The Filmgmr
Red Hood Halloween Special Part 1 of 3
Halloween 2 BJL
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“Don’t run just yet Milo, the transformation’s just taking hold!” Scarecrow stood in front of one of several devices hooked up to a variety of Gothamites as he said this. Behind him, Professor Milo made several advances towards the exit as he replied,
“This isn’t fear Crane. We’re creating monsters!”
“Evolving monster,” Scarecrow corrected the professor, “Langstrom’s formula was only the beginning. Our Man-Bats will be infused with our special brand of fear toxin. It’s a win-win situation for us, don’t you see?” The man closest to them began to twitch and scream uncontrollably as Scarecrow continued, “They resemble the Bat, and with a little dose of fear toxin delivered to them as well as through them to the people of Gotham…it will destroy the Batman’s name and spread fear across the city in a way more beautiful than I have ever dreamed!”
“It’s too dangerous,” Milo replied, holding his head, “D-do you hear what you’re saying?!? Fear toxin on normal human beings causes them to go into a frenzy, we can’t give it to something like…” As Milo was about to finish, the first Man-Bat completed its transformation. It screeched at a pitch that caused the professor to cover his ears while Scarecrow simply stepped closer to it with a syringe. Plunging it into the creature’s neck, another louder screech proved that the effects were taking hold.
“We have nothing to fear.” Scarecrow said to Milo just as the Man-Bat began to break out of its bonds. Before either could react, the former was tackled by a figure dropping in from the ceiling. Cursing, Scarecrow attempted to push the figure off of him only to realize that it was Batman himself.
“Mad scientist experiments on Halloween? What’s next? The dead coming back to life?” Jason dropped in atop the first Man-Bat device as Batman stood to reply,
“Make sure the Man-Bat doesn’t escape. It’s too dangerous…”
“No, it’s not. It’ll be fine-” Batman reeled back and landed a punch that knocked Scarecrow out in the middle of the sentence. Professor Milo attempted to run, using the Man-Bat beginning to destroy his device as a distraction, but was quickly stopped by a batarang knocking him to the ground.
“Nice hit, boss.” Jason said as the Man-Bat began to take off. Batman was in the process of disabling the next device as he demanded,
“Robin! Make sure it doesn’t escape!” Thinking fast, Jason retrieved his grappling gun and fired it into the Man-Bat’s foot. He held on for dear life as the creature dragged him through the air around Scarecrow’s laboratory. Rolling his eyes as he managed to dismantle the last of the Man-Bat devices, Batman pressed a button on his utility belt causing several small syringes to drop out. Each label indicated a different drug to be administered in case of a variety of situations. The two he chose were labeled ‘MAN-BAT LANGSTROM 52’ and ‘SCARECROW CRANE 15’, and he placed them between the knuckles on his right hand just as the Man-Bat dove towards him with Robin in tow. Reeling back once more, Batman landed a punch that connected the needles with the Man-Bat’s chest. With the needles stuck in the beast, Batman slammed it to the ground, bringing Robin down with it. Jason rolled for a moment, the rope from his grappling gun wrapping around his body as he did. Upon standing up, he managed to wiggle them off in time to see the Man-Bat revert into a normal Gothamite.
“We do some pretty awesome work.” Jason said as he observed the scene of Scarecrow, Milo, and the Man-Bat all lying passed out on the ground. As the two began to alert the GCPD of their position and clean up the mess, Jason turned to Batman and said, “By the way, I just wanted to say from the bottom of my heart this really beats trick or treating.” Smirking slightly, Batman patted Jason on the back, saying,
“Happy Halloween, Robin.”
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Hey guys, Happy Halloween! A little explanation: I'm a little ahead in my main storyline Red Hood story (I have one more issue left in Volume 10 but it spoils some of Chris' Batman run and I don't wanna do that because he's building up to some BIG stuff). In the meantime I'll be releasing 3 Halloween inspired tales from Red Hood and the Outlaws' pasts to be festive and because in this case it was so much fun to write. Will release the second and third part tonight and possibly tomorrow. Thanks for reading!
