Chapter 10: Madness in Arkham
Ky, Noel, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Zuko, Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, and Batman leave the boiler room and make their way back for the holding cells but then Batman gets a call.
"Batman, what's happening?" Oracle asked.
"Joker's escaped, and sealed himself off. He's got your father." Batman said.
"Dad!" Oracle said shocked.
"Don't worry. We're getting him back." Batman said.
"I know, but…" Oracle stops talking.
"Oracle, we're getting him back. Joker will not win. I won't let him." Batman said.
"We're starting where he was taken. Our new enemy named Masked Man attacked him." Ky said.
"If we find him, we'll find your father." Batman said.
"Bruce, please hurry." Oracle said.
"We gotta hurry back to the holding cells." Bentley said.
"I bet you fools are wondering how Joker did it. Was it not a clue the great detective missed." Eggman said laughing.
"Piss off, Egghead!" Ken yelled.
The group continue through until they later return to the holding cells.
"Now that we're back, I need to do a crime scene." Batman said.
"What's the plan? How do you think we'll be able to track down Masked Man?" Sora asked.
"I'm going to search for evidence and analyze." Batman answered.
"You're the detective." T.J. said.
Batman enters detective mode and begins searching the room until he finds something on the floor.
"What's that?" Zatch asked.
"Is that…alcohol on the ground?" Kiyo asked.
"That's Boles' flask. It seemed to have dropped. Sloppy." Batman said.
"How will that lead us to Masked Man and the Commissioner?" Elena asked.
"I'm going to see what the forensic scanner picks up." Batman said as he scans the alcohol. "I can follow traces of alcohol from Boles' bourbon in the atmosphere." Batman said.
"You follow the trace and we'll follow you." Ky said and everyone nods.
The group follow Batman who is following the alcohol trail and they later go for a different room and they search where the trail leads but then someone comes to confront the group and it's Harley Quinn.
"Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, B-man! Mr. J doesn't want you and your sidekicks following him just yet!" Harley said.
"And to make sure you stay outta our way!" Bowser Jr. then arrives and destroys the elevator making crash down.
"Move!" Batman said and the group dodge the crashing elevator.
"How'd ya like that, B-man? You can't follow us now." Harley said.
"Now stay down until Joker has plans for you losers!" Bowser Jr. said.
"We can't stay down here!" Tails said.
"Gordon's been taken up to the surface in the elevator. We follow by doing this the old fashioned way." Batman said as he uses his batclaw to grapple up.
"Come on!" Elena said as she uses her magic to levitate the group upward after Batman.
The group start climbing up to follow.
"Hey, Bats! I know you can hear me! I have something you'd like to listen to. Harely and Porky's robot are leaving the building with the old man. Just how will they get past all those guards? Let's have a listen." Joker said.
"This is not gonna turn out well." Max said.
"Hey, who's that?" One of the guards asked.
"It looks like some metal helmet kid! What's he doing in here?" Another guard asked.
"Get out of my way or you'll die." Masked Man said.
"Who do you think you are, kid?! What do you think you…" The first guard was cut off by a slash noise.
"Oh, God! What are you doing?! No! Don't do this!" The other guard said but a shot noise is heard.
"What the hell's going on?" Another guard asked but then lightning is heard.
"Quinn, the guards are dead. Get over here." Masked Man said.
"Sheesh! That masked boy just killed the guards!" Sly said.
"This is really bad…" Lucas said.
"You're some piece of work, kid! A girl could fall for you." Harley said.
"Stop *cough* *cough* flirting with my robot!" Porky yelled.
"You're already infatuated with Joker! Don't even bother flirting with our dastardly deeds!" Eggman yelled.
"Oh, don't worry, Eggy! You know I have my eyes for Mr. J!" Harley said.
"Hahahahahaha! You losers are too late already! Masked Man has gotten rid of the guards. What will you do now?" Bowser Jr. asked.
"You gonna confront and stop him or will the Commissioner be next?" Ludwig asked.
"This is just sick!" Donald said.
"We have to hurry." Noel said.
The group continue to make their way but then they get another call from Oracle.
