Chapter three: Meeting the Bat
Bruce pulled his car into the driveway of Wayne Manor. After stepping out, Rolento looked up at the enormous mansion. It a beautiful, stone mansion with vines covering most of the walls where there wasn't any windows.
Rolento was led towards the two front doors, which were made out of finely finished oak. After walking inside the mansion, Rolento looked around. The mansion looked bigger inside than out. Suits of armour stood at the door, expensive-looking paintings hung on the walls, antique vases were sitting on pedestals and the stairs went up two more floors. An elderly man in a black suit walked over to the trio. He had white hair, a mustache and glasses.
"Ah, master Bruce. And master Dick." The man said as he politely bowed to Bruce and Dick. "How was your visit to the commissioner's office?"
"Very good, Alfred." Bruce said before pointing to Rolento. "This is Rolento Schugerg. He's going to be in town for a few days and he'll be staying with us for a while." He then pointed to Alfred. "Rolento, this is Alfred."
"Pleasure to meet you, master Schugerg." Alfred said.
"'Rolento'. Please." Rolento said. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, comrade."
"Alfred, could you show Rolento to our guest room?" Bruce asked.
"Certainly, sir." Alfred said. "This way, Rolento."
The butler led Rolento upstairs, and towards a room on the second floor.
"The guest room is in that door, sir." Alfred said as he showed Rolento a door in the hallway.
"Thank you, Alfred." Rolento said as he gave Alfred a tip and walked into the room.
Rolento looked around. The guest room was beautiful. The bed was made of fine wood, as was the chair in the corner of the room and the dresser leaning against the east wall. There were red, silk curtains covering the window.
"Make yourself comfortable, sir." Alfred said. "Dinner is at seven." With that, Alfred closed the door, leaving Rolento to unpack his suitcase.
The day went by smoothly. By the time dinner had finished, the sun had set. Slipping on his gloves, Rolento walked towards the front door of Wayne Manor. Dick had seen him starting to leave.
"Where are you going, Rolento?" Dick asked just before Rolento had turned the handle on the door. Rolento looked over at the youth.
"I'm going to begin my journey to find the Joker, comrade Dick." Rolento replied.
"Well, good luck." Dick said with a smile.
Rolento smirked, saluted Dick and walked out the door. As soon as the door shut, Dick quickly rushed over to the stairs and called up.
"Hey, Bruce!" Dick called out. After about thirty second, Bruce's head appeared looking over the banister.
"What is it Dick?" Bruce asked.
"Rolento's gone out to find the Joker!" Dick exclaimed. "You think he's gonna need a little help?"
Bruce walked don the stairs and joined his ward. "Yes, I think he might." He said.
"To the Batcave?" Dick asked.
"Of course." Bruce replied before they rushed towards a door and ran down the stairs behind it.
Rolento dashed across the rooftops of the buildings, looking for anything suspicious. He had been searching for five minutes already, but had no luck so far.
As he ran across the roof of the post office, Rolento heard something that made a chill run down his spine: The ear piercing scream of a woman. Rolento quickly looked down to see where the scream had come from, and he saw a woman in a cloak being forced into an alley by a couple of clown-like thugs.
Rolento took immediate action. He leaped from the roof fell towards the street and landed on one of the thugs, knocking him out instantly. With one swing of the battle staff, the second one was out too. Rolento walked over to the woman.
"Y-You saved me!" The woman exclaimed. "You're so...So..."
The woman removed her hood, revealing the grinning face of Harley Quinn.
"....Stupid." Harley finished. Rolento was taken back in shock.
"Harley Quinn!" Rolento exclaimed.
"You're darn right, German!" Harley said before she placed two fingers into her mouth and whistled.
Rolento looked around. Six more thugs approached Rolento from all sides.
"So! It was a trap all along!" Rolento said. "How did you know I was coming?"
"Mistah J had one of his men stand outside the front gates of Wayne Manor, waiting for you to leave." Harley replied. "As soon as he realized what direction you were heading, he called mistah J, who sent all of us out to capture you and bring you to him!"
"Why me?" Rolento asked.
"You want to fight and defeat mistah J!" Harley replied, chuckling. "He wants to show you just how hard that's gonna be!"
Suddenly, a strange object sliced through the air, past Rolento and nailed one of the thugs in the head, knocking him out cold. On closer inspection, the object looked like a bat-shaped boomerang-type object.
Two figure suddenly came from the shadows and made quick work of two of the thugs. Rolento looked at them. The capes, the masks, and the suits. These two were Batman and Robin.
"Need a little help?" Batman asked.
"Sure thing." Rolento said, smiling.
Batman, Robin and Rolento each took on one of the remaining three thugs. It was a quick battle. Soon, all three thugs were brought to the ground.
The trio looked over at Harley, who just stared at the three in shock. Suddenly, she turned tail and ran.
"Let's follow her!" Robin said. "She might lead us to the Joker!"
"I'm all for it, comrade!" Rolento exclaimed. "Let's go!"
With that, the caped crusader, the boy wonder and the German soldier took off, making sure they didn't lose Harley.
