Chapter 7
June 6, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Sportacus sat in a large comfy chair inside Wayne Manor. Alfred had told him that Bruce would be back from his meeting around noon and that if he wanted the above average hero could wait in the library. Sportacus thanked the butler and now waited for his friend to arrive.
The above average hero continued to read a copy of the report from the bank robbery that Captain Dogooder had given him. The details were confusing as were the circumstances. He hoped that Bruce could help him.
"Mr. Scheving, Master Wayne is here." Alfred said walking into the library.
"Thank you Alfred and please you can call me Magnus." The above average hero said. Alfred nodded and Bruce walked into the library.
"So what brings you all the way out to Gotham?" His friend asked.
"Disturbing news from LazyTown, I'm afraid. I'm sorry if I intruded in some of your business plans." Sportacus said shaking Bruce's hand.
"Wayne Industries is perfectly capable of handling themselves for the afternoon. What's going on?" Bruce asked.
"Last night around 7:30 pm, the Bank of LazyTown was robbed. Normally I wouldn't get involved in something like this but things got a little strange." The above average hero explained. Bruce nodded and he continued.
"As you know I usually only handle when someone is in physical danger, well last night my son and I had some strange feelings." Bruce stopped him.
"Your son has that special ability right? To sense what's going on?"
"Yes. That's why I thought I should bring this to you. My crystal went off as well and neither he nor I can figure out why. That and I don't know much about bank robberies." Sportacus explained.
"Can I see the report? Bruce asked. The above average hero handed him the folder. Bruce read through the file and wrinkled his brow a few times.
"Do you have a copy of the security tapes?" He asked.
"Captain Dogooder was nice enough to make copies." Sportacus smiled and he handed them over. Bruce nodded and walked over to the piano. Pressing a few keys, the wall opened up and the two men walked through the passage into the elevator.
Down inside the Cave, Bruce stuck the first tape into the player. The video pulled up on a large screen connected to a computer. With the image blown up, Bruce and Sportacus watched the video.
"Amateurs for sure but there is something strange about their behavior. They paid no attention to the cameras, yet they wore gloves and ski masks. One is obviously a female and the other a male. According to the report, they picked the lock on the door with a bobby pin to avoid detection and then blew the door apart to get at the money. How did they get away before the police got there?" Bruce asked.
"That's on the next tape." Sportacus said and handed the second tape over. Bruce removed the other tape and stuck the other in.
"This is the tape from the ATM out front." The above average hero explained. They watched as the two robbers ran away from the scene. This completely surprised Bruce. In all his years of crime fighting, this had to be one of the weirdest things.
"How much did they get away with?" He asked.
"According to the bank $900,000." Sportacus said.
"They carried to their bags full of money to their hideout?" Bruce shook his head. "They had to have help. Two newbies do not break into a bank and run home with their loot. Those four bags would have been heavy." Sportacus was about to say something when Bruce started entering commands into the computer. He then pulled up a few files onto the computer screen.
"These are some cases that I dealt with a few years back. Newbies robbing banks and then their crimes escalated to murder. I was able to prove the mob was involved but before the police could make any arrests the bastards disappeared. From the looks of things they've resurfaced in LazyTown." Bruce explained.
"Will I need Batman to help solve the case?" Sportacus asked.
"Batman will go where he is needed. You still have that button right?" Bruce asked. Sportacus pulled the device from his pocket.
"Good. Now how are you getting back to LazyTown?" He asked.
"I have a flight out of Gotham International in about an hour." Sportacus said.
"Want to get back faster?" A smile crossed Bruce's face.
To Be Continued…
