Before the Plans
#4
The Penguin squawked gleefuly as he played 'shoot the birdy'. Robin jumped and flipped avoiding the shots.
Batman was tied up disabling a large bomb. Robin was supposed to be at home, but when he had heard Penguin had kidnapped Commissioner Gordon, he had to do something.
He snuck into the Penguin's hideout and freed the Commissioner. Then he tried to distract the Penguin. That turned out to be a mistake.
So, here he was, dodging bullets as he tried to give Gordon enough time to escape. He had radioed Batman as soon as he reached the Joker's hideout, and was hoping that he would get their ASAP. Until then, it was dodging.
He landed on a box, which crumpled, beneath his weight. That was all the time the Penguin needed to land a shot in Robin. Robin looked at the wound in his shoulder, and saw not a bullet hole, but a dart in it.
He felt woozy, and fell over, unconscious.
When Robin woke up, he was chained to a wall. The Penguin stood in front of him, an umbrella in his hand. With the press of a button, a knife slid out the tip of the umbrella.
"Let's see if this bird can sing," the Penguin chortled as he dug the knife into Robin's flesh.
He used the umbrella to beat him until he was bloody and bruised. Robin could feel several of his ribs were cracked. His nose was broken and blood streamed down his face. Lines of blood came from open wounds along his arms and legs. Still, he didn't make a sound.
The Penguin had grown bored with his new toy, and planned to return later to inflict more damage. He sent a lovely note to Batman detailing the ransom he wanted for the return of his bird in one piece.
Batman raced to where Penguin had wanted him to leave the ransom. He left the briefcase with the money where he was told, then disappeared. Penguin's men came and took the case, and he followed.
They led him to a tall building. He followed them up to the top floor, where the Penguin was causing Robin to bleed in waterfalls. Batman grew furious at the sight. He burst into the room, sending Penguin and his men into an abyss of pain.
He took Robin to the hospital, where they stitched his wounds and bandaged his chest to support the broken ribs.
The chatter started the next day. Batman wasn't that tough, he let his sidekick get captured and tortured. What was to stop the rest of the criminals of Gotham to do the same? Or to torture innocent civilians?
Batman grew annoyed with the rumors that he was incompetent. He vowed to never let anything like that happen again. He would plan for it, and he would prevail.
I was having a lot of trouble with this one, that's why it's short. I know you're probably getting tired fo this, but join my forum! Role playing is good characterization practice!
-Shadow