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Hello readers, it me Nomad88 back with another chapter in the Batman Beyond Universe. Another chapter filled with brand new developments, so having said that all that's left is to Read, REVIEW(Feedback….I like Feedback), and of course ENJOY…..
Chapter 12: There Will Be Blood
Durlan's Toy Factory 1:30 am
Terminal stood up from his seat on the desk in the office that he and his inner circle of Jokerz shared. Terminal walked past the Dee Dee twins, Ghoul, Chucko, Woof and Bonk and out of the office and they followed close behind him.
*X*
Terminal walked out of the office and he stood at the top of the stairs that overlooked open area of the abandoned Toy Factory. Down below the music played loudly and the aspiring Jokerz recruits were dance wildly. Terminal looked at all of them and his eyes narrowed slightly. As he looked at them his inner circle came and stood behind them.
"Look at them" said Ghoul with a smirk, "They have no idea that they are cannon fodder"
"I'm surprised we were able to scrap them together…..how many are down there again" asked Chucko
"About 20 or 30" the twins said at the same time
"That should be enough" said Terminal as he reached behind his back and pulled out a gun. He aimed the gun at the sound system playing the music and he pulled the trigger.
BANG! The thin laser from the gun hit the sound system and destroyed it sending sparks everywhere. All of the Jokerz recruits stopped dancing and turned to Terminal and his Jokerz.
"Play time is over" started Terminal putting the gun back in his pocket, "All of you have been recruited into my group of Jokerz and as I'm sure all of you know how I do business. We are merciless, we are Ruthless, and we are….."
"JOKERZ!" the recruits shouted out.
"That's right…..Now recently I'm sure all of you have heard that I've declared this city Jokerz territory…but so far it seems no one is really taking us seriously, which is why tonight we are gonna live up to the legacy that the original joker started. Tonight we are gonna spread fear into the heart of the people, tonight we are gonna paint this city red and it will be with the blood of Neo-Gotham…oh yes there will be blood and if your afraid of blood I suggest you leave now"
"HELL NO!" they shouted
"Good….Now here's what all of you are going to do" said Terminal with a smile.
*X*
Flashback: Years Ago: Bat Cave
A young Barbara Gordon walked down the winding stairs that led into the Bat Cave. Her hair was disheveled, and all she was wearing was one of Bruce's white dress shirts and her underwear. She smiled to herself as she saw Bruce sitting at Bat computer typing away and all he was wearing was a pair of boxers. Barbara made her way over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Hey, what are you doing?" she asked kissing him on his cheek
"Dick and Damian went out on a call and they aren't back yet"
"Where did they go?"
"I'm trying to figu….." he started before he heard the entrance to the Bat Cave open and the Bat mobile came riding in.
SCREEEEEECH! CRASH! Went the sound of the batmobile coming to a crashing stop in the bat Cave. The Batmobile was halfway destroyed, it had deep slash marks in it, chunks of metal missing, the windows were cracked, the end of the vehicle was almost gone and one tire was blown out. The door opened and then fell off, and a mid to late teen looking Damian Wayne aka Robin stepped out covered in blood.
"ALFRED! BRUCE! GET OVER HERE NOW!" he shouted. Damian was a mess, his mask was gone, as was his cape and the rest of his robin costume was shredded and he had deep bleeding scratches going across his chest, arms, and legs. His lip was busted and his nose looked like it was broken.
"ALFRED!" Damian shouted again as he leaned into the batmobile again and he pulled out Dick Grayson aka Batman. If Damian looked like a mess then Dick looked like a train wreck. He was unconscious and his Batman costume was practically gone, which made it easier to see that he was missing his left hand and his left leg, and he was bleeding uncontrollably.
"OH MY GOD" whispered Barbara as she and Bruce ran over to the both of them. Bruce grabbed Dick out of Damian's arms
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!" he shouted as he turned and ran towards the medical wing in the Bat Cave. Barbara wrapped one of Damian's arms around her neck and helped him over to the Medical wing.
"We went out on a routine call and we got ambushed by Killer Croc and that Goddamn shadowy figure again"
"Shadowy Figure" repeated Bruce as he laid Dick down on the table "ALFRED!" he shouted.
Alfred finally entered the bat cave and came running down the stairs as fast as he could he was getting old but he still had a few more years left in his body. Alfred rushed over to the table and immediately gasped at the sight of Dick Grayson. He looked down and he saw the stumps were his hand and leg used to be and he saw blood was still seeping out.
"We need to cauterize the wound….Hurry find me something I can use" said Alfred
Bruce turned around and grabbed a flat smooth metal plate that was lying on the counter. He then opened one of the drawers and pulled out a small metal cylinder. He pressed the button and a wide hot laser beam shot out. He held the cylinder in the middle of the metal plate until he saw the middle turn red. Bruce then turned off the beam and he carefully handed the plate to Alfred.
"I'm Sorry Master Grayson" said Alfred before he firmly put the metal plate on the stump of his left leg
"RAHHHHHHHHHH!" shouted Dick in absolute agony and when he began to thrash Bruce and Damian rushed over. Bruce and Damian had to hold him down and Barbara had her arms wrapped around his neck and was whispering words of comfort into his ear. Alfred took the plate off and handed it to Bruce who took it and heated it up again and he gave it back to him. Alfred then put the hot plate on the stump of his left hand.
"RWAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he shouted and thrashed out again.
*X*
30 minutes later
Alfred walked out of the medical wing and he was covered in blood. He walked over to a medical station where Barbara was stitching up the last slash on Damian's chest and Bruce was leaning against the wall with that emotionless mask on his face. They all looked up as he came over to them.
"How is he Alfred?"
"He'll live Master Wayne, but I'm afraid he'll need a replacement leg and hand, and also His right eye is gone as well. I tried to save it but it was too damaged, it had a small piece of shrapnel in it so I had to remove it completely"
"Jesus" said Barbara glancing in the direction of the motionless and heavily sedated Dick Grayson
"I've done all I can the rest is up to him"
"Thank you Alfred….that will be all" Bruce replied anger evident in his voice. Bruce balled up a fist and then he turned to Damian and Barbara.
"Both of you get dressed now, we're going to find who did this" he said as he started to walk past them.
"Wait Bruce….Damian is injured he needs…."
