Chapter 6 The Woman in the Dark Hood
Damian's POV
As soon as the hooded mad pulled out a gun, I quickly grabbed Ace's collar and quietly pulled him to the back of the store.
I then looked around, and spotted the door to the bathroom.
After checking to see if the robber was distracted, I quickly pulled Ace into the bathroom.
Once I was inside, I quickly pulled out a communicator and put it into my ear.
"This is Robin to Oracle", I said. "Oracle, do you read me?"
"I read you, Robin", Oracle replied. "What's your situation?"
"I'm in a bookstore, and there is a man holding the owner at gunpoint", I revealed. "I should be able to handle the situation on my own, but I'd appreciate if you could call the authorities."
"Copy that", Oracle said. "I'll let Batman know. And Robin, please be careful."
"Yeah yeah, I will be", I said in an annoyed tone, before ending the call.
Then, I quickly took off my clothes, revealing my fighting uniform underneath.
I put on my mask and pulled up my hood. Then, I took my backpack off and put it next to Ace, before tying his leash to one of the stalls.
"Ace, Stay", I commanded, before patting him on his head and looking at the backpack. "And look after Pennyworth."
With this, I stood up…before realizing something.
Crap! I didn't see Rachel at all after the robber came in! Where is she?
After having this thought, I quickly took a look out the door and looked around the bookstore. However, I did not see Rachel at all.
Where did she go? Did she manage to make it out the door without the shooter noticing her?
"Put the money in the bag!"
This angry shout snapped me out of my thoughts.
I looked to the front of the store, and saw that the store owner trying to quickly take cash out of the register while the robber held his gun close to her head.
Deciding to finally strike, I was about to barge up to the robber…but someone beat me to it.
"Hurry up you old hag", he demanded angrily.
"I'm going as fast as I can", the owner said.
"Hurry up or I'll…"
Before the robber could finish, his hands were suddenly bound by some type of power that was colored black.
"What the hel…", the robber started. But before he could finish, he was suddenly slammed into one of the bookshelves: the impact knocking him out.
I looked up, and for a quick second…I saw a woman wearing a dark hood.
As soon as she noticed me staring at her, she quickly teleported away.
I was confused, but quickly realized that I would have to think about what had happened later.
I headed back into the bathroom and quickly put my clothes over my uniform. Then, I gathered up my pets before walking back into the store.
When I did, I saw that the owner had laid the robber down on a pillow. Thankfully, I noticed that his gun had been placed far away from him.
Some people are so kind, they will even help people that have attempted to harm them. I'll never understand that.
"Thank goodness", the owner suddenly exclaimed, before running up to me. "Are you alright, dear?"
"I'm alright, ma'am", I replied. "I managed to hide in the bathroom without being noticed."
"Was Rachel in there with you", the owner asked in concern.
"Mrs Brown", the person we were talking exclaimed as she suddenly rushed into the store.
"Rachel", the owner exclaimed before rushing up to her. "Thank goodness you're okay!"
"I'm so sorry for running off", Rachel apologized. "I went to get some help. The police should be here soon. Are you okay, Mrs Brown?"
"The situation itself was quite scary", Mrs Brown revealed. "But thankfully, nobody was really hurt."
"I'm glad", Rachel said.
Then, she seemed to notice me.
"Damian", she started. "What about you? Are you okay?"
"I'm alright", I reassured. "I hid in the bathroom."
"Well, I'm glad you're okay", Rachel said. "Sorry that something like this happened the first time you came here."
"Its alright", I reassured. "Perhaps I'll come back another time. Hopefully, nothing bad will happen when I do."
That Night
When I got home, I filled in my father about what had happened at the bookstore. This was his thoughts on the matter.
"A woman wearing a dark cloak stopped the robber with some type of literal black magic? Well, I've heard of stranger things."
Once that was all done with, I went to my room and laid down on my bed, before thinking about what had happened earlier.
I wonder who that woman who stopped the robber was?
After thinking about this…I realized something, and sat up in my bed.
How did that woman know that the store owner was in danger? Rachel and I were the only other people in the store. Does that mean…Rachel is…
After thinking about this, I thought about what to do next.
"It could just be a coincidence, but…the is one way I should be able to find out."
After I said this, I walked up to my desk…and took out my sketchbook.