Katt Girl, Robin, & The Harley-Kidd: Chapter 35: Batman vs Superman 1 by Chad Sheefel 12/16/19
Jervis Tetch was sitting in his office looking over his file about Harvey Dent. Suddenly, a buzzing noise went off, then his secretary announced over the intercom. "Mr Tetch, you have a couple people here to see you."
Jervis looked down at his watch. "That's funny, I didn't think I was supposed to see my next patient for another thirty minutes." He thought himself, then he pushed a button to reply back. "Who is it?"
"Dr. Hugo Strange and Roman Sionis, Sir." The secretary replied.
Jervis wasn't sure why those two men would want to see him, but he was curious. "Send them in."
As the men entered Jervis' office, they all shook hands, then pulled up a seat.
"So gentlemen, what can I help you with today?" Jervis asked.
Hugo Strange leaned forward. "I heard you are very good at hypnosis. Plus, I believe you were once employed at Wayne Enterprise. If I'm correct, your main project was working with neurons and brain wave stimulation. May I ask why you quit?
"I didn't quit! I was getting very close to a discovery, then Bruce Wayne fired me. Well, it was actually a man named Lucius Fox that fired me, but he said the decision came from the top." Jervis replied.
"What if I told you that you could continue your research at our facility?" Hugo asked. "With your discoveries, we could rehabilitate all of the patients at Arkham Asylum, then allow them to live normal lives. You would be a hero." Hugo declared.
"It will cost a lot of money. The main reason I didn't continue my studies was due to the large cost of neuron research. Bruce Wayne was the only one in this area that could provide that type of funding." Jervis stated.
"You can restart your research at my facility." Roman said. "I have the money."
"Are you sure about that? I heard your company took a major loss with that cosmetic scare." Jervis replied. "I can't afford to lose this job. I would need some guarantees."
Roman lifted up a large suitcase, then sat it onto Jervis' desk. "Open it!" Roman insisted.
Jervis popped the latch, then opened the case. It was filled with stacks of money. 1.5 million to be exact.
"This is all the money I have left. I'm putting all my eggs into this basket. The money is yours if you say yes. Plus, there will be a lot more if things go the way we are hoping." Roman said.
Jervis realized that Dr. Hugo Strange and Roman Sionis had different intentions for his studies other than rehabilitating inmates and patients at Arkham Asylum. But, he had never seen that much money before.
Jervis shut the case, put his head down for a second, then he looked up at the men and said, "You have a deal!" While shaking their hands.
Hugo and Roman were very pleased to hear him accept the offer. It was lucky for Jervis that he did say yes because Roman had a silencer tucked into the back of his belt, just incase he said no.
Meanwhile, in Metropolis, Boss Moxi and Bruno Mannheim were being released from jail. The police weren't able to pin anything on them. In fact, the police had a warrant out for the arrest of Batman, Katt Girl, and The Harley-Kidd, if they could find them. Moxi was outraged because Batman took the weapon that could kill Superman. Moxi wasn't sure how to use the weapon, but he had another buyer that was willing to pay a lot of money for it. He put out a million dollar reward for anyone that could bring him the weapon. And, a two million dollar reward for anyone that could bring him the heads of Katt Girl & The Harley-Kidd.
Selina was at work when she heard about the reward Boss Moxi had on her daughter's heads. She went to Lex Luthor to let him know that she needed to leave early because of a family emergency. He wasn't pleased. To him, there was never a good reason to leave work. Selina rushed out without giving Lex any more information than that. Lex became curious about her family situation. First she was talking to Bruce Wayne about Superman, now she was leaving for family emergencies. He made a visit to Selina's office. While he was in her office looking around, he noticed that Selina had a couple pictures of her and her daughters. He picked the pictures up to get a better look. He almost sat the pictures back down, but he suddenly realized where he had seen them before.
He pulled the phone out of his pocket, then made a couple calls to Bruno and Boss Moxi. "I know where you can find Katt Girl and The Harley-Kidd! Once you have them, you can't hurt them. We will need them for leverage if we intend to get the weapon back from Batman."
Bruce Wayne was heading back to Gotham with the weapon. He wasn't even sure how it worked. It seemed to be a high-tech weapon that Lucius might be able to figure out. Suddenly, Bruce realized that Boss Moxi wasn't smart enough to understand that type of technology. He also realized that the weapon must have been meant for someone else that had the money and the understanding to operate it. Once those two pieces of information entered his brain, he quickly did a U-Turn, then sped back towards Metropolis. He tried to call Selina at her home and at her work, but there was no answer at either place. He prayed he could make it back in time before Lex could put the pieces together himself. As he drove, every second felt like minutes. Lex had stolen the Kryptonite and was planning on using the weapon to kill Superman ... Or worse, he could figure out a way to control Superman with it.
While Bruce sped in their direction, Selina, Gabby, and Lola were preparing to leave their home. But, before they could get away, they noticed Boss Moxis' henchmen surrounding the building. Selina had to go with plan B, which was to enclose themselves into a panic room. It was the same room where they kept their superhero outfits. Selina grabbed her phone, she finally noticed that Bruce had tried calling. She tried to call him back, but something was jamming the signal. Selina and the girls could hear the men entering the room. The panic room was fairly hidden behind a bookshelf. Plus, she had a hidden camera nearby to see what was going on outside of the room. They were hopeful that the henchmen wouldn't discover it. The henchman were about to give up looking, but then Boss Moxi entered the home. He began looking over the layout, then realized something didn't seem right. Suddenly, Selina and the girls could see on the camera that the bookshelf was getting moved.
