It’s a dark and cold night in Gotham all you can hear is the roar of police cars and cries for help. At a tall dark building a crash is heard. Something enters on the 20th floor of this huge building and an alarm is triggered. The camera focuses on the legs of the intruder as it enters the building.A voice is heard in narration as the figure runs through the halls of the building. “A little light is going by, is going up to see the sky, (As guards approach to shoot the figure a flame engulfs the guards and the hall) A little light with wings. I never could have thought of it,(The figure starts to run faster as it breaks into an office space full of cubicles) To have a little bug all lit,(As the figure approaches a computer WAYNE ENTERPRISES is shown across the computer screen) And made to go on Firefly wings. The figure is shown to be a tall 6’4 man with an athletic figure and a black suit with a red flame thrower, firefly helmet and gloves. “All the money in the world for a security so cheap” says the figure with a grin as he stores files onto a flash drive. As this is happening our hero crashes through the window and stares at the man.
“You know you could have just used the door,” says the man. Batman charges the man swinging punches and jabs but is unable to land any. “Come on Bats is that all you got. I mean I heard you were slow but this is ridicules.” Batman enraged starts to move faster landing a few jabs but nothing to strong. “Alright good effort but I’m done here,” as this is said the man ignites batman with the flame thrower and Batman crashes through a computer desk. “Oh no stop drop and roll stop, stop and roll hahahah.” “WHO ARE YOU,” yells Batman with a snarl. “Call me Firefly or the man that’s gonna save this city. We’ll keep in touch,” the figure jumps out the window and disappears into the night. As Batman gets up the police enter the room. “Shoot him,” yells an officer as Batman escapes. Gordon enters as police try to shoot him. “NO, he’s gone, no use wasting your bullets,” explains Gordon hiding that he doesn’t want the officers to capture the Bat.
Hours later Gordon calls Bruce and tells him to come to Wayne Enterprises. When
Bruce arrives he finds Gordon and Lucius talking about what happened. “What happened.” says Bruce? Not in an angry tone but in a just-tell-me-so-I-can-leave tone, because he knows very well what occurred. “Batman was here, he might have stolen some information from this computer, but I believe there was someone else.” “Who?” wonders Lucius. “I don’t know, uses fire as his weapon. An officer heard him call himself Firefly. We’ll I have to get back to work. I’m sorry Mr. Wayne.” Bruce nods and watches Gordon walk away. Then he turns to Fox. “I need you to check what he stole and try to find it. If it’s important or secret lose it,” Bruce says in a quick in much more serious tone than before as he exits.
We move to a dark warehouse in the morning and all you can see is a circle of barrels with fire coming out and a man working in the middle as another man enter. The man working says “I did it sir, the flash drive is there. Question though; what does a man with barrels of money need with the production statistics and projects of a rich boy,” questions Firefly? “Money isn’t everything son. You should know that something small can cause quite a blaze,” says the man staring out a window. “Whatever, just as long as I get to set something ablaze,” laughs Firefly. “In good time son, the balls in his court and soon the game will end,” says the man as he cocks his pistol and shoots a bullet between the eyes of a picture of Bruce Wayne 30 ft away. “So when do I get my money sir I need a few upgrades to the suit, you know the Bats not gonna be blaze able forever.” “A few more jobs and money will never be your problem,” says the man as he grips the picture of Bruce Wayne tightly in his hands and puts it into the barrel of fire laughing.
The camera switches to the outside of the newly built Wayne Manor looking as beautiful as the old one did. Then we switch to the new Bat cave and we see Bruce working on the new Bat mobile. The cave looks like the original cave but much bigger. It has computers and a parking space for the Bat pod and Bat mobile. Also in a steel closet is the old and new Bat suit. Alfred enters. “Hello Master Wayne, late night I see,” jokes Alfred. “Yeah I guess you could say that,” jokes Bruce as he twists a bolt into place. “You know you have an event tomorrow, and we still don’t have much planned.” “Get the good booze and expensive food and invite the rich people. There plans done.” “Sir this is an important event for the children’s home you might want to pay a bit more attention to it” “Look Alfred things are hard now, the crime bosses are gone but the simple crimes are hot now. The Batman’s on the top of the police hit list, and now there’s some maniac ready to set the city on fire. Also with the suspected rise of some new Crime bosses I can’t deal with Bruce stuff right now,” Bruce explains in a somewhat mad voice. “Remember who you are Master Bruce, if you submit to only being the Batman, you let the criminals win.” Bruce nods and stares of as Alfred leaves the cave.
In the MCU Gordon is trying to figure out more about the Firefly and possible accomplices. A rather large man enters and waves of officers stare and crowd the man. “Everyone back to their desks get to work!” yells Gordon in anger and annoyance. “Who are you,” asks Gordon? “Harvey Bullock, just transferred here to help catch the Batman. If you got any leads it would be good to share them with me.” “Uh nothing right now, good to have you here, the MCU has lost some good officers with Berg dead and Ramirez gone.” Gordon watches Harvey walk away to talk to other people and shakes off the fact that Harvey is here to find the Batman.
Now we switch to the conference room at Wayne Enterprises. Lucius is talking to Roman Sionis a big business owner about a possible business merger. “Please Mr. Fox I know how things are right now but if we come together things might start to pick up,” says Roman smiling. “Roman I know you have all good intentions but after what’s happened in Gotham, and your companies track record I don’t know if it would be the best for Wayne Enterprises,” Fox says as he gets a call from Bruce Wayne. “Sorry but it’s my boss we have to hold this meeting for now, but I will get back to you Mr.Sionis. “Well thank you for meeting with me, hope to talk again soon,” as Roman says this his smile turns to an upset face as he walks out the door.
