::Arkham Asylum::


Batman roamed the halls of the asylum. He paid no attention to the screams, the laughter, or the sobs. He was on a mission. He wanted to find out how Two-Face escaped. There was only one man that could tell him that. Dr. Arkham himself. He stepped into the office that belonged to him. Dr. Arkham was inside looking over some videotape.

"Arkham."

"Good grief! Don't sneak up on people like that! Especially around here!"

Batman just stared at him waiting for him to continue.

"I've been looking over Two-Face's interview files from the past month. The tape that I'm watching now was of an interview from a couple of weeks ago."

He played the tape for Batman.

"Harvey, it's time for another friendly chat."

"The name is Two-Face."

"Of course, Two-Face, how are you feeling today?"

Two-Face flipped his coin. It came up on the good side.

"I'm feeling just fine."

"Would you like to tell me what you've been thinking about lately?"

Again, he flipped the coin. This time it came up on the bad side.

"I've been thinking that I shouldn't tell you what I've been thinking."

"You know, Jervis is going to be leaving in a couple of weeks. Wouldn't you like to make an effort to do the same?"

He flipped his coin again. This time he let it land on the floor in front of the doctor. It came up on the good side.

"Yes, I guess I would."

"Splendid! I'll be back later to talk to you again."

Dr. Arkham turned off the tape. He looked at Batman.

"After that session, he didn't put out any effort to become competent once again. I didn't realize that he was planning to escape. As you know, Two-Face broke out of here earlier today. There was a false alarm at 2pm. It took the security team twenty minutes to comb the place and make sure that no one was missing. Two minutes later, the second alarm went off. We soon realized that Two-Face was gone."

"How did he escape?"

"He was in the recreation room. He took down a guard, took his gun, and held another guard hostage until we let him go. I'm sorry Batman, we had no choice."

"I'll find him."

Batman turned to leave. He went to the special wing where Batman's foes were kept. He wanted to make sure that the others wouldn't try to escape as well. As he walked down the corridor, He stopped briefly at Two-Face's cell. None of the others dared to say anything. They just looked at him. Some villains, like Killer Croc, looked at him menacingly. The others, like the Ventriloquist, looked away and were a little fearful. He knew that he wouldn't find any more clues. He decided that another visit to the Mad Hatter would be the best thing.


::Gotham Arbors::


Jervis was so excited. It was almost time for his party. He wondered if anyone was going to be there. Then he realized that no one was going to show up. They were all locked up in Arkham. For a second, he didn't want to go. But then again, why let good parties go to waste?

He almost didn't want to even put on his suit. That suit would be the first thing to go, he thought. It was part of his past, his namesake. He would wear it for the party, one last time. He put on the bottle green coat, took his top hat, and headed out the door. When he got outside, he found out that there was a car waiting for him.

"This is simply amazing! The Penguin is going all out for me! I wonder if he wants something in return."


::Iceberg Lounge::


"Wonderful to see you again, Hatter!"

"Likewise, Penguin."

"May I start out with offering you something to drink?"

"I would love some tea, if you don't mind."

"Certainly not! Waitress, go get us some tea!" He turned to Jervis. "So, what's your scheme this time?"

"No scheme! I've finally figured out that the best way to get out of there is to just learn from my mistakes and move on to a better life for myself."

"Is that so? Well then, I guess we should celebrate the fact that you've been reinstated as a member of society once again! Where's that waitress?"

Just then, a young blonde woman comes out with a silver platter adorned with a steaming teapot, two cups, some cream and some sugar.

"Excellent! Now go and check on the surprise for Mr. Tetch."

"Yes sir."

"I hope you don't mind."

"No! Not at all, Penguin."

"Would you like one lump or two?"

"Just one, thank you."

THWACK!

Jervis slumped over in his chair.

"What's the meaning of this? Young lady, I should have you fired for such an atrocious act!"

"I'd have to actually work for ya' first!"

THWACK!

"Isn't that right, puddin'?"