"I believe you ladies have something I want!" Boss Moxi yelled. "I'm willing to burn the house down to get it!" He declared.
Selina got on an intercom. "We don't have anything you want! You have the wrong people!"
Boss Moxi looked up to discover the hidden camera Selina installed. He started wagging his index finger in the air. "Ah Ah Ah! I believe I do have the right people." Moxi said while holding a picture of Selina and the kids in his hand. The picture he was holding was the same one she kept in her office at work.
"Lex Luthor … You Bastard!" Selina yelled aloud. "I should have known you were the one that wanted the weapon."
Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind. She might not be able to call Bruce, but she might be able to use a frequency to call Superman.
She opened up her phone, then connected it into her intercom. "Superman!" she yelled out as the henchmen's ears began ringing from the loud speaker. "If you can hear me! We need your help! Please hurry!"
Boss Moxi had one of his men bring him a bazooka. Selina, Gabby, and Lola's eyes got big. Then they crouched down into a ball as Selina covered their bodies with her own.
All of Boss Moxis' henchmen cleared the room. Moxi stood back near the doorway. "You think Superman is going to save you now?" Boss Moxi yelled while pointing the bazooka in the direction of the panic room.
CLICK! BOOM! The bazooka fired off! The sound from the explosion rumbled for an entire block. Smoke had filled up into the air. Boss Moxi and his henchmen tried clearing away the smoke as they made their way closer to the panic room to see what kind of damage it made. Finally, they made it to the room. There wasn't a mark on the wall from the blast.
"How could this be?" Boss Moxi asked.
Suddenly, there was a tap on Moxis shoulder. "I could tell you how, but you aren't going to like it." Superman said. Then, with a flick of Superman's finger, Boss Moxi went flying across the room.
The henchmen began firing their weapons at him. The bullets bounced off of Superman's chest as if he were made out of steel. Superman used his heat vision to heat up the guns the men were holding. Suddenly, the guns began blowing up in their hands. Then, Superman used his super-speed to knock all of the men out.
Bruce Wayne finally made it to the scene. He could see half of the house had been blown up. Plus, he could see all of Boss Moxis' henchmen lying on the ground. Finally, he realized Superman was there. It looked like he had it under control. Bruce quickly peeled out because he had another destination in mind. Selina, Gabby, and Lola came out of the panic room.
Superman instantly recognized them from the rooftop they were on the other night. "You girls are a little too young to be crime fighters, don't you think?" He asked.
That didn't make Lola very happy. "You know what!? I'm really getting tired of you guys saying that to us!" She exclaimed while holding her fist in the air.
"Alright … Alright … I apologize young lady. I'm sure you are as tough as nails." Superman teased.
Superman asked Selina who that man was that showed up, then suddenly sped off. Selina wasn't sure who he was talking about because she was still in the panic room. Then, Superman described the car to her.
"Oh, that must have been Bruce. He tried calling me earlier and must have been worried when I didn't pick up the phone." She replied.
"Where was he heading off to so fast?" Superman asked.
Meanwhile, Lex sat at his desk with his back turned away from the balcony. Suddenly, a shadowy figure dropped down just behind him.
Without turning around, Lex knew who it was. "Batman. I was hoping we could meet someday. Not under these circumstances of course."
"What were you planning to do with the weapon?" Batman demanded to know.
"Weapon? I'm not sure I know what you are talking about. I have been here all night. Maybe-" ... Before Lex could tell another lie, Batman had pulled Lex out of his chair, then threw him across the room.
Lex slammed into the wall. "You need to work on that temper, Batman."
Batman began approaching Lex again, but Lex pulled out a knife, then began swinging it at Batman. Lex was fast, he managed to make a couple cuts near Batman's ribs before Batman was able to disarm him. They scuffled for a second, trying to return kicks and punches on each other. Batman finally got the upper-hand, then threw Lex Luthor into the glass window causing Lex to crash out onto the balcony. Lex couldn't even regain his composure before Batman was coming down on him with full force. After that, Batman pulled Lex over to the ledge of the balcony, then held him over the side.
"What were you planning on doing with the weapon!" Batman yelled while dangling Lex over the ledge.
Suddenly, Batman was startled when he heard a voice from above. "That's enough! It doesn't look like he wants to answer you!" Superman exclaimed while hovering over. "Now put him down!"
"Beat it flyboy!" Batman demanded. "This man is going to talk!"
Superman shook his head. "Have it your way!" He yelled as he swooped down to snatch Lex out of Batman's grip.
While Superman was putting Lex down, Batman ran up, then punched Superman. Batman's hand felt like it nearly shattered as he contacted with Superman's jaw. Then, it was Superman's turn. He picked Batman up, then flew off into the sky with him. Lex watched with delight on his face as the two superheroes fought. Superman continued to fly into the sky until the air pressure caused Batman to pass out. After that, he brought Batman back down to the ground. Batman began to regain consciousness. He realized he was suddenly in a dark alleyway. He looked up to see Superman hovering over him.
"Next time, I won't hold back on you … Bruce." Superman said as he began flying away.
Batman gritted his teeth. "Next time … I'll be prepared." he said after Superman was out of sight.
Chapter Recap: (Dr. Hugo Strange and Roman Sionis hired Jervis Tetch to work on a brain wave neuron corruptor. Boss Moxi put out a hit on Katt Girl & The Harley-Kidd. Lex Luthor realized who Katt Girl & The Harley-Kidd were. Boss Moxi tried getting to Selina and the girls, but they managed to lock themselves into a panic room. Superman managed to save them before Boss Moxi could blow them up with a bazooka. Batman went after Lex Luthor, but Superman stopped him from doing Lex anymore harm.)