"Batman, did you find Dad yet?" Oracle asked.
"Not yet, but we're getting close. Harley Quinn and her new ally tried to slow us down. Dropped an elevator on us." Batman said.
"But that didn't work." Zuko said.
"I'll get back to you when we've reached the end of the trail." Batman said.
Batman then sees the alcohol trail is leading to the doors which are locked.
"The doors seem to be locked." Goofy said.
"But there should be a different route." Bentley said.
"Exactly. That grate there will take us out." Batman said.
"More crawling. Awesome." Ken said.
The group crawl through the hole of the grate and they find a different grate and they see two guards being shot.
"Oh, no! More shootings!" Ky said.
"Who's responsible now?" Shadow asked.
"Okay! Boss says no one gets past. Anything that moves gets shot!" A voice said.
"It sounds like Joker's men. They've taken over the Cell Block Transfer corridor, and they've armed themselves with weapons." Batman said.
"How can we deal with them?" Blaze asked.
"A direct approach is suicide. We'll have to find a different way to get past them." Batman said.
"That's a smart idea." Noel said.
"Now we're talkin'." Sly said.
"How can we get past them if not direct?" Sora asked.
"Follow my lead." Batman said as he grapples up to a gargoyle.
"Let's follow." Kiyo said and they nod.
The group get on the gargoyles and they get off to the other gargoyles to get past the armed criminals until the group are now behind.
"Perfect. Now we have to sneak behind and take them out silently." Batman said.
"That I can deal with." Sly said.
Batman sneaks behind one of the armed criminals and then delivers a silent takedown and knocks the criminal out.
Ky also sneaks behind the other armed criminal and then delivers a silent slash with Dawn of Hope and knocks the criminal out.
Noel sneaks behind and then delivers her silent slash with Radiant Salvation and knocks the other criminal out.
Sora sneaks behind the next criminal and delivers his silent slash with Kingdom Key and knocks the criminal out.
"That's over." Sora said.
"Not really. There are more where they came from. Watch yourselves." Batman said.
"Well then, it seems that meddlesome rodent and those three fools wielding Keyblades are on their way." Eggman said through a screen.
"What's so scary about three brats having giant keys?" One of the criminals asked.
"Don't take them lightly just because they're children. They have power than they appear. Not only that, but they have something that's unnatural. Who knows what will happen." Eggman said.
"Heh! Bring 'em on! I ain't scared!" Another criminal said.
Just then Ky, Noel, Sora, and Batman deliver their silent takedowns at the criminals and knock them out.
"Just as I thought! Your ears seemed to be burning. No matter. This asylum is full of traps. You won't live through that." Eggman said as the screen comes off.
The group later arrive back at the Intensive Treatment lobby and the group and Batman get on gargoyles ready for sneak attacks.
"Careful. They're armed." Batman said.
"Right!" Sora said.
"We'll watch ourselves." Murray said.
The group sneak around the lobby and watch out for armed criminals and they group deliver sneak takedowns on the armed criminals.
"You think this is easy? You're dumber than I thought!" Wendy said.
"Joker's sent more of his men on your way! You're as good as dead!" Lemmy said laughing.
"What're you gonna do against these odds?" Roy asked.
"Have fun!" Iggy said.
"Joker wants both Batman, the three Keyblade wielders, and their friends found. Get moving." Bowser Jr. said.
"What gives you the right to tell us what to do, kid?" One of the armed criminals asked but Bowser Jr. shoots from his Bullet Bill blaster killing the criminal.
"Any more questions?" Bowser Jr. asked but the criminals remain silent. "I didn't think so, now get moving!" Bowser Jr. yelled.
The armed criminals spread out to find the group who remain unseen.
"Now what?" Goofy asked.
"Just follow me." Batman said.
The group sneak around and they find the armed criminals and the group deliver their sneak attacks and take out the criminals.
"Oh, those were easy? I guess the Koopalings were just joking!" Joker said laughing.
Batman continues to follow the alcohol trail and later on the group are led to near the end of the trail and they find someone.
"Who's that?" T.J. asked.
