Well, Darth Necron, this fanfic takes place in a universe that's a mix between the DC Animated Universe and the comic book universe. The Justice League roster is pretty much the same as the DCAU, but I'm also including elements never featured in the DCAU, such as Clark and Lois being married (although initially, they weren't together until I decided later on to have them be together in response to the New 52 era having them be no longer together, a mistake that was fixed with DC Rebirth) or characters like the Kapatelis. As such, the DC universe featured in this fanfic is not 100% like the DCAU, if you're wondering why Wonder Woman's personality is not exactly how she was portrayed in the Justice League animated series.
Also, Diana is not 'obsessed' with Steve Trevor in this fanfic. Just because I made her say that she loves him with all her heart doesn't mean she's obsessed with him. By comparison, Candace being in love with Jeremy in Phineas and Ferb or Amy Rose being in love with Sonic the Hedgehog in most continuities of the Sonic franchise? Now, THOSE are examples of someone being obsessed with someone else.
Before anyone asks, no, I have not seen the Space Jam sequel yet. As such, don't spoil it to me and don't even say whether you liked it or disliked it. I don't want to be influenced by anyone's opinion before I even watch the movie itself. All of this also applies to any live-action DC movie made after Shazam! (which is the most recent live-action DC movie I've seen as of this writing).
I feel like I'm forgetting something here… Oh, right. The chapter itself. Enjoy.
Chapter 12: Legends of the Duck Knight
During that same evening, in Gotham City, there was a charity event at the prestigious Kane Finger Hotel. Lots of wealthy and famous people were gathered there to raise money for hospitals. After a show that featured various performances from talented artists, all of these rich people present at the event were having various discussions in a large room, with various waiters bringing them food and alcoholic drinks.
Among these rich people, one of them was a good-looking man with black hair and eyes, who was wearing a white shirt, a black vest, black pants, black shoes, and a black bowtie. His name is Bruce Wayne, perhaps the most famous billionaire in Gotham and the owner of Wayne Enterprises, which was founded by his father Thomas Wayne long before Bruce was born.
At this moment, Bruce was talking with a beautiful red-haired woman with green eyes, who was wearing a blue dress, blue evening gloves, and red high heels. This was Veronica Vreeland, a rich celebrity and one of Bruce's friends. Both of them were holding glasses filled with champagne.
"This was a fantastic show, Bruce! I haven't seen something this entertaining in quite a while. I would even call it flawless… if that juggler didn't accidentally set the stage on fire with his flaming sticks." Veronica said, wincing at that last thought.
"Well, at least nobody was injured." Bruce said before chuckling.
"True. But what ultimately matters is all the money we raised tonight. And this certainly deserves a toast." She said before raising her glass.
The black-haired man did the same and they clinked their glasses together. While Veronica was too busy taking a sip from her glass, Bruce quickly emptied his in a nearby potted plant. He had this habit of doing so in case some 'emergency' was happening and he would need to be in a perfect state of mind. The red-haired woman was surprised at how fast he managed to 'drink' the champagne.
"Geez, Bruce. The Road Runner looks like a snail compared to you." She said.
"Is this a reference to those strange occurrences that happened recently or…?" the black-haired man began to ask.
"What are you talking…? Oh!" Veronica smacked her forehead in embarrassment before grinning. "I completely forgot about all these news reports concerning Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes showing up in real life. Speaking of which, it goes without saying that this is out of the ordinary. I mean, all those cartoon characters existing in our world? Never in a million years would I ever believe this could happen! What do you think about that, Bruce?"
"Eh, as long as Woody Woodpecker doesn't show up to cause some trouble, I think I'll be fine." He replied, smirking. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll get myself some more champagne."
She nodded before he walked away and arrived less than a minute later to the bar inside the hotel. The billionaire sat on a stool and put his glass on the counter.
"Could you please fill this with champagne?" he asked to the waiter working at the bar.
"No problem, Mr. Wayne." The waiter replied before filling the glass.
Bruce then grabbed the glass, gave some dollar bills to the waiter, and was ready to leave the bar.