"That was an order Barbara….Damian is fine"
"And…. I'm in the room too" said Damian
Bruce continued on and towards the Bat suits that were held in the glass cases. Barbara let out a sigh and then turned back to Damian, who looked like he needed to sleep for a week. She picked up the sutures and began to finish stitching up his wound.
"GRR" he grunted in pain, "I-I…..I hope you don't think…..that just because you tried to stand up for me….I-I'm…going to call you Mom" he struggled to say looking at her. She stopped for a moment and then looked at him.
"I don't know what you're talking about" she said while biting her lip knowing that she wasn't going to fool Damian.
"Coy isn't your strong suit Gordon….you're in my father's shirt…your hair is messy and you have no pants on, not that hard to figure out…..e-especially….with my int-intelligence" he continued trying to block out the pain.
Barbara let out a sigh and started back stitching him up.
"This….this isn't how I wanted you to find out…..actually I didn't want anyone to find out"
"So you and my Father"
"Me and Bruce" she repeated
"He's gonna break your heart you…you do know that right…..he's too Devoted to this" said Damian pointing to the Cave, "If that damn Cat lady couldn't tie him down and….…grr….. n-neither could the Amazon…..I don't think you'll be able to either, you'll just be another notch on the bedpost" said Damian
"Don't be an asshole Damian"
"I'm not trying to be…I'm just stating facts"
"Well….we'll see"
"Yeah….we will" he replied
"Done" she said putting her instruments down.
"Thanks" he said standing up from the station, he let out another groan of pain but he took a deep breathe and pushed the pain he was feeling aside.
"Listen Damian…promise me you won't tell anyone about this….about me and him, especially Dick" she said turning her gaze to him lying on the table, trying not to let her tears fall down her face.
"Don't worry Gordon…keeping secrets is all apart of being in the Wayne Family…and you don't have to worry about me telling Dick….he already knows" said Damian passing her and heading towards the bat suits where Bruce was already dressed as Batman. Barbara stood in her spot with wide eyes. She slowly turned her eyes over to the motionless Dick and she let out a frustrated sigh.
"BARBARA LET'S GO!" shouted Batman
Barbara turned her gaze to Batman and she slowly made her way over to the bat suits.
*X*
Present: Young Residence
Barbara shot up in her bed and looked around. She noticed that she was in her house and in her bedroom, she turned and saw her husband Sam Young sound asleep. Throwing the covers off of her body, she got out of the bed and grabbed her black robe and put it over her naked body and walked out of her bedroom.
*X*
Barbara went to her kitchen cabinet and pulled out a clear glass and a bottle of bourbon. She poured herself a full glass of bourbon and downed the whole glass in one gulp. She then leaned against the counter and let out a huge sigh.
'Damn Bruce and bringing up the past…I can't stop thinking…..' she stated before her eyes suddenly snapped open. If she was a normal person she would be scared out of her mind but she wasn't exactly normal. Standing in the middle of her living room were two people. One had a Gray Cloak covering his head and the other was a bald man with a black mask and a red and black karate gi.
"Damian, you really need to learn how to knock" she said pushing herself off of the counter and putting her glass down. The Gray Ghost pulled his hood off to reveal the face of Damian Wayne.
"Yeah I'll put that on my to do list" he replied walking forward towards the counter, "You got an extra glass" he asked. Barbara turned around and went back to her cabinet and took out another glass.
"Would your friend like one too" she asked
"No Ma'am I would not…..I only like Huangjiu"
"What the hell is that" she asked
"It's a type of Chinese liquor Barbara…..it's actually quite tasty" said Damian
Barbara shrugged her shoulder and only took out one glass. She turned back around and went to the counter and poured the bourbon into her glass and Damian's and pushed it to him. Damian grabbed the glass and held it up.
"Occasion" he said
"To the past" she replied. They tapped their glasses together and then downed their drinks in one gulp
"AHHHH…cough…cough" gagged Damian feeling the liquor hit the back of his throat, "I've been in Russia too long, I thought I built up a tolerance to all liquor, but it seems it only applies to Vodka"
"Who are you" asked Barbara turning her eyes to the bald man in the black mask,
"I am Yinn, Master Wayne's assistant of sorts" Yinn replied.
"You're his assistant" Barbara said in slight shock
"Yes I am…I have been for quite some time"
"And you've kept your sanity in tact, that's impressive" she said with a smile
"Funny Gordon…..very funny" said Damian, "So why are we toasting to the past"
"I talked to Bruce earlier"
"About Batman" asked Damian
"No…..about….about Helena"
"The Huntress….why"
"Because I recently found out that she's the leader of the Knightbreed" said Barbara biting her lip
"WHAT" replied Damian narrowing his eyes, "I thought you said she was dead?"
"I lied Damian, okay…I lied" she replied pouring more liquor in her glass and in Damian's.
"Forgive my interruption Ms. Gordon"
"Call Me Barbara"
"Okay Barbara….but who is the Huntress" asked Yinn
"She's a crazy arrow shooting woman who we used to fight crime with"
"Don't talk about her like that Damian she wasn't crazy…okay maybe she was crazy but it was my fault she was like that"
"How was it your fault?"
"She put her into the Lazarus Pit Yinn" said Damian looking at him. Yinn's eyes widen at the mention of the Lazarus Pit because he was all too familiar with its mysterious properties.
"You submerged her into the pit" stated Yinn
"Yes" replied Barbara looking at him
"Well that's the reason why she became…..unstable…you are not supposed to be submerged into the Lazarus Pit"
"How would you know?"
"Because it is my duty to know"
"Barbara….Yinn was one of the first people to ever discover the Lazarus Pit….even before my grandfather Ra's Al Ghul" said Damian with a smirk taking a gulp from his glass of bourbon.
"WHAT!...that's impossible….that would make you….." she started
"Very…Very….old" said Yinn with a smile "You see Barbara there is more than one way to use the Lazarus Pit…there's the wrong way which can turn someone insane…and then there's the right way, which brings youth and longevity"
"How…."
"Barbara" came Sam's voice. Damian and Yinn quickly and soundlessly hopped over the counter and crouched down, just as Sam walked into the living room.
"Hey, what are you doing up Sam" she said quickly walking from around the counter and towards him.
