Batman: Arkham Knight

chapter 15

As they arrived near the clock tower, they went on the top. Oracle told them " I managed to track Jason's batmobile's path with CCTV cameras and you're not going to like it where he took Harley. " She then showed them a video of the batmobile heading to Arkham Island. Dick said " Arkham Island ? " She replied saying " Yes, but as I tried to access their security system but this giant green question mark appeared. " The screen then turned into a green maze, Dick then asked " How the riddler is involved in this ? " Barbara replied " I knew someone smart was in the inside as I found a virus in the batcave's security system that was too well place for a typical hacker. " Tim chimed in saying " I guess Jason forced the riddler into helping him too. " Oracle was studing the screen seeing that there was a simple line maze where she needed to get to the middle but every move she made he kept throwing more firewall at her She then told them " Go see Lucius, I will take care of this. "

Dick and Tim walked towards Alfred and Lucius. As they reached them Alfred dropped something in a syringe. Dick asked " What are you guys doing ? " Alfred replied back
" When Mr Wayne assaulted us we noticed that he was sweating heavily, after we gain consciousness back we analyzed a sample of the sweat for the toxin and Mr fox reversed the engineering of it to create a counter to the effects. " Tim chimed in saying " So in essence you created an antidote. " Lucius nodded and responded " Exactly Mr Drake. But we were only able to make for 12 syringe since we are low for supplies. " Dick eyes widen and said " I'm pretty sure that we aren't going to have to stick Bruce 12 times with this stuff. " Alfred asked him " Since when does scarecrow uses his toxin on only one person Master Grayson ? " Dick answered back saying " That's a good point. " Lucius walked over to them handling them two retrofitted disruptor that now shot the antidote. They fold them in half before putting into the utility belt before walking back to Oracle who was still working on the maze she told them " I'm still working on it, it will take some time but you to get to Arkham Island before it's too late. " They both nodded and started walking away when Barbs grabbed Dick's arm and told him " Come back to me in one piece. " Dick smiled and responded " We already dealt with Two-face so at least I won't come into two pieces. " She shaked her head and said " I'm serious. " Dick smiled and said " I will come back I will make sure of it. " He then leaned down and kissed her before going down the elevator and hopped into the batmobile with Tim and drove to Arkham Island.

On their way there they saw the war was still in active but some of Harley's gang retreated after she was captured. As they drove they took down as many hostile cars they could and took the familiar road to Arkham. As they reached the Island Oracle said " I managed to disactivate Riddler's security system and put a virus in his control command, he won't be a problem any longer. The guards position has been updated as some of them left to join the riot in Gotham but still keep your guard up it's Arkham Island after all. " They took out there retrofitted disruptor and Dick said " We need to find Bruce and fast. " Just then Tim was kicked on the side and Dick was grabbed by batman who's eyes are thickly green and face full of veins, he threw nightwing to the side and walked towards them. In Bruce's head he's still fighting against Crane's toxin. He now saw himself in the world of nightmare trying to stay out of scarecrow's gaze as he moved trying to find his way out. He saw Joe Chills and Joker again which angered him and started attacking them without holding back this time but in reality the duo was trying to fight batman but still in lowest mental capacities he was still outpacing them in term of fighting capability, each punches and kicks were deflected and countered as Batman's fighting style was unmatched and more brutal this time. In the back of his mind he was hearing scarecrow saying " It's pathetic to try fixing your broken mind. It's been this way since your parents were murdered. " He grappled to a rooftop and looked down where he saw Crime Alley with his parents together screaming " You failed us! " at the same time. He grabbed his head and fell all of his strength left in his body were fighting back. As they were fighting Robin felt shaking and was grabbed by a giant plant oozing toxin, he looked down to see Ivy and scarecrow together. He then saw the Arkham Knight who said " Oracle is good I will give her that but we still have plenty of defenses to offer. " Tim then pulled out the cure from his belt along with a gas mask and begun plunging them into the plant. Ivy stumbled back as the plant released Robin from its grip and he glided on the roof of the botanical gardens. Oracle then informed him that " Then plants have noticable weaknesses along the sides as the toxin is flowing through the giant veins circling them. " He thanked her and begun attacking the veins. Nightwing pulled out his disruptors and begun shooting at Bruce but dodge or grabbed them middle air and throwing the syringe back. In his mind he saw that he was at the graveyard where his parents were buried but with skeletons running and attacking him, no matter what he did they didn't stopped coming back. Nightwing rolled around Bruce and pulled the disruptor up but he grabbed it out of his hand and threw it to side of the rooftop. Nightwing screamed in anger as his only chance to save Bruce was gone. Nightwing then desperately try fighting batman pleading at him saying " Please Bruce you need to snap out of this, you're stronger than this. " In his mind the graveyard was overflowing with skeletons as he desperately tried to hold on his sanity, but suddenly he is grabbed and placed by one of the skeletons. As nightwing was countering one of Bruce punches he heard the sound of the crack of a whip saw It wrapped around Bruce's body and catwoman flipped in the air behind batman and landed on his back sticking the cure into the back of his neck then, he reeled in pain and slumped to the ground. In his mind, the graveyard and the skeletons disappeared and he saw himself back on the rooftop where scarecrow was searching for him but then a beam of light appeared and it revealed the bat signal in the sky, he reached the signal which was on top of a rooftop but was grabbed and thrown on the ground. He then saw the joker choking him saying " I won't let you spoil all the fun, it's better this way! " He manically laughed while still choking him but he wasn't strong enough as Batman's willpower exeeded Joker's attacks and kicked joker off him, he then grabbed him by the throat and lifted him up and in his mind said " I am vengeance. I am the night. I am batman! "