10 smashed open the containers with a well placded kick her outfit protecting her from the glass. a;larms rang out for a few seconds then wre silenced as ace ripped the alarm out of the wall. ' 10 worked quickly , stuffing valuables into bag, including some of Stripetail's artifacts, including a large strange looking coin that ;looked like it changed froom gold to silver at a moment notice. " The old wizard sure has a lot of stuff ' 10 smiled to herself.. ' He wont miss a few baubles. And if he does, well he shouldnt have brought them to Gotham anyway. Should have kept them in his cave.. or wherever wizards store things. " she cleaned out the treasures , or as many as the bag could carry, and sped over on her card. Queen was grabbing the rest oif the displays items, which would be worths 10s of millions easily on the black market. Jack and king were forcing the crowd at sword point to hand over jewelry watches, earrings and cred cards
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teery was driving Mr Wayne back to Wayne Manor before going to Dana's for the study session. " thats a lot of creds you handed out tonight mr Wayne ' Terry said as he drove. " Not my first time making big donations Terry. And it is for a good cause. hold on.. theres a an alert from the police holocom. ' Bruce turned a dial and the voice of a police dispatch came on reports of breakin at the museum. reports of histages and paterators are dressed like.. playing cards. " Playing cards? In this town/ Someone must have robbed a Halloween store' terry laughed , but his laughter died when he saw the look on Mr Wayne;s face. ' This isnt some kids playing dressup McGinnis. It sounds like the Royal Flush Gang is back in town. I dealt with them before, many years ago. They go back centuries, to actual royalty, but theres nothing high brow about this lot. I think you are going to have to miss that study session.' Mr Wayne, I can't! Dana will dump me if i blow this off, I've missed several dates with her working for you already and Max has told me she's ready to throw me in the nearest garbage can. " Catching the Royal Flush Gang is a tad more important than whether you do well in Gotham Sports History McGinnis." Please, Bruce, just for a hour to 90 minutes? Please? ' I would be at the museum already , Terry' Bruce's eyes were narrowed. ' you weren't in high school when you were doing your night shifts. I am, and my grades are.. well.. bad already. I can;t afford to let them slide any more. ." terry gulped at the look Bruce gave him, then Bruce sighed., ' Fine. 10 pm, Terry. study until then, then get to the museum. ' Terry pulled up in front of wayne manor and bruce got out, walking woith his cane up the steps, and greeted at the door by his dog Ace. ' Terry pulled away as the door closed behind bruce and Terry drove over to Dana's enterimg the house at 830 on the dot ' well, well , Terry, you did show up' Mr Tan said as he answered the door. ' ' yes, sir, i have to go at 10 however. i have to meet Stripetail at the museum. i requested security as my job for the games and I'm going to shadow a guard on the night shift. " Rather late for a shadow job, Terry" It was the only time that was available, sir. ' there were more kids requesting security than i thought there would be. ' Terry said. " Best get to studying then. the girls are upstairs in Dana's room. ' theres food and drink in the fridge. ' ththanks , Mr Tan. I'll grab a cola or something. '
Terry headed upstairs where he found Max and Daa with books open, they were studying Gotham Politics. ' Hey babe. Hey Max. sorry i'm a bit late. ' Terry kissed Dana on the cheek and waved at Max. ' Well, well terry, you did make it. Dana owes me lunch .' Max smirked. ' you missed the new girl Melanie. She was here for a couple hours then she had to go help her dad at the museum. " Sorry I missed her. ' i got a night shift at the museum. I'm shadowing a security guard, guys name is Tate, I think. Shift starts at 10, and goes to I think 2. so 4 hours. i'm probably going to fall asleep in class tomorrow.. ' Better not McGinnis.' Max said. " you';d get a lengthy detention. You would have gotten one today if Stripetail hadnt called you to the job interview. ' yeah, i know.' Terry said. " You must have had to twist Mr Wayne's arm to get you here. i understand he;s a very demanding guy.' Max said ' Way too demaning, if you ask me. he''s worth a trillion creds, shouldnt he have round the clock staff helping him with.. well whatever trillionaires want?" he's very private Dana. he's not like other extremely rich people Dana . Oh.. and max. I got some good news from Stripetail. ' your folks did very well on their interviews, they start their new jobs this weekend. ' yes, Terry, they texted me about 45 minutes ago. they didnt say how much they ere getting paid but... ' Stripetail didnt give me figures either, but he did tell me it would be more than enough to get you and your folks a new place. i hope i didnt step over too many lines by asking him. ' Max embraced terry in a big hug. ' thank you so much terry.This means so much to me and my family ' max said tears running her face. 'i would kiss you.. but . ' go on Max ' Dana smiled ' We're friends, and you';re thanking Terry for being a big help. " Max's lips found Terry's as she kissed him and Dana laughed at terry's reaction. ' Terry the look on your face is priceless. ' She giggled as Max pulled away, and Terry turned red in the face. ' Max.. I er.. " don;t expect too many liplocks from me in the future McGinnis.. That was.. er.. ' don;t worry about it , you two.' Dana said. " Just be thankful i didnt holotape that kiss Terry. That would easily be a contender for ' Most Embarrassed Kiss" 'Dana quipped. ' Now, to get you guys back on topic, Max you were talking about the scandal involving mayor.. ?' Hill. ' well there were several of them. Gotham was well VERY corrupt in those days. mayor, commissioner, rank and file of the police, pretty much everyone was on the take from the mob. batman really put a stop to all that ' Max said. ' even if the history books wont officially say so.
