THE GCPD BUILDING
Gordon has just came back. He's talking with detective Arnold Flask.
Gordon: "Has Cobblepot talked yet?"
Arnold: "No. What happened?"
Gordon: "Dent. I'm going in there."
Arnold: "Where is he?"
Gordon: "Hell."
He went into the holding cell.
Gordon: "Hi Oswald."
Oswald: "Don't baby-talk me. I can handle a few 'harsh words'."
Gordon: "OK. Harvey Dent is dead. Supposedly, you put him in charge of your gang so you would have less chance of being arrested."
Oswald: "Correct."
Gordon: "It's been three months. Why didn't he try to break you out?"
Oswald: "I don't know? He flipped his damn coin!?! Obviously it was all part of his plan! He let's me be captured. He takes over my gang. He becomes the leading criminal force in Gotham. He takes over the damn city!"
Gordon: "Now, they'll wait, and-"
Oswald: "No they won't. They'll hide until another costumed freak with a dumb name comes, and join him!"
Gordon: "Fine. You're staying here until Black-gate is rebuilt."
He left the cell.
Arnold: "Gordon, I have some bad news."
Gordon: "What?"
Arnold: "There was just a massive breakout in Arkham. The super criminals are still there but-"
Gordon: "Go. I'll get more men. Get to Arkham!"
THE BAT-CAVE
Bruce: "Harvey's dead Alfred. He's dead."
Alfred: "Yes, Master Bruce."
Bruce: "He killed himself. Harvey wasn't doing those things. Alfred, do you remember Harvey's mood swings?"
Alfred: "Barely. Didn't you call him Big Bad Harv? And say that he was like another person altogether? Oh. I see."
Bruce: "So, what if he was another person?"
Alfred: "But that's impossible! Although I have seen a living glob of clay. I agree with you."
Bruce: "And Harvey didn't want any of this. I have noticed a change in his voice when he's about to kill. What if Harvey killed Two-Face?"
Alfred: "I would say you were insane. But you do dress as a bat, and I haven't called Arkham yet."
Bruce: "So Harvey died a hero. Can you track Selina?
Alfred: "Of course."
He went to the Bat-computer and tracked Selina. He traced the sound.
Alfred: "Oh dear. She's at Arkham. It's in ruins."
He put on the news channel.
(Viki Vale: "There has been a massive breakout on Arkham Island. The Asylum is in ruins. Inmates are rumored to have already reached Gotham, but this has not yet been confirmed. Inmates such as the Joker and Clayface Are still in the Asylum. The entire wing that they were being kept on has not been hit. Commissioner Gordon and Batman's rumored replacement, Catwoman, are both here. We also do not know if the inmates planned this, or if someone freed them. We'll have more on this story as it develops.")
Alfred: "Well that is not good."
Bruce: "Bane. He's back in Gotham. Selina isn't safe. Gotham isn't safe. I have to help Alfred."
Alfred: "Fine Master Bruce. You may go after you take this shot."
Bruce: "What is it?"
Alfred: "Mr. Fox developed it. It puts robotic vessels into your body, and they help repair and replace bones in your body slower, but more efficiently than any doctor."
Bruce: "Okay. Do it."
He gave Bruce the shot. His body dropped.
Alfred: "It's also a very strong sedative."
ARKHAM ISLAND
Gordon: "Doctor. Doctor you need to tell me what happened."
Doctor: "Well, I-I was treating a patient. I-I heard a rumbling noise . Then, after a few minutes, I felt one. The roof started to collapse, and I ran out. I saw a big man, and he ran away after the building was destroyed. I hid near the rubble, and he freed the patients. He told them something, and they ran to Gotham. The man left with them. Thirty minutes later, you showed up. That's all."
Gordon: "Thanks. It's pretty much the same as the other doctors. This wasn't a random occurrence. Someone planned this."
Catwoman: "I agree. And I think I know who did it. You remember the parking garage."
Gordon: "And how it was torn down? I do."
Catwoman: "Batman was in that parking garage. A man named Bane destroyed it. He also destroyed Black-gate. He thought he killed Batman. I think he found out he didn't."
Gordon: "You think this guy is back? I'll tell Vale."
ARKHAM ASYLUM HOLDING CELLS
Joker: "Hello? Is anyone going to let me out? No? Damn."
