Chapter 10: Night at the museum
Authors Note: Thanks everyone who reads and reviews. Tonycakes I'm glad you like my cute pairing of Breeze and Catwoman. Here's your next chapter people enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Arkham City but I wish I owned Mass Effect 3.
(Museum)
Batman and I had made our way into the museum after destroying those jammers. Batman finished hacking the terminal and the bars that blocked our way were gone. He walked over to me and walked past me.
"Still time for you to turn back." Batman said.
"Please, I can take Cobblepot in my sleep." I snapped.
"There was a few times he had you held hostage."
"I was a boy and that was because he mostly used explosives." I defended. "Plus he would have caught you if I hadn't been the one to draw his fire first."
"Didn't he catch you earlier tonight?" He asked.
"Didn't he catch you earlier tonight?" I said remembering how he got caught as Bruce Wayne.
"I got out of that."
"So did I," I gloated as we entered the room where I was held hostage. "And he's not gonna get the drop on me ag-AH!" I shouted as a T-Rex pop his head over the railing and roared at us. I jumped behind Batman as he just stood there completely unfazed.
"Jumpy?" He asked with a small amount of humor in his voice.
"Who would build that?" I asked. "What purpose was that built for?"
"Just for a fun scare."
"What if there was an old man there he'd be dead." I said.
He shook his head as we walked down the stairs to see three men holding a guy at knife point. I looked at Batman and he gave me the signal to sneak around them. We took each corner behind a display that took up the center of the room as I pulled out a throwing knife. The thug was about to slit the guys throat but I threw a knife at the guys arm. He let out a scream as he dropped the knife.
We both ran over and in a matter of seconds the hostage was freed and the thugs were beaten to a pulp. We both walked over to the hostage to see that he was a member of Gordon's unit. He told us that there were ten of them taken hostage in the museum and begged us to get them back.
Before we could go further into the museum I walked over to the display that was in the middle to see that girl from earlier encased inside. She sat cross legged inside the case and stared out into space as if she were in deep meditation.
"Hey, you okay?" I asked. She said nothing.
"Hello?" I said waving my hand.
She still said nothing.
Before I could say anything else my head started to hurt as I started to have another memory.
(Flashback)
A young thirteen year old me burst through the hospital doors with tears streaming down my face as doctors and cops tried to stop me. I pushed past them as I made my way to the emergency room before I could burst open the doors I was stopped by Commissioner Gordon. I looked up and he had the look of sorrow on his face as his men came after me. He raised a hand telling them to back off as he looked down at me.
"Where is she?" I asked frantically.
He said nothing as I looked through the window to see the limp pale feature of Barbra Gordon. She had machines beeping next to her she looked white as a ghost and was unconscious. Not sleeping peacefully unconscious. Never in my life have I ever seen her look so…helpless.
"What happened?" I whimpered.
"She was shot son," He said in a low voice. "In the spine s-she won't be walking anytime soon." He whimpered.
I fell on my knees and started to cry, I pounded my fist into the floor cracking the ground beneath me. I looked up and glared angrily at Gordon.
"Who did it?" I snarled. He was hesitant at first but he soon said the name of the person I swore I would destroy.
"Joker…"
I was out of that hospital in a matter of seconds I started running I didn't know where but I was mad. Mad at myself for being so week, mad at Gordon for not being out there looking, mad at Joker for making the biggest mistake of his life.
Mad at Batman for failing me yet again.
I don't even know where he was I just hope he was at least looking for Joker.
I was running down the street when a pair of slim arms wrapped around my waist and threw me in an alleyway. I got up and readied for a fight when I was in awe by a slender women who wore black leather and had tan skin and hair and bright green eyes.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"The key to your salvation," She said as she held out her hand. "But I am also known as Talia Al Ghul."
(Flashback End)
"Jayden are you alright?" Batman asked.
I shook out of my confusion and didn't look at Batman.
"I'm sorry who are you talking to?" I asked.
"Shadow, are you alright?" He said in an irritated voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said as we moved deeper into the museum.
We walked down the dismantled halls of the museum looking at the grotesque displays Cobblepot had made for Harley, Two-Face Ivy, Catwoman. My guess is that once he had us he would put us on display to not only humiliate us but to know that he owns us. I guess I know now why he selected the museum as his hideout.
