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INT. DARK WAREHOUSE
The camera zooms in through a spinning fan to reveal a woman
being held prisoner- and in the center of the room were two thugs
smoking and playing cards-
THUG1
Hey- go check on her will you?
Thug2 walks up to the woman and checks, she was still alive-
WOMAN
Batman will save me!!!!
THUG2
Batman will save you? Batman?
(laughs)
EXT. ROOF OF DARK WAREHOUSE
Batman was running along the roof in a new modified costume, the
Batman Beyond costume-
INT. DARK WAREHOUSE
The woman looks towards the guards frantically and then she see’s
Batman staring down towards her from the roof above- and he tells
her to be quiet- the Thug2 looks towards her-
THUG2
What is it?
The thug2 walks towards her and then he looks up as Batman
punches through the glass- and he lands
BATMAN
Your worst nightmare-
THUG2
It’s the bats!!!!!!
Batman stays there staring forward- breathing hard
THUG2
No problem- it’s just an old man
Thug2 punches Batman in his gut, and Batman falls to the ground
shaking, he was having a heart attack- Thug2 takes out his gun
and prepares to shoot-
THUG2
Well, if you are Batman- I’ll be doing this city a
favor wouldn’t I?
EXT. STREETS OF GOTHAM CITY
See police cars zooming down the streets- and then you see the
warehouse in the distance.
INT. DARK WAREHOUSE
Thug1 was now observing the old man-
THUG1
I say- we see who’s behind that mask-
Thug1 rips the mask off of Batman, to reveal an old man- Bruce
Wayne.
THUG2
Look who it is- the millionaire.
THUG1
Money can’t buy everything Bruce-
THUG2
What do we do?
THUG1
Tie him up- the people of Gotham might not care about
her- but, Bruce Wayne will start a city panic-
(smiles)
EXT. STREETS OUTSIDE OF THE DARK WAREHOUSE
The police cars arrive- and an older Police Commisioner Gordan
steps out- and puts him the communication horn-
GORDAN
Come out and put your hands up-
INT. DARK WAREHOUSE
THUG2
What do we do?
THUG1
What do you think we do? We have Bruce Wayne don’t
we?
(slyly motions over towards Bruce)
They won’t do anything stupid.
(slyly smiles out of arrogance)
They’ll never be able to kill us- not now.
EXT. STREETS OUTSIDE OF THE DARK WAREHOUSE
GORDAN
I repeat- come out with your hands in the air-
THUG1 (OC)
We don’t think so- you see we have one of your best
friends in here- Bruce do you want to say hi to
Gotham City?
INT. DARK WAREHOUSE
THUG 2
Talk damn it!!!!
Thug2 punches the tied up Bruce Wayne in the gut- and he screams
out in pain.
EXT. STREETS OUTSIDE OF THE DARK WAREHOUSE
Gordan was off of the communication horn and looking over towards
the police men-
GORDAN
Ok- I want you to use tactics- the plan is simple,
sneak your way into the warehouse- and put down the
threat- understood?
POLICE1
What’s our method of entry?
GORDAN
I would say the roof is one of our best bets- okay
men, go in and take all necessary precautions- make
sure the hostages do not get hurt-
INT. DARK WAREHOUSE
Thug1 is staring towards Bruce Wayne, smiling and nodding in
great glory-
THUG1
We’re going to be rich my morning- real rich, come
on-
THUG2
What is it?
THUG1
What do you think? Old man Bruce, came through the
roof- the police are going to do the same thing- and
there is where we’ll hit them-
THUG2
I thought you said that they wouldn’t try to kill
us!!!
THUG1
No- I never said that, what I said was- they’ll never
kill us- we have Bruce in range- don’t we? They fire,
we fire- easy game of the hostage and the terrorist-
a game of cat and mouse. One that the police always
fail-
THUG2
Unless Batman shows up-
Bruce looks towards them, he knew they thought he wasn’t Batman-
even he himself, was wishing Batman would show up- but, it was no
use- Batman has gotten old.
EXT. ROOFTOP OF DARK WAREHOUSE
The Police look through the opening and they see that they
weren’t there- the main cop motions 1 other to follow him in- and
then he jumps down- and one other cop does to-
INT. DARK WAREHOUSE
THUG1
Looke here- six makes a party
POLICE1
Put your hands in the air-
THUG1
You happen to forget at who I’m aiming at- you make
any sudden moves and he dies-
THUG2
Come on give up- please.
THUG1
Shut up!!!!
Thug2 trembles as he aims the gun towards Thug1
THUG2
Do as they say!!!!
THUG1
I’m not going to give all of my dreams away- just for
you!!!!
Thug 1 shoots Thug2
THUG1
So where were we?
Thug1 had his gun towards Bruce’s head- Police2 fires towards
Thug1- and Thug1 attempts to fire, but it had no more ammo- Thug1
drops to the ground-
POLICE1
Mr.Wayne- everything will be okay.
The police untie both of the hostages-
We open up to the beginning main credits sequence – which plays
to the Phantasm theme song.
INT. WAYNE- POWERS MEETING ROOM- 20 YEARS LATER
There inside of Wayne-Powers industries, Derek Powers the new
manager was standing in the front looking towards a Russian
general
DEREK
That is why today- I am pleased to say that Wayne-
Powers industries is upping it’s quality, bringing
our company into the next milenia- recently we have
been working on a new type of DNA mutagen- that can
kill off anything it comes in contact with, and it is
very fast acting- I plan to have these mutagens
multiplying by the thousands for sale. So what do
you say? We already have tested on plants and
cattle- the results were quite satisfying.
See the screen in the back showing what happened with plants and
cattle- black spots starting to appear.
GENERAL
Wonderful news Darek- wonderful news, but I only have
one question for you-
DEREK
Ask away- I have all the time in the world.
GENERAL
Have there been any human testing?
DEREK
Now you see- that my friend is where we run into
difficulty-
GENERAL
Difficulty?
DEREK
Difficulty- now if I were to tell you that the United
States reviews our human test subjects quite
wistfully- I would be lying to you, you see down here
in America human test subjects are run a little
differently, than shall we say Russia-
GENERAL
How so?
DEREK
Well, if there are any problems or malfunctions,
there are always US military officials here to
scratch at our backs- until we bleed to death- but,
here’s the part that is quite risky, we have all the
potential of getting a qualified human test subject,
only it won’t be considered to be a human subject-
GENERAL
What are you talking about?
DEREK
I’m talking about murder- I’m talking about paying
for this country out of our own god damn pockets.
Murder- is what this game is all about, it always has
been.
GENERAL
And how exactly would you be able to do that?
DEREK
Maybe- a little accident in the laboratory
GENERAL
You would never get away with it-
DEREK
Now you see- that is where you are wrong, these kind
of things happen in the office all the time- only
thing is, you never hear about it-
(laughs)
It’s the perfect murder- they can’t hold you
responsible.
GENERAL
And what if the word gets out? What then?
DEREK
Then that person, better keep to himself- or he’ll
wind up… dead
GENERAL
What your talking about is illegal.
DEREK
How so?…………My view on life is that if they don’t see
you- you’re not the one responsible.
INT. HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAYS
Dana Tan and Terry were walking down the hallways at school.
TERRY
Dana- how many times do I have to keep telling you,
Batman doesn’t exist-
DANA
And how would you know?
TERRY
Trust me- I would know alright?
DANA
Come on Terry, you heard the stories that our parents
used to tell us about- about a-
TERRY
Flying bat that used to keep this city in order?
DANA
Exactly
TERRY
There’s one flaw to your theory though-
Terry stops at his locker to change his books.
DANA
Oh yeah? What’s that?
TERRY
I mean look around you Dana. Does this city look
like it’s in order? Or ever has been?
DANA
Ok- look at the Jokerz
TERRY
Let’s look at the Jokerz- shall we? Let me see here-
they are insane, diabolical- do you have any more
synonyms by any chance that I could use?
DANA
I’m serious Terry- what about their origins?
TERRY
You mean of the original Joker? The mafia dude- I’m
betting he never existed-
DANA
(asks trivialy)
So it was all made up?
TERRY
I mean, come on- doesn’t it sound a little bit fake
to you? Gotham has always been known for crime, it
always has been- and no flying rodent is ever going
to change that.
DANA
Well, do you want to know one thing that I do know
about Batman?
TERRY
What’s that?
DANA
That they say- he used to get all the girls..
TERRY
All the girls? Come on Dana- give me a break.
DANA
It’s true- there’s just something about-
(plays with Terry’s jacket)
Black rubber-
TERRY
Now you’re just playing with my emotions-
DANA
Come on Terry, how can you be a skeptic? I mean it’s
right in front of your face-
TERRY
Ok- I have one question for you-
DANA
I’m listening-
TERRY
If there was a Batman, why isn’t he still fighting
crime? I mean- Superman is what? Fifty? But, I
don’t see him hanging up the capes-
DANA
Well, maybe he settled down-
TERRY
Agh-
DANA
I beat you at your own game Terry McGinnis- ha, I
win.
TERRY
Win what?
(laughs)
DANA
This-
Dana and Terry kiss-
TERRY
That’s the best prize I won today-
DANA
I have proof that Batman exists-
TERRY
Proof?
(skeptic)
DANA
Yeah-
TERRY
Ok- shoot, what is this genius proof?
DANA
A news story by a Miss Vicki Vale a while ago-
TERRY
Wasn’t she supposedly his girl friend or something?
DANA
Correct, but- Terry in the article there’s a
photograph of Batman.
TERRY
You still have the article?
DANA
Yeah- my mom held onto it.
TERRY
Now that’s a surprise-
DANA
What is that supposed to mean?
TERRY
You are both obsessed with a man that never existed-
DANA
Batman did exist-
TERRY
Magic words Dana- did. As long as I’m concerned, if
there ever was a Batman I don’t care about his story
and who he is- if he was a crime fighter, my question
is why would he leave Gotham City to rot. To me, it
seemed as though one day he just hung up his costume
and said- well, it’s time to call it quits.
DANA
No- I think something happened.
TERRY
What could have happened to him, I mean- the guy was
a hero, the classic type of hero- of what legends
were made out of-
DANA
I don’t know- but, you at least have to admit that he
could have existed-
TERRY
Ok, ok- I admit it, maybe once there could have been
a Batman- but, he’s not here anymore- so in my eyes
he doesn’t exist. And that’s really all there is to
it- I’m sorry Dana, but I’m really keeping to my mind
on this one-
DANA
And about the party this week-
TERRY
Yeah?
DANA
You can still make it- right?
TERRY
Actually-
DANA
Come on Terry- don’t bail out on me now.
TERRY
I’m sorry Dane- but, my dad grounded me-
DANA
What did you do this time?
TERRY
Beats me- listen I’ll talk to you later okay?
DANA
Yeah- ok.
INT. WAYNE- POWERS MEETING ROOM
Derek was in a meeting room with Harry, a man in his mid forties.
HARRY
You wanted to speak to me?
DEREK
Yes- come on in Harry
Harry comes closer in-
DEREK (CONT’D)
I have been reviewing your work recently- and I have
stumbled upon a minor flaw in your pay-
HARRY
What is it sir?
DEREK
Seems like last month, one week you worked double
over time- am I correct?
HARRY
Yes sir, I did-
DEREK
Well, there is a new opening for a better job here at
Wayne-Powers, and since you have been loyal to the
company for quite some years now- I have decided to
give the job to you.
