Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 21:15:12 -0800 (PST) From: Author James Subject: Return of a Real Dark Knight 42 Disclaimer: This story is fiction. There are two celebrities who will appear from time-to-time. The other characters are fictitious. Any similarities to persons living or dead are completely coincidental. In this story, I have continued the adventures of Batman, my Batman, which his story first began in "Tales of a Real Dark Knight" in the Boy Band section of this archive. It spanned 250 chapters. You will find many universes merging, as the above copyrights reveal. I hope you all enjoy this. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, Angel and all related characters created by Joss Whedon. Copyright 20th Century Fox. Batman, and all related characters created by Bob Kane. Copyright DC Comics and Warner Bros. X-MEN, and all related characters created by Stan Lee. Copyright Marvel Comics and 20th Century Fox. The Vampire Chronicles and all related characters created by Anne Rice. Copyright Anne O'Brien Rice. I don't know for sure if I will use all the above elements, but just in case, I have myself covered. I appreciate any feedback that you may want to give. I do hope that you enjoy it!!! Any emails you send, please tell me what chapter and story you are commenting on. Thanks. authorjames2002@yahoo.com I also have several online messenger services. If you want to chat with me in real time, email me and tell me the services you use and I will tell you my screen name. Chapter 42 Clean-Up The Flash, having discovered through the Black Canary that there was another Batman, dashed off in the direction she indicated. Within milliseconds, he was coming up on Batman. Batman, however, was ready for this. After all, he had been followed by people before, and he encountered the scarlet speedster when he was Catman. Noticing the blur of red in his mirror, Batman reached down and flicked a switch on his bike. Oil spilled out behind his tires and coated the road. The Flash, not noticing this, ran through, slipped, and slammed into a parked car, denting the side and slumping to the ground unconscious. Batman then turned and headed in a different direction hoping that his trail would disappear before anyone else decided to pursue him. After zigzagging through the city, he pulled up to the address in the phonebook, the address of the man who purchased the VHS tapes for the pornography. As he parked the motorcycle, he realized how primitive this was. Nobody used these types of media any more. He shrugged it off and went around the back hoping to sneak inside. As Batman rounded the corner, he saw two men standing by the only door. `This is going to be fun,' he thought as he flipped out two small balls. He tossed them to the door and they exploded on impact releasing clouds of smoke. The two men coughed and rubbed at their eyes. Batman went to work and within minutes both men were tied up and sitting beside the doorway. Batman opened the door and went inside. Superman and Wonder Woman landed in the alley and walked over to the two guys tied up by the door. "He just went in," Superman radioed to the others as he used his x-ray vision to see inside the building. "Keep watch. He's tricky," Canary answered. "Are you sure about this?" Green Lantern asked. "We won't know for sure until we see what he does," Superman answered. "He might have been sent by the first Batman to do something for him. He might have only attacked because he doesn't know us. Trust isn't easy to come by in this world." "True. Just be careful." "We will." Wonder Woman stepped up to the door and turned the knob. It turned easily. She stepped inside followed by the boy from Krypton. Moving silently through the shadows, Batman listened for movement, for voices, for any sign that he was getting closer. Someone came around the corner and noticed him. As the man pulled up his gun, Batman let his grapple fly. It wrapped around the guy's wrists. Batman pulled and the guy stumbled forward. The masked youth flung his boot up and caught the man's face when he was within striking distance. Falling back with the thump, the man landed unconscious. Batman, emptying the gun of its clip, tossed the gun in a laundry chute, and turned into the room from which the man came. The room was nothing special, a simple room with sparse surroundings; a card table surrounded by folding chairs in the center, a tattered love seat in a corner facing a television. The smell of musky male attacked the masked vigilante's nostrils. He knew what this room was for. `People either fuck in this room or jack off.' He turned and left the room heading further into the building. Coming to the foyer, he turned and descended to the basement. To his astonishment, he found many naked children chained up to walls. Their ages ranged from 8 years to 15 or 16. `A child porn ring,' he muttered. The kids looked up at him, most of them frightened as they couldn't quite see his face due to the darkness. But his silhouette was easily noticeable. And they weren't sure what to make of it. "I'm here to help," he said as he approached the oldest boy. "Where do they take you when you aren't here?" "To the rooms," the boy whispered. "And once there, what happens." "Sex. Lots and lots of sex. They video tape us, take pictures of us. They hurt us." "I'll help you escape." A sound caught Batman's attention. He noticed the eyes of the boy widen as they glanced over the Dark Knight's shoulder. With a flash of movement and a flutter of his cape, Batman spun and threw a bat at whatever was behind him. It caught the gun hand of a man and caused him to drop his weapon. Without a wasted second, Batman dove at him and knocked him unconscious. Searching the man, he found a ring of keys. Then, he turned back to the youth. "Like I said, "I'm here to help." After trying several keys, he found the key which unlocked the young man's chains. Once free, he told the youth to go and unlock everyone else. "Lock the door behind me. I don't want to take a chance someone gets passed me. I'll be back for you soon." The youth nodded and, after locking the door behind Batman, went about unlocking the bonds of the captives. Batman ascended up to the ground floor and continued his way to the second. The smell hit him immediately and he knew what this floor was used for. This is where they filmed the porn, at least, some of the porn. Walking down the hallway, Batman realized that filming was already in progress. He found the door and listened. The sound of two grown men moaning and two young children crying out in pain penetrated the door. Bringing his foot