"Long time no see, Bruce."
The billionaire's eyes widened in surprise when he heard that familiar voice. He turned around and recognized whoever just talked to him. It was a gorgeous woman with long black hair and green eyes. She was wearing a purple strapless dress and black heeled sandals.
"Selina…" Bruce said to the woman, known as Selina Kyle, while he put the glass back on the counter.
She sat on the stool on his left, sternly looking in front of her instead of turning her head towards him.
"How have you been lately? Still as paranoid as before?" Selina asked him.
The billionaire sighed at what she said, as he knew what she was very likely referring to. About two months ago, he learned that someone close to him had become a villain who went by the name of Hush. After dealing with the latter, Bruce started to have some doubts about his life. Selina tried to calm him down, but when she told him to 'hush', he took it the wrong way and grabbed her by the wrists, thinking that she was more involved with this than she was letting on. That reaction made Selina end the relationship they had at the time and they hadn't seen each other since then.
"You're still bitter about that?" Bruce rhetorically asked.
"You treated me as if like I sold drugs to children." She said before turning around to face him. "I'm aware that I did lots of stuff that make it difficult for anyone, including you, to trust me. But I try to do the right thing when I can and that was one of those times. So when you reacted that way, you hurt me in more ways than one."
"Selina… I'm sorry for hurting you. Life hasn't been easy for me multiple times, but I can't use that as an excuse to hurt those I care the most." He said, genuinely feeling bad for what happened.
The black-haired woman sighed before putting her right hand on Bruce's left shoulder.
"Bruce, I know your life wasn't filled with sunshine and rainbows. But you need to lighten up a bit. I'm not asking for you to become Mr. Goody Two-Shoes, but toning down the darkness in your mind certainly wouldn't hurt." She said before removing her hands.
The billionaire stared at the woman whom he even went so far as to reveal his biggest secret back then. Before he could say anything else, he noticed something through the window on the wall to his left. Within the window, he could see a light in the sky that was in the shape of Batman's logo. This was the Bat-Signal, a light used by the cops in Gotham to contact the Dark Knight. Noticing that Bruce was staring at the window, Selina looked at it as well and noticed the Bat-Signal. The billionaire turned to look at the black-haired woman, who noticed him staring at her. She sighed in annoyance when she realized why he was staring at her like that.
"I did nothing illegal tonight." Selina told him.
Bruce looked at her body language for a few more seconds before coming to the conclusion that she was telling the truth.
"I'd like to continue this conversation, Selina, but it'll unfortunately have to wait." He said as he stood up.
"That doesn't surprise me."
He saluted her with his left hand before grabbing the glass, emptying it with another potted plant life like before, and leaving to tell Veronica that he was going to leave. One minute later, Bruce was outside the hotel and spotted the car driven by Alfred, who was dressed like a chauffeur.
"I saw the signal, Master Bruce." Alfred told him immediately after the latter entered the car and sat on the backseat.
"Then you know what to do, Alfred." The billionaire said before taking a briefcase lying on the floor and opening it.
Inside the briefcase was the outfit of a certain Dark Knight…
The Gotham City Police Department's building was known for having a spotlight, known as the Bat-Signal, that could project Batman's logo into the cloudy skies. At that moment, the Bat-Signal was turned on and one cop was waiting next to it. He was a middle-aged, overweight man with black messy hair. He was wearing a grey hat, a grey trench coat, a yellow shirt, a red necktie, dark blue pants, and black shoes. His name is Harvey Bullock, one of the GCPD detectives.
He looked at his watch underneath his left sleeve, getting bored as he was waiting for the Caped Crusader to arrive.
"We should get his phone number. That would be more efficient." Bullock said to himself.
The detective yawned before turning around. He then yelped in alarm upon seeing Batman standing just a few inches away from him. Bullock caught his breath before glaring at the superhero.
"Ya could have given me a heart attack, for cryin' out loud!" the cop exclaimed in annoyance.
"What's the problem this time?" Batman asked.
The detective sighed before answering the Dark Knight's question.
