It's been a while since I've done... anything on this site. Haven't updated the stories, haven't made any attempt to let you guys know that we're all still alive, I've only answered a few PM's such as-Yes Nothing Left To Fear Is Still Alive and in progress, Yes I may have a retelling of Nothing Left To Fear, Yes we try to take requests, I'm very much looking forward to Arkham City(Beat the Main Storyline, not the side missions... Still think Batman should've kept that sword...) and all that stuff.
Anyway, This is, of course, a new story, which I've placed to begin a little while before Arkham Asylum, During Arkham Asylum, Post Arkham Asylum/Pre Arkham City, Arkham City itself and to finish, Post Arkham City. I hope someone out there likes it, and sorry for the long awaited update.
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Prologue:And At The End Of Fear...
Naruto Uzumaki, Better known to his village of Konohagakure simply as, 'The Demon', ran through the forest of the Village Hidden In The Leaves, his life at stake. Behind him, a mob of ninja's rushed through the trees, trying their best to keep their eyes locked on the, admittedly stealthy young five year old. The blond headed boy cut around the corner of one of the trees, eyes watering in fear as he dived in a hole made into the trunk of an old oak tree, just as his chasers landed down on the dirt of the forest ground, their sandals 'clacking' at the force.
Naruto covered his mouth with his hand, attempting to keep his panicked breathing at bay as the ninjas in the clearing searched around for him, weapons drawn to inflict unbearable pain."I don't see the demon Taicho." One of the men announced, anger and disappointment in his voice. The leader of the mob shook his head, a smile dancing on both his face, and in his eyes.
"That's because you're not looking hard enough. He's in that Tree Trunk. Drag Him Out!"Nodding at the order, two of the other ninja within the clearing lunged towards the tree, their hands clasping onto Naruto's small, hidden feet. The boy cried out in fear as he was drug from his hiding place."So nice of you to finally join us!" The leader of the mob spoke as he twirled a Kunai Knife in his hand."But it was rude to keep us waiting. Do you know how long we've been waiting for this, Future Hokage?" The man mocked.
"Please... I didn't do anything! Please, just leave me alo-" His pleas were shut off as one of the men holding him slammed their fist into his jaw, his head flying sideways as blood fell from his mouth with slobber. The leader of the group of assailants laughed as he kicked their captive in the gut, followed by his elbow which slammed into the side of Naruto's skull. The man continued to laugh as he twirled the kunai in his hand dangerously, lowering it down towards the small blond child's right eye, the point threatening to dig down into his face as the leader spoke.
"You know, Demon, You're always running around here, laughing and smiling, pretending that you belong... It makes me sick! And to top that off, you do it while carrying the eyes of our greatest hero, The Fourth Hokage! Because of that, tonight, I'm going to make you see the same thing our hero is forced to see now... Nothing!" With his piece finished, the man reared his arm back, hand gripping the handle of his kunai so tightly his knuckles were white, before bringing his hand forwards to slam the kunai into the blond haired young boy's eye.
From the darkness of the forest, however, a dark brown walking stick shot outwards, slamming into the assailants wrist with an audible 'Crack', possible breaking it. The man screamed, dropping his kunai, before stumbling away, grasping his wrist."What the fuck! Is the Hokage here!" The leader of the mob questioned his followers as they surrounded him in a circle of defense. A disturbingly raspy voice laughed from the shadows before two figures revealed themselves. The first was a man with dark black skin,a low black hat with a giant round visor. He wore a hang-tie around his neck,a black shirt,black trench coat,black pants,black shoes and was wielding the dark brown walking stick that had smashed into Naruto's assailant's hand.
The second man wore a blue trench coat that came down to below the middle of his shin, the coat itself being buttoned. Underneath the coat was a pair of lighter blue pants which were folded at the bottom, which hung just above a pair of white and black dress shoes. Protruding from the neck of the coat was a yellow dress shirt with the collar stuck high into air. Sticking out of the folded wrists of the coat were a pair of white 'tea' gloves that were folded at the top. Clipped onto the coat was a large bow tie. The man wore a tall black top hat with a large blue ribbon around the bottom of it. Sticking from that ribbon was a 'card', which held 10/6 wrote onto it. Blond hair poked out from under the hat.
