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Name: Cassandra "Cassie" SandsmarkAlias: Wonder Girl
Age: 17
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
" I'm not a superhero, Bunker. Right this moment, I'm just a very angry girl looking for someone to hit." -Wonder Girl
Story: Cassandra Sandsmark is Wonder Girl, a founding member of the Teen Titans. Though she has no professional relation to Wonder Woman, she is in fact her niece through Diana's half-brother, Lennox.
Cassandra Sandsmark was born to archeologist Helena Sandsmark and the demigod adventurer Lennox. Her father left when she was four, after which Helena and Cassie traveled the world from dig site to dig site. Helena became Archeologist of the Year for five years in a row. Cassie learned much about archeology and foreign languages, but this globetrotter lifestyle left no room for school or friends. In order to cope with her frustrations and lack of a normal life, she turned to crime. Wherever she went with her mom, she would steal art from museums and collectors.
At age 16, she met the art thief Diesel when he saved her from local police. Not having had any friends, she immediately fell for the impressive figure. The two started "dating" - Diesel would meet up with Cassie whenever she went on an expedition with her mother, and they would sneak off together, stealing art, meeting fences and business partners, and living in luxury hotels. Diesel called her his biggest treasure, and was uneasy that she still spent time on the digsites.
Several months later, at a digsite near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, everything changed. Diesel had gone ahead and explored a dangerous section of a temple. When Cassie found him, he was being attacked by a liquid metal. Because she couldn't get it off, she searched for tools in the temple. She found two ancient bracelets, which turned out to be related to the metal. It transformed her clothes into armor, and gave her new insights into what the metal was. It was an alien parasite, and she knew Diesel wasn't strong enough to control it. She conned the metal to release him and choose her instead, but instantly regretted it, as she couldn't master it with ease.
Diesel was outraged that Cassie stole his biggest find, his ticket to greatness. Before he could attack her, the temple collapsed. Cassie escaped, but found no trace of Diesel. The disaster severely damaged Helena's reputation, and with it, her relation with her daughter.
She became a wandering thief, stealing from wherever she went. However, she kept most of it rather than fencing it off. The media had come to dub her "Wonder Girl", but she hated that name. She had no relation to Wonder Woman, and was so intimidated by the woman she had never met that she was reluctant to use a name similar to hers.
Cassie eventually moved to Hollywood, where she bought a little house and continued her crime spree. Her exploits had caught the attention of N.O.W.H.E.R.E., who were gathering metahumans for research. A few days before Halloween, she was ambushed on the coastal highway by a fake policeman. Red Robin, who had tracked N.O.W.H.E.R.E., intervened. When he explained why he was there, Cassie was distrustive and reluctant. Not just because this metahuman-hunting organization now attacked a non-metahuman, but also because Red Robin was aware of her criminal activities. A renewed attack forced her to activate her armor. Though she defeated the attacking helicopter, she realized her life wouldn't be the same.
Cassie took Red Robin to her home, where he spent the night on the couch. He explained he was going to investigate other metahuman kids, but Cassie told him she was not interested in teaming up. She did decide to track his movements as he investigated Skitter, and saved him in an ambush by N.O.W.H.E.R.E. agent Thrice. She started doing more research, and enjoyed it.
Her research had made her a renewed target; N.O.W.H.E.R.E. ordered its prime agent Superboy to bring her in. On New Year's Eve, she was attacked in New York City. She held her own, and with the help of Red Robin and his new allies (Skitter, Bunker, Kid Flash and Solstice) they escaped. Superboy, realizing he'd been used, betrayed N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
Red Robin wanted to rescue Superboy from N.O.W.H.E.R.E., but the others didn't agree, after their fight earlier. Wonder Girl was the first to budge. At the secret facility where Superboy was held, Cassie defeated Ravager and Templar. Once they freed Superboy and wanted to escape, they were captured by the villain Harvest.
Harvest had been gathering young metahumans to have them fight in an event called the Culling to thin the ranks of your power users. This time, the Titans were up. In the Crucible, they quickly teamed up with the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Ravagers.[11] Red Robin devised a plan for them; the Legion would go after the central power core while the Titans held off Harvest's mobs. Wonder Girl worked together with Superboy, though she still had issues trusting him. When the Legion succeeded, Wonder Girl proposed escaping. Harvest would live, but his resources and base were destroyed, so he was out of the picture for now.
