"How fast can you run?" Robin whispered to Kid Flash, tensing for a fight. Which, based on the twenty-to-two odds, seemed like it would end very painfully.
"Not nearly fast enough to take them all out" the speedster whispered back.
"We don't need to take them out" Robin replied with a smile, giving a nod towards the door a mere twenty feet of supervillains away. He turned to the crowd.
"We surrender" he said, putting up his hands.
Kid Flash stared at him in complete and utter shock for a second before he too put up his hands. Robin knew what he was doing, right?
Right?
"Forgive me if I don't believe that Batman's little pet would give up without a fight" said Sportsmaster, twirling his flail.
Robin smiled. "You're forgiven" he said, dropping to one knee and sweeping two gun-wielding goons' legs out from under them. Sportsmaster's flail lashed out, but merely struck where Robin had been as he shot forwards and slammed into another goon. Before the man's shotgun had hit the ground, Robin had grabbed it and struck the trigger with his finger, firing it straight up into the ceiling. The pellets struck a sprinkler which burst, sending water pouring onto the people below. That technically broke the famous Batman no-guns rule, but desperate times called for desperate measures.
"Move!" he shouted to Kid Flash, swinging the shotgun at Cheshire like a club and giving Tala her third Robin-special kick to the face that day. He really hoped Zatanna didn't come out of this with brain damage.
The speedster didn't argue, dashing (at regretfully human speeds) around Sportsmaster, who was distracted by Robin.
Cheshire knocked the shotgun out of the Boy Wonder's hand, but he backflipped over her and ran for the door. The sprinkler had left the villains confused and disorganized, for a few seconds, at least. They were actually going to-
Brain's gorilla blocked the door. His fur and beret were soaking wet, and he did not look happy.
Crap.
"You will not esca-" the criminal master'mind' began, only to be interrupted as Robin shoved him into Mullah. The ape instinctively reached to catch his master before he fell to the ground, allowing Robin to flip over him, kick open the door and go through. As Mullah turned to pursue, Kid Flash slid between his legs, using the water on the floor to increase his distance. As soon as they were both through, Robin slammed the door and kicked the lock, twisting and jamming it, at least for a few seconds.
"Now what?" asked the speedster.
"Now we run like crazy" Robin replied.
They did so.
Berlin
December 28, 21:04 CET
"Recognize: Artemis B07."
A flash of golden light filled the alley before an old telephone booth opened and Artemis Crock stepped out. She'd take off her mask and tossed on a trench coat to cover her uniform. The last thing she needed was the German media getting a bunch of pictures of her on the news.
Across the street was a white sedan, where a man with brown sideburns and a green suit was tapping his fingers on the steering wheel, impatient.
"Well, look who it is. Sportsy's little girl" said the Riddler as Artemis got in. "Bonjour madame."
"You know we're not in France, right?" said Artemis.
"I know" said the Riddler as he pulled out of his parking space. "I just love saying it. Ready to meet ol' pops again?"
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