The next night is the charity event for the children’s home. The event was held at Wayne Manor many people contributing funds to help build the home for children. The usual famous people were there everybody showing off and talking about the big things they bought and their company’s revenue. Bruce was being his usual fake self trying to talk to his father’s old friends and other rich people without wanting to throw a batarang at one. Bruce is walking through the crowd of people when he sees someone he used to know. He stops frozen in his steps surprised to see who it was. Thomas Eliot, his old friend from when they were kids. “Thomas?” “Bruce how are you it’s been a long time, too long of a time,” Thomas was happy to see Bruce as was Bruce. “Thomas last I heard you were….” “I was in a crazy house. Don’t worry Bruce that was a long time ago and I am much better now,” Thomas explains acting as if it is no problem. “I am incredibly happy to hear that, sorry about your mother, she died a few years back at an accident in her home right,” Bruce questions when in reality he already knew. “Yeah your father wasn’t there to save them this time haha.” Thomas laughs and Bruce lets out a small chuckle. “Well I have to get back to my guests, hope to see you again.” “Don’t ‘worry you will haha” Bruce walks off and settles at the bar. “Hello Mr. Wayne, great party.” A beautiful woman says from behind him. Bruce turns around “Thank you, Mrs.….” “It’s Ms.Carter. Ms. Talia Carter, I just got back from the Bhutan and someone told me of this party.” “Bhutan I was just there a few years ago.” They talk for along while almost until the party is over. She says she wants to see him again and he agrees to call her.
The next day Bruce awakes to Alfred over him. “Yes Alfred.” “Did you know Thomas Eliot was at the party last night?” Bruce explains that he did and that they talked for a bit before he met Talia. Alfred shakes off the fact that Bruce met a women and focuses on Thomas “Sir, that man hated your family.” “I know Alfred but he’s better. I know he is. He had a bad point in his life but he came back. You and I both know that people deserve a second chance.” “Does Crane, does Ras, dos the Joker?” “DO NOT, compare my friend to those people he isn’t a criminal he might have been sick but he’s fine now… I’m sorry Alfred, just give him a chance.” Alfred agrees and gives Bruce his breakfast and walks out. Shortly after, Fox calls Bruce down to his office for important information. Bruce asks if anyone sleeps anymore and agrees to go see him.
When Bruce arrives Fox explains that what were stolen were plans for projects in development. Bruce asks if anything relating to Batman was stolen. Fox states that nothing. Bruce asks if he has some time on his hands. Fox replies no I’m just trying to run your company and catch your enemies I got all the time in the world. Bruce laughs and asks if he’s got time to make a new suit and gives him a paper full of specifications, then walks out. Fox states that every time a new criminal comes out he needs a new suit.
Later that day Bruce calls Talia and asks to see her and that all he can think about is her. She agrees and they meet at a restaurant close to Wayne Enterprises near the newly rebuilt Gotham General. “How have you been” says Bruce with a smile. “Haha good. Not much has happened since last night.” “Haha true. So tell me what do you do?” “I’m a, an investor. Invest in various things and hope they pay up. Like Wayne Enterprises.” “That’s interesting, not an easy way to earn money. Not like owning your fathers company.” “Yeah well not everyone can be rich. My family was definitely no where near to how you are.” “Few people are. I’m one in a million haha. What did your parents do?” “My mother died after I was born. Terrible fire killed her only knew her for a week. My father was, um a good man. He worked hard his whole life, trying to do what was good and help the people. Money was far from his first concern, haha.” “I’m sorry. What happened to your father?” “He died a few years ago in a crash. Vehicle was out of control and crashed into a building.” “I’m so sorry. My parents died to. Believe it or not I know how it is. Everyone tries to help but no one can truly fill that void” “Yeah, see this is the person I love. The one who shows emotion instead of checks. The one who speaks compassion and not business.” “Loves a strong word. I’ve only known you for a day.” “What you don’t feel the same way? Haha don’t worry. Soon maybe you will.
As they exchange passionate glances with each other. A cook raises the volume of the T.V. to a report on the news. “I am here at GC airport where a fire has just erupted no one knows how but the fire department is quickly trying to put it out and rescue the people inside. But with so many inside people wonder if it’s possible to save everyone.” Bruce seeing this gets up from his seat and says “I’m sorry Talia, but Lucius was at the airport today and I need to see if he’s ok,” Bruce quickly blares out an excuse as he starts towards the door. “Do you want me to come with you?” “NO, it uh isn’t safe, I’m sorry Talia.” Bruce drops a check on the floor for $300 much more than the meal costs and runs out leaving Talia sipping her wine by herself.
Bruce quickly runs to an ally puts on his suit and jumps into his car pushing a button that dims all the windows so absolutely nothing can be seen inside as he races to the airport 3 miles away.
