:: Joker's car ::


In the backseat, Bud and Lou started growling at Bruce. They caught his familiar scent and began to get really angry and vicious.

"Harl, get these two under control!!!" spat the Joker.

"And how do you expect me to do that.......while I'm driving???" asked Harley Quinn.

"Fine, pull over!!!"

Harley rolled her eyes and pulled the car to the curb. She tried her best to sweet-talk the two hyenas not to bother their new toy, but Bud and Lou wouldn't stop. The Joker was getting angrier with each passing second.

"Harl, you had better get those two to stop before they eat my hostage!!!"

"I'm trying, puddin', I'm trying!"

They wouldn't quit. They began to bite at Bruce. Bruce just sat there, motionless, under the Joker's control. The Joker had enough. He got out of the front seat and opened the back door. He then dragged Bruce out of the car. Bud and Lou followed, wanting to tear Bruce apart. The Joker's rage had been brought to a boiling point. He smacked the two hyenas against their heads with the blunt side of his gun.

"Enough!" yelled the Joker. "You are not going to eat my cash flow! You hear me? If you two don't start behaving, I'll grind you both up into dog food!!!!!"

The hyenas yelped after being hit on the head. They cowered behind the rear of the car while Joker was having a fit. When he finished they just stared at Bruce and growled a little more. They didn't try to attack him again.

"Harl, get in the back and keep those two under control," hissed the Joker. He turned to Bruce. "Well, looks like you'll be playing chauffeur tonight! Heh Heh!"

They got back into the car, everyone in their proper seat. Harley was rubbing her babies' heads, trying to calm the pair down. She began to wonder where they were going.

"Hey, isn't the mall on the other side of town?" asked Harley.

"Business before pleasure Harl, business before pleasure," replied the Joker grinning the whole way there.


:: Wonderland Park ::


"So, why are we here?" asked Batman.

"Batman said that he wanted to check this place out for clues. That was before he got captured," replied Robin.

"Any ideas as to what we're looking for?"

"Not really.....Just keep an eye out."

Superman began to use his x-ray vision. He looked around the park and came upon a nasty sight.

"Follow me," he said to Robin.

They came upon a dead body. It was a gang member, one of the Skulls that the Mad Hatter had encountered a few nights before. It was the exact same man that was beaten up by the Judge.

"Looks like his head was crushed in," said Superman.

"Lots of blood...I'm guessing that either Harley or the Judge did this. They both use blunt objects as weapons."

"I see nothing else around here."

"I think we should pay that gang a visit. Let's go."


:: Commissioner Gordon's office ::


"I don't think that we should just sit on our butts here!" said Bullock.

"As much as I would like to do something, you and both know that we can't. Two-Face will show up soon enough. As far as I'm concerned, this case is closed."

Renee Montoya walked in the door.

"Jim, the mayor's on line one. He says it's urgent."

Gordon picked up the phone and hit the button.

"Hamilton? What can I do for you?"

"Well you can start by coming over to my home. We need to discuss why things in this city aren't going so well."

"What do you mean?" asked Jim, fully knowing the answer already.

"Where shall I begin? Two-Face is out of the asylum, he was part of a fight in a bar, the Iceberg Lounge had a questionable explosion in their kitchen, and I find that you're sitting at your office doing nothing about it." said Mayor Hill calmly.

"I have men working on these things as we speak, mayor," replied Gordon a little testy. "But I'll stop by if you think it's so important."

"Be here in twenty minutes," replied the mayor before he hung up.

Gordon put the phone down. "I guess that's a yes. Bullock, I'll be back as soon as I can. You and Renee can hold the fort down until I get back. If there's anymore trouble tonight, call me. I want to be the first one to know. Got it?"

"Yes sir, commish," replied Detective Bullock.


:: Mayor Hill's house ::


"He's on his way," said the mayor.

"Excellent," replied the mayor's new master.

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