The group walk over to see someone tied to a containment chair that says 'Dead End' and the person appears to be Boles who is now appears to be dead.
"Officer Boles." Batman said.
"What happened?" Sora asked.
"The trail ends here. This must be where Masked Man was. Joker figured out how we were tracking Gordon." Batman said.
"And Masked Man must've killed this guy." Ky said.
"But Commissioner Gordon is still with Masked Man…" Noel said.
"He could be next!" Elena said.
"Hey, Batman!" A guard called opening a door. "It was a massacre. Some kid came in and started killing the other guards. Two of my guys tried to stop him, but he killed them both." The guard said.
"Just like earlier." Tails said.
"Was Masked Man alone?" Ky asked.
"Thought he was, but then I saw Harley Quinn. She had Blackgate prisoners. They killed everyone in the room. I had no choice but to lock this door. They had someone with them, and it looked like the Commissioner." The guard said.
"That was the Commissioner. Masked Man and Harley still have him. They killed Boles as well." Batman said.
"I don't know where they are, but I can tell no good will come from them." The guard said.
"Where to now?" Zatch asked.
"We need to leave this place and go for the island surface." Batman said.
The group leave the Intensive Treatment lobby and open a door leaving for the next area.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Utility Corridor)
The group go through a utility corridor and they find another grate leading to another hole and so the group crawl through the hole and later arrive outside.
"Whoa!" Sora said.
"Now where to?" Zuko asked.
"Well, well, it seems Bats has left his Batmobile near the entrance to Intensive Treatment up Arkham North. We can't have him up and leave us with the party still being planned! All thugs, criminals, Black Xetis, Heartless, and kindergarten teacher go for that car and destroy it!" Joker said.
"Wait, they're gonna destroy a car?" Ken asked.
"Not just that, it's Batman's" Noel said.
"I have to go back to Arkham North and protect the Batmobile." Batman said.
"We'll go with you!" Ky said and everyone nods.
The group make their way for Arkham North but then they see armed criminals.
"Another sneak attack?" Sora asked.
"Yes. Let's do that." Batman said as they get behind the armed criminals and they silent takedown the group.
The group then continue until they reach for a different area.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum- Arkham North)
The group arrive at Arkham North and they find the Batmobile being attacked by Black Xetis and Heartless.
"Hey! Get away from the car!" Ky yelled taking out Dawn of Hope.
"Or YOU'LL get wrecked!" Elena said.
(Information: Defeat the Black Xetis and Heartless while protecting the Batmobile!)
The Dark Knight Black Xetis attack the group with their swords while the Criminal Heartless attack with their cuffs but Sora triple slashes with Kingdom Key and then delivers a leap slash while Ky delivers vertical slashes with Dawn of Hope and then casts Earth while Noel casts Blizzard but the Criminal Heartless try to trap with their chained cuffs but Batman throws a smoke bomb and then punches with his fists but the Dark Knight Black Xetis slash with their swords but Max uses Shield Boomerang while Goofy bashes with his shield but the Dark Knight Black Xetis deliver powerful kicks while the Criminal Heartless slash with their knives but T.J. uses Knife Throw while Zuko unleashes a barrage of fireballs but the Criminal Heartless attack with their cuffs but Tails shoots lasers from his blaster while Bentley throws bombs but the Dark Knight Black Xetis slam their swords while the Criminal Heartless trap with their chained cuffs but Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga while Lucas uses PK Love but the Criminal Heartless slash with their knife but Donald casts Fire while Elena casts Water but the Dark Knight Black Xetis swing their swords while Ken unleashes magic music waves but the Criminal Heartless attack with their cuffs but Storm deliver tail whips while Grace uses Bite but the Dark Knight Black Xetis deliver powerful kicks but Sly uses Cane Push while Shadow multi punches but the Criminal Heartless slash with their knives but Murray flame punches while Blaze flame kicks while Lucky uses Egg Roll but the Dark Knight Black Xetis slash with their swords while Criminal Heartless attack with their cuffs but Ky, Noel, and Sora slash with their Keyblades and the group defeat the Black Xetis and the Heartless.
"That's it for them!" Max said.