When Bruce arrives he quickly jumps out away from anyone’s vision and starts towards the fire. The fire had already engulfed 2/3 of the airport and was quickly movie further. Bruce gets to the small part that isn’t burned down and is hit in the head from behind and falls to the ground. “Strike one! The crowds goin wild isn’t it Bats. Huh its weird I didn’t think bats came out during the day” Firefly laughs as Batman crashed through a row of chairs. “You know these fights are just burnen me up. I do so much and you seem not to care.” Firefly explains as he burns another part of the building. As Firefly recharges his flamethrower Batman hurls a batarang at the gun and firefly drops the cartridge. Then Batman delivers a strong punch to his stomach. “Oh should have seen that coming. But tell me seriously how do you like it. I was worried it was a bit too much.” Firefly and Batman circle the small space that is not engulfed in flame as they are surrounded by the strong fire. “*cough**cough* Why an airport.” “Well Bats it’s never been done before. Plus I didn’t know if it was possible. But now I see. Haha IT IS hahahah.” Batman jabs punches and kicks at Firefly only able to land a few but enough to knock him to the ground. “Your done, *cough* *cough cough couch* you’ll never get out of here.” “Bats you look a bit winded. You can’t take the HEAT” As Firefly states this he burns the last part of the room and Batman falls to the ground. “This city Bats is burning itself down. I’m just speeding up the process. Crane was a genius. He showed this city that all it had to fear was itself and now look people are killing each other. A few crime bosses die and its open season in Gotham. Face it all the heroes in the world couldn’t save little Gotham. We’ll keep in touch.” As Firefly states this he walks through a small flame and rides a motorcycle off into the distance. Batman unable to get up feels defeated and that he will be captured. Until someone picks him up and puts him in a car and drives off.
“Long time. It’s been a long time. Too long.” Batman wakes to see Gordon over him with a glass of water. Batman quickly checks to see if his cowl is still on. It is. “Don’t worry I wouldn’t do that to you. I was able to get to you before Bullock did. Lucky. He would have taken off the mask and left you for dead. “Where are we?” “An abandoned gas station near the airport. Quickest thing I could find in such short notice. We have to talk. What do you know about Firefly? “Nothing, besides his name. He said he was helping the city burn itself down.” “Another maniac trying to tear the city apart.” “How many dead?” Asks batman as he gets up from a table and strokes his cowl. “87 and counting. The fire spread quickly. They say it started in multiple places in the airport. Not even you could have stopped it. We have to get this guy Batman. I fear this might be worse than Crane or the Joker” Gordon stares out a window “God help us all” Gordon turns to see the back door swing shut and that Batman has already left. “Good luck to you”
We enter the same warehouse as before and see Firefly stop his motorcycle and take off his helmet as his boss approaches him. “Are you proud father? The deed is done. The Bat is cooked and people are crying over lost ones.” He says laughing and relishing in his good job as he took off his remaining gear. “Well done my son soon the city will feel our message.” “Yeah and the flames up the ass. By the way, my pay” “Once the Job is done” The boss starts to walk off as Firefly places his hand on the shoulder of his boss “Hey look T……” The boss grabs his throat and pushes him up against the wall and grabs a small blow torch and points it in Firefly’s face. “HUSH…..little baby don’t say a word or you’ll never defeat the mocking bird.” He drops Firefly to the floor with the blow torch and begins to walk away. “Oh and next time you feel like grabbing me. DON’T.” “Sir Yes sir, looks like the flames ALREADY BURNEN UP SOMEONES ASS!” Firefly yells but the boss walks off into the darkness and Firefly goes to work on his bike.
We switch to Bruce in his kitchen trying to treat his burns as Alfred walks in. “Why the kitchen Bruce. The cave or the bathroom that’s your area, the kitchen is mine.” Alfred jokes but Bruce disregards this as he pats down a burn with a wipe. “112 Alfred. 112 dead and I did nothing to help. The airport is lost people die and the Firefly gets away and I did nothing.” “Master Wayne, you can’t help everyone. Sometimes you have to let fate take its course. You saved too many to believe this is your fault. Now let go of that bloody cloth and let me do this. In the bathroom of course.”
The camera pans to the Arkham Asylum sign in the dark of night and then enters its dark halls. You can here the psychotic cries of ex criminals and the psychotic outbursts of others. Batman arrives at the cell with the name Crane, Jonathan on it and stares in. “The Batman, it’s been too long of a time. Did you need some help?” All we see is the light blue of eyes accented by digital effect. “Firefly who is he?” “Didn’t know bugs had a gender. Funny, anyways what does that have to do with me?” “He said you were a genius.” “Can you blame him? Plus I haven’t seen anyone in quite a while. As you can see these cells aren’t too big.” “Former patient. Someone you talked to maybe.” “Patient doctor confidentiality. It’s a promise you have to keep.” Batman begins to start off until. “Wait Batman there was one. A man that truly hated this city and all its inhabitants especially the Wayne’s. I knew him when I was interning here many year ago.” “Name.” “Confidentiality Batman, you should know all about that.” Batman starts off and disappears into the night. He thinks he knows who it might be but won’t admit it.
The next morning Bruce enters his kitchen and grabs the news paper all the news is about the fire. Alfred is preparing a meal. “Did you find anything last night Master Wayne?” “What, um, no nothing, dead end I guess.” Bruce not wanting to tell Alfred about his lead, because of what Alfred would think. “You got a call from a Ms. Carter last night. She says she would like you to get back to her. Something special Master Wayne?” Bruce raises his head as Alfred takes a sip of his coffee with a small smirk. “I don’t know Alfred since Rachel I don’t know if I can feel that way for someone. Knowing she was going to marry me just won’t let me think of other women, love other women.” Alfred stares at the adjacent wall. Alfred knew Rachel was going to marry Harvey, but he knew he couldn’t tell Bruce, especially with the proof gone. Alfred gets up and begins to clear his plate. “If you never move on you’ll never know. Rachel would have wanted you to move on” Alfred says with a sigh. “Maybe, but that’s not close in my mind right now. I have to focus on Firefly.” Bruce goes back to his newspaper. “Plus I’d hate to see either of us die and the only one that ever lived in this 9 room mansion were 2 men.” Alfred smiles and Bruce gives a small chuckle and shakes his head.
