Batman ReBegins: the imagened adventure by
Writter note:
Hey everyone, you may probably asking who in the world is this guy, well… you could say I'm just some guy who make stories for the fun, even if I'm a newbie in this I want to give a shot in this kind of thing, and to start I wanted to make a story of one of my favorite characters in DC Comics...Batman without much more info let's begin.
Disclaimer: Like everyone in a fanfic, I don't own Batman or any other characters, the rights belong to DC comics and their respective creators.
Gotham City 12:00 a.m. (Dec/31/20XX)
It was a dark day in Gotham City, even though the City had the bad reputation for it´s atmosphere, it's insane criminals and corruption, it's citizens had always get through this thanks to a Bat themed vigilante who always was willing to put his life for their sake even if he was seen like a freak for some of them. Most of them not knowing that is the billionare Bruce Wayne, who lost his parents as a child, and since that day he swore to dedicate his life to fight the crime.
This hero is known as the Batman and now… he is laying on the ground in a pool of his own blood. With corpses of many allies and enemies whose faces are now desfigured to the point it was almost imposible to recognize for him.
´When this go so wrong´ Batman thought while finally afer all this year he finally give up.
Nowhere "The void" (Year: Unkown, Time:Unkown)
"I should ask you that question Batman." a mysterious voive sounded in the head of Bruce.
When he open his eyes he found himself in a white place, no literally it was a white place where you can see miles and miles of nothing, not even a single color in all this zone.
"Am I dead?" Bruce said while looking to his around searching for clues of what happened.
"Maybe yes or maybe not, but in your defense it will be the most common conclusion after all you passed." Finally Bruce found the source of the voice, apparently he was just behind hi mall the time.
The mysterious voice belonged to man using a white hood who covers his fase, white pants who complemented his dressing, and finally a pair of white socks on his feet.
"Who are you and where am I?" Bruce asked in his deeper voice to threat him.
"Could you just calm down? I'm not your enemy." The white figure raised his hands in peace to show he was no threat. Batman raised an eyebow in confusion apparently, in all his years fighting different menaces, after all he has seen, this is probably one of the few things that still surprises him, and this is one of these things.
"I see you fianlly calmed down" The figure stated before approaching the dark kight.
"Before you ask, no you are not dead. This is only a real where time or space doesn't exist I like to call this place the void, and me I used to call myself a watcher, a entity whose duty is learn from different worlds and realities to make a better world, but never interfere thats why I'm here I break that rule when I bring you here with me." The man gestured to all his non exixsting surroundings.
"That doesn't explain why am I here?" Batman pointed out. "Maybe this will explain." The man using what it seems a pad touched a few minutes before a holografic screen appeared, at first Bruce has some problem processing this but there it is… right in front of him whole info of his city,no the world, no even more the whole universe and the different things that happened during the whole existence.
He didn't hestitate any more and trying to make a sense of this he only wants to know if what this man is showing him is real.
After searching more further he tapped through the info until he finds the data he wants to confirm his fears.
Superheroes:
-Batman
Real name: Bruce Wayne
Biography:
After losing his parents by a common thug (know as Joe Chill) Bruce decided to make his misión to take down the criminal underworld by his own, dedicating most of his early life to learn every skills in combat and martial art, and some criminology science to take down criminals and send them to justice. Over the time he gained allies and with them….
Bruce stopped reading when he realized this info was real and it was getting to personal for him.
"This is what I like to call "The meta-codex" is a inmese and ancient device which gather information recollecting it of ever single event and differents outcomes that happened in many universe." Bruce only nodded to the man know as a watcher of universes. But then a question crossed his mind, but before he answer the Watcher said.
"You may wondering why I risked my life bringing you here, tell you this don't you?"Batman then suddenly was going to ask him how did he knew he was going to say that until."Yes I can see and read your thoughts I just don't use it, only when is neccesary." the man said.
