Here's chapter two of Fears of a Clown. Enjoy! :)
Chapter Two
As school let out for the day at Bellwood Prep, Gwen was walking to the curb where she would wait for Kevin to pick her up like he normally did. Suddenly Gwen heard a car alarm go off in the faculty parking lot.
Hiding behind a corner, Gwen saw Zombozo trying to break into the principal's car. Knowing that it would take too long for the guys to get here, Gwen decided to handle this one herself.
leaping out from her hiding spot, Gwen fired a bolt of mana at Zombozo, knocking the villanous clown off his feet. " Really Zombozo, stealing my principal's car?! Even I thought you would be smarter than this." Gwen said as she trapped Zombozo beneath a mana dome.
As she reached for her plumbers badge to call the guys, Gwen suddenly felt something cold, hard, and metallic hit her on the back of the head. As Gwen fell to the ground, she looked up and saw none other than the Joker standing there, holding a bloodied crowbar. Before blacking out, all Gwen remembered was hearing Joker's sick and demonic laughter ringing in her ears.
Later, Kevin's green and black camaro pulled up to the school. When Kevin saw that Gwen wasn't there waiting for him, he groaned in annoyance. " See, I told you we shouldn't have made that " emergency stop " at Mr. Smoothy Tennyson. Gwen probably got bored waiting for us and already went home." Kevin said, frustrated that Ben cared more about his " smoothie addiction " instead of his cousin who was probably gonna kill the both of them for this later.
" Just calm down there Kevin. I'm sure that if we explain to Gwen why we were late coming to pick her up, I'm sure she'll forgive us." Ben said before spotting a tall dark figure in the faculty parking lot. getting out of the car, Kevin quickly armored up whil Ben transformed into Swampfire.
Batman had been examining a lone book bag on the ground when he realized that he was not alone. Turning around, he saw a strange plant like creature and a teenage boy made out of metal.
" Who are you and what are you doing here?! The plant creature demanded, generating two fireballs in it's hands. " what I'm doing here is none of your concern." Batman said as he threw a batarang at Ben, only for it to go right through him.
" That's not gonna work you costumed lunatic! This is our turf, so you will answer our questions!" Kevin shouted as he flashed his plumbers badge. As soon as Batman saw the Plumbers badge, he put away his other batarang. " I'm sorry, I didn't know you two are Plumbers."
Ben then recognized who they were talking to. "oh my gosh! You're Batman, the Dark Knight of Gotham city!" Ben said excitedly as if he were meeting his favorite superhero. " My name's Ben Tennyson, and the tall brooding guy over there is my best friend, Kevin Levin."
" I know who you two are, you guys protect Bellwood from all kinds of criminals running rampant. But aren't there suppose to be three of you?"
" Oh, you mean my cousin Gwen? Yeah, we came here to pick her up after school, but we ran late and she probably went home already."
" I don't think she did Ben, she wouldn't go anywhere without her book bag am I correct?" Batman said as he held up the book bag he was looking at earlier.
" That's Gwen's bag alright. And to answer your question, yes, she would never leave school without it." Ben said, now a little worried about where Gwen had gone.
" Guys, you might want to see this." Kevin said as he was looking at a puddle of blood on the ground.
" whatever happened here, Gwen must have gotten caught in the middle of it." Ben said before spotting a security camera on the wall. Turning into Spidermonkey, Ben scaled the wall and pulled the tape out of the camera.
" Maybe this security tape footage will give us a clue to what happened to Gwen." Ben said as he turned back into his human form.
As they watched the footage in the batmobile, They saw Zombozo trying to break into the principal's car.
Security footage:
" Come on you stupid vehicle, open up already!" Zombozo says in frustration.
Zombozo has almost gotten the car unlocked when a bolt of mana hits him from behind, knocking off his feet. he turns around and sees Gwen standing there. hands on her hips, and a frown on her face.
" Really Zombozo?! Trying to steal my principal's car?! Even I thought you would be smarter than this." Gwen says as she traps him under a mana dome.
" Pause right there Batman, I think I see something." Ben said as Batman paused the video footage. Both Ben and Kevin saw someone standing behind Gwen, preparing to swing a crowbar at her head.
" Who is that Batman? Because I don't recognize him." Kevin said in confusion.
" That's the Joker. He recently escaped from Arkham Asylum and my sources indicated that he was hiding out here in Bellwood." Batman said as he continued to play the video.
Joker strikes Gwen in the back of the head with a crowbar. He watches with glee as Gwen falls to the floor. As she looks up to see who struck her, Gwen sees Joker standing there holding a bloodied crowbar in his hands before she blacks out.
" Hahahahahaha! That was easier than I thought it would be." Joker says as Zombozo walks over to Gwen's unconscious form and places a mana inhibitor cuff around her wrist.
" There, that will keep her powers disabled. Now let's get out of here before the cops show up." Zombozo say as he finishes breaking into the principal's car.
Joker smiles wickedly as he picks up Gwen and tosses her in the back seat. he laughs evilly as they drive off.
End security footage
" Looks like we know what happened to Gwen. It seems Joker and Zombozo have teamed up to wreak havoc in Bellwood. My guess is they've kidnapped Gwen so the two of you will be vulnerable to their attacks." Batman said. Little did he know, this was only phase one of Joker and Zombozo's revenge scheme.
And that is the end of chapter two. Leave a review and I will get chapter three posted here real soon.
-Jedi Master 325