Catwoman stepped out of Hugo Strange's office and started walking to Batman. Batman was glad to see her, because he was hoping he could apologize. He said, "Hi Catwoman. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings."

Catwoman replied, "It's okay."

Batman responded, "I'm glad you feel that way."

Poison Ivy could tell Catwoman had a trick up her sleeve, so she gently nudged Batman and said, "You shouldn't trust her. She's trying to trick you."

Catwoman pushed Ivy away. She grabbed Batman and said, "Ignore her. I really like you." She was about to kiss him. Batman tried to dodge the kiss, but she managed to give him a kiss on the cheek.

Batman replied, "Catwoman, please don't do that."

Catwoman smirked and responded, "Come on, Batman. Don't you love me?"

Batman took a long pause, before saying, "I like you, but I think you're pushing our friendship. A day ago, we were barely friends."

Catwoman replied, "Well, our relationship has progressed."

Batman sternly said, "We're just friends. Also, you should be nicer to Ivy. I know she gives you a hard time, but you should go easier on here."

Catwoman folded her arms and replied, "I see how it is. You can go ahead and spend time with the girl that you truly care about."

Batman hoped that he could reason with Catwoman. He gently said, "Catwoman, I think you have a lot of potential. You're very thoughtful, but you also have some inconsiderate qualities. I heard you stole some jewels."

Catwoman gritted her teeth and angrily replied, "I don't like people bringing that up." She reminded what Hugo Strange said about being forceful, so she started tugging on Batman's cape.

Batman nervously asked, "What are you doing?"

Catwoman answered, "If you're so stubborn about revealing your secret identity, I'll just take your mask off."

Batman tried to keep his grip on his cowl, while saying, "Please stop this."

Catwoman almost took Batman's mask off, but Poison Ivy kicked her. Cats always land on their feet, so Catwoman didn't fall to the ground. She showed off her claws, while staring at Ivy and asking, "Do you want to mess with me?"

Poison Ivy smiled and answered, "Indeed I do." Ivy thought she could handle Catwoman, but Catwoman started scratching her and kicking her. Ivy considered defending herself, but she was worried about Batman not wanting to be her friend anymore, if she hurt Catwoman. She sighed and stood around.

Catwoman had a mischievous smile on her face, while saying, "It seems like it'll be even easier than I thought, to stop you." She punched Ivy to the ground.

Batman saw that. He had a concerned look on his face, while checking-up on her. Catwoman felt mildly guilty about what happened, so she asked, "What's going on?"

Batman glared at her and said, "Ivy was right about you. You're sneaky and disrespectful. Unless you change your ways, I don't want to be your friend."

Catwoman sighed and replied, "I understand." She walked away.

Batman helped Poison Ivy get up, while asking, "Are you okay?"

Poison Ivy said, "Yeah."

Batman replied, "I should have taken your warnings more seriously. Because of my gullibility, you got punched to the ground. I'm ashamed of myself."

Poison Ivy put her hand on Batman's shoulder and responded, "It's not your fault. You were very caring and open-minded, which is why you gave Catwoman. You shouldn't feel ashamed of yourself, because I'm proud to be your friend."

Batman hugged Ivy and said, "Thank you."

Poison Ivy smiled and replied, "You're welcome."

After Batman and Ivy's long hug, Batman looked at the clock and said, "Oh no." He paused and said, "We're already late for class. Considering how eager Professor Crane is about grounding his students, we'll surely get a detention."

Poison Ivy innocently smiled and replied, "If that's the case, at least we'll have detention together."

Batman responded, "Yeah, there's a lot of students I'd never want to have detention with, but you're not one of them."

Poison Ivy said, "I'm glad to hear that, because you're the only guy at the school I get along with. In fact, you're my only real friend here, other than Harley."

Batman replied, "You're my best friend." Ivy had a small tear of joy fall from her eye. She gave Batman a hug. Batman said, "Ivy, I don't mean to be rude, but we gotta get to class."

Poison Ivy replied, "We're already late. Please let me have this moment."

Batman responded, "Okay, old chum." Poison Ivy hugged Batman, for a long moment. She felt her heart warming up and she couldn't ask for anything better than that.

Meanwhile, Catwoman burst into Hugo Strange's office and said, "I'm done with this identity scheme. I don't mind causing trouble and causing a few scratches, but hurting peoples' personal feelings isn't on my resume." She stole more of Hugo Strange's milk and walked out.

After Catwoman left, Hugo Strange said, "The cat failed to unmask the bat. I gave Catwoman too big of a responsibility. I should of known, that she couldn't handle such a thing." He grabbed his work-phone and called Professor Crane.

Professor Crane was trying to teach his class, when his phone started ringing. He grabbed the phone and said, "Hi Principal Strange. With all due respect, you're interrupting my class."

Hugo Strange replied, "This'll only take a moment. Where are you keeping Harvey Dent?"

Professor Crane responded, "He's in class and his new appearance is freaking out the kids. It's a delightful event."

Hugo replied, "Since Mr. Dent was your big experiment, do you think he's capable of being a challenge for Batman?"

