Chapter 12
Batman woke with a jolt. He looked around him. He was lying on a gurney in what appeared to be…the Batcave? Everything in the cave looked exactly as it had before. Batman was confused, but that confusion turned to surprise when he saw the small form of his partner, Robin, with his head resting on the gurney.
"Robin," says Batman. Robins eyes flutter open as he wakes up, he sees that his mentor is awake and a big smile crosses his face.
"Bruce, you're alive. Alfred!" yells Robin who turns to look behind him. The butler walks over to where Batman is lying and Batman can't help but smile.
"Alfred," says Batman.
"Hello sir, I'm relieved that you're finally awake," says Alfred.
Batman looks confused. "When did I fall asleep?" asks Batman.
"You've been out for almost three days," says Robin. "Scarecrow's fear gas bomb hit you pretty hard."
"Scarecrow's fear gas bomb?" says Batman.
"Yeah," says Robin. "Remember when you rescued me and I yelled 'There's A Bomb' and we both took cover? Well, on top of being a regular bomb, he also mixed in some of his fear gas and because you sheltered me, you ended up getting doused with most of the gas instead of me, which is exactly how he wanted it to play out" Robin continues. "The Commissioner arrived after and then I called the league to help me bring you back here."
Batman thought to himself. It all made sense now. He had been under the influence of the fear gas the entire time. Batman felt a wave of relief come over him.
"What happened to your arm?" asks Batman noticing the bandage around the Boy Wonder's upper arm.
"Oh, I had a little run in with Two Face while you were out," says Robin.
"You took on Two Face alone?" asks Batman.
"What, no of course not," says Robin. "I called the team, and don't worry we took care of him," Robin says walking away to let Alfred treat Batman. "Hey Babs," says Robin into his communicator. "You can tell your dad that Batman is alive. Yeah he just woke up."
Batman took a breath of fresh air. Everything was fine.