"Commissioner Gordon called and told me to turn your light on because of something happening at Blackgate." Bullock replied, referring to the prison of the same name. "It looks like the Penguin is causing some trouble there." He added before looking at the sky and yawning again.
"Anything else?"
"Nah. Gordon said he would tell you more once you get there."
The cop then looked back at Batman, only to be surprised to see that the latter was no longer there. He looked around and saw no sign of the superhero.
"Geez, does Gordon ever get tired of that irritating habit!?" Bullock wondered out loud in annoyance.
The large prison known as Blackgate Penitentiary is an infamous location in Gotham. It may not have the insane criminals that made Arkham Asylum even more infamous, but the criminals that would end up there were no less dangerous. And during that night, trouble was happening because of one criminal in particular, which required the presence of the cops from the GCPD.
Several police cars were in front of the fences surrounding the prison. Various cops were constantly on guard, holding their guns and ready to shoot if one of the inmates tried to shoot at them. Among the cops, there was an old man with grey hair, a grey mustache, and black eyes. He was wearing glasses, a brown trench coat, a white shirt, a black necktie, light brown pants, and brown shoes. His name is James Gordon, the police commissioner.
"Commissioner Gordon…"
Gordon turned around to look at a Hispanic woman in her thirties. She had black hair and black eyes. Her outfit consisted of a blue police hat, a grey jacket, a light blue shirt, a black necktie, blue pants, and black shoes. Her name is Renee Montoya, another GCPD detective.
"Bullock called and said that he transmitted the message to Batman." She told him.
"Good." The commissioner said in response.
Several minutes later, the cops heard some engine and turned around, witnessing the Batmobile arriving next to them. Its driver came out of it and walked up to Gordon and Montoya.
"Bullock said you would tell me more about the situation, Commissioner Gordon." Batman said to one of his first crime-fighting allies.
"Our problem for tonight is the Penguin." Gordon told him before turning around to face the prison. "It seems like the past few weeks he's been spending in Blackgate weren't to his liking given that he managed to cause a riot where the inmates were able to take over the prison under his leadership. The people in the staff have become their hostages. So far, Cobblepot hasn't responded to our negotiation proposal. And the situation could get worse at any moment, Batman."
"With the Penguin, that's very likely." The Caped Crusader commented. "I know a secret passage to the penitentiary. With any luck, he and his men won't notice me right away." He said before grabbing some device from his utility belt and handing it to the commissioner. "It's a communicator, in case one of us has something important to say to the other during this operation."
"Good luck, Batman." Montoya told him.
"Good luck to you all as well." The Dark Knight said walking away.
The superhero arrived next to some manhole that was not too far away from Blackgate and used it to end up in the sewers. There, he walked for a while before eventually coming across some wall. He touched on a few bricks until he touched one that activated a door within said wall. It was a secret passage that the crime boss named Rupert Thorne used once to escape Blackgate and was built by one of Thorne's associates. Fortunately for Batman, very few people were aware of this passage's existence, meaning there was a chance that the Penguin would not be aware of it either. After the world's greatest detective went through the passage, it immediately shut itself.
Meanwhile, on a tall building located to the left side of Blackgate, someone was standing there and observing the situation. It was a certain cartoon duck wearing a specific outfit. Said outfit consisted of a black hat, a red mask, a blue long-sleeved shirt, a red sash, black pants, magenta gloves, magenta shoes, and a black cape. The bird also had a scabbard with a sword on his left.
"Justice comes in various flavors. Cops, lawyers, lighthouse keepers… But there's also the flavor that is filled with super-heroism known as… superheroes. And the time has come for one superhero in particular to come back and punish criminals by making them wish they did not remove the tag from the mattress." Daffy said before striking a heroic pose where he pointed towards the sky with his left index finger. "That's right, everyone! After all these years, the Scarlet Pumpernickel has returned!"
"Hum, D-D-D-Daffy?"
The duck turned around to look at Porky. The latter was dressed with some outfit that made him look like someone from 1792. To be more specific, he was wearing a white wig and a blue tailcoat with six shiny buttons.
