Breaking Wonderland: Alice in Chains
BTAS (Batman Animated Series)
(Sequel to Breaking Wonderland) After her breakdown, Alice is forced to seek psychiatric help. Though the criminals in Arkham have other things on mind, again.
PS: Sorry for any grammar mistakes, typos, anything else.
Chapter 8: First Move
Jervis stifled a yawn as he got up hearing the phone ring. He was only in a white undershirt and boxers. He made his way lazily toward the phone, only half awake. "Yes, yes, hello?" he answered rubbing his eyes.
"Yeah, is this Tetch?" a stern voice asked. Jervis's eyes widen.
"Oh why Larry, finally you've called," Jervis replied looking across the room at the calendar.
"Yeah, yeah, I's got some news 'bout the Scarecrow I heard his expecting a shipment of some strange chemical in three days. I heard the shipment comes from Russia tonight by boat," the man let out.
"Good! Good!" Jervis let out excitedly. "What's the ship and cargo number?" he asked.
"Ah no can do I'll let you know once I get the other half of the moneys 'ya see," he said curtly.
"Oh alright," Jervis let out bitterly.
"Goods, see you tonight," with that there was a click. Jervis hung up as well. He smirked if all goes well he'll finally have the upper hand he wanted. Jervis smiled as he walked across the room towards his kitchen. He needed a full stomach to make sure his morning will get off to a good start. Night fell as a chilly wind blew. The Mad Hatter stepped casually up toward the gates, his overlarge hat and coat could be outlined in the distance. A small man on the other side of the gate made his way towards the security guard box. A few seconds later the gate opened. The Mad Hatter casually strolled towards Larry.
"Good to see you, my lad," the Mad Hatter said curtly with a nod of his hat. Larry checked him over and shrug.
"Alright then, follow me," he said simply and led him the way towards the shipment. Both men walked through a large maze of huge metal shipment containers, it was dark and atmosphere murky. "So... did not know you were the Mad Hatter," he started.
"We all have our secrets," Mad Hatter replied casually.
"Yeah, well it took a while to get a hold of that associate who knows well you know..." he paused. "Anyways he found out about hims wanting some chemical from Russia, he bought a whole bunch of it, he said," Larry turned towards a more secluded part of the shipping area. "Anyways it down in the red shipping bin," he replied pointing towards a bin about fifteenth yards away.
"I see," he said curtly once more.
"Yeah about my payment," Larry started.
"You'll get your payment when I know you're not lying to me," Mad Hatter replied seriously. Larry met up with a group of men by the shipping bin. He ordered them to open up the bin. They then scanned through some crates looking for the right cargo. Then finally they dragged in a smaller sized wooden crate.
"Open it!" Mad Hatter demanded. Larry nodded and opened the small wooden crate. Inside was a smaller hard plastic box. Mad Hatter nodded again. Carefully the men opened the hard plastic box. Inside was small silver bullet like containers that seemed to be holding some sort of gas.
"There! Satisfied?" Larry let out.
"Fine, you shall have your payment now," Mad Hatter stated irately. His hand reached in for his inner pocket about to take out the other half of the payment his head looking low to the ground. It was evident that Larry had other plans other than his payment. He could hear one Larry's men playing with his crowbar. The other giggled inwardly and the third one brought out a baseball bat.
"Well it seems your times run out hats I bet I could get a pretty penny for this gas on the black market as well, who knows maybe I should even sell it back to Scarecrow myself," Larry said. Mad Hatter let out a loud sigh. "Get him, guys!" Larry yelled, the one with the baseball back attacked first running at him ready to swing. Mad Hatter dunk easily and with his own force helped the guy lose his balance. The man dropped his bat on accident trying to regain his balance as he failed and fell to the ground. "Idiot!" Larry yelled at the guy. The other two men started to attack as well. Mad Hatter looked up and them and smiled.
