Nora gripped her earpiece tightly, her expression tense, eyes fixed on the pitch-black wall ahead—as if she could see through it, straight into the chaos unfolding outside.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8n3QYRZRR
She heard Batman’s voice through the comms—his command clear:134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpw9Fgv7wpm
“Everyone, masks on.”
She jolted.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEv551FSfvD
Immediately crouching low, she turned and asked in a hushed voice,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMF2mgN8hTA
“Finn, did you bring your sketchbook?”
The little boy blinked, confused, and looked up at her.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl09DkJZZun
“I did,” he nodded, reaching into his small backpack that he’d been carrying all day.
Nora smiled, her voice soft but urgent.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMQ0PzzAPE
“Can I borrow it for a bit?”
Finn carefully pulled out the thick sketchbook—his usual go-to for doodles while waiting for the car or meals.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj22YhWhYmX
He handed it to her, then added sweetly,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh77nNn9Dsz
“Do you need my markers too?”
Nora let out a breathy laugh, eyes full of fondness.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVQveW5C89
“No need, Finn. Tonight, we’re not letting Batman hog the spotlight.”
She leaned close, winking at him with a playful tone,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFBVH7xuPu
“We need you to help save the world.”
Finn: “…???”
The boy turned to his mom, puzzled—only to find Leila looking equally confused.
But Nora was already on her feet, tucking the sketchbook under her arm.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4t68zzgvL
She turned to Leila and said softly,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeQWgM5ZHM
“Watch over the others for me.”
Leila grabbed her wrist, eyes full of concern.
Nora patted her hand and replied calmly,134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0W7yxF70v
“I’ll go find Tim. Don’t worry.”
Then she turned and strode toward the balcony.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0ulT5y9v4
She pushed open the door swiftly—the cold wind rushing in, lifting her skirt and revealing the strength in her poised legs.
Leila, still holding Finn, followed. She reached out to say something else—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH8G9mS9QU
but then saw Nora flipping through the sketchbook.
She landed on a familiar page—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpoyGkL86E
Finn’s pride and joy: a giant Brachiosaurus with a long neck and chunky feet, painted in wild patches of blue, red, and yellow.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakYPMTM1q1
It was the kind of drawing only a child could imagine—pure and unrestrained.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5jHUrEb8n
He’d even made Leila tape extra sheets together to get the size right.
Nora looked up at the mother and son and flashed them a grin full of mischief.
“Ready?”
She glanced out past the balcony, then lowered her gaze, extended her right hand—and flicked her fingers.
Pop!
The air behind the sketchbook shimmered.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTgcqna6A4
A low hum burst through the silence—like a massive creature tearing through space itself.
Then, in the next moment—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWljzKFN9qz
A blue, red- and yellow-spotted Brachiosaurus materialized just beyond the balcony.
Its head rose higher than the adjacent buildings.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK6bi4YlpU
Its tail swung lazily near the driveway.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWUyjR5GTV
Each step it took made the ground tremble with a deep, resounding boom.
Boom—boom—
The dinosaur shook its head and blinked its big round eyes.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmeVVspncP
It looked alive. Waiting patiently at the edge of the balcony, it turned its massive head toward Nora.
Without hesitation, she climbed up the railing, swift and practiced.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4ksKaPPYw
She leapt up and landed gracefully atop the Brachiosaurus’ back—standing tall, her figure swaying slightly in the wind, completely fearless.
She turned back, waved toward the stunned pair on the balcony.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ390gmK4tMF
“I’m heading out!”
Finn sat in his mother’s arms, mouth hanging open wide enough to fit a whole egg.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZhpZBXu7Z
He was speechless—his eyes locked on the very dinosaur he’d drawn, now stomping through the parking lot, carrying his favorite teacher into the Gotham mist.
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Red Hood was covered in dust and blood.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3Hr5kVh7p
His left shoulder wound had scabbed over, but every punch tore through nerve endings.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRcI0aNmni
He clenched his jaw, slammed an enemy to the ground, then shook blood off his hand.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljWVOVI1HR
These weren’t random thugs. He could tell—they were trained.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoL6MoHxHTJ
And specifically trained to counter agile, high-mobility fighters like him.
