"Remember how you had us all fooled with that apple cider? Making us think it was champagne?" Gordon muses as I down another glass of gin...my fourth.

 

"Made up for lost time I guess." I hear him mutter.

 

"Spoken to Dick lately?" Gordon asks, I give him the obvious answer of: "Not in years you know that..." 

 

"Damn shame...with what happened to Jason and all." He says.

I stand up, reach over to shake his hand, "Lets call it a night, Jim." 

 

 

I am Bruce Wayne...JUST Bruce Wayne now, and as we part ways Jim squeezes my shoulder and chuckles to me "You just need a woman." 

 

While in my gut the creature snarls and writhes and tells me what i need.

 

I'm learning to hate, this city has given up, like the whole WORLD seems to have. I'll feel better in the morning I always tell myself that. Its the night, when the city's smells call out to him, though I lie between silk sheets in a million dollar mansion miles away.

 

When a police siren wakes me and for a moment in the night, I forget its all over.

 

But if it was revenge Batman was after, he's taken it..forty years since he was born.

 

Born here...I realize I've wandered back to the place where it all happened....he's taken me to Crime Alley again.

I am Bruce Wayne, JUST Bruce Wayne....a man ten years dead.

Edited July 24, 201411 yr by Zachy1993

"Ohoho..." Lea grinned. This thing was a god damn beauty. A giant, black, massive piece of machinery that could topple a building just by looking in its general direction. Lea, being a slight pyromaniac, couldn't wait to see what kind of explosions this thing could spew.

"I call shotgun!" Lea immediately yelled, dashing into the 'Batmobile' before anyone else could claim his spot.

 

"No fair!" Sora yelled, shaking his fist, "I want to ride shotgun!"

 

"Stop it both of you, you both look so immature!" Riku yelled, running in after the two. All three of them were highly amazed by the interior itself...as it was just as much of a marvel as the outside.

 

"Bruce must've put a billion into this thing.."

The hatch door closed, and Bats took his seat among an array of different gadgets and switches and targeting arrays. Alfred's voice could be heard through the speakers when the three teens took their seats among similar things. 

 

"Alright, it seems that Master Lea has taken the seat which will control the flamethrowers and rockets...how utterly proper. Masters Sora and Riku both have an equal share of missiles and both rubber bullets and heavy artillery such as machine gun turrets and grenade launchers. You all will have a targeting system that will go over your right eye, just as Master Bruce does. It will allow for lock on capabilities and even tell you which areas are the most vital and most likely to kill if struck, or cause the most pain. Master Bruce will be controlling the steering here, and trust me..he won't be going without weaponry...its not his style." Alfred explained with a small chuckle at the end.

 

Bruce smirked, "Get all that? And should any of the mutants get too close, you'll find that those switches to your left will send a nasty volt of electricity into them."

 

Batman started the engine and it made a rumble, he grinned, "Still purrs like it was yesterday..."

Lea grinned, gazing over the vast assortment of buttons, knobs, and dials that were all now under his control. Flamethrowers and rockets? It might as well as be his birthday! He chuckled, sweeping a hand over them before sitting back.

"Alright, let's get this show on the road!" He exclaimed, putting his hands behind his head as his satisfied smirk never wavered.

 

"Missiles, and rubber bullets? Why are they rubber?" Sora asked, gazing at the trigger stick that aimed and fired the rubber-armed guns. Riku frowned, and shrugged, "Well, bruce doesn't seem the kind of person to kill. So I would say it's to take someone down without killing them."

Bruce pulled out of the cave, and they soon arrived at the Gotham dump...he cut the lights...and they waited for their prey to show themselves.

 

 

Eventually, the leader of the mutant gang, a huge pale bare chested albino man with several piercings and a mohawk...wearing wrap around shades that completely obscured his eyes, was heard...preaching to a choir of mutants....the rats armed with machine guns, ready for an invasion of Gotham.

 

"They call us a gang! They call us a mob! They think we just NOISY KIDS! Only when they DIE by our hands and see their women RAPED will they know...we have the strength--we have the will--and now...we have the guns! GOTHAM CITY BELONGS TO US! THE MUTANTS!" 

