Chapter 4: Shadow of the night

Authors Note: Thank you Unigu Miku and to everyone who reviewed and reads my story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Arkham Asylum.

Doctor Young sat in her office recording her notes on her TITAN project about how she found out that it was Joker that gave her the money and helped her get Bane. As she recorded her notes her phone on her desk started to ring. She flinched when it rang as she slowly reached out for it and picked it up. She slowly placed it next to her ear as her hands shook.

"Hello?" She said in a shaky voice. "Doctor Young's office."

"Please hold for Mr. White." A high pitched voice said on the other line.

Young's eye's widened.

"What?"

"Hello Doc. we need to talk." The Joker said in a slow, dark angry tone of voice.

"I'm not doing It Joker. Do you hear me!" She yelled.

"Sorry for leaving so early, but my neighbor was making it a very uncomfortable environment for me. How am I supposed to get better when I have a lunatic like Shadow living next door to me?"

"Shadow?" Young questioned then suddenly remembered. "You mean-What does he have to do with any of this?"

"Oh I've seen him in the papers," He whimpered sarcastically. "The long black coat, those throwing stars, his mask and taste of violence just kept reminding me of Bats. I was so upset that I accidently stabbed a security guard and killed twenty more just so I could find him again."

"Another lie?" Young asked.

"Not the point anyways, I want my monsters." He said in a stern voice.

"I-I sent you back the money! I don't want it." She bargained.

"Do I look like I care about money?" He chuckled. "I just want my monsters Doc. And if you don't give them to me well…it won't be FUNNY!" He snapped.

Before she could speak the door opened and Young let out a sigh of relief.

"Hello, Shadow." She said in a superior tone.

"What did you call me Doc?" Jayden asked.

On the other line the Joker chuckled quietly as he made a 'shh' noise.

"Keep me on the line." He ordered.

Young put her phone down but didn't hang up as the guard sat Jayden down and left the office. Young tried to make herself look casual so Jayden wouldn't suspect anything.

"Are you okay Doc?" he asked.

"Yes, why do you ask?" She asked.

"You're smiling." He stated. "You never smile."

"Ohh he's got you there Doc." The Joker chuckled as he then started to laugh. Young shook it off as she continued with the session.

"Um…so is there anything you want to talk about?" At that Jayden took a contemplative pose.

"Oh yes you see I wanted to ask you something and its very important." He said.

"O-Okay what is it?" She stuttered.

"I wanted to know why you have Bane drained of Venom and pumped full of you're so called super cure." He asked sarcastically.

At that Young's eyes widened and on the other end of the phone Joker was dying of laughter.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…Oh you know what I'm beginning to like this kid." He said. "He not only knows your secret but now he wants a slice of the pie."

"W-What…How do you know?" She asked.

"I got bored a few nights ago and wanted a little fresh air so I decided to go out for a little stroll." He said sarcastically. "But then I got sick and, oh screw it. I broke into your vault and hacked into your computer, from there I found files on Bane or Patient X as you would prefer and found him locked up to a bunch of tubes underneath the clinic where he told me you were responsible for his capture."

"I-I…You don't understand." She yelled.

"Oh, does that mean I also don't understand why you had me selected to be a test subject?"

"Oh ho, ho, ho," Joker chuckled. "How ya gonna get outta this one Doc?"

"You might also know that if any of those pinhead thugs get ahold of that crap and inject it into their blood they'll be a bunch of crazy homicidal monsters? What were you thinking Doc?" She sat there quiet for a moment before talking.

"I wanted to be known for saving lives," She whimpered. "I wanted to help save Gotham, but the formula if mixed wrong well…Like you said it kills the brains cells but it strengthens the muscles beyond normal."

"Well I'll have you know that your formula was a key ingredient to my father's project." He gloated. "It can boost my strength without making me look like a monster like Bane and it can make me faster, immune to certain climates and pretty much making me the perfect being."

Young looked at him in shock as she stared at him. She tried to ask what it was his father was working on and what his key ingredient was but she couldn't find the words.

"It was called the Adonis Project, based off the Greek mythology of beauty and desire. Like I said before it pretty much makes anyone who takes it into a perfect being."

