Chapter Four
Tally was happy. No, happy didn't cover it. She was excited. Finally she would get to see her little brother before the normal Christmas visit.
This was going to be fun.
Her eyes flashed to the map. They were almost over Gotham. Bringing the Blackbird down a bit they cleared the clouds. Jean looked out the window at the million of lights that lit the crime ridden city. The redhead heard the nicknames given to this place. City of the dammed, Hell's capital, and the Devil's playground were among the nicest. It surprised Jean that anyone would choose to live here in the first place. While Jean pondered why any good person would live in the city Tally decided to give them a small tour of the city.
"Welcome to Gotham City Ladies and Gents." She said in her best tour guide voice. "Gotham was founded back in the early 1700s and is the sister city to Metropolis. However unlike Metropolis its crime rate is probably the highest in America. Some of the most infamous criminals of this city in the night include Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, The Riddler, Penguin, and by far the most dangerous The Joker. Many of these criminals can be found in Arkham."
"What's Arkham?" Jean asked turning away form the window. Tally gave her a creepy grin before answering her question.
"Arkham is the asylum here. It's got a bad history. The man who founded it went insane killed one of the inmates and was later incarcerated. Also the place as by far the worst security in all of Gotham. Inmates break out from time to time and the Dynamic Duo gets called in to bring them back."
"Who's the Dynamic Duo?" Xavier asked.
Tally stared at him as if he went mad.
"The Dynamic Due is Gotham's heroes the Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder!"
"And they are?" Jean asked.
"Batman and Robin!" Tally said looking annoyed.
"Now I know who you mean. Aren't they the ones who jump off of buildings and leave criminals hanging from street lamps?" Jean inquired.
"Yes." Tally replied. "Hold on we're landing now." She brought the Blackbird down in the forest less than a mile away form the Wayne Manor. Flipping a switch the jet's door opened and they left. Walking towards the manor Tally felt as if they were being watched. Knowing her Bruce he probably had cameras out on the grounds. Upon getting to the front door and Bruce opening the door after one ring proved her right.
"Hello Mr. Wayne." Xavier said. "Sorry to bother you in this early in the morning, but we were hoping to talk to you about Richard." Bruce looked down at him before stepping to the side to let them in. "You didn't really bother me. I was already up and as for Dick he probably won't be up till sometime later." Xavier tried to probe the man's mind. He got a quick look at one memory and that was of Dick on the floor in pain. The memory was fresh witch meant that it happened recently. Just as the professor was about to probe deeper Bruce gaze shifted to him and his mind was filled with stock prices. It didn't take Xavier long to figure out that Wayne knew when someone was reading his mind and knew how to block them out. This, if anything made Xavier wonder what was going on behind the scenes.