Ch.48: Killer Gecko

The brute laughed as the child squirmed in his seat. Killer Croc flipped the ectoranium around in his hands, amused with how Danny watched it intensely. For a trapped nine-year-old, he was doing pretty well at keeping calm in the presence of the notorious crocodile-man.

Course… The first time Danny met him, he mistook the villain for the Geico gecko and had told him so. Good thing Bats was around during this time, cause Killer Croc was the only villain that hadn't took a liking to the first time they met.

The Dark Knight still got reports from one of the few clean guards about how most discussion topics in Arkham always turned into the new protégé the Bat took in.

"Is there a reason I'm here?" Danny asked, congratulating himself when his voice didn't crack. Killer Croc's grin dropped at the question and he began to simmer. "Ever been kidnapped before, kid?"

"Lots." Danny answered, doing his best to shrug. The ropes were kind of hindering his movements though.

"What's the main reason people kidnap?"

"Actually, there are a lot of things. Some people want revenge; some people want money; some people are doing it for someone else; some people are nut-jobs; some people have nothing better to do; some people want to be noticed; some people want to go to Arkham-"

"Well, what would my reasoning be?" Killer Croc cut off harshly.

"You're a nut-job!" Danny said, smiling like he did when he got a math question correct the first time.

"Yes- NO! I'm not a nut job! Try again." The brute hissed, tapping his foot impatiently.

"You have nothing better to do?" Danny asked, tilting his head to the side. His pearl-white hair fell to the side. Peridot eyes glowed brightly up at the brute.

"No. Again."

"You wanna go to Arkham?"

"No. Again."

"You wanna be noticed?"

"Nooo. Again."

"Money?"

"Getting closer…"

"You want Bats to kick your butt!"

"Exact- NO! How is that getting closer?!"

Danny laughed. "I don't know."

Killer Croc got close to the nine-year-old and pointed the ectoranium at his throat. "Will you stop stalling your demise?"

"No. Stalling is fun." Danny said, grinning.

Killer Croc gave him a look. "You just admitted to stalling."

"You already knew I was stalling. What was the point? And besides, talking about stalling is stalling." Danny commented, his grin almost mocking the older brute, who gave the child an infuriated look. The ectoranium shook in the scaly-skinned hand and slitted eyes twitched in irritation.

"How does Bats live with you?!"

"Technically, I live with him."

Killer Croc face-palmed. "Thank you for clarifying that…"

Danny grinned and his hands, which were pinned to his sides, gave his kidnapper a thumbs up. The brute simmered and wondered how much longer he could take the kid.

Three Minutes Later…

"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Killer Croc yelled, looking much like most of the residents of the friendly neighborhood asylum down the street. Danny's smile was wiped off his face at the scream and he shrunk is his seat. The big croc-man thrust the ectoranium towards the child.

BOOM!

Killer Croc flew back and landed on his side. Danny grunted as the chair fell onto its side. He struggled to get out but the rope gave no way. It really didn't matter much, as it seemed Batman finally decided to show up.

"Hey Doll-Face, you in here?"

Or maybe not…

"Harley?" Danny called astonished.

"We found him!" Riddler's tell-tale voice shouted and a bunch of feet clattered onto the concrete flooring.

Killer Croc grabbed Danny's chair and pulled him up and behind him. "What are you idiots doing you?" He hissed.

The Ghost Boy's eyes widened at Joker, Harlequin, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Riddler, Penguin, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Bane, and Catwoman. He hadn't been aware he had made so many friends that were high up on the underground criminal social ladder.

"We're nabbing the kid. Why else would I gang up with these morons?" Two-Face said harshly, flipping his coin as usual.

Killer Croc looked down at the kid he had captured with a surprised questioning look. Danny, blushing, shrugged up at him. "I met a lot of them by accident… Didn't know they were villains till Batman showed up…"

Killer Croc face-palmed, not all that surprised.

"Now, let's play a game I just made up called…" Joker started, a pleasant smile on his face as he waved his knife around nonchalantly. It turned into a snarl quickly as he pointed the knife at the big brute. "Give-Us-The-Kid-Or-Die. I'll take the first turn."

The next few minutes, Danny winced multiple times before Catwoman walked over and covered his eyes, drinking in the sight of the brute's brutal beat-down.


"The kid needs to be kidnapped more." Scarecrow commented, leaning back on his cell cot. His straightjacket restricted some of his movements but he was comfortable.

The villains that had helped and were in solitary confinement as well (and not at Blackgate) agreed with a "Here, here!"


I'm pretty sure the person who gave me this idea was GreenDrkness! If it's not..! Well, I'm going to get yelled at.

Kadzait: Please yell at her, people!

KISS A SHRUB, NANCY! Anyways, at my Grammy's! We're having loads of fun! We played Sorry and Monopoly (for, like, two and a half hours...)! We had a movie night and watched Mall Cop: Paul Blart! And she REVIEWED FOR THIS STORY SO IF YOU WANNA READ HER REVIEWS, GO CHECK EM OUT! XD

Kadzait: Tell them about the email.

The 'email' is after my mom sending me an email some time after i was SUPPOSED to be picked up and the subject title was 'We Forgot About You!'.

Kadzait: All she did was scream "I KNEW IT!"

I'm proud of myself. XD

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Reviews:

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