AN: Hey guys its PokeMasterShaun with the teaser to my next story: The Rise of a Clown's Jester. I've received a couple of PM's asking whether it will be a multi-chapter story or a one-shot series. I decided that as I already have THREE multi-chapter stories that I'll try something different and do them as a one-shot series. Anyway enjoy the teaser! On with the show!

Batman dodged as a white glove shot past his head. He lashed out with a punch of his own and it slammed into the Joker's bleached white face. Joker growled and rolled backwards. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small revolver. A grin split his face as he fired up and a small cable shot out.

"Bye bye Batsy! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" Batman let out a growl and hurled a Batarang at the cable but it was too late. Joker had escaped through an open window and sure enough, when he glanced at the corner, Quinn was gone too. He raised his hand to the side of his cowl and pressed the communicator that was built into it.

"Oracle, Joker and Quinn got away. The thing that I don't get is that they didn't even steal anything. It's like they just came in and took everyone hostage just for fun." He heard a soft clatter of keys being typed at the other end of the comm.

"Ah Bruce, I don't think you're going to like this." He heard the nervousness that coloured her voice. He sighed.

"When do I ever do." It wasn't a question. He heard Oracle give a weak laugh.

"I'm afraid that we've lost all contact with Stephanie. She disappeared of the grid about an hour ago." Batman groaned internally.

"And that about the same time that I was called out here. Is there anything you can do to find her?"

"I'm working on it."

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Stephanie groaned as she scanned the alleyway, she was so sure that she had seen him come this way. She had been chasing Harrison Quinn, the son of Joker and Harley Quinn, in order to get Batman's respect. He kept treating her like a kid. She froze when she heard a splash behind her. She turned around only to see a man holding a knife. She couldn't see his face due to it being covered by his hood.

"Oh lookie what I found, a new bitch to please me."

Fear shot down her spine. She knew that she should be able to take care of this guy but, well, it's a whole different thing when you could end up getting raped. She took a step back but fell. A bottle skidded in front of her. The man began to walk towards her.

"Oh, someone's getting ready, this will be a good one."

He was only a couple of yards away. She began to scramble backwards, fear tearing at her like a tornado.

"Stay away from me, STAY AWAY!" She screamed. The man raised his knife and began to run. They both froze as a voice echoed through the alleyway.

"Now now, what do we have hear? A man that can't tell the difference between a girl and a sex doll." The bot looked up at the fire escape that was just above them to the right. There stood a tall boy, about the age of sixteen, dressed in a bright acid-green suit over a blood-red shirt and bright green tie with a neon pink flower in his breast pocket. He had wild jet-black hair, pale white skin, emerald green eyes and blood-red lips. The man whimpered and began to back away. The boy's grin widened.

"Now we can't have you leaving, you did something naughty and now you pay." His voice turned from its light and playful to a dark and sinister tone. He pulled out a card from his suit pocket and threw it to the ground. It sank into the ground in front of the man. Stupidly, the man picked up the card. He laughed as it was a simple playing card. The Ace of Hearts.

"That all you got!" The man snarled as he advanced upon the downed batgirl. Stephanie however noticed the sadistic grin on the boy's face. He sighed before clicking his fingers. A small ball of fire appeared in his hand.

"Oh well, you know what they say: If you play with people's hearts, you're gonna get burned…or something like that."

He flicked the fireball with deadly accuracy. The ball struck the card which promptly exploded, killing the man instantly. Stephanie screamed and covered her head. She heard the boy laughing hysterically above her but quickly stopped. She heard a muffled thump and then the sound of footprints. She looked up and saw the boy approaching her. She watched in surprise as the pale skin and blood-red lips vanished to be replaced by tanned skin and normal lips. The boy smiled at her and she blushed.

"You ok?" She stared at him in surprise.

"Why do you care, you're the bad guy aren't you Harrison Quinn!" She snapped harshly. Harrison did nothing but returned his face to its original Joker-like look. She felt disappointed that the normal boy vanished.

"Oh is that how you say thank you for stopping you getting raped? After all the Bat wasn't here to save you now was he?"

She opened her mouth to speak but quickly closed it as she knew he was right. He continued.

"It's your first night out and the Bats let you go alone. Now if I was Batman, which I'm glad I'm not, I would have stuck with you to make sure you were safe."

"What's your point." She snapped, glaring at the grinning fool.

"What I'm saying is that if you join me, I will make sure that nothing like that will ever happen to you again." She hated to admit it but he was right. Why did Batman let her go herself and why hadn't he shown up yet.

"So if I join you, you promise to protect me no matter what?" The boy's grin widened.

"With my life."

"I don't know, how do I know that this isn't a trick?" The boy put on a look of mock-hurt which caused her to giggle.

"My dear women, you wound me with such lack of trust. After all, all Clowns need a Jester by their side." He extended a hand out to her. She bit her lip in thought before slowly and tentatively, she reached her own hand out and gripped his.

AN: Whoooooo, is anyone else excited. This will be a little shorter than the other and if anyone can guess where I'm going with this story then congrats, you win a free digital cookie(hands over a cookie). Anyway, make sure you check out my other stories and keep an eye out for when this is uploaded. Also, the Halloween Special Chapter Poll is still open so make sure you vote for which story you want to give the Special to. This is PokeMasterShaun, signing off.