"You see Batman, as a watcher my job for the eternity is see many and different outcomes for learn about them and try in other universe and make it better, but that was eons and the last time a Watcher interfere, he created a disaster that even between us is a taboo to speak about it, so since then is against the rules interfere in the course of a universe, even if it is just for saving it from their destruction." The watcher said before sigh and continue with his story.
"But then the problems get worse between us, you see, at first it was like the best for us, but that doesn't solve anything, with the past of the centuries many watchers started to use this law as an excuse to reset many realities to their convienience, they just needed to see a problem in a world and report it to do the reset to the beginning, I started to notice that when in one of your many different versions of yourself you or the Earth died, maybe because to Braniac or some other alien invasion,maybe Lex Luthor destroyed Superman and the Earth wasn't ready to survive without him, it doesn't matter, the point is the excuse what they needed to reset everything once again and you nor anyone remember that you died or the possible incoming menace who destroyed the earth." The watcher said.
"So I died but not in this timeline yet because you saved me in the last moment, isn't it?" Bruce asked him finally realizing where this was going.
"Unfortunatley, yes, let me continue." The watcher said "As the same as many of my partners I decided to not do something at respect, but then I don't know how or when an idea get into my head I asked to myself "what if the problem was that we didn't use this power in the correct way? What if we share them with someone or somepople who can use it to make the universe a better place?" the man said mimicing him his reaction that he had at that moment.
"Then I realized that... I'M SICK OF THIS STUPID CYCLE!" the watcher said raising his voice, this surprised batman a little since he seemed so pacific and calm.
"They don't see it but we are not going somewhere with this, and the few who notices this is doing this on purpose because they give up trying to do something. I couldn't live with that anymore so I decided to gather every single thing they consider a menace againts their rules even if is to make the things better." Suddenly the watcher looked down trying to show his discomfort.
Batman nodded understanding, he assumed this the way he obtain the meta-codex and the other things he is reffering too.
"That's when you enter in this whole mess." The man said while pointing at Batman.
"You may don't know but from all the heroes you are the one who makes the world changes of all the people, not only that, you encountered many people who could made a difference." The watcher said showing holografic images of many known meta-humans that the batman encountered in his career as vigilante, beginning with Superman, Green Lantern , Wonder Woman, as other members of the Justice League until he ended with his most closest allies and family, Dick, Alfred,Lucius , even Selina Kyle was there. "Not only that, you encountered many foes who could be good guys if they have the right help." The watcher continues saying while showing many faces who batman recognizes, it started with the infamous villians of Gotham like Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Two-face until he ends showing different enemies of his partners in the JL.
"They are criminals" Batman only replied.
"Yeah but even you have to admit that some of them had moments when they could leave their dark path and in hte bes outcome live a normal life, I know people like Joker by example can't be cured or saved from their path but the people who you faced like that Harley Quinn, Mr Freeze can be saved if you do the only thing that many heroes are for but most of them don't do." The watcher said.
"…and that is?" Batman said.
"Save the people and motivate them to become better." He said to symplified the things. "So with all this said I need to speak to you about an offer, an offer to save the world."
With that said Batman and the Watcher started a speech while outside of the void the world started to fade away, and suddenly it started to rebuild itself slowly.
Nowhere "The void" (Year: Unkown, Time:Unkown) (Some time later)
"..so, basically I want you to return to the earth once more, change things that could affect the universe in the worst way posisble, I will be moving a few strings to give you a little hand in some situations but remember without the help of my other partners I only clould make some few things like changing some few events in order to give you chances to take advantage of a situation but furthermore I can't reset, eliminate or create, but I can bring people who were kicked out their respective dimension becuase my species think it was a mistake or dangerous to their plan to give you a hand ."The watcher said trying to resume the hours of info they speak in that single paragraph.
