#All of them get a very stern talking to from Clark about ‘privacy’ and ‘respecting boundaries’

[notrobinsomethingworse]

Clark: I had a good night Bruce.

Bruce: I did too.

Clark: I’ll see you tomorrow then?

Bruce: Yes. I will see you tomorrow.

Clark: … Goodnight Bruce.

Bruce: Goodnight… Clark.

Bruce: [sighs] wait.

Bruce: I’m not a man who expresses his emotions easily but… Clark. I love you.

Clark: Bruce-

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Batkids, in a bush nearby

Cass, peaking out with the only pair of binoculars.

Steph: You gotta tell me what’s going on. Come on Cass.

Dick, also looking out: Shut up he’s saying something.

Steph: Cass please.

Tim: You all realise Clark can hear us right now…

Damian: Please. The alien has always been incompetent and with Father providing an acceptable distraction I doubt he even noticed the poison I snuck into his wine.

Dick: Damian. You did what-

Jason: Good job baby bird. Getting a little practice in before the kryptonite?

Dick: Don’t encourage him-

Steph: Cass come oonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-

Duke: This is insane. You guys all know this is insane right? Why did I agree to this-

Jason: I have no idea why you think I’m supposed to be a good role model. I’m a drug lord.

Dick: Well right now you’re not. You’re fuckin Jason Todd.

Jason: I’m fuckin legally dead dickbird-

Tim, elbowing Damian: Use this wisely.

Damian, taking the lead lined box: This does not mean I will consider you my equal.

Tim: Ha. You’re nowhere near my equal.

Damian: How dare-

Tim: You’re more like my grandson with how Ra keeps wanting me to have his babies.

Dick: Hold up-

Damian: DRAKE-

Steph: Okay Cass it’s been like twenty minutes. Pleeeeaaaase tell me what’s going on.

Duke: -I could be takin’ a nap right now. Havin’ a bubble bath. I’m not a bath kinda guy but I could be. Ya know?

Jason: Amen to that.

Dick: Can we rewind to Tim being courted by Ra Al Ghul.

Cass: We have been spotted.

[Everyone shuts up]

Cass: Both are on route.

Dick: Manoeuvre 3C. Run for your fucking lives.

[Mad dashing]

[thisismandee]

The Rebel and The Criminal

Chapter 5)

We all sat there is silence for a moment. After a brief moment, the coast seemed to be clear. Bender took his opportunity to strike. I saw as he quickly got up and walked towards the doors to the library. The doors that separates us from Vernon. 

“You know there’s not supposed to be any monkey business!” The Brain spoke up to Bender. 

John turns around and points right at the Brain. “Young man, have you finished your paper?” He said, mocking Vernon’s statement from earlier. He turns back around and heads back towards the doors. He looks around to make sure that the coast was clear and then I watched as he took a screw out from the door hinge. I was both annoyed and slightly excited about this. I was happy that Vernon wasn’t going to be able to watch us from across the halls anymore. 

“What are you gonna do?” Claire asked.

“Drop dead, I hope!” Andrew exclaimed.

I don’t get why they had to be so mean to him. Wait, I take that back, I do know why they are mean to him. However, do they not realize that we will finally have some privacy with that door close. I could totally take a nap right now without being walked in on. 

“Bender, that’s, that’s school property there, you know, it doesn’t belong to us. It’s something not to be toyed with.” The Brain yells over to John. I heard the door slam shut. I knew right then and there that Vernon also heard that door. I started to get nervous for his anger.

Andrew speaks up, “That’s very funny, come on, fix it”

“You should really fix that” The Brain adds.

“Am I a genius?” Bender says in a sarcastic manner.

“No, you’re an asshole!” Andrew snaps back.

“What a funny guy!”

“Fix the door Bender!”

“Everyone just shhhhh!” Bender continues and he is sitting back in his chair. “I’ve been here before, I know what I’m doing!”

Andrew is looking at Bender, and I could see the anger in his eyes, “No! Fix the door, get up there and fix it!”

Bender raises his voice, “Shut up!”

Almost on cue Vernon barges through the door, with smoke coming from his ears. This is going to be very bad. “Why is that door closed?”

“How’re we supposed to know? We're not supposed to move right?” Bender responds. He really is bad at putting on the ‘I’m a good kid act’.

Vernon looks over to Claire. “Why?” I was almost positive that Claire was going to tell on Bender and he was going to get chewed out by the Vice Principal. Claire’s response took me completely off guard.

“We were just sitting here, like were supposed to”

Vernon looks around at everyone and then glances at Bender. “Who closed that door?”

Bender is looking down at the table when he responded. “I think a screw fell out of it”

“It just closed sir” Andrew added. I was surprised that everyone was keeping their mouths shut. 

“We were just sitting here and we heard the door shut. No one moved.” I decided to add to the conversation. I just wished that Vernon would get out the library already. I think he just needed to give up and realize that we weren’t going to give in. He looked over to the quiet girl in the corner. 

“Who?”

All she could manage was a squeal and then she bashed her head down onto the table. I really hope she was okay. I was starting to wonder if she was ever going to talk today. 

