"Are you for real? How long this time? For gosh sakes why don't we just cancel this already?" Bruce walked in the kitchen one morning on the phone. Ashley was on the laptop and Alfred was on his way out to pick up Dick from her mother's. "Look Clark, as you know I am a very busy person. I have put off engagements and events for the past two weeks because of your interview." Ashley shook her head. It really bites that this is happening. She and Bruce were going to be doing a live interview with this reporter Clark. However, every chance he gets to come something happens in his city. Last week some mad man started melting all the buildings. The week before that Lex Luther blew up some kind of chemical that threaten the lives of the people. Bruce is a very busy man and his business was taking bit of a hit when he had to cancel his fundraising and board meetings for just a plain interview.
Ashley started to smile. It wasn't all too bad really. In spite of him canceling all his meetings and what not they did spend more time together. In that first week when Clark had to take a rain check Bruce was loaded down in paper work. So she was asked to help him do some of the work. At first, it was very tasking. She couldn't understand what half the papers meant. She got depressed when Bruce told her that he would could finish it by himself. Alfred, seeing how depressed she was, one night brought books from the library while Bruce was out. He helped her understand what she didn't know and now he tutors her in the skill of business. She happily went back that next day and helped Bruce with her new found knowledge of business. He was so impressed unfortunately that he rewarded her that night in the bedroom.
Bruce hung his phone up and tossed it on the table. "I swear; I wish he would get another job or something that doesn't end up with him bothering me." Ashley giggled. "He canceled again because of the weather other there. They shut down the airports for now so it is uncertain when we are going to have this interview done." Bruce tossed his head up and covered his face with his hand. "…and I just cancel the board meeting. Great…just great…" Ashley got up. "Do you need something to drink?" "Yeah, can I have some coffee? Oh! Did you finish up those papers I give you?" "Yes, I just finished them while you were on the phone. I sent them to your secretary and I sent two extra copies to your office at your job and the one here at home." Ashley made a cup of coffee and sat it down in front of Bruce. "Thanks, you really have been helping out these past weeks." "It's thanks to Alfred really. He tutors me just about every evening when you go off to work." Bruce sipped on his coffee. "Is that so? Have you ever consider actually working at the office?" Ashley shrugged. "Yes and no? I guess?" Bruce gave her a confusing look. "What kind of answer is that?"
Ashley takes her seat and gets back on the laptop. "Well I wanted to work with you so that I could be closer to you. Now, as I am sitting here and doing actually paperwork I think I'm gonna to side against it. You have so much work and I think it would have got in the way of our bonding time. Then it might cause stress, that we really don't need, between us. Bruce smiled. "Yeah, but it's worth a shot. Why don't you become my secretary for a week? If all goes well then you can keep working. You will be with me all morning and evening. Of course we can discuss your pay." Bruce smirked. Ashley could feel her face turning red. "I've always wanted to try a little foreplay. Having you work as a secretary can put you in the role." He whispers.
Somewhere in the woods at the edge of Gotham city, Ethan was running. He had been practicing his clay form out in the woods. He could now transform his body into anything he pleases with ease. Usually when he transforms into another person it would cause him mental stress. He need to put a whole lot of concentration in that. He had the motivation. To make the Joker pay for what he did to him and Ashley. He ran out into an open space. He takes a deep breath and looks up in the sky. He closes his eyes and Ashley's smiling face pops up. He smiles and then frowns as the image in his mind went from her smiling face to her scared and crying face. His eyes snapped open and his fist turned into two blades. He ran up to a tree and with one swift movement he cut the tree down. "Finally…it's time…" He transformers into his clay form then into a random person and starts heading back to the city. "Joker…I'm coming for you…"
Alfred and Dick walked into the kitchen where Bruce and Ashley were enjoying a nice conversation about the old times. They were laughing until tears started coming from their eyes. "Did Ethan really do that? I can't believe I forgot about that!" "Yeah, I remembered him getting a weeks' worth of detention." Dick walked up to the table. "I'm home…" Ashley wiped her eyes. "Welcome home sweetie! How was your stay at mother's?" Dick frowned. "I like granny and all but, I don't want to go back for a while…" Bruce chuckled. "Oh? Why is that?" Dick sat in the chair. "I have never done so much cleaning ever! I mean I don't mind it when granny tells me to clean but your brother…he…he can be scary when it comes to cleaning." Ashley smiled and ruffles his hair. "Yeah, my brother has a complex about keeping things clean in the house." Dick sighed. "Besides the cleaning and all the chores and errands I had to do, spending time with granny was okay. We went shopping for some clothes and we went to the movies even though it was mega cheesy." Bruce and Ashley couldn't help but smile as Dick went on about what he did those last few weeks. Despite the fact that he said he didn't want to go back they had a gut feeling that he wouldn't mind it a bit.
