Batman:Unholy Alliance
Chapter 2:The Joker
The Batmobile sped down the streets of Gotham, hot on the trail of the Joker's van. Joker was driving like the maniac he was. He was driving on and off the sidewalk, forcing civilians to jump out of the way. Batman had to end this car chase before Joker killed anyone.
Batman flicked a switch on his dashboard, which opened a compartment on the hood of his vehicle. A small missile darted out of the compartment and exploded on the back of Joker's van. The van skidded left and right, then finally flipped over. The vehicle rolled three times before finally coming to a stop upside-down. Batman skidded to a stop and leaped out of the Batmobile. He watched as the door to Joker's van opened and Joker came tumbling out.
"Why don't you stay down Joker." Batman growled, but Joker ignored him as he rose up off the ground. Without so much as a cackle Joker pulled out his trademark pistol and started firing upon the Bat. Batman jumped behind a nearby trash can to take cover.
Something wasn't right about this. Sure Joker would usually try to kill him, but not without cracking a lame joke or laughing like the madman that he was. This time, Joker wasn't so much as speaking as he fired his gun at him. Batman slowly poked his head out from behind the garbage can to inspect Joker.
Joker had a frown on his face, which for some reason, unsettled Batman more than his usual creepy smile. His eyes were blank, like he was devoid of emotion. That's when Batman saw something sticking out of the clown's purple and green tuxedo. Something white was stuck in the front jacket pocket.
Batman had to get a closer look. He quickly pulled out one of his baterangs and tossed it towards the Clown Prince of Crime. The baterang caught the Joker in the head, causing him to drop his pistol and clutch the side of his head in pain. Batman was upon him in an instant. With a quick punch to the jaw the Joker was down. He fell backwards onto the cold hard cement and was out like a light.
Without wasting a second, Batman pulled out what was in the Joker's pocket. It was a think card-like object. It had a 10/6 on one side of it. The Dark Knight had seen this type of technology before, from Jervis Tech a.k.a. the Mad Hatter. He had developed a way to control people through these things.
"Why did the Mad Hatter want to control Joker?" Batman pondered to himself. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard police sirens in the distance.
Batman cursed silently. He had many questions and precious few answers. He needed to interogate the Joker, and due to his recent escape, the clown would be put into solitary confinement. If that happens, he wouldn't be able to question Joker for weeks.
As the police sirens grew louder Batman made a decision. He needed to talk to the Joker on his own terms. He hoped Gordon would understand why he was bending the law. Batman grabbed the unconscious Joker and tossed him over his shoulder. He raced over to the Batmobile and hurled the clown into the passenger seat while he got into the driver one.
Batman started up the Batmobile and sped away from the scene. From the sound of the sirens he could tell the police were only a few blocks away, but they would be far gone by then. Now that he had the Joker, Batman wondered where it would be safe to take the lunatic. The Batcave was out of the question, at least the one under the Wayne Mansion.
Batman veered off into a nearby alley. The alley was between two abandoned buildings, one of which the Dark Knight used as an emergency lair. Bruce pressed one of the many buttons on his dashboard, which opened up a secret entrance in the alley. Batman drove the car into the entrance. As soon as they were in the passage closed behind them. Batman sighed to himself and stared down at the Joker beside him. He knew he had a long night ahead of him.