Batman procesed the information that the watcher give him, first it seemed not only he and the rest of his universe is repeating the same events over and over again by entities that are far beyond his comprehension, and this watcher betrayed the others, saving different people from different "Earths" and artifacts that could help him not only to prove they were wrong in their ways but also end the infinite cycle once for all to finally go further instead to live the moment over and over. That's why he needed him someone who make the most impact in the history of their universe and apparently it was him, if he was honest is kind of ironic in some way.
"Alright I understand your plan, I got to admit you have some solid strategy in this plan, you almost cover every detail where the plan could failed,but…are you sure that people can be trusted?" Batman said, the watcher looked surprised about the dark knight praising him, as far as he know batman never give a praise to anyone who he doesn't respect or admire, so this situation must be important to the point to take off his intimidation facade aside.
"I know you had your doubts but they came for worlds were they live situations to lead them to fight for good and even sacrifice themselves to save his world, maybe they doesn't need to know the whole truth about their entire situation but some of them need to know a few things to help you survive the inminate plans of the other watchers." The Watcher said giving him some reason to Batman "Besides some of them are in worse conditions than you so it'll take some time to me returning them to their normal state but don´t worry " The wathcer stood at him in a serious expresion. "So are you ready?"
"Wait, if I assume correctly the other watchers are the same as you so how could I know the difference between you and the others?" Batman said noticing he never responded that question and Batman assumed they looked the same.
"Hmm…you are right." The watcher said feeling ashamed to forget something like that. "Don't tell to anyone this not even your closest one but my partners and I have a nickname to know who we are talking to, it's common to us not know the difference among us. My other species never talked to me so much so in secret I used to call myself… "The Over Yonder"." The now identified being as the Over Yonder said to Batman.
"So if you don't have more questions we can continue with the transportation to your old body, meanwhile we talk the other watchers are in the way to recreate the history of Gotham, and with that you in the process, I will intervene putting your mind in the beginning of your first year as Batman so you will have time to prepare yourself , when you are ready let me know."The watcher said expecting his answer.
Even if he would like to send Batman to start from the beginning, some things shouldn't be changed like the death of his parents, his training, because if you changed that things, Batman couldn't be borned, maybe some would think it would be the best, but without Batman, and with the situation explained, the others would be doomed with the earth in the proccess.
Batman stood there thinking, he knows is the only chance he had to stop the madness that was going on in his present, so before he answer he reorganized the plan once again before do this kind of time traveling.
1.-Stop the horrible future who depares to Gotham and his world: his principal reason to travel back again, even with the risk of making it worse. (Assuming that it will be the same as if you are traveling back in time)
2.- Find a way to stop some of the supercriminals: even if some villains like the Joker can't be cured nor changed since his motivation and origin are a mystery and incurable not even batman knows, there are others like Mr Freeze,Harley Quinn, Two-Face or Poison Ivy that can be saved from a life of crime only if they get the correct help, but he will see that later.
3.- The last one was more simple. Improve all of his gadgets and batcomputer with the knowledge he gained over years as vigilante: This will take time but if he improved his tech to approach he will have a better chances to make a situation at his favor.
After reminding himself this he give the signal to begin the process.
"Remember Bruce don't mess with the time line more than it is now". The Over Yonder said to Bruce before disappearing.
With that said the process started to work.
At first Bruce started to suffer a headache, then suddenly he didn't feel anything else, when he recover his senses he found himself once again in front of the batcomputer searching around he discovered that many of his technology wasn't there nor many of his gadgets. The only difference is the meta-codex is was connected to the batcomputer probably thanks to the Over Yonder doings.
What finally confirm his suspicion about returning to the start was a familiar voice that he recognize very well.
"Master Bruce are you alright? You been here for almost an hour in front of your computer" it was Alfred with brithish accent who approach him in his typical butler suit.
Bruce couldn't help but smile knowing his friend and father figure is alive, Bruce had to fight the urge of hug him since it will be suspicious his sudden show of affection.
"It's alright Alfred I will be resting for now it's been along night." Bruce said while parting himself from the big monitor.
