Batman had gotten more near the crime scene, he continued observing Tsukauchi from the shadows, he needed to speak with him when he was alone. After a while of observing he noticed the detective entering a dark nearby alley to look for clues, This was his chance.
He dropped down just behind him "No need to panic, I am an ally." The Batman says from behind, the darkness of the little alley would just make him even more sinister-looking, but he needed to make sure Tsuakuchi does not get frightened enough to call for backup.
Tsukauchi heard a drop behind him, causing him, on instinct to take his gun and point it at the mystery man. He sighed when he heard Batman's words. He was cautious. "Please state your name and how I know I could trust you." He said, slowly lowering his gun and tilting his head, trying his best to see the person in the darkness, noticing the faint outline of the tall and muscular figure.
"My name is Batman, from where I come from I am a hero, you can safely trust me. The villain who just robbed the jewelry store, his name is Scarecrow, real name Dr. Jonathan Crane. He is, just like me, not from this universe" Batman said casually, not wanting to move right in to frighten the detective even more, he was determined to at least make an ally in the police force, just like he was an ally of Jim Gordon back in Gotham, but this is a new universe, so he had to make sure to be very cautious of everyone.
Tsukauchi tilted his head a bit "Could you repeat that again please? Did you just say that you were from another universe?" Tsukauchi asked in confusion. He was not that much of a believer when it came to alternate universes, but this masked man in front of him seemed like he knew everything about this new villain, and he had known about almost every villain in the region. He had a lot of questions, but he figured it was best until he heard the hero out more.
"Hear me out. I was tracking down a villain and came across a plan on them seeking something in this universe which I am not sure about, but I know it involves my death. The villains from my universe are mostly powerless or quirkless as you here like to say, Scarecrow just now did not have any sort of superpower like here, he just had his equipment, but you may not underestimate them at any cost." Batman says to the Detective, he was not planning on telling him every single detail he knew, specifically his secret identity, because even if this is a new universe, keeping his identity is still a top secret.
Tsukauchi listened carefully. Once Batman stopped speaking, Tsukauchi spoke. "Alright..May we go to the police station? You can describe these villains and their weapons, skills, and items. We will get our information and these reports will make their way to the hero agencies. We can assist you in stopping their crime. And I assume you've heard of the Number one hero All Might? He may assist you as well if you need." He said.
Boy, he had a lot of questions. But he figured it would be a lot to be in a completely different universe which you're slowly learning about. So he would save those other questions he had for later on.
"Here is the thing detective, I always work alone. And I'd be extremely grateful for the other heroes not to get involved in any of the cases involving the villains from my universe unless I specifically ask, and I do have good reasons for that." Batman said in a calm voice as he then threw some sort of weird mobile device to the detective.
"You can contact me through this device at any time. I will meet you on the roof of the police station, and make sure we are alone up there" Batman said before pulling out his bat claw from his utility belt as he fired it atop the building, pressing a button on it as Batman bat clawed himself atop the building almost in the blink of an eye, disappearing into the darkness.
Tsukauchi caught the device in both his hands and nodded in response. "Got it. I'll see you there." He replied and watched Batman leave. He tucked the device in his pocket and continued to investigate the area for any other evidence of another villain's presence. He completely understood how independent this "Batman" was and he respected that. Help would be useful but if Batman declined assistance, he would only leave him unless he'd call for backup.
Batman made his way casually and carefully to the Police Station, making sure he would avoid any Pro-Hero patrolling the streets or any cops, he knew having the main detective of police as an ally would be a great advantage, and he had some requests to make to the detective on their "meeting" that would benefit both of them. Batman arrived on the roof of the police station making sure no one would see him up there as he hid in the shadows, waiting patiently for the detective to come on top of the roof.
Tsukauchi made the cops aware that he'd be leaving and made his way to the police station. He acted like he was just casually walking around and looking for clues of villainy on the way, trying not to draw any attention to himself by any heroes on patrol, his collar up, and looking down at his feet. When he got there he made his way to the police station roof quietly and his eyes were greeted with Batman patiently waiting for his arrival.
Batman watched as the detective arrived on their point of meeting, he then took out some sort of USB from his utility belt which was in the shape of a bat "This here contains the tiniest details on every single villain in my city, from their childhood, equipment, personality, ways of operation and special containment procedures for only three of them, I entrust you with this great information, and I would like to request all of this information to only be accessible by you detective" Batman says offering it to the Detective "I would also like to have three requests which would make my job a lot easier and would ensure that the villains will be caught swiftly"
Tsukauchi reached and took the USB from the masked man, staring at it for a few seconds before looking back up at him. "You can count on me to keep this safe." He said and tucked it in the pocket of his coat. "What are your requests-?" He asked. He was willing to do anything legal to ensure the safety of Japan and catch the villains and send them to prison to serve justice.