Cassie and Kon escaped together and landed on an island infested with dinosaurs. The two didn't get off to a good start, as their alone-time immediately resulted in bickering. As time progressed, they became more comfortable with each other. Cassie still didn't open up about her secrets, and considered all friendliness over after Superboy tried to kiss her. They eventually regrouped with the others, and Danny the Street brought them home.
The more Cassie used her armor, the more difficulty she had controlling it. She suffered fits of rage, self control issues and occasionally blacked out. Her repeated use of the armor also allowed Diesel, who had survived the temple collapse, to track her down. One night, it went completely wrong. While the team was relaxing in their Lextowers base, the armor took over. She quickly defeated Bunker, Solstice and Kid Flash. Superboy and Red Robin lured her away from the city, and Superboy removed Cassie's armor with his telekinesis. Before she can recover, Diesel shows up, and absorbs the armor debris.
Determined to get the armor back, Cassie explains her history to her friends and leads them to Cambodia. Though Diesel showed he could control the armor, Cassie doubted that he would use the power for benevolent purposes. At the temple site, they discovered the armor was connected somehow to Trigon. They were attacked again by Diesel and an group of blood warriors. With no powers, Cassie left the warriors to her friends. She explained to Diesel she did everything because she loved him, and didn't want him to suffer. He didn't accept that, so Cassie used the ace up her sleeve: she had kept the lariat hidden, and used it to ensnare Diesel. It drained the life from Diesel, and he withered away. With no host, the armor returned to Cassie.
While Red Robin was away on personal business, Cassie stepped up to become leader. But on her first outing, she could do nothing but watch as H'el took Superboy. So when they discovered Red Robin was kidnapped by the Joker, she lead the team to Gotham City, desperate not to lose another member. They met up with Batgirl, who told them to leave as they weren't ready for Gotham. Wonder Girls decided to help either way. They teamed up with the Outlaws (Arsenal and Starfire) to distribute anti-Joker Venom vaccines to Jokerized mobs around Gotham. With that arduous task complete, she decided Batgirl was right, and waited for Red Robin to return on his own.
The interdimensional demon Trigon had set his eye on Earth, and sensed the presence the Silent Armor. He planned to defeat the Titans completely and utterly by destroying their reputation and relationships. He had Red Robin possessed, and used him to destroy the team from the inside. Red Robin showcased a slew of odd behavior, which included seducing and sleeping with Wonder Girl. This "foreplay" heralded the arrival of Trigon on Times Square, which Cassie sensed through her connection with the Silent Armor. Wonder Girl charged into battle, but was quickly dispatched. As he held her, Trigon revealed he knew a lot more about her than she did, including who her father was. The other Titans, Beast Boy, Psimon and Raven joined the fray, which by now had killed dozens of people. Raven explained Trigon's plans.
Cassie and Bunker defeated Ruskoff, but the Titans were no match for Trigon himself. Eventually, Red Robin managed to wound him, which forced the demon to retreat. Raven explained that Trigon tested Red Robin by lowering his inhibitions, and revealed some of the things - seducing Cassie and the very much spoken for Solstice - which he had done. Knowing the behavior came from within Red Robin and he wasn't under mind control harmed the team spirit. Cassie was torn after the encounter. She questioned her feelings for Red Robin - she enjoyed the night, and was in no way resisting his seduction. However, she also liked Superboy, and confessed to him. The mystery of her father also weighed on her mind.
When the Justice League was defeated by the Crime Syndicate, the Titans were looking for their own way to defeat them. It didn't go well: Johnny Quick and Atomica defeated them, and Johnny sent them into the timestream. They were bounced through several timelines before being sent to the near future timeline of Jon Lane Kent. She tried to find out if that timeline's League knew about her father, but a fight between Kon and Jon interrupted her search.
In the hope that it would change the timeline, the future timeline's Gar Logan, switched the wounded Kon with Jon. There next stop in the timeline was Kid Flash's own timeline, where they discovered he was a wanted criminal. "Superboy" was recuperating in a Echo Chronal Authority hospital, with Cassie by his side. When he woke up, he attacked her in confusion, but Wonder Girl easily beat him. She didn't realize something far worse was wrong with him.
