"Joker." Bruce whispered to himself. What is he doing here? How does he know…?

"Hello, Mr. Wayne. I hope you don't mind my friends here, we're just excited to be here." Said the Joker walking up with a group of about 25 people walking behind him. "Harley dear, please make sure we're getting the attention we need. Ivy, Freezie, please make sure no one bothers this touching ceremony."

"Sure thing, puddin'." Harley said walking away with Ivy and Mr. Freeze.

The guests all stood up in shock trying to stay as far away from the Joker as they could. Bruce gripped Selina's hand. John turned to Bruce as if he were waiting for him to spring into action.

"I'm sure you're all wondering what I'm doing here." said the Joker slowly walking closer to the crowd. "You see, after I didn't receive my invitation, I thought, maybe it got lost in mail. But then I realized, I forgot to send you my new address." he laughed. "So I thought, by the time I mail you my new address and then you have to mail me back the invite, it'll be too late, so I minus well just show up!"

"You're not welcome here." Bruce said with a grim look.

"Ouch." said the Joker returning the look.

"What are you really doing here?" Bruce asked.

"Well, you caught me. My lack of invitation isn't the only reason I'm here. We're here for the bats." the Joker said sitting down on a chair.

Bruce swallowed. He knows.

"Well his attention at least." he said.

Bruce looked at Selina confused. Suddenly, they heard loud noises erupting from the front of the mansion. Suddenly there were cars piling on top of each other. Bruce realized that it was the vines grabbing the cars. Then there another loud noise erupted. The cars were suddenly freezing as if there were a hose splashing it. He then realized that the Joker was trapping them inside. He felt Selina's hand grip tighter.

"It's done." Ivy said walking back with Mr. Freeze.

"Good." said the Joker. "All we need is—"

"Okie dokie, puddin'!" Harley said skipping back to the Joker's side. "I've called them all! The press should be here any second!"

"Perfect!" said the Joker standing up. "Let's start the show!" He started walking back inside the mansion. Harley, Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and Penguin followed behind him while the rest stayed standing guard.

"Bruce," John said walking up to Bruce. "We need to do something."

"There's not much we can do, John. They have us all surrounded and if we do anything, it'll start questions, we have an audience." Bruce said. "We just have to wait."

Suddenly a loud screeching noise came from the mansion "Attention citizens of Gotham." the Joker's voice erupted from a bullhorn. "Yes, I'm back and I'm better than ever! Not only that but I've brought a whole group of friends with me. Right now, we are holding the entire guest list from the Wayne wedding hostage and all I am asking for is for the Bat to come out of his cave. Now I know what you're thinking, he's dead! He died saving us poor citizens from a terrorist attack! and I'm here to tell you he's alive and well. How do I know this? Well, that doesn't matter. If the Bat doesn't show up…we turn this wondrous occasion into a massacre. You have one hour, Batman." He dropped the megaphone and started walking back inside.

"Bruce," John whispered to Bruce. "We don't have a choice anymore. We have to save everyone, mask or no mask."

Bruce looked down and closed his eyes. "I know."

"You're quiet, Selina." John said.

"What? Oh yeah, I just…" Selina looked down and put her hand to her face to cover her eyes. She sighed.

"I'm sorry, honey." Bruce said taking her hand off her face. He cupped her face and looked at her. "I know today was meant to go another way. But I promise you, everything will be ok. We'll get our wedding."

"I'm fine." she said putting his arms down. She swallowed and then looked him in the eye. "What's the plan, Bruce?"

Bruce looked around. "I'm still working on it."