Chapter 8
"T.N.T.! I'm DYNAMITE!" Crane and Batman sang (or rather screamed) in unison with AC/DC blaring through the tank's speakers. "T.N.T! And I'll win the fight!"
"T.N.T. I'm a power-load!" Crane shouted.
"T.N.T. Watch me EXPLOOOODE!" Batman sang as Crane beat the dashboard like a set of drums. As soon as the song ended, they both gasped for breath.
"That was GREAT!" Crane exclaimed. "Almost as great as that dart game. We are the DART CHAMPIONS! Hey… Speaking of which… Do you have any Queen albums?" Though the mask covered the majority of his face, Crane could tell that Batman was definitely furrowing an eyebrow. "Sorry I asked. Anyway… Pull over. We only have a few hours before I have to be back. And I know exactly what we need to do…" At this Crane lifted the Hitchcock collection.
"Really? It's possibly your last day of freedom and you want to waste your final hours watching an old movie?"
"Yep. My favorite's Vertigo!"
Reluctantly, Batman pulled the tank into a gas station. "All right. Put it in."
Batman tried to become interested in the movie. Every once in a while, he would have Crane explain what was happening. At first Crane tried not to give away too much information, but within several minutes, had given away the plot twist.
"All right… Well… That's boring," Batman scoffed.
"Bats, we've been over this before. Just watch."
Batman watched… and watched… and fell asleep. Crane didn't notice this until the end of the movie.
"Baaats…" he whispered quietly. "Baaats…" No response. Crane sat pensively for a moment before silently unbuckling his seatbelt. He was about to leave the tank when he was suddenly struck with a brilliant thought.
He glanced at the dark, unconscious figure. He wondered if he would even notice if he…
But he might not want to look. After all, what would he do with the information if he discovered it? Still…
It was rather tempting.