"He definitely has a small army." Camilla whispered. Observing the fighting while hiding in the shadows created by two opposing buildings the three of us analyzed the problem. "That guy with the skull helmet seemed intimidating."

"Brock Rumlow, aka Crossbones, is a very skilled and highly trained mercenary. One of the members of Hydra that infiltrated SHIELD." I explained. "He was injured when one of the helicarriers crashed into the headquarters in DC."

"He must be very lucky to survive that." Chris said. 

"He suffered nasty burns." I replied. "Can you guys handle the mercs?"

"I'm not getting paid for a beat down." Chris said. "You'll handle that bloke."

"I agree with Chris, since you knew him so well Isa." Cam said. "But what's the plan?"

"I'll have to trip him." I said. "Crossbones has the same reflexes as I do."

"Guess that the mercs would be easy then?"

"No, they have assault rifles." I replied. "Not a great idea."

"At least I have stun grenades with me." Cam said.

"I've got it." I said. "You two go out first, throw the grenades at the bastards and be as visible as you can in front of Crossbones."

"An old fashioned distraction? Nice." Chris said. 

"Don't get cocky now." I gave a stern warning. Revving their engines Chris and Camilla rode out to the streets, their gazes focusing on yet another barrier of destroyed cars. Instead of in flames the cars crashed in a vertical direction, perfect for a ramp. They lifted themselves in the air through the use of the ramp and threw down stun grenades, while flying across Crossbones' head at the same time. Taking the opportunity I rode out and used the ramp albeit in a reduced speed. Leaning left I extended my baton when I closed in on Rumlow, slamming it hard against his leg. My timing was correct as Rumlow has, somehow, overpowered Batman and holding him in a chokehold. He fell to the ground as I tilted my body and the bike upwards, stopping a few paces away from him. 

"Who the hell are you?" Rumlow grumbled as he sees the rider who tripped him. 

"Drop your weapons and stand down." I said coolly. "Lethal force will be used."

"Sorry lady. Not today." he said, quickly hurling a stun stick at my direction. Jumping off from the bike I fired a few shots while in midair, aiming at his weak spots. Batman clearly has no idea about the woman who had just rescued him from the enemy he doesn't know but his body language hinted at having bruises sustained from an attack. Rumlow blocked most of the bullets with his Kevlar armor, prompting me to change tactics upon landing. "You want a fight lady?" he asked in a threatening voice. I didn't reply as I readied myself for combat by standing in position and lifting my fists. "You asked for it." we charged towards each other and he attacked first, throwing a punch against my elbow. Grabbing the arm I swung my legs, locking his neck and with a flip, bringing him to the ground. He doesn't recognize me, a good thing for me. He jumped back nimbly on his feet despite the loud crunch I heard of his helmet crashing against the asphalt. "You're just like her." he grumbled. He threw up a kick and I managed to block it with my left elbow. 

His combat boots dealt a huge blow to my elbow, not enough to break bones but can still form a bruise. I'm having none of it and before I can attack a sharp projectile flew across my arm, cutting the sleeve of the leather jacket and past the fabric of my clothes, grazing my skin. Seeing the distraction Crossbones got the upper hand and managing to crack the helmet's visor with a punch. "Shit." I cursed when cracks formed on the visor. A splintered visor gives me less advantage in my fight against Crossbones and I removed the helmet with no choice left. 

"So, the agent I thought to be dead finally showed up." Crossbones said with a cold laugh when he recognized me. "And not to mention the billions of dollars I can get in killing the Vice President of the United States."

"Score's not settled yet." I said, wiping the trickling blood off my lips. Crossbones lands another blow, his intent clear on killing me. Grabbing the same arm again I twisted it hard, trying to disable this arm. 

"Not that easy." he said, flinging me away like a fly. The force sent me backwards, my body crashing against the body of a car. Stars started to dance in my head when I hit the car and landed against the asphalt. After managing to shake the feeling off Crossbones had already trained my gun against me. I can guess the grin on his face obscured by the mask. Noticing and realizing the sharp-edged batarang within my arms' reach he shot at the weapon, sending it flying away from my direction. A careless mistake for him, as I took the opportunity and swiped him off the ground. The gun fell from his hand and I grabbed the weapon as a masked archer dropped down, his arrows trained against Crossbones. 

"Isabella?" the mysterious archer said when he saw me.

"I got him." I said. Crossbones taunted me to fire, literally, as he bounced back on his feet again, forcing me to holster my gun and block a blow from him against my elbow. He landed a flying kick, causing me to execute a back flip and throw out a stun disk. The archer backed off, far from Crossbones as he saw the disk latch on the Kevlar. A jolt of electricity shot out from the stun disk, temporary paralyzing Crossbones and I returned the flying kick gesture, hitting him square against his cheek and knocking him out cold. 

"That is definitely a guy tough to beat." I heard Chris' voice. The group of mercenaries lay unconscious on the ground as he and Camilla leaned against a car's steel frame. Camilla scanned Crossbones from head to toe but her senses are still heightened in awareness when she saw the archer standing beside me.

"He's my guy." I said. "Don't worry, the electric shock will render him unconscious enough for the authorities to take him into custody." I told the archer. Holding my bleeding arm I cast a glance at Batman as Batwoman came to his assistance which I already knew based on the batarang's color scheme when it grazed my arm.