THE GCPD BUILDING
Cops are firing their guns at Bane. He just walks forward, knocking them out of their way. He walks towards Cobblepot's holding cell. He smashes it open.
Bane: "Mr. Cobblepot. I have a preposition for you."
Oswald: "Look. You think that just because your all big and tough that I'm just going to do what you say!?! No! I sir, am a Cobblepot! And Cobblepots do NOT TAKE ORDERS!!!"
Bane lifted him up by his neck with two fingers.
Bane: "I will crush your head with my thumb. After I rip off your limbs."
Oswald: "What do you want me to do?"
THE BAT-CAVE
Bruce: "Alfred, I can't believe you did that! Why did you sedate me?"
He tried to move his arms. He couldn't.
"And strap my are and legs to the bed!"
Alfred: "There wasn't any other way of keeping you from getting up. I'm sorry Master Bruce."
Bruce: "Well get them off!"
Alfred: "I can't do that Master Bruce."
Bruce: "Why not!?!"
Alfred: "Because you would try to get up. You would try to save Gotham. But you would die in the process. Every night, when you go, I fear the worst. I never think you will come back. And when you do come back, no matter your condition, I am relived. If you were to go tonight, then I believe that the fear would become a reality. I do not want that. And I believe that you don't want it either."
Bruce: "Alfred, have I ever let you down?"
Alfred: "Once. When you decided to do this. I'm sorry Master Bruce. I can't let you go.
THE GCPD
Gordon and Catwoman are searching the building.
Gordon: "What the Hell happened here? It's like-"
Catwoman: "It was Bane. Cobblepot's gone. The cell door was smashed open. It's bait."
Gordon: "So where do we go? The Iceberg Lounge? That was Cobblepot's base of operations before you got him."
Catwoman: "Exactly. I'm going to go there. And find Cobblepot. Hopefully Bane will be there too."
Gordon: "You sure it would be a good thing? I mean, he did destroy all of Arkham, Black-gate,a parking garage, the inside of the GCPD, and nearly killed Batman. Oh, she's gone. Well, I hope she comes back."
THE ICEBERG LOUNGE
Catwoman is looking down into the lounge. Oswald is in there. Alone. She dropped in.
Catwoman: "Hi Oswald. Feeling better after I smashed your face in?"
Oswald: "Oh, yes, much. And it's not Oswald. It's Penguin."
Catwoman: "I must say, it does suit you."
Penguin: "Thanks. Now could just stay right there while I shoot you?"
Catwoman: "No thanks."
She ran away from her position and jumped to the ground floor.
Catwoman: "Can't you just tell me where Bane is? It's like you want to get beat up!"
Penguin ran to a booth. He walked back to the railing with a rocket launcher.
Penguin: "Waugh waugh waugh waugh waugh!"
He fired at Catwoman. She ran from the small explosions. Thugs appeared on the lower balcony with grenade launchers. Miniature explosions were all around her.
THE BAT-CAVE
Bruce: "Alfred, I need to go.
Alfred: "Master Bruce, I swore to your parents, that I would protect you. I haven't."
Bruce: "I can go Alfred."
Alfred: "You can barely stand."
Bruce: "Even barely standing is still standing. You told me that when I was 9, the week after my parents died. I could barley stand then. But I was still standing. The same with just barely dragging yourself across the floor is still moving forwards. You taught me that two months ago. I need to go Alfred."
Alfred: "It seems I have become more a father to you than ever. You just used something I taught you against me. Okay Master Bruce. Go."
He took off the straps and helped Bruce up. He almost fell down but kept moving forwards. He got in the Bat-suit.
Alfred: "Good-bye, Master Bruce. Hopefully not for the last time."
Batman: "Don't worry Alfred, it won't be."
He got into the Bat-mobile and drove out of the Bat-cave.
THE ICEBERG LOUNGE
Catwoman has beaten the last of the thugs. She ran to the balcony that Penguin is on. She punched him in his long nose. She punched him again. Again. Again.
"I'd put the man down Catwoman."
She was surrounded. She threw Penguin across the room. She looked to the other side of the balcony. Thugs had their guns aimed at her there too. She surrendered. The thugs tied her to a chair.
Penguin: "Well then. Y'know, this seems awfully familiar. Tied to a chair. In a room filled with goons. With a gang leader. Aw, you look sad. Pathetic. Get me a drink."
