//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 // Story: Dark Knight Sunset // by madhat886 //------------------------------// ! Catwoman peered into the window of the bedroom of the heiress of the Wayne fortune. She like everyone else had been surprised of the news of Bruce Wayne, the playboy of Gotham suddenly having a daughter. The news is all a buzzed in who the mother is but Wayne has been tight lip about it. She has always been wanting to have a go in stealing from Wayne, even if she is friendly with Bruce. His daughter is also sweet on her and likes Iris when she brought her over during her visit to the manor a couple of days ago. Which is how she's planning on getting into the manor. Tapping on the glass door of the balcony, she got the attention of the little girl inside, sleeping in her bed in the master bedroom where her father sleeps. The bed is one of those old handmade baby beds which Wayne had found in storage and used for his own daughter. The bed is a wooden rocker set low on the floor and would allow the baby girl inside to get out of it easily enough. Crawling out of the bed came little Sunset Wayne, an odd name but with her flaming red hair it fits. Catwoman waves to Sunset and presented Iris to the young girl who's eyes lit up and crawled over to the glass door but stops seeing the knob is very high up. She crawled over to a chair and pushed it to the door so she could open it. Catwoman smiles seeing how smart the 1 year old is. "Mitty!" Sunset said who is still learning to talk. "Yes Mitty," Catwoman said as showing her Iris and letting her into the room, into Sunset's arms. "Nummy," Sunset giggles as Catwoman slips into the room. "So you figured it out," Catwoman smiles at Sunset taking her up into her arms who hugs her. "Meow," Iris said who is still in Sunset's arms. "I know shouldn't have brought you with me," Catwoman said walking out into the hallway. Catwoman walks down the hallway wondering where she should start. "Sunset do you know where your daddy keeps all the valuable stuff?" Catwoman asked Sunset who is in her arms still. "Bave!" Sunset giggles wiggling in her arms and which she was going to place her on the floor but thought better of it. Looking back into the bedroom she spotted a baby walker, pulling it into the hallway she places Sunset into it. Sunset giggles as she walks down the hallway with Catwoman following her. She did had to carry the walking and Sunset down the stairs, being careful so that she won’t hurt herself. Sunset walks to the living room of the manor, all awhile keeping Iris in her arms. She stops in front of a bookcase looking up as she's expected it to do something. "Ohh secret door," Catwoman said figuring that Sunset must had seen her daddy opening it up in front of her. She began pulling on the books till she saw the hidden button hidden behind one of the books. Pressing it caused the bookcase to swing open, with her quickly pushing Sunset away from the opening bookcase. "Bave!" Sunset said trying to walk to the staircase only to be stop by Catwoman's foot. (1) "Yes bave," Catwoman said picking up Sunset and going down the staircase. ! Later - Having been alerted by the laser trip alarm, Batman cut his patrol short and headed home. Reaching the cave Batman got out of the car ready for anything. What he didn't expect to find was Sunset sitting on the floor playing with a cat. "Sunset how did you get down here?" Batman asked looking down at his daughter who giggled seeing him. "Maddy!" Sunset said reaching out for him. "You shouldn't be...," Batman said picking up Sunset and looking down at the black cat that she's been playing with and noticing that it's Iris, Selena's cat. "Iris?" "Welcome home," the voice of Catwoman said as she spun around on the chair in front of the Bat computer and faced Batman. "Or should, I say Bruce." "Nummy!" Sunset said reaching out for her. "Selena," Batman said as Sunset called Selena, Nummy whenever she sees her. "Sunset you gave it away," Selena said getting up and pulling back her cowl showing her face. "So how did you get in?" Bruce asked pulling back his own cowl showing his face. "Your security system only works as long as no one opens a window from the inside and lets me in, just so she could play with Mitty," Selena said walking up to him. "And she lead you to the cave," Bruce said. "She's much smarter than she should be for her age. She remembers you opening up the bookcase," Selena said smiling at Sunset. "What now?" Bruce asked her. "I really don't know. I discovered you the billionaire playboy being Batman and you knowing who, I am. I really have no idea what to do next," Selena said. "Mmmmm," Sunset began to speak looking at Selena. "Yes Sunset?" Selena asked looking at her. "Mummy!" Sunset said reaching out to her. "Aww she thinks, I'm her mummy," Selena said taking Sunset into her arms. "Mummy!" Sunset said rubbing her face into Selena's chest. "So Bruce want to try to make this work?" Selena asked looking at Bruce. "It's...," Bruce began to say. "Mummy," Sunset said again. "Sunset does want me to be her mommy," Selena said. "Are you going to give up crime?" Bruce ask. "Maybe," Selena said as she strokes Sunset's hair. 'It's working,' Sunset thought to herself as while she's stuck as a baby she still has her mind. She seen how dad likes Selena and she already knows them being a costume hero and villainess, who flirt with each other all the time. And seeing how she's stuck like this for at least 18 years before she's ready to go back to Equestria. She might as well make the most of things and getting her new dad with her new mom would be a good thing in the long run. She'll be able to learn from both of them. "Bruce who is her mother?" Selena asks. "I have no idea. I just found her crying in front of the horse statue in the garden last year. She was glowing when I found her and when, I touched her the glow disappeared. I did a blood test on her and somehow she absorbed my DNA making her my daughter," Bruce said. "So she's magical?" Selena ask. "She has a talent for magic, I had Doctor Fate check her and she is human but is magical," Bruce said. "Well aren't you full of surprises," Selena said looking down at the smiling child in her arms. !