Okay, I give. Batman Begins. Sorry for anyone who was looking forward to Titanic. That'll come later. I'm going to tackle the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy first!
Regarding A Very Avengers Day Out, after much deliberation, that shall continue, starting next Friday!
Enjoy!
The Avengers filed into the living room, and soon only Loki was yet to enter. They all raised their eyebrows at Thor's excited mood. Tony merely shrugged. He slotted the Batman Beginsblu-ray disc into the player, and started setting it up whilst they waited for the trickster. They heard a screeching noise. Everyone screamed as flurries of demonic bats flew through the room, nearly blocking their vision. Pepper and Jane shrieked. As the bats dissipated, THE SCARECROWstrode into the room. As in, the scarecrow from Batman: Arkham Asylum.
"HOLY FUCK IT'S SCARECROW!" Clint gasped.
"I see that the illusion is amusing to you." Scarecrow spoke.
"Loki, you just gained a billion more points of awesome." Bruce nodded.
"BILLION POINTS TO SLYTHERIN!" Tony crowed.
"Slytherin?" Loki-scarecrow was puzzled as he sat down.
Tony mocked dying.
"Harry Potter. After the batman movies." Clint nodded briskly.
"WE MUST EDUCATE HIM!" Bruce threw his arms in the air.
Steve was puzzled too, but Pepper, Jane, and Natasha rolled their eyes. The movie started, and the lights dimmed, shutting them all up. Clint and Tony, the two fanboys, sat either side of Loki-scarecrow.
INT. BRUCE'S BEDROOM, WAYNE MANOR
Alfred moves to the bedside. Looks down at Young Bruce.
"Took quite a fall, didn't we?" Alfred spoke.
Young Bruce looks up at Alfred. Manages a slight smile.
"And why do we fall, Master Bruce?" Alfred enquired.
Alfred reaches up to the curtains. Young Bruce says nothing.
"So that we might better learn to pick ourselves up." He finished.
Alfred smiles gently. PULLS the curtains shut.
"This elderly man's words ring with truth." Thor mused.
"Alfred is so sweet" Pepper smiled. Jane nodded in agreement.
Loki-scarecrow glared at Pepper with glowing eyes, just for the heck of it. He cackled evilly as her and Jane shrieked.
Tony just laughed.
Thomas, coat over his arm, ushers his family down the dark alley, heading for the WELCOMING GLOW of the main boulevard. A FIGURE emerges from the shadows in front of them. A MAN. With a GUN. Shifting uneasily.
"Wallet, jewelry! Fast!" the man demanded.
"That's fine, just take it easy." Thomas spoke.
Thomas hands Young Bruce his coat, then reaches for his wallet. The Man JERKS the gun at Thomas, eyes DARTING. Young Bruce stares up at the gun TREMBLING in the Man's hand.
"Poor kid." Loki-scarecrow mused, eyes glowing.
"SHUSH! FELLOW NERD!" Tony hushed Loki.
"Here you go." Thomas spoke calmly.
The man GRABS at the wallet but FUMBLES it. It FALLS. The Man glances down at the wallet then back to Thomas, scared.
"It's fine, it's fine..." Thomas remained calm.
The Man crouches for the wallet, eyes on Thomas.
"...just take it and go." Thomas spoke.
The Man feels for the wallet, looks at Martha. Her pearls.
"Oh dear." Pepper sighed.
"Some humans have…too much greed." Thor mused.
Loki-scarecrow glared round at everyone to shut them up.
"I said jewellery!" the man with a gun demanded.
She starts pulling off her rings. The Man JERKS the gun at her neck. Thomas STEPS protectively in front of his wife.
"Hey, just-" Thomas started.
BOOM. Young Bruce FLINCHES. Thomas looks down at his bleeding chest. Then back to the Man, saddened. Thomas CRUMPLES. Martha SCREAMS. The Man REACHES for Martha's pearls- but she SCREAMS desperately for Thomas.
"THOMAS! THOMAS!" Martha screamed.
"Gimme the damn..." the man gritted his teeth.
But Martha FLAILS, trying to grab her fallen husband.
The Man SHOOTS her. Then YANKS at her necklace, which BREAKS. Spilling PEARLS all over the asphalt. The Man stands. Turns to Young Bruce. Who STARES at him. Uncomprehending. The Man cannot bear the boy's gaze...And then he RUNS. Young Bruce looks at the bodies of his parents. DROPS to his knees, head down: PEARLS dot the asphalt beneath him. Some of them are bloody
Young Bruce starts to SHIVER.
"HOLY SHIT!" Loki was so shocked he transformed back into himself, wearing tight black trousers and a form-fitting green shirt that made the other guys, except Thor and Steve, jealous.
"YOUNG BRUCE!" Thor cried.
"HOW COULD HE?!" Pepper and Jane shrieked.