As we walked down further into the halls we started to hear yelling and cheering as we stumbled upon what looked like an arena. The stairways were fenced in with electricity running through them and had barbed wire at the top. One of Gordon's men staggered towards us. We went to help him when a shot rang out through the room and the man lay dead before us.
We looked up and snarled at the gunmen to be none other than the man himself.
Oswald Cobblepot.
Batman pulled out a Batarang while I pulled out my magnum only for the short man to shake his head at us.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you," He warned. "Show them what we got." He said as Sickle walked forward holding one of Gordon's men with his one arm.
"So boys you here for the cops, the ice man, me?" He said as he let out a chuckle.
"I was only here for the hostages, but now I'm taking you down too." Batman said in a low tone.
"Oh, aren't you scary," He said sarcastically.
"Word on the street is that that pretty boy Wayne had you crying like a bitch." I gloated causing everyone to chuckle.
"Shut up," He shouted. "That was just a trick do you really think that you two can take me down?"
"We're about to find out." Batman snarled.
Cobblepot had a cigar lit for him as he started his monologue.
"You see, I'm what you might call a collector," he said as his boy took his cigar. "If someone wants it I like to think I've got it and if I don't have it, I'll take it. So here's the thing back there I got a cabinet with your name on it and Shadow I just so happen to own you, and as luck would have it here you are standing just where I want you. So what do you think you two gonna play nice and just give up kindly?"
Batman and I stared daggers at him.
"You're not giving orders here anymore Cobblepot." Batman growled.
"And if you recall I had you on your knees begging me to spare your worthless life. So, you can either give us Freeze or you will die." I said in a low voice.
"I was hoping you'd say that." He then opend up the lower levels as a bunch of Arkham inmate neither Joker or Two Face ran out of their cages and surrounded us. "C'mon out boys its initiation time."
Twenty inmates ran in and surrounded us as we stood back to back.
"You ready for this?" He asked.
"Just like old times ay Boss Man?" I said sarcastically.
"Definitely."
We engaged in battle with the inmates. They had us beat in numbers but not skill as we took them down one by one.
Batman landed a fist into one inmates face as I landed an uppercut to another's face. I then picked up one grunt and threw him into a whole group and knocked them all back. Batman pulled out six batarangs and threw them at a cluster of inmates. They all stumbled around in pain and confusion as he dived in and attacked all of them. He broke their arms and legs and cracked their skulls while I took my sword and sliced through their legs and stomachs. Batman landed a punch to the last guys face as we turned our attention towards Cobblepot.
Before we could do anything he took his umbrella gun and shot it at a small chamber that was held above us. It crashed onto the ground and out popped a TITAN monster.
"Guess I didn't get all of the TITAN after all." I chuckled as he charged at us.
I pumped up my veins so that they glowed amber and charged at the monster. I rammed him in the stomach with my shoulder as he let out a breath. I then landed a series of punches to its stomach as more inmates ran into the arena. I then remembered what batman did back at the Asylum and climbed onto the back of the TITAN monster. He swung his arms around wildly and the inmates went flying through the air like birds making very short work of them.
The only one left was the TITAN Monster, Batman ran over and landed multiple punches to its stomach and I finished it off by jumping into the air and slamming its face into the ground. I collected myself as I overlooked the multiple inmates lying on the ground.
"Piece of cake." I gloated as Batman held a finger to his cowl. He chatted with Alfred when I remembered that he was his go to guy when he mentioned another name.
"Nice of you to join us Oracle," Batman chuckled. "Alfred, bring Barbra up to speed."
"Barbra!" I exclaimed. "Barbra still works for you? How does that…Ugh." I growled as my head started hurting again.
"Jayden?" Batman asked.
"Batgirl…Cobblepot…Old hag." I sputtered out remembering how me and her would always take down crime together.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"Fine, just remembering when me and Batgirl kicked Cobblepots ass," I chuckled. "I had my foot on his chest and told him he was my bitch and Batgirl grabbed my ear and twisted it telling me to watch my mouth. I called her an old hag and she called me a little punk…good times."
