Alter-Ego (Batman fanfic)

Chapter five: harbor

Chapter five: harbor

Bruce's POV:

I just finished putting on the rest of my suit when the crashing noises of the metal elevator could be heard echoing through the cave. Of course it was old Alfred walking steadily along the rocks and dirt that filled it.

"Master Bruce, your leaving already?" He seemed suprised. There was no good reason to be, it was dark already, but in the winter that meant it got pitch black by six. Though right now it happened to nearly be nine o'clock.

"Yes I'm leaving now, why does that bother you?"

"Well you know me, I don't every want you to go lolly gagging around in a black suit and cape, taking down criminals and risking your life," he complained. Dispite Alfred's dissaproval I had no choice, no one else had the balls, or compassion that I did.

"If I don't do anything that man will ruin this city, and any other criminals who work up the courage to go against the Joker."

"There are other ways of helping, as in using your wealth and political power, as your father did."

"Dad had good intentions but it never did this city's crime rate any good, I can only help the wealthy with wealth, but batman, he has a purpose." 

Alfred nodded trying his best to understand. Even if he didn't agree with me I could still always count on him to be there for me. He wasn't really a butler, really he was my family.

"I'm going, stay on coms I'm going to need a lot of research and survalence, I've already taken the liberty of breaking into the city's camera's, unfortunately they don't have audio."

"Does that mean your going to have to get close?"

I opened the airplane-like hatch to the tank and jumped inside "Not nessiarily, I'm going to leave a bug down lower to the ground," I answered as the hatch closed.

Alfred immeadiantly switched to the coms after he was silenced by the closed space of the vehicle and the roar of its engine.

"One of Fox's inventions I presume."

"Yes, always the finest for me, Waynetec."

I floored the gas petal of the tank and quickly burst through the waterfall entrance. If I wasn't using this place as my secret lair, I'd definately make this into a tourist attraction, it is absolutely beautiful.

"Can you patch in some routes for the harbor, I don't want to be seen tonight."

"Very well master Bruce, I'm on it right now." Alfred once taught, had always effectively gotten my information quick and easily. By the time I'd reached the city a fake holographic line was directing me on my windshield. I'd never say thank you enough to that worried old man, he deserved so much more.

The GPS guided me to a secluded parking space behind one of the four large warehouses surrounding the cargo bay. I then moved higher in the air where I belonged, to scope out my scene. According to Lucious, this was only a hush-hush thing, it might not even be real. If it is that means I was right and the Joker does have something tucked up his sleeves.

No one was here yet, but the large cargo ship with the name lexcorp on the side was finishing up its arrival at the harbor. Lexcorp? Where had I heard that before?

"Alfred can you do a search on lexcorp?"

"Yes sir, have you planted the bug already?"

"No I'm waiting til someone shows, but I'm not going to get close, I'll have to send down a batarang." If anyone on the ship caught sight of me, the whole operation would be blown.