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 Chapter 19 Sacrifice Batman struggled to dodge through the Scarebeast’s flailing arms, careful to not lose his grip on the syringe in the process or the grappling gun he was clinging to for dear life. He knew this was the only way that the Scarebeast could be stopped, as without the tranquilizers in the syringe, the Scarecrow would eventually die of stress, and as a stressed man himself, he knew the toll would be great. He knew that the other League members were starting to tire. Never had they faced something like this before. Scarecrow by himself was a handful, but this thing was proving to be a herculean task to handle. He only

Chapter 18 Rebirth Becky Albright was dying. All around her lay broken shards of glass, the chemicals covering most of her body as they seeped into the cuts and scrapes left from the blast from earlier, which had reopened while she was fighting Friitawa. She was barely conscious, not even having the strength to move any part of her body. The chemicals burned like fire on her wounds, inflaming them into a sickly blotchy red. She would have screamed from the pain, if she had enough strength to scream. And as she heard the roar of the Scarebeast, all she could think about was how she had failed. Everyone had depended on her to fight off Frii

Chapter 17 Defiance Becky peeked down the empty hallway, her ears alert for any footsteps that would signal that she was either being followed or someone was coming back through her hallway. All the while, she was thinking of how to get the Scarebeast under control. Okay, so what do I know so far?  She asked herself, mentally checking through her plan as she snuck through the halls. I know that Friitawa captured Alice and Jervis a few weeks ago and forced him to build a mind control card strong enough to use on Jonathan when he transformed. Jonathan told me the cards are useless unless there is a controller to use it. So, it would make sen

Chapter 16 Caught in a dream The Mad Hatter shambled through the hallways, a trail of blood in his wake as he heaved his heavy croquet hammer over his shoulder, his eyes still glazed with madness. All around him, he could see he was nearing the Red Queen’s fortress, where his beloved Alice was trapped. And it was up to him to make sure Alice was rescued and safe. After all, if Alice was dead, order and tyranny would engulf Wonderland, and he knew that the Red Queen would bathe in the blood of all their citizens if she got the chance. As he made his way through her hedge maze labyrinth, he prepared himself for what he must face. He h

Chapter 15 Break In Both Becky and the Riddler stopped in their tracks as a massive roar shook the landscape, sending Becky crouching on the ground as the massive rumbling followed, sending the concrete nearly jumping from the impact. “What on earth was that?” she asked, her heart pounding as she scrambled to her feet. The Riddler’s eyes widened. “We need to hurry. It’s already started.” he cried, as he took her arm and started to run towards the warehouse. “What started?” “If that roar is enough to go by, we were too late to stop Friitawa from transforming him. But we still have eno

Chapter 14 Awakening the Monster When Crane opened his eyes, all he could see was just a blur of lights and colors, hazy and indistinct. His vision swam, his mind filled with a blurry fog, as if he had been drugged.  His ears were ringing, and he could barely keep his vision focused, even when he tried to squint. He tried to move his arms and legs, only to find them unresponsive and numb, as if he had been given anesthesia before he had awoken. He could see a white-clad figure coming towards him, her boots making slight taps on the floor as she moved her booted feet. “Ah, I see you are awake, my dear Scarecrow,” the figure spo

Chapter 13 Ambush “Do you see anything, Jon?” Becky asked, trying to peer into the darkness that clouded her vision. She could barely make out the lone shipment being delivered into the warehouse where they were waiting. “Not yet,” he whispered back, binoculars in his hands as he tracked the truck’s movement as it unloaded the cargo from the ship, glancing slightly to the sides to scan for any signs of Friitawa’s goons or Batman. There! His eyes focused on the small bands of thugs approaching the shipment, motioning for Becky to come closer as he shared his binoculars with her. “Do you think that

Chapter 12 Envy and Madness Friitawa slammed a fist on her lab table, furious as she watched the video feed from inside Scarecrow’s lair. She couldn’t believe he had fallen for that little rat’s tricks. She slammed her fist down again, her red eyes flashing with anger. How dare that girl get what she could not? How dare that girl keep her from achieving greatness alongside the man she had perfected her fearful technique. She knew she had more to offer than anything that Albright girl could ever dream of offering him. She was stronger than her, smarter than her, and more capable of bringing enemies to their knees than her.

Chapter 11 Human Becky looked up from her vigil on the couch as Crane ascended the stairs, avoiding her gaze. He didn’t know what he would do now. He could still see the bruises he had left on her neck where he had choked her, and he couldn’t face the hurt and concerned expression on her face, knowing that it was his actions that caused her so much pain. He went towards her, his feet shuffling along before slowly, carefully, wrapping his arms around her in a hug. “I’m sorry,” he whispered in her ear. Becky’s eyes widened, not expecting Jonathan’s sudden burst of affection. She knew he was anything

Chapter 10 The Warning “Hurry, Scream! He’s catching up!” Scarecrow shouted, ducking as a batarang flew past his face. “I’m coming, Scarecrow! You know I can’t run as fast as you can!” complained Becky, ducking as the batarang flew back to its owner, while dodging the Caped Crusader’s attacks. It had been three weeks since Jervis had come looking for Alice. Naturally, after his outburst, he could have been caught wandering around somewhere in Gotham by Batman and dragged back to Arkham, as that was usually the case with him, Jonathan had said. As for Alice, she could have just wanted a break