In A Secret Bunker-Somewhere In Gotham City
A figure was standing in the shadows, looking at various footages, each displayed footage having one thing in common: Batman saving innocent civilians.
"Curse you, Batman! You have escaped me numerous times, but today, it will end. Hahaha!", The person laughed, the laugh sounding all too familiar.
"And I shall finally get the recognition I deserve! Gotham will respect and fear me! The Joker!"
How was the Joker alive? Didn't Batman kill him two years ago? Well, he did. But the Clown Prince of Crime doesn't go down so easily. He had one of his men disguise themselves as him, who he then sent to fight against Batman.
The thug perished at the Dark Knight's hand, allowing the real Joker to elude death and continue to scheme.
"I've had two years to come up with the right trick. You won't stop me so easily this time around, Bats."
At The Batcave
Bruce was busy tracking the Joker. He had realized that his greatest enemy has returned.
"Incoming News Broadcast.", The computer announced.
There was static on the main screen for a few minutes, before displaying a familiar face.
"Greetings, Gotham City! It is I, the Joker, here to give you the show of your lives tonight! I do hope you'll all enjoy it. It is my ultimate masterpiece. My Mona Lisa, my monument, the crown jewel of all my tricks! I can guarantee you Gotham, a show no one will forget. And as for you, Batman, since you're without a doubt, listening in, prepare for the ultimate trick! Bye, bye, Bats. Hahaha!", The Joker laughed as the screen returned to normal.
Bruce had a flashback to a fight with the Joker, where he had taken a subway, full of passengers, hostage.
Flashback-October 19th-2020
The subway was moving, as Joker held three passengers at gunpoint.
"Any of you moves a muscle, I'll activate the bomb.", He threatened, smirking evilly.
A passenger saw Batman on top of the subway car but said nothing.
The Dark Knight hit the power generator with a dart, rendering it completely useless. He then hit the emergency brake, slowing the subway down. It stopped a little behind another at the next station. The passengers cheered, happy to be safe. Batman managed to capture Joker, who was put on trial the following week. His identity was revealed to be Jack Striker, a wanted criminal.
End Of Flashback
There was a newspaper article about the accident, with the following headline:
Epic Showdown In Subway-Batman Frees Hostages And Stops The Joker
Bruce knew he had to use his intellect to the fullest. Joker was cunning and a psychopath. If he wasn't defeated soon, thousands of innocent people would have to pay the price.
"Bruce are you alright?", Asked a voice.
He turned around to face a young man, around his late 20s.
It was Luke Fox. Head of Wayne Research And Development and the son of his long-time ally Lucius Fox, who sadly died a few years ago.
"Yea, Luke. It's just, Joker's back, and I'm not sure what to do.", Bruce confessed.
"Well, lucky for you, some new supplies from Wayne Enterprises just came in half an hour ago. If you need new, advanced equipment, here's the key.", Luke smirked, gesturing to the three boxes full of various parts.
Bruce got up, grabbed the boxes, thanked him, and went to the Cave's workshop to make some new weapons and equipment.
Three Hours Later
After three exhausting hours of welding, wiring, and programming, the new equipment was done.
It did cost 40 000 000$, but the money was for the greater good.
The computer beeped, showing the Joker's current location, as Bruce put on his modified Batsuit and went to fight his arch nemesis.
In Downtown Gotham
All hell had broken lose! Joker freed a bunch of criminals, not the ones like Bane or Riddler, but everyday thugs, and provided them with advanced weapons from Gotham City Research Systems. The main laboratory in the city, which also produces weapons to help defend Gotham. A team of the Gotham Police Department, under the leadership of Commissioner Jim Gordon, was already on the scene.
Then, nine SUVs arrived.
It was an agency called Viper, which was founded 18 years ago, to help defend Gotham, knowing that Batman couldn't be everywhere at once, and that the Police wasn't equipped to fight certain criminals.
A tall agent with brown hair exited the first SUV, immediately giving orders to the assembled agents.
"Sir, Commissioner Gordon wants to talk to you.", An agent stated, dogging a shot from a criminal.
"What? Now of all times? Fine, connect to my communicator. Hello, Jim? What can I do for you? I think that's a bad idea, you and your men evacuate the civilians and lock down the area. Good luck."
"Sir, there are 38 civilians trapped in the Chur's Building on the 45th level. From what we know, the Joker filled the whole building with Circanium Gas.", A female agent reported.
"Thank you, Agent Moore. Notify a team to prepare their gas masks and get the hell in there! We need to rescue those people right now! What I don't understand is where the hell Batman is in all this chaos?"
"I'm sure he's here, somewhere, sir. Batman's not the kind of person to leave us alone, when the Joker is about to destroy all of Gotham City.", Another agent argued.
Suddenly, the Joker's face appeared on a news broadcast screen.
"Ah, so Viper was deployed just because of me? I'm flattered. Although, I advise you to keep your men on a leash, Commander Morgan.", The Joker suggested.
"And why is that?", Commander Morgan demanded.
"Simple. Because then, you can prevent me from detonating the bomb I planted in the Chur's Building, somewhere between the 36th and the 45th floor. As a contingency plan. I told you all, this will be my most grand trick. And I'm a man of my word. Adios.", Joker explained, ending the broadcast.
Reluctantly, the Viper agents all holstered their weapons.
Meanwhile, Batman was watching all of this from a nearby building.
"So, the Joker thinks, he's got us all in a deadlock? Too bad for him, I've got the antidote for the gas. And the override code for the bomb. Although, that bastard really thought it through this time. We'll, time to save Gotham once again.", The Dark Knight thought to himself, shooting his grappling hook to a post, and swinging down.
Batman entered the building via a side window and disabled the bomb, before administering the antidote for the Circanium Gas. He then gave the Police a signal to start evacuating the civilians out of the building. He fought the Joker, while Viper dealt with the thugs.
Joker was killed again, this time for good.
Batman shot his grappling hook onto a sign and swung out into the night.
Gotham City was once again saved from the Joker's