"You weren't in bed and…"
"I just got up to get a drink….I'll be back in just a second" she replied quickly kissing him on the lips, and ushering out of the room
"Alright…but hurry back to bed" he said turning and going back towards their bedroom. Barbara watched him leave and then turned back to the counter where Damian and Yinn both stood up.
"Why are you here Damian" asked Barbara
"Kobra" he stated
"Good job with that submarine thing….mr. anonymous"
"You're welcome, but I'm afraid I have some bad news"
"What is it?"
"A dangerous General by the name of Zander is in Gotham"
"Who is Zander?"
"A tough opponent…..If I can capture him he can lead me to King Kobra, but unfortunately I don't know where he is"
"So why come to me"
"Because I need you to do me a favor I need you to look into any place that Kobra might be"
"Why can't you do it" she asked
"Because Yinn and I are on a campaign to destroy Derek Powers…..we have to make sure he doesn't make anymore nerve gas for Kobra and the only way to do that is to take him down"
"Damian I have a lot on my plate right now I don't need you swooping in and starting shit"
"Barbara I wouldn't even be in this damn depressing city if it wasn't important….I need you to do this for me…and I promise when I'm taking down Powers it will be quickly and quietly okay" he replied reaching into one of his pouches and pulling out a small disc. Barbara let out a sigh and took the disc
"That is all the information I have on Kobra and the places they like to set up shop at"
"Listen my hands are tied at the moment, but I can give this to my best detective….."
'That's fine, there's nothing incriminating on that disc just descriptions of places…I need that as quickly as possible"
"I'll tell her to put a rush on it"
"Thanks and here is a contact number to get in touch with me once you have the info" said Damian pulling out a card with a number on the back. He gave her the card and then put his hood back over his head and turning and heading for the window.
"It was nice meeting you Barbara" said Yinn turning, but before he could turn, Barbara grabbed his arm.
"Yinn, I-I would like to talk to you more about the Lazarus Pit….if you don't mind"
"…I do not see why not, but I'm afraid it will have to wait until another time….you see I'm quite tired Master Wayne and I have been searching for Kobra all night"
"Of course….whenever the time is right for you" replied Barbara letting his arm go.
Yinn turned and headed for the window where Damian was standing. Damian turned his head slightly back to Barbara
"You still need to talk to Bruce about this Batman thing Barbara and you need to do it now" he said before jumping out of the window. Yinn put his foot on the edge of the window and he jumped out as well.
"I know Damian…I know" she whispered to herself as she went to the window and slide it shut. Barbara then took a deep breathe and then headed back to her bedroom.
*X*
Next Day: Neo-Save Grocery Store- 9:00 am
The medium sized grocery store was filled with many Neo-Gotham citizens. All of them searching for food to buy for their families for the week. None of the people in the store realized that today would be their last day in the land of the living. Six Jokerz rushed into the grocery store and pulled out their automatic weapons.
"HELLO CITIZENS WELCOME TO JOKERZ CITY HAHAHAHAHAA!" one of the Jokerz shouted out before they all began to open fire and mow down the civilians in the crossfire. After unleashed their bullets onto the people the Jokerz quickly ran out of the store and jumped into a black hover van that was waiting for them and it flew off into the morning sky.
*X*
Neo- Gotham Public Train 9: 45 am
Several people were sitting on the train heading for their jobs. The train came to a stop and the doors opened and several more people got inside, but one person in particular stood out. He was wearing a long red coat, and a purple hat. The doors closed and the train started to move again. The Man felt the train start to move and he threw off his coat to reveal himself to be a jokerz member. He quickly pulled out a white patch and he slapped it onto his arm. His muscles started to double in sized and he started to grow in height as well. The Jokerz member let out a roar and then he charged at the people on the train who were screaming and trying to get away but they were trapped. The muscle bound man grabbed on the people by the head and then smashed them into the window. He then grabbed another person and slammed them together. Just as the muscle bound joker grabbed someone else he suddenly dropped to a knee.
"I-I…..don't….feel…" he started before his muscles began to triple, and then quadruple, until he exploded.
*X*
BOOM!, The force of the explosion shook the train car causing it wobble just as the train was going around a curb. The wobbling car tipped over and causing the tail end of the train to fall off the tracks and drag across the ground below, destroying the street, and several cars in the process.
*X*
T.V
"Good Morning Neo-Gotham I'm Tom Monroe and with me as always is my co-host Kim Warren.
Kim: Thanks Tom. Today's top story the Jokerz have been attacking random spots around the city all morning at it seems there is no end in sight.
Tom: That's right Kim so far the places the Jokerz have attacked are the Neo-Save Grocery killing 15 people and injury 9, The Neo-Gotham public Train was attacked as well destroying the tail end of the train, and…
KRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Deidre: We interrupt this boring program to bring you a message from the Jokerz
Delilah: And this isn't just any message you Neo-Gotham dorks so you better listen carefully or
Together: BOOM!
Terminal: Hello Citizens of Jokerz City, for those of you who do not know me I'm Terminal. It seems that you people did not understand what my Inner Circle was saying last time we interrupted this yellow journalism, so I guess you need to hear it from the person in charge…..me. This- is- my- city….do you hear me…..my city and I want all of you rich bastards out, I want all of you cops gone, the Knightbreed gone…and I want Batman Gone and I want this done by tonight and if I don't get what I want….then it's gonna be Anarchy. You think what's happened so far is bad then you're gonna love what I have planned. There are seven bombs planted through Neo-Gotham each wired with enough explosives to take out 5 city blocks, and they are rigged to blow if anyone tampers with them and they each have a timer on them set to go off at specific times, and I believe the first one is gonna go off at Hamilton High School. This is your first and last warning…..GET OUT!
Dee Dee twins: We now take you back to your regular schedule bullshit programming….
Kim: I-I…..Tom
Tom: W-We'll be back after this commercial…
*X*
McGinnis Apartment 9:50am
RING! RING!
Terry McGinnis cracked open his eyes and he looked at his night stand and saw that his cell phone was ringing. Pushing himself up in his bed he reached over and grabbed his cell phone and he flipped it open.
"Yeah" he said letting out a loud and long yawn.
"Time to go to work Get dressed I'm sending the Batmobile to your place it will be cloaked"
"What's the problem?"
"JOkerz" said Bruce
Terry threw the covers off of his body and he stood up. He squatted down and reached under his bed and pulled out his Batman costume and he immediately began to get dress.
