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Acquired Asylum Syndrome
By S18
PART 1
Their names were Raynor and Potkin, but that
was barely relevant. The pertinent details -
both over six foot, each weighing in at between
two-twenty and two-forty pounds and sharing an
IQ that didn't have pretensions to three digits
- told Batgirl that she could take them down in
a heartbeat.
But she didn't. She had tracked them for three
days, holding herself back when they turned
over a liquor store for petty change,
intervening only briefly when they might
otherwise have found the part-time checkout
girl hiding in the back room. Raynor and Potkin
found sexual gratification through paying out
cash or, preferably, applying a little force to
get the goods for free.
When Batgirl got the chance, she'd take
pleasure in taking these goons down, hard.
She danced through the shadows, aware that they
pair were unlikely to spot a trail, but taking
no chances. Their car sped away from their
sleazy downtown motel and Batgirl followed on
her Batcycle. Though her intuition second-
guessed their destination, Batgirl's heart
still beat louder as it became obvious Raynor
and Potkin were heading for the winding road
that lead to the rocky outcrop on the edge of
Gotham and the bleak erection that was Arkham
Asylum.
***
The trials of the Behaviour Normalizer had been
progressing apace for the past three weeks. The
Asylum psychiatrists were delighted with the
results. A week ago, in the presence of the
mayor, the police commissioner and various city
dignitaries, the Joker himself had been dragged
from his cell and strapped into the device.
A switch was flipped and for the first time the
grin was wiped off the Joker's face.
Whispers echoed back and forth behind the one-
way glass, the audience marvelling at the
potential of this breakthrough. Others
expressed reservations, the noted industrialist
Bruce Wayne applauding the scientists'
achievement, but cautioning that such a weapon
in the fight against supercriminals should also
be used with great care.
Yes, yes, of course, agreed the scientists, far
more keen on accepting plaudits than patronly
advice.
"Does he remember anything?" asked the Mayor,
watching a blank-faced Joker lead by orderlies
unsteadily back to his cell.
"To a certain extent," explained Carsten
Endermeier, inventor of the machine. "Some
things, of course, we would not want him to
recall," - polite laughter from the floor -
"but what we think is more important ...
Perhaps the best way of putting it is we have
readjusted his moral compass. We have sucked
out all his errant and subversive behaviour and
conditioned him with far more acceptable set of
attitudes and values. Now, when he does
remember some of the atrocities he has
committed, he will know they were wrong and
feel guilt accordingly."
"And what happens to the removed behaviour?"
asked the troublemaker Wayne.
Endermeier sighed and reluctantly explained.
"We store it all in a the new CE-20 database -
the vacuum cleaner bag of the process, if you
will. A semantic net of the criminal's psyche
will be stored along with their criminal record
and personal history. This should provide an
invaluable tool for criminologists and
behavioural psychologists to firstly recognise
dangerous symptoms in people before they
develop true supervillain tendencies and
secondly to help treat those where preventative
measures could not be taken."
"But surely your machine obviates the need for
such treatment?" countered Bruce Wayne, dryly.
"Rest assured, the Behaviour Normalizer will
only be used in the most extreme cases,"
replied Endermeier, looking to the Arkham
governors who suddenly realised they should
have been paying attention and took the
scientist's lead, nodding their heads in
reassurance.
"Well, I think it is fantastic invention,"
proclaimed the Mayor, "I give it my full
endorsement."
After much shaking of hands, the Mayor departed
for a freeway opening and the scientists were
left to rest on their laurels.
Fortunately for them, the program of correcting
the behaviour of the Arkham inmates went
perfectly smoothly. The month-long trial was
almost complete and almost all of the resident
supervillains were pacified. The Joker was
taking a home-study course in accountancy, the
Riddler was drawing up plain-speaking mortgage
leaflets for a major Gotham bank and Catwoman
spent most of her day contentedly completing
knitting patterns.
Unfortunately, this meant the warders had
become increasingly slack in monitoring
security. As Endermeier joked before he
departed on his annual golfing holiday, Arkham
Asylum was now less a maximum-security mental
institution and more a pleasant and relaxing
residential home.
This meant it was a small matter for Raynor and
Potkin to bludgeon their way past the guards on
the gate and gain entry to the infamous
facility.
***
Raynor and Potkin were feeling the evening was
going entirely according to plan until they
reached the cell that contained Harvey 'Two-
Face' Dent, once respectable District Attorney
of Gotham, once despicable scourge of the city he
faithfully served and now, it seemed, beauty
and cosmetics consultant.
The beleaguered prison guard the two henchman
were carrying at gunpoint was quickly
discarded. The guard thought to take the chance
to run for it, maybe getting back to his
colleagues locked in the kitchen and freeing
support to subdue the intruders.
He was halfway down the corridor before Raynor
shot him as an afterthought.
Harvey Dent reeled on seeing the cold-blooded
murder. His two-faces were barely
distinguishable under thick layers of
foundation.
"Guards!" cried out Harvey in desperation. He
jabbed a finger at the two men in front of him.
"You murderers!"
Raynor and Potkin looked at each other, sharing
surprise and sadness. Coming to a silent
consensus they turned back to the former gangster.
"Sorry, Boss," said Raynor, before Potkin laid
Dent out with a heavy punch.
Raynor hefted their leader over his shoulder.
"What 'appened to 'im, you reckon?" asked
Raynor as they headed back out into the
corridor.
"I dunno, but we're going to undo it, compadre,
and we're going to undo it sharpish," replied
Potkin.
His grim determination led him back into
Harvey Dent's cell. Spilling the cosmetics
assembled on the small table within across the
floor, Potkin tore strips from the bedclothes,
before producing a cigarette lighter.
The infant blaze growing rapidly behind them,
the duo and their prone passenger made for the
exit.
They ignored the screams and shouts signalling
rising panic in the surrounding cells.
"Help! Please! I know what they did to him! Let
me out, I'll tell you!"
The pleadings came from an attractive woman
staring desperately at them through the barred
window in her heavy cell door.
Raynor turned to Potkin with a leer on his
face.
"We get the Boss back first," Potkin told
Raynor sternly.
Using a stolen pass-card, Potkin released the
woman. She left her prison warily, knowing
these men were dangerous criminals. She
appraised them, trying to hide her nerves
before pointing up the corridor.
"The machine's up here. I'll show you the way."
***
Batgirl raced into the depths of the complex
after freeing the prison guards from the
kitchens. Her original reason for being here
was quickly put aside as she found one wing of
the asylum in the grip of a raging fire.
Aware her skin-tight costume possessed only
limited flame-proofing, she smeared her skin
with protective cream kept in her utility belt.
Before diving into the fray, she radioed a call
to the Batcave. There was little doubt Batman
and Robin would already know of the fire and be
on their way, but it was best to be sure.
She saved maybe a dozen people before the heat
became too intense. Each time she had to fight
back a natural compunction to leave these
criminals who she had fought in the past. Some
had tortured her, others had threatened people
close to her, but their eyes lacked the evil
she had faced in the past.
