I'll slam this guy into the side of the van (a large object of some kind, such as a wall), not hard enough to kill him, just to put him to sleep for a few minutes (RS minutes/10) or so. Then I'm gone like a fart in the wind. Open comm to Bruce, "He said, 'If you want Joker, meet me at the place where the real Batman and I met, just you and me.' The mooks begged for their lives, which I spared."
*It's the alley on 5th and Grant, be careful, he has been working us since the beginning, and I don't know what he wants. He died, Talia's father switched his body out at the airport, the resurrection didn't go well, he was disfigured and crazy. That was ten years ago.*
Bruce says
*Assuming your heading there unless you have other plans or things you want done.?*
"No, that's exactly where I'm going." I'll drive to outside the alley and walk down it menacingly, cutting an impressive figure in my suit.
*You drive there without incident, you see a figure in motercycle leather, and a red helmet, full cover. Looks to be 6 foot and 190, in shape, with a utility belt*
"I thought Batman had a height requirement?"
"I thought the Joker had a sanity requirement. I have to take you in before you hurt anyone else, Jason. Think about what you're doing."
*laughs a bit*
"Joker was a means to an end, he drew you in and out of my business, while I took care of business. You can't stop crime, but you can control it and make it manageable. All those years, with what Bruce did, it never stopped the crime, it never stopped Joker from killing people and why? Bruce refused to kill Joker, knowing Joker would kill everyone he could. No we are the same side, I'm just crossing the line Bruce wouldn't cross. I'm also curious just how good you are, so let's do it."
*he gets into style*
I get into style as well, knowing full well that I absolutely must not kill him. Muscle blocking, following finger, I want to incapacitate him, or die trying. "When we cross that line, we're no different from them. All life is sacred."
*He comes at you ((and I have to drive home will edit this when I am there*
((sher take yer time holmes.))
((Lots of rolls, you both activate your styles and defense modes, he is coming at you first, would you like to try to steal init?))
((please, it comes down to steal init vs steal init I'm sure))
((He keeps init, and goes in for his attacks, you are on the same style, and he isn't a higher MSV or a 3@ prof, so it's a 1 for 1 attack, he goes, you go, your target number is 25, and his 30 before a miss))
*He comes at you with a power punch, you the same, much dice rolling 10 minutes later 960 rolls later, and 10 minutes of combat, your both hurt, you both manage to absorb much of it, but it's clear your going to beat each other to death, he throws a punch, it ends up being a smoke bomb and you see just as the smoke clears him going into an apartment above, 3 floors up*
Ok... I'm going to try to shoot him with my grapple, failing that, get him with a batarang, failing that I'm climbing after him. Can't let him escape when I'm so close; death for me is one thing, for him is different altogether.
((Doing a GE roll to see if a shot like that is possible 13, we'll give it a 13% chance to hit with the cover he has 80))
*You shoot the grapple, and miss him but you can reel yourself up to the window quickly and take a look inside*
*You see the Joker, beaten to a bloody pulp, likely with a crowbar, still alive, Jason's Mask is off, he is not disfigured, but he is holding a gun to Joker's temple with his hand behind his back*
"This is it, the time where you choose, him or your partner. If you let him live, he or another like him will kill your partner, if you let him live, I blow us both to kingdom come.*
*tosses you the gun*
"You have your choice."
I can't choose to kill and he knows it. I will accept the gun solely to get it away from him. I'm not incredibly worried about Cass, because she's a good fighter, and if he does kill her, I'll see her again. "It doesn't have to be like this, Jason. You can turn yourself in and atone for what you've done. Suicide is never the answer."
*The Joker coughs and tries to laugh*
"This is fun, the Robin I killed vs. The Fake Batman, in a battle of morals. I know how this ends up."
*Jason looks at you*
"You have three seconds to decide"
Three seconds. Hmm. On one, I will level the gun at the Joker. On two, I will cock it. On three, I will (steal initiative) throw it at Jason and charge him in style.
*He has init, you steal it throw the gun miss him, he hits the switch, the bomb starts at 30 seconds as Jason goes into style, Jason kicks the chair Joker is in out of the way, breaking it as you are charging*
((Next Move?))
Hmm... 30 seconds... well... grab the Joker and try to escape.
*Jason is trying to stop you, but you grab the Joker and he starts grappling with you*
*laughing menically*
"ONE OF US HERE IS GOING TO GET WHAT THEY WANT, BATS"
*Jason at seeing this winks and grapples out of the door*
((21 for grapple, good, he's got you in a hold))
*18 seconds*
I'm going to try to grapple out the window with him aiming for the building across the street if I can break free from him enough to do so. Pain attack if I can to get enough of a loosening to his grip before this explosion.
