AN: At the end of last chapter, most of Michael's friends and family were brought to Arkham City, where some of the most dangerous criminals in Gotham City now call home. The question of the hour is obviously who is responsible for bringing them to Arkham? Michael? Harley? Neither. It's the mysterious third party who will make their appearance later on. As of right now, it's time to continue.

Chapter Four: Welcome To Arkham City

"Arkham City? What is Arkham City?" Miley asked them both.

"Remember when we went to see Michael at Arkham Asylum?" Melody asked her.

"Yeah? What does that have to do with anything?" Miley asked her.

"Well, Arkham is shut down now, and the high powers in Gotham decided to buy a bunch of slums in Gotham. They sealed off those slums from the rest of the city, and what we are in now is the end result. Welcome to Arkham City." Alex explained.

"Yeah. The cops don't give a shit what they do in Arkham City, as long as it doesn't spill into Gotham." Melody said.

"Jesus, it's like a war zone down there." Miley said, continuing to stare out of the window. It seems to be getting worse as every second came and went.

"Yeah." Melody said. "It's going to get a lot worse. Especially if people know we are here."

"Wait. Where's Charles and my dad?" Miley said, looking around.

"No idea. If they had a lick of sense, no where near here." Melody said.

"Do you guys think that whoever got us was able to get to us, was able to get to Travis?" Miley asked fearfully.

"Your boyfriend. We are here worrying about if death is going to come in and grab us at a moment's notice, and you are worried about your boyfriend." Melody said. "Get it through your fucking head. The last thing you need to worry about while you are in Arkham City is Travis."

"Who the hell am I supposed to worry about?" Miley shouted back at her.

"Worry about Harley Quinn and Joker's goons if they find us." Melody said. "We are surrounded by criminals, thugs, and random drug addicts ready to explode in any act of violence. The best thing we can do is sit here, wait and pray that someone comes and find us."

Miley backed away from Melody, and stared out the window. All she could do was stare at the madness that was happening out there. The scary thing was that they were safe for now. That wasn't going to stay like that forever. Sooner or later, someone was going to find them.

It didn't take long for David to get back to Commissioner Gordon's office once he got back into Gotham. Once he touched down, he made a beeline directly there, and David burst right into his office, startling him.

"Commissioner! Scarecrow has Alex!" David screamed at him.

"I know." Gordon said. "I have gotten reports from police out of Malibu. Someone has kidnaped Travis Brody, Miley Stewart, Charles Harris, and Melody Song. No way he did that on his own. He is working for someone."

"Who is he working with, and where did he take all of them?" David asked.

"No idea who he is working with, but I have a feeling that they are most likely in Arkham City. I have a feeling that is where Dr. Crane is most likely there." Gordon said. "It's the only place that he can walk around easily."

"I am going there." David said. He tried heading for the door, but Commissioner Gordon stopped him.

"Wait. Stop. If you go there alone, you are going to get yourself killed!" Gordon said.

"I can't leave Alex there by herself! I have to do something!" David said.

Commissioner Gordon took a deep breath, and sighed.

"Alright. Look. I know that you are working with Batman, and seeing as how this is so important to you, take him with you." Gordon said.

"Thank you." David said.

"Be careful." Commissioner Gordon said as David took off.

"She's in there." David said, pointing to the city that was Arkham City. Batman looked on, standing beside him, and David himself wondered just what was going on in there. He knew that going in that place was suicide for anyone, and the fact that he was a cop made what he was going to do damn near impossible. It also didn't help that he was going in blind, so there was that working against him and the Dark Knight.

"David." Batman said, standing before him and getting his attention.

"I know what you are going to say." David said, holding up his hand, and stopping the upcoming speech that he knew was going to come from Batman.

"Going inside Arkham City is suicide, I know." David said. "Being a cop means that almost every criminal that I put away is inside there, I know. What criminals I didn't put in there, you probably put in there. It won't be easy, but Alex is counting on me, and that is enough reason for me to go in there and try to find her."

"Well. That puts a little linear perspective on things." Batman said. "Alright. Let's go and find her."

David mouthed a 'thank you' to Batman, and they began their trek inside, knowing that what they were about to do was not going to be easy.

Travis felt his entire body aching as he laid there. His eyes open for the first time, and they were heavy as bricks when he did so. Travis tried to remember what events that happened to bring him here originally. Then he remembered that while he was laying here, that he was in the hospital, recovering from being shot by Harley Quinn. Harley then in turn grabbed him at the hospital while he was recuperating. All he could wonder as he laid there was how he got there in the first place...

"Ah, you are awake." A bald doctor said, marching into his view. He had a white lab coat, a beard, and glasses on his face.

"Where am I?" Travis asked him.

"You are in Arkham City." He said.

"Okay, who are you?" Travis asked him.

"I am known as Dr. Hugo Strange." He said, hands behind his back, and voice sounding proud.

"Why am I here?" Travis asked him again.

"Why are you here?" Hugo asked him in disbelief. "You are here because you thought it was a good idea to sleep with someone who had a boyfriend. Harley Quinn brought you to me while she dealt with Charles herself. I am going to kill you, but slowly."