The Riddler kept blathering about papers he had
to save as she hauled him from the inferno, but
Batgirl had no opportunity to ask questions. A
distant scream caught her attention. Charging a
female warder to look over the rescued
villains, she ran to find the source of the
distress.
Outside she could hear approaching sirens, a
fractured melody playing over the constant
background roar of the fire.
As Batgirl skidded around a corner she almost
collided with someone running in the opposite
direction.
Instinct skipped her aside at the last moment
and a woman stumbled past. She turned to
Batgirl who, despite herself, gasped.
"Batgirl, two men," the woman struggled for
breath, "they're trying to use the machine, I
got away..."
"Okay, Miss. Kyle," replied Batgirl, keeping
her cool, "I'll take care of them. You get to
safety."
'What's happened to all these people?' thought
Batgirl to herself as she neared an open
doorway. Shouts of frustration were coming from
within. She approached silently.
A quick glance around the frame showed her the
scene inside. Harvey Dent, face mysteriously
covered in white make-up, sat in a utilitarian
chair surrounded by wires and pipes. Most of
the cables lead to a bank of computer cabinets
filling one wall. The sparse controls were the
cause of the shouts as Raynor and Potkin failed
to comprehend them.
Batgirl ducked back out of sight again, took a
breath, then stepped into the room.
Her Batarang was luckily avoided by Potkin, who
immediately shouted to Raynor:
"Get the Boss out of here, I'll deal with the
Bat-Bitch!"
Potkin drew his gun and loosed a salvo of
bullets that forced Batgirl to somersault
across the room as an evasive measure. How many
shots had he fired? Two more sped past her Bat-
ears, covering Raynor as he hurried with Dent
from the room.
A flash of panic crossed Potkin's face as he
raced to replace the emptied clip.
Batgirl's heeled boot struck the wall by
Potkin's head as he ducked clear, rolling on
the floor and seeing his fresh magazine skate
away from him.
"Give it up, Potkin," suggested Batgirl.
Acrobatically bouncing off the wall, Batgirl
reached the clip before Potkin could get close.
She tucked it into her utility belt. Advancing,
she kept her eyes on Potkin as he sought cover
behind the chair in the middle of the room.
He drew a knife and slashed out with from
behind his refuge.
Lightning fast she struck his hand and knocked
the knife away. He sank back, even his
misplaced misogynistic feelings of superiority
reluctantly admitting he was outmatched here.
He ducked one way and Batgirl threw a precise
sidekick. Potkin ducked back and she was
already rounding on him, but a moment's
miscalculation and she stumbled over one of the
trailing cables.
Seizing his chance, Potkin lunged forward,
pushing Batgirl backwards by her throat. She
made contact with a wild punch and kick, but he
managed to force her back into the chair,
hastily fastening a strap across her neck.
She twisted, the heels on her boots slicing
across Potkin's face before he managed to jump
back to safety. He touched the bloody mark
across his cheek and smiled.
Batgirl scowled and began trying to undo her
restraint.
Potkin dived forward again. She lashed out with
a foot, but he grabbed it, twisting it
painfully. He ignored an open-fisted punch to
the side of his head and rammed his fist into
her stomach. Potkin followed up with an elbow
across her face.
While Batgirl was momentarily stunned he got
another arm locked in. Her left leg followed
and, after punching her in the face, he got her
remained limbs under restraint.
Whoozy, Batgirl felt Potkin's hands fasten the
straps across her waist and then across her
chest. His hands lingered over the thin fabric
that covered her breasts and she managed to
spit at him.
He grinned when it missed.
Batgirl listened for some hope of rescue. The
sirens outside promised hope, but the fire was
growing louder more quickly than the distant
shouts.
"So, what game shall we play?"
Potkin rang his tongue up her stomach and she
looked away, disgusted, wishing she couldn't
feel his touch through her costume. Then he was
eye to eye with her. His fingers tracing the
line of her cowl. She could see what he was
thinking.
Batgirl bucked in her bounds and Potkin danced
backwards. If she could keep him away, keep him
distracted, she might be able to work her way
out of the straps. One hand free and she could
be out in matter of seconds.
Her train of thought was interrupted by the
sight of Potkin returning to the computer bank.
"Apparently this thing resets a guy's moral
compass. Screws with the brain. Makes him act
all twisted. If you flick the right switches."
Batgirl stopped thinking about escape, despite
herself she found her thoughts considering what
this machine might do to her.
Potkin turned to Batgirl. His expression summed
up his thoughts about a nubile young girl who
thought she could fight criminals like him in a
costume that would look better sprawled across
the centrefold of the magazines he hid under
his bed as a teenager.
Suddenly, he started yanking levers, pressing
buttons, switching relays, all seemingly at
random.
Batgirl braced herself for what might follow.
But nothing did.
Potkin stepped back from the computer bank,
disappointed. Batgirl started trying to worm
her right hand free of the straps.
Potkin frowned. His eyes searched the
meaningless raft of panels, lights and
controls. He finally spied a switch. It looked
suspiciously like an 'on' switch.
Gritting her teeth, Batgirl managed to squeeze
her hand from its bond. Potkin grinned at her.
Her arm was quickly free...
And Potkin pressed the button.
***
Batman and Robin appeared on the scene moments
after the fire started. They quickly began
evacuating the prisoners. It was Robin's eagle
eye that spotted Raynor hurrying from the
burning building.
He didn't even put up a fight.
Batman was familiar with the work going on in
the Asylum, but even he was taken aback as his
once-upon-a-time friend Harvey Dent was
unloaded at his feet.
Then Selina Kyle came stumbling from a doorway,
escorted by two firemen.
"There are people still in there," she was
crying.
The firemen tried to tell her it was no longer
her concern. The dynamic duo hurried over.
"Batgirl, she's in there," Selina told them. If
she remembered her past history with Bruce
Wayne or Batman, her eyes did not show it.
"Where?" asked Batman, abruptly.
"I'll show you," replied Selina, her hard
expression and abrupt about-face told Batman
she wasn't going to just offer directions.
"Robin, stay here," ordered Batman, "we don't
know how permanent Endermeier's conditioning
will be."
"Okay, sir," muttered Robin as the side he
kicked disappeared, "I shall stay here and
watch the fruit-loops."
He looked at the prisoners being herded into a
makeshift wire pen. Despite the dastardly
reputations on display, none showed the
slightest inclination for providing excitement.
Robin sighed.
***
It felt like a million memories were being
rammed into her brain. At first she could make
out fragments, fleeting pictures from criminal
eyes, even seeing herself once or twice. But
after a few seconds she couldn't pick out
anything in the rush, the cortical overload
consuming all sense and reason.
***
Potkin stared at Batgirl as she in turn stared
out into space. She seemed paralysed. Lights
were flashing around the chair, needles
projecting from her cowl where the chair had
injected them into her brain.