"Alright sir, I am glad that your taking my advice to spent less time here since the incident of the last week when you almost spent 5 days without sleep." Alfred said while they were heading to the surface of the Wayne Manor.
Bruce find a kind of piece of peace having a speech with Alfred again even if for him it was a few hours for Bruce was almost years without a single conversation even if it was about his behavior as vigilante.
It didn't take to much for him to say goodnight to him and head to the bed.
Meanwhile in the batcave...
A new info in the codex was starting to been update.
Meta Codex: uploading success
Gotham City (Batman 1st year)
Main User:
-Bruce Wayne aka Batman
Status: Alive
Strenght (the physical force to combat enemies and do some activities): 9/10
Perception (the capacity of percieve and react to his surroundings): 9.5/10
Endurance (the capacity of resist attacks, or persist long enough in an activity):10/10
Carisma (the act of persuade someone to do things they usually doesn't do sometimes it's required to have a connection with them to make the effect): 7.5/10
Intelligence (This determine how smart someone is creating items and capability in solving problems, with carisma it's the best combination to resolve personal or moral problems with people): 8/10
Agility (It determines the speed of a person, the activity determines how much speed is needed): 9/10
Lucky (Is the person's luck in some situations where you can recieve a better chance of success in some situations where sometimes you depend more in luck than in your abilities): 7/10
Notes: While Lucky and Carisma is determinated by artifacts like lucky items or your looks that can increases the status, the other status can be increased by training depending in the activity you do.
·Allies/Confidants:
-Alfred Pennyworth: Alive
The Butler of Bruce Wayne also his only father figure, since the accident in the crime alley who left Bruce orphan Alfred take care of him until his adulthood when he returns with the mission to save Gotham of the crime and it's corruption.
-Lucius Fox: Alive
One of the Bruce allies in his fight as Batman, as same as Bruce, Lucius wants a better city where his children and wife can live happy without worrying to much about crime in every corner of the city, he is the director of Wayne Technology in Bruce's ccompany, also he is the man who has the ideas for many of the gadgets that Batman use in his battle against crime.
-Dick Grayson aka 1st Robin, Nightwing: Alive
With the flying Graysons for now, in a year is assumed to come to Gotham to give a show.
Civil status:normal citizen
his story is not determined yet.
-Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl, Oracle: Alive
Civil status: normal citizen
She is just a simple graduated girl of University with a specialist in informatic and trophies in gymnastic and acrobatics, she returned to Gotham her home to see if she can give a use to her knowledge to good, without knowledge of Batman or interest in him...yet
-Jason Todd aka 2nd Robin, Red Hood:Alive
Unknown location maybe living in the streets of Gotham City
civil status: orphan
his story is not determined yet.
-Katherine Rebecca "Kate" Kane aka Batwoman: Alive
civil status: heiress of the (formerly) wealthiest families in Gotham, she is not Batwoman yet
sexuality:still descovering it
She still not discovered any motivation in her life so she is just pretending to be only the most desired woman in Gotham, after a failed relationship with some friend of hers she is still discovering her likes and the meaning she want to give to her life, she doesn't know Batman or Bruce yet.
-Helena Rosa Bertinell aka Huntress Alive
Location: unknown probably preparing herself for a vendetta against the crime organization, still not becoming Huntress
mental state: Unstable,angry
She is moving to Gotham City to search for answers against a mafia who wanted her dead and killed the people who protected her from them. With no more loved ones her only goal it's take care of them personally so no other can feel the same pain she did.
-Vicky Vale and Summer Gleeson Reporters of Gotham City: Alive
Location: Living in Gotham
They are begining their career as reporters in Gotham City while Summer decides to focus in the famous topics and economy, Vicky is more interested in crime stories and the real stories who happens around the most infamous city in the world. She recently heard about rumors of a vigilante who take down Criminals.
