Mansion Escape

Mansion Escape is the forty seventh chapter in the Wombles Eight.

James Bond was sitting looking forlorn in his chair next to Batman. He had spent a while bemoaning his terrible fate to his fellow captive. Batman was more than willing to share in the misery with Bond. Bond though didn’t mean it. He was using all the skills honed through years of dangerous missions for MI6. The guards said nothing and walked away satisfied each time the cell was checked. Esmerelda was confident everything was going swimmingly as Batman was wheeled in and out of the lab to build bigger and bigger breaches. The guards reported the abject misery of Batman and Bond with each hourly report.

Now night was falling. Batman was even worse as the night drew in. He just kept on groaning to Bond’s immense irritation, although he didn’t show it. Now the fire started and his head was surrounded by fire. His head became a skull. Whilst his clothes turned to leather.

Batman was now depressed and very, very hot. He turned to complain to Bond and was shocked to see a fiery apparition with a leering grin from a floating skull. The chair hadn’t held Bond secure for some time. It was just a trick to fool the guards after his ropes were cut by Batman. Now the chair was burned to ashes.

Bond burned away Batman’s chair and ropes. Bruce was in severe shock and feared more damage from moving with a broken back. He prepared for the shock as best he could but it didn’t come. He was gripped by Bond as if held by iron. A burning chain then flew over his head and smashed the wall away. Batman thought the surprises were over but he was wrong. A twisted superbike came flying in through the gaping hole.

Bond leapt onto the bike throwing Batman onto the front to hold him steady. Unfortunately for Batman this was done with the burning chain. He screamed in agony and uncharacteristic fear as the bike was powered out into the dark night air.

The bike flew rapidly down 20 storeys of mansion to a road below. The jolt forced a shock of extreme agony through Batman who screamed long, hard and throatily. That scream was heard a long way off by four people. Actually three people and a cat.

Almost simultaneously Clark Kent changed into Superman, Alfred Pennyworth into Captain Marvel, David Vincent into Captain Marvel Junior and Meowywhite into Meowy Marvel. They all flew at top speed towards the desperate cry in the night. Bond had to screech the bike to a halt as Superman and the Marvel family landed with great thuds in front of him.

“Bond! What’s this? I thought you were training for good now?” asked Superman. “I am” rasped Bond through his skull. “Batman needs help quick! His back is broken and I had to burn him to keep him stable.”

“He is telling the truth. I can see lies with my heart. It’s as white as snow!” said Meowy Marvel. “I can vouch for that” added Captain Marvel “Meowy Marvel really does have a heart as white as snow.”  Superman nodded and said “Then thank you Bond. You did your best! But I need to find Batman help and fast!”  With that he took Batman and flew rapidly away.

Bond turned to Captain Marvel. “I need you three now. To help Wonder Woman. We don’t have much time!”  Captain Marvel asked Bond what had happened to Wonder Woman. Bond explained. “She was forced into a breach by Katy Perry and last I saw was falling through what looked like an eternal black hole, blue hole actually.”

“Where was the breach?” asked Captain Marvel Junior. “The Fortress of Solitude but I don’t know where it is though.” Meowy Marvel joined in. “And how did you get there Mr Bond?” she asked. “A jet” replied Bond. “The invisible jet!” said Captain Marvel “I see it!”  Bond was confused. “You can see an invisible jet?”  Captain Marvel just nodded and flew off. Captain Marvel Junior and Meowy Marvel followed him. Bond really wanted to follow them but couldn’t so he raced back to London.

The Marvel family were greeted by a shocking sight at the Fortress of Solitude. The breach was now taking up most of the space inside, which was quite considerable. The Marvels looked at each other with knowing looks. Each was thinking that entering the breach could very well be the last thing they ever do. “We go together.” Meowy White said in her sweet but determined way. “Together!” echoed Captain Marvel and Captain Marvel Junior at the same time.

Captain Marvel counted down three on his fingers and they flew into the void. It didn’t feel like they were moving at all but really they flew faster than ever before. They assumed the breach led nowhere as had Diana. Diana now knew better.

She was exploring a terrible fiery place which she thought was hell. The Marvels arrived there after what seemed like an eternity. As they appeared in the fiery place they were faced with a dark, sinister figure. That dark, sinister figure fired a hot red beam out of his hands. The beam happened to be aimed at Meowy Marvel. Meowy Marvel being the first to arrive.

The dark figure let out a sinister laugh in anticipation of the Marvel family being turned to dust. The laugh didn’t last long! They were still there! “Impossible!” screamed the dark figure. “How?” he screamed after that. Meowy Marvel answered simply, “My heart is as white as snow!”. Then they ran rapidly away down a dark tunnel. Captain Marvel was pulled hard into a crevice by a powerful arm. They turned to look and Wonder Woman put a finger to her lips as the dark figure approached bellowing angrily.

Superman rushed Bruce to the nearest hospital he could think of. This happened to be Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. The nurses were rather surprised to see Superman holding a gruesome, broken looking Batman. But there was no time. The nurses fetched a team of surgeons and some lollipops. There wasn’t anything strong enough to kill Batman’s pain so they popped lollies in his mouth to stop him screaming.

As Batman was wheeled off to surgery Superman flew back to the Batcave in Kent. He figured that Bruce wouldn’t be Batman for a while so renamed it to the Kent Cave. The Flash was there. “Hi Kal! Sorry to rush but I’m to join the team.”  Superman looked a bit put out. “I am in the team!” he said. “Not THE team but oh I really shouldn’t have mentioned it. Forget I said anything!” replied Barry. The Flash ran off to join Cathy leaving Superman rather confused and a little suspicious.