***
She felt the rush. She felt how killing someone
might be fun. She realised the perverted
pleasure that the Joker felt while torturing
some poor fool who didn't see the joke. She
understood the excitement that caused the
Riddler to dance with glee as the seconds
ticked away and Batman's ignorance of his
latest riddle brought that moment of a
masterplan's success that bit closer.
***
Potkin could hear the fire. He could even hear
people approaching through the chaos, but he
was intrigued.
He walked over to the prone Batgirl. He grabbed
her left breast and squeezed, receiving not so
much a flicker from Batgirl's face.
He reached down and rubbed her crotch and felt
disappointment again as she showed no reaction.
He kissed her, biting at her lip, pressing his
tongue against her clenched teeth.
And nothing. Deeply unsatisfying.
So he found the knife knocked into the corner.
Without hesitation he slashed a cut down the
torso of Batgirl's costume. He ripped open the
material, loosing the rounded flesh of her
breasts, uncovering a stomach of taut
abdominals and offering a glimpse of trimmed
pubic hair. He slid the knife under his belt.
Potkin thrust his hand inside her costume,
finding her dry slit and inserting a finger
inside. With his other hand he began undoing
his trousers, while running his slimy tongue
across Batgirl's cleavage.
***
She felt good. Her world had turned upside and
she was seeing everything from a completely
different perspective. The perspective of self-
interest, anarchic fun and the orgasmic,
perpetual pleasure gained from exercising
unrestrained power.
Batgirl felt the needles retract from her head
and the world returned with an assault on her
senses. She was hot, horny. She felt flushed,
in heat, as the worthless creep ineffectually
ravishing her, fingered her pussy and suckled
her nipples.
She let out a moan of pleasure that caught
Potkin by surprise as he was about to impale
her with his cock.
A large grin spread across his face.
She puckered her lips and Potkin accepted the
invitation, offering a wet and implausible
kiss. Then his lips went rigid and her toppled
backwards.
With the knife in her hand, Batgirl adroitly
freed herself from the remaining straps.
Potkin meekly considered the gaping wound in
his stomach. Batgirl, wearing a caring
expression, ran tender fingers across her
attacker's shocked face. Then the hand slipped
down and dug into his wound, wracking Potkin
with pain.
Batgirl withdrew her fingers and erotically
licked the blood off each, one at a time, as
Potkin fell to his knees, then fell on his
face, dead.
She shuddered with an orgasm. Being evil felt
so much better than suffering the burden of
righteousness and the guilt it brought with it.
Footsteps were approaching. They were still
some way off, barely audible over the fire, but
Batgirl sensed things even more keenly now.
The blood that remained on her hand she smeared
down between her breasts and into her pussy.
She looked over at the computer banks.
Sashaying over she kissed the power button,
then punched a fist through the thin metal
cover.
With a fury of kicks and punches she left the
Behaviour Normalizer sparking and hissing with
escaping gas, damaged beyond repair. Ripples of
energy coursed around the room, pounding at
Batgirl's head every time they passed over her.
Each time the wave touched, she caught a flash
of the psyches that had informed her current
state of mind.
In one flash the Penguin. A handful of seconds
later, Harley Quinn. A dozen more, Mister
Freeze.
Well, they couldn't teach her anything more now
and it was starting to give her a headache.
Dancing lightly, an unchained spirit set adrift
in the big sandpit of Gotham, Batgirl twirled
from the room.
***
The fire was nearly upon the room when Batman
and Selina entered. Flames were coursing from
the wreckage of the Behaviour Normalizer and
Potkin was still dead on the floor.
Batman ran a trained eye over the room, picking
up the subtle clues that might uncover the
recent events that took place in the room. He
spotted the canister of flammable coolant
hidden in the recesses of the machine a moment
before it would have been too late.
He flung himself over Selina as the explosion
blasted shrapnel in a deadly trajectory that
would have slayed them where they stood.
Their near escape proved less fortuitous as,
through some mysterious contrivance, the small
explosion served to focus the unbound
generations of the Behaviour Normalizer.
Despite Batman's powerful strength of will, the
blue flash that swamped the room robbed him of
consciousness.
***
Robin reached the experimenting chamber as
ceiling crashed to the floor and the tangible
heat threatened to burn unprotected skin. As he
stepped through the doorway he was hit by a
psychic blast that filled his head with alien
semantics. For a moment he reeled. His body
felt the wrong shape and the chair in the room
before him suddenly presented him with great
trepidation.
The Boy Wonder quickly shook off the effects,
the heroic instinct taking over. He quickly
dragged the still unconscious Batman and Selina
Kyle from the room before another burst of
energy could disorientate him.
For a second he stood in the corridor, watching
another ripple of energy coursing over the
surface's of the room, producing showers of
sparks amidst the flames that now sought up
through the wrecked machinery. Then shapes
appeared through the pervasive smoke.
The fire-fighters helped Robin and the escapees
from the building, great crashes of falling
masonry bellowing behind them hastening their
exit. Once free, Robin cast a glance back at
the dark skeleton of Arkham Asylum crumbling
under the ravages of a multi-storey inferno,
despite the emergency services assault with
thousands of gallons of water.
He helped Batman and Selina Kyle to the
Batmobile. The first aid kit behind the
driver's seat would provide better care than a
harassed paramedic dealing with dozens of
patients could.
Batman revived quickly.
"I told you to stay outside," his words
reprimanding Robin.
"Unlike you, I don't have na?ve emotional
attachments to Miss Kitty Litter here," replied
the Boy Wonder. Selina Kyle, occasionally known
as Catwoman, remained oblivious to her part as
subject of the conversation.
"She went under Endermeier's Behaviour
Normalizer, we can't judge her on what she may
have been before, Robin," coughed Batman, still
suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation.
"Like you said, we don't know how permanent
Endermeier's conditioning might be. I wasn't
going to let you go into a burning building not
knowing if Catwoman might make an appearance,"
said Robin. He noticed an odd flicker pass
across the unmasked portion of Batman's face on
mention of the feline felon.
"She wouldn't..." began Batman.
"In one of her good moods, no," conceded Robin,
"but you know how fickle cats can be, one
minute playing innocently, the next, the game's
turned homicidal."
"Right now, I don't think we should be making
judgements," said Batman, making it clear that
was his final word on the matter. His head
turned back to the silently reclining figure of
Selina Kyle and frowned.
"I'll take her to the detention pen," said
Robin.
"No," snapped Batman. "You leave... her...
alone."
"Batman, I think you're suffering from the
effects of the fire. Go back to the Batcave,
I'll finish up here."
Batman, taking a moment to recover his
composure, nodded in agreement.
There was dangerous flash in Batman's eyes as
Robin carried the recovering Miss Kyle away,
but he didn't say anything. Slamming the
Batmobile into gear, the caped crusader sped
from the scene.
"I think I can walk now," said Selina, opening
her eyes and staring up at Robin. He hesitated,
then put her down. She stood unsteadily, then
collapsed onto her ass. "Just give me a
minute."