"Why am I d-d-d-dressed like t-t-t-t-that again?" the pig asked.
"It's very simple. The Scarlet Pumpernickel was inspired by the Scarlet Pimpernel. I need a sidekick and the Scarlet Pimpernel's sidekick was Sir Andrew Ffoulkes. Therefore, you are dressed like Ffoulkes, but I'll just call you Andy, even if it's not the most intimidating name around." Daffy replied.
"Do you really t-t-t-think it's g-g-g-going to work? And by that, I m-m-m-mean you fighting c-c-c-c-criminals from this world." Porky asked.
"Well, my dear Andy, as a Looney Tune, I can survive pretty much any type of pain that no human being from this world could survive. I could be blown to smithereens, cut into tiny little pieces, crushed by a heavy object, and forced to sit through a marathon of Disney Channel live-action movies, but I'll always make it through! In a way, I'm like Deadpool, that fellow fourth wall-breaking antihero! Except in my case, things don't get quite as violent and I don't swear like a sailor. Or at the very least, I don't do that when the cameras are rolling." He said, smirking at the readers before looking back at the pig with pleading eyes. "Besides, if I help Batman with this, maybe he'll finally give me the respect that I deserve."
Porky sighed before coming closer to his friend.
"F-F-F-Fine. I'll help you with t-t-t-this." The pig said.
"Fantastic!" Daffy eagerly exclaimed before looking back at the penitentiary. "Watch out, criminals! There's a new hero in town!"
The duck summoned a grappling hook with a rope and threw it as far away as he could so that it could end up on Blackgate's rooftop. Fortunately, it reached the rooftop and hung onto it, meaning the bird could use the rope to reach one of the penitentiary's windows.
"Yoicks and away!" he shouted before swinging on the rope and aiming for one window.
However…
BAM!
Daffy slammed himself against the wall instead of any window, flattening himself like a pancake. He slowly slid down until he reached the ground. There, he went back to his usual size, groaning in pain from that stunt.
"You know what? I should stop shouting 'Yoicks and away' when swinging on a rope." He said in annoyance to the readers. "That just brings me nothing but bad luck!"
A few minutes later, Daffy was back on the top of the building next to the penitentiary, trying to find some way to get into the prison while Porky tried to help him. The two of them were stroking their chin, pondering to find a solution. Suddenly, the duck triumphantly raised his finger in the air.
"Wait! I got it!" he exclaimed before summoning a stack of paper sheets from his pocket.
"What's this, D-D-D-D-Daffy?" Porky asked.
"That's none other than the current chapter to this fanfic."
"…Wait, what?" the pig asked, confused.
"That's right. It's a copy of this chapter, which I can use to my advantage."
"Aren't you r-r-r-ripping off that j-j-j-joke from S-S-S-S-Spaceballs?"
"I prefer the term 'paying homage' instead of 'ripping off', thank you very much." Daffy replied before clearing his throat and flipping through the pages. "Let's see… Ah! Just what I was looking for!" He triumphantly exclaimed as he found one page in particular. "It says here that Batman was able to get into the penitentiary thanks to some passage in the sewers."
"I'm not s-s-s-sure if this is a g-g-g-g-good idea." Porky said, worried.
"Look, unless we come across a quartet of reptiles who practice ninjutsu and eat pizza, we should be fine, Andy." The duck said, trying to reassure his friend.
"I'm m-m-m-more worried about c-c-c-c-coming across Killer C-C-C-C-Croc!" the pig exclaimed, panicking at the thought of meeting one of Batman's strongest enemies.
"Oh, come on!" the bird exclaimed in annoyance. "If we come across that crocodile, I'll turn him into a handbag. Like I said, I can survive any type of pain, and so can you!"
"Alright, D-D-D-Daffy. If you insist." Porky said, sighing.
Not too long afterwards, the two of them were in the same sewers that the Dark Knight used earlier on. They looked for any brick in the wall that could open the passage, but they had a harder time finding the right one.
