The Batman sat perched on a gargoyle high above Gotham, mulling over the business trip, which would leave the city in the hands of Gordon and the GPD. He looked over the entire city, which was swathed in an eerie silence. The night remained lifeless for the next week leading to the trip, so Bruce Wayne boarded his plane with a clear conscience.
The masked men crashed through the back wall of the abandoned corner store, they then moved thought the nearby restaurant finally into the bank three blocks down. The men entered guns drawn and killed the people closest to the doors and windows, then moved to the tellers.
"Uh, ma'am would you mind handling a transaction for me please?" , the leader asked tucking his pistol into his waistband. The teller stood there, stark still until one of the other men pressed a rifle to her head. She swallowed hard and began to move towards what the robbers came for, before being stopped." I just wanted to deposit my paycheck," smiled the Clown Prince, removing his mask and taking a breath.
The clown was interrupted by one of his men tapping him on the shoulder and gesturing to a shadowy figure in the doorway. The Joker grinned and rushed to embrace his good friend batman, only to find that it was not him. Joker frowned and looked around the large man to find Batman even stopping to check his watch. "Excuse me sir, but I am expecting someone soon, so if you will kindly move along", he said, making shooing motions with his hands. The figure made no move so the villain raised his voice a little "Sir I need you to leave"; he punctuated his sentence by drawing his gun and jabbing it under the man's chin.
"My name is Grimm, clown and I'd appreciate it if you would refrain from putting that in my face." The man responded, drawing a black revolver from the jacket of his suit and pressing the barrel to the clown's chest.
The Joker was unfazed and responded coolly; "You would not believe how many times a week I hear those words" he stopped to laugh at his joke and continued," but few packed this much heat", he finished, almost seriously. He put his gun away and asked what it was that Grimm was after
"Actually I am here to kill you and conquer the city before the Bat gets back," Grim explained putting away his gun as well. "But not here, we have to play first," he concluded, snapping his fingers and disappeared in a blur as the bank exploded.