Later that day at the MCU the place is a-buzz with chatter. Gordon enters his office to see Bullock at his sitting in his chair reading the newspaper with his feet on the desk. “CITY MOURNS THE DEATH OF ITS MANY CITIZENS. CAN ANYONE CATCH THE FIREFLY? IS BATMAN AN ACCOMPLACE? The headlines of today’s newspaper “Tell me Gordon is he? Can anyone? What do we have so far?” says Bullock with an angry smile “Where were you after the place went down in flames? Nobody could find you. And no one saw the Bat.” “What do you want Bullock?” the commissioner replies with a straight face and angry tone. “It would sure be strange if the city’s head of the police was working with its target numero uno” “Listen Bullock your here under my watch to help me, you work for me, and you answer to me. You got to watch who you’re accusing. I’m your boss and I could fire you before you finish your next sentence. So watch what it’s going to be.” Bullock gets up from the chair and into Gordon’s face. “Ok boss whatever you say.” Bullock leaves and slams he door. The camera focuses on Gordon’s face as it switches from angry to worried.
That evening Bruce invites Talia to his house to watch a movie he told her about at the party. She arrives wearing a small dress that would entice any man. Bruce opens the door. “Hello Talia how are you” she enters and he kisses her on the cheek and removes her jacket. “I’m fine. Was Lucius ok I was worried” “Oh yeah he’s uh fine. He had already left by the time the fire started. Thank god. Can you believe 112 dead?” “114 actually. 2 died from 4th degree burns this morning in the hospital.” She walks into his living room as he stares at the ground annoyed. He settles on the couch with her and he cuddles on his arm there was no light in the room but from the fireplace and the TV. He turns on the movie and they begin to watch Insomnia. “Bruce what’s wrong you don’t seem your self.” She looks up at him from her cuddled position. “It’s just all those people and the robbery, when will it stop?” “It will Bruce don’t worry. Chin up ok we’ll get through this together.” He nods and she gives him a small kiss on the lips. She focuses on the movie as he smiles. Then there’s a knock at the door.
“Um Master Wayne sorry to interrupt but Thomas is here.” Thomas enters and Bruce thanks Alfred as Talia and Bruce separate. “Yeah thanks Alfy, sorry if I interrupted something. Oh Insomnia great movie. Wonder how Insomnia would feel. I wouldn’t know I always sleep like a baby.” Thomas jumps on a seat next to the couch. “Sorry Thomas but did you need something,” Asks Bruce trying to get Thomas to leave? “Oh no just wanted to hang out. And call me Tommy come on like the old days.” Thomas stuffs his face with popcorn “Whose this?” Thomas asks with his mouth full. “I’m Talia Carter and you are?” Talia gets up to shake his hand “Very pleased to meet you. I’m Thomas Eliot, old friend of Bruce’s from school. Nice catch Brucey.” Thomas gives him a small punch on his arm. Bruce still trying to keep in his infuriation of Thomas’s interruption. “You know what Bruce maybe I should go. I have a very early meeting in the morning.” Explains Talia as she tries to break the awkward feeling in the room. “No Talia its fine…” “Yeah Talia come on the three of us it’ll be fun” she opens the door smiling. “No believe me I would love to but I really have to get up early. Call me later Bruce, Nice to meet you Thomas.” She exits and begins to close the door. “Bye” sighs Bruce “See ya later Talia” yells Thomas.
“DID YOU NEED SOMETHING” exclaims Bruce. “Um no man I just wanted to hang out. You know like old times. Sorry if you were trying to score but believe me if you have money they come crawl back every time.” Thomas jumps back on the couch and Bruce walks over and sits on the couch. “So Tommy how’s it um going.” “Pretty good, nothing to complain about. The hospitals great, I told you I work at the hospital right.” “No you didn’t. That’s great. I really don’t know much about you.” Bruce explains “Well yeah I’m a doctor, Dr. Eliot. Yeah I love the job. To have a persons life in your hands like that. It’s. exciting.” smiles Thomas “I bet” “Yeah, it’s like to save you all I have to do is this, but. If I was accidently to cut this, what might happen? You know so many things you could do with a person’s body. It’s crazy.” Thomas’s face turns more serious “Do you mind if I ask you something about Arkham?” Thomas lets out a small chuckle and a smirk. “Now a day that’s all anyone wants to hear about. I wasn’t crazy. Just so many things in my life I didn’t know how to handle and I snapped. I wasn’t able to control myself and I took it out on the wrong people. Your parents were great and I treated them like shit. They were just trying to help.” He pauses for a moment “You know the thing is people don’t care about your redemption. They only care about your fall. I’ll always be the kid that attacked snapped at summer camp.” He takes a gulp of Talia’s wine “I’m sorry Tommy I never knew.” “It’s not your fault….it’s your fathers” Bruce stares at Thomas in anger. “Excuse me.” Thomas smiles. “Come on your daddy could have cut me a bit of slack. I was your best friend” “Thomas you said it was my families fault your father died and that you attacked the kid. My father couldn’t just let it slide” “You were 16 take a joke” Thomas still smiling “Oh yeah you had a question?” Bruce tries to calm down. “Who was your doctor when you were in Arkham?” “Dr.Andrews, good guy, he had an assistant name Crane or Kane or something like that. Why you need a shrink? ” Thomas lets this out as if he was telling someone his own name “Just wondering, was it Crane the Scarecrow guy?” “Probably I seriously don’t remember though haha there were a lot of doctors. Plus I was only in there for a few weeks maybe a month” Bruce turns off the movie and turns on the news. The report is of a fire that broke out in the Narrows killing 4 people. Happened only half an hour ago. Bruce was astonished to find that Firefly wasn’t his friend. “Damn when’s this going to stop. Right Bruce?” “Yeah when?” “Damn Bruce you know maybe this city should burn down. It’s going to hell anyways. Scarecrow, Joker, and now this Firefly. Anyways I should go I just wanted to say hi anyways. Nice seeing you Bruce I’ll show myself out.” Thomas leaves and Bruce is left in thought as he goes to the Bat cave to put his suit on and go to the Narrows.
