The Mad Hatter was sitting at the tea table when he heard his front door open. Instantly, he was on top of the table, ready to tell his "rabbits" to attack the intruder if needs be. When he saw who it was, however, he immediately jumped down and rushed towards the door.

"Oh, Alice! I just knew you'd be here! Oh, where oh where have you been? You're late, late, late, you know!" he exclaimed, opening his arms up in greeting.

Alise, or Alice, gave him a half-grin before wrapping her arms around his neck and burying her injured face into it. When Jervis pulled away so he could look at her to make sure that it was, in fact, his "Alice", he frowned deeply.

"Alice? What happened to you, my dear?"

"TYGER guards attacked me," she nearly spat.

Hatter's blue eyes widened for a split second before he scowled. Strange and his pet TYGERS were a nuisance. Just like the Queen of Hearts' Card Guards. He hated them. Especially now that they've hurt his sweet Alice!

"Shhh...you're all right now, Alice. I'll take care of you," he said softly, gently moving a strand of unruly dark hair out of her eyes. "Here, come with me."

He took her hand in his and led her towards the table where he pulled out a chair for her, gesturing for her to sit down. She did, and the Hatter ran up to the second floor of his apartment, where there was a single bedroom and a small bathroom. A few minutes later, he returned with a bowl of hot water and a wash-rag. Setting the items down upon the table in front of her, he removed his gloves before dunking the rag in the water. After ringing it out, he carefully put it to her split lower lip to clean it.

"Oh, my poor, poor Alice," Hatter said, still gently cleaning her lip. "Tsk, tsk, tsk! What shall I do with you, hm? What shall we do with Strange?"

"Kill him," Alise/Alice replied immediately. "As for me, well, I-"

She was cut off by the Hatter pressing his lips against hers. Alice pushed back from him a little, and he saw her face twisted a little in pain. Despite himself, he blushed sheepishly.

"I'm sorry, Alice," he apologized sincerely. "I should be more gentle, shouldn't I?"

Alise/Alice grinned. The Mad Hatter didn't care that her left eye was nearly swollen shut, nor that her lovely bottom lip was split open. Well, he did, but it didn't make him think any less of her. If anything, he was angry with himself for not being there when she needed him. He couldn't just leave the tea party unattended, though! Because he killed Time, it's always tea time, and he could barely get away...

"I missed you, Hatter," Alise said, putting a soft hand upon the one that was currently attending to her lip.

Hatter stopped attending to her and slowly leaned in until his lips carefully enveloped hers. There was still some dried blood on her injured lip that tasted like salted copper. Not that he'd ever had salted copper before, but if he had, then he was pretty sure that's what blood tasted like. As if it mattered right now. He was beyond thrilled to see and have his Alice in his embrace once again. So much so, in fact, that his pants started to tighten as Alise returned his tender kiss.

"No, no, no! N-not now!" he suddenly yelled, making Alise jump a little. "You're hurt, Alice! You must eat and drink tea and rest!"

Alise sighed. "You're right. Here, how about I go clean myself up, and then I'll join you for a bit of tea?"

"Yes, yes!" Hatter exclaimed. "That would be delightful, Alice! Now go! Off with you, you silly girl!"

He patted her playfully on the ass as she giggled and headed up the stairs that he'd gestured to. Jervis grinned. His "Alice" was back! But, she was hurt! His Alice was hurt! Strange and his TYGER card guards would pay for that. Meanwhile, Alise needed something more proper to wear. Luckily, he'd made a few Alice dresses for just this type of occasion. Once he heard the water running in the bathroom, he tip-toed his way upstairs and into the single bedroom where he kept all of his clothes. Granted, being in a place like Arkham City, he didn't have much in the way of belongings, but he'd managed to procure enough things to get by with. For now. He just hoped that Alise would be pleased with the dress he'd made for her. It was the best he could do, given the circumstances.

Jervis decided that he would just stick the dress inside the bathroom and let her see it once she was done taking her shower. Seeing her naked sillohette through the shower curtain, however, made him rethink things. With a devilish grin now spreading across his face, he gently shut the door, hung the dress on the towel rack, and started to de-clothe himself. After he was completely naked, he snuck into the shower behind Alise and wrapped his arms around her trim waist as she finished rinsing out her beautiful long dark locks.

"Oh!" she exclaimed, startled at first. "Jervis...I thought you were going to wait for me."

She'd giggled when she said this, and Jervis' reply was to simply nuzzle her neck and hold her closer to him. He loved the feel of her soft skin against his own.

"Mmm..." Alyce groaned a little as she felt his hardened member against her backside.

Jervis grinned against the nape of her neck and slid his right hand down towards her sweet entrance. He hadn't really intended to make love to her in her current condition, but he just couldn't help himself. He needed her. She didn't seem to mind, either, given the light moans of pleasure he was causing her to emit from those lovely lips...

Batman had just saved Mr. Freeze from the Penguin, and was now in search of Ra's Al Ghul. He had managed to chase one of Talia's private ninja guards to an open rooftop where he was able to place a tracking device on her. Ra's Al Ghul's blood would be able to help produce a cure for the poison running through his system. This is something that Batman desperately needed right now, otherwise; both he and his greatest enemy, The Joker, will certainly die.

After following the homing device for several meters, he came upon a large open hole in the ground. It was surrounded by both armed and unarmed thugs, but Batman ignored them. Jumping from a gargoyle high atop a building, the Dark Knight glided a few meters before instantly going into a dive. This allowed him to completely bypass the thugs and land safely inside the hole. Looking around, he saw that he was in a part of the sewer system. There wasn't much time. He needed to move fast.