She watched as Clark hovered from their hotel room to outside the hotel in just a few seconds. Once she saw that Clark was out of sight, her smile turned to a bit of a frown. "Be safe." She mumbled.
Despite having a superhero boyfriend whom was practically invincible, Lois still worried for Clark. She understood that he needed to help people, but what if one day he goes out to help someone and he doesn't come back?
That thought always did worry Lois as she began to walk downstairs. She heard that Superman couldn't handle Bane in a one-on-one fight, so who knows what could happen to him even with Batman to help.
As she made it to the reception, the receptionist gave Lois a wave to get her attention. "Miss Lane?"
Lois approached the receptionist. "What is it?"
"There's someone on the phone wanting to speak to you." She handed the desk phone to Lois, whom took it and reluctantly placed it against her ear. "I think it's some kid."
"Hello?" Lois asked.
"Listen up Miss Lane, you are going to be taken." Lois gasped in shock. "Kidding! Don't worry! But seriously, pay close attention. I'm Batman's contact he has sent to take care of the Mockingbird situation with you. And no, I'm not the butler. But you can tell. I don't have that very distinct English accent." He said while doing a mock English accent. "I need you to walk out of the hotel, turn to the direction on your left, walk along the sidewalk for a few minutes before turning right and there, you'll see me. Okay?"
"Okay." Lois, though reluctant, said.
She put the phone back where it belonged and began to walk out the hotel. "Will Mr Kent be joining you?" The receptionist asked. "I didn't see him leave."
Lois had to come up with a quick lie. "Huh…Oh yeah, he caught some bad food poisoning. Think it might have been from the tuna and he wishes to not be disturbed."
"Very well, Miss Lane." The woman said.
Once Lois walked out of the hotel, she was now alone in the streets of Gotham, satchel in hand and phone in her jacket pocket.
As she walked down the sidewalk, she was beginning to see how bad the streets of Gotham looked without Clark or Jimmy by her side.
As she walked, she saw some intoxicated people getting into fights, someone near her giving her a look that had sinister intent, a ton of cop cars drove past pursuing a vehicle and she swore she saw a green portal open up and some muscular young adult wearing a full bodied spandex costume and mask. But it could have been her imagination.
She made it down the ally where the mysterious contact said to meet. When she arrived, she noticed a white 'R' right in front of her feet.
She wondered what that was there for. Was it a trap? Or was this meant to be a clue for her to stop? She felt tempted to stand on it, but she was very cautious.
Lois smiled. "Ha! You think I'm stupid to step on that?! Is this meant to be a trap?!" There was no response from anyone except the sounds of cans being tossed about in the wind.
"Hello?" Lois yelled out, getting creeped out. "Mysterious ally? Is anyone here?" She walked deeper down the ally, past the R and further down the dark and sinister ally that appeared to have no light in sight.
Just as she was about to get closer away from the light, she heard the sound of something knocking over a can and turned around, ready to fight whoever was trying to jump up on her.
But instead, it turned out to be a cat with a diamond pearl necklace in its teeth. Lois was baffled by this sight, pondering what it was. Then, the cat hissed at the reporter and ran away, pearls still in its mouth.
Lois chuckled after a few moments of getting her breath together. "I wonder if that was a cat burglar?"
"Oh, Cleo is a little cat burglar."
The sudden voice behind Lois, made her scream and quickly performed a spin kick. But, it was blocked by an arm that appeared to be small but appeared to have muscle in it.
She looked down at whom she was about to attack and was shocked to see a young boy around 13 years old with smooth raven hair, a mask, a red suit, black pants, dark green boots, a dark green cape, a yellow utility belt, dark green rubber gloves, a distinct yellow 'R' by his right breast and a black mask covering his eyes.
"Not bad." The kid remarked. "Little faster though."
Lois briefly backed away, surprised by what she would have done had the kid not stopped her. "Oh my gosh! I almost hit a kid!"
"Hey, I came out of nowhere, sorry." The kid said. "Just a bit of a habit I picked up from my old man."
Lois analysed the kid from head to toe a bit more and realised who he was. "Wait, you're Robin are you?"
"What did you think the R stood for?" Robin retorted. "Raven?"
Lois groaned in disappointment. "I think I would have preferred the butler."
