Child of Phobos, Chapter 11
by Sunflare2k5

Gotham was busy tonight, because of the Scarecrow. The Penguin was
tracking down records of the cops who attacked Annabelle's apartment.
Some of his men had already carted off everything but the wallpaper and
gotten those items stashed away in one of the Penguin's storage facilities.
Susie Mai was working on the costume that would transform Joanna Leigh
into the new Fright.

And Commissioner Gordon was looking over the reports: Leigh was dead,
her daughter missing; no witnesses available. The SWAT team sent in were
all suffering from the same malady of horrific pain throughout their bodies.
The doctors were still trying to find a cause, but so far their tests hadn't
found any of the Scarecrow's usual toxin array. "Now what do I do..?" he
muttered.

"I find the Scarecrow, and get the answers out of him."

Gordon whirled in his chair; even after all these years, Batman was still able
to sneak up on him. "And get her back, before he hurts her..?" Gordon asked.

"Of course." Batman's voice was firm. "He wouldn't see her as a child, just as
something he could use."

"We won't let that happen!" Gordon exclaimed – only to see that Batman was
already gone. "Good luck…" he said to the opened window, knowing that even
if he wasn't heard, that Batman would know he'd said it.

(to be continued)