Katt Girl & The Harley Kidd: Chapter 9: Twist of Fate by Chad Sheefel 11/15/2019
Chad had barely been asleep when he was suddenly startled and woken up by Selina. Selina stood there with a newspaper in her hand.
"How did you get into my place?" Chad asked while barely keeping his eyes open.
"You should keep your windows locked. But, never mind that! Do you notice anything strange about this picture?" She asked while putting it right up to his face.
He opened his eyes a little wider and began to read the headline.
"Woman, and her two children missing. I'm not sure what you want me to say." He replied.
"Look at the woman in the picture! Doesn't she look familiar to you?" She insisted.
"She kind of looks like you… I guess. Is she your mother or something? He asked.
"It's me stupid! The woman that kidnapped me was telling the truth. She really is from the future!" She proclaimed.
"Whoa Selina! This is heavy!" He said in a concerned voice.
"I'm not sure what we should do next. I'm not even sure how we got to this point." Chad said.
"I think we need to find Bruce Wayne!" Selina insisted.
"But what about all that, end of the world stuff, your future self was talking about? Aren't you afraid that talking to Bruce Wayne could lead to something bad? Chad seriously questioned.
"Look. I need answers! Now, are you going to help me find Bruce or not?" She demanded.
"Okay, okay. I actually saw him a few days ago, but he asked me not to tell anyone he was in town." Chad replied.
"What? You saw him a few days ago? Why the hell didn't you tell me that yesterday? She asked in a rather angry tone.
"Sorry, with all the crazy stuff that you said about the future, I didn't think it was a good time to mention it." He said with a chuckle in his voice.
"Do you think this is funny or something? Do you know where Bruce is at now? She asked.
"Hmm… If he is hiding out. I might know where he is. We had a secret hideout by his mansion. It was just a small cave on the back side of the hill." Chad replied.
Chad started putting on his clothes. Selina acted like she was looking away, but kind of took a peek and grinned. Then, they opened the door to leave, when suddenly,
"Mom, Dad, Richard! What are you doing here?" Chad asked in shock.
They came in and gave Chad a hug.
"We heard what happened to you and we wanted to come and make sure you are okay." His mom said.
Then his mom noticed Selina standing there.
"Oh, I didn't realize you had company. She is quite beautiful. Is she your girlfriend? She asked.
"No, we have recently become close friends." Chad replied.
"Unfortunately, we were just about to go somewhere important. Is there any way we could visit more when I get back?" He asked.
His dad pulled out a calendar and said, "We were scheduled to do a show tomorrow, but I think I will call the Circus Director and let him know that we will be taking some time off." The dad replied.
Richard Grayson looked at Chad and said, "Hey brother. Where are you two flying off to so fast? Is there anyway I could tag along?"
Selina looked at Chad with concern because Richard only looked to be about 8 years old.
"I would love to take you with me bro, but not this time. I promise we will hang out as soon as I get back." Chad replied.
"Promises, promises!" Richard said as he looked annoyed.
His family gave him a hug one more time before Chad and Selina headed out the door.
Finally, Chad and Selina made it to Wayne Manor. They began heading around the back side of the hill.
They got closer to the cave, when suddenly, they are startled from a voice that yelled out, "You two are trespassing. I suggest you vacate the premises now!" The man said.
Chad looked up to see who it was.
"Alfred?" Chad asked
"Do I know you sir?" Alfred replied.
"It's me, Chad Grayson. I used to hang out with Bruce all the time when we were kids."
"Well, Bruce hasn't been home for quite some time. I will let him know that you stopped by to see him when he finally makes his way home." Alfred replied.
Suddenly, another voice was heard. It came from the cave.
"I am back home Alfred."
Alfred turned around and saw Bruce standing there. Alfred's face was filled with glee. He walked up to Bruce. Bruce reached out his arms because he thought Alfred was about to give him a hug.
"I will have breakfast prepared in about an hour." Alfred said as he began walking back toward Wayne Manor.
Bruce just chuckled. "He always has been terrible at hellos and goodbyes….. So, what brings you out this way? And who is this beautiful woman you brought with you? Actually, you look familiar to me. Have we ever met before?" Bruce asked as he looked Selina up and down.
Chad noticed that Selina was blushing. Chad then grabbed Selina by the hand and said, "This is my girlfriend Selina. Selina, meet Bruce. You know, the guy that destroys the planet."
"Oh, so now I'm your girlfriend huh? Back at your place, you told your family that we were just close friends." Selina proclaimed.
