Bruce Wayne glanced down at his watch. 10:30pm. Another 1 and a half hour of talking to people he didn't know or paticularly like. He walked over to the huge floor to ceiling window and looked out onto the sprawling metropolis of Gotham. The huge skyscrapers, the lights, the two huge spotlights that were always shining into the night sky, the huge masses of people in Central Square (the exact centre point of Gotham where most of the skyscrapers were) and finally Wayne Tower, towering above all of Gotham City.

'This will all be yours one day' his father had promised him. He sighed and put his hand into his pocket. He still wasn't sure if he wanted it all. He turned and looked over at the people gathered at this party that he'd been invited to. The citizens of Gotham. The citizens he'd sworn to protect. All it took was one person in this group to snap. That was the case nowadays for Bruce. It was normal citizens that were disturbing the peace these days.

A pretty blonde girl that he recognised walked up to him. "Bruce!" she spoke with a light Eastern European accent. "How are you honey?"

"Eva" He smiled and kissed her. She looked stunning. Her white dress was lowcut and her long flowing blonde hair was pinned to one side so it cascaded over her shoulder.

"Listen" She said, pulling away from the kiss. She kept her arms wrapped firmly around his waist. "I have to go to China tomorrow. I have some buisness there. Are you coming baby?"

He grimaced "Urgh Eva, I can't. I have a CEO meeting tomorrow morning. I'm sorry."

"Ah. Well then you had better make my last night in Gotham for a month one to remember then hadn't you" She gave him a flirtatious wink and kissed him again

Suddenly there was an explosion and the door into the function room burst off its' hinges. A group of men dressed as porcelean dolls with guns ran in. They stood silently in a line. Eva looked at Bruce "Bruce do something" she whispered

"Stay here" he said softly. He walked through the crowd and stood infront of the line of men. They stood in silence for a minute. Bruce ran his eyes up and down the line. Then he spoke

"Who are you and what are you doing in my building?"

The men stood in complete silence. Then one of them stepped forward and clicked. The line charged forward. One of them grabbed Eva.

"EVA!" Bruce roared. He began to take off after them but he was smashed in the face with the butt of an assault rifle. He fell to the floor feeling the blood from his lip pouring down his face. He watched as they took her to the door marked 'ROOF'. One of the men walked to him and spoke in a sinister raspy voice

"Ten minutes" He opened his jacket and showed Bruce a small device marked C4.

Ten minutes. They were on floor 110. There were just two floors between the function and the roof. If that device was detonated, it would take out at least a quarter of the building and it would take all these people with it.

He hauled himself to his feet and shouted "everyone stay calm. I'm going to resolve this situation!" He looked towards the security guards. They had both had their throats slit. He was on his own. He ran towards the door but was stopped when someone grabbed his arm.

"MR. WAYNE!" an old man stood before him. He had never met the man before but this man still seemed to want to talk to him.

"Um now isn't a great time for me" The man kept a hold of his arm. He squeezed tighter and tighter. Bruce looked at the man and realised that this man was not someone there for the function. The look of hatred in his eyes. The grip was beginning to hurt. He could feel his own blood running down his arm. He shoved the man and sent him sprawling into a table of caviar, snacks and champagne.

Bruce ran towards the door and took the stairs three at a time. He reached the door and burst onto the roof. Lightning was striking the antenna and wind was whipping his hair around his face. At the edge of the building stood one of the thugs in the mask, another man and Eva. He sprinted over and Eva shouted to him "BRUCE!"

The man snapped his head up and his eyes lit up "MR. WAYNE! HOW NICE YOU COULD JOIN US!"

Bruce walked over to him and shouted "WHO ARE YOU? WHAT DO YOU WANT!"

The stranger cocked his head and said "Let me make it easier for us to talk" He clicked and the wind dropped. The lightning continued to strike the antenna and the roof "Welcome to my experiment Mr. Wayne"

He suddenly grabbed Eva by the throat. He pulled her in close and inhaled, taking in her delicate scent. The man shot an evil smile at him and chuckled. He then extended his arm and held her over the edge of the building. Her eyes bulged as the fear shook her to her core. Her legs dangled wildly as she was held over Central Square. It was at least a 1,864 foot drop to the hard unforgiving concrete of Gotham City.

"Don't. You. Dare." He let the danger drip from his words.

The man laughed. His laugh seemed to shake the building "If I drop her, everyone else lives. If you choose to save her, the building goes down in a cloud of dust. Time to see just how strong the great Bruce Wayne is. Can you watch gorgeous Eva Krakovsky die? And my my isn't she gorgeous? Or will you save her and watch your empire crumble at your feet. Make your choice Mr. Wayne."

Bruce looked at Eva. Her eyes were almost popping out of her socket. He looked at the thug who was staring back at him. He then swung a punch that caught the stranger full in the face. Bruce watched in horror as the man didn't stumble back. He didn't even flinch.

"Bad choice Mr. Wayne." The man dropped Eva and pressed a button wired to a device. The building began shaking and Bruce could hear glass bursting out of it's frames below him. Then the screaming started.

The man grabbed Bruce by the jacket. He could feel the strength in the man's grip. It was unlike anything he'd felt before. Now watch everything you've ever worked for cease to exist before your very eyes" Bruce heard the sickening thud as Eva hit the ground below. "Goodbye Mr. Wayne. We won't be meeting again." He laughed and threw Bruce off the roof.