Robin looked offended. "Hey! That hurts!"
"Look kid, I appreciate the help, but I'm not going to partake in child endangerment." Lois argued.
"Lady, I have been tossed out of an airplane over the Atlantic. This is just another Saturday for me." Robin retorted.
Lois sighed. "I have no choice don't I?"
"Batman says you're impulsive and reckless." Robin's comment made her narrow her eyes at the kid. "Just like little ol' me. Which might explain why he got me to babysit you."
Lois looked even more offended. "Well look who's talking."
"You're in Gotham, you need someone who knows the streets and scumbags better." Robin said. "And…" He pointed at himself. "…This little birdie knows a thing or two."
Lois narrowed her eyes at Robin. "You're kind of obnoxiously smug."
"Yeah, I do need to work on that a bit better." Robin said. "Anyway, I hope you got your notepad and the camera at the ready, because I have just found out about a weapon's deal happening tonight under the Kingston Bridge."
"That's quite a walk, kid." Lois remarked. "We're probably going to miss it."
"Walk?" Robin stood behind the dark ally. "Who said we need to walk?"
Then, from the darkness a pair of headlights shined brightly, causing to almost be blinded. The lights revealed what looked to be a dark black car with bat shaped wings sticking on the back, a huge thruster in the back, tinted windows, armour plating, exit points for guns and wheels with a bat logo at the centre.
Robin smugly smiled at Lois. "Get in, we're going to stop a weapon's deal." He briefly stopped and turned to Lois. "Oh, between you and me, it's best you refer to me as something else when you're writing this down."
"You wish to be anonymous?" Lois asked. "Okay, I understand. But…Would it make sense if I…"
"Look, just call me Renegade when you're writing this down." Robin suggested.
"I mean, I'm not gonna use your real name." Lois said. "Because let's face it, Robin is not your real name."
Robin just gave Lois a deadpan stare. "Just go with Renegade." He motioned Lois to follow him.
Lois reluctantly began to follow Robin towards the bat shaped car. Robin climbed up to the roof where an entry point slowly opened. The kid jumped in while Lois followed behind.
She looked inside the vehicle and saw dark black leather seats, seatbelts and at the front seat, a lot of buttons. She then saw that Robin was the one in the front seat and became immediately concerned.
"Wait! Are you driving?" Lois asked.
"What? You think this car drives itself?" Robin asked.
Lois shrugged her shoulders. "I mean…."
"It goes on autopilot." Robin interjected. "But I prefer the testosterone inducing feel of driving a military grade sports car."
"I'm not getting in." Lois argued.
"Look, do you want to solve this Mockingbird thing?" Robin asked.
"I just…Don't feel comfortable being the passenger of a kid." She argued.
"Is this going to be a habit all night?" Robin asked. "I can't do this or that because the assistant to Batman, is just a kid. Lady, I understand your concerns, but trust me on this, okay?"
Lois, though reluctant, eventually sighed and jumped in the car and landed on the passenger seat, next to the driver. "You are too young to drive."
"Last I checked this kind of car doesn't have any kind of insurance." Robin said as he pushed a button that closed the roof. He began to push some buttons just as Lois began to take in what she was seeing inside the vehicle. There was a bat shaped steering wheel, very subtle; A bunch of light up buttons, a small tv screen and what looked to be a small seat right behind them.
She watched as Robin began to flick some switches and pushing some buttons. "Powering the atomic batteries, adjusting the turbines to speed." Robin mumbled to himself while Lois fastened her seatbelt. "And we're ready to move out."
Then, Robin hit the accelerator and began driving the car at top speed around the city. Lois, having not anticipated the speed of the vehicle began screaming while holding on to one of the handles.
The vehicle moved around the mostly crowded streets, avoiding cop cars, street lights and residents. Helen made a few turns left, right and up a bridge.
"So, is this your first time in Gotham?" Robin asked as if he was having a casual conversation with her. Lois didn't respond to the question as she was just taking in how fast the vehicle was going. "You know, it's very rude to not respond to a question."
"I…I…I need a minute." Lois said. "This vehicle is way too fast."
"You let your alien boyfriend fly you across the city." Robin pointed out.
"Least he doesn't try to give me whiplash." Lois retorted.
"Believe it or not, this is how slow I would take it to first time passengers." Robin said.
