The twine was digging into my hands and I could feel the skin burning at my wrist, trying to loosen the rope enough to let my hands free. I decided I should treat the situation like it was real incase it was, but I was sure it was a just a dream. Several revered villains in New Metropolis had broken into my house tonight. They were the reason for my being locked up in my own room, in my own house, bound to my own desk chair. I don't think I saw all of them but Joker was there and so were Catwoman, and the Green Goblin. After thinking on it, I wondered what they were doing in New Metropolis. They hadn't taken much time securing me but they appeared focused. They most likely were looking for something specific. After the threats they made and 'jokes' about my meaningless life I doubt that I'll really ever feel safe again when Mom and Dad leave. My parents had left for an evening out for their anniversary, and I being a senior in high school could stay home by myself. Doesn't mean I'll ever want to again.
I finally managed to slip my hand through the twine and I got out of my chair. I reached for the door handle. It was locked but I knew how to get out it was MY room after all. But I stopped. Joker said if I opened it, laughing gas would set off. I had read in old comics and seen in old cartoons what it does to you, and I for sure didn't want it happening to me. I also didn't want anything bad to happen to my cat Buttons. He was in the house somewhere I can't imagine them doing anything to my cat. I began pacing in my room trying to decide what to do. I wasn't a superhero, so I couldn't go out with a bang and be heroic. I was more on the mortal, slightly frightened side.
My family was rich but in New Metropolis Lots of people were, I guess. After Lex Luthor's mysterious disappearance in 2012, there was less dominant economy in the city. There are rumors of how and why he vanished. But no matter, Luthorcorp was suddenly disbanded and employees transferred to Wayne Enterprises. My Dad is Bruce Wayne's 'right hand man' you could say, but also his Metropolis connection. I'm not treated like a rich kid though. I chose not to go to private school out of elementary for reasons I wish not to relive. I'm self sufficient in some ways but I'd rather be treated like any other kid rather than be singled out. Sometimes its difficult when you have an old mansion instead of a new Deluxette like most rich families of the day.
I don't know what these villains could possibly want specifically but I could sense they were downstairs. We didn't have any weird old relics or anything. I closed my eyes and imagined them sneaking into my dad's office. There was lots of computer technology in there maybe that's what they wanted. I wasn't sure that they were even in dad's office but I hoped they weren't. Sometimes I get a strange intuition. Then I heard bodies outside. They were quiet but you can sense when someone is right outside the door to the room you're in, the door handle rattled. I slipped over to my chair picked up the rope and held onto it with my hands behind my back. So I was in the same spot as they had left me, maintaining the advantage of being untied. The door slowly opened and then four figures dashed in and my eyes almost skyrocketed out of my head, the lights weren't on but they were unmistakable. Batman, Robin, Superman, and Spiderman were here. I exhaled in relief that they weren't the villains breaking into my house, but what were they all doing at a simple burglary? Robin ran behind my chair but I stood up.
"You untied yourself?" He asked. I nodded and stepped behind my chair. Spiderman took out 3 spheres the size of ping-pong balls. He tossed one up in the air and it halted about 6 feet up. 3 beams of light shone on the floor. Batman stepped forward rather intimidatingly. Superman was looking around the house. X-ray vision. Probably to see where the "villains" were.
"They're in the office" he said.
"Have they planted it yet?" Asked Batman, staring at me. I didn't know what he was talking about I opened my mouth to answer, but Superman answered.
"They've already started." he replied.
"Hey you need to stand in the light kid," Spiderman said to me. I never felt so insecure in my life, and in the presence of Superheroes. That shouldn't happen right? I stepped towards the light and stopped.
"We don't have time for this" Robin complained.
"My cat!" I started then I found myself rushing out of the room to go find him. Batman grabbed my arm.
"Where are your parents Krista?" he asked gruffly.
"Out" I said dashing down the hall to find Buttons. I came around the corner and saw him on the floor in the kitchen next to a bag sniffing it. I picked him up and glanced in the bag. I saw another cat black and white, like Buttons, with some catnip playing in the bag. I lifted the edge of the bag up and the cat turned its head and I saw that it was Dolly, our cat that passed away last year. Impossible. How was she here? There's no—I picked up Dolly and it was like she was really alive again. I saw she was wearing an unfamiliar collar with a giant gem on it. I went quickly trying not to drop either of them. I re-entered the room. Spiderman had another orb set up in mid air and told me again to get into the light. I stepped into one of them. I knew that if I asked one question that I would want to ask a billion, so I remained quiet. Superman was gone; Robin stepped into the beam next to me. Batman sent me a look of disapproval, and my cats were getting restless. Superman appeared.
"We took too long, they're already gone" He said. I immediately felt guilty for holding them up, I don't know what they were trying to take but obviously they succeeded. "It's a T-radon explosive. Barriers and everything. Its about to blow." He finished. I heard the garage door open and my thoughts immediately went to my parents, they must be home. I imagined them coming into the landing and taking off their coats from a wonderful evening. Spiderman, Batman, and Superman all stepped into a beam of light and there was a flash. When the light was no longer blinding I opened my eyes and saw we were across the courtyard on my neighbor's property facing my house. I set the cats down to hope that asking why we left wasn't a bothering question. My stomach started to churn. I saw the light from the landing flip on and then the light shot up around the house followed by an unforgettable 'boom'. The barriers of the bomb concentrated the explosion to just the house and shot upwards. My mouth was hanging open and the cats were running to the nearest bush to hide from the blast. I looked at them and then back at the house. That couldn't have just happened. Sure I have intuition at times, but my self doubt can be very controlling.
"Did you see the light?" Robin glanced at Batman. Batman came over to me and stared me in the eye and gripped my shoulders.
"You saw the light turn on didn't you?" My eyebrows furrowed, I nodded. "You said your parents were GONE!" he shouted at me. I blinked and it only then hit me. My parents were in the house. My eyes grew wide. When the bomb went off. Batman made a huffing noise and let go of me. He gathered the other three and the whispered in concerned tones, all except Batman who seemed angry. I ruined their rescue. If I hadn't gone to get the cats, then I could have told them mom and dad were home and they wouldn't have—I couldn't accept they were in the house. It wasn't hitting me yet. I was so confused. Villains in my home tie me up, steal something that must have been important, plant a bomb, superheroes save me, my cat, and my cat that died last year but looks like she was 3 years old again. Lastly, my parents were inside a house that just blew up. I started breathing hard and fast, I turned to reach for Dolly who was at my feet shaking, but only remember hitting the ground. My vision blurred to blackness.