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Batman Rising Darkness Part 2
By Vito_The_White
Marsha turns back to Crane.
MARSHA
(Cont.)
“Later darling.”
CRANE
”Have fun dear.”
Marsha and Croc leave the area behind. The thugs look at Crane for instructions. Crane looks at them like they’re all idiots.
CRANE
”Get that damn cage
Out of my sight.”
The thugs nod and leave with the cage. Crane starts to walk back toward the train, but suddenly feels light-headed as he sits down in a nearby chair. His head starts to pound as he begins to have another flashback…
FLASHBACK:
63 INT. GCU BOARD ROOM – DAY 63
Jonathon Crane is shown sitting down in a boardroom with the moneyman of the university, DEREK POWERS, and three professors all staring him down.
POWERS
“Professor Crane, your methods
Seem very questionable and
Extremely Disturbing.”
CRANE
“But they work. It’s my way
Of showing the kids…”
POWERS
“Look John, I’m going to
Have to cut to the chase
Here.”
The Head of the GCU Psychology Department PROFESSOR MILES LAMBERT stands up from his chair.
MILES
“I’ll handle it from here Derek.
(To Crane)
“Basically John there have been
many complaints about your
teaching methods and we must
say we do not disagree.”
CRANE
“What are you trying to tell
Me?”
MILES
“Mr. Crane, I have to be the
one to tell you, that you’re
fired.”
Crane’s face starts to look down.
CRANE
“This can’t be right?”
MILES
“Perhaps it’s not, but the
Fact remains that we can’t
Have a reputation for teaching
The principles of fear to students.
It’s just not what this University
Is after. We have enough fear out in
Gotham City as is without our teachers
Trying to put it through the heads of
Their students. I’m sorry Jonathon. I
Hate this just as much as the rest of
Us. You were a really good friend of
Mine.”
Crane gets out of his seat and walks out of the room.
END FLASHBACK:
We have a white screen fade on the scene of Crane leaving the room.
NEW FLASHBACK:
64 INT. GOTHAM UNIVERSITY -MILES OFFICE –NIGHT 64
Miles Lambert works through the clock grading papers at his desk.
The sound of approaching footsteps takes Miles away from the grading.
MILES
“Hello? Who's there?”
Miles gets up from his desk rushing to the hall.
MILES
(Cont.)
“These premises are off limits
After…”
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65 INT. HALLWAY- NIGHT 65
Miles emerges into the hallway seeing that it’s completely empty.
Miles looks around and goes back in his office. Thinking twice he closes the door.
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66 INT. OFFICE- NIGHT 66
Miles settles back into his seat, and resumes grading.
A furious pounding at the door comes to the door suddenly. Miles jumps in his seat. He nervously adjusts his glasses.
MILES
(Cont.)
“Hello? Who's there?”
Miles slowly gets up from his seat and walks to the door. He opens it quickly, and looks into the hall. There’s nothing there.
He runs back into his office and grabs the phone finding to his horror that it’s dead.
He runs out into the hall.
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67 INT. HALLWAY- NIGHT 67
Miles walks down the dimly lit hall, checking each open door for a phone. He sees a reflection of someone in a window. He turns toward the figure finding no one.
He rounds a corner, a red gas permeating from a locker. He coughs a bit, and then keeps running.
As he runs he looks down at his skin, leeches cover every inch of his body.
MILES
(Cont.)
“My God, get off, get them off!”
Miles sprints through the hall screaming. He rushes through the history department and slams into a glass case, a Scythe hits the floor, echoing through the halls.
The leeches are moving up his face. He screams out loudly as he runs through the doors, into…
CUT TO:
68 INT. AQUATIC CENTER- NIGHT 68
Miles sprints towards the Olympic sized pool and dives in.
He resurfaces moments later with a sense of relief. The leeches are gone.
He wades to the edge of the pool. Two feet are waiting.
He slowly looks up to the shadowy face.
MILES
(Cont.)
“Crane, what are you…”
Dr. Crane slams the scythe down into his back.
Crane turns to leave, thinks better of it, and then turns back.
He picks up the scythe and slams it down again and again. Dr. Crane is enjoying this.
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69 EXT. WAYNE MANOR- NIGHT 69
A can is shown pulling up to the front entrance of Wayne Manor. Bruce Wayne gets out of the can and walks into the house.
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70 INT. MAIN LOBBY- NIGHT 70
Bruce walks into the front door of the Mansion. He is met immediately by Alfred who takes his coat.
BRUCE
”Thank you Alfred.
Anything happen while
I was gone?”
ALFRED
”Not that I’m aware of.
Dick and Barbara were
Confused why you stayed
At the Asylum though. I
Didn’t know what to really
Tell them. You’re just lucky
That Master Dick hasn’t saw
The newspaper.”
BRUCE
“I know. When I find the
Idiot that’s responsible
For that, I may give them
Something else to write
About while in the hospital.
Otherwise, I’m glad that you
Didn’t tell them. I don’t think
That Dick would be able to take
It.”
DICK
(O.S.)
“Wouldn’t be able to
Take what?”
BRUCE
(Smiling)
“Your surprise.”
DICK
”Surprise? From what?”
Bruce takes his right hand out of his pocket to reveal two tickets.
DICK
”Oh God!”
Dick walks over and Bruce hands him the tickets.
DICK
(Cont.)
“This is for the Wrestling
Event tonight! The big thing
That you’re sponsoring!”
BRUCE
”Yeah, I thought you’d like
That. We haven’t been to the
Garden in quite some time, and
I felt that you deserved it. You’ve
Been wanting to go to one of those
Events for a long time now.”