"Listen-"

"Don't give me any crap about your innocence or whatever." Hugo suddenly snapped at him. Travis watched as Hugo began to prepare a syringe of some green liquid. "You and Miley both have this coming. Whenever their time comes, it will be slow like your death will be."

Hugo approached Travis, grabbed one of his arms, and injected the syringe into him. Travis saw his vision go blurry, and then he fell unconscious.

As Hugo said to Travis earlier, Harley Quinn wanted to have Charles all to himself. Charles was tied to a chair as Harley calmly, and I used that word very loosely, walked around, contemplating what she was going to do to him.

"Okay, you have been walking around me for about an hour now. What are you going to do to me?" Charles asked her.

"I am going to take my time with you." Harley said. "I am going to take my time with you for what you did to Michael. You put him in Arkham without a second thought."

"Wait, really?" Charles said in disbelief. "You were the one who tricked me into bringing him there. If anyone is at fault, it is you."

At that little slip of the tongue, Harley slapped him across the face.

"Oh sure, play innocent." Harley said. "True, what I did was kind of trickery, but at the same time, you made no attempts to find out what he went to. Let's face it. You never wanted him there, and you felt as if he was a burden to you once he got to your home in California."

"That's...not true." Charles said, hesitation in his voice.

"Mistah J was like a father figure to him, and at least he made attempts to look out for him. You got rid of Michael the first chance you got. Now, all of this has happened." Harley said to him.

"You are really crazy, you know? Just what are you going to do?" Charles asked her.

"Well, while Dr. Strange is dealing with that homewrecker Travis, I have you all to myself. I am going to make sure that your death is slow." Harley said, giving a little laugh at the end of her sentence.

"Let me guess, Michael put you and Strange up to this, right?" Charles asked her.

"Nope. I doubt he knows that you all are here. Not that he would care after all you guys did to them." Harley said. She saw the confused look on his face, and she continued.

"Melody, Miley, and Alex Falcone are here as well." Harley said. "We will deal with them when the time is right."

"You know that you are not going to get away with this, right?" Charles said to her.

"I know that. What should scare you is that I am aware of that, and I don't care." Harley said, smiling at him.

"Oh, I am going to have some fun with you." Harley said, her cheerful smile turning sinister.

Even after all of the things that had taken place and was about to take place, there still was the question of the whereabouts of Michael Harris. No one has seen or heard from him since he escaped from Arkham Asylum. With no eyes being on him the question has to be where has he been for all of this time?

Well...

Hugo Strange went into another room, leaving Travis alone in the other room. He reached in his pocket, taking out the cell phone he had, just in time to see Harley calling him.

"Yes ma'am." Hugo said. "He is suffering enough to satisfy you. I hear you. Maybe it's time to step up this game in a different way. Sure. I know what you want. Fine, let's do it."

Hugo smiled. Although the plans changed, it was going to be fun for their mutual friend.

Miley, Alex, and Melody got the shock of their lives when the door to the apartment came flying open, and Travis and Charles was thrown inside. The door slammed shut as quick as it came flying open. The three quickly attended to their friends.

"What the hell just happened?" Melody asked them.

"No idea." Charles said, feeling bruised all over. "Harley is nuts. She is working with someone."

"Hugo Strange." Travis said, being helped to his feet by Miley.

"God, Hugo Strange!?" Alex said, fear in her voice.

"Who is Hugo Strange?" Miley asked her.

"A more disturbed doctor than Scarecrow." Alex said. "This is bad. If those two are working together..."

Alex wandered over to a window, and looked out. Alex began to shake as she saw something. Melody walked over to her, and saw what scared her.

Scarecrow was out there, and he was not alone. He stood next to a big statuesque creature, and he appeared to be looking up right at the building that they were in.

"That's Scarecrow?" Melody asked Alex.

Alex nodded.

"I take it that guy he's with is bad news as well." Melody said.

Alex nodded.

"We better clear out now!" Melody shouted at her mates. Melody grabbed Alex by the wrist, and they were all running just as the big guy that was with Scarecrow came barreling into the building.

Scarecrow smiled as he watched Bane tear the building apart. No doubt that the inhabitants of the building that he was standing in front of was already long gone the minute that they saw him and Bane. Bane came walking out of the building not long after he came busting inside.

"No one there?" Scarecrow said.

Bane shook his head no.

"Fine. Go chase after them." Scarecrow said. Bane gave him a nod, and went bursting through the building again. Scarecrow stood there, and smiled as he watched Bane tear the building apart, and chase after the occupants.

"Johnathan Crane." A voice said from behind him.

Scarecrow snapped his head around, only to see someone dressed in all white.

"Who the hell are you supposed to be?" Scarecrow asked.

"Your executioner." The voice said. By the time Scarecrow saw the sword in his hand, his head was already rolling on the ground.

"You're next, Bane." The voice said. He began to float, and fly off towards the same location that Bane was heading.

AN: Well, they have had an eventful first day in Arkham, and it is only going to get more intense. Bane catches up to them. Hugo Strange and Harley Quinn put their master plan into motion, and at that same time, they reveal something about Michael's past that is shocking. Not only that, but a long absent friend and family member makes his return...