"There's a supply of Explosive Gel in the trunk of the Batmobile." Batman said checking the trunk of the Batmobile.
"Will it help?" Donald asked.
"It will be useful later." Batman said taking the Explosive Gel.
"At least your car is safe." Ky said.
"Not quite. Harley and those Koopa allies trashed the car already. There was a scuffle." Batman said.
"What do we do?" Noel asked.
"I need to search the area around the Batmobile. There could be a clue as to where Gordon is kept." Batman said as he scans the Batmobile and then finds something which is a pipe. "Gordon's pipe. Barbara gave it to him. He'd never leave it." Batman said scanning the pipe. "This is Wild Country. It's Gordon's favorite tobacco. Gordon's smart than he looks. He left a trail." Batman said.
"So, we'll be able to find the Commissioner?" Tails asked.
"Yes, and that also means he's still alive." Batman said.
"Then follow that trail, and we'll after you." Kiyo said.
Batman begins to follow the trail while the group follow Batman and they are led to a locked door but Batman finds a wall that looks breakable and so he places his Explosive Gel on the wall and it destroys the wall and the group go in for the next area.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Arkham West)
The group continue and go through Arkham West while still following the trail but then Black Xetis and Heartless appear and attack the group who fight off the Black Xetis and the Heartless and keep going through Arkham West and they find a building and enter it.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Medical Foyer)
The group arrive in a medical building and they find Harley and Eggman and a force field is in front of them.
"Hey! Scram, Bats! This is my 'me' time!" Harley said.
"Where's Gordon?" Batman asked.
"And where's Masked Man?" Ky asked.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Eggman said.
"I'm over here!" A voice said and it's Gordon.
"Shut up!" Eggman yelled attacking Gordon with a wrench.
"You crazy bastard!" Gordon yelled.
"Me? CRAZY?! How DARE you! I am the GREAT Dr. Eggman!" Eggman yelled.
"Harley!" Joker called.
"Ah!" Harley screamed.
"What do you want?" Eggman asked.
"What is HE and his SIDEKICKS doing here?! It's still too early." Joker said.
"I'm sorry, puddin'. Don't be mad at me." Harley said.
"Oh, you little minx! I can never stay mad at you." Joker said.
"Well, Batman and fools! You don't have any way of getting here!" Eggman said.
"There's always a way, Doctor." Shadow said.
"Oh, I look forward to that." Eggman said.
"Well, bye-bye now!" Harley said.
The group leave the medical building.
"We gotta find a new way of getting in." Sora said.
"I have one." Batman said as he uses his batclaw to grapple up.
"Elena?" Ky asked.
"Got it!" Elena said as she uses her magic to levitate the group up to the roof.
The group go through the roof of the medical building and Batman finds another breakable wall and uses his Explosive Gel to destroy the wall and the group go in and open the door.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Maintenance Access)
The group arrive at a maintenance area and look around.
"Okay, boneheads! Joker wants doctors rounded up. Search every inch of the Medical building!" Bowser Jr. said.
"We're serious! Search EVERY room, every office, and heck, every trash can for all we care!" Larry said.
"If a doctor tries to run and gets out of the building, we'll kill you!" Morton said.
"Or Joker will flood the whole place with his happy gas, and you can die by it!" Lemmy said.
"Or he can do that anyway. Heck, WE can do that! We have rights!" Roy said.
"It'll be fun! Just…don't…FAIL!" Wendy yelled.
"Great. Bowser Jr. and his cohorts are here too!" Sly said.
"We'd best be careful." Blaze said.
"While we're at it, we gotta save any doctors." Tails said.
The group explore the maintenance room for anything.
"Get off me!" A voice yelled.
"Shut up! Get down with the others!" Another voice yelled.
"Get movin'!" Another voice yelled.
"Okay, okay. I hear you. I'm going." Another voice said.
The group later see armed criminals holding doctors hostage.
"Why're they holding doctors hostage?" Goofy asked.
"I don't know, but we have to save them." Batman said.
"Agreed. Let's do it." Zuko said.
