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The Dark Knight - Heir to the Demon #1
We now go live to a message from the President of the United States.
“My fellow Americans, I’ve come before you all today in response to a threat made against one of the cities of our nation. At this stage the intelligence agencies are working diligently to discern the severity of this threat and we hope to neutralise any potential danger posed to this city. But in order to ensure the safety of the citizens of Gotham City, I have spoken with both the state Governor and the Mayor of Gotham and we have all agreed to deploy the national guard to assist acting Mayor West and the local law enforcement. Though at this time we cannot be sure of the credibility of these threats, we are taking every necessary precaution in order to safeguard the wellbeing of those who live in Gotham and have ordered a mandatory evacuation of the majority of the population. The national guard will assist in the evacuation process, and the United States Army are currently in the process of setting up temporary accommodation outside of Bludhaven whilst the threat level is determined and dealt with.
We do not mean for this to cause alarm. Nor do we intend for this to be a confirmation of the threats made in the video. This is little more than a simple precaution to guarantee the safety of our fellow citizens whilst the intelligence community works diligently to evaluate the legitimacy of this threat.
But make no mistake. An attack on any American, is an attack on us all and the United States will not hesitate to counter such aggression.
Thank you.
God bless the United States, and God bless the citizens of Gotham.”
”The President doesn’t have long but he will now attempt to answer some of your questions.”
”How about we just rip the bandaid off early. Nancy?”
”Thank you, Mr. President. You said in your remarks that the intelligence community is still investigating whether or not this threat against the city of Gotham is legitimate. The threat was issued just over two hours ago. How can you be certain that it’s possibly a hoax and if so why go to the lengths of deploying the nation guard to Gotham if you’re unsure.”
”Well in regards to your question, the difficulty in discerning whether or not the video that was broadcast online lies primarily with the identity of the individual who made the threat against Gotham City. As I’m sure you’re all aware Ra’s Al-Ghul is widely regarded as little more than an eight-hundred-year old myth of a man who found the solution to death. Now, I get daily intelligence briefings and those often entail telling me the secrets that are best left a mystery. Trust me, I’d know if someone on this planet had mastered a way to avoid death. This is partly why we somewhat suspect that this whole thing may be a hoax as you and I may know of that myth but so few other people do, so to them it would be an entirely new person which would explain the choice of name.”
”Apologies Mr. President but if all that points towards this being a hoax surely that makes your actions look as though you’re over-reacting to what may simply be an elaborate prank by an incredibly gifted teenager.”
”That may appear to be the case, but there’s enough already to give us cause for concern. There have a series of attacks by hooded individuals reported across Gotham in the last month or so, I believe just two weeks ago the acting Mayor was held hostage by one of these individuals. So whilst there’s some potential evidence to suggest that this whole message is a hoax, there’s also been a number of incidents in Gotham to hint at some credibility to the claims. Either way, we can’t afford to treat this as if it’s just some well thought out prank without complete certainty. To do so would be putting the citizens of Gotham is unnecessary danger.”
“Mr. President!?”
”I’m all ears, Kelly.”
“Sir, what actions does your administration intend to take regarding the current situation at Wayne Manor and do you still believe this supposed threat against the city of Gotham is just a hoax?”
”I’m sorry, I’m not aware of what you’re talking about.”
“Wayne Manor, Mr. President. Reports are coming in that the house is ablaze and multiple explosions have been heard.”
Before the President can respond, a White House staffer races to his side and whispers something in his ear. The calm expression the President had shown throughout the majority of the press conference quickly disappears as he makes his way out of the press briefing room.
”Ladies and Gentlemen, we’d like to apologise but a matter is come up which requires the President’s immediate attention. If you have any further questions regarding the current situation in Gotham City, press secretary Boon will be more than happy to answer them.”
The camera pauses for a moment before returning to the regularly scheduled Dave Endocrine show where both hosts had been watching the press conference live.
“So do you make of that then Kalinda? Do you think President Walker's suggestion that this whole situation could be nothing more than a practical joke gone too far?”
”Personally Dave, I think that suggestion all but fell apart the moment reports came in about the fire at Wayne Manor. A public threat is one thing, but actions always speak louder than words. I suspect there’s far more to this crisis in Gotham City than the President wanted to believe.”
“And that’s part of the problem here isn’t it, Kalinda? Just moments before the news broke of the, what we can only assume, attack on Wayne Manor the President was stood at that podium trying to keep people calm about the unfolding situation. I don’t know about you, but that worries me more than anything. I mean, it made Walker look like he had no idea what was going on and that never goes down well for a sitting President, especially one who’s only held his office for just over a year.”
”It’ll undoubtedly hurt him come his next election cycle but that’s beside the point right now Dave.”
“You’re right Kalinda, right now our concerns should be with the people of Gotham. The President may have dispatched the national guard to assist acting Mayor West and the Gotham City Police Department but that doesn’t help calm the fact that the city is under attack from a currently unknown enemy.”
”Indeed, and our thoughts and prayers are with them in this frightening time.”
“So what I want to know right now is, where does Batman factor into all of this? After all it was him that resolved that hostage situation at Gotham City Hall just a few weeks ago. Personally if I were the President or Mayor I’d be reaching out to him for help right this second.”
”If I were in Batman’s shoes I’d go further and call in the Justice League?”
“A great point, Kalinda. Surely there’s no better time for them to get involved than right now? Why wouldn’t he want their help thwart a potential terrorist attack against the city that he calls home?”