"Hokage?" The blond haired man questioned with a smile before the man with the walking stick and hang-tie spoke, his voice raspy.
"Never heard of it."
"Get those freaks!" The leader of the mob exclaimed with a snarl as he observed the two new men, both of which whom smiled at the command. The ninja surrounding the leader shot forwards, in an attempt to surprise the two men. They were, however, stopped as the black masked man released a small 'smoke bomb' onto the ground, gas rising up from it immediately and surrounding the men. They stopped short, the leader of their mob snarling and ordering them to 'Press On'. Instead, the men began screaming in fear, shouting for help to 'get them off of me'. The leader of the mob stepped back in surprise as his men began thrashing wildly in fear.
The man looked at his followers before he growled in anger, drawing another of his kunai knives."I'm going to kill you two freaks!" The man called as he rushed forwards to the strangely dressed men. The blond headed man smiled wider than he had before, placing a card, with 10/6 written onto it, in one of the men's hair whom had slightly begun to calm down. The man stood to his feet, his eyes now dull and lifeless instead of full of fear before he blocked his 'Leader's' Kunai with one of his own, surprising the Leader of the mob."Tenshi, what are you doing!" The man exclaimed as the lifeless eyed man continued to add force onto his kunai in a surprising bout of strength.
As the two battled in their force of strength, Naruto took the time to observe his 'saviors', and their victims, whom at this time, were being dealt with by the black masked man who slit their necks with a small dagger.
Back with the two members of the mob, the leader ground his teeth as he forced his former follower's back into a tree, forcing him to drop his knife as he place his kunai to the follower turned rogue's neck."I'm sorry Tenshi." The man spoke as he slit the man's throat, blood spilling over. As the man's body slumped to the ground, The former leader of the mob spun on his heel with a snarl, glaring at the two new men, both of which who watched him, his comrades dead bodies surrounding them.
The man released a possessed cry as he rushed forwards, kunai drawn."I'LL KILL YOU YOU DEMON SAVIORS!" He screamed, tears watering in his eyes as he prepared to kill the black masked man whom, sat still, making no moves to dodge. From behind the charging man, however, a blood stained Kunai Knife slammed into the back of his head, ending up to protrude from his right eye. The man stopped his charge, eyes widened as they dulled before he fell to his knees, followed by his body slumping to the ground, dead. His murderer was revealed to be Naruto himself, whom sat shock still, a look of surprise plastered on his face at what he'd done.
"Interesting." The black masked man spoke as he nudged the dead body at his feet with his walking stick, his head tilting to the side in a creepy fashion."He was able to face his fear... and kill it... Very interesting..." The man spoke in his raspy voice as he continued to observe the corpse at his feet. The blond haired man beside of him smiled wildly, rushing forwards and grabbing Naruto's small, five year old face in his hands.
"Look Jonathan, he has whiskers, just like the Chesire Cat!" The man exclaimed as he pulled Naruto's mouth into a wide smile, almost to imitate the fake movie/book character."Can I keep him?" The man questioned, in an almost child like voice.
"He's not a pet Jervis, He's child, he has parents that he belongs to." The man answered and made to continue, though he was cut off by the young child.
"I don't have any parents..." The blond spoke, slightly catching the two by surprise as he continued to stare at the dead body lying in front of him."Please... Take me with you! Get me out of this place! Please, I'll do anything!" Naruto begged the black masked man, whom stared at him, without emotions.
"What we do," The black masked man spoke,"Back at our home isn't nice. We kill people, torture them psychologically and physically, we control them without consent. I am sorry, Child, but someone of your size and age could never understand these aspects, let alone preform them." The man, Jonathan as he had been called, returned to the boy as an answer.
"Yes I can!" The young blond haired boy replied in a desperate attempt."I just killed that man right there in front of you! I can handle it!" He exclaimed.
"Killing one does not measure to killing thousands, controlling millions, and torturing everyone."
"I can do it! Please! Get me out of this hellhole and I'll prove it to you, both of you! I'll kill anyone, control anyone, torture them! Just get me out of here."
"Big words for a child so small as you." The black masked man returned, though his partner intercepted into the argument before anymore words could be shared between the two.
"Please, Jonathan! We won't live forever you know, think about it as starting the 'Next Generation'." The second man spoke to 'Jonathan'.