DICK
”But there’s only two tickets…
What about Alfred and Barbara?”
ALFRED
”I’m too old for such things as
Wrestling, and Barbara already
Said that she wanted to spend
The night here with me.”
DICK
”So it’s just the two of us then?”
BRUCE
”Yeah. A little time for the boys to
Have some fun.”
DICK
”Sounds great.”
BRUCE
”Well, we’ll have to get on
Out there if we don’t want to
Miss anything.”
DICK
(Smiling)
“Well, let’s go!”
Dick grabs his coat and starts out the door. Bruce walks over to Alfred and takes his coat back.
ALFRED
”Perhaps this would be
As good a time as any
To tell him what is
Really going on sir.”
BRUCE
”Maybe, but I’ll have
To pick the appropriate
Time to do so.”
ALFRED
“I expected as much sir.”
BRUCE
”Well, I’m going on then.”
ALFRED
”Have a good time Master
Bruce.”
BRUCE
”Thanks, oh and if Julie calls,
Just tell her that I’m fine now,
And not to worry.”
ALFRED
”I’ll make sure to tell her.”
BRUCE
”Thanks Alfred.”
Bruce walks out the door and Alfred turns to leave but sees Barbara standing behind him.
Alfred is a bit spooked, but otherwise, it seems as if he expected her to be standing there.
ALFRED
”You really shouldn’t do that
You know dear. I’m quite a bit
Too old to be getting scared
Like that.”
BARBARA
”Sorry Uncle Alfred. I just
Wanted to hear what was said.
What are you and Bruce keeping
From us?”
ALFRED
(Sighing)
“Come on my dear. I’ll make
Us some dinner.”
Barbara and Alfred walk out of the room.
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71 INT. ABANDONED SUBWAY- NIGHT 71
Crane suddenly awakens. He’s no longer sitting in the chair. He’s now lying on the floor. He sits up and puts his left hand on his forehead. Obviously he has a splitting headache.
Suddenly he hears the sound of humming and singing coming from deep within the tunnels of the subway. Crane tries to shake the sounds away believing that he’s just hearing things. However, the sounds won’t leave. Crane stands up suspiciously. He picks up his mask and puts it on becoming The Scarecrow again and starts walking slowly toward the sounds.
He emerges from the dark tunnels into one of the lobbies to see, to his surprise, a woman wearing what looks like a red, white, and black clown costume jumping rope around the place as she continues to hum and sing to herself.
The Scarecrow looks on at her in amusement as well as anger for the fact that she’d managed to find her way into his lair.
Harley Quinn suddenly stops jumping rope and looks over toward where The Scarecrow is standing. She waves and puts a big smile on her face.
HARLEY
”Hi ya, Mr. S!”
The Scarecrow moves farther back into the darkness, but he knows that he’s been caught.
HARLEY
(Cont.)
“Why don’t ya come out
To Play?”
The Scarecrow steps out of the shadows finally and walks forward toward her. He gets severely close to her face and just stares at her. She just continues to smile at him. Suddenly The Scarecrow’s eyes glow red as he looks into her eyes.
SCARECROW
”Have you ever had
The living hell scared
Out of you girly?”
Harley just turns her head sideways and giggles. She then moves her right hand up to The Scarecrows face and pinches the nose on his mask.
HARLEY
”You’re so funny. But
You should know Mr. S
That I’m not easily taken
By your spells. I’ve found
Ways to avoid the effects
And made them all a part of
The make-up on my face. Poor
Silly little Scarecrow. I thought
You had a brain unlike a certain
Other one that I’ve heard of.”
The Scarecrow snarls and turns away from Harley. He starts walking away from her.
HARLEY
”Where ya goin’ hun?”
The Scarecrow turns back around and stares at her deeply. As he is doing that, however, he is busy pulling something out of his back pockets. It’s one of his fear grenades! He throws it at Harley and she just stands there frowning as it hits right beside her and engulfs her in fear gas.
The Scarecrow laughs evilly as he watches the gas surround her.
SCARECROW
”That’ll teach ya.”
However, as the gas cloud clears, to The Scarecrow’s horror she is still standing there smiling at him.
HARLEY
”Did I pass professor?”
SCARECROW
”Who are you?”
HARLEY
”Why, I’m Harley Quinn,
And I’m the next best
Bad girl since The
Catwoman.”
SCARECROW
”Harley Quinn huh?
Kind of like the
Harlequin. Trying
To follow in the
Footsteps of The
Joker are we?”
HARLEY
”You could say that.
However, you should
Know that I’m actually
His daughter.”
The Scarecrow’s interest becomes a bit bleak at this point. Apparently he doesn’t seem to believe her.
SCARECROW
”You, the daughter of
The ruthless gangster
Jack Napier? How and
Why should I believe
Anything you say? Jack
Napier never had any
Children.”
HARLEY
”Did you know my father?”
SCARECROW
(Laughing)
“No I didn’t. In fact
I’m glad that he’s
Dead. He was no more
Then a low down scumbag
That no one gave a shit
About. Hell, his own boss
Betrayed him because he
Was doing naughty things
With the big man’s girlfriend.
I don’t see why in hell you
Expect me to believe what
You’re telling me. I think
You’re full of shit!”
Harley frowns and pulls some papers out of a small purse that she’s carrying.
HARLEY
”Take a look Mr. S.”
The Scarecrow takes the papers and looks at them thoroughly. He suddenly looks up from the papers and stares at her. He then takes off his mask and looks at her with amazement in his eyes.
CRANE
”But Alisha leaped to
Her doom. It can’t be
Possible.”
