Chapter 10 Gathering the Crew
In Joker's truck driving off from Amusement Mile
Harley asks "So what are we stealing puddin?" Joker answers "Well Harley, need to get our stuff back from the GCPD. So we are gonna need some help with this one." Harley becomes puzzled and asks "Uh puddin, I think we have enough goons for this one?" Joker replies "I'm not talking about goons Harley, I'm talking about some of our friends, I spread the word that our stuff is up for grabs at the GCPD and some of our old friends said they are interested." Harley begins to understand as they make there first stop.
Gotham theater
The two exit the truck and walk inside. Harley looks around a sign and it reads "One man, a million different people. The one-man show" On stage is a man in a business performing "I was once like this, just an average Joe just living life. I was an actor but then something happened..." The acting was interrupted by Joker saying "Hey Shakespeare, ready to go?" The man smiles and announces to the empty theater "Well time for my next gig." The man jumps off the stage to the seats and mid-jump his skin and clothes dissolve into a mud-colored gelatinous ooze. The ooze lands on the floor and forms a somewhat humanoid mud creature. It announces "Introducing Clayface!" Joker and Harley Quinn begin clapping after Clayface's performance. Then the three walk out of the theater and enter the truck as it drives off further into Gotham. Clayface asks "So guys, how have you been?" Harley replies with "Okay I guess, you know those new Justice Syndicate bozos?" Clayface nods yes "Well I saw them blast away the Justice League clean away." Clayface looks at Harley Quinn and begins laughing and says "Harley, never change." The truck stops and Joker announces "Second stop, let's go" The trio walk out.
Enigma hideout outside
The trio walks up to the door and knocks loudly. The door opens revealing a man wearing a green suit, purple shirt, green bowler hat with a black question mark in the middle of it, and a question mark shaped cane. It is the Ridler. Ridler says "You're late, so be it. It's time to puzzle Gotham" The trio smile and Joker says "Jokes and Riddles back together again" Ridler answers with "Coincidental but I need my possessions." The foursome then enters the truck and drive. Harley asks "Hey Mr. Ridler, can you solve something that's been puzzling me all day?" Ridler nods yes "I saw the Justice Syndicate get rid of the Justice League, but why would they do that?" Ridler looking at Harley shocked. Ridler says "You have proof?" Harley frowns and states "Well if I had my phone I could show you, but I lost it" Ridler then smirks and says "Well I think you lost it years ago." Harley's face becomes red in anger. The truck stops and Joker exclaims "Time to get our final part of our quintet of crime, goons come on!" Joker and three goons exit the truck.
The old abandoned Ace Chemicals lab
Joker and his goons walk up to the building and see red and blue lights flashing. Joker begins laughing and says "Looks like the men in blue beat us to the punch." Inside the building is three police officers pointing their guns at a man with a brown hat, ragged costume, a noose loosely tied around his neck and a creepy mask. One the goons see an open air vent on the side of the building in the corner of his eye. He asks his boss "How about making the coppers laugh boss?" Joker smiles and says "That might work so time to leave my mark. He takes a gas canister from the truck full of laughing gas and begins spraying the gas into the air vent. A green gas surrounds the cops and they begin to grin and then burst out laughing. The cops then run out of the building to escape the gas. Behind them, the man struts out confidently. And it is no other than Scarecrow. He says "It is always amazing to find a little bit more fear in my life." Joker replies "Good to see you're not on a farm, now let's go" Joker, Scarecrow, and Joker's goons all enter the truck. Joker says to everyone "Now that everyone is here, to GCPD!" the truck drives off.
Meanwhile on the way to the Hall of Doom
The foursome of Cheetah, Clock King, unconscious Metallo, and Lincoln are getting away from the heroes. Then a rustling sound is created in the bushes which makes Cheetah twitch. After hearing a rustling in the forest and stops everyone and says "I hear something, get ready for a fight" The rustling stops and reveals two people through the shadows, a lady with snow-white hair like Lincoln's, pale skin, black eyeliner, and a black and white suit to match. It is Silver Banshee. Next to her is a man in a dark green jacket, gold hazmat mask, gold gloves, a living rat in his hand and a gas canister on his back. It is the Ratcatcher. Cheetah says in delight "Banshee? It has been ages since our last heist. Why are you and Ratcatcher here?" Silver Banshee states kind of embarrassed "Well... me and Ratcatcher are hoping to hide out for a little bit at the Hall of Doom, to get away from those Justice Syndicate jerks." Cheetah smiles and says "Well actually that's where I'm heading. I found Clock King Metallo and rookie here who helped me out of Stryker's Island. Want to join our little group?" Silver Banshee nods her head yes. Lincoln puts down Metallo and walks up to Ratcatcher and asks "Could I pet your rat?" Ratcatcher looks at Lincoln confused and says "Your not scared of my rats?" Lincoln nods his head no and then pets Ratcatcher's rat. Ratcatcher "You are one of the few people who aren't afraid of my rats. I like you, what is your name?" Lincoln replies with "Some of the inmates call me the Hare, but the big time villains call me the rookie." Cheetah signals Lincoln and Clock King to get going. Lincoln, Clock King, and Ratcatcher pick up Metallo and follows Cheetah while Silver Banshee begins having a conversation with Cheetah as they make their way to the Hall of Doom
End of Chapter 10