An hour later in the Narrows Batman arrives on his Bat pod and settles in an ally way as the fire men try to put out the flame. He sees no one and the buildings around him are engulfed in flames. He hears a motorcycle coming from behind him. “Come on Bats try and catch me!” Batman fires up his bike and tries to catch Firefly whose bike is faster than the pod. “Batman I thought you’d be faster.” Batman gets next to Firefly and tries to stop his bike with a batarang but misses. “Nu uh uh no good.” Firefly laughs as he pulls out his flamethrower and blows it at the bat pod. The pod continues fast forward as does Firefly when suddenly Firefly stops in front of a harbor after driving for 5 miles. “Hmmm where to go from here?” Firefly begins to stroke the bottom of his helmet as if it were his chin. “Stop this Firefly. This isn’t helping the city its destroying it.” Firefly laughs “I’m not trying to save it. Maybe once it’s destroyed something much better will be rebuilt in its place. By the way why I did bring you here? Or why did I lead you away from there” As this is said an explosion and fire is seen in the distance. Batman stares from the fire to Firefly and the darts towards the fire. “We’ll KEEP IN TOUCH BATMAN” Firefly yells as Batman races off.
When Batman gets to the fire he gets of the pod and sees it was only a car that blew up. It was set up for Firefly to escape. As Batman returns to the pod 2 novice police men come at him from behind “STOP RIGHT THERE!” They point there guns at Batman and he disarms them both with quick jabs in the jaw that cause them to fall. Batman shakes his head at how easy it was to stop them and races off back to his cave.
We see Firefly again at the Warehouse, but this time he is on the roof as the sun is coming up. He finds Hush staring in the distance. “Another day another dollar or another dollar you owe me.” “Money is the thing that drives us/The more we have/The greedier we are/The less we have/The more we want/Money is power/If we have it/We can get what we want/If we have it/We only want more/Money is nothing but hate/It makes us steal/It makes us kill/Money is nothing... but hell.” “Yeah is that your way of telling me your not gonna pay me.” “Tonight we make our finale strike Firefly. If all goes as planned you should have all the money you need.” “When do we start?” “5p.m. I just have to pick up a suit. Haha tonight we will have our revenge on the city.” “Thank god I’m sick of this I’m gonna go finish the upgrades see you at 5p.m. on the dot. As Firefly starts off the roof Hush stays to admire the day and throws a rock into the water.
Batman walks into his family room the next afternoon as Lucius runs into the house. “Sorry to disturb you Mr. Wayne but have you seen the news?” “Yeah the thing about the fire in the Narrows.” Bruce replies without actually have seen the news. “No Mr. Wayne look.” The news starts they say that today in Gotham a DVD was found outside the studio addressed to Mike Engle and they begin to play it. “Hello Gotham City.” All you can see is the outline of a chair and the light coming in through a window a deep dark voice is heard. “As you have seen there have been many fires in the recent time that I chose to call attention to now. You see this city has a problem the citizens are tearing it apart and the only way to save it is to destroy it. Think of it as the nukes dropped in Japan during WW2. The war ended because people surrendered and now I think why not cause the citizens to surrender. My accomplice Firefly has already begun the attack and soon Gotham City will feel it. Don’t bother trying to escape. If the airlines don’t work what makes you think other ways will. Good day Gotham and Good Luck.”
Bruce freezes not knowing what to do. Lucius stares at Bruce looking perplexed at the screen. Lucius turns to Bruce. “What are you going to do sir?” “I don’t know.” Bruce looks at the screen and sees the video is replaying and he freezes it “Wait look there.” Lucius looks at the spot and sees 3 boats “What sir?” “Firefly led me to that harbor last night. That’s why he needed to blow up the car so I would run away from it and he could hide. Lucius go to Wayne Enterprises and make sure everything is fine there.” Bruce goes into his elevator and presses the 1 button then the 3 button which causes it to go down to the Bat cave. Lucius runs to the elevator as Bruce goes down “It’s a trap Bruce he wants you to go there.” “I know but gotta try something.” Bruce says in despair as the elevator door closes and Lucius begins to leave.