Harley takes off her mask to reveal her beautiful face.
CRANE
”Oh my God. You look
Just like her.”
QUINZELLE
“You say you didn’t know
My father, but it’s apparent
That you knew my mother.”
CRANE
”Yes I did. She was my aunt.
We’re related.”
QUINZELLE
”Well then, I say that we
Avenge the deaths of our
Loved ones together.”
CRANE
“What are you talking about?”
QUINZELLE
“Batman was the one that
Caused your aunt to commit
Suicide. We should avenge
Her death together.”
Crane turns around.
CRANE
”Batman didn’t cause her
To do that. It was your
Retched father, and you
Know that.”
Crane turns back around to face her again.
CRANE
(Cont.)
“Do you seriously
Believe that I’m
Going to fall for
This?”
QUINZELLE
“No, I don’t expect
You to, but we’re
Blood. We have the
Same evilness flowing
Through us. I found
You didn’t I?”
CRANE
”Wait… You’re the
One that killed Dr.
Burton last night
Aren’t you?”
QUINZELLE
”Ah huh.”
CRANE
“What would you suggest
We do?”
QUINZELLE
(Smiling)
”Raise some hell.”
Crane looks thoughtfully and then smiles.
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72 INT. GOTHAM SQUARE GARDEN- NIGHT 72
The arena of the Gotham Square Garden is jam-packed. Wrestling fans sit everywhere awaiting the events to begin.
Bruce and Dick find their front row seats and sit down.
Standing in the ring is a referee, MICHAEL BUFFER, and GOSSIP GERTY who has the microphone.
GERTY
”Good evening all
You Gotham guys
And gals. Boy are
You all going to get
An amazing experience
Tonight with the WWE! We
Have several fabulous matches
Here at The Gotham City Square
Garden just for all of
You well deserving fans
To see. You will definitely
Get your money’s worth tonight.”
Gossip Gerty looks out into the crowd and sees Bruce and Dick.
GERTY
(Cont.)
“Oh, my! There is the
Richest man in all of
Gotham himself. Ladies
And gentlemen, there in
The front role along with
His good friend Dick Grayson
Is none other then the man
That set up this charity for
Arkham Asylum, Bruce Wayne.”
Bruce and Dick all wave embaraced and then look down.
DICK
”What is with that woman?
Everywhere we go, she feels
That she has to announce that
You’re there as well.”
BRUCE
”I know Dick, but you’ll
Just have to get used to
Her. She’s an extremely
Energetic woman.”
DICK
”A little too energetic
I think.”
Gossip Gerty stops clapping and returns to talking on the microphone.
GERTY
”And now, it gives me
Great honour to introduce
Your ring announcer for the
Evening, Mr. Michael Buffer.”
Michael Buffer walks over to Gossip Gerty and she hands him the microphone and gets out of the ring. She walks over to a chair at ringside and sits down.
BUFFER
”Ladies and gentlemen,
It is time for our
Opening match of the
Evening.”
The audience cheers with delight as they wait for Michael Buffer to continue.
BUFFER
(Cont.)
“Let’s get ready to
Rumble!”
The crowd continues to cheer even louder. Dick is off his chair and cheering even louder then anyone else in the arena.
Suddenly some music starts up. For anyone in the theatre that has watched the WWE, they’re going to know who’s getting ready to come out to the arena.
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73 INT. ENTRANCE RAMP- NIGHT 73
The Crippler, CHRIS BENOIT suddenly enters runway ramp and starts walking down with his same determined walk and look as he always has when he’s getting ready for a match.
BUFFER
(Cont.
O.S.)
“Making his way down
To the ring, from Calgary
Alberta, Canada, weighing
In at 234 pounds. He is The
Crippler, Chris Beniot!”
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74 INT. RING- NIGHT 74
Chris Beniot enters the ring and moves over to his respected corner. His music stops as new music begins. However, this isn’t the music that the audience is expecting to hear as the music “No Chance in Hell” begins to play.
Chris walks away from his corner and goes over to the ring ropes closest to the entrance ramp. Michael Buffer and the referee join him.
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75 INT. ENTRANCE RAMP- NIGHT 75
VINCE MCMAHON, the owner of the WWE walks out on the titan-tron and stands before everyone in the arena.
VINCE
”I regret to inform
All of you wonderful
People of Gotham City
That this beginning
Match no longer has
Chris Beniot fighting
The Undertaker. I’m
Quite sorry for that,
But I can tell all of
You some news that might
Excite you. I’m sure you
All know who Marsha Queen
Of Diamonds is, correct?”
The audience cheers with delight at the name that Mr. McMahon has just said.
VINCE
(Cont.)
”Well, she’s been lovely
Enough to give us a great
Substitute for tonight’s
Match. This is a fellow
That she claims to know
Very well.”
Some new music starts up.
VINCE
(Cont.)
So without further ado,
I give you, from parts
Of Florida unknown, at
The amazing weight of 335
Pounds, being accompanied
By Marsha The Queen of Diamonds
Herself. I give you Killer Croc
Morgan!”
Killer Croc, now wearing only blue jeans, and Marsha come out onto the entrance ramp. Marsha kisses Mr. McMahon on the cheek and it looks as if he’s about to have a heart attack so he leaves. Croc and Marsha begin their walk down toward the ring.
Everyone in the audience is in complete awe at the looks of Killer Croc Morgan as he enters the ring.
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76 INT. RINGSIDE- NIGHT 76
DICK
”That’s one amazing
Costume. It looks so
Real.”
BRUCE
”It wouldn’t surprise
Me if it was, after all
We’ve seen here in Gotham.”