"Oh, brother! This could take us hours before we find that darn brick!" Daffy complained before resting his elbow against some brick.
Much to his surprise, this pushed the brick further into the wall, opening the passage right next to him, and making the duck trip and fall face first into the floor on the other side of the passage. After standing up, he smirked at that sight.
"I'm brilliant!" he exclaimed, causing Porky to roll his eyes.
Inside a large room in Blackgate, five inmates of average size carrying guns were in charge of that room. Their boss, the Penguin, ordered them to guard the room and shoot any intruders who would dare enter this place. The room in question featured stairs that led to the above floor, four large piles of crates that contained confiscated items from the various inmates in Blackgate, and floor grates. At this moment, the thugs were wandering around the room, looking for anything suspect. What they were unaware of then was that Batman was on the above floor, which featured a walkway. The Dark Knight was crouched down so that the thugs wouldn't notice him right away. He observed them, taking notes of their behavior. At one point, the Caped Crusader turned on the Detective Mode in his cowl, which allowed him to notice that all of them had functioning firearms given that the thugs were colored in orange while in Detective Mode. If the weapons weren't functioning, the criminals would have been in blue instead.
After a few minutes of observing them, he felt the time had come to take care of them. The superhero noticed that one of them was right below him and further away from the others. Not wasting any more second, Batman silently glided to the floor down below by using his cape and silently landed right behind the thug. Immediately after, he covered the thug's mouth and nose with his hands. The criminal was taken by surprise and struggled to get himself free, but he was unable to do so before losing his consciousness. The Dark Knight carefully made the thug lie on his back before opening a nearby floor grate and entering it, silently getting further away from the unconscious criminal. About ten seconds later, one of the other thugs noticed the unconscious inmate and panicked at that sight.
"Oh my God! Guys! Come here!" he yelled to the others.
Soon enough, all four of them gathered around the knocked out criminal. Most of them started panicking, knowing what this meant.
"He's here! The freaking Bat is here!" one of them screamed.
"Oh, shut the hell up and calm down!" another one, with a scar near his eye, exclaimed in annoyance. "If he thinks he can take all of us down, he's betting on the wrong horse. Stay alert, everyone!"
The others nodded before going back to wandering around the room. This time around, however, it was more stressful for them as they knew it was only a matter of time before the Caped Crusader would show up again to take them down before they even realize it. About one minute later, Batman, who was still underneath the floor grates, stealthily made his way towards one of the thugs who was walking above one of those grates. Quickly, the Dark Knight jumped out of the grate, landed on the thug's back, and made him tumble and land headfirst on the floor, knocking the criminal out. The superhero used his grapnel gun to immediately go back to the walkway on the second floor.
"Hey! I heard something!" one of the other inmates exclaimed before turning a corner and noticing the second knocked out inmate. "Oh, crap!" he yelled, panicking.
The other two inmates arrived and noticed the unconscious thug. The scarred thug snarled at that sight.
"He got lucky. He won't be so lucky next time!" he exclaimed in frustration.
The three inmates resumed their wandering around the room. Soon after, one of them was just below the walkway. Batman quickly grabbed the inmate, brought the latter to the walkway, tied a rope around the railing and the inmate's feet, and dropped the thug towards the floor below. The inmate screamed as he was suspended upside down in the air before fainting. The Caped Crusader quickly glided towards one corner where the two remaining inmates weren't. The latter two heard the scream and quickly noticed the suspended and unconscious criminal.
"Oh, man! We're so screwed!" the remaining non-scarred thug yelled in panic.
"Shut up! Shut up!" the scarred inmate exclaimed in annoyance while slapping the back of the other inmate's head.
The latter rubbed the back of his head before they both walked away, looking carefully for any sight of the Dark Knight.
"What the hell are you, Batman?!" the non-scarred inmate yelled in panic while aiming his gun everywhere.
