{~Arkham Asylum~} Chapter 3

             {~shed the skin~}

Honestly, being stuck here with Jason is not as bad as I thought, although I'm not sure how long me and him have been down here, for it seems like it's been quite a while.

"*Annoyed expression* I'm starting to feel like my hate for Bane is justified,", I say, painful while trying to get my head to straighten a bit with any energy I have to look at Jason better.

"Well..if I'm going to be honest I thought you couldn't get that hurt at all let alone from Bane"

"*Smile* I thought so as well, but he was so much faster. I've never seen a human move that fast besides maybe Batman. Well, he's close but not that fast" Again, why on earth did Bane's punch feel like an entire mountain was slammed into me? He completely rendered me useless back then.

At least there is some good news. The pain doesn't hurt as much now from my arms almost being torn to pieces, and it looks like it's healing or, more so, fixing itself, but again, it's way too slow to be considered regeneration. I don't understand why it is so slow.

I can deflect most things like a Bullet, but when a punch is coming at me, I can't defend against that at all. That doesn't make sense. Is this why Usi meant that I'm slowly evolving? 

I just lay there on the ground not much to do since I literally couldn't move much at all. I heard some footsteps coming, and lord and behold, it was the Joker.

"Honeyy!! I'm home- oh yeah, right..you still here," he says while looking at me.

Yeah, pls, keep looking at me. I'm still technically bleeding out here, and he hasn't even done anything yet to stop it, let alone get one of his men to stop it. He's an asshole if I've ever seen one.

"Oh right, you're still technically bleeding for a robot that leaks oil and looks to be, in a way, dying. You're quite calm, heheh~" Yeah, laugh it up. When I get the chance, I will end your life, same with Bane.

"Well, good news! I'm happy to announce that I will let you go very, very soon! That main event is close, and I, for one, can't wait! Heheheh~!" Oh, that's good, I guess?

"*Curious expression* I'm surprised I thought you didn't like me I'm more so surprised you haven't tried to destroy me yet"

"Well if you must know I'm going to let you on a little secret," Joker says as he walks over to me and his smile widens as his shoe presses against my already injured/broken metal arm that's again pretty much almost gone as it takes every ounce of will power just to not hiss in pain while also trying to to cry.

"I VERY VERY VERY much hate you myself you have been ruining my big surprise Day for bats! But! I can't go killing you now, can I? Other wise where is the fun in this?" I see why Jason hates this clown A LOT.

"So after careful consideration, I have decided as my gift to you since you seem quite adamant about joining mine and bats crazy little game of ours", Joker brings his men in as they help bring me along, struggling as they manage to hang me up as I got a better view of this place.

I see Jason, and holy hell, he looks like shit. Joker walks over to grab something as his men leave, and he brings over some tools while standing near Jason, still sitting on the chair.

"My gift to you as an honorary member of our game. You get to watch me torture this Birdy until he can't sing anymore", he says with glee and a huge smile on his face.

My eyes are hallowed watching this. It will feel like hell for a while if he actually goes through with this, and I don't want to watch this. I'm still healing way too slowly, and I HATE this.

"Hehehe~ you look completely surprised at my gift, I know, right? It will be amazing!" 

"Now..let's get this show Started,", he says as he picks up something that doesn't look good while all I can do for Jason is mouth out the words quietly ", I'm sorry", unable to help this poor child.

I close my eyes and turn away as I hear Jason's Screams of pain and jokers' laughter.

Bruce..pls get here quickly I beg of you.

(Hours later of painful torture/Screaming in pain while Cyn continues to leak oil)

Joker stopped after a while My vision was getting blurry I tried to connect to the other body at the manner but I realised how deep we were and I was slowly dying the healing was still too slow Jason has been looking at me with a lot of concern on his face as he watches me head lean against my shoulder while trying to stay On.

And foot's step came. It was the Joker and some of his men. They got me down and started closing the wounds on my arms and legs, stopping the oil from leaking, but I felt so tired.

They dragged me away, but I slowly put myself into sleep mode. I'm so low on oil. At least I haven't gone berserk, not like I could. My legs and arms are done for right now.

(Pov change Bruce/batman)

After the little fight I had with Bane I haven't been able to find Cyn ever since the last hit Bane did to her and sent her flying through brick Walls I searched the area where she could be and found a trail of oil leading to a door and after I opened it the trail ended in the end.

There are no signs of her still, although I shouldn't worry about him since she can take care of herself. What I'm worried about is the broken pieces of metal where she last landed from the brick walls, suggesting that her arms are done.

But while that's also been happening, the Joker is trying to perfect Dr Young's formula for the titan, and from the looks of it, he seems almost done, not only that, he tested some of it on Ivy, and now the plants are going out of control on the island.