*X*
NGCPD
"CALL THE BOMB SQUAD AND I WANT ALL OFFICERS TO GET TO HAMILTON HIGH AND START EVACT NOW! LET'S MOVE PEOPLE WE'RE AGAINST THE CLOCK!" shouted Barbara and she and several officers rushed out of the police precinct and to their cars.
*X*
Across Town
Bonk, Chucko, and Ghoul rode their motorcycles down the street at top speed. They swerved in and out of the traffic until they made a sharp turn around a corner and started down a long straight road.
After a few minutes of driving down the road, a large gray wall started to become visible in the distance. They each began to put on the brakes until them came to stop.
"Arkham Asylum" said Chucko
"You think that idiot came through" asked Ghoul
"We're about to find out now" said Chucko pulling out a hand held computer pad. He then pulled out a cell phone and dialed a few numbers.
Ring Ring Click
"Hello"
"Yeah it's us…do the upload" said Chucko. Chucko looked down at his computer pad and it gave a loading sign and then it said loading complete.
"It's done…..be at the south gate exit" said the voice on the other end before a click was heard indicating the end of the phone call.
Chucko touched the screen on his computer pad and a layout of Arkham Asylum came up.
"He came through….let's go….we're on a schedule" said Chucko as he got off of his motorcycle. Ghoul and Bonk did the same thing and then all rushed towards the south exit.
*X*
The Three Jokerz reached a gray metal door that said South Exit. The door opened and a guard stepped out and looked around. Chucko, Ghoul and Bonk rushed forward and through the door and once they were through the guard closed the door.
*X*
Inside Arkham Asylum
Once they were inside Chucko looked around and saw they were in some type of emergency exit and there was on one door, which was the one they came through, and several set of stairs that led upwards and further into Arkham Asylum.
"Hey did you disable the security systems" asked Ghoul looking at the guard
"Yes I did…..just as you asked….now where is my wife" the guard asked
"She's dead" responded Chucko turning to him
"WHA…." Started the guard before Bonk pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the throat. The Guard fell down to the ground bleeding and after a few seconds he was lying dead on the ground in a pool of blood. Chucko looked down at his computer pad again and he pressed a button. From the side of his computer pad two slips of paper printed out. He ripped them out and he handed on to Ghoul and one to Bonk.
"Alright you guys know the plan set the charges and meet back here….that is a map of where you need to specifically plant each bomb….hurry up too and be careful we can't let any of the other guards see us" said Chucko as he started up the stairs and he was closely followed by Ghoul and Bonk.
*X*
Hamilton High School
A several police cars hovered in the air above Hamilton High. Some were already on the ground helping the teachers keep the teens calm and keep them moving to get them out of the school.
From one of the cars in the air Barbara Gordon leaned out and she had a bull horn in her hand.
"This is Commissioner Gordon the NGCPD please quickly and calmly exit the building, this is not a drill"
"Commissioner!" shouted her female driver
"What is it" she said turning back to her diver
"Bomb squad just called their on the way…but they'll be in her 6 minutes"
"That's too long we don't know what time the bomb is supposed to go off….take me down"
"Commissioner"
"NOW!" she shouted. Her driver nodded her head and proceeded to make the car descend.
*X*
In the Air
The Batmobile flew through the air at high speeds towards Hamilton High.
"ARE THEY INSANE!" Batman shouted as he finished watching the news report through the Batmobile screen.
"Yes they are" replied Bruce
"Okay…we have to take this Terminal guy down and I mean immediately"
"We will but right now focus on the task at hand disarming that bomb"
"Right….we're coming up on Hamilton High right now" said Batman looking through the screen.
"Good…..listen hover above the school" said Bruce
Batman made the cloaked batmobile hovered above the school just as he was instructed.
"Now what"
"Look on the controls you should see several buttons labeled scanner"
"Yeah I see them"
"Press the first button and the third button together"
Batman reached over and pressed the buttons.
"Explosive scanning in progress….scanning…. scanning" went the computer's voice. Batman looked on as the screen brought up a blueprint layout of Hamilton High school, with every floor and every room visible.
"Scanning…Scanning…..Scanning….no explosive found in area" the computer responded.
"What" said Batman with wide eyes, "Computer scan again"
"Scanning….Scanning…..Scanning…..No Explosives found in area"
"Okay….so there are no bombs" said Batman
"Which means Terminal was lying…..why is the question" asked Bruce
"Diversion" Batman threw out
"From what"
*X*
Arkham Asylum
Chucko, Bonk, and Ghoul rushed out of the South Exit and back to their motorcycles. They each swung their legs over their bikes. Chucko pulled out a small metal cylinder that had a small red button on the top and a smile formed on his face.
"BOOM" he said pressing the button, while starting up the engine of his motorcycle and driving off with Bonk and Ghoul right behind him.
KABOOOOOOOOM!
The explosion could be heard for miles. Several specifically chosen areas of the Arkham Asylum prison went up in an impressive show of destruction. One of the support beams for the guard tower was blown out and it began crumble. The guard tower began to wobble where it fell over and crash to the ground with a loud boom.
BOOM! Went the sound of one of the walls inside the Asylum being blow apart scarring the inmates, but once the dust settle and they saw that the wall was opened dozens of orange jumpsuit wearing criminals began to file out and into the yard.
BOOOM! All around the Asylum different and random sections began to be blown apart and inmates began to file out.
"Holy Shit…..it's a prison break….radio in for back up!" shouted one of the guards as he rose to his feet and pulled out his weapon.
*X*
Hamilton High
Commissioner Gordon, the students gathered outside, and the police that were one the scene all turned to the west when they heard the explosion. They all saw smoke rising in the distance
"What the…"started Barbara
"COMMISSIONER!" shouted Detective Montoya Bullock rushing over
"What is it"
"Ma'am we just got a call from Arkham Asylum…the Jokerz have targeted it, we got reports of multiple explosions and the prisoners are free"
SCREEEECH! Went the sound of a large Van pulling up to Hamilton High, on the side of the Van read: NGCPD Bomb Squad.
"Bomb squad is here…Bullock where is your car" asked Barbara
"Over there" she pointed
"Good you come with me, we're going to Arkham" said Barbara going towards Montoya's car, "This is Commissioner Gordon I need 3 units to follow me to Arkham Asylum we got a prison break…let's move" she continued into her radio.
