"You can't live in fear." Johnny Blaze Ghost Rider the movie.
(I don't own anything that deals with DC, Batman, Wonderwoman, or the Scarecrow. I just had a wonderful idea and had to share it with the world.)
(Gotham Docks formally owned by Mr. Thorne)
Batman stood on the rooftop facing the pier that Scarecrow was suppose to be setting up for his newest experiment in fear. Batman watched has several men worked gathering barrels off of a small fishing vessel and brought them onto the pier. He watched has the men seemed to taking extra care not to bump anything and then one of them walked over to the door of the pier office and tapped on it. If Batman smiled now would be the time. Scarecrow walked out holding his newest attachment. The long needles hanging off of his hand ensured instant toxication. Batman began to sweep down when he heard the humming sound of the teleporter. He turned around and faced Wonderwoman.
"Princess." He said looking at her.
"Bruce we have an emergency meeting to attend." She said looking at him.
"I'll be there once I wrap this up. Don't get involved." He said looking at her once more. Jumping down he headed toward the surrounding thugs and began to take them out without anyone noticing.
Diana watched him work and seeing the time knew that if they where to get this meeting started anywhere near on time he would need her help. It wasn't just the meeting she thought of. She also enjoyed watching Bruce up close when he fought. She jumped down and headed toward where the Scarecrow was standing. She watched Bruce get close and then heard the sound of something striking against a metallic tank. She rose up to see one of the Scarecrows thugs hit Bruce, and the Scarecrow walking toward him. She jumped up and rushed over toward them. The moment she got close enough the Scarecrow let a blast of his fear gas.
Diana coughed and rose up. She watched Bruce throw the thug over his shoulder. He turned back around and faced a gun held by the Scarecrow. She watched has Crane pulled the trigger and shot Bruce close range. Without warning she rushed toward the Scarecrow and slammed her fist into his gut. She watched has he fell gasping for breath against the pain of his now crushed intestines. She rushed over to Bruce and looked at him. His breathing became erratic and faint. She held his hand has he looked up at her.
"I wish that I could have finished that dance." He said through clenched teeth.
"Shh... You'll be fine. I've seen J'onn patch you back together with worse." She said has she squeezed his hand slightly.
"No, the bullet hit my heart. Nothing is completely bullet proof that up close."He said has his eyes began to close.
"Don't you dare leave me!" she shouted at him.
"Princess I would never leave of my own free will, but this is different…" he said has he slipped away.
She looked at him has he lay there. She hugged him close to her and began to weep. Each sob, each tear felt has though her heart was being torn from her chest. That's when she heard the laughter. She looked at the Scarecrow has he laid there laughing at the Batman.
"I always knew that I would be the one. I the master of fear killed the Batman!" He shouted.
She stood up and walked toward him. His laughter stopped has she brought up her foot and placed it against his neck. He began trying to push against her and even shooting more fear gas toward her. Instead of backing off she pressed the foot harder and hears the snapping sound of his neck. She backed up and watched his lifeless body lay there. Walking over to Bruce's body she picked him up and touched the communicator.
"Two to transport to medical bay now!" she shouted into the communicator.
She laid him on the table and watched has J'onn and the other medical techs worked on him for several minutes. They had his heart beating again for a few moments but soon he lay silent and J'onn her friend looked at her while shaking his head.
"Diana I'm sorry. We are unable to save him." He said to now distraught Amazon.
Diana walked out of the medical bay her face showing no emotion. She felt has though the entire world had died and everything that once held some beauty was gone. She looked at the foot she had used to kill the Scarecrow and felt ashamed of what had happened. Bruce had believed in never taking anyone's life even those that would kill him. She looked up and found her-self in Bruce's room on the Watchtower. She sat down on his bed and grabbed his pillow. She knew for a fact that he had stayed up in the room about three days ago after the fight the League had with a rouge collection of Sinestro troops that had came close.