-Janet Van Dorn: Alive
Location: Gotham City
She is the 2nd Gotham City's district attorney only behind Harvey Dent, she tend to be strict but she's demostrating gtrat skills even if is her 1st year, as a lawyer her superb skill who could acquit a client even in an impossibly prejudiced court. Part of that ability came from her brilliance in questioning witnesses. Recently she take some few jobs of Waye Industries for some demand in their security system and she sees an opportunnity to male herself a reputation. She's expecting a meeting with Bruce in a few days to talk about this.
-Superman: Alive
Location: Metropolis
It's been only a few weeks since the "Man of Steel" make scene in his city. So no more info is been released to the public, his story of being an alien of the extingued planet Krypton, remain untouched, the same with his life in smallvile.
-Flash: alive
Location: Central City
There is no reports of him yet, apparently he recently gained a job as a criminologist in Central City, he still doesn't make contact with the speed force yet.
-Wonder Woman: Alive
Location: Leaving the Amazon Island
She started her Journey in the "Man land" she decide to ignore her mother warnings to explore and learn more about the man doings in the world.
-Green Lantern:Alive
his story is not determined yet.
Location: In OA
He is still learning to control the ring powers
-Hawkgirl: Alive
Location: she doesn´t arrive to the earth yet.
her story is not determined yet.
-Supergirl: Alive
Location: In space, in her escape pod especifically
After leaving her planet with his cousin, their scape pods take different routes thanks to an error, and now she's getting over 20 years late to their reunion. Her arrival could be in a few months but her specific land impact is not determined yet.
The other heroes are still not created or have their super powers
Villains current status
·Mr Freeze:Alive
He is not a supervillian yet he's still Victor Fries, his wife Nora Fries hasn't showed symptoms, so Victor is not making the cure yet.
Nora's cure: 0%
·Joker: Alive
Status: unknown but is probably too late.
Apparently he's waiting the right moment to show up.
·Penguin:Alive
Location: unknown
operating the criminal underworld
·Black Mask:Alive
Location: Gotham
apparently his compamy is on the verge of bankrupt, he's still Roman Sionis
·Harley Quinn: Alive
Location: moving to Gotham
apparently she is starting to move to Gotham, she is not Harley Quinn she is still Harleen Quinzel, in the next weeks she will be asking for jobs as a phsycologist.
·Poison Ivy: Alive
Location: moving to Gotham
she's still the botanic Pamela Isley, apparently she is searching for a job here in Gotham, she will be searching for a job for a few weeks for a job as a biologist in some lab research.
·Catwoman:Alive
Location: Selina's apartment in Gotham
she still a cat burglar, Selina Kyle seems to have a few encounters with the Batman but never confront him directly yet. She doesn't know why but she felt something when she is around him almost like they met before.
·Clayface:Alive
He's still Basil Karlo, he's working as a movie star.
·Riddler: Alive
Location: unknown
Edward Nigma left a few cases with riddlers without solve in many crime scenes.
·Killer Croc: Alive
Location: living in the shadows
All info about him is rumors of a giant cocodrile living in the sewers.
·Orca: Alive
Location: Gotham Aquarium
The Dr. Grace She receives a Ph. D in Marine Biology and Bio-Medicine and takes a job at the Gotham Aquarium recently, she funds an after-school program involving the ocean for underprivileged youths. She also volunteers at a soup shelter and takes care of many homeless people. Soon an accident will occur and it could change her life forever.
·Bane:Alive
Location: in jail
waiting to test the venom toxin, he still doesn't know about Batman nor has interest in him yet.
·Scarecrow: Alive
Location:working in the asylum
trying to perfectionate his fear gas.
·Two-face:Alive
Location: working as attorney in Gotham
He is still Harvey Dent even if has his second pesonality, he has still in control over his other personality. He gained a reputation as and unbreakable justice seeker.
·Baby-Doll:Alive
Location: unknown
Mary Louise Dahl is suffering a crisis after getting rejected because her condition and behaviour, probably planning on kidnap her old coworkers of her old show. She thinks of them like the only family she had in her life and the only ones that accept her.
