Saturday 12 November 2022

The Batman I Was Supposed to Be

The Joker :
You're out of Your League, McGinnis.
I know every trick the original
Batman and Robin knew 
at their peak.

The Batman :
Maybe, but you don't know
a thing about me.

The Joker :
You? What's to know? 
You're a punk.
A rank amateur.
A costumed errand boy 
taking orders from 
a senile old man.

Still, if it's a whooping 
you're wanting...

Terry McGinnis VS Joker (Batman Beyond) HD 1080p

The Joker :
That's right. Better to run 
and save yourself.
That's about your speed.


The Batman :
Let's Dance, bozo.
He's Tough. Any suggestions, boss?

Bruce Wayne 
(on Comms) :
Joker’s vain and  likes to Talk —
He’ll try to distract you
but Don't Listen.

Block it out and power through.

The Batman :
Wait. I like to Talk too.

The Joker :
What are you doing?

The Batman :
Fighting dirty.

The Joker :
The real Batman would never...

The Batman :
Told you, you didn't know me.

The Joker :
Funny guy.

The Batman :
Can't say the same for you.

The Joker :
Impudent brat.
Who do you think you're talking to?

The Batman :
Not a comedian, I'll say that.

The Joker :
Shut your mouth!

The Batman :
The real Batman never 
talked to you much, did he?
That's why you were 
so fixated on him.

The Joker :
Aah! Don't play psychoanalyst 
with me, boy!

The Batman :
Oh, I don't need a degree 
to figure you out.
You kept coming back 
because you never got 
a laugh out of the old man.

The Joker :
I'm not hearing this….

The Batman :
Get a clue, clownie.
He's got no sense of humor.

He wouldn't know a good joke
if it bit him in the cape.

Not that you ever had a good joke.

The Joker :
Shut up. Shut up!

The Batman :
I mean, joy buzzers,
squirting flowers? Lame!

Where's the "A" material?
Make a face, drop your pants, something!

The Joker :
Show yourself!

The Batman :
You make me laugh, 
but only because
I think you're 
kind of pathetic.

The Joker :
Stop that!

The Batman :
You fell in a tank of acid,
got your skin bleached...
then decided to become
a super villain?

What? You couldn't get 
work as a rodeo clown?

The Joker :
Don't you dare laugh at me!

The Batman :
Why? I thought The Joker always
wanted to make Batman laugh.
The Joker :
You're not Batman!
Come on, McGinnis!
Laugh it up now, you miserable 
little punk! Laugh!
I can't hear you!

The Joker :
Ha, ha.

Easy, I've got you.

Way ahead of you.


******

Desk Sargant :
Delia and Deidre Dennis,
Your Grandmother's paid your bail.
You're released to her custody,
pending trial.

D.D. :
Oh.

D.D. :
Joy.

Nana Harley :
You rotten little scamps!
I struggle to make a good home for you
and this is the thanks I get!

D.D. :
Ow!

Nana Harley :
Break a grandmother's heart!
I hope they throw the book at you!

D.D. :
Oh, shut up, Nana Harley.

******

Timothy Drake :
You didn't have to cover up for me.

Bruce Wayne 
The Joker's gone, Tim.
You were just along for the ride.

Terry McGinnis :
How are you, Mr. Drake?

Commissioner Barbara Gordon :
Tim, this is Terry McGinnis.

Terry McGinnis :
We met the other night.

Timothy Drake :
We did? Oh.... 
I owe you bigtime.


Terry McGinnis :
Forget it.

Timothy Drake :
Bruce couldn't have chosen
anyone better to put on the mask.

Terry McGinnis :
Coming from you, that 
means everything.

Timothy Drake :
Sometimes the important 
things go unsaid.
I've learned you've got to appreciate
the people in your life...
While you have the chance.

Terry McGinnis :
Not everyone is capable
of expressing that, Tim.
No matter how much they 
might feel it in their heart.

Timothy Drake :
I know.

Terry McGinnis :
Why are you here?

Timothy Drake :
It's where I should be.


Commissioner Barbara Gordon :
Terry. I've been thinking about
what you once told me.
You were wrong.

It's not Batman that 
makes you worthwhile.

It's the other way around.
Never tell yourself 
anything different.

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