Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:58:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Author James <authorjames2002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Return of a Real Dark Knight 44

Disclaimer: This story is fiction.  There are two celebrities who will
appear from time-to-time.  The other characters are fictitious.  Any
similarities to persons living or dead are completely coincidental.

In this story, I have continued the adventures of Batman, my Batman, which
his story first began in "Tales of a Real Dark Knight" in the Boy Band
section of this archive.  It spanned 250 chapters.  You will find many
universes merging, as the above copyrights reveal.  I hope you all enjoy
this.

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Chapter 44 Facing Catman

	I was dozing off when the sound of movement caught my attention.  I
looked up and Catman, the vampire, entered the room with a bounce to his
step.  "Hello, Bats.  You've been busy."
	"What do you mean?"
	"You've somehow managed to escape, rescue some children and return
here."
	"I don't know what you are talking about.  I was looking into
something concerning children when you kidnapped me.  But that was it."
	"It's all over the underworld.  Fugit is upset that his little
child porn ring was broken up.  All of the time he's been manipulating in
order to build his empire and here you come or a wannabe posing as you, and
destroy it one fell swoop.  Of course, he had a little help from the flying
kids."
	"I still don't know what you are talking about.  I think the
immortality thing has gone to your head.  You can't think clearly."
	The vampire became infuriated and came up to me, kicking me in the
face.  I felt a tooth come out and blood fill my mouth.  But because my
mask covered my mouth, I couldn't spit it out.  Catman then approached me
and pulled my mask down revealing my face.  I took the opportunity to spit
out the blood.  He chuckled.

	Joseph approached the park where he last saw his brother and sister
as children.  His mind went back to his life just after his mother died and
he reminisced about the vampire bringing him here.
	"At Cavanaugh Park, where I used to sit all alone in the dark and
dream about things that I cannot say, you always said destiny would blow me
away.  And nothing's going to blow me away.
	"At Cavanaugh Park, where you used to take me to play in the sand
and said to me, `Son, one day you'll be a man, and men can do terrible
things.' Yes they can.
	"And there was never any place for someone like me to be totally
happy.  I'm running out of clock, and that ain't a shock.  Some things
never do change, never do change."

	"I'll teach you to talk to me that way," Catman said as he pulled
down his pants and shoved his dick into my mouth.  It was very large, and
hard, and...cold.  Vampires, at least the demonic kind, lacked the fire and
passion that most humans have.
	His dick went deep into my mouth as he forced it down my throat.  I
gagged on it unprepared for the assault he was giving me.
	"That's it, bat-bitch!  Gag on it!  Gag on that awesome piece of
meat!  Feast on it just like the faggot bitch I know you are!"

	 "At Cavanaugh Park, we used to get high watching teams as they
fought.  They loved my friend Adam but he always got caught.  Man, that kid
made fucking up look cool.  Aren't we all so cool? No, No...
	"And there was never any place for someone like me to be totally
happy.  I'm running out of clock and that ain't a shock.  Some things never
do change, never do change.
	Joseph became solemn as something in his heart finally snapped.
"At Cavanaugh Park where I used to think that this life would be good.  And
I would do things that I thought that I should.  And no one's going to tear
me down."
	He pulled the mask over his face and unfastened the brown coat over
his body.  His cape unfurled behind him and he became the new identity, the
identity of the Batman.

	"That's it!" Catman said as he plunged in and out of my mouth at
super human speed.  "That's it!  Here I come!  Take it all, bitch!  Take it
all!"
	I felt the icy coldness of his cum as it shot out of his dick and
into my mouth, down my throat.  Wave after wave of it blasted out of him
until, minutes later, he slowly pulled out and wiped the head on my tongue.
`So, that's what it is like having sex with a dead person,' I thought.
`How disgusting!'
	Catman placed his cock in his pants and pulled them up.  "That's
where people like you deserve to be.  Not in charge, but underfoot.  Soon,
all of you will see it.  And I will be there watching you."

	The alarm sounded in the Center and all the doors slammed.  Diana,
Ella, Arthur, and the others in the cave turned to Oracle's monitor to see
what was going on.  The cameras blinked around the Center and the youth
hoped to catch a glimpse of what set off the alarm.
	"We're not getting anywhere looking at that thing," Ella said as
her ring flashed and she was in her Lantern garb.  "Let's see what's going
on outside."
	Ella, Diana, and Arthur exited the cave through the tunnel and
double-backed to the Center.  The sun's rays were just shining down and the
earth was set in the gray of the morning before full light.  As Ella
rounded the corner, something hit her in the face, grabbed her arm, and
flipped her over to the ground.  Before she could catch a glimpse of who it
was, it was gone.
	"Be careful," she radioed to the others.  "I just got jumped by
something."
	"Did you see what it was?" Diana asked.
	"No.  But whatever it is, it's very skilled."

