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Batman: Reborn (Part 2)
By Carnotaur3
EXT. WAYNE ENTERPRISES – ROOFTOP – NIGHT
BRUCE WAYNE stands on the rooftop of his highly expensive WAYNE ENTERPRISES building, looking out over the breath taking landscape of towering skyscrapers. He places his hands over the railings, almost thinking to himself.
JENNIFER walks out from a door passage located behind him.
JENNIFER
Bruce – is there something troubling you?
BRUCE looks back, not puzzled by the question.
BRUCE
No, not at all.
JENNIFER stands beside him, gazing at the scenery as well.
JENNIFER
I remember when the city used to be darker than night. With so much corruption going around that it was almost hard to have trust in anybody.
BEAT.
BRUCE looks to her from the side.
BRUCE
Have you ever felt that – you’re supposed to be something, but – well – something happens to when you don’t feel the need for you to be it anymore. So, you were willing to give it up.
JENNIFER
You’re not talking about the business are you?
BRUCE
Well, something like that.
JENNIFER
To answer your question - no. I haven’t.
BRUCE nods.
JENNIFER (cont’d)
But if it’s meant for you to be that person – no matter what – do it. It’s fate in work.
JENNIFER moves back inside with BRUCE pondering on her answer.
CUT TO:
INT. DINING ROOM – DIM
ALFRED, laughing up a storm, wavers his hand in the air as he details something from BRUCE’S childhood. MRS. CAROL, MR. CAROL, CARL HARLAND, and JENNIFER watch enthusiastically as ALFRED speaks. BRUCE is standing next to ALRED, who is in a comfortable chair. Christmas decorations are in the background.
ALFRED
You couldn’t get Master Bruce off the dog if his life depended on it. He loved it so much.
EVERYONE in the room laughs.
MRS. CAROL
(To Bruce)
Surely, darling, you didn’t get another dog?
BRUCE
No, I did not get another dog. Once was enough.
MR. CAROL
…And the dog’s name was?
BRUCE
Flash. I know it sounds a little corny, but anything goes when you are a kid, I guess.
JENNIFER smiles to BRUCE. BRUCE returns the favor.
CARL
Well, I must go.
JENNIFER
Oh, but you just got here.
MR. CAROL
Yes, stay, man, you don’t know what you’ll be missing.
CARL
Important business meeting with the Chairman tomorrow, definitely don’t want to stay up as late as it is.
(Get’s coat)
G’night Bruce; everyone.
EVERYONE
Good night!
He strides out of the room as swift as possible.
ALFRED
I’ll get the trays, sir.
BRUCE
Thanks Alfred.
(To the group)
Hey, me and Jennifer need to talk but wait and you’ll get to try the muffins; Alfred makes great muffins.
MRS. CAROL
That will be delightful, Bruce.
BRUCE and JENNIFER leave off to another room.
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INT. DEN – DIM
BRUCE pulls JENNIFER into a dark spot of the room and gently kisses her lips.
BRUCE
I can’t stand looking at you, I need you now!
JENNIFER
(Playfully)
Stop, Bruce!
BRUCE
What do you think your doing; looking at me like that?
JENNIFER
Which way?
BRUCE groans.
BRUCE
Ah, either way.
They kiss again, this time more passionately.
CUT TO:
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM – NIGHT
TOD HOWLING wakes up in a hospital bed, squealing; not knowing where he is.
TOD
(Almost to himself)
What?
He looks around, seeing an instrument give counts of the beat of his heart. He looks to his arms. They are huge and muscular; his veins pulsating like crazy.
TOD (cont’d)
(Mood changes)
I feel good.
He sees before him soup on a tray. He reaches forward to get it and scoops up some soup with a plastic spoon. It touches his lips.
TOD (cont’d)
Cold! How about some hot soup, huh?
Suddenly, his hands warm up and spit a little fireball at the soup cup, flaming it and then burning out just as quickly.
TOD looks around, confused at just what happened. He looks to see nurses going around the hospital, not noticing his burnt cup.
A man, standing tall, in a white coat, walks in. It’s the doctor, and he's got a switch board in his hand.
DOCTOR
Good, you’re up.
TOD
What happened to me?
DOCTOR
We honestly don’t know, but the authorities found you, half dead, on the floor. We revived you and you’ve been sleeping ever since. There seemed to have been a robbery going on when you had – whatever happened to you.
TOD
Second question – Who am I?
