Iris took a step back and considered her momentary setback. She was frustrated, but she wasnât defeated. Tapping her finger against her lips, she considered her options. Short of dynamite - which she had neglected to carry on her - she probably wasnât getting through the door in front of her. But this could hardly be the only way into what she had reason to believe was the Batcave. Well, with the level of security, it was either the Batcave or a missile silo. But since big men with guns hadnât rushed out to arrest or shoot her for trespassingâŠyetâŠshe was banking on Batcave.
She murmured aloud to herself, as she often did when she was working out a problem, âOkay, pretend youâre Batman. You have a cave. You have to get into the cave whenever thereâs an emergency, right? Which means several entrances, probably even some coming from your house. Which meansâŠâ she winced. âBreaking and entering. Maybe weâll make that Plan BâŠC. Plan C. Letâs try not to commit too many felonies unless we have to.
âBack to the cave. Youâre Batman, this is your cave. Your cave where you presumably hide your BatâŠthings. BatgearâŠbat-techâŠâ When the next thought hit, she forgot all about her foot and whirled to jog back the way sheâd come. Batman didnât just have tech he carried around with him. He also had a car. The car had to get inside the cave somehow, and it certainly wasnât coming through that tiny door. And an entry big enough to admit a car had to be able to be found by someone who had reason to believe it was here. And it would probably not have such advanced security.
Very glad sheâd worn reasonable shoes, Iris considered the area around the cave. Batman didnât exactly drive a compact car, from what she could tell. So he had to either drive it on a road or through an area where the trees werenât so close together. The best bet seemed on the left, so she turned that way and started the arduous process of climbing around the side of the cave, keeping an eye open for anything that could lead to what she was looking for.
âAfter all this,â she huffed, catching herself as she tripped on a root and almost fell. âI better at least get a quote.â
Alfred sat back and took a few long sips from his tea. He watched as the womanâs face twisted into annoyance, mumbling to herself. He was able to pick up on the word âBatmanâ at least, so he knew she was here with purpose and hadnât just accidentally discovered their location and was breaking in out of curiosity.
He frowned as she seemed to climbing around the side of the cave. Reporters are always too hard-headed, he thought, bringing him flashbacks of a Ms. Vicki Vale.
She seemed to be looking for a particular type of entrance, if her determined face on the cameras meant anything. Alfred finally sighed, deciding to end this charade.Â
He stood up leaving his cup of tea near the monitor, venturing for a door nearest the reporter. He swiftly walkout of it, closing it behind him, and walked through the bushes to find her stumbling on a root.
He stuck his arm out for her to catch her balance, âMy terrible apologize young lady, however I must inform you that you are on privet property.âÂ