The crowd of mutants cheered him on as he continued, "Take the guns, take the bombs, storm police headquarters! Kill and KILL! Bring me the head of the old man Gordon! I will carry it through the streets! I shall crush the fool Batma-"

 

Bruce had listened for as long as he could stomach it, he then shot a warning flare....directly at the Mutant Leader...it knocked him off his feet and he crashed off his pile of trash, and the mutant's attention was on them.

 

Batman lit up the headlights of the Batmobile, shining it upon the darkness of the junkyard, and spoke into the microphone, so his voice would be heard loud and clear.

 

"Mutants! Surrender now, or be destroyed!"

 

They didn't hesitate, the mutants just began shooting at the Batmobile stupidly, even though the bullets had no effect.

 

Bruce smirked, "Don't even wait for me to give them an order. Kids today, got no respect for their elders." 

 

He pushed the Batmobile forward, and began returning fire with missiles and bullets of his own...unknown to him...a young thirteen year old girl was watching from afar in the junkyard, assisting him...by surprise attacking mutant after mutant, and running alongside the Batmobile..dressed in a Robin costume she'd bought from a store in town.

Edited August 1, 201411 yr by Zachy1993

Lea eagerly jabbed a thumb down on the Activate Flamethrowers button, and quickly grabbed the trigger. He pulled, letting loose a column of fire that would keep the gang at bay. He laughed, pressing hard down on the rockets, letting a volley of the explosives rain down upon them. Truthfully, the "rockets" were just fireworks. But one would still be frightened when a colorful ball of fire came rushing at you.

"Keep at it, Sora!" Riku encouraged, as Sora aimed down the sights to pelt the gang with as much of the rubber pellets as he could. It was a little sickening to seem them fall over in pain, but it was better than actual murder.

They plowed through the Mutants like tinfoil, until they came to a stop on a hill of garbage, and the Mutant Leader was the lone wolf standing there..below, among his fallen men groaning in pain as he stomped right up to the headlights of the Batmobile growling.

 

"All this metal, and you don't even use it to kill! Its just a shell to keep you safe!?" He snarled into their ears, his face on the screen inside the interior.

 

"Whassamatter? Ain't you got the stomach for it!? I CALL YOU COWARD! Come out here...and face me like a man!" 

 

Bruce was quiet as the Mutant Leader continued his taunting, "I kill you...I. EAT. YOUR. HEART. PROVE YOU CAN TAKE ME! PROVE YOU CAN FIGHT WITH YOUR HANDS!" 

Bruce's targeting apparatus slowly retracted as he frowned as the Mutant Leader finished with "Come on man! You borin' me!" 

 

Bruce pressed a few buttons and everyone's machinery was shut down. 

 

Alfred's voice cut in, "Sir! You can't seriously be-" 

 

Bruce nodded, "Mm-hm." 

 

He stood up, and walked over to the top hatch, where a floor panel would lift him out. Alfred continued to plead him to come to his senses, "He's in his prime! He'll kill you!" 

 

Bruce smiled fondly at the three teens, as he answered his butler and long time friend. "Its the only way I'll know...."

 

"Know what!? Know what Master Bruce!?" 

 

"...That I'm still good enough to be called Batman." Bruce answered quietly, before the floor panel lifted him out of the Batmobile, and out into the junkyard.

The three couldn't believe it. Bruce Wayne, who, when they met him, had barely taken a knife to the gut before collapsing. Now he was going to fight an ugly, giant, disgusting mountain of a man. A man who had rallied teens and young adults together to become an actual force to be reckoned with. This was crazy.

"The idiot's cockier than I am!" Lea exclaimed, sitting forward in his seat.

 

"And crazier too." Riku murmured, shaking his head, "We stay here. Bruce has a plan. He isn't a billionaire genius for nothing. And that includes you Sora, alright?"

 

Riku waited for a moment, before turning when Sora didn't responde.

 

"God dammit, SORA!" Riku shouted, he and Lea turning to the screen that was showcasing what was happening outside. Sora had run out to help Bruce!