I should probably deal with Ivy first, then look for Cyn. As I make my way to the Arkham Gardens and enter, I hear Ivy's voice.

"You're quite foolish to come back, her Batman", her voice echoes through the garden.

"Thanks to Joker, I'm a lot stronger than before. My beautiful plants are even more gorgeous", right..her obsession over life.

A giant plant-like appendage wants me to follow it as I do. Some hypnotized Guards from Arkham try and attack me, throwing a punch, grappling another, and kneeing another.

Eventually, I dispatch them, knocking them out. As I continued to follow them, I saw the very same bulbs that I had to get rid of outside that attacked me as well.

Deciding to get rid of them as I destroy them I hear Ivy screeching in pain and anger.

"They did NOTHING to you!"

Moving onwards, I reach the centre of the Garden to try and cure the plant with the titan antidote and get tripped by a plant standing back up slowly, watching ivy walk over.

"You know Batman..when Joker came here to try his Titan formula, I thought he was hurting my babies because of their reaction"

"But now I see I was very, very wrong. It helped the plants and made them even stronger than before..batman gets ready to face the full wrath and might of Mother Nature!" Ivy says as a Giant flower-like plant appears behind her and scoops her up.

And now she's inside said the giant flower plant, looking down at me great..just what I needed right now.

(Pov change Jason)

The Ass hole took Cyn away probably for one of his sick games. I've been here for too long I can't take this anymore... torture, this pain, his laughter. I can't anymore.

After I've come to wake up again, there's a bunch of TVs surrounding me and a camera quite in front of me..what does this freak want now?

"Now Robin boy how about you tell me who do you hate?" 

"You sick Basterd I HATE you!" I say with anger at Joker as he smiles at me, then walks away from the light and from my view.

He then comes back with a crowbar and laughs hysterically as he starts to beat me with the crowbar. Bar he hits my leg, probably breaking it, while all I can do is muffle, screaming from the gag, trying to move away from him.

He just laughs more, follows me, and keeps going. Cyn, pls be safe and get Bruce here as soon as possible.

(Pov change Batman/Bruce again)

I've just dealt with Ivy finally, and now it's time to go look for Cyn, but I'm interrupted by fireworks. 

"It's time Bats! To have your last surprise! I even bought a gift! And it's something to "die" for, hehe! Now come over here and receive your prize for waiting in good time" Joker sounds too happy. I don't like it and if this "prize" that I'm thinking of then it could only be 2 things.

While I'm hoping it's the first option, the second option is just as likely. Cyn might have gotten herself captured by the Joker, most likely after when she was hot by Bane way back a long bit ago.

Arriving at the location I see 3 thugs waiting at the entrance to a Joker Mouth/face.

"Hold it. I need to see if you're on the list", a thug gets in front of me. I just stared at him, and after a few moments of thinking, the best course of action was to get them out of my way.

Moving at lightning speed, I knock all 3 of them out and enter the Joker's face/mouth.

And more thugs are in a line congratulating me. The same result happens: they aren't dead; I just rearranged their bones.

As I move forward and eventually meet a dead end, I'm in front of a glass that has a joker sitting on a chair with a TV as a head.

"Hello, hello, come on, take a seat! It's been quite some time since we had a nice chat how have you been?" He says to me while I frown a bit.

"Come now, don't give me that face. I set all of this up just for you! Until a certain-looking maid/robot decided to speed things up! But now that's not an issue from the count of ten! You will receive your surprise!"

"10"

"9"

"8"

"7"

"6"

"5""

Joker continued to count down while I just watched, not moving from my spot. He has something planned, but I'm not sure what.

"3"

"2"

"1"

"BOOM!"

nothing happens 

"Haha! Did I get you? Pls tell me you weren't expecting-" his voice gets cut off as I realise just a fraction of a second of what is coming and dive backwards, an explosion happens.

My sense of direction is distorted. Standing back up to shake off the slight dizziness from the explosion, I walk forward and part the glass. There is a door awaiting behind it.

I enter and walk inside and an see joker on a weird looking throne like thing messing around with. Joker doll with 2 titan infused criminals are on a leash.

Joker has enough messing around and  throws the doll away and pulls a lever and a small like metal cage slowly comes down and inside is an currently asleep Cyn her arms basically done for.

At least she looks alright..somewhat.

"And here is your gift! Do you like it? I'm sure you do! If you manage to defeat my titans! I'll give her back to you heheh!" Joker laughs a little and pulls another lever this one releases the titans.

"Now come on boys it's time for the finale dance!"

