The way she took everything in stride was nothing short of amazing. Her skill, athleticism, and ability to bounce back was impressive. He was about to reply when he heard sirens in the distance, he briefly turned his head to look, a mistake, and when he turned back he could see Catwoman making her escape. She had ensured the fire escape was not going to be usable and his grappling gun would only have put him at danger of her unhooking it or slicing the cable, which may have been hard but her claws were sharp and he had the proof.<br/><br/>"Meow," he said quietly as her ass went over the roof and she disappeared into the night. He had little doubts they would meet again. Batman peeled himself up off the ground, using his hands to stabilize as he got his feet underneath him. There were some punctures in his neck that made the suit a bit more breathable, but at least he was able to replace it, there was more than one spare lying around thankfully.<br/><br/>The walk back to the Batmobile was premature to his nightly plan, but inevitably with a compromised suit he had little options and he had at least stopped one robbery in progress that evening. Sticking to the shadows he made it to the magnificent vehicle, which was ahead of its time, without being seen by anyone, at least as far as he knew. He got inside and said, "home," the machine started up with a loud roar and the tires squealed as they lurched the vehicle forward to head back to the cave below Wayne Manor.<br/><br/>The drive back gave Bruce time to reflect on what had happened with the woman in black. She had very nearly got the jump on him, and after he had taken control she had shown no fear and easilly took it back. His balls still ached slightly from the knee and he could feel small droplets of dried blood on his neck from her sharp talons. She had even managed to mount his back and tried to break his wrist, and when he countered hard she popped up and escaped as if nothing happened.<br/><br/>This reflection continued as the events replayed like a tape on auto-rewind that kept playing forward. Even as he headed out for patrol the next night it hung in the back of his mind. He was both excited and terrified to meet her again. After parking the Batmobile near the Gotham Cathedral he found a fire escape of a nearby building and began to climb toward the roof unassuming of any dangers that might be present.