Bronze Tiger awoke inside the Batcave where he was tied to a chair but he wasn't afraid.
"You can show yourself now." He said nonchalantly.
Batman then appeared from the shadows with a very angry glare.
"Where is Bane!?" He shouted
"What the rush?" Tiger replied "He'll come to you eventually."
Batman griped a hold of the villain shaking him furiously.
"Answer my question What is Bane planning!?"
Tiger counited to smile. "Let me guess this is the part when I get so scared of you, I start telling you about Bane's plan?"
He said "Well you find out."
"No this is where I force it out of you." Batman started slapping him.
"Where is BANE!?"
All of a sudden Robin appears and hold Batman's arm.
"Batman stop!" He said "This is isn't you."
Batman glared at Bronze Tiger for a moment and then toss him to the ground.
He then walked over to the Bat computer.
"Never undermined me again." Batman said to Robin
"It looked like you were going to kill that guy." Said Robin
"I was practicing restrain." Replied Batman. "After what Bronze tiger did to Rex Mason, His lucky I didn't straggle him."
All of a sudden the phone on the Bat computer ranged.
"Sir I don't mean to interrupt you're interrogation sir but Francine Langstrom is on the line." Said Alfred on the other line.
"Mrs. Langstrom." Batman answered.
"Batman please help! Four men are trying to break into the lab. They already shot my father help!" The call suddenly ended.
"Robin investigate that." Batman said to the boy wonder.
"Me?" Said Robin in disbelief. "You're sending me alone?"
"I have business to attend to." He said as he glared back at Tiger.
Robin Sigh and left.
"Don't worry I promise I won't kill him." Batman said
"But you wish you would." Said Tiger.
Meanwhile in other part of Gotham Batgirl and Catwoman where fighting off a group of muggers who were attacking a family.
"Gotham hasn't change a pit has it?" Said Catwoman uppercutting one thug
"Actually it's gotten worst then ever!" Said Batgirl kicking another thug.
After they were done taking out the thugs they turn to the father mother, and child.
"Thank both so much." Said the mother.
"Yeah now come on everyone we're moving to metropolis!" Said the Father
The little girl then wave goodbye to the women who saved them as they left.
"Okay why does everyone want to move to Metropolis?" Said Batgirl
"It's not any better then Gotham I can tell you that much." Said Catwoman.
All of a sudden they herd fire engines passing them by.
"Wow where the fire?" Said Catwoman
"Better check it out." Said Batgirl
The two heroines got on their motorcycles and chafes after the fire trucks.
Soon they came upon a Gotham P.D building only to find it in flames.
"Oh dad!" Said Barbara she race pass fire men trying to hose down the building.
"Don't go in there it's about to collapse!" Said one of the firemen.
Batgirl then burst thought the doors trying to search thought the flames.
"Commissar!" She shouted
"Cough!" A voice sounded
Batgirl looked over to see her father barred under a woodened bored.
"Don't I'll get you out of there!" Said Batgirl as she got the Bored off him.
She then picked him up over her shoulder and began carry him out.
"How did this happened?" Asked Batgirl
"I Don't know.." Said Gordon still coughing. "All I remember is thinking of The Joker's next move and then this Arrow when thought the window and there was a bomb on it and now the whole place is going down."
"You can thank me for that." A voice said.
She then turn to see and man dress in black and with a goatee and his holding a bow and arrow.
"Now if you'll please hand over the commissioner?" He said "That'll be lovely."
"What do want with him?" Said Batgirl
"I'm just under orders darling." He said with a smirk "Unfortunately it's curtains for the commissioner."
"Over my dead body!" Said Batgirl as she griped a hold of her father tightly.
"If you wish a shame really to put an arrow thought a pretty face." Said Merlyn "By the way the names Merlyn
Meanwhile at Langstrom's lab
Robin made it there with R-cycle.
"So Alfred." Robin said in his com. "What the deal with this Langstrom guy?"
