" 64,800….64,900….65,000"
As he slowly retracts his hand away from a couple of stacks of freshly stolen money out of the corner of his eye a lone figure once known as Harvey Dent by now known through the crime world as Two Face watches as one of his henchmen reaches over to grab a stack of money before in a sudden move Two Face smacks the man's hand away as he looks up towards him with an intense glare. A glare he knew terrified anyone that would witness it. A glare across a badly scarred face.
But there was one person that wasn't afraid. One person that was able to look past the scars. A woman that he was ready to spend the rest of his life with. A woman by the name of Grace Lamont. The woman of his dreams. The woman that he came months to marrying before this happened. The accident that changed his life forever. The day Two Face was born.
" You don't touch anything until i tell you to."
Retracting his hand as he sees his henchman rubbing his hand reaching into his suit Two Faces takes out his wallet from within before he slowly reaches his hand out towards one of the stacks of money.
" You we're always a couple of greedy little beggars. Even when i prosecuted you as DA."
As he starts to put the stack of bills slowly into his wallet suddenly Two Face comes to a stop when he sees her. A picture of Grace inside of his wallet. One of the very first pictures he had taken with Grace so long ago. A picture of him holding Grace in a loving embrace. A similar time before he became into the monster everyone sees today. Snapping out of his thoughts Two Face glances around the room to see his 4 henchmen looking towards him with their arms crossed before suddenly an intense glare comes across his face.
" What are you looking at!?"
" Gee Two Face if you miss her then why don't you go see her?"
" Sure we can even bring her here if you want."
Suddenly as quickly the glare comes across his face it instantly vanishes within seconds as Two Face slowly raises his wallet back up towards eye level before he looks back towards the picture. A picture that has always been with him for so long. Even after the last time they had met. A time where she had been tricked by Rupert Thorne to reveal his location. A trick that devastated him for months believing she never truly cared for him. That was until he had received something he never thought he would ever receive from another. A picture through the mail. The picture he now holds right now with the message i miss you written on the back.
A message that made him believe for a brief second that maybe he was still in there. That the Harvey Dent everyone knew was still deep inside somewhere. A brief second that suddenly turned into a minute. Then a hour until months later he felt something. Felt something he hadn't felt in a long time. Felt as though he was himself again.
Snapping out of his thoughts with all eyes watching him reaching into his suit Two Face pulls out a silver coin from his pocket before for the next few seconds Two Face stares at the coin. A coin that symbolized so much to him. Symbolized what he felt like every single day. To have two sides of himself. One good and one bad. And the coin showed just that with one end scratched symbolizing what he now is.
With a flick of his finger as he sends the coin flying up into the air Two Face watches the coin in silence along with everyone else in the room when suddenly he snaps his attention away from the coin towards the far end of the room when he hears the sound of the windows being smashed in before seconds later he watches two figures rise up to their feet. Two figures that were slowly making headlines throughout Gotham City. The figures of Nightwing & Batgirl.
" Get em boys!"
Without having to be told twice Two Face watches as his henchmen lunge towards Nightwing and Batgirl before seconds later Two Face lets out a growl when he sees Nightwing and Batgirl easily avoiding each of his henchmen's attacks as though they are nothing. As he slowly watches Nightwing and Batgirl go on the offensive slowly Two Face's hands clutch into tight fists before suddenly he snaps his head over towards the stack of money on the table next to him. Snapping his head back up as he sees Nightwing working together with Batgirl as a team to take down the remaining henchmen that are left standing without hesitating for a single second reaching over Two Face grabs a hand full of money before he races off towards a door at the far end of the room as he crams the money into his suit.
Looking over his shoulder as he sees Nightwing launching the remaining henchmen that was left standing to the ground reaching into his suit Two Face pulls out a handgun from within before just a mere second later he pulls back on the trigger sending round after round towards Nightwing and Batgirl that hit nothing but the wall behind them. As he hears the sound of his magazine going empty rearing back Two Face slams the handgun in his hand towards the ground in a fit of rage before he reaches over towards the door handle of his escape route.
Just as he flings the door open and starts to run through the open doorway suddenly Two Face comes to a dead stop when he sees a figure waiting for him outside of the door. A figure he had never encountered before but knew the name. A new hero that went by the name of the Red Hood. A known hero that from newspaper reports told of a relationship between him and one of Metropolis's greatest heroes Supergirl. As he sees Hood raising up a hand to wag a finger at him letting out a growl snapping his body back Two Face runs back into the room not taking his eyes away from Hood until suddenly he feels himself leaving his feet from a massive collusion into someone's forearm.
Shaking his head as his eyes darken and his vision starts to fade away out of the corner of his eye Two Face watches a pair of red boots come into his vision before just a moment later finding the strength to move his head Two Face looks up to see a blonde haired woman staring down towards him. A woman that he knew to be Supergirl. The last image he sees as seconds later his vision fades away into nothing but darkness as he sees the Red Hood making his way next to Supergirl's side.
Reaching up as he glances around the room to see all of Two Face's henchmen laying on the ground unconscious Jason lifts up the red helmet off his head revealing his face with nothing but a small black mask covering his eyes.
" Good work everyone. Everyone bring it in. Go team jugs and hood!"
As he raises his right hand up high into the air for a high five Jason glances around the room to see each of Kara,Dick,and Barbara looking towards him with a raised eyebrows while the former from what he could see is trying to suppress a smile.
" What?"
" We are not going by that name!"
" But why not Babs?"
Suddenly Barbara's eyes widen as she looks towards Jason seeing him glancing around the room with interested eyes.
" Jason!"
