Made of Steel

Chp 11

Late Night Heist

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HEY, Knowitall! I want to thank you for a big laugh! I didn't mean for that to happen but I get the MAX STEEL/MADE OF STEEL.

THINGS I THINK I FORGOT: I haven't done at disclaimer a awhile so I DON"T OWN BATMAN BEYOND CHARACTERS!

I do own: Trevor, Todd, Parsons, Fix, Leo, Cree, and The Mod! Not that it matters much.

ALSO: that poem in chapter 8 is by Tom Simon, ED. And is in the book, The Hell with Love.



THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING INTERESTED and remember always put the condom on yourself.

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The black on black SUV parked in the middle of Wayne Pharmaceutical Developments. Fix cut the engine, turned around to face the boys in the back.

"We have a minute and 30 seconds to get in and out after the alarm goes off." He informed them, pulling a ski mask over his over grown head. Todd nodded, jumped out the car with his suitcase.

" Trevor, make sure truck is unlocked." He added straightening his jacket. Trevor didn't answer. Todd turned around, looked in the truck. Trevor hadn't heard a word he said.

" Trevor!" He yelled, causing him to look over. " I said make..."

" I heard you, just go!" He yelled, climbing in the front seat. Fix paused getting out the driver seat he glanced between the two a moment then got out. Trevor started the car and drove to be at his spot. Todd watched Fix disappear in the shadows, before walking towards the entrance.

On the wall coming into the waiting areas a plaque listing the employed staff and their positions. Todd glanced, caught a name and kept walking up to the WPD logo and the security officer, who sat his coffee mug to the side and stood up. Todd walked into the glass doors, up to the desk, slammed his suitcase on the counter.

" Hello, I'm a volunteer subject for Doctor Ricker's project, floor 8. He's expecting me." He said with a smile.

The officer returned his smile, pulled a list from the side and started flipping pages. Todd opened the silver suitcase, he gave a chuckle, " Look man, my name ain't on that list." His smile disappeared as he produced a 40 caliber. The officer dropped the clip board, started stepping back. Todd kept it aimed at the man as he made his way around to the back of the desk.

"Give me your piece." He ordered. The officer unclasped his gun from his side, slowly handed it over. Todd stuck it in the hip of his pants, motioned the guard backwards, and inched his way to the control panel. The camera clicked to an outside view showing Fix standing at his post.

"Type in you code."

The officer walked up reached over and started pressing numbers. " HURRY UP!" Todd yelled.

There was blinking the screen before it opened. Todd hit the officer in the back of the head and pushed his limp body to the floor. Todd sat down, started hacking into the files, his fingers pulling the information he needed. A red on black building lay out popped up, the 5th floor slide from it's place and zoomed in on the screen. He directed the mouse over to a random hallway, doubled clicked.

The flourescent lights flashed and were replaced with the emergency bulbs painting everything red followed by:

ATTENTION. ATTENTION. BIO HAZARD DETECTED. PLEASE MOVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT FOR EVACUATION. REPEAT. PLEASE MOVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT FOR EVACUATION.

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Bruce sat in the dime light of the cave. He dragged the downloaded police reports into the open.

A picture of a boy, blonde green eyes big smile, sitting in front of a CLASS OF '01 backgrounded was in the corner of the file.

"His father is a piolet, his mother is a lawyer."Bruce's baritone voice informed Batman. He sat in the batmobile cock pit, flying around downtown Gotham. He speed up.

Batman pinched the bridge of his noise."Rich kids with no parental guidance." He offered as a response. Bruce sent a slide show of crime scene photos to the screen in front of Batman.

"These are from the other 33 victims," another window popped up. " These are Cree's." Bruce explained.

Batman took the hint that he should be noticing something different about the two, he set auto-pilot. The window to the left showed a victim's face then identifying marks like tattoos and the marks left from the injection guns used to feed the sacc, the one next to it showed a series of Cree's face, her nose and tongue pierces, and bruises. Cree put up a fight, he thought, good for her.

"The other victims aren't bruised."

Bruce was silent. That meant he missed something. Both screen showed each victim's hip scares.

Batman paused to show, he maximized the windows to close up. Bruce let a smirk play at the corner of his mouth, his protege had gotten quicker.

" There's discoloration between the two." He informed. Bruce brought up another photo for comparison.

Bruce used the mouse to point out is details."The marks on the boy are heeling, fading. The one's on your friend are swollen, fleshy."

"Fresh." Batman added.

"She received them all at the same time." Bruce closed the screen. " Her bruises are consistent with an attack."

"It was a rush job. The other victims were planned."

ATTENTION ALL UNITS ADVANCE TO WAYNE PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENTS. REPORTED EMERGENCY IN PROGRESS.

" Stay out of sight, it maybe a bio hazard, leave it for the clean up crew I pay."

Batman took over for the auto-pilot, in stealth mode he, steered the jet to WPD. Once over the front parking lot he saw the night staff crowded around. He landed on the on the roof. Got out. Batman silently walked along the edge of the building, looking down. There was a man waiting by a door below him. The man turned around, Batman looked out ro see what he was looking for. A truck parked at the end of the lot waited. Batman jumped from the building, flipped 40 feet behind the masked man, landed without a sound. In the dark of night he was sure no one would see him.

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Todd snatched the guards badge from his shoulder, ran down the corridor. He stopped behind two folding doors, looked in the glass panels. A hand full of works were making their way out the exit doors. He saw it was clear, he scanned the stolen badge and raced down to the door he needed to get through. Using the badge once more the door slide open, he walked into the storage unit, kneeled beside sealed steel barrels read the labels, and smiled. Exactly what he came for. He stood up looked at his watch, ran over to the red exit marked doors and pushed them open. Fix appeared in the door way.