"My first request is giving me special protection from the police force to do my job without interruption. Legally speaking I should be arrested right now, and I cannot avoid the pro heroes forever, so ensuring federal protection is gonna help me do my job easier. My second request is for the villains to be locked up right here in the station so I may have easy access to them for interrogation and observation, as I mentioned before the majority of them are powerless, so all you have to do is strip them from their equipment and a standard cell is more than enough to keep them safely contained. And my third is making me the head of every case involving my villains and to have the ability to call back other heroes in case they attempt to intervene without my permission, the city is not prepared for the way they operate, and the majority of them are heavily dangerous, so it is best to put me in charge who has the most experience with them." Batman stated all of his requests to the detective, he really hoped there would be no problems with them for the detective to deny them.
Tsukauchi listened carefully and kept all of Batman's requests in mind. "Alright. Your requests have good reasoning and therefore should be granted. It's good that it was you as well who came here and not just the villains since I am unaware of who they are and what support items they have. I must thank you for the information you gave me as well, very useful and you can trust me to keep it out of the wrong hands." He replied and put his hand in the pocket with the USB, grasping his hand around it tightly but keeping his hand in the pocket.
Batman just gave a slight nod to the Detective "Thank you for understanding Detective, let us hope our alliance is gonna keep Musutafu safe" Batman replies to the Detective as he then turned around and walked towards the edge of the Police Station "Goodbye Detective, contact me if you and your men get any more clues on their whereabouts" Batman says as he then jumped off the Police Station and started gliding towards the other buildings in the distance, presumably returning to his hideout.
Tsukauchi nodded back in response with a very subtle smile. "Goodbye Batman, will do." He responded. He turned around and made his way off the roof and into the police station to his little office. He shut the door and locked it, shutting off his lights and closing the blinds and curtains to his windows. He sat down on his desk and plugged the USB into his computer. He pulled up the files and carefully read through the well-written information on the villains.
He still could not believe the fact that this new villain was quirkless. Sure they had gotten reports of quirkless people mugging others and performing small robberies here and there, but this was something entirely different.
This quirkless villain just took down Kamui Woods with ease, so what kind of other tricks did he have up his sleeve? A villain and a hero from an entirely different universe, this was something the detective was never prepared to engage in, and next time he met this Batman, he would ask him all the questions he had.
At the Hospital
All of the civilians who had been infected with the fear toxin had been delivered to the hospital, all of them were shaking uncontrollably and the doctors had no idea how to treat these patients. One of them was Izuku Midoriya who had been infected with the fear toxin like everyone else at the scene.
He was shaking uncontrollably and had tears raining down his cheeks, he was going through absolute hell. There was nothing else he felt but fear and sheer terror with what he was seeing, unable to save the people de deeply cared about, and failing to do what a hero was supposed to do.
After a while everything went white for Midoriya as he slowly started opening his eyes, getting a bit blinded by the bright light in the hospital room. "What Happened?" Izuku thought to himself, barely remembering everything he has been going through because of the fear toxin, he groaned a bit remembering that time when he ran into the jewelry store attempting to save the civilians in there, but he himself had gotten infected.
"Oh Izuku, you are awake!" A familiar voice reached out to him from his side, the voice instantly caused Izuku to fully open his eyes and be greeted with the sight of his mother hugging him, when Inko had gotten the news of Izuku being infected by some sort of gas she nearly got a heart attack and rushed over to the hospital, staying in the hospital room watching over her son, she could not bear to see him in the state he was in. Shaking and tears going down his face, it was something no parent should ever experience. But her prayers finally came true and her son had finally opened his eyes.
Izuku was filled with joy when he saw his mom and hugged her back. He looked at the clock that was in the room and saw that it was 2 AM, how long was he out? As the two rejoiced the doctor walked into the room with a clipboard in his hands, he noticed how Izuku had woken up.
Izuku was not the first one to wake up, other civilians had woken up and recovered from the fear gas already. Inko turned around to be greeted with the sight of the doctor "Will my son be okay? Does he have any other injuries?" Inko asked the doctor nervously, knowing that he came in to report the situation on her son.
