PsykoReaper: I don't think I did justice to Clayface in the last chapter, I guess I will make a chapter focused on Basil someday! Anyway, this HAS to be the creepiest and most gothic version of the Mad Hatter that you will see today! Here is Chapter 5 of Batman: Day and Night.
...ONE MONTH LATER...
That morning, a man walked in the police department, he wore a brown coat with a white shirt, black pants, black shoes, and large sunglasses.
He looked like he just finished collage; he had brown hair and a five o'clock shadow.
"Jason Bard, right?" asked a person behind him, he looked to see Gordon.
"Yeah, and you must be Commissioner Jim Gordon," said Jason.
"Yeah, come into my office," said Gordon.
They got into his office, they took a seat, facing each other. "I have read your test scores, pretty impressive, but this isn't like any other cities, we got real sickos out there," said Gordon.
"Yeah, I heard this is one pretty bad dump here," said Jason.
"True, we try our best to keep it clean in the city, but with no avail," said Gordon.
"And what about this...Batman?" asked Jason.
"Well, we have to arrest Batman on sight, if we can, of course," said Gordon.
"What do you mean?" asked Jason.
"Well, even though we work together on occasion, he has been known to escape from cops that try to apprehend him," said Gordon.
"Has he killed anyone?" asked Jason.
"No, never, I don't think he likes to kill, not at all," said Gordon.
"Now I know why they call him the Dark Knight," laughed Jason.
Gordon let out a small laugh "Yeah, well, we better get to work." He then got up and walked out, followed by Jason.
Bruce slept on his bed, the window shined sun into his eyes, waking him up. Alfred walked into the room with a pile of clean clothes. "Hello, Master Wayne, how was your date?" asked Alfred.
"It was nice, I didn't rush into things to quickly," said Bruce.
"Good, we all know that when people rush into things, things get sour," said Alfred.
"True," said Bruce.
"Anyway, I should leave to let you get dressed," said Alfred.
A man sat at his office, he was a portly man, about 4'9 feet, he had a beak nose, and short black hair. He wore a black suit with a white shirt and a bowtie, along with a top hat and a monocle
"Sir, a Mr. Joseph Kerr is here to see you," said the secretary through the intercom.
"Oh, yes, let him in," he said.
A man came in, it was the Joker, except he was wearing all black, had a pale Caucasian skin tone, sunglasses, and yellow hair, along with black gloves and shoes. "Hello, Penguin!" laughed the Joker.
"It's Oswald, Oswald Cobblepot," said Oswald.
"Awww, come on, you seem like a Penguin to me," laughed the Joker.
"Yes, is there anything you need?" asked Oswald.
"Well, is there any chance we can get the Black Mask out of Arkham?" asked the Joker.
"Why?" asked Oswald.
"I wanna kill him, and it is harder to do in Arkham, a fork or syringe is not as fun as a flower full of acid or a rubber chicken full of weights or EVEN AN EXPLOSIVE PIE!!" yelled the Joker.
"Quiet, please, the secretary could hear you," whispered Oswald.
"Oh, don't you know that these offices are soundproof, what kind of mayor are you? Oh, wait, you are the WORST MAYOR EVER!!! I rigged that election by giving that old fuck a heart attack just by scaring the bajeepers out of him, and so you can be mayor, that means you scratch my back, so that I won't cut yours!" growled the Joker. Oswald looked down in fear. "Y-yes, Joker," said Oswald.
A skinny man sat at a desk with pictures of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. He had pale skin, a long beak nose, yellow teeth that creep out of the top of his mouth, a grey shirt, black jeans, black boots, long black hair that looks wet, a black coat with red cuffs and the sides of the ends of the coat was red too, and a big black hat with red ridges and a clock on the front of it, along with a card with a "10/6" on the side of it. He then took out a pile of pictures of women he took in his free time. "Where's...Alice?" he asked himself.
He looked at the pictures one by one, throwing the ones he did not want behind him, he then stopped and looked at a picture, he then smiled.
"Alice...I have found you," said the man. He then put the picture in his pocket, he then grabbed a few red collars that are straight, but turned into a collar when he grabbed them. He looked at the picture again and smiled again...
Vicki sat at her desk writing. "Hey, Vicki," said Max Kersh behind her.
"Oh, hey Max," said Vicki. "Anyway, you got a present," said Max.
"A present?" asked Vicki. "Yeah, but it doesn't have a name on it," said Max.
"Oh, can I see it?" asked Vicki. "Oh, yeah," said Max.
He then pulled in a bouquet of blue roses and a card.
"They're beautiful!" exclaimed Vicki. "Yeah, pretty fancy stuff," said Max.
"Are you sure that you don't know who dropped them off?" asked Vicki. "No, but there is a card in the bouquet," said Max.
She looked at the card. It said, "Why is a raven like a writing desk?", behind it was a "10/6" on it. "It seems you got a secret admirer," laughed Max. "Yeah," laughed Vicki. She looked at the card again and looked at the "10/6" symbol.
