Sequel to the Dark Knight, Gotham Nights

by Tyler-aka-TheRiddler

In this sequel Batman faces off against a crazed killer known as the The Mad Hatter and a corrupt detective named Edward Nigma. Be prepared for an epic story filled with surprises.

1. Introduction

It has been one year since the death of Harvey Dent and the chaos of the Joker crimes. The Joker has been taken to Arkham. Arkham's new director is a German man by the name of Hugo Strange. He and his young assistant, Dr. Harleen Quinzel have plans to reform Arkham and cure the inmates there. Dr. Strange has taken up the cases of the Scarecrow and the Joker up personally and has been given the cases of several lesser known criminals.

Wayne Manor has been rebuilt and Bruce Wayne rarely leaves his house now except when he is out in the night as his alter ego, Batman. Bruce Wayne has fallen into a deep depression since the death of Rachel Dawes, he is on the brink of madness, he sometimes uses "The Bat Voice" without realizing it. Alfred has become extremely worried about Bruce's sanity so he has arranged that he gets out of the mansion and attend the Wayne Charity Fund Ball.

As the problems with Bruce Wayne grow worse Batman's problems are growing more complicated. A new Serial Killer is on the loose in Gotham. He targets young blonde girls, and families with twin sons. He arranges his victims around a table and puts a fake crown on both of the parent's heads, dresses the sons up in outfits that resemble the outfits worn by Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and dresses the kidnapped blonde women up like Alice, from the Lewis Carol novels. The press has labeled this psychotic killer "The Mad Hatter".

The City of Gotham has grown desperate in their desperation they have hired a famous drug busting detective from Miami. The detective is an eccentric man that has a taste for green suits and black bowler derbies, the detectives name is Edward Nashton. Little does the city of Gotham know that this detective used to live in Gotham 10 years earlier and had a different name Edward Nygma is still wanted for creating one of the most damaging computer viruses Gotham had ever seen, he committed this crime when he was 22 and managed to wire 1 million dollars in cash to his bank account during the robbery and used the money to open his own detective agency in Miami, Florida. The city has hired Edward to track down the Mad Hatter and Batman (if he can).

In my sequel to the Dark Knight, Batman will be tested like he has never been tested before. Keep and eye on this story it is a summer project of mine and I promise you will love it.

(I do not own Batman or any of the characters in Batman)