A rich looking man wearing a black suit was walking through the alley way at the darkest hours of the night. His jet black hair was smooth with jell and his gold watch, that was too big for him, rocked on his wrist. He was on a phone talking to someone. "Hey, babe I'll be home in a bit. I'm taking a short cut home tonight so be ready for me. Ha-Ha like I'm scared of those chumps out here. Who? That clown? Please I heard he is still locked up but, if he wasn't I'd show him a thing or two. The Batman isn't the only one who has a major degree in kick butt. Okay, I got it babe jeez chill will you. Yeah, Yeah see you when I get home." He hangs the phone up and walks deeper in the alley. "Ha, like some clown is going to get the better of me."
The man's shoes made echo noise as he walked. He started to whistle a tune. Suddenly he heard something fall. He stopped and looked around. His eyes landed on a black worn down shoe. "Tisk…man it's like people have no style these days." He turns and goes back to whistling his tune when something else fell. He turns around a sees the same shoe but this time it's a green worn down shoe. "Ew…now I know these people have no taste. I'll have to buy up a shoe store or something to help these people learn what class really is." Ignoring the unstylish shoe, he goes on his way once more until he hears something else drop. He turns to see a shoe that is now green and purple. "Now that is just terrible…Hey if you're trying to scare me it's working. I've never seen such bad taste since I was younger." He started shiver. "Scary times…" He turned around and started to walk quickly. "I'm getting out of here before I see any more shoes." He was about to reach the opening to the alley when something dropped in front of him. He looks down to see the same shoe with the same color but it now had something written on him in white. He picks up the shoe and it reads in white paint. Look up. The man tilted his head in confusion and looks up only to see a can of purple and green paint fall onto him. "AAHHH! My suit! My shoes! My hair! My eyes! It burns!"
As the man screams a figure drops down laughing. "Ahahaha how do you like my colors now jack!" The man drops to one knee and whips as much paint out of his eyes as he could. With one eye freed he looked at the figure. "J-J-Joker!" The joker smiled and laughed joylessly. "That's right! The clown is back in town and ready to turn some smiles upside down! He kicked the man into a trash can. He then walked up and took his wallet out his pants and opened it. "Hmm okay Mr. Owens. I was going to just rob you blind, leave you tired up somewhere, with a dose of my newest joker venom coursing through your veins…but then you went and insult my style. That my dear friend is a big no no. So now I'm going to have to teach you a lesson on what class truly is!" The joker grabbed the man by his coat. "Oh and don't worry I'll make sure that I will enjoy this to the fullest. Heheh." The man started to struggle. "Struggle all you want but you aren't getting away from me. The frowned and then started to smile. He then started to laugh. "Ha…HaHa…" The Joker frowned. "Hey whats so funny? Did I miss the joke?" The man started to laugh harder. "If I knew it was going to be this easy then I would have done this sooner!" The man said. The Joker pouted as he tried to figure out what the man was talking about.
The man's eyes then turned green and his body started to melt and transform into clay. The Joker started to panic a bit. "Well this is new…" he says as the clay started to pull him in. "The name is Clay Face now, Joker…and today is the day where I make you pay for what you did." The Joker chucked. "Well…Clay Face. You will have to be a little bit more specific. I have done a lot of things in my day you know." Clay Face growled and covered the Joker's face in clay. "Tonight is going to be your last."
Bruce and Oliver were looking at the frozen piece of clay. About an hour ago the clay started to out of control. It broke the container and was hiding around the lab. They had started looking for it until Alfred came in with a fresh cup of joe. The small piece of clay came rushing at him from behind. It was thanks to Dick, who was at the time practicing with a robot training dummy, that Alfred was saved. He was able to kick the clay and it splattered against the wall. When it regenerated Bruce sprayed something on it that caused it to freeze in place.
