"So what will eventually happen to the Batman?" inquired Toyman.

"It depends on a number of factors. He can still choose to curb his newly discovered desires and win the game, but I strongly doubt that will happen. My readings show that he is only enjoying the thought of being a girly mannequin more and more. And he has yet to even experience all of what I offer him in this state. He will eventually succumb willingly. Of course, I am taping the whole sequence of events and recording his thoughts which will be exposed to all of Gotham. No point in such humiliation and degradation if it isn't on TV! When Batman is utterly exposed and defeated I'll either place him in one of the mall windows to forever be on display in the "Disney - Wonderland" section - a fate our new beauty-obsessed, attention-seeking heroine will surprisingly love. He will be able to watch his new favourite heroines all day through reruns - from Frozen to Cinderella to Alice in Wonderland. Or I'll stick him in a closet for all his days so that he may stew with the realization that he has gone from the most important man in Gotham to nothing but a neglected piece of plastic all because of the Mad Hatter. He'll eventually go "bat-crazy" and become just like those he tried to stop, namely me! My choice depends on how he plays the game..." 

"He's foiled you each time in the past and has never neglected his number one priority to protect Gotham. How can you be so sure he doesn't win?"

"That's why we play the game. But he will soon connect with the Duchess. Having read not just his current thoughts, but his entire history of thoughts, I was surprised to find he has always adored this old enemies style and free-spirit. They're a match made in crazy-land!"

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