Chapter One: The Clown Prince of Crime - The Interrogation Room - Gotham City Police Department
November 19th, 9:35 p.m
"Bahahahahah! Oooh! Look what the cat dragged in... or better yet... shall I say the Bat?!" The Joker mocked Batman, as Batman was approaching the interrogation table, which Joker was sitting at. "It looks like fate brought us to this table! Maybe I should write a book!"
Batman pulled the chair in front of him, sitting down across from Joker. Resting his arms on the surface of the table, Batman observed Joker for their first ever sit-down.
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Captain Jim Gordon and Detective Harvey Bullock were both looking into the two-way mirror, monitoring the two rivals, ensuring Batman's investigation didn't get out of hand.
"Psh... I'd rather be at home watching Netflix than this," Bullock said in an impatient manner.
"...The Clown Prince of Crime he calls himself, eh? Kind of funny... if you ask me..." Gordon said in boredom.
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Batman began glaring at Joker. In return, Joker exchanged a playful frown.
" Hmm - hmm - hmm... " Joker began humming to further tease Batman. Bahahahaha! Oh, my! All I can do is laugh! Laugh at fate bringing us to this table. And here I thought you were going to remain anonymous! But since fate as issued the honor of having yours truly sitting across from you... is there anything that you would like to ask Le Joker?"
"Why are you doing this? Why do you want to kill me?" Batman asked.
"Kill you? Bahahaha! I don't want to kill you..." Joker sarcastically answered. "Who would I have to keep up with me in this unhinging world of mine? Who would I have to pass gas and crack meaningless jokes to? I'm your biggest fan, Bats... And so Gotham... they need their big, bad Bat... just like they need their Clown Prince of Crime!"
"You only make sense to yourself. And your obsession for me will be your downfall, Joker."
"Hehehe! I see my passion has hit you with a surprise!"
"...You're right." Batman responded.
"Hahaha, Wha-?" Joker answered in a more serious behavior, as a result of Batman's vague response.
"I said you were right," Batman replied again, to give Joker his response, while he was already swiftly jumping out of his chair. Batman grabbed Joker by the top of his head, slamming it hard across the surface of the table.
"Hahaha!" Joker hysterically laughed in Batman's face, raising his head to look back at Batman.
Batman quickly grabbed Joker, throwing him against a nearby wall, making him crash hard. Joker countered with thunderous laughter.
"Hahaha! You see?! I knew you weren't like them!" Joker screamed at Batman in return, "I knew it didn't take much for you to suspend yourself from them to get what you want! Bahaha-!"
Batman grabbed Joker by his neck, punching him in his face,"TALK! NOW! TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED!" Batman demanded, as he continued to hit Joker in his face. Batman threw Joker onto the floor.
Joker slowly crawled a couple feet while chuckling under his breath.
"Muhuhuhuhuhuhu!" Joker chuckled. "Like I've already said, Bats... I don't want to kill you," Joker said, slowly but surely standing to his feet. "We are destined to do this forever. Where will the fun be if I killed you? Bahahahahaha!"
"That's not a good enough answer," Batman replied, snatching Joker by his suit. Batman suit-slammed Joker onto the interrogation table, breaking it.
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"What the hell?! He's gonna kill the son of b***!" Bullock shouted, grabbing the top of his detective hat, waiting on Gordon's orders.
"Come on, let's go!" Gordon ordered, taking off towards the door that entered into the interrogation room. Bullock followed closely behind.
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Batman quickly turned and rushed towards the door. He drew a rod from his utility belt, extending it. He stuck the rod into the door, so the two GCPD officers wouldn't be able to budge it. Gordon was indeed not able to do so. Batman then returned his presence to Joker, to finish his own method of interrogation.
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"Dammit!..." Gordon somewhat shouted, as he looked into the mirror again.
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"Hahaha!" Joker laughed, picking up a leg piece from the broken table simultaneously standing. Joker swung the leg piece at Batman's head. Batman dodged the strike, countering with a chain of ravage punches. Joker dropped the leg piece. Batman grabbed Joker by his head with one hand, punching Joker into his gut with his other fist.
Joker hunched forward as he grunted. "Muhuhuhu," Joker chuckled, arching himself to face Batman again. "Fine then, Bats..." Joker expressed with a huge smile, bleeding and sweating from their prior scuffle. "This all started with one - bad - day, an unfunny joke, and the cruelty of memories. That's enough to alter a person's sanity for the rest of their life. A bad day that can change everything about you."
"What?! I'm no crook, I swear! I'm just trying to earn some extra cash for my family! See!" Red Hood expressed in a frightened manner to The Batman.
Attempting to show his identity to The Batman, Red Hood tripped over his cape, falling over the rail of the platform they were on, into a pit of chemicals.
The Batman looked down at the pit of chemicals witnessing Red Hood sink.
A few minutes then went by...
Red Hood emerged out of a drainage pipe, which discharged from Ace's chemical plant to the outside. Emerging with powered skin, bleached, with his hair deformed green, as well as his lips stained red, The Joker was born. Rising from a puddle of chemical waste, he took off his red hood. Filled with hatred for the Batman, consumed by maniacal pleasure, and succumbed by sadness from the overwhelming pain, and the masochism that ran through him, Joker showed it with a laugh, grabbing his hair with all of his fingers... "Ahuhuhuhuhuhuh! I will get my revenge! I will kill The Batman!"
