Birds of Prey

**#BirdsOfPrey** is a two-part episode, corresponding to the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the DC Super Hero Girls All-Star Continuity, and being episodes 89th and 90th overall.

## Plot

### Part 1

The episode opens with the Birds of Prey playing a concert in Star City, their base of operations. When the concert ends, the group goes to Dinah's house to take a break. Then they find out on the news that Count Vertigo has escaped from prison. And through the spy tactics of Spoiler and Lady Blackhawk, the group understands that Vertigo is going to Metropolis to carry out his evil plans. Dinah tells her friends to pack up to go to Metropolis, and for that they are going undercover as the rock band they usually are.

In Metropolis, advertisements for the rock band Birds of Prey are placed, and it is reported on the news that the group is coming to town. In the Lair, the girls (Diana, Kara, Zee and Jessica) are with the Invinci-Bros (Hal, Carter, Barry, Garth and Oliver) watching another *Just Before Dark* movie, when Babs arrives all excited and wants to tell them the news: that the Birds of Prey are coming to Metropolis. Diana asks her "who", and Babs tells them that the Birds of Prey, the best teen rock band in Star City, and tells about its members. Jess tells her that she sounds just as excited as Kara when she talked about the League of Shadows, and Babs says yes because the Birds of Prey is her favorite band. And she also mentions that they'll be playing the concert on the weekend, and that's why she's going to buy her tickets to attend there. Then Oliver asks her if the band is going to play on the weekend, and Babs confirms it. Oliver's friends ask him if he likes the band too, and Oliver mentions that he does but it's not so much the band, it's their star singer, Dinah.

The guys soon start shipping Oliver saying that Dinah Lance likes him, upsetting Oliver a bit, who offers to accompany Babs to the concert. Meanwhile, in the Metropolis Gardens arena, preparations are being made for the Birds of Prey concert. The team arrives in Metropolis and at the same time Count Vertigo and his men also arrive and settle in the Lazarus Pit unnoticed. After seeing that everything is going well in the arena, Dinah asks Charlie to send drones to spy on Vertigo. She does so, and her drone heads to the Lazarus Pit where the drone places a hidden camera. Through the camera, the team is able to watch Vertigo, who asks one of his henchmen to present the blueprints. He does it, and the blueprints show a gyroscope, which is located in the Metropolis museum. Count Vertigo smiles slightly, and mentions to his men that with that gyroscope they will use it to cause vertigo to the citizens of Metropolis and the Birds of Prey will not be able to do anything to stop it, especially Black Canary. The team of heroines, who were also listening to Vertigo, realize that they must stop him before he does his job, so Dinah again asks Charlie to sneak into the Lazarus Pit this time and take the plans with the location of the museum.

Charlie goes there and takes the plans without being noticed, but she accidentally runs into one of Vertigo's henchmen, and captures her. On Saturday the following day, the arena is packed with fans, including Babs along with Oliver, who is there to see Dinah. Sensing that she has an urgency, Babs asks Oliver to set aside her place while she goes looking for the toilet. But this was just an excuse, as Babs had received an incoming call from Diana and the team. Babs enters the restroom and answers the phone, and her friends tell her that a robbery occurred at the Metropolis museum, and Babs asks them what was stolen, and they tell her that a gyroscope was stolen. The girls ask Babs if she has any idea who would steal a gyro, and she says she's not sure, having never heard of a villain obsessed with gyros; but she in turn tells them not to worry, that she is going to find out who is the new villain that came to Metropolis. Then on stage, Helena turns to look and she sees that the arena is full of many people. She turns to her friends and tells them that the arena is packed and everyone is waiting to hear them play. They all nod, showing concern for Charlie, and Dinah says that they haven't heard from her since she went to sneak into the Lazarus Pit.

