Chapter 2: Feeling the Heat
Azula was obviously on a war path in Gotham, her first target would be the Gotham Police Department, to which a certain Commissioner Gordon was keeping a watchful eye. As he gazed out of the window, he noticed the woman that fit the Dark Knight's description.
"Sound the alarm!" cried the Commissioner to his fellow officers.
As the police officers headed outside with their weapons drawn toward Azula, she began to use her lightning bending skills to destroy the guns that were in their hands. Then she used her fire bending skills to knock each one of the guards out cold. It was just then that she was confronting Commissioner Gordon himself.
"I guess your boys can't take the heat" laughed Azula as she was about to fire, fire with her bending skills.
It was just then that the Dark Knight shot a grappling hook out tying up Azula in her place.
"Time to put out the fire" said Batman.
"So, you think this will hold me" laughed Azula as she then used her fire bending skills to set herself free.
Azula then charged at the Dark Knight by firing lightning at him to which the Dark Knight soon found himself pinned down. Commissioner Gordon tried to help out, but Azula noticed him coming toward the Dark Knight's aid and promptly used her fire bending skills to stop his advance. It was just then that Mr. Freeze began to use his freeze ray on Azula to which she was able to easily dodge it.
"You brought him?" asked the Commissioner to the Dark Knight.
"He agreed to help out clean up a mess he created" replied Batman.
Azula kept on firing lightning at Mr. Freeze who also was then pinned down, to which it was then Owlman's entrance as he used his version of the Baterang which were shaped like owls than bats as some of the owlerangs clashed with Azula. Yet she was able to counter attack by firing lightning at Owlman who promptly headed toward a parked car as he soon was pinned down as well.
"This is a challenge?" laughed Azula as she then flared up her fire bending skills, "Time to light this city afire!"
Azula then promptly used a combination of her fire and lightning bending skills to target the police station to which it was then lit ablaze with her abilities. She laughed quite hard in a more sinister manner that even spooked Owlman and Mr. Freeze whom were mortal enemies of the Dark Knight.
"And yet, somehow, I kind of wanted to do something similar like that, except putting it more on ice" said Mr. Freeze referring to Azula's tactics.
"But it's time to put out the blaze, now" said Batman.
As Mr. Freeze got out from his area he was pinned down, the Dark Knight provided him with cover from Azula to which Mr. Freeze was able to stop the fire at the police station.
"Bah!" cried Azula as she wasn't happy about this, "It's time to take it up a notch!"
Azula flared right up with her fire bending skills and began to shoot fire at the Dark Knight to which Mr. Freeze quickly used his freeze gun to stop the blaze from reaching the Dark Knight.
"Thanks, I think" said Batman to Mr. Freeze.
As the two then charged in a counterattack on Azula, she had no other choice but to flee the area.
"I'll strike again soon" laughed Azula as she fired fire at the two and managed to escape.
The Dark Knight was disappointed that Owlman didn't really participate as much as Mr. Freeze had done.
"Is there something wrong that I did?" asked Owlman as he was looked at by the Dark Knight, along with the rest of the Gotham police force.
"This is a problem you helped create, and this is a problem I expected you to fix" continued Batman, "Mr. Freeze is ironically leading the example of that, you are not."
"Well, maybe it's because I don't care as much" said Owlman who really wanted to get back to his own world.
"Look there will be no other worlds if this woman gets her way" said Batman to Owlman, "you must understand how powerful she really is."
"Bah, I think you two should handle this one" said Owlman as he was trying to leave.
"But if we don't succeed in stopping her, Mr. Freeze won't be able to help you send yourself home" continued Batman.
"Hmm, maybe you have a point there" said Owlman, "but when do we know when she'd strike next?"
The scene changes to the Joker's hideout, to which the Joker himself was watching reports on how the mysterious woman was setting the police station on fire.
"Bah, I wanted to really do that!" cried the Joker as he couldn't believe what a scene of carnage it was on television, "But Bats never let's me get that extreme."
"What do you want us to do about this woman boss?" asked one of his clownish thug.
"She's bound to come my way soon enough" laughed the Joker, "I think it's time for me to bring it up a notch."
Azula was making her move indeed, her latest target was a bank to which at first the tellers thought she wanted money, yet when she was given the currency, none of it looked familiar.
"You call this currency?" roared Azula, "I'd rather have gold instead!"
She then flared up her fire bending skills, to which it was just then that the Joker rammed into the scene with his truck, and his gang of clownish thugs.
"So, you think you can just walk into any man's territory and take it from him?" laughed the Joker, "Well, I am going to show you a thing or two about respect."
But as the Joker was going to engage with Azula, the Batmobile came running in with Owlman and Mr. Freeze in the back of the Batmobile.
"Don't do it, you don't know what you're up against" said Batman.
"Sorry Bats, but she's in my territory" laughed the Joker, "and I got to make a statement or two!"
