"Finally." muttered Tiger under his breath.
"Boss, we found her." Wolf called out. She heard footsteps,
"Where is she?" a smooth yet, raspy voice said.
"She's right here." Taina was roughly forced to walk a few steps and then she felt herself get pushed from behind. She stumbled but was able to regain her footing.
"There's no need to blindfold or gag her, boys. One way or the other she won't be able to tell anyone anything." The blind fold was harshly removed and the first thing Taina saw was Wolf looking down at her. There was a fair amount of blood on the front of his shirt. The next thing she noticed was about 20 people all wearing masks. The masks ranged from animal to alien to clown and it was quite scary to look at. Some of the masked people carried guns. The last thing Taina observed were two people. A man and a woman. The man was extremely pale with a few