Batman Begins: Enter Seto Kaiba
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or Batman!
Domino City-Black Market Club-Night
"Trudge, I need you at the docks on Thursday."
"Problems, Gozaburo?"
"I don't want any trouble with the last shipment."
"Sure. Word on the street is you got a beef with someone in the DA's office."
"Is that right?"
"And, there's a fat prize... waiting for anybody willing do to anything about it."
"So, what's your point, Trudge?"
"Have you seen the girl?"
In the meantime, Seto, disguised as a homeless beggar, listens carefully, hidden.
"It's a cute little assistant DA. Don't you think that's a little bit too much heat to bring down, maybe? Even for this town."
"Never underestimate Domino City. People get mugged coming home from work everyday of the week. Sometimes- Sometimes things just go bad!"
Cave
Meanwhile, Arthur is testing the hardness of a cowl piece at a workstation. As he slams the baseball bat... SMASH!
"Sir, there's a problem with the graphite with this one. The next 10,000 will be up to specifications."
"At least they gave us a discount."
"Quite. In the meantime, sir, may I suggest you try avoid landing on your head?"
He picks up one of the shattered pieces of the cowl. Seto then combines the "horns" of the cowl, with the servo-mounted microphone.
Later
Seto pulls out the kevlar utility harness and cuts off the shoulder straps, leaving only a belt with sliding attachments. He then places his hands onto the harness, feeling it. Testing out the memory fabric, Kaiba checks it's function and such. As he swings and moves the 'claws' of the cloth, it reveals the similar flapping of a bat's wing.
Using a metal lathe, he takes chunks of steel, and carves them into shuriken. Finishing on the last "shuriken," Arthur approaches nearby and hands him a thermos.
"Why bats, Master Kaiba?"
"Bats frighten me. And it's time my enemies shared my dread."
Immediately, he takes a "shuriken" and tests it out on the wall, showing the bat symbol.
Domino Waterfront-Night
A car appears near the docks, and it's revealed as Trudge. He walks up to some of Falcone's men and takes a "teddy bear".
"What's this?"
He tears the bear and sees some plastic baggies inside.
"Continue."
He walks back to the car and talks with Gozaburo Falcone.
"Looks fine out there. The bears go straight to the dealers."
"Yeah, and the rabbits go to the man in the Narrows."
"What's the difference?"
"Ignorance is bliss, my friend. Don't burden yourself with these secrets of scary people, Trudge."
Meanwhile, one of Falcone's thugs heads back to get another load of shipments. As he enters the open containter... he's yanked into the darkness.
"AGGGHHHH!"
Suddenly, 2 of the thug's associates notice he's gone.
"Hey, Steiss."
No answer, just silence. Both men walk towards to where their "friend" disappeared to.
"Steiss?"
KKSSHH—KKSSHH-KKSSHH!
Then all of a sudden, the lamps go out. They see something on the ground, a bat-shaped metal plate. One of the thugs picks the "bat" up. As the thug stares at the strange shape in his hand, another stares above, confused.
"What?"
Then both men start looking up...
"What the hell?"
... and a giant 6-foot bat drops down on the thug who asked, "What?"
"A-A-A-G-G-G-G-H-H-H-H!"
The second thug runs off to escape the dark figure. Meanwhile, some of the Falcone's other men hear the screams. All the while, an armed thug sees something fly by and he starts firing in that direction.
BUDDA-BUDDA-BUDDA-BUDDA-BUDDA-BUDDA!
Docks-Falcone's car
"I better check it."
Trudge leaves the car.
During the same time, the cowardly thug runs, trying to escape his doom. He encounters his other friend, the armed one. He continues running off, and goes into deeper parts of the docks and when he least expects it... SWOOP! He's captured by the darkness
The group of thugs, now react, startled by the silent attack.
Back to car
"There's a problem out here. You better bail." Trudge warns the crime boss.
Docks-Lone armed thug
Nervous, sweating, and most importantly afraid, he arms his gun at all direction, trying to prepare himself from his obvious doom.
