This "chapter" is just here in case the status quo of my Batman stories (either this one, or later ones I will write) confuses anybody. If you have no issues, then skip this and head for the story proper, which begins next "chapter". This is just here to lay down the backstory leading into the greater fic.
*One quick word about continuity*
Here is a list of things/people that have happened/exist in my Batman canon for the purposes of this story or any other Batman stories I write, unless stipulated:
-Arkham Origins
-All of Batman: The Animated Series
-All of Justice League/Unlimited (except for episodes featuring Batman Beyond)
-85% of major comic events (Death in the Family, Knightfall, Last Laugh, Emperor Joker, Killing Joke, No Man's Land, Hush, Under the Hood, Batman RIP, Final Crisis, Return of Bruce Wayne, Battle for the Cowl, Night of Owls, etc.)
-Arkham Asylum (video game)
-Barbara Gordon (Formerly Oracle, now Batgirl again)
-Dick Grayson (Formerly Robin I, Batman, now Nightwing again)
-Jason Todd (Formerly Robin II, now Red Hood)
-Tim Drake (Robin III)
-Stephanie Brown (Has always been Spoiler)
-Cassandra Cain (Formerly Batgirl, now Batwoman)
Here are the things/people that have NOT happened/don't exist for the purposes of this story:
-The Man Who Laughs
-Arkham City
-Arkham Asylum (comic)
-Batman And Son
-Batman Inc.
-Death of the Family
-Harley's time in the Suicide Squad
-Damian Wayne (sorry guys, nothing against the kid, just simpler for my stories if he doesn't exist)
Damian's absense and Cass's new role as Batwoman means certain events happen very differently (Battle for the Cowl, for instance, being a huge offender). Basically, just paint with a nice, broad brush, and only read this note if something mentioned in-story confuses you.
Thanks for reading, y'all! Now, onto the story in the following "chapter"...