Katt Girl & The Harley Kidd: Chapter 4: The storm of the Penguin by Chad Sheefel 11/11/19

Bruce sat at a secret hideout reading the newspaper.

"Hmmm... It's been exactly 16 years, to this day. that the Cobblepot boy went missing during the great flood of Gotham. My parents had only been gone for a couple months. It felt like it had rained hard for 40 days and 40 nights. The water levels were rising so quickly, that no amount of sandbags could save the homes for the millions of people living in Gotham. Everyone had to evacuate to higher ground. Gotham had 3 major Zoos. Animal activists broke in and set Many of the animals free. The animals either ran, swam, or flew to higher ground. Gotham had to bring in huge boats to rescue and acquire the nearly 4 million people that wasn't able to evacuate soon enough. One of those families was the Cobblepots. When they were rescued, people questioned what happened to their son. The Cobblepots swore he got swept away by the rising waters. Their 2 year old son was known for having several deformities with his hands and his legs. In fact, they even said, his face kind of looked like a penguin. This started many wild rumors. One guy says he saw the boy get eaten by an alligator. Another crazy guy said he saw the boy swimming with the penguins as they went in search of a new home. Another one said that the Cobblepots threw him in the sewer right before the flooding started and the boy cursed Gotham with a great flood. Shortly after that, this flood would become infamously known as,

"The Storm of The Penguin"

Gabby and Lola's mom told the girls all about the wild stories that happened during the flood. She told them that she felt very scared because she was a lot younger back then. She also told them about how she was rescued by a man that was a fortune teller. She said that the fortune teller was given a powerful premonition to be at the right place at the right time in order to save her. The fortune teller also told her that she had a very important future. In fact, a future that could change the past. He was able to predict so many things. She wasn't quite sure what he was talking about at that time, she just knew she was happy to be alive. She always felt like she must have had 9 lives. She remembered being homeless for a while after the flooding waters went down. She also told the girls the reason for why it was known as the storm of the penguin. The girls got curious and started asking questions.

"How long did they look for him?" Lola asked.

"They had divers that could swim as good as a fish, trying to find him." the mom replied.

"Did they ever check the sewers?" Gabby asked.

"You know, I'm sure they checked as many places as they could at that time. But the storm didn't slow down for any search party." the mom insisted.

"Where did they find him?" Lola asked.

"The paper says that a lifeguard found him washed up on the shore near Gotham Harbor." The mom replied.

"Does the paper say where he was at for 16 years" Gabby asked.

"Apparently, he hasn't said much of anything since they found him." the mom answered.

"What is his name?" Lola asked.

"I believe his name was Oswald" the mom replied.

Meanwhile, at Gotham hospital, the police tried to keep out the news crews while the doctors checked up on Oswald. Chad Grayson was also there to get the scoop. He cleverly puts on a doctor's lab coat and a hospital badge and sneaked his way through another entrance. He made it close to Oswald's room and he heard,

"Raahhh! Stay away from me you deplorable doctors. Raakk! You just want to study me like a forensic fish."

Chad took a peak around the door. He saw police officers, doctors, nurses, also Mayor Shrek surrounding the room. They are trying to take his vitals, and ask him what he remembered.

"Reekkk! I'll tell you what I remember! I remember why I didn't want to return to the surface of you ungrateful Gothamites!" Oswald screeched.

"Kraoouuugghhh! I just want to be left alone you paramedic parasites! Why won't you release me?" he asked.

The police began to badger him a little bit, and then the Mayor stepped up and told the cops to lay off. He asked all of the doctors, nurses, and police officers to leave the room. As they were leaving, Chad intermingled with them as they came out.

"What do you think the Mayor is talking to Oswald about?" Chad asked while still pretending to be a doctor.

"It's an election year. I'm sure the Mayor wants to use that freak as a political stunt." a police officer said.

"Yeah, people are getting sick of him. I'm sure he will need every advantage that he can get." a doctor said.

Suddenly there was a loud crash from the room that the Mayor and Oswald were in. They all rushed to the room. Oswald had a piece of the Mayors flesh in his mouth.

"He fricken bit my ear off!" the Mayor said.

"You're lucky I didn't rip out your throat you mischievous mallard! Tell them what you did! Tell them about the deal you made with my parents to get rid of me!" Oswald screamed.

"This man is a loon. He is 18 years old. Detective Bullock, throw him in the nuthouse at Arkham Asylum." the Mayor said.

Bullock and the other police officers quickly did as the Mayor asked them to do. It was almost as if he had his own henchmen doing his bidding. Oswald went kicking and screaming.

Chad started to wonder what Oswald was talking about. "Was the Mayor involved with the disappearance of Oswald?"

When the news came on later that day, all of Gotham was watching to see what Oswald looked like after all these years. Everyone wanted to know where he had been and what had happened to him. Then, when they finally saw him, he was flopping about in the arms of the police.

All they could hear him say was, "Raakk! Tell them what you did!"

He seemed like he went crazy. Plus, he was hideous to many of the viewers. Gabby and Lola felt bad for him as they watched the news. They thought that he was different and misunderstood. There was only one way for them to find out. They needed to make it to Arkham Asylum.