HARRY
Thank you- it’s an honor
DEREK
No, need I should be thanking you for releasing such
a heavy burden off of me- you see you will be working
with one of the most important fields here at Wayne-
Powers industries, our new and improved DNA mutagens-
there seems to be a problem that I want you to try to
clean up for me-
HARRY
No problem Derek- I’ll have the glitch worked out in
no time-
DEREK
I’m sure you will Harry- that’s why I picked you of
so many others. You are dismissed-
HARRY
Once again, thank you sir-
DEREK
No thank you needed Harry- trust me.
Harry leaves the room, and then a body guard type built man walks
towards Derek, he was a Czechoslovakian, his name was Mr.Fixx
DEREK
Welcome- take a seat, we have loads of business to
get down to-
INT. SCHOOL HALLWAYS
Willie Watt was out strolling the hallways when all of a sudden
he sees Chelsea right in front of him- and then a muscular jock
walks towards him, wearing his sports jacket- his name was Nelson
Nash- Gotham High’s bully.
NELSON
What are you doing looking at my girl freak?
Nelson pushes Will up against the wall-
NELSON (CONT’D)
I’m talking to you freak- what are you doing looking
at my girl!!!
TERRY
Leave him alone Nelson-
NELSON
Why, if it isn’t McGinnis-
TERRY
I’m telling you Nelson- leave him alone.
NELSON
Am I supposed to be frightened by you McGinnis?
TERRY
I don’t know- should you be?
NELSON
You’re lucky McGinnis-
(he readjusts his sun glasses)
That I don’t have a problem with you-
(grabs Will by his shirt collar)
But, you freak-
(he pulls Will in)
Leave my girl alone-
(he throws Will back and against the wall)
TERRY
Hey- are you okay?
WILL
Yeah, I’ll do ok-
TERRY
Why do you let him pick on you like that?
WILL
I have no other choice-
TERRY
Hey- Terry McGinnis-
WILL
Willie Wat-
TERRY
Well, if he ever bothers you again- just let me know
okay.
WILL
Will do- and Terry
TERRY
Yeah?
WILL
Thanks-
TERRY
Hey- don’t worry about it-
INT. WAYNES- POWERS LABORATORY
Harry was in the laboratory and he typed out some keys for the
sequence-
SCIENTIST1
What are the readings?
HARRY
I’m reading an activation count of about 200 beats
per second.
The camera goes around them, they were testing on cattle-
SCIENTIST1
200 beats per second-
HARRY
No wait- but, it can’t be- it’s remarkable- it’s
beating at 500 beats per second-
See the black dots forming on the cattle-
HARRY
It’s going into phase 1 of the process-
The cattle is getting weaker by the second-
SCIENTIST2
What’s the time?
SCIENTIST3
Since catalyzation it has been 45 seconds.
See the cattle die-
HARRY
Process completed- what do you read?
SCIENTIST3
Fifty seconds-
HARRY
Great news, I’ll go alert Derek of our progress
INT. WAYNE-POWERS MEETING ROOM
GENERAL
And for this American guinea pig- when do you suspect
to have a trial run?
DEREK
Patience- all good things come to thou who wait-
Harry is just beginning to work for us, but soon- he
will, well let’s say experience changes-
GENERAL
I am running out of time Derek-
All of a sudden they hear the door creak open-
DEREK
Mr.Fixx- go check on the problem
Mr.Fixx goes out of the room- and walks back in, to whisper in
Derek’s ear
DEREK
I see-
GENERAL
What seems to be the problem Derek?
DEREK
It seems our guinea pig has ratted us out- Mr.Fixx,
when he enters the laboratory- make sure he can’t
escape. Congratulations General- you have won your
first demonstration.
Mr.Fixx walks off.
INT. WAYNE-POWERS LABORATORY
Harry runs in and accesses the computer- he presses a button and
a disk ejects. And then all of a sudden gas begins to leak-
Harry begins to cough and then he runs out- and then he starts
resting against the wall, he hears guards storming the building
in search- he continues to run and then he reaches the elevator-
and he looks behind him, Mr.Fixx was there- he punches on the
elevator panel- ding. It opens- he presses the first floor- and
then the door closes- it’s quiet for a second and then Pow!!! The
elevator door is slammed open- but, he couldn’t get through- ding
he was on the first floor- he runs out through the exit and out
into the parking lot, he sees his car and drives off.
INT. WAYNE POWERS LABORATORY
Mr.Fixx equips his walkie-talkie.
FIXX
He got away-
DEREK (OC)
We will find him, report back here at once-
FIXX
Understood-
Mr.Fixx walks off
INT. GOTHAM STREETS
Harry is in his car driving, and he begins to breath hard- and he
equips his cell phone
INT. TERRY’S HOUSE- COMPUTER ROOM
Terry’s father was busy typing away on the computer
FATHER
Terry- can you get that?
The phone continues to ring and he finally picks up the phone.
FATHER
Hello?
HARRY
Hi- it’s Harry, I need you help- it’s urgent-
FATHER
What is it Harry?
HARRY
Agh- I can’t talk now Warren, meet me at Town Hall-
FATHER
Harry-
Harry already hung up-
INT. TRAM
Terry was on the tram, and in front of them was the news-
NEWSCASTOR
Recently- Wayne-Powers industries has been in top
secret meetings with a Russian General- when we asked
Derek what had ton reply- he simply replied no
comment, we’ll keep you up dated with further news on
this story- you are watching Gotham 7 news.
The tram opens and a Joker walks on- and he walks up to the T.V.
screen and he spray paints onto it- and then he bows.
JOKERZ 1
Thank you-
(bows)
Thank you- I’m here till News day-
Jokerz1 looks over towards a woman that was laughing- and he
walks over to her and slides himself down-
JOKERZ 1
I saw you laugh- I saw you smile- I saw you laugh-
WOMAN
Leave me alone!!!!!
JOKERZ 1
Have you ever danced with the devil by the pale
moonlight?
(smiles)
I like to say that to all my victims-
WOMAN
Please leave me alone!!!!!
JOKERZ 1
I don’t think that’s such a nice idea- it wouldn’t be
very funny now would it? Come on give me a laugh!!!!
(begins to laugh)
Terry taps on Jokerz 1 shoulder
TERRY
Hey- did you ever danced with the devil by the pale
moonlight?
(punches the Jokerz 1)
Jokerz 1 goes flying against the news screen
JOKERZ 1
That really cracks me up-
TERRY
I didn’t know Clowns knew how to fight-
JOKERZ 1
Who do you think you’re messin’ with?
(laughs)
I’m a Joker-
TERRY
I know-
(punches the Jokerz 1 back)
Jokerz 1 is knocked off balance-
JOKERZ 1
Be back later- chow
(laughs)
Jokerz 1 exits out of the tram-
WOMAN
Thanks-
TERRY
Don’t worry about it-
Terry sits back down.
EXT. GOTHAM TOWN HALL
See Warren walking towards Harry
HARRY
Thank god you’re here-
FATHER
Harry- what’s going on?
HARRY
Listen Warren, I’m in danger- I need you to do me a
favor-
FATHER
Yeah- sure what is it?
HARRY
Here-
Harry hands Warren the disk
FATHER
What’s this Harry?
HARRY
Wayne-Powers is working on something new, a new type
of DNA mutagen, in which he hopes to hold as a
nuclear weapon that he could unlease unto the world-
FATHER
Harry- what’s wrong?
HARRY
Someone’s following me- Please, just check the disk-
FATHER
Harry- what’s going on?
Warren studies the disk
HARRY
Please- just, do what I say Warren
FATHER
What’s exactly on this disk Harry?
HARRY
The blueprints to the whole project all of it- 100%
FATHER
My god Harry-
HARRY
Warren they’re after me- I have to go
Harry runs off
FATHER
Harry-
He was too late, Harry already ran off.
INT. GOTHAM HIGH- GYM
Nelson walks towards Terry-
NELSON
What do we have here McGinnis?
TERRY
Go screw yourself Nash-
Nelson pushes Terry- and Terry goes sliding onto the ground of
the gym floor-
COACH
Nash- McGinnis you’re up first-
Terry and Nash walk into the center and begin to wrestle-
NELSON
I’m going to enjoy this McGinnis-
TERRY
You won’t win-
NELSON
You think you’re stronger than me McGinnis?
TERRY
Think? I know-
NELSON
Let’s see about that McGinnis-
TERRY
Funny you reminded me of a Joker I fought this
morning-
NELSON
Oh really?
TERRY
Only thing is- he wasn’t as pathetic-
Nelson spits in Terry’s eyes-
NELSON
You’re going down McGinnis-
Terry punches Nelson- and Nelson punches Terry back- the coach
starts to use the whistle- but the fight continues- getting
cheered on by the other students.
STUDENTS (ADD’LIB)
You got him!!!! … Knock him to the ground!! (etc.)
Nash runs towards Terry, but Terry rolls out of the way-
TERRY
Hey- you missed your target!!
NELSON
You’re going down McGinnis!!!
TERRY
Is that so?
Terry punches Nash, but his fist is caught- and he gets thrown to
the other side.
COACH
Stop!!!!
Coach continues to blow on the whistle- Terry runs towards Nelson
and kicks out- Nelson goes flying back-
NELSON
You’re going to pay McGinnis!!
Nelson and Terry walk towards each other and then they are held
back-
NELSON
Let go of me!!!!!
Nelson blasts through the students that were holding him back-
COACH
That’s enough Nash- McGinnis- I’m gonna call your
father today and let him all about today’s fight -
the rest of you are dismissed.
TERRY
But-
COACH
You threw the first punch McGinnis-
NELSON
You heard the coach McGinnis-
(he laughs and walks away)
TERRY
Come on coach-
COACH
I read up on you McGinnis- you ran into trouble in
your old school- don’t let it happen again-
Terry stares towards the coach angry
TERRY
Yes sir-
INT. TERRY’S HOUSE- COMPUTER ROOM
Warren was busy typing on the computer, reading the file
FATHER
Harry- what were you working on?
INT. GOTHAM HIGH- LOCKER ROOM
Terry was the last person in- he walks over towards the shower
and turns it on to cold water-
INT. GOTHAM JUVENILE HALL
Terry was behind bars with another teenager his age, Greg Wallace
GREG
You see- the way I figure it Terr. We are here for
life- that’s the way it reads.
TERRY
Yeah?
GREG
Yeah- look around you Terr. You see we’re locked
behind bars- the last time I saw someone behind em’
bars was when I was at that zoo a while back- I can’t
stand the sight of the sky without fresh land-
TERRY
I know what you mean-
GREG
Why do you keep starin’ out those gates? We’re in
here for life man, it’s life that’s all we got- life
an’ each other-
TERRY
One day Greg- one day I’m going to change all that-
GREG
How so? You think you’re gonna change da world or
sometin’ McGinnis? It never gonna happen- dis is who
we are- learn to deal with it- I have.
TERRY
There had to be some other way-
GREG
You killed a man McGinnis- murder does not go easy-
especially in Gotham.
TERRY
It wasn’t my choice- and you know that-
GREG
All I know- is what I heard- they say you were out on
the streets- an’ a war began- a gang war-
TERRY
No- it just wasn’t that- the guy was a Joker-
GREG
Them all Jokerz Terry- and they all have no sense of
humor-
TERRY
I was doing my right as a citizen-
GREG
You killed a man, a Joker is just the same-
TERRY
He was-
GREG
Yeah- but down here- it ain’t make no difference who
it is- it could have been Housaine- and dey would
have still thrown you in here-
TERRY
I’m not afraid of them-
GREG
Everybody’s afraid of em’ even you Terr.