"Robin," hollered a familiar voice.
The Boy Wonder turned to greet Commissioner
Gordon.
"Terrible, terrible state of affairs," said the
Commissioner, gravely. They both considered the
burning building. "Still, if Endermeier's
device worked maybe this grim place is no
longer required, eh?"
"We can but hope, sir."
"The Mayor was saying this land could be prime
real estate. No doubt he'll be getting a call
from Max Shreck when he arrives at his office
in the morning, yes? I've got a development
deal for you, Mayor, that you just can't
refuse."
"That's the way these things seem to go,
Commissioner," replied Robin, unwilling to
allow himself to get drawn too far into one of
Gordon's ambling conversations.
"Barbara will be disappointed," mused the
police chief, "she was always so interested in
the comings and goings at the place. Never
understood why."
Mention of Barbara Gordon's name suddenly
reminded Robin of the emergency call they had
received from her alter-ego, Batgirl, minutes
before they arrived at the Asylum. He hoped she
had escaped the fire and despite his confidence
in her abilities, he thought it best to make
sure.
"If you'll excuse me, Commissioner, there are
many people still in need of assistance,"
explained Robin.
"Yes, of course, Boy Wonder." Commissioner
nodded his dismissal and headed back towards
the congregation of police cars.
Once all the inmates are secure, I'll start
make enquiries about Batgirl, thought Robin.
Then he turned and found one of the inmates was
already missing. He looked around in annoyance,
but Selina Kyle was nowhere to be seen.
***
The door to Wayne manor was opened by its
elderly butler, Alfred. His face lit up on
seeing the person who had rung the sprawling
mansion's ancient bell.
"Why, Miss Gordon," exclaimed Alfred, "what a
pleasant surprise. I'm afraid Master Bruce and
Master Dick are away on business at the moment
... but I see you are looking somewhat the
worse for wear, please, come inside."
The euphemism for Batman and Robin's nocturnal
activities was not lost on Barbara, nor was the
butler's obvious concern. She knew Alfred would
not ask any questions as to how she acquired
the bruises evident on her face.
Barbara followed Alfred into the grand entrance
hall and then into the more homely environs of
the workers' kitchen.
As he pottered around, searching for a first
aid kit and some ice for her bruises, Barbara
sunk into a chair and stretched out in feline
largess. When the butler turned back he
expressed barely concealed shock at seeing the
Commissioner's niece running a luxurious hand
down between breasts almost exposed by her
undone blouse.
He saw the blood smeared across her skin. When
she slid over the chair, pirouetting round and
hitching up her skirt, slit up the thigh, she
grinned a Joker's grin from between her legs as
she exposed her fleshy buttocks and her lack of
underwear.
When Alfred turned away she delicately
somersaulted over the table and froze Alfred
with a pair of hands that slowly searched their
way up over his butler's uniform.
"If I asked very, very nicely, Alfred, would
you do something for me?"
***
The speeding Batmobile drew to an abrupt halt
in the echoic cavern of the Batcave. Batman
leapt from the vehicle, angry with himself for
his recent questionable judgement. He tried to
remember what exactly had happened in
Endermeier's experiment chamber, but all he
could remember was being forced into the chair
shortly before the splitting pain of needles
driving themselves through his skull.
But that hadn't happened, he told himself.
The recent surge of adrenaline ebbed from
Batman's system as he climbed the steps up
through the Batcave and opened the hidden
Batwardrobe in an alcove seven steps away from
the famous Batcomputer.
As he began to peel off the slick armour, he
stopped on hearing footsteps behind him.
"Robin!" The unmistakeable shape standing
beyond the alcove watched Batman like an
inquisitive statue. "I assume the authorities
at Arkham have the situation well in hand?"
"I'm afraid I have some bad news," replied the
costumed Robin, hanging his head.
"Yes?" replied Batman, removing his cape and
unfastening his torso armour.
"It's about Batgirl."
Batman froze. Though his relationship with his
fellow crimefighter was not overly close, he
cared for her as one might care for a well-
intentioned puppy. He also knew Robin was much
closer to Barbara Gordon, though their troubled
pasts and dedicated professionalism would
prevent them ever progressing past a platonic
relationship.
Batman felt Robin's hand fall on his shoulder.
When the Boy Wonder spoke, his voice was shaky,
cracked.
"A terrible thing happened at the Asylum..."
Batman turned and Robin, almost sobbing, hugged
his mentor, burying his head against his
mentor's chest.
"She knew the risks," said Batman, coldly.
"But some risks have to be taken, don't they,"
replied Robin. Only the voice sounded wrong
somehow. Maybe it was just his partner's
distress. "I don't know if I can keep going,
now..."
Batman suddenly lifted Robin's head with his
gloved hands and stared down at his prot?g?.
"This is why we keep going, Robin. The
sacrifices us and people like us make, they
cannot be in vain." Tears were welling in
Robin's eyes, but something about those eyes
...
Managing a smile through the pain, Robin
suddenly lifted up on his toes and kissed
Batman on the lips.
Before the Caped Crusader could react to this
unexpected advance, a knife had slashed across
his abdomen. Then a hand was inside his
costume, grabbing his cock and stroking it even
as the knife was held with dangerous intent by
the other hand only fractions away.
Batman stared in shock at Robin, who grinned.
Then laughed. It was a manic laugh that echoed
off the distant natural vaults of the cavern
ceiling. It was tinged with the familiar echoes
of vanquished enemies.
Risking his manhood, Batman whipped up his arms
and pushed the corrupted Robin away.
Robin laughed again.
"I always thought there was something more to
your relationship than simple friendship,"
teased Robin, skipping away.
Batman made a quick assessment of his injuries
and decided they weren't bad enough to prevent
him stopping this alien element from
endangering the secrets of the Batcave.
He chased Robin down the steps to the
Batmobile's parking space, already rotated
around to allow a rapid exit. On his descent he
found Robin's mask discarded and a few steps
down, the familiar gloves lying unwanted. His
partner's 'R' emblem passed underfoot moments
later.
"What do you think?" asked Robin, as Batman
reached the bottom of the steps.
A clearly female figure of desirable form posed
in nothing but black and red silk underwear,
swaying her hips and making a mockery of the
face of Dick Grayson that licked its lips
salaciously at Batman.
"Take off the mask," ordered Batman.
The interloper giggled, then obliged. Batman
was even more stunned when the face underneath
was revealed as that of Barbara Gordon. She
gave him a coy look as she walked over, teasing
her erogenous zones with the knife taken from
the Asylum.
"Something's happened to you, Barbara. I can
get you help."
Batman adopted a posture to indicate he was
prepared to use force if she came too close.
"I don't need help," smirked Barbara, tramping
over to the Batmobile and rolling across its
sleek chassis. "I've seriously reconsidered my
view on life and suddenly realised, for the
first time, that this world isn't a terrible
pit of suffering and despair. It's actually a
seriously fun and exciting place. As long as
you're the one meting out the suffering and
despair."
