Chapter 2
Alfred's dream state.
Alfred sprung up from his bed and found himself in a very unusual setting.
He wasn't in his personal bedroom inside the manor and the bed he was sleeping on wasn't his own.
And the room he was in wasn't a room at all either, it was a prison cell.
In a fit of rage, Alfred ran up to the door and started pounding on it with all of his might.
"Hello, hello. I demand that this bloody door be opened immediately. I want to speak to the person in charge. Open this bloody door immediately, I know you can hear me."
"I beg to differ on that, Alfred," a menacing sounding voice said from behind.
Alfred spun around and saw Bruce starring right at him.
But this wasn't the normal Bruce. For one, he was dressed in all black like Selina and his jacket had the image of an owl on the right shoulder.
In addition to his black attire and combat boots, his eyes were glowing orange.
"Master Bruce, what happened to you and do you have any idea where we are?"
"Of course I do, Alfred. Because I had you put in here, and by here I mean the solitary confinement wing of Blackgate prison. I paid the warden a huge fortune to have you locked away in the darkest corner of the building he could find. Ah the benefits of being a billionaire."
"This isn't funny Master Bruce, now you are gonna help me get out of here. I've committed no crime whatsoever. I'm a good man and you know it."
"In the eyes of the law, you've done nothing wrong. But you've offended me greatly. Remember that computer you smashed in the cave behind the fireplace?"
"I only did that keep you safe, the stuff on that thing may've brought about the death of your parents and I didn't want you to suffer the same fate. I've always had your safety at heart and I will continue to do so."
"Your reasons mean nothing, Alfred. As punishment for destroying my father's property. You are going to remain here for the next fourteen months. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm about to go spend some quality time with Selina."
Alfred charged at Bruce but he faded back through the cell wall which Alfred ending up slamming into.
"BRUCE," Alfred shouted.
Wayne Manor
Alfred's bedroom.
"Alfred, what's going on? Bruce shouted as he charged through the door with Selina right behind him and in full attack mode with her fists at the ready.
"Oh nothing, Master Bruce. Just a bad dream, that's all."
"You must've had one helluva nightmare, Alfred. You had Bruce and I running up here like crazy."
"Are you sure you're okay?" Bruce asked.
"Yes I'm fine, Master Bruce and I'll be even better when you and Miss Kyle let me get back to sleep."
"Alright then, Selina and I will still be here if you need anything," Bruce said then he and Selina backed out of the room and closed the door behind them.
"Is this the first time your butler has had nightmares, Bruce?"
"He has probably had a decent amount of them from his days in the army, but this is the first one that had him waking up screaming my name."
"Maybe it had something to do with that backyard incident you told me about," Selina replied.