Here we are with chapter nine and we will be getting more interesting around here soon. I want to thank everyone for the reviews. I appreciate it guys and I hope you all like what I got in store for this chapter. And yes we will have our assassins appear soon in case there are those who are waiting for them to appear.

Anyways, let us get started with the disclaimer before I begin with the story. I don't own anything from the DC or Star Wars universe just my OCs. Enjoy the third chapter everyone and I hope you like it. Also: Bold- means thoughts & Italic- will mean what an alien is saying in their native language.

Chapter IX

Coruscant

Nighttime has come as the prison facility where the Republic send the war criminals or anyone associated that has been helping the Separatist. One of these criminals, is Carmine Falcone. After being arrested the Republic found evidence of the family's involvement in all form of crime. From selling weapons, drugs, being in slavery, murder, bribery, and more.

One of the crimes the Republic found was their involvement in assisting Count Dooku and the Separatist. This made him a traitor to the Republic and locked him up so he can stand trial.

His family and all those associated with him were locked up in a different prison facility so he wouldn't have any contact with any of his associates. It didn't matter though because he was confident he would get out of this, especially from what he heard is going to go down in a few days.

"While this city is dealing with the chaos and the destruction, I will make my way out of here," said Falcone confident that he will be out before it gets too chaotic.

The lights begin flickering and Falcone stares up in confusion. The lights go out for a few seconds, before coming back on as the Batman appears behind Falcone. When he turns around the Batman grabs him and tosses him towards the wall. He is then picked up by his shirt and is slammed into the wall hard.

Falcone kept calm, but was shocked to see the Batman that caught him two days ago is now in his cell. "W-what are you? And how did you get in here?"

"How I got in here doesn't matter. There is no place where I can't find you, Falcone," Batman replied as throws him across the room.

Falcone slowly got up and sees the Batman approach him. "What do you want?! You already got me arrested."

"Information," Batman replied as he presses a button to show a hologram of a drone from his wrist gauntlet. "I need information on who you sold these drones to."

Falcone recognized the drone and got up from the ground. "And why should I tell you? What's stopping me from alerting the guards?"

Batman grabs him by the shirt and then punches him in the face knocking him down. He lifts him up again and then slams him into the wall harder.

"I won't ask again," said Batman not in the mood to play games. "You will tell me what I need to know or I'll break every bone in your body."

Falcone could tell the Batman wasn't kidding, especially how much pain he felt in his jaw. "A-all right, all right. I'll tell you."

Batman frees Falcone, but made it clear he would hurt him again if he messes around. Falcone fixes his shirt collar and walks over to his bed before he began explaining everything.

"A few weeks ago, I get a call from someone who calls himself, the Penguin. He said he wanted to buy the drones from me a bit earlier before the other shipment I had promised to him had arrived. I don't know why he wanted them early, but I had an idea what it was for. But anyways, we met at the docks, I gave him the drones, and got paid for them."

"Who is the Penguin?" Batman asked seeing a chance to also take down this Penguin and get some information about Black Mask too. "And is he working with Black Mask?"

"Black Mask?" Falcone almost laughed, despite being in pain. "I highly doubt it, especially how the Penguin claimed he killed Black Mask a few days ago."

"What do you mean, he killed him?" Batman asked confused by that.

"A few days ago, Penguin told me he found where Black Mask lives at and went to pay him a visit. Killed Black Mask and burned his body before he left," Falcone explained as he began chuckling softly. "However, we both know that was a lie as Black Mask is still alive and from what I heard has put a bounty on your head. One that is worth a lot of money."

"We'll see about that," said Batman as he presses on with the topic at hand. "Now tell me, who is the Penguin?"

Falcone almost didn't want to tell Batman who it was, but when the masked vigilante approached him with the intent of harming him, he confessed. "Cobblepot, Oswald Cobblepot and no I don't know where he is at. He picks a location where we meet and then we go our separate ways. We done now?"

Batman nods as he turns around to begin putting in the information on Cobblepot, while Falcone pulls out from under his blanket a small knife that he received from a guard he paid off. He attempts to sneak up on the Batman, but his hand is caught by him. Batman breaks his arm and punches him in the face knocking him out. He grabs the knife as the light goes out again and when they come back on he was gone.

