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William Michael Thomas

 

and Batman solve the case of the stolen robot

 

With love from, Dad and Mom January 15, 2002

William Michael Thomas, age 8, looked out the taxicab window.  He was very excited.  All around him were the skyscrapers of Gotham City.  Gotham was even bigger than he had imagined back at home in Far Hills, New Jersey with Stephen, Michael, John.

 

Billy still couldn't believe he had won the radio contest.  The prize was a free trip to the Toy Tower, the world's biggest toy store!  It was closing for the night, and Billy was going to have the whole store to play in.

 

As Billy was getting out of the cab, he noticed a delivery van speeding away from the store. The side of the van had the words "Felini Movers" written on it.

 

Billy caught a glimpse of the driver as the van passed.  The driver was wearing a dark mask with pointy ears.

 

"That's weird," Billy thought. Maybe the driver was going  to a costume party after work.  Billy shrugged. Gotham City was a strange place.

 

Billy wanted to play with the world-famous KAT -2000, a catshaped robot made just for kids.  It could play games, help with chores, even make milkshakes. Toy Tower had the only one in the whole world!

 

But when Billy went inside, he learned that the KAT -2000 had been stolen.

The police were looking for clues.  But the thief had left no trace.

The store manager sighed.  "We may never get the KAT -2000 back," She said.

 

"Don't be so sure of that," said a deep voice.  Everyone turned to look.

 

Billy couldn't believe it. Batman was here!

 

 

Just then, Billy remembered something important.  He told Batman about the strange van he had seen.

 

"The driver was wearing a dark mask with pointy ears?" asked Batman. "Hmmm..."

 

"There's something else," Billy said.  "I heard on TV that the KAT -2000 runs on a special kind of battery. Won't the thief need a supply of those?"

 

"Yes." Batman looked at Billy. "Could you identify that van if you saw it again?"

 

Billy nodded.

 

Batman smiled.  "Would you like to take a ride?"

 

 

Billy followed Batman to the Batmobile. He could hardly believe this was happening.

 

"Where are we going?" he asked.

 

"To the Supervolt Battery Factory," Batman said.  "That's where the KAT -

2000's battery pack is made. I have a feeling you're right--the thief will have to stock up on the special batteries, or the robot will be useless."

 

The Batmobile zoomed through the streets of Gotham City.  In no time at all

Batman and Billy reached the factory.

 

"There it is!" Billy cried. The "Felini Movers" delivery van was parked outside the factory. A dark figure was loading crates into the van.

 

In the glow of a streetlight Billy saw the pointy ears of a mask. "That's the driver I saw," he told Batman.