(A/N: This is one of the rare times that I will post an Author's Note in the beginning of this particular Fanfiction so do pay close attention: This was originally a Fanfiction known as The Dark Knight, but I thought it was a bit…amateur. So please do READ, REVIEW, AND ENJOY!)
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Gotham City
Wayne Enterprises, August 5, 8:23 AM
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Lucius Fox, tall, dignified, the African-American CEO of Wayne Enterprises, appointed by the famous Bruce Wayne himself, sat at his desk with news headline videos streaming on his flat-screen LCD computer from Gotham Cable News's website.
"Senators Obama and McCain's ongoing battle for presidency, however, is masked in Gotham's own race for district attorney." The clip ended. Fox clicked on a relevant video, last night's "episode" or Gotham Cable's Premier News Program, Gotham Tonight.
The letters GCN flew across the screen, and suddenly hotshot reporter Mike Engel's face was plastered onto the computer. "Welcome to Gotham Tonight. I'm Mike Engel, and I'm gonna be bringing you all the information first about Election '08." Fox put the volume up. Last night was election night for the DA. Forget about presidents – Gotham was waiting for the leader, close-to-home, that would make the change. Something like Obama. That's why Fox's vote was with Harvey Dent. So far, all that current DA Roger Garcetti had managed to do was allow Gotham to sink deeper into the mudhole.
"Gothamites came out in full force today overrunning polling stations across the city, waiting up to three hours in some precincts to cast their votes." Here Engel's face grew slightly dark as the corners of his lip curled down to make a small frown in his barely pudgy face. "News of the record-breaking turnout, through, was eclipsed by yet another story of the vigilante known as the Batman."
Lucius's pen was now in his mouth as he watched on, curious. Engel went on to say that three men with baseball bats attacked a polling location in the south that evening, threatened voters, and destroyed Harvey Dent campaign posters. The Batman allegedly came into the scene, disarmed the men and beat them unconscious, leaving them tied to a tree outside the station. Police identified one of the men as Albert Rossi, a known member of the Falcone Crime family.
It was 8:30. Fox stood up, turned off his computer screen. The CEO shouldn't be late to his own board meeting, it's bad class. He straightened out his suit. After the incident regarding the gassing of the Narrows, the rumored Batman, whom some said was half human, half bat, had disappeared. That is, until just two weeks ago, when it seemed apparent that Harvey Dent was taking the lead and rumors that Roger Garcetti was Mafia-backed by the Falcone Crime Family rose to an ultimate high. It was the war on crime and the Bat was willing to break the rules to let the good guys win.
Lucius carried his briefcase to the board meeting. "Hello, everyone." He opened the briefcase on the desk. There was a large manila envelope labeled "LSI." Lau Security Investments. Bruce Wayne's suggestion. They were one of the richest companies overseas, and partnership with them meant great power, wealth, and respect. He began to speak about a joint venture with the rest of the board.
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Gotham City
The Narrows, August 5, 8:47 AM
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The first night was enough to tell him that he was really free. And it felt so strange. He didn't want to be free, not yet. He wanted time to think about it. Think about what happened to him, what he'd become, and why he was so…happy. At the same time, he was very mad. Mad in an angry way, mad in a crazy, deluded sort of way. Yes, that was him.
Did he have a name? No, not really. He was just the scarred, half crazy patient at Arkham Asylum that was released by good Doctor Crane and the bribed SWAT's. Count on the good guys to turn bad.
That's what he did.