"Jervis... Fine. You can come with us, Child. But, if you don't prove yourself to be able to stand up to the words you spoke just moments ago, I will personally bring you back to this very spot to be left behind in, as your words put it,'Hellhole', Understand?"
"Yes." Naruto answered, 'Jonathan' nodding in reply.
"Good. Now that that is out of the way, would you like to tell us your name?"
"Naruto!" The boy replied instantly,"Naruto Uzumaki!" 'Jonathan' nodded before once again speaking.
"I am Jonathan Crane, you may only refer to me as Scarecrow." The, now fully named, Scarecrow spoke, followed closely by his partner's introduction.
"I'm The Mad Hatter." The latter announced with a smile, taking no time to announce himself as 'Jervis'. Mad Hatter, following this, grabbed Naruto by the back of his shirt, lifting him into the air and wrapping his arm around the young boy's chest as he began to carry him, following in step beside of his partner, Scarecrow."And you are now... Chesire!"
"Jervis..."
~Time skip, 13 Years Later, Naruto Age:18~
A still form sat within the confines of a room made completely out of bricks. A chain extended from one of the walls, connecting to a collar which was wrapped around the figures neck, electricity sprouting throughout it, visibly. The figures legs were crossed, made slightly more difficult at the fact that a chain connected his ankles together through two clasps on them. Accompanying this, the figures hands were folded together in his lap, chains wrapping around them multiple times before coming down to wrap around his waist.
Suddenly, footsteps resounded throughout the darkness of the figures cell, Lights flipping on just outside of it and hundreds of others, though the cell he sat remained, mostly, covered in shadows. The footsteps stopped just short of his cage, two voices speaking to each other."This is Harleen Quinzel, AKA, Harley Quinn. Brought here to Arkham Island for aiding and abetting the Joker, as well as multiple account to murder." The first voice spoke- Jim Gordon, The Commissioner of Gotham City. His sentence was followed by a woman's voice.
"As I have said Mr. Gordon, I'm looking for a challenge to my intellect, someone that is a truly hard being to understand- That's why I've transferred here to Arkham. To interview someone like- The Riddler! But since he isn't here, I'll have to find a substitute, someone who has a truly great mind. Jonathan Crane, Edward Nygma, maybe even Jervis Tetch! But Harley Quinn? Sure, before the Joker corrupted her, she had an astounding mind, but now, it's just clowns and smiles! Laughing Gas and Death! Misguided love and Hyenas! I find nothing complicated enough to test my intellect with!" The voice called, the shadow covered figure furrowing their brow. A voice that they hadn't heard before- A new doctor?
"I'll take that as a 'Not my Type of Patient' then... Okay, let's move on." Gordon spoke to the woman before their footsteps resumed, this type stopping directly in front of the figures cell, the Commissioner of Gotham sighing as he observed said figure. They sat with their heads bowed, observing their clasped hands in the darkness of their cell, a darkness that seemed to surround that cell and that cell only. Reaching to his right hip, Gordon removed a flashlight, of which he shined into the dark, damp cell, finally revealing the figure within.
It was an, approximate, eighteen year old male. He had blond hair that appeared to be only slightly pale. The hair hung down around his forehead, a few strands reaching down into his blue eyes. On his baby fat free face sat six crude whisker marks, three on each cheek. The young man wore no shirt revealing that he was indeed fit to fight should it come to it, yet was slightly malnourished, a fact that could only be blamed on the guards of Arkham Asylum. For a pair of pants, he wore a pair of orange jump suit pants that held Arkham Asylum's Inmate logo on the knees. The pants were torn and tattered multiple times, and ragged around his ankles. He, of course, wore no shoes due to the large chain cuffs around his ankles.
The young man sat on an old, ratty bed cot. The wall located just behind the young man was littered in Newspaper clippings, the most notable read 'Mystery Apprentice of Scarecrow and Mad Hatter', 'Batman's Nightmare Come True', 'Scarecrow To return to Arkham Island', 'Mad Hatter disappears from Police Radar', 'The Nightmare Narrowly escapes own Dark Knightmare', and 'The Nightmare ends- Apprentice of Mad Hatter and Scarecrow to be sentenced to Arkham Island'.
