Chapter 9

Batman stepped into the boat and took off.

"I remember when I first met Talia, dealing with a man named Count Vertigo, because of her you know who I am, Ra's. Then we finally met, I remember our sword duel, you fell into the pit, I should have known you survived. Then you returned and summoned a sorceress from the dead. You told me once we would clash swords another day and this is the final time, you have Batgirl, and I won't rest until I've rescued her. Tonight Ra's you die even if I have to die too. The world will not be safe until you are out of the way."

Batman could think of nothing else, the rest of the trip. Meanwhile Batgirl was brought to Ra's command room where in the chair sat the man himself with his daughter, Talia and his most loyal subject, Ubu by his side. She was still bound and gagged. She was tired but she was glad she was able to help Batman out, not at all the damsel in distress girls usually are. Ra's men threw her to the floor she landed on her stomach (MMPH! she said.) Ra's men left the room.

"Well what are you waiting for Ubu? Help her up."

Ubu picked her up and put her over her shoulder. She was sick of being carried around like that. He put her down more nicely she now kneeling on the floor, her ankles and thighs were still bound though. She was sitting next to Ra's chair now. Talia was smiling down at her.

"If I wasn't tied up, I'd wiped that smirk across your face." Batgirl thought.

"Father, are you going to..." began Talia.

"For your sake Talia, I will."

Meanwhile Batman parked the boat, making sure it was out of sight, it was the only way he or Batgirl could escape. Then Batman watched as a woman guard went walking by, he grabbed her mouth drew her back and knocked her out.

"Hey what's that? It's the Batman!" said a male guard. H aimed and cocked his gun at Batman; Batman threw his batarang to knock the gun from his hands, since he knew the noise would attract others. Batman then zoomed down on the guard tackling him to the ground.

"You have Batgirl, and I want her back." he said sneering. "Where is she?"

"What makes you think I'll tell you?"

Batman got up and threw him off the coastline, but caught him just before he could fall.

"OK, ok," he said, immediately. "They have the girl tied up at the master's room, if you want her you'll have to get through Ra's. That's all I know."

Batman then punched him across the face knocking him out and threw him back to the ground.

He turned and entered through the main gates, there were no guards.


"Is it a trap or is Ra's waiting for me to come to him?" he thought.

He found out as soon as he stepped inside, many guards at once jumped out at him, Batman quickly reacted by throwing a flash bomb to the ground, it blinded the guards, so Batman easily knocked them all out.

Ra's had been watching Batman's progress through a monitor, he wasn't very far now.

"Ubu. You know what to do."

Ubu cracked his knuckles and left the room. Meanwhile Batman was walking through a dark corridor. He had no doubt Ra's was done here, but then he felt a sharp pain in his stomach and he was sent flying into the wall. Before he could get up, he felt hands go around his neck and began to strangle him; Batman kicked Ubu in the stomach.

"Ubu."

Batman tripped Ubu. Then punched him in the face several times on the ground. Ubu grabbed Batman by the shirt and threw him across the room. The room was so dark, he couldn't see any of the surroundings, but he could see Ubu walking towards him. Batman quickly got to his feet. Ubu swung a fist at Batman, who dodged and uppercutted.

"I don't have time to deal with you." he said to Ubu.

"But you will detective."

But Batman wanted to save Batgirl as immediately as possible flung out ropes that tied Ubu up. Ubu looked surprised and irritated at this move as he fell to the floor.

"This is a coward's way of winning, detective."

"I'm not interested in playing your games." said Batman, without saying another word walked past Ubu, who seemed to let out a growl.

Batman walked through the closed doors he had seen Ubu come walking out of. Inside was Ra's Al Ghul.