Bruce was in his office when he had a phone call. He picked it up, it was Vicki. "Hello, Vicki," greeted Bruce.
"Hi, Bruce, do you want to go somewhere tonight?" asked Vicki.
"Sure, where too, you know I can get reservations anywhere," laughed Bruce.
"Yeah, how about Gaston, it's a nice restaurant, I don't think even YOU can get a reservation there!" laughed Vicki.
"I should, I own the place," laughed Bruce.
"Anyway, did you send me a bouquet of blue roses and a weird card?" asked Vicki.
"No, why?" responded Bruce.
"No reason, anyway, how about it?" asked Vicki.
"Well, I'll see you at seven," said Bruce with a laugh. "Great see ya there," yelled Vicki, she then hung up.
She walked outside after work; she walked to her car and got in.
Behind her, in the back seat, was the man. He pulled out one of his collars and put it on her neck.
"What the-" she let out, she then stopped and had a blank look on her face.
"Drive to my place, Alice," said the Mad Hatter. She started the car and she drove.
Bruce waited at a table for Vicki to show, but she was nowhere to be seen. He waited for two hours; he then left and paid the people for their time.
He then pulled out his cell phone and called Vicki, she didn't pick up.
"Hey, Vicki, I waited for you for two hours at Gaston, are you there, well, if you get this message, can you call me back, bye," said Bruce.
He then got in his limo, he found Alfred asleep. Bruce closed the door, which woke Alfred.
"Master Wayne, how was your date?" he asked.
"She didn't show, Alfred, it isn't like Vicki to stiff me," said Bruce.
"You only been dating for a month, you don't figure a woman that fast," said Alfred.
"I know her, Alfred, I really do, I think something bad has happened," said Bruce.
"Very well, I better hurry up and get home so you can get dressed," said Alfred.
An hour later, Batman came to Vicki's work station; he looked to see the blue roses. He picked them up, he then looked at the card.
"Jervis, what have you done..." growled Batman. He then grabbed the card and ran out of the work station.
Vicki woke up from her trance to find her tied to a chair and wearing a dress that Alice wore from Alice in Wonderland.
The chair was at the end of a table full of tea, at the other end was the man known as the Mad Hatter, sitting and grinning.
"Hello, Alice…"
Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Renee, and Jason Bard sat at a meeting room in the station. "So, do you know where the Joker is?" asked Gordon.
"We didn't have any leads, sir, he is very hard to find," said Renee.
"It's like trying to catch smoke," said Harvey. They all looked to see Batman next to the door. "Batman? What are you doing here?" asked Gordon.
"You want me to arrest him, sir?" asked Harvey.
"No, let's hear what he has to say," said Gordon.
"Any day I would want to help you find the Joker, but we have another problem," said Batman.
"What do you mean?" asked Jason. "Jervis Tetch has kidnapped someone," said Batman.
"What? He hasn't been active for over a month!" said Renee. "Huh?" exclaimed Jason.
"Who has he kidnapped?" asked Harvey. "A reporter for the Gotham news named Vicki Vale," said Batman.
"How did you find this out?" asked Gordon. "I have my sources," said Batman. "Wait, who is Jervis Tetch?" asked Jason.
"He is a crazed serial killer who goes by the name of the Mad Hatter, he kidnaps women and we find their bodies mutilated," said Gordon.
"He was also a worker for Wayne Enterprises who developed a technology that can allow him to control minds," said Batman.
"He...has killed women?" asked Jason. "I know it's hard to believe, but it happens in Gotham," said Gordon. "We're do we look?" asked Gordon.
"Let me help, I have a device that can track Vicki's cellphone," said Batman. "Very well, but at least have one of our men come with you," said Gordon.
"I volunteer," said Jason. "Alright, but you follow," said Batman. They both rushed outside.
Vicki sat there, looking at the ground, she has heard all about the Mad Hatter, how he kills women that not even the psychologists at Arkham know why.
"Alice, you haven't spoken this whole time, would you like to have some tea?" asked the Mad Hatter.
"Um, sure," said Vicki with a forced smile. He poured some tea in her cup, with her flinching, with him not noticing.
He then picked it up and made her drink it. "I knew that we would meet again, Alice, ever since we saw each other in Wonderland," said the Mad Hatter.
"Wonderland?" asked Alice. The Mad Hatter laughed. "Don't play stupid, you silly girl! You remember, the tea party, the March Hare, the Dormouse," said the Mad Hatter.
"Oh, yes, now I remember," said Vicki, lying of course.
"Yes, after you left Wonderland, I decided to look for you, I went out of the Rabbit Hole and started to look around the world," said the Mad Hatter.
"Really," said Vicki.
"But, I was sent to a different Wonderland, a Wonderland of nightmares, full of clowns, crocodiles, bats, and...scarecrows," said the Mad Hatter, with the last part said in fear.
"How awful," said Vicki, lying again.