Batman's nose had been broken, he had blood running down from inside his cowl from where his opponent had smashed his knee into his face. He also had teeth marks in his shoulder, and a claw mark on his chest. His vision was fading in and out...as he lay there in a pile of junk as the Mutant Leader advanced on him, he rallied his strength and attacked with all his might.

 

His punches smashed into the large man's face, there was a crunch and a feeling of something giving way beneath Bruce's gloved fingers.

The man didn't make a sound...except mocking laughter as he pulled his fingers away...his nose was caved in and gushing blood. 

 

"Muahahahaha! That it? You gettin' tired old man?" He mocked as he advanced in again.

 

"Shut up!"  Batman growled back.

 

The Mutant Leader was fast, faster than Bruce could anticipate as his arm was caught by the large albino by the glove...and when the big man brought his elbow down brutally down upon Bruce's forearm...there was a loud crackle and Batman gasped in pain and fell to the ground.

 

That was when the Mutant Leader spotted a certain spikey haired youth..and someone else....someone he recognized...."You....you're that kid he always hung around with!" The Mutant Leader pointed accusingly at the figure who had followed Sora, and was now on the screen in her Robin costume for Riku and Lea to see. 

 

"We need to get him out of here, and away from this guy. Get him some medical attention..." The mysterious girl called over to Sora.

"I'll take care of big an' ugly!" Sora exclaimed, turning an angry face towards the Leader. You know the one. The angry face, made infamous by Xigbar, who was more than familiar with the expression.

"You're bigger than Pete and uglier than Julius!" Sora exclaimed, aiming his sword at the Leader. Riku and Lea were practically screaming at the screen for Sora to stop being an idiot and move, but Sora of course couldn't hear.

 

"Feel the light! Ragnarok!" Sora shouted, swinging his blade as it began to shoot rays and beams of light at the ugly behemoth of a man. He came crashing down upon him, screaming madly, "You hurt my friends, and i will take you down!"

The Leader didn't know what hit him as he was sent flying back into a pile of garbage, unconscious as piles of smelly junk fell on top of him from Sora's Ragnarok. 

 

"Ok now that you're done showing off! Mind helping me lift him to that big tank thing!?" The girl dressed as Robin declared to Sora, trying to drag the barely conscious Bruce to the vehicle. He stirred, and stood up, limping, as she let him lean on her as she helped him back inside.

 

He was lain on a table, in the medical bay, his arm broken, Alfred's voice said "Good girl! Now run along home!" She didn't pay any attention to Alfred's command...and just set to resetting Batman's arm in place, with a crack that was heard by Lea and Riku. 

 

"Gah!" Bruce cried out, the girl dressed as Robin took a pipe off the wall, literally, and ripped a piece of cloth off of her store bought cape...it was cheap material anyway....nothing like the real thing...and made a splint for his arm.

 

Batman finally opened his eyes and looked at the girl. "W-Where'd you learn to do that?" 

 

"Girl scouts." She answered. 

 

"What's your name?" He asked.

 

She was quiet for a moment before answering, "Carrie Kelley.........Robin." She changed it after looking like she was ashamed of her birth name.

 

Bruce smiled, "Mine's Bruce." 

 

Alfred's voice butted in, "Sir! You are delirious! I'm taking us to the hospital!"

 

"No! No hospitals! The Cave! Riku! Tell Sora......." Bruce looked like he was going to tell Riku to give Sora some reprimanding message, but he sighed and said "Tell him.....he saved my ass there...but he should get HIS ass in here." Bruce smirked.

 

"Once we get back to the cave....I'm going to have to have a long talk with you all....things seem....different now." Bruce said quietly.

Riku nodded and ran off to Sora as Lea inspected the new girl.

 

"A brand new Robin, huh. This'll end well." the redhead jeered casually.

 

Sora walked back to the vehicle with a proud smile.

 

"Too easy. His confidence was too much." he bragged while flourishing his keyblade. "Are we just leaving the leader, though?"

 

Riku grabbed his friend and pushed him into the car, but not before whispering, "The old guy admits you saved his butt. Try not to overflow with pride."

 

The duo walked back in, with Sora giving a casual wave. "Let's go."

