No one really knows of the Legend of the White bat.
I have done a lot of research but could find nothing, even a hint on this great myth. But there have been rumors on Gotham about a giant bat. But it could have easily been Batman.
Who would have thought me of all people would found out that this Myth is true.
Bruce switched off the TV. There had been too many News broadcasts of a giant bat flying around Gotham lately.
"Could be a misidentification sir." said Alfred.
"You could be right, Alfred." Bruce dropped the remote on the couch.
"A robotic bat. Could be the work of The Joker or Penguin even."
"Ok Alfred, no need to jump to conclusions."
Bruce was watching out the window when the Bat-signal caught his eye.
That night was a bad night for me. I was tired from the last night of crime fighting, Joker was on the rampage again and he had a gun to my head. Robin was spending time with his parents so I couldn't call for backup.
That's when 'it' appeared. I couldn't quite make it out at first. It was just a white blur. But then I saw it. The gigantic white bat. Its red eyes staring right at us. The bat loomed up behind Joker.
"Joker! Don't move!" I said. I watched as his expression changed, from maniacal laughter to straight out confusion. But it was too late. The Bat let out a blood curdling scream as it swooped over our heads.
Joker raised his gun and fired at the Bat. It screamed as its wings buckled, flapping as hard as they could to keep it in the air, then it collapsed on the ground.
"Ooh. Lookie what I found! Another Batman! But this one is the wrong colour…"
"Shuddup Joker. You hurt it." I said, yanking the gun from his hands.
I cautiously approached it. It's raspy, labored breathing seemed to ease and it leaped up, waving its wings and screaming at us. "Easy big guy. I'm not going to hurt you like this jerk did." I glared at Joker, who crossed his arms and looked away.
I pulled out a bandage from my utility belt, but the creature backed away as I approached it. I saw the deep gash on its side. I managed to get close enough to bandage it. The bat didn't move. Right after I had done with its bandages, it flapped its wings in the air, lifting itself from the ground. With a final shriek it flew off and disappeared into the night. I never thought that I would see it again. Boy was I wrong.
"Alright Joker, your reighn of terror is…" Batman looked around for his Nemisis. Joker, like the bat had disappeared. "…Yet to be over."
Bruce, searching the net for any information on the giant bat he had seen that night, found nothing.
"Surfing the net are we Master Bruce?" Bruce almost spilled his coffee.
"Alfred, how many times have I told you not to sneak up on you like that?"
"Good for a laugh. Especially at the tender times when you completely forget your training. What is it this time, Master Bruce? Girl troubles?" Alfred bought in more coffee.
"No. Not this time. Alfred, what do you know about the giant white bat of Gotham?"
"So it has a colour now? Bruce, I thought we didn't believe in such rumors…"
"It's not a rumor, Alfred; I saw it with my own eyes." Bruce picked up the coffee.
"Are you sure it wasn't the Joker's chemicals and gasses? You know some of them can cause hallucinations."
"Joker saw it too. He shot at it and wounded it. But the strange thing about it was that it trusted me to bandage its wound."
"You do have a thing with bats, Master Bruce."
"Well yeh but…This one was weird." Bruce pulled out a microscope slide.
"May I ask what is on that slide, sir?" said Alfred.
"I picked up a blood sample while bandaging the bat. This could shed some light on what type of bat this is. From the obvious signs, the teeth show that it could be of the vampire group."
"Oh God! Not a blood drinker! He hasn't feed on anyone yet has he?"
Bruce pulled up an image of what was on the slide. He programmed the computer to make a DNA analysis on the bat. "I think 'he' is a 'she'. And she's not a normal bat. There are no DNA matches with any other bat species known to man."
"She could be a mutant, sir."
"Exactly what I was thinking."
"Who knows what could happen if she gets into the wrong hands."