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The Batman from the universe of the Frank Miller Batman works- The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, All-Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder and The Dark Knight Strikes Again. While his origin is similar to the original Batman, in this universe he began to fall into a more aggressive and crazed nature as his war on crime began to drag on his mind, leading him to kidnap young Dick Grayson off the streets, forcing him to become his side-kick, Robin, telling him that he has been drafted and that he had to keep Grayson from the corrupt and useless Gotham City Police Department. While Grayson would come to accept many of Batman's teachings and methods over time, seeing him as a mentor figure, it would lead to many intense psychological issues later in his life due to the insanity he was put into every day as a young child.
Eventually, Batman retired from crimefighting, becoming a recluse. Ten years after this self-induced exile, the future Gotham City was under the control of a gang of Mutants. Despite his attempt to rehabilitate Harvey Dent, the one time politician returns to a life of crime, which inspires Bruce Wayne to don the Cowl once more. Batman soon finds that Gotham is a very different place than it was when he last quit, but with the 13 year old Carrie Kelly as his new Robin, Batman went back to work, fighting the Mutants and The Joker, who awoke from a decade long coma simply because Batman returned to Gotham. Inspired by his example after defeating their leader, the Mutants become a new gang, called the Sons of the Batman, who fought crime using non-lethal means. Through their efforts, Gotham City became the safest city in America- something that shamed the government so badly they sent Superman to take down his old friend. Warned ahead of time by Green Arrow, Batman confronts Superman in Crime Alley, where his parents were gunned down years before hand, and after a deadly battle, Batman is able to defeat the Man of Steel, though he appears to die of a heartattack shortly after. This is then revealed to be a ruse when Carrie revives him, where he leads his new army into the underground beneath the Batcave, preparing to fight crime from the shadows where ever they were needed.
Battle vs. Batman (Terry McGinnis) (by Elgb333)[]
Prologue
Gotham Stadium. 1:00 pm
It was a quiet night for Gotham's great sports stadium. A full moon shined luminously over it's sleeping playing field. Gentle breeze brushed the grass softly with a low hum. And no people could be seen or heard; a contrast to its usually noisy and crowded feel. This was the place where people cheered for their heroes, where athletes grunted and fought one another, and commentators filled the air with rubbish remarks. And so it was highly unusual indeed to see it silent as this. Yet, one could never learn that silence too hid the creeps who were up to no good.
In the announcers' table, one could see a very grotesque sight. A creepy, disgusting, midget-like mite floated and bounced on every part of the room. The little man hovered in the air and pressed the buttons for fun, like a little child or an abomination no god in this world could have thought of creating. This little man was none other than the great Bat-Mite - a preposterous and annoying Batman-figure and the Dark Knight's greatest and number one fan.
"Oh dear, oh dear. What to do? What to do?" Bat-Mite said. "This night's sooooooooo boring. Oh what should I do? What can I do?"
Batmite sat down on a chair and slid back and forth across the room. "Dammit. Should I summon the Joker? Or sea-monsters? Or Doomsday? Maybe that Henry Cavill guy? There's gotta be something to make a great battle for Batman."
And then, literally a yellow light bulb lit up above his head, signalling that his devious mind had concocted something sinister. "I got it!" Batmite said with a grin he ripped straight out of the Grinch cartoon. "Fuck Batman v Superman. Dudez this fight's gonna rock your knickers!"
With a smile, a wink, and a snap of his fingers, he summoned his powers to bend reality. A distortion appeared in the fabric of space and time, as if the two elements started to twist, turn, and spiral out of control. Lightning spewed out of nowhere, holes in reality started to appear, and finally... two dark figures emerged into the center of the field.
Everything else went back into silence even though the debris and carnage still remained. In the center of the field were two men, who looked and dressed like the iconic Batman. One was an old-battered Batman wearing his iconic cape and cowl, while the other was a dark capeless figure with a red bat symbol on his chest. Nonetheless, both of them couldn't believe their eyes at what was happening at the moment. Batmite then welcomed them with a maniacal laugh and the two Batman were horrified.