TERRY
Well I’m not- and I could have done something!!!!
GREG
We can do nothin’- what are you going to do if that
day comes and you’re released-
TERRY
I don’t know- probably go to high school- find myself
a life-
GREG
What would you do if someone ever ruined that dream
life?
TERRY
I -I don’t know-
GREG
You do know- you would go an’ fight again- dat’s what
you’d do- you’d throw it away.
TERRY
And what about you huh?
GREG
Me? I’d stick right where I am- I’d be back here in
no time- guys like you an’ I- we never change, we
never will- in the views of this city we’re both
criminals- they don’t care what your record reads-
they don’t care. One thing that I learned is –
Gotham is land of crime and chaos- it always has
been-
TERRY
Always will be-
GREG
Exactly-
TERRY
I know-
(looks towards Greg intently)
And I’ll change that-
GREG
You won’t change anythin’ Terr. We’re criminals you
an’ I- criminals for life- tell me how did it feel?
That knife in your hand Terr. Seeking vengance
against those who threatened your family?
TERRY
It was-
GREG
Huh?
TERRY
Breath-defying
GREG
And do you still remember the image of that shiny
blade?
TERRY
I can’t forget it- if that’s what you’re asking-
GREG
An’ you never will-
TERRY
Why can’t I-
GREG
Because, that’s just who we are-
A guard walks by-
GUARD
Time for a break-
Terry walks out and towards the showers- and when he turns it on
you can see that the water was freezing cold-
INT. GOTHAM HIGH- LOCKER ROOM
Terry was still there- in the same place, shivering from the
coldness- and then the lights go off- the water creating a sort
of fog effect- a hint of what was to become the Tomorrow Knight.
INT. WANYE- POWERS MEETING ROOM
Fixx was standing with Derek there-
DEREK
What do you mean stolen? Where is it!!!!
FIXX
No where sir- he has the disk-
DEREK
Well, find him damn it!!!!! Since we already ordered
a full sweep- there were no signs?
FIXX
No signs of him during the search- we’re searching as
hard as we-
DEREK
You can be searching the God Damn globe!!!! I don’t
give a damn just find that fuckin’ disk!!!!!!!
FIXX
Yes sir-
DEREK
No man can hide forever- find where he is- then we’ll
get the disk- make sure no further information gets
out- the last thing we want is this story on the
evening news- eliminate- no not just eliminate.. get
rid of everyone that he has come into contact with-
we can take no risks-
FIXX
Understood- sir.
INT. GOTHAM HIGH- CLASS ROOM
PROFFESSOR
Class- you may now access your computers. The test
has begun- continue.
Terry arrives late-
TERRY
Sorry sir- I was..
PROFESSOR
Late?
TERRY
Yeah- I’m sorry, it will never happen again-
PROFESSOR
It best not McGinnis- find the closest seat- the test
has begun-
TERRY
Test?
PROFESSOR
Sit down Mr. McGinnis-
INT. WAYNE- POWERS MEETING ROOM
The General and Derek were in the room
DEREK
We have ran into some- complications
GENERAL
Complications?
DEREK
Yes- you see, the set-up went wrong-
GENERAL
Went wrong how?
DEREK
The specimen has escaped-
GENERAL
Escaped?
DEREK
I’m afraid so- and it gets worse-
GENERAL
Worse? How so?
DEREK
He stole the informational files- it was in a disk,
and so far- we haven’t been able to find it-
GENERAL
This is bad Derek-
DEREK
Don’t worry- no one will ever know, I promise-
INT. GOTHAM HIGH – CLASS ROOM
Terry had fallen asleep next to the computer- Briiing- Terry
wakes up-
PROFESSOR
Finally you are up McGinnis- how far did you get
until you fell asleep?
TERRY
Huh?
PROESSOR
Three questions McGinnis- and two of them are wrong-
what would that be? The test was worth 200 points,
and you got 1 correct- 100 for the multiple choice,
100 for the essay- so that comes out to a 1 out of
200 or- .5% that’s a new time high McGinnis- what are
you trying to do break the school record?
TERRY
I’m sorry- but
PROFESSOR
You are lucky that today I will let you get by-
here’s a disk- for you mother to sign just to see-
how smart you really are McGinnis- I expect to see
you back here tomorrow- and ready to be more serious
about one of your exams Mr.McGinnis-
TERRY
Yes sir-
Professor hands Terry the disk-
PROFESSOR
Have that back here- by tomorrow morning Mr.McGinnis-
or I won’t be so lenient-
TERRY
I understand sir- thank you.
Terry walks out of the class room
INT. GOTHAM HIGH- SCHOOL HALLS
DANA
What was that about?
TERRY
Who knows-
DANA
I mean about the test-
TERRY
Oh- he’s letting me take it again tomorrow
DANA
Isn’t that considered cheating?
TERRY
I don’t think it would be- if you fell asleep right
after the third question.
DANA
Why were you late?
TERRY
What? Oh- I blacked out
DANA
Again?
TERRY
Yeah-
DANA
I don’t get it- what happens?
TERRY
I -I get these flashbacks sometimes-
DAN
What sets it off?
TERRY
I don’t know- sometimes it could be something as
small as cold water
DANA
Do you black out on purpose?
TERRY
Sometimes-
DANA
Why?
TERRY
It’s nice to be reminded of where I come from once in
a while- it helps me keep my life on tract- you could
say it prevents me from making any mistakes.
DANA
Is dating me a mistake?
TERRY
No- it’s the best choice I ever made-
Dana and Terry kiss.
INT. TERRY’S HOUSE
Terry walks in through the front entrance
TERRY
Dad- I’m home…
Terry walks towards the computer room
TERRY
Hey-
FATHER
Terry- I got a call from your gym teacher today, says
you got into a fight with that Nelson Nash kid-
TERRY
Dad hear-
FATHER
I’m not going to hear you out on this one Terry-
maybe a couple of years ago I was willing to let you
go- but, you have to learn to control your anger-
TERRY
I have learned!!!!!!
FATHER
Then why did you get into that fight at school?
TERRY
I didn’t start the fight-
FATHER
Then who did Terry? You threw the first punch-
that’s it your grounded, for two weeks-
TERRY
What!!!!!!
(bangs his fist against the door)
Mom would hear me out-
FATHER
I want you to have a good life Terry, I want you to
be successful in what ever you do-
TERRY
Yeah- I’ll be a big success- just like you! I’m
bailing-
Terry runs out of the house
FATHER
Terry!!!!!
INT. WAYNE- POWERS MEETING ROOM
Derek was there looking towards Mr.Fixx, Harry in his hands-
DEREK
Welcome back Harry-
HARRY
I’m not going to let you get away with this Derek!
DEREK
I’m afraid you don’t have a chance- now tell me what
I need to know-
HARRY
You’ll never find the disk-
DEREK
Mr.Fixx-
Mr.Fixx presses a knife to Harry’s throat
DEREK (CONT’D)
So- now do you want to reconsider you position?
HARRY
What- do you need to know?
DEREK
Where’s the disk-
HARRY
Please no-
DEREK
Where’s the disk!!!!
HARRY
Warren McGinnis has it-
DEREK
Thanks Harry-
HARRY
I thought you’d let me live!!!!
DEREK
When did I ever say that?
Mr. Fixx stabs Harry- and he falls down dead-
DEREK (CONT’D)
Find Mr.McGinnis- and when you do- kill him!!!!
EXT. NIGHT CLUB- OUTSIDE ENTRANCE
Dana and Chelsea were waiting at the entrance
CHELSEA
So- where is he?
DANA
I don’t know- he said he might not be able to come
tonight-
CHELSEA
Why?
DANA
He didn’t know-
TERRY
Boo-
DANA
Terry-
TERRY
Yeah-
DANA
I thought you were grounded-
TERRY
I gave myself time off for good behavior-
EXT. OUTSIDE OF TERRY’S HOUSE
Mr.Fixx was waiting in the car
EXT. NIGHT CLUB- OUTSIDE ENTRANCE
Terry and Dana stood there, and then Nash comes into view in his
sports car and he steps out- and he walks forward.
NELSON
McGinnis-
TERRY
Nash-
They stare towards each other as though they were going to begin
to fight and then all of a sudden Jokerz 1 drives in on a
motorcycle with three big Jokerz and two girl Jokerz.
JOKERZ 1
What do we have here? A comedy club?
The Jokerz begin to attack the people outside of the nightclub
TERRY
Go clown-
JOKERZ 2
Little man wants to play-
Three Jokerz rush towards him- one of the girl Jokerz attempts to
swing him with a spiked bat, but he backflip and attaches himself
to a street lamp
TERRY
So you want to fight? You came to the right place-
Terry swings down from the lamp kicking his feet out in circles
as he whirls around- the girl Jokerz goes flying back- and then
he sees a big muscular Jokerz driving his motorcycle towards
Terry- Terry takes the spiked club and slashes at the wheels- the
motorcycle spins out of control-
JOKERZ 1
Thank you- thank you people of Gotham city-
Jokerz 1 yanks Dana towards him-
JOKERZ 1
I saw you laugh-
DANA
Terry- help!!!!!!!!
Terry kicks the last Jokerz off of the motorcycle and then he
runs towards Jokerz 1-
TERRY
Let her go!!!!!
JOKERZ 1
What is this a joke duet?
TERRY
Let her go!!!!!
JOKERZ 1
Try to make me-
(laughs)
Terry runs towards Jokerz 1 and kicks out- Jokerz 1 flies back
and off of the motorcycle and to the ground- he picks Dana up and
helps her to her feet-
TERRY
I hate Jokerz-
All of a sudden more Jokerz drive in-
DANA
Terry go!!!!!!!
Terry gets onto the motorcycle and starts the engine up- and he
drives off- Jokerz 1 jumps onto another bike.
JOKERZ 1
After him!!!!!!!
The Jokerz race towards Terry in the road- Terry enters onto a
throughway- he accelerates his speed as he goes sliding back and
forth from side to side avoiding cars coming towards him and
behind him- the Jokerz always one step behind him- Terry sees a
clearing below- he stops and he looks back- he rears the front
tires up as he drives forward and down onto the third high way
lane- and then the Jokerz follow behind him- few Jokerz falling
from their bikes- Terry looks back seeing the Jokerz still behind
him-
TERRY
You gotta be kidding me!!!!!!
Terry races off through the forest and then he zooms past Arkham
asylum- it starts to begin to rain. He continues to race through
the forest until he sees an old man in front of him-
TERRY
Move out of the way!!!!!!
The old man doesn’t listen, he just stands there-
TERRY
This has got to be my day-
Terry goes sliding his bike out of the way of the old man- the
Jokerz are right behind him they stop-
JOKERZ 1
Oh- did Mr. Party killer have to stop?
(he laughs)
OLD MAN
Get off of my property!!!!
JOKERZ 1
Who do you think you’re messing with?
(laughs)
We’re the Jokerz-
OLD MAN
I’m sure you are-
The old man walks towards them- Jokerz 1 gets off of his bike and
walks towards the old man, only to be quickly sent to the ground
by a walking stick-
OLD MAN
Now get out!!!!!
JOKERZ 2
Let’s go-
Jokerz 1 hurries onto his motorcycle and drives off-
TERRY
Hey thanks-
OLD MAN
That includes you-
TERRY
How did you do that back there? I mean the guy went
down in one second-
OLD MAN
I know-
TERRY
I’m Terry McGinnis- and you are?