	Diana walked through the garden looking closely at every nook and
cranny.  Something flew out of nowhere and wrapped around her arms tying
her up.  Then, the being which hurled the device emerged from the shadows.
	"It's me," Batman said.  "The older Batman needs our help."
	Diana shrugged her arms and the cabling snapped as if they were
mere twigs.  "You have an interesting way of showing you need help."  And
she threw her lasso around him.
	"I wanted to get your attention and not get caught by any traps
inside."
	"So you openly challenge us.  Not very smart."
	"That's a personal judgment."
	A green shield formed around Batman trapping him.  Arthur came
barreling into the gardens.  Within moments, all the heroes, with the
exceptions of Barry, Sarah, and Preston, arrived in the garden surrounding
the Batman.
	"Good.  I've got everyone's attention."
	"You've got a lot of nerve coming here," Dinah stated.  "It was you
who kidnapped Batman, wasn't it?  And now you don his costume to make it
your own?"
	"It was the original Catman who took him.  The original Catman is a
vampire.  He deceived me and made me think that Batman, your Batman, was
the killer of my mother.  The alien helped me see the truth by letting me
see Batman's last memories of my mother.  I want to help him get free of
the clutches of Catman.  But I can't do it alone.  I know all of you want
to save your mentor.  And I know each of you has unique abilities that you
bring.  Together, we can save him."
	"He speaks the truth," Diana said as she removed her lasso.  "No
one can lie if they are bound by my lasso.  There is no deception in his
words."
	"What do you propose?" Clark asked.
	"We are going to need everyone's help, including Sarah, Barry, and
Preston.  Does anyone know where the Phantom Stranger is?"
	"Who?"
	"That would be me," a voice said from the shadows.  The mysterious
Phantom Stranger emerged, his eyes shrouded in shadow due to the brim of
his fedora.
	"I remember you," Diana said.  "You helped us when the children
were to be a sacrifice for Scylla and Charybdis."
	"That is correct.  I was also there when Batman discovered the
child pornography ring.  I knew that Batman was to end the corruption of
the youth."  His eyes focused on the young Batman in the center of the
group, "and he did."
	"Why are you here now?" Ella asked referring to the Phantom
Stranger.  "You show up when we are in need of help, but the help you offer
gives us just enough edge to be victorious.  I can only conclude your
reason here is to help us as well.  What is it?"
	"I, myself, do not know what I my purpose will be.  I only know
that I am to be here."
	Diana turned from the Phantom Stranger to Batman.  "Do you have a
plan of attack?"
	"We need everyone.  And we go in tonight."
	"Vampires can see in darkness," Dinah stated.  "It wouldn't give us
any element of surprise."
	"But he won't expect it.  He will assume that you will strike in
the day time as that is when he would be most vulnerable.  Believe me; he's
prepared for such an attack.  I'll return just before sunset and we can go
over a more specific strategy.  Until then, rest up, practice, whatever it
is you need to do in order to defeat vampires.  I'll meet you here."
	Batman left the group and disappeared into the woods as the
sunlight finally broke over the trees shedding the morning light onto the
group in the gardens.
	"It looks like we have a long day ahead of us," Dinah stated.  "I
agree with him, though.  We need to sleep this morning.  Then, this
afternoon do some training."
	"Do we bring Sarah and Preston in on this?" Arthur asked.
	"They would be facing their father," J'onn stated.  "That may
create an unstable situation.  We do not know the extent to which Sarah's
father has gotten to her in her dreams."
	"Don't you have a clue about that?"
	"I do not.  He could have visited with her since then."
	"They have a right to know," Diana stated.  "I would not want to be
left behind in a battle in which my future would be determined.  Sarah has
been attacked by him in her dreams.  She has every right to face him as
well."
	"I'll talk to Lance," Ella stated.  "He can decide."
	The others agreed and then slowly drifted off to their respective
rooms to sleep for as long as possible.  Tonight, they faced Catman.

To Be Continued...

I know it is a short chapter, but I'm having writer's block!  Ack!  Not
when there are only six chapters to go!  This can't be happening!
Actually, the next chapter should be quite lengthy.  But I don't know for
sure as I haven't started it yet.  More to come!  I promise!