AN: Neurotic-Ginjah Ninjah here! Hi everybody, I apologize for the long hiatus that I was on. I was having some problems in my family and a lot of personal things going on. Anyway, here is the Rewrite of "AUTO FOCUS" I hope you enjoy.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Batman or any other recognizable trademark. They all belong to their respective owners. I'm not using them for profit; I am only using them for creative purposes. They are the property and trademark of Christopher Nolan, Warner Brothers and DC.
Prologue: One Such Person Existed
'SOUND EFFECTS'
"Regular Speech"
'Thoughts'
Flashbacks
For the first time in a long time Gotham was silent, none of the birds sang and none of the people talked above a whisper or a whimper, there was just silence. Not a normal silence the type that said something was wrong and happiness was forgotten.
The Towers and skyscrapers of Gotham City looked like giants painting the horizon like an artists' canvas. Massive overcast covered the sun leaving behind small golden beams of light to penetrate through the already existent layers of smog that prevented the cities occupants below from viewing the sky.
The weather above only added to the dreary atmosphere below giving even more force to the sullen and tense moods that weighed down upon the shoulders of the citizens of Gotham.
The only sounds that passed through the air were the scrapping of horses' hooves, the clatter of the marching feet that belonged to the Gotham Police Force, uniformed officers and people dressed in memorial garb. Other sounds to be heard like the occasional sniffle of the weeping, the low humming murmurs of the funeral processions attendees and the subtle screeches of police radios seemed almost too loud for such an occasion.
The pound of drum lines and the chorus of bag pipes could be heard vibrating through every window and every crack. The bone-chilling, mournful howls of the widowed wife of the late Commissioner Loeb struck every soul in Gotham to the core.
People crowded the streets of Gotham to lend emotional support and to satisfy their meager curiosity. Some merely wanted to get a glimpse of Gotham's newest criminal mastermind, one with an almost perverted fascination for explosives known as just 'The Joker'. Others simply wanted to know if The Joker would keep his word, holding straight and steady to his new threat of performing an assassination on the Mayor of Gotham, Anthony Garcia.
However, there were some such people that existed who didn't believe in committing suicide by getting a glimpse of The Joker. These people were considered to be bright individuals with good heads on their shoulders. They were the people who would prefer to observe the parade from a safe distance. These people had intelligence and a sense of self-preservation. These people watched from spots that would conceal them effectively without drawing attention to them, a place that wasn't within the Clown Prince of Crimes Peripheral or direct line of site.
These people knew that if they were spotted and caught the unfortunate and dismal interest of The Joker they were doomed to become his next target or play thing and would most likely be at the bottom of the lake with a Cheshire grin cut into their face or in pieces before the week was even over. Stories above Gotham's Main Street, one such person existed, her name…Amanda Reed.
Amanda Reed thought herself one of these people; she was smart and has a good head on her shoulders. She had self-preservation. But, unfortunately she wasn't smart enough.
Her story starts with a camera, one silly little camera and she found out that her life was anything but smart, she had to throw out her self-preservation for survival instinct, her safe and cozy life for a life of hiding and her slightly pacifistic views for a world of the Gotham Underground full of knives and guns. Her innocence had to be hardened, her allies unexpected but true, and uncovering some of The Clown Prince of Crime and Billionaire Bruce Wayne's darkest secrets she finds that not all is really as it seems. And to think it all started with some stupid photos.
AN: Hey guys Hope you like the new first chapter of Photo to Face! Please review and tell me what you think. I have so much planned for the rewrite of this series and I am already up to chapter 15 written.