A/N: This was written for the Temple of the Sage "Movie Drabble Tag" and is set sometime between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The prompt for this piece was sky.
A lone figure gazed out into the darkening sky. From his perch he could see the entire city. From his view point, it was the most beautiful sight in the world.
He was biased and he knew it.
You didn't give everything to a city you didn't think was worth saving. You didn't sacrifice yourself for something that was a waste of time.
The lone figure pushed himself off the towering skyscraper, plummeting head first towards the unforgiving sidewalk below. When he was half the distance to the ground below, he flung his arms out, the memory cloth of his cape fanning out, the wind catching in the glider-like "wings".
His heart was beating furiously as adrenaline rushed through his veins.
WHOOSH!
The sound of the memory cloth as the man stopped his descent caused many to look up. Some with awe, others with fear and still many more with something long forgotten...
Hope.
As he glided through the night, his wings cutting through the polluted and chilling night sky, people would stop and stare. They would point and shout. And as they all gazed into the sky looking for further signs of the dark figure, a beacon would light up in the sky- a signal for those who would do harm to others. A message to those within Gotham City who would do the work of evil.
Batman was on the prowl.