- crime boss in the city that owed Mask a fraction of whatever income they were making off of drugs and prostitution. The meeting was -

- scheduled under an anonymous alias but promised a big reward if they were willing to hear me out. That's how people in Gotham work. -

- They'll do whatever it takes to get a thrill and prize out of anything. They were as dumb as I thought, showing up on time and with -

- no questions asked even though the meeting would take place in an abandoned warehouse by the docks where anyone went to hide a dead body.

- They all sat at the table I set up for them while discussing various deals and future plans for their operations. Thirty minutes -

- passed until they began to wonder if they were being played with. "Alright, screw this. What the hell is going on?" one boss said.// -

- Look at that. All of Gotham's trash in one spot and the room doesn't even stink... yet. "Batman? It's Batman!" //The bosses and their -

- henchmen pulled for their guns after jumping out of their seats and aimed up towards the catwalk I was perched on.// "We ain't do -

- nothin'!" We all know that's a lie. And I'm no Batman... I'm something better. Now sit down, /now./ "Who has time for this, I'm out of -

- here." I said... /Sit down!/ //I fired an entire round from my automatic pistols into the table and at the ground around their feet.// -

- No one has to die. Just Black Mask if you retards would just listen. "And where's this reward we're supposed to be gettin' for coming -

- to this stupid meeting, huh?" I almost forgot. Thanks for reminding me. //Taking a step back to retrieve a duffle bag, I flung it across -

- the catwalk and let it land on the table. The nearest one to it was the first to open it and he immediately spun on his heels to throw -

- up.// Remember how I said the room didn't stink yet? Those are the heads of some of your top lieutenants. If you don't want to end up -

- with the same fate as them, all you have to do is simply give me 40% of your revenue and promise to stop dealing to kids. I know -

- Black Mask takes 60% so I don't want any complaints, got it? "And what's in for us?" Full protection from Black Mask and the Batman. -

- "But the bat is dead. That's bullshit." Oh he'll be back. You can count on that. And when he does return, Gotham is turning into a -

- war zone. I just thought I'd give you a little heads up... Everything you need to know on how to get me my money has been emailed to -

- you. This meeting is over. //I turned my back against the group and proceeded to walk down the catwalk as the lights around them began -

- to turn off.//