Chapter 5: Streets of Gold

Daytime arrives in Gotham City. The streets are packed once again as Spencer drives down a street in a motorized contraption, he made by himself, which surprisingly hasn't burn up in flames. No one knows what this contraption is made out of but it helps carry his friends safely around the city.

Spencer honks his horn, which makes the sound of a duck. "This is the big one. We've got two days to do or die," Spencer honks again, to remind drivers to let him through. He was in a hurry. "Sonic, you keep an eye on the new kid." Sonic gives Tails a noogie. "Show him the ropes. I don't want to put any undue pressure on you, but..." Spencer drives down into an alley, "as you march off to do your duty, I want you to keep one thing in mind," A crash is heard offscreen. Spencer seemingly crashes into the side of a building. "Dead men do not buy food! So, big smiles and get out there... and go!" The gang jumps off Spencer's ride.

Spencer speeds off to do some pickpocketing work, leaving his friends in the dust. Sonic coughs, "Alright guys, if Sionis doesn't see some cold, hard cash soon, we are target practice for his two boneheaded henchmen. Come on," He leads the gang to Kane Avenue. "We'll start on Kane Avenue."

"What kind of work do we do anyway?" Tails asked, getting the scoop on what they do for a living.

"Investment banking, dude," Beast Boy grabs an apple off a stand and tosses it to Charles. "Didn't you read about us in the Wall Street Journal?"

"Really?"

Charles bites the apple and says, "Yes. Captains of Industry."

"Wow! Can I be one too?" Tails asked.

"Hey. When you got your pals like us, you got all you need bud," Sonic said.

"Okay Sonic."

Blazes says to Tails, "We gotta clean you up, kid, and give you some on-the-job training." She begins singing.

Now Listen up you've got alot to learn,
and if you don't learn, you don't eat.
But if your tough and always use your head,
you'll feel right at home on the street.

When you've got talent everything is free,
Watch how we do things,
ohhh I'll guarantee.

You're gonna see how the best survive,
We make an art out of staying alive.
If you do just as you're told,
These are Streets of Gold.
(Streets of Gold)

Every Boulevard is a miracle mile,
You'll take the town,
and you'll take it with style,
If you play it brave and bold,
These are Streets of Gold.

After running a few miles, Sonic stops and the gang bumps into him. "Now what do we have here?"

What Sonic saw was a limousine turning onto the street they stopped on. Now everyone knows that where there are limousines, only rich people can afford them.

"Hey, a limo! You guys know what that means!" Beast Boy said.

"Okay guys, here's the plan," Sonic began explaining the plan. "Po, give me a fender bender with two lights. But be careful not to go too hard," Po nodded. "Beast Boy, you're in charge of electronics." Beast Boy saluted Sonic. "Blaze and I will work the crowd. Mister Winchester?"

"Yes, yes I know. My public awaits," Charles said, moving his hand in a posh way.

"What about me?" Tails asked. "What do I do?"

"You're with Beast Boy," Sonic answered.

Beast Boy puts his arm around Tails' neck. "Alright lil' dude! Your best bud Beast Boy's going to show you how it's done!"

The limo drove near and Sonic gives the two the signal to move and jump onto the limo. Beast Boy transformed into a small mouse and the two jumped onto the rear bumper.

As the limo turned onto another street, we hear a voice saying, "Oh Alfred, listen to this."

The voice came from a little girl in the interior of the limo. She was reading a letter sent from her parents. This girl is Holly Wayne, daughter of Bruce Wayne and Kathryn Dixon. Everyone knows Bruce Wayne is Gotham's billionaire, philanthropist, businessman. His wife works for Gotham City News (GCN). Bruce and Kathryn went on a business trip to a different country and asked their butler, Alfred Pennyworth to watch over their daughter. Holly has blonde hair like her mother and is about eight.

"'After we did a little sightseeing, we left Paris by car for the conf…confer'," Holly read the letter and was having trouble reading a word.

"Conference Miss Holly," Alfred helped her.

"Oh right, conference. 'In Rome on Wednesday'," Holly continued reading. She started reading the second page of the letter. "'Holly, I'm afraid your father and I won't be able to make it back to…'," Holly stopped reading and became depressed.

"Is everything alright Miss Holly?" Alfred asked her. "Are your parents alright?"

"They're staying longer Alfred," Holly said solemnly.

"Oh, don't worry. I'm sure they'll be home for your birthday."

"No…they won't."

Alfred became silent, for he didn't know what to say or finding a way to cheer up Holly. Outside of the limo, Po ran as fast as he could to hit the limo. But he had to be careful not to cause too much damage to the car, knowing his big panda size. Po hits the limo, rocking it. He was able to not leave a dent on the side of it.