Once again, The Commissioner of Gotham sighed as the flashlight continued to shine on the young man, whom kept his head cast down, bangs now casting shadows over his eyes."Who's this inmate?" The woman's voice questioned, the young man inside the cell quickly observing her through his bangs, confirming his suspicions. A new Psychiatric Doctor to tend to the 'Mentally Ill' Patients of Arkham Asylum.
"His birth name is 'Naruto Uzumaki', he's the 'Apprentice' of Jervis Tetch and Jonathan Crane. As for his 'Villain Name', It depends on who you're asking. Some call him 'The Nightmare', Some call him 'The Demon', 'The Phantom', 'The Shadow', 'Chesire Cat', Though what he calls himself, I don't know. And the last psychiatrist that found out what he does call himself, was murdered, the tape- Destroyed. That's why he's chained like he is, Warden Sharp thought him to dangerous. He says it's for the safety of the guards. I'd have to agree at this point. Now, if you'll step this way, I'll introduce-"
"Wait, You're not going to offer me to study his file?" The woman questioned, Naruto's head rising to reveal an intense glare on his face, his nose crinkling in disgust as he observed the woman standing just outside of his cell. Blonde Hair, Light Blue Eyes- A Soon To Be Used to be wannabe of Harleen Quinzel.
"His file's not up for auction." Gordon replied to the woman next to him, all the while staring into Naruto's haunting eyes."Not after what happened to the last Doctor." The woman glared at Gordon, a grimace on her face as she shook her head.
"That's not Good enough! I asked for a specimen that offers a challenge, has a strong mind, carefully organized persona, and will test how far I can go in terms of being compared to those before me. So, to match that, you offer me Harley Quinn, but not the apprentice of two of the most criminally insane men to grace Arkham Island? Mr. Gordon, this is nothing but an insult to my intellect! In f-"
"You should listen to Commissioner Gordon..." Naruto spoke in a demonic raspy from within his cell, that look of disgust still planted firmly in place."Because I still have a bitter taste in my mouth from the last 'Good' Doctor that tried to help me. You will be no different. You will bother and annoy me just as much as he did. The only difference between the two of you will be- You will not survive as long as he did. Now, be a good Child, and go find another inmate with buttons to push that you'll use as your 'Claim To Fame'."
The woman's eyes widened, an undignified look on her face before she furrowed her brow."Please Commissioner Gordon. You hired me because you believe me to be one of the best psychiatric Doctors in the world. Let me prove it. Allow me to begin session with Mr. Uzumaki." The Female Doctor begged the Commissioner of Gotham, whom sighed in response, bringing a growl from Naruto.
"Don't think about it Gordon!" The Apprentice of 'Fear and Madness' commanded, pure rage taking over his face as he noticed the commissioner's contemplations. Jim Gordon looked at the chained and shackled inmate of Arkham Island before shaking his head and sighing.
"Okay Miss Stevens. You have your first patient here in Arkham Asylum- Naruto Uzumaki. Stop by Warden Sharp's office tomorrow to collect his files and such. Study the files for a week and then you will have your first session." Gordon spoke to the new Psychiatric Doctor of Arkham Asylum. The woman nodded with a small 'Thank You' before she left the general area of Naruto's cage, leaving he and the commissioner alone.
"You're going to pay for that, Gordon." The young man spoke, his eyes, while still haunting, filled with rage. Gordon swallowed a large amount of saliva as he slowly stepped away from Naruto's cage, said blond still sitting on his cot. There would be no point in trying to break his binding after all."That's right, run. Run from your fears Gordon. Run from your fears and into the waiting arms of your oh so great 'Dark Knight'- Just like every other person in Gotham City. But understand this- He can only protect you behind that cape of his for so long. Sooner or Later he will turn the blind eye to deal with another villain- Maybe Bane, Joker, Maybe Even The Riddler- and then... Then I will have vengeance. The Vengeance of being allowed to watch you and all of the guards of this asylum that has done me wrong lying in a huddle in a corner, Crying for Batman to save you from your fears.