Oliver rubbed his head. "So…now what? That piece of clay was our only clue to whatever was being mutated." Bruce walked over to his computer. "I was able to get a sample off of it so maybe that will help us out a bit more." Before he could finish the Bat Wave went off. He hit it and the news came on. "We are down here in the city where, Ah, uh Harley is tearing the streets apart! Watch out!" The news reporter had ducked out the way of a flying pole. The camera man pointed to punch and Judy throw things at random. Harley was upside down on top of a pole. "MR. J WHERE ARE YOU! MR. J!" She jumped down and kicked over the trash can. "Where is he…?" She looked over to see the camera man. She smiled happily and ran over to him. The camera man started to run away but was caught. "No, please! I didn't do anything!" Harley took the camera and looked straight into it. "Pppuudddiiinnnggggg! Are you in here? Hello! Puddin where are you! I'll tear this whole stinking city apart looking for you!" She tosses the camera down. "Hey, come on you two we are going uptown!" She and the henchmen stormed uptown calling out for the Joker.
Oliver stared at the screen. "…Well, like I said plenty of times over…it's never a boring day in Gotham." Dick walked up. "I just called Barbara she's already heading out." Bruce stood up. "Joker should be locked up in Arkam but given him he would have broken out already." "For someone to snatch him up they must hold a huge grudge over him or something." Oliver says. "Who is crazy enough to kidnap the Joker though?" Dick asked putting on his uniform. "There could be more superheroes out there who dawn a mask and cape. It's been done once before." Bruce says. "In any case let's comb the city. Dick I want you and Barbara to look for any clues about where Joker could have been before he disappeared. Oliver you and me will slow down Harley before she tears the city apart."
Bruce looks back at the frozen clay. He hits a button on his computer. "Alfred, I need you to dispose something for me." "Of course sir. I will be right there." Alfred walked from the kitchen up onto the next floor. He had a bag and broom in his hand. He walked up to the grandfather clock and watched it opened to the hidden door way to the Bat cave. He walked in and the clock closed behind him. Around the corner A pair of eyes were widen in shock to what just happen.
The sun started to set and the city was turning into ruins. In her fit of finding the Joker, Harley somehow ended up releasing half the prisoners in Arkham. They were now out destroying the city. Batman, his group, and the police were doing their best to maintain the control. "Now this is what I call a party!" Arrow says shooting his arrows at a pair of criminals. Robin and Batgirl were tag teaming Two-Face and his thugs. "You know Two-Face your faces keeps getting uglier every time I see them!" Robin says throwing smoke pellets. "Grrr…Brats!" Batman was heading towards Harley who was running down an alley. "Harley! Stop this now!" Harley stops but then swings her huge hammer towards him. "You were the one! You took Mr. J from me again! I'll make you pay!" Batman dodged her hammer. "He was supposed to meet on Harlem street at midnight on the dot! What did you do!" "Harley, listen to me! I had nothing to do with the Joker's disappearance! If I had him he would be back in Arkham." Harley stops and thinks then goes back to swinging.
Alfred walked through the house looking for Ashley. "Oh dear…where could she have gone. She hasn't finished any of the assignments I gave her. I'll go check out back." Ashley walked up to the grandfather clock. "I always knew…something was off about this clock." Her heart started to race. Could this be what Bruce was hiding from her? She backed away a bit. Maybe she should just leave it be. If Bruce wanted her to know then he would have told her by now right? She then shook her head. 'No…I can't stop…I have to find out myself what he is hiding from me. If I don't do this now I may never get a chance to find out.' She says to herself. She reached out and touch the clock. "How do I open it though? I couldn't see what Alfred did. I thought it would open by itself like it did for him. Maybe…" She opens the door to the clock. She watches the cable rocked back and forth. She pulls on it. When she did the clock started to move to the side. She backs up startled. The clock revealed a doorway. "What the…?" She entered the doorway just as Alfred turn the corner. When he saw her go in he started to panic a bit. "Oh dear…I am sure Master Bruce will not be pleased with this."
Batman and the others had rounded up most of the criminals that were set lose. Harley had just slipped between his fingers. "So now what? Harley got away and I'm pretty sure some of the prisoners are hiding behind that car over there." Arrow says. "All isn't lost. In her fit Harley told me the meeting spot of were the Joker was going to. Arrow and Batgirl you are on cleaning duty. "Aw what! Come on!" Robin says. "She gets to have all the fun!" "Can't be helped you need to work on your detective skills. Batgirl needs to work on her fighting skills. Who else is better than that then me!" Arrow says smirking. Robin pouted. "Let's go kid. I'll show you some good tricks." Batgirl stuck her tongue out and left with Arrow.
