Batropes toward the rooftops and swooped toward the emergency WayneTech was a company owned by Batman in his other identity of billionaire businessman Bruce Wayne It was where he secretly worked on all his special gadgets and technology Do you think one of our archenemies is trying to steal Batman tech Robin asked The only way to find out is to get there fast Batman replied Okay first one to WayneTech gets to drive the Batmobile for a week Robin challenged his partner Batman nodded and instantly pulled ahead of Robin The race was on The Dynamic Duo leaped from rooftop to rooftop across the skyline of Gotham City They soared through the air on Batropes and ran through the alleys between buildings Suddenly Robin lost sight of the Dark Knight Uh-oh He probably found a shortcut Robin said and increased his speed
Batman’s shortcut was fast but not very pleasant He ran through the underground storm drain system It was mucky and damp but it was as straight as a ruler and led directly to the WayneTech building The Dark Knight burst up out of a storm grate and into chaos The street outside of WayneTech was clogged with police cars fire trucks and TV news vehicles Emergency lights flashed red and blue like lightning Batman studied the scene for a moment to analyze his surroundings and plan his strategy A moment after that Robin dropped down from a Batrope and landed next to his partner This is a lot of Emergency Response for a simple robbery attempt even if it is WayneTech Robin said That depends on who the robber is Batman replied Let’s find out The Dynamic Duo avoided the flashing police lights and TV cameras They headed for the shadows Batman led them to a secret door into WayneTech
Batman had designed the hidden entrance long ago just in case of an emergency like this one All he had to do was press a button on his Utility Belt and the door opened Batman and Robin slipped silently into WayneTech and immediately saw a trail of destruction Walls were smashed and security guards were slumped unconscious on the floor Broken fire sprinklers sprayed water all over the hallway A thin trail of brown mud swirled at the Dynamic Duo’s feet Batman swished his finger through the mud and studied it carefully Robin leaned in to look at it too His eyes went wide behind his mask Is that what I think it is Robin asked Yes It’s trouble Big trouble the Dark Knight replied Then what are we waiting for Robin said and rushed forward The Dynamic Duo followed the mud trail to a huge hole in the wall The thick steel security door that used to be there now lay crumpled on the
floor A sign on the door identified it as Research Development Lab 5 They heard loud voices shouting inside the room Grab everything I don’t know what this stuff is but it’s WayneTech and it’s worth money someone ordered Don’t point that at me You don’t know what it ZAAAAP Owww another voice complained Don’t test them here Just stuff them in your bags Batman and Robin burst into the room It took the Dark Knight only a few seconds to observe and evaluate the threat he and Robin faced The huge villain looked like a big blob of clay but he wasn’t anything like a kid’s mud pie He was stealing experimental technology with the help of his henchmen They grabbed things off of shelves and lab tables and put them into bags The super-villain grabbed gadgets and stuffed them inside his shifting body made of mud Clayface Batman said The brown blob who was once a man twisted to