Outside the prison, the Batman makes his way out from vent he snuck in through and begins making his way towards his Batwing, while speaking with Abigail.

"Oracle, did you get the information?"

"Got it and also got the part where you broke Falcone's arm," said Abigail who uses the alias, Oracle while talking to her brother as Batman. "Don't agree with it, but hey the guy should have known any better. Anyways, got the information about this Cobblepot guy. The guy looks familiar."

"He should, his family used to be a rival against our family," Batman explained as he got in his vehicle and begins taking off. "His family lost all their money and he disappeared."

"Looks like he has resurfaced as this Penguin fellow, sir," said Alfred as he speaks to Batman. "How do you intend on finding him?"

"By finding those that work for him," said Batman as he heads towards the city. "He'll probably have some of his men in the underworld to look out for any deals or merchandise he might be interested in."

"Makes sense," said Oracle figuring that is something the Penguin would do. "All right, while you do that I will hack into the police records to see if we can narrow the list of possible associates of the Penguin. Just be careful, bro."

"I will," said Batman as he turns off his communicator as his Batwing's cloaking device begins to activate.

Meanwhile

On the other side of the prison, in a more secured area, Obi Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu arrived to interrogate the prisoner who they have identified as Killer Croc. They found his name and about him through their contacts that were able to find out about this creature. Thanks to the information they were able to find some information about his kind.

The information though was badly damaged since it dated back during the conflict against the Sith and during the war they attacked the Jedi temple. So, any information they were able to find was limited. They know his species used to exist a long time ago, before they were hunted down by the Sith Empire. How those that survived remained hidden and were thought to have been extinct.

That's why the Council never found much information about them right now because their kind was thought to have been all wiped out. So to find one after all this time is surprising to the Council and it made them concerned. From what they were told this creature is very strong. Strong enough to hold his own against a skilled Jedi like Anakin and to sustain no injuries after falling from a high building.

They found out the creature has a healing ability helped him recover from his injuries. The Chancellor wanted the creature to be tested so they can find out more about its abilities. However, until they find out anything the Council insisted the creature remain under lockdown. Just getting the creature in his cell was challenging enough, but if they try removing him then he might escape.

"According to this, it took the Clones hours to get this Killer Croc into his cell," said Obi Wan as he looks over the report through the holopad. "Five are in the infirmary right now with one in critical condition, three with broken bones, and two with concussions."

"Any casualties?" Master Windu asked.

"No, but they had to use a sleeping agent in order to knock him out so they can get a blood sample from him," Obi Wan explained as he turns off the holopad. "We'll have to increase security in order to make sure he doesn't escape."

Master Windu nods in agreement as they arrive to Killer Croc's cell, which is guarded by ten Clone soldiers all armed with heavily armed weapons. "Keep your guard up and watch out for anything. He may be restrained, but he is still dangerous."

Obi Wan nods in agreement, but before they open the door he brought something up. "If this Killer Croc doesn't tell us anything, then do you believe we can use the Force on him?"

Mace Windu thought about it, but wasn't sure if it would work or not. "He may act like an animal, but I'm not sure if that will work on him. If the Sith tried wiping them out then chances are the mind trick didn't work on them For now, we'll need see if we can reason with it. If it doesn't work then we'll try something else."

Obi Wan nods as the door opens and they both walk in to see two turrets above the room. They are aimed at Killer Croc, who has his arms restrained against the wall, his legs bound in a metal container, and is wearing a shock collar around his neck. The creature looks up at them as he begins sniffing for their scent. He could see their weapons and growled at them.

"Jedi scum," he spoke showing some hostility towards them. "What do you want?"

"We have come to speak to you," Obi Wan replied sensing the hostility from the creature.

"You mean torture and experiment on me, don't you?" Killer Croc replied.

Obi Wan and Mace Windu turn towards the other confused by that statement. "Why would we do that?" Master Windu asked.

"For the same reason my kind was hunted down by the Sith," said Killer Croc. "For our blood, what we can do, and to try controlling us. Even now I can tell the Republic want to experiment on me for my abilities."

