What Doesn't Kill You, Only Makes You Stranger
A/N: I've been getting a lot of reviews about how upsetting it was for Batman to be killed off, lol. First and foremost, let me just say it was nothing personal, since Batman's one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE SUPERHEROES!!! He has been since I got my first pair of Batman under-wears!! Secondly, it adds emotion and suspense to the story!! I mean, hearing the Joker FINALLY killing Batman makes you hate him even more!! (Even though he's my favorite super-villain!! lol) So I just wanted to get that out of the way, on with the story!
Chapter 4 The Truth is Revealed
"Did you miss me, Robin?" Joker asked with open arms, as he laughed maniacally
"What…are you…doing here" Robin asked furiously, his fists clenching into fists, fighting everything in himself, to not rip the Joker's head off right then and there.
"I just wanted to see how grown up my little Boy Wonder got!" The joker replied with a smile
"You're not welcomed here!" Robin yelled
"Since when do I need an invitation?" Joker asked sarcastically, as he walked over to the Titans. Robin tensed up as the Joker approached him first.
"You see, Gotham City has been run into the ground, since the tragic passingof the Batman!" Joker laughed, paralyzing Robin with fury
"And truth be told, Gotham was getting rather boring!" Joker explained, as he began to smack Robin's face gently before smacking him really hard in the face, knocking Robin to the ground.
"So I thought to myself, Gotham City is a dump. And Batman isn't fun anymore. Then I remembered, 'Batman's got a son!' And I'm sure he has some friends!" Joker laughed wickedly
"One down…FIVE to go!" Joker laughed again as he pulled out his pistol
"Not without a fight! TITANS GO!" Robin ordered as he jumped off the ground and ran full speed at the Joker, with the rest of the team following. Joker smiled as he snapped his fingers, which followed with men crashing through the windows, armed and ready to attack. The titans stopped immediately after seeing they were surrounded.
"As you see, I came prepared!" Joker stated as he pointed at his army, who were all dressed like mobsters from the 30's, complete with the hats and rifles.
"Now if I were you, I wouldn't move a muscle! These boys are a teeny-bit…paranoid!" Joker laughed
"Leave, now!" Robin ordered
"But why? You so much more fun than that old Bat! He was honestly starting to drive me a little…Batty!" Joker laughed again
"And you said my jokes are bad" Beast Boy whispered to Raven, who only rolled her eyes.
"You're a coward!" Robin spat, literally in Joker's face. Joker calmly swiped it off his face and laughed it off.
"Say it, don't spray it!" Joker remarked
"But if it's a fight you want Robin! I'll humor you." Joker stated, with all seriousness on his face. He stepped back and allowed Robin to step out of the crowd. The jester's quickly surrounded the other Titans, to prevent them from interfering in Robin's favor.
"C'mon Robin! KICK HIS BUTT!" Beast Boy encouraged, only to be knocked out by one of the Jesters as they butted him in the back of the head with their gun.
"BEAST BOY!" Raven yelled worriedly; as she bent down to help her unconscious friend. Robin looked to see if Beast Boy was okay, but quickly looked back at Joker as he began to speak.
"Looks like you some have cheerleaders on the sidelines!" Joker told Robin as he began to chuckle. Robin wasted no time as he threw the first punch only to be dodged effortlessly by the Joker. Surprised, Robin threw another punch, but again it was dodged. He threw a number of hard jabs, hooks, and even kicks, but to his surprise Joker was too fast.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Is that what all you learned from the Batman?" Joker asked disappointedly before he kneed Robin in the stomach, knocking him to his knees.
"ROBIN!" Starfire yelled out
"I should just end your pathetic life right now!" Joker threatened as a Jester threw him a rifle. Robin still holding his stomach in pain looked up only to see the inside of the barrel of the gun. He eyes grew wide in shock.
"But…for some reason I think you could do better" Joker chuckled as he dropped the rifle. Meanwhile, Raven and Cyborg helped Beast Boy back to his feet as Starfire came up with a quick plan. She softly whispered her idea to the friends as they nodded in return.
"oh…" Starfire let out softly as she fell back, feinting in one of the Jester's arms.
"What the…?" The jester began but was interrupted when Cyborg smash him in the face.
"NOW!" Cyborg yelled as Raven engulfed a number of the Jesters with her dark magic, and threw them against the wall. Beast Boy transformed into a gorilla as he attacked several of the others. Starfire also began to shoot her energy beams at the enemies.
"What on earth is going on?!" Joker asked furiously as he turned to see the battle between the titans and his army of Jesters. He looked back down only to feel Robin's fist connect with his face, causing the Joker to stumble on his feet. The Joker growled but then whistled, and all the Jesters and Joker ran off in retreat.