On Harlem street Robin and Batman looked around the alley. "I don't think anything is…" Robin looks down. "Hey…the street is covered in purple and green paint. The Joker's favorite colors?" He looked over and saw a shoe. He picked it up. It was covered in green paint but it was mixed in with a little white. "Something was written on this shoe in white paint. Can't tell because of the mixture." Batman took the shoe from him. "The scanner in the cave should tell us." He looked around and saw something moving on a trashcan. He narrowed his eyes and walked up to it. "It can't be…" Robin walked up behind him. "What?" "It's clay…the same clay we had back in the cave." "The one you froze?" Batman took out a can and sprayed the clay. "I made a batch of the same ice. It's just enough to stun it for the moment. Go get the container out the back of the car. This might be another clue to who may have taken Joker."
When the group got back the cave Alfred was on the computer looking at an old TV show. "Kinda late for night show Alfred." Bruce takes his mask off. "Sorry sir but, TV shows aren't what they use to be." "Uh huh. We found some clues on the Jokers kidnapper. Can you pull up the contents of the clay?" "Of course sir." Dick and Barbara went straight to the training circle. "I have got to show you this neat trick Arrow showed me. It's way cool." Barbara said. Arrow took off his mask and rubbed the back of his neck. "I need a hot bath. My body is all sore. Honestly how can you take on man like Bane? Can he even be considered as a man?" Bruce smirked and sat the Clay sample from the alley on the table. Arrow frowned. "Didn't this clay already attack us earlier?" "I am about to let it go. With this small tracking device, it should be able to at least lead us to where it belongs. Also with the substance that we got from the last sample we will know where to look if we lose it." "Ah, Pretty smart Bruce. So when is this all going to go down because I would love to get in a quick hot bath." Alfred brings Bruce a tray with a cup of regular clay. "Here is the substance sir." Bruce took a small cup of clay and dropped the device in it. "Thanks to the data we got I can now cope over the device and hope the clay will absorb it." Bruce places the cup quickly into the container. He and Arrow watched as the clay that was found in the alley absorb the cup of clay with the device in it. "Jackpot!" Arrow says.
"Alfred depending on how well this goes I might not be able to make it back before Ashley wakes up. I uh, already kinda of place her as my place holder for the meeting tomorrow. Without her knowledge." Alfred lifted his eyebrow. "I just want to keep her busy and not focus on me for a while." Bruce says putting his mask back on. "Don't worry Sir. I'm sure she will do just fine. I will be with her in every step of the way." Bruce smiled and quickly left. Alfred watched as they left he then looked up at the computer. Behind the file with the clay materials was a file that was being deleted. He signs. "Hopefully Master Bruce will not notice…then again I better start writing up different excuses. Now to tend to Ms. Ashley."
Batman, Robin, and Batgirl were in the car following the tracking device while Arrow was on his motorcycle trying to keep up with the clay. "This kind of sucks Bats. Why am I following the clay when I can just follow the tracker!" "If the clay realizes the tracker doesn't belong it could spit it out. We will be back to where we started it." Arrow groaned as he dipped and dived in and out of tight places. Batgirl giggled. "Why don't you just tell him that he reeks of sweat and you don't want the smell to stay in the car." Robin laughed. Batman says nothing as he follows the tracker.
Almost an hour into the chase Arrow lost the clay when it squeezed itself between a crack in the walls. He circled around to catch up with Batman and the others. "It got away but it's still holding on to the device." Moments later they stop in front of a warehouse. "The trackers stop here. So whatever is in there has the Joker. "Can someone explain to me why we are saving the Joker?" Batgirl asks. "I'm kind of with the kid on this…I mean this is the Joker we are talking about. How many people has he kidnapped and ruined? This includes your wife and best friend you know." Arrow says crossing his arms. Batman looked towards him. Arrow shrugged. "No need to glare buddy. I'll go with the flow for now."
The team splits up. Arrow and Batgirl will look out from the top and wait for a signal while Batman and Robin sneak in through the back. It was a warehouse that produced food packets. "Why do bad guys always pick a warehouse to hide in…in fact why do Gotham have so many warehouses anyways?" Batman shushes Robin just as the lights turned on reviling the Joker strapped to a chair. "Aw, Batman you really did come looking for me! Did you miss me? I was on my way to see you but then I happen to run into…an old friend I think." Batman walked up to the Joker. "I'm only saving you because Harley is running amuck out of the city looking for you." The Joker laughed. "She is! What a swell girl! I will have to reward her when I get back home. Hehe." "That's going to have to wait since you are going right back into Arkham." "I'm afraid that going back to Arkham isn't going to be a choice this time Bats…" Batman and Robin turned around to see clay coming towards them. Before they could react they were both hit and slammed into the wall.
