The Claw Of The Dark Knight Chapter 3
The morning finally came. Deep down in her heart, Barb was very nervous about the entire thing, but she refused to show it. She felt like the entire situation was her fault so she really wanted to join him and find the Claw Mountains.
"Barb, are you ready?" A deep voice asked. She was interrupted from her thoughts by the sound of Bruce's monotone, yet pleasant voice. She turned and saw the large cat standing behind her.
"Yes, Bruce. As ready as I'll ever be," Barb replied. He gave her a fanged grin and they began to walk towards the private plane. Once inside, Batman was about to take the wheel, but Barb gently pushed him aside.
"Remember, you are still a large panther. If anyone sees you in the air, that could cause a problem." Barb giggled. Bruce rolled his green eyes and got in the back seat. Barb was about to sit in the front, but he grabbed her wrist.
"If you think I am going to let you fly my plane, you're more tired than I thought. Get in the back."
"Bruce!"
"We will let the plane drive on autopilot." He replied. Once they got situated and the plane took off into the air, Barb began to show a side of her that no one rarely saw. She was visibly afraid of being in a plane!
"Barb?"
"Y-Yes Bruce." She said, trying to keep her voice calm.
"Why didn't you tell me you were afraid of heights?"
"I'm not afraid of heights; it's just being in a plane I don't like. I mean, we're in a tight and enclosed place high in the air! It's much different than using our grappling hooks."
"Well, relax…we have a ways to go." Bruce replied as he began to stretch his claws. Barb giggled a bit and then looked the other way. The rain gently began to beat on the windshield which helped to calm her nerves. She took a few deep breaths and then allowed sleep to slowly overtake her.
A few hours later…
Barb was woken up by Bruce's gently nudges. She slowly opened her eyes and saw him looking at her.
"We're here." He said softly. Barb nodded and made sure to have all of their supplies before they exited the plane. Once she had everything, they began to make their way into the deepest parts of the jungle. She was hoping that this trip would be easy, but something told her that it wouldn't be. Soon, she was beginning to notice that Bruce would alternate between walking on two legs and walking on four legs. It was beginning to scare her in a way because he was having more animal like qualities.
"I know you're concerned, but I'm alright," Bruce said softly, not even looking over his shoulder.
"I'm not nervous!"
"Then why do you keep staring at me?" He said, now walking on two legs again.
"B-Because…I…uh,"
"Because she can't stop admiring your new form…," a smooth voice cooed.
Both of them turned around and saw Catwoman slowly come out of the bushes. Barb rolled her eyes and was about to say something, but Bruce stepped in first.
"What are you doing here?"
"I've come to help…,"
"HELP?! You're the reason he is this way!" Barb snapped.
"No…he's this way because of immature little girls like you, Batgirl, who always need rescuing." Catwoman smirked.
Barb angrily pulled out a batarang to throw at her when Batman stood in between them!
"Enough! We aren't here to fight, Selina; we're here to find a solution to this problem." Bruce growled.
"Just follow me, Batman…we can work on this together." Selina smiled.
"We don't need your help…," Batgirl hissed.
"Yes, you do. You don't know as much about this area as I do," Catwoman smiled confidently.
"How is it that you know about this place at all; your kind typically stays in Gotham." Batgirl added.
"Because…,"
At that moment, spears were thrown at them and Bruce knocked them both down on their stomachs to protect them.
"ENOUGH ARGUING YOU TWO! WE'RE BEING ATTACKED!" He ordered. He then bared his teeth and sent out a warning growl to whomever was attacking them.
"So now I see why you know so much, Catwoman," Batgirl whispered angrily.
"It's because she stole that jewel from this island! And these people want to get it back!" Bruce growled in anger. Before they knew it, they were surrounded by natives! They looked like they were going to impale them, but Bruce stood in front of both Batgirl and Catwoman.
"Get ready to run," he whispered.
"Not without you!" Batgirl answered.
"Batgirl, that is not a request; that's an order." He said, turning to look into her blue eyes.
"And I'm for sure not spending my nine lives in a place like this," Catwoman hissed as she pulled out her whip.
But just as they prepared for battle, the chief commanded all of his people to stop!
"It him… creature of legend. The jewel power work!" The chief gasped.
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