At this moment, the superhero was on top of a pile of crates, in a position where none of the inmates could see him. As soon as the non-scarred inmate arrived next to the pile, Batman threw a smoke bomb next to the thug. As smoke was unleashed from the item, the inmate was panicking even more and started shooting everywhere. Quickly, the Caped Crusader threw a batarang at the criminal's hands. The latter yelped in pain and accidentally dropped his gun to the floor. This was followed by Batman landing next to him and doing an uppercut to the thug, knocking him out.
The scarred inmate heard all this noise and arrived next to them. However, after the smoke disappeared completely, all he could see was the knocked out inmate and no sign of the Dark Knight. He gritted his teeth in response.
"I've had enough of this, Batman! Show yourself if you're a man!" the scarred man angrily exclaimed while looking everywhere.
Suddenly, a batarang hit his hands. Naturally, he yelped in pain and dropped his gun to the floor. This was immediately followed by Batman jumping from another pile of crates, grabbing the last inmate in the room by the throat, and raising him in the air. The criminal's eyes widened in panic upon realizing the situation he got himself into.
"Where is your boss?" the Caped Crusader asked in a threatening tone, glaring at the inmate.
"He's in the warden's office! Please don't kill me!" the thug replied, panicking even more.
Batman then punched the inmate in the face, knocking him out before letting him fall to the ground. He then used the communicator inside his cowl to talk to Commissioner Gordon.
"Commissioner? The Penguin is in the warden's office. I'll be there as soon as I can. I'll try to save any member of the staff along the way."
"Roger that, Batman." Gordon replied.
Meanwhile, in another room identical to the one Batman had just been in, five other inmates were also present there and carrying guns. Both Daffy and Porky were on the walkway and observed the inmates.
"What are we g-g-g-g-gonna do, D-D-D-D-Daffy?" Porky asked, whispering to the duck.
"It's very simple. We're gonna do the same actions that Batman did in the previous part of this chapter." The latter replied, also whispering. "If it worked for him, it should work for us too."
"I doubt it'll b-b-b-b-be a good id-id-id-id-id… I doubt it's gonna work."
"Nonsense, Andy! Watch and learn." The bird said, smirking.
Daffy looked below and noticed an inmate who was far closer to them than the rest of the inmates. The duck tried to glide down below by using his cape. Unfortunately, the cape was not designed to glide and he landed face first on the floor after yelping, flattening the front side of his body.
"Ow." He said while feeling pain.
The inmate heard that reaction and turned around, but saw nothing unusual due to the bird managing to quickly hide behind the nearby pile of crates in the nick of time. The thug just shrugged before walking away. Both Daffy and Porky sighed in relief at the sight of that.
The former then noticed a floor grate and went inside of it. He walked all around the floor until he finally managed to be right behind another inmate. The duck decided to get out of the grate and knock out the criminal. However, the grate was jammed and he had trouble opening it.
"Come on! Open, you stupid thing!" Daffy exclaimed in frustration.
Unfortunately, his reaction caught the attention of the inmate who then turned around and noticed the duck underneath the grate. The Looney Tune's eyes widened in panic and he smiled nervously for a few seconds. This was followed by the inmate shooting at the duck, with the latter running away to avoid getting shot. The other inmates heard the gunfire and all gathered next to the one who shot at the bird.
"Hey! What the hell's going on here!?" one of the other inmates asked him in annoyance.
"I saw someone below the floor grates. I couldn't get a good look to see who it was because of the shadows." He replied.
"Was it Batman?"
"No. He had some kind of lisp. I don't recall Batman ever having a lisp."
All the inmates looked at each other, not sure what to make of this information. They all nodded to each other before looking everywhere to see where the intruder with a lisp went. Daffy used this time the thugs spent talking to each other to get out of the floor grates and go back to the walkway. He was catching his breath before calming down. The bird then noticed Porky, who was making an 'I told you so' face.
"Don't give me that look." The duck said, whispering while rolling his eyes.
Soon enough, one of the inmates arrived below the two of them. Daffy tied a rope around his waist before lowering himself to the next floor. He attempted to stealthily grab the inmate, but the rope broke in half and the duck yelped before landing on the criminal's shoulders.
"What the…!?" the thug exclaimed before grabbing the cartoon character and throwing him to the ground.