Professor Crane responded, "He's more menacing than ever. What do you want him to do?"

Hugo answered, "Unmask the Batman."

Professor Crane evilly smiled, while saying, "I'll make that happen."

Batman and Poison Ivy finally entered Professor Crane's classroom. They were over five minutes late, so Man-Bat hissed at them. Crane grumpily stared at them and said, "It's about time you got here."

Batman would normally say he's sorry for being late, but considering how scummy Crane acted, it was hard for him to be sorry. He said, "Ivy got knocked to the ground, so I had to stay behind and help her. I hope you can understand."

Professor Crane replied, "I couldn't care less about that. You and Ivy have a detention, after-school. Go sit down."

Poison Ivy angrily stared at Crane and responded, "You have got to be kidding me."

Professor Crane replied, "I'm not the joking type."

Batman and Ivy sat down. Harley Quinn looked at Ivy and was concerned about her, because of what Batman said, about her getting knocked to the ground. She nudged her and asked, "Are you okay?"

Poison Ivy said, "Yeah, but Catwoman tried to attack. Because of that, Batman ended things with her."

Harley replied, "Wow, I thought the bat couldn't resist the cat's charms. So, everything's cool between you and Batman?"

Poison Ivy smiled and said, "Yeah. In fact, he even called me his best friend."

Harley replied, "Impressive. It sounds like you two are becoming closer."

Poison Ivy responded, "Maybe we are."

Batman looked at Harvey and was surprised that half of his face was purple. Several students were freaked-out by his new appearance. Batman had a concerned look on his face, while asking, "Are you okay?"

Harvey flipped his coin. It landed on tails, so he said, "No I'm not."

Batman asked, "What happened to you?"

Professor Crane walked by and said, "Harvey accidentally got his face on some dangerous chemicals, during a science experiment."

Crane was the least trustworthy professor Batman had ever met, so he angrily asked, "Is that what actually happened?"

Professor Crane had a smug smile on his face, while saying, "It's not something worth discussing. In fact, I might you another detention, if you don't start focusing on today's lesson."

After school was over, Harley started bouncing around the hallways, while saying, "I'm so glad that school's over. I can finally go and have fun."

Poison Ivy replied, "You're lucky, Harley. I have to go to detention."

Harley asked, "Why?"

Poison Ivy angrily sighed and said, "Because I was late for class."

Harley replied, "But that wasn't your fault."

Poison Ivy said, "I know, but Scarecrow's never been an understanding guy. Batman and I have to go back to his creepy classroom."

Harley smiled and replied, "If Batman will be there, you'll probably have a good time."

Poison Ivy smiled back and responded, "Maybe I will."

A moment later, Batman and Ivy entered Professor Crane's classroom. They looked around and saw Two-Face, who menacingly glared at them. Batman asked, "What's going on?"

Professor Crane held a test-tube, while saying, "The antidote, for Harvey's face condition, is inside of this test-tube. If Harvey wants it back, he'll have to give you some good scares."

Batman angrily replied, "If you have the antidote, you have to give it back to him. His condition was probably your fault, so you owe it to him."

Professor Crane had a sneaky grin on his face, while saying, "If Harvey wants to have a decent-looking face, he'll have to give you some decent mental-scars."

Poison Ivy angrily replied, "You have a wicked brain."

Professor Crane had a flattered look on his face, while saying, "Indeed I do." He turned to Man-Bat and said, "Keep an eye on the kids. I can't risk getting hurt, so I must be making my exit." He stepped out of the room, while laughing.

Batman and Poison looked at Harvey, who was getting his fists ready. Batman said, "Harvey, Crane affected your crane, but not your brain."

Harvey angrily replied, "He broke my spirit and I'm going to break a lot of you. Actually, I'll have to think that over." He flipped his coin. It landed on tails, so he faced Batman and said, "You're doomed."

Batman started stepping away from Harvey, while saying, "Please don't do this, Harvey."

Harvey grabbed Batman and replied, "Until I get my face back, my name isn't Harvey. I'm Two-Face." Two-Face kicked Batman into some desks. One of the desks landed on Batman.

Poison Ivy ran up to Batman and got the desk off of him. She helped him get up, while asking, "Are you okay?"

Batman answered, "I guess."

Two-Face replied, "You're going to be the opposite of okay, just like me."

Batman responded, "Please knock this off. Ivy and I can help you. We can be your friends."

Two-Face angrily asked, "Friends? I don't think so. Ever since I started going to this school, nobody's treated me well. Principal Strange, Professor Crane, and the students bullied me."

Batman felt sympathy for Two-Face, while saying, "I'm sorry that happened. I wish I had tried harder to help you. Right now, I'm offering you friendship." He stuck his hand out and said, "Let me show you hope."

Two-Face kicked Batman into a wall and replied, "I don't think so." Batman wondered if he should defend himself, but he was worried about making things worse. He got his fist ready, but he didn't punch Two-Face or anything else. Two-Face punched Batman in the stomach.

Poison Ivy lightly kicked Two-Face and said, "Stay away from him. He's trying to help you."

Two-Face replied, "I don't care. The only way to get my regular face back, is to defeat him."

