Chapter 11 - Legacy's End

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"As far as I'm concerned Smiley...you're just another punk Joker trying to fill some overly twisted shoes. The real Joker at least would have had a unique way of trying to lure me here. All you did was blow up some crappy old buildings and made a big smile that no one can see except on a holographic map. Call that impressive? It's pathetic."

The masked smiling man stood there still poised with his sword and lowered his eyes at Terry's insult.

"Don't you dare cheapen this moment with your snappy comebacks! I gave Gotham the supreme wedgy of a life time and showed all that Jokerz are the destined rulers of this town!"

Batman smirked as he saw his comments angered the opponent.

"You didn't show Gotham anything they haven't seen before. How sad you are...thinking that this will in some way lift the Jokerz to power. You're all a bunch of thugs with nothing better to with your time. You want to be the big man now? Fine...then lets stop dancing around the issue and see how tough you really are...Mr. Smiley."

The villain returned his sword to his hollowed out cane and sheathed it back in its place. He tossed it over to the twins and glanced at them as they both captured it in their hands.

"Hold on to that for me will you girls? I'll handle this imposter with my own two hands."

The DeeDee twins giggled and smiled as they prepared to watch their leader duke it out with the bat. Slowly the smiling masked man made steps towards the costumed hero and raised his fists.

"Now then...Terry. Let's see what you've learned from your trip abroad."

"You can't be serious?" The dark knight snickered. "There's no way you can defeat me hand-to-hand...but I guess it's your funeral."

"Actually..." Mr. Smiley said as he stared the man down. "It's yours."

The villain ran up fast to Terry and gave a deadly blow to his gut. He was so fast that the young man had no chance to react at all. It was un-natural the way he moved, almost as if he had super powers himself. The impact of the punch made Batman fling to the back of the room and smacked his body against the wall.

"What the hell?!" Terry thought. "His fist felt like it was made of lead!"

As Batman grasped his stomach in pain and proudly stood up again, Smiley remained in a crouched stance and giggled.

"Had enough, Kid? Or do you need more to get the point?"

Terry hated to lose.

"My turn!" He growled.

With the aid of his rocket-propelled boots, he launched himself with both fists pointed out and rushed in to give the purple-suited smiler his payback. Knocking the man down on his back, Terry continued to fly past him, but gave a look of pain again as he shield his hands after the attack. Landing on the ground again, he tried to move his fingers slowly and could feel the nearly shattered bones.

"What are you?!" Batman screamed. "I've heard of hard heads...but this is like punching Superman!"

Mr. Smiley rose from ground and wiped his jacket shoulders as he turned to face the wounded hero.

"Still haven't figured it out yet huh? What a pity. The real Batman would have known by now...guess your just not cut out to fill the man's shoes. Or cowl I should say."

The fury in Terry's eyes grew as he the man taunted him. In a blind of rage, Batman came at the villain and began punching and kicking at him with every form of fighting he had ever studied. Each impact did little to damage his nemesis, as the blows continued to pour out at the suited individual, Mr. Smiley snickered at the desperation.

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