A/N: This story is a what if story, the main idea of the story is what would Batman do if he found a child left alone in Arkham City.

Chapter 1

After the death of the Joker, Batman was acting as if he had never been able to feel anything. He was acting as if he had always been let down by people and he wasn't even acting like a person anymore.

It was like his quest for vengeance had consumed him once and for all, it was like Bruce Wayne didn't even exist.

Batman was standing in the middle of crime alley, were he was soon joined by Catwoman. " How is it going handsome ", Selina said in a flirty and sarcastic tone.

Batman didn't respond, he just stood there like he was one of the gargoyles that he grapples on to. " You haven't said anything since Joker died and your not acting like your self. Sure the brooding and the beating up criminals thing is the same, but you haven't talked to me for days ". Selina said in a comforting and reassuring tone.

Batman looked directly into her eyes for a minute and walked away, then he and Selina both heard a scream. A very feminine and high pitch scream, with no hesitation at all, Batman grabbed his grappling gun and headed off to find where the scream had come from.

Meanwhile Catwoman just ran through the streets towards the screaming. Once she had arrived she saw Batman standing next to a pile of incompasitated thugs.

Bruce turned to Selina and said in a completely emotionless voice. " Selina, the scream came from a child, this child ". Batman turned around to face Selina, then he told the child hiding behind his cape that they could come out from behind him. Then he kneeled down in front of the child, and asked. " What's your name and where are your parents?"

The little girl around 8 years old said through an endless strand of tears. " My name is Sarah ", and then Sarah pointed to her parents.

It turned out that Sarah's parents had both been shot, by some of the thugs Batman had knocked out. Selina kneeled down next to Bruce and placing her hand on Sarah's shoulder, told Sarah that everything was going to be okay and Batman and her were going to look after Sarah.

So that was chapter 1, I know it's pretty short but I promise that chapter 2 will be a much longer chapter.