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CH 11

Robin woke with a start to find thick black smoke coming under his door. He started to cough, his already injured lungs were too weak and every cough just hurt more and more. He tried to call out "Help me", Cough....someone please.... Cough", but it wasn't long for Robin to pass out from the smoke inhalation.

A fire engine siren caught Batman's attention and his walkie-talkie in his utility belt came on,

"Calling all cars, calling all cars, there has been an explosion at 10 Soleile Avenue, the old veterinary clinic. All Fire, Police and Ambulances please go directly. I repeat 10 Soleile Avenue.

Before Batman got ready to leave he spoke to Commissioner Gordon from his walkie-talkie,

"Commissioner, this maybe a trap, a diversion from Catwoman, keep a few men here, I'll check it out"

As Batman went to return the walkie-talkie to his belt the piece of paper from earlier fell out.

7 1 3 7 0 5 0 1

As Batman looked at the page, the mirror on the back of the walkie-talkie battery read something else:

1 0 S O L E I L

"Soleil" he said, "French for sun", the he remembered the announcer, "I repeat 10 Soleil Avenue"

"71370501 backwards is 10 Soleil, I'm at the wrong building" Batman cried "Hold on Robin I'm coming to get you, I just hope its not too late"

When Batman arrived at the building the Fire Department were extinguishing the fire in the building. A Fire Officer appeared carrying one of the men out and Batman instantly recognised him from Wayne Enterprise the other night.

"Where's Catwoman" he said to the henchman

"Sorry Batman, your questions will have to wait, this man needs medical attention" said the paramedic.

Batman ran into the building even though the Fire Department were shouting at him to come back. He ran into the main room and found Catwoman's henchmen sprawled across the floor, some awake and coughing others still passed out on the floor.

Even though he desperately wanted to find Robin, he knew he couldn't leave the men here to die.

"Better to be alive and serving time, then getting away lightly by dying" Batman said as he carried the first man out. By the fourth man, he realised he was getting slower and his breathing was getting heavier as the smoke had started to get to him aswell.

He quickly took some oxygen from the paramedic and went back in, there was no sign of Catwoman or Robin. Catwoman wasn't his priority anymore he had to find Robin, as he saw another part of the roof fall down. But as he went to leave the room he heard a woman's voice from behind him,

"Batman, help me please?"

He gently picked Catwoman up, he could tell she wasn't as bad as her men, she must have found a secure area.

"Catwoman, where's Robin" he called out as they ran out of the building

"He's inside" she said before fainting on Batman's shoulder.

Batman gently placed Catwoman on to a gurney and ran towards the building but suddenly a third explosion occurred and all the glass from the window crashed and flew outwards.

"ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNN"

Batman screamed as he ran to the building using his cowl to protect him from any flying objects. The entrance to the building was getting harder and more dangerous, he decided to take a left turn this time down a small corridor.



There were two small rooms both locked and he kicked down the first room.

"Empty" he said, "Robin has to be in the next room"

Batman ran towards the door and knocked it over. On the other side lying face down was Robin.

"Oh dear God, Robin I'm here, it's going to be okay"

Batman looked at the boy's limp body and noticed he wasn't breathing.

"No! Don't you dare, you're not leaving me"

He felt Robin's neck and waited; there was a very weak but steady pulse there,

"Good boy, lets get you out of here"

Batman carried his young partner out of the now smouldering building, and as he walked further down to the ambulances, the building behind him caved in.

Two men ran over and took Robin from Batman,

"Be gentle with him," he said to himself.

As Batman allowed the paramedics to do their job, he noticed that the gurney he had placed Catwoman on only a few minutes earlier was empty.

"Catwoman, will you ever learn"? He said to himself "You may think you have won this round but Robin will always come first in my life and as God is my witness, I will hunt you down and make you pay for this. This battle is only beginning!"

Well that's it I hope you liked it did you figure out the code before Batman did? THE END (