I got another one here. A few days ago, I won an Xbox One system from playing a Key Master arcade prize machine. I won on my second try, the first time I didn't understand how to play it, and the first game I bought for my new system: Batman Arkham Knight! I have plans to write an AK story, but I need to play the game first before I do.

Enjoy this chapter for now.


The two vehicles carrying their drivers sped quickly across the streets of Gotham.

After reaching a four-way intersection, Robin and Batgirl drove one way and the batmobile headed for another.

Harley remained silent during the ride. Besides thinking on what she planned on doing to Joker, the ride made her flash back to the time she was recruited by him to help stop Joker from detonating a bomb that would make Gotham City look like Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

She looked at the vehicle's computer and remembered the last time she fiddled with it on her last adventure with the Bat.

Listen and listen good. You don't touch anything, say anything, or do anything, unless I tell you! GOT IT?!

. . . Yes sir.

Batman noticed Harley's silence. Usually, she acted all hyper like a child who consumed too much candy and ice cream.

"You seem quiet, Harleen. Are you feeling alright?" he asked her.

Harley snapped out of her thoughts after hearing him speak. "I'm fine. I was just thinking about, you know, the last time we worked together to stop Joker."

Batman instantly knew what she was talking about.

"You remember that?" he asked.

"Yeah, that was months ago. Seein' your radio, computer thing reminded me that I almost caused us to crash when I fiddled it before and I also remember the part where I turned on ya just to please that freak and . . . well, I don't want to repeat those things, especially the last part." she said, feeling a bit ashamed for her actions that time.

"It's alright Harleen. That was the old you talking and at least we foiled Joker's bomb attack then."

Harley grinned. Yeah, we did, didn't we? I just want you ta know that this time, I ain't goin' back to 'Mr. Jerkass' when we find him. Once we do, I owe him a knuckle sandwich for all the crap he gave me since I joined him." Harley said, punching a fist in her palm.

"As long as it doesn't involve killing him, I'll probably allow it." he said.

Just then, they received a signal from the bat computer. It indicated their first and closeby target.

"We found one." he said.

"Found who? An Arkham inmate, besides me?" Harley asked.

"Yep. It's Riddler." he said.

"The question mark guy, eh? I could use a warm up before movin' onto the serious ones." Harley said.

The Batmobile stopped near a warehouse where the signal was traced and the vigilante and the clown girl stepped out.

Batman got his gear ready and Harley held her bat weapon in one hand over her shoulder and her own grapple gun in the other. It was the clown-themed grapple she used during her previous adventure with Batman.

She even brought along her oversized, comical firearm known as her pop-pop gun. It had a lethal and non-lethal setting. She set her gun to its non-lethal setting out of new respect for Batman since he's known to never use guns (except non-lethal types and to smack enemies with) and kill people. No wonder the cops put up with him and his fellow heroes. Lethal vigilantes would usually be hunted by an entire police force for their tactics.

They used their grapples to glide to the top of the factory. Harley didn't get bonked on her head this time.

When they reached the top, the infiltrated the building via a ventilation shaft.

The vent was full of dust, cobwebs and dead insects, owing to the fact that this factory was abandoned a few years ago.

Sheesh! Someone needs to clean this crap hole. The entire factory looks like my lazy brother's room. Harley thought.

A voice was heard and the two carefully creeped closer to one shaft opening for a better view.

From their spots, Batman and Harley discovered the Riddler. He seemed to be busy building something out of leftover scraps and materials. Knowing him, it was probably another one of his riddle-themed traps.

"This ought to grant me the victory I desire and deserve over that no-good cheating Bat!" he said to himself. "Good thing the other fools are out there causing a ruckus in the city so I can work here in peace and quiet. With the detective busy hunting for them, I now have plenty of time to finish my contraption that'll achieve my revenge before he comes and ruins everything."

Still hidden from Riddler's eyes, Batman and Harley brainstormed on how to handle him. Just because Riddler was the only one they've found could not mean he was actually alone. He could have built some kind of trap or traps for Batman or his allies in case they came, which they did.