·Roxy Rocket: Alive
Location: moving to Gotham
She gets fired of her work thanks to her addiction to danger. She moved to Gotham expecting to find that kind of "fun" she is looking for.
Hugo Strange: Alive
Location: Arkham Asylum
Trying to test his methods over his patients
Ra's al Ghul: Alive
Location: Unknown
Watching Batman's progess from the shadows, expecting to be his succesor
Talia al Ghul: Alive
Location: Unkown
After learnig and mastring most of the combat arts and proving her capability as a leader, she has rejected by her own father, deciding to prove her wrong, she is determinated to left the "League of asassins" in search for the man who was claimed in the League to oppose her father will. Also she's expecting to convince someone else alog with her sister to go with her expecting to go alongside her to find this man.
Nyssa al Ghul: Alive
Location: Unkown
Being the little sister Nyssa had always an admiration for her sister even if sometimes she decide to doesn't show her emotions, when their father reject her sister, Nyssa decided to help Talia in every way she can, when she talked about to search for the man that is rumored to reject their father's offer, with some hestitation decided to follow her until the end.
Lady Shiva: Alive
Location: Unkown
Maybe Bruce doesn't remember her but she trained alongside her in his time on the league, in that time she started to see him as someone special to her, for her she learned more about him and his ways than the rest of the league to some point she started to feel with a purpose thanks to him, she is the only one, with Ra's, who knows his current location, she is also the one who sprayed the rumor about declining the offer of their leader, only exaggerating a little in order to help him ti create a myth. But now it backfired her now, with talia and her sister trying to convice her to lead them to his location.
In the void:
Razer (Green Lantern the animated series): in a state of hibernation
He is a red lantern from a different Earth, he was a member of the brutal Red Lantern Corps. After a change of heart, he joined the Interceptor crew in their fight against the Red Lanterns, and later the Manhunters. He helped the Hal Jordan from that Earth but in the end he and their team was vanished from the existence thannks to the watchers, the Over Yonder will try to put him at the day, but assuming by his temper it will take time.
Aya (Green Lanern the animated series): being repaired.
Aya is a female artificial intelligence and former navigator aboard the Interceptor. Created by the science director Scar using a sliver of the embodiment of pure will power but when she went out of control she was disabled and housed within the fastest ship in the galaxy. She is the most advanced A.I. ever devised. She was activade by accident for the Hal Jordan from the same diemnsion as Razer. During her time with the Green Lanterns in Frontier Space, she developed a yearning to become a Green Lantern, hoping to become one, at some point she lose control, when she suffer a emotional crisis, she madened and started to destroy Lanterns across the Galaxy, but thanks to her team in the end she recover her senses and Aya sacrificed herself to destroy the Manhunters and restore peace to the galaxy . The watchers after seeing her dangerous potential they decided to erase her existence in the next universe, she was the main reason of the Watchers for the elimination of her dimension
Power Girl: in a state of hibernation
This is a supergirl from another dimension where her spacepod didn't take another route, and arrived with her cousin to the Earth, the main difference is that they live their own adventures by their own, she decided to change her costume to stop the comparation with her cousin,until a war between the Injustice League, Superman was killed by Lex Luthor, then after Darkseid invasion left her alone with most of her partners dying, the Over Yonder saved her and put he ron day but bow she needs to heal and wait until the Watcher tells her when the times come for her arrival to this new Earth and help this new version of Batman.
Author's ending notes:
Ok, so…how I was? I'm expecting something honest, this is my first time writting this kind of story so if you had some advice to learn or perfectionate my skills I will be glad to hear it.
Oh, and about the final info, I want to give every character (aside from Batman) more attached to the comics, also include some characters who are also not used frequently like the ones from Batman: the animated series, like Baby-doll, Roxy Rocket, Janet Van Dorn, and other, who doesn't had been used in the last years some much and I think had a great potencial as characters in Batman series