As Lucius enters his office he finds someone staring out the window with a glass of whisky. “Roman, what are you doing here?” “Look Fox the world is about to burn down around us. Makes you wonder why worry about money when real power is fear.” “Roman… lets talk…sit down…what do you need maybe I can help you.” Roman pulls out a gun. “NO, not anymore”
As Batman is blowing past cars on the Bat pod he gets a call on his phone. His phone has a connection to one of the ears on the cowl. The call was from Talia. “Talia what do you need I can’t talk right now?” “Bruce….help me.” Talia’s voice is soft and weeping as the phone hangs up. “Talia…TALIA!”
Batman arrives at the warehouse. He believes it would be better to come in from the roof. He enters through a very high window onto a balcony inside. Something is heard over a speaker. “You are the shadow, You are the night/You are Fear, and feared throughout the land, But under the mask and beyond the Bat, /You’ll find that you are just a man.” Batman knowing that his cover is blown jumps to the floor, and feels that the floor is slippery. He looks around but sees nothing. But then a flame blazes by him. Then another and another, until he is in a square of flame. “Here’s Firefly!” Firefly laughs as he floats in the air. His suit has been upgraded. He now has two flamethrowers on the backs of his hand and a small jetpack that makes him float about 6 feet in the air. And a belt full of small buttons. “How d’ya like me now hahaha? Bruce Wayne is a dumb assss. He leaves important stuff to anyone’s computer. He has more technology built into a toaster than most companies have in a multi-million dollar contracts. All you have to do is know how to use it.” Batman stares up at Firefly as he spins around the square. Then Batman throws a batarang at his helmet and he falls back but still in the air. “Now now Bats that’s not nice.” Batman fed up with listening to Firefly walks straight throw the fire without a single flame on him. “Oh no matter take a little MORE!”
We switch back to Roman and Lucius. “Please Roman. Lets talk. Do you still want to talk merger.” Roman looks at him in disgust. “Merger, WE are way passed merger. See my company is dyeing. And if I’m going down with it, then the man who could have saved it goes down too.” He gets up close to Lucius and presses the gun to his head. “Now what am I gonna do next Mr. Know-it-all?” Lucius swings his legs across Roman’s and causes Roman to fall and shoot a bullet into Fox’s chair and Fox pushes Roman into a glass table behind him shattering it into pieces. Fox ties Roman to a chair and calls the police.
Firefly shoots two straight lines of flame at the Batman but nothing happens. “Um ok well if I can’t burn you. I’ll have to burn everything else.” Firefly presses a button on his belt and explosions of flames start all around the room. Seconds later the whole place ignites in flame because of the gasoline that was on the floor. “NOW WHAT, WHAT ARE’YA GONNA DO!” Batman presses a button on his belt which causes a mask to cover his mouth and his eyes so he can breathe and see better and red stripes light up on his suit. “Um ok, ok this is controllable.” Firefly presses a button and drops to the ground to punch at Batman. Batman is able to evade every punch and deliver a strong one to his stomach that makes Firefly fall. Then they begin a round of blow-to-blow attacks on each other one would punch or kick and the other would block. Batman seeing that they are equally skilled tries to think of a plan. “So Bats we gonna keep doing this, I’m a little bored.” Firefly round-house kicks Batman in the head and he falls. Firefly stands over Batman. “See Bats YOU CANT BEAT ME. NO ONE CAN HAHAHAHA!” Firefly starts to laugh as Batman throws a batarang at two ropes holding the balcony up. They cut two cords and it falls striking Firefly into a corner and because he is under the balcony he is unable to pick himself back up. Batman rises from the flames and takes off Firefly’s helmet to reveal a late teenager maybe in his low twenties.
“Wait Batman; if I’m gonna die here at least let me talk.” Batman agrees and stays. “You know I’ve been thinking. Who is the Bat? I started to narrow it down. I see my suit and know it costs a looot of money. So yours must to. So you have to be rich. Then I thought who the richest men in Gotham are. Crime families and big business. So that leaves Roman Siones and a few crime lords, but what crime lord would want to save a city haha *cough*. Now it can’t be Roman cause he doesn’t look like he wants to help much either. Am I getting hotter Batman? Or should I say Bruce. What other person would hide there voice behind what ever the hell you call it when you talk. Am I right? Batman begins to walk out as Firefly laughers and presses a button on his belt. After he does the entire ground outside of the warehouse explodes in flames with the strength of land mines. Batman is fine but the bat pod has been blown to pieces. So Batman walks off thinking he’s destroyed the evil.
Bruce gets back to his cave and takes off his cowl and feels like something is missing. No Alfred. Alfred is always here when Batman gets back. Batman worried, goes up to the mansion and sees nothing is wrong. Everything is the same as he left it. Batman sits in a chair still in his Bat suit but missing his cowl. He looks over and sees a note on the table.
“Dear Mr. Wayne,
How are you? I’m fine. Today we are gonna play a game. I have two of your loved one. Where are they you might ask? What you think I’m going to tell you? No, keep watching out for me. Later I’ll be at the place where this all started be there if you wish to save the ones you love. Firefly was just the beginning. I am the future.
Sincerely yours,
Hush
Batman quickly gets up and goes to the cave trying to find prints on the note. No print, although he knew who it was. He flips on the news to see if he sees anything. But nothings happening. He starts to worry and calls Lucius. No answer. He doesn’t know what to do now. Then he decides to call Thomas. “Hello Bruce.” “Thomas where are you” “Oh just picking up some new friends. You might know them ones an old guy the other a hot young girl.” “Why are you doing this?” “WHY? Don’t worry Bruce it’ll all be over soon enough.” Bruce hangs up the phone and throws it at the wall in anger.
