As a five-year-old child Miles Scott is now in remission after ending treatments, including chemotherapy, for leukemia which he was diagnosed with three years ago. However, at least for a day life looked rosy for the cancer-afflicted boy, when he was helped to achieve his superhero dream of becoming Batman on Friday.

Thanks to the efforts of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a local organization, the Northern California boy played the role of a Batkid to perfection, with people from all walks of life and belonging to different age groups greeting him all the way, as well as through various social media networks.

Wearing a black Batman costume, Miles set on a mission to defeat his enemies one after the other – anything from a damsel that was in distress on cable car tracks to Lou Seal – San Francisco Giants mascot – which was found trapped in the clutches of The Penguin.

As Miles was moving around with gusto, he found massive crowds cheering him for his acts of bravado that saw him fulfill his biggest wish. Those who greeted him included the White House that tweeted: “Go get ’em!” Even the U.S. President was very much involved in the process, with a recorded video message from Barack Obama reading: “Way to go, Miles! Way to Save Gotham!”

Bat-Kid Saves the Day

With the Make-A-Wish Foundation setting up a fictional “Gotham City”, Miles looked like enjoying every bit of his Batkid action. The city police chief Grey Suhr also coming in to play Commissioner Gordon and offer unprecedented police escort to Miles.

With an adult Batman to support him, the little hero went around the city in a black Lamborghini, even as police officials regulated road traffic to ensure that the two superheroes did not have any difficult in carrying out their day-long mission.

When Miles landed at Union Square to have lunch at the Burger Bar, the crowd was almost unstoppable, with a few found hanging from the treetops and some clinging to lamp posts to have a better view of the Batman-Batkid duo.

The series of rescue acts performed by the two superheroes included taking into custody the Riddler, who committed a bank robbery.

Fun Day for Miles

Miles look excited all through his journey as the people who had gathered in large numbers to have a glimpse of the ill-fated boy kept cheering him. As an act of gesture, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced that Nov. 15 will henceforth be known as “Batkid Day”, while a clothing firm came forward to donate $10,000 to the boy’s family.

Miles’ father, Nick Scott, said his son was thrilled to see his dream coming true, with so much pomp and fare all around. To a question, Nick replied that it was cape which Miles liked the most about Batman. “The Cape, I guess…”, he said, adding “this is closure for us…it has been a hard three years.”

The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been in news for quite some time now, helping children fulfill their wishes in several parts of the country. While the organization helped a child become a detective agent in Seattle, it had enabled another child to don the role of Robin, Batman’s sidekick.