Your P.O.V.

February 1st

It's been two days since launching the attacks on Penguin. And rumor is that he seems to be very pissed off about it. After all, losing a few porn studios and a weapons cache makes him look weak. On top of that, the Warriors now have a small foothold in Chinatown and Little Italy. Granted, it's not exactly a perfect advantage for us right now. Because Penguin could easily send men to try and take them back. But Penguin will likely try to increase security for his other businesses first. He'll likely think that any one of them could be a target. After all, one of the rules of war is to never underestimate your enemies.

And it was obvious that Penguin wasn't going to let his operations get hit again. Which is why information is a key asset to have on your side. That's why I've been tracking any radio signals that Riddler uses. It took me only an hour to lock onto Nigma's signal, but the only issue was tracking it. After all, he had it bouncing from several different relay devices. And it would end up changing every thirty minutes too. To add insult to injury, Nigma has several firewalls set up for encryption. But it didn't take me long to hack through the firewalls to track Nigma's signal. All I had to do was wait for an exact location, and I'd have him.

But I'm not going to kill him, I want to make him a deal. I'm going to try and convince him to come and work for me. One reason being to use his informants to gain intel on the other gangs. But the main reason is that I want to use him to distract Batman. This way, Batman will have to focus on taking down Riddler. Of course, Nigma has trophies hidden all over the city. He could also easily have fake bombs made to trick Batman into finding them. And the only way to find them would be to solve his little challenges. So in other words, Riddler is a pawn I plan to use as much as I can.

Right now, I was in Cherry's, waiting for my computer to lock onto Nigma's location. There hasn't been any issues to deal with in the last few days that I had to deal with. So things were pretty calm right now as I watched the crew train in the ring. I knew they would need as much training as possible to stand a fighting chance. After all, we can't rely on basic fighting and bar brawling skills. Which is why I have the Warriors train as much as possible to get them from street thugs into proper fighting soldiers.

That's when I heard my computer start to go off. So I checked to see I finally had a location of where Riddler is at. And it turns out he's in an apartment building near the GCPD building in Old Gotham. Honestly, it was a clever move on Riddler's part in some way or another. I mean, who would think to look for a criminal near a city's police station? So now that I know where he is, I can try and make a deal with him. And let's just say that I have a way of being persuasive when it comes to it.

So with the address, I made my way to the apartment building. I was able to use some tech I placed into my suit to keep Riddler's signal locked in. This way, I can keep track of where exactly he is. Using my jetpack, I flew over to the apartment building before landing on the roof. Upon arriving, I deactivate my jetpack before slipping in using the entrance on the roof. And I made my way down the the third floor as I followed the signal. Once on the third floor, I kept tracking the signal until I got to room two-eighteen.

Once there, I easily picked the lock on the door and entered. That's when I saw Nigma using several computers and servers. There were some green question marks painted on the walls. On top of that, there were several blueprints and a couple maps of the city. It looked like Riddler was trying to find some way to defeat Batman. And he seemed to caught up in whatever he was doing to notice me. So I started to approach him, the floor sent out an electrical shock. Though it didn't effect me as I jumped onto a coffee table at the last second.

Then Riddler pulled out a pistol and started shooting. He likely figured I was either Batman, a cop, or possibly an assassin. Though I was easily able to dodge each bullet until he ran out of ammo. Then for some stupid reason, Nigma decided to throw the empty pistol at me. Honestly, Nigma seemed to be the extremely paranoid type. So it was probably mostly out of instinct, but a stupid mistake regardless. Then I jumped and grabbed him by the throat before he could do anything else. And it was then that he finally saw that I was not Batman or police. After he calmed down a bit, I let him go so he could talk properly.

Riddler: So, you're the General, huh? Honestly, I thought that you'd be a bit be shorter.

Y/n: If you know who I am, then do you know why I'm here?

Riddler: Well, there are a variety of reasons I can think of. You could be here to kill me and steal all of my files, for one. Or you could be here to convince me to go straight and turn myself in to the police.

Y/n: I'm here about a job offer.

Riddler: A job offer? I will say, you have some smarts since you were able to find me here. But I doubt you have or can say anything that can convince me to work with you.