And as time tics away, in both the real world, the nightmare world, and even Jervis' Wonderland, and you all begin to realize that Batman has abandoned you- That he has forsaken the few for the many- and your fears begin to crawl down you throats, cutting off your slow flow of oxygen, I will end it all by taking a blade and slitting all of your throats, slowly, but surely. And the last thing you will hear as the blood seeps from your wounds, and the last of your breath enters this world will be my laugh. Not the Joker's, but my own." The blond headed young man spoke, Gordon slowly backing away from the cage the entire time. With the speech ended, Gordon tripped over his own feet with a frightened yell, landing with a solid 'Oomph', before his attention returned to Naruto, whom was now laughing, a laugh that frightened even some of the world's bravest men."Boo." Naruto spoke through his laughter.
Gordon sighed in relief as he stood to his feet before hastily making his way from Naruto's cell. As soon as the aging man disappeared, Naruto's laughter ceased, an emotionless expression coming onto his face. Raising his hands up as high as they could go, the blond headed boy knocked on his brick wall, hard enough to make an echo. For a moment there was no other sound, before a bubbly voice spoke out through the silence."What is it Foxy?" Harley Quinn spoke, using her nickname for his, which was due to his whisker marks.
Naruto snarled slightly before speaking,"How much longer?" Once again there was silence before the young woman whispered back to him.
"Soon... Mistah J's Homcomin' is very soon..." At the answer, Naruto nodded into the darkness of his cell before he leaned back against the wall behind of his bed, his eyes once again returning to stare at his hands, which were also once again clasped in his lap.
~1 Week Later~
Naruto Uzumaki walked through the halls of Arkham Aylum, being lead by six of the islands best guards."I hate this job." One of them spoke, from behind Naruto."Never should have let my brother talk me into going to the academy. And you know why? Because this guy freaks me the fuck out! I mean seriously, how are six of us going to stop him? He killed twenty guards in that riot last year... At the same time!"
"Shut the fuck up, Carl!" The man in front of the blond eighteen year old spoke."You don't know what the hell you're talking about! He didn't kill twenty men!"
"And how do either of you two know? Neither of you were here when that riot went down! I was, and you're right, he didn't kill twenty men, he killed thirty! It was... a slaughter. They never stood a chance." The guard to Naruto's right spoke, as if the blond headed young man wasn't stuck in the middle of them.
Finally, by the fortune that was left with Naruto, they arrived to 'Patient Interview Room 103'. The blue eyed man growled as the guards opened the door to the room, before shoving him inside. Quickly, the six men chained him to a metal chair, which was bolted to the floor, before standing straight, under the surveillance of the same doctor that had stood in front of Naruto's cell."Inmate secure. Would you like us to stay within the room Doctor Stevens?" One of the Guards questioned.
"No, That's fine. You will only hinder my progression with Mr. Uzumaki. Please, wait outside the door until my session is finished." With a nod, the squad of six vanished from the room as Doctor Stevens sat a recorder down onto the table, taking a seat across from the bound Inmate, before pressing 'Record' button."Now then, this is Doctor Rachael Stevens with my first interview here in Arkham Asylum. My Patient:One, Naruto Uzumaki. Mr. Uzumaki, how has your day been thus far?"
"A disgustingly terrible disaster." Naruto answered the question.
"Oh really? And Why is that?"
"I was awaken by a screaming inmate. Of Course the blame was placed on me, they think I used fear gas on him, Which is highly illogical, I want nothing to due with that pathetic waste of flesh. Next, I was denied the chance to see my mentor- The Scarecrow."
"You mean Jonathan Crane?"
"No, The Scarecrow. After wards, I had an encounter with one of the guards that I've always had problems with. I was put in confinement up until this point because I tried to strangle him to death. I would have succeeded had his colleagues not interfered. And to top this day off, I have to have a session with you. A weak, fragile, waste of human flesh whom I specifically announced I wanted nothing to do with."
"You seem angry at me for no reason."
"Angry at you? No. Disgusted? Yes. I'm just as disgusted with you as I am every other Psychiatric Doctor in the whole entire world."
"We seem to be getting somewhere. Tell me, Mr. Uzumaki, Why do Psychiatric Doctors, quote and quote, 'Disgust You'." Naruto looked towards the woman, his eyes narrowing in rage as his shock collar began sprouting electricity throughout itself much more dangerously than it had previously.
