Fan Fiction: Batman Batman: The Next Generation (2033).

Episode 1: Setting the scene

The source of Alfred Wayne's fortune was shadowy, even to Alfred. From a young age, Alfred had been raised by a series of maids and butlers. He did know, however, that a higher intelligence had been guiding his growth and development from a young age. Unlike some rich boys, he was placed on a strict stipend, according to the wishes of his late father's will. (There was no mention of Alfred's mother in the will, not even her identity). His late father Bruce also mandated that his son be exposed to all of the suffering of the world. Alfred was told, at various intervals, that he must go abroad to volunteer in impoverished regions of the world, as a condition of his inheritance. He was also required to go to college, and, after receiving his acceptance from an institution, he would receive the full amount (estimated in billions) of the late Bruce Wayne.

Despite growing up under such pressure, by all accounts, Alfred was a likeable but not particularly studious young man. Despite his occasional mandatory trips to South America and Eastern Europe, overall life had come pretty easily to Alfred, and even though people liked him, it was widely assumed that he would casually fill the shoes of the typical Gotham City playboy -- going to sporting...

No one was willing to cross him, particularly because he seemed so nice and amiable, the very antithesis of his brooding father. After a generous donation to Gotham University by the Wayne Foundation, he was accepted by the prestigious city university.
"Let's go out clubbing," said Alfred one night to his roommate Robin. Robin, unlike Wayne, was a scholarship student. The child of circus acrobats, he was at Gotham University on a full scholarship. Robin had a secret of his own, but one which he had not revealed to Alfred. "It's Friday night, it's no time to study."

"Well...okay..." said Robin, unsure of how he could get out of the situation. He agreed and followed Alfred into the night. The two young men went to the local hangout, the Joker's Wild, a dark and cavernous bar. Alfred easily met a girl, and Robin talked to her friend. "I think she likes you," said Bruce when the two girls went to the bathroom together. However, Robin just shrugged.

SLAM! Alfred and Robin turned around. Suddenly, they were in the midst of a brawl. "What are you, trying to pick me up?" said a thuggish-looking fraternity boy.

"I wasn't trying to do anything" said the other college kid, being held by the scruff of the thug's neck.

"You…