Oh shit.

Batman quickly strode over to where Robin lay and checked for a pulse, just to make sure it wasn't too bad. It was there and steady, but that didn't change the fact that he was still hurt. He picked him up by sliding his hands under Robin's torso and supported his head as he held him. Blood from the boy's temple leaked onto his gloved hands, but he ignored it and briskly jogged out the new hole in the wall.

Batman plucked a remote control from a side pocket on his utility belt and pressed the red button at the top. He then slipped it back into his belt as the Batmobile approached from the mouth of the alley. He thought that it was too narrow for just a second, but it eventually got its way through. It would be a pain to back out though.

He first laid Robin across the back seat and then got in the driver's seat and pulled the door shut. As he started to back out, he realized just how stressed he was. Maybe...

No. That was not something for the Dark Knight to do. But... Robin was asleep. No one would have to know. Before he changed his mind, he reached out to the radio and turned on the radio to jazz. A piano riff by Duke Ellington boomed out of the speakers. Now that's better.

Not even five seconds into the song, he got a call from Alfred. The butler's face appeared on the screen. Which meant he could see Batman, could hear Batman, could hear what Batman was listening to...

"HOLY PHONE CALL ALFRED!" he screamed as he turned off the music.

Fortunately, his scream had cut off what Alfred had heard so he had no idea what happened. "Sir... have you been taking your English lessons from Master Richard lately?"

"Yeah, that's it."

"Where is he, by the way?" Alfred asked. Normally the boy would be in the passenger seat, telling him about his newest word.

"Explosion. He's hurt."

"Will I need to call Miss Leslie?"

"Sure, I suppose he could use it."

"And what of the Penguin, sir?"

"After I drop Robin off, I'm going after him."

"I'll be waiting at the cave."

The transmission was cut and silence filled the car - though Batman didn't dare to touch the stereo again.