"Why? You come, dancing, onto Arkham Island- Into Arkham Asylum- With your mediocre college diploma, and then have the gall to ask me why? Let me tell you then, Doctor Stevens. It's because every single Psychiatric Doctor is the same. They waltz into every interview room with patients and question them, hour after hour, Day after the Day, Year after agonizing year, each time thinking that they will help the patients, that they can change them, and gain their respect. Well let me introduce you into the world of reality, Doctor Stevens:
No inmate within Arkham Asylum wants your, or anyone else's, help. We don't want to be changed against our will into some, stereotypical image of what a 'Decent Human Being Should Be'. And, news flash, you, nor Dr. Penelope Young, nor any other doctor will ever gain the respect from any of us inmates. Not even if you tore your name tag off, slit a man's neck, turned evil, got yourself locked up here, then went on a murdering spree that ended with the death of Batman." The young blond haired man's voice spoke, a mocking tone in it as he stared at the woman across from him."Now, take my advice Dr. Stevens:Find a New Patient! Find someone else to be your ticket to fame, because I, unlike the Joker, don't make star Psychiatrists... I break them!"
"Mr. Uzumaki, I believe that you need to calm yourself. Least I need to use that shock collar around your neck!" The woman across from him exclaimed.
"You keep that threat in your mind Doctor Stevens because one day, soon, This shock collar won't be around my neck, and my hands, they'll be wrapped around your own in a vice script. One that I won't release until I've seen the last of your life leave your eyes and the last of your breath escape your body. It's going to be a moment worth the wait."
"That is enough Mr. Uzumaki! I believe this session is over! I've buzzed your escorts in."
"Escorts? Is that what you all call them, to better your feelings over what they do to us?" Naruto questioned the woman as the guards filled into the room, making haste to quickly unchain him from his chair. With speed that the people within the room didn't know he possessed, Naruto shot forwards, pushing aside the Asylum Guards, forcing them to stumble backwards and over each other. Reaching the end of the table, Naruto wrapped his chains around his new Psychiatric Doctor's throat, slamming her into the wall behind them.
"Do you feel that?" Naruto questioned, a sadistic look coming into his eyes."The hopelessness that grips your body as your oxygen flow is cut off, leaving you to do nothing but struggle in fear as unconsciousness eases itself on over you- The struggling doing nothing but quickening the rate that you lose precious breath. Oh, by all means, Doctor, don't stop struggling now, it's far too late for that! By this time you should really see nothing but black dots covering your vision and feel nothing but that restricting fear that grips your heart as I force the life out of yo- Gah!" The, now confirmed, insane young man cried out in pain as one of the Asylum guards slammed the butt of his gun into the back of his head.
The man kneed him in the gut before pushing the blond away, into the five awaiting pairs of arm behind them, leaving Doctor Stevens to slide down the wall she had been thrown against, her hands gripping her throat with a face full of fear."This time there were guards to save you! But Next time, you're dead Doctor Stevens! Even if I have to show you the dark side of wonderland!" The blue eyed young man exclaimed, pure insanity gripping his soul, deep inside his eyes.
"That's enough Uzumaki!" The same guard that had saved Doctor Stevens exclaimed, slamming the butt of his gun into Naruto's jaw, forcing his head to slam to the side, though the 'Master Of Fear And Madness' only laughed through his insanity.
"I'll see you tonight Doctor Stevens! In Your NIGHTMARES!"
"I said Enough!" The guard called in anger, once again slamming his gun into Naruto's skull as his squadron began dragging Naruto the long distance back to his cell.
Doctor Stevens gasped as she staggered to her feet, stumbling back over to her tape recorder, before talking into it."This has... been Doctor... Stevens with... My first interview of... Naruto Uzumaki..." The woman gasped before pressing the 'Stop' button.
~2 Weeks After Stevens Arrival~
"T-This is... This is Doctor Rachael Stevens with my... Fourth interview of Naruto Uzumaki... Mr. Uzumaki... How has your day been?"
"Better now that I've been able to see your truly disgraceful look."
"Explain!" The Doctor snapped as Naruto smile, cynically.
"Explain? Very well. There are bags underneath your eyes, your eyes themselves are bloodshot, your hair is a tangled mess, you reek of a week without a shower or bath... Have you been having Nightmares In Wonderland Doctor?" Naruto questioned the woman.
"I will not play this game with you Uzumaki!" The woman warned the man.
"What game, Doctor? I merely asked if you had been having Nightmares! Perhaps recurring? They may even include me- Slowly ripping your stomach open with a rusty knife and then wrapping your own intestines around your neck before hanging you- Watching as the life left your eyes?"
