Once the teens had made it to the Bat Cave, Alice couldn't take her eyes off of it. "Whoa," she breathed as she looked around behind the group. She tripped over a small stalagmite, but caught
herself, and giggled. She looked back and saw Robin smirking at her. "I saw that," he said as he gestured for her to follow. She scratched the back of her head as she followed the short boy. She
quickly caught up with the rest of the group and continued to look around the cave. Suddenly everyone stopped, except for Alice, she ran into Superboy's back. She looked up at him to see him
glaring down at her. Instead of buckling under the glaring she shot her own glare at him, her purple eyes seemed to glow in the darkness of the cave. "What are all of you doing here? And who is
she?" said a voice from behind them. Alice quickly wiped around, making her black hair slap her in the face. When she brushed her hair away from her face, she that a man dressed completely in
black, looking kind of like a bat was standing there, glaring down at the group, mainly Alice. "This is Alice!" Robin said gently pushing Alice forward toward the giant bat. "Alice this is Batman,"
Robin continued. Batman glared at her and her eyes widened as he leaned forward and stared right into her violet eyes. She took a step back when he suddenly spoke. "I'd like to speak with her,
Alone," he said then turned and started to walk away. "uhhhhh," was all Alice could say. Suddenly she felt someone push her forward again. She turned and saw Aqualad looking at her. "It would
be best if you follow him," he said nodding toward Batman's retreating back. Alice slowly nodded then turned and ran after Batman, falling in step behind him. Alice wrapped her arms around
herself as she followed the strange bat and looked around. She found herself inside a room that didn't suggest she was in a cave anymore. "Uh where are we?" Alice asked as she looked around
the room. There was nothing more then a big computer, table and a chair. "Sit," was all Batman said. She shuttered at the sound of his voice. She kept her eyes on him as she made her way to
the chair and sat down. He continued to glare at her as he seemed to glide across the floor and stand on the other side of the table in front of her. "What's your name, kid?" he asked. Alice
looked at him like he was stupid. "Didn't you hear Robin he said my n-" she was cut off by his chilling voice again. "Your name," he said more sternly, it made Alice shuttered. What was wrong with
her? Where had her fighting spirit gone? "Well?" Batman asked again. "A-Alice. Alice J-Johnson," she stuttered out. "Hmmm," Batman said as he crossed his arms over his chest. "How did you
come across Young Justice, the teens who brought you here?" he asked. Alice gulped. "I-I was knocked out in an alley, a-and apparently this guy he r-robbed a bank or something. Well, h-he ran
down the alley I was knocked out in, a-and he tripped over me. Then I was f-fighting him and th-then Robin came a-and helped me out. Then the r-rest of them came and yeah I-I think you get it,"
she stuttering the whole then looking down at her hands that were cover by the sleeves of her straight jacket. "Right, and your parents? Where are they?" he asked leaning on the table never
taking his eyes off of Alice. Alice visibly tensed up when he asked about her parents. "Dead," she said simply. "How?" he asked. Alice gritted her teeth and glared into her lap. "A fire destroyed our
house," she said as she gripped through the straight jacket sleeves and on to her jeans. "Hmm I knew I recognized you from somewhere," Batman said as he walked over to the computer. Alice
looked at him confused and shocked. "Y-You recognize me?" she asked. "Yes, you're the girl escaped the Gotham Asylum. You're name was more then enough but I had to be sure, plus the
straight jacket helped a lot. 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Toy Keeper' is what they call you right?" He said looking over his shoulder at her. "She quickly stood up, knocking the chair over as she did.
"No! W-well yes, but No! Y-You can't send me back! I-I'm begging you! I don't belong there," she said as she ran to his side and grabbed Batman's arm. "Yeah that what they all he say," he said
looking at her. Her violet eyes widened and tears began to pool in the corner of her eyes. "no," she breathed as she backed away from him and he turned his body toward him. She backed up
and tripped over the chair. She stared up at Batman as he started to walk toward her, making back up into a corner of the room and put her arms over her head. "Don't touch her," said another
voice. Alice looked up and saw that Batman had turned around and was looking down beside the table. She followed his gazed and smiled at what she saw. "Kappa!" she yelled then got up,
pushed Batman out of the way and ran to Kappa. She slid on her knees to a stop in front of him and wrapped him in her arms. "Kappa! I though I lost you!" she yelled as she held him close to her
chest. "It talks?" Alice heard Batman ask. She turned her head and glared at him. "Of course he c- wait…..You can hear him?" Alice asked as she stood up still holding Kappa to her chest. Batman
nodded. "Then that means…..I'm not as crazy as everyone thinks I am," Alice said her face lighting up. "YES I KNEW IT!" she yelled as she ran around the room happily then she stopped and let
out a really creepy laugh. She suddenly covered her mouth to stop the insane laugh and looked at Batman. He sighed and shook his head. "You're still insane kid, just not AS insane as they would
have you think. I'll give you chance to prove you're not insane alright?" he asked he walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She looked at his hand then down at Kappa, who looked
up at her and nodded. She looked at Batman and smiled as she nodded and saluted. "I won't let you down, sir," she said. She could have sworn, for just a second, she saw the bat smile. "Alright
then," he said dropping his arm back to his side. "We'll get Megan to take you out and get a new outfit, I don't want people catching on that you escaped from the Asylum, and we'll keep it a
secret from the others," he said as he started to walk back to the door from which they entered. "Thank you, Batman," she said as she followed him out of the room and back into the cave. They
walked back to where Young Justice was still standing. "Meet the newest Member of Young Justice, Toy Keeper," Batman said as he put his hand on Alice's shoulder again. She smiled at the team
and most smiled back.
