December 5th
2:13 AM
Wonder Tower – Observation Deck

The Batclan and their allies were gathered together for the final time. Jack Ryder had put on another patch to subdue the Creeper and was his normal self again.

"I wanted to thank you for your assistance. You each put yourselves at great risk to help me clear my name when you had no reason to believe I was innocent. You helped to prevent all-out war in Gotham and apprehend two criminals from succeeding in an elaborate murder plot. For that, you have my thanks. You are free to keep the Batwave devices. I've remotely deactivated them but should I need your assistance, I'll reactivate them." Batman explained as he looked across to each of his allies.

"Hey, it was the least that I could do. I mean I almost got you sent up the river after all." Catwoman replied.

"You'd have done the same for us and in some cases you have already." Magician added.

"Yeah and chances are this won't even see the light of day in the media. There's somethings that'd just be impossible to explain so no worries on this ever getting published." Ryder said with a smirk.

"Yeah, spoiler alert, the real reason it won't see the light of day is because it got magically whisked away to the RMS Titanic." Spoiler commented, earning a purse lipped glare from Ryder. Magician had indeed teleported his notes into the ocean.

"We did what was right, beloved." Demoness said as Batman looked towards his team.

"Ryder, Nightwing will take you home. Robin, return Spoiler to her home as well. Catwoman, Magician, I don't believe you need transportation." Batman said as the two women both smiled coyly at him.

"Of course not." Catwoman replied.

"Want a lift Selina?" Magician asked.

"Don't suppose you could send me to the Louvre, could you?" Catwoman asked with a smirk.

"Selina." Batman said in a warning tone.

"Just kidding…kinda." Selina replied before Magician raised her magic wand.

"!yawA tropeleT" She said before she and Catwoman vanished in a puff of pink smoke. Nightwing, Ryder, Robin, and Spoiler all departed, Blackbat following after them, leaving Batman alone with Talia who immediately removed her mask and hood, smiling at the Dark Knight.

"You remember our arrangement, beloved? I'm still holding you to it." She said as Batman gave a nod.

"I have already made the arrangements." Batman replied. Talia smiled at this.

"Excellent. I'll meet you at sunrise by the dock." She replied before turning and leaping off of the railing, leaving the Dark Knight alone at the top of the tower.

8:10 AM
Wayne Manor

"The road outside of City Hall was the scene of a violent four way street brawl between the GCPD, The Batmen led by Robert Lang, the Jokers led by the Joker, and finally a team of costumed vigilantes led by the Batman which left hundreds injured but no so far no fatalities have been reported. During the brawl, it was revealed that Robert Lang was in fact the Rogue's Gallery criminal and former actor Bazil Karlo, alias Clayface. Karlo is reported to have confessed to being an accomplice in a plot to frame the Batman for murder and Police have reported that they later apprehended Dr. Thomas Eliot, alias Hush, attempting to murder billionaire Bruce Wayne at his home in Wayne Manor, as the actual perpetrator of the murder the Batman was previously accused of. At this time the murder charges against the Batman have been dropped. The Batmen have since disbanded and although dozens of Batmen are facing criminal charges, hundreds more remain at large. The Joker and his crew have largely been apprehended. The Joker, Harley Quinn, and Wild Card have been returned to Arkham Asylum along with Clayface, although the Joker had to be rushed to Arkham's medical wing with a broken back, an injury sustained during the melee. Additional charges are also being brought against Dr. Eliot as a string of jewelry store robberies committed over the past few days have been directly connected to Dr. Eliot. Dr. Eliot was taken to Thomas Wayne Memorial after being shot in self-defense by Mr. Wayne's butler, whose name has not been released. In related news, the real Robert Lang was found alive and well in Yellowstone National Park on a camping trip with his family. He reported that his camping trip brought him out of range of most communications and was completely unaware of the recent events in Gotham. He has formally spoken against the Batmen Organization, stating that the law should be upheld by the Police, not civilian militias and has expressed no interest in continuing to lead the Batmen organization." Vicki Vale reported over the radio as Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, and Barbara Gordon helped clean up the manor after Hush's rampage the night before.

"So how satisfying was it, Barb, to 'Crack the Clown?' as Tim has been calling it?" Dick asked as Barbara took a breath.

"Not quite as satisfying as I'd have liked. Arkham doctors report that the damage was temporary. He'll be able to walk again in about six to eight months. Still, it's a victory…and still satisfying." Barbara replied, pulling on a pair of levers on her chair to enable her to "stand" upright without leaving the chair, using the height to put a few fallen books back up onto a bookshelf.

"I'm just glad you're back out in the field again. It's about time we got a ten ton mecha on our side." Tim commented but paused when Barbara gave him a helpless looking smile, almost implying bad news which Tim noticed.

"Oh no, don't tell me-…" Tim said, disappointment sweeping his face.

"Bruce locked the Bat-Bot back down before he left. Said it was a rare one-off moment. Batgirl's back into retirement after her one-night only return." Barbara replied as Tim groaned.

"Oh come on, that's not fair!" Tim argued.

"Well, when you think about it, there's not much call for the ten-ton robot in our line of work. I mean you can't exactly be subtle with that thing. And what if it broke down in the field? Babs would be stuck." Dick commented as Barbara nodded.

"He's right. Besides I've kinda grown accustomed to the whole Oracle thing." Barbara replied as she straightened the lamp shade on a table lamp. Cassandra then whistled for their attention.

"Where is Bruce?" she signed.

"Giving his statement over at GCPD. After that he's going on a luxury cruise on the sea on his yacht with some supermodel." Dick replied, confusing Tim and Cassandra but no Barbara.

"Wait, Gotham's still a mess and he's going on a cruise with some floozy?" Tim asked. Dick and Barbara exchanged coy smirks.

"Look up the name of the model. Her name is Natalie Raatko." Dick said as Tim and Cass both pulled out their smartphones, looking up the name via their remote connection to the Batcave Computer.

"Natalie Raatko…hang on, I'm getting an alias flag linking to Talia al-…oh." Tim said as Cassandra coyly smirked, shaking her head.

"Well, Bruce is technically considered a playboy." Dick commented with a smirk as he and the rest of the Batclan resumed their cleaning of Wayne Manor, knowing that somewhere on the ocean, the Batman was taking a much deserved vacation. Now, whether Batman wanted to be on vacation was a different matter entirely…

The End

Well this was fun and I hope you had fun reading it. Hopefully there'll be some more Batman stories in the future. So be sure to keep coming back for more.

Just one thing, Bruce and Talia are going on a romantic cruise, yes, but it will not lead to the conception of Damian Wayne. Damian Wayne does not and will not exist in my universe. I'm not a fan of Damian since he's too keen to violate the cardinal "no-killing" rule as set forth by Batman. As such he doesn't exist in this universe and never will.