#jackson heights

Jackson Heights is all decked out for the holidays, early 1950s.

Bruce in full civilian clothes a suit and tie: How did we get here and where are we.

Dick also is civilian clothes: this looks like part of NYC I remember seeing this place when I lived in NYC. I don’t know what borough though.

The rest of the batfamily just standing around this includes Jason,Tim,Babs,Cass,Duke,Stephenie and Damian.

All of a sudden a group of people walk past them and bump into them.

Jason:Hey watch it!

Tim: let check on google maps to figure out where we are. Tim reaches into his pocket to find his phone and wallet is missing. Guys check your pockets my phone and wallet are gone.

They all search their pockets.

Babs: so it seems like we all lost our things great we are stuck in who knows where with no phones and no money.

Dick: Well we sort of know where we are we know we are in NYC just not which borough but this doesn’t look like Manhattan.

Duke: I guess that’s a start at least.

Spider-man swings down and lands right in front of them.

Spidey: Hey you guys look lost do you need so help.

Bruce: Yes we are lost can you tell us where we are.

Spidey: Are you guys tourists most tourists don’t come out this far into the city normally they stay in Manhattan sometimes Brooklyn but normally they don’t come here to Queens. Well you’re in Jackson heights.

Bruce: Thank you we got lost and got our phone and wallet stolen.

Spidey: So you guys are the ones who all these phones and stuff belong to. Yeah when I stopped the robbers they said they stole these from a couple of tourists.

Babs: Thank you so much.

Spider-Man: No problem just consider it a helping hand from your friendly neighborhood Spider-man.

Tim: Could you maybe give us directs on where we can get an hotel or anything that will fit all of us.

Spidey: I don’t know if there’s any real place that can fit this many people. There’s the Hampton inn not to far from here.

Tim: Ok Thank you again.

Spidey: No problem have fun on your trip I got to go bye.

Batfamily:Bye.

Bruce: So now we know where we are thanks to that guy we also got all of our stuff back thanks to him and he even told us a place to stay he was helpful.

Damian: Now we just need to figure out how we got here and how we get back to Gotham.

Dick: Maybe we can ask that spider guy for help later he was nice and helpful and seemed really willing to help people out plus he seems to know what he’s doing.

Duke:Yeah.

June 20, 2025

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