After seeing The Dark Knight 4 times, I decided that I had to make my own Batman series, putting my own spin on things. So here is The Caped Crusader series. And, yes, the chapter title is a reference to the movie.
THE CAPED CRUSADER
1
Batman Begins
A young Bruce Wayne walks out of a movie theater with his parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne.
"So, Bruce, what did you think of the movie?" Thomas asks. Just then, a mugger came, practically out of nowhere, and holds a gun at Thomas's head.
"Give me all the money you have!" the mugger demands. Thomas reaches into his wallet, but the mugger shoots him anyway. He then proceeds to shoot Martha. He points the gun at Bruce, but doesn't shoot. He just hesitates, then runs away.
15 YEARS LATER…
It is a normal night in Gotham City. Crime is everywhere. In an alleyway, one lady is being mugged.
"Help! I'm being mugged!" she screams.
"Shut up!" the mugger yells, and shoves the lady. The lady screams, but then…the mugger is pulled away. He is attacked, and is thrown back towards the lady, severely beaten up. The lady shrieks at the sight of Batman.
"You're safe now," he says. "Go, there's crime everywhere." The lady nods, then runs.
Batman returns to the Batcave, where he is greeted by Alfred.
"Hello, Bruce," he warmly greets.
"Hey, Alfred," Bruce greets back, taking off his Batman armor.
"More crime, I see."
"Yep. Alfred, why does there have to be so much crime in Gotham City?"
"Well," Alfred begins to explain, "some cities just have more crime than others."
"Yeah. You know what would help? Maybe a big signal in the sky that lets me know when there's a crime going on."
MEANWHILE…
A skinny man named Bane trains in his house. He set up a punching bag. He is weak, though, and the training has no effect on him. His wife enters the room.
"Don't worry, Bane. You'll eventually become strong," she tells him. She is very supporting of Bane.
"Well, at least I've got my smarts," Bane responds.
BACK AT THE BATCAVE…
Alfred checks the crime detecting computer. It shows a dot at the Gotham City Bank, "Bruce, we've got a bank robbery."
Bruce gears up as Batman.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? FIND OUT IN THE CAPED CRUSADER CHAPTER 2!