hello Commissioner Stripetail said through an image in Gordon's computer " So, you're Stripetail" Gordon stroked her chin " Lord Stripetail, madam " Stripetail bowed slightly. " As i told your staff, Gotham is not really in a place where we can host your games. We just cant guarantee the security. " Commissioner, I must be frank, If Gotham pulls outs, the Games will basically collapse. donations would basically stop, and the loss of Gotham would be well into the tens of billions. is there anything we can do for you to help clear this situation?'' We'd need to clear the streets of the jokerz, and theres lots of them. you're a wizard or so your underlings have said.' Gordon said " Yes Commissioner, that is correct.' well then cant you , I dont know, Magic the jokerz away? demonstrate your magical ability? Like, for instance putting out the fire at the stadium?" Gordon said showing an image of the fire still burning.
' very well, Commissioner, I'll put out the fire, and restore the stadium to its previous state." exactly as it was?' No graffiti? No hooligans?' Gordon was skeptical. " you don;t believe in magic, do you Barbara?' Stripetail said " I would say, that i have little practical use for it. but magic is real, I've had more than a few encounters with magical beings. I'm a practical sort, and magic, is impractical in the era i live in. " Yet it exists, all the same" stripetail said. I'll get to work on repairing the stadium. anything else ?' well, now that you mention it, theres been an effort to preserve the historic part of the city. Powers wants to tear it down to put in a massive new Wayne-Powers building. he's made us a deal however, raise 250 million, and he'll drop the proposal. otherwise, the wrecking ball starts its work at the end of the week, 3 days from now. we simply dont have the money. one of the buildings in that district is the police station my father worked at for decades. " Gordon sighed.
" 250 million, you said?' Stripetail said. " Yes, I know you have your games in town as a higher priority but helping save this city's past would not go unnoticed. Any donation at all, would be greatly appreciated. " so 250 million to save the buildings? What about restoring them to their former appearance? ' probably another 50 million' Gordon sighed " so 300 million in all? Very well, if that's the price of keeping the games alive in Gotham, that's a price I'm willing to pay. 300 million it is. I'll be sending you the money immediately. I do hope you take gold coins as payment ' Stripetail said. He gestured and several huge heavy bags landed on Gordon's desk. causing her to shrink away from the desk. she reached forward warily and opened one of them, finding the bag was filled to bursting with heavy golden coins. Gordon took out a handful of gold coins and let them run through her fingers , her face working as she beheld the fortune that had appeared out of thin air and landed on her desk. ' So you ARE a powerful magician, as your underlings said. An extremely wealthy one,too, to throw around 300 million like it was nothing. " I've been around a very long time commissioner. time and prudent investment will make one wealthy in due course. I've spent billions on these games, and if need be I'll spend billions more" Stripetail said. "I cannot allow my enemies the chance to destroy the world of toons. " "I'll see what I can do to get the games okayed, but it will take awhile." Gordon said. "tell the mayor that I'm covering the costs of restoring the historic district.' Stripetail said
