CHAPTER SIX: BATMAN AND ROBIN
Two days later, Bruce received a phone call from Vicki. Although it wasn't Vicki who was calling, it turns out the caller was Zucco, and he told Bruce that Vicki was held hostage at an abandoned warehouse.
"If rich ol' Bruce Wayne ain't gonna do nothin' 'bout this, this babe will be..."
He hung up.
Bruce, now in his Batman costume, was set to enter the Batmobile when Dick jumped right in front of him, now wearing a red and green colored spandex suit, with a yellow cape. Strangely enough, Bruce wasn't at all startled, he knew who this costumed boy was. He takes a guess, "Hmm, you need a name. I'm guessing your name is the Flying Grayson?" "Nope", Dick shakes his head, "My parents and I always went bird-watching, and my favorite bird was the Robin. So, you can call me Robin." Batman smiles at him."You're missing one thing. If you went crime-fighting now, everyone would see your face. Wait here." Batman gets a green domino mask, and places it on Dick's eyes. "There you go." He ruffles the boy's hair, "I like that name, Robin. From now on, we'll be Batman and Robin." As Batman was about to hop in the Batmobile, Dick grabs his arm, "I'm pretty sure no teenager has ever considered a career fighting crime, right?" "Well, I guess so.", Batman says with a grin. "Then, I guess you can call me Robin, the Boy Wonder." They ride off.
The two arrive in the abandoned warehouse. They see Vicki tied up to a chair, with henchmen surrounding her. "Batman! Help me!" Batman spears down one of Zucco's henchmen, and dodges the other's punch, and trips him using his leg. Robin frees Vicki from the chair she was tied on. "Batman! Zucco sabotaged the highwire! That's why John and Mary Grayson fell to their deaths!"
Robin was overcome with rage at what he heard from Vicki Vale. He runs towards Zucco and hit him with a flying kick. Dazed, Zucco gets back up, and smiles, "This kid... you must be the little Grayson!" He fires a bullet which Robin barely evades. But he, without hesitation, runs towards Zucco and kicks him a second time. He grabs Zucco by the collar, and runs his fist to his face, punching him several times, which caused some of Zucco's teeth to fall off, but Batman restrains the boy before he could do any more damage to the criminal, "Let him go, Robin. Your parents won't want you to be a killer." Robin, panting heavily, gives in to Batman, even though inside him he wanted to avenge his parents' deaths.
Batman and Robin reveal to Vicki Vale their true identities, and that they are Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. Vicki also decided to headline the confession of Zucco of the murder of the Flying Graysons to the Gazette, thanks to security cameras in her office that prove as evidence. Zucco was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. Meanwhile, the identity of the bank robber still has not yet been identified, although as of now, Batman and Robin have been working feverishly on the case. A Joker card was found on the crime scene, as well as numerous bodies disposed of in bathrooms all over the museum with death grins on their faces.
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