Chapter 107 - [AT] Grabbing a Kid...

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The kid ran around the corner out of my sight and I knew that the jig was up so I said balls to the wall and I started to run after the kid not caring about any noise I might be making but even so I made sure to stay within human limits as I knew that Barbara also known as Batgirl is probably around and would definitely take note if I start to use super human abilities but I'm assured that running at my current speed will be fine since I know that Batgirl is nearby incase anything happens and I'm also pretty positive that I'll be able to catch up to the kid before he can get to the matron as I was already quite close to him when he ran off and so I round the corner and immediately I'm proven wrong as soon as I turn around the corner as I immediately come face to face with the drug dealer who is only a few meters away from me and no longer lugging around a jerry can as well as the matron who is standing a bit behind him lugging around two jerry cans in her hands but the one thing I'm immediately alarmed by is the fact that the kid is struggling in the drug dealers grip and still trying to get to the matron while the drug dealer is pointing his arm towards me and within his hand is a pistol that is pointing in my direction and about to fire at me, I know that I can easily dodge such a bullet but I still don't want to showcase my abilities so I'm about to lunge back behind the corner to take cover just slow enough for the bullet to nick my arm at which point I would still my regeneration to keep up appearances but just as I was waiting for the gun to fire and set my plan into motion it's thankfully stilled by the fact that I notice something whizzing towards the drug dealer out of the corner of my eye.

With my enhanced abilities I can clearly see a Batarang flying towards the gun in the drug dealers hand and I can see that it is just a plain black Batarang though it does have a few yellow indents and thin lines along it that categorises it as belonging to Batgirl and I notice a little seam/indent along the middle of the Batarang which I surmise is probably where it's folded as a way for easy storage in a utility belt and as I watch it spin through the air I'm baffled by the fact that it's named as a mix between a bat and a boomerang as its more like a shuriken as it steaks through the air but I suppose that naming it as a Batarang does make it a little less threatening so I guess it's not without purpose but as I watch it fly towards the gun in the drug dealers hand that's about to fire at me I take a quick moment to think about how I'm going to play this and so I decide to completely forgo my previous plan as I'm sure that the gun will be knocked from his hands before he can fire which gives me a lot more options, going forward with my new plan time resumes and instead of darting for cover I resume my (normal within human capabilities) run towards the drug dealer completely ignoring the gun in his hand having complete trust that he will be disarmed before he has the chance to shoot and I'm proven right as the Batarang clashes against the gun in his hand before he can fire it and knocks it to the floor out of his hands and stunning him in the process which coincidently makes him let go of the kid and gives me the opportunity to shoulder barge him in the c.h.e.s.t sending him sprawling into the floor and I'm not ashamed to admit that I used more force than necessary and probably broke a few ribs but I couldn't help myself given this little chance to inflict some pain.

The reason I chose this course of action was because it would mean I can get closer to the kid faster and grab him as soon as possible rather than wait behind a corner giving more time for them to react but I also did this to show Barbara that I have no abilities as I would have used them in that situation as well as show her that I didn't retreat when at gunpoint which will hopefully earn me a few points with her though that was only a small part of my reasoning with one of the biggest being the chance to inflict some damage on one of my two former torturers without drawing attention to myself as well as getting away with it but I don't have time to think of that right now as I immediately grab the kid who had fell to the floor at some point in the exchange and hug him to my c.h.e.s.t before standing up and turning around but it's at this point that the matron decides to take some action in the panic and she does the first thing she can think of which is throwing one of the jerry cans that she had at me which I easily dodge and watch as it hits against the front of the White van splashing some gasoline out onto the van before dropping to the ground and pouring more gasoline out onto the floor which began to pool together around and under the van but I had no point to think of that as I had a primary objective to get out now even with the kid struggling for freedom in my arms going as far as to bite me though I don't pay it any mind concentrating on running at human speed towards the opened garage doors.

As I run I hear the sound of something dropping to the ground and a sloshing sound and I take the chance to look behind me to see that the matron has dropped the other Jerry can to the floor which begins to pour out gasoline onto the ground and she begins to run towards the drug dealer who I notice has gotten up at this point and has reached behind his back to reveal another gun which he takes out and points out in my direction before thinking better of it and instead beginning to aim and look around the rafters clearly recognising the object that knocked the previous gun to the ground was a Batarang and so he began to search the rafters in search for the Batman or his sidekicks clearly thinking them the bigger threats here and I agree as I begin to focus on running again but I spare a second to look up into the rafters and unlike that drug dealer I spot with my eyes Batgirl standing in the rafters near the entrance of the factory and I clearly recognise the fact that instead of immediately fighting with the two arseholes she's instead protecting me and the kid by disarming the two and keeping them at bay with batarangs waiting for me to get out with the kid before she decides to take them on and it's at this point that I also take notice of her ensemble which is a dark purple nearly completely black costume which is part fabric (probably Kevlar or something much better) as well as part metal plating which has been placed in vital areas allowing for protection as well as flexibility and I notice that her cape is completely black aside from the yellow on the inside as well as the yellow boots, gloves, insignia (BatSymbol) and utility belt and I notice that her helm reveals much more than Batman's as it basically reveals all of her lower face even with the mask wrapping around her chin as well as her eyes which I notice are a clear blue no matter which angle I look at them from which is different from her regular eyes and different than a few adaptions of Batgirl she has her ears inside of the helm instead of outside of it and I notice that the bat horns on her helm or much more thinner and lengthier than Batman's.

I don't get much more time to look at her as I notice that she has a Batarang in her hand which she flings out behind me most likely to disarm the drug dealer again and as I continue to run nearing the white van I decide to show my appreciation by shouting out "Thank You!" Into the vast open space of the factory making sure not to look directly at her and I noticed cue that she looks towards me when she hears me shout but that proves to be a mistake as I'm shocked when I hear a gun fire two times in a row and I watch as two bullets fly past me and I turn my head around just in time to notice one of Batgirl's batarangs knock a gun out of the matrons hands and I notice that it was the first gun that was knocked out of the drug dealers hand so I suppose she must have picked it up and fired it at me when I accidental distracted Batgirl so I'm just happy that she's a bad shot and missed us but when I turn my head back around to keep on running I realise that she must've hit the front of the van which I'm just nearing and ignited the gas which was on it from the Jerry can she threw at it and the fire has spread across the front of the van and has spread to the gas on the ground which has pooled on the floor under the van and I realise that I shouldn't be so close to it and so I quickly turn my back on it and try to run away from it but I'm afraid that it's too late.

The van explodes behind me sending me flying forward and I make sure to hug the child closer to my c.h.e.s.t and wrap my arms around him to protect him but as I'm thrown forwards I notice that the explosion of the van has ignited the rest of the gas poured around the factory and the place is quickly lighting up. This situation is getting really bad...

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