At the MCU Bullock walks into Gordon’s office to find Gordon at his desk. “I have somethen you might wanna see.” Gordon gets up goes to the holding and finds Firefly unmasked but still in his suit without the flamethrowers. “Did you question him?” “No, plan is to take him to Arkham, he wont talk, maybe someone there can get to him” “What if they can’t” “Gordon its over. We got our guy” “Maybe, I’m not sure just yet.” As this is being said an explosion is heard from miles away. “What the hell was that Gordon?” “It’s not over, not even close.”
Batman hears this while trying to trace Talia’s call, which has no results, and gets into the new Bat mobile. It resembles a Maybach Excelero with black windows and a bat on the doors and the hood. He punches the gas hard and arrives at Gotham Firehouse and sees it burned to the ground the other fire department had already arrived to put out the fire. All that was found at the site was a DVD resembling the one from before.
They played DVD and Batman intercepts the video in the Bat mobile:This tape was different it was of a man with a face completely bandaged with holes for his mouth and eyes wearing a red button shirt and a black trench coat. In front of the entrance to Arkham. “Hello Gotham. This is strike one, 3 strikes and its over. Who’s gonna put out the fires now. I have a game to play with you. I have a change of heart. By 9:00p.m. I’m going to burn down either: A) the newly built Gotham General. B) The Angle Church or C) the Court House. All this can be avoided if one of these people is killed. James Gordon, Harvey Bullock, the Mayor, Bruce Wayne, or Roman Sionis.” Once this is said people begin to stare at Gordon and Bullock. “If you fail to do as I say, more will be destroyed than just a few important places. Good Bye and Good Luck. Oh by the way look at the building behind me, you should really be here it might fall soon.”
The video ends and everyone freezes and a fire and smoke is seen in the distance. “Arkham” says Bullock scared. “Fine let them die better for the city anyways” “Are you crazy Bullock, EVERYONE IN THEIR CARES TO ARKHAM NOW” “We cant let this freak think we’re gonna do whatever he says” “THIS IS OUR CITY BULLOCK, anyways you wanna catch the Batman, you think hes gonna miss this” Bullock stares at Gordon angry “EVERYONE IN THEIR CARS NOW COME ON LISTEN TO GORDON LETS GO.” Gordon and Bulloch hop in a car as Batman has already left.
Everyone has been evacuated and the cops are trying to keep the criminals from escaping with little luck. Batman arrives and gets out of the car to help keep the criminals from escaping. He beats all the criminals that try to escape and meets Gordon behind Arkham. “What do we do? This madness has to stop.” “I may have a lead, too soon to tell.” “Who? What is it?” Batman disregards this “Did you get the Joker, Crane, and Firefly” “Yeah we got them. “What are you gonna do about the warning?” Gordon puts his head down. “We have men at all the buildings. If he approaches we’ll see him.” “What about the victim warning?” Gordon puts his head down. “I don’t know. The mayor’s been put in a safe place. I can’t get a hold of Wayne or Sionis. “Careful Gordon.” Batman walks off. “You too Batman” Gordon mumbles to himself.
As Gordon walks back to the front of Arkham 2 convicts approach him. “If we get you it’s over.” “GET back in line NOW” they disregard this and try to attack Gordon. Bullock gets there in time and shoots both convicts in the legs. “They had it coming, haven’t seen the Bat, you?” “No nothing.”
We switch to a big black pick-up truck and a convict jumps in. “Boss is that you? I like the new duds.” “You failed me Firefly. You said you’d kill the Batman” “I know, but I know who he is. He pretty much told me. The Batman is B…” “Hushhhhh. You failed me for the last time. It’s payday.” Hush puts his hand over Firefly’s mouth and a gun to his stomach as Firefly closes is eyes and struggles to get out. Hush pulls the trigger and pushes the body out the door. “No room for failures.” Says Hush to himself as he drives away.
