A dark figure darted quickly and quietly to the glass-case, observing it. Inside the case was a small ring adorned with a small green gem. This was the prize. Along with some other marketable valuables as well, of course. Hesitantly, the figure reached for the case, but stopped abruptly. They quickly pulled out a silver lighter and flipped the lid off.
"Well well well!" A voice laughed. "Looks like we're after the same prize."
Three little pellets were thrown to the ground behind the figure and exploded, releasing a noxious smoke, causing the figure to drop to their hands and knees, gasping for breath.
"To bad I'm not the sharing kind." The Joker walked into full view of the figure, his cut smile as wide as possible and green hair hanging around his head as usual.
"Yeah..." The figure croaked, getting to their feet. "To bad."
The Joker laughed and eyed the girl and the glinting lighter in her hand. His smile wavered slightly as he looked behind her, then it widened even more.
"Well, Batty! I thought you would never come!" This caused the girl to turn around quickly, and Batman was standing pretty much right behind her.
"Looks like you made a new friend, Joker." The Bat growled, glancing at the girl.
"Oh. Her. Well..." Joker tapped his cheek thoughtfully. "I could say we're more... acquaintances." He giggled crazily. "Wouldn't you say so, buddy?"
"Oh, save it, Joker." The girl nearly breathed the words like fire.
Batman glanced at the girl once more and eyed them. She just smirked, her teeth showing a little. This caused both Bats and Joker to frown and Joker looked back and forth between them.
"Buh-bye." The girl flicked her thumb across the top of the lighter. The flame grew so fast it was nearly an explosion. Batman covered his eyes from the light and the Joker jumped back quickly.
The girl grabbed the ring out of the now-melted case and and ran past Batman, darting out of the museum. Bats chased after her, running down a surprisingly quiet street of Gotham City and into a dark back alley. The girl skidded to a stop in front of a wall that blocked her path. It was pretty much impossible to jump over unless you had flight powers. Which she didn't.
"Looks like you hit a dead-end." Batman said as he walked up behind the trapped girl.
She whirled around, breathing hard from her heavy escape sprint. She stayed in the shadows so only her jet-black eyes and dirty blond hair could be seen. She looked around, desperately trying to form an escape route. Bats walked closer, ready to fight if and when the time would come. Which it most likely would.
"Better be careful, Batman." The girl giggled. "You might get hurt."
"That's not quite the plan. But you might as well." The bat stayed just out of her range, but she quickly closed that distance and slammed her fist right into his jaw. Or at least... where it was supposed to be.
He dodged the attack and retaliated. The fight went on for what felt like minuets, but was really just a few seconds. It ended when the girl slugged Bats right under his chin and knocked him back, giving her enough room to escape. Batman chased after her after he came out of his daze, but by that time she was to fast and too far gone.
She had escaped. And this time for good.
A/N: Hi. This is a co-write with my awesome friend, crazyflashfan. We alternate chapters, so the writing styles WILL be different, so don't be alarmed. This is also my first JL fanfic, so I'm kind of wondering how well I did. Heheh. TTTYL peeps~