Gotham City Streets…
Batman sits upon a rooftop, searching the city for any type of crime being committed. All of a sudden a loud bang pierces the dark quiet city night. Batman stands up quickly and pulls out his grappling hook. He aims it to the rooftop of the police department where Gordon is standing showing the Bat Signal. Batman quickly swung over onto the side of the building where he then grabbed suction cups from his utility belt and climbed up the windows and walls and onto the roof. Gordon looked at him with a furious look. "Who fired the shot officer?" Batman asks questionably. "I did Batman! Who do you think you are letting my daughter join you to fight evil!" he said furious and red faced. "Officer I don't know what you're talking about…" he began but was cut off by Gordon. "You know damn right what I'm talking about you rat with wings! I found THIS in Barbara's room!" he shouted and held up Batgirl's mask, he also had her costume in his other hand. "Sir Batgirl is the niece of my butler Alfred Pennyworth!" Batman said interrupting, he was aware this was revealing Batgirl's identity to Gordon but he had no other choice. Gordon threw his hat onto the ground angrily. "Alfred Pennyworth may be her biological uncle! But I adopted her when she was young and her parents died! She has been Barbara Gordon since she was three years old!" he yelled at Batman. Batman felt quite stupid now but then he realized he had let out his secret identity to an angry Gordon. "Wait a minute… Pennyworth, Butler, Fancy expensive gadgets… It all makes sense now… Wayne!" he said glaring at Batman with his fat eyes. Batman looked at him curiously and quickly threw a smoke bomb. When the smoke cleared he was gone. "Damn… why didn't I see it sooner" Gordon said to himself in a mystified voice.
Batman leaped from rooftop to rooftop quickly trying to escape the sight of Gordon. Finally he landed on a rooftop which held a giant purple box with an exclamation point on it. Batman backed away knowing better then to get close to it. He saw a handle turning by itself on the side to a familiar child's tune and he knew what this was. It was a giant jack in the box. Batman stood cautiously with his fists ready while the tune went. When it reached the end the top of the box busted off quickly, causing Batman to jump back a bit. When it opened he saw Batgirl on a spring unconscious and injured. The laughing from the Joker's voice box that they found when he died was playing from the box. Batman was worried, Batgirl was no longer wearing her costume, which means whoever put her here must have also left her costume behind and let the secret out to Gordon. This means they may also know Batman's alter ego, a dangerous piece of information for a copycat of his worst enemy ever. Batman quickly grabbed Barbara and threw her over his shoulder where he jumped off the building and into his Batmobile, which was now heading to the Batcave. He would need to research the recent news stories in order to learn about this clown fiend. They would have to be strong to take down Barbara so easily, her combat skills are even with that of Nightwing. Batman thought, feeling bad about the decision he was about to make but knowing it was necessary. He would need the help of his former accomplice in this fight, he would need Nightwing.
To Be Continued