A Rose By Any Other Name
Batman slowly rose as the soldiers entered, they grabbed his arms to drag him but he shoved them off. "Just move." He began to stumble forward. The guards in shock just followed him as they walked through the huge base. From building to building Batman looked around and saw dozens of mechanisms and machines on the rooftops. "How much further?" Batman tried to inquire from his escort.
"We are here." The young girl cheerfully exclaimed. "Honey!" She opened the door. "We go the bastard bat! Can we have some fun yet?"
Suddenly from the shadows a figure appeared. "Batman?" The figure spoke, he stepped forward and revealed himself slightly more. He was entirely dressed in black, even his eyes were covered. His pointed chin began to shake as the shadow began to howl. His laugh piercing everything around him. "You are the Batman?"
"Yes. I am."
"No, no, no. You are just a sad little boy who misses his mommy and daddy. It is really quite pathetic!"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't worry Bruce. We are going to have plenty of time Superman won't find us." He turns and nods, suddenly the entire city began to hear a siren and a massive cloud began to barrel towards them. "I don't know but I think that over rated jockey won't be able to anything if the air has Lead particles.
Suddenly the glass breaks and the screams of the soldiers out side can be heard slowly getting muffled. Batman saw one soldier with out his mask slowly have lead dust seep out of his eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and some of his wounds.
As the cloud began to move towards Batman, he jumped backwards smashing the wooden chair, releasing himself to put on his own mask just as the cloud collides with him. He looks around but sees nearly nothing. A few soldiers screaming in pain as their lungs filled with aerosol lead.
From nowhere the tall Lanky Shadow swung and smashed batman against the concrete wall, putting a sizeable dent. "Damn you are big." Batman stood up and prepared himself. The Shadowy figure came rushing at him, but the Batman sidestepped and tripped him. He fell down and slammed his fist against the back of his head and the man lay there still. Breathing but still, "But Bane is bigger."
Batman ran and dove through the window and saw the carnage of the warehouse district of Metropolis. A group of workers were running for their lives as the Fog trailed them.
Batman dashed as fast as he could but the little girl from before ambushed him. "Nah ah Bat!" She flipped him and stomped on his arm, breaking it. She giggled and ran off disappearing into the fog. Batman turned and saw the workers get consumed in the fog and slowly suffocate as their lungs filled with lead.
"No!" Batman began to stand but the pressure worsened the arm. Suddenly the little girl ran by and clothes lined him and power kicked his chest before running off and disappearing again. "What is with this girl." Batman tried to stand one last time. And again the little girl from nowhere jumped on his back and began removing his respirator.
Holding his breath as he moved he felt the lead burn against his face as it tried to push through. The little girl prying at the Batman's mouth, he flipped her over and slammed her head against the floor. He bent down, feeling the pressure building more and more. He searched around for his respirator, and luckily found it as his breath began seeping from his lips.
He put the respirator on and let out his breath. He took one in and looked around as he saw the carnage begin to subside. The fog of lead beginning to fall as if it had finished its job. After five more minutes of rest the Caped Crusader saw daylight, and Superman diving at him.
"Bruce. Are you ok?" Superman asked.
"I'm fine…but I lost him."
"Bruce. You can't blame yourself for that. Or the death of these people."
"I got it Clark." Bruce looked up and closed his eyes, remembering the sound of his son. "But that bastard has my son." Batman turned away and began to limp towards the batmobile's location. "I will find him and break him."