"Yes they were." Barbra commented on my headset.
"Oh…hey…um look about that last time we saw each other." I started off but she cut me off.
"Save it, you can tell me when you get back." She said.
"If I get back," I muttered. "Okay, I'll see you later."
We left the arena and went after Cobblepot. When we made our way further into the museum we saw Cobblepot freeze another one of Gordon's men with Mr. Freeze's gun. In fact the whole room was flooded and covered in a thick layer of ice.
"This is gonna be a problem isn't it." I said to Batman.
"Yes, as long as he has Freeze's gun we won't be able to get close to Cobblepot." Batman said. "We need to find Freeze and figure out how to disable his weapon."
"My glasses are picking up traces of him on the left side of this room." I said.
"Let's move." Batman said as we walked onto the frozen ground.
We didn't walk three steps when out of nowhere a freaking shark as big as Jaws shot through the icy surface and tried gnawing at Batman. I fell back in surprise as the shark tried to bite Batman but he backed away with a kick to its face. The shark sunk back into the water as I made my way over to the room labeled war room. And by made my way I meant I ran like a bitch while Batman fought the shark.
"Thanks for the help." He grumbled sarcastically.
"Hey, I'll help you fight Penguins, clowns and deformed ex district attorneys with split personality disorders, but sharks is where I draw the line." I said as we walked into the war room.
"Sharks? You fought a giant crocodile man?" Barbra said.
"Yeah, but I didn't see him till last year. I saw Jaws when I was nine." I shot back. "And sharks are the deadliest predators in the world."
Barbra let out a sigh as Batman and I made our way into the war room. We walked into the main room to see a giant map of Gotham with little figures and battle strategies all over it. Guess we know why it's called war room. But aside from this childish display the thing that caught my attention was the ice man himself Mr. Freeze.
He didn't have his armor and his only means of life support was a small capsule with liquid nitrogen in it. He was looking pretty bad as he leaned against the glass panting as if he were having trouble breathing.
"We have to get him out of there." Batman said as he looked around the room.
"You're looking in the wrong place," I chuckled as I walked over to the maintenance room which now had a wall. "Funny, this wall should be here," I pulled out a charge. "Why would Cobblepot put this here?"
"Shadow, get back!" Batman yelled.
Too late.
Before I could plant the charge a giant left arm broke through the wall and grabbed my throat. He slowly carried me into the room before throwing me into Batman. He let out a dark chuckle as he pulled out a giant sword curved to look like a sickle.
"I will cut to pieces American!" He said as four more men came after us.
"No, you will not Russian." I said as I pulled out my sword and leaped at him.
I brought my sword down on him but he easily brought his up and blocked my attack. He pushed me back as I landed on my feet and prepared for his attack. He brought his sword down and I dodged it and landed a punch to his face. He shrugged it off as he then swung his sword around like a mad man. He spun around taking out one of his own men and barely missing Batman before he succumbed to dizziness.
Batman and I both walked up to him and we both punched him in the face knocking him out.
I shook my head in annoyance as I went to the back and opened up Freeze's cell. Freeze fell out of his cell as we both stood before him. When he had his suit he was tough but without it and after being locked up in a heated cell for god knows how long it took its toll on him.
Batman grabbed him by his bald head and pushed him up so they were at eye contact.
"Joker's cure, where is it?" He demanded.
"Forget the clown," Freeze said winded from his imprisonment. "I want Cobblepot, he has my suit my weapons. I'll end him for what he's done to me."
"Take a number pal because I'm up first," I growled remembering that I was also a trophy in his stupid museum. Batman pushed me back.
"Penguins mine," He ordered. "I need you to stay focused on that cure or many innocent people will die." Freeze slouched against the wall as he began talking.
"You don't understand, I cannot complete my work without it," He explained. "I must have it everything depends on it." He said as he looked at Batman with his cold blue eyes. "Everything."
"Penguin is using your gun to protect himself," I said. "I love a challenge but I can't get to him without you're help. So please from one freak to another help me."
"Why would I tell you that, we only just met." He said.
"No we met when I was working with Batman and I was known as Sparrow at the time."
"Also, if you don't help me you won't last much longer. Without you what will happen to Nora?"
