batman: tribulation and revelation

[Catwoman]

chapter 9

"get them out of here," pierce demanded, gesturing to the two women on either side of the leather couch in chip shreck's penthouse apartment, their arms wrapped around the soon to be mayor and occasionally each other.

"but we just started," one of them said sexilly before she leaned over to the other girl and they allowed their tongues to lock together. "GET OUT!" he shouted. he pulled back his jacket to reveal a gun. the two girls squealed and jumped off the couch, gathering their clothes as shreck glared at pierce. "and you wipe that sour-assed look off your face, boy," the district attorney said.

once the girls were gone, shreck threw his arms up. "what the hell was that all about?"

"gordon is still alive," pierce said, sitting in a chair adjacent to the couch. shreck leaned forward and flipped the coffee table over in anger. "i thought you said he would be taken care of!" he growled.

pierce settled back into the chair and propped his feet up on the leg of the overturned table. "it doesn't matter," he said, clasping his fingers together. "what do you mean it doesn't matter?!" shreck cried, throwing his arms up. it was an odd shift in attitude for both, as previously it had been shreck with all the confidence.

"he's out of comission regardless," pierce said. "a heart attack at his age, there's no way they'll let him back in command, at least not right away. bulloch will be the acting commisioner. that's all we need."

at ease, shreck smiled and laughed with more than a hint of malice.

pierce left moments later, and shreck walked over to his desk to read over some papers. he had been there only a moment when he heard the doorbell ring. "come in!" he called, figuring it to be pierce returning. the door opened and alexander knox poked his head inside.

"gooooooood evening, mayor!" he grinned, stepping inside. "knox!" shreck glared. "get the hell out of here!" "oh i will," the reporter said, "but i brought you something first." he held up a little yellow folder.

shreck looked at him for a moment. "okay, sit down."

"well i'll get right to it," knox said as he took the seat across from chip. "we have the documents here tying you to chico moran. now what do you think gotham city would think of its new mayor getting into office on the dime of a drug lord and a thug like that?"

"we? we who?" shreck asked. "vicki vale, my photographer," knox replied, "but that isn't important. what's important is that we have in black and white ink the goods to bring you down, and to do it hard."

shreck sat back in his chair. "so what do you want?" he asked. "it isn't what we want," knox said. "its whether you want to go down and probably go to prison or if you want to salvage a little dignity while leaving office." shreck looked at him, saying nothing, so knox continued. "you can save your name, and your dad's name, by doing the right thing and coming clean. people will forgive you and within ten years it'll be forgotten."

shreck looked around for a moment. "so what do i do?" he asked. knox pulled out a piece of paper. "just sign next to the x," he said with a grin, leaning across the desk and handing it to him. shreck sighed and took the paper. "you got a pen?"

knox patted at his pockets, and shook his head. "thats okay, i got one in my drawer, i'm sure," shreck said, opening a drawer and putting his hand in. from it he withdrew a pistol and without changing expression shot knox in the heart. he slumped back into the chair, a look of shock frozen on his face.

shreck looked at him for a moment, then picked up his phone. "pierce, its shreck. get back over here. we've got a problem."

[johnnygobbs]

Awesome chapter Catwoman.  I knew Knox had it coming ( ), though it's a pity that he gave Shreck Vicki's name, although I suppose that was necessary for the plot.

Shreck also revealed his true colours, and the intro with the two woman wrapped around him captured his playboy buffoon character perfectly.

[The Joker]

The death of Knox.

Well, that was pretty shocking! 

You know, Pierce and Chip have really become some despicable character's in this story. Should be very interesting to see what happens with Vicki Vale finds out her partner was murdered. Odds are she will be even more determined to bring Chip and Pierce down. In Batman Returns, it was Selina who got her revenge on Max. In this Batman: Tribulation and Revelation, it certainly appears as if it will be Vicki who will get her revenge on Chip.


Good to see this continuing despite the diversions. 

[Catwoman]

The death of Knox.

Well, that was pretty shocking! 

You know, Pierce and Chip have really become some despicable character's in this story. Should be very interesting to see what happens with Vicki Vale finds out her partner was murdered. Odds are she will be even more determined to bring Chip and Pierce down. In Batman Returns, it was Selina who got her revenge on Max. In this Batman: Tribulation and Revelation, it certainly appears as if it will be Vicki who will get her revenge on Chip.


Good to see this continuing despite the diversions. 

kitty made me. 

[Catwoman]

Awesome chapter Catwoman.  I knew Knox had it coming ( ), though it's a pity that he gave Shreck Vicki's name, although I suppose that was necessary for the plot.

Shreck also revealed his true colours, and the intro with the two woman wrapped around him captured his playboy buffoon character perfectly.

how did you know he had it coming?

[Catwoman]

lol the part where the joker put my story's name in italics gave me chills and made me feel all important. yay.

[gordonblu]

This is gettin' good!! Quick somebody show her the kitty again!

[The Joker]

lol the part where the joker put my story's name in italics gave me chills and made me feel all important. yay.

[Catwoman]

This is gettin' good!! Quick somebody show her the kitty again!

so it wasn't good before? HUMPH! i know when i've been insulted!

[johnnygobbs]

how did you know he had it coming?

'cos he's Knox, plus as soon as he confronted Chip with his evidence it was clear he wasn't going to stick around for a sequel.