Quick as a flash she had hurled the knife and
Batman barely had time to knock it aside before
she was on him. He parried a kick, a punch,
threw a half-hearted karate chop which
resulting his leg being swept from underneath
him and he was on his back, Barbara pinning his
shoulders to the floor with her knees while she
bounced her bottom on his chest.
"You're far too nice to fight the likes of me,"
said Barbara in gentle chastisement. She bashed
him on the nose with a finger.
He bucked her off and she rolled away, letting
him know with her eyebrows she was impressed
with his resolve.
"This ends. Now," stated Batman.
He pursued her over to the Batmobile, but she
was far too quick for him to catch in his
current state. She tumbled over the bonnet,
sweeping in and tapping him on the crotch
before spinning behind him.
He jumped away to put some distance between
them, but she was already cartwheeling past
him, slashing with the recovering knife. He
thought he hit her, but a kick in his face and
blow into his solar plexus told him it wasn't
enough.
Stunned by the attack, he couldn't deflect the
blows that were delivered with a skip and a
giggle. He was bundled into the cockpit of the
Batmobile and Barbara tickled his nose with
several strands of her hair she had just
plucked from her glossy locks.
The canopy of the Batmobile closed with the
knife hanging delicately from the strands of
hair right in front of Batman's forehead. He
was barely aware of it, a blurring double-image
that appeared and disappeared as his vision
blacked in and out.
The jet engine of the vehicle whined into life
and shot it out of the Batcave as Barbara
Gordon danced away, considering how she would
re-decorate her new base of operations.
***
Batman felt his daze fading as the rocky walls
of the Batcave streamed past, giving way to
vegetation and the night's sky as the Batmobile
exited through the hidden entrance.
He snatched away the knife that mocked his life
and grabbed the steering wheel. It was locked
rigid. A glance up showed him a mass of rocks
and trees rushing towards him at nearly three
hundred miles an hour.
He stamped on the brake. No response.
Sabotaged.
Batman applied his seatbelt, gripped the seat
tightly and yanked the ejector release.
***
It was nearly dawn when Robin returned to the
Batcave. He was surprised to find the
Batwardrobe open, but changed without giving it
further thought. He was exhausted.
As Dick Grayson he climbed up through the
secret passageways and emerged into Wayne
Manor, still angry. Angry that he hadn't heard
word or seen sign of Batgirl and that a voice
inside told him he should be pleased if the Bat
Bint was dead.
He went to get himself a drink from the cabinet
in the library.
He was surprised and elated to find Barbara
Gordon sitting there, waiting for him. Her eyes
alive with relief, she jumped to her feet,
rushed over and hugged him.
"Well, I'm glad to see you too," he said in
response, but then she was kissing him. She
stopped, holding his face and looking at him as
if she had never expected to see him again.
Then he noticed the bruises.
"What happened to you?" he asked.
***
Selina Kyle was packing her clothes when she
heard a thud against her apartment door. Maybe
the authorities were already on to her. She'd
hoped the chaos of the fire would give her a
day or two at least to put her affairs in order
and escape Gotham.
She quickly fastened the straps on her bag and
headed to the window. No doubt that exit would
be covered as well, but it was a better bet
than risking the confines of the corridor.
Another thud on the door.
"Selina! It's me!"
Selina's heart sank. Batman's voice always
brought forth mixed emotions in her, but it
wasn't a voice she wanted to hear now. But, she
realised, if he was here to capture her, he
wouldn't be announcing his presence at the
door.
She put the bag down and crossed cautiously to
the entrance hall. She looked through the fish-
eye lens buried in the door and took a step
back on seeing the bloodied eye of Batman
staring back at here.
Countless questions raced through her head as
she unfastened locks and bolts.
She threw the door open and Batman fell inside.
She checked the corridor, but no one seemed to
be aware of her visitor.
Closing the door and locking it once more, she
looked at the beaten figure of the scourge of
Gotham's underworld, collapsed on the floor.
"What happened to you?" she mused. Batman
didn't answer. He was unconscious.
PART 2
"I couldn't do anything about the damage Potkin
had done to the machine and Potkin wasn't going
to cause any more trouble, so I got myself out
of there," explained Barbara. "Did you get
Raynor, his accomplice?"
"Sure did," replied Dick, "came stomping out
with Two-Face over his shoulder as if he didn't
know the place would be surrounded by the
authorities."
"But what of Batman?" asked Barbara. "What
happened to him?"
"He went in after you with Selina Kyle," they
shared a look that reflected their mutual
distaste for the Catwoman. "I didn't trust her
and thank goodness I didn't. I found them both
unconscious in the experiment chamber.
Strangest thing, soon as I stepped through the
doorway, I got hit by this wave of... I don't
know what. I thought maybe that was what had
knocked Batman and Kyle out."
"This wave? What do you remember about it?"
asked Barbara, intrigued.
"Not a lot, I'm afraid I haven't given it much
thought. I got Batman and Kyle to safety and
then spent the rest of the night trying to find
out what happened to you."
Barbara smiled and ran her hand across his
cheek. He closed his eyes as she kissed him
tenderly once more.
"I don't know if this is a good idea," said
Dick.
"I'm just glad you're alive," countered Barbara
with good humour. "I know we're only friends,
but we are good friends, are we not?"
"Yes," smiled Dick.
"Now you say this machine was used to extract
the deviant behaviour from the Arkham inmates?"
asked Barbara, pouring them each another drink.
Dick nodded.
"By all accounts it was very successful, but
the long-term effectiveness..." Dick
shrugged.
"And that blue flash you encountered? You
remember nothing?"
"For a moment I thought I could remember myself
being strapped into that chair, but it wasn't
me, you know?"
"Who do you think it was? Who you thought you
were, I mean." Barbara's eyes were alight with
curiosity.
"I don't know. I'm sorry, Barbara, I think I
should get to bed. Maybe I'll make a little
more sense after some sleep."
Barbara rubbed him comfortingly on the shoulder
before he stood and headed off to his room.
"Tell Alfred I left my costume in the laundry.
I get the feeling I'll need it clean again
soon."
Barbara nodded and waved him away, silently
laughing at how telling Alfred anything might
be tricky at the moment.
***
Selina wasn't surprised when she uncovered
Batman's face and found Bruce Wayne sleeping
underneath. She stripped him of his shredded
costume and set about dressing his wounds.
It was odd, she thought, how only a matter of
hours ago she was quite happy being a
respectable citizen, indulging in knitting and
hoping to sign up for the local neighbourhood
watch when she got out. Now she once again felt
the tingling need to don her catsuit and head
out over the rooftops of Gotham.
How could she have lived without appreciating
the art of liberating guarded treasures from
under the nose of their owners? Abiding by the
law was a suffocating blanket that took all the
fun out of life.
It must have been that machine malfunctioning.
She had gone into the room a pitiful and weak
excuse for a woman and come out rejuvenated,
her true nature returned in a flash of blue
light.