"That will not happen, I assure you," said Master Windu trying to reason with the creature. "If you tell us what we want to know we can make sure no harm comes to you."

Killer Croc began laughing. "I highly doubt that, especially how corrupted your system is and how many lives you have taken."

"We don't take innocent lives or did you forget the people you have killed?" Obi Wan asked.

Killer Croc laughs again and licks his lips. "You would do the same thing if you were forced to do whatever it took to survive."

"Even if it means working for someone?" Mace Windu asked getting to the point. "We know someone hired you to attack Anakin Skywalker. Tell us who it is and we will work out a deal."

Killer Croc knew making deals with Jedi is a waste of time, especially what he knows. "I'm not telling you anything, Jedi scum."

Mace Windu turns towards Obi Wan knowing the two have one option they can try. They extend their hand towards Killer Croc and try using the Force. To their surprise though, Killer Croc simply laughs unaffected.

"Nice try, but your mind tricks won't work on me, Jedi!" Killer Croc managed to break free of one restraint and tries to grab one of the Jedi.

Obi Wan and Mace Windu use the Force to knock him back into the wall. The Clones come in activating the shock collar and try to restrain his arm again, while the Jedi keep him pinned. After getting the restraints back on, Killer Croc let's out a loud roar. The Jedi release him and begin leaving the room.

"Tell Skywalker I've got his scent and the Batman's! When I get out of here I will hunt them down!"

The Clones and Jedi leave the room closing the door behind them as they go over what just happened.

"It appears we won't be getting anything more out of him," said Obi Wan.

Master Windu nods in agreement. "For now we'll have to keep him locked up here until we can figure out what to do with him."

Obi Wan knew he was right, but a part of him knew something else was wrong. "Why do I get the feeling he isn't the only one we'll have to deal with?"

Master Windu knew how he felt. "It seems perhaps this is only the beginning of what is to come."

The Next Night

A day has passed since Batman found out about who bought the drones from Falcone. Oswald Cobblepot, who is also this Penguin he has been hearing about. During his research he found out that Oswald's family lost their money due to bad business decisions that bankrupted the family. To the point that Oswald abandoned his studies so he can take up crime and began building his own criminal empire.

Soon he became one of the biggest black market manufactures in the galaxy, next to Black Mask. Perhaps he might have some information about him about the assassins. There has also been reports he has been assisting the Separatist and providing bounty hunters with weapons. One of them was Cad Bane and a group he worked with to help take over the Senate building to help get Ziro the Hutt out.

Once he finished his research he found out that the Penguin is hiding. It appears he is at the junkyard where they keep the destroyed Republic ships that returned badly damaged and beyond repair. A good place to hide, especially if there are some parts of the ships that are still operational. So he flies towards it, while trying to scan the area.

"Batman, can you hear me?" Oracle began contacting Batman through their com-link.

"I'm here, what is it?" he replied as he detects a nearby power source from one of the ships.

"I managed to hack into the radio frequency of the Penguin's hideout, but there is a problem. I can't hack into the ship," she explained as she tries again to hack into the ship, but it isn't working.

"Either he found a good hacker that is better than you," though Batman doubts that. "Or he has something that prevents anyone from hacking into his facility."

"Seems about right. So, unless you can take them out you'll be on your own," she replied although she hated the fact she can't do anything to help her brother.

"I'll be fine, but if I find these jammers I'll take care of them," he replied as the computer detects snipers surrounding parts of the ship. "Can you send me the frequency so I can monitor what is going on?"

"Of course and good luck Daniel," she replied before turning off her com-link and send her brother the frequency so he can listen in as well.

Batman opens the panel of the ship and shoots out of it as he glides towards the nearby sniper to take him out first.

Looks like Batman has found the Penguin, but will get the information he needs about Black Mask? What will happen while making his way to find him? Will the Jedi get involved in this fight too? And who will he come across while inside?

Check out the next chapter to find out. Also I want to thank my friend for his help. I appreciate it and I hope everyone is enjoying how the story is going. I promise I will get back to work on my chapters soon, but please be patient. So again thanks guys for everything and I appreciate the support.

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