"Whadda wanna do now, B-Man?" Harley whispered to Batman.

"We are going to ambush Riddler and take him down as quickly as possible and dismantle whatever he's building, so go that way behind him and wait for my signal." he said.

"Got it." said Harley and she crawled away while Batman remained where he was.

When Harley reached her position, she waited for Batman's go, her bat weapon in hand.

Suddenly, an idea came to her. Since she was determined to redeem herself, she figured she could take Riddler down herself. If she could do that to Batman and his friends several times when they were enemies, why not repeat it to her new enemies starting with Riddler?

Time ta prove myself to ya, Batsy. Harley thought.

Without Batman's signal to attack, Harley crept out of her hiding place and carefully climbed down to the ground without slipping. The loud noise from Riddler's work was loud enough to muffle Harley's footsteps as she slowly crept closer to the villain.

When she got close, Harley kicked Riddler behind one of his knees, forcing him to stumble and fall.

"What the-?" Riddle said as he came under attack unexpectedly. At first, he thought it was Batman or Robin doing this, but after turning his head for a moment to glance at his attacker, he was shocked to see that it was Harley Quinn who went on to slip her bat across his neck and place him in a submission chokehold.

"Harley?! What . . . are you . . . doing?" he asked in a strained voice.

"What's it look like I'm doin', Riddles? I've been hired ta catch you and the others. It's like one of those big game hunts you see on nature shows and you're the game to my lion or tiger!" Harley answered.

Batman watched from his spot. He wondered why Harley sprang too early until he heard what she said to Nigma.

Harley whistled the "Battle Hymn Of The Republic" song as she kept applying pressure on Riddler's neck area.

"You . . . twisted little . . . She-Jo . . . ker . . .!" Riddler muttered before finally passing out. He was not dead, just unconscious.

Harley stopped whistling after this.

"Riddle me this: what's green, has an obsessive disorder for riddles, sucks at besting a man dressed as a bat and just got his ass handed to him by a girl?" Harley mocked.

Riddler didn't reply.

"Give up? YOU!" Harley taunted the unmoving criminal. If he were awake to hear that, he would be angry at her remark.

What Harley did to him was kinda not what Batman had in mind, but at least it worked. That was one escapee down, several more to go.

He jumped down from the vent and approached the scene.

"Wow. Good job, Harleen." he said.

"Thanks Bats. I saw that on a wrestling match once back at the asylum. Thought I'd put it to good use." said Harley.

"Well, it worked." he complimented, causing Harley to blush. She then used her bat to stretch her back muscles.

"So, who's next?" she asked.

Batman rushed to the batmobile to see on the computer who they would chase after next while Harley watched over Nigma.

"Mad Hatter." he said when he returned.

"The 'Alice In Wonderland' guy? Where is he?" Harley asked.

"At a movie theater. I hope it's not scheduled to be used tonight." he said. "I also received word from Robin and Batgirl that they've found Two-Face and are going after him by themselves.

Harley looked at Riddler and asked, "What should we do with him?" while pointing at him.

"I've activated a signal to the police. They'll be here to pick him up momentarily. From what you did to him, he won't be waking up too early." he said.

Harley blushed again like a schoolgirl while he wasn't looking.

"Okay, then let's go and catch ourselves a Hatter." she said.

Before leaving, the two destroyed Nigma's uncompleted device in case it was operational.

The two returned to the Batmobile and drove away, leaving Nigma alone for now.


I know it's short and not very action-y, but consider what you saw a mere warm-up. I'll try to make the future battles with the other villains more interesting.

I was thinking of bringing in a guest hero character from another part of the DC world to lend a hand to the Bat group. Who could it be? There are no WRONG answers . . .

PS: to the owner of a white sedan with a Superman symbol license plate, your vehicle is on fire and you left your lights on.

And to GoshujinsamaZ" *a'la Darth Sidious voice* rise my young apprentice and spread the word of my awesome story.