She looked at the unmasked Batman and
considered the implications.
Leaving his bedside Selina Kyle departed into
her bedroom. Catwoman returned, dressed from
head to toe in tight black PVC, purring
satisfaction as she crossed the room on her
spiked heels.
Her kittenish impulse was to play with the Bat
left at her mercy, but there was time a plenty
for that. She leapt out the window and into the
night, safe in the knowledge that even Batman's
famed escapology skills would not free him from
the chains that bound him to the bed.
***
Dick found a note waiting for him on the
kitchen table. Alfred had been called away in
the night to attend to his sick grand-daughter.
Unusual, thought Dick, only to be reassured on
finding the flip-side saying his costume had
been cleaned and pressed and would be waiting
for him in the usual place.
Barbara Gordon was innocently curled up on the
sofa in the library when Dick entered. She
burbled a few cute noises before waking herself
and noticing Dick with a smile. She unfurled,
stretching out like a roused tabby cat.
"Good morning," she said. "What are we doing
today?"
In Bruce's absence they attended a dry function
for the city horticultural society that was
splashing money around to try and buy back
respectability after recent events involving
one Poison Ivy.
Dick listened as the Chairman of the society
nervously chattered away, trying to set his own
mind at ease. They had thrown such a party
after Batgirl brought down the evil plant-lover
(making the most of the few garlands of tulips
that hadn't been turned into lethal carnivorous
psycho-tulips). All the bad times were behind
them they thought, but now with the fire at the
Asylum...
Robin murmured sympathy as the Chairman gnawed
nervously at his green fingers.
"I've heard rumours that they have some sort of
brain-wiping device up there," continued the
chairman. "Well, I hope they've use it on that
foul Poison Ivy. Though frankly I don't know if
you can truly wipe clean that kind of evil. Ah,
Miss Gordon, isn't it? Daughter of our dear
Police Commissioner and what an exquisite rose
she is."
Barbara walked over, enraptured by the scent of
a bunch of flowers she had accumulated from the
various stalls around the conference hall. She
wore a pleasant green gown embroidered with
elaborate lily leaves.
"Pleasure to make your acquaintance," said
Barbara, cordially, her bashful smile and
glance at her toes masking the acid whisper of:
"again."
On leaving, Robin was too preoccupied to ask
what had prompted Barbara to offer to water the
exhibits. He thought instead of Endermeier's
device and ignored Barbara as she explained the
miracles Wayne Industries miracle-grow
fertiliser could do for a certain Chairman's
Venus flytraps.
As night fell, Batgirl led Robin out above the
streets of Gotham. The fallout from the Arkham
burning had been slight, a few minor criminals
who hadn't been exposed to Endermeier's device
were running amok until they ran into the caped
crimefighters.
Of more concern were rumours that a new, even
more vile supervillain was now in Gotham and
concocting a plan more fiendish that any
previously unleashed upon the city
("Preposterous", was the Commissioner's
response on the local news, "what about the time
the Joker took over the cable network and
replaced all the programmes with wall-to-wall
infomercials - what could be more fiendish than
that?").
As more reports came in of unusual crimes,
Batgirl told Robin to investigate a break-in at
the offices of the Gotham Reporter newspaper.
She would aid the police in breaking a
persistent smuggling ring bringing in drugs
through the docks.
Robin acquiesced and as he watched Batgirl
disappear into the shadows immediately wondered
why he had so eagerly followed her command. It
felt natural to bow to a superior will, which
made no sense as he was surely the senior
crimefighter here. He shook his head. It had
felt unnatural pulling on his boxer shorts this
morning and not helping those thieves raiding
the department store, so he wasn't sure of what
he felt any more.
There were no signs of a break-in at the
newspaper offices. The only evidence was from
an elderly cleaner who swore he heard a noise
by the science and technology desk. Robin found
someone had indeed logged into the computer
system and downloaded some recent articles onto
disk.
As Robin left the building the cleaner shouted
after him.
"On second thought, it was probably nothing. I
shouldn't have called you. Probably just a cat
or something."
Robin returned to the rooftops even more ill at
ease. Catwoman was loose, of that he now had no
doubt. Could that explain Batman's
disappearance? Before he could ponder the
matter further he intercepted a most unwelcome
piece of news broadcast over the police radio.
Crossing the city with desperate speed he
reached the Police Headquarters to find Batgirl
already there, blankly keeping her composure as
the bemused attendant officers spilled the
scant details of how her Father had been
kidnapped from his very own office.
***
Catwoman slipped back into Selina Kyle's
apartment. She shuddered with pleasure on
completing a perfect crime. No clues, no
traces, a pure felonious excursion that meant
her fingerprints were all over it. The Toad
Wonder and Ratgirl would know such a flawless
break-in could only be accomplished by
Catwoman.
She was that good, which made her feel good.
Still, there was no time to hang around.
Bruce Wayne, Batman, remained unconscious on
her bed. She should leave him - Catwoman
brushed a lip with a clawed finger - but she
hadn't had the opportunity to play with him
yet.
***
Robin stopped dead on entering the room.
Through the one-way glass he could see The
Joker patiently answering a detective's
questions. The twisted grin was missing, or at
least drooping, as was the air of self-
importance. The face, however, remained
unmistakeable.
And for some reason Robin felt flushed.
Butterflies filled his stomach. When the
Joker's words drifted through the speakers on
the desk, he felt like jumping to attention. He
felt like he'd found something he'd been
missing.
"They don't know anything," whispered Batgirl
in his ear, snapping him out of his reverie.
Robin turned and found her smiling slyly. He
frowned, but knew how having loved ones placed
in danger could affect people in strange ways.
"Don't worry," he replied, rubbing her shoulder
and keeping his voice low so no one else would
hear, "we'll find your Father."
"I'm sure we will," replied Batgirl, looking
downcast before hugging Robin tightly.
***
Selina Kyle found an appropriately upmarket
apartment on the opposite side of town. She
used the name Julie Kitt. It was unlikely to
provide much of a false trail if someone really
wanted to find her, but at least rich
neighbours had less incentive to talk if hard
currency was waived in front of their face.
Bruce was recovering, but slowly. She guessed
he had scars other than those visible in need
of healing.
While the news told of the city yet again
descending into chaos, Selina avidly read
through the articles she had stolen from the
Gotham Reporter.
***
They made no progress on finding either Batman
or Commissioner Gordon. Sometimes Dick would
find Barbara depressed, choking back the tears,
at other times she seemed full of joy and
gaiety.
There had been no word from Alfred and they
seemed unable to stem the tide of violence that
was consuming the city. Dick felt sure there
was some overall picture that connected the
pieces of this fragmented puzzle, but was
unable to see it. That Batgirl had banned him
from entering the Batcave and using the
Batcomputer only compounded his frustration.
Still, she was going through a difficult time
and it was probably best he just do what he was
told.
There were also the drugs. Word had it that a
new designer addiction had been streaming in
through the docks. As Robin, he had recovered
several small consignments, but even with
Batgirl's help, the pair seemed unable to find
the big shipments.