"Who the hell are you?! And where the hell am I?!" the young Batman, named Terry McGinnis, asked.
The other Batman just ignored him and observed the place where he was at. A grizzled veteran himself, he knew exactly what was happening, though he felt just as pissed nonetheless. "Great..." he sighed.
Batmite, on the other hand, teleported just right above the arena. Now towering over them, he snapped his fingers and reality was distorted yet again. The two Batman could only look struck at the power this little Batman was showing. And as the distortion of reality finally ended, the stadium was again filled with people. Not just ordinary people... but different versions of Batman, just as what Batmite had ordered. There was a Batman who was Russian, a Batman that looked like the German nosferatu, there was also a Batman that looked like a Victorian vampire, a Batman that was a frigging GREEN LANTERN (!), a Batman that looked like he was from WWII, a campy Batman from some crazy what-the-hell-where-they-smoking 60s TV show, a Batman that looked the devilishly handsome Christian Bale (who also sounded like he swallowed a marble), a Batman that looked like... an owl, a Batman with bat-nipples, a Batman who sounded like Kevin Conroy, Ben frigging Affleck, a gritty wartorn Batman who was obviously ripped from some fighting video game probably developed by the sadists who made Mortal Kombat, and so much more.
All Batmen were silent, still confused and untrusting of what was happening. Batmite, who was still towering over them like a god, spoke, "Greetings to all Batmen. It is a great honor to be with you. Yeah I know. A lot of you are probably busy fighting crime or preparing for whatever tragedy that may fall upon you (like a dead sidekick or finding out you have a son or preparing to fight that guy from the Social Network). But please, offer me this night to bring you entertainment beyond one of your wildest dreams!!!"
After that, Batmite started giggling like an excited fanboy and said, "I can't believe this is actually happening. Reddit and Comic Vine's got nothing on this shit."
All the Batmen just looked with awe and disgust at that little Batmidget floating in midair. But Batmite himself just said with enthusiasm, "Just like what Jesse Eisenberg said. This is the 'greatest gladitorial matchup in human history'! Two of the greatest future versions of the legendary Batman... right here baby... to fight to the DEATH!"
Finally having had enough, Terry shouted in defiance at his little captor, "Enough of this. You are going to return us back home, you freak!" Then he and the older Batman drew their batarangs and threw them at Batmite. The other Batmen also simultaneously drew and threw their Batarangs as well. But Batmite just sighed and turned all those batarangs into butterfly puppies. He then snapped his fingers and all of the Batmen became paralyzed and immobile.
Batmite changed his form into a giant now literally towering over them, and said in a big booming voice, "Well so-orry party poopers. But I get what I frigging want! When I want a battle to the death between two Batmen. I GET THAT BATTLE TO THE DEATH!!!"
His voice almost wrecked all of their eardrums, and every Batmen couldn't help but stay put, be silent, and obey. "Good," Batmite said. And then he appeared right in front of Terry and the old Batman and said, "Batman Beyond... Goddamn Batman... I only want one thing and one thing only. For the two of you to fight to the death. It's simple. Whichever one of you kills the other. Gets home. The loser? Well, he loses. And no consolation prizes. Understood?"
The two Batman just stood silent, their eyes fixated with mixed emotion at him. "Very well. Seems there are no objections." Batmite then teleported himself back to the commentator box, changed his voice to sound like Michael Buffer, and yelled "LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!!" Then, the stadium suddenly became filled with all sorts of Batman-related merchandise like Batmobiles, Batwings, bat-propellant sprays... you know it.
A bell rang, signalling the start of the fight. The two Batmen, now forced to fight to the death, looked at each other with contempt. But Terry, being the more reasonable one, tried to talk it out. "Listen. We don't have to do this. We're both Batmen. We should think of something first."
The older Batman could only drew another batarang and aimed. "No kid. I don't got time for this. I have a war to finish," he said before throwing it at Terry, who immediately used his rocket boots and wings to fly away.
"And by the way. You're NOT Batman. I'm the goddamn Batman."