Once they got back to the cave, and Bruce's wounds were tended to by Alfred. Bruce turned to them all, Carrie included. "I've taken the liberty of spreading through my various contacts, that all active mutants should be in attendance for a meeting at this location." Bruce pulled up a map and a green dot appeared, I've already had Gordon set the trap, the Leader's cell door will open at 9pm, and he will be led through a ventilation shaft right to where I intend to fight him again...and win." Alfred walked up, "Sir you really intend to go through with this?" "Its all their leader, they worship him and respect him. The only way to win this is to humiliate them and defeat their leader when everyone is least expecting it. I tried to match his savagry last time, his brutality. I won't make that mistake again." Bruce told Alfred."I want you three to make sure not to interfere, this is something I have to do alone. No matter what happens, you have to keep yourselves calm and remain at the sidelines with Carrie, keep her safe." With that said, Bruce led them to the junkyard quietly.An entire army of mutants were gathered there, mingling and murmuring amongst themselves. Batman had disappeared and left the four teenagers to push through the crowd to the edge of the mudhole.------------The mutant leader appeared, his musclebound pale white figure standing in the large drainpipe, before being tackled into the mud by a dark figure.The mud bubbled before the huge mud covered figure of the leader emerged with a roar. "Batman! Show yourself! FACE ME FOOL, AND I WILL KILL YOU! I WILL SHOW YOU WHO RULES GOTHAM!" Hearing the challenge, Batman rose slowly out of the mud, and threw his cape off. "Okay son, show me!"  

Sora clenched his fist, still aware of how the last match went. Wanting to call out to Batman, he shook his head instead, having faith in the man. Riku stood behind the younger boy, as a safeguard in case Sora were to intervene, while Lea, standing beside Carrie, looked around at the mutants. They had bald heads and wore red visors.

 

"Pffft, weirdos." Lea muttered to himself when a few mutants leaned in when the leader emerged from the mud and rushed toward Batman.

 

"He's taking off his cape. No way he can lose now." Riku jested, trying to ease the noticeable tension between the teens. Sora, however, continued to watch intently.

Batman knocked away the first punch with the side of his arm, and delivered a few of his own, when ML kept blocking his blows, he delivered a crushing one to the man's abdomen causing him to gasp in pain as his guard dropped, ML got another one in the jaw. When Bats when to punch him again, he found his arm in a vice grip and the big man smashed him with a punch in the face and another in his stomach, before knocking him down into the mud with both hands interlocked."You're weak old man! You're slow!" ML taunted.Bruce wiped a bit of blood from his lip, "That's true, but we're all slow when we're thigh high in mud." The albino rushed to grab Batman, but he swiftly stepped to the side, and dodged a swipe from the leader's sharpened nails before slamming both fists on the big leader's ears, causing him to step backward and clutch his head."Not too bright are you?" Batman taunted as he rushed up to the man and expertly kicked him in the jaw before punching him in the face two more times. The leader attempted his own kick, which was blocked by Batman, who dodged to the side and punched ML's ribs, feeling one of them snap before he punched his other side, feeling this rib give way as well.He wasn't expecting such a fast kick from him to take him off guard so easily, and he grunted as he stumbled around. 

They expertly traded blows, ML was getting frustrated that he couldn't break through Batman's defenses and that he kept having this old man pound him from a different area each time.Having enough of it, ML slashed Bruce's cheek with the tips of his claws, twin claw marks showing beneath the lip of the cowl.ML continued using his claws, Batman dodging every time until he saw an opening and lashed out at the mutant's forehead.The Mutant Leader stumbled back, smirking, "What was that supposed to be!?" "That was just a cut above your left eye, the kind of cut that bleeds." This was said just as the leader felt a lot of blood drip down into his eye, just as Batman delivered a blow to his jaw that sent him spiraling backwards. Dazed, ML punched out at Batman but found himself being flipped over the old man's head and landing in the mud with a great big splash.

Sora watched the two continue to fight, surprised at Batman's agility. He wanted to cheer him on loudly, but continued to remain silent, in the hopes that Batman wouldn't be distracted.

