When the subway stopped at the station closest to Harper Pier Matches Malone stepped outside still shouting into his cell phone Look buddy he said if you want this thing you better come out to the pier right now I’m not going to sit around and wait all night Just before the subway doors closed the old man got up and jumped out of the car leaving behind his shopping cart The old man moved with surprising quickness He was graceful and agile like a trained athlete That’s because the old man wasn’t an old man at all He was Batman The Dark Knight had been following Matches Malone in disguise all night And now he was about to catch his prey As Batman trailed Matches out of the subway
station Batman spoke softly into the earpiece that was hidden by his fake beard Robin he said Matches is headed toward Harper Pier Several miles away the Boy Wonder started his motorcycle and raced toward the pier This was a very important case Matches Malone had gotten his hands on the Cosmic Annihilator a deadly weapon that had been created by Darkseid one of Superman’s most feared foes His creation was so powerful that it could blow up an entire planet with ease Darkseid had planned to use the Cosmic Annihilator during his invasion of Earth but a team of heroes led by Superman defeated him Before Darkseid could use the weapon he was sent back to Apokolips As Darkseid vanished the Cosmic Annihilator fell from his hands and was lost somewhere in Gotham Harbor
Until now Now it was in the hands of Matches Malone A homeless woman had found it a few nights back and sold it to him Matches smirked And I only had to pay her fifty bucks for it he thought Matches Malone couldn’t even use such a big weapon all by himself So he decided to sell it to the highest bidder Batman and Robin had been following him for several days and nights waiting for Matches to meet with his buyer That way the Dynamic Duo would be able to capture them both and retrieve the Cosmic Annihilator And now was the time to strike Robin turned off his motorcycle as he neared the pier and coasted the rest of the way in He didn’t want Matches to hear the roar of the engine and realize that he was being followed
At the pier Matches Malone looked around nervously He didn’t see his buyer anywhere From behind a crate Robin watched Matches pace back and forth Then he felt a hand on his shoulder Robin whirled around to see Batman standing there He had removed his old man disguise and was now wearing his super hero uniform Pointing to Matches Malone Batman whispered The buyer should be here in a few more minutes Once he arrives we’ll catch them both Just then they heard a loud scream AHHHHHHHH Robin though it sounded like a scared child What do we do Robin asked If we leave to help Matches Malone might get away