The group sneak around the room and they deliver sneak attacks at the armed criminals and knock them out and they keep sneaking around the room and keep taking out criminals in stealth.
"Hey, idiots! Aren't the losers, their three friends with Keyblades, and the Bat himself in the room somewhere?" Bowser Jr. asked.
"He's alerting them!" Elena said.
"Damn!" Ken said.
"Just keep quiet. They won't see us if we stay where they can't see us." Batman said.
The group continue to sneakily take out the armed criminals until later on the group successfully defeat the criminals.
"Hello! Is there a doctor in the house?! No? That's stupid! All I'm looking at is a pile of stupid, incompetent henchmen in need of medical attention!" Bowser Jr. said.
"I thought hospitals are supposed to give care!" Iggy said.
The group then go for a room with doctors that were held hostage.
"You okay?" Noel asked.
"Yes. I don't know what happened. One minute we were doing our evening rounds, and then armed thugs came into the room, and took us hostages." One of the doctors said.
"Did they have anyone with them?" Batman asked.
"They took someone into the elevator. I couldn't tell who it was." The doctor answered.
"I guess they didn't wanna be followed." Murray said.
"The elevator appears to have been powered down." Batman said.
"The doctors should be okay here now." Noel said.
"There are others, and we heard gunfire. They might be dead. We should go and help." Another doctor said.
"Oh, no! The other doctors are at Patient Observatory, Surgery, and Doctor Young is at X-Ray." The first doctor said.
"We'd better find the other doctors." T.J. said.
"Yes we should." Batman said.
The group go through the room and arrive at a different area.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Upper Corridor)
The group go through a corridor while fighting off criminals in their way and find a new area.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-X-Ray Room)
The group arrive at the x-ray room and they see someone being held hostage.
"Wait here." Batman said as he places Explosive Gel on a breakable wall and then places more Explosive Gel on another breakable wall and then detonates them causing explosions and they knock out criminals.
"Now, let's go help someone." Tails said.
The group find a female doctor.
"What's going on here? They were talking like they were in control." Dr. Young said.
"Joker has escaped, but not for long." Batman said.
"I almost forgot. They said they were going to move through the facility, hunting down other doctors." Dr. Young said.
"That's why we're here!" Ky said.
"Yep! We'll help the other doctors!" Sora said.
"We'd better find the rest of the medical staff." Elena said.
The group go through the medical facility to find the other doctors and they go for the next area.
(Gotham City: Akham Asylum-Surgery Room)
The group arrive at the surgery room and they find another doctor.
"Batman, wait! It's a trap!" The doctor said.
"I know, but not for me." Batman said.
"Wow. Joker wasn't JOKING when he said you're the world's greatest detective!" Bowser Jr. said.
"Hey, morons! Get over here and punch them all!" Ludwig yelled.
The thugs come and try to attack the group but Ky, Noel, and Sora attack with their Keyblades while Batman throws his batarangs while Elena shoots magic bolts while Ken shoots magic music notes while Donald casts Thunder while Max uses Shield Charge while Goofy uses Goofy Tornado while Tails tail swipes while Blaze attacks with her claws while Shadow multi kicks while Storm uses Skullbash while Grace uses Tackle while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while Lucky delivers a headbutt while T.J. slashes with his knife while Zuko slashes with his broadswords while Sly attacks with his cane while Bentley shoots darts while Murray triple punches while Lucas attacks with his stick and the group defeat the thugs.
The group then free the second doctor.
"Thank you." The doctor said.
"No problem." Ky said.
"You should be safe now." Batman said.
The group leave the surgery room and continue to find the third doctor and arrive at a new room.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Patient Observation)
The group arrive at the patient observation room and they find a trapped guard.
"What happened here?" Batman asked.
"There was an alarm in Medical. I heard someone shout and found the Doc lying on the floor. When I came to help, the room was flooded with gas. The doctors were locked down. We can't get out. I dunno how long we can last." The guard explained.
"Hahahahaha! Don't worry. They could use a hand! It'll be their last!" Bowser Jr. said.
The group arrive at the other side of the room and see that the bottom of the room is covered in gas.
"We have to find a way to get rid of this gas." T.J. said.