"This vehicle goes faster?!" Lois screamed.
"Okay, okay, I'll slow it down for you." Robin managed to slow the vehicle down to a speed Lois could tolerate. "Happy?"
Lois exhaled. "Yeah, okay." As Lois got a look at the kid that was currently driving her to the location of a serious weapon's deal, she couldn't help but realise something.
If Bruce Wayne is Batman and Robin is his sidekick then would that possibly mean…. "Wait a minute!" Lois exclaimed. "If Bruce Wayne is Batman then does that mean…You're Richard Grayson?"
Robin smiled. "Well, you catch on quickly. But please, call me Dick. Everyone does."
"I wonder why?" Lois retorted sarcastically.
Robin narrowed his eyes at Lois, looking offended. "Hey!"
"I just…I can't believe that we are trusting this guy." Lois complained. "Vigilante, assaulting a ton of criminals and now child endangerment!"
"Oh, you think so, Mom?" Robin retorted.
"Hey! I'm old enough to be your sister!" Lois argued.
"Alright! Alright!" Robin said, trying to defuse the situation. "Right. You think so, sis?"
Lois really felt the urge to punch the kid for being so obnoxious, but she knew that would be wrong and he might break her wrist if he had the chance.
"Okay! How did he convince you to do this?" Lois asked while emphasising the Robin thing.
"Correction, how did I manage to convince him?"
"Huh?"
"Yeah, he didn't want me to be Robin at first." Robin explained.
"Why?" Lois asked.
"That part doesn't matter." Robin replied with a bit of a sad frown before going back to a smug grin. "Point is, I saved his life one time and now I'm his sidekick."
"And let me guess, you convinced him to drive the….What do you even call this vehicle anyway?" Lois asked.
"We just call it the car." Robin replied. "Nothing fancy or on the nose."
"But still, you got him to let you drive this?!" Lois asked.
"Not for joy rides." Robin replied. "Only for emergencies or babysitting missions."
Lois groaned. "Again, older than you."
Suddenly, she felt the car stop, causing the reporter to jolt forward, almost hitting her head on the dashboard.
"Sorry." Robin said. "But we're here."
Instantly, Lois jumped out of the car and ran towards the nearest trash can that she threw up in. The Boy Wonder exited the vehicle and stood behind her to pat her back to get it all out.
"Yeah. Yeah. First timers can't handle the first drive." Robin said.
The queasy Lois pulled her head out of the trash can and wiped a bit of drool from her mouth. "I don't think I wanna go for a second."
"Well, you can't walk glide across the city or do parkour like I can." Robin retorted. "I hope you got your stuff, because we're here."
He motioned Lois to follow him beside the corner of a building. When they peaked their heads from around the wall, they saw a white van under the bridge.
"A white van?" Lois asked as she took a picture with her camera.
"Yup." Robin replied. "It's selling weapons, supposedly."
"How can we be sure?" She asked.
"Just watch." Robin cracked his knuckles and began to approach the vehicle. "And don't take my picture.
Once Robin got to the back door, he placed a little device on the door handle before knocking against it.
The door swung open to reveal a huge criminal, wearing a black skull mask, who became instantly alarmed when Robin was the one who knocked on the door.
"Hi! Do you have any bat themed weapons I can buy?" He asked.
"Go! Go! Go! Go!" The black masked criminal called to the driver. "Move out!"
And instantly, the driver drove off in the van leaving Robin behind. "Or…Do you have any bird themed weapons?"
Robin returned to Lois, who looked annoyed by what he had done. "Kid! What the heck? You let them get away?!"
"That's what they think." Robin retorted before pressing his finger against his ear. "Alfred, I've placed a tracking device on a white coloured van. Is it showing up on the system?"
"I see it, Master Grayson. Ah, it's driving through Otisberg. Oh, additionally, I was not amused by that impression of me."
Robin looked kind of guilty. "Ooooh, you did? Sorry, Al."
"Apology accepted. By the way, how is our guest?"
"Well, she doesn't think I'm charming so far." Robin replied.
"Who are you talking to?" Lois asked.
"Hang on, Miss Lane." Robin said before getting back to talking to Alfred. "Yeah, I can tell she thinks I'm obnoxious."
"I say that is one of your biggest strengths and weaknesses, young master."