Dawn then asks what are they going to do if Charlie isn't there, since they can't start the concert without her, and her sister Holly says that's true, after all it was Charlie's idea to form the team like a marching band. Finally, Stephanie asks Dinah if they should postpone the concert, to which Dinah says that they've never postponed the concert before, but maybe that's the best option until they find out about Charlie's parallel again, when suddenly, they see Babs coming out of the restroom and they mistake her for Charlie due to her strong resemblance. So Dinah and her crew take Babs backstage and give her the keytar that Charlie usually plays, and the Birds of Prey along with Babs come onstage.

### Part 2

Babs is excited as she was now on stage with her favorite band in front of many fans. And when the band was about to start playing, some powerful waves hit the arena, causing the fans vertigo. Only Dinah and her team, Babs and Oliver take refuge from the vertiginous waves, which hurt those in the arena. When the waves stop, Babs, Oliver and the gang come out of their shelter and the stage screen shows Count Vertigo, Vertigo, who sends a message to the Birds of Prey that he is holding Misfit hostage and tells them that if they want to rescue their friend they must turn themselves in, or else he will use the gyroscope his men stole from the museum against Misfit, and he gives them an hour to do it. Then Dinah and the gang decide to follow his order to the letter, and go backstage.

Babs stays outside with Oliver until Zinda calls them and they come in the backstage too. Backstage, Dinah asks Babs that she wasn't Charlie then, and Babs tells them no and that her name is Barbara. They are all amazed, even more so because sisters Dawn and Holly comment that she looks a lot like Charlie. Helena tells Babs that they're sorry they mistook her for Charlie, it's because they didn't know about her parallel, and Babs says that's fine, she was thrilled to have been with them on stage. And when she turns to Oliver, Babs notices that he's having a crush. Babs quickly deduces that Dinah likes him, and Oliver reveals that he does. He confesses to Dinah that he always wanted to meet her and confesses to her his feelings for her; that she has a voice like a bird's song and whenever he has heard her sing she always captivates him, and ends up giving him a kiss on her hand. Dinah with a smile thanks him for his courtesy. And then Zinda says they've got fifty-five minutes left, and Dinah says they need to go get Charlie to her rescue; to which Babs asks the band why they mistook her for that girl and why they were worried about her.

Then Spoiler asks Babs and Oliver if they can keep their secret, and they both promise. Feeling more secure, the Birds of Prey assume their hero identities, and Black Canary reveals that they are in fact a team of heroines. Each member introduces themselves, which further excites Babs who declares that they are doubly better as heroines, and she promptly asks Black Canary and her team to keep her and Oliver's secret as well, and as they tell her she can be sure they'll keep it a secret, Babs and Oliver assume their identities as Batgirl and Green Arrow. Now that Batgirl, Green Arrow, and the Birds of Prey know each other's secrets, they all go to rescue Misfit.

Black Canary's plan is that while she and the team turn to Vertigo, Batgirl and Green Arrow sneak from behind to free Misfit from her restraints. Then the Birds of Prey go directly to the Lazarus Pit, where Count Vertigo was already waiting for them. And secondly, Batgirl and Green Arrow enter through the emergency exit stealthily without being noticed. Being before their enemy, Black Canary tells Count Vertigo that he already has them before him, and asks him to free Misfit now. However, Vertigo tells them that he will if they give him their weapons first. The team does so, as Batgirl and Green Arrow arrive to free Misfit. The plan was going well until one of Count Vertigo's henchmen notices and takes them by the hands. So Count Vertigo realized the ace Black Canary had up her sleeve, and orders his men to capture the team; but Black Canary tells her team, Batgirl, and Green Arrow to cover her ears. And when they do, Black Canary uses her power against Vertigo and his men, knocking them to the ground. She then orders the retreat, and everyone does.

