The Dark Knight: Batman and the Killer Croc of Doom!
CHAPTER 1 THE CROC STRIKES MIDNIGHT The roar of motorcycle engines echoed down the midnight streets of Gotham City A gang of riders traveled in a loose pack ignoring the speed limit and running every red light They were dressed in black leather jackets and ragged jeans No one wore a helmet they laughed at danger and at the law Their leader was a man who looked more like a reptile than a human His skin was green and scaly He had no hair on his head just two rows of rigid bumps
Boots did not fit over his giant feet so he always went barefoot He gripped the motorcycle’s handlebars with his strong claw-like hands He was Killer Croc The villain had been born with a disease that deformed his skin and limbs His family had abandoned him because of it He did not remember much about them except for their disgust Growing up he didn’t have any friends because of his freakish appearance Not that he knew what friendship was really All his life he had been despised All his life he had been an outsider Alley-Gators follow me Killer Croc commanded his gang He steered his motorcycle into Gotham Park The other riders followed The motors on the big bikes rumbled as the gang made its way deeper into the forest refuge The sound awoke the people sleeping there Frightened birds took flight Scared squirrels scampered to higher branches A group of homeless people huddled closer together for protection Killer Croc and his Alley-Gator gang stopped their motorcycles in front of the huddling frightened people These were Gotham City’s most vulnerable citizens That’s why they were easy prey Look at what we have here Killer Croc said Fresh meat The villain leaned over and bared his sharp teeth at the cowering people His boney jaws looked skeletal Killer Croc hissed at his shivering victims like a snake One of the homeless men let out a shriek Killer Croc sneered at the man You’re pathetic he said It was the same thing Killer Croc had been told his whole life Turning the tables made Killer Croc feel superior Killer Croc jumped off his motorcycle and shoved the man The man fell backward into his companions making them all tumble into a heap on the wet grass They all looked up in fear at the giant before them They were too afraid to even stand The Alley-Gators surrounded the helpless victims One of the men looked up at the attackers with fear on his face Then he saw something else His expression changed to hope He actually smiled What are you grinning at one of the gang members snarled