The Dark Knight - Heir to the Demon #1
We now go live to a message from the President of the United States.
“My fellow Americans, I’ve come before you all today in response to a threat made against one of the cities of our nation. At this stage the intelligence agencies are working diligently to discern the severity of this threat and we hope to neutralise any potential danger posed to this city. But in order to ensure the safety of the citizens of Gotham City, I have spoken with both the state Governor and the Mayor of Gotham and we have all agreed to deploy the national guard to assist acting Mayor West and the local law enforcement. Though at this time we cannot be sure of the credibility of these threats, we are taking every necessary precaution in order to safeguard the wellbeing of those who live in Gotham and have ordered a mandatory evacuation of the majority of the population. The national guard will assist in the evacuation process, and the United States Army are currently in the process of setting up temporary accommodation outside of Bludhaven whilst the threat level is determined and dealt with.
We do not mean for this to cause alarm. Nor do we intend for this to be a confirmation of the threats made in the video. This is little more than a simple precaution to guarantee the safety of our fellow citizens whilst the intelligence community works diligently to evaluate the legitimacy of this threat.
But make no mistake. An attack on any American, is an attack on us all and the United States will not hesitate to counter such aggression.
Thank you.
God bless the United States, and God bless the citizens of Gotham.”
”The President doesn’t have long but he will now attempt to answer some of your questions.”
”How about we just rip the bandaid off early. Nancy?”
”Thank you, Mr. President. You said in your remarks that the intelligence community is still investigating whether or not this threat against the city of Gotham is legitimate. The threat was issued just over two hours ago. How can you be certain that it’s possibly a hoax and if so why go to the lengths of deploying the nation guard to Gotham if you’re unsure.”
”Well in regards to your question, the difficulty in discerning whether or not the video that was broadcast online lies primarily with the identity of the individual who made the threat against Gotham City. As I’m sure you’re all aware Ra’s Al-Ghul is widely regarded as little more than an eight-hundred-year old myth of a man who found the solution to death. Now, I get daily intelligence briefings and those often entail telling me the secrets that are best left a mystery. Trust me, I’d know if someone on this planet had mastered a way to avoid death. This is partly why we somewhat suspect that this whole thing may be a hoax as you and I may know of that myth but so few other people do, so to them it would be an entirely new person which would explain the choice of name.”
”Apologies Mr. President but if all that points towards this being a hoax surely that makes your actions look as though you’re over-reacting to what may simply be an elaborate prank by an incredibly gifted teenager.”
”That may appear to be the case, but there’s enough already to give us cause for concern. There have a series of attacks by hooded individuals reported across Gotham in the last month or so, I believe just two weeks ago the acting Mayor was held hostage by one of these individuals. So whilst there’s some potential evidence to suggest that this whole message is a hoax, there’s also been a number of incidents in Gotham to hint at some credibility to the claims. Either way, we can’t afford to treat this as if it’s just some well thought out prank without complete certainty. To do so would be putting the citizens of Gotham is unnecessary danger.”
“Mr. President!?”
”I’m all ears, Kelly.”
“Sir, what actions does your administration intend to take regarding the current situation at Wayne Manor and do you still believe this supposed threat against the city of Gotham is just a hoax?”
”I’m sorry, I’m not aware of what you’re talking about.”
“Wayne Manor, Mr. President. Reports are coming in that the house is ablaze and multiple explosions have been heard.”
Before the President can respond, a White House staffer races to his side and whispers something in his ear. The calm expression the President had shown throughout the majority of the press conference quickly disappears as he makes his way out of the press briefing room.
”Ladies and Gentlemen, we’d like to apologise but a matter is come up which requires the President’s immediate attention. If you have any further questions regarding the current situation in Gotham City, press secretary Boon will be more than happy to answer them.”
The camera pauses for a moment before returning to the regularly scheduled Dave Endocrine show where both hosts had been watching the press conference live.
“So do you make of that then Kalinda? Do you think President Walker's suggestion that this whole situation could be nothing more than a practical joke gone too far?”
”Personally Dave, I think that suggestion all but fell apart the moment reports came in about the fire at Wayne Manor. A public threat is one thing, but actions always speak louder than words. I suspect there’s far more to this crisis in Gotham City than the President wanted to believe.”
“And that’s part of the problem here isn’t it, Kalinda? Just moments before the news broke of the, what we can only assume, attack on Wayne Manor the President was stood at that podium trying to keep people calm about the unfolding situation. I don’t know about you, but that worries me more than anything. I mean, it made Walker look like he had no idea what was going on and that never goes down well for a sitting President, especially one who’s only held his office for just over a year.”
”It’ll undoubtedly hurt him come his next election cycle but that’s beside the point right now Dave.”
“You’re right Kalinda, right now our concerns should be with the people of Gotham. The President may have dispatched the national guard to assist acting Mayor West and the Gotham City Police Department but that doesn’t help calm the fact that the city is under attack from a currently unknown enemy.”
”Indeed, and our thoughts and prayers are with them in this frightening time.”
“So what I want to know right now is, where does Batman factor into all of this? After all it was him that resolved that hostage situation at Gotham City Hall just a few weeks ago. Personally if I were the President or Mayor I’d be reaching out to him for help right this second.”
”If I were in Batman’s shoes I’d go further and call in the Justice League?”
“A great point, Kalinda. Surely there’s no better time for them to get involved than right now? Why wouldn’t he want their help thwart a potential terrorist attack against the city that he calls home?”