"Ah, you flatter me and hurt me." Robin did a mock coo.
"Hang on, I just got an update on that vehicle you're tracking…" Alfred pushes a few buttons. "…Ah, it appears that they have stopped at the Sionis Steel Mill. Do you think Mr Sionis is up to his old tricks, again?"
"Most likely. Thank you Alfred." Robin removed his finger from his ear and turned to Lois. "Get in."
"Did you find its location?" Lois asked.
"Sionis Steel Mill." Robin replied. "Looks like Sionis is at it again."
They entered the car and sat back down on their previous seats. "Sionis? I think I read an article about him. Isn't he…Also known as Black Mask?"
"Yup." Robin replied. "Last I checked, he was in Arkham Penitentiary. But of course, gangsters need to have the best lawyers, a rigged judge, a rigged jury, etcetera, etcetera; In order to get a minimal sentence."
"So…"
"If Roman Sionis is dealing weapons out, then he might know where he is getting his shipments of weapons from." Robin theorised before punching a few buttons and driving towards the Steel Mill.
Lois, again, held on to the handle as to not hit her face on the dashboard. "Warn me!"
"I did the first time." Robin retorted. "Alright, so the plan is, you get pictures of Sionis' weapons deal." Robin commanded. "Once you're done, I'll go in and take him out."
"Will we be trespassing?" Lois asked.
"Uh…How much of that have you done to get information?" Robin retorted.
Lois was about to argue, but then exhaled. "Touché."
Later, at the Steel Mill, Robin and Lois snuck in through a hole just behind the fence and got a look at the ginormous steel mill that stood before them. It look abandoned, unkempt, unclean and covered in graffiti.
Robin looked at the building and noticed some flicking orange lights coming from the window. "That will be where Sionis is having his meeting or beating the living snot out of one of his goons."
He then looked at the height of the building and Lois. "Hey question, how much do you weigh?"
"Uh….140. I think. Why?" She asked.
Robin sighed. "You good at climbing?"
"Uh…."
Later, Lois and Robin were climbing up the steel mill by holding on to the line from Robin's grappling hook. Lois was in the front while Robin followed behind, holding her around her hips as to not fall off.
"This feels a little goofy." Lois remarked.
"Campy." Robin said. "If you want expand your vocabulary a bit."
As they continued to climb up the wall, Lois suddenly slipped, almost causing her to fall to her death. But thankfully, she held on to the fable and pressed her feet hard against the wall.
"I thought you said you could climb." Robin groaned.
"Up a wooden barrack, not a steel mill." Lois retorted.
They eventually made it to the top and Lois held on to her knees and took a few deep breaths. She did her best to not look down at how high she and the kid were but it was very tempting to say the least.
They walked towards the windows to listen in on the conversation Black Mask was having with his crew.
Roman Sionis AKA Black Mask was a well toned man with a white suit with a red rose in his right breast pocket, black shoes, a pair of black gloves and a distinct skull shaped black mask.
They were currently in the smelting chamber of the steel mill. And around the area where the metal was melted, there were giant buckets of molten metal, a huge railing that also had an office, sparks flying everywhere and lights that were perfect for perching on.
The gangster walked about, staring down at the criminals he had hired for this. "So…As soon as you saw the kid you instantly took off?" He spoke in a stereotypical gangster tone and infliction that some might say is just an act to make himself look scary.
"Of course Mr Sionis." The criminal laughed. "We looked everywhere but that kid never caught up with us."
A slightly taller goon with a white tank top and multiple tattoos across his arm walked forward. "Yeah! Never saw the bird. Guess he had struggle flying."
Black Mask looked pleased. "Oh really?" He laughed. "You sure about that?"
"Of course we are boss." Another criminal assured him. "That kid can't handle things without Batman."
Black Mask shrugged his shoulders. "Really?" Then, he clenched one of his fists in anger. "Well, how come one of my guys found a little bat shaped device on the back of the van?!" He screamed in anger as he showed his goons the bat shaped device. "You think that kid is dumb?! He learnt from Batman! He is obviously going to think like him! This is kind of stunt he would pull off! Scaring you right to our base of operation! What do you have to say for yourself?!"
The goon shivered despite being in a very heat inducing location. "Um…Sorry?"