Y/n: Not even access to Batman's personal batcomputer?

The second I said that, it immediately got Riddler's attention. Of course, I didn't really have access to Batman's computer yet. After all, it's got a bunch of heavy duty encryption and firewalls keeping it safe. And one mistake, no matter how small, can easily put it onto lockdown. But I knew that if there was one thing Riddler respected, it was information. And the possibilities of having info on Batman seemed to be pretty high on Riddler's list. So I knew that was enough to have Riddler start to come around to my way of thinking.

Riddler: You really expect me to believe you just so happen to have access to Batman's batcomputer?

Y/n: I never said I did. But that doesn't mean I won't soon enough, assuming I don't already.

Riddler: What's say that you do have access to Batman's computer, what's in it for me?

Y/n: Information on all of Batman's dirty little secrets and personal files. Everything you could want to know about him and so much more. So if you come work for me, then I can give you what you need to crush Batman once and for all.

At this point, I could tell that Riddler was interested. Because if there was one thing Riddler valued, it was information. And as the old saying goes: knowledge is power, and power is key. Though I figured Riddler would want to use anything he learned about Batman to his advantage. So I knew that I was going to need to keep an eye on him to make sure his ego is in check.

Riddler: You make an interesting offer, but how do I know you can be trusted?

Y/n: Because you know that you can't resist the chance to humiliate Batman. Think about it Ed, how many times has Batman humiliated you? Wouldn't it be great to finally have something to ruin him? Something that can give you victory over the one man who's stood in your way for far too long? We have the same goals of humiliating Batman before we crush him like the worthless bug he is.

Riddler really seemed to be conflicted about my offer. Granted, he pretty much had no reason whatsoever to trust me. But suffice to say that I had no real reason to trust him either. Though in some way or another, we both had common goals. We both had wanted Batman to be out of the way in one way or another. Though I figured the best way to beat the bat was to humiliate him first. And Riddler would make for a good distraction if all else fails.

Riddler: Very well, I'll help you if you help me crush Batman.

Y/n: Then we have a deal.

So with that, I called in a couple of Warriors to get Riddler's equipment. After all, he was definitely going to need it for whatever plans he's got. Though I knew that I'd need to keep a close eye on him. After all, he has a massive ego that could cause problems for me if not kept in check. But I knew that Riddler would be important and needed protection. So I was going to have him and his equipment brought to Cherry's for the time being.

Batman's P.O.V.

Over the last few days, not much has changed with the Warriors. From what I've heard, they had attacked a few of Penguins' businesses'. So it was obvious they were going to try and take on Cobblepot first. And knowing Penguin, he was likely going to retaliate soon. But the strange thing is that there was no information on the Warriors. So it proved they were, in fact, new to the crime business. And I knew this General was a threat that needed to be handled quickly.

Alfred: Master Bruce, you should consider getting some rest. You've been at this for the last couple days and you need to rest.

Batman: I won't rest until this General is put behind bars, Alfred. He's a threat and needs to be stopped before he kills any innocent people.

Alfred: All of which can wait for a few hours, once you get some sleep.

I knew that Alfred was concerned about my well-being. After all, he was the closest person to act as a father to me after my parents death. But I wasn't going to risk the chance of the General roaming the streets. So I continued to go over what I knew about him and the Warriors. From what I know, it's likely the General is a male in his mid twenties to early thirties. And he seems to have lots of knowledge about the Narrows. So it's very likely he may have lived there for most if his life.

As for the Warriors, they're currently nothing but common thugs. But it's like they act more as a military force than a street gang. So it's clear the General has at least some form of military training. And they seem to known how to move in groups of four or more. A common tactic in trying to outnumber any of their enimies. But what's suspicious is the strange uniforms some are wearing. Common thugs wear red clothing with body armor. While there are a few in yellow clothing, likely acting as gang lieutenants.

One things for sure, they seem to know what they're doing. The General and his gang managed to secure control of all crime in the Narrows. And they were able to do it in a quick and easy fashion. So it's most likely they could be getting all sorts of recruits. And if they do, then it could spell out nothing but trouble. Because the last thing Gotham needs is a madman running around. All while killing anyone who gets in is way and hurting innocents.