DOCTOR
We don’t know, just yet, that either. It seems you are really suffering from amnesia. We’re going to do a couple of tests –
As the DOCTOR goes on, TOD reflects on flashbacks of the name-callings and the beatings. He doesn’t know who he is, but he does know his memories of the past – the bad memories.
TOD
(Evil look)
Never mind the testing, I don’t feel you are my friend. Why should I trust somebody who is not my friend?
FURY seems to rage in his eyes as the doctor backs up.
In an instant, knives in the air seem to appear in front of the doctor. He screams as they fly into his chest and stick him to the wall.
SLASH TO:
EXT. CITY HALL – DAY
COMMISIONER GORDON stands at the podium in front of CITY HALL.
COMMISIONER GORDON
It’s a week till Christmas, but I can assure you, we’ll have more guards standing around shops and stores than ever before.
A REPORTER speaks up.
REPORTER
Commisioner, we’ve heard reports of some break-ins done by the Cronies, do you know anything about this?
COMMISIONER GORDON
It is true, there have been some unfortunate burglaries happening on the other side of town, but –
A blast of fire burns to the walls of an alley. People run away. COMMISIONER GORDON looks out, seeing a glowing man walk between the flames and treading towards them.
VOICE
GOTHAM CITY!
Everybody leans forward squinting at him as he comes closer.
It’s TOD HOWLING in a hospital gown, and the glowing apparition around him is some kind of flame.
TOD
Meet your creator – and destroyer!
TOD flings a fireball into a crowd of reporters. They flee from the scene, a couple of them getting burnt in the process. He glides towards the podium and takes the microphone in his hands as he pushes the COMMISIONER out of the way. Almost everyone is speechless, some not even moving away.
TOD (cont’d)
I used to have a name; a real name. But now, you will refer to me as – Deludion. I’m a psychotic son of a bitch! Show me to Gotham City’s bank!
We now know TOD as the infamous DELUDION. A few from the crowd point to their right.
DELUDION (cont’d)
Thank you.
He throws the microphone at a nearby police officer, who is calling for assistance, and it knocks him down.
DELUDION carelessly moves onto the street towards the GOTHAM CITY bank.
CUT TO:
EXT. WAYNE ENTERPRISES – DAY
BRUCE comes out of the building’s doors with CARL, who is handing him a file.
CARL
Bruce, you told me to turn them in on Friday, and well, I had forgotten, so here it is.
BRUCE
Are you saying this revolutionizes the way we use computers?
CARL
I’d like to think so.
BRUCE
Let me check –
BRUCE and CARL turn to see, coming from the corner, DELUDION, being surrounded by police vehicles.
BRUCE and CARLE run down to see what is happening.
CUT TO:
EXT. STREET – DAY
One of the officers takes out a bullhorn from his cruiser.
OFFICER
(Through the bull horn)
We’ve got you surrounded!
From the middle of the street, DELUDION prepares to blast.
DELUDION
(To the officers)
It’s a lose/lose situation my friends! Deal with it!
He throws a much bigger fire ball than what we have seen before and it bounces from one police vehicle to the other, engulfing them all with flames. DELUDION steps over the burning cars and back onto clear road, passing by house and entering the bank. He, then, makes a STEEL WALL appear around the whole BANK building, including the entrance.
BRUCE WAYNE runs away from CARL and to the building.
CARLE
Bruce, where are you going?
He says nothing but keep sprinting to the bank.
CUT TO:
EXT. GOTHAM CITY BANK – DAY
Touching the cold steel wall that surrounds the building, BRUCE stands amazed at how a thing could just appear there out of thin air. How was this person doing it?
A quickly as it had appeared, it disappears. BRUCE witnesses DELUDION already with bags in his hands full of unmarked bills. DELUDION comes to a halt when he noticed BRUCE WAYNE standing at the door way.
DELUDION
(Pointing at Bruce)
I think I know you.
BRUCE stays silent and stands in awe.
DELUDION (cont’d)
Yeah – Bruce Wayne. I’d shake your hand but mine are kind of full.
DELUDION walks to his side.
BRUCE
Why are you doing this?
DELUDION
Why do anybody do anything? Because they can. And I – CAN!
(Beat)
You know, you and I aren’t so different? We’re almost – one in the same!
DELUDION leaves the bank and presses forward.
BRUCE doesn’t look back.
6/12/2003 3:35:11 PM
(Updated: 6/12/2003 4:06:03 PM)
(Updated: 6/12/2003 4:06:47 PM)
(Updated: 6/12/2003 4:11:53 PM)
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