Katt Girl, Robin, & The Harley Kidd: Chapter 25: Meet The Resistance by Chad Sheefel 11/29/19
A few days had passed by. The smoke still lingered from the destruction of Wayne Manor. It was the dead of winter, and only fifteen degrees outside. Burying the slain refugees was tough. But, Alfred and the rest of the survivors managed to get it done. A few of the refugees were never found, which included Azrael. The survivors feared the missing refugees were still buried beneath the rubble. Nineteen people, including Alfred, managed to survive the onslaught of Bane's attack. They began hiding out in the cave, which they had managed to camouflage to make it look like part of the hill. Most of the cave below the Manor collapsed during the attack, but the area that Alfred chiseled out was still intact. They tried to find as many resources from the debris of Wayne Manor that might still be salvageable. They reinforced the cave walls with the steel that they had put up to cover the windows of the manor. They wanted to make sure it was as solid as it could be. Alfred designed tree houses to be lookout positions. He also tried to keep everyone busy during the day because it would keep them warm. He didn't want to take the chance of having a fire spotted in the daylight, but they would keep small fires going at night. They cut down trees and laid them across the road leading up to the property. They staged them to look like they had fallen over naturally. If any of Bane's men would be on patrol, they would need to park more than two blocks away, if they wanted to search the premises. A few of Bane's men had made a couple visits since then, but Alfred and the survivors managed to stay hidden. The lookout stations and road blocks gave Alfred plenty of time to prepare. Plus, as a last resort, Alfred still had the new weapons from Mr. Fox.
It had just reached nightfall. As the group was about to light a fire, they were suddenly alerted that several pickup trucks were coming down the road. Alfred made sure he got everyone inside the hidden cave. The men in the trucks got out of their vehicles, then began walking toward the rubble. They were shining flashlights and calling out for someone's name. As they got closer to the camouflaged cave, Alfred could finally understand the names they were calling out.
"Jason! Catherine! Are you out here!? Catherine Todd! Jason Todd! Are you out here!?" The men were yelling out.
Alfred decided to go face the men by himself, in hopes they weren't there to cause trouble. Apparently, Jason Todd's dad, Willis Todd, had been trying to find them. Willis was able to join a resistance group that was planning on trying to take down Bane's army. They went around finding survivors of the purge on Gotham City. Alfred let Willis know what happened to Catherine during the attack, which had ensued a few days ago. Plus, he let Willis know that Jason was still okay. After that, Alfred got to meet the commander of the resistance. His name was Harvey Dent. Harvey had teamed up with officer Jim Gordon. They had over a thousand members already, and were continuing to grow everyday. Alfred had met Jim Gordon once before, sixteen years ago, just after Bruce's parents were murdered. Alfred went into the cave to tell Jason that his father was there to get him. Jason acted like he didn't want to go. It seemed like he was afraid of his father. Alfred could see the fear in his eyes. Alfred came back out of the cave to let Willis know that Jason didn't want to go. Willis didn't want to take no for an answer. Jim Gordon told Alfred that he would need to let Willis take Jason. Alfred was reluctant at first, but decided to allow Willis to take Jason. Then Gordon asked Alfred and the survivors to join the resistance group. Alfred knew there was strength in numbers. He also knew it would be safer for the kids. Alfred told Jim that he would allow him to take the survivors, but Alfred wanted to stay behind. Chad, Gabby, Lola, and Dick also wanted to stay behind with Alfred. Harvey and Jim loaded up the survivors, then wished Alfred luck. As Gordon was walking away, he tossed Alfred a radio so they could stay in contact with each other.
As the vehicles drove off, Lola had a question. "What is our next mission, Uncle Alfie?"
"Our first, and most important mission, is to stay out of sight. We should continue removing rubble from the collapsed part of the cave, then reinforce the walls. That may be our only way to survive against another attack by Bane's army." Stated Alfred.
Then he stared into the far off mountains in the distance and said, "Plus, I am still certain that Bruce will return."
"Yeah, I am certain my Mom will return also." Lola said while faking a smile.
Meanwhile, In the far off mountains that Alfred was just looking to, Bruce and Talia had become very close. They were surviving in the mountains, and had no problems doing so. Bruce was healing nicely, and he was a quick learner when it came to hunting and fishing. Bruce still couldn't remember who he was. Every-now-and-then, he would have flashbacks, but he couldn't piece them together. Lately, his new found love for Talia seemed to be the only thing on his mind. She was very good at everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. Living on the side of the mountain seemed simplistic to Bruce. It didn't take much to survive as long as he had love. Other than that, all he needed was a roof over his head, a fire, food, and water.
Talia asked Bruce to go gather more wood for the fire. He was happy to oblige. As he walked off into the wooded area to gather some loose sticks, he suddenly heard a noise. It sounded like a twig snapping, then he went to investigate. After he made it to the area that he heard the noise, he looked down to find something written in the snow.
"YOU ARE BRUCE WAYNE" the message read.
He turned his head to look around to see if he could spot the person that wrote it. They were nowhere to be found. He stood there thinking for a minute. Flashbacks began storming his brain. He could hear the voices of his mother and father calling him Bruce. Then, he suddenly jerked, as the flashbacks of his parents being shot, entered his vision.
He was trying to shake it off, but then heard someone say, "Is everything okay?" It was Talia.
"Is there something wrong hun?" She asked.
Bruce looked down and quickly covered up the message that he saw on the ground. "No babe, nothing is wrong. I think I must have bent over too quickly and got dizzy, that's all. I've been having more flashbacks lately, but they all seem to be a completely different life."