OLD MAN
I said off of my property-
TERRY
You saved me- and I’m thankful but, please- just let
me call my dad- tell him where I am-
OLD MAN
One phone call-
TERRY
Thanks- I appreciate it-
OLD MAN
By the Way- my name’s Bruce-
The audience understands now- but, Terry still doesn’t- it’s one
man, the same- Bruce Wayne, former Batman.
[NOTE: OLD MAN WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS BRUCE]
Bruce starts to get another panic attack-
TERRY
Do you need help?
BRUCE
Yeah- I need my pills
TERRY
Where are they?
BRUCE
In there-
(points to Wayne Manor)
TERRY
Wo-
BRUCE
I have to get up there-
TERRY
Hey- let me help you…
BRUCE
No- it’s alright- I can-
TERRY
No- let me help you, come on-
Terry supports Bruce’s weight as they slowly ascend towards Wayne
Manor. < POP OUT > Ace barks in anger towards Bruce and Terry.
BRUCE
It’s okay Ace-
Ace backs down
TERRY
Good dog-
Thunders rains onto Wayne Manor
INT. WAYNE MANOR
Terry walks over and he picks up the phone- the line was dead.
TERRY
Maybe I should go-
Terry approaches the door, and then < POP OUT > Ace barks towards
him
TERRY
On second thought- maybe not.
Terry looks towards Bruce drinking down his pills
TERRY
Do you mind if I stay the night?
BRUCE
Sure- I’ll be upstairs.
Bruce walks away, and then Terry walks into the room and looks
around in amazement- and then he stumbles upon an old grandfather
clock- and then < POP OUT > a bat flies into view, from inside of
the clock-
TERRY
How did you get in there?
Terry opens the clock-but the bat was behind it.
TERRY (CONT’D)
Wait- I’ll get you out.
Terry rings the clock’s bells hoping for a magical lever- he was
right. The clock slides open to reveal a cave- and the bat flies
off.
TERRY
What the?
Terry looks around the room and then he walks in- lights switch
on all of a sudden and then you see the interior of the Bat Cave,
there was a big screen TV still in the front, in all it’s glory
it had been in- and then you see the batcar still there- in it’s
black exterior design. And then you see the redbird motorcycle-
a splendid awe inspiring view fled to the side where the costumes
of Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and Batman Beyond stood waiting as
though they were ancient but still held high esteem in the eyes
of many- it was real, all of it- the rouges gallery of villains
hang to the left in model clay dummies, it was the mythological
batcave-
TERRY
Wo-
Terry walks down the spiriling steps and towards the costumes-
and he stops in front of the costume of Batman- placing his hand
on the glass in amazement- that all of his child hood dreams were
coming true, Batman wasn’t a Santa Clause, he was real- once, and
he was there-
TERRY
Dana was right-
Terry looks around for another look, blinking his eyes as though
he expected to wake up in his bed- but, there was no bed- this
was real- all of it was. That thought filled him with awe, but
horror as well- and then all of a sudden Bruce Wayne is in front
of him-
BRUCE
Get out!!!!!
TERRY
I’m sorry- I stumbled down here- I didn’t mean to-
BRUCE
Get out!!!!!!!!
TERRY
I’m sorry, but it’s true- isn’t it?
(narrows his eyes wanting an answer)
Isn’t it?
BRUCE
Yes-
TERRY
You’re Batman-
BRUCE
I said get out!!!!! Now-
Terry looks into his eyes, and then he runs towards the end of
the batcave and out- Bruce watching him leave.
EXT. STREETS OUTSIDE OF TERRY’S HOUSE
Terry arrives home, and his heart begins to speed up more- and
tears begin to run down his face as he sees the police walking in
and out of his house- he runs towards the house and the music
escalates as he sees the words: HA HA HA HA, spray painted onto
the wall- Terry runs up the stairs.
TERRY
Dad!!!!!!
Terry reaches the top floor- and he looks towards his Mom and he
sees the tears in her eyes-
TERRY
No-
Terry runs into his mom’s arms and begins to cry-
MOTHER
Terry- I’m so sorry…
TERRY
Where is he? Where’s dad?
Terry looks into her eyes- full of pain of sorrow
TERRY
No-
Terry holds her away from him- and he looks towards the police
next to a door- and he looks back towards his mom
TERRY
No-
Terry runs towards the door
TERRY
Dad!!!!!
The police attempt to block his way- and then he runs in and he
enters the room, we never see Terry enter-
TERRY
Dad!!!!!!!
The mother puts her hand over her mouth, trying to prevent her
crying- but, it was no use-
INT. TERRY’S ROOM- MOTHER’S HOUSE
Terry McGinnis, was somehow changed- he had remembered last
night- he remembered the batcave- the cave of future, of a new
life- and he also remembered the house of pain- the house that he
had entered- the house in which he saw his father- laying there
dead- and to make matters worse, he believed that he- Terry
McGinnis- was the one responsible. He reads the obituaries- and
it reads Warren McGinnis. Terry throws it to the ground- the
paper goes flying away.. A knock comes at the door-
MOTHER
May I come in?
His mother’s name was Marry, she enters
MOTHER (CONT’D)
Terry- you didn’t say a word all day-
Terry looks towards his mom, revealing the striking pain in his
eyes that hurt more than knives-
TERRY
Why would he open the door Mom? They were Jokerz he
would have known better….. we could have fought them
Mom, I’m not afraid- I’m not afraid of them … we
could have fought them off Mom-
Marry walks over towards his son-
TERRY
He tried to ground me, and I wouldn’t listen-
Marry holds her crying son in her arms
TERRY
The things I said … I was such a jerk-
MARRY
It’s not your fault-
TERRY
I could have stopped them- if only I was there he
would still be alive- I stayed back and I let him
die-
MARRY
Hey-
(wipes tears away from Terry’s face)
It wasn’t your fault-
TERRY
I can’t just help for-
MARRY
He loved you, and you loved him- he never doubted the
man you would turn into, when you were born he always
knew that you were meant for great things- he always
said, that tomorrow his son will be like a knight in
shining armor- that would come to his rescue.
TERRY
I miss him so much-
MARRY
I know, and I do to- but, we will get by- that’s what
he would have wanted- he would say Terry- don’t
worry, go do what you were meant to do-
TERRY
You think so?
MARRY
I know so-
Tears continue to drip down his face- as the scene fades.
INT. TRAM RAILING UNDERNEATH
Terry was walking the streets underneath the Tram- and then all
of sudden a flying car comes by and stops in front of him- and
the door opens, Derek Powers stepping out-
DEREK
Terry- nice seeing you around, I’m sorry about your
father Terry I really am-
(wishing to get on with it)
I need something from you Terry, when you’re father
was working with me he stumbled upon a disk- do you
know where I could find it?
TERRY
What disk?
DEREK
So- you haven’t found it? Well- when you do please
tell me, right away- it’s of pressing business
matters- if you know what I mean…
TERRY
I will be sure to do that-
DEREK
That’s a good guy Terry-
The sky car drives off, and Terry looks at it fly away as though
there was something weird going on- what was this disk? All he
knew was that he had to find it- and fast.
INT. MOTHER’S APARTMENT- ENTRANCE
Matt McGinnis walks in holding boxes, he was 14 years old-
MATT
How much stuff do you have in here?
Terry walks in behind him carrying two boxes
TERRY
Enough-
MATT
So what’s going on? Are you going to move in here
for a little bit?
TERRY
What do you think? Mom’s just going to toss me out
and onto the streets?
MATT
You never know- up until last night I never knew I
had a brother-
Terry laughs.
TERRY
That’s true-
MATT
So you’re going to stay here?
TERRY
Sure, why not?
Matt smiles
MATT
Hey, what’s this?
Matt reaches into one of the boxes and takes a photo out-
TERRY
My middle school graduation- Dad was so proud of me
that day-
Matt flips the picture around-
MATT
No- this
(takes out a disk in the back)
Terry takes it-
TERRY
I don’t know
(turns the disk around in a semi-circle)
INT. BATCAVE
Bruce rotates around and puts it in- the camera zooms out
to the school to show the same clip show, showing the
effects of the mutagen.
BRUCE
Powers is using my company to make nerve gas-
TERRY
So – you’re going to do something right?
BRUCE
No, send this to the police, ask for a –
TERRY
You have to do something!!! You’re Batman!!
BRUCE
Was- Batman
TERRY
The police won’t do anything- you have to!!!
BRUCE
I don’t have to do anything-
TERRY
It’s who you are!!!!! You are Batman!!!!
BRUCE
Batman died a long time ago-
TERRY
I can’t believe this- he’s using your company to make
nerve gas- and you’re just going to let him get away
with it!!
BRUCE
Here’s the disk
(hands the disk back to Terry)
Take it to a Barbara Gordon-
TERRY
So- you’re just going to give up?
BRUCE
I already have-
TERRY
Something happened to you- and it’s not just that you
got old- you’re no Batman!!!! Batman would have
fought- he would have stood up against the bad guys!!
You had honor once- and you traded it for pity.
BRUCE
Yes- pity, but that’s all this life gives you- it’s a
choice I made, I and I alone-
TERRY
You took in kids once- kids like me
(looks over towards the Robin and Batgirl
costume)
What happened?
BRUCE
I realized that this life is not meant for others-
and I won’t let you make the same mistake!
TERRY
You had honor- and you threw it away!
(Terry runs off)
INT. GRAVEYARD- FOGGY AND RAINING DAY
In the grave yard was the funeral for Terry’s father- Terry looks
towards the casket and a tear falls down.
PRIEST
Warren, McGinnis was a man of his word, he had two
sons and a wife- now Terry do you want to say a word?
Terry steps forward, and then he looks over and he notices Bruce
was there too- kneeling beside the graves of his parents.
TERRY
My father was a good man- he always knew what he had
to do for the betterment of his family- I remember
when I was young, he always used to call me the
Tomorrow Knight.
Bruce looks up towards the funeral-
TERRY
When he died- I realized how lucky I was for having
such a good and caring father- but, also I realized
that I was meant for great things- and I promise by
my father’s grave-
(looks over towards Derek)
That the killer will be found-
Bruce looks over towards Derek.
TERRY (CONT’D)
Thank you-
Terry steps down, Derek walks up to him- and places an arm on his
shoulder.
DEREK
I will find the man who killed your father Terry- I
promise.
TERRY
I already found him- and he better not make a wrong
move- I already know who killed my father.
Terry walks off and towards the exit which was to the left- where
Bruce was by the grave of his parents- Derek frowns. Dana was
there waiting.
DANA
I heard-
Terry looks away, afraid to show his feelings- Dana puts her soft
hands to his face- and he looks into Dana’s eyes.
DANA
I’m sorry for what happened-
TERRY
I don’t think I can go on-
Terry looks into her eyes.
TERRY
I feel as though I’m in a dark hole- and all I see is
darkness- I’m sorry Dana- I have to go.
Terry walks away- Bruce watching him, shaking his head “no,” he
had promised himself it wouldn’t happen again- and it has. Dana
stays there in the back, part of his old life- Terry looks back-
and then he continues, he didn’t know where his life would lead
him- not now. For now, he had to clear his mind.
INT. GOTHAM POLICE- BARB’S OFFICE
Barbara Gordon was in her police office on the phone, when Terry
walks in-
TERRY
Sorry to interrupt-
BARBARA
No- come in take a seat-
(to the phone)
I’ll have to call you back
(she hangs the phone up)
Terry McGinnis? I was expecting you’d show up-
TERRY
You did?
