Made Of Steel

Chp 16



Good Bye To You

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Batman stepped over the broken wood and over the broken glass onto the patio and peered over. People were screaming, pointing at the carnage on the destroyed limo. The fire department were pushing people back. Traffic had been blocked from both sides, people were starting to get out of the cars to see the commotion. The rain washed the blood onto the street around the car. He saw Max standing about a foot from the limo, her hand over her mouth in shock. As if hearing him looking at her, she looked up to him.

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Trevor pried the limo door open and fall onto the curb. He wiped the blood from his cut brow with his sleeve and knock the daze feeling away.



" Sir. Are you ok?" A firefighter asked, steading him as he stood. Trevor focused on the limo until his double vision singled out Fix's body. " I'm fine." He answered. They slow rose to see Maxine on the other side of the limo. The fireman begin looking him over for any other cuts or injures.



Maxine looked back down to the pair of eyes burning a hole in her head. With his eyes he instructed her to come around the limo and over to him. Blinking the rain out of her face she slowly took a step back.



Trevor impatiently jerked his head for her to do as she had been told. She only glared across the limo to him with a stubborn look. In a quick motion he snatched the gun from his belt. The firefighter yelled for him to drop it. Maxine ducked down, she heard the gun fire and started running.



"GET BACK HERE." Trevor yelled, pushed the firefighter off him and ran after her.



From the street, bystanders saw Batman's deployed the attached wings under his arms and blasted off in the direction the others had run.

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Maxine ran through the middle of parked cars as fast as she could. A shot was fired, she shirked as the bullet hit the windshield of the car she just past. The traffic lights a head turned green letting the flood of cars out. The cars blew their horns as she cut them off, one swirled to miss hitting her. Behind her Trevor speed up, ignored the squealing breaks and yells.



In the panic of it all Maxine remembered what side of town she was on. She needed to get away but she could run forever, she saw the familiar GC Metro signs ahead and cut across on to the

sidewalk into the train station. She pushed the heavy door open, her wet boots tripped her up on the marble floor, almost made her fall backwards. She quickly caught her balance and ran down the escalator. Trevor pushed a amn out of his way and ran inside the station. He saw Maxine running down the escalator, aimed the gun and fired. People in the sation began screaming and getting down, running for the exits and scattering. Maxine reflexively ducked but kept running. Trevor forced his way down the crowed escalator. He saw her pushed her way through the crowd of people.



She rounded the corner leading to track B/C and jumped the token median.



"Hey," the woman in the booth yelled getting out. " You can't do that." She turned around to see another kid about to do the same. She put her hands up to stop him from jumping. With out hesitation Trevor fired the gun and shot her. Hearing the noise Maxine turned around and saw Trevor stepping over the woman's body. She ran down the stairs leading to the loading ramps they were completely empty. Maxine glanced around, saw the doors of the departing train closing and ran to them. They hissed shut in her face.



" WAIT!" She yelled hitting the windows as it begin moving forward and out the station.



::THIS IS A NO SMOKING ZONE. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING GC METRO:: The feminine computerized voice echoed.



Maxine twirled around in time to see Trevor step off the last stair onto the loading dock. She wanted to growl some insult to piss him off, scream at him that she wasn't afraid of him, but she was breathing so hard her throat hurt. Trevor smooth his wet hair back and gave an exhausted sigh.



"Little by little, Maxine," he said out of breath. " I can stop loving you too." He said clenching the gun in his hand, a fist in the other.



"Go to hell!" She said in aggravation. " Your seriously screwed in the head." He stormed towards her but she kept talking. " Trevor you don't love me, You've almost killed me twice." She got out, before he snatched the collar of her jacket, pulled her forward and stuffed the gun under her chin.



" Third time's the charm." He said. She closed her eyes. Someone tapped Trevor's shoulder, he look left and was met with a fist to the face. The force of the blow caused him to push Maxine. She stumble backwards, fell over the 6 foot edge and hit the tracks below.



Trevor tried to shot. Batman kicked the gun out of his hand, punched him in ribs. Trevor clenched his side and tried to punch back. Batman blocked and kicked Trevor, sending him across the dock. Trevor angrily got up, grabbed the metal trash bin and swung it at Batman.



He knocked it out of his hands and kicked him back into the wall, shattering the glass casing of a poster behind him.

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Maxine forcefully ignored the ache of her back and leg where metal hit bone. She rolled over, and got to her feet.



TRAIN 14 ON TRACK B TO GRANDE PLAZA GOTHAM STATION ARRIVING IN 1 MINUTE. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING GC TRANSPORTATION::



Maxine looked over to the big computerized stop watch



YOUR TRAIN

WILL ARRIVE

IN* 00:58 h/sec





Next to it a blue arrow indicated track B. The track she had fallen onto and was now standing on.

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Trevor picked up a big sliver of broken glass and stabbed at Batman. He blocked the attack, Trevor attacked again and again, Batman blocked an incoming blow but Trevor sliced the breast of the suit. Batman grabbed Trevor's wrist slammed it into a near by cement pillar, making him drop his weapon, and kneed him in the stomach.



