Author note: This is based on a few episodes from series one. As that's all I've seen. So bear with my limited knowledge. What is Ellen Yin hadn't dissaperaed misteriously? (As you can probably tell She's my fave character.)

Chapter 1

You're my partner, not my sidekick

Ellen Yin watched as the Batman flew away effortlessly, his cape billowing in the night air behind him acting the wings of the animal he was named after. She kept her eyes on the night sky until his sillouhette was nothing more than a pin prick high above the sky scrapers of Gotham City.

She turned back to the main road and stuck out her hand to hitch a cab, it didn't take long. Which was surprising considering it was gone past midnight. She slid in the backseat and gave the man the address of her apartment block.

It did not take long for the cab to drive down town and pull up to front door, Ellen reached into her back pocket and drew out her wallet.

"How much do I owe you?" She said as she flicked through the notes.

"7.50" The cab driver replied gruffly.

Ellen drew out the correct amount and handed it to him. He took it emotionlessly and drove off. Ellen Yin turned and punched in the code to the building, allowing the green light to flash before she walked in silently. Climbing up the many steps (the lift was broken) to her fifth floor apartment she couldn't think of how glad she was to finally be able to take a long hot bath. She dug her hands in her pockets and found her keys, she inserted them into the lock and heard it click. Stumbling through tiredly she shrugged off her jacket and threw it onto the back of an armchair, she continued walking straight across to the bathroom opposite her bedroom. Flicking the light switch, she allowed her eyes to accustom to the bright light burning from the bulb. She turned the hot tap on and poured a great deal of bath soap into the churning waters. Whilst the sound of flowing water echoed throughout the room, Ellen stared at her reflection in the window. You're my partner. Not my sidekick. That was what the Batman had said to her before he flew up to fight with Joker, Penguin and the Riddler. Sliding out of her grubby clothes she threw them in the maundry basket, making a mental note to take them to the laundry room tomorrow. She pulled the hairband out of her hair and allowed it to cascade over her shoulders, before stepping into the warm waters. She let them wash over her as she rested her head on the side of the bath. She couldn't help thinking about how long it had been since she had last crossed paths with Ethan Bennett. A.K.A. Clayface. It had to have been over six months. Six months since she had sat in that cafe across the table from Bruce Wayne, ellegable multimillionaire bachelor, and discussed how strange it was to be having coffee just the two of them when there should have been an extra mug of coffee for Ethan. It was only when they peared out of the window they saw Ethan's face in the crowd. However, in the short space of time it had taken them to run outside, he had already dissappeared. Blending in with the crowd. Literally.

Ellen was on the verge of drifting off to sleep when she could have sworn she heard a distinct sound of footsteps inside the apartment. Her eyes snapped open and she rose from her relaxed position. She grabbed a towel and wrapped it round herself. What did she expect to do? Spring out on the intruder with a bottle of shower gel? She looked around the bathroom and saw by her clothes was her gun. She quickly grabbed it and made her way to the door. Centimetre by centimetre she opened it allowing enough space to slip out unnoticed. She hled her gun ready to fire to disarm.

She could see the dark silhuette of the intruder making his way around the room.

"Freeze!" She sprung out from where she had been standing in the shadows and held her gun trained on the man's chest.

"They let you keep your gun?" The voice was familiar. In fact she had heard it only a few hours before. The man stepped out of the shadows to reaveal a cloked figure with a mask pulled over his upper face.

Ellen lowered her gun looking surprised. "Batman?"