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20 Years ago - Bruce Wayne in a hyped-up Batsuit takes on kidnappers, only to suffer a heart attack. Forced to take up a gun to save his life, he swears, "Never again," and closes down the Batcave. Today - Terry McGinnis' is a hot-headed teen who lashes out at everyone. His father, Warren, is in the employ of the Wayne/Powers Industries, which bad guy Derek Powers bought out from Bruce Wayne. Warren gets a disk with info on some kind of contaminant, and Powers knows it. Terry goes out, breaking curfew, and his father is killed by Powers' henchman who makes it look like an attack by a street gang, the Jokerz. Meanwhile, Terry has a run-in with the Jokerz and flees out into the countryside where an elderly Bruce Wayne comes to his aid. Terry takes Wayne into his manor and discovers the Batcave. Wayne kicks him out and Terry returns to find his father dead. Swearing vengeance, Terry goes back to Wayne Manor and tries to convince Wayne to let him become the new Batman.

to be continued...