"I look forward in seeing you again Robin!" Joker laughed as a chopper hovered next to a window. Robin stopped as the saw the Joker board the helicopter.
"Until then, I'll be sure to leave you and your friends a trail of bread crumbs!" Joker laughed as the chopper flew off into the night.
"Wow what a creep!" Beast Boy remarked from behind Robin
"You okay Robin?" Cyborg asked as he placed his hand on Robin's shoulder.
"…I'm fine" Robin stated blankly as he starred into the night
"C'mon let's get out of here" Robin said as they all left returning to the Titan's Tower.
When they returned to the Tower they all flopped on to the couch exhausted from the night they had just barely survived.
"Robin, who was that guy?" Beast Boy asked curiously
"Yes, and what did he want from you?" Starfire added
"His name is…the Joker…" Robin began
"Joker? Who does he think he is? Bob Saget?" Cyborg remarked
"He's a twisted criminal mastermind, not afraid to do anything for a good laugh…" Robin continued
"Ya, he's been doing a lot of that" Raven commented dryly
"He's not afraid to kill…and he fears almost nothing. He killed Slade, because he thought it would be funny" Robin added
"Funny? Last time I checked, killing people isn't really funny. Well at least not in real life." Beast Boy said, receiving a slap to the back of the head by Raven for his ignorance.
"He's psychotic, he could have killed us and slept like a baby tonight" Robin continued
"Why didn't he?" Cyborg asked
"He wants to toy with us. He wants us to feel so much pain, we're willing to die for his amusement" Robin answered, receiving shocked expressions from his friends
"How do you know all of this?" Starfire asked, receiving nods from her friends on the couch, also wondering the same question
"Because, he's my father" (PYSCHE!!! Just wanted to surprise you a little lol, sorry back to the REAL story)
"Because, I've captured him before, with my mentor Batman" Robin explained
"Well, if you captured him before…what's stopping us from capturing him again?" Beast Boy asked
"I've had a lot of help from Batman, he knew Joker's weaknesses and how to bring him down" Robin explained again, receiving an 'oh' from Beast Boy.
"Wait what was up with you and Batman?" Cyborg asked cautiously, not to strike a nerve. Robin smiled a bit
"He was my adoptive father. My biological parents died in a circus accident, so I was left as an orphan when I was only a few months old. He agreed to take me as his own son, and made me who I am today" Robin answered with a smile (I combined some of the stories I heard, with my own ideas. Please NO FLAMES FOR THIS!! It's just for the sake of the story)
"Wow, so we're dealing with a completely Looney killer!" Beast Boy exclaimed
"Exactly! That's why we must always be on our toes when facing him! He has many tricks up his sleeves" Robin warned
"What does he want from Jump City though?" Raven asked
"For his own egotistical pleasures, he wants to show everyone that he can bring anybody to evil and corruption, even the best of heroes like us" Robin explained
"Well then, we've got a lot of training to do! We've got too be 120% to face this guy!" Cyborg exclaimed
"In the morning Cyborg" Robin confirmed
"For now let's get some rest, I think we had enough surprises for one day" Robin spoke for everyone as they left the common room.
"Beast Boy where's your friend?" Starfire asked Beast Boy as they walked down the hallway.
"OH NO!! DANIEL!" Beast Boy yelled as he ran over to his room. Once he made he found a note taped to his door.
Sup Garfield…I mean Beast Boy
I think I over stayed my visit so I decided to head back to the city. You know it's time to leave when a helicopter comes crashing into the living room window. Don't worry though, I left my contact info on the back of this note. Well see ya soon man!
Your Bud
Dan The Man
P.S. I took my Call of Duty 4 with me
"Aww man! I was hoping he forgot!" Beast Boy said to himself
P.S.S. I went into your room and read your Diary, I know about your 'little' crush on your friend Raven. Tell me when you two are getting hitched, okay?
Beast Boy couldn't help but blush a ruby colored shade all over his face. Which quickly turned into a chrisom red from anger that Daniel read his Diary.
"It's a journal dude! Not a diary!" Beast Boy corrected, as he flipped over the note to get his contact information, to give him a piece of his mind.
END OF CHAPTER 4
A/N: Well there you have it chapter 4! Sorry for the short chapter : ( I hope I didn't lose any of my loyal readers with some of my comments! They were just a joke! Anyways please review and keep on reading! Thanks also to rcmgamer218 for reading my story! You guys should also check out his/her story! It's called The Crime League, it's pretty darn good!Be sure to review his/her story too! Well until next time, later buds!