Poison Ivy folded her arms and responded, "That would get you your outside face, but not your inside one."

Two-Face had a confused look on his face, while asking, "What do you mean?"

Poison Ivy pointed to Batman and said, "He was trying to help you and you attacked him. Scarecrow's antidote might make you look good again, but inside, you wouldn't be good."

Two-Face thought about it and realized he had been doing the wrong thing. He stopped punching and kicking Batman and said, "You're right. I've gone too far. However, I'm not letting myself get punished. I've already suffered too much pain." He grabbed his coin and ran out. Batman tried to go after him, but Two-Face ran so fast, that Batman couldn't keep up with him. Man-Bat angrily hissed, because he was disappointed about his rival-bat not getting hurt. Poison Ivy frowned at him.

A few minutes later, Batman went into Professor Hugo Strange's office. Hugo Strange said, "Greetings, Mr. Batman. As always, I'm intrigued to know what's on your mind. In addition, I want to know what's going on with Two-Face."

Batman angrily replied, "Two-Face ran away, thanks to your and Scarecrow's bad influences."

Hugo Strange responded, "Blaming people is a little irresponsible. Two-Face was suffering from a condition. As much as I wanted to help him, it was a hopeless case."

Batman was extremely frustrated, when it came to Hugo Strange, and it was hard to blame him. He pointed at Hugo and said, "You're responsible for Harvey's change and what happened with Catwoman. I had some doubts about Catwoman, but I thought things were going fine. However, when she tried to take my mask off, I realized that you hired her. You tried to cause a relationship between her and me, just so you could find out my secret identity."

Hugo replied, "I told you I'd do anything to find out your secret identity and I lived up to that claim. You can try to blame, but deep down, we deserve equal blame."

Batman looked confused, while asking, "What are you talking about?"

Hugo reached for Batman's cowl, but Batman flung him away and turned his back to him. Hugo straightened his tie, while saying, "If you took off your mask and revealed who you are, I wouldn't have to do these shady things. You're flawed, just like me. We're two imperfect people. However, my hobby is learning about Gotham's most eccentric citizens and you're the most fascinating of them. Whether we be allies or enemies, our paths coming together are destiny, wouldn't you say?"

Batman turned around and said, "I believe I'm destined to bring down your and Scarecrow's operations."

Hugo replied, "You can try, Batman. In fact, I want you to. It would be an exciting and compelling adventure."

Batman sternly responded, "Stay out of trouble, Strange."

Hugo said, "I'll always be up to trouble. As for you, you'll always try to stop me."

Batman replied, "Sounds repetitive. I'm going to make sure this game has an ending." He threw a batarang at one of Hugo's awards and walked out.

Hugo's award was broken, but Hugo was distracted by getting to hold a batarang. He said, "What a peculiar choice of weapon."

After walking out Hugo Strange's office, Batman walked up to Poison Ivy, who was at her locker. Batman said, "Hugo Strange is as stubborn and difficult, as ever. That guy's more than just sneaky. He's the most dangerous person in Arkham Asylum, maybe even more so than the Scarecrow. He's willing to do anything, as long as he gets to analyze interesting stuff."

Poison Ivy replied, "So, he's like an evil version of a film reviewer?"

Batman said, "You could say that."

Poison Ivy replied, "Hugo Strange has been doing shady stuff, for over a year. Stopping him would be really hard."

Batman responded, "I know, but I'm going to try. In fact, I believe my purpose of going to Arkham Asylum is so I can stop Strange."

Poison Ivy gently touched Batman's hand and replied, "I believe in you."

Batman sighed and responded, "To be honest, I'm not sure if I can believe in myself. I've messed up with Catwoman and Harvey. I'm afraid I'm causing Arkham Asylum damage, rather than fixing it."

Poison Ivy replied, "You're making a positive difference. You saved the school from Man-Bat and what happened to Catwoman and Harvey isn't your fault."

Batman responded, "I thought I could become friends with those two, but that failed. Plus, I don't think Talia's fond of me, anymore."

Poison Ivy smiled and said, "You still have me. I don't plan on leaving you. Our friendship will be like a flower, that never stops blossoming." Batman smiled back and they hugged each other.

Batman and Poison Ivy started walking out of Arkham Asylum, for the day.

Batman returned to Ra's al Ghul ninja-training place. Ra's al Ghul was glad that Batman returned. He walked up to him and said, "Greetings, old bat. Batman returns, eh?"

Batman replied, "Indeed I have. You're right about me having a lot to learn. I want to work on my fighting skills. If I'm going to make a positive difference, I'm going to have to learn the right stuff. I'll have to become braver and bolder, than ever before. I can't let fear or strangeness stand in my way."

Ra's al Ghul responded, "It seems like you're already learning, Batman. It's time to learn more." Batman nodded. Ra's al Ghul signaled to his ninjas, to go after Batman. Batman started punching and kicking them. This time, he was able to fight off a majority of them, without anybody's help. Ra's al Ghul had an impressed look on his face. He raised his thumbs in approval. Although Batman still had some self-doubts, he wasn't going to let fear stop him. He was determined to be the school's dark knight.