Some more criminal's join the fray with the Titans I dodge punch kick spin kick grapple most of the thugs with throwing batarangs at some Titans.

Hoping on a titan to try and move one of the Titans to attack some thugs I ended up being grabbed by the other Titan crap.

(Pov change Cyn)

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After a few moments turning back on I see my arms regenerate and any other part of my body fix itself breaking out of the metal cage easily throwing a punch not holding back at the titan that had a hold of as the titan is throw against the wall bleeding from his mouth a little knockes out.

Catching Bruce and putting him down he looks happy that I woke up in time although it doesn't seem like it he did.

"No no no no! That's not fair! Your not surpose to break out!"

Well joker doesn't look to happy well to bad that again I don't give a flying F#c# the said titan proceeds to actually get up and last I check I thought he was knocked out turns out I was wrong.

"Alright boys destroy the robot and show Batman a part!" Joker says as the grunts get ready to attack while the other titans rushes at me.

The titan is half as fast Bane not as much but he is still stupid fast but why is he..so slow to me? I thought the same result would happen?

Dodgeing a punch quite easily I send the other Titan flying back into a wall as I nod my head same with Bruce at eachother as we proceed to to absolutely beat down the thugs and the titans that got back up.

Eventually we put the thugs down same with the titans obviously I didn't kill them..I don't want to but Joker and his thugs are making it hard not to kill even when I don't want to.

A sudden small dart hits Bruce/Batman's suit going into his skin and as I get a better look at it it's the titan formula and Joker shot some at Bruce and he's currently struggling for his life falling on the floor my sensors go Info over as I run to the eBay of my abilities over to Bruce.

"Ggghh"

"*Frow* Batman it will be okay I promise" scaning his body my CPU/brain going as fast as it can I know Bruce has the cure but I can't get him to use it on himself not yet.

Then a idea came to me why don't I use the solver on the titan that's enteres his system and alter it so it doesn't change how he looks more gain superhuman strength.

Moving my hand up the solver appears from my finger tips as I go to work as fast as inhumanly possible I removed the changes that come with the titan like completely changing how he looks and removed most of the speed and strength enhancements that come with it.

But I didn't remove all of it for a reason I left enough for it to increase his strength a tiny bit and speed nothing ground breaking since his suits help with that anyway so now as long as he continues to train like normal he will be alot stronger and faster then the original Arkham batman with his suits as well.

"*Happy face* Batman you can stop fighting the titan formula I have completely negated the effects" as I say Bruce realises that the agonising effects of the Titan are gone since he was fighting it.

"Cyn how did yo-no what I should be saying is thank you Cyn" he looks to be in so much relief at least he's okay.

"No no no! NO NO NO! THIS IS NOT how this is suppose to go this t rex looking maid has ruined everything! You know what..if you want something done right do it yourself" as he was about to shot himself with the titan I grab the said gun with a black slimy tentical and crushing it to dust.

My anger as already high but it reached a new level when he tried to change and hurt Bruce it was like every part inside of me wanted out and murder this clown he DARE to do this in front of me? Such arrogance!

Another black tentical grabbed joker by the neck slamming him against the wall as he just laughs but hes Laughter stops as for a second reality changes and he sees something new everything has turned black except There is now a [[null]] that has yellow around it with yellow like energy tenticals that's holding thin yellow string leading to Cyn and using it like a puppet.

He sees Cyn grin Wildly sadistically for Bruce reality was like this as well for him same with Joker but Joker only saw it for 1 second while Bruce saw it for 5 seconds but after it hit the 3 second mark Cyn was replaced with a centipede like creature that was really big and way to long as he sees mechanical like eyes stare down at Joker still with string on it.

Reality comes back to normal while joker is surprised and shocked a bit until he came to an conclusion this t rex looking maid/robot was that messed up Women that he saw that one time.

"I SURRENDER!" he said quite quickly.

"*Confused expression* that's to sudden"

As I look at Bruce he just looks at me in certain areas I honestly thought he was checking me out right now I didn't realise he was looking at a place that he last saw had string around.

After a few moments he walks over joker that held against a wall and Bruce punches him once knocking Joker out.

The last few hours were not as interesting turned out Bruce rammed his car into Bane to get him off of him and it's now in the water I used the Solver to bring it out and place it back Arkham asylum was stormed with guards Gordan came back and I fixed the important parts of the car and we went back home.

I was on his lap as he drove but as he drove he seems to be thinking of something honestly I wish I could know I mean..I COULD but looking into his head is just wrong.

'what on earth..was that thing' Bruce thought to himself as he kept driving sometimes looking at Cyn from behind her head as she was humming a tune he use to listen to with his parents before they died.

TBC

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