Seeing something move, he fires aimlessly. BUDDA-BUDDA-BUDDA-BUDDA-BUDDA!
"WHERE ARE YOU?"
"Here," whispers a low, grating voice.
"Dddaaagghh!" screams the thug as he turns and sees the giant bat, hanging upside-down.
Before the thug could fire he's already surrounded by darkness. Having enough of this shit, Gozaburo moves out of his car, and deeper into the shipments.
Dock-Group of thugs
A shadow drops down on the center of thugs' ring. Immediately, they turn around, and they all try to attack the dark creature. One of the thugs swings a chain, while another, a knife. The shadow ducks underneath the chain, and sweep-kicks the knife-wielder to the ground. The chain swings again, but this time, the Batman lets it wrap around his ankle. Kicking his leg sideways, he rips the weapon away from the wielder, and finishes him off with a powerful headbutt. Performing a roundhouse with the chain-wrapped leg, he whips three thugs behind him. Meanwhile, Falcone watches in fear, and then retreats back to his car. Back to the fight, one thug falls down by the fist of the Bat. Moments later, he then continues to beat the living hell of the rest and the fight is over. The last thug falls down, to the superior fighting skills of... The Batman.
Gozaburo Falcone starts going back to his car quickly after seeing the mysterious figure defeat all his men. Taking out his shotgun, he loads it and readies to fire.
"What the hell are you?"
As if retaliation occurred to those words, Falcone's sunroof shatters and immediately, he's pulled up. He finally sees the figure as a masked man in a black coated armor.
"I'm Batman."
Batman headbutts Falcone unconscious and sees a homeless man nearby. Recognizing him as the same one who he gave his coat to 7 years ago. The Dark Knight says, "Nice coat."
Replying in shock, "Thanks..."
Quickly, the mysterious avenger takes his "prey" upwards to leave him for the police.
Domino City-Monorail
Téa Gardner, who is going back home, is sitting alone, but as she rises at her stop, she notices a man nearby on his cellphone.
Thinking he was harmless, she continues on her way. Immediately, the man runs after her, as soon as she left the train.
Walking down in the station, she sees a big, bald man heading her way. Continuously, she goes to the opposite of him, but he pushes her back. The same man from before appears shortly, and she sees that she's outnumbered. In self-defense, she whacks the skinnier man, and pulls out her tazer threatens the bigger man. Unknowingly, she doesn't see Batman take the skinnier guy from behind her. In reaction to the sight, the bald guy runs off, to escape harm.
"That's right you better run!"
But when she turns around, she sees Batman. Thinking him as a menace, she tazers him, but it fails to do any harm.
In a low, grating voice, "Falcone sent them to kill you."
"Why?"
"'Cause you rattled his case."
He drops a picture of Judge Faden's bribery on the floor.
"What's this?"
"Leverage."
"For what?"
"To get things moving."
"Who are you?"
"Someone like you, someone who'll rattle the cages."
As Téa picks up the leverage, she then sees that her guardian angel is gone.
"Ma'am? Everything okay?"
Docks-Domino Police arrives
In the background, a bunch of reporters try to uncover more information of the incident at Domino's Docks. A cop car's door opens and out comes Sergent Mutou. As Mutou and another cop walk passby, they notice Falcone's thugs, tied up.
The cop asks, "Falcone's men?"
"Does it matter? We'll never tie him to it anyway," says Yugi.
"Mutou, I wouldn't be too sure of that."
The cop points his head towards the Harbor light. Mutou looks on, and is curious. As he and the other walk towards the search light, a photographer finishes his picture... of Falcone strapped unconscious to the light!
"What the hell is that?" asks one cop who stares into the sky.
Yugi sees the light signal, now shaped like a bat due to Falcone, in the night sky. He stares continuously onto the symbol and remembers the stranger.
"Cut him down," orders Mutou.
Domino City-Towering building
A dark statue stands on a building's edge, ontop of one of Domino's tallest buildings. Not a statue, but a creature of the night, wearing a cape.
It is the Batman.
To be continued...