"I was captured by the soldiers of this dark world, after trying to find the real you, where I was sent to a very unpleasant castle..." said the Mad Hatter.
"Why did you kill all those women?" asked Vicki.
"Well, I thought they were Alice, until I found out they were liars, and liars deserve to be punished!" growled the Mad Hatter as accidentally broke his glass. They were both silent. "Silly me, I broke my glass," said the Mad Hatter with a smile.
Vicki looked to the ground, wondering if she would be killed.
"How do we find him?" asked Jason with Batman next to him in the car.
"I put a tracker on Vicki's car, I am able to pinpoint her where she is," answered Batman, who then pulled out a radar device, "With this…"
"And why did you…"
"That is enough questions; I suggest we get back to the topic at hand…"
They followed the radar across the city and finally to the city
Batman and Jason stopped at a small motel, starting from 0 to 20. They both got out of there vehicles. "Which one?" asked Jason.
"I think...10, definitely 10," said Batman.
"Alright, let's get the son of a bitch," said Jason.
The Mad Hatter looked out the window to see Batman and Jason. "Damn, the Bat and the Queen's men have found me," growled the Mad Hatter, he then turned to Vicki, "Don't worry, Alice, we will be safe, I won't let the Queen take you, not again..."
Jason opened the door, the Mad Hatter threw the mind control device at Jason, connecting to his neck, he then had a blank look.
He turned to Batman, he then started to fire at him. Batman dodged and went behind a rock. The controlled Jason stopped firing and looked at the Mad Hatter.
"Twinkle twinkle little bat, how I wonder where you're at, up above the world so high, like a tea tray in the sky, twinkle twinkle little bat, how I wonder where you're at!" sang the Mad Hatter as he danced around.
Jason walked towards the rock, Batman threw a smoke bomb on the ground, he dodged past Jason and rushed at the Mad Hatter, and he jumped on him and pinned him on the floor.
The Mad Hatter pulled out a knife and stabbed Batman in the side, he then kicked Batman off.
Batman got up, and felt a small push on his head; it was Jason's gun, next to his head. "Well, Batman, we finally have to say...goodnight!" laughed the Mad Hatter.
Batman pulled out a batarang and threw it at the Mad Hatter's hat, knocking it down. "AARGH!! MY HAT!!!" shrieked the Mad Hatter.
Jason snapped out of his mind control. Batman then punched the Mad Hatter up his face, knocking him unconscious.
Batman then turned to Vicki and untied her. "Are you alright?" asked Batman.
"Yeah, thanks for saving me," said Vicki. "It was my pleasure," said Batman.
A few minutes later, Harvey Bullock was escorting the Mad Hatter to the police car, Batman was near the door.
"Jervis, why did you escape from Arkham?" asked Batman, before Jervis went into the police car.
"I...cannot say, he will punish me," said the Mad Hatter. Batman looked at him as he drove away, he then got on his bike and drove away.
Bruce looked out of his balcony into the sky. "Master Wayne, are you alright?" asked Alfred, who was a few feet behind him.
"I cannot say, he will punish me," said Bruce. "Pardon?" asked Alfred.
"That's what the Black Mask said to me before I captured him, along with Clayface and just a little bit ago, the Mad Hatter," said Bruce.
"Speaking of the Mad Hatter, where is he?" asked Alfred. "He's in holding, he will be sent to Arkham tomorrow," said Bruce.
His phone then rang, he picked it up. "Hello?" asked Bruce. "Bruce, it's me, Vicki," she said.
"Vicki, where were you?" asked Bruce. "I was a little apprehended, I didn't mean to, but the Mad Hatter kidnapped me, but I was saved by Batman," said Vicki.
"Thank god, I thought something bad happened to you, Vicki," said Bruce.
"Thanks, Bruce, I'm sorry for the rotten date, really," said Vicki. "It's ok, maybe we could do another one sometime, a double date, I know the perfect couple," said Bruce.
The Mad Hatter sat at holding, he looked at the ground. He heard the door slam, he looked to see everything dark, but a familiar voice gave him a scared expression.
"Hello, my dear friend, but a hand I will not lend, soon you will be in my domain, a place where none are sane," laughed the Scarecrow as he appeared out of the shadows.
"What do you want, master?" asked the Mad Hatter. "I am just going to make sure you don't tell anyone about who I truly am," said the Scarecrow.
"I will take the secret to my grave, master, as long as you don't hurt me," said the Mad Hatter. "Very good, Tetch, and...welcome home," said the Scarecrow.
PsykoReaper: Did a messed-up version of the Mad Hatter, but probably the best one! I was very distraught that the show The Batman, never had one of my favorite villains, the Mad Hatter, they didn't have Two-Face either! I understand Scarecrow and Ra's Al Ghul because they were untouchable at the time, but not the MAD HATTER OR TWO-FACE!!! But, it's over, I liked the DCAU versions as well, they were great! Throughout the whole making of this chapter I listened to the song, "Mad Hatter" By "The Adicts", I suggest you listen to it as well if you want the feel!