Batman and the Joker

"Let's go find Batman first."

The three arrived in Gotham, a Gotham eerily peaceful.

There was no robbery, no high-speed racing; everything was peaceful.

They soon arrived at the Wayne Manor.

The manor before me was like a corner forgotten by time, with weeds growing wildly and Vines climbing all over the walls like giant pythons with bared fangs.

"I told you, once Alfred is gone, your dad will become a giant baby who can't take care of himself."

Kino said to Damian jokingly.

"Godfather, he's not my dad."

Damian said helplessly, "I don't even know if I'm male or female in this Timeline yet," while glancing at the hidden camera.

"Okay, Bruce, we've come to play with you."

Kino casually pushed open the manor gate.

As soon as I stepped across the threshold, a musty smell hit me; the dusty corridor had the distinct style of a single, older man.

With his Super Vision scanning the area, he found the manor deserted and looked down into the Batcave.

Inside the Batcave, a stubble-faced Batman sits in front of a computer, the screen clearly displaying the figures of three people.

The three found the mechanism and took the elevator directly to the Batcave.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, several tear gas canisters were thrown in.

Kino caught it and took a deep breath.

White smoke was inhaled into the nose, and in just one second, several canisters of tear gas were inhaled.

Then...

"Cough cough cough, damn it, I'm definitely not suited for smoking!"

Kino coughed up puffs of gas.

Venom rolled its eyes speechlessly, reached behind its back, and pulled out all the inhaled gas.

"Serves you right for showing off. You can't even smoke properly, yet you're using gas. Now you've made a fool of yourself."

Batman was also stunned by Kino's amazing feat, and it was clear that this ability was not something a human could possess.

Alien?

But he didn't have time to think it through. Damian's body instantly glowed, a green suit appeared, and a green blade emitting a ghostly light appeared in his hand. He charged forward like a cheetah, intending to test the strength of this world's Batman.

Batman reacted extremely quickly.

He pulled a pistol from his waist and began firing.

Ding ding ding...

Damian wielded his blade with agility, Kino bullets aimed at himself and those from Venom and Venom behind him.

Damian was certain that the Batman before him was not his father, Bruce Wayne. No matter how he changed, his father would not use such a deadly weapon.

The wielding blades were merciless; as long as the person wasn't dead, the Godfather could heal them.

"Has Damian been spoiled?"

Kino tilted his head, looking at him. He had initially intended to raise a lady.

"Yes, it must be because Talia wasn't cared for properly from the beginning."

Venom nodded in agreement. She was only responsible for playing around. Pamela was so elegant that she couldn't possibly have led her astray; it must be Talia's fault.

"Hahaha, Old Bat, you're finally going to die! You should have died a long time ago, hahaha..."

A piercing laugh echoed from the darkness.

Kino turned to look.

In a prison cell, a green-haired woman was locked up, her face covered in thick, pale foundation, resembling a lifeless mask.

Scarlet lipstick was smeared indiscriminately, and there were cuts on both sides of the mouth with black stitches.

"Joker?"

Kino and Venom exchanged a glance and walked towards the cell.

"Don't go near her!"

Batman noticed their movements, dodged a knife attack, and threw a smoke bomb from the table onto the ground to conceal his presence.

Damian charged forward and swung his sword, but missed.

A strong hand grabbed Damian's wrist from behind, twisted it behind his back, and a gun barrel was pressed against his head.

"Don't move if you don't want to die. Don't make any small movements."

After saying that, Batman flicked Damian's Green Lantern Ring with a single finger, sending it flying far away.

He had long ago observed that the child's abilities stemmed from this ring.

"And you, if you don't want your children to die, leave that place."

Batman's cold voice threatened.

"Godfather, I've lost."

Damian looked dejected, and a tattoo on his ankle glowed faintly.

"Nonsense, if you don't create airplanes and cannons and fight Batman in close combat with a knife, you're not suited for the Green Lantern Ring. Go back and try out the power of Asgard."

Kino didn't say anything.

He has plenty of money; if one doesn't suit him, he can just find another.

"Yes, Godfather."

Damian smiled, completely oblivious to the fact that a gun was pointed at his head.

"Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill someone?!"

Batman's finger was tightly gripping the trigger; he adhered to the principle of "deserving to die," believing that all criminals deserved to die.

For this reason, Gotham has become the safest city in the country.

"I know you're capable of killing, but if you knew whose child she was, you definitely wouldn't dare to shoot."

Kino's words made Batman pause.

He looked down at Damian's small face, and a strange sense of familiarity welled up in his heart.

Kino also arrived at the cell and looked at the Joker in front of him.

Despite wearing heavy makeup and having gruesome scars on her face, she still looked young and beautiful.

The Joker of this world is Martha Wayne. (p1)

So Batman is Thomas Wayne. (p2)

"It was Bruce Wayne who died in the alley back then, not the Waynes."

Venom looked at the crazed woman in front of him with a hint of pity. Like Bruce, she had also been trapped in the alley that night.

"Shut up! My child isn't dead. He's waiting for me to save him. It's all that cowardly Old Bat's fault!"

Martha's eyes revealed a kind of madness and hatred, but she quickly laughed again.

"But you're not trying to say this child is Old Bat's child, are you? You brought her here to claim kinship, hahaha, this is hilarious! Old Bat, you've given yourself such a grown daughter, is she here to replace little Bruce?! Hahahaha..."

Martha let out a sharp, manic laugh that echoed through the cold stone walls of the Batcave.

"Impossible. I have never been with any other woman, unless you used my blood to create a clone."

Thomas stared at Kino with murderous intent; it was a blasphemy against his son, Bruce.

"Damian, introduce yourself to your grandparents."

Kino's words silenced Martha's laughter and froze Thomas's hand, which was about to pull the trigger.

Damian also realized who the Old Bat and the Joker were.

"Grandpa, Grandma, nice to meet you. My name is Damian Wayne. My father is Bruce Wayne, and my mother is Talia Al Gur."

The entire Batcave was silent, save for Thomas's heavy breathing.

p1: Mental breakdown: In the Flashpoint Universe, Martha's son Bruce died in the Crime Alley incident, a blow that caused Martha to have a mental breakdown and eventually become the Joker.

Revenge and Madness: Martha, now the Joker, blames her husband Thomas for her son's death. Harboring resentment and madness, she orchestrates a series of events behind the scenes, even kidnapping all those who could become time travelers and forcing them to build a time travel machine.

p2: Originally, it was Thomas's son Bruce who died in the attack on the Wayne family, which led Thomas to become Batman.

Unlike traditional Batman, Thomas is indifferent to the lives of criminals and has no principle of not killing. Criminals such as Killer Croc and Hush have died at his hands.

His wife, Martha, unable to bear the pain of losing her son, smeared his blood on her lips and transformed into Joker.