BARBARA
Bruce called me, said that you were heading over with
some disk, that you would like us to look at-
TERRY
Yeah- here
(hands over the disk)
BARBARA
I promise you- Bruce and I will find out what to do
with this-
TERRY
Well, I better go-
BARBARA
Hey Terry-
TERRY
Yeah?
(he looks back towards her)
BARBARA
Trust me, do as he says- it’s not worth it.
TERRY
That’s what they all say-
(Terry walks out)
INT. BATCAVE
Terry walks in
TERRY
Bruce-
Terry looks around
TERRY
You’re door was open, and-
Bruce walks towards him
BRUCE
What are you doing here?
TERRY
I need your help-
BRUCE
You don’t need my help-
TERRY
Bruce, let me fight for you-
BRUCE
I will not watch another teenager make the same
mistake that haunted my past-
TERRY
Then, don’t- but, I need your help- let me fight for
you- with you, for you- help me Bruce, please-
BRUCE
I won’t let you make the same mistake-
TERRY
I read up on you Bruce- we’re the same.
BRUCE
Yes, we are-
TERRY
Then let me fight with you- the only thing I can
think of is revenge- he killed my father Bruce.
BRUCE
And what are you going to do when the time comes?
When you finally fight him- what are you going to do?
You don’t understand- it just doesn’t end with him,
it goes on- and on, until your whole life revolves
around one thing- revenge… I won’t let you make the
same mistake I made- this is no life, not for anyone-
TERRY
This city needs a hero- a champion over the dark.
BRUCE
What are you going to do with the time that is given
to you? You’re going to fight- you’re going to
destroy your life, when you try to stop, it still
tries to break you- shatter you under it’s willing
force-
TERRY
I don’t care- but, this city needs a hero!!!! A
Tomorrow Knight!
BRUCE
You are not going to start this again!!!!!! Batman
is dead- let him stay buried!
TERRY
I’m going to find him Bruce, and I’m going to fight-
whether you like it or you don’t, this is my life-
and I choose what is best.
BRUCE
So did I-
TERRY
I’m going to join you Bruce- whether you like it or
not- this is the only thing I have left!
Terry runs out of the room.
INT. TERRY’S MOTHER’S HOUSE- TERRY’S ROOM
Terry was on the internet- and then he calls Dana up
TERRY
Hey-
DANA (OC)
Terry?
TERRY
Yeah- it’s me. Can you do something tonight?
INT. BATCAVE
Bruce was sitting in his chair looking towards the big screen TV,
the screen showing images of the Joker- and then the phone rings
BRUCE
Hello?
BARBARA (OC)
Bruce- It’s Barbara Terry came over today with the
disk-
BRUCE
And?
BARBARA (OC)
Your suspicions are correct-
BRUCE
So what can you do?
BARBARA (OC)
The question is what are you going to do?
BRUCE
He’s not going to join me-
BARBARA (OC)
I’m afraid you don’t have a choice Bruce, it’s his
life- he can choose to do with it what he wishes-
BRUCE
I don’t want it to happen again-
BARBARA (OC)
That reminds me of what you used to say about Drake
and I- but, things happen for a reason Bruce-
BRUCE
Batman is dead-
BARBARA (OC)
But, what about Terry? You can’t change what his
heart tells him- if he wants to fight, he’ll fight-
you can’t change that-
BRUCE
I just don’t want to see it happen again-
BARBARA (OC)
I’ll see what I can do.
BRUCE
Thank you-
EXT. BUILDING ROOFTOP
Terry and Dana were on a building rooftop- and he was holding her
eyes shut-
DANA
When can I look?
Terry leads her over to the wall closest to the building and
wipes away cobwebs- it was the Bat signal.
TERRY
Ok- open them.
Terry takes away his hands- and Dana looks in amazement towards
the Bat signal
DANA
Is this for real?
TERRY
Batman did exist-
Dana looks towards him
DANA
So- how are you getting over it?
TERRY
I’m getting by-
DANA
What are you going to do?
TERRY
I don’t know yet, I really don’t know-
DANA
If batman still was around- he would be able to clean
this city up. He would have been able to help you-
TERRY
Maybe, he still can-
(looks over towards the Bat signal)
DANA
Terry- what is it?
TERRY
Say you knew how to find Batman- and bring him back
what would you do?
DANA
Anything- why?
TERRY
I was just wondering-
DANA
So- here it is-
TERRY
Here what is?
The bat signal blinks on
DANA
Black rubber-
(she plays around with his jacket)
The camera flies back- showing the shadow of the white Batman
signal shining in the sky- as Terry and Dana lean in and kiss-
the bat signal encircling them- signs of a new life. And then the
camera zooms towards Terry’s face and fades to-
INT. BATCAVE
The Camera fades to the face of the Batman Beyond costume.
EXT. ALLEYWAYS
See Jokerz around a fire in the middle of an alleyway- and then
they all look up, and there was Batman Beyond, who will now be
just referred to as Batman looking down towards them.
BATMAN
I just thought I would drop by-
Batman jumps down and looks towards them.
BATMAN
Do you mind?
JOKERZ 1
It’s the bats!!!! What are you waitin’ for!! Tear
his stinkin’ wings off!!!!
BATMAN
I must say, thank you for your hospitality-
A big muscular Joker runs towards Terry, with his arms open, he
picks Batman up with his arms still around his chest- when Batman
is above the Jokerz head he kicks his feet out and the Jokerz
gets knocked back.
BATMAN
You’ve all brought me in with arms wide open-
JOKERZ 1
Do I have to do everything myself!!!!
Jokerz 1 runs towards Batman, and Bats kicks his foot out- and
the Joker goes flying against a wall..
BATMAN
Please- do I look like a piñata to you?
The girl Jokerz run towards him from behind and in front- and
their about to swing the club at the same time, when Batman jumps
above them- and the two girl Jokerz bash together- and they fall
to the ground.
BATMAN
Ohhh- that’s gotta hurt.
Jokerz 1 runs off and Batman attempts to follow him, but then all
of a sudden three motorcycles rush towards him.
BATMAN
What is this? The Gotham car show?
Two motorcycles rush towards Batman from his right and left to
the back and front- Batman jumps up into the air and air-kicks
the Jokerz in front of him- szzzz. The motorcycle crashes into
the other motorcycle and the other joker takes off flying into
the air- and bashes into the other motorcycle driver.
BATMAN
I never knew you Jokerz enjoyed bowling, I can’t
believe it- one hit and all the pins go down!!!!
This game is so much fun-
But, there were more jokerz there and they all run towards
Batman, there were five in total- Batman begins to run off- and
then he notices that his costume was humming.
BATMAN
What’s this?
Batman takes off into the air and then he goes flying against the
Jokerz- two knocked back into each other.
BATMAN
This seems like a game I know- do any of you know the
name?
Batman lands and kicks out towards another joker-
BATMAN
No? Wait- I remember.
There were now two more remaining- a joker runs towards him, and
Batman just stands to the side.
BATMAN
Dominos-
The last joker takes out a gun and fires towards Batman, but
Batman walks through the bullets, it was as though he was a man
without fear- a legend that couldn’t die. Batman kicks the gun
out of the joker’s hand and then he punches the Joker to the
ground.
BATMAN
That was fun- can we do that again? No?
Batman stops and then he looks around- Jokerz 1 was ontop of the
building. And he begins to run off- Batman shoots off and into
the sky, landing on the roof, he walks towards the joker- his
cape floating in the air.
BATMAN
Stop-
Batman takes out an item from his utility belt, and shoots
forwards the bat bang-a-rang, the bang-a-rang loops around the
joker and the joker falls to the ground.
BATMAN
We all seem to get tied up into other people’s
business now a’ days don’t we?
The joker begins to inch around in fear..
JOKERZ 1
Please don’t hurt me Mr.Bats- Please.
BATMAN
Now you’re afraid?
JOKERZ 1
Please I beg of you!!!! Please-
BATMAN
My fight is not with you-
(pulls Jokerz 1 in)
Tell me what I want to know-
JOKERZ 1
Okay- okay I’ll tell yah’ Mr. Bats- please don’t kill
me!!!
BATMAN
I’m not going to- now tell me what I want to know-
JOKERZ 1
Ok- ok, I’ll tell you anything- everything.
BATMAN
What do you know of Warren McGinnis-
JOKERZ 1
Warren, we were hired to kill him-
BATMAN
Who hired you?
JOKERZ 1
Please-
BATMAN
Who hired you!!!!!!
JOKERZ 1
Derek Powers-
BATMAN
I was right-
JOKERZ 1
Now please, man let me go-
BATMAN
You will be set free- but, tell all your friends.
(pulls the Jokerz 1 in)
That Batman is back- tell all your friends.
JOKERZ 1
Yeah- ok, ok-
And with that Batman jumps down off of the roof- and then he
flies off into the night sky. His shadow being cast over by the
moon.
INT. BATCAVE
Batman walks through the entrance, and then he sees Bruce Wayne
there in the chair waiting. Terry takes off the mask-
BRUCE
I gave you a distinct order-
TERRY
What you gave me was a place to hide-
BRUCE
Sometimes- that’s for the best.
TERRY
Most of the times- it isn’t.
BRUCE
I gave you an exact order-
TERRY
No- you never said that I couldn’t be Batman- all you
said was you wouldn’t let me be Batman-
(stares into Bruce’s eyes)
And I don’t need you help-
BRUCE
I won’t let you throw your life away!!
TERRY
I’m not- you don’t get it do you? With out brining
Derek Powers to justice- I’m no one, I can’t go on as
Terry McGinnis- I have to make him pay for what he
did.
BRUCE
That’s what it always is- but, it doesn’t stop with
him, you become Batman- you become Batman for life-
TERRY
I know- but, I have to do this Bruce- if I don’t I’m
afraid that my whole life will be taken away- this is
who I am!!!!
BRUCE
I won’t let you put your life in danger-
TERRY
I will- whether you like it, or not- so I’m asking
you Bruce- will you help me?
BRUCE
I-
(looks into Terry’s eyes)
will, but only if you promise me- that after this
it’s over.
TERRY
I can’t- I won’t let this city get destroyed again by
crime- Batman’s back for good this time-
BRUCE
I-
TERRY
So, I’m asking you now- will you help me? Will you
fight with me? Will- you teach me? Because- this is
now my life, whether you agree with it or not- it’s
the only thing I have.
BRUCE
I’ll help you, but- I can be quite a difficult task
master.
TERRY
I know-
BRUCE
Welcome to my world Terry McGinnis-
Bruce shakes Terry’s hand.
Terry looks towards Bruce Wayne and smiles-
MUSIC MONOLOGUE BEGINS
EXT. ALLEYWAY
See Jokerz running around with knives- and then they punch open a
store window- Batman flys down upon them and looks towards them
BATMAN
Going somewhere?
Batman punches the Jokerz out, the scene fades to later the
police cars arrive and Batman was gone- and the police cars come
out puzzled looking at the Jokerz
INT. BATCAVE
BRUCE
An old life is ending-
INT. GOTHAM BANK
Bank robbers run into the bank and then they load their guns and
point them towards the citizens of Gotham.
ROBBER
Get down!!!!!!
Robber points to a bank manager with his rifle-
ROBBER
You- are you the manager?
The man comes out and shakes his head “yes” still afraid of the
surroundings that were facing him.
