'The Downfall of Gotham'
Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the Batman world which is trademarked by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. I do not claim any ownership over them or the world of Batman. This story is for entertainment only and is not part of the official story line.
It is a rainy and dark night in Gotham city, the citizens are hiding because no person is safe out there on the streets. Gotham is full of crime and corruption: the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. The government fails to stabilize the Economy, which makes no other choice for the citizens, either participate in organized crime or rely on organized crime for protection. An uprise of gangs began fighting for control of Gotham. To free Gotham of villains, there is a signal. So, the Dark Knight knows that the city needs him, and the villains know that he will rise from the shadows to serve justice.
A new villain starts to rise faster than ever, his name is Shadow Blade. He grew up in the poor streets of Gotham with only a mother. His father dove under to protect himself from gangs. He was a former drug trafficker but when he decided to stop to raise his newborn child, it was not safe for him anymore to live in Gotham. Few years later his mother perished by gang violence. The dead of his parents caused him to participate in organized crime otherwise he could not make a living. He knew that the reason Gotham is so terrible is because of its central hero, Batman.
He wants to start a revolution and speaks to the people of Gotham City.
"I am one you people, a person who has been dragged in the mud for the past 30 years. I grew up with nothing and soon enough with no parents. I want to make a change. This 'Batman' guy has been around here for years and still nothing has changed. He goes by a no-kill code and so he is turning the villains over to the police. However, they eventually break out and continue with their crime sprees. I want to be your new hero, a man who knows how it is to be a citizen of Gotham."
The speech is well taken, and a revolution starts to break out.
Batman can not rely on the corrupt police force, who are as bad as the villains themselves. Shadow blade feels powerful of the control he has over the citizens. They see him as the new hero of Gotham who can make an end to this corruption, but he has no plan of doing that. He wants a total end of this city, to burn it to the ground. Since he has full control no one can stop him, not even Batman.
Batman feels hopeless, seems like everything is lost. His butler, Alfred Pennyworth, speaks courageously to him.
"I have never seen Bruce Wayne gave up. There are people out there who want your help, do not let them down."
He knows what to do but he cannot do this alone, so he asks help from Catwoman.
Shadow Blade starts his operation. He plants six bombs in the southern and northern part of Gotham. If his plan succeeds, Gotham will fall, and no one will survive. The bombs will set off in approximately twelve hours, the time Batman and Catwoman have, to save Gotham.
The first clue has finally been found after 6 hours passed. The people who work for Shadow Blade live at 32 Fairham Avenue. Batman and Catwoman can threaten them to give out the hiding place of Shadow Blade and so they do. Soon they arrive but by the looks of it, he is nowhere to be seen. They found out it is a trap, but luckily, they can escape the bullets.
Alfred receives a letter from Shadow Blade. It tells that Batman and Catwoman can meet him at a secret place. They both know that this can be trap again but they have no other choice, so they go.
Shadow Blade is turning himself in by the police because he knows that his plan will succeed. Batman and Catwoman are questioning Shadow Blade. Soon they found out wat his plan is and start an evacuation. This is not what Shadow Blade wants, he wants to end this city and without the people this cannot go right.
Buildings are destroyed after the bombs went off, but the citizens are alive, and Gotham is still breathing.