"How?" Max asked.
Batman throws his batarang at a control switch activating a fan causing some of the gas to be sucked and they go find the next control switch and Batman throws his batarang at the second switch making the fan turn on and the gas gets sucked and later on the gas starts to be sucked away.
"Wow. Batman, the Key punks, and their stupid friends come and play the hero! Next time, I'll just kill every single one of these morons and be done with it!" Bowser Jr. said.
"That's done." Sora said.
"The doctors are safe." Noel said.
The group later return to the first doctor.
"The doctors are okay." Bentley said.
"Thank you." The first doctor said.
Just then Dr. Young comes in.
"I have to go back into the Mansion. All of my research notes are in there. I can't risk Joker getting his hands on them." Dr. Young said.
"That's not a good idea. The whole island is crawling with thugs, Black Xetis, and Heartless." Ky said.
"You'll be killed." Batman said.
"It's my life's work!" Dr. Young said.
"I'll escort her." One of the guards said.
"This is still not good…" Lucas said.
Just then an alarm goes off.
"Who called the elevator?" Batman asked.
"It's coming from the lower floor." The first doctor said.
"Everyone go to the Patient Observation." Batman said.
Just then criminals appear and spread out to search but the group deliver sneak attacks to knock out the criminals.
"Now what?" Shadow asked.
"To the elevator." Batman said.
The group go into the elevator.
"That was too easy! Think about it! I've got you trapped in this metal box. Get ready for a deadly drop." Joker said. "Boom! Hahahahahahaha! Oh, I'm only kidding." Joker said laughing.
"We still *cough* *cough* have more surprises *wheeze* *wheeze* for you! You'll experience *cough* *cough* fears!" Porky said.
"All of them for all of you!" Bowser Jr. said.
Just then something comes into the elevator and the group begin to cough.
"Aw, that's some gas!" Donald said.
"This isn't this Joker gas, right?" Ky asked.
"I hope not." Sora said.
The elevator goes down and arrives at the lower floor.
The group arrive at a different room and they see people screaming and being paranoid.
"What's with them?" Ken asked.
"GET ME OUTTA HERE! OH, GOD!" Someone screamed.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Secure Access)
"Oh, my! It seems the good Doctor has started too early! Your appointment isn't for a few hours." Eggman said.
"Here's a *cough* *cough* question, what're you scared of? Batman, are you *wheeze* *wheeze* scared of failing to protect that worthless city? Key witch, are you *cough* *cough* scared of never seeing your brother again? Key boy, are you *cough* *cough* scared of never seeing your friend again? What about you, Sora, scared *wheeze* wheeze* you'll never find YOUR friend again? Aahahahahahahaha…! *cough* *cough*" Porky said laughing.
"Or are you scared and never finding the Commissioner in time?" Bowser Jr. asked.
"Or me in a thong?" Joker asked laughing.
"Oh, so many fears! So little time!" Ludwig said.
"Have fun! Ahahahahahahahaha…! *wheeze* *wheeze*" Porky said laughing.
"I don't like where this is heading." Lucas said.
"Let's just focus on finding the Commissioner." Blaze said.
"Can you still find his trail, Batman?" Goofy asked.
"I can." Batman said as he follows the trail and the group follow.
The group continue to follow the trail.
"Please! Help, Batman!" A voice said.
The group see Gordon.
"Gordon!" Batman said as Gordon is being dragged.
"C'mon!" Ky said.
The group continue to find Gordon and they later find Gordon who is not moving.
"Is he…?" Noel stops talking.
Batman places his fingers on Gordon's neck and Batman shakes his head.
"We're too late…" Zuko said.
"Dammit!" Ken yelled.
"Barbara, I'm sorry. I was too late…" Batman said but there is no response.
"Isn't she answering?" Bentley asked.
"Let's just find whoever did this." Ky said.
The group go through the hall and they arrive at a new area.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Morgue)
The group arrive at a morgue area but there is nothing.
"I don't see anything." Sora said.
"Let's leave." Zatch said.
The group leave the morgue but they are still in the morgue.