*X*
Batmobile
"Incoming Distress Call from Arkham Asylum" said Bruce
"I'm already gone" replied Batman as he pushed on the throttle and the cloaked Batmobile rocketed towards the overrun Arkham Asylum.
*X*
VROOM! VROOM! Went the sound of the motorcycles as they zoomed down the street. Chucko, Ghoul, and Bonk turned into a parking deck and went up the winding road until they came to the abandoned top floor, where Terminal, Dee Dee twins and Woof were waiting. Terminal was looking through a pair of binoculars and the smoke rising from Arkham Asylum.
"Hey Terminal, it's done" said Ghoul
"Good job….all is going according to plan, now let's go pay our…..mayor a visit" said Terminal taking the binoculars off of his eyes and starting up his motorcycle.
*X*
Arkham Asylum
"GET BACK IN YOUR….ARGH!" shouted a guard as three men in orange jumpsuits jumped on top of him and started punching and kicking him. One of the inmates grabbed his gun and turned to a group of approaching guards and opened fire.
*X*
The Batmobile flew through the air and came up to Arkham Asylum and through the viewing screen Batman saw everything was happening. He saw several walls were destroyed and many inmates were running through the holes and down the long road trying to get away from the Asylum.
"It's a mad house" said Batman looking at the chaos.
"McGinnis fly towards the hole and deactivate the cloaking"
Batman directed the batmobile to fly towards the giant hole in the Asylum and the cloak deactivated.
"Now what"
"Press the blue button on the right side of the thrusters"
Batman looked for the button and he pressed. A metal pipe lowered slightly out of the bottom of the Batmobile and a steady stream of blue foam sprayed from the pipe and started to cover the hole. After a few seconds the hole was completely filled with the blue foam.
"What the hell is that stuff"
"Foam cement…my own design"
"Schway…look from what the Batmobile has displayed there are three more holes to fill….but those guards down there need help they are being overrun"
"Go help the guards; I'll direct the batmobile remotely to cover the holes"
"Right" said Batman as he pulled the two levers on the ceiling. The bottom of the batmobile opened and Batman fell out and flew to the ground.
*X*
An inmate had punched a guard in the face when a shadow formed over him. He turned and he saw Batman swoop in and kick him in the face sending him flying into four other inmates.
"HOLY SHIT! IT'S THE BAT!" one of them shouted
"GET EM"
Five inmates ran towards Batman who stood his ground and waited. The first inmate threw out a punch, which Batman blocked and then responded with a powerful uppercut that lifted him off of his feet and into two of the approaching inmates knocking them down. The last two inmates came charging and first Batman lashed out with a kick to the knee and then grabbed the inmates arm and swung him around and shoved him into the last inmate. Once they were all down Batman turned to the guard who was rising to his feet.
"Are you alright"
"Y-Yeah….but listen the courtyard their trying to make their escape through that hole"
"I already took care of the hole. Round up any guards you can find and try to hold them off until back up gets here, I'll take care of the ones in the main courtyard" said Batman
"Are you crazy there's gotta be at least 50 guys out there"
"I know" said Batman curling his feet. His rockets roared to life and he took to the sky. He didn't have to fly far to see about 50 men in orange jumpsuits pounding away at the blue foam, but it didn't budge.
While in the air Batman also saw that some of the men were carrying the guard's weapons in their hands and were shooting at some of them as well. He flicked his wrist and produced several batarangs. He aimed and threw the batarangs with perfect accuracy, each hit one of the inmates that was carrying a weapon. They looked up and saw Batman diving towards them.
"INCOMING!" one of them managed to shout just before he was tackled. Batman flipped to his feet and he faced the angry inmates.
"You dregs got two choices A. Go back to your cells quietly or B. I make you go back to your cells"
"IT'S THE BAT!"
"SHIT HE'S REAL!"
"FUCK YOU!" shouted out one of the inmates as he charged. Batman spun and delivered a side kick to the man's stomach sending him flying back groaning in pain.
"Anyone else" Batman growled out.
"LET'S GET EM' HE'S ONLY ONE GUY!"
"YEAH!"
The inmates charged at Batman
'McGinnis flick your wrist forward' came Bruce over the communication line.
Batman held up his hands and flicked his wrist forward. Several mini red batarangs flew forward and hit several of the inmates in the face. Batman curled his feet and took to the air. While in the air he reached into one of his pockets and pulled out two folded batarangs. He quickly unfolded them and threw them at the inmates. The inmates dove out of the way and the batarangs imbedded themselves into the ground.
"HA!" one of them shouted out before the batrarangs let out an electrical surge that shocked many of the inmates "RAHHHHHHH!" they yelled out in pain. Batman then flew downward and kicked on in the head. Rolling along the ground he swept three of them off of their feet. He stood up only to be grabbed from behind. Batman head butted the guy in the nose and flexed his arms and broke the man's hold. Batman then turned and punched the guy in the jaw.
'McGinnis…break the line of sight, smoke bombs'
Batman kicked an inmate in the face and at the same time he pressed a pocket on his belt and out rolled 5 black balls. He blocked an attack and then threw the balls onto the ground creating a thick fog of black smoke. Batman elbowed one of the inmates in the mouth and then pressed the side of his mask and his thermo vision popped up and he proceed to fight the confused inmates.
The Guards had recovered from the sudden attack and they had formed a perimeter around the black smoke. Some of the inmates that ran out of the smoke received a stun blast from the guard's weapons that made them drop to the ground unconscious.
After a few minutes the black smoke began to clear and there was Batman fighting the remaining inmates. The guards decided this was the time to help and began to fire on the inmates that were trying to surround Batman.
"ARGH!"
"AHHH!"
They shouted all the while falling to the ground unconscious.
WHOOOOO WHOOOOO WHOOOOO! Went the sound of police sirens. Batman punched an inmate and then looked up and saw NGCPD arriving.
*X*
"Teams 2 and 4 go on the east and west side and secure the area, my team and team 3 main courtyard" said Barbara over the radio. Her car started to descend to the ground. She hopped out and she looked at the unconscious inmates and at Batman who made his way over.