To be continued.
Bruce pulled his car into the driveway of Wayne Manor. After stepping out, Rolento looked up at the enormous mansion. It a beautiful, stone mansion with vines covering most of the walls where there wasn't any windows.
Rolento was led towards the two front doors, which were made out of finely finished oak. After walking inside the mansion, Rolento looked around. The mansion looked bigger inside than out. Suits of armour stood at the door, expensive-looking paintings hung on the walls, antique vases were sitting on pedestals and the stairs went up two more floors. An elderly man in a black suit walked over to the trio. He had white hair, a mustache and glasses.
"Ah, master Bruce. And master Dick." The man said as he politely bowed to Bruce and Dick. "How was your visit to the commissioner's office?"
"Very good, Alfred." Bruce said before pointing to Rolento. "This is Rolento Schugerg. He's going to be in town for a few days and he'll be staying with us for a while." He then pointed to Alfred. "Rolento, this is Alfred."
"Pleasure to meet you, master Schugerg." Alfred said.
"'Rolento'. Please." Rolento said. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, comrade."
"Alfred, could you show Rolento to our guest room?" Bruce asked.
"Certainly, sir." Alfred said. "This way, Rolento."
The butler led Rolento upstairs, and towards a room on the second floor.
"The guest room is in that door, sir." Alfred said as he showed Rolento a door in the hallway.
"Thank you, Alfred." Rolento said as he gave Alfred a tip and walked into the room.
Rolento looked around. The guest room was beautiful. The bed was made of fine wood, as was the chair in the corner of the room and the dresser leaning against the east wall. There were red, silk curtains covering the window.
"Make yourself comfortable, sir." Alfred said. "Dinner is at seven." With that, Alfred closed the door, leaving Rolento to unpack his suitcase.
The day went by smoothly. By the time dinner had finished, the sun had set. Slipping on his gloves, Rolento walked towards the front door of Wayne Manor. Dick had seen him starting to leave.
"Where are you going, Rolento?" Dick asked just before Rolento had turned the handle on the door. Rolento looked over at the youth.
"I'm going to begin my journey to find the Joker, comrade Dick." Rolento replied.
"Well, good luck." Dick said with a smile.
Rolento smirked, saluted Dick and walked out the door. As soon as the door shut, Dick quickly rushed over to the stairs and called up.
"Hey, Bruce!" Dick called out. After about thirty second, Bruce's head appeared looking over the banister.
"What is it Dick?" Bruce asked.
"Rolento's gone out to find the Joker!" Dick exclaimed. "You think he's gonna need a little help?"
Bruce walked don the stairs and joined his ward. "Yes, I think he might." He said.
"To the Batcave?" Dick asked.
"Of course." Bruce replied before they rushed towards a door and ran down the stairs behind it.
Rolento dashed across the rooftops of the buildings, looking for anything suspicious. He had been searching for five minutes already, but had no luck so far.
As he ran across the roof of the post office, Rolento heard something that made a chill run down his spine: The ear piercing scream of a woman. Rolento quickly looked down to see where the scream had come from, and he saw a woman in a cloak being forced into an alley by a couple of clown-like thugs.
Rolento took immediate action. He leaped from the roof fell towards the street and landed on one of the thugs, knocking him out instantly. With one swing of the battle staff, the second one was out too. Rolento walked over to the woman.
"Y-You saved me!" The woman exclaimed. "You're so...So..."
The woman removed her hood, revealing the grinning face of Harley Quinn.
"....Stupid." Harley finished. Rolento was taken back in shock.
"Harley Quinn!" Rolento exclaimed.
"You're darn right, German!" Harley said before she placed two fingers into her mouth and whistled.
Rolento looked around. Six more thugs approached Rolento from all sides.
"So! It was a trap all along!" Rolento said. "How did you know I was coming?"
"Mistah J had one of his men stand outside the front gates of Wayne Manor, waiting for you to leave." Harley replied. "As soon as he realized what direction you were heading, he called mistah J, who sent all of us out to capture you and bring you to him!"
"Why me?" Rolento asked.
"You want to fight and defeat mistah J!" Harley replied, chuckling. "He wants to show you just how hard that's gonna be!"
Suddenly, a strange object sliced through the air, past Rolento and nailed one of the thugs in the head, knocking him out cold. On closer inspection, the object looked like a bat-shaped boomerang-type object.
Two figure suddenly came from the shadows and made quick work of two of the thugs. Rolento looked at them. The capes, the masks, and the suits. These two were Batman and Robin.
"Need a little help?" Batman asked.
"Sure thing." Rolento said, smiling.
Batman, Robin and Rolento each took on one of the remaining three thugs. It was a quick battle. Soon, all three thugs were brought to the ground.
The trio looked over at Harley, who just stared at the three in shock. Suddenly, she turned tail and ran.
"Let's follow her!" Robin said. "She might lead us to the Joker!"
"I'm all for it, comrade!" Rolento exclaimed. "Let's go!"
With that, the caped crusader, the boy wonder and the German soldier took off, making sure they didn't lose Harley.
To be continued.