"Back in the past master Tim." Said Alfred "He when by another name The Man-Bat."
"This guy is the Man-Bat!?" Said Robin "Why isn't he in Arkham?"
"Kirk Langstrom was a victim of circumstance, Master Bruce cured him of his Affliction." Said Alfred "We had hope that be the last of his torment but we where wrong."
"Yeah with some boozes wanting to something from him." Said Robin "Don't worry Alfred I got this."
Then he hears a large growl from the bushes.
"Please tell me this Langstrom guy has a pet dog." Said Robin
"Sadly for you he doesn't." Said a voice.
Then out from the bushes a large fox like creature appeared bearing it's fangs.
"What the!" Said Robin
Then skis swooped down a hideous vulture man.
"Look Bat didn't show but we'll have fun with the bird."
Suddenly Robin was grapped from behind by a Shark monster.
"Well Well, Well It's seems we have another test subject." Then Professor Milo appeared with a wicked smile on his and holding Dr. Langstrom and his wife at gun point. "What do you say we worm up the lab Langstrom."
Meanwhile back at the Bat-cave
Batman was still attempting to break Bronze Tiger.
"Looking a little tired Batman?" Said Tiger mockingly
"I am not plying games!" Said Batman "Where is Bane!?"
"Like I've been telling you he'll find you." Said Tiger "His on his way."
Up in the mansion
Alfred was dusting the bookshelves then suddenly hear a large crash from the other room. Alfred investigates too find peace of broken glasses scattered arcoss the floor a large window remained open from the broken glass. Alfred eyed the window curiously and pick up his walking talky.
"Master Bruce we might have some intruders." Said the butler.
All of a sudden then back of a large blade hit Alfred and knocked him unconscious.
"Right you are." Said Deathstroke about a dozen of league of shadows men behind him.
"Excellent work Slade." Said a voice "But on to the big bat."
Back at the Batcave
"Alfred repose!" Shouted Batman. "What happed?"
"Ha ha ha." Laughed Tiger "Look like Bane is here."
"What?" Batman said before dashing to the door of the Bat cave.
All of a sudden there was a large crash as Bane burst thought the door, Fallowing behind him was Deathstroke and many League of Shadows men who were holding an unconscious Alfred hostage.
"We meet al last Senor Batman." Bane said
"Bane!" Batman said in a shock "You...You Know Who I.."
"You could be no one else." Bane said "This "Bruce Wayne" is nothing but a mask and one which no longer serves any purpose although my mask..."
He then bumped the venom into his body making him bigger and Stogner. "Still does. A Direct feed through the helmet straight into my brain and bloodstream, burning my veins with a very special potion. I call it venom." He then turn to his men and said "Do nothing but free Tiger Batman is mind."
"Yes sir." Said Deathstroke.
"I'll stop you Bane." Batman said
"You think so? I think not." Bane said "I was once made a guinea pig for an experimental "Improved Concentrate" of Venom. Trust me, no matter what your prior experience. You know nothing of my venom. The sheer strength and ferocity now coursing though to break a man any man like a dead stick."
"How did you know." Batman asked
"I've known since I lived in the hell of a dark hole thousands of miles from here." Bane said "I've known you in my dreams and I escaped from that hell escaped from my dreams for one reason only. To find you and to break you."
"Why?" Ask Bruce "What has it all been about? Freeing the inmates from Arkham, watching them wear me down...Was it all just to learn about me? To weaken me? There must be more to it. But what?"
"To prove to my father that I am the rightful air to the league of shadow and Gotham the ultimate prize." Said Bane "You have it, I want it."
"And all the deaths, all the the wasted lives, It's been nothing that? You kill just to rule this city? Just for..."
"I'd kill for anything." Bane said "I'd kill to silence a grating voice. To darken the light in eyes that dared look at me."
