Before The Storm

Chapter 14

Reaching the zoo I saw the black motorcycle that John had took sitting in the parking lot. I walked through the zoo after buying a ticket. I got some really strange looks as I waited in the small line. When I got the ticket I rushed to the penguin exhibit area called Icicle Land. Icicles that was it, the answer to the riddle. This was a trap.

“Now that you're here Batgirl the party can start” I heard the Penguin laugh.

I spun around and was hit with something hard and cold. I let out a groan as I sat up.

“Let them go Penguin” I said standing up.

“No” He said and shot something at me.

I dodged and got out the pistol. I shot it once at him. One of the rubber bullets hit his finned hand causing him to drop the weird gun. I ran at him and punched him hard in the face making him fall backwards. The Penguin laughed as he got up.

“You hit like a girl” He spat and I kicked him in the gut.

“Where are they?” I asked him.

“You'd like to know wouldn't you?” He asked smirking.

“I would very much like to know. That's why I'm asking” I told him.

“You have style kid. I like that, so that's why I'm going to tell you” He said, “The girl is hanging above a tank of liquid nitrogen. The boy, the Riddler has him. You have about thirty seconds to save the girl, before she turns into an icicle. So what are you going to do? Let me go or save the girl? Twenty seconds now”

I punched him hard in the face before running into the penguin room. Hanging above a tank with white smoke coming from was Alice. She was crying as a clock next to her ticked quickly. Fifteen seconds! I ran over to the tank quickly as I could. I was few feet away when Alice was dropped. I jumped and caught her falling to the ground away from the tank.

“Oh my God! Thank you so much” Alice cried as I sat up.

“You're welcome” I said and took the chains off of her, “Are you okay?”

“I-I'm fine” She cried.

“That's good. You're fiancee is worried sick about you” I told her as I stood up.

“That's Phillip for ya” She laughed standing, “That one man, The Riddler, he took this police officer named John Blake only because the Riddler is in love my friend Lily Smith. Oh God, I think he's going to go after her next!”

“Do you know where he took him?” I asked her.

“Um, he said something to the Penguin about this science facility. I-I don't know” She said.

“I know where. The Wayne Science Facility” I said, “We better get you out of here”

Alice and I left the room. I quickly left her to some security guards, while I left for the facility. How could I not have figured it out!? Erik was the Riddler this whole time!

I got off the cycle after driving through the city. Walked through the front door and fought off some guards who were being controlled.

“Riddler, let the cop go!” I shouted.

“Why should I?” He asked stepping out of a room.

“Because if you don't I'll kick your ass. Now let him go” I said glaring at the man.

“You're spunky. I like that in my women, well kind of. You see I like this girl a lot and your pig friend is dating her. So I want to make him suffer so much he won't even think of seeing her again” The Riddler said.