"You did this" asked Barbara as the officer drew their weapons
"Your welcome" he replied
"Help those guards secure these inmates" said Barbara to her subordinates, they hesitated for a second, "NOW!" she shouted and they rushed away from her and Batman and to the inmates.
"…..thanks"
"Yeah….also there is no bomb at Hamilton High, I scanned it and there was no bomb anywhere in the area"
"So….it was a diversion"
"That's what I'm thinking too" said Batman
"A diversion for what is the que….." she started before her radio came to life
"COMMISSIONER ANOTHER BOMB JUST WENT OFF IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT, WE GOT PEOPLE STUCK IN THE BUILDING AT ITS ON FIRE!"
"What" she shouted
Batman curled his feet and spread his wings. He rocketed in the air and he flew over the wall leaving Commissioner Gordon there looking at him fly away.
As Batman was flying, the Batmobile flew into view flying a few inches above him. He pulled up and into the batmobile. He strapped himself in and pushed on the throttle sending the Batmobile speeding towards the burning building.
*X*
Mayor's Office
Mayor Patrick Moore was sitting in his office looking out of his window at the pillar of smoke that was coming from Arkham Asylum in the distance. The Mayor balled up his fist in anger because of what was happening and because of what had happened already.
"Terminal" he growled out to himself.
BEEP!
"M-Mr. M-Mayor…sir…you have some visitors"
The Mayor turned around and reached over and pressed the intercom button.
"I said I didn't want to be disturbed so whoever it is tell….." the Mayor started before his double doors were kicked open and Terminal strolled in with his secretary in one hand and a gun in the other which was aimed at the secretaries head.
"What was that about not being disturbed" said Terminal. As he walked into the office The Dee Dee twins followed and they holding their weapons in their hands and they were leading in some of the mayor's guards. Next was Chucko leading in some guards as well, and then there was Ghoul, Bonk, and lastly Woof.
"TERMINAL YOU GOT SOME BA…" The Mayor started again before a loud explosion caught him off guard.
BOOOOOOOM! The mayor turned and looked out of his window and he saw that a few blocks over a Financial building was blown out and it looked like it was about to topple over. The Mayor took a few steps towards the window and then he angrily turned back to Terminal
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING TERMINAL!"
"What does it look like…..causing chaos. All you had to do was agree to my terms and none of this would have happened, now every death today is on your hands…Their blood is on your hands" said Terminal and when he said those words the twins, Chucko and Ghoul opened fire on the guards and killed them. The Mayor took a step back in fright.
"And her blood" said Terminal shoving the secretary forward, she stumbled towards the Mayor's desk and she held her head up to look at him.
BANG!
"Is on you" Terminal finished. The Mayor stared forwards in shock as he felt his secretary's blood roll down his face. He shakily reached up to his face and put his hand on his cheek and then took it away. He looked at the blood and then at his dead secretary who was sprawled out on his desk.
"You…You…murderer" whispered the Mayor
"A murder you made a deal with" said Terminal as he walked forward and he sat on the edge of the mayor's desk. The mayor sat down in his chair and looked at Terminal with hate in his eyes, but the look didn't phase the psychotic youth.
"So now what….huh….what's your endgame" asked the Mayor angrily
"My endgame is for me to know. As for what happens right now…I'm going to kill you" he said holding out his hand. Deidre walked forward and place a long knife in his outstretched hand.
"WHAT! YOU CAN"T YOU NEED ME!"
"No I don't"
"Okay…..okay you win I agree to your terms" said the Mayor with wide fearful eyes
"No No Mr. Mayor you fucked that up, that deal is off the table" stated Terminal rising from the table and taking a few steps towards the scared Mayor. Terminal grabbed him by the front of his clothes.
"P-Please…..d-don't do this…I have a family….I…."
"Shhhhh" whispered Terminal as he brought his sharp knife closer to the mayor, "Let's put a smile on that face" he growled plunging the knife forward.
"NOOOOO! AHHHHHHHHHH!"
*X*
Financial Building
The Batmobile flew towards the burning building and it hovered in the air.
"Liquid Cement"
"Cement isn't going to do anything for the fire no is it strong enough to stop that building from falling" stated Bruce over the comm.
"Then What"
"Save as many people as you can from that fire" he replied
"Roger that" said Batman pulling the levers and falling out of the Batmobile. He spread his wings and curled his feet and rocketed through on of the glass windows and into the raging fire.
*X*
Inside
"HELP!" a voice yelled out. Batman came to a rolling stop and in a crouch. He looked around for the voice and he saw a woman trying to lift a desk off of her fellow co-worker. Batman rushed over and lifted the desk off of him.
"Thank you" said the man, as the woman helped him to his feet.
"Your welcome…now this way" said Batman making his way over to a door that had exit above it, he kicked open the door and a fire was the only thing he saw all the way down the stairwell.
"Hey does this suit have any type of fire suppress…"
"Third back pocket on the left" came Bruce's voice
Batman pressed said Pocket and it opened he reached in and pulled out a black grenade.
"A Grenade!"
"Just throw it" said Bruce
Batman pulled the pin and tossed it down the stairwell. Batman closed the door
BOOOOOM! He opened the door again and he saw the whole stairwell was frozen.
"Schway…Ice bomb" said Batman, he then turned to the two civilians, "GO DOWN NOW!" he shouted. They nodded their heads and they made their way down the frozen stairs careful not to slip.
Batman ran back into the office but just as he ran back in he felt the building started to slant and go downward. He dug his feet into the ground trying to balance himself.
"What the hell is happening?"
"THE BUILDING IS ABOUT TO BREAK APART ARE THERE ANYMORE PEOPLE INSIDE!" shouted Bruce.
"I don't know I was only able to save…..wait I see someone else" said Batman as he glance to the right and he saw a foot behind a desk. He quickly made his way over but all he saw was charred body.
"MCGINNIS!"
"He's dead" he responded
"MCGINNIS GET OUT OF THERE YOU DID ALL YOU COULD GET BACK TO THE BATMOBILE I HAVE AN IDEA!"
Batman curled his feet and rocketed out of the burning building and into the sky. He flew back to the batmobile and he dropped inside.
"What's the plan" he asked
"That fire is gonna keep spreading downward we're gonna have to separate the building" said Bruce.
