A Beware the Batman fanfic – Bring on the Badguys!
Written by WDCain Man

Disclaimer: Batman was created by Bob Kane and owned by DC Comics, which is owned by Warner-Brothers. No money is being made with this story. No profit is being made from this fanfic.

I had to get one more chapter out before the New Year. Out of all the characters I have planned for this fanfic, this is the one villain I hope makes it into the BtB show above all else. Enjoy!

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Bring on the Badguys!

Part Three:

Nocturna

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The ancient courthouse could not be reached by easy means. It was buried three miles underground and could only be reached through spelunking through miles of dark caves and tunnels.

It is no wonder that only the vampire could reach it.

The overseer to this judicial affair was a woman of unearthly beauty. Her skin was white as snow, her hair darker than a starless night. She was dressed in long black opera gloves and an exquisite low-cut black party dress with slits on the sides to let her walk freely above the condemned. Powerful, confident, and flawlessly beautiful, she was the embodiment of perfection. She was Nocturna, high judiciary and order-keeper of the Brotherhood of Vampires.

"Niccolai, you have been found guilty of numerous atrocities against man and the Brotherhood." Her powerful, accented voice demanded the pinnacle of respect, yet the deviant before her refused.

"The Brotherhood is mine! I shall do whatever I wish!" Niccolai ranted, his dingy robes ruffling

against the silver-chains. "If it is death I demand, then death it shall be!"

Nocturna looked down on him as if he were a mad dog. "Death is not yours to command. It is mine." Her eyes shined with a deathly cold glare. "I sentence you to death by sunlight. Guards, take him away."

The deranged vampire was screaming bloody murder at his judge as he was dragged away to his death. Nocturna ignored him and issued a proclamation. "Bring forth the next prisoner."

The court doors opened and the guards lead in the next prisoner: A young girl just past her teens with curly chestnut hair and a defiant demeanor. She walked with her head held high and proud even through she was bound in silver chains that burnt her flesh and dressed in filthy, tattered rags. She would never grace her enemies with the satisfaction of her fear.

"Tanya, you have been found guilty of counterinsurgency and reciting rebellion against our Brotherhood. Normally this would earn you the punishment of death by slow torture. However, due to your young age you shall be shown leniency. I sentence you to ten years in full restraint. Think hard on your crimes and be grateful for our Brotherhood's mercy."

"Mercy?" Tanya asked coldly. "For crimes such as advocating democracy and defending poor people from the Brotherhood's jackbooted thugs?"

"The Brotherhood has preserved order for thousands of years. To rebel is to disrupt peace." Nocturna responded automatically. "You should have learned this when you were attacking a Peace Keeper as he was conducting an arrest."

"He attacked an old man arguing with a waiter who charged him too much for his meal!" Tanya yelled. "This is not peace! This is a dictatorship!"

"One that keeps the peace," Nocturna gestured to the guards. "Take her away."

Tanya fixed her with a spiteful glare as she was led away. "This does not change a thing, Nocturna! This obsessive establishment will fall and we will be free! You are alone!"

Afterward, the vampire noblewoman said nothing as she was led to her cell. She sat alone in the dark courtroom, visually shaken by the rebel's words.

"I am alone." She whispered. "I have been alone so long preserving the peace in this chaotic world of ours. This is what I thought for too long. Until I heard of him: A man forged into perfection who fights against disorder in our guise." She reached under the podium and retrieved a folder filled with photos of the Batman.

Nocturna looked at the photo with warmness and allowed herself to smile. "I am not alone."

She would journey to this chaotic land he fights for and join him in removing the cancerous crime that rots Gotham City. All insurgents would be purged and his city would be at peace. Then she would turn him. Finally they would bring cold order to the world and rule it together for thousands of years. Death and torture await all those who oppose them.

Nocturna could hardly wait.

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End Part Three…
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Anyone who can tell me who Niccolai and Tanya are wins an official No-Prize! And no fair checking out wikipedia! Any longtime Batman reader should know. Growing up reading mostly Marvel comics, I only read a few DC books and Batman was one. That factoid fuels this series by using old characters like Nocturna instead of new ones like Dr. Hurt and Pierrot Lunaire.

Nocturna's character here is based completely on Justice Lord's Wonder Woman from the DCAU. She's beautiful, sexy, a firm believer in order, and unfortunately a fascist templar knight over civil rights. That bit of arresting an old man over a high tab is from that episode.

In my opinion, Justice Lord's Wonder Woman should have been to tempt Batman to join their side instead evil Batman. She should be the ultimate temptation for Batman. I never could figure out why DC made Talia al Ghul his evil opposite and perfect match. She's the daughter of an eco-terrorist and a cliché femme fatale. Tempting Batman with that doesn't make sense to me. Now a woman like Justice Lord's Wonder Woman does make sense.

I don't see why the show couldn't have a vampire main character. Adventure Time does and that's shown several times a day. Heck, WB released The Batman vs. Dracula dvd a few years ago and that movie is great. Despite being a cartoon, the movie really captures the gothic feel of Batman: Red Rain and is one of my favorite Halloween movies. Even Bruce Timm pushed for a Nocturna episode but failed. I see Nocturna as a real possibility for a future episode or a dvd movie release.

This year has had a lot of ups and down in terms of fanfic writing: Losing my original account of 11 years, my computer crashing, and all my back-ups failing were one disaster after another. Thankfully I've had a lot of positive support and have begun reworking my old ideas. Still, it has been a good year for me. So since this is my last update for the year, I will list my favorites of 2013.

Favorite new game: The Last Story. Only from the minds of the original creators of Final Fantasy could come such a magnificent RPG. FF13 pales in comparison to The Last Story. Sticking to a Wii during generation seven was the right move in my book.

Favorite new comic: Before Watchmen. I was a little hesitant because I love the original Watchmen so much. But I finally checked them out and they were fantastic. The Silk Specter mini was the best out of all of them.

Favorite new cartoon: Beware the Batman. This should not need to be explained.

Favorite new anime: Miazaki's The Cat Returns. It is the only anime I watched this year. I've pretty much grown out of it. The world is now a sadder place.

Favorite new novel: Drew Karpyshyn's Star Wars: Annihilation. I normally don't care for the spy genre at all except for James Bond. It's because every book is full of triple/quadulpile agents and the big twist at the end is that the protagonist's own government is behind everything. This book feels more in line as a sci-fi James Bond book and I love it.

Favorite new TV show: Duck Dynasty. I would have put Agents of SHIELD here but the Duck Boys make me laugh more and I needed a pick-me-up this year.

Favorite new musician: Area 11. I got hooked on the Bravoman webcomic and webtoon this year and I really enjoyed their music as they do the end song.

Favorite new movie: Disney's Frozen. I was ready to hate this movie because of the trailers but I was happily wrong. This was a masterpiece and I really hope that the cast show up in the next Kingdom Hearts game. Olaf would be a good summons.

May all of you have a Happy New Year!