"What do you know? What did you do?" The woman questioned him, insanity once again filling his once bright blue eyes.
"I did nothing Doctor Stevens. But you paid a visit to my Mentor, Scarecrow. And you weren't even woman enough to tell me to my face. He injected you with fear toxin. And once you fell asleep... The Nightmare was out of your control, but after the first three nights it became nothing more than a mere suggestion. You willed the nightmares to continue, you made yourself look how you do now... beautiful thing fear is, isn't it?"
"This session is going to be cut short." Doctor Stevens spoke as she pressed a red button underneath the table."I don't have time to listen to your ramblings tonight!"
"Why? A new inmate coming to the Asylum?" Naruto questioned the woman, whose eyes narrowed.
"How did you-"
"We're here Doctor Stevens." One Of The Asylum Guards spoke as he entered the room, followed by his squadron of four, the other two of the squad having to wait for a new inmate. They quickly unchained Naruto from his chair, making haste to return the chains to what they were when they had brought him into the room.
"You'll find out soon enough, Doctor." Naruto spoke with a raspy voice as he was drug from the interview room. Naruto growled as he was forced to walk down the empty hallways of Arkham Asylum, before a demonic like laugh echoed throughout them and off of the walls. Naruto's eyes narrowed as he heard the laugh- It was too distinctive for him to have forgotten it.'Joker.'
With that name dancing around in his head, Naruto lurched to his side, the chain that connected his arms to his waist wrapping around one of the guards neck. The guard released a frightened sound as he was forced to stand in front of Naruto, should any of his squadron release fire from their guns. Naruto observed the remaining three guards, a smirk gracing his face."What you're going to do," The blond headed young man spoke in his raspy voice,"If you want this guard to live:Is drop your weapons." As he finished his sentence, the guard whose throat was wrapped with the chain released a gargling sound as his eyes began rolling backwards into his head.
Two of the remaining guards looked towards their leader, fear and uncertainty lining their eyes. The leader of the squadron released a growling like sound before his hands released his gun, which clattered, heavily, to the ground."Do it." The leader asked of his squadron, an action they preformed without question, Naruto's smirk growing, only slightly, larger.
"Good- Very Good. Now, oh mighty leader," He spoke, mocking the veteran asylum guard whom lead the group,"I want you to come forwards, release me from this Electricity Collar, and unshackle me." Naruto demanded, though he almost immediately saw hesitance in the Leading Guards' eyes, which forced him to narrow his own."You might want to hurry- My Generous Mood is running out." To Emphasize his statement, his wrists pulled farther back, the chains tightening around his captives neck. Immediately, the leader of the squadron began digging through his pocket, removing a set of keys. Following this, slowly, but surely, the guard made his way to the inmate. Reaching forwards, he unlocked Naruto's Shock Collar, which had been sending electric volts through the blond, before watching as it clacked to the ground.
Naruto cracked his neck from side to side as the guard unshackled him, though he mad sure to keep a tight grip on the chains wrapped around the guards' neck. Finishing the order that the young man had given him, the leader of the squadron backed away slowly, his hands raised to show 'No Harm'."I've done what you've asked. Now release my comrade." The leader spoke, Naruto's smirk returning to him.
"As you wish." With that, Naruto pushed the captive guard forwards, forcing him to smash into the leader of his squadron, both being forced to stumble to the ground from the force. Smirking wider, Naruto picked the leader's gun up, releasing fire upon the guards of the asylum, ultimately allowing the bullets to pierce into their bodies, staining the white walls and floors of Arkham Asylum red. With a raspy laugh, Naruto dropped, the now deceased, leader's gun, removing his guard helmet. The 'Master Of Fear And Madness', twirled it in his hands, a smirk form on his face as he slowly slipped the protector on over his head...
I'm done for now. Mostly cause I just want to see what kind of... Reaction this recreation of 'Nothing Left To Fear' will make. And Doctor 'Rachael Stevens' is just a revamp of my father's 'Doctor Stevens' from 'Nothing Left To Fear'. She's a nobody in comics- she doesn't exist, and more than likely never will in comics. Thank you for reading this, and thank you for your time.
Peace be with you and God Bless You All.
