Ultimate DC presents…

Ultimate Batman

by YoungD16

Case 1: "The Allure" Part 6

There was something different about the apartment when Bruce stepped to the door of his second floor apartment in the WayneTech apartment complex. He had this weird feeling something was wrong. Bruce just shrugged it off and reached for his keys.

"Nice place you got here Bruce, better than when you with me."

"Ha, you say that like I'm living in a mansion or something."

Bruce opened the door to his dark apartment and flicked on the light. Alfred gazed at the apartment with excitement. There were an assortment of furniture pieces and huge TV screen on one wall and nice kitchen area on the other side of the room. The only thing wrong with the room were the people sitting in the furniture, they obviously did not belong there.

"Who the…"

Bruce froze, his heart stopped and for a second he could see himself. He saw himself fourteen and scared, he saw his parents, and most importantly he saw the faces of his parents' murderers and the only problem was…those faces seemed just like the faces of the three people sitting in his apartment now. And all of sudden Bruce couldn't control himself, all the pain and anger he could he once felt came rushing back at full force. Bruce felt his fist ball up and his teeth grit.

"Get out of my house!"

"Not a good way to greet your guest Mr. Wayne. Our boss thinks it's time for the last Wayne to have an unexpected and unexplained death or at least that's what the media will think. Sorry this is strictly business."

"Bruce watch out!"

…But it was too late to save him from being struck by a bullet. Blood flew against the clean carpet and the walls. Alfred had saved Bruce from a certain death, judging by the angle from which the bullet was shot, but Bruce's arm was what was hurt badly. The Jokers just laughed and started to get up from where they were. Alfred only had a second to act he grabbed Bruce and ran.

They got to the parking lot and a bright green van had just pulled up, a woman got up out of the van. Bruce still holding his arm, blood leaking from his wound, he looked to see if the person would help him in someway. The woman was revealed by the headlights of the van as none other than Harley Quinn. She would help Bruce, she would save him from the Jokers wouldn't she?

Harley Quinn took a step forward but by the way the Jokers that came out of the van looked Bruce figured she was not there to help him in any way. Alfred quickly grabbed Bruce who was losing more blood by the minute. The two quickly dodged bullet shots as they raced through the alley as though he had traveled those very alleys for years. As Alfred raced onward Bruce started to feel tired and heavy. Blackness clouded Bruce's vision, not that it was light where they were moving, Bruce coughed and it seemed as though his arm was getting worst. Finally the footsteps stopped and Alfred led Bruce to the docks outside of Gotham Heights. The docks were where the fishermen brought in their catch, it reaked of dead fish and seaweed, that's all Bruce could remember before he passed out. Alfred and Bruce disappeared into the night, the Jokers failed to kill Bruce.

"Did you kill him?" Jack asked one of the men.

"No but he'll surely bleed to death. The old man with him wouldn't dare set foot in a hospital."

"Good, I knew I could trust you guys."

A flashing news report interrupted the program Jack Hart was watching.

"Just this afternoon police reported five chairmen of the WayneTech board of officials dead. Some one has viciously murdered them and police are still trying to figure out who exactly is responsible."

Jack started to snicker, then slowly falls into a deep laughter.

"Meanwhile officials are trying to find Mister Bruce Wayne who suspiciously is nowhere to be found. Authorities will be searching for him and any other leads and question them."

Jack turned the TV off, laughing with unexplainable excitement.

"WayneTech is mine now and soon Gotham will be too." Jack said loudly.

Jack started to talk to himself with an evil glitter in his eyes.

"My hats off to you, Joker, my hats off to you."

Author's Note: Well that's how I'm ending "The Allure" and the story continues into how Bruce must deal with what has happened and finding his purpose before he can take down Joker.

Don't forget to check out the next chapter "Redemption" and I'll introduce the next villain too.