 

Lea smirked at the bleeding cut, impressed at the dirty tactic. "Alright, this match is just about over." 

 

Riku watched the blows, being able to sense the determination Batman put into every blow. "He needs to win this. Or else everything would be useless. Its whats driving him on right now."

 

Lea looked at the taller boy with a nonchalant expression. "You can obviously relate to him."

 The leader growled and picked up a flaming barrel, and threw it at Batman. Who got hit with it and nearly fell, before the giant man kicked him in the gut sending him sliding back. Roaring as he rushed the vigilante, Batman brought his fist down upon the mutant's shoulder which caused him to groan in pain as he turned, holding his arm.

Taking a swipe at Batman with his claws, he missed and was beaten by a rain of blows on his broken ribs. Trying to strike out at Batman, he found Batman's gloved fist smashing his bandaged nose, which gushed blood as he cried out and clasped his hands over the center of his face. "Gaaah!" He rushed the vigilante again, and found his punch blocked and got Batman's elbow in his chin, and then was kicked down into the sea of mud.Two mutants with the words Rob and Don on their shirts next to the trio got splashed with mud.  "Hehe ya see Don? Batman nasty!"Dripping blood from his nose, the leader made to grab Batman but found the hero dodging to the side and then found Batman's fingers digging into his arm.Their audience noticed their leader's arm seeming to be now dead weight, ML didn't seem to notice. "Was that a tickle?" Batman smirked, "That was a nerve bundle in your deltoid muscle. It didn't hurt, but you won't be using that arm anytime soon." Checking and seeing his opponent was right, he roared and kicked Batman with his legs from midair and began raining blow after blow on Batman's cowled face until he finally slammed Batman's face into his knee and delivered an uppercut to send him onto his back.Rob and Don spoke to each other, sounding strangely disappointed."He dusted, Batman dusted!" Don said with a frown on his face."Batman don't shiv, you see!" Rob repliedPicking the apparently unconscious man up by his collar, the mutant leader was ready to claim victory..or so he thought as he shouted into the vigilante's face."YOU FINISHED OLD MAN!" Batman head butted him, directly in his bleeding nose. "You don't get it kid! This isn't a mudhole!" Holding his bleeding nose, he stumbled around before Batman punched him twice in the nose, before pinning him into the mud and sliding around to his side, holding on to his right arm."Its an operating table, and I'm the surgeon!" He then proceeded to bend the arm backwards and there was a loud snap and crack. The giant albino man yelled out in sheer pain.Delivering two blows to his face, he noticed his opponent's right leg kicking up near him, and took an opportunity to grab it and bend it backwards as well.The multiple cracks and snaps of bone got the army of mutants to groan and cover their eyes, some just looked on horrified.Batman rained blow after blow onto the mutant leader's face, again and again and again. He finally stopped at the ninth punch. He stood up as the mutants gathered around him, their faces in disbelief.But then they all stated to smile approvingly as they all dropped their visors to the ground and started cheering.

"Batman!" Sora shouted as the caped crusader was kicked in the gut by the enemy. His fate in the man was strong, but with the fight, it seemed like anyone's game. Riku and Lea watched quietly as the duo exchanged blows, flinching as blood gushed out. The teens were surprised at how such a simple pinch caused the leader's arm to become numb.

 

"It's better than our magic." Riku scoffed.

 

"Our magic is always better." Lea argued back.

 

As Batman was sent on his back, Sora summoned his keyblade, prepared to take part until Batman flipped the situation around quite literally, breaking the enemy's arm and leg.

 

"Its over now. He won." Sora sighed, yet uneasy towards the brutality.

 

"Its more than just about that, though." Riku commented.

 

As Batman rained down even more blows, the teens cringed at the humility Batman was trying to create.

 

"Gosh, you won. That's enough now......" Sora muttered.

 

"I don't approve either, but its necessary." Lea replied.

 

As the vigilante rose from the defeated enemy and was cheered by the mutants, the teens approached him.

 

Riku was the first to greet the winner. "Great job. Knew you still had it in you." 

 

Lea noted the mutants, who practically beamed towards Batman. "Got your own little fanclub now, too."

