Chapter 4: The Goddamn Batman
[3rd Person POV]
The President frowned as he was reading the report. The Joker did not heed the President's warning. In the tribe of Vilina, there was a recent kidnapping of several civilians to use as slave labor.
The President was thinking of what to do. If strongly worded letters were not enough to stop the Joker, what would be?
He heard a voice from behind him. "Don't panic." It said.
The President turned around and, found himself facing the Batman. He was at first, more than a little startled. Relationships between the Federation and Gotham so far have been...mixed. The Batman was unaware of the bunker the government had built, and was hoping to claim the territory it rested on for the citizens of Gotham. Likewise, The Federation's police reminded the people of Gotham too much of their old, truly abysmal policing that existed pre-cataclysm.
He paused a moment before opening his mouth to shout for security when Batman said "You don't want to call security. I'm just here to talk. About the Joker."
The president sighed and said "Ok, ok. What do you want to tell me?"
Batman moved over, and stood in front of the President's desk. He said "The Joker was a madman. Before the Cataclysm, he burned down a prison and had a lot of criminals sent to Arkham Asylum. He then managed to start a coup and took over the entire Asylum. He was planning something huge when the cataclysm happened."
The President said "Well, then what?"
Batman said "Well, once the world ended, he thought his job was complete, so he settled down."
The President wondered if that was supposed to be taken as good news or not. He said, a little exasperated "Well, calm or not, he's still a sociopathic anarchist. And who are you, exactly?"
The Batman said "When I was very young, my parents were murdered. I knew from then on that the streets of Gotham were unsafe. I was afraid of every shadow. And so, I began to wonder…why isn't evil afraid of the dark?"
Rogers raised an eyebrow "So, the suit's for intimidation?"
Batman nodded "Precisely. I protected Gotham city with everything I had. We lost so much in order to save the city but…the city still stands. And now…the Joker's preparing to take that all away."
Rogers said "What do you plan to do?"
Batman smirked. "We fight him. Together."
And so it began that the two nations trained their armies together. It was soon that they had created a fighting force, perhaps greater than anything that had existed since the cataclysm. And the two armies marched to make war with the Joker.
Well, the Joker's been acting up, so I suppose the Federation will have to deal with him! So, stay tuned for the great Joker-Federation-Batman war!