"Dick, get changed," shouted Barbara's voice
from the hall, "the Mayor's just been
kidnapped."
Dick broke into action, racing from the
kitchen. The cleaning of Barbara's underwear,
provocative strips languishing in the soapy
sink water, would have to wait.
***
Selina laughed. It had all suddenly clicked
when reading Endermeier's analogy of his
machine like a psychic vacuum cleaner, sucking
out all a patient's undesirable inclinations.
Clearly, whatever accident had broken the
machine had flipped it from suck to blow. It
must have been sporadically ejecting
personalities at random when they entered the
room. The blue energy that had knocked out her
and Bruce reinserted Selina and Catwoman's old
persona through happy coincidence.
But did that mean Bruce had succumbed to the
same consequence? It wasn't like he had been
the well-mannered blank slate she had been
beforehand.
She giggled to herself as a naughty thought
occurred to her; a way of testing Bruce's
character. He was conscious regularly now,
though still hazy at times. They could hold
conversations, even if sometimes it seemed he
thought he was somewhere else. Or maybe someone
else.
The last time he woke he asked if she would
release him from his bondage and she kissed
him, despite his protests, and said no.
Now she decided she would.
***
Bruce Wayne was not as large a man as his
armoured costume suggested. He was taller than
the slender Selina, but not by much. His frame
was broader, but she felt she could disguise
that.
Giving him a sleeping draught to make sure he
didn't wake up at an inappropriate time,
Catwoman slipped out to procure some necessary
items.
She returned less than two hours later, barely
able to contain her excitement.
Selina stripped out of her catsuit, sniffing at
crotch and licking at the juices she had
excreted during her recent adventure. She felt
horny as hell.
Returning to the bedroom where Bruce slept in a
pair of silk pyjamas, Selina set about
unshackling him. Once he was free she
diligently waxed his legs, chest and face,
satisfied only when his skin was perfectly
smooth.
Her excitement increased on seeing his erection
through his briefs. She felt the urge to suck
his cock there and then, but she didn't want
to disturb his dreams just yet. Removing the
underwear, she produced some of her own.
With difficulty she slid a pair of black
panties up Batman's legs and then frustratedly
waited for the dream and erection to pass to
allow her to tuck his member out of sight. Then
she rolled him over into a corset, fastening
the strong material as tight as she could. For
a moment, Bruce's breathing became laboured,
but he quickly got used to the constriction.
His shape was looking more effeminate now, two
breast forms applied to his chest enhancing the
illusion. Daubing make-up over the join it soon
became difficult to spot where his flesh ended
and the artificial substitutes began.
She had her reservations about the
effectiveness of the mask until she pasted it
onto his face. The material was so thin as to
be almost transparent, but it miraculously
filled out his lips and suggested higher
cheekbones. A pair of contact lens added with
difficulty, the wig and suddenly, for Selina,
it was like looking into a mirror. Whether the
voice-modulator she strapped to his throat
would work she didn't know, but she didn't much
care at the moment.
Selina applied some make-up, her hands shaking
as the sexual tension coursing from her vagina
threatened to interrupt her work with a rush of
pleasure. But she wasn't ready to climax yet,
she wanted to saviour this foreplay.
Finally, she produced the catsuit. It was
slightly different to her own, but no one save
her would ever know the difference.
She awkwardly pulled the slick fabric up
Batman's legs and she froze, aware of the heavy
thumping of her heart, as he muttered in his
sleep. The drug was wearing off. With less
caution, she forced Batman into the catsuit,
pulling the clawed gloves tight over his hands
and making sure the spike-heeled boots fit
snugly over his feet.
Finally, she pulled the cat-like cowl over his
head.
Breathing heavily, she ran her hands over her
plaything, her Catwoman doll. The smooth PVC
sent excited sensations through fingertips and
she writhed her body against her toy, sliding
her crotch over the black thigh, working
herself with cat-like whimpers towards orgasm.
Then Bruce Wayne stirred. The instant of panic
cooled Selina's heat and with a kiss on those
red-painted lips she was off the bed and into
the wardrobe. She pulled the door shut as the
man known as Batman awoke.
Through the slits in the wardrobe door, Selina
nervously watched Bruce return to
consciousness. It was difficult to think of him
as Bruce now; he was her, Catwoman, and that
thought was erotic as hell.
***
Bruce Wayne opened his eyes. The surroundings
were oddly familiar. Various memories prodded
his waking mind, they seemed to be fighting for
his attention. A lifetime of experience
reminded him he was Bruce Wayne, but...
He closed his eyes. His hands ran across his
body and felt familiar smooth curves. His lips
felt appropriately full as he licked them. He
touched his face with a clawed finger and
purred.
Selina Kyle opened her eyes. She stretched,
revelling in the tight bodysuit as it hugged
her lithe figure.
"Miaow," she said to herself as she delicately
rolled from the bed and stood with practiced
ease on her high-heels. Of course, she wasn't
Selina Kyle. Selina Kyle was that timid alter-
ego she was forced to employ through the
unfortunate dictates of circumstance.
No, she was Catwoman and it was this identity
that walked over to the mirror and relished the
sexy shape posing as her reflection. There was
no sight more alluring to her than this body,
running adoring hands over her cat-skin.
She thought she heard a whine of pleasure from
the wardrobe, but discounted that as her
imagination. An imagination that, for some
reason, showed her Batman staring back at her
from that mirror when she closed her eyes. This
was wrong, he thought. Then he opened his eyes
again - this is so right, she thought.
Looking down, Catwoman saw a copy of the Gotham
Reporter left open on the dresser. Prominent
was a picture of the Irubis Sapphire, the
attached story explaining how the fantastic
jewel was part of a three-month display opening
at Gotham Museum that very night.
Catwoman purred and removed the tools of her
trade from a drawer. Attaching her whip to her
thin belt, she silently slipped out of the
window.
And Selina Kyle burst from the wardrobe,
falling to floor with a satisfied grin,
shuddering under waves of orgasmic pleasure.
***
Robin was patrolling above the Museum, sure
that such a prize would draw Catwoman out from
whatever lair she had been hiding in for the
past weeks.
And sure enough, when he caught a flicker from
a shadow in the corner of his eye, he swung
over to a skylight to find Catwoman peering
down at the exhibits inside.
She showed no alarm when he arrived, looking up
with a faint smile of recognition on her face.
Robin always faced Catwoman with a mixture of
feelings. She was bad, a villain that had to be
brought to justice, but she also dripping with
sex appeal and knew how best to flaunt that.
Oddly, this time around, he also felt a new
emotion. What was it? Jealousy? Envy? If only
she had curves like Catwoman. Only she... he
wasn't here to admire her appreciable assets.
"I'm going to have to take you in, Catwoman,"
stated Robin.
For a moment Catwoman didn't respond, as if she
thought he was referring to someone else, but
then she realised and yes, that name was
absolutely right.