Everyone shook their heads, distraught for young Bruce.
They pull up in front of a BASEMENT CLUB.
"They all know where to find Falcone..." Rachel spoke.
Gestures at club.
But no one will touch him because he keeps the bad people rich and the good people scared.
Rachel turns on Bruce.
"And what chance does Gotham have when the good people do nothing?" Rachel looked Bruce in the eyes.
"The mortal speaks true." Thor nodded.
"I like this movie so far." Loki agreed.
"That's it. I'm making a batsuit." Tony noted it down on a StarkTablet.
"I'll build Scarecrow. Then we should venture to what you call Comic-con." Loki nodded.
"YES!" everyone high fived each other.
Alfred throws a switch on a portable GENERATOR: the lamps flicker on, dimly lighting the length of one wall. Alfred peers at the DAMP, DINGY surroundings.
"Oh, charming." Alfred spoke.
Alfred sees the BATS covering the entire ceiling.
"At least you'll have company." Alfred seemed amused.
"Bats…" Loki shuddered.
"Nasty little buggers." Natasha agreed.
"Bats are cute…" Bruce pouted.
"Meh." Steve shrugged.
Wayne pilots using aircraft-like control sticks. Fox, in the passenger seat, hangs on as Wayne PUSHES the vehicle...
The Tumbler SHOOTS PAST: LOW and WIDE, a cross between a Lamborghini Countach and a Humvee. Sandy camouflage, stealth angled panelling and variable-angle flaps across the back.
"Stark, can we have one of those?" Loki pleaded.
"Yes." Tony ignored Pepper's glare. "Yes we can."
"Tony…" Pepper warned.
Loki magicked cat ears on himself, and gave Pepper his best wide-eyed, pleading look. Pepper broke down. Loki and Tony high fived.
"Dude, I want cat ears!" Clint pouted.
Loki rolled his eyes, and snapped his fingers. Brown cat ears appeared on Clint's head. The archer squealed in childish delight.
"I'M A MOTHAFUCKING CAT, BITCHES!" Clint crowed.
"Shut up!" Steve and Bruce protested.
"Please." Jane added.
Fox SHOUTS over the noise of the engine.
"She was built as a bridging vehicle! You hit that button-" Fox started.
Wayne reaches.
"NO, NOT NOW!" Fox protested.
Wayne recoils.
"It boosts her into a ramp less jump! In combat, two of them jump a river towing cables, and then you run a bailey bridge across! Damn bridge never worked- but this baby works fine!" Fox explained.
Wayne inspects the cockpit: a forward-slung "gunner's" driving position between their legs, video screens, electronic controls, windows with HEADS-UP DISPLAY. Wayne ACCELERATES...
The Tumbler TEARS down the straightaway, SKIDS to a HALT.
Fox JOLTS with the stop. Turns to Wayne, a little green.
"What do you think?" Fox asked.
Wayne turns to Fox with a slight smile.
"Does it come in black?" Bruce asked with a slight smirk.
"Right. Tomorrow we build the Tumbler. And we drive to Comic-con in it." Tony nodded.
"Pretty amazing." Steve agreed.
"Amazing…" everyone spoke at once, making them laugh afterwards.
Jumpy Thug FIRES blindly at STROBING SHADOWS- GLIMPSES of a DARK CLOAKED FIGURE moving from SHADOW TO SHADOW. Jumpy Thug empties the clip. FUMBLES for another as he looks out into the darkness.
"WHERE ARE YOU?!" the Jumpy thug shouted.
A whispered word at his ear:
"Here." Batman whispered.
BATMAN'S FACE, UPSIDE DOWN, at the Thug's shoulder- Jumpy Thug SCREAMS as he is ENGULFED by DARKNESS.
"Please, I could do that." Loki rolled his eyes.
"Just enjoy this film, brother!" Thor frowned.
"I am, you oaf."
"I AM NOT AN-"
"Shut up." Natasha glared.
Batman STANDS there, long cape BILLOWING out to one side. The chain SLIDES from his leg. Falcone is behind him, SHOTGUN aimed dead at Batman's head.
"What in God's name are you?" Falcone demanded.
Batman opens his hand, revealing TWO SHOTGUN CARTRIDGES. Then TURNS, billowing cape WRAPPING around him.
"I'm Batman." Batman spoke in an epic voice.
Falcone pulls the trigger. CLICK.
"I'm Batman." Loki did a perfect impersonation of Batman.
"SO AWESOME!" Bruce fanboyed.
Crane reaches into his briefcase. Inside is a BREATHING APPARATUS attached to a small BURLAP SACK MASK.
"Would you like to see my mask?" Crane asked.
He pulls the mask out of the case. Holds it up.
"I use it in my experiments. Probably not very frightening to a guy like you. But those crazies..." Crane chuckled.
