The Right Side of Wrong

Batman Begins Forever: Part 4/Climax at Jazzapajizza: Part 1

Veronica's POV:

Me: "Ok, I got a million questions. But mostly, what?"

Adult Bruce: "He didn't tell you why I'm here. The reason I sit all night by the window waiting, begging for the Bat-Signal to appear. The reason I became Batman."

Harley: "Everyone knows your parents were murdered. It's pretty well-worn territory at this point."

Adult Bruce: "But they don't know that it was my fault. That night, Father wanted me to attend a shareholders meeting, but I begged he take us to the movies, 'The Mark of Zorro'. I came out of that theater exhilarated, inspired, even. So much so, I refused to take the limo back. I wanted us to walk home. Through Crime Alley."

Me: "To think all this trauma from an Antonio Banderas film."

Adult Bruce: "No, that's the 90s one, I'm talking about the black and white-It doesn't matter. Everything I do as Batman is to make that one night right. Yet it's never enough, so I must never forget. That is my penance. My bat-shaped cross to bear."

Harley: "Moving on doesn't mean forgetting. It means healing. And as your therapists, we promised to help you heal."

Adult Bruce: "Either you give up the kid so he can return to Crime Alley, or I shoot you dead. Your call, Quinzels."

Me: "I thought your rule was no guns."

Adult Bruce: "I mean, the real me is against it, but the mind me is flexible."

Young Bruce: "Help me."

Harley: "We will. But we can't help you in here. We need to talk to the real you, it's too fucked up in here."

Adult Bruce: "Come on, champ, let's go watch our parents die. It's what we deserve."

Me: "Again, very fucked up. But we'll fix it."

Young Bruce: "Don't tell my secret."

Harley: "Doctor-patient confidentiality."

Then, Harley and I are transported back to our bodies. When I wake up, I find myself tied to a chair separate from everyone else's. Wait, is that-

Me: "Riddler?"

Riddler: "Oh, mon cher, thank-*looks me over*-Nice costume change."

Me: "Yeah, thanks. Where are we?"

Ivy: "Wayne Manor. Bruce hired those fucking latchkey Bat-kids to do his dirty work. Didn't realize Batman was such a fucking sellout."

Harley and I share a look before turning to Bruce with one of sympathy.

Harley: "I know what you're gonna do! But, Bruce, you can't undo your trauma. You have to work through it. It's hard, and it's scary, but it's the best thing you'll ever do."

Ivy: "I'm sorry, what?"

Psycho: "I think we missed something big."

Bruce: "Why should I trust you?"

Me: "'Cause we promised a little boy we'd help, and we will."

Bruce: "You saw everything. This is the only way out of the dark."

Ivy: "Guys, what is he doing with Frank?"