Chapter 7: The Lemur

A few days after the zoo trip, Jacob went to Wayne Enterprises to talk to Lucius Fox about having some gear ready just for him. Jacob told Fox the kind of look he was hoping to get, and Fox said he thought he had just the kind of equipment he needed. Jacob and Lucius were currently taking the elevator down to the Applied Sciences department which is where Bruce gets all his new stuff. Once it landed, Fox said, "This way, Jacob.". Jacob was amazed at all the high-tech equipment down here. Fox led him over to a table that had his equipment on it. He saw a pair of gloves, a pair of boots, and a pair of night vision goggles on the table. "Now right here, I have a pair of high-tech gloves that will allow you to grasp onto any surface with ease and they will make climbing much easier. Now, these boots will help you make longer jumps when you need to. And the gloves will make it useful to catch yourself when jumping with those boots.", Fox explained. "And what about the goggles?", Jacob asked. "They're basically just like Mr. Wayne's Detective Mode, but it also has infrared night vision for tracing heat signatures. Those should be extremely helpful in your crusade.", Fox said. "I can't thank you enough for this, Lucius. To complete the look, I included this black jacket which I was going to wear a bulletproof vest underneath it.", Jacob said as he laid out said jacket on the table. Lucius noticed that he stitched a symbol in the shape of a lemur on the right side of the jacket. "I also wanted to ask why a lemur?", he asked. "I got inspired from a trip to the zoo the other day. I noticed how agile they are and also the fact nobody has used that animal in their identity yet.", Jacob answered. "Fair enough. I hope it suits you well.", he said. "Well, thanks again, Lucius.", he said as they shook hands. "No problem, Jacob. Good luck and be careful out there.", Lucius told him. "I will. See you later.", Jacob said as he grabbed the stuff and left. Later that night in Arendelle, Jacob was getting ready for his first Bat mission as his new identity and with his new gear. He had put on his black jacket along with a gray t-shirt underneath it, and his new agility gloves and boots. He had his goggles in his hand and he was just about to put them on when he heard Elsa's voice at the entrance to his room. "I see you're getting all geared up.", she said. Jacob turned around and smiled at his girlfriend. "Yeah, Bruce gave me word of a robbery being led by one of Maroni's head men and he thinks this is the perfect opportunity for me to try out my new gear.", Jacob said. Elsa noticed the lemur symbol on his jacket and said, "I do see you really took that trip to the zoo to heart.", Elsa said. "That's why this gear Fox gave me will fit perfectly with this persona.", he said. "Just please be careful.", she said. "I always am.", he said. They then kissed each other before Jacob put on his goggles and turned them on. The eyes lit up bright green almost like his eyes were huge like a lemur. "It's time for everyone to meet...The Lemur!", Jacob said as he took out a crystal. He whispered, "Gotham City", and threw it on the ground. A portal opened up and he jumped through it. Meanwhile, at one of Gotham's top banks, about 12 of Maroni's men came on the scene and they took the bank's security guards as hostages. They were being led by one of Gotham's top and vicious hit men, Warren White, otherwise known as the Great White Shark. He was called this because after an encounter with Mr. Freeze, he lost his hair, nose, and lips and made his skin a grayish-white color and even filed his teeth to razor points. He had been working specifically for Maroni ever since he got out of Arkham City. Once the hostages were taken, the Shark said, "Alright, boys! Get all you can get! And we gotta hurry before you know who shows up! We can't let the boss down!". The goons then started getting into all the vaults and robbing the entire place blind. Meanwhile, Batman and Jacob were up high surveying the room with their Detective Mode. Batman took another look at Jacob's new look and said, "Really liking the look, kid.". "Thanks. I just hope these gloves and boots Lucius gave me really do the trick.", Jacob said. "Knowing Lucius, I'm sure they will.", Batman said. "So, what's the plan, boss?", he asked. "I'll take this half of the room and you take the other. But leave the Shark last.", Batman said. "Sure thing.", he said as they split up. Batman made his first move by performing an inverted takedown causing the guy to scream. That caught the attention of the rest and they all went over there. "Oh, shit! He's here!", a goon said as they saw the guy dangling from the gargoyle. Jacob then dropped down and knocked out two guys by knocking their heads together. Jacob then used the boots to get a serious jump back to the vantage point and the gloves made it easier to grip on it. The other guys went over to those guys and saw them knocked out too. "Damn! He's quick!", one guy said. The Shark came on the scene and said, "He's usually not that quick. I think one of his buddies is here with him. Be on the lookout, boys!", he said. Batman then used his remote hacking device to cause a chandelier to crash down on 4 other guys. Two other guys were loading money when Jacob snuck up behind them and slammed their faces into the cabinet, knocking them out. Batman then used a batarang to knock two more out once it hit their heads. Jacob then snuck behind the last guy and silently took him out. Before he could get away, he turned around and saw the Shark pointing a gun at him. "Shit!", Jacob said to himself. "Huh! I was expecting either Robin or that blue prick with the glow-sticks. Looks like the Bat's got another little toadie. I imagine you got a name too, right?", the Shark said. "I'm The Lemur.", he said in response to the question. "You mean one of those monkey things?", he asked. "Lemurs aren't monkeys, dumbass!", he said. "Whatever! You won't live long enough to make yourself known in Gotham because you're the fish that the shark's about to kill, kid!", he said as he cocked his gun. "This'll teach the Bat and his crew to mess with Maroni!", he said as he was about to fire. Then, a smoke pellet was dropped from above and smoke filled the area. Both The Lemur and Shark were coughing. The Lemur turned on his goggles to see his way out of the smoke while the Shark was shooting in the smoke. Batman then dropped down and took out the Shark from behind knocking him out cold. Once the smoke cleared, Jacob saw Batman standing over the now unconscious Shark. "Well, looks like you saved my ass again.", Jacob said. "That was a close one, and yes, good thing I was around. But overall, mission successful. Let me alert Gordon.", Batman said. Later, once the cops got there, the Shark and his men were arrested and Gordon was talking to Batman and the Lemur. "Glad to see that ugly bastard is finally caught. Nice job!", Gordon said. "This will definitely be a heavy hit for Maroni.", Batman said. "Oh, definitely!", he said. Gordon then looked over and recognized who was behind those huge goggles. "Is that you, Jacob?", Gordon asked. "Yeah, but when I wear this stuff, I'm the Lemur.", Jacob said. "I see. You really taught him the theatrical part of what you do.", Gordon said to Batman. "Yes. And this what he chose to be.", Batman said. "I like it. Well, let me wrap it up here. I'll see you both of you again most likely soon.", Gordon said as he walked away. "We should probably get out of here, right?", Jacob asked. "Yep. Alfred's waiting for me and Elsa's waiting for you.", Batman said. Then he got out his grapple gun and grappled onto a building. The Lemur then used the super jumping boots to jump onto another building and used his gloves to climb his way up the rest of the way super fast and they both disappeared into the night back to their own homes.