Chapter 10
Two Days Ago
Bruce, Dick, and Alfred were on their way to Montauk Beach for a long vacation.
Turning onto the road they had to take to get to the cabin, they were stopped by policemen and could see more police cars and other emergency response vehicles ahead, closer to the cabin that Percy was supposed to be in.
Bruce felt panic consume him but he held it in as he and the others stepped out of the car and followed him to the barricade.
"Good morning." One of the policeman greeted.
"Morning, Officer." Bruce said with a nod, but he was distracted by the thought of something bad happening to Percy.
"This side of the beach is closed at the moment." The other officer said.
Bruce nodded to show he understood. "Is that Cabin 3?"
The two officers traded glances, the friendlier one speaking. "Yeah, what's it mean to you?"
"My daughter was supposed to spend the night here last night and we were supposed to meet here this morning."
The two officers were clearly startled from this and straightened up, exchanging glances.
One reached for the radio on his shoulder.
"Detective Jones, we have the rentee of the cabin. Said his daughter spent the night and that he and the rest of the family were going to join her today. Do you want us to let them through?"
"Yeah, go ahead."
"Go on ahead. Detective Jones has some questions for you."
Bruce, Dick, and Alfred got back in the car and drove past the police baricade.
"What do you think happened?" Dick asked quietly. But his voice was loud in the silent car.
Bruce shook his head.
"I don't know, Dick… but I hope Percy's alright."
"Me too." Dick said.
They had finally reached the cabin and they all stared at the cabin.
it was torn completely apart. At first, Bruce thought it was from a hurricane or a really bad storm, but where was Percy?
They got out of the car and were approached but a detective who shook Bruce's hand.
"My name's Bruce."
"Bruce, nice to meet you. I'm Detective Luke Jones."
"Can you tell me where my daughter is?" Bruce demanded, tired of the pleasantries.
The detective's face went blank. "We got a call this morning by some people jogging on the beach about the cabin. It looks like something tore the cabin in half, like a hurricane. But weird thing is, is that nothing else has been damaged and there wasn't a hurricane anywhere near the beach… and we found a Percy Jackson's belongings, including a phone, but no Percy Jackson."
Bruce sucked in a breath.
"W-What are you saying?" Dick said.
The detective smiled sadly at Dick.
"It looks like something… superhuman might have kidnapped her."
Bruce's world seemed to crash around him.
His little girl was gone.
But Batman came to the front of his mind when Bruce began to panic inwardly.
He was going to find her, and the person who took her… well… they don't call him the Dark Knight for nothing.