Later that night, they headed out in their full Katt Girl & The Harley Kidd outfits. Lola with her super smash bat and Gabby with her grappling whip. Plus, they had received some other gadgets like night vision goggles and advanced tasers. They made it onto the rooftop of Arkham. They looked around for an entry point, but there only seemed to be a big enough hole in the vent system to send Lola in. Without fear, Lola descended into the vent system. They communicated with each other through their necklaces.

"I've made it inside." Lola said.

"Okay, find a door or a window that I can climb through and unlock it." said Gabby.

"I'm trying but they keep everything locked up tight around here." Lola replied.

Suddenly, Gabby is startled. "What do you think you are doing up here?" said a mysterious voice.

When she turned around, she saw a man wearing an all blue tracksuit. He was also wearing a blue mask that hid most of his face.

"Nice outfit! Where did you buy it from, Joggers Are Us? Gabby joked.

"At least my outfit is original. You seem to be a copycat" he replied.

"I am Katt Girl but trust me, I'm no copycat." she replied back.

"Well, I'm Mean Street." he said.

"Oh yeah, and who is your sidekick, Bumpy Road?" Gabby teased.

At that moment she cracked her whip right by his face. The sound of the crack almost knocked Mean Street to the ground. He regained his stance and prepared for a fight. All of a sudden, just before a fight could ensue, the door on the roof opened.

"I got it Sis!" Lola happily said. "Wait, who are you?" Lola asked.

"Harley Kidd, I would like to introduce you too, Bad Avenue." Gabby snickered.

"That's enough. My name is Mean Street. I am here to find out why Oswald Cobblepot is being held at this facility instead of being set free."

They all realized that they were there for the same reason, and they drew a truce.

They entered Arkham Asylum and it already felt spooky. They managed to dodge the security guards as they made it to Oswald's room. They hearda scuffle inside. When they looked through the door, three police officers were trying to strangle Oswald. Oswald did everything he could to try to free himself but he was overpowered.

"They are going to kill him" Gabby said.

"No they're not!" Lola replied as she smashed open the door wielding her bat.

Gabby and Mean Street followed behind her. One of the police officers tried to pull a gun out.

Crack! Gabby hit the gun out of his hand with a single blow of her whip and then took him out with a drop kick.

Thonk! Lola smashed one of the officers with her bat.

Zap! Gabby took out the last officer with her taser.

"Wow! You could have tried to help us out, Terrible Alley." Gabby said to Mean Street.

"I, I, I was guarding the door," Mean Street replied.

Oswald stood up. He looked at the three of them and asked, "Why are you dressed up as a ferocious feline? And why are you carrying a barbaric baseball bat? And why are you wearing ... a jogging suit?"

"We are here to get you out of this place Oswald," Mean Street replied.

"Raaaakkk! I didn't ask for your help." Oswald squawked. "But, since you are here, I guess we should go."

As Oswald was leaving the room, he stepped on one of the officers, kicked another one. Then, he bent down, and bit the tip off the nose of the other unconscious officer.

"Eww! What is wrong with you? That's gross!" Lola said with a sickened face.

They began to make their way back to the rooftop. Once they opened the door to the rooftop, sirens went off. There was a police helicopter in the air right above the building.

"Hold it right there!" the policeman in the helicopter said while shining a spotlight on the four of them.

At that moment, Oswald said, "I don't think so! This bird is flying the coop!"

Then, he waddled quickly to the roof's edge and jumped off. He did a perfect swan dive straight into the Gotham harbor. Gabby grabbed ahold of Lola, swung her whip, and grappled it onto the side of the building. Then managed to swing her and Lola down to the ground below. Mean Street wasn't quite sure how he would make his escape. Suddenly, he was jumped by several guards and the three police officers from Oswald's room. The police officer that got part of his nose bit off was still bleeding all over the place. He tried to fend them off but he was outnumbered and didn't stand a chance. All of a sudden, as they held him down, a shadowy figure appeared. The shadow quickly dispersed of the guards and cops. One by one, yet almost simultaneously, knocking most of them out. He then threw a weapon toward the helicopter and it took out the spotlight. The helicopter pilot got spooked and flew away.

Gabby and Lola made it back home. They laid down, but they were worried about what might have happened to Mean Street.

The next morning, Chad Grayson woke up in a large dumpster in a back alley.

"What the heck happened? How did I get here? My head is killing me. Why can't I remember anything from last night."

Someone walking passed the dumpster threw a newspaper on his lap. The headlines read,

"Oswald Cobblepot escaped Arkham Asylum with the help of 4 vigilantes."

Chad got up and walked out of the back alleyway. People were all standing around talking frantically.

"What's going on?" Chad asked.

"The Mayor is missing!" a citizen replied.

It suddenly began to downpour rain. Chad used the newspaper as an umbrella.

"Man, I hope this rain doesn't last long!"

Chapter Recap: (We found out that Oswald Cobblepot was still alive. Rumors were told that his parents had killed him. Oswald knew that Mayor Shrek helped Oswald's parents get rid of him. Shrek tried to have Oswald killed at Arkham Asylum. Katt Girl & The Harley Kidd meet a new superhero named Mean Street. They helped Oswald escape from Arkham Asylum. Soon after Oswald escaped, the Mayor went missing.)