Battle[]
The battle was on between the two future Batmen. Bruce made the first move, throwing every batarangs and bombs he had on Batman Beyond, but Terry just flew to the sky way out of his reach. His superior speed and agility allowed him to easily dodge all of the old man's toys like they were pebbles. Now knowing that there was no other way to calm the old Batman down, Terry finally decided to retaliate. He used his rocket boots to dash unto the goddamn Batman with blinding speed and pummelled the old man square in the jaw, knocking his ass down to the ground. The goddamn Batman then tried to catch the flying Terry using his grappling gun, but again Terry just barrel-rolled out of his range. Pissed, the goddamn Batman had no choice but to retreat. Sadly, there was nowhere for him to hide because the arena was an open battlefield, and Terry seemingly had the edge with his flight. "Hahaha you think that gonna be easy? Do ya?" Batmite jeered like a jerk.
Trapped, the goddamn Batman then grabbed all of his smoke bombs and stun grenades and sprinkled them throughout the stadium. The bombs exploded simultaneously, covering the whole stadium with black smoke. The goddamn Batman was trying to tip the battle to his favor by making himself invisible using the smoke. But Terry just scoffed at his cute attempt due to the fact that his enhanced vision allowed him to see Bruce through the thick smoke. Terry then unleashed his own bombs and made it rain throughout the stadium. The goddamn Batman tried to run but Terry carpet bombed the whole place, knocking Bruce to the ground. Terry then drew his batarangs, slicing Bruce's thighs and making him yell in pain.
Terry landed to the stadium to see if the goddamn Batman could still fight. "Ready to give up old man?" Terry asked Bruce who was still clutching his leg. "Shut up," the goddamn Batman said before throwing a Batarang of his own. Seeing the projectile fly towards him, Terry just threw another of his batarang that sliced Bruce's own batarang in two.
The old man was in a disadvantage with his technology, and Terry decided to finish this once and for all. He aggressively landed on top of the old man and pinned him to the ground like a hawk. Now on top, Terry then punched the old man in the chest continuously, breaking a couple of ribs. The goddamn Batman was hurt, but he countered with an elbow to Terry's jaw before grappling him to the ground. The goddamn Batman was now suddenly on top of him, and he quickly punched Terry in the nose and slashed at his face with his spikes. However, none of these managed to penetrate Terry's armor, and the young man turned his rocket boots on to get him off. But even though Terry was already in the air, he was surprised to see the goddamn Batman still clinging to his waist and punching his torso continuously.
Hurt but undamaged, Terry unleashed electricity from his Batsuit that shocked the goddamn Batman with a thousand volts of electricity. The goddamn Batman screamed as electricity flowed through him, and he subsequently lost his grip and fell to the ground. His body landed on a 60s batmobile with a loud crash, flattening the vehicle like a pancake. Terry looked at the ground below him and saw the goddamn Batman lying on the wreckage; downed and unconscious.
"Sorry it had to be like this," Terry said as he soared above the wreckage. But then he noticed a small blinking light that was attached to his chest. The light turned out to be a bomb the goddamn Batman managed to stick into Terry while they were in the air. "Oh fuck," Terry could only say before the bomb blasted him out of the air. Crashing on the ground below, Terry tried to see if his batsuit was still functioning. The bomb damaged his wings and his HUD system, but so far his suit was still okay. Standing up and brushing the dust off of him, he couldn't believe that he didn't see that bomb in the first place.
But then, as Terry noticed, the ground began to shake. Dust started vibrating and the debris started jumping. He had a bad feeling about this, and as Terry turned his eyes in front, he saw a hulking monster walking straight towards him. "Kids these days. No respect. I think it's time I teach you a goddamn lesson," the goddamn Batman said, now sporting one scary looking armor.
"Oh that's not going to happen," Terry said. "But I'll tell you what's going to happen. After this you'll wish that you have stayed back in your retirement home."