Kid Flash's trial ended up in an all-out war, with the Titans taking neither side. In the end, he pleaded guilty, and Solstice joined him in his imprisonment on Takron-Galtos. Superboy also left the Titans with in search of his own goals. With their numbers halved, Cassie wondered what would become of them. Red Robin encouraged her, and confessed his love for her, though he had bottled them up out of professionality. With Superboy out of the picture, she caved in to Red again.
Cassie, Red Robin and Raven were returned to their own time, where they reform the team with Bunker and Beast Boy. Skitter also returned. After a final confrontation with a not-quite reformed Harvest, they decided to continue the fight.
The Titans' return to New York and increased profile had two consequences for Wonder Girl. On the one hand, her mother had decided to contact her again. However, inspired by Wonder Girl's power and determination, a gang of young women had taken up her name and appearance. Armed with crude weapons, they went out on the streets to deal violent vigilante justice to robbers and other criminals who targeted women.
Powers
Despite her father's demigod status, Cassie has no apparent superpowers.
Abilities
Archaeology: Although nowhere near the level of her mother, Cassandra has learned quite a bit through her mother.
Investigation: Her criminal exploits involved a lot of casing, research and intelligence gathering.
Leadership: Cassie has shown to be capable of being a good leader, but her brash personality prevents her from fulfilling this duty all the time.
Thievery: Cassandra followed her mother around the world during her archaeological digs and looted what she wanted from each city.
Multilingualism: Because of her travel record early in her life she's learned a few languages. She speaks some Mandarin, but no Spanish.
Weaknesses
Reliance on Armor: Cassie has no powers outside her armor, and though it protects her with force fields, her flesh can still be pierced when she wears it.[8]
Reliance on Willpower: Cassie needs immense willpower to keep the Silent Armor "silent", and any break in concentration, such as fits of anger, can cause the armor to take control.
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He kneels toward the incapacitated man, and pulls him up returning from a full stance and holding him in the air above his head. The man was weary, dazed from the situation; the undercover dress shirt he was wearing slowly peeling from the weight placed upon it.
"Talk! Don't make me hurt you..."
Batman yelled in an authoritative manner, but the man simply snickered from his demand.
"You think I'm afraid of you, Batman? I've survived several tests of the League of Assassins, to the point that I became one of the most strongest assassins in the League!"
Batman narrows his eyes in question.
"Funny how you say that, when I defeated you in one punch. Although, you might be right."
He turns his head to face Cassie, still holding the man in the air.
"I'll let Wonder-Girl decide your fate."
He changes his grip, releasing his hands then locking a free one onto the assassin's throat, then throwing the man like a brick to Wonder-Girl's feet. Nodding towards her for a sign of his approval as his cape wraps around his body.
"Are you okay?"
He asked knowingly he would receive a stubborn resilient response.
"Get out while you still can little girl, my actions only bid necessary to the greater good of which this world requires."
"Whatever you do don't follow---"
Static fills Cassie's ear, preventing communication with Bruce among the crowd. He couldn't seem to fix the signal that relayed to each other.
"Damn, it."
Bruce cursed, losing sight of Cassandra among the crowd.
"Y'see, Bruce. I had no choice. After closing business with Wayne Enterprises, I saw a new light for my company. I've always been keeping it clean, until now."
The man was nervous, jittery, as if his life was at stake. He picks up a champagne glass from a silver platter from one of the servants, his hand shaking undoubtedly as he sips from the glass. Bruce noticed the behavior and decided to take an easier tone with him, knowing that this situation could be coerced.
"Tell me what's going on, Sharja."
Bruce looked at the frightened man, Sharja looked amongst the crowd as if he was searching for someone watching him. He then looked at Bruce and began to speak.
"I don't know, I don't know who they are. They'd kill me if they were to hear me talk."
"It's okay, Sharja. You can trust me, we can notify authorities-"
"No! It's too dangerous, they can't even protect us. I've seen them before, come in my house- killed my servants with swords as if they were ninjas. It was madness, Bruce."
The man began to sob, putting his sleeves to his face to wipe the tears from anyone to see.
"It'll be okay, Sharja. Just tell me where the export has been placed and trust me, nothing bad will happen to you."
The bearded mid-twenties man walked toward near the railings that overview the western docks.
