CH 7: Night Fight

Batman parked the Batmobile near the factory. The ground was still wet from the recent rain. He scanned the roof. There were two figures, one being Bane and the other being young Kasey Riveto. Bane had her by the shirt and was holding her over the edge. Batman narrowed his eyes. He had read Kasey's file (provided by Alan) and found out that she had vertigo on top of buildings, rock wall climbing, and mountain climbing (not that she liked to do any of those things anyway). Batman began approaching the building. He was pretty sure that he would have to fight for her. Three men approached him. He smirked at the marks of Kasey on their faces.

Kasey was trying to stay conscious. She was beginning to feel sick and her vision was beginning to blur. "Look down," she told herself, "Look down." (everybody knew that "don't look down" never worked) By using reverse psychology, she prevented herself from looking down and making herself feel worse.

"Here comes the hero," Bane commented, "But it doesn't look like he has the papers though. Tsk tsk. I'll have to drop you." "My cousin probably couldn't get a hold of his lawyer!" she remarked, "He's constantly out of country and can't make it back until the next week! We don't use him very much, for obvious reasons." Batman had finally reached the roof. "Put her down, Bane. This is between you and me." Bane took a pipe and wrapped it around her so she couldn't get away. He activated his venom.

But Kasey was clever. While Bane and Batman were fighting, she started crawling away like an inchworm. A red Camero drove up. Alan got out of his car. He quickly started up the stairs. Kasey was almost to the door. Bane grabbed her. He tightened the pipe even more. He held her neck between his elbow and forearm. He placed his other hand on the other side of her head. "Don't come any closer!" he warned, "Or I break her neck!" He looked at her, probably expecting her to scream. She looked at him like, "Are you insane?! How am I supposed to scream if I can't breathe?!" Batman took a step forward. Bane threatened his move. Batman spied Alan behind Bane. Alan grabbed his tube in the back of his head and pulled.

It finally popped out. Bane released Kasey and returned to his normal size. Batman easily took care of him. Alan struggled to unwrap Kasey. Finally Batman had to use his miniature blow torch to get her out. She was exhausted from her ordeal. "Are you okay Kase?" Alan asked, "Did he hurt you much?" "No, I just have a cut and maybe a few bruises. Thanks…" Batman was gone and Bane was chained up.

The police finally showed up. "You're safe, Kasey. You're safe." But she didn't hear Alan. She was already asleep. He smiled and picked her up. He met the police halfway down the stairs. "I'm taking her home," he told Gordon, "She doesn't need any stitches. Robert can patch her up. He was a field medic in Britain once with Bruce Wayne's butler. He can dress these wounds."