Joking About Courage
Chapter 1: A Trip to Gotham
It was yet a typical day for the Bagges as they were out vacationing to which Eustace was bringing his chair along the ride. They along with poor Courage were traveling to Gotham to see the sights there. They trio were content relaxing in their hotel room.
"I am so excited we're going to go to Gotham!" said Muriel with joy, "It'll be so wonderful!"
"Yeah, yeah, wonderful" continued Eustace who was sitting on his favorite chair.
"Oh, I know something bad is going to happen, I just know" sighed Courage.
"I think it looks like we're running low on cash, I know, Courage why don't we go to the bank together, Eustace you should come along" said Muriel.
"As long as I bring me chair with me, who cares" continued Eustace.
"That's the spirit" replied Muriel.
About several minutes later, the trio found themselves standing in line, with the exception of Eustace who was happily sitting comfortably in his chair.
"I can't believe he gets to sit in a chair" said a man standing a few paces away from the Bagges in another line.
"I'll take the next customer" said the teller who he then waved toward Muriel to come up.
"This is so exciting!" said Muriel as she was getting her account number ready.
Yet before she could do it, a grenade with laughing gas was thrown into the window nearby to which everyone obviously bursts out with laughter to which after the laughing gas, and the laughter stop did thuggish clowns come out of the scene with the likes of the Joker leading the pack.
"Gotham, the Clown Prince of Crime has returned to take your cash, now please if no one wants to get hurt, do as I say" laughed the Joker.
"Oh, I knew there was something that obviously was going to go wrong!" cried Courage.
The Joker then gazed at Eustace's favorite chair he was sitting on to which Eustace at first didn't care about the Joker's presence.
"Say buddy, you got a nice chair you're sitting in" said the Joker.
"Don't care about no stinking clown" said Eustace who sat in his chair continuing to read the paper.
"If you don't mind, we'll be taking it too!" laughed the Joker who snapped his finger to which one of his thuggish clownish goons grabbed the chair and literally dumped Eustace right off of it.
"Hey, that's my chair!" cried Eustace.
"This is now for the boss" replied the thuggish clown.
"Now please, please hurry it up, I got a tight schedule to make" said the Joker as his men were getting the money from the customers even snatching Muriel's purse.
"You brute, you're not a fun clown at all" said Muriel to the Joker.
"What's that, care to join in on the fun?" asked the Joker who recognized Muriel, "What's your name?"
"I'm Muriel Bagge, and I am putting my foot down, have your friend give me back my purse or there'll be trouble" continued Muriel.
"So, you like a fight?" laughed the Joker to which he snapped his finger to which another thuggish clown picked her up to which she began to scream for help.
"Muriel!" cried Courage who then fainted.
"My chair, my chair!" cried Eustace who was only concerned about his chair.
Yet as the Clown Prince of Crime was about to go any further, a Baterang came right through out of nowhere tearing a sack of money, to which the cash within the bag fell to the ground to which one of the thuggish clowns was carrying.
"It's time you start noticing that crime doesn't pay" said Batman appeared.
"Batman, always interfering with my plans!" cried the Joker to which he signaled two other clownish thugs, "Finish him off, while we'll be taking off!"
"Muriel!" cried Courage as he woke up noticing she was being taken away along with Eustace's chair.
"My chair, my chair!" cried Eustace as tears ran down his face.
Yet for the Dark Knight, he had to deal with two of the thuggish clowns that the Joker had sent after him. One tried to give the Dark Knight a good punch, and literally trying to slam him down flat on the ground to which he was able to dodge the attack. He then charged up to the thuggish clown and gave him an uppercut that was quite hard on his chin, sending the thuggish clown tumbling down. The second thuggish clown charged at the Dark Knight, and grabbed him literally trying to give him a bear hug of death.
"Oh no, I know I am not going to like this, but he's the only ticket to help me getting Muriel back" said Courage.
Courage then raced up to the thuggish clown who was indeed squeezing the Dark Knight to death, and bite the thuggish clown's leg to which the thuggish clown began to hop on his foot in pain. That obviously gave a chance for the Dark Knight to recover, and deliver a good punch at the thuggish clown sending him falling flat on the ground.
"Nice work" said Batman who noticed Courage, "say, you wouldn't happen to be the dog who belongs to the old woman who was kidnapped by the Joker, wouldn't you?"
Courage simply nodded showing a photo of him, along with also Eustace who was still btw, still sobbing over his chair being stolen by the Joker and his thugs.
"My chair, my chair!" cried Eustace to which he then noticed Batman, "Hey, you, you're the guy in the silly costume, can't you do anything better than being a hippie and get me chair back?"
"I'll try, we'll have to all go back to my Batcave for that" replied Batman.
Yet as the two were getting onboard Batman's Batmobile, back with poor Muriel who was being held hostage by the Joker, the Joker wanted to see if he could try to recruit her for his own purposes.
"So, you don't think I'm a funny clown do you?" asked the Joker.
"Not but the least" replied Muriel, "if I were a clown, I'd be a better clown than you."s
"Is that so?" laughed the Joker to which a thuggish clown was getting some make-up ready, "Let's see you wear the make-up and prove to me!"