AN: Before I forget like last time, I want to thank my awesome beta BecauseI'mBatman for helping me out, oh and xLittleMissReality for help on the first chapter. Now, thanks so much for the alerts and reviews you all make me smile. I must say possibly my favorite review was simply the word 'cool' I don't know why. So leave a simple one word review and make my day… please?
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The eerie silence was broken by the soft thud of a few pairs of feet heading towards the room. Wally clung to Dick, who oddly wasn't freaking out like everyone else. The thuds stopped and the door opened with a soft click. As the door opened Wally felt Dick's body tense, but it wasn't in the same way he thought his muscles were. Dick seemed to be getting ready to fight the feminine form standing in the doorway.
"Oh, boys, who's ready to relocate?" The girl asked drawing out the first two words as five guys began going around the room tying up their captives with thick rope and taping their mouths. "Speed it up, we've been here too long." She snapped.
Wally struggled as one guy tried to restrain him, but calmed down after being slapped full force against the face. Dick had to stop himself from defending his friend despite how badly he wanted to. When the man got to Dick he let the ties come on easily but said, "If you're going to tape me, do you think you could at least use anything but the standard grey? It's getting really boring."
"A smart aleck, huh? I'll show you what I do to…" The guy started.
"Remember what I said, dear, don't hurt the children." The girl ordered sweetly but with a commanding undertone. With a disappointed sigh, the man just taped Dick's mouth and walked away. Once everyone was tied, the men each picked two kids up before walking out of the room, leaving only Dick and Wally sitting with the female in the room. She had striking red hair as well as a curvaceous body and was pacing around the room; she kept staring at Dick though. Dick returned the stare but his held a little more malice. "Where are those idiots?"
Finally, her nerves failed her; she came over to the boys and untied their legs. "Let's go." She ordered. Both friends stubbornly stayed on the floor. "Fine, I'll make you." Wally made a sound of protest as a plant grew underneath them and began to move them out into the large empty space of the warehouse. Sounds of a scuffle could be heard from outside the door. With a quiet curse, Ivy had the plant move them up to the ceiling towards a small window.
Dick heard the faint sound of an approaching helicopter and his eyes widened. He started struggling against his bindings and working his way towards the end of the plant. Before he could get away a vine tangled his legs and surrounded his body. Dick heard a soft crack, he instantly knew what it was and that all hope was lost.
"Now, now, we can't have you falling to your death. Besides, then you'll miss all the fun." Her fingers traced Dick's face before she turned away. The window was broken with a swift kick, the glass flying everywhere as a strong wind blew into the room. Vines worked against the wind to place the two boys into the waiting helicopter, Ivy wasn't far behind. Just as they turned to leave Dick heard someone call out for Wally.
….
The Bat mobile barreled through the streets, Batman setting a nearly direct route to the warehouse. Unfortunately, halfway there the heroes came upon a burning building. Flash sighed, "We can't leave this."
The Dark Knight solemnly stopped the car and launched into action. The scene was void of first responders despite the intensity of the blaze. "Flash, see if you can find anyone on the top floors," Batman ordered. In a flash the speedster was on the top floors searching each room for any signs of life. Just before he was about to leave the building he heard a cry, he followed the sound to find a young teen clinging to her handicapped mother.
"Are you two hurt?" Flash asked.
"We're okay, but the elevator is shut down and I cannot get down. My daughter refuses to leave me." The older wheelchair bound woman explained fairly calmly.
"I'll carry you both, hop on." Flash turned his back to the teen, waiting for her to hop on.
Before long the speedster had the girl on his back and the woman in his arms. Just as Flash got out of the building it collapsed. The speedster deposited the two girls on the back of an ambulance that had gotten there sometime while he was in the blaze. He whipped his head around to find the dark hero, but couldn't find any sign of him.
Raising a hand to his ear to activate his com he asked, "Batman, are you there?"
"I rescued two kids just as the floors started caving; we're in the next building. I'll be out in a minute and then we can go." True to his word, Batman appeared within the minute with two young kids clinging to his arms. Batman walked over to the row of emergency vehicles to deposit the crying kids before running to the Bat mobile, followed closely by Flash.
"Come on, can't this thing go any faster?" Flash whined as the car sped through the dirty streets of Gotham faster than before.
"You're worse than Robin." Batman sighed, "Listen, when we get there you can't go rushing in. I have no clue who's behind this so we have no way of knowing what'll be waiting for us. You cannot go rushing in like you normally would, this isn't your city. There could be all sorts of trip wires or traps that you won't see if you go in without me."
"Alright, but I'm not going to spend on hour for you to check out a door. Wally and all those other boys are trapped and scared, we need to save them," Flash reasoned.
"All I need is a minute and then we'll go get them." The two shared a nod as the Bat mobile slid to a halt. They both jumped out, Flash running circles around the car for something to do while Batman did a quick scan of the warehouse.
"Can we go in yet?" The speedster whined.
"Ye… did you hear that?" Around the corner there was the sound of a car door opening and a few thuds.
"Hear what? Hey, where'd you go?" He caught sight of the last flick of the Dark Knight's cape as he rounded the corner and raced after him.
They saw five goons loading kids into the standard black van all kidnappers had. Three had kids on their shoulders while two stood guard on either side of the door. Batman launched into action immediately, he knocked out the first guard but the second jumped on him as he was tying up the first's hands. He easily freed himself from the man's grip, flipping the man over his shoulder.
Flash worked on getting the kids out of danger and out of the van. He brought each one behind the resident hero's car and took the tape off before rushing back to get the next kid. Once all ten kids were sitting safely with their mouths un-taped, Flash worked on their ties.
Police cars started to show up halfway through and took over Flash's job. He ran over to the Dark Knight, but stopped at the sound of a helicopter. Seeing it come up to a window and open the door, Flash burst into the building just in time to see Wally disappear. He couldn't stop himself from calling out, "Wally!"
Before he could go running after his nephew, a plant wrapped around his legs and lifted him to the ceiling. "Batman!" Flash called; outraged that he couldn't get out of this without hurting himself.
When Batman finally came in it took him a second to find the speedster, he looked up with what those closest to him would call an amused expression. "At least now we know who's behind this."
"We've got bigger issues. For one, I'm hanging twenty feet in the air!" Flash exclaimed.
"There's an even bigger one, she still has the boys," Batman growled.
"What does she even want with them?"
"I'm not sure." With that he threw a bat-a-rang to sever the vine before grappling into the air to catch the speedster before he could fall too far.
"Thanks."
With a grunt Batman stalked back to his car.
"So, what now?" Flash asked, already sitting shotgun by the time the other hero opened the door.
"Now we find them," Batman growled.