ROBBER
Open the safe-
The man shakes his head yes and then all of a sudden there is a
tap from the glass roof above- it was a black glove-
ROBBER
What!!!!!
Batman shows his full image and waves and then he punches through
and jumps down and looks around and then towards the robber-
BATMAN
Going somewhere?
TERRY {VO)
And a new life is beginning-
EXT. GOTHAM STREETS
See two motorcycle gang thugs driving through the streets-
laughing, all of a sudden Batman drops down onto them and his
black cape engulfs the screen, where the thugs screaming-
BATMAN
It’s not good to play with the law is it?
INT. MANSION
See three men dueling with swords and then you see their faces
smile-
EXT. SKY
Two cards men, the same men from before are riding through the
streets on giant cards. All of a sudden Batman flys in from no
where-
BATMAN
Cards- I love cards, can I play?
The card man hits him with a black-marble cane, but Batman swoops
out of the way avoiding it-
BATMAN
I’m going to have to ask you to stop your… cards-
The cards accelerate in speed-
BATMAN
Don’t say I didn’t ask you nicely.
Batman flies towards them and then he jumps onto one of the
cards- the man hits a club towards him, Batman blocks the club
and then he hits the guy in the gut with the cane- and he gets
knocked out and begins to fall- the other man looks towards him
smiling- Batman whips the cane towards him, it goes swinging and
then towards his gut- bang he gets knocked off- Batman drops down
from the cards and he flies down he spots the farthest falling
man and he reaches him and then he picks him up with one hand-
BATMAN
You’re very heavy-
Batman continues down holding onto the man and catches the other
man in his hand, he lands- and the police arrive- Batman hands
them over.
TERRY (VO)
That goes far beyond the norm
INT. EAST GOTHAM HIGH- HALLWAYS
Dana is at her locker getting her books. And then she begins to
walk away- Terry McGinnis is standing there watching as she
leaves-
TERRY
Wait- Dana, don’t go-
Terry is left standing there and he sighs and leans against the
locker- the one battle he has lost.
INT. HOME
Terry is in his room when his brother knocks on the door-
TERRY
Come in-
Matt slightly opens the door
MATT
Terry?
TERRY
Yeah- I’m here, what do you want?
MATT
I need advice-
TERRY
What kind of advice?
MATT
About girls-
TERRY
I’m probably not a good person to ask about that
right now-
MATT
Why?
TERRY
I think I may have lost… Dana-
MATT
Oh, well maybe I’ll come back some other time-
Terry just grunts as his brother closes the door-
INT. BATCAVE
Bruce looks towards Terry
BRUCE
I will train you- until you never fail.
EXT. GOTHAM STREETS
Terry is walking in the streets of Gotham city and then a man
brushes past him- the camera follows the man- the man was Greg!
INT. BATCAVE
Terry is training, punching against the stuffed mannequins- they
seem to be falling down, faster and faster with no end- Terry
just keeps on punching, and you can see the sweat dropping down
his face- he looks towards Bruce- Terry has lost.
BRUCE
Harder!!!!! Again!!!!!
EXT. BUILDING ROOFTOP
This was an elegant building in which a party was going on, Bruce
Wayne was the man of honor being thanked for helping the city-
Terry looks around for any strange occurrence and then it
happens- he sees a man with a wide smile on his face laughing, he
sort of didn’t fit in, in an eerie sense- Terry looks towards
Bruce and nods, he runs off. Boom!!!! The whole back side of the
roof falls- man and women slip and they reach the ledge and pull
themselves up, one woman goes tumbling- Batman swings down and
rescues her.
INT. BATCAVE
Terry continues to punch and kick his way through the mannequins-
Terry once again had lost.
BRUCE
Faster- Again!!!!!
INT. TERRY’S MOTHER’S HOUSE
Terry walks into his mother’s house and then Matt walks towards
him-
MATT
Terry?
TERRY
Not now Matt… I’m busy-
Terry walks into his room and closes the door.
INT. BATCAVE
Terry punches through the manikins- and then he gets angry and
stops. The sweat pouring down like a river-
BRUCE
Why are you stopping?
TERRY
I can’t do it!!!!!
(panting heavily)
BRUCE
Yes you can- again…
TERRY
Come on- I need a break.
BRUCE
You get a break once you succeed- again!
TERRY
I’ve had enough of these mind games Bruce-
BRUCE
I was taught by a very wise man- patience is the key.
Forget your surroundings, forget who you are- fight,
but do not think-
TERRY
Fight but do not think?
BRUCE
Again!!!!!
INT. ALLEYWAYS
Terry is walking and then he looks up towards the sky- and he
sees the bat signal light up the night skies.
INT. BATCAVE
Terry continues fighting his way through, gaining speed as though
he was moving as fast as the speed of light- kicking and whirling
around like a knight of the dark and then nothing else comes-
Bruce stops his stop-watch
BRUCE
Time-
TERRY
Did I?
BRUCE
Fifteen seconds on the clock-
TERRY
Fifteen?
BRUCE
You’re ready to become the Bat-
EXT. NIGHT SKIES
See Batman flying through the sky
EXT. ROOFTOP
Batman is on a rooftop looking down over the city and then he
looks up as the Batsignal flickers back on again.
INT. TERRY’S MOTHER’S HOUSE
Terry walks in and looks around- and then his mother, Marry
McGinnis walks out and looks towards Terry.
MARRY
Terry where have you been?
TERRY
Around-
MARRY
Do you understand what time it is?
TERRY
I know mom-
MARRY
Do you know how much I worried about you?
TERRY
I know mom- but,
MARRY
But, what?
TERRY
Mr.Wayne needed my help
MARRY
It’s 1:00 in the morning-
TERRY
Who knows? Maybe he’s a workaholic
MARRY
Terry- where were you!!!
TERRY
I already told you mom!!!
MARRY
And you expect me to believe you?
Matt walks out and looks towards both of them.
MATT
Terry- I have a question for-
(looks towards his mom)
But, yeah- it can wait- it can wait. No problem-
TERRY
You let him stay up?
MARRY
Terry- this is about you, you know your curfew-
TERRY
Mom- it’s Saturday night ok- no big problem.
MARRY
It is a big problem to me-
TERRY
Fine- what do you want me to do?
MARRY
Be back before 10:00-
TERRY
10:00!!!!! Why Ten o’ clock!!!!
MARRY
Don’t second guess me Terry- I made up my mind and
what I say goes.
TERRY
I know mom- but, Mr. Wayne really needs my help-
MARRY
I don’t care Terry- it gets dangerous after dark, you
know that-
TERRY
I know Mom-
MARRY
Promise me that you’ll be in by 10:00 from now on-
TERRY
Mom- I can’t
INT. BATCAVE
Terry was there complaining to Bruce-
TERRY
Tell her, she’ll freak out-
BRUCE
Handling insane people I can handle- handling moms,
well that’s another story.
TERRY
You can’t do anything write a note? Phone a friend?
Use a life line- anything?
Bruce eyes him not understanding the Win a Million Dollars
routine.
TERRY
I have to go-
BRUCE
Go? We have work to do-
TERRY
I know-
(breaths out)
I know, but I have to play by her rules now-
BRUCE
How long is this going to last?
TERRY
Who knows? From experience I learned that my mom
just un-grounds you whenever she feels like it- isn’t
there anything you can do?
BRUCE
I’m afraid, for the first time- I don’t know what to
do-
Bruce and Terry laugh
INT. EAST GOTHAM HIGH- HALLWAYS
Terry was standing at Dana’s locker watching her pack up her
books.
TERRY
I can’t wait any longer Dana-
DANA
What are you talking about Terry?
TERRY
I’m talking about you and I- night out on the town-
nothing stopping us.
DANA
Nothing?
TERRY
Nothing-
DANA
Not even Mr.Wayne?
TERRY
Not even Mr.Wayne- so what do you say?
DANA
I don’t know what to say Terry-
TERRY
Say yes – come on Dane.
DANA
Terry- I don’t know
TERRY
Come on- my first night off work, I need to relax-
Dana looks into his eyes
DANA
What exactly were you thinking?
INT. NIGHT CLUB
Terry was at the night club with Dana, and they enter- the night
club was full of extraordinary designs! There was even a
gigantic lava lamp in the center- the night club was two floors
high, and it was outlined in an aquatic and outer space looking
blue with sparkles that at a distance looked like shooting stars
shingling brightly all around the parameter. Terry and Dana find
a seat-
DANA
This is a rare pleasure-
TERRY
What do you mean? I thought you wanted to come here-
DANA
No- I did
TERRY
Then, what is it?
DANA
It just seems that lately you’ve been working over
time for Bruce Wayne-
TERRY
What should I say? He needs me-
DANA
Yeah-
(pulls Terry in)
But, I need you too-
TERRY
I’m sorry Dane- but
DANA
But?
TERRY
I’m sorry it’s agh… it’s highly confidential-
DANA
Highly confidential?
TERRY
Yeah- top secret stuff.
(he laughs)
You wouldn’t believe me if I told you-
DANA
Try me-
TERRY
I’m sorry Dane, but I really can’t-
Chelsea walks over and she finds Dana and Terry-
CHELSEA
Terry McGinnis- good to see you finally showed up
somewhere again-
TERRY
Well, what am I to say Chelsea? This city needs me-
CHELSEA
Well, hopefully you can save yourself on this one boy
wonder-
TERRY
Watch me-
CHELSEA
Mm- hmm
Chelsea walks off, Terry looks over towards and Dana and he
laughs smiling- and he sees that she’s not in fact she is quite
angry-
TERRY
What’s wrong?
DANA
Nothing-
TERRY
No, really- what’s wrong- what is it?
DANA
No, Terry- it’s ok- it’s nothing that important
obviously-
TERRY
Well, okay- if you say so- may I have this dance?
Terry and Dana get up and move towards the dance center area-
EXT. NIGHTCLUB
The Jokerz are wheeling in on their motorcycles-
JOKERZ1
What are you waiting for? Let’s give them some
(He laughs-)
INT. NIGHTCLUB
Dana and Terry were dancing, and then all of a sudden Terry slows
down, as though he senses something to be wrong
DANA
Terry- are you okay? What is it?
Terry looks up towards the glass window above- seeing what was
going to happen
TERRY
Dana!!!! Dunk!!!!!
Terry grabs her and then he throws himself backwards- avoiding
the crash that came-
The crash booms through the glass above- a Jokerz motorcycle
jumps through the glass and towards the lava lamp and liquid goes
spraying everywhere in a massive tidal wave.
A new song comes on over the night club, a fighting song-
Terry glances towards Dana
TERRY
Dana- go, go get help…
Terry looks around seeing the Jokerz causing mayhem, all of the
people afraid-
TERRY
Dana- please.
DANA
What about you?
TERRY
I’ll handle them-
DANA
Terry-
TERRY
Trust me- everything will be ok-
Dana sneaks off, as a Joker walks to the podium
JOKERZ1
People of Gotham city- I welcome you all to tonight’s
laugh fest- let the festivities begin!!!!!
Terry sneaks up behind the Joker-
TERRY
Hey I have a joke for you-
JOKERZ1
Batman!!!!!!!
Terry looks around-
TERRY
Batman- what where?
JOKERZ1
You’re not Batman-
(snort laughs)
TERRY
No- I’m not-
Terry kicks his foot out and the Joker goes flying back and down
to the second floor with a thump-
TERRY
I’m you’re worst nightmare.
