Goyer S. Davidchapter one
The Blue Flower
Bruce Wayne was in prison in Bhutan, a country far away from his home in Gotham City in America.
One day, he was waiting for breakfast with all the other prisoners. They stood in lines. After a long time, Bruce got his plate of horrible food. He took the plate and walked to a table. A very big man stood in front of him.
'Give me your food,' said the man.
'No,' Bruce said.
The man hit Bruce in the face. Bruce dropped his plate and fell to the floor. When he got up, there were seven big men in front of him. Two of them took Bruce by the arms. He used his legs - hard - and they fell.
Then - CRRAAACCCCK!
At the sound of the gun, all the prisoners quickly got down on the floor. A prison officer took Bruce's arm.
'You're coming with me,' he said.
'Why?' asked Bruce. 'So I'm safe?'
'No,' said the officer. 'So they're safe!'
The officer pushed Bruce into a room and closed the door with a bang. It was very dark in the room, but Bruce saw that he was not alone. There was a man in the corner. He didn't look like a prisoner. He wore good clothes.
'My name is Ducard,' he said. 'I work for Ra's al Ghul. Do you know him?'
'Is he a criminal?' Bruce asked.
'He is not a criminal,' said Ducard. 'He is a great man with very clever ideas. He knows that you're in trouble, Mr Wayne. He wants to help you.'
Ducard walked to the door and shouted. The officer came and opened it. Ducard turned to Bruce.
'There is a very special flower,' he said. 'It grows on the mountain near here. It's blue. Find it and take it to the top of the mountain. There you will find the answer to your question.'
'And what is my question?' asked Bruce.
"'Where am I going?"' said Ducard. And he left.
'Why is Ducard interested in me? How does he know about me?' Bruce asked himself. He sat on the hard bed and began to think about his life. He remembered that terrible day in Gotham many years ago.
He is a little boy. He is playing with his friend, Rachel. They are running in the garden at his home, Wayne Manor. There is an old well in the garden. Bruce climbs onto the well and laughs. 'Look at me, Rachel, I'm-'