Robin peered into the darkness of the sewer, praying that Alfred would be able to get the stink out of his tights when they got home.
He grunted as Batman stopped suddenly, forcing Robin to crash into him. "Do you see something, Batman?" he questioned.
"No, Robin, but I think I just stepped in a steaming pile of dog-"
Batgirl and Lucas ran down the sewer, ignoring their surroundings and concentrating only on their escape. Lucas had no clue as to where they were but trusted Barbara- Batgirl- to find a way out. From the way she was taking him down turn after turn, she knew these sewers well, which kind of scared him.
Suddenly she stopped after turning a corner to find the Riddler and three of his henchmen standing in front of them. Inconspicuously, she moved so that she was standing between the Riddler and Lucas.
"I'm not going to let you have him, Riddler!"
"Oh, don't make promises you can't keep, Batgirl!" He took a menacing step closer. "You've already helped Barbara Gordon escape. I'm not letting you take him as well!"
Lucas slapped his forehead in frustration. Super-villains could be SO dense...
"You'll have to get through me, first!" Batgirl took up her super-hero stance, legs apart, her hands balled up in fists on her hips.
"My pleasure. Henchmen!"
Suddenly, the group could hear victory music playing and on the other side of the Riddler appeared none other than Batman and Robin!
"Ready, Robin?"
"Oh yeah, Batman!" The duo smacked their fists into their palms and took off fighting.
BIFF!! Batman scored an undercut to one of the henchmen, sending him flying backwards. He grabbed the arms of another henchman, whirled him around and BAM!! Let him soar into the wall.
Meanwhile, Robin was kicking some ass of his own. Ducking from a punch, he came up, kneed his opponent in the stomach, and WHACK!! Connected his foot with the henchman's head. Whirling around, he ran to help Batgirl, who was being dragged around by her hair.
After throwing her attacker into a pile of conveniently placed wooden crates and, taking a second to ponder what the boxes were doing in the sewer, Batgirl looked around. "Where's Lucas?"
Robin gasped. "Batgirl, over there!" He pointed farther down the hallway to where the Riddler had Lucas in a headlock. Batman stood in front of them, trying vainly to gain control of the situation.
"Don't do it, Riddler."
He laughed maniacally. "And just how do you plan to stop me?"
"A challenge," Batman pulled off his glove and slapped the Riddler in the face with it. "I challenge you to a game of Egyptian Rat Screw! The winner will get the boy."
"Excuse me?" Lucas spoke up from his uncomfortable position. "The 'boy' has a name and is standing right here-"
"Shut up, Lucas!" The four others yelled in unison.
"Well pardon me! It's only my life they're playing a card game over..." he mumbled.
Sighing, the Riddler shook his head and turned back to Batman. "I accept your challenge."
Batman sat in a chair across from the Riddler. Separating them was a table with an unorganized stack of cards. Batman slapped a card down and mistakenly took his hand away. What he didn't see was a pair of twos! The Riddler let out a shrill cry of victory, slapped the deck, and collected the cards.
"Drat!" Batman snapped his fingers.
"Holy close calls!" Robin snapped as well. "He only has one card left."
Confidently, the Riddler put down the next card.
"A jack! Beat that, my pointy-eared foe!"
Lucas leaned over to Robin and whispered in his ear. "Shouldn't we be getting out of here now? Batman only has one card left and the Riddler just put down a jack!"
"Nonsense, good citizen. This is a challenge and we live by the honor code."
"But-"
"Shh, he needs to concentrate."
Lucas rolled his eyes. Great. Just great.
Batman crossed his fingers and reluctantly put the card down. It was a jack as well! Batman and the Riddler lunged for the two cards at the same time, crashing into each other.
"Yes!" cried the Riddler. "My hand is on the bottom!"
Batman smiled. "Tut tut, my wiry friend. My finger is under your hand!"
"Curses!"
Robin turned to Lucas. "You see? Good always comes out ahead of evil."