Terry jumps down and to the floor below, two motorcycles drive
towards him- he jumps into the air and holds onto a broken pipe,
he begins to swing back and forth- Pow! Pow! The Jokerz get hit
back, Terry jumps down and rolls out of the way. The motorcycles
crash together.
TERRY
That was a close one-
A joker jumps down from above and looks towards Terry fighting
another Joker-
TERRY
Come on is that the best you got!!!
The Joker attempts to punch Terry- but, Terry blocks the punch
and in turn punches the Joker in the gut and flings him towards a
table.
TERRY
Why don’t you consider trying out for Knights of the
round table?
Terry is standing there- slow motion the camera flies backwards,
to reveal the Joker’s gun loading for fire- bang!!!! A bullet
flies out towards Terry, back to fast animation Terry rolls out
of the way- the bullet hits the wall and pops out into a “Ha! Ha!
Ha!” flag
BULLET
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
The bullet explodes into red, green and white paint. Terry looks
towards the Joker who had fired it. Terry jumps into the air and
holds onto a swinging pipe- he swings back and then forward and
jumps off and lands on the Joker with a punch-
TERRY
Stop- clowning around!!
Terry looks above and hear more people’s screaming- and they come
running down the stairs-
TERRY
How many are there?
Terry runs towards the stairs and fights his way up past the
crowd.
TERRY
Excuse me- coming through- excuse me.
A man who was trying to escape punches Terry hard in the face-
MAN
Stop making it difficult for everybody-
This man, might be a good cameo, maybe Danny Devito or Tommy Lee
Jones- in other words anyone that ever played a Batman villain in
a movie. Terry looks towards him-
TERRY
Some people just don’t know how to thank the person
who is rescuing them anymore.
At the top of the stairs were two muscular Jokerz and two girl
Jokerz on motorcycles. The first muscular joker walks towards
Batman- Terry looks around and then he realizes a plan- he
whistles and the girl joker looks towards him. Terry checks and
the big joker was approaching from behind- The girl on the
motorcycle drives forward- and then Terry jumps into the air.
GIRLJOKER
Oh nooooooo!!!!!
Bang the motorcycle hits the big Joker and they both fly off and
towards the first floor with a heavy THUD!!!!! Terry looks
towards another muscular joker who was inching his way towards
Terry, Terry jumps into the air and hangs onto the chandelier-
all of a sudden he feels a hard strangling hand around his neck
as he is pulled down.
TERRY
Easy there-
MUSCULAR JOKER
Teenager is only little weakling-
Terry tries to get free- but he can’t!!!
MUSCULAR JOKER
Puny little man-
Terry continues to try to attack-
GIRL JOKER
Time for the grand finale!!!!
The girl joker on the motorcycle drives towards them, her spiked
bat pointing towards Terry- the motorcycle drives closer-
GIRL JOKER
Bye- bye.
Terry kicks his foot into the muscular joker’s restricted
punching zone- all of a sudden he falls to the ground on his
knees yelling in pain- Terry rolls out of the way as the spiked
bat hits the muscular joker in his head- and the motorcycle
crashes to the ground- the girl joker flying off and onto a
chandelier on the ceiling- the cord beginning to twitch and then
snap- it falls to the ground and shatters.
TERRY
You better be careful or some people might confuse
you for nuts.
All of a sudden police cars arrive- and police officers run in
towards the destroyed night club, Jokerz laying all over the
place, then Barbara Gordon walks in and looks towards a cop-
BARBARA
What happened here?
COP
Seems like a joke that go personal-
Barbara looks up and towards the door that was swaying in the
wind-
BARBARA
Ok- who ever was here just got out- find them.
COP
Yes mam-
(motions towards the other cops)
Move out-
Cops leave the area
EXT. NIGHTCLUB- SIDE- LADDER BARRIER
Terry is out on an old style ladder- he sees a roof in front of
him, then he sees police patrolling the area (remember this is
the future- cars fly.)
TERRY
Tale-ho
Terry jumps to the roof’s ledge in front of him, he grabs on and
pulls himself up- he looks around, then he runs towards the roof
in front and he hangs on, pulls himself up- but, this time he
wasn’t on a roof- he was leaning against a wall- Terry scales the
wall and sees police cars behind him, he looks down towards
traffic and then back towards the police. He looks around – it
was a 20 foot drop below.
TERRY
Just don’t look down-
Terry steps off and he goes falling down, he hangs onto a traffic
car, and then he holds on as it speeds forward.
TERRY
Hey buddy- you mind slowing down?
The car turns a hard left and he slips- he goes falling and then
he sees Dana’s car- he grabs on.
DANA
Hold on!!!!!
Dana’s car flies off and then a while afterwards it lands in a
park.
EXT. PARK
Terry was obviously furious at something that couldn’t be
pinpointed
TERRY
Thanks for the lift-
(walks around and gets into the passenger seat)
DANA
No problem-
TERRY
I need you to take me somewhere-
DANA
Where?
TERRY
Wayne Manor-
DANA
Wayne manor- why?
TERRY
There’s someone there that can help me-
INT. BATCAVE
Terry walks in and looks towards Bruce-
TERRY
I’m ready-
BRUCE
Are you sure?
TERRY
Yeah- tonight he tried to kill Dana, he killed my
father in the past- tonight it’s more personal than
it ever was-
BRUCE
Ok- suit up… part of being Batman is being an
excellent detective- maybe we can use high school- to
it’s greatest advantage yet.
INT. WAYNES-POWERS HALLWAYS
Terry was walking along the halls of Wayne-Powers looking around.
TERRY
Thank you Mr.Powers- it’s really an honor sir.
DEREK
I know, as well- it should be Terry
TERRY
Wayne-Powers, wo- this place is amazing.
DEREK
If you’d follow me Terry-
Terry follows Derek into his office-
DEREK
So what did you want to know Terry?
TERRY
I came here to talk business sir-
DEREK
What do you have to offer?
TERRY
An offer that no business can refuse-
DEREK
Wait Terry, listen- unfortunately at this time I have
a lot of paper work to get done, but- in the mean
time would you like a tour around our facilities here
at Wayne-Powers industries?
TERRY
It would be an honor sir-
DEREK
Very well- Lawrence come in, there’s a Terry McGinnis
here that would like a tour of Wayne-Powers.
A man, around his thirty’s walks in. His name was David
Lawrence-
DAVID
Sir?
DEREK
Terry- wants a tour of Wayne-Power Industries could
you show him around?
DAVID
Yes sir- follow me Terry..
DEREK
By the time you come back I should be done here-
TERRY
Yes sir- and so should I.
So far, so good- David and Terry walk out of the room.
DAVID
So what school do you go to?
TERRY
East Gotham High-
DAVID
I was a West- myself. What year are you?
TERRY
Senior-
DAVID
Well, if you would follow me-
David and Terry walk off and into the next set of hallways- and
they walk into the security room. There were two guards-
DAVID
Come back in ten-
GUARD1
Yes sir-
The two guards walk out-
TERRY
I really have to thank you-
DAVID
For what?
TERRY
This-
Terry punches David and he is knocked out- and then Terry reaches
into his pocket and pulls out the Batman mask and puts it on-
ripping his shirt to reveal the costume itself- Batman looks down
towards David’s body.
BATMAN
Thanks-
Batman flips the switches on the control panel-
BATMAN
To turn the cameras off, or turn the electricity off
that is the question-
Batman walks towards the exit and he leans against the door
looking out- he saw a guard stop, look his way and then continue
walking away. Batman looks towards an elevator and he enters.
INT. WAYNE- POWERS MEETING ROOM
Derek was there and he looks towards Mr.Fixx
FIXX
Does the kid know who killed his father?
DEREK
No- he has no idea, he even thought of coming in to
work for Wayne- Powers, ironic isn’t it? The same
person he’s working for- is the same person he’s
trying to kill-
FIXX
Things are working out as planned?
DEREK
Better than planned-
INT. LABORATORY ROOM
Batman enters the lab where Harry was working earlier and he
looks around-
BATMAN
Interesting-
Batman walks over to the computer and then he presses buttons on
the main console, the computer goes haywire-
COMPUTER
All files being copied-
BATMAN
Now to just wait-
INT. SECURITY ROOM
The two guards come back and find the unconscious of David on the
floor-
INT. WAYNE-POWERS MEETING ROOM
FIXX
What do you want me to do?
DEREK
No need- not anymore.
All of a sudden the alarms go off-
FIXX
There’s an intruder sir-
DEREK
Find him!!!!!!!!!!
INT. LABORATORY ROOM
Batman looks around towards the blaring alarms
BATMAN
This is not good-
All of a sudden bullets come towards him- he sees guards aiming
their guns towards him-
BATMAN
Hey- who are you shooting at? I’m the good guy!!!!!
GUARD2
Shoot down the intruder-
BATMAN
Hey look, I’m the good guy- I save and protect you,
then why are you shooting at me!!!!!!!!
More bullets shoot towards him, and he goes rolling out of the
way and behind glass canisters which get shot out-
BATMAN
Jeez- you try to help people and this is what you
get.
The firing stops and he looks up and over the desk where the
canisters is- bang! Bang! Bang!!!!!
BATMAN
I have to get a better agent-
Batman looks up and towards the door- it seemed to be hooked by a
metal spring above- he shoots the batarang towards it and pulls
it towards him- the door flies down.
BATMAN
He shoots he scores!!!!!
Batman stands up and sees the guards spreading out- he looks to
his left, there was another exit- he takes it, for now he was
free-
INT. WAYNE-POWERS MEETING ROOM
DEREK
What do you mean?
GUARD1
It’s Batman sir-
DEREK
Batman!!!!!!!
GUARD1
I’m afraid so-
DEREK
Batman disappeared more than ten years ago-
GUARD1
Well sir- he came back-
INT. WAYNE-POWERS HALLWAYS
Batman looks around the corner.
BATMAN
Bruce, you there?
BRUCE (OC)
I’m here-
BATMAN
Tell me what you see-
INT. BATCAVE
Bruce types on the control pad and various pictures read
out- and then you see three thermal imaged guards.
BRUCE
It’s bad-
BATMAN (OC)
How bad?
BRUCE
You have three guards ahead of you-
BATMAN (OC)
Three? That should be like a walk in the park right?
BRUCE
Not so fast-
Bruce types up more controls- then you see the TV screen
fly in towards an alarm.
BRUCE
This place is loaded with alarms-
BATMAN (OC)
How many?
BRUCE
Two- but, here’s the catch- you take out one, maybe
two if you’re good- and I mean very good, you will
still have that other guard to keep you company
BATMAN (OC)
What are you saying?
BRUCE
It would be near impossible charging through the
front entrance-
BATMAN (OC)
I have pretty much no more choice do I?
BRUCE
Actually-
BATMAN (OC)
What is it Bruce?
BRUCE
There’s an alternative- but, it could be risky; it’s
something that I had custom built into it- I didn’t
ever test it, but-
BATMAN (OC)
But, what?
BRUCE
It’s your only choice-
Bruce types more and then you see a 3D representation of the
Batman Beyond costume on the screen- he types more and then you
see invisibility cloak.
BRUCE
I have installed a cloaking device- one that will
render you invisible- to what extent, I don’t know-
BATMAN (OC)
Ok, how do I activate it?
INT. WAYNE-POWERS HALLWAYS
Batman was glancing around looking towards the guards.
BATMAN
What do I say?
BRUCE (OC)
Activate cloak-
BATMAN
Activate cloak?
All of a sudden Batman becomes invisible.
