Possible Batman Fic That I’m Thinking About Starting

Okay new idea . . . still a Batman story, but now with a new twist . . .

One night, Batman is driving along a road, heading back to the cave, when suddenly his headlights illuminate a small figure wandering around in the middle of the road in the dark.

He slams on his brakes and avoids hitting the figure by a few scant meters. The figure never wavers or looks towards Batman’s car, it just keeps meandering down the middle of the road.

Batman gets out of the car to investigate. As he gets closer, he realizes, with help from his headlights, that the figure is a small child, around 6 or 7 years old. It’s a young girl wearing pajamas, but as he looks closer, he realizes with a start that they are drenched in blood. The girl’s face is completely blank, her eyes round and vacant, and he realizes that she’s in shock.

He attempts to stop her by gently putting a hand on her shoulder. She stops, but does not react in any other way. She is completely silent, completely lost.

He looks up and down the road, vainly hoping to see someone else or a house or something that could explain the sudden appearance of this child, but he sees nothing but darkness.

Being worried about the presence of so much blood, he decides to take her back the cave with him, to make sure that she is not in need of any immediate medical attention. He notices that she is barefoot and decides to pick her up, rather than force her to walk anymore. He lifts her body easily and she curls into the embrace of his arms, like a child much younger.

He feels a confusion of emotions bubbling inside of him: wretched terror and sadness for the current state of this little one, but also burning loathing for whatever person or persons put her in this situation.