"Oh, purr-lease Robin," it was strange watching
a cat try to do a puppy-dog expression, "can't
we perhaps negotiate?"
She was close now, circling him and panting so
he could feel her warm breath gracing the cheek
beneath his mask.
"You know that's not an option," replied Robin.
If he could take her in without a fight that
was by far the best course of action.
Catwoman stepped around in front of him,
comfortably taller with her dangerously high
heels. She clasped her hands behind her own
back and thrust out her chest, Robin receiving
an eyeful of her ample bosom.
"I will of course go quietly," said Catwoman,
theatrically, looking down at Robin with
innocently raised eyebrows. Then she winked and
leaned forward into a kiss that caught him by
surprise. He was lost for a moment as her
tongue invaded his mouth and taunted and teased
his own.
Then she was dancing around him, laughing. He
realised with shock that the Batrope from his
utility belt was now being wrapped around him.
He struggled against the thin wire, but knew it
was far too strong.
Catwoman left him immobilised. With a blown
kiss and a flick of the wrist she knocked him
over, clattering to the ground still bound by
his own rope. But how could she have known how
to find it? Much less release it from its
secure pouch?
He heard the wail of the alarm moments later,
signalling Catwoman had achieved her objective.
He didn't offer much hope that she might be
trapped during her escape.
His embarrassment was compounded when Batgirl
arrived on the scene, looking down at him
disapprovingly. He finally managed to struggle
free and avoided Batgirl's reproving stare. He
felt so bad about disappointing her, especially
after she ordered him to stay at the mansion.
Fortunately he had good news.
"I think I found Batman."
***
Catwoman dropped back into her apartment to
find a stranger lying in her bed. The whip was
quickly loose from her belt and raised
threateningly. The Irubis jewel was quickly
secreted in a draw as temporary security.
"Oh no," cried a weak voice from the bed, "it's
the dastardly Catwoman."
Catwoman smiled and switched on the light. He
amusement faded when she saw Selina Kyle's face
staring back at her in horror.
"Who are you?" demanded Catwoman.
"Miss, Mistress, err, Sir, my name's Julie
Kitt," explained the woman on the bed. Catwoman
noticed the familiar face was framed by blonde
hair. Maybe this doppelganger was just
coincidence. "I've been on holiday, I just got
back. This is my apartment... and I demand you
leave!"
So the little girl had worked up some righteous
indignation had she? Catwoman laughed. The
details were hazy, but Catwoman guessed she had
appropriated this flat in Miss Kitt's absence.
Now the owner was back to regret this
contrivance of fate.
Swaying her hips confidently, Catwoman walked
to the end of the bed. Purring as she leaned
over, Catwoman tugged at the sheets, drawing a
little scream from Julie, who pulled the sheets
back up protect her modesty.
"The cat just wishes to see a little pussy,"
meowed Catwoman. Julie looked aghast, robbed
of her indignation. She tried to scream when
Catwoman whipped away the sheet, but no sound
was forthcoming. In any case, the neighbours
were all high on BG - drugged to their eyeballs
on the narcotic that was swamping the city. If
any of the stoned residents did hear, their
corrupted state of mind was more likely to
suggest they join the fun rather than call the
police.
Catwoman padded onto the bed, approaching her
prey slowly, leisurely, allowing the terror to
build up in the poor little creature. When
Julie tried to jump off the bed she was blocked
by a flick of the whip, or a slash of the
claws.
Catwoman could feel Julie trembling as she
sniffed around the girl's patiently painted
toenails. Keeping her eyes fixed on Julie,
Catwoman licked her foot and relished the
squirming it produced.
Julie didn't move as Catwoman, on all fours,
moved even closer, running her hands up the
girl's thighs, ruffling the silken pyjamas.
"No, please," begged Julie. She even managed a
brief, pleading smile.
Catwoman dragged down the waistband of the
pyjamas with her teeth and stared at the neatly
trimmed pubic hair. The blonde strands assuaged
her fears and she licked at the swollen lips
the hair flanked. Julie moaned, trying to
recall if she had remembered to hide the bottle
of hair colouring in the toilet cistern.
Then she gasped as Catwoman roughly inserted
the handle of the whip into her hole. Tears
were streaming down Julie's face as Catwoman
licked her throat, tore free her breasts and
brusquely massaged them with her free hand. The
Catwoman kissed her hard, violating her
unwilling mouth with a rapacious tongue.
The girl going under the assumed name of Julie
Kitt cried still. She had never been happier.
***
"It was him, Catwoman... I mean, I'm sure
Batman, for some bizarre reason was
masquerading as Catwoman. He was the only one
who could have known which pouch held my
Batrope."
Barbara stared at Dick with a peculiar smile on
her face.
"And he really believed it," continued Dick,
remembering that kiss and fighting back the
urge to spit in front of his friend. "He
thought he was Catwoman. I just wish I could
figure out why. I used to be so good at this."
Barbara Gordon didn't know why Batman might
think he was Catwoman, but she could venture an
educated guess. Now was not the time to play
her hand however. For the time being she would
just savour the delicious irony that Batman had
also gone bad.
Only one caped crusader to go.
"You mustn't beat yourself up about it,"
Barbara told him, forcefully.
"But Gotham's in chaos. We've tried, we can't
stop it." The day had been spent campaigning
with Barbara, whose political reservations were
put aside as she tried to offer a firm voice
around which the beleaguered people of the city
could rally.
If a mayoral election was held tomorrow, Dick
had no doubt the young girl with the winning
smile would win by a landslide. With her hand
on the tiller, he was sure they could turn this
ship around.
"Look, I know I should be preparing for
tomorrow's election," said Candidate Gordon,
"but right now you're more important. I think I
know exactly what will make you feel better."
Dick looked up at her hopefully.
"Shopping," Barbara said, positively.
***
Selina, in the guise of the blonde-haired Julie
Kitt, had stopped counting the number of
orgasms a long time ago. They had soon flowed
into one, continuous flood of pleasure.
Bruce, wearing her face smeared with lipstick,
faced Selina, Catwoman cowl drawn back to let
his temporary mane of black hair tumble over
shoulders. His catsuit was open down the middle
to allow his false breasts to rub against hers
and his cock was free from his black panties,
penetrating her as they bucked together in
synchronised passion.
At the moment of climax, the two faces of
Catwoman kissed, the pressure on sensitive lips
heightening the moment, tongues entwined in a
paradoxical moment of unity shared by two
people of the same mind.
Selina gasped for air, giddy for oxygen after
reaching the heights of human bliss.
Then her lover rolled Selina onto her back and
joyfully she looked up. And the joy vanished.
Bruce had torn off his mask and was looking
down at her seriously.
"I think you've got some explaining to do."
***
Dick enjoyed the shopping trip far more than he
was expecting. He had suffered similar
experiences before, often with his Aunt and the
very occasional girlfriend, but never had he
felt so immersed in the venture that he could
offer serious comment on his companion'