 

"Never had a doubt you'd lose." Sora added in.

Once they got back to the mansion, Alfred met them at the door and informed of something.

"Clark is waiting for you in the garden." Alfred informed Bruce.

Bruce sighed and led them into the garden to the side of the house, where a tall man with a curl in his hair stood, he looked up at the party when they entered. "There a reason you're here Clark?"

 

"Bruce, you do realize that you have to go back into retirement don't you? Times have changed, these aren't the old days anymore." Clark Kent lectured.

"Oh I know, believe me I know." Bruce said with a smirk.

"Hal went to the stars, Diana went back to her people, and I have made sure to keep myself discreet. But you---you with your wild obsession, you'll ruin it for all of us." Clark said, approaching Bruce with long strides.

Bruce looked furious, "You sold us out, Clark. You gave them the power that should have been ours. Just like your parents taught you. My parents taught me a different lesson... lying on the street... shaking in deep shock... dying for no reason at all. They showed me that the world only makes sense when you force it to." 

Clark sighed, "Look we all agreed that this wouldn't happen. The councils pointed to you remember that? They said-"  

 

"That I act like a criminal' sure I remember, and I also remember what I said to them. I laughed and told them that we have to be, and we always have been. The only difference with you is you report to a boss. But...we didn't all agree did we? Remember Green Arrow? Oliver sure made it difficult on you didn't he?" Bruce snapped.
 

Clark was silent, his eyes hidden in shadow menacingly, "One day, someone with a lot of authority is going to tell me to come stop you...and when that happens..." 

Bruce grinned menacingly, "And when that happens, may the best man win." 

The two men stared into each other's eyes, daring the other one to make a move, before Clark's attention seemed to go out to the horizon awfully quickly. "I have to go." And he was gone, zooming into the sky.

Carrie walked up to Bruce, "Uhh..was that...Superman?" 

Alfred walked up to Bruce, "Sir you have a mysterious caller, shall I put them on speaker?" 

"Go ahead." Bruce said as Alfred clicked a button on the phone. 

A voice that sounded whimsical, yet somehow deranged spoke. "Hellooooo! Hahahaahaha!" 

Bruce's face went pale. 

"Brucie I know you're there, how's Jason? ...Whoops! Sorry, memory tends to get a bit faded in our golden years. You know how it is, though you're probably so old that you have a batsuit with build in Depends! Ahahahaha! But listen Batsy, I know you're probably having that grumpy ol' butler of yours hold the phone, and just so you know I may or may not have sent a certain someone into that mansion of yours to lace the buttons on that phone with my favorite kind of poison. Don't worry, it should lighten your butler friend up a little!" 

Just then the phone fell out of Alfred's hands, and he fell to the ground, wheezing at first, but then he seemed to start laughing. His body jerking violently as the muscles in his face began to be stretched in a horrifying frozen grin as he tried to gasp for air.

"Wahahahahahaha! Hello? Hello operator!? It seems my party's been...disconnected! AHAHAHAHA!" 

Edited February 15, 201510 yr by Zachy1993

Riku stared as Superman flew off into the sky."Gee, some hero he was." Riku scoffed."Total asskisser." Lea added."We could've really used his help, too." Sora sighed.

 

Their impression of the Man of Steel was less than favourable, even if they didn't agree with everything Batman did.

 

"If it means anything, I think what you're doing is right." Sora told Bruce.

 

Riku crossed his arms. "If that guy tries to pull anything, we'll take him on. Regardless of this 'council'." At the sound of the phone, their eyes widened at the delirious voice that taunted them. With Alfred suddenly poisoned, Sora was the first to run up to him."Esuna! Cure!" The boy shouted, waving his keyblade over the butler. A green glow surrounded him as the magic took effect."When did the Joker send his goons in here?" Riku asked, anger in his voice.

Edited February 15, 201510 yr by Tatsumi

Bruce picked up the unconscious Alfred in his arms and carried him into the mansion, taking him upstairs to put him to bed. He sent Carrie to get a syringe and look for a small bottle alongside it. When Carrie returned, Bruce filled the syringe and injected it into Alfred's arm. "Can never be too careful, this'll help the poison work its way out of his system just in case." Batman led them back down to the cave, and pulled up the recent security camera footage, it showed a man cutting the phone line, and then coming up to the door dressed as a phone technician and being let in to 'work' on the phone.