((Going to give you the grapple for free since he is grappling you, Opposed ST checks to move where you want,16 Joker Success, 34 Kyler not, 34 Joker No, 21 Kyler Close, 32 Joker No, 20 Kyler Best can be done, GE 15))
*Joker has you, and you struggle, and 6 seconds left, you edge for the window, as the bomb goes off, you get him out, you both hit the wall and the ground, no avoiding that, you hit the dumpster top, then roll to the ground, your alive barley, Joker is alive barley, Jason is gone, and you black out*
*You wake up later in bed, broken arm, bruised ribs, and black and blue all over, Cass and Bruce are sitting in the room, as you wake up*
*Cass runs over to hug and kiss you, it hurts*
"Thank Andraste your alive."
*Bruce grins*
"You've been out a week, Cass rounded up most of the inmates, The Mint lost about 5 million in cash and printing plates in the robbery, but the Joker is alive and back in, so good work. Good for not killing either of them too."
"Joker's alive. Good." A small cough, a wince, and a smile to Cass. "Some water?" Once I've wet my mouth, it's straight to business. "We need to stop Jason before he hurts someone else. Did he strike again while I was out?" Trying to get up.
*Bruce shakes his head*
"He took off with the money and plates it looks like. Aside from some personal vendettas, he was all about the cash and plates, and all that was done to give him the ability to get them."
*Cass goes and gives you some water gladly, she is beeming at you*
*She puts her hand on your chest and pushes you back down*
"Bedrest for a week, and then 4 more recovery weeks for the arm*
*Bruce grins*
"Well at least you have your own nurse."
*Cass grins*
"If he is a good boy, I'll try a healing spell on him to see if we can speed things up."
*Bruce pauses*
"Oh the bad news, most of the heavy hitters are still at large."
I nod. "That gives me something to look forward to once I'm allowed out of bed." I'm all smiles for Cass; it's good to see she's ok. "We will see Jason again, Bruce. No worries about that. He will see justice, and you will be able to visit him after he does."
*You are in bed for the week, once the bruises go away, Cass asks if you want her to try to heal you, it's risky here, but she's pretty good at it, probably a 60% of it working.*
"Risky how? I don't want to risk losing you. We might as well go ahead and do it if you think it's not likely to hurt you."
*She smiles*
"Magic doesn't come to me like it did where I came from, where it would always work, same with my mind powers, only the lesser ones work, and not all the time. I couldn't tell you dangerous how, I just have a feeling there are worse things that just failing to do it. It is up to you, I will abide by your decision."
"I don't want anything bad to happen to you; to me I don't mind so much. Go ahead; the sooner I'm better, the sooner we can hit the streets and make it safer for everyone."
*She tries, but it doesn't work, she tries again tomorrow, and she heals you to full health*
((78 today, 60 tomorrow, your arm is not broken anymore and that will do it for me for tonight))
(night, thanks for the heads up) I will go to the batcave and examine the information regarding the crimes recently committed in an attempt to get a list of possible big name criminals out there.
((The list of outstanding criminals are:))
Poison Ivy
Bane
Killer Croc
Riddler
Penguin
Scarecrow
Firefly
Mr. Freeze
Solomon Grundy
Spellbinder
*groans at Bane*... *groans louder at Solomon Grundy*... Might as well see if any crimes are in progress. As soon as night falls I'll be suiting up and hitting the streets.
*Bruce smiles*
"I would also be groaning at Killer Croc, but they are all physical powerhouses, everyone has a weakness, you know that."
((GE Roll 22))
"There is activity all over town, sightings of over half the list, most of them working in pairs, they seemed to have upped the ante. There are no crimes now, but the damage has already been done. Is there one in particular you are looking to go after?"
"In pairs, huh? Well, do we know what pairs, or do they seem to change up often? I don't groan so much at Killer Croc, because while Solomon Grundy and Bane, due to the nature of their strength, aren't likely to have gotten weaker with age, Killer Croc is probably just as mean and nasty and much stronger than I am, but not as strong as he once was." If they work in pairs, I'd like to examine their recent criminal histories; the Penguin is one of the easier ones to find because of his fascination with birds and relatively high profile due to his pride, and will probably be one of the easier ones to splinter from the rest psychologically.
*Bruce nods*
"Killer Croc regenerates, so he might be 60, he physically is in his mid 20's, do not underestimate them. Bane is the son of the Original, and Grundy, well he could give Superman a run for his money on pure power and stamina."
((GE roll above says no you do not know what pairs))
*There was a theft of birds from the Zoo*
OK. Try to find as much information on the birds theft as possible, and look for other crimes involving birds, particularly those where birds steal something.
((WoW GE roll 26, that is going to require a lot of thought about Penguin's plans who is not in the top three of who I thought you were going after, stay tuned))
*There no reports of other bird crime, or birds of any nature, very erie for him. There was however a kidnapping and theft of materials from Wayne Industries Genetics Division ((Yes tech there is between 30-50 years ahead of the curve)), of a Romanian Geneticist Dr. Min D. Bender, and genetic samples of various villains and heroes. The project was trying to map the genes of them to see what makes them different.*
((just as an OOC suggestion, we believe and expect they are working in pairs and only groups of two, but that may not necessarily be true, in a bad way))