The Dork Squad Gets Robbed
It’s early in the morning when a knock is heard at the abandoned building’s front door. It must be Penguin’s henchmen with the trio’s not-so-legally obtained goods, Riddler assumes, hunched over his desk with a few plans scattered over the surface. The Scarecrow hardly looked up from his chemistry table, gesturing to the door. Instantly thenHatter pops up and trots over to the door, creaking it open.
Call Hatter old fashioned, but he’d assumed the thugs would have been bigger and beefier and, well, adults. Instead there are two little girls, pulling behind them a wagon full of cookies.
One of the girls recognizes Hatter and shrieks, causing the Hatter to shriek as well, hopping nervously and stuttering for his friends to come. Scarecrow and Riddler rush to see what’s going on, and soon its the squad and the girl scouts standing there, staring in silent panic. That’s when one of the girls snaps a photo of them, and as fast as lightning, has already typed up a message to the GCPD.
What were the villains supposed to do? Hatter suggested mind control, while Scarecrow suggested a bit of “chemical persuasion” to make them buzz off, but in the end, these were KIDS.
A solution is at hand, however. One of the girls raises her hand. Perhaps, she suggests, their silence could be “bought”.
The three look at each other, realizing they have no other choice.
An hour later, a couple of Penguin’s henchmen roll up with the supplies, approaching the door and giving it a knock. Scarecrow answers, and even though he’s wearing a mask, he looks like he not only lost a battle, but the entire war. He informs them in a small voice that they won’t be able to pay them for their services. One of the thugs asks why, but Scarecrow won’t say, but just over his shoulder, one could see Riddler, slumped in his seat, head in his hands, all the while Hatter is sobbing in the corner. If one were astute enough, they would be able to see that the walls are lined with boxes and boxes of Lemonades, Thin Mints, Caramel Delights, and so, so much more.
The thugs awkwardly agree to pass on Scarecrow’s defeated apology to Penguin. The villain shuts the door, and just before the henchmen left, they hear the collective sigh of three broken men as they open up a few boxes to drown out their sorrows.
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