)

3. Then there is the conversation between Brandt and a drugged Dick. “The hunter’s understood enough to know that there is power in life and in death.” And then later on in the scene. ‘Brandt continued to ignore Dick presence as he pulled out a small pendent, dripping with the same reddish black liquid he used earlier. “…failed his wife, but their child, he never…” Dick closed his eyes briefly as Brandt gathered the pendent in his right hand.’ And then, later on, he placed the pendant in the woman’s mouth. (Chapter 5) We know the liquid was Elizabeth blood. (Chapter 6) What was the point of this pendant? What affect of being soaked in Elizabeth’s blood and then placed in the old Chosen’s mouth will have? (Not revealed.)

4. Then finally when Brandt and Nightwing talked and Nightwing told him that he would stop Brandt from sacrifice Elizabeth and Tim, Brandt replied “My heir might be able to if he is able to prevent the final piece from being delivered. If he hasn’t, then what I want will come to pass regardless of what is done to prevent it.” And then later in that scene, Brandt told Nightwing, “By the time you get to the young chosen it should already be too late. At that point my chosen fate will be secure, the link reversed. The new chosen and shield’s fate, however, will depend on their own actions and their bond. Has the young shield strengthened it yet?” (Chapter 6) So what was the final piece? What did he give to Jeannie? Brandt’s words are important here, he said delivered, not that it had to be received—that was just implied. And how could he be so sure that once Jeannie offered the pendant to Elizabeth that what he wanted to happen, would? What else has he done? Better question, what can happen if you combine blood, rituals, and magic?

5. As for Elizabeth reaction to it… Think about her past life as Buffy. When she has been affected by magic how did she react? Prime example, when Xander had Amy cast a spell and it caused every girl but the one he wanted to fall in ‘love’ with him? Did the girls question why they were suddenly wanted to love Xander? What if the affect was something subtler where most people wouldn't question the actions?


I know what is happening with Elizabeth may not be obvious at first or even the second time through because right now the clues and hints are small and sometimes hidden between the lines (Mainly because I haven’t done Brandt’s POV. It would reveal why too many things to soon if I did.) But the clues are there, I promise. The closer to the end the more obvious they should become.


Hopefully that helped clear the matter up. I really can’t go into any more detail without revealing some really large spoilers.

Thanks for the questions and the opinions! I love hearing what other people think and how they are seeing things!

Sincerely,
Lady Healer

Dick and Tim (and Liz) really need to get together and share some information! They have three days, the clock is ticking.

They do! :)

Yay! Black bat! That's twice this week Cass has shown up in stories here. Even if I wasn't already going to review (which I was going to) that would have forced me to. I hope she shows up some more. Also, Buffy meeting Steph should be loads of fun. Poor Tim... he probably deserves it.

Anyway, keep up the good work!

Thank you! I'm not done with Black Bat yet in this story. Elizabeth and Stephanie meeting... yeah that should be fun. :) We'll see what happens.

loved woohoo

Thank you!

Interesting conversation between Buffy and Bruce. Yay! I love this story!

Thank you!

So, the "Hunters" still think she's just another sacrifice, don't realize she has years of experience. Big advantage. Everybody is still under estimating her.

Definitely, a big advantage, but then, she may very well need that advantage.
:)

Very interesting story indeed. Look forward to seeing more :)

Thank you! More should be up sometime this week.

Great chapter. Keep up the good work.

Thanks!

Sorry I took so long to review...I reread the entire series first...*grin*

So why do I get the feeling that Buffy will be returning to school just in time for career day...assassins are after her, the principal hates her...this all seems familiar somehow. Or I could see her having a dream about people in cop uniforms going after Damian at school...Be interesting to see what Bruce would make of that!

Also is it bad that I think Damian and Buffy would be good for each other? Both of them are more used to fights to the death than anything more Bat-sanctioned...If the two of them really let go in a sparing match the bat clan might realize just how toned down they've been fighting. Blunt force weapons versus bladed doesn't really mean much when you've got the training to use either with deadly force.

Also Buffy needs to introduce Tim to a Scooby style post-slayage party. Popcorn, some Crime-drama movies, and criticizing the police procedures found within...Tim really should learn how to unwind.

Still loving this series and can't wait for more!

I think the fear of cops going after Damian at school is why Bruce has him home schooled by Alfred. :)

Overall, I think Damian and Buffy could be good for each as friends or siblings. They each can understand things that others normal wouldn't. I can also see them driving each other batty!

I agree, Buffy does need to introduce Tim to a Scooby style post-slayage party.

I'm glad you’re still enjoying the stories!