DICK
”Are you kidding Bruce? Marsha
The Queen of Diamonds with a
Real monster like that?”
BRUCE
(Smiling)
“Perhaps you’re right.”
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77 INT. RING- NIGHT 77
Killer Croc Morgan stands tall in his corner of the ring with Marsha right beside him giving him words of advice. Croc seems to not even be listening to her as he stares down Chris Benoit in the other corner.
Michael Buffer takes one good long look at Croc and decides that it’s a really good time to exit the ring. The referee looks as if he really wants to exit as well, but he knows that he has a job to do and needs to stay there until the bitter end to get it done.
Marsha kisses Croc on the cheek and exits the ring. The referee moves to the center of the ring and makes the signal for the bell to be rung. He then moves to an empty corner and stands there watching and waiting for something to happen.
Chris Benoit stands there staring forward at this monster that he’s now going to be forced to fight in. Benoit moves forward toward Croc.
Croc just continues to stand there staring forward and sighing heavily. Beniot stops moving and backs away again. The fans scream loudly as Marsha raises her arms into the air trying to get their support.
Suddenly all of the fans begin to chant Croc’s name. Beniot looks all around at the crowd. His face suddenly turns to anger as he charges toward Killer Croc. However, as soon as Beniot reaches Croc, Croc slings him all the way to the other side of the ring.
Croc goes to the center of the ring and roars in triumph for he seems to be already claiming a victory. The referee looks even more frightened then he already was, as his knees begin to shake.
Beniot jumps up and runs for Croc, hitting him in the back. However, it doesn’t even phase him, as Croc turns around and lifts Beniot up with one hand and dangles him over his head.
The crowd looks on in amazement at what they’re seeing. Bruce and Dick both seem to start looking a bit concerned, but are still enjoying the match.
Croc roars again as he begins to twirl Beniot in the air. He then drops Beniot down to the mat. The referee looks down at Beniot laying on the ground and then runs out of the ring and up the entry ramp.
Marsha laughs very happily as Croc taunts the crowd. He then turns back to Beniot and starts to pick him up, but Beniot amazingly kicks Croc right in the groin. Croc falls to his knees feeling the pain consuming him.
Beniot gets to his feet as the crowd boos him for what he just did. Beniot then spits in Croc’s face and kicks him right in the ribs.
Croc falls to the ground in pain. Beniot then raises his arms into the air and then he gives his all emphasis symbol of taking his thumb and making a swipe across his throat signalling that it’s time for the Crippler Cross Face.
Beniot then goes in for the kill as he puts Killer Croc in the Cross face, and Croc lies there in pain from the feeling of the submission move being used on him.
Marsha bangs on the mat trying to get Croc to get out of the hold. However, he seems to be making no indication of doing anything at all… even tapping out.
Marsha jumps onto the apron of the ring and gets ready to get into the ring, when she suddenly feels herself being pulled back down to the floor. She turns around and looks right into the face of Harley Quinn! She came running through the crowd and rushed into the ringside area.
There are several WWE security men that come out of the crowd and start to surround Harley, trying their best to get her out of there.
Bruce and Dick have already gotten off of their seats, just like most of the rest of the audience as they all look extremely confused at this sight before them.
Harley then smiles really large. The security men continue to edge toward her as Marsha moves away from what’s going on.
HARLEY
”You guys need to smile
A little more often.”
Harley pulls out a gun of sorts.
Dick is about to jump over the railing, but Bruce stops him.
BRUCE
”We’re not wearing
Our costumes.”
Harley then shoots the gun and a little bang sign comes out of the gun.
Bruce looks at the girl with very large eyes.
FLASHBACK:
78 INT. GOTHAM CATHEDRAL- NIGHT 78
The Joker is dancing in Gotham Cathedral with Vicki Vale.
JOKER
”Without you, I’d just
Not want to go on…”
The Joker pulls the trigger on the gun and a little bang sign comes out of it. Vicki screams.
END FLASHBACK:
79 INT. RINGSIDE- NIGHT 79
Harley looks at the security men. They are all now extremely angry.
HARLEY
(Frowning)
“Well, I tried.”
Harley then spin kicks one of the security men, sending him flying into the crowd. She then starts punching her way through all of them. Realizing that this is getting her nowhere, she then pulls out a little spray can and fires it at all of the remaining security men.
They all cough and gag from the vicious spray coming out of the can at them. They all finally fall to the ground.
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80 INT. RING- NIGHT 80
Chris Beniot no longer has the Crippler Cross Face on Killer Croc. He’s got his attention on what’s going on at ringside. This is not a good thing, because Killer Croc has now gotten on his feet.
Killer Croc walks over to Beniot and grabs him by the hair. He then puts him in a very strong chock hold and lifts him up into the air.
Marsha gets into the ring, trying her best to get away from what Harley is doing at ringside, because she’s now harassing the timekeeper, Michael Buffer, and the announce teams. Marsha, however, looks on in delight as she sees that Croc has Beniot suspended in mid-air.
Croc then slams Beniot to the mat in a very loud and painful looking way.
Suddenly another referee comes running out to the ring and jumps in as Croc goes down for the pin on Beniot. The referee counts 1… 2… 3… and then calls for the bell to be rung.
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81 INT. RINGSIDE- NIGHT 81
Instead of the timekeeper ringing the bell, Harley Quinn rings it giggling the whole time as she sits on the timekeepers lap… The timekeeper has a humongous grin on his face… The same can be said for all of the security men lying on the floor.
Bruce stares on in horror at the looks on the men’s faces. He looks as if he’s seen a ghost.
Suddenly gunshots ring out from all around the arena as everyone in the audience starts screaming.