"What was that?" Holly asked.

"I don't know," Alfred straightens up. "Now don't be alarm Miss Holly, I'll be right back."

Po is now dazed and confused. "Flying dumplings…" he said groggily.

Charles appears and walks up in front of the limo. He straightens himself up and clears his throat. After waiting a second, he then acts out like he has been hit in a very dramatic way and falls to the ground. Beast Boy and Tails watch Alfred leave the limo door open to see what he had hit and the two hop inside.

"Hey dude, look at this baby," Beast Boy said as he acts like he's driving the limo. "Hey, what do you say we forget about Spencer and take this thing to Atlantic City in style?"

Alfred sees Charles on the street, in "pain". "Oh dear, what have I done?"

Onlookers see the scene as one woman walks up and says to Alfred, "You should be ashamed of yourself."

"I swear ma'am that I did not see him," Alfred said in defense. "I'm sure he's alright."

Back in the cab of the limo, Tails is watching Beast Boy hotwiring the limo. "Hey Beast Boy, what can I do?"

"Why don't you…be a lookout? Yeah, that's it!" Beast Boy's voice is barely heard from underneath the steering wheel column. Beast Boy turned into a rat to get closer to the wires. "You can be the lookout dude!"

"Oh okay!" Tails nodded. But he got confused for a moment. "Uh, what is a lookout?"

Beast Boy bonks his head on the column. "Oof! Dude, just look out the window. Make sure it's still day, okay?" Beast Boy then started muttering to himself. Probably curse words that will not be repeated.

Tails looks outside the windshield to be the lookout. He hears the window to the cab behind him roll down and he starts to get scared. "Uh, hey Beast Boy! I think there's someone back there!"

"Dude, don't scare me like that! I only have one more wire to go," Beast Boy bites a wire.

"But…" Tails starts to panic when he accidentally turns the keys in the ignition. This causes the car to start going haywire and electrocute Beast Boy as he flies out of the window like a literal lightning bolt.

"What the devil?" Alfred is now confused at what is happening now. Charles regains himself, shakes Alfred's hand, and runs off.

"Let's get out of here!" Sonic yelled out. Sonic and Blaze ran off with Charles behind them.

Beast Boy bounces off a few trash cans like a pinball and then hits a lamppost. The electrocution causes the bulb to fall from the lamppost and hit Po in the head, getting him out of the daze.

Tails now has his hand caught on one of the exposed wires and tries to get away. Holly sees him and helps him, "Oh you poor thing! Here, I'll help you."

Alfred runs back to the limo to see if Holly is okay. "Miss Holly, are you alright?"

Meanwhile, the gang hides in a bunch of trash. They emerge from it and noticed someone was missing among them. "Where's the kid?" Blaze asked.

Beast Boy stumbles out, looking like a crisped potato. He coughs and says, "I think he's still in the car dudes!"

They watched the limo drive away. "Oh, that poor kid!" Blaze gasped.

"Way to go Beast Boy! You were supposed to keep an eye on him!" Sonic said.

"Whoa dude! Don't get mad at me! You know it's hard to keep an eye on things when you're getting barbecued!"

"What are we going to do, Sonic?" Blaze asked.

"Beast Boy, you're with me. The rest of you, get back to Spencer!" Sonic said.

Sonic and Beast Boy follow the limo. They followed the limo all the way to the outskirts of the city and to Wayne Manor. Alfred and Holly get out of the limo and into the Manor. Alfred is carrying a lot of boxes, possibly containing clothes. "Miss Holly, I really don't think it's a good idea to bring in a stray animal to the Manor."

"But look at him Alfred. He looks hungry," Holly said.

Sonic and Beast Boy arrive at the Manor but before they could go in, the gates close in front of them. Beast Boy runs right into them and falls down.

Inside the Manor, Alfred removes his coat and hat and places them on the coat hanger. "Miss Holly, I know you've already grown attached to him. You're just like your father when he found an injured bat and nursed it back to health. But try to understand that your parents left me responsible for you."

"They won't mind, really!" Holly said with high hopes. She sounded just like her mother, always staying optimistic. "Don't worry, little fox, I'll take care of you," Holly takes Tails into the kitchen.

"Miss Lily is not going to like this," Alfred said, walking up the stairs.

End of Chapter 5. In case you readers have forgotten, Holly Wayne and Kathryn Dixon are my Batman OCs. I started my own DC Universe I have dubbed Earth-219. This is where the story takes place and that is where my OCs exist, to avoid any confusion within the DC Multiverse. On Earth-219, Bruce Wayne is not a playboy but a businessman. Enjoy and feel free to leave a review! NO FLAMING!