Response Time: To TheIndividualist, thank you, and now the time has come, so hang on for the ride! To mattTheWriter072, don't forget Charlie and his robotic Scorpion tail. Who knows what that could do? Now on to the story!

Chapter 20: The End of Gotham

On the warship, Batgirl could feel the wind blowing around her intensely. She heard a panel opening up, and out from it came these small drones. They had stun guns on them, and they attempted to zap her. She punched holes through several of them and used her batarangs to cut through the rest. Batgirl turned to see Violet standing behind her. Violet punched her across the face and drew her knives. The Chocolatier saw Violet through the camera and decided he was in a good position to stop. He put the warship in hover mode so it wouldn't move and headed toward the roof exit, grabbing his cane along the way.

On the jet, Batman was about to get out of the ropes, which prompted Mr. Freeze to fire his freeze ray. Finally, Batman broke out of the ropes and activated the Batpack, a custom-made, quick-turning, fast-moving jetpack. He flew around and threw batarangs at the cockpit. Mr. Freeze shot them all down and fired another freeze ray.

Meanwhile, down on the ground, Robin and Spoiler dealt with Mike and Charlie. "You aren't going to get knocked out so easily again, are you?" Charlie mocked.

"Not this time, James!" Robin shouted.

Charlie taunted, "Aw, you know my name. How cute. You must have been dying to say that line. That's real funny." He used his robotic tail to grab a pedestrian and throw him to the ground. "Let's see how funny you think this is." He was about to pierce the man with his stinger, but Robin jumped in with his staff and blocked it. He immediately felt the pressure. That tail could definitely put on a lot of force. It was a deadly tool, no doubt. Charlie used his wrist blades to knock away the staff, withdrew his tail and kicked Robin in the chest. He hissed at Robin, grumbling, "You're making this harder than it has to be."

Back on the warship, Violet effortlessly dodged every single attack that Batgirl threw at her. Batgirl threw exploding batarangs at the ground, but Violet back flipped several times to avoid the explosions. On the last backflip, The Chocolatier had held his cane above his head with both hands. Violet did a handstand on the cane and The Chocolatier went into a jumping stance before lifting his cane up, allowing her to do a flip over him. He subsequently fired a Candy Blast, hitting Batgirl directly. He walked towards Batgirl, who was about to get up. He taunted her, "Well, Red, you're in a tight spot now, aren't you? Not so tough without your friends, either."

"What are you doing? And why are you doing this? Who hurt you to make you so warped?" Batgirl asked him.

"Did you say why? Why do you fight crime? Why do I commit it? Because it's our destiny, stupid!" He pointed his cane at her, but she grabbed it and pushed it away, causing him to miss a Candy Blast. Violet ran towards Batgirl, dodged her attack and then counterattacked, knocking Batgirl on her face.

"But why? That's not the point!" Batgirl shouted.

The Chocolatier lost his calm demeanor. "THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE POINT!" Batgirl gave a look of fear. "You're asking the wrong question, though. It's not why I do what I do, it's what drove me to this destiny." Batgirl ran towards The Chocolatier. He bent down and Violet jumped on his back. She landed a kick to Batgirl's chest. Batgirl pulled out a batarang, but Violet deflected with her knives. She grabbed Batgirl by her legs, and threw her up into the air. Before Batgirl landed, Violet sent a kick right at Batgirl's back. Batgirl was being thrown right into The Chocolatier's direction, which he used to his advantage. He threw a soda can into the air, and timed the hit just right. Right when Batgirl was within hitting distance, he gave her and the soda can a good, solid whack with his cane. The can exploded with volatile power, knocking Batgirl back. The Chocolatier fired the grappling hook in the hook of his cane. It grabbed Batgirl, so he pulled her to him. He fired a Candy Blast, knocking Batgirl back again. She was now hanging on the side of the ship.

Back to the ground, Mike and Spoiler were fighting. He dodged her attacks, and she dodged his. "Why do you even want to fight us? You could make it out as a superhero yourself!"

Mike answered, "Zat doesn't even cross my mind! I want ze same thing as Ze Chocolatier himself, even if I had to do it all by myself. Now stop ze talking and fight!"

Charlie and Robin were still clashing. Except Charlie was winning this one. He struck Robin with his wrist blades, and he used his tail to knock Robin into the air. Mike saw the setup, and punched him with his electrical gloves. Now Charlie and Mike were ganging up on Spoiler.

Back on the warship, The Chocolatier said to Batgirl, "Haven't you ever of the phrase, 'Die a hero, or live long enough to be the villain?' Of course, this whole city forced me to be this way." He activated the saw blade on his cane's hook. He pointed it at Batgirl and said, "Like it or not, this city has to pay for what it's done. You've seen how corrupt this place is. You don't kick a man while he's down. You crush hi-" Batgirl kicked him and he landed on his back. Batgirl punched Violet hard in the face, knocking her senseless. "Violet!" He shouted.

"I don't care what you say! I grew up in this city! I lived here my whole life! I believe in this town, and what we can do! And we will not be destroyed by you!"

Batgirl ran towards him, but he was ahead of her. He fired a Candy Blast and grappeled it with his hook. He ran with it still grappeled, and then whacked her into the air with his cane. He used the grappling hook to grab her into the air. He threw his arms down, causing Batgirl to land on the ground hard. He fired a Candy Blast, knocking her to the surface. "Your feelings, huh? That's why you're defending this mothball of a city? Get a grip...THE WORLD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS!" He whacked her with his cane. "The world is going to cripple you and take away everything you love!" He whacked her again. "It's tortured my mind for years, and I didn't even deserve it!" She tried to hit him, but he dodged and hit her with the cane again. "If you love this city so much, then you'll be buried with it!" He whacked even harder. "So let me make one thing quite clear: YOU...ARE...GOING...TO DIE!"

He raised his cane, but then he saw the jet. It crashed right into a building, and Mr. Freeze was floating down in a parachute. The Chocolatier lost it, and raised his cane in anger. Batgirl threw a batarang and cut his wrist. He screamed in pain, and dropped his weapon. "You bitch!" He shouted, covering his bleeding hand. She approached him, but then he grabbed his cane and fired a Candy Blast. The blades came out of his cane and he threw it. It spun until it stabbed Batgirl in the stomach. He approached her and said, "It's a shame you fell for the fake blood trick." He moved his hand, which was completely unharmed. "But take comfort in knowing Batman will join you shortly." He stabbed her in the heart with the blade. "Goodbye, Batgirl." He pushed her off the side of the ship and she descended to her death.

Down on the ground, Charlie stabbed Spoiler with his blades. Robin shouted, "NOOOOO!"

He ran at Charlie, but he turned around and stabbed Robin with his tail. It injected some kind of poison into Robin, making him faint. Batman saw this, and dropped a smoke bomb. He escaped with Robin and Spoiler on him. He got into the Batmobile and drove away from the city.

Looking down, The Chocolatier pressed a button. The Earth Movers launched from the ship and landed in various parts of the city. The machines said in unison, "3...2...1...Fire!" The pistons hit the ground, creating a devastating earthquake, destroying most of Gotham City.

That's the chapter! Five more chapters remain, so stay tuned and have a great day! I would have released this earlier, but I just finished!