Black Mask looked shocked. "Sorry? Sorry? Is this what you think this starts with? Sorry?" Black Mask punched him in the face, causing the mask he was currently wearing to shatter. "NOW APOLOGISE!"
The gangster began to walk around the two standing criminals pondering what he should do to them. "Anyone else wanna say something dumb to my face? Or do I need to throw the both of you into that pot of molten steel? Mockingbird is taking too much of a risk to be doing this! Sure, great idea, let's sell weapons out in Gotham! Why don't you sell them in Metropolis, Central City, Star City or Coast City; Where a ton of meta scums are flying about, running about!"
"Um…I don't know if Green Arrow is a Metahuman." One of the goons said, leading Black Mask to kick him in his stomach.
"Anyone else?!" Black Mask screamed.
Meanwhile, Lois was taking pictures with her camera and recording the conversation with her tape recorder. She stopped recording to stare at Black Mask, feeling intimidated.
"Woah, that guy is scary." Lois said.
"Eh, you haven't dealt with Jonathan Crane." Robin said.
"Who?" Lois asked.
"Keep doing what you're doing." Robin said.
Lois continued to record the conversation with her recorder while taking some pictures.
Inside, Black Mask pulled the goon up and began pacing about. "Pack up! We're leaving! It's only a matter of time before that kid gets here with Batman. Disguise our trucks and vehicles. I need to make a call to Mockingbird." He pulled out a flip phone from his pocket and began to dial a number.
In that moment, Robin quickly entered the building through the window. Lois was about to stop him, but she needed to record the conversation.
Inside the building, Robin was perched on a nearby railing, close to where Black Mask was dealing a number. He placed his finger on his ear to get into contact with Alfred.
"Alfred, I'm about to intercept a call with Black Mask, do your best to trace the signal." Robin said.
"On it, sir."
Then, Robin pulled his sleeve up and tapped on a device on his wrist before his eyes lit up a light blue. The device in Robin's mask, made him scan the phone that Black Mask was had finished dialling.
He took off his mask to reveal a Caucasian man in his mid to late forties with a chin like a brick, black under his eyes, black hair, brown eyes, a few wrinkles and brown eyes.
Soon, the phone stopped dialling and Roman Sionis was now on the phone with Mockingbird. "Mockingbird, we're switching locations again!"
"That is a shame. What for?"
"Because of your careless business strategies the bat is on his way." Roman explained. "I appreciate the weapons you handed out. Armour piercing bullets, correct?"
"Can burst through any solid object. Not even a wall will protect you. Hell, the bat's armour will be very penetrable."
Roman smiled. "That's going to make his defeat a lot easier."
"Where do you intend to move operations?"
"I'll think of something. I have a lot of properties in my name or names of relatives." Roman explained. "I just gotta make sure they sign the property over to me, permanently."
"Let me know soon enough. You are a top client, after all."
Roman hung up on the phone before tossing it perfectly into a giant pot of molten steel, melting it into nothing.
Roman looked impressed with what he did and smiled. "Ah, I should not have quit basketball." Then, he saw someone perched on a railing and froze.
He saw Robin staring at him whom instantly realised he had been caught. "Oh shoot!"
Sionis quickly began firing his gun at the boy, causing him to jump off the railing and landing on his feet. Then, he tossed one of his own batarangs at Roman's hand, disarming him of his weapon.
"Ah!"
Robin gave a smug smile. "Caught you in the act, Roman."
"Knew it was a matter of time when you and him would show." Roman said.
Robin looked disappointed. "Again? Always assuming he's here because I'm here! You do realise I took out the Zucco crime family, right?"
"With Batman's help." Roman retorted.
"Mainly me." Robin argued.
"You want to know about Mockingbird?" Roman asked. "I hate to tell ya, kid. I know nothing about them. Except that they might be Bruce Wayne. We just collect the stuff from various locations. Last time we collected was outside some dingy apartment. The kind of location a bunch of young college graduates can afford with their limited budget."
Robin looked confused. "I'm a little confused. You're telling me everything right now saving your butt from interrogation when moments before you clearly underestimated me. Little consistency, please."
"You say the bat's not here." Roman said as he put on his mask. "Correct?"
Robin began to reach into his utility belt for an item he could use to protect himself from enemy fire. While Lois looked on, worried for the young boy's safety.