"Then while you revel in it." Said Batman getting ready for battle Bane I'm sick of death, sick of the chaos and horror you've brought to Gotham and right into my home. I've life fighting your kind of madness and evil and now that lifelong fight has brought me to death's door, my own door..."
"I would not be here were it other wise." Bane replied
"I realize that and I realize you may well be the single greatest source of madness and evil I've ever faced..."
"Easily." Bane said
"And in that case." Said the dark knight "One more time."
Batman then charge at Bane, but then the mask muscle man punched him away and crashed him into the Bat cave.
"S-Sir?" Alfred said weakly but left behind by the league of shadows members "Are...Are You..."
"G-Go Alfred!" Batman ordered him. "Get out of here before...AGH-K!"
"Sir!" Alfred shouted as he saw Batman being grabbed by then neck then toss deeper into the cave.
Alfred stood there helplessly watching his master being beaten by Bane. But he was able to get up and was going to the door.
"G-Get to...Get Help..." He said still weaken.
Meanwhile Back at Langstorm lab.
Robin was now tied to a support beam with Kirk and Francine and in front of them was Professor Milo and the mutated Terrible Trio.
"I was honestly hopping that Batman would show up." Said the mad doctor. "But you'll have to do for now kid."
"What do you guys want anyway?" Asked Robin
"You mean it's not obvious?" Snarled Fox "Me Vulture, and Shark used to be one of the richest men in all of Gotham, but then Ratman send us to prison! "We lost everything, Our Money, Our Status, and Our Fun!"
"Now when we hunt him down, he'll know what is like to lose everything!" Said Shark
"Maybe we should start with you!" Said Vulture
"You murders!" Shouted Francine in a rage, "You killed my father!"
"And we feel so bad about that," Said Professor Milo sarcastically, "Because he's going to miss what we're about to do to you three."
He then pulled out a needle and was about to eject them with it. Suddenly Robin used a hidden batarang to cut himself and the Langstroms free, and kick Milo away.
"Get Them!" He order the Trio.
The three creatures charged at them but Robin threw a smoke bomb to the floor and he escaped with the two doctors.
"Come on!" Robin said as they got out of the lab, "That's not going to hold them off for much longer."
"But where do we go?" asked Kirk
"To my father's place," Said Francine, "It should be safe there."
"Good," Said Robin, "I'll go get Batman."
Robin got on his motorcycle and drove off as the Langstroms got in their car and did the same.
Back at the Lab, Milo and the Terrible Trio broke out and saw that their prisoners had gotten away.
"They escaped!" Said Vulture
"Should we go after them?" Ask Shark
"No let them go," Said Fox, "We want the big Bat."
"I want in!" A voice said. The villains then turn to see none other then Killer Croc, still injured from his fight with Bane.
"Killer Croc?" Said Milo "What happened to you?"
"It's a long story," Said the sewer dwelling villain, "But let's just say another man in a mask has just became a new target for this croc's prey. I couldn't help but watch you boys in action. I want some of that mutant stuff too, so I can get some pay back."
"I think we can work with that," Said Fox
"And I know a better place where we can do it," Croc grind sinisterly as he lead them to the sewers.
Meanwhile Back at buring GCPD bulding
Merlyn pointed his arrow at Batgirl and Commissar Gordan.
"Last chance to give up the old man, or die with him." Said the bowman villain.
"Go shove that arrow up yours." Said Batgirl
"Goodbye then my dear." Merlyn said after he fired an arrow at them but then a whip snapped it in two.
The one who used the whip was Catwoman who leaped out and kicked him away.
"Next time wait for me." She said to Batgirl
"Sorry trying to save the Commissar." Said Batgirl
"Catwoman." Said Gordan "Never thought I'd see the day you saving my life."
"Well I may be a thief, but that doesn't I won't save lives." She said
But then Merlyn got back up and shot two more arrows at the two female heroes, but they were able to dodge.