"Impossible…" Young whispered.

"What the hell is your problem, you've been acting so bleak and distant since I came in here."

Young looked around before she reached for a packet of sticky notes and a pen. She scribbled something down real fast before showing it to Jayden.

'The Joker is on the phone'

Jayden's eyes widened in as he looked over at her phone on her desk. He reached over and picked it up as Young looked at him in horror. He raised his hand silencing her as he talked.

"Congratulations," He said in spokesman's voice. "You are the hundredth caller and you and your spouse have won a free trip!"

On the other line Jayden her clapping.

"Oh, is it my trip to Hawaii?" He asked in excitement.

"Oh sorry, but it is a nice warm place down south all you have to do is cruise down the river styx." Joker let out a laugh.

"You know you really are too funny for your own good. As I was saying to the good doc I wanted that formula but I'm more intrigue in your own project. Care to make a wager?"

"Sure you pump yourself full of your unstable TITAN formula and I'll use my Adonis formula to kick your ass to Hell where you belong."

"You're really gonna regret this boy. You really think you can beat me?"

"No question about it. Batman may not have the stomach for it but when it comes down to you and me I will kill you."

"You know what I take it back…you're nothing like Bats." He snarled. "Keep this in mind if I don't get the Docs TITAN formula or your formula I will kill her."

"You won't even lay an eye on her." Jayden snarled.

(Jayden's POV)

The line went dead as I looked at Young. She looked scared as tears stained her eyes and her mascara poured down her cheeks. As if I my body had a mind of its own I got up and wrapped my arms around Young as she willingly came towards me.

"I won't let him touch you." I snarled as she buried her face into my chest.

Later that day after my unfortunate session with Young I was allowed a phone call as I made my way towards the visiting room. I picked up the pay phone and dialed the number to Ally's cell phone.

"Hello?" She said.

"Hey baby, how are you?" I asked.

"Hello Jayden," She said in a bright and chipper voice. "I'm fine, how are you?"

"I'd be better if I had my medicine."

"Well the good news its ready the bad news is that we still need it to be tested."

"No time baby I need it a.s.a.p."

"Are you crazy we have no idea what it could do to you?" She said in a worry tone. "It could turn you into a monster or worse kill you."

"I have faith in your abilities." I said calmly. "Have Jason drop it off at the main gates tonight I'll find it tomorrow."

"Okay…I love you..." She said in a sad tone.

"I love you to, bye." I said as I hung up and looked over at Young. "It'll be here tomorrow night."

"But what if Joker makes a move on me?" She said in panic.

"Don't worry, I told Jason to keep an eye on you, and if Joker even thinks about touching you I'll feed him Harley's heart before killing him…Then again he would probably like it." I chuckled as I walked away, but before I could go Young grabbed my shoulder and held it tight.

"You can't kill him." She said.

"Don't worry I can take him."

"No, I mean you can't kill him. If you do you'll only be filling his desire for violence."

"What the hell are you talking about Doc? This city will be happy when he's gone and everybody will have-"

"Big smiles on their faces, right?" Young finished. "That's what I'm talking about that's why I wanted to cure him because if he dies if he's killed everyone will be happy for the wrong reasons."

"You're telling me that the Joker's plan is to make everyone smile?" I asked sarcastically.

"Not like that but yes. His true desire is to make everyone smile just like him. He want's everyone to smile and laugh at pain and death just like him. If you kill him you will taint everyone in Gotham." I raised an eyebrow at her last statement.

"You're saying it's going to be my fault that everyone will be happy to see a psychotic killer die?"

"I'm saying that you can't just kill people it's not right."

"Penelope please just stop you're not doing anything but annoying me. Joker will be gone soon and thanks to my formula I will be rich beyond my wildest dreams."

"Just think about what I said." She whispered.

The next night.

We were all in a small room where they all let us watch T.V. mostly kids shows or morning news. Tonight though was a rather interesting as Vickie Vail stood outside of a burning building.

"I'm here at Black Gate Prison where a fire has broken out and has spread throughout the area. Four security guards were killed during the evacuation and the prisoners are now being transported to Arkham asylum."