The Joker hummed to himself as the clay slithered up to Batman and Robin and trapped them against the wall with clay. "The Joker isn't going anywhere until he has paid for what he has done to me." The Joker laughed. "This was the old friend I was talking about...His name is uh...oh! Clayface. Poor excuse for a name by the way." The clay slowly started to transform into his clay form. "Shut up! When I'm done with you then they can have you…that's if there anything left of you." "Who are you really and why are you doing this?" Robin asks suddenly. "…There isn't any use hiding my identity now. I'm pretty sure the Bat figured it out along the way right?" Ethan transformed his body back to his regular human self. Batman eyes widen then narrowed. Ethan laughed. "Oh? So you didn't know? Well...surprise!." He frowned and looked back at the Joker. "Bats…I know we have been on the same side for a while but, you have to understand. This low life doesn't deserve to live! He turned me…into this! It's because of him that I'm like this! It's because of him that he attacked someone dear to me. He made it to where she will never be the same again! Just let me have this one. No one is going to miss him."
Joker started to fake cry. "Oh, what a sad story…you should just put me out of my misery. Boo Hoo oh Boo Hoo. Boo…Ha! As if!" The Joker started to laugh. Ethan grit his teeth and his hands transformed into two long whips. "Shut up clown!" He started to smack the Joker left and right. "It's because of you that Ashley will never be the same! She will always be scared of people like you! It's because of you that I can't even touch her without losing control of these freakish power! You don't deserve to live!" Each time Ethan hit the Joker he would harden the clay whips just a little. The chair Joker was sitting in broke but he was still tide up. "If we don't do something he really will kill him off." Robin says. Batman nodded and then looked up. Arrow and Batgirl had already cut a hole through roof and was sneaking towards them. "Wow…who would have guess that we would be saving Batman?" "It comes with the job." Arrow says. They hid behind a crate near Batman and Robin. Arrow took something out his pocket and hooked it up to his arrow. "What's that?" "It's the ice stuff that froze the clay the first time. Bats had some left over so I'm making use of it." Arrow got aimed at Batman but before he could do it Batgirl tapped him on his shoulders. "Kid…I'm trying to work here." Batgirl pointed down. "Isn't that the clay we were following earlier?" Arrow looked down to see the same portion of clay sit in front of him. "…Crap…"
The crates they were hiding behind was broke through by Ethan. "You thought you could sneak up on me! I don't think so!" Ethan grabbed Arrow and Batgirl and held them up in the air. Arrow dropped the arrow he was going to shoot. "Darn…" "Nothing will stop me from getting revenge!" Ethan had Joker pinned to the ground and was crushing him slowly with clay. "I'll make it just as painful as you made it for Ashley." "Ethan wait!" Batman called out. "Is this really what you want to do! Think about what Ashley would say if you do this." Ethan looked at Batman. "Do you think she will be happy that you bloody your hands for her? You will just be putting her in more pain." Ethan bit his lips and looked at Joker who was smiling as he started to fade. In his own thoughts he started to unconsciously lower Arrow and Batgirl. As soon as Arrow hit the ground he broke out of the grip and grabbed the arrow. He shot it in between Batman and Robin. The clay froze and they broke out. Before Ethan had a chance to react Batman threw small ice pellets at him. It was enough to freeze only half of his body so he broke free. "You haven't seen the last of me. I will get my revenge. For me and Ashley…" Ethan turned into his clay body and slipped out of sight, leaving a badly beaten Joker. Batman and Robin walks up to him. "So…how do we explain this to Ashley?" Robin asks.
