Chapter 7

Saving Batman

After Talia and I took care of our injuries at the safe house, we met up with Robin at the Dry Dock outside of Steel Mill.

"Hey, glad that you two could make it after what Harley did to you two. Barbara filled me in. you're for it?"

"Robin, you know us. Since when have the Al Ghuls ever backed down from a fight?" I said.

"True." He said as we walked over to see Harley with the missing cops. She is armed and boy is she ever dangerous.

"Sweetheart, we found the missing cops, Harley's got them." I said

"Any sign of Bruce?"

"Negative, but we'll keep looking. Harley's telling that she got some sort of plan for them, they'll be safe for now." Robin answered

"Be careful"

Hey, this will end ok. We promise." Robin said

You think, he's not been the same since." She sighed "He won't even talk about Talia or Joker."

"You know I'm listening to the communication, Barbara." Talia

"I know, it's just that you really need talk to him."

"She will and don't' worry darling. We'll help him once we find him. That's all we can do."

I reassured Barb and we saw Harley arguing with the cops.

"Please. The GCPD will storm this place." One of the cops revealed

"Really? I. Don't. Think. So." Harley said

"You're crazy!"

"No, I'm in mourning. You may want to remember that." Harley snarled.

"That sick bitch." I stated

"No argument from me, Jericho." Robin agreed.

We left the dock and entered to a pump room through the vent. Of course the corridors crawled with henchmen but they were easy to handle.

"Anything?" Harley asked over the speaker

"Nothing yet, if anyone comes this way they'll regret it." thug said and he was carrying a rifle with laser

"You better. I've lost contact with the rest of the guys and I don't like it." Harley said as I snuck behind him and put him in a sleeper hold.

"Hello? Are you there? What's happening?" Harley asked in confusion

"Oh, for the love of.. What's wrong with you people? Hello, whoever you are, I know you're there. Do you hear me? I know you're there and it's too late."

I rolled my eyes as we entered to the warehouse. Some goons surrounded batman's utility belt.

"go on, pick it up."

"No way, man. That thing is dangerous."

"He's right, you know." I said as the thugs turned to us.

"Get them!" they charged at us but we evaded and punched three.

One of them had stun rod and swung at me but I did a spinning kick, took the stun rod and electrocuted him in the nuts, no kids for him in the future. Talia and Robin took care of the rest. Once the fight is over, robin picked up the utility belt.

"Tim, Jericho? What's going on? Have you found him?"

"Sort of." I said sheepishly

"What do you mean?"

"Don't worry I think we're close." I said as we went further and entered of what was a memorial place for the Joker. Bruce was trapped in a monument for him.

"We found him." Robin called to Barb in the coms

"Thank God. Is he ok?" Barbara asked relived

"Quinn's got him trapped." Robin answered

"Well, get him out of it."

"It's not that easy, sweetheart. Harley's built some sort of monument in memory of the Joker and it's stopping us from getting to Batman. We're gonna search the area and find out how to save him." I said as we looked around the place.

"Damn, I've seen some crazy stuffs, but this place is whole buckets of crazy." I said

"I agree, brother." Talia said a bit sad and I put my hand on her shoulder assuring that we will save Bruce.

Robin examined the security panel.

"The security panel appears to control the statue. Batman will die if we don't find the key. I guess we should find Harley Quinn and ask her for it."

"Then why are we still here? Let's roll." I said as we went to the Docks. When we got there, we split up.

"Listen up, Dumb-asses. I want this place secured I don't care how you do it. Just don't let me down." Harley said as I silently took care one of the goons who had a cop as a hostage. Talia took care of a sniper while Robin saved another cop.
They were down three excluding Harley. I took one on the ground, while Talia and Robin took care of the last two. I grappled to the ledge and waited for Harley to come near me.

When she came, I surprised her and took her down. "I got her!" I shouted for Robin and Talia to get there.

Moments Later

"The key!" Robin demanded as we interrogated Harley Quinn.

"You will never find it Dumb-ass!" Harley said

"Oh, really?" I stated as I found the key hidden in harley's cleavage.

"No! That's mine. Let me go." Harley tried to reached it.