Red Hood Halloween Special Part 1 of 3
Halloween 2 BJL
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“Don’t run just yet Milo, the transformation’s just taking hold!” Scarecrow stood in front of one of several devices hooked up to a variety of Gothamites as he said this. Behind him, Professor Milo made several advances towards the exit as he replied,
“This isn’t fear Crane. We’re creating monsters!”
“Evolving monster,” Scarecrow corrected the professor, “Langstrom’s formula was only the beginning. Our Man-Bats will be infused with our special brand of fear toxin. It’s a win-win situation for us, don’t you see?” The man closest to them began to twitch and scream uncontrollably as Scarecrow continued, “They resemble the Bat, and with a little dose of fear toxin delivered to them as well as through them to the people of Gotham…it will destroy the Batman’s name and spread fear across the city in a way more beautiful than I have ever dreamed!”
“It’s too dangerous,” Milo replied, holding his head, “D-do you hear what you’re saying?!? Fear toxin on normal human beings causes them to go into a frenzy, we can’t give it to something like…” As Milo was about to finish, the first Man-Bat completed its transformation. It screeched at a pitch that caused the professor to cover his ears while Scarecrow simply stepped closer to it with a syringe. Plunging it into the creature’s neck, another louder screech proved that the effects were taking hold.
“We have nothing to fear.” Scarecrow said to Milo just as the Man-Bat began to break out of its bonds. Before either could react, the former was tackled by a figure dropping in from the ceiling. Cursing, Scarecrow attempted to push the figure off of him only to realize that it was Batman himself.
“Mad scientist experiments on Halloween? What’s next? The dead coming back to life?” Jason dropped in atop the first Man-Bat device as Batman stood to reply,
“Make sure the Man-Bat doesn’t escape. It’s too dangerous…”
“No, it’s not. It’ll be fine-” Batman reeled back and landed a punch that knocked Scarecrow out in the middle of the sentence. Professor Milo attempted to run, using the Man-Bat beginning to destroy his device as a distraction, but was quickly stopped by a batarang knocking him to the ground.
“Nice hit, boss.” Jason said as the Man-Bat began to take off. Batman was in the process of disabling the next device as he demanded,
“Robin! Make sure it doesn’t escape!” Thinking fast, Jason retrieved his grappling gun and fired it into the Man-Bat’s foot. He held on for dear life as the creature dragged him through the air around Scarecrow’s laboratory. Rolling his eyes as he managed to dismantle the last of the Man-Bat devices, Batman pressed a button on his utility belt causing several small syringes to drop out. Each label indicated a different drug to be administered in case of a variety of situations. The two he chose were labeled ‘MAN-BAT LANGSTROM 52’ and ‘SCARECROW CRANE 15’, and he placed them between the knuckles on his right hand just as the Man-Bat dove towards him with Robin in tow. Reeling back once more, Batman landed a punch that connected the needles with the Man-Bat’s chest. With the needles stuck in the beast, Batman slammed it to the ground, bringing Robin down with it. Jason rolled for a moment, the rope from his grappling gun wrapping around his body as he did. Upon standing up, he managed to wiggle them off in time to see the Man-Bat revert into a normal Gothamite.
“We do some pretty awesome work.” Jason said as he observed the scene of Scarecrow, Milo, and the Man-Bat all lying passed out on the ground. As the two began to alert the GCPD of their position and clean up the mess, Jason turned to Batman and said, “By the way, I just wanted to say from the bottom of my heart this really beats trick or treating.” Smirking slightly, Batman patted Jason on the back, saying,
“Happy Halloween, Robin.”
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Hey guys, Happy Halloween! A little explanation: I'm a little ahead in my main storyline Red Hood story (I have one more issue left in Volume 10 but it spoils some of Chris' Batman run and I don't wanna do that because he's building up to some BIG stuff). In the meantime I'll be releasing 3 Halloween inspired tales from Red Hood and the Outlaws' pasts to be festive and because in this case it was so much fun to write. Will release the second and third part tonight and possibly tomorrow. Thanks for reading!