"Leave my wife out of this Batman!" Freeze snarled. "Don't let this situation fool you. We are not friends."
"No but we are enemies." I said as Batman picked him up and ripped the vial out of his chest.
"Today is not a good day to push me Victor." He snarled as he dumped the contents of the container onto the floor.
"There's a security override chip I had built into my suit, I had it made to keep anyone from using my weapons against me."
"That didn't work out too well I take it?" I said as I took the vial and took a sample of it for my Adonis formula.
"Why don't you go get it and figure it out for yourself Sparrow!" He yelled at us.
"It's been a pleasure Viktor, keep thinking about that cure while I get your suit back." Batman said as we walked out.
"Oh and it's not Sparrow anymore." I said as I threw the vial back at Freeze who hastily put it back in his blood stream. "It's Shadow."
After we saved Gordon's men and took out Cobblepot's crew we went over to Freeze's suit and Batman removed the chip. Gordon's men took over the museum as Batman and I made our way to finish off Cobblepot.
We made our way to the Iceberg lounge we had Cobblepot beat. We took out all of his men, his asylum inmates, and his TITAN monster and Sickle so unless that shark has legs and can live without water Penguin is as good as dead.
We walked in and sure enough Oswald was standing on a balcony with Freeze's gun.
"Ello boys," He greeted. "You finally have the balls to come and face me." We didn't even bother to respond as he blind fired his freeze gun at us. He yelled insults at us as we finally made our way to the walkway leading to Cobblepot. We slowly walked towards him as Batman pulled out the switch and pressed the button. Penguin tried to fire at us but it didn't respond.
While he tried to get the gun to work Batman literally walked up to him and landed an uppercut to his face. His short stocky figure went flying over the railing and onto the ground below.
"You're finished Cobblepot." Batman snarled.
"No I'm sorry please, don't hurt me!" He pleaded.
"I can't promise that." He said in a dark voice.
"Me neither."
Just then he pulled out a detonator and sent us down below to the lower levels into a dark chamber. We looked around to see that we were in a chamber that looked like something out of Frankenstein. Just then some floor panels opened up and sparks started illuminating from them.
"Aw, don't look so said I have a surprise for ya." Cobblepot said as he pressed the button again.
The sparks shot out towards a giant man who was bigger than Bane. He was pale white and his skin was a little decay. He let out a growl when the sparks hit him. This happened for a minute before he finally woke up. Though I think woke us was a poor choice of words. His body cackled before he slowly walked towards us. I stood next to Batman as we stared down at this monstrosity.
"Solomon Grundy…" He growled as he slowly walked towards us.
"Born on a Monday…" He stomped closer to us.
"Christen on Tuesday…" He reached out to us.
"Married on Wednesday!" He roared as his fist was mere inches from our face.
"I found him down here when I bought this place." Penguin Chuckled. "Comes in handy."
Grundy then ripped his restraints off the wall and chained to them were metal balls. He towered over us as he held the two wrecking balls in his hands. That's when I noticed something, his veins were glowing amber.
"That's my Adonis formula!" I yelled.
"Is that what that was called?" Penguin asked. "I didn't know some block with a red helmet gave it to me and told me to give it to him. Said, 'it would make him stronger.'"
"Dammit Jason!" I yelled as I charged at the zombie. He let out a roar as it swung its weapon at me and knocked me away.
"Shadow!" Batman yelled as he threw a Batarang at its head.
It bounced off and all he managed to piss it off. He let out a roar as it swung around wildly. Batman dodged the attack as the monster started to slow down. It started panting as the three floor panels opened up and shot a jolt of electricity through his body.
I looked over to Batman and we both had the same idea. We both ran over top each pad, I placed a charge and he set some gel down. With a push of a button we blew up the panels, Grundy cleched his chest as it fell to his knees. I ran over and landed a series of punches to its face, I finished with an upper cut as it staggered to its feet.
"Let's see how much that ugly son of a bitch can take!" Penguin pressed the button a few times before the floor panels responded and fired a massive surge of electricity into its body burning most of its clothes and exposing its rib cage.