"Weren't we in the room already?" Donald asked.
"What's going on?" T.J. asked.
"I dunno." Sly said.
While the group are exploring Sora hears something.
"Sora…" A voice said.
"Huh?" Sora asked looking around.
"Sora…!" The voice said.
Sora looks around and then he finds a silver haired boy.
"Riku? Is that you?" Sora asked.
"Sora…help…me…" The silver haired boy said.
"Riku! What's wrong?!" Sora asked running to the silver haired boy but the silver haired boy falls to the ground not moving. "Riku! RIKU! Wake up!" Sora cried.
"Sora! What happened?" Donald asked.
"Riku, he's gone…" Sora said.
"Help!" A voice yelled.
Donald and Goofy then find what looks like a mouse creature.
"Your Majesty!" Donald and Goofy said at the same time and the mouse creature is drowning in shadows.
"Save me!" The mouse creature said and Donald and Goofy run to the mouse creature but he drowns in shadow.
"No!" Donald yelled.
"He's gone!" Goofy said.
"Wait, was that…" Max stops talking.
"The King is gone…" Goofy said.
"What? No! That can't be right!" Max said.
Meanwhile Ky is searching the morgue but then he hears something.
"Ky…" A voice said.
"What?!" Ky asked looking around.
"Ky…!" The voice said.
Ky looks around and finds another boy.
"Griff…!" Ky said.
"Ky…save me…!" The boy said but then a giant shadow hand comes and grabs the boy dragging him.
"Griff!" Ky yelled trying to save the boy but the boy is gone. "Griff… No. Why wasn't I there I save you…?" Ky asked hanging his head down and then he sees an orange haired boy. "Pax…" Ky said.
"You killed me…" The orange haired boy said.
"No…I didn't want that…" Ky said.
"You killed me…!" The orange haired boy said.
"Stop it!" Ky yelled.
Meanwhile Noel is looking around and then she finds a blond haired boy being bloody and stabbed.
"Luke…?" Noel asked.
"Sis, I'm…dying…help me…" The blond haired boy said.
"Luke! No!" Noel said as she runs to save the blond haired boy but a blade stabs the blond haired boy killing him. "No…!" Noel cried.
Meanwhile Elena and Ken search around but they see dead bodies on the ground.
"Those are…" Elena stops talking.
"They're the poor bastards from Platinum City!" Ken said.
"They were killed, during the invasion! Oh, I didn't do anything for them!" Elena said.
"Everyone died, and I…" Ken stops talking.
"Oh, why?! My friends, my family…!" Elena stops talking.
Meanwhile Tails, Blaze, and Shadow look around.
"Tails…!" A voice said.
"Huh? Sonic? That you?" Tails asked.
Tails finds a blue hedgehog that looks like he's been shot by a laser.
"I'm hurt! Save me!" The blue hedgehog said.
"Sonic! NO!" Tails cried.
"This cannot be! Sonic would never…" Blaze stops talking.
"Shadow!" A voice said.
"What?" Shadow asked and he finds a blonde human girl. "Maria!" Shadow yelled.
"Shadow, please…they're coming for me and the Professor! Protect us!" The blonde girl said but something shoots her and she falls.
"Maria!" Shadow yelled running to her but the girl is now gone.
Meanwhile Kiyo and Zatch look around but Kiyo sees many dead bodies.
"Those are…my schoolmates?! Everyone I know!" Kiyo said.
"They're dead…!" Zatch said as tears appear. "Kiyo…I'm scared! Who did this?!" Zatch asked.
"I don't know, but…" Kiyo stops talking as his eyes are covered by his hair.
Meanwhile T.J. looks around but then he sees dead bodies all over the place.
"G-Guys…? Is that…wait!" T.J. runs to his friends but they're not alive. "No…! But what about…" T.J. then sees a boy being dead. "Master…? No! Not you too…!" T.J. cried. "Why couldn't I protect them? Why wasn't I there for them?" T.J. asked.
Meanwhile Zuko looks around and then he finds an old man on the ground burnt to death and Zuko is shocked.