"We got one minute." He yelled pointing over to their targets. Fix moved past him to get to stuff.

Todd kept the door propped open. Trevor sat in the truck watching for a signal, his mind bouncing from one thing to another. He knew they did together, what Maxine let that loser do to her. He had been ignoring the way McGinnis manipulated her into allowing him to even touch her the way he did, Maxine deserved better, it didn't matter, he would give her what she needed.

80 feet straight ahead of him, a door flung open and Fix ran in. From the red lights flashing inside he saw Todd figure wave him to come. He turned on the head lights. Todd blinked a few times,

"Shit."

Batman's silhouette appeared in the beam. Trevor's shocked eyes glazed over in anger he punched the gas, racing straight for him. Batman's boots fired him up over the speeding suv. Trevor slammed on the brakes with a loud screech. He didn't see anything outside. There was a loud thud on the roof of the car. Trevor punched the gas again. Todd begin firing at the roof of the car. It raced for the side of the building at top speed. Todd saw Batman sink low to the car roof and disappear. Trevor turned the wheel, causing the car to360 a few feet from the wall. Fix emerged in the door way caring one of the large barrels.

" Wait here." Todd demanded running over to the car. Trevor got out the car started looking around.

"Where'd go?" Todd yelled looking on the ground around the truck. Fix came walking up barrel on one of his shoulders, he was punched in the face and kicked to the ground. Batman's form came from no where next to the man giant on the ground. Todd aimed the gun. A batrang snapped the gun from his hand. Batman jumped over Fix and landed in front of Trevor.

Trevor swung at him and missed. Batman sent a upper cut into Trevor sending him down.

Todd charged at him, Batman spun around throwing a rope that twisted around Todd's body.

From behind, Fix charged at Batman. All 260 pounds slamming Batman into the side of the truck.

Fix closed around him in a bear hug, pulling him up, squeezing the air out his lungs. Batman's yell tuned into a growl as he pushed away from his attacker. From the belt around his waist a small pellet dropped to the ground clouding the air. The smoke burned Fix's eyes, he let go. Batman dropped to his feet turned and sent a punch in Fix's face. It didn't faze him, Fix slammed one massive fist after another into Batman's rib cage. By this time, Trevor was maneuvering the barrel in the truck. Todd had gotten free and jumped in the driver's seat.

Cop sirens could be heard moving in. Fix let go of Batman, stumbled to the car and got in. Trevor jumped the trunk, shut the doors. The car speed off.

" Terry, get out of there. They're gone."

Batman ignored the heat and pain in each breathe he made, blasted onto the roof. The police car closed in followed by a white on white 18 wheeler. Men in plastic suits jumped out with all type of equipment. Batman walked back to his jet.

" Todd and Trevor Rodriguez."

Bruce's eye's narrowed in thought. " The people that attacked Maxine."

Batman powered the jet off the roof top. " Sons a bicths."

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I should be thinking about everything that happened to me tonight. I should be thinking about the surgery I'm going to need to get that overgrown fist print out my liver. I could only imagine the angry look on Max's face if she saw the bruise I'm anticipating.

That stolen tonight had something to due with what Trevor's been pumping into Max. The Rodriguez boys are distributing. They had to be picking targets, Maxine would never touch any drugs, she's better then that. There would be more word of mouth around Hamilton on how to get your hands on the new high, if making money was the case. I need Bruce to get back ground on Cree and the other victims.

I'll be damned if I let that happen to her. I wonder how she's feeling?



Cree was a rush job, if the report Max read was correct, Cree's system was to clean, she received one big dose that killed her. Trevor's been on Max from the beginning.....They hit Cree in one night, they've had plenty of time to get to Max. All of this runs throw my mind and I can only come up with, Max was Trevor's target along. I shouldn't have let it get this far. When she told me about him never letting his eyes off her, I knew exactly what she was talking about, of course I noticed it. She was right about him wanting something from her. I labeled him and his brother harmless, I knew Max could take care of herself she doesn't need a baby-sitter. I let my guard down and they rob her, I try to let her handle it and they almost kill her.

A month or so after I told Bruce that Max found out about me and Batman, he sat in front of the computer very quit. Until he turned around, statue like.

" Although Maxine is a great help. You do know you will have to cut her off."

"Not this again." I protested. He stood up to walk over to me. I pealed myself out of the suit.

"She'll get bold. Get herself hurt." He explained taking the suit

I think I laughed at that. " Bruce, She's not going to do drastic behind my back. She helps out because I ask her. It's not like she's going to make her own suit and patrol with me."

Bruce smiled. " It never starts out like that." He said pointing to Tim's and Barbara old suits.

I told him "They jumped in feet first, Max isn't like that." and left not giving it a second thought Maxine wouldn't make such a move without me knowing. I traced her cell signal that night to the alley. When I got there I heard that horrible scream, saw Trevor with Max, It took everything in me not to snap. I've been waiting for Bruce's mentor verison of " I told you so" to come up. At least I know she had a good motive, she wanted to know what they were doing to her.

I didn't want to over react when she told me the entire story last night. My first intention was for Batman to find the both of them and....but she needed me. For all that she's done for me I owe her. As much as I like a challenge, these last few years haven't been easy. At the end of the day it helps to know you have someone dependable around to keep you grounded. I don't know what expected from Bruce, but in his own way he tries to help. He has been through everything I have before, I'm grateful he gave me an outlet. I know it was hard to put Batman's responsibly in my hands.

I have to focus of Terry's responsibly now. Last night I ran hands over those marks on her body, I finally understood why she gets up-set when I show up black and blue. Your pissed because someone took it upon themselfs mark you; someone's child, friend, lover with pain because they feel like. What Trevor is doing to her is more personal, intentional.

I'm not ready to miss her.



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