Robin that moment was in an intense stare down with the gangster whom was just reaching into his pocket for another pistol.
"Wait a minute. Are you…"
Soon, they began to hear the sounds of heavy footprints coming towards them. This lead Robin to be alarmed while Black Mask gave a smug pose.
"Stalling?" Black Mask stated just as a bunch of armed criminals burst in and began firing rounds at Robin.
The Boy Wonder thankfully performed a cartwheel out of the way of the blasts and got behind a railing.
Lois watched on feeling helpless for the kid since he was down there and she was up there. "I can't stay up here." Lois said. "I gotta get down there and quick!" She then looked to her right and saw a ladder just right beside her and began to think of a plan.
Meanwhile, Robin hid behind the railing to avoid the barrage of bullets coming towards him. He thought he was safe, until he saw one of the bullets fly through the railing. Leading him to realise that these were the armour piercing bullets he was talking about.
"Kill him! Kill him!" Black Mask cried.
Robin knew the situation was screwed since the bullets would kill him instantly. He reached into his utility belt and pulled out a small ball.
He quickly performed a cartwheel and then changed it into a front flip to get behind a box, all while they still kept shooting. He knew he had to throw this in order to put them off of their weapons, but he didn't have time to think of a distraction.
That was until, he heard the sound of some metal clanging that caught everyone's attention. "Hey! There's someone here!"
Everyone stopped firing their weapons and turned to where the sound came from. They saw Lois dangling from a ladder that was dangling from a hanger.
One of them was about to shoot but Black Mask lowered their weapon while he looked amused by this. "This is…Funny."
Robin on the other hand just shook his head in embarrassment. "Stay up here, Lois. It's four simple words. Just stay up here. But nooo…You had to burst in and…Give me a window."
He quickly pushed a button on the circular device and tossed it towards Black Mask and his goons.
"Explosive!" One of the goons exclaimed as quick as he could.
But it was too late, because the device exploded, causing a wave of electricity to hit the criminals. But for some reason, they were unaffected by the blast. Almost like, it was nothing to them.
"What happened?" Black Mask asked.
Robin walked out of his hiding place giving off a smug confident grin. "So…Anyone wanna start firing off rounds?"
Black Mask laughed. "You heard the kid, open fire!"
They pulled their triggers but instead of their being rounds of bullets, there were just sounds of clicks that lead them to realise that they had been rendered disarmed.
Robin cracked his neck and clenched his fists. "Now, we can have fun."
He charged towards the goons and engaged in a fight with them. He knocked the first two to the floor by jumping in the air and kicking them simultaneously.
When one tried to grab him, he vaulted over them and managed to use both of his feet to injure another one in the face.
One tried to punch Robin, but the Boy Wonder dodged every punch before punching him in the chest and gave him an uppercut.
A few more came running up towards him. But then, Robin summoned a staff from his utility belt and hit all of them in the face with it, causing them to back up a bit and holding to their jaws.
Robin then, began to hit them all over their bodies with his staff, causing them to get knocked to the floor, with a few bruises.
Suddenly, one of the goons summoned a small knife from his pocket and aimed it at Robin. The Boy Wonder just sighed.
"Seriously dude?" Robin reacted. "I have a staff, you have a knife. How do you think this is going to end?"
The goon looked his knife with embarrassment before tossing it towards Robin, who then deflected it. Then, he ran towards the man and jump kicked him in the chest.
"Anyone got anyone worthy of fighting me?!"
Suddenly, he felt a wind coming towards him and ducked as fast as he could. A machete flew over him, cutting a bit of his hair.
The kid did a backflip and landed with a cool pose to look at his opponent. His opponent was a tall man with no shirt, revealing his bulging muscles. His face was covered in black paint that resmbled Roman's black mask.
Robin grinned at his opponent. "Ha! That is more like it!"
The black faced goon charged at Robin, machete in hand and tried to stab him with it. But instead, he was now in a duel with Robin, the two of them deflecting every one of their hits.
The goon tried hitting the Boy Wonder in every direction but he fortunately missed since Robin either dodged or was just good at deflecting.
At one point, while clashing their weapons at each other, the goon saw an opportunity to incapacitate his foe. The goon kicked Robin in the chest, causing him to be disarmed of his weapon and to crash against the wall.
