Date:         Sun, 15 Dec 1996 15:25:09 -0600
From: Catwoman <catwoman@BIGFOOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: INT: Bat Time

Danny Lloyd wrote:
> "And then we take the boot to the place in the fog."  The Joker's voice was
> unmistakable, except to Ryannon, who nevertheless did take note of its
> high-pitched, hysterical manner.  "And we'll crawl in the wallsay and do the
> hoochie-coochie, and then we grab the other boot, but not until we first
> stop the bus."
>
> Ryannon appeared confused, but continued listening.  Another voice now,
> perhaps the Riddler, "Yes, and we'll lead the way to the other side, as this
> side is lost forever."
>
> "Great," the Joker said, "its all decided.  We'll meet back here during the
> first moon of the last swoon."
>
> Ryannon, assuming this was an unfamiliar earth dialect, related everything
> word for word.
>
> "Holy 'Crook's Code'," Robin said.  "It changes all the time.  Even Bat Man
> and I don't know its meaning."
>
> "Ah, that may be so, dear Robin," Bat Man interjected, "but we do have one
> clue."
>
> "What's that, moron?" Cat Woman asked.
>
> "The Joker spoke in Crook's Code, but the I bet the Riddler spoke in his
> usual riddling way.  I'm sure of it.  He loves to do that, you know."
>
> "Ah," the Lady on the Unicorn said.  "All we have to do is deduce his
> meaning, then be on our way to find those we seek."
>
> "We'll lead the way to the other side, as this side is lost forever."  Robin
> scratched his head, "what could it mean, Bat Man."
>
> "You got me kid," Bat Man said, but then caught himself, not wanting to
> appear dumb to the others.  "That is to say, 'you got mekid'.  Mekid.  Its
> an old dutch term meaning 'to have the awareness needed to ask the most
> important question." And he definately had that awareness, right?  He asked
> the most important question.  Right?  You see?"
>
> "Give it up, Batty Man," Cat Woman snickered.  "You're just making yourself
> look even worse."
>
> "I'll show you the Dutch-English dictionary, sometime, Cat Woman," Bat Man
> said, "but in the meantime, what do *you* think the Riddler's statement
 means?"
>
> "Kitty Litter if I know," she said.
>
> Her eyes caught Bat Man's.  His caught hers.  They smiled at each other as
> the others stood very quietly, watching, unsure of what to think.
>
> The Gotham City wind sent a gentle whisper through the alley in which they
> stood. And the afternoon sun seemed to cast a soft spotlight on the man and
> woman dressed in tights, as they gazed deeply into each other's eyes.
>
> Robin scratrched his head as he looked up, noticing not a cloud in the wide,
> blue, crystal-clear sky.

Catwoman thought about the conversation between Joker and Riddler.

"That explains what the Joker and Riddler are up, kind of," Catwoman
frowned.  "But where is Two-Face?  What are the 'boots'?  And - "

"You're asking a lot of questions," Batman observed.

"Robin said it was Crook's Code," Catwoman ingnored him, her mind
racing.  Then she looked at him again, green eyes questioning.  "Do
you think you can break the Crook's Code?"

"Why can't you?" Robin said.  "After all you are a crook."

"I don't deal with *them*," she indicated the Joker's hideout with
a claw and advanced on Robin.  "I work on my own."

Batman stepped in between his protege and Catwoman, but it only
slowed her down a little.

"Now please, I'm sure there is a way to solve this without anyone
getting shredded," Batman tried to reason.

Catwoman started to speak, but an explosion cut her off.

...to be continued...
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