Bruce and Dick both look up to one of the entrances farther up in the audience. To his horror, he sees…
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82 INT. BLEACHERS ENTRANCE- NIGHT 82
The Scarecrow is firing a machine gun all over the place. There are several of The Scarecrow’s thugs all firing machine guns as well from other different entrances to the arena.
CUT TO:
83 INT. GOTHAM SQUARE GARDEN- NIGHT 83
The crowd goes into complete panic and starts running into the ringside area and even up onto the Titan-tron trying their best to get away from everything that’s happening.
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84 INT. RINGSIDE- NIGHT 84
Bruce and Dick make their way through the crowd trying to get out of the building as quickly as they can.
DICK
”I hope by some chance
That Barbara is watching.”
BRUCE
”I doubt she is, but
It really would be nice
If she was.”
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85 INT. RING- NIGHT 85
Killer Croc, Marsha, and the referee are still standing in the ring. Chris Beniot is still out cold lying in the center of the ring.
MARSHA
”What does he think
He’s doing? Is he trying
To ruin this victory for
Us?”
CROC
”I don’t know.”
MARSHA
”I can’t believe him.
And who is that crazy
Clown woman down there?”
CROC
”Maybe it’s your hubby’s
Girlfriend.”
Marsha gives Croc and evil glare.
MARSHA
”That’s not funny.”
CROC
”Should we help them
Out?”
MARSHA
(Alarmed)
“No! We don’t need
To get involved in
This. Besides, we’ve
Got somewhere else that
We need to be now. Let’s
Go.”
Killer Croc and Marsha exit the ring while the referee checks on Chris Beniot who is starting to stir now.
Harley suddenly jumps into the ring and walks over to the referee. She pulls him up by his shirt and looks at him. She smiles. The referee looks at her with fear in his eyes as he shakes nervously in her hands. The Scarecrow then gets into the ring behind the referee.
HARLEY
”Hey! I’m not the
One you need to fear.”
Harley turns the referee around and allows him to look into the face of The Scarecrow as his eyes begin to glow an evil red. The referee screams as he continues to stare into the glowing eyes. Harley laughs at this sight and drops the referee to the mat, and watches as he begins to squirm around, trying to find his way out of the ring.
Harley turns around only to be slapped right in the face. She looks back at her attacker and sees that it’s Gossip Gerty!
HARLEY
(Cont.)
“How about a smile
Gerty baby!”
Harley pulls out her spray and gets ready to spray the gas when suddenly there is a very loud sound of flapping as Harley looks up to see Batman and Robin flying into the ring from their Batarangs.
Gerty stands back as the caped crusaders come flying into the ring. Batman dropkicks The Scarecrow in the process of landing. The Scarecrow falls to the mat and groans.
Harley looks a bit concerned as Robin comes flying in toward her. She then grabs a hold of Gossip Gerty and holds onto her tightly with the spray can still in her hands.
Robin stops where he is and just waits.
HARLEY
(Cont.)
“That’s right pollie.
You know what’ll happen.”
Robin backs away as a Thug that has snuck up behind him suddenly hits Robin with the butt of his gun. Robin falls to the mat and lies there as the Thug starts kicking him.
Harley then throws Gossip Gerty to the mat herself as she goes unconscious. Harley laughs.
The Scarecrow gets up from the mat and stares at Batman.
BATMAN
”Dr. Crane…”
SCARECROW
“Oh, so you figured
Me out huh? Well, that’s
Quite amazing of you Batman.
However, I thought you had
Been taken care of.”
BATMAN
”It’ll take a lot more then
Your scare spray to take me
Down Professor.”
SCARECROW
”So be it!”
The Scarecrow then charges at Batman spearing him to the mat. Both men are now rolling around in the ring.
Robin finally gets himself turned around as he then kicks the Thug that has been attacking him in the stomach sending him out of the ring. Robin gets to his feet only to be spin kicked by Harley. He goes flying out of the ring himself.
HARLEY
(Counting with
Her fingers)
“One… Two… Three… Four…”
Just then she begins to sense something. She turns around seeing Batman and The Scarecrow still fighting on the other side of the ring, as The Scarecrow picks Batman up and begins to pound his head into the turnbuckle.
Harley then turns a little more to see that Chris Beniot is now on his feet and looking at her rather oddly, as if he has no clue what is going on. Harley smiles and slowly, sensually, even sexually walks over to Beniot placing her hand on his face. Beniot doesn’t seem to react to this very much.
HARLEY
(Cont.)
“I’ve always wanted
A strong and very hot
Looking wrestler to try
New things with… Perhaps
You’re just the right one.”
Harley then kisses Beniot right on the lips for several long seconds. She then removes her lips from his and looks into his eyes.
HARLEY
(Cont.)
“There’s just one problem
Though.”
BENIOT
“And that would be?”
Harley then pulls up her spray can and sprays it in his face.
HARLEY
”You never smile.”
Beniot then falls to the mat.
HARLEY
(Cont.)
“That’s much better
Hunny. Keep that up
And you might stand
A chance with me.”
Harley then turns around only to be standing eye to eye with Robin. He grabs her left wrist and holds onto it tightly.
ROBIN
“You’re going to
Jail beautiful.”
HARLEY
”Not if I can help
It.”
Harley pulls out up her spray can again suddenly, before Robin can even react to it, it starts to spray, but Harley’s loose hand is then pulled down by Gossip Gerty who is now back on her feet and looks to be very angry.
Suddenly the “No Chance In Hell” music begins playing as Vince McMahon comes running out to the ring.