"It must be ladies night out." Said The archer villain as he shot some more arrows.
The two his behind some desk.
"Stop right there!" A voice shouted it was Jean-Paul Valley who was pointed his gun at the villain. "You under arrest for vandalism and attempt of assassination."
"Someone is being ether really brave or really stupid." Said Merlyn
He then shot an arrow at him only for batarang to hit it in midair.
Then the two costumed heroines upper cut him in the jaw trough a window.
"Nice job distracting him." Said Catwoman to the officer.
"No problem." Said Jean-Paul "Let's get the Commissioner out of here."
They gave Gordan to the paramedics, but also saw that Merlyn had gotten away.
"Catwoman let's get back to Batman and tell him what happened." Said Batgirl
"Right." Said Catwoman as she and Batgirl went to their motorcycles and raced off.
Meanwhile again to where Nightwing is being keep captured.
The former boy wonder was being watched in a cell by two guards who were playing cards.
"So what do you think the young master's plan is?" Said one of them
"I don't know, but given what I've heard it's coming in fruition." Said the other.
But little did they know that Nightwing was making his escape.
"Hey the boy is being very quite back there." One of the guard said
"Yeah I'd better check on him." The other said as he made it to the cell. "Hey boy you...What he's gone!?"
He then open the cell and walked in it only for Nightwing to drop down and elbow him in the face knocking him.
"Hey!" The other guard charged at him only for the former boy wonder to grabbed his bo-staff and hit him in the gut and smack him in the face knocking him out. Nightwing then tossed them both in the same cell they had put him in, "Thanks for the hospitality guys but I've got to run."
Nightwing ran outside of the place and found out that he was being kept in an old warehouse on the east side of Gotham. He then raced to the rooftop and began making his way back to Wayne manor. As he did this he was being watch by Ra's, Taila, and Ubu.
"Should we go after him Master?" Ask Ubu
"No let him go," Said Ra's "Besides he would want to see what is about to come."
Back at the Batcave
Batman and Bane were still fighting and the dark knight was losing badly. Deathstroke Bronze Tiger, and the league of shadow men were enjoying the show. As Batman was able to punch his foe in the gut but it was a weak punch.
"You are already Broken." Bane said as he countered to punch and kick him.
Alfred was able to make out of Wayne Manor as he tried to make to one of the cars. "I need to find Dick Barbra, Tim and Selina."
But back at the Bat Cave Bane and Batman were still having their fight but the dark knight was being beaten and bures.
"It is over." Bane said towering over him "You are Nothing, A Disappointment! Why don't you fight?! You've got no spine!"
Batman costume was being torn up and he was bloody and buried from every blow, he tries to punch Bane. But only for Bane to upper cut him in the jaw and punch face fallowed by a kick. Bane the hold Batman by his caller of his costume.
"BEG FOR MERCRY! Bane shouted "SCREAM MY NAME!"
"G-go back to hell." That all Batman said
"I am Bane and I could kill you." Bane said as he picked Batman over him. "But death would only end your agony and silence your shame. Instead I will simply..."
"BREAK YOU!" Bane then slams Batman's back on his knee giving a loud. "KRAKT!"
"AAAAAAHHHHH!" Batman screamed in pain.
Bane then toss him aside and said "Broken and done."
Later out side of Wayne Manor
Alfred meets up with Dick, Tim, Barb, and Selina.
"Everyone!" He shouted "Master Bruce is..."
"BOOOM!" A loud explosion came from behind them, engulfing Wayne Manor in flames.
"Bruce!" They all shouted
Meanwhile somewhere else in Gotham
Bruce awoke to see himself tied up and standing in front of him was Bane, Bronze Tiger, Cheshire, Merlyn, Deathstroke, Ubu, Taila, and at the center of it all Ra's Al Ghul who gave a sinister smirk.
"Well Detective." Said The Demon's head. "It's would seem the impossible has happend you lost."
To Be Continued