The goon grinned as saw his opportunity to take down his kid opponent. He began charging towards him, just as he was getting up.
Thankfully, Robin saw him coming and saw a fire extinguisher latched on the rigs of the railing. In that moment, he pulled a batarang from his belt and tossed it straight towards the goon as he got close towards him.
The impact of the batarang caused smoke to burst from the extinguisher, blinding the criminal into swinging his machete around like a madman.
Robin quickly charged towards the goon and kicked him in the knee, punched him in the face, judo chopped him in the ear before a spin kick straight to his chest.
Robin landed while doing a fighting stance and grinned at the criminals he took down single handedly. "Alright, who's next?"
Suddenly, he felt the cold steel of the muzzle of a pistol. Turns out, Black Mask had somehow found a spare pistol to make up for his old one.
"Nice moves kid." Black Mask cocked his weapon. "But you got too cocky."
Instead of being afraid, Robin just shrugged his shoulders. "What can I say? I'm just a kid, I like to have my fun."
"You think just because you're a kid I won't have it in my heart to shoot you?" Black Mask laughed.
"Well, it would show you have a bit of a soft side."
"Do I look like someone like Oswald Cobblepot?" Black Mask asked.
"Well, you're a lot shorter than I imagined you being." Robin retorted.
"Careful Boy Wonder. The more you mock me, the quicker my finger will put pressure on this little trigger." Black Mask chided him.
"Hey, since I'm gonna die soon, do you know anything about Mockingbird?" Robin asked.
"What else is there to say?" Black Mask asked. "They showed up out of the blue one day and started to sell some high tech gear from Wayne Enterprises. Could be Bruce Wayne? Who knows? Miss Vale seems to think so."
"Well, she thinks anyone who is charitable is evil." Robin shrugged his shoulders.
Black Mask chuckled. "What would she think of me if I took you out now? I could get an exclusive with her."
"Be sure to dress up nicely." Robin said.
"Thank you." Black Mask said. "Or perhaps it's not Bruce Wayne. Perhaps it's that Wayne Enterprise employee who went missing. Russ Goreman, was it? I don't know, I got no time to remember names. So, Boy Wonder any last words?"
Robin grinned. "By the way, have you seen my staff?"
In that moment, Black Mask had realised something. The staff that Robin had carried was missing. Then, he looked to where it would have landed and saw that it wasn't there.
This made Sionis come to a conclusion. "Wait a minute. Are you…."
Before he could ask the question, Lois charged behind him and hit him in the back with Robin's staff. Causing him to drop his gun.
Then, Lois hit him in the back of the leg, causing him to lose balance. Then, she performed a roundhouse kick to his head. Knocking not only his mask off, but himself as well.
She tossed the staff at Robin, who caught it with one hand. "Stalling?" The Boy Wonder retorted. He looked towards Lois, who looked like she was waiting for a thank you from him. "I told you to stay back."
"You're welcome." Lois retorted.
"I was going to say thank you." Robin assured her. "I see why Mr Kent likes to keep you around. Besides, make out sessions."
Lois looked offended by the comment. "Hey!"
"I'm kidding!" Robin assured her. "Still…Really appreciate the help."
"I'm impressed by how you single handedly took out a ton of these guys." Lois remarked.
But Robin looked regretful. "But I got sloppy in the end. Too confident in myself."
Lois smiled. "Hey kid, not everyone is perfect. I would have gotten sloppy as well if I was in your boots."
He was about to argue when all of a sudden, he was getting a call from Alfred. "Master Grayson, I have some information about the address of the supposed Mockingbird."
"Yes, Alfred?" Robin asked.
"Unfortunately, due to the limited duration of the phone call, I wasn't able to get an address."
"Son of a-"
"Don't be so hard on yourself, Master Grayson." Alfred said. "We will get that Mockingbird soon enough. Oh, perhaps you should look into the disappearance of Augustus Goreman. The Wayne Enterprise employee who vanished without a trace just a few hours ago. Police say that he probably punched his card, but…You know that something is not right?"
"That's suspicious." Robin remarked. "How are Batman and Superman doing?"
"Master Wayne and Mister Kent are currently getting information out of his informant. And knowing her, you know how that might go."