Falcone stares at Crane, uneasy. Crane puts on the mask. It is a sack with eye holes and twine stitching for a mouth.
"...they can't stand it..." Crane whispered.
"When did the nut take over the Asylum?" Falcone scoffs.
WHUMP- a cloud of white SMOKE shoots out of Crane's briefcase. Falcone pushes his chair back, COUGHING, surprised.
"They scream and cry..." Crane spoke menacingly.
Falcone looks up at Crane in his mask.
Through Falcone's eyes: tiny LIZARD TONGUES FLICK out of the holes in Crane's mask.
"HOLY SHIT!" Steve dived behind the sofa.
"OH MY GOD!" Jane and Pepper joined him, peeking over the top.
Loki was literally freaking out. His transformation was a bit of fun. But this was terrifying, just like on the chitauri's planet when-
He shook his head fiercely.
Thor got an arm round Loki.
"...much as you're doing now." Crane rasped.
Crane TOWERS over Falcone, FLAMING EYES and FLAMING MOUTH... Falcone SCREAMS.
Loki was literally white. He burrowed his head into Thor's shoulder, and refused to look up.
"Holy shit…oh shit…oh shit.." Clint was also gobsmacked.
Bruce was trying very hard not to hulk out.
Crane BURSTS from the shadows, arm high, aimed at Batman's face- Batman grabs his arm, DUCKING away from the puff of GAS from Crane's sleeve... Batman SPINS Crane, RIPPING off his mask, WRENCHES his arm around to his own face, RIPS Crane's jacket open and pulls out the BLADDER full of toxin.
"Taste of your own medicine, doctor?" Batman spoke in a low voice.
Crane's eyes go wide as Batman SQUEEZES the bladder and a choking cloud of dust sprays into Crane's face...
Crane falls to the ground, CHOKING. Batman turns him over, pulls his face up to meet his.
"Who are you working for?!" Batman demanded.
Crane's eyes are wide with TERROR.
Batman is a DEATH'S HEAD- black eyes, fangs.
"FUCK THIS SHIT!" Bruce dived behind the sofa.
Loki had gotten over his initial fear, but Thor still had an arm round him.
"Ra's... Ra's... Al Ghul..." Crane rasped.
Batman reacts, pulls Crane tighter.
"Ra's Al Ghul is dead, Crane! Who are you really working for?" Batman pursued.
"CRANE!" Batman shouted.
But Crane just STARES at him, EYES GLAZING- MIND FLYING IMAGES CASCADING THROUGH HIS FEVERED BRAIN... Crane smiles.
"Dr. Crane isn't here right now, but if you'd like to make an appointment.." Crane was truly mad.
Sirens outside. Batman TURNS to Rachel. Through her eyes: Batman is a towering HORNED, WINGED DEMON...
"Well…" Bruce peeked out from behind the sofa.
"Didn't like that AT ALL." Steve shivered.
"Me neither." Jane and Pepper sniffed.
"Wasn't nice." Natasha shuddered.
Loki still refused to move.
The cloak goes RIGID- CATCHES THE WIND- like pulling a rip cord- Batman YANKED from Ra's Al Ghul's hands, INTO THE AIR... Ra's SCREAMS as he rides the train OFF THE MONORAIL...CRASHING DOWN INTO WAYNE PLAZA- DIGGING THROUGH THE CONCRETEMETAL SHREDDING, MARBLE SHATTERING, DUST CLOUDS FLYING, PARKED CARS EXPLODING...
The Train has disintegrated into burning rubble just short of the entrance to Wayne Station...
"FUCK YES!" Loki punched the air.
"Finally." Steve sat back on the sofa. Bruce joined him.
"Well…that was.." Thor started.
"FUCKING AWESOME!" Loki grinned.
Thor sighed at his brother's use of midgardian swears.
Gordon fishes in his pocket.
"Take this guy..." Gordon spoke.
He pulls out a clear plastic evidence bag.
"...armed robbery, double homicide..." Gordon continued.
Inside the clear plastic bag is a PLAYING CARD.
"Got a taste for theatrics, like you..." Gordon carried on.
Gordon hands Batman the bag.
"Leaves a calling card." Gordon nodded.
Batman turns the card over. It is a JOKER.
"I'll look into it." Batman nodded.
He steps up onto the balustrade. Gordon looks at him.
"I never said thank you." Gordon spoke.
Batman looks out at the lights of Gotham. Cloak billowing around him.
"And you'll never have to." Batman's voice was low.
Batman DROPS from the rooftop, GLIDING on the night wind. Gordon smiles. He can't help it.
"THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME!" Loki and Tony screamed in unison.
The others nodded in their agreement.
"Well, wait until you see the sequel." Bruce grinned.
"A sequel?" Thor gaped.
"What's it called?" Loki enquired.
Bruce looked up.
"The Dark Knight."