When Count Vertigo and his henchmen recover, he orders his men to bring the gyroscope. Black Canary and her team reconvene at Metropolis Gardens, with Batgirl and Green Arrow who were in awe of Dinah's power, known as the Canary Cry. Dinah and the Birds of Prey are glad that Misfit is with them again, and Misfit is also happy to be safe and with her friends after her capture; but she was even bigger by her surprise when she met Batgirl, and she knew that she looks like her. While they were talking, Count Vertigo and his men then arrive at the arena, bringing the gyroscope, to subdue the heroes. Batgirl, Green Arrow, and the Birds of Prey battle Vertigo's henchmen, defeating them en masse, and while they are fighting, Batgirl quickly communicates with her friends, telling them that she is fighting Vertigo. When they hear that she's fighting Vertigo, the Super Hero Girls tell Batgirl that they're going to go help; but Batgirl tries to tell them that they don't need to come, because she's helping another team stop him. But still, the Super Hero Girls go anyway and hang up the call.

The heroes defeat Count Vertigo's men, and head straight for Vertigo, to stop him. But Count Vertigo uses his vertigo powers to subdue the Birds of Prey, Green Arrow, and Batgirl, causing strong migraine to the heroes. Green Arrow makes his attempt to shoot an arrow against Vertigo, but due to the powers of him he can't do it. Nevertheless, the Super Hero Girls arrive and fight Vertigo, allowing Batgirl, Green Arrow, and the Birds of Prey to recover from the dizzying pain. Count Vertigo, finding himself outnumbered, turns on the gyroscope to subdue the heroes and the citizens of Metropolis. But Green Arrow fires an arrow at the gyroscope, rendering it inoperable, and finally Black Canary knocks Count Vertigo down with her Canary Cry.

After saving the day, Vertigo and his henchmen are arrested to be taken back to Star City, as the Birds of Prey thank Batigrl, Green Arrow, and the Super Hero Girls for their help in stopping Count Vertigo. Black Canary tells Batgirl that she and the team voted to make her an official member of the Birds of Prey, which excites Batgirl. But after thinking about her friends, she decides to decline Black Canary's invitation. But still, Dinah makes her an honorary member of the Birds of Prey. Green Arrow then tells Dinah that it was a true honor to fight by her side and that he will be happy to help her if she needs it, and Dinah thanks him. Afterwards, the Birds of Prey rearrange the concert and play again, now having Babs as their guest of honor.

## Characters

* Batgirl
* Green Arrow
* Black Canary
* Huntress
* Lady Blackhawk
* Hawk & Dove
* Spoiler
* Misfit
* Dinah Drake Lance
* Count Vertigo
* Wonder Woman
* Supergirl
* Zatanna
* Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz)
* Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
* Hawkman
* The Flash
* Aqualad

## Casting

* Tara Strong as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Dawn Granger/Dove
* Grey Delisle Griffin as Dinah Lance/Black Canary, Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
* Eddie Perino as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow
* Steve Blum as Werner Vertigo/Count Vertigo
* Vanessa Marshall as Dinah Drake Lance, Holly Granger/Hawk
* Kath Soucie as Stephanie Brown/Spoiler
* Myrna Velasco as Helena Bertinelli/Huntress, Jessica Cruz/Green Lantern
* Kari Walhgren as Zinda Blake/Lady Blackhwak, Zee Zatara/Zatanna
* Kimberly Brooks as Charlie Gage-Radcliffe/Misfit, Karen Beecher/Bumblebee
* Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl
* Jason Spisak as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
* Phil LaMarr as Barry Allen/The Flash, Carter Hall/Hawkman
* Jessica McKenna as Garth Bernstein/Aqualad

## Trivia

* This episode marks the debut of Count Vertigo, Black Canary, Huntress, Spoiler, Lady Blackhawk, Hawk, Dove, Misfit, and Dinah Drake Lance (Dinah Lance's mom).
* It's revealed in this episode that Green Arrow has a crush on Black Canary.
* Grey Delisle Griffin and Steve Blum reprise their roles as Black Canary and Count Vertigo, after Grey Lelisle voiced Black Canary in *Batman: The Brave and the Bold*, while Steve Blum voiced Count Vertigo in *Young Justice* and *DC Showcase: Green Arrow*.
* Vanessa Marshall, who voiced Dinah Lance/Black Canary in *Injustice 2*, voices Dinah Drake Lance, who in the comics is the original Black Canary, in this series.