Trevor grabbed Batman's shoulder and with all his strength rammed forward. He pushed the both of them back into the adjacent pillar. Batman slammed his knee into Trevor's ribs and kicked him back. The gash in the suit sparked in Batman's face, he patted the sparks down.

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YOUR TRAIN

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IN* 00:49 h/sec

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Maxine reached up the six foot cement wall, tried to pull her self up. She couldn't get a grip on the surface with her boots and slide back down. She could hear the sounds of the guys fighting. She backed up on the tracks, just over the edge of the wall she could see the tops of their heads. She got a running start and jumped, she still couldn't get any traction and fell back down.

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IN* 00:41 h/sec

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In the batcave, The suit's blueprint maximized on the computer screen in front of Bruce. The window bordering the layout flashed red with warning signs.



" The suit is failing, Terry." He said over the com.

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"How long?" Batman asked.



Trevor's fist slammed into Batman's face. He flew back " Never mind." He said and blocked another blow. Batman grabbed the collar of Trevor's shirt and slammed his head into his. Trevor fell backwards. Batman rubbed the his forehead in the shock of feeling all the pain. Trevor turned over holding his head, he looked over and saw the gun five feet ahead of him.

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YOUR TRAIN

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A desperate anxiety climbed up Maxine back as the clock clicked over to 29. She wanted to scream but she had to do something productive. She stepped back up against the parked train behind her, ran as fast as she could and jumped. She got up high enough and pulled up, her shoulders were edge level. Her muscles betrayed her, she could feel herself getting weak and fell down to the tracks with a scared, angry yell. She violent kicked the wall in defeat.





YOUR TRAIN

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Batman looked up and saw Trevor ran for the gun. He jumped after him but Trevor picked snatched the gun up, turned around and aimed. Batman stopped. Without the suit's protection the bullet would pierce through.



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Trevor snorted a bloody nose. " I'm not stupid McGinnis. I'm just glad you're here to see her die."



Batman didn't move for a second. Maxine mouth slightly dropped when he said Terry's name. He then reached up and pulled the cowl off his face. Trevor smiled.



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Maxine tried one last time to pull herself up out off the tracks. Trevor pointed the gun down at her. "You get down and you watch it come!" he yelled and kicked at her face. Maxine let go before he made contact. " I gave you my heart and you let this son of bitch into you!" He yelled, pointing the gun at Terry then back at Maxine.



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" Trevor." Terry yelled getting his attention. " You don't want to kill the woman you love."

Trevor fired a shot down to the tracks. Maxine jumped out the way, Terry moved forward but Trevor aimed the gun back at him making him stop.



"Correction," He said uncomfortably calm. " I don't want to want her to die to fast. I want to see your face when she burst like water balloon."



YOUR TRAIN

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Maxine's eyes snapped from the clock to Terry. Her body tingled with adrenaline and fear, she felt tears fall down her face. Trevor kept his aim on Terry, kneeled down on the side of the tracks.

"9....8...." he counted down in a whisper to her tear soaked face. Maxine stared Trevor in the eyes as he taunted her. Her arms jolted up grabbed the collar of his jacket and pulled him over. He hit the tracks with the force of her weight as she fell down on top.



Terry saw Trevor be pulled over the side he ran over got down on his knees and reached for Max.

"Come on." He yelled.



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Maxine got up, ran to the wall jumped and grabbed Terry's hands. He greet his teeth, got to his feet and pulled up.



Trevor felt the track under his back begin to vibrate he turned and looked down the tunnel. The train head lights shone bright as it neared.



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Maxine pulled her knee over the edge to stand, Terry's arm wrapped around her waist to help her up. Trevor got up, ran towards her, and grabbed her leg. Maxine screamed, turned her head to see the train head light coming at them.



YOUR TRAIN

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Maxine kicked Trevor in the face, Terry yanked her up.



YOUR TRAIN

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The train slammed into him with a loud thud and shrieked to a stop. The station fell silent.





::YOUR TRAIN HAS ARRIVED. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING GC TRANSPORTATION::



The door slide open, the people begin to exit the train. A woman walked out and stopped to replace her lipstick and mirror in her purse. Her eyes looked past her hand to the blood soaked ground she was standing on. She turned around and scream in horror. The side of the train was smeared in the same blood. Others screamed and begin to back way. An short elderly lady gasped, her wrinkled hand shakily moved up to the crucifix hanging from her neck. Her finger wrapped around the gold cross and brought it up to her lips. She mumbled a prayer and turned to her left.

There was a young lady with pink hair, standing with her head buried into Batman's chest, hands clenching his shoulders. Batman's arm was around the girls waste in a protective manner, his other hand straightening the mask on his face.

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"Maxine." He whispered.



She didn't say anything. He gently lifted his her chin up to face him. " Say something?" He asked in a pleading tone. Maxine opened her mouth to answer she was ok and flash the convincing smile she knew he would reassure him. She let her arms close around his neck and smothered her sobs in his chest.



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