Mark Rand

1 hour ago, steriaca said:

(And don't forget a perfect place for the Batman Rouges Gallery writeup. It's the main reason to play in Gotham in the first place.)

(I found Joker on Mike Surbrook's site and Catwoman on Matt Ignash's site.  I think most Rouges Gallery members would be easy to write up because they are normal criminals with some gimmick and would be in the Standard Heroic range, 150 points plus 50 points in complications.)

(Okay, but let's finish this story first.  I still have to design the Batcave and find a map of Gotham City that I like, preferably one without names for DC Comics people for places.)

1 hour ago, steriaca said:

(Depends on you. It can be a fresh thread or a continuation. Up to you.)

(Don't forget, we're down a member due to illness, which means I'm playing two heroes.  I just might end the campaign after the swim meet and start a third version after Halloween and after I finish typing a few things.)

(We are nearing the end of this topic...or are we?  The swim meet is yet to come.)

Spirit Cat and Ghost Cat leave, too.  The after action reports can wait to tomorrow.

55 minutes ago, steriaca said:

"Yes. He was created in 1923 as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, which the Walt Disney company only recently regained the copyright to. If he was real, he would be the oldest living mouse in existence."

"No, it can't be," Foxbat says just before Samantha takes him into custody.  She then reads him his rights and asks him if he wants to say anything.

"Yes," he says. “Look behind you, because that will be the front!”

As she's about to get into her car, Samantha says to the heroes, "The gazelle had her baby.  Mother and child are doing fine.  The zoo veterinarian is staying with them for a bit to make sure everything's okay."

56 minutes ago, steriaca said:

Lady Heart held her forehead. "Really? You realize he is a fictional character, right?"

"He is?" he asks as Samantha pulls up.

5 hours ago, steriaca said:

"Hey guy. Why did you kidnap Darlene? I'm not here to attack you or anything unless you attack."

"To exchange for Mickey Mouse's autograph," Foxbat replies as Ghost Cat and Spirit Car arrive.

8 hours ago, steriaca said:

Lady Heart nods and floats away. Nothing beats the love between a mother and child. Now, where is Foxbat?

You finally find him at one of the zoo's playgrounds, riding its playground carousel.

(These carousels, also called roundabouts, are muscle-powered.)

10 minutes ago, steriaca said:

"Do you need any help?"

"No, but thank you anyway," she replies, removing her vinyl-gloved hands.  "The baby is finally in the proper position.  Good hunting."

12 minutes ago, steriaca said:

"Sorry if I startle you. I'm Lady Heart, and I'm searching for Foxbat. The supervillain, not the bat."

"Haven't seen him," she says.  "This young lady's about to give birth.  Unfortunately, the baby started out in a breech position.  If I don't get it turned the right way, there'll be problems.  Plus, it may not be breathing on its own.  If it isn't, I'll have to get it breathing.  Fortunately, I have what I need in my bag and vehicle."

20 minutes ago, steriaca said:

Lady Heart floats high enough to get a bird's eye view. She is looking for that Ford Expedition they spoke about.

 

(If all the clues start pointing back to the school, this forcing us to go round and round I'm going to scream.)

She spots the doc's SUV on the grass.  It's white with red lettering.  Dr.McCauley's hands are inside the gazelle.  

2 hours ago, steriaca said:

"Has anyone seen the supervillain Foxbat around here? He kidnapped a young woman, which we recovered."

Neither of the two men have seen him.

"Claire McCauley might've, but I doubt it," says one.  "She's paying attention only to the gazelle she's tending to."

"She has a Ford Expedition," the other says.  "It has the same lettering ours has, with one addition, the words, 'ANIMAL HEALTH'."

5 hours ago, steriaca said:

"Ok. I'm off to the zoo."

Okay. 

The zoo is quiet, no surprise.  It closed at 4 PM.  However, zoo employees are still at work.  One comments to another that Dr. McCauley is tending to a sick gazelle in the African Savanna area.  

4 minutes ago, steriaca said:

"Guess we have to split up again. Ok, which location is closest to here?"

"The zoo," Spirit Cat says.  "It's in the northwestern part of Samuel Brackett City Park.  The amusement park is in Southport, which is southeast of the city, across US 170 from here."

7 hours ago, steriaca said:

"What is the connection? Does Foxbat have a pet animal we don't know about? Like a pet foxbat?"

"I don't know," Spirit Cat replies.  "However, they have a carousel there, too, in the area they call "The Village" and there are two hand-powered ones in the playgrounds in the zoo's "Kids Kingdom".

"There are also two at the 49er amusement park," Ghost Cat adds.  "Of course, that ticket stud could've been dropped by anyone."

Lady Heart is looking around the carousel when Cornerstone, Ghost Cat, and Spirit Cat arrive.  They look around the area, too.  In a nearby planter, Cornerstone finds part of a ticket to the San Angelo Zoo and Aquarium, which is located in nearby Samuel Brackett City Park.

"Doctor Claire McCauley is their head veterinarian," Spirit Cat says.  "She's appeared on The Mickey Mouse Club when the zoo is visited on Discovery Day to learn about animals."

Neither can they.

Samantha calls the Sheriff's Department's crime lab to examine Foxbat's vehicle, then radios for a patrol car to keep an eye on it while she takes Darlene to Saint Mary's General Hospital's Emergency Department.  Once there, she notifies the county's Child Protective Services Department.  Social Worker Paige Matthews gets sent to look into things.  She stays with Darlene until her parents arrive, then gives them her card.

Ghost Cat and Spirit Cat follow.

1 hour ago, steriaca said:

"Well, the SUV is not like Foxbat. A little too practical. Nor is kidnapping. But I guess we can get into the whys after we capture him. Darlene, you can tell the authorities what happened as I investigate around, right?"

"Okay," Darlene says as Samantha joins them, her badge in plain sight.  

After Darlene repeats what Foxbat said, Samantha says, "'What goes around makes me dizzy' could refer to the Samuel Brackett Plaza Carousel."  

"That plaza on the other side of the main building of Saint Mary's General Hospital, whose campus we're on," Ghost Cat adds.

5 minutes ago, steriaca said:

"That's a clue. Do you have an idea which way he went?"

"No," Darlene says as Samantha parks her unmarked police car on Bellefield near where Foxbat's vehicle is.

39 minutes ago, steriaca said:

I gently pull Darlene out of the SUV and start untiring her. I also remove her gag. "Are you ok? Did Foxbat hurt you?"

 

Knowing from Foxbat's files, he was a more fun loving villain and never goes out to harm people. Then again, this is not a normal Foxbat caper. Normally he is after stuff like stealing all the Hostaes bakery in the city, so superheroes don't tempt him with it, like in the ads on the back covers of the old comic books. I don't remember him kidnapping anyone. 

"I'm fine," she says.  "Foxbat didn't hurt me.  He did say, 'What goes around makes me dizzy'."

8 minutes ago, steriaca said:

Can I open the door?

Yes. 

You hear a siren behind you.  Sounds like it's getting closer.

4 minutes ago, steriaca said:

Is there any sign of his passenger?

Darlene's in the back, bound, gagged, and trying to free herself.

It looks like Foxbat clipped the street light pole, but kept on going...only to crash into the traffic light pole on the other side.  The front doors of  the SUV are open, but there's no sign of him.