Chapter 2
Yin walked up the flight of stairs to her apartment, looking forward to a hot shower. She arrived in front of her door, Number 7, and reached for her keys. She opened the door and entered. Yin quickly closed the door and locked it before leaning back on it. Closing her eyes momentarily, she breathed a sigh of relief. She opened her eyes again and looked around her tiny apartment. Her apartment wasn't luxurious in any way, but it was comfortable. She briefly considered watching some TV after having that shower, before noticing a flyer that had been left under her door.
She bent down to pick it up. It was a coupon for a free soda from a pizza place called Lee and Cavalos'. Yin decided to order a pizza before having a shower, and then she could eat the pizza whilst watching TV. The name of the pizzeria sounded strangely familiar, but she couldn't remember where she'd heard the name before. She slipped her red jacket off her shoulders and started towards her phone. She threw her jacket onto a nearby chair, sliding her commlink into her pocket. She couldn't take any more risks, even in her own apartment, not after what she'd been through in the past.
She picked up the phone and dialled the number on the flyer and listened to the earpiece. While she waited, she removed her hair tie, letting her long dark hair fall around her shoulders. Yin felt a sense of déjà vu whilst doing this, starting to think that calling the number was a really bad idea. As soon as the man on the other end answered, "Lee and Cavalos?" she knew something was wrong. It was the same voice that had answered the phone, the night she had been kidnapped by Joker. Something had not been right about the way she had woken and found herself in her car. She would never have let herself fall asleep on the job, letting her guard down completely. She didn't know what was going on, but she would find out. She decided to play Joker's game, but took the commlink out of her pocket and took out her gun. Lucky, she thought, that she hadn't removed it with her jacket.
As she ordered the pizza, she planned out what she would do. No doubt Joker would try to eliminate the threat of her handgun first and then try to sedate her. He would be able to do whatever he liked to her after that. Yin wasn't going to let that happen, not again. She held up her commlink and activated a distress signal, before placing it back in her pocket. When the Joker abruptly ended the call, after making the same guarantee that the pizza would arrive in 30 seconds, Yin knew that she had been somehow brought back to the day she had been kidnapped. She didn't know how or why, but she wasn't going to make the same mistakes.
She had planned to avoid answering the door, as that would have made her vulnerable. Instead she would use the element of surprise. The doorbell rang. Right on que, she thought. She positioned herself behind one of her couches and waited. In case things went pear shaped, she hoped that Batman would arrive in time to stop Joker. But for now she was on her own.
The Joker, it would seem, was content to wait for Yin to come to the door. But his patient would wear down very quickly. "Pizza delivery!" he chirped in his fake Italian accent. Yin stayed still, gun poised. She now had second thoughts. It may have been better to climb out of the bathroom window and call for backup, she thought to herself. Now it was too late, as the Joker's patience had grown thin.
The door came down with a crash as Joker kicked it in. He pranced into the room. Seeing the room apparently empty, his grin disappeared, replaced by a scowl. "How could she have seen me coming?" he whined. He moved further into Yin's apartment, making for the bathroom. "Maybe she was in the shower…" he whispered. Yin heard the sound of Joker drawing back the curtains in the shower. Good thing I didn't have that shower first, she thought. "She must have escaped out a window!" screamed an enraged voice from the bathroom.
Yin looked away from the bathroom. The opening made by Joker was vacant, meaning she could escape that way. But she saw an opportunity to bring in the Joker. Batman would be on his way to back her up. Whilst she had been making up her mind to wait for Joker, she had completely ignored that he had left the bathroom. He was standing in front of her telephone with a huge grin on his face. "She couldn't have gone out through the window….they are still locked", he cackled. He suddenly turned to face the room, his evil eyes gleaming. "I know you're still here Detective!" He began searching the room, with his hands behind his back.
Yin gripped her gun more tightly and tried to slow her racing heartbeat. She peered around the couch. Fortunately, Joker had his back to her. In his hands he held the bottle of 'soda' which he had knocked her out with before. His first mistake, she thought. It was now or never.
She leapt stealthily from behind the couch. She lashed out at Joker with her leg, knocking him over. The spray bottle skittered across the room and smashed against the wall, leaking its contents all over the floor. Now that he can't knock me out, I just have to take him out, she thought with a slight smirk. She walked over to where Joker lay and aimed her gun at his head. "Don't move Joker it's over." Joker began to giggle.
"What's so funny?" Yin snapped, pushing the barrel of the gun into his back, "Stay down". This made Joker only laugh even louder, "Well played, but didn't you think I'd have a backup plan kid?" Yin frowned at this, "Wha-". She was cut off when two strong arms grabbed her from behind. She struggled, trying to kick whoever was holding her. In struggle with the thug she had dropped her gun. Joker stood up and grinned at her. "And didn't you want the free soda?" he asked, pulling out another spray bottle from his coat. Her eyes widened in shock when he brought it out. She tried again to free herself, managing to free an arm and elbow Joker's goon in the sternum. He dropped her, crying out in pain.
She made to punch Joker in the ribs, but he lunged at her and slammed his knee into her stomach, sending her flying across the room. Yin tried to stand up, but Joker had winded her. She managed to prop herself up against the wall in a kneeling position. Joker stood over her, cackling again, "Good night detective" he breathed as he sprayed her with the liquid. Yin tried to shield her face, but the fumes had already reached her nose and mouth.
She glared at him, but already she was losing consciousness and in a matter of moments she had passed out. Her last thought as she went under was that Batman wouldn't make it in time to save her. Joker's henchman hauled up her limp body over his shoulders. The two villains had soon bundled the unconscious detective into the pizza van and they pulled away into the night. Joker's laugh echoing through the dark street.
Hope you guys liked this chapter. The next chapter will be done soon.