The alarm clock ranged at six o'clock on the dot, waking Ashley up. She didn't want to get up. She just wanted to lay here. Was last night a dream or was it… "Ms. Ashley, it's time to get up." Ashley sat up when Alfred walked in. He was carrying a try. It had a cup of coffee, a glass of water, and a back of BCs. "I brought this just in case you had a headache this morning." "My head?" "Yes, you had quite the fall yesterday." Ashley rubbed her head. "I…fell…" "Yes, you tripped over a stack of books in the library. None the less we need to get you ready." "Ready for what?" "Master Bruce is taking care of some very important work and he wants you to fill in for the meeting. Since it was put off so many times because of that interview you two were supposed to do, the board won't except another cancel." Ashley started to panic. "I can't do that! I hardly know the first thing about what goes on in that building!" "I'm sorry Ms. Ashley but Master Bruce has already informed the board members that you were filling in. I can't allow you to back out...Master Bruce's orders."
Alfred had picked out a nice dress outfit for Ashley. Ashley placed her hair in a nice tight bun with a strained of hair hanging from the side. She placed on the dress suit that was neatly laid out for her on the bed. The skirt came was a bit too tight but at the moment she was trying to keep the butterflies in the stomach calm. How could Bruce give her such an important role to play? What if she messes up? She didn't want to make him the laughing stock of his own company! Ashley walked out the room and started heading downstairs. On her way to the kitchen her body stopped. She was standing in front of the Grandfather clock. Her heart started to race. Alfred said she hit her head pretty hard so maybe she really did dream about what she saw last night. She looked around, making sure no one was around. She touched the glass to the wires inside the clock. What did she do the last time to make it move? She was just about to open the door when out of nowhere Alfred tapped her shoulder. She jumped. "A-Alfred don't do that! You nearly scared me out of my skin!" "My apologies. May I ask what where you doing? We are on a tight schedule." "Yeah, a schedule that I don't even want. I was looking at this clock. I have always wondered about it. It just seems off." She looked at Alfred. "You said I hit my head in the library but what I saw…" "I'm sure whatever you saw was nothing more than a dream." Ashely frowned. "Dream or not I won't be able to focus if I don't know!" Alfred sighed. He then opened the clock and pulled on of the cable. Ashley held her breath as she waited for the door to open but, nothing happens. "Nothing happened…but…I thought…so it really was…" Ashley looked down dejected. Just when she thought she found something it turned out to be a dream. Alfred patted her on the head. "We will be late for the meeting. Please hurry along." Ashley said nothing as she walked away from the clock. She looked back once more before Alfred pushed her into the kitchen the out the door.
In the back of the car Ashley took out her phone. She had two messages. The first one was from Bruce. She opened it. 'I know your nervous about the meeting this morning but I assure you it will be a piece of cake. All you need to do is listen to their ramblings, sign some papers, and socialize. By the time you get home I'll be here waiting for you. I love you.' Ashley frowned. She wanted to tell Bruce about the so called dream she had but what was the point. It was just a dream right? 'Thanks Bruce…I love you to.' she texts back. She then opened the second message. It was from Ethan. 'Hey is there somewhere we can meet?' She texted back. 'Well right now I have been forced to attend a meeting in Bruce's place. He says it easy like no big deal but I most likely won't be home till somewhere in the afternoon.' She got a message quickly. 'Well at least you're out of the house. When you get off call me and tell me how your first day of actual work goes." Ashley pouted. 'What is that supposed to mean!?' When she didn't get any reply she kept messaging him and even tried calling but he never picked. "Oooohhhh he makes me so mad! He always teases me like this! I'll make sure I'll do a great and awesome job and then I'll rub it all in both his and Bruce's face!"
Bruce was standing in front of the grandfather clock. Something seemed off. He looked closely at the wall. He opens the door to the cable and pulled on it. He stepped back and waited. "…A delayed…reaction?" The clocked slowly opened. "Why did it delay? Is it broken? Couldn't be…Alfred would have told me if it was." He looked up at the camera that was above the clock. He walked down into the cave. The only one who really uses this clock is he and Alfred. Dick is strictly using the one in his office so that he wouldn't be caught by Ashley. He sat at his computer and pulled up yesterday night camera view. He sees Ashley and Alfred walking back and forth. Then there is a view were Alfred is hurrying back with a bag and broom. He stands in front of the clock and waits for it to open. Then suddenly it cuts out to the next day. Bruce narrowed his eyes. "Last night...was he..." He quickly logged into a new angle of the clock. Bruce looked around the video and suddenly his eyes widen. He stood up and started looking for a different angle of the view. He then zoomed in until he found what he was looking for. He then sat down and rubbed the space between his eyes. "…What do I do…" He says out loud to himself. He looks up at the screen to see a frozen picture of Ashley hiding behind the corner as Alfred open the clock to the cave. "What should I do…"