BRUCE (OC)
Good, now it’s built in-
Batman looks around- and then he faces a mirror, no reflection-
BATMAN
Wo- I never knew what it would feel like to look
towards your empty reflection- it’s like looking
through the looking glass.
BRUCE (OC)
You have a mission, remember?
BATMAN
Oh yeah, right-
Invisibat walks forward and then a camera reads him- and then the
camera shines a light towards him.
BATMAN
Shit!!! I thought you said this thing worked-
BRUCE (OC)
No, I said-
BATMAN
Can you hold a minute?
A guard looks around startled-
GUARD
Where are you?
Batman appears-
BATMAN
Looking for me-
The guard lunges forward, but Batman becomes invisible and
sidesteps- the guard hits the wall. The second guard comes and
looks towards the fallen guard.
GUARD2
Quit playing around-
You can see the clothes on Guard2, the shoulder specifically
pressing in and out.
GUARD2
Where are you?
BATMAN
Over here- no over here – I’m behind you-
Guard 2 looks behind him and then he is hit from behind over his
head-
BATMAN
Not-
Guard3 looks towards him-
BATMAN
Sorry, but I’m not caught up right now-
Batman shoots out a batarang and it spirals around the guards
body, he goes tumbling to the ground.
GUARD3
You’re not going anywhere-
BATMAN
I’m not? And just one question… uh- who’s stopping
me?
All of a sudden the alarm rings out- Guard3 smiles
BATMAN
Shit!!!!
All of a sudden guards with machine guns come running towards
him, and Terry summersaults backwards through their spray of
bullets-
BATMAN
Can’t we all just be friends?
And then Batman whirls around and into an empty storage room-
BATMAN
Home sweet home-
The camera fades back and focuses on the guards who run out,
machine guns loaded- Batman was no where in sight.
GUARD4
Where is he? Okay move out-
The guards scatter, there were five in total- Batman drops down
from the ceiling onto one of them and they get knocked out- and
then another guard runs towards him- he spins on his head and
then he jumps back towards the guard kicking his feet back- a
guard runs towards him and then Batman flips back and attaches to
a place on the ceiling again- the guard looks around aiming his
gun- he drops down onto the crates behind him a taps the guard
on his shoulder.
BATMAN
Looking for me?
Batman punches the guard out-
BATMAN
Five down- two remaining
The camera goes back as another guard is walking around looking
and then he looks up to see Batman there hanging down from the
pipes on the ceiling hanging upside down.
BATMAN
Hi- I just though I would lay around-
The guard shoots towards Batman
BATMAN
No reason to try to kill me-
The guard continues to shoot his gun-
BATMAN
Well, if you want to look at it that way- you leave
me to no other choice.
Batman drops down and he roundhouse kicks the guard, the guard
goes flying back and towards the wooden crates- the crates
toppling down over him!!!!
BATMAN
Ohhh- that’s gotta hurt.
A guard comes back and then he gets pulled in by the batarang
against his neck-
BATMAN
Missed me?
GUARD5
Please- what do you want Mr.Bat?
BATMAN
(imitation)
I want you to tell me some answers- yah’ see an’ I
want em answers now- yeah, the answers now yeah see-
GUARD5
What do you want?
BATMAN
Where are they loading the cargo?
GUARD5
What cargo?
BATMAN
You know what I mean- the mutagen-
GUARD5
Please- if I tell you, he’ll kill me-
BATMAN
Well, that’s not my problem is it?
GUARD5
Fine- there’s a door right there-
(points to a door)
BATMAN
What’s the code?
GUARD5
590 screw you
BATMAN
What is it!!!!
GUARD5
Fine- I’ll tell you. 67893
BATMAN
Thanks-
(imitation)
Hare’s lookin’ at you kid-
Batman walks towards the door-
GUARD5
Hey- aren’t you going to let me go?
BATMAN
Agh- no
INT. SECRET ENTRANCE ROOM
Batman reaches the door and kicks it open, and then he steps a
foot in- you can see that the room contained large fans.
BATMAN
What the heck is this place?
BRUCE (OC)
The compound- no person can get in or out-
Batman looks back the door slams shut and then locks with metal-
BATMAN
Well- that warning came at the right time-
BRUCE (OC)
There’s more-
BATMAN
Don’t tell me the ceiling falls down with metal
spikes-
BRUCE (OC)
It’s possible to get across
BATMAN
Well, that’s easy for you to say- I can’t even move.
BRUCE (OC)
No, but Batman can- attach the cord to the door and
equip your glider- you can fly out of there-
BATMAN
Let me get this straight- I have to fly out of here?
BRUCE (OC)
You’ve got your orders- follow them.
Batman struggles as he takes out a black bungee-cord and attaches
it to the wall-
BATMAN
Activate glider-
INT. CRATE ROOM
Guard5 is struggling and then more guards walk in-
GUARD5
He’s in there-
INT. SECRET ENTRANCE ROOM
Batman begins to fly off- while the bungee cord is attached to
the door.
BRUCE (OC)
There’s five guards coming your way now-
Hear banging on the metal door
BATMAN
You think?
BRUCE (OC)
I’ll try to lock the door down in the mean time-
Batman reaches the ventilation shaft and shoots through it-
BATMAN
Already done-
Batman flies off and into the sky above.
EXT. DOCKING BAY
Derek overlooks a high tech space-craft, that had the slight
build of a train. Guards were running all over the place- the
engine heats up and Derek is forced to yell over it and towards
the pilot
DEREK
Load em’ up- I want these mutagens in the air in less
than five minutes!!!!!
GREG/PILOT
Yes sir- take off in 5
DEREK
Get this thing loaded-
Derek looks all around-
DEREK
Any sign of the intruder?
FIXX
No sir- no sign as of yet, he seems to be all over
the place-
Batman was on the roof of the plane looking down towards them-
BATMAN
Looking for me?
DEREK
So it is true-
BATMAN
Not just a figment of imagination am I Powers?
DEREK
I’m curious, have you ever played chess?
Batman looks at him curiously
DEREK
I’m just curious- the game is a simple game of war,
you’ve got your knights- as well as kings- so you
should know already. The knight always makes the
wrong moves-
BATMAN
Well, I guess I don’t have to worry about anything do
I? That this is not chess-
DEREK
Kill him!!!!!
Gun shots shoot out towards Batman, who rolls quickly out of the way-
BATMAN
Well, that was a close one-
Guards walk towards Batman’s last location and then all of a sudden
bang- a huge explosion occurs- and they go flying off and into the air.
BATMAN
Everything just blows up in your face now a’ days-
doesn’t it?
DEREK
I want him dead- and I want him dead now!!!!!!!!!!
More guards run towards Batman, and then Batman shoots out his
batarang and it loops around the guards- and they fall to the
floor.
DEREK
Get this plane in the air!!!!!!!!!!
The cargo plane flies off and into the air-
BATMAN
Sorry- but, I have to catch my flight-
Batman flies off and into the air and towards the cargo plane at
rapid speeds. Batman lands into the storage room of the plane and
then all of a sudden the air craft bursts up and into the air-
and then he gets rocketed back. The back door slides open-
BATMAN
Whoa-
Batman hangs onto the craft as it flies off-
EXT. WAYNES-POWERS DOCKING BAY
DEREK
What are you waiting for!!!! Shoot him down!!!!
All of a sudden they open fire
EXT. AIR CRAFT- BACK- POV
Batman hangs on for dear life- and then all of a sudden bullets
get shot towards him.
BATMAN
Come on!!!! You gotta be kidding me!!!!!!
The air craft dives down-
BATMAN
You just made the wrong move!!!!
Batman kicks out and lands into the air craft and then he lands
into the air craft as it re-angles up right.
BATMAN
Activate glider-
Batman’s wings expand as he stays floating in the air- on his
back and then he swings back down. And the wings fold back down.
BATMAN
Time to take out the trash-
Batman kicks the door to the driver’s bay open- and then he looks
towards the pilot.
BATMAN
Land this plane now!!!!!
The driver looks back and into his eyes-
BATMAN
Greg?
Greg smiles as he takes out his gun and fires it towards Batman-
GREG
Die Bats!!!!!!
Batman dodges the gun shots and then he shoots a batarang
forward- and the gun is knocked out of his hands-
BATMAN
You were saying?
Greg gets up and he runs towards Batman, but he gets kicked
backwards- he equips a knife.
GREG
I want to see what color blood you bleed Bats-
Greg slices at Batman’s leg and part of the costume comes off-
Batman screams in agony and he falls to his knees-
GREG
Not so tuff anymore are you Bats?
Greg stands over Batman and laughs-
GREG
Let’s see whose beneath that mask of yours-
Greg takes the mask off of Batman, and he steps backward- Terry
was Batman.
GREG
No- this can’t be. You can’t be- none of this is
real.
TERRY
It is real-
GREG
This has gotta be some bat trick-
TERRY
Greg- it’s real. Give up-
GREG
I’ll never give up Terry- I thought you would know
better.
TERRY
Please- just give yourself in.
GREG
Never- we were born criminals- we’re like brothers
Terry.
TERRY
Were like brothers-
GREG
And then you got the lucky bail- I was lucky that I
made an outside contact- Derek Powers, he told me
that if I would work with him that I would be free-
that I would be safe. And I am- I’m completely 100%
free. After all this time- even you should know
Gotham was always a city of crime- and it always will
be.
TERRY
I’ll change that-
GREG
So this is what it comes down to friend? You, I and
a knife-
TERRY
Seems like that- doesn’t it.
GREG
Prepare to die-
(holds the knife over his head about to stab
down)
Terry kicks his feet out and Greg falls to the floor and the
knife goes flying back. Greg stands next to the pilots controls
and he turns the wheel- so that it will crash!
GREG
What are you waiting for?
Greg runs towards Terry and he kicks him in his face- Terry goes
flying back- his face bleeding. Greg picks up the knife-
GREG
As I was going to say…. Prepare to die-
Terry looks up into his eyes- and then he switches the plane- and
then it bursts into the air.
EXT. WAYNE- POWERS DOCKING BAY
DEREK
What the hell is going on up there!!!!!
INT. PLANE
Greg flies back and then he hits the exit in the back- and it
swings open- Terry falls and he holds onto a plane’s railing for
support and then he drops down- and kneels next to Greg and
extends his hand-
TERRY
Give me your hand-
Greg looks below- and then he looks up towards Terry-
EXT. WAYNE- POWERS DOCKING BAY
DEREK
Shoot it down-
WORKER1
But sir-
DEREK
Now!!!!!!!!!
INT. PLANE
Terry has grasp of Greg’s hand and then all of a sudden- Pow!!!!
The plane goes in to crash onto the docking bay!!! And then he
looses Greg’s hand- and then he jumps out and he begins to fall
at rocket speeds.
BATMAN
Activate glider!!!!!!!
Batman goes flying down towards Greg’s rapid flying body- and
then he is too late, Greg hits the bottom and he lays there
unconsciencous- shots come flying towards Batman- Batman looks
towards the crashing plane
BATMAN
If you’ll excuse me-
The wings come back- and then he drops down, the bullets firing
towards him- the plane crashes and then blows up into a cloud of
smoke- the workers took off running by, Derek was there coughing-
left in the debris, which looked to contain a greenish glow- his
eyes fills up with green radiation and then you begin to see his
skin peel. The camera refocuses towards batman flying off and
into Gotham city.
TO BE CONTINUED…
WRITTEN BY KEVIN MYERS
BATMAN BEYOND
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