Batman and Spider-Man

Chapter 12

This just in, the Falcone crime group has been using Wayne Inc resources to ship illegal goods around Gotham. This news came in from an anonymous tip to the GCPD leading to a mass investigation of Wayne Inc warehouses and suppliers. This is just after the revelation that the Falcone family was involved in many shady deals with the Waynes...

Good, Otto thought. As the newscaster's face was blared on one of the TVs in his little sewer cave, he smiled gleefully. The Waynes were gobbling themselves up.

Wait hold on, there's been a sudden update. Bruce Wayne, I repeat Bruce Wayne, CEO of the Wayne Inc is planning on making a public statement tonight...

Otto paused. This was cause for concern. Unless it was just a PR stunt...

Where he will relinquish key details about the Master Planner. A man who has been called a 'freedom fighter' by many. In said conference he'll reveal details about his absence and...

Otto felt his fingers tremble. His tentacle lashed out at the TV screen as he scrambled around his cave to find an encrypted communication device.

Cracks split the face of the blonde news reporter., Otto's reflection could be seen through the broken glass, his face split in two.

...

"Are you sure about this?" Alfred asked.

"Yes, I am," Bruce said, running his fingers through the suits and ties hanging in his massive closet that Alfred lined up for his press conference. "I've lived in fear of being exposed for far too long."

"That's all well and good," Alfred said. "But I take it you have a plan, a missing leg is not that hard to hide, you know?"

Bruce smirked as he swept through all the ties, picking up a bowtie. "You know me, Alfred. I always have a plan." Down in the bowels of the Batcave, Lucius Fox was being called.

...

Gordon already had a stressful enough day. Arranging cops back and forth around Gotham because of the unexpected Wayne announcement. What's more Batman anticipated an assassination attempt from the Master Planner so that was another headache to deal with alongside his other responsibilities as Commissioner. The boys in his precinct also didn't like that they had to work with Crime Alley's own Daredevil after the whole shtick he pulled with the Gladiator earlier this year, he had to do a lot, a lot to keep things in order and he prayed to God things wouldn't get worst.

"Commissioner," Montoya said. "There's someone on the rooftop, wants to see you."

Apparently, he wasn't a pious enough man. He took a painkiller, already anticipating the migraine that was coming.

"Who is it?" he asked, getting up. "The bat doesn't come out this time of day."

"Said he wanted to keep it a surprise," Montoya said, trying her best to hide her grin. The precinct got a load off stressing him out, he didn't expect the good ones to do that too. "And I don't want to piss him off, you know? Hierarchy and all that..."

"Yeah," Gordon said, forcing a grin. "You should be worried about pissing me off more. Next time you pull a stunt like this you're fired."

That shut the girl up. Montoya left him at the door. With a heavy sigh, Gordon opened the door.

"Hey Commish," said Spider-Man, leaning against the bat signal with his arms crossed. "Did you miss me?"

"No," Gordon said, walking past Spider-Man and leaning against the roof. Should've brought his coffee. Batman was a lot of things but at least he only talked when he needed to.