“They came for me,” Red Hood thought grimly, kicking another man into a wall.
Another solid punch.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPLlandLB4
A sharp crack—someone’s forearm broke cleanly.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtEzYPNva1
Red Hood’s breathing was ragged.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvpAEjdpq9
The wound on his shoulder was bleeding again.
His thoughts drifted—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZYT6rLj1f
To the figure who waited for him at home on the couch.
Frustration boiled in his chest.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfa4MLlefY
His moves got rougher. No mercy.
Boom! … Boom!
Suddenly, muffled sounds echoed through the dark city.
Then—footsteps.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxHptm91G2
Rhythmic, fast, multiplying.
Red Hood turned, gun still drawn, wary.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmi424zBI9L
“Dogs?” he muttered, unsure.
Then came the screams—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dptGfiz3L
Human screams.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGP3SBSvFOf
Someone’s leg had been bitten.
Then more—panic, chaos, footfalls scattering in every direction.
Red Hood narrowed his eyes and looked toward the noise—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsiItshBZV
And froze.
A swarm of bizarre creatures had burst onto the scene—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pD968S6Te
They ran, leapt, shrieked. Primal. But not like anything he’d seen before.
They weren’t just attacking—they were targeting enemies, lunging straight for knees and ankles, pulling down with precision.
He watched in disbelief as one enemy was dragged backward, screaming in terror.
And these creatures… looked very familiar.
“…Compsognathus?”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUVLB4WacB
Red Hood nearly swore aloud.
He knew that dinosaur too well.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDYeTjMNPQ
It was from his son’s favorite book: “Dino Dino Where Do You Go?”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1d4ktQ3oYF
He’d read it hundreds of times.
These were those tiny carnivorous dinos—except these versions were… crayon-colored.
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They completely ignored him.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4ubPh87Ya
One even chirped a tiny “peep” at his feet before scampering off.
Red Hood barely had time to react when another low rumble began—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsepQF7xg6
This one deeper. Growing louder.
Thud—thud—thud—
Not explosions.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCrRqtZ8wq
Not gunshots.
It was the sound of something huge approaching.
His instincts kicked in.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkY3I4ERaYI
He turned, scanning the far end of the street—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVeltcRgtd
And then, slowly…
A head rose.
Massive. Taller than the buildings.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Xft5ugorr
Emerging from the shadows.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmFnuQuNqN
Its skin was textured like crayon, splotched with vibrant, childlike colors.
A long neck swayed, followed by a colossal body stepping into the open.
Brachiosaurus.
He recognized it instantly.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDnc3EeWYU
His kid’s favorite.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdpXE23KAX
The one he’d seen dozens of times in Finn’s sketchbook.
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The crayon-colored Brachiosaurus marched through Gotham, each step marking a new rhythm across the cityscape.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyKYjCvFbx
Red Hood stood frozen among rubble and moans, watching as the chaos transformed into cartoon madness.
The attackers who moments ago overwhelmed him—were now rolling on the ground clutching their legs, screaming.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE9ByD9yZg
Those little crayon dinosaurs had bite—and discipline.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07ujKriHzn
They were like riot-trained animals: they incapacitated, but didn’t kill.
Red Hood was stunned.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpfENFVYq7
He still couldn’t wrap his head around it.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcBRb2uPqi
The Brachiosaurus continued down the street, its colorful form surreal under the neon and moonlight—yet oddly fitting.
Only when its massive head rounded the corner did he spot her.
Nora.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyybqbqnmT
Sitting atop the dinosaur’s back.
Her long skirt fluttered in the wind, hair streaming behind her.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡem7GxJxPww
She raised one hand—134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyKWhsX9dB
Made an “OK” sign.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSK5P285Uz
Then waved.
Red Hood stared, speechless.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMxVCZFBD6
And then—he laughed.
The kind of laugh you couldn’t hold back.
He pressed his comms button, amusement thick in his voice:
“My side’s clear,” he said slowly, drawling the words on purpose.134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsgNuhhVIs
“Tim… your girlfriend just went full damsel-rescue mode.”134Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPAQAqk2Ay
and then Add to home screen.