Realizing what she just said reaching up Barbara covers her mouth as her eyes widen even more before with a nervous look across her face Barbara slowly turns her head to glance around the room to see if any of the criminals that had just encountered heard them. After a few seconds Barbara slowly lowers her hands down from her face and breathes a sigh in relief when she finds all of the henchmen as well as Two Face are laying on the ground out cold before she slowly turns to look at Jason with a glare coming across her face.
" You can just blurt out our secret identities like that! What if one of them heard you!"
" Geez will you relax. Look around the room. These guys are going to be enjoying a little cat nap for a while. There is absolutely no way any of them would hear a thing. Here i'll show you."
Within moments with everyone's eyes watching him kneeling down Jason grabs a firm hold of Two Face's suit before he brings raises the criminal's head up off the ground.
" Hey crispy remember me? It's me Jason. You know the kid that you orphaned the day you sent your goons out for my father. But hey to show that there is no hard feelings between us and because my wife could literally kick my ass, I won't kill you. Instead i will just get you back to prison. I'm sure skipper is really missing his little buddy."
As he hears Kara letting out a small laugh releasing his hold of Two Face's suit Jason slowly rises to his feet as he hears Two Face's head hit the ground with a thud before he slowly turns his head to see Kara looking towards him with a smile across her face as she shakes her head.
Letting out a huff slowly Barbara crosses her arms over her chest as she glances back and forth between Kara and Jason.
" Don't encourage him."
Taking her eyes away from Jason as she shrugs her shoulders Kara hears Barbara letting out a huff before she turns to look back towards Jason with a smile across her face.
" What can i say. I love him."
" Whatever. I'm gonna get my dad to come here with a few squad cars to haul these guys away."
Out of the corner of her eye as she sees Barbara reaching into her suit to grab a cellphone reaching over Kara wraps her arms around the back of Jason's neck before moments later she proceeds to give him a long deep kiss as she sees in the corner of her eye Barbara putting the cell phone up to her ear.
" Well that takes care of that."
As she looks on from atop of a building into the distance watching Dick and Barbara talking to Commissioner Gordon as each of Two Face's henchmen are slowly placed into separate police cruisers along with Two Face himself slowly a smile forms on Kara's face before the smile across her face vanishes when she looks over to her side to see Jason staring off into the distance with a blank look across his face.
" What's wrong?"
Snapping out of his thoughts glancing away from Gotham City slowly Jason turns his head to look over towards Kara to see her looking towards him with a concerned look across her face before he slowly turns his head back forward as he takes a deep breathe.
" He's still out there gorgeous."
" Joker?"
As she sees Jason nodding his head without hesitating reaching over Kara gently grabs Jason's free hand before she gives his hand a small squeeze.
" We'll find him Jay."
" But when? After he kills again! After he destroys another family!"
Suddenly as his eyes go wide Jason takes a few deep breathes before he slowly turns to look at Kara with guilt filled eyes to see her looking at him with the same look of concern across her face.
" I'm sorry. I shouldn't be taking it out on you. It's just…."
" I know Jay. I know. You don't want to see anymore lives taken at the hands of that psychopath. I know that he still haunts you."
Reaching over Kara lays her free hand gently down on Jason's cheek before she turns his head to look towards her when she sees him turning his head to look away.
" We'll find him Jay. I promise you we'll find him but right now we just have to remain patient. There has been no signs that the Joker is even in Gotham. He may be just hiding out somewhere. All we can do is wait until something turns up. I know that's not what you want to hear but it's the truth."
" I know gorgeous. I…."
As she sees Jason closing his eyes slowly Kara gently rubs her thumb across his cheek before her eyes widen when she sees a few tears escape his closed eyelids to the ground below.
" You had that nightmare again didn't you?"
Looking on as she sees Jason nodding his head leaning forward Kara gives Jason a gentle kiss before she pulls back seconds later to rest her forehead against his own.
" Nothing is going to happen to me. I won't allow him to take me away from you. Jason look at me."
As she sees Jason opening his eyelids revealing a pair of blue watery eyes to her before she gives him a small smile.
" There is nobody and i mean nobody that will ever separate us again. Not Bruce. Not the League of Assassins. And sure as hell not some proclaimed clown prince of crime. I'll make him scream out our names as i crush his spine in my hands before allowing him to separate us again. I will crush that stupid little voice box of his while i laugh down towards his body as i watch the life escaping his eyes to nothing but darkness."
Suddenly as she hears Jason letting out a chuckle a confused look comes across Kara's face before she watches a small smile form on Jason's face.
" What?"
" Would it be wrong to say that i'm totally getting turned on right now? I mean we both knew that you are a badass already but when you talk with fire in your eyes you become a total badass."
Letting out a small laugh Kara nods her head against Jason's own before a bright smile forms across her face.
" No. In fact i think you like seeing this side of me don't you? Especially behind closed doors."
As she feels Jason nodding his head against her own leaning forward Kara gives Jason a gentle kiss before seconds later they are broken up out of their moment when each of their earpieces come to life as the sound of Barbara's voice comes to life through their eardrums.
" Hood? Supergirl report."
" We can here you Babs. What do you need?"
" What did i just tell…."
" Yeah,yeah,yeah. Don't blab out secret identities. Snoozeville. So what do you need?"
" Nightwing and I are going to take one more patrol through the city before going back to the cave. I'm assuming you and Supergirl are returning there now."
" Actually Jason and I need to take care of some business elsewhere."
" Oh come on! What did i just…."
" Goodnight Babs."
Without waiting for a response reaching up Kara takes out her earpiece from her ear as she sees Jason doing the same before he watches a confused look coming across his face.
" So where are we heading? I didn't know that we had plans?"
" We didn't have any plans. Not until now. I think, I know of a way for us to locate The Joker."
" How?"
" Harley Quinn."