Ch.73: Aquarium
"Batman's gonna kill you…" Danny commented gravely. The villains in the front of the car (Joker, Harley, Poison Ivy, and Two-Face) waved him off.
"He's gonna kill us for a lot of things, like blowing up that bank! This will just be another thing to add!" Joker said, waving him off. Harley laughed beside him, driving the van to their destination.
"Aw Joker, why'd you blow up the poor bank? What'd it ever do to you?" Danny asked. Joker sent him a 'really?' look. Danny muttered an "Oh yeah… Right…"
Two-Face patted the child's head. Danny smiled up at him.
"Besides, we're only taking you around the town a bit. Where do ya wanna go, Darling?" Poison Ivy asked. She twirled her red hair in her fingers.
"Uh… I don't know." Danny answered, looking out the window. He spotted a large building with sea animals decorated on the side. "What's that place?"
Harley stomped on the brake while the others jerked in their seats, looking at the kid like he had lost his mind (oh irony).
"You've never been to the aquarium?!" Two-Face asked, an astonished expression painted on his face.
"I've had some of my best schemes there!" Joker stated. Harley nodded in agreement.
"Uh…" Danny muttered.
"Drive. Drive now. Drive frikkin now." Poison Ivy said, seriousness showing on her face. Harley stomped on the gas and floored it. Danny latched onto Ivy's arm, only used to the bad driving when Batman was in the middle of a high-speed chase. At least then the Bat-Mobile had seatbelts.
After driving over a few medians, causing a few crashes, and receiving the one-finger salute from many people, the villains and one hero arrived at the aquarium. Harley parked the car after crashing into a streetlight and the four villains practically dragged the child inside, mostly so they weren't seen.
Since the aquarium was closed, Joker broke in the back-way, waltzed to the power room, and turned on all the lights (that's not suspicious).
"Now, this is where we have fun!" Harley said, rubbing her hands together. The other three gained smirks. Danny looked between them nervously. "We aren't gonna destroy stuff, right?"
"I'm scared to find out why he's in there…" Batman mumbled, a hand over his face. Currently, he was standing on the building across from the aquarium. There were a few police cruisers and a large crowd outside the front doors. The lights were on and shadows danced across the floor.
Sighing, the Dark Knight shot his grapple and swung down behind the police barricade. He didn't even bother to talk to Gordon as he walked towards the front doors. The tracker he put on Danny was saying the kid was in there and Joker, Harley, Poison Ivy, and Two-Face escaped earlier in the day.
Joy…
Looking in, Batman face-palmed.
All the villains were fighting and yelling at each other. Harley was beating the crap out of Two-Face while he tried to grab at Ivy. Joker was laughing and evading Ivy while she tried to get him, as well as his pet hyenas. The hyenas were chasing their master because Harley had more power over them than the Joker and she had ordered her "babies" to attack their master.
Danny was off to the side, trying to get the last pickle out of jar full of vinegar. The pickle spear would fall out of his hands, though, at the last minute.
Batman took his lock-pick out and quickly undid the latch. He opened the door and calmly waltzed in. He didn't pay any attention to the villains and they didn't pay attention to him, too occupied with the task at hand. When Batman stopped beside his kid, looking down at him, Danny looked up at him.
"Hi Batman!"
"Hi." The Dark Knight stated dryly. Danny grinned when he finally got the pickle out and took a bite.
"Did you eat that whole jar?" Batman asked. Danny nodded.
"Where'd you get it?"
"The employee refrigerator."
"You know that is technically stealing, right?" Batman asked. Danny's expression turned guilty and he took another slow bite. The Dark Knight rolled his eyes before pointing at the angry villains. "What's up with them?"
"Well, they were just showing me the aquarium before they got into a discussion about how they were gonna kill you. I didn't hear all of it because I had my head in the fridge by then but, uh, they all disagreed on the method and decided a 'fight to the death' kind of solution…"
"Outstanding." Batman commented dryly. The two watched silently as one of the hyenas took a bite of Joker.
"Why's Harley mad at Joker?"
"I don't know! Relationship problems?"
"It's always relationship problems. I'm asking for specifics."
"I don't have specifics!"
Batman released an exaggerated sigh before tossing a few pellets over to the villains. The pellets released knock-out gas and they all quickly fell to the floor with a thump.
The Dark Knight turned around on his heel. "Let's go."
"One minute." Danny said before beginning to drink the vinegar. Batman quickly snatched the jar from his small hands, picked him up by the waist, and carried him out of the complex. Danny struggled to get out, hands reaching out towards the jar.
"I wanna drink it~!"
"No."
"Please~!"
"No."
"Batman~!"
"No."
"I WANNA DRINK IT~!"
"No."
I love pickles and vinegar. I LOVE EM. I'm also at my Grammy's, which is why this was late. HEHE.
Kadzait: She had pickles for lunch.
And Pringles and a piece of cheesecake.
Kadzait: It's a good thing she has a serious metabolism.
THIS IDEA WAS FROM SINA XIEL AND THE NEW COVERT-ART WAS DRAWN BY SKYMUSE!
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Reviews (from ch.72 only cause I'm still at Grammy's):
BringbackDannyPhantom: HAHAHAHA! So true! XD
The Keeper of Worlds: Glad you thought so~! I had fun with that one! XD
GreenDrkness: Nothing like making someone who doesn't wanna have fun, have fun. XD
IWasNeverReal: Danke! XD I love food! I'M ABOUT TO HAVE SOME!
KainVixenheim: Hahaha! No kidding! XD Gotta love Danny~! We're all a little lazy sometimes! :D
Bibbledoo: I love that song. XD I have to agree with you. Bruce, what were you thinking?
Crimson Leo: Thank you~! XD
UnknownMagicalBeast: Aw~, thanks! I love you too! Hope you enjoyed!
Skymuse: We all know Barney is evil. XD
Ethiopian1987: I make no promises on seeing more of that. :D YEAH BODY BAGS!
Anonymous: I like pie. XD
Guest of Honor: I already had that idea (it'll appear in the next story)! ... FOOD FIGHT! *throws turkey stuffing in your house as revenge* *cackles*
THEBOXGHOST113: I'm a girl but who cares, really? XD I don't judge either! It's not our place. And Danny's secret shall come out soon (not in this story, I wanna an epic scene for that and nine-year-olds kinda ruin the entire thing)! And Dani... I don't think I wanna put her in this series. I have enough Bats to deal with already. XD
JP-Rider: Bat-Mite comes out Dec. 1st! CHILL! I got him down! XDDD
Shadow of Eyes: THANK YOU~! XD
Allietheepic7: WHAT'D I SAY?! ... Oh yeah... I still make no promises. *evil smile*