"As you wish." Talia said as she pushed Harley off leaving her hanging there on the ledge.

"Alright, I'll go and save batman, you take the cops to safety." I said as I went back to the memorial place. I went to the security panel which activated the statue. The statue threw the ball shaped cage down and Batman punched through and got out.

"What kept you?" Batman said as he walked over to me.

I shrugged "How should I know?" I said as I gave his belt back.

"What happened to the cops?" Batman asked as he put his belt back on his waist

"Robin and Talia are taking them to safety as we speak."

"You don't need to worry about them Bat-brain. They'll be dead soon, oh and so-will-you!" Harley said as a door revealed a bomb with a terminal.
"Come on, let's handle the bombs." I said as we went to disarm the bomb.

Batman used his hacking device to hack in terminal, I punched it through and destroyed the bomb. I examined it and I realised what was made of.

"Son of a bitch, the bombs had been made by the explosives Harley stole from the GCPD lockup last week." I said

"Harley Quinn hasn't changed the detonation frequency. I'll calibrate the cowl to locate any objects tuned into this frequency." Batman added as he calibrated and we went searching for the bombs. We moved to a warehouse there was a sniper guard across the bomb. I grappled to the ledge and took out the sniper. After that Batman destroyed the second bomb. We went to another warehouse and found the last bomb. I destroyed it of course.

"Well, I suppose that you two pleased with yourself. Well don't. it's over, I won't let you!" Harley said through the speaker as we returned to the memorial return where Harley stood on statue's hands.

"Did you two think it was gonna be that easy? Well, think again Losers!" The robots were activated and they surrounded us

"Ready for this?" Batman asked

"Just old times old man?" I smirked

"Definitely." And the fight was on. "Haha, Destroy them, my robots!" Harley shouted

I took on two of them while Batman took three, man those were hard to beat.

I put on some explosives while they blindly missed me, I detonated the explosives and took them out.

"NO fair, that's cheating!" Harley whined

"Aw, is little Harleen a bit sad about her toys?" I said in mocking baby talk which harley gave me a death glare

Batman took the rest of them out but it wasn't over.

"This is it, you me and the only thing that can stop this entire place blowing sky high." Harley said as a bomb appeared. I got there and took her down and grabbed the remote. I pushed the button, but nothing happened

"Take it, dumbass. Won't. Do. Any good." Harley said as the countdown went 5 4 3…

Outside of the building, Gordon went looking when the building exploded.

"No." Gordon said in disbelief. But another explosion came and out we came out with Harley and landed on the ground from a store down.

"You should've let me die. Then I could've been back together with Mistah J."
"Shut up." I said as I turned to Gordon. "Where's my sister and Robin?"

"I thought they were with you." Gordon replied and my heart sank

"No. No. No. No." I said in devastation

"It hurts don't it?" Harley stated

"What have you done?" Batman asked in rage

"Now you know how it feels!" Harley said.

But when we turned our backs, Harley brought out a knife and tried to attack us but from out of nowhere, Talia took her down and knocked Harley out. Robin showed up a bit after that.

"You're welcome, brother." Talia said

"Don't do that, again. You had me worried" I said and she nodded

"Where're the cops?" Batman asked

"They're safe." Robin replied

"I'm done here." Batman said and he left.

"Hey, kid. Is he alright?" Gordon asked

"Yeah, of course he is. Come sister, let's leave this place." I said as we got to the Impala and drove back to safety while Boogeyman is played on the stereo. it's been one hell of a night.

You know everybody's scared,
Everybody better beware
Scared of spiders, scared of rats,
Scared of being crossed by cats
Scared of everything that moves,
Scared of things with cloven hooves

I ain't scared, live my life allright
I ain't scared, to stand and fight
I ain't scared, 'cos I believe
Ain't scared, to wear my heart on my sleeve
Ain't scared to show my hands
But I'm scared of the boogeyman

You can't boogie with the boogeyman,
You can't boogie with the boogeyman,
You can't boogie with the boogeyman,
You can't boogie with the boogeyman,
Hold out any way you can,
But don't mess with the boogeyman

Boogeyman by Motörhead