Harley then kicks Gerty in the stomach and gives a right hook to Robin sending both of them right to the ground.
HARLEY
(Cont.)
“That means it’s time
To leave.”
Harley then pulls out another gun. She shoots it into the air as a large hook of sorts comes out of it and travels up to the rafters and hooks itself tightly. Harley then giggles as Mr. McMahon comes into the ring. Harley blows him a kiss and starts ascending into the air.
Robin gets to his feet and Mr. McMahon turns to him.
MCMAHON
“Do something!”
ROBIN
“Already on it.”
Robin pulls out his Batarang and gets ready to fire it, however he looks over at where Batman and The Scarecrow are first and sees Batman clothesline The Scarecrow over the ropes, but in the process both of them go over as well.
Robin then fires the Batarang and starts up after Harley.
CUT TO:
86 INT. RAFTERS- NIGHT 86
Harley races up to the rafters, and noticeably to her escape as Robin follows after her. Harley looks down to see Robin coming for her.
HARLEY
”Do you have a crush
On me little boy?”
Harley laughs and continues up, as Robin gets closer. He amazingly then grabs a hold of her leg and holds on as he starts climbing up farther. This new weight has stopped Harley’s device from continuing to make her go up.
ROBIN
”As I said before,
You’re going to jail.”
HARLEY
”But I’m too young and
Beautiful for jail.”
ROBIN
”Well, you’re just have
To get used to it.”
Harley then pulls something from out of her bag around her back. It’s a razorblade!
HARLEY
”Not tonight!”
Harley then slashes Robin’s line as it snaps and he starts falling down back toward the ring. Harley giggles and starts going up again.
Robin screams as he continues to fall to his death.
CUT TO:
87 INT. RINGSIDE- NIGHT 87
Michael Buffer runs by as Batman and The Scarecrow continue to battle through the ringside area. Batman rams The Scarecrow’s head into the steel steps. He looks up suddenly hearing Robin as he sees to his horror that the boy wonder is falling to his doom.
FLASHBACK:
88 INT. CIRCUS RING- NIGHT 88
The Flying Grayson’s are falling to their doom in the circus tent from Batman Forever.
END FLASHBACK:
89 INT. RINGSIDE- NIGHT 89
Batman pulls out his Batarang and gets ready to fire, however, he is stopped by The Scarecrow slinging a chair into the back of Batman’s head.
The Scarecrow looks up and laughs evilly.
SCARECROW
”Die birdie, die!”
CUT TO:
90 INT. ARENA- NIGHT 90
Suddenly, as Robin continues to fall, a dark whip raps itself around him and he stops falling and is suspended in mid-air. Robin looks up to see who it was that saved him.
CUT TO:
91 INT. RAFTERS- NIGHT 91
Harley Quinn is also looking for where Robin’s savour is, but the lighting up in the rafters is too dark for even the audience to see whom it is. Harley starts to move toward where the whip is, but almost falls in the process. She frowns and then sticks her tongue out into the darkness hoping that whoever it is over there sees it, but there is no reaction so Harley just continues her escape.
CUT TO:
92 INT. RINGSIDE- NIGHT 92
Batman fires a huge punch at The Scarecrow’s face and he falls over the railing and into the crowd. Batman looks up to see Robin suspended in mid-air. Batman fires his Batarang and goes up to Robin helping him out of the whip as it goes back up into the darkness. Batman and Robin both go back down toward the ring and land inside it.
Batman turns to where The Scarecrow last was and notices that he and all of his Thugs are now running out of the building threw one of the many exits.
Batman and Robin re enter the ring.
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93 INT. RING- NIGHT 93
Vince McMahon walks over toward them extremely angry. The caped Crusaders don’t seem to notice as they are both once again looking up into the rafters.
MCMAHON
”Are you just going to
Let them get away?”
BATMAN
”Don’t worry Mr.
McMahon. We will
Do our best to stop
Them.”
Suddenly several police officers come running into the arena. Most of them do their best to get the rest of the crowd out of the arena. Commissioner Gordon, Detective Montoya, and Batgirl all come out on the Titan-Tron.
The three of them walk down to the ring and get in. Gordon shakes Mr. McMahon’s hand.
GORDON
”I’m really sorry about
All of this Mr. McMahon.
I’m Commissioner James
Gordon of the Gotham City
Police. I’d hate to say it,
But you have just been witness
To what our fair city goes through
Everyday.”
MCMAHON
”Apparently.”
Batgirl walks over to the other two caped crusaders.
BATGIRL
”Sorry I didn’t get
Here in time. Traffic
Was murder out there.”
ROBIN
”Sure Batgirl. By the
Way, thanks for saving
Me up there, but why did
You let that clown girl
Get away?”
BATGIRL
(Confused)
“What are you talking
About? I just have gotten
Here.”
ROBIN
”But you were the one that
Let me down the line and
Saved me right?”
BATGIRL
”No. I just got
Here Robin. What else
Do I have to say to
Get you to realize that?”
ROBIN
”But…”
BATMAN
”She may be right Robin.
We don’t know for sure
That she was really here.”
ROBIN
“But if it wasn’t her
That saved me,
Then who was it?”
BATMAN
”That’s what I’m wondering
Myself.”
Batman and Robin both look back up to the rafters again. Batgirl is still confused, but looks up herself as well.
Renee Montoya comes over to them and looks at them all oddly.
MONTOYA
”Umm… I’m sure that
Whatever is up there
Is quite fascinating,
But I have a job to do,
And both of you really
Need to tell me what
Happened here.”
The Terrific Trio looks back down at her.
BATMAN
”Of course, Detective
Montoya. Let’s go.”
