Batman TAS characters don't belong to me.
A girl's eyes settled on the diamond bracelet around a woman's wrist. A pretty for the Sewer King. After using a hood to conceal her face, the girl approached the woman. She snatched the bracelet and fled. The girl saw a sewer lid and crouched. She moved the lid to one side. She jumped into Gotham City's sewer.
The girl found herself with a few other children. A tiny smile formed. The girl nodded near her friends. Other orphans wearing hoods.
Other orphans stealing pretties for the Sewer King. Other orphans dreading the Sewer King's scowl. Trembling with wide eyes near him.
Although the Sewer King usually received pretties, he scowled for various reasons. Children speaking during lessons.
Children returning with very few pretties or empty hands. The Sewer King never hesitated to discipline any orphan causing him distress. He sometimes placed orphans in a light-filled room for a few hours. Sometimes he held one wide-eyed kid above his hungry pet alligators, but never fed him to them.
The girl remembered the Sewer King's rare smile recently. One wide eye was viewed behind his half-shades. The reason why the Sewer King smiled? She managed to steal a small glass alligator from a woman above the sewer. She placed the alligator on his palms. Her reward? Zero discipline. At least for one evening.
The glass alligator was viewed on a platform.
There was a mental image of the Sewer King's possible new smile. One smile due to a new diamond bracelet. ''Lots and lots of pretties for your king.'' The Sewer King's usual words before the children ran to the streets. The other usual words? ''GO!'' ''SCATTER!''
After imagining the Sewer King's new smile, the happy girl placed the bracelet near the alligator. Her hand contacted it. Her eyes became wide while the alligator fell. The girl gasped as soon as it shattered into a few pieces. She shook her head in disbelief. After stepping back, she turned to her friends.
The children focused on the pieces with big eyes. A few children trembled. They wondered if the Sewer King was going to punish them. Were they going to be near hungry pets? Placed in a light-filled chamber? Zero food for a day?