I raised an eyebrow and sat up straight as I listened to the rest of her report.

"Also in other news The Joker has been found and arrested by the Batman and is personally taking him to Arkham Island."

My eyes widened as she finished the rest of her bullshit rant about justice and crap. I tried to piece everything in my head as everyone cheered about Joker coming to Arkham. Joker doesn't get his monsters, he doesn't have the formula obviously or he'd just make it himself and a lot of his men where in Black Gate and now are heading here where Joker is supposedly supposed to be in the next few minutes.

I looked down over at the clock and saw it was six o'clock. It was October and the nights came early around here. The night was still young.

I had to get out of here. I needed to get outta here.

As they led us all out of the T.V. room they had us all lined up as they led us down the hall. I looked around and saw an opportunity to break free. I fell down on the ground and pretended to be sick as the guards tried to drag me to my feet.

"C'mon get up!" One of the guards yelled.

I flopped around on the ground as another guard walked over to me and undid my cuffs. The second they were off I flexed my arms and they all stepped back in surprise. I got up from the ground and delivered an uppercut to one guards chin and a spin kick to the side of the other guards head.

After they fell I bolted down the hall and made my way towards the service elevator. I ran inside the small room and pressed the button rapidly to go up to the first floor. The doors closed and the elevator slowly made its way up to the first floor.

I finally made it to the main floor but before I could even set foot outside the door I was met with ten guards armed with machine guns pointing right at me. I looked at all of them to see a way out but my eyes caught sight of a person who I haven't seen in over a month.

His black cap, his spiked gauntlets, his black bat symbol and his fearless eyes.

The Batman.

To his right was a large metal stretcher and I could hear chuckling coming from behind it. A white face with green hair poked out from behind and laughed to his heart's content.

"See what have I been telling you Bats," Joker chuckled. "You're so popular that you have dying fans waiting to see you."

I looked over at Batman.

"Figures you didn't kill him," I stated bluntly. "What did you do this time Bozo?"

"Oh you know the usual," He said casually. "But what about you have you taken your medicine?"

"When are you gonna grow a spine Batman and just end his wretched life?"

"I'm not gonna sink to his level Shadow." Batman growled. "And you haven't killed anyone yet so you're not one to talk."

"No, not yet but soon." I said with a smile. Guards came over to me and but handcuffs on me. But before I left though Boles came over and gave me a smack. I spat out blood as I looked him in the eyes. "I promise you this you'll be in a damn wheelchair for the rest of your life."

"Oh, sounds like someone I know, ay Bats." Joker said as he laughed again. "Oh and Shadow just so you know, you're not invited to my party."

I paid no attention to him as the guards led me down to solitary confinement.

Or so they thought.

"Shadow!" Batman said. "I still believe there is a chance you will do what's right in the end."

What he said was stuck in my head for a couple of minutes before I let it pass.

Why the hell does he care about me so much? I remembered that he treated me like that when we fought for the first time. He tried to talk me out of killing Zsasz but I wouldn't listen and then we fought. I failed that one time I wouldn't fail again.

We had almost made it to solitary when lights and sirens started going off. I took that as my cue to break free of my restraints. I unlocked the cuffs and attacked the guards who led me to the cell. After I had knocked them out and put them in a cell I ran out of solitary to see a swarm of convicts running out of their cells and causing all sorts of hell.

"Joker!" I growled.

This is what he meant by his party and guest. His plan was to take over Arkham Asylum take the TITAN and inject it into a bunch of blood thirsty power hungry lunatics. Thus creating his army of monsters, could he really be that crazy?

"Of course he is!" I yelled as I slapped my face.

I ran through the crowds of criminals and made my way to the evidence room. Once I was there I tore through every locker and every box until I found what I was looking for.

My coat, my shoes, my glasses my mask and my sword.

I tore off the filthy rags that I had called my clothes as I put on my outfit. I slid my arms through the sleeves of my coat, strapped the gloves over my hands, placed the mask over my face and tied my sword to my back. Standing there in my dark clothing I felt content with myself I was no longer the worthless patient of Arkham Asylum.

I was the Shadow Knight once again.