An: Sorry if my last chapter sucked, but it was a setup chapter and I had no idea how else to do it. I know where I'm heading now - it's going to be a heck of a ride getting there. This chapter will be short, but bear with me. I want it that way.

Chapter Six

Officer Rono knew exactly what he was going to do. He hated the Batman, had hated him from the day he first appeared on the scene and his partner was killed in the chaos of what was left of the Narrows. He wanted to take him down. So from that first day, he began keeping track of things. For Rono, who once worked Intelligence alongside Harvey Dent, learning things was second nature. It didn't take him long to pick up on some rather obvious things, things that had gone unnoticed for so long simply because the cops did not have the resources Rono had. He was beginning to suspect who Batman really was, knew for a fact that the masked avenger had a connection to Kaitlyn Wayne, and was three steps away from proving that Batman was getting inside information from none other than Commissioner James Gordon himself. Something about that signal on the roof of the police station, although how Gordon was still using it was beyond him. Maybe they just had a particular rendevous time and that was the most convienent place for them to meet. Who knew? All he had to do now was catch Gordon with the Batman, and everything those two were planning would fall apart. He just needed the right person to help him.

He thought he had that right person. Supposedly he was dead, and besides, Rono had worked with the man before. He could be trusted.

"I'm glad you decided to meet me, Dent." he said easily. "I was wondering if you would remember me."

"I may not be Harvey Dent anymore." the man growled out. "But even I don't forget those who are loyal. What do you want?"

"Actually, this is about what you want." Rono relaxed against the wall of the alley, anger and hate glittering in his eyes. "Do you want to strike back at the Batman?"

For a moment, Rono wondered if he had asked the wrong question. After all, once Dent had wanted as badly as anyone to clear out the city of evil. Then the Joker got ahold of him and he became Two-Face, leaving what was left of Dent's morals behind. Would Dent remember what he and Batman had fought for, or would be be as disillusioned with the whole deal as Rono was? He held his breath as Dent thought over his answer. "Why would Two-Face want to get rid of Batman? We were doing our jobs."

"And you were the only one who suffered for it." Rono reminded him. "It may have been the Joker that took Rachel away, but it was Batman who got the Joker's interest in the first place. Batman caused the chaos that got my parter killed. He attracted the madman who killed your girlfriend. Are you in or not?"

Once again, there was a hesitation. To Rono's surprise, Two-Face pulled a coin from his pocket. One side was shiney and gold, the other filthy and a bit melted. "Good side I walk away. Bad side I join you." He flipped the coin into the air, caught it, and slapped it onto his hand. Both men looked. Filthy side up. Two-Face grinned. "Looks like I join you. So, what are we doing to get back at the Batman?"

Rono grinned back. "Are you familiar with a girl named Kaitlyn Wayne?"

From the top of the alley, another villian watched as the two had their meeting. Normally this wasn't the sort of thing this particular villian did, gathering information in such a subtle manner. On the other hand, he hadn't even expected to run into anyone else so close to the Narrows. The burned-out husk of what was once the most populated area of Gotham had made the perfect hiding place for the Joker. The cops didn't come here, and as long as he kept his head down Batman had no reason to look here. As much as he enjoyed tormenting the Bat, right now he had higher priorities. Namely trying to figure out just what Two-Face Harvey and a nameless cop wanted with his daughter? Of course Joker knew all about Bruce Wayne adopting the kid and giving her a name. It was something Joker himself had never thought of doing. The girl's mother had never bothered, and Joker automatically assumed that was the role of the mother. To name the kid.

Looked like Wayne knew a bit more about rearing kids than Joker did. Then again, he wasn't surprised.

As the two below discussed their grand plan, and the three people who were going to suffer for it - four if you included Wayne - Joker made a decicion.

He didn't care much for this cop, or for Batman or Wayne for that matter, not enough to risk his life, but the last thing he wanted was for Kaitlyn to get caught in the crossfire. Maybe there was something he could do to disrupt the schemer's plans. After all, that's what the Joker was good at.