 

Zooming in on the man's face, a profile was pulled up. A rather obese man named Abner Jenkins.Carrie tapped Bruce on the shoulder, "I think you should turn on the news..." Bruce did so quietly and saw a reporter talking about how Joker had escaped, by gassing an entire studio audience and killing his psychiatrist who brought him on the talk show.The reporter was interrupted by her co host, who reported that several children were dead at the local carnival, Joker and his men had been sighted there not too long ago.Bruce was quick to suit up and have Carrie don the Robin suit, "We have to get there before too many people are hurt." --------Joker and Abner were standing behind a cotton candy stand, Abner sighted something up in the air. Bat gliders, "Boss. Its...." Joker smiled widely as Batman descended, undoing the harness for his glider, "Its him..." 

"Ugh! He's a monster. We gotta stop him as soon as possible!" Sora yelled as the news played on screen."If he thinks killing kids is funny, I'll give him a joke he'll never forget." Lea snarled, angered that the Joker would attack helpless children.

 

Riku searched his pockets, frowning at the lack of phoenix downs. "We'll make sure to stop him. Let's head out."

 

--------

 

The trio flew behind Batman, using their natural gliding abilities. Unfortunately, their powers weren't as prolonged, so they settled for leaping between rooftops on the way there.

 

Sora was the first to approach the Joker, summoning his Kingdom Key.

 

"Joker! It ends now!" He yelled.

 

Lea and Riku followed with their own weapons, a fiery, twisted weapon and Way to the Dawn, and stared at their adversary.

 

Lea smirked as he summed up their enemy. "A middle aged man in a white suit, and a big fatty. You'd give Xehanort and Pete a run for their money!"

 

Riku entered his battle pose with his keyblade over his shoulder, staring intently.

Joker smiled madly and snapped his fingers for Abner to come over, the living dolls, one a girl with blond hair and pigtails, and the other her twin brother. The girl one flew onto the rollercoaster tracks and sat while her clothes buttons blinked to signal self destruct. 

"Robin, go! Sora, make sure she doesn't get hurt would you?" Batman threw a batarang at Joker, who dodged it and began shooting, Batman dodged the bullets and threw three more, which lodged themselves in Joker's shoulder, chest, and one horrifyingly stuck of his eye. "Are you out of your mind!?" Joker shouted at his nemesis. Batman's white slit eyes narrowed, "I'm through playing with you Joker." 

 

Joker smiled longingly at Batman, "Be still my heart..." 

Edited February 16, 201510 yr by Zachy1993

"Got it!" Sora yelled, running after Robin.

 

"I'll watch your back and heal you. Just do what you need to." Sora told Robin.

 

Riku jumped up the rollercoaster tracks, aiming his keyblade at the girl doll.

 

" Freeze." Riku spoke, sending a large, open shard of ice to encase the explosion.Lea flicked his weapon, walking slowly toward Abner. "A tubby like you must be pretty slow. Firaga!" Three balls of flame erupted from the tip of his sword toward the man.

While Abner was being caught on fire and running around screaming, Joker ran through the carnival, shooting anyone who caught his eye as he ran towards the Tunnel of Love. He was laughing, even as he shot the innocent people, his laughter echoed into the watery tunnel as he shot a young man and kicked his girlfriend into the water after her date's body. Batman called to the trio of boys to come with him as he chased his enemy into the tunnel

"On it." Lea yelled, being the first to reach the love tunnel. "Guys! Heal the people, I'm going after Batman."

 

"Smooth move." Sora complimented Riku as they ran for the entrance.

 

"Try to keep up." Riku replied.

 

Approaching a wounded man, they quickly cast Curaga before heading in.

 

Riku explored the tunnel, dragging himself through the water. The cave was filled with a dim red light with pink hearts. "Kinda takes you back, doesn't it?"

 

Sora scoffed. "As if!"