Commissioner Gordon walks over to the four of them before they can get out of the ring.
GORDON
”Batman, could you come
Look at something?”
BATMAN
”Sure Commissioner.”
Batman leaves the others and walks with Gordon over to where Mr. McMahon and several cops are standing. One cop walks by them with Gossip Gerty hoisted around his shoulder.
Batman and Gordon make their way through the sea of cops and look down at Chris Beniot lying on the ground with a huge grin on his face.
GORDON
”Looks like The Joker’s
Old gang is working with
The Scarecrow.”
BATMAN
”No Commissioner. I’m afraid
It’s something far worse then
That.”
The Commissioner looks at Batman confused as the caped crusader walks away from him. Gordon shakes his head and then pats Mr. McMahon’s shoulder sadly and walks away.
The camera focuses on Chris Beniot’s face again as the scene fades.
CUT TO:
94 EXT. GOTHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- NIGHT- SNOWY 94
The large Hospital building is shown in the darkness of night. It is once again snow now and a couple of people both wearing winter coats walk run toward the building. One of them carries her own umbrella. The other one seems to not really care about the rain. This man seems to be very quite huge and muscular.
CUT TO:
95 INT. GOTHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- DARK 95
There is very little lighting in the entrance to the hospital as the two figures walk into the lobby. The woman folds the umbrella to reveal that it’s Marsha. Even though he doesn’t take off his fedora, it’s obvious now that the other person is Killer Croc.
Marsha smiles as she points her umbrella toward Killer Croc. He looks down at the umbrella, and then back up at her.
MARSHA
“Well? Are you just going to stare
at the thing, or are you going to
take it from me so I won’t have to
walk around with it? I’m not a female
penguin.”
Killer Croc sighs and takes the umbrella. Marsha smiles and starts walking toward the security desk. She smiles at the guard that is sitting there staring at her beauty.
GUARD
“Hello ma’am.”
MARSHA
“Hello sexy boy. Is there anyway that
You’d ever let a lovely lady like myself
See a patient? He’s an old friend from
College.”
GUARD
“I can’t do that ma’am. It’s not visiting
hours. Now if you’d…”
MARSHA
(Frowning)
“Oh come on.”
Marsha leans over the desk toward the guard’s face, as he no longer is making eye contact with her. His eyes have moved a little farther down now seeing the cleavage.
MARSHA
(Cont.)
“Can’t you make one little old exception?
Just this once? I won’t tell a soul.”
GUARD
(Smiling)
“Well, I’m sure it won’t be that long of a
visit right?”
MARSHA
(Smiling)
“Oh, you won’t even know that we’re here.”
GUARD
“Of course.”
MARSHA
“Good.”
Marsha then removes something from her purse and sprays it in the guard’s face. He begins to see things before his eyes and becomes automatically frightened. It’s obvious that he’s just been sprayed with some of The Scarecrow’s fear spray.
MARSHA
“Men are such pigs.”
Killer Croc looks at Marsha with repulsion.
MARSHA
“Oh come now Waylon. I wasn’t including
You.”
Killer Croc nods at the two continue on their way down the long hallway.
CUT TO:
96 INT. SECOND HALLWAY- DARK 96
Marsha and Killer Croc continue to walk down the darkened hallways.
MARSHA
“Haven’t these people ever heard of electricity?”
CROC
“It’s a bit late for them to care about having
the lights on.”
MARSHA
“Has anyone ever told you that you’re very
Bad at giving opinions to your employer?”
CROC
“All the damn time.”
MARSHA
(Laughing evilly)
“Well, I don’t believe they told you enough.”
CUT TO:
97 INT. THIRD HALLWAY- DARK 97
Marsha and Croc then turn down a different hallway, but Marsha then quickly pushes Croc backwards into the hallway that that they were in before.
CUT TO:
98 INT. SECOND HALLWAY- DARK 98
Marsha then peaks around the wall to stare to the other hallway.
CUT TO:
99 INT. THIRD HALLWAY- DARK 99
A single guard stands outside one of the patient’s rooms armed.
CUT TO:
100 INT. SECOND HALLWAY- DARK 100
Marsha pulls back around and looks at Killer Croc sadly.
MARSHA
“We seem to have an unexpected problem.”
CROC
“What, you didn’t think that there would
Be a guard at a former serial killer’s door?”
MARSHA
“Oh, shut up. I’m prepared for this. I still
Have more of my husband’s fear chemicals.”
CROC
“Let a man show you how this guy is taken
Care of… Besides, his armed. You don’t need
To get hurt your Heiress.”
MARSHA
(Shocked)
“Heiress!
Killer Croc turns into the next hallway.
CUT TO:
101 INT. THIRD HALLWAY- DARK 101
The guard stands at attention at the outside of Two-Face’s door. He seems a bit tired and ready to fall asleep standing. However, his attention returns to him as he turns to see a large shape wearing a raincoat and a fedora come running straight at him.
He screams and turns his gun to open fire, but he’s too late as Killer Croc rams into him and smashes the little guard between his body and the wall. The guard crumples and falls to the ground having the breath taken right out of him.
Marsha walks forward and looks down at the body and then up at Killer Croc.
MARSHA
“Not bad, but I believe that the Queen
would’ve been able to do much better. All
must bow down before me.”
Marsha laughs evilly as she walks over to the door and opens it. Suddenly the two stop as they hear someone enter the hallway. They both look in the direction of the sudden noise to see Julie Madison standing before them. She looks down at the guard and screams as she starts running towards her workstation.
MARSHA
(Sighing cont.)
“Go take care of her.”
