In the strange and secretive world of Gotham City, transformations were not rare---but even Batman was unprepared for this one.

It began with a desperate experiment. Bruce Wayne---Batman---had needed Alfred more than ever. The loyal butler, aging and growing weaker with every month, insisted he could still serve. But when a powerful psychic adversary struck, and Catwoman's consciousness was briefly severed in a psychic assault, Bruce had to act fast. A prototype neural transference device, experimental tech from Wayne Enterprises meant to preserve consciousness in extreme medical cases, was all he had.

In a chaotic storm of wires, sparks, and emergency coding, Alfred’s personality matrix was uploaded---not into storage, but into the only available biological host: Selina Kyle’s body.

The device wasn't supposed to be permanent. It wasn't supposed to overwrite---just stabilize, a temporary possession. But fate had other plans.

Selina’s mind was gone---lost in the neural storm. Alfred’s identity had rooted in her body, grafted onto her physical instincts, memories, and muscle memory. And when Bruce found them, it was Alfred---speaking with Selina’s voice, standing with Selina’s poise---but with the unshakeable gaze of a butler who had served the Wayne family for a lifetime.

The irony wasn't lost on Bruce. Alfred Pennyworth had returned… in the body of his former flame.

Bruce brought her---him?---back to the Manor. They buried Alfred’s former body with full honors. But no grave could bury who he was.

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