Thug: "Yes Mr..."
Penguin: "Mr. Penguin. I said get me a drink!"
The thug ran out. He went to the bar and got a bottle. He poured it into a cup. A hand went over his mouth. He dropped to the floor.
Penguin: "Where's my drink!?! Have to do every damn thing myself!"
He went to the bar.
Thug 1: "So, did you hear? Oswald wants us to call him Penguin."
Thug 2: "I know. I heard him. Never thought that he would want us to call him that."
Thug 3: "Yeah. My cousin got shot 'cause he called him Penguin."
Thug 2: "Same here. So, what do we do with her?
Thug 1: "Beats me-mmph"
The thugs dropped to the floor. So did Batman. He picked himself up and tipped the chair Catwoman was tied to over.
Catwoman: "What was that for? Wait, your here? Now?"
Batman: "Quiet."
He ran across the balcony to the thugs shooting at him. He tripped one thug, punched the one behind him, grabbed his gun, knocked the third one unconscious with it, dropped a smoke pellet, took the second one out in the confusion, while the first was left standing. Batman was gone.
Thug: "WHERE ARE YOU!?!"
Batman: "Here"
He knocked him out, and dropped to the ground. He gasped in air and stood up. He fell down again. He untied Catwoman when Penguin came out.
Penguin: "What the- I thought you were dead! Well I can still kill you!"
He ran down to the ground floor. Batman and Catwoman chased after him. Penguin ran out of the lounge to the streets. They were about to go after him when they felt a vibration go through the floor. Bane burst out of the wall.
Bane: "I see you are still alive. Now, I will truly break you!!!"
Batman: "No Bane. This time, I break you!"
Bane charged towards them. They ran out of the way. Batman tossed a smoke pellet to Catwoman. They both tossed one down, and Catwoman grabbed Batman's hand and they grappled to the balcony above them. Bane rammed into the wall below the balcony. It started to crumble, and they went back down to the ground floor. Bane grabbed Catwoman and threw her into the wall. He punched Batman. One of his ribs cracked. He got up. Bane had his fingers clutching Catwoman's neck. Batman ran towards Bane. He threw Catwoman into the wall again. He added more of the chemical to his blood. It added six inches to his hight. He hit Batman. He hit him again. His body slammed through the wall. Batman got up. Bane ran through the wall.
Bane: "So you are still standing. I am impressed Batman. But you can't beat me."
Batman: "I won't let you win. You won't break me."
Batman pressed a button on his gauntlet. The bat-mobile crashed through the wall. It hit Bane. The car tipped up into the air. It exploded. The force didn't move Bane at all. He picked Batman up. He threw him into a wall. He got up, and Bane rammed batman through five more walls. He punched him through another wall onto the street. A car came. The man in it hit the brakes, got out, and ran. Bane picked up the car. Batman noticed something. A small control panel on Bane's fist. He got out a Batarang.
Bane: "Any last words Batman?"
Batman: "Duck."
He threw the Batarang. It hit the control panel. Bane grew two feet. His muscles doubled in size. He screamed in pain. He dropped the car. Then, he shrunk to a measly 5' 6". He spoke in gasps.
Bane: "Please Batman. I need the Venom."
Batman knocked him out.
THE BAT-CAVE
Selina: "So, do I get to stay your partner?
Bruce: "I think you have to."
Selina: "Yes, I think I do."
Alfred: "I cannot begin to explain the happiness I feel right now."
Bruce: "I'm still alive Alfred. I plan to stay that way."
Alfred: "Do things ever go according to plan?"
Bruce: "No. No they don't."
Selina: "I should get going."
Bruce: "Bye."
Alfred: "You do realize, Master Bruce, I'm not going to let you do this again.
Bruce: "I understand perfectly Alfred. I just won't ask for your permission."
Alfred: "Well, that was unavoidable. Oh, Cobblepot was captured earlier."
Bruce: "Good."
Selina: "Um, Bruce?"
Bruce: "Selina? What is it?"
Selina: "Um, the Bat-signal is on."
Alfred: "Oh dear. Go on."
Bruce: "Thanks Alfred."
He put on the suit, and got into the Bat-mobile. He drove out of the Bat-cave.
And that was Batman: Crime Uprise! Hope you enjoyed! The next installment will be coming soon! Until next time! Excelsior!!!