back, he let it fly. The door flew open and he rushed in. The sight unnerved him. Two grown men were penetrating two young children, one boy and one girl. Before he could act, two strong men came from behind the camera at him. He knelt and jumped grabbing the head of the closest man and flipped over him. He used his momentum to force the guy out the door. Batman landed and swung his head sideways as a fist came at him. He grabbed the man's wrist, ducked underneath the man's arm and twisted it behind his back. Then, using what strength he could muster, he forced the guy out the door onto the man who was attempting to come back in. They fell into the hallway and Batman slammed the door shut. He turned and threw several of his bats. One hit the camera and shattered it and the others flew at the men doing the raping. They hit the men in the heads and knocked them unconscious. They fell backwards and the two youths, who were forced to straddle the men, looked over at Batman with tears in their eyes. "It will be okay," Batman said as he walked over to them and helped them off the unnaturally large cocks inside them. The camera snuck toward the door and opened it as Batman twisted and threw a bat. The man was gone before the bat could reach him. "Someone will catch him," Batman promised. As if in answer, the man flew back through the door way followed by the two burly men. Batman turned in case it was someone who threatened the children. It wasn't anyone who threatened the children, however. It was Superman and Wonder Woman. "These two need to get to a hospital as do the children in the basement." Superman looked down and seemed to focus on the floor. "I can see some of them. My vision is blocked by some of the piping. We should go get them." "Do that," Batman replied. "I'm going to find the ass in charge of this." Batman walked passed the two heroes and headed down the hallway. It didn't take long before he reached the top floor and found several armed guards waiting. "This should be fun." "Let me help," Wonder Woman said as she came up behind him. "I thought you and blue boy were going to help the children." "Superman can handle that. He's fast." "Faster than a speeding bullet?" "You should see him some time. You might be surprised." "I'm sure." After turning their attention back to the guards, Batman asked, "Can bullets bounce of you?" "In a manner of speaking." With a smile and a wink, Wonder Woman stepped into the light. The two men pulled out their guns and open fire. Batman was surprised by Wonder Woman's speed at deflecting the bullets which flew out of the Tommy guns at lightning speed. Batman slipped back down the stairs to the level below and went to the nearest room. Using his grappling hook, he threw a line up a level and ascended the building from the outside. When he got to the next floor, the one Wonder Woman was on, he kicked away from the building and came smashing through the window. To his delight he landed where he intended. The room Batman found himself in was plush and red. The finest furniture sprawled around him. The decorations seemed out of place both for this time period and the location. Who would believe such a gorgeous room was inside such a ruddy apartment building? He could hear noises from outside the double doors and he knew Wonder Woman was dealing with the men outside. His job was to take the opportunity of the distraction and locate the person behind this atrocity. Quickly, the Batman moved behind a luxurious desk and searched the drawers hoping to find names. A click caught his attention and he looked up to see the barrel of a gun in his face. Following the barrel to the hand, the hand to the shoulder, the shoulder to the neck and face, he looked into the eyes of someone who was obviously in charge. The clothes he wore and the demeanor in which he stood indicated his influence. "Looking for something?" the man asked. "For whoever is in charge," Batman answered. "Why do you want me?" "So I can throw your ass in jail after beating the hell out of it." The man chuckled. "Do you really think you can do that?" "Do you really want me to try?" The smile slowly disappeared. "I don't have time to waste on you. I've got more pressing issues." "Like the fact your men are getting the shit beat out of them by a girl?" "What?" The door flew open as the two guards flew into the room. The gunman turned to the doors and Batman went into action, grabbing the gun and pushing it away from his body. The man, feeling the resistance to his gun, turned back and was met by a fist in the mouth. He stumbled backwards and fell into the bureau. Wonder Woman entered to find Batman holding a gun. "What are you doing in here? How did you get in?" "I went from the outside." Wonder Woman nodded. She turned to some movement and both heroes saw the man who held the gun fade away. "What the hell?" Batman said out loud. "Where did he go?" The two looked around for a trap door and some form of eye trickery but found nothing. Superman flew through the window and their attention turned to him. "Find anything?" he asked. "The organizer of this," Wonder Woman said. "But he disappeared." "How?" "Magic," Batman said sarcastically. The sounds of police sirens in the distance echoed through the shattered window. "I took the liberty of calling the police," Superman answered their puzzled looks. "The authorities should be able to clean up from here." "Are the children safe?" Wonder Woman asked. Superman answered affirmatively. "What I would like to know is..." turning to face Batman he found him gone. "Where did he go?" "He moves silently," the Amazon princess answered. "Let's get out of here." The two flew out the window and Superman used his telescopic vision to see a shadow disappear over the edge of a building. He couldn't be sure it was Batman, though. At the moment, he had more pressing issues, like making sure the children were safely taken some place safe. "He disappeared like that?" Green Lantern asked. "I thought I saw him," Superman answered. "But making sure the children were safe was more important. I didn't go after him." "It's okay. I'm sure we'll run into him again," Flash replied. "He obviously knows us somehow." "He's a very skilled person," Wonder Woman answered. "He would make a formidable opponent if he weren't on our side." "We don't know if he is or not," Superman stated. "All we know is he was investigating a child pornography ring. He could be working for anyone, even competition." The group remained silent unsure of which way this new Batman would go. To Be Continued... Only eight more chapters to go. I would love to hear what you think of this new Batman.