Chapter 7: Horde of Monstrosities

November 20th, 5:30 a.m

After Batman hung up with Alfred, he pressed his wrist communicator and called for the Batmobile. The Batmobile hurried down the block to reach his location.

"Let's see where you're off to," Batman expressed, pulling his Bat-tracer once again.

**Bleep-Bleep**

"It looks like he already made it downtown."

By this time, the Batmobile approached Batman's side. Batman hopped in and immediately took off into the direction of his tracked officer.
"He seems to be heading towards Robinson Park - a good place to release these disgusting creatures."

Batman boosted his turbos and traveled fast down the road to catch up with the escaping officer. Arriving at Robinson Park, Batman came upon the officer exiting the truck and heading for the back. The officer slung the hatch upward releasing the mysterious plant beasts to wreak havoc across the city. After finishing the first part of his objective, the officer turned and ran the other way to return for further instructions. A long vine shot out of the open hatch and wrapped around the officer's body, snatching him back into the truck. Batman observed with discomfort. The plant beasts stumbled out of the truck in an uncoordinated fashion. Stumbling upon themselves, the plants recuperated to their findings of Batman. The creatures stood at six feet tall, on their vine-like legs with roots accompanied by thorns, spreading wildly at the bottom. Colocasia-like (Elephant Ears Plants-like) petals rose as a skirt, hosting as the base of an elegant, bright red Lotus Flower. Protruding from the lotus' center rose a green stem hosting as the neck of a Lotus Pod Flower. Batman swiftly drew an Explosive Batarang and pitched it at the horde of monstrosities, striking the one nearest to him. As the remains erupted, its kin raided Batman. Batman leaped into the air and evaded the plants' ongoing Vine Slash attacks. Batman then pitched an original Batarang at the nearest creature, cutting its head off. As soon as Batman landed, a vine latched out, lassoing around his gauntlet. Batman tugged the creature sending him his way. Batman maneuvered a spinning back-fist, piercing the monster with his gauntlet hooks. Batman unhinged his snag to return a spinning kick, incapacitating the plant to lie unconscious and bleed out. Before Batman was able to make his full recovery, a web of vines from the last plant monster was heading for him. Batman squatted and lifted a sewer lid to shield himself from the attack. Amongst the collision the vines dispersed wildly; some scattered into the sewer below. Piercing the shallow water with its vines, the plant rapidly began growing, ascending towards the sky.

"RRRRRAAAAAARRRRRR!" The giant plant beast roared, ascending to the size of a skyscraper.

Batman witnessed the monster reach the pinnacle of its height. Batman punched on his wrist communicator summoning his Batwing. In a matter of a few seconds, the Batwing arrived, hovering right over Batman's standing point. **Poosh - Clink - Zeeeeeeet!** Batman fired his Batclaw and ascended to the Batwing, quickly jumping into the cockpit.

6:30 a.m

"Gordon, come in. Gordon!" Batman yelled into Captain Gordon's comm frequency, observing the beast beginning to to cause its ruckus.

"Yeah, what is it, Batman?" Gordon responded.

"I need a full scale evacuation of the city. There's no time to explain. Gordon, I need you to head up town... there's a large truck delivering bio weapons. I need you to go to the courthouse uptown and find that truck."

"Okay, Batman. But no promises. Tonight's been pretty hectic."

"If those weapons are released, Gotham will be overran...Oh, and Gordon?"

"Yes, Batman?"

"You may need back-up."

"Copy that," Gordon replied, hooking his receiver back onto his belt.

**Errrrrrrrrrk!** Gordon whipped a U-turn, slinging him and Bullock in their seats.

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"Who was that?" Bullock questioned Gordon.

"Just a fellow peace-keeper," Gordon answered.

Arriving at the courthouse, Gordon parked in the parking lot, killing his engine.

"So what are we doing here?" Bullock further questioned.

"We've got a 215 in progress, believed to be a moving truck," Gordon stated.

"A stolen U-haul?" Bullock questioned, as he was glancing out the passenger door window. "Like that one right there?" He pointed.

"Yeah, like that one right there," Gordon turned on the car and lights while heading to the truck.

The possessed officer hurried out of the truck, after discovering his cover had been blown.

Exiting the car, and pulling their police-issue 9mm handguns, Gordon screamed, "Freeze!"

Concurrently, while Bullock and Gordon withdrew their pistols, the officer countered with his. Noticing his angle of aim, Gordon realized that he was going for a kill shot, aiming for Bullock. **Bang** Forcing through the air, the bullet met its mark, killing the possessed officer, and fading the red from his eyes.

"Thanks!" Bullock shrieked, that was officer Anderson. I knew him very well. We were neighbors for heaven's sake!"

"Let's see what's going on here," Gordon said.

"Is there something you're not telling me?" Bullock interrogated.

"Okay, Bullock. Yes, there is. I've been issued the duty of evacuating the city. Because apparently, these trucks here hold bio weapons."

"Bio weapons?!"

"Just go over there and check it out," Gordon ordered in a firm tone, "I have to order the evacuation." Gordon finished while sitting back in the car.

Bullock approached the truck's hatch. With hesitation, he threw the door upward and pointing his gun swiftly towards the darkness. Noticing small sounds coming from the pitch black, Bullock screamed, "Come out with your hands up, you sick bastards!"

"Reeeeeeeek!" Shrieked the monsters as they rushed Bullock.

In a panic while screaming, Bullock unloads his weapon, "Gordon, help!" **Bang! Bang! Bang!**

"You heard me. Do I have to spell it out? E - Vac - U - Ate! Oh, s***..." Gordon ordered while dismantling the shotgun from its post.

With three plants dead from Bullock's panic, Gordon rushed the remaining plant that was now pinning Bullock down. **Whop** Gordon butted the plant off Bullock. **Chick - chick** Gordon cocked the gun and fired - **Pow!**