The doctor cleared his throat before he started speaking and reading off of the clipboard "A blood test has revealed to us that your son was infected with a Hallucinogenic Neurotoxin, for which we did not have a cure. We were not even sure if your son, alongside the other patients were even gonna survive, we have never seen this kind of reaction to a gas before." The doctor says before looking up at Inko
"Your son does not seem to have any other injuries on him" He says before Inko let out a sigh of relief. Midoriya listened closely to what the doctor had said. "Hallucinogenic Neurotoxin? What kind of powerful gas quirk does that villain have?" Midoriya muttered to himself, he had never seen that villain before and he just suddenly came out of nowhere.
The head of Izuku suddenly perked up as he remembered how Kamui Woods also got infected with the toxin "How is Kamui Woods doing?" Izuku asks the doctor, concerned about the pro hero. "Kamui Woods is recovering currently, he should be fine alongside the other civilians" The doctor assured the greenette that Kamui was fine.
The doctor turned back to his mother "But just to be sure, your son will have to spend the night here under supervision to make sure that the effects the toxin gave him will not suddenly return or cause some damage to him. If everything checks out your son will be released later today" The doctor says to Inko.
Inko just lets out a low sigh before turning to Izuku, who looked like he was understanding the situation. "I will have to go now Izuku, I will come and visit you today as soon as possible, I promise" Inko says before hugging her son one more time. Izuku had a bit of a disappointing reaction that he was unable to go to UA today, but he was just infected with an unknown sort of poison so it was very understandable as to why he should stay at the hospital.
He hugged his mother back and gave her a kiss on the forehead before she walked out of the room alongside the doctor. Izuku sighed and leaned back on the bed, trying to comprehend what had happened yesterday, whoever this villain was he definitely had a powerful quirk, and he needed to be stopped at all cost.
Meanwhile
The heist on the jewelry store was a success for Scarecrow, the plumber van slowly started entering an old abandoned warehouse in some crappy part of the city, which was the hideout of Scarecrow. He casually and slowly got out of the van "Bring the loot to the treasury" Scarecrow turned to his goons and commanded them, and without hesitation, the goons agreed and started carrying the bags of jewelry.
He started making his way towards the main room for developing toxins, groaning as he very well knew who would be expecting him there. He walked in and surprise surprise, it was no one else but Hugo Strange.
"Salutations Dr. Crane, as I see your little heist was a success." Strange says as he adjusted his glasses before looking up at Scarecrow again "Tell me, do you have that which I told you to bring me while on your little heist?" Strange asks in his usual serious tone.
Scarecrow just groaned silently "The hero that arrived on the scene had a power which turned his skin into wood. I did not manage to pierce his skin and drain his blood" Scarecrow says with a little groan, he was also disappointed that he was not able to drain the blood of Kamui. Strange just lightly shook his head "That is a real shame Dr. Crane, tell me, was there anyone else on the scene at the time?" He asks.
Scarecrow remembered the green haired boy that suddenly intervened out of nowhere, from what he saw, he had some kind of strength or agility quirk, but he was not sure. Scarecrow had to flee the scene as soon as possible before the police and other pro heroes arrived, and if he told Strange that he managed to subdue another quirk user without draining their blood, he would most definitely cut his material import. He lightly shook his head "No, the wood hero was the only one at the scene at the time" Scarecrow says.
Strange looked him straight in the eyes, he did have a feeling that Crane was hiding something, but he did not want this to escalate further "Very Well..." Strange says before sitting up from the chair with his hands behind his back "But I must warn you Dr. Crane, for this little inconvenience to not happen again, otherwise I might just cut off the material delivery you need to develop your new toxin, and we would not want that" Strange says walking over to Scarecrow, looking him dead in the eyes.
Scarecrow just hissed silently, he really did not like to be ordered around and threatened like that, but Strange is the only one who could provide the material and chemicals for the development of his new version of the fear toxin, so for now he had to play along. "Whatever you say Strange" Scarecrow says as he also looked Strange dead in the eyes, the two locking eye contact.
Hugo Strange then walked past Scarecrow towards the exit of the room before stopping "One more thing Dr. Crane" Strange says turning around "After the development for your new toxin is finished, I would be more than satisfied for you to show me a demonstration of its capabilities, I hope that this is not a problem for you" Strange says again as he turned around and walked out of the room with his hands still behind his back.
Scarecrow just thought to himself before lightly chuckling "And I know just the test subject..."