The Collision of Time
Batman was fighting Shriek in a rundown abandoned part of town. It was a little foggy out, but the flickering light from a lamppost nearby briefly illuminated a figure standing in the shadows.
"Go! Get out of here!" Batman ordered, before turning to face Shriek, but before he could react Shriek blasted him into the side of the Bat-mobile.
He heard a faint and drawn-out whistling. When Batman looked up, all he could see was Shriek walking toward him, for a closer and more deadly shot. As Shriek lifted his hand to blast him again, the whistling became louder and then Batman felt something hit him. There was an explosion of light. When the light faded, Shriek was gone.
Batman looked around to make sure that Shriek wasn't hiding anywhere and that he wouldn't be caught off guard again.
Ok... What just happened? Batman asked himself, as he walked back to the Bat-mobile.
Oh... No... Bruce is going to kill me when he sees this, Batman thought, staring at a large dent side in the side of the Bat-mobile. Now, how do I break this to him?
"Sorry Bruce, but I seemed to have dented the Bat-mobile... again," he said in his mind, as he jumped into the Bat-mobile and turned on the autopilot heading for Bat-cave.
"You what! How many times do I have to tell you..." Batman cringed at the thought ofBruce's anticipated reply
Ok... maybe not that one. How bout... "Hi Bruce... What? A dent in the Bat-mobile? Where? I don't see anything..."
No, that would never work. Hmm... "Hey Bruce you're never going to believe this, but Shriek just disappeared... Yeah I know there's a dent, but Shriek... I know, I know, I should be more careful..."
Hmm... I'm just going to be honest, he can't get mad if I'm honest. Can he? Batman wondered, as he pulled into the Bat-cave. When did he put that there! he wondered, slamming on the brakes to avoid crashing and causing a even bigger dent.
What is that? It looks like... One of the original Bat-mobiles. What is it doing here? Batman wondered, jumping out of the Bat-mobile and walking toward the main area of the Bat-cave."Hey Bruce, you really should consider moving the other Bat-mobile. I almost..." He started.
As soon as he stepped into the main area, something came flying at him and tied him up, knocking him to the ground.
"Who are you! How did you get in here!" Bruce demanded.
What's going on? I leave for 45 minutes and then he acts as if he's never seen me! Is he having some memory loss or something?
"Bruce, it's ok; it's me," Batman explained, then looking up at him. Batman's eyes widened. There, standing right in front of him, was what appeared to be, Batman and Robin, as they looked over 30 years ago.
Who are they? How did they get in here? And where's Bruce? Batman wondered.
"Who are you!" The Batman impersonator demanded, picking Batman up to his eye level then glaring into his eyes.
"Let go of me!" Batman demanded, forcing his hands away from his sides, which broke the rope.
Batman shoved the impostor back, making him let go. "Who are you? What did you do with Bruce!... And what in the world did you do to the Bat-cave?" he demanded, getting his first real glimpse of the Bat-cave.
"Who are we? Who are you?" Robin asked.
"I'm Batman. Who are you!" Batman demanded.
The other Batman narrowed his eyes. "Who are you!" he demanded, grabbing Batman and pulling him toward him.
"I told you!" Batman replied, pushing him away and jumping backward landing a couple of feet away. "Who are you!" he repeated.
The other Batman ignored the question, reaching into his belt for a bola and threw it at him.
Batman sighed. This isn't working. I need to find out where Bruce is and if he is ok. Maybe if I 'cooperate' I can find out what's going on here, Batman reasoned.
Suddenly he felt something hit him on the back of his head. He instantly collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"Now what?" Robin asked, after making sure that the intruder was unconscious.
"We find out who he really is," Batman replied, bending down and pulling off the mask.
"Do you recognize him?" Robin asked.
"No, but the Bat-computer will," Batman replied confidently, trying to pull off one of the intruder's gloves, to get his fingerprints, which wasn't working. "See if you can pull off that one," Batman said.
"It's not coming off. Do you think it could be attached to the suit?" Robin asked.
"Maybe," Batman replied.
He decided to get a sample of his DNA instead. After getting the sample, he ran it through the Bat-computer. "
No matches," Batman said, leaning back into his chair. "Robin, will you run his picture through the Bat-computer while I examine his car for any clues."
"Ok," Robin replied.
Batman walked over to the odd looking vehicle the intruder had arrived in and tried to find the car door.
Ok... No door, How else could you get in? Maybe the roof. Batman thought, looking for a seam or something.
Ok I found the seam, but how do you get it to open? Well... Maybe there is a button somewhere... No, if they went to this much trouble to conceal the opening, they wouldn't make it so easy to get inside, Batman reasoned, placing his hands on the car, trying to figure out how to get it open.
His right hand pushed down a hand-sized button. Batman looked down and saw alternating lights flashing red and green beneath his hand. When all the lights turned green, the roof slid open. Ok... maybe they did make it that easy.
Batman quickly jumped into the car and the car automactically turned on. This car really reminds me of a car design I came up with a couple months ago... but back to finding out who this guy is.
"Batman," Robin called.
Batman sighed, "Coming," he replied, getting out of the car. The car instantly turned off and the roof slid closed.
Well, at least I know how to get back in. Batman thought. "Did you find out anything?"
"Yeah, that he doesn't exist. There aren't any matches," Robin replied. "Did you find anything?"
"No, call me when he comes to. I going to see if I can get back into his car," Batman said, walking back to the car.