Terry then threw his explosive batarangs at Bruce, but these didn't even make a dent. Bruce then dashed towards Terry with his own rockets, before giving Terry's face a cross, sending him back-flipping to the ground. The punch was so hard, that Terry's mask cracked and his pointy ears bended. Bruce then picked Terry up from his neck but Terry managed to unleash his wrist lasers unto Bruce. The lasers managed to scratch the goddamn batsuit's paint, and Bruce retaliated by shoving Terry's face right back into the ground. Bruce then grabbed Terry by the arms and ripped his wings off his suit. But Terry then kicked his way out of Bruce's grasp and cloaked himself in invisibility.
The goddamn Batman tried to locate Batman Beyond but he seemed to have disappeared. Suddenly, Terry's voice echoed in the stadium, taunting the old Batman. "I gotta admit old man, you surprised me there. But you have to know something. I'm the new Batman here. I don't know who you are but seeing that old decrepit face of yours, you should know that you're way out of your league."
"You have no idea, kid," the goddamn Batman just said with a smile.
Terry's voice continued to echo around the stadium, mocking Bruce in front of Mite and all the other Batman. "I may not be the world's greatest detective but I know a loser when I see one. You see Bat-gramps, I can tell that you should have given up a long time ago. You only wore that suit again because you're failed once as Batman. Trust me I know. That's the same face my mentor had as well. And his name... was Bruce Wayne."
And then, Terry suddenly appeared behind the goddamn Batman and swiped at him with his claws, tearing a huge chunk of the Batman's armor. The goddamn Batman tried to punch back, but Terry dodged and went invisible again. He then appeared again in front of him and swiped his claws deeper, taking off a layer of the Batman's bulky armor. Batman tried to punch him again, but Terry just rolled out of the way and jumped over the goddamn Batman's head, before swiping at his helmet. Terry then landed behind Bruce and he used his wrist lasers at full power to destroy more layers that greatly thinned Bruce's armor, before turning invisible again.
The goddamn Batman was having enough of it. So he drew his sonic emitter and sent waves after waves of powerful sound throughout the stadium. Walls cracked and everything started to fly everywhere. The other Batmen who were watching fell to the ground clutching their ears and shouting for it to stop, while Batmite himself just laughed. Terry was critically hit by these soundwaves which made his whole body vibrate violently, rupturing his eardrums. The sound left him lying on the ground in intense pain, but Terry managed to regain just enough focus to send an explosive batarang to destroy the emitter.
Before Bruce could get back at him, the goddamn Batman soon found multiple bombs attached at his own back, which mirrored what he did earlier while they were in the air. Impressed, he could only mutter, "Now wouldn't you look at that", before the bombs exploded and engulfed him in an fiery explosion, sending huge chunks of metal everywhere. With the goddamn Batman seemingly on fire, Terry tried to calm his rising heartbeat.
However, Terry just couldn't believe his goddamn eyes when the old man just stood up from that explosion. "Oh come on!" he yelled in frustration.
Bruce's armor maybe damaged but he was still in fine shape. Bruce knew his armor could take it for he designed it to take on the most powerful superhumans from his own universe. And so there was no doubt for him that it could also take on whatever this punk could throw. Bruce then unexpectedly removed his helmet, and showed his old wrinkled face at everyone and smiled. He then grabbed two batmobile in each hand and threw one at Terry. Batman Beyond easily dodged one, but he didn't see the goddamn Batman dashing towards him with the other batmobile. He smacked him with it, sending him crashing towards the wall of the stadium. Terry was now starting to lose consciousness and he could feel his own Batsuit losing power.
Bruce then began approaching the downed Terry at a slow and intense pace. Terry tried to throw a smoke bomb but Bruce just walked through it like nothing. Frustrated, Terry tried to throw all of his batarangs but they just bounced off the goddamn Batman's armor. "No!" Terry yelled before running towards Bruce with his claws. He tried to swipe but the old man just dodged it easily. Terry made a roundhouse kick but Bruce caught it and threw him to the ground like a doll. Terry knew that it was almost over. He was no longer stronger nor faster of the two, and his weapons were now useless. But he wasn't going to give up just yet. With tenacity, he yelled and tried to swipe at Bruce's face, but Bruce just punched him in the gut so hard that blood and fluid came out of his mouth and he lost his breath. Panting, Terry clutched his broken abdomen, as the goddamn Batman grabbed a bomb of corrosive fluid and splashed it right at Batman Beyond's face.