"I recently bought that warehouse for the concern of my safety. There is where the--"
Just before he finished the sentence a shuriken star was impaled into his eye. Mortally killing the man through the sockets of his eyes and into his brain. Bruce's eyes widened in horror of what he had just seen before him, catching him before hitting the ground Bruce began to look around scanning the area like a eagle but could not see anyone or anything that could've done it.
"Somebody help!!"
Bruce yelled as he takes a knee slowly bringing the deceased man flat on his back. His thoughts started run through mental files thinking of what kind of organization might have done it. Then he realized, it was the League of Assassins. Bruce searched his eyes for Cassie, seeing her reaction or any idea if she had seen any perpetrator that might've done it. Bruce began to speak so Cassie could hear,
"It was the League of Assassins, find anyone who could've done this!"
Bruce had to yell because of the sudden commotion of panic among the party people, several of them screaming from what they had just saw happen to the host. They formulated in crowds, jamming themselves against the elevator doors as the bouncers try to contain the situation for they couldn't get to the man they were supposed to protect.
"Eccentric, billionaire Bruce Wayne! I was in utter surprise of having you join us this evening!"
His smile didn't deteriorate.
"Tell me Mr. Wayne, what can I do you for?"
"Well I thought it would be good for my niece to see a good view of Manhattan. But in all honesty, Mr. Dhabi I came here in business actually."
Bruce smiled in return.
"I heard a large shipping transfer has been escorted to one of your facilities from Gotham. A division of Wayne Enterprises, I was meaning to ask who signed off for housing this shipping?"
The smile slowly began to fade over the fancy dressed man,
"Don't you think something like this should be... discussed away from the ears of teenagers, Mr. Wayne?"
Giving a hint of clarity to evade others to hear of this conversation, Bruce nodded off to Cassie.
"Well, why don't you go mingle a little bit and maybe go see the view. I'll be right back talking with this good man."
He lies, walking off on a direction where the two privately could talk. As they did, Bruce made sure Cassie was still watching as he pretends to scratch his ear to activate the communication earpiece. Letting her able to hear everything they were saying.
"Invitations please."
Said the tall large black man, even for Bruce's height the man seemed to tower over him.
"Tell Mr. Dhabi, it's Bruce Wayne."
Bruce countered in response as the the large man tapped onto his earpiece muttering over Wayne's importance. He nodded and said yes sir to whoever he was speaking to, then he stretched his arms in gesture of allowing them to enter.
"Mr. Abu Dhabi is on top floor Terrace Mr. Wayne."
The man said, holding the door open for both of them, as they entered the main lobby. The place was massive, several expansions of space and decor complimenting it's fancy atmosphere. There were a several people, scattered around in fancy dresses and tuxedos as if it was a 1950 hollywood party. Bruce looked around searching for the elevator entrance then moved forward to it's location. He pressed the button, waiting for the doors to open while he stood by the blonde teen.
"This is why I brought you along."
He simply stated, not acknowledging the rest of what she said except her main point.
"I know this person. I've done business with him in Gotham. in the first few years of returning to the city, I began closing the shady businesses that Wayne Enterprise that were once collaborated with when my father ran it. Turning a blind eye and ending with good terms with the man is why we wont have to worry about that."
The limousine made all sorts of turns, stops, and merging while they conversed about the situation. He pauses looking back at the closed window hatch that could be accessibly open for the escorts to speak with the driver. Knowing their voices were muffled in their side.
"Unless you begin to start looking suspicious, you should worry about it."
He stated giving an urge of caution toward Cassie as they arrive to a full stop to a fancy Hotel entrance.
"She's my niece. She's excited to see the Big Apple for the first time."
He said giving the driver a polite grin,"Right, right. Apologies for that, Mr. Wayne."He gave a jolly smile that fitted with his jolly figure. The two escorts entered the limousine as Cassie entered first sitting on one side, and Bruce to the side that faces her. The chauffeur, closed the door somewhat in a rough elegant way with his fancy white Mickey Mouse looking gloves and went on his way around the limousine on the sidewalk side and onto the drivers seat. The vehicle shuttered a bit from the slam of the car as he locked himself in position to drive. He activates the engine, made a turn signal and they went on their way. Luckily for them, the streets weren't too congested...