It was half an hour later when Batman got reports of The Music Meister in the centre of Gotham and we rushed there as quickly as we could. A huge stage had been set up with speakers on both ends and if I hadn't know any better I would have thought that it was for a concert. In a way it was. I spotted The Music Meister almost immediately, standing in the centre of the stage and he noticed us at the same time.

So you have returned

To hear my next song

And it will be so great

You will have to sing along.

It was just as beautiful as ever but I spent no time mooning over it, instead I blocked a punch from a doctor that was aimed for my face.

"Returned? Have I been here before?" I joked but it didn't even crack a smile on Batman's face, which I expected, but it didn't even crack a smile on The Music Meister's face. I found that a little sad. Batman was fighting right next to me and I made mental notes on his fighting moves and possible weak spots in them for later. I might have been a good guy today, but tomorrow I may be fighting the Bat instead of helping him.

Batman threw a Batarang at a man, and then when it bounced of his head I made a hand motion and the Batarang swung around and hit a cop.

"I guess the cops don't have that much work thanks to you Bats." I joked again and I heard a short laugh coming from the stage. To my delight it was The Music Meister laughing and it was a nice laugh.

"Hey, I made a supervillain laugh! And at one of my jokes! Awesome!" I cheered as I continued to fight. Wave after wave kept coming, never seeming to end and I was starting to tire. As I kept fighting I moved towards Batman because an idea had just popped into my head.

"Bats," I explained when I was close enough, "If I fly over there I can use my telekinesis to pin The Music Meister." Batman nodded yes to my plan and using a hypnotized civilian as a launch pad I sprang up to get more height as I flew upwards and like earlier I shot towards the stage.

So you do not stay with the Bat

To help him fight like any other hero

Instead you come to face me

Steal the glory and beat your foe

I managed to land on the stage without facing anything bigger than a few music sheet blasts that I dodged easily. I looked up and my heart skipped a few beats as I saw that The Music Meister was only a few steps in front of me. The hair, the zoot suit, the glasses Batman had promised me, the gap between his front teeth and everything else was so overwhelming that I not only froze, my jaw also dropped. The Music Meister smirked at me smugly and sang again, his beautiful voice once again blessing my ears.

I see you are impressed with me

That is not a surprise

Now let's see if you can impress me

When you join me in the reprise!

He almost shouted the last line and before I could raise my hand to pin him a hypnotized man grabbed my from behind and pushed me to the ground.