The entire room shook. Rico opened his eyes and pulled himself off the couch. Over on the bed was Waylon who was stirring awake. The muffled explosions were waking him up as well. But a quick check of his phone and he knew what was going on.
Poison Ivy had been eavesdropping on the GCPD. They had been secretly communicating with several federal agencies. Mostly on account of their lack of manpower. But mostly because there was another corrupt group within the GCPD.
So they had worked on a plan and it finally came to fruition this morning when a number of federal agencies moved into the city. They immediately went to one of the suspected entrances and broke it open.
The reason Poison Ivy knew that much was because of her plants. After setting up figurative roots, she was able to start setting up literal roots throughout the city. She thinks she will eventually be able to grow a giant plant once the roots have taken hold. But for now it was still growing and she was able to manipulate the directions it was growing.
Apparently their various assault teams had blown open one of the entrances and were now moving into the Gotham Underground. Soon they would learn that this place is not just a small raidable location. That would be a change, when the criminals realized that they are able to fight back and keep a hold of this place.
But for now they were flailing and the distraction should be enough to-
His train of thought was interrupted by the door opening up. Rico quickly hid his phone as Eva walked in with a pair of Russian mobsters. They were both holding a stack of clothes. They walked in and set them down on the table, then they turned and left the room.
"There has never been a better opportunity to get you two topside." Eva told them as she revealed a pair of keys and stepped forward. She handed Rico his key then stepped over to Waylon and began unlocking his collar. "It was annoying to get the keys from Blackgate's warden. But his assistant was much easier to play. Now we just need to get to the top without being seen."
Rico's collar clattered on the table in front of him. He then began pulling on the new clothes. "What are the criminal families doing?" He asked as he finished pulling on the new pair of pants.
"Organizing. They plan to hold the Gotham Underground. It has become a hidden trade port that has millions of dollars worth or merchandise moving through it every day. Hell they might even make a play for Gotham itself. They have been gearing up for something like this." Eva explained.
"What about you?" Waylon asked as he ran a hand along her face that she leaned into. Rico watched from the side as they: 'had a moment'. He almost gagged in response.
"I am handing the mob to my cousin. He is taking over. I am planning on taking over my father's legitimate businesses. I do have a few degrees in business and aeronautics. So it should not be too difficult." Eva told them, surprising Rico. He thought she was just a horny slut with a kink for monsters, or in Rico's case a Meta.
Rico finished getting dressed and the door swung open as a Russian mobster rushed in. "There are some coming from Blackgate now!" He yelled quickly. He looked terrified.
Eva responded in Russian as Waylon finished getting dressed and she set down the collar. But the Russian shook his head and said something back in Russian. This time Rico was definitely able to pick out the English word, 'Batman'. Evan slightly turned to them. "Apparently Batman is down here now. We need to be quick. Come on."
Eva led the way out of the door and into a hallway. They were still in the arena but now they were in a more luxurious part of the holding cells. Eva was walking a step ahead of him. So the moment he saw a shadow peak out from around the corner he reached forward and pulled her back.
She yelped in surprise as Rico took a punch to the arms. He slid back a bit but was otherwise unharmed. He looked forward to seeing Batman's tall and intimidating figure standing in the doorway. "Waylon, take her and go out another exit." Rico told him as he spotted a pair of messages in the corner of his eyes.
[Completed Main Mission:
Survive the Pit!
Time: Two Weeks
Reward: 1 Legendary Raffle Voucher, 2 Ability Upgrade Vouchers]
[New Main Mission:
Win against Batman!
Reward: 2 Legendary Raffle Voucher, Telekinesis.
Punishment Upon Failure: Back to Prison!]
Batman grunted as his hand twitched. Then a second later a pair of batarangs were flying through the air only for Rico to catch them and crush them in his hand. He looked at Rico and Rico could tell the man was annoyed.
He could hear the others begin to run away as he took up a stance opposing the vigilante. Rico took a deep breath and watched the vigilante and then he was leaping forward throwing a punch toward Batman.
Batman sidestepped his punch but missed the knee strike that followed up and hit him in the abdomen. Sending him flying back into the open space. There were a number of unconscious guards and other people in the room. "I am surprised you actually came down here." Rico told him as he walked over to Batman as he was pulling himself up.
"Hmm… you are going back to prison." Batman told him with a growl. As he stood up a surge of visible electricity sparked on Batman's gauntlets.
Rico grinned as he flexed his fingers. He would have to fight barefisted to not give away his ability. It would also make this fight somewhat difficult. But it would at least be interesting. He caught another batarang that Batman threw, this one had a blinking light on the side. So Rico quickly threw it away as he side stepped a strike from the vigilante. He could feel a small zap on the side of his face.
Boom!
There was an explosion as some of the roof fell in and revealed the larger cave above. Part of the debris that fell were seats. The arena would work to keep him distracted enough.
Rico grappled onto Batman's armor and spun then threw the vigilante. But not before getting punched in the arm. But Batman still flew through the hole in the roof and towards the stadium. Leaving Rico to take a moment as he could still feel some electricity shooting through his body.
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