The inmate's eyes widened in confusion upon seeing Daffy, the latter smiling nervously once more. Before the former could say anything else, Porky jumped from the walkway and landed on the thug, making the latter trip and land face-first on the ground. The two Looney Tunes ran away before the rest of the inmates, who were alerted by the noises, arrived next to the inmate lying on the floor. The duck and the pig hid themselves behind one of the piles of crates and observed the inmates.
"Alright. Plan B." the bird said to his friend before whispering something in the latter's ear, who then nodded.
Soon after, Daffy arrived on top of the pile of crates that was right next to the thugs and cleared his throat, getting their attention. The five of them were baffled by what they were seeing.
"Your reign of terror is over, you evildoers!" the duck exclaimed while posing dramatically. "You will face the wrath of the scourge to all bandits! The vigilante who protects the innocents! The criminals' worst nightmare! For I am…"
"Darkwing Duck?" one of the inmates asked, arching an eyebrow.
Immediately upon hearing this, Daffy's face was making a rather big frown and his left eye was twitching.
"I'll pretend I did NOT hear that." The bird said while gritting his teeth. He cleared his throat before striking a heroic pose once more. "For I am the one and only Scarlet Pumpernickel! And you don't stand a chance against me!"
"We'll see about that." One of the thugs said, smirking evilly while the five of them all aimed their guns at the duck.
The latter whistled to his left. Suddenly, Porky appeared next to the inmates while carrying a giant magnet. Said magnet managed to snatch all of the thugs' guns, much to the criminals' shock. Daffy then landed next to the pig, summoned a large safe from his pocket, grabbed the magnet covered in guns, threw it into the safe, lit a dynamite stick he also summoned, threw that into the safe, and closed its door. This was followed by the two Looney Tunes covering their ears and…
BOOM!
The duck opened the safe, revealing it to be filled with nothing but ashes.
"For this fight, we'll do it in the good ol' fashioned way." Daffy said, smirking while brandishing his fists. "With the good ol' fisticuffs!"
"You won't suffer any less." One of the inmates said while the five of them were getting ready to fight.
"There's just one thing missing." The bird said while summoning a boombox and putting it on the floor.
Daffy pushed the play button, which played a music that could be best described as 'Nana nana nana nana'. The two Looney Tunes then ran towards their opponents. One inmate tried to punch Daffy, but the latter avoided it and punched him in response.
'BAM!'
Porky tried to punch another inmate, but the latter punched him first. The pig landed on his back, rubbed his nose in pain and climbed the nearby pile of crates before kicking away a crate, which landed on the inmate's head.
'CRASH!'
Daffy attempted to punch another thug, but the latter grabbed him and held him so that another thug could repeatedly punch the duck in the face. The bird groaned in pain each time until he had enough and kicked that thug in the face.
'KICK!'
Daffy then licked his finger and planted it in the ear of the thug who was holding him, causing the thug to stick his tongue out in disgust.
'DISGUSTING!'
The thug unintentionally let go of the duck, which was immediately followed by the latter doing a karate chop on the thug's right shoulder.
'CHOP!'
Porky summoned a Frisbee with a large piece of steak attached to it and sent it to another thug. The latter grabbed it, only to be confused as to why the pig did that. However, his eyes widened in panic when a large bulldog appeared from out of nowhere and lunged at him.
'DOG FOOD!'
A few seconds later, the bulldog disappeared alongside the steak. The thug was dizzy, with his clothes being teared apart, and he fell unconscious to the floor. Meanwhile, Daffy was being chased by another inmate and jumped into a crate. The inmate looked into the crate, only for the bird to reappear from another nearby crate and throwing an anvil at his opponent, knocking the latter out.
'POW!'
Only three inmates remained. Two of them were surrounding Porky, who was standing on a crate. The pig carefully looked at them to make sure he'd be able to react to their next moves. The two thugs tried to punch him at the same time, but the Looney Tune jumped in the air, causing the two thugs to punch each other instead.
'DOUBLE BAM!'