Gordon drives to the hospital and drops Bullock off at the court house. People are getting loaded out quickly in warning of the explosion. Gordon calls Bullock. “You see anything Gordon?” “No nothing, hey I just noticed something these buildings are close together isn’t they.” “Yeah there only separated by….” Gordon looks in front of him and sees Wayne Enterprises. “Oh no” “What is it Gordon?” “GET EVERYONE OFF THIS BLOCK AND EVERYONE OUT OF WAYNE ENTERPRISES NOW.” All the police try to scramble off the area and an explosion lights up the area. The hospital, the court house, and the church all blow to pieces and a fire takes the area. Wayne Enterprises in the middle receives an equal hit as the other buildings. And the ground floors begin to fall. Gordon was able to get far enough to survive but his body is picked up and all you can see are two pairs of gloves pick him up. Batman disregards the explosion and continues to his destination. CAMP HAYGARD a sign reads
Batman enters the camp and sees a light in the main eating house. He walks in to find Alfred, Talia, Gordon, and The Mayor in a circle strapped to tables with flames below each one. “You see this Batman; it kind of resembles my life. I’ve always felt strapped down to this location. Attack one kid and it never gets forgotten.” “This isn’t right Thomas you can stop this. The attacks, EVERYTHING” “NO BATMAN, no matter how I tried to fix my life no one cared and it’s your fault. Your father destroyed my life.” “He tried to save your parents in the accident. He was doing what’s RIGHT.” “You don’t get it do you Batman. I WANTED my parents to die. Who do you think cut the brakes on my father’s car? Who do you think caused the accident in my mother’s house? ME, I got all there money and look where I am now. But I still wanted something. I wanted revenge. When I found out your parents were dead it was the happiest moment of my life. If only I could have done it.” Batman infuriated rushes at Hush but Hush shoots him twice in the stomach and he falls to the ground. “No Batman. These people will make you feel the same pain I felt my whole life.” He presses a button and the tables start to rotate. “You know it wasn’t hard. I just had to plan it for 5 years. I had to get the right people at the right time.” The table keeps spinning. “You know Firefly wasn’t easy to find but he was easy to turn. All I had to do was tell him the city was sick, and what Jonathon Crane told me, and he was mine.” The tables keep spinning as Batman gets up. “Did you notice when you and Firefly went on your bike ride that he didn’t speed up. He kept a constant velocity. He was dropping explosives into the sewers. The car that exploded wasn’t a fire I wanted to get you to run. It was to show you it was me. The car was mine. You didn’t know that did you. The airport was a message that escaping was futile.” As Batman gets closer to Hush he pulls out his gun to shoot Batman. As he does this Batman throws a batarang and knocks the gun out of his hand. He quickly jumps at Hush and begins to punch him. Hush not being as skilled as Batman takes many blows until Hush take out another gun and shoot Batman in the side. “Now I’m angry.” says Hush in anger. He pulls out a small remote control. “You see this when I press this button the tables will stop spinning and gasoline will spill on them causing them to catch on fire.” Batman tries to get up but is in too much pain. Hush presses the button. The tables stop and the gasoline fall on the mayor who quickly ignites. The mayor, unable to move burns to death. “See what happens Batman when you don’t do what I sa…” Batman quickly kicks Hush’s feet from below him and he falls to the ground. Batman quickly begins to fight with Hush hitting him with tremendous force blow after blow until Hush won’t get up. Batman walks over and moves the tables out of the circle, then tries to wake the victims. As he does the Gordon calls the police. They arrive shortly after but Gordon tells them to stay outside because Hush demands it while really to let Batman get away.
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“This is what happens when you seek vengeance.” Batman walks away and Hush begins to wake up. “Yeah so, you go to take me to prison now. Sit in a cell the rest of my life do you call the help Gordon.” “You’re not going to jail your going straight to Arkham.” “Arkham haha there is no Arkham, this city is done and so are you Gordon. I did what I needed to do. I got my vengeance on the city and I got my vengeance on you Batman. Now I know your secret. Why tell anyone? Makes people want to know even more.” Hush steps below the gasoline bucket and grabs the control and begins to sing/ “HUSH LITTLE BABY DON’T SAY A WORD MOMAS GONNA BUY YOU A MOCKINGBIRD AND IF THAT MOCKING BIRD DON’T SING MOMA…” Hush presses the button the gasoline spills on him and he catches on fire and smiles as he dies. Everyone in the room watches him as Gordon starts to take Talia, Alfred, Roman’s assistant outside “Thank you Batman”. Batman looks at the ashes of his old friend. “I’m sorry Thomas.” Batman walks out the back and the police storm in. The screen goes black.
Epilog
Days later the city is still trying to fix the destruction left by Hush and Firefly. Bruce gives $1.5 million to fix the city. Firefly was revealed to be Garfield Lynns an ex-student at Gotham University looking to be a visual effects specialist but was expelled after he tried to burn down the a lab. People never found out that Hush was Thomas Eliot. Bruce made it look like Thomas moved to Europe and severed all contacts to Gotham. Bruce and Talia continue dating and he has told her he loves her. Roman Sionis was put in jail for attacking Lucius but was only there for two months after paying off the judge. Long enough for his company to go under and for him to lose everything he hasn’t been seen since. Bullock still suspects that Gordon is in contact with the Batman. Gordon told the public that Batman saved him from Hush, but people won’t change their minds about the Batman. Many convicts escaped from Arkham, many have been caught but many are still out. The fire was stopped at Wayne Enterprises and only 5 floors were destroyed and were quickly rebuilt.
So that’s my story it’s my first one and I wrote it as a sequel to Batman Begins so some facts may be shady. I tried to change it enough to be a sequel but leave the general idea. I hope you like it. There’s no sequel and I don’t know if I’m going to write another one. Thanks for taking the time to read it I know it’s long.
Cast:
Rider Strong as Firefly. I know the fag from Boy Meets World, but here me out. I wanted someone who looked young but not too young. He’s good at showing anger as seen in Cabin Fever Pulse 3. (Even though those were shit movies) and he’s good at being comical.
Matt Damon or Mark Walberg as HUSH. I picked them because they are both around Christian Bale’s age and have both played evil and good parts. My first choice is Mark Walberg because of his acting history, but because he already has 2 movies with Bale I put Matt Damon.
Jennifer Love Hewitt as Talia Carter. I know you probably all know that Talia is Ras’s daughter. I picked Jennifer because she’s good in Ghost Whisperer and damn hot. I mean look at those breasts.
Ray Winston as Harvey Bullock. I wanted an actor that was close to Gordon’s age to make it seem like there was more tension between them. Winston was great in The Departed and showed some good acting in Beowulf.
Daniel Day Lewis as Roman Sionis. I know that in no part in my story is Roman seen with the mask, but I couldn’t find any of Roman without the mask. Daniel’s acting doesn’t need to be proved. He is amazing in every role and he would be great in this one.