Chapter 3 – Riddling the Identity

Riddler took another drag on his pipe, he didn't know why he was smoking, he'd been told it was more "fitting" so he decided to do just that.
"So, who are you?" he asked, looking at Batman, thinking up as many riddles as he could before he was answered. Batman looked at him and opened his mouth, closed it again, remembering that revealing his true identity wasn't possible.
"Batman" he replied. Riddler just laughed. It wasn't the laugh from earlier, that had come from someone or something else.
"Not hardly" he replied, taking another drag from his pipe and blowing smoke rings that clouded the room. Batman coughed,
"Not hardly? Well of course, I am the Batman" he said again he couldn't see much as it was dark and the room was full of smoke.

"I know who I am, but do you know who you are?" The Riddler replied and then it all fell silent and out of the cloud of smoke there was a laugh, the same one that had been heard before. All Batman could make out in the smoke was a face. It then spoke to him.
"He's like that you know, oh, yes, he does like a good riddle, much to the same that, I do love a good joke... do you have any?" The Joker asked him, as he stood there, seemingly floating in the air whilst he waited for a response from the still bewildered Batman.
"I am not one for telling jokes." Batman said, in a serious tone. "Nor, do I appreciate riddles" he added, not knowing if The Riddler could hear him. As the smoke dissipated, more of The Joker became visible, almost as if, he'd been invisible and just appeared.
"I'm sure I could muster up a few jokes for you then...or maybe a riddle... no, a joke it must me, I do like to smile a lot...oh, look at the time, you're very late... you mustn't keep them waiting" The Joker replied "Shame, I was rather looking forward to a joke, ah well, time is off the essence, and they shan't be too pleased if you're late, now run along" he added. Batman looked at him and frowned under his bat-mask.

"How can one be late, for one does not know where one is going" Batman replied to The Joker, who seemingly mistook it for a joke, as he began to laugh.
"Well there is two paths, the one you should take, and the one you shouldn't" The Joker stated... and then looked over at Batman.
"Well, Joker, seeing how you seem to know where I must be, which is the right one?" Batman replied. The Joker laughed,

"That is not for me to decide, you are the one to decide. One will take you one way, and one will take you another" The Joker added. Almost from nowhere the Riddler appeared.
"That was my line Joker" He whispered to The Joker under his breath and then looked at Batman. "How can one know where one is going, if one does not know who they are?"The Riddler was beginning to get angry. "You claim I am late, yet neither of you seem to know where I should go" he stated, the Riddler looked at him and laughed, and the Joker joined in.
"We do know, but the point is, it's not for us to know, it is you who is going" the Riddler explained and then laughed again.
"This is not a joking matter, there is no need for your excessive laughter." Batman shouted, but this seemed to amuse them some more.

Two-face walked up behind Batman.
"One must know where one is going, so I will show you" he said flatly. Batman turned around.
"Two-face, now why would you be interested in helping me now?" Batman asked.
"You're late. It's rude to be late" he replied, completely avoiding the question.