The two criminals groaned in pain before glaring at the pig. The latter smiled nervously before running away. Suddenly, the third inmate appeared and grabbed Porky, who struggled to get himself free. This was immediately followed by Daffy throwing a cream pie in the inmate's face.
'SPLAT!'
Taken by surprise by this, the criminal accidentally let go of Porky, who ran away and arrived next to the duck. The thug with a cream pie on his face removed it and glared at the two Looney Tunes.
"That's not funny!" he angrily exclaimed.
"Well, if you don't like my sense of humor, maybe we should put an end to this." Daffy said, smirking before grabbing a rope hanging from the ceiling that appeared from out of nowhere, resulting in…
'POW!'
A large tree log fell onto the three remaining inmates, knocking them out and ending the fight. The duck then turned off the boombox, stopping the music from playing.
"Good work, old chum!" Daffy exclaimed to Porky while posing heroically. "These guys could not stand a chance against the Scarlet Pumpernickel and Andy! And now, time for the selfie of victory!"
He searched through his pockets, only to realize that his cellphone was missing, making him gasp at that.
"My phone! Where could it be?!" the duck asked out loud in panic before remembering something. "Wait… I think I accidentally dropped it in the sewers!"
"D-D-D-Do we really have t-t-t-t-to go b-b-b-back there?" Porky asked.
"Of course, we do! And there's no time to waste!" the bird exclaimed before grabbing the pig by the hand and dragging him out of the room.
Several minutes later, the two Looney Tunes were back in the sewers and looking for Daffy's missing phone. Eventually, the duck gasped in joy upon finding his phone on the ground. However, it was covered with a lot of disgusting stuff you would usually find in the sewers, making the bird flinch at that sight.
"I'll clean it up later." Daffy said before grabbing the phone, putting it inside a plastic bag, and putting that in one of his pockets.
Suddenly, they heard the noise of someone walking through the water in the sewers. It seemed like whoever was making that noise was coming towards the two of them.
"Oh, no!" the bird exclaimed in panic before hiding behind Porky and closing his eyes. "I bet it's Killer Croc! He's gonna eat us like a delicious bowl of cereal that's part of a complete breakfast! Don't let him eat me, Andy!"
Whoever was walking arrived next to them and smiled at their sight.
"Well, well, look who it is. If it isn't, I say, if it isn't good ol' Daffy and Porky." The individual said with a Southern accent.
The duck opened his eyes upon hearing that familiar voice and looked at who was standing in front of them. It was a big tall rooster with white feathers on the majority of his body and brown feathers on his head and his tail. Both his beak and his feet were yellow, while his comb and his wattle were red. His name is Foghorn Leghorn, another Looney Tune.
"F-F-F-F-F-Foghorn?" Porky said in surprise.
"Big Fat Rooster?" Daffy said, also in surprise.
"I didn't expect to see you two here." Foghorn said before stroking his wattle. "Let me guess. You guys are going to a costumed party, am I right?"
"What are you d-d-d-d-d-doing in the s-s-s-s-sewers, Foghorn?" the pig asked.
"Oh, that's a long story, son." The rooster replied. "It all began, I say, it all began at the farm. I was preparing another prank I was planning to do on that dog like usual…"
End of chapter.
This may seem like an abrupt ending, but this chapter was getting too long, so I decided to split it into two chapters. The good news is that I can guarantee that the next chapter will be available before the end of this month.
The overall plot of this chapter (and the next one) is one I've had for eight years. It all began at some point in early 2013, when I played Batman: Arkham City for the first time on the Wii U and I absolutely loved that game. Ever since then, I've wanted to make a chapter that would pay homage to the Arkham games. However, I didn't want Batman and Daffy to be in Arkham Asylum and wanted to do something different. So, I decided early on that it would take place in Blackgate. But then, a few months later, WB Games announced that they would be making a game called Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. I decided to keep my idea of having it taking place in Blackgate nonetheless.
I don't think I need to explain where I got the name for the hotel at the beginning of this chapter. Also, I decided to put a reference to Batman: Hush, which is one of my favorite Batman comics.