"Na-ah-ah!" he let out. The other two men paused for a moment as Mad Hatter lifted his arms as if he was getting arrested. Suddenly a mind controlling card popped out from his coat sleeves into each of his hands. He quickly placed one on the armless guy on the left. The crowbar man was about to attack when Mad Hatter dodged once again. The crowbar man hit the thug who had picked up his baseball bat. Meanwhile, the armless guy started to choke the crowbar guy from behind. Mad Hatter quickly placed the next chip on the crowbar man as well.
"What are you idiots doing!" Larry yelled out confused. Mad Hatter grinned as two men were under his control. The baseball man tried to take a swing at the crowbar man but he blocked the bat bluntly with his arm without flinching.
"The hell," he let out confused. He let go of the bat surprized that the crowbar wielding man could take such a swing. "Screw this I'm leaving," the man yelled as he dropped the bat and ran. Soon the men rounded on Larry.
"Hold on to him, don't let him go," Mad Hatter commanded. Larry grew scared as the men rounded on him tackling him to ground then dragging him back, Larry caught tightly in their grips.
"Ah Larry, you disappoint me and all this time I thought we were going to have a civil agreement," he continued as he turned to face Larry who struggled in the hands of the two mind controlled thugs. "But alas it seems greed get's the best of you," he let out bitterly.
"What don't kill me I did what I was told that's all," he whined as drops of sweat fell from his forehead.
"That arrangement has expired but lucky for you I'm not done with you yet," Mad Hatter said irately once again bringing out another white card.
All three men were under his control. Mad Hatter asked the thugs to bring a large empty helium container. He decided to play a little prank on the Scarecrow. He was going to empty every ounce of the expensive gas which he learned; was a neutral gas when mixed became a stronger copy of the foreign substance, AKA known as Plethora. After a long time of waiting the men finally came back carrying the empty helium container. After an another thirty minutes, the silver containers were empty. Jervis hid the helium container in an old warehouse near by. Then he had the men carry back the empty Plethora gas containers and put them in the trunk of Larry's car.
He calmly took the microchip off of Larry's head as the two thugs held on to his shoulder tightly. Larry blinked a few times before shaking his head.
"Ugh what-what happened?" Larry said holding his head.
"Ah, welcome back my dear lad? Enjoyed your vacation?" Mad Hatter asked Larry. Larry grimaced.
"You! You crazy freak what did you do to me?" Larry yelled.
"Do shut up!" Mad Hatter let out as he rolled his eyes.
"Hey let go of me! The hell?" Larry said as he struggled. The Mad Hatter walked up to him threateningly and glared.
"Now you listen to me and you better listen well," Mad Hatter started. Larry kept quiet as he leaned back away from the Hatter the best he could. "I have a special task for you. I want you to deliver the crate in the back of your car to your associate. Make sure he delivers it to the Scarecrow, make sure you're there to see it happen. I want to make sure Scarecrow get's his precious cargo, understood?" Mad Hatter ended his voice so deep, filled with anger, that he almost did not sound like himself. Larry nodded.
"But-" he let out.
"And if you fail this task, there will be dire consequences... and I do mean dire," Mad Hatter let out before smiling his usual wide grin. Larry nodded once again.
"Sure... yes sir Mr. Hats," Larry let out defeated.
"Good," Mad Hatter stepped back away. The two thugs finally let go of Larry. "Now go on, off away with you!" Mad Hatter let out cheerily. Larry hurriedly got to his car and drove off. The Mad Hatter laughed as he saw the tail lights drive off in the fog.
The next day Jervis awoke with dreams of his revenge coming into fruition. He was mildly content with himself but he knew he had a long way to go. Jervis got up and walked towards his little pet mice. He fed them as he found his mind controlling headband and placed it on his head. Immediately the four mice lined up as they started to do a little victory dance.
"Haha! That's right I made the first move! That's right me!" he yelled out to his mice. He took off the headband and let his little mice friends eat as he turned towards the bathroom he wanted to take a stroll in the park, he was in a happy mood.