"God!!!!" Terry screamed as the chemical started to searingly and painfully melt his face. Terry managed to get his mask off quickly and threw it away. "Heh. A kid. Just as I expected," Bruce said as he saw Terry's cute baby-like face.
"Shut up!" Terry said as he charged with his remaining strength at Bruce. Bruce, however, managed to catch Terry in a bear hug. As Terry struggled and squirmed, Bruce attached his belt to the stadium wall's fusebox; electrocuting Terry with the whole city's electric power. Gotham City temporarily blacked out, and in the stadium, one could hear the cries of Batman Beyond as he got fried.
With the kid smoking and almost dying, Bruce stopped, dropping the kid on the ground, and standing over him triumphantly.
Winner: Batman (Earth 31)
Epilogue[]
"Amazing! Just freaking amazing!" Batmite said, clapping his hands with joy. He continued to cheer and cheer like a little kid which creeped the Batmen out. Now ready to congratulate his future winner, Batmite teleported himself towards the stadium in front of the goddamn Batman.
With his arms crossed and an evil look in his face, he commanded Bruce like a Roman emperor, "Yes Yes Kill Him! Do it!... and take your rightful place at my side!" But Bruce couldn't do it. No. He may have waged a brutal and bloody war, but there was no way he would kill this kid. Bruce may have fancied himself as the "real" Batman but he was the one who didn't act like one in this battle. He waged an endless crusade against evil and today in this little fluke in his life, he almost broke the vow he swore to uphold. He felt ashamed.
"No," Bruce said as he knelt down and clutched Batman Beyond in his arms.
Batmite cringed at what he saw. "Ew. Bat-romance. Not nice dudes." Floating above the air, he pointed at Batman and proclaimed, "You are all my toy. And like all toys I will do whatever I want with you. If I want a battle to the death... then I get that battle to the -"
Suddenly, a batarang flew and hit Batmite in the head, making him fall to the ground.
All the Batmen looked up, and they were all in silence as a dark figure emerged from the night sky. A dark cold sensation was felt by all of them in that stadium, and they could only look at awe and respect at the new Batman who just entered. And while they didn't actually know it, the dark figure was none other than the original Batman himself: the Batman of Prime Earth who finally appeared to stop this nonsense.
"Oh man..." Batmite said as Batman grabbed him by the cowl and lifted him up like a toy.
"You've done quite enough Mite. You are going to send these people back."
"Oh come on, Batman. Look at them. Aren't you excited at all of the many different versions of Batman that's in here right now. Each of these Batmen are unique, and hell, don't you want to exchange stories with them?"
"No!" Batman said as he shook Batmite violently. "You will send these people back now!"
"Alright alright! Jeez! Ever since the New 52 you've become less fun. Guess what? Even your movie version is getting darker!" Batmite complained before he snapped his fingers and all Batmen began disappearing simultaneously. "You gotta pick up your pace, Bruce. History may have been revamped but you'll never know what these DC writers are up to. You think 'Endgame' was fucked up? It will only get worse and worse in your pathetic life. And it will never end..."
As many of them departed, each Batmen gave each one a respectful nod and smile. For while they did not fully know or trust one another, they did respect each other for being a Batman.
As both the goddamn Batman and Batman Beyond started disappearing, Bruce looked at Terry who was finally regaining consciousness.
"This ain't over yet, old man," Terry said.
"Oh. No. It's not over. Especially for you. You've still have a long way to go," Bruce said. "But remember this day kid. Remember this every time you don your suit and cowl, that today, THIS OLD MAN DEFEATED YOU..."
Then both Batmen were whisked away into their respected universes, now with knowledge and respect of each other.
Expert's Opinion[]
While Batman Beyond was carrying the more advanced technology and speed advantage, experts believe that Batman (Earth-31)'s armor was just too much for Terry to overcome. Terry may have been the new and improved Batman, but Bruce of Earth-31's was more experienced and smarter and it won him the day.