"Uncle! That can't be you…!" Zuko said running to the old man. "I turned my back on you, and THIS happened! I'm ashamed to be your nephew!" Zuko said hanging his head down.
Meanwhile Sly, Bentley, and Murray look around and Sly finds two people on the ground dead.
"Dad… Mom…" Sly said closing his eyes. "Just like what happened…" Sly said and then sees a female fox. "Carmelita? Not you too!" Sly said. "I guess you too." Sly said hanging his head.
Bentley then sees a female mouse.
"Penelope! Please tell me you're alright!" Bentley said as he checks the female mouse's pulse but nothing. "Oh, no! It's just as I've feared…" Bentley said.
Murray then finds a purple koala.
"Master! It's you!" Murray said as he runs to the koala but notices he's not alive. "Master! Oh, no! How could this happen? First Bentley loses his movement, and now this! I'll find the punk who did this!" Murray yelled.
Meanwhile Lucas looks around and then he finds a woman.
"M-Mom…?" Lucas asked running to the woman but she's dead. "No…why did this have to happen to you?" Lucas asked and then he finds a boy that looks almost like him but with light brown hair. "C-Claus!" Lucas said but the boy is also dead. "No! Not you too! Why does have to happen to OUR family?" Lucas asked crying.
Meanwhile Batman finds two body bags and opens them revealing a man and a woman
"Father…Mom…" Batman said.
The group reunite and Batman finds another body bag revealing a hooded and stitched figure.
"Hahahahahahahahahaha!" The hooded and stitched figure laughed.
The group look around and they see that everything is distorted and is floating in nothingness.
(Gotham City: ?)
As the group look around and they hear laughter.
"Poor little fools! You're in MY world now!" The figure said.
The group begin to move through the distorted world but the figure is searching around with his eyes glowing but the group hide and continue on through the distorted world and later on they find a spotlight.
(Reaction Command: Shine)
The group place the spotlight on the giant figure causing him to implode by light.
The light dissipates and the group are back in the morgue and they recover while being a little dizzy.
"Uh, my head… What happened?" Sora asked.
"It looked like we had a run-in with Scarecrow. He slowed us down with his fear gas." Batman said.
"Was that the gas that came into the elevator?" Ky asked.
"Yes." Batman said.
"We just saw everyone we knew and they all…died…" Elena said.
"That's what fear gas does to you. It shows you your worst fear." Batman said.
"Gawrsh, it all felt real." Goofy said.
The group leave the morgue and they find a dead body of a guard.
"So, it wasn't Gordon that died?" T.J. asked.
"No. The gas affected us more than I thought." Batman said.
"Awww, having trouble figuring out the difference between reality and fantasy? Ha! Joker does that too! Roll with it! It gets easier than you think." Bowser Jr. said.
"You little bastard!" Ken yelled.
The group continue to go through and arrive at a new room.
(Gotham City: Arkham Asylum-Experimental Chamber)
"Hehehehehehehe! Welcome back from your little nightmare! I just want you to know that the Commissioner is just through this glass!" Eggman said.
The group look through the glass and find Gordon tied to a chair and Masked Man and Harley are with him.
"My *cough* *cough* robot and Harley are under orders to kill the old fart!" Porky said.
"That is, if you're spotted in the room! They're under patrol. They even know you're on the way." Eggman said.
"So, here's a game. If you find a way to get to Harley and Masked Man WITHOUT being seen, you'll get your next present. If you're spotted, then Gordon dies! Hell, I can give you Harley. You need a better sidekick." Joker said.
"Bring it on!" Sora said.
"Yeah! We'll get through without your punks knowin'!" Donald said.
"Rescue someone without being caught? How hard can that be? We can do this." Sly said.
"Well, let's go." Noel said and everyone nods and start moving.
There you go! New chapter done! I hope you enjoyed this! This seems a bit darker, but this Batman we're talking about here. Next time, Ky, Noel Sora, Donald, Goofy, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Zuko, Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, and Batman save Commissioner Gordon, but they continue to deal with more madness from Joker in Arkham. I'll see you all in the next chapter! Take care, and goodbye for now! Don't forget to favorite, follow, and review! Bye!