It let out another roar as it swung its wreaking balls which were now on fire at us leavening a fiery trail behind us. Barley touching the flames we set another set of explosives as it jumped smashed its wreaking balls down on us. I charged up my strength and tackled it in the stomach. It fell back as I heard the explosion which caused it to fall down dead. I took this as my chance to finish it off as I drew my sword and was ready to stab its heart.
Before I could land the final blow Grundy's right hand shot out and wrapped around me tight. I tried to break free but he was too strong even with my Adonis power. He crawled over to the machines that were keeping him alive and smashed his left hand into the machine sending jolts of electricity through his body and into mine.
"Shadow, get out of there now!" Batman yelled.
Using all my strength I pulled its thumb off me and flipped out of its grip landing a kick to its chin. Batman held the trigger of his explosive gel and pressed the button. A massive explosion erupted behind Grundy and in the confusion his wreaking ball got caught in the gears and he was where he started. Batman ran over to him and with all his strength and all his speed landed a punch through Solomon Grundy's ribcage and crushed its heart with his bare hands.
"And that's the end of Solomon Grundy." I said remembering that nursery rhyme.
Just then Cobblepot was on the ground floor with a grenade launcher.
"Just you and me left the Bat verse the Bir-" He was cut off I kicked the damn thing out of his hands and landed a series of punches to his stupid little head. After I had beaten all of my repressed rage into his greedy face I grabbed him by the throat and threw him on the ground.
As I looked down at his unconscious body I had another memory from the good old days.
(Flashback)
Penguin had just gotten his ass kicked after he had failed to rob a back and I stood triumphantly over his body.
"I told you Cobblepot you're my bi-Argh!" I yelled as Batgirl twisted my ear.
"Watch your mouth ya little punk." She snarled as she twisted my ear tighter.
"Stop that you stupid old hag!" I yelled.
"Why you," I broke free as she chased me around the bank. The hostages and cops were giving us 'WTF?' looks but we didn't care.
I loved her and she loved me and whether we would be Batgirl and Shadow or Barbra and Jayden we would always have fun.
(Flashback end)
"I told you Cobblepot you're my bi-Argh!" I screamed as static screeched through my headset and tearing my ears up.
"Watch your mouth you little punk." Barbra said in a teasing voice.
"Shut up ya old hag." I shot back but not as mean as I was when I was a child. Even though she's in a wheelchair and even though I'm I monster we still remember that we were Batgirl and Sparrow.
Good times.
Whew long chapter and just because I'm bored I'm gonna do a small crossover.
Enjoy.
I was free running over the rooftops of Arkham City when I heard the sound of a Batclaw. Grinding my teeth thinking it was Batman I readied my sword ready to cut his line. I leaned over the ledge and before I knew it my head collided with the new Batgirls head. We both fell back in pain as I looked over to the young girl. She was dressed in the same Batgirl armor as Barbra.
"What the hell…Sarina?" I asked in disbelief.
"Shh…" She hushed as she ran over and placed her hand over my mouth. "I'm not wearing this mask because it's cool it's to hide my identity."
"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked in annoyed tone.
"I'm here helping Batman, what are you doing here?" She pouted as she crossed her arms. "Here to kill Batman again."
"No, I'm…looking for something." I wasn't gonna tell this pain in the ass about Red Hood and my memories.
"Oh," she said with a mischievous grin on her face. "Like your precious diamonds that Catwoman stole?"
"How the hell do you know about that?" I asked.
"I just saw Catwoman and Breeze, Breeze told me that Catwoman swapped your goods with a kitten."
"Piss off."
"Aww, don't be mean," She pouted childishly. "Are you still mad about how me and Batman kicked your butt back at Arkham Island?"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa…You and Batman?" I asked laughing at the idea. "No, no, no, no, all you did was throw a Batarang at my head that was it." She dug her foot into the ground as she held her arms behind her back.
"It was a nice throw…" She muttered.
"Yes, yes it was…" I sighed in annoyance as she let out a giggle.
Okay, I just did this for laughs. Tonycakes if you don't like this I'll take it down. I don't know why but last night when I finished writing this chapter this idea just popped in my head. I just did this as a omake or something I figured what the hell? I do not own Sarina Tonycakes does Please don't sue.
Read and review please kay thanks.