"Oh, you are having flashbacks. That's good. What were they about?" Talia asked.
"Mostly images of a large house, and a butler. Have you ever heard the name Bruce Wayne?"
She looked at him with a disapproving stare. "Yeah, I know the name Wayne. They were terrible people that lived in Gotham City. They helped to corrupt that God forsaken town. They are one of the main reasons I live here. Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering because I heard the name in one of my flashbacks. Perhaps I must have visited them when I was younger." He said to try to divert her eyes from the covered up snow.
As they were walking back towards the cabin, Talia looked back towards the ground. She could see that he covered up something, but pretended not to notice.
"I will just make you a fabulous supper, and you will forget all about those crazy flashbacks." She said as they entered the cabin.
Then, after entering the cabin and shutting the door, she pushed Bruce down onto the bed and sat on top of him. She started acting in a very seductive way, then she kissed him.
She slowly made her way down his body, then stood up and said, "I'm going to go start that supper now big guy."
Bruce was in awe. She was the only thing in his sights as she walked towards the stove. He almost felt like there was no reason to try to remember his past. Everything he wanted was right in front of him.
Soon they were eating supper, but all Bruce could do was stare at Talia. He studied her beautiful hazel eyes, her luscious lips, and her long flowing brunette hair. He only managed to make it half way through his meal, before he walked over to Talia, then snatched her up from her chair, carrying her over to the bed, and making strong passionate love to her. He had anticipated this moment since the first time he saw her, and now it was happening.
Later that night, as Bruce was sleeping, he started having more flashbacks. He could see Ra's al Ghul standing over Selina. He suddenly woke up startled when he saw Ra's stab Selina in the chest. He broke out in a cold sweat. He looked over to hold Talia, but she wasn't in her bed. Bruce looked around, she didn't seem to be in the cabin at all. Then, he quickly got dressed and went out looking for her.
"Talia!? Where are you at!? Talia!? Where are … THUD! Suddenly he was attacked from behind. He struggled to break free because they had their legs wrapped around his back, and they were squeezing the breath out of him. Finally, he managed to shrug them off. He was in complete shock when he saw who his attacker was.
"Talia!? What are you doing!?" He yelled while trying to dodge her next move.
She pulled a knife out of her boot, then came at Bruce. She was so fast that she managed to cut Bruce twice on his arms as he tried to block the swings.
"Talia! I don't understand what is going on! What has gotten into you!?" He cried out.
She continued landing blows. Roundhouse kicks, and punches, then she came at Bruce again with the knife. He fell down to the ground and stuck his arm out as she tried to stab downward towards his face. The knife went straight through his arm. He cried out in pain as she tried pushing the knife down further.
"You are scum! You are filth! You are a Wayne! Now you must die!" Talia proclaimed as she forced the blade closer to his face, while the blade was still in his arm. She was incredibly strong. She tightened the grip of her legs around Bruce's lungs. He could barely breathe as he tried to hold her off. As she pressed down, the blade began to pierce his cheek. Suddenly, there was the sound of a whip snapping. Talia and Bruce both looked over at the same time to see who it was. It was future Selina. She had somehow managed to survive.
Then Selina said, "I still have a couple lives left! This chick doesn't die easy!"
Talia pulled the knife out of Bruce's arm, then tried attacking Selina. Selina began doing many flips backwards as she avoided the attacks from Talia. Selina managed to jump up into a tree. Talia looked up, then quickly scaled up after her. They fought in the tree as Talia tried stabbing at her. Selina knocked the knife out of Talia's hand, then grabbed a hold of a branch above them, swinging around and kicked Talia so hard that she fell out of the tree. Talia landed flat on he back. Bruce ran up to Talia to see if she was okay. She looked unconscious.
"Bruce! Don't go near her. It's a trick." Selina yelled out.
Suddenly, Talia's eyes opened, then she quickly grabbed the knife and slashed Bruce across the chest. As Bruce was grabbing his wound, Talia kicked him to the ground. Then she leapt through the air ready to thrust the blade into his chest.
Selina managed to lasso her whip around Talia's neck as Talia was coming down.
CRACK!, Talia's body went limp as it hit the ground, as it seemed like her neck was broken. Bruce rolled over to her and started sobbing because he thought she was dead. It did appear that way. Selina jumped down out of the tree to gather Bruce. Bruce quickly pushed Selina away, then told her to leave. His new love had just died and there was no rhyme or reason as to why.
"Bruce, we have to leave! You don't belong here! We need to get back into Gotham City!" Selina demanded.
Bruce wasn't quite sure what to think. He put his hands up over the front of his face, then leaned down in a praying position. "I don't know who I am! I don't understand what just happened. I am completely lost." he cried.
"It must be the toxins from the plants. Talia was using them to keep you from remembering your past. Once they wear off, you should start to remember things! Now get up soldier! We need to get out of here!"
Chapter Recap: (Alfred meet's Willis Todd, the husband of deceased Catherine Todd, and the father of Jason Todd. He was part of a resistance group created by Harvey Dent and Jim Gordon. Alfred allowed the resistance group to take the survivors from the attack on Wayne Manor. Alfred, Chad, Gabby, Lola, and Richard stayed behind to wait for Bruce and Future Selina's return. Bruce still had amnesia, but soon found out that his name is Bruce Wayne. Talia tried to kill Bruce once she realized he was starting to remember who he was. Bruce was saved by Future Selina Kyle, and they started to head back towards Gotham.)