"Bruce why..." She said has she held the pillow and took in his scent. Looking down at the floor she could almost hear Bruce's voice calling to her. She lay down on the bed and listened to the sounds of the computer beeping out a single note has it processed the information Bruce had been collecting.
"Diana." She heard the voice more clearly. Looking up she saw nothing but she could hear the sound.
"Bruce?" she asked the bodiless voice.
"Diana can you hear me?!" The voice shouted with more power. She turned away and looked out the window. She wanted to be here in this room and not chasing ghosts. This room was the closest thing she had left of Bruce.
"Diana don't leave me!" The voice shouted with more authority.
"Bruce I didn't leave you did." She said quietly.
The voice didn't let up the night and it kept right on through the next day. She went back into the medical bay and looked at J'onn.
"Diana what is the matter?" The Martian asked.
"I'm hearing Bruce. J'onn do you believe that someone can be connected so powerfully that even when that person is dead they can communicate?" She asked.
"I don't know Diana. If it was true then I would have tried to talk to those I lost on Mars years ago." He said looking at her.
She nodded and walked out. She didn't even give J'onn the chance to run any tests. After all even if it really wasn't Bruce she didn't want it to stop.
"I know you can hear me Princess. Wake up!" The voice shouted.
"Bruce I am awake. Hera, why can't you hear me Bruce?" She said to the voice.
She finally walked to the teleporter and looked at the controls. She punched in the code for Wayne Manor and soon was standing at the front door. She tapped on it and was greeted by the sight of Alfred, Tim, Barbra, and Dick. Each of them was standing around and crying about the loss of Bruce.
"Alfred I'm sorry." She said
The older Englishman shook his head and led her to a small room. When the doors opened she saw a freshly made bed, a tux, wedding dress, and finally a map with several locations circled.
"It took him a long time even admit he loved you this much. Of course you know Master Bruce. He could never leave anything unplanned. The moment he realized that he couldn't keep you out forever he began to plan for a wedding. He even had me create a story of how both you and Bruce Wayne met and kept in touch. Now, now it's gone and no one will ever know. Alfred said has escorted her out and locked the door. She watched has he begun to lock all of the doors to any room Bruce had lived in.
"Alfred what are you doing?" She asked.
"Your highness I have to lock anything that belonged to Master Bruce away. Since he never truly gave himself to anyone no one can see what he has seen ever again." He said has he finished the last door.
"Master Dick, Master Timothy, and Miss Gordon all three of you need to dispose of the bat cave. It is Master Bruce's wish that it be destroyed and all traces of himself and Batman be removed from the manor." He said to the three.
They nodded and head down to the cave.
"Alfred this is insane. Bruce would never have Batman removed from the world.
Alfred turned around and looked at her with what seemed like hate in his eyes.
"And what do you know of Master Bruce other than wanting to chance who he was? Did you know every time he was on a mission with you he put his own safety second? I believe you where more to blame for his death than that of Scarecrow!" Alfred hissed at her.
She backed off and flew out the door. Once outside she looked at the cemetery where Bruce's parents were buried. She headed over to the grave site and looked at the head stone.
"I'm sorry." She said.
"You killed our son." A muffled voice said.
"He could have lived and been unhappy, but you brought light into the darkness!" Another voice shouted from under the ground.
She stepped back and turned around to see the Scarecrow standing there with his neck hanging loosely.
"You know for loving someone you throw away what they believe in pretty quickly!" The voice of Dr. Crane echoed in her ears.
She began to grab her head and scream and then she heard the voice again.
"Diana you have to fight this." She heard the sound and looked at a tunnel of light. She
Once she was through she looked up at the face of Batman. She looked around to see Scarecrow knocked out and tied down.
"Princess I felt that I almost lost you." He said has he held her close.
"Don't ever leave me." She said has she kissed him.
He was surprised and looked at her.
"I hate to ask, but when Scarecrow hit you with the gas what was the fear you lived through?" he asked.
"I'll tell you later, but let's go home." She said has she pressed the button on the communicator and they where teleported up to the Watchtower.