Prologue
The Dark Knight gazed at the city below him as he perched on the edge of the high raised building's roof like some great hawk just waiting to strike its prey. However Batman was far from predatory at this moment, he was completely exhausted, he had not slept in 2 days, The Joker had kidnapped a bus load of school children and forced him to play a twisted game of Simon Says(though he personally doubted the Joker's real name was Simon). After that he had to stop the Penguin from selling a large shipment of Guns and ammunition to a new and potentially dangerous Mob that has recently begun doing business in Gotham .
Batman had been able to stop the sale but unfortunately the Penguin and his goons escaped. On the plus side he was able to capture and question several of this Gang's enforcers, Mostly just mercenaries and Hired Muscles, a little tight-lipped at first(surprisingly loyal for Mercenaries) however after a broken bone or two they were willing to talk. They knew almost nothing other than one name, actually less than a name, a nickname they had for the man who hired them, The Grey Man .
'This could be bad, i can't ignore the threat a new Gang could pose to Gotham, i have to find them before they take root' Batman thought as he caught his breath and stood up and began to pace the Roof. He had no proof but he suspected that this new Gang was responsible for a mile long list of crimes ranging from Extortion to slavery and had a body count that reached the 500 mark. They had tried to set up shop in Metropolis and Starling City but had failed both times. 'If they do make further attempts to make themselves at Home in Gotham, Superman and Green Arrow may have information on them that I can use' Batman thought.
He needed to find out of about this so Called Grey Man. He took out his Communicator and activated it. "Alfred I need you to check something for me" Batman said into the device. Their was no response. "Alfred are you there" he said more aggressively. Nothing, the silence was quite unnerving. 'Something has to be jamming the signal' he thought and he tensed up expecting some form of danger. He readied for battle and surveyed his surroundings.
THUD!, he heard the sound coming from behind as if someone had just dropped a safe "No" he said in horror, he knew what was behind as he turned around as quick as possible only to receive a punch to the face that knocked him on the ground and felt like he had been hit by a wrecking ball. In his disorientation he was unable to defeat himself again the massive Boot that came down upon his face as if it was squashing some massive insect. This second impact proved too much as his sight to fade and his senses failed him as he slipped into Unconsciousness