"How"
"I'm deploying the grappling hooks now…McGinnis this will only work if you hold onto the thrusters and keep them at a certain level if you go below the level then the hooks will snap"
"Yeah No pressure let's do it" said Batman strapping himself in and gripping the thrusters.
*X*
The Batmobile flew backwards a little and from the front two thick black grapping hooks fired and barreled through the glass and through the fire until it came out on the other side where the hooks gripped the metal siding.
Thrusters roared to life in the front of the batmobile causing it to fly backwards pulling on the hooks. The half of the building that was already weakened from the fire began to groan loudly from the tugging of the batmobile. The Batmobile's thruster suddenly doubled and the building snapped in half and began to plummet to the ground but it was stopped by the Batmobile and the grappling hooks.
*X*
Inside Batmobile
"ERGHHHHH AHHHHHHH!" grunted Batman from the weight of the building. He was trying to keep the thrusters pushed forward so they won't go below the level, but it was too much for him to handle, "CAN"T HOLD IT! AHHHHHH!"
"McGINNNIS KEEP IT TOGETHER!" shouted Bruce
"TOO HEAVY! AHHHHH!" he shouted as his left thruster slid backwards. He quickly grabbed the right thruster with both hands.
*X*
Suddenly the thrusters on the left side of the batmobile went out causing it to right. The left grabbing hook was ripped out of the batmobile, and the burning half of the building began to swing in the air from the right grappling hook.
*X*
"MCGINNIS KEEP IT STEADY!"
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK I'M TRYING TO DO!" He growled back as he grabbed hold of the left thruster again and pushed it forward.
*X*
The left thrusters roared to life and tried to steady the tilted vehicle but then the strain on the right grappling began too great and it snapped causing the burning half to fall towards the street.
*X*
"FUCK!" shouted Batman as he steered the Batmobile after the falling building, "Deploying back up grappling hooks"
"Its not going to work McGinnis you're going too fast you won't be able to stop it"
"Yes I will…have faith" growled Batman as he pressed a button and the two extra grappling hooks fired from the Batmobile and grabbed hold of the metal siding. With every ounce of strength he had in his body and from the suit, Batman made the batmobile curve upwards.
*X*
The batmobile flew upwards with the thrusters on full blast and the building started to slow down, just as the ground became closer and closer.
THUD! Went the sound of the burning building hitting the ground. The firefighters immediately began to douse the flames with water. The Batmobile disconnected the grappling hooks and hovered in the air.
*X*
Batman leaned back in his seat and let out a breathe of relief.
"God…that…..that was intense" he said out of breathe. He looked through the viewing screen and he saw that the flames were starting to die down from the water that the firefighters were using.
BEEP! BEEEP! BEEEP! Went the sensors in the batmobile.
"Now what" said Batman
"Another Bomb went off…it's at the docks"
"I'm on my way….Jesus….its gonna be a long day" said Batman before he pushed on the thrusters making the Batmobile zoom off into the distance.
*X*
Later that Day: 10:00pm: Police Precinct
Commissioner Barbara Gordon walked into her office and shut her door. She was filthy her clothes had dried blood stains on it, as well as grim and dirt. Today had been one of the longest days of her life and that's saying something considering the life that she has lived. She had been rounding up criminals all day, as well as pulling people from burning buildings, the docks and a few other places, not to mention that the Mayor had been murdered. Barbara let out a sigh as she took off her dirty brown coat and put it on the rack in the corner. She then went to her desk and pulled out a glass and a bottle of bourbon that she kept hidden. She poured herself a big glass and she took a gulp and then sat down. She then picked up her remote and turned the TV in her office on and to the first news station.
*X*
TV
"Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen I'm Tom Monroe and with me as always is Kim Warren and we are bringing you up to date news and tonight's top story the once labeled thugs of the Neo-Gotham the Jokerz have now been elevated to terrorist…Kim
Kim: Thanks Tom yes the Jokerz are now considered to be terrorist for their systematic attack on Neo-Gotham. As you can see on your screen ladies and gentlemen their first attack was on the newly redesigned Arkham Asylum
Tom: Several Dozen inmates were able to escape, but the few that did escape would have been far greater if it wasn't for the timely arrival of Batman as you can see. He not only stopped the rest of the inmates from escaping but he helped the guards hold them off until back up arrived.
Kim: The Jokerz next attack happened on one of the Financial buildings in Neo-Gotham the top floor exploded in a shower of fire that spread downward to through the building, but again Batman was their to help the stretched thin NGCPD.
Tom: That's right Kim Batman was able to separated the burning part from the non-burning saving countless lives, but despite the people he saved dozens more lives were lost.
Kim: Yes there were three more explosions throughout the day and while Batman showed up at everyone and helped the people he could he was unable to save everyone.
Tom: One of the many lives taken today not by the explosions but by the Jokerz was the Mayor Patrick Moore. The mayor, his secretary and a few of his bodyguards were found dead in his office just a few hours ago. The Mayor's face though ladies and gentlemen had been sliced from ear to ear in a Glasgow smile, he bleed to death in a manner of seconds from what the coroners are telling us.
Kim: What a minute this just in…one of the bodyguards is alive. He is in intensive care, but he is unconscious, we will bring you more news as we receive it.
Tom: On a more lighter note, because of Mayor Patrick Moore's untimely death runner up District Attorney Sam Young has been promoted to Mayor of Neo-Gotham, we now take you to his statement from earlier.
*X*
Sam Young: It is with a heavy heart that I take this position as Mayor. I had hoped that I would be able to debate my opponent for the position of Mayor and let you the people choose, but it seems that the Jokerz have done the unthinkable. They have murdered a public servant in cold blood and not only that these…..these terrorist have systematically attacked this great city, well no more ladies and gentlemen….I say no more. We can not let this continue. My first act as mayor is to rid the streets of these psychos, and make Neo-Gotham safe once again….
*X*
Tom: I hope he can deliver on his promise Kim
Kim" I hope so too Tom, this is Kim Warren
Tom: and Tom Monroe reporting…..
*X*
Police Precinct
Barbara turned off her TV and finished off her bourbon. She slammed the glass on her desk and she rose to her feet. She was exhausted and she was going home to get some sleep. She knew that after what had happened today she had tons of paperwork to do, but at this point all she wanted to do was take a long hot shower and crawl into bed.
Barbara walked over to the rack and grabbed her jacket and put it on, she then opened her door and exited her office.