Killer Croc bows before “The Queen” and starts off. Marsha can’t help by smile.
MARSHA
(Cont.)
“Smartass.”
Marsha enters the room.
CUT TO:
102 INT. WORKSTATION- DARK 102
Julie Madison enters her workstation and runs over to the telephone full of fear. She picks up the phone and dials three numbers into it. The phone rings on the other end. Julie stands there with sweet pouring down her face and tears forming in her eyes. She’s obviously extremely terrified as she looks down at the phone and continues to wait for the call to pick up.
Finally the phone picks up from the other end and a female voice comes on the line.
FEMALE VOICE
(V.O.)
“911 Emergency. How may I help
you?”
Just before Julie starts to say something into the receiver a large hand then smashes the phone. Julie screams and then backs away from the phone.
It’s the man wearing the winter coat and fedora.
JULIE
“Please just leave me alone and I’ll
Never tell anyone that you were here.”
CROC
“It’s a bit late for that!”
Killer Croc takes off the fedora and raincoat to reveal his horrific figure. Julie screams again as Killer Croc smiles evilly and races toward her.
CUT TO:
103 EXT. STREETS- NIGHT- STORMY 103
Camera pans through the streets of Gotham City to show a police car leading the Batmobile and two motorcycles toward Police Headquarters.
CUT TO:
104 INT. POLICE CAR- NIGHT- STORMY 104
Detective Montoya is driving the car as Commissioner Gordon sits beside her. The two seem a little restless and neither are talking. A lot of tension seems to be present. Gordon decides to break the ice.
GORDON
“Pretty odd how this rainstorm started.”
MONTOYA
(Looking at him
Like he’s an idiot)
“Sir, rainstorms are unpredictable.”
GORDON
“I know. I’m just trying to make a
little small talk.”
MONTOYA
“Now’s not really the best time for
That. A lot of people died tonight.”
GORDON
“Yes, I know, and believe me, that won’t
be the last people that you see die in this
fair city.”
MONTOYA
“Fair? There’s nothing fair about this damn
city. No one cares about anything but greed
here.”
GORDON
“Now that’s not…”
Suddenly Gordon is cut off by the sound of the radio breaking in. It’s a female voice.
FEMALE VOICE
(V.O.)
“We have a possible 211 in progress
at the Gotham Memorial Hospital.”
Gordon picks up the microphone and talks into it.
GORDON
“This is Commissioner Gordon. My car
Is close to there. We’ll investigate.”
FEMALE VOICE
(V.O.)
“Understood Commissioner.”
MONTOYA
“What happened to interrogating your
precious Terrific Trio?”
GORDON
(Giving angry
stare)
“That can wait. Maybe they’ll follow.”
CUT TO:
105 EXT. STREET- NIGHT- STORMY 105
Sure enough, the Batmobile and the two motorcycles follow the police car toward the hospital.
CUT TO:
105 INT. HOSPITAL LOBBY- NIGHT 195
We are at a very low level in the camera view. It’s obvious that we’re looking up from the ground, as we seem to be surrounded by Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Commissioner Gordon, and Detective Montoya who are all looking down.
The camera switches views to show that they are looking down at the petrified security guard as he lies there on the floor shaking.
GORDON
“Looks like The Scarecrow paid a visit
here after leaving the arena.”
BATMAN
“I don’t think so Commissioner. I don’t
think that he’d be able to get here that
fast. Someone else did this.”
Suddenly a cop walks over to the group with a videocassette. He hands the cassette to the Commissioner.
COP 1
“This is the security tape for this room
sir.”
GORDON
“Thank you Jerry.”
Gordon leans over to a small television with a VCR attached to it. He puts the tape in and presses the play button. He then forwards several minutes of the tape as they seem to be looking for people to enter the building. They then slowly see two figures come into the building. Gordon presses the play button and they watch in normal speed the woman walk closer to the desk after handing her umbrella to the large man with her. She then looks at the Security Guard and starts talking to him.
Gordon pauses the screen and they all look at the face on the screen.
BATMAN
“Marsha Queen of Diamonds. And
I’m guessing her friend is Killer
Croc Morgan, the wrestler she was
With earlier.”
GORDON
“Why would the Queen of Diamonds want
To come here and do this to that man?”
MONTOYA
“Well, it’s obvious that her purpose
wasn’t good, whatever the reason was.”
ROBIN
“And she and Killer Croc are working with
The Scarecrow and the clown lady.”
BATGIRL
“The list of enemies just gets larger by the
minute.”
GORDON
(Whispering to
Batman)
“We’d better check on the important
patient.”
Batman nods. They both start to walk away from the group when a couple cops come running down the hallway after them.
GORDON
“Whoa! Slow down boys. What’s wrong?”
COP 2
“You might want to come with us
Commissioner.”
The Commissioner gives a stern look and starts walking with Batman as well as Robin, Batgirl, and Detective Montoya right behind.
CUT TO:
106 INT. WORKSTATION- NIGHT 106
Batman and company all walk into the familiar workstation seeing the crumpled body of Julie Madison lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
GORDON
“Oh God, Dr. Madison’s daughter. Who
knows who’s going to take over this
place now.”
Batman obviously has pain running through his whole body as he looks down at the lady that he loved with all his heart. He tries his best to conceal the pain for now as to not reveal his identity.
Detective Montoya walks over to the body and bends down to it trying to examine what happened. Batman bends down as well, feeling that he might fall over any second. Montoya points at Julie’s neck.
MONTOYA
“Looks like claw marks.”
BATMAN
“No doubt Detective. It was Killer
Croc that killed her.”
8/14/2003 1:24:59 AM
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