“She doesn’t talk sir” Bender said. That brings Vernon’s attention right back to Bender. 

“Give me that screw”

“I don’t have it” Bender attested.

“You want me to yank you outta that seat and shake it out of you?”

“I don’t have it, screws fall out all of the time, the world’s an imperfect place.”

“Give it to me, Bender”

I couldn’t watch this go on anymore. “Excuse me, sir, why would anybody want to steal a screw?” I asked Vernon. I had to speak up or we were going to continue this whole he said she said bit. Bender looked back at me kind of surprised that I was helping him out. I gave him a smirk.

“Watch it, young lady” Vernon pointed at me with a stern look. He then decided to walk over towards the door. He grabbed a folded chair that was behind the desk right by the door. H put the chair in between the door and the wall, to try to prop it open.

“The door’s way too heavy sir” Bender yelled over to Vernon. At that moment the door closes on the chair and the chair flies down the hallway and the door shuts. We all let out a laugh. This is complete gold. Vernon swings the door back open and then stands there is frustration. I think then something dawns on him. 

“Andrew Clark, get up here. Come on, front and center, let;s go” Andrew quickly shoots up and walks over to the door. 

“Hey, how come Andrew gets to get up? If he gets up, we’ll all get up, it’ll be anarchy!” Bender yells over to the Vice Principal. They are now trying to take the Magazine rack that was near the door and put that in the doorway to prop open the door. All I hear is the magazines on the rack come flying off. I am guessing it is not a very clever idea. “That’s very clever sir, but what if there’s a fire? I think violating fire codes and endangering the lives of children would be unwise at this juncture in your career, sir”

I looked over and saw that Verenon was thinking about it and he realized it was not smart. He then looks over to Andrew and addresses him. “Alright, what are you doing with this? Get this outta here for God’s sake! What’s the matter with you? Come on!” He snaps at Andrew. I can’t believe that Vernon blames Andrew for his idea. It just shows that he doesn’t care about us kids. 

I then hear a voice in front of me that I haven’t heard in awhile. “You know the school comes equipped with fire exits at either end of the library.” The Brain speaks up. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. Of course he wanted to ruin this brilliant plan. 

“Show Dick some respect!” Bender snaps at him. Andrew then comes back and sits back down at his seat. Vernon is right behind him. He also seems to be angrier than he was before. 

“I expected a little more from a varsity letterman!” I had to say Vernon was being very harsh to Andrew. He then points to Bender. “You’re not fooling anybody, Bender! The next screw that falls out is gonna be you!” Vernon turns to leave and then I heard Bender mumble something under his breath but I couldn’t make out what he said. Vernon turns around and I could tell that I wasn't the only one that heard something. 

“What was that?” Vernon asks.

“Eat. My. Shorts.” Bender responds. He had venom in his words.

“You just bought yourself another Saturday, mister!”

“Oh, Christ”

“You just bought one more right there!” Vernon exclaims he is holding up two fingers.

“Well, I’m free the Saturday after that, beyond that, I’m gonna have to check my calendar”

“Good! Cause it’s gonna be filled, we’ll keep going! You want another one? Say the word, just say the word! Instead of going to prison, you’ll come here! Are you through?” Verenon was vivid at this point. 

“No” Bender responded.

“I’m doing society a favor!”

“So?” Bender was short.

“That’s another one, right now! I’ve got you for the rest of your natural born life if you don’t watch your step! You want another one?”

“Yes!”

“You got it! You got another one, right there! That another one pal!”

I couldn’t watch Bender keep doing this. I don’t think he understood what he was doing. He would keep going until he had detention for his whole life. I was getting worried for him. I looked over to him and cried out, “Cut it out!” He looked over at me confused. I mouthed the word ‘stop’. I couldn’t tell if it was just me but in that moment it looked like his face softened for a second, but then he looked back up at Vernon.

“You through?” Vernon asks

“Not even close, Bud!” Bender says mocking him.

“Good! You got one more, right there!”

“Do you really think I give a shit?”

“Another, you through?”

Bender is glaring at Vernon. “How many is that?”

The Brain responses from the front, “That’s seven including the one when we first came in and you asked Mr. Vernon here whether Barry Manilow knew that he raided his closet”

“Now it’s eight” Vernon then looks at the Brain and says, “You stay out of it!”

“Excuse me, sir, it’s seven!” The Brain doesn’t know how to just let it go. 

“Shut up Peewee!” I didn’t think Vernon could talk to students like this. He turns back to Bender. “You’re mine Bender, for two months I gotcha! I gotcha!”

“What can I say? I’m thrilled!” Bender says with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

“Oh, I’m sure that’s exactly what you want these people to believe. You know something Bender? You ought to spend a little more time trying to do something with yourself and a little less time trying to impress people. You might be better off.” He then looks over everyone. “Alright, that’s it! I’m going to be right outside those doors. The next time I have to come in here, I’m cracking skulls”  I see Bender mouthing the words as Vernon says them. My best guess is that it is a popular Vernon saying.

Vernon then walks out of the library. I can tell by Bender demeanor that he wasn’t going to let this go. I then heard the pain in his voice when he yells, “FUCK YOU!”

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