"He said his name was BATMAN."
The knight could only stand there, as the wind continued to blow around them.
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Batman glided through the air in the bare slums of the city, looking around for anything that could help his situation.
The local residents could only stare at the human flying through the air in absolute astonishment.
Some thought it was a magic user, while others became frightened and thought it was some sort of rogue monster.
Batman scanned the area as he began to lose altitude; he pulled out his grappling gun and fired it to one of the rooftops of a housing complex.
Latched on to the edge, he pressed the trigger again and was pulled to the top with incredible speed.
He landed on the roof and began surveying the rest of the sunset laden city.
"Where do I go now?"
He began walking to the other side, and then heard a commotion.
Crashing and shattering sounds could be heard in the distance along with two voices.
Batman used his binocular vision to zoom in on the disturbance.
He saw a young girl and boy fighting near a small shack a few yards away.
He dove down to investigate, but as he did the shack collapsed, as it fell on top of the boy.
The young girl yelled at the sight before her.
"Hey kid! Couldn't you at least do me the favor of NOT breaking down my place!"
Batman landed right behind her and stood tall, looking down at the young girl.
She turned around and began looking up at the massive figure ahead of her.
She didn't seem too frightened at first, that is, until she saw his face.
The sharp horn-like ears, the white sharp in-human eyes and the very gruff chin, made this man look VERY frightening.
But she still tried to put on a brave face.
"W-what do ya w-w-want with me, huh?! Want to attack a defenseless little girl?! Well too bad! I'm a lot tougher than I look ya know."
Batman nodded and put up a hand.
"No, I'm just here to see what all that commotion was."
"Really? Well-Um…do you have any business with me?!"
"Business?"
As he questioned her statement, the rubble ahead of them began to move.
"Ouch. Ouch. Hang on a second Felt! I actually have some real business with you!"
"HUH?! Why didn't you just say so in the first place?"
"I kinda tried, but then you swung that blade at me! Seriously, don't just jump to conclusions!"
The boy was struggling a bit to get up from the rubble, so Batman moved to the shack and lent out his hand.
"Here, I'll lend you hand."
"Ahaha. Thanks mister. I really-."
As Batman pulled him out, both of them stared at each other in utter shock.
The young boy was dressed in a modern tracksuit and appeared Japanese to Batman's knowledge.
But the young boy began shaking and pointed at him nervously.
"Y-Y-Y-YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS."
Batman looked just as perplexed by the sight before him.
"B-!"
The boy grabbed his head and shook it roughly.
"No way! First I get sent to a Fantasy World and now this?! This can't be real at all?!"
The boy looked at him again and blurted out the first thing that came to mind.
"Are you Batman?"
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Batman could not believe it. He had encountered someone who knew who he actually was, maybe even someone from his own world. He had to ask.
"How do you know who I am?"
The boy was perplexed and uncomfortable for the moment, but took a few breaths and spoke.
"Where I'm from you're legendary! I'm pretty sure everyone on Earth knows who you are!"
Finally a break! Batman may have found his salvation. This boy may be the key to his questions.
"How did you end up here?"
"I walked back from a convenience store and just wandered here."
"And do you know why?"
"Nah, not a clue."
"Do you know what happened to the rest of the Justice League?"
"Justice…League? Is that like the Avengers?"
Batman's questioning halted. He never heard of that name before.
"Who are the Avengers? A new team that formed?"
"Um…OH! That's right that's uh, MARVEL! It's owned by a different company, I think!"
"Company? What are you talking about?!"
The boy then gave off a feeling that he had an epiphany!
"So you're real right?"
"Yes. Why wouldn't I be?"
He looked at Batman with a somber expression as he said something that rattled Batman to his core.
"Where I'm from. You're not real. You're a fictional character."
Batman had a tinge of unease as he heard those words. Not real. Fictional.
It seemed as though everything stopped for him. Trapped in a world he didn't know, unable to get home and now learning that he may very well be a made up construct.
It was not an easy day for him.
"How much do you know about me?"
"Well just the bare minimum. What happened to you and your parents, your city, your crazy gadgets, let's see, the Batcave. Oh and your real name is BRUCE WAYNE."
Batman could not believe it. Things he desperately tried to keep secret, known to only a select few, was possibly known to an entire world.
He wondered if this other world had seen his torment, his losses and his most private intimate moments, and merely viewed it as entertainment?
"Um excuse me."
Batman faced forward as he heard this and saw the boy raise his hand.
"Can you prove to me that you're the REAL Batman? I just kinda can't really wrap my head around thi-."
Before he could finish his sentence, three objects flew by his head and hit a wall that was behind him.
He turned around to see what it was and realized exactly what it was.
They were Batarangs.
"HOLY CRAP! YOU REALLY ARE BATMAN!"
The boy almost leapt in applause of the spectacle before him, even the young girl who was mostly ignoring their conversation, was clearly impressed by his skills.
"Wow mister! That was some impressive stuff! Are you a Knight or something?"
The boy waved his finger with a tut-tut of disapproval.
"Oh he's not just any Knight. He's the Dark Knight! Hero of Gotham City! The one, the only! BATMAN!"
The boy struck a dramatic pose and pointed at Batman, who was simply staring at the boy.
The boy stopped the pose and pulled out an object from his pocket.
'Look Felt, I came here because I wanted to buy back that pendant you stole with this!"
He then pulled out a cell phone and took a few snaps with its camera at Batman and Felt. The flashes of the camera clearly spooked Felt.
"Whoa! What's the big idea?!"
He showed her the screen, which had her photo displayed.
"This is a Metia, one that can freeze and record time. It is really rare and at least worth 20 Holy Gold Coins!"
"It is really impressive. Although I think I'm much prettier than that. But first let's ask the old man and see what he says."
"I guess we don't really have a choice, huh? Alright lets go, RIGHT NOW."
"Alright slow down, you got live long and take care of yourself, jeez."
The boy began walking with Felt, when he turned around and looked up at Batman.
"I really hate to ask this of you…but."
He quickly bowed before him and bellowed out a request.
"Please come with us! I feel that we may need someone like you. And if you really are Batman, I know you can do something about this. So-So-PLEASE!"
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More chapter on 100 collection.
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