Chapter 7

Mckenzie stared at the tall dark figure in front of her and realised that he was Batman.

"Awesome" she mumbled "he's actually talking to me". Batman stood watching the girl before asking her "are you from around here?". Mckenzie flinched and turned around to face him.

"Not precisly, just sort of passing by" she replied then flinching in pain.

"What's wrong?" Batman asked as Mckenzie rubbed her lame ankle.

"I sprained my ankle earlier" she replied then collasping to the floor. Batman rushed over towards her Eleven year old form and lifted her from the ground. "I need to get you to a safer place" he muttered before carrying her to the Bat-mobile.

Alfred was busy cleaning around the batcave when Batman arrived, carrying Mckenzie.

"Who is that, sir?" Alfred asked, gesturing towards Mckenzie.

"She's a girl who was wondering around the streets" Batman replied as he placed the girl on some kind of hospital bed.

"I want you to fetch a bandage for her right ankle and I want you to see if she has any medical problems which may have caused her to pass out" he ordered then taking off his mask so now he was Bruce Wayne.

"I will sir" Alfred informed. Bruce nodded and left the cave.

A few hours later, Alfred had finished examining McKenzie and went to inform Bruce.

"Did you find anything wrong with her Alfred?" he asked the elderly butler. Alfred shook his head and informed that she had collasped from exhaustion.

"So basicly, she was just really tired?" Bruce asked. Alfred nodded and replied "the best thing for her is to get plenty of rest, shall I take her to the guest bedroom?". Bruce nodded, so Alfred went to get Mckenzie from the cave and take her to the guest's bedroom. She groaned a little when Alfred moved her but she carried on sleeping.

Morning had fallen over Gotham and Mckenzie was still sleeping, but not for long. She was begining to wake up and she found herself laying in a big double bed in a fancy looking bedroom. Her jacket and trainers were laying in the far corner of the room.

"Woah, have I died and gone to heaven?" she muttered. She jumped a little when the bedroom door opened and there stood Bruce wayne.

"Nice to see you're awake" he said in a friendly voice as he walked over to her.

"How did I get here?" she asked in a confused voice. "Well" Bruce began "Batman bought you here last night, he told me to look after you" he explained. Mckenzie knew he was bluffing, she knew that Bruce Wayne was Batman because she had seen the cartoons and movies but she pretented she didn't know a thing incase he got suspiscious.

"So tell me, why was you out so late last night, alone?" he asked her.

"Well, I was escaping from the Joker, he kidnapped me so I wanted to escape and that's what I did, second time lucky" she replied with a smug look on her face. Bruce gave her a confused look.

"What do you mean, second time lucky?" he asked. "Well" replied Mckenzie " the first time I tried to escape, I had abit of an accident which caused me to sprain my ankle and I couldn't run or get away ". Bruce nooded as he took it all in.

"Well, you're safe now, the best thing for you to do is to stay here and don't anywhere alone without me or Alfred ok?". Mckenzie nodded then another thought came to her.

"Do you do waffles with Chocolate sauce?" she asked with a hopeful look on her face. Bruce chuckled as Mckenzie battered her eyelids at him.

"Sure, I can do waffles with chocolate sauce" he replied. "Awesome" Mckenzie squealed before going to the kitchen with Bruce.