Batman: Arkham War


One month after the events in Arkham City . . .

Arkham City lay in ruins. The prisoners have grown more hostile and timid. The inmates wanted out. The death of Joker had the clown gang puzzled, some went to new boss' and they rest had made the Steel Mill their fort. Two-Face had risen to power in the city, and was basically ruling it. Two-Face and his thugs were at every corner, and his courtroom was heavily guarded. Mr. Freeze had made the GCPD Building a winter wonderland, and anyone to come close to it would be turned into a human statue. The Penguin is locked away with Calendar Man in the basement of the courthouse. Other villains were doing their own thing around the city. Batman was still tying up loose ends in Arkham City. His current (and most important) problem was Two-Face and his goons.

Batman was perched on the top of the Ace Chemical building, and inspecting the area around the courthouse. Many thugs were at rooftops and the streets. The courthouse was heavily guarded. There were eight snipers, and over twenty men with firearms. The rest either had glass shards, baseball bats, tasers, or their bare fists. Batman glided over to the roof of the Solomon Wayne Courthouse. He snuck stealth-like above the back door. Then he dropped down gracefully. There were two unarmed thugs. He had to silently take them out, or the rest of the thugs would be alerted. Batman got behind them. He put his left hand on the left thug's mouth and his right hand on the rights thug's mouth, and bashed their heads together. In all truth, he had been surprised that none of the others had seen him. It was almost too easy. Batman opened the door. He passed through the ruined corridor carefully, looking out for goons. He turned on his Detective Vision and saw through the wall into the courtroom. There were five people in the court. Batman headed to the door, he opened it slightly ajar and slipped in crouching, then silently shot his Batclaw to the tightrope above. Batman made his way above the one with the gun. He performed a drop-attack and knocked the thug out hard. "Holy shit!" One of the thugs shouted. "It's the bat! Get him!"

The other two went at Batman furiously. They charged like animals. Batman simply countered the punch, and threw the man into the other man. They tumbled backwards into the wall. The one who spoke at first was standing there with a baseball bat. "You think you won? Two-Face is gonna kill ya bats!" The thug had the distinct sound of fear in his voice. Batman in one motion moved up rapidly, and picked the thug up by his jacket.

"Where is Two-Face?" Batman said with a fierce tone.

"Ha-ha! You think I'm gonna tell you?" The thug spat the words. Batman bashed the thug up to wall with force.

"Tell me, now!" Batman threatened.

The thug was shot in the head. Batman instantly dropped the body, and turned around. BANG! Batman was sent back with the impact of the bullet. It had hit his chest.

"Order in the court!" A voice echoed throughout the rooms walls. Batman got up, but as he looked up a dark, oval shape closed in. Batman was knocked out. When he woke up he was tied up in a chair next to a boiling pit of acid. In front of him stood a good man gone dark. Half of his body was burnt, and the other was fine. The man held a gun in his left hand. The two-sided man was no other than Two-Face. In front of him were some of his goons cheering at the capture of Batman. Batman was gaining views of his surroundings, and he was still in the courtroom next to the acid. He knew this place in and out. He could escape without a problem. One of the thugs noticed Batman was awake, and informed the rest.

"He's awake!" The thug announced. Two face turned around to face Batman. His non-burned half of his face smiled. A sick, twisted smile of hate and amusement. Two-Face took his time approaching Batman. Two-Face walked up, and was tossing his coin for fun.

"The defendent is awake," Two-Face said coldly. "Everyone give a warm welcome to the dark night himself, Batman!"