Walking through the precinct Barbara passed the officers that worked doing the night barely even acknowledging them and they her. Today was one of the worst days in the NGCPD history and everyone was stilling reeling slightly. Barbara was almost at the door when she stopped and reached into her pocket and felt the disc Damian had given her. She turned around and searched each desk with her eyes until they landed on Detective Montoya Bullock. Barbara made her way over to the Detective who was buried with paperwork.
"Montoya"
"Commissioner" she replied looking up at her
"Listen I have an assignment for you"
"With all due respect Commissioner I'm sorta buried at the moment"
"I know which is why I want any of this paperwork dealing with today's attack on my desk, I'll do it for you" said Barbara
"Wow…that's mighty generous Commissioner…..this must be some assignment"
"It is…..look I need to you to take a look at this disc and compile a list of areas around Gotham where people might want to gather for unscrupulous purposes" she said placing the disc on her desk, "and once you compile the list I need you to give to me A.S.A.P"
"Alright I can do that…..I'll start on it right now" she said picking up the disc
"Good….I'll see you tomorrow" she said heading for the door.
"Night Commissioner"
*X*
Mayor's Office
Barbara sat outside of the Mayor's office in her car, waiting for her husband Sam Young to come out. She was scouting out the area as well seeing if there was any danger, because she knew that not everyone was happy that her husband got the Mayor position, plus there's no telling what the Jokerz might do, but so far the only danger was being questioned to death by the media, who were crowed outside all wait for him to come out as well.
Finally after a few minutes Sam Young came out of the building and he was surrounded by bodyguards.
"MR. MAYOR, MR. MAYOR!" the reporters shouted while cameras were flashing. Sam didn't say anything, he just kept moving with is bodyguards, until his eyes caught sight of his wife's car. He quickly pushed his way through his bodyguards and he quickly got in to her car and it drove off quickly, so quickly that no one was able to see who was driving. Sam's bodyguards were stunned for a moment before they jumped into their cars and attempted to follow.
*X*
Barbara and Sam
"How are you doing beautiful" asked Sam looking at his stressed out wife.
"I need a vacation….I really do"
"Why don't we take one then?"
"I wish but how would that look if the New Mayor of Neo-Gotham took a vacation" she replied with a smile
"You have a point there, but Barbara you do work too hard"
"Not hard enough it seems…..not after today"
"Today can not happen again Barbara….and no one is blaming you for any of this, how could you have known the Jokerz would do something like this" said Sam
"Sam believe it or not there was a time where I used to be good at predicting things depraved minds such as the Jokerz would do…..damn good" said Barbara as she had a brief flashback of her time as Oracle and Batgirl, "But I promise this won't happen again"
"I know it won't" replied Sam, "I'm having a meeting later this week with some of Gotham's more financially blessed individuals to see if they would be willing to lend money to a plan that I have"
"What plan is that?" she asked
"It's called the Neo-Street Sweeper act….its a financial injection into the NGCPD department, new cars, new weapons the whole shebang, and also, the act will provide a monetary bonus for existing officers and for anyone interested in becoming an officer….you often tell me that you need more manpower well with this bill hopefully it will provide incentive for people to join the force"
"That's a pretty bold act" said Barbara as she pulled into their house.
"Well I am a Bold Man" said Sam leaning over and kissing Barbara on the side of the lips. She let out a smile as she opened her door and got out. The husband and wife walked around the car and towards the door. Sam put his hand on the pad and their door swished opened and the two walked inside, with the door swishing closed behind them. Just as they entered the house, the years and years of training as Batgirl and as a police officer kicked in and Barbara instantly knew something was wrong and her hand snaked inside her coat for her gun. The lights flipped on and there in front of her was Terminal covered with splatters of dried blood and a gun aimed at her. On one side of him was Deidre Dennis and on the other was Delilah Dennis. Standing next to the door with a gun pointed at her head was Ghoul and standing on the side with a gun pointed at Sam's head was Chucko. Bonk was on the far side of the house standing next to the window with a gun pointed at the two of them as well, and Woof had his teeth bared and was standing on the kitchen counter.
'FUCK…..you've defiantly gotten old Barbara' she chided herself in her mind. Ghoul with his free hand opened her coat and took the gun out of its holder.
"No Gun for you cutie" he said.
"Hello Mr. Mayor" started Terminal walking forward towards Sam, "I do not believe we've been properly introduced….I'm Terminal, and you're welcomed by the way…if it wasn't for me you wouldn't be Mayor"
"You Goddman murdering psychopath" growled Sam. Terminal took his gun and swung it across Sam's face. Barbara took a step but Ghoul pressed his gun further to her head
"I wouldn't do that" he said
Sam put his hand to his lip and he felt the blood that was flowing freely, he turned an icy glare towards Terminal who had his gun aimed at him.
"This isn't the talking part Mr. Mayor…..this is the listening. I have a proposition for you and if you don't agree to my terms well…..this… is gonna turn into a Night from Hell" said Terminal as a grin formed on his blood splattered face.
End Chapter: Read and Review. Hey readers it's me Nomad88 back with the closing comments. Whew! Sorry this chapter took so long to get out, it's been a very busy month, with different things going on in my day to day life, but I won't bore you with the specifics. I just hope that this chapter was worth the wait and I hope that it has answered some of your burning questions but at the same time sparked new ones. As I've told you readers out there before if you have any questions regarding any of my stories feel free to ask. Either ask me in a review or just send me a message and I'll get back to you ASAP…I promise. Well all that's really left to say is please Review(I can't stress that enough) and tune back in next time for the next installment…..this is Nomad88 saying until next time…
Ps: If you haven't read and reviewed the latest chapter to TSA: Amazing Spider-man Vol. 2 be sure to head on over and do that, thanks. Also, the writing muse has been hitting me heavily this month and guess what…..A New story is on the horizon and it's name is Secret Warrior: Spider-man, and its about Peter Parker being Nick Fury's top secret super spy, I have much of the ground work for that story laid out, there are only a few minor details I have to work…..such as the ending, but I'll be posting the first chapter of that story soon, So I hope you readers check it out….this is me saying…Later.
Ps again: Can anyone tell me why the line breaks keep disappearing everytime I upload, and that is why I'm using the X's for page breaks.
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