Pursuing the Scarecrow

Batgirl was pursuing Jonathan Crane, aka the Scarecrow. The villain had escaped Arkham and been using his fear gas to wreck havoc for weeks, and not even Batman could find him. Luckily, using her technical wizardy, Batgirl had tracked the villain to a warehouse in the Narrows of Gotham.

She swung down onto the roof, stealthy moving over to a skylight which she opened by picking the lock holding it shut. She swung down into the vast dark building. Such places frightened regular people, but Batgirl was a trained hero, and moved through the dark silently.

She crept down a hall, heading towards the offices of the building where she assumed Crane would be. Suddenly, as she passed some exposed pipes on the wall a burst of steam gushed out, striking her in the face. Batgirl stumbled back, coughing and sputtering. At that moment a voice kicked on over the intercom.

"Ahh batgirl..." The cryptic, wavering voice of Scarecrow echoed through the building. "I knew you'd come. That's why, I made a special version of my fear toxin just for you..."

Batgirl struggled to catch her breath, realizing she'd been tricked. Then the gas took effect and world warped and distorted around her...