Episode 16 - Flash Fanfiction - Gotham's Gladiators

Chapter 10

Detective Gordon, John and Cisco watched on the screen as Astrid's signal moved halfway across town.

"I should have known! It looks like they are taking her to Arkham Asylum." Detective Gordon said.
"An asylum? Why an asylum?" John Diggle asked.

"Well, ever since the Falcones took up ownership of the sanitarium a few years ago, that place has been an impenetrable force. No one gets in, and no one gets out. He poured a vast amount of money into the place to ensure that it stays that way." The detective explained.

"So what you're saying is that we're on our own... that the job is impossible?" John Diggle asked.

Detective Gordon nodded. "I suppose that I can round up a few officers to help with an assault but it will take a little while to weed out the ones who are faithful to the Falcones.

"So do it!" Cisco exclaimed. "If I have come to believe anything, it's that the impossible can sometimes be possible. And there is no way in hell that we are going to just sit back and not do anything. Even if I have to hunt down Batman himself!"

As night fell, Oliver had set a trap for the vigilante known as the Batman. He knew that the bat signal would be the best lure, and as a master of stealth himself, Oliver had planned everything out accordingly. He had kept all of his friends in the dark about his plans. Even his most trusted- John Diggle.

Oliver had seen Felicity and Barry's trackers disappear before his other friends had. He had made it seem like he had been kidnapped, knowing full well that John would go in to military mode to search for him. With the prospect of all of their friends missing, Oliver knew that John, Astrid and Cisco would risk their lives to search for them. Astrid would be the best chance to get in to the facility, which would lead them to the location of Arkham Asylum.

But Oliver knew that while she would find some way to rally her friends on the inside, he would need to find some way to get the authorities in. His best option was to trap the Batman, and force him to help. There was no alternative.

The Green Arrow watched from his location point in the darkness. Batman had come and had apprehended the villains, remarkably. Though, as he disappeared from Oliver's eyesight, Ollie heard the sound of the chains falling. He had caught the Batman in a similar trap as he had caught him in back in Central City.

Oliver went to investigate, with his bow at the ready. As he crept into the dark alley, he looked around. The chains were sitting on the floor. To his dismay, the Batman had thwarted his attempt. His plan had failed.

"You tried to trap me, why?" The Batman spoke from behind him.
Oliver spun around and released an arrow angrily at the vigilante. Batman caught it. He seemed to be just as fast as the Flash. Though Oliver knew that he wasn't.

Batman approached him and handed him back the arrow, which Oliver angrily accepted. "You're going to help me rescue my friends... They've been taken and we need your help. I wouldn't normally ask but..." The Green Arrow said through his disguised voice.

Batman stared at the floor and then back at him. "You have no choice...I understand. But if I help, I need you to assure me... that you will all leave and will not return to Gotham City ever again!"

The Green Arrow nodded, "Even if I have to tie them to chairs so they never come back. You have my word!"

The Batman was pleased with his answer.