"Wait a second. Your family is back in town. And what's all this talk about destroying the planet?" Bruce said with a puzzled voice.
Selina showed Bruce the paper. Bruce was in shock when he saw that it was Gabby, Lola, and their mom on the front page. He read the article quickly.
"I know these three. I had been infiltrating a local crime syndicate in Gotham when I first met them. It says here that the police have no leads to go on. We have to make our way to their place. I'm sure we will be able to find out a clue that the police were too inept to figure out."
Then he looked up at Chad and Selina. Then he looked back down at the picture of Victoria. "Is she your mom?" Bruce asked Selina.
"I will explain everything to you as we head toward their apartment." Selina replied.
The three of them made it back to the apartment. They got in through the window that Lola and Gabby used to get to the fire escape. They began looking around the place. There seemed to be some stuff knocked over but, other than that, there wasn't much to go on. Bruce looked down by the couch. His face suddenly looked completely shocked. He bent down and picked up a blue flower.
"What is wrong Bruce. What is that? Chad asked
"I have only seen these flowers growing in one place that I can remember….. The League of Assassins!" Bruce replied with fear in his voice.
"The League of what?" Chad asked.
Bruce began to tell Chad and Selina about the training grounds, the pit of liquid, and how he saw some strange, yet powerful things. He told them that the Doctor would put these blue flowers in a vile and shake them up. Then, the doctor would make the other league members drink it after they were wounded in battle.
"When they drank the potion, it would almost instantly heal them. In fact, it seemed to make them even stronger and faster." Bruce remembered.
"Wait a second. Did you just say… potion? Chad asked with a concerning voice.
"Yes, why do you ask?
"I believe I was given a potion that sort of did the same thing to me." Chad replied.
"What? When? Where? Bruce asked.
"The Shadow Stranger came to my place. He handed me this potion and said to drink it, that it would help. You were gone that night. I was hesitant at first but I figured, what the heck, you know? The next morning you came in and saw me standing. I'm sorry. I should have told you the truth and maybe none of this would have happened." Chad replied.
"That's neither here, nor there at this point. How do we find this training camp for the League of Assholes?" Selina asked.
"It will be a long journey. We will need supplies and plenty of rest. I suggest we go eat breakfast first." Bruce said as they start walking inside.
Meanwhile, at the missing Mayor's office, there was a bit of arguing and rebuttals going on inside. A few of the local mob bosses, City Councilman, and some of the corrupt police officers were standing around. Falcone was there. He pointed a gun in the air and fired it off. BANG! Everyone in the room started to duck.
"Listen up you flunkies. The reason I have called you here is to let you know that there is a new Mayor in Gotham City."
"What? We never even had an election!" One of the City Councilman said.
"Yeah, that isn't fair to me!" John Henry said with an angry tone.
John Henry was the only one that was willing to run for the Mayor's office at this point. Falcone turned and looked at the City councilman with a mean glare. Then he pointed the gun at John Henry and…. BANG! He shot John Henry right between the eyes. As John fell to the ground, Falcone pointed the gun at the City Councilman.
"Should I have taken a vote on that as well?" Falcone asked loudly.
"No sir! No sir! The City Councilman said with grave fear in his eyes.
"Good! Then, without further ado. Allow me to introduce you all to your new Mayor!
The corridor opens up. Everyone in the room turned to look to see who it was.
"Mayor Cobblepot!" Falcone proclaimed.
The room started muttering as Cobblepot waddled passed them all. He was dressed in a fancy black tuxedo. Along with a nice long black jacket. He was also sporting a large top hat. On his face, he wore a monocle. He looked over and saw one of the elderly Councilman holding himself up with a cane. He snatched it out of his hand and the elderly man stumbled back.
Cobblepot pulled a smoke pipe out of his mouth and blew it in the elderly man's face. "Thanks, you fossilized old fart!" Oswald said as he continued toward Falcone.
He made it to the desk and then stood up on it. He took his hat off, held his new cane in the air and said, "There's going to be some changes in Gotham City!"
"Raakk Raakk Raakk Raakk Raakk Raakk Raakk!" He belted out with Penguin laughter.
Chapter Recap: (Young Selina realized that she was kidnapped by her future self. They also read in the newspaper that Gabby, Lola, their mom was kidnapped. Bruce announced to Alfred that he was back in town. Bruce found clues about Gabby, Lola, and future Selina's disappearance. He made his way to the League of Assassins to find them. Oswald becomes the Mayor of Gotham City.)