Chapter 8
Moving In
The police were moving fast and with the intense screaming of the sirens. Everyone in the bank lobby knew the GCPD were coming in force.
Skippy knew this was going to happen but he was in one of the rooms containing the bank's credits.
"Aren't you going to find the one who set the alarm?" A joker asked him
Skippy looked at her. "Yeah I'm going to go back to the lobby, scream some more and then execute everyone down there. While that would be good. I wouldn't like the fact we'd be stormed by hundred of cops, all with itchy trigger fingers. Where the end result is that we'd have to be buried with closed caskets because our bodies would be Swiss cheese!"
"What it was just a suggestion."
"I know thanks for the input. Now go with someone and check the next few floors so we can find hostages."
"Yes, sir" The girl joker then did a mocking salute and ran off into the halls.
May Parker knew something bad was happening in the lobby. She didn't need to call security to notices scores of police cars were coming. Or the fact she heard gunfire, even though she was several floors above.
"We need to get out, now!" Edwina Brock told her.
"I know but we don't even know who is robbing the place?"
"Who cares? We need to get to the emergency exit."
"Where is that?"
"A few doors down, luckily they haven't gotten to painting the door a bright red, yet.
The two of them exited their office and noticed the hallway was empty. They moved quickly towards the emergency door.
"Let's hope no surprises happen." Brock whispered.
They made it to the door and Parker opened it. There was no one there.
"It's clear."
"Don't say that til we get there." Brock told her
They entered the emergency stairwell and closed the door behind them.
"We got two people trying to escape, boss." A joker known as Thug said into the headset.
"Well get someone on the bottom. We don't need them trying to escape right now.
"Got it"
Another Joker who was finishing up dressing up like a security guard looked over. He was known as Spark.
"An order from Skip" Thug told him. "Get down to the emergency exit."
"Righty-o!" Spark said and he ran quickly to his destination.
The streets outside LS Financial was chaotic. Sirens were screaming, flashing red and white lights poured everywhere. And innocent bystanders were being rushed away from the scene. Several helicopters and other aerial vehicles hung above the building. Cops from all over Gotham had converged on this bank. In all of this madness one person had to control the situation. That was Captain Cameron Bullock.
"We got an idea of what's going down?" He shouted at the leader of the Quick Response Team: Lieutenant Daniel Savage
"We've learned it's Jokerz, Captain." Savage told him
"Great, that means we've got no idea what could happen in there." Bullock said
"Whatever they do, they're gonna do it fast. God knows what's going to happen with the hostages."
"Start working on plans, get a way to contact the leader and be ready to storm the place."
"Yes, sir"
Bullock stood behind scores of other Officers as he tried to figure out what option he should use. The problem was that all of them had a consequence. That being the likely loss of innocent life.
Spider-man could see the madness below him. He was swinging between the towers of Gotham as he quickly approached the LS Financial building. He feared the worst and hoped Aunt May wasn't harmed.
He swung wildly above the streets as he landed on top of the massive tower. He tried to make sure he wasn't spotted by the helicopters thinking he was a Joker. He could climb walls and shoot webs but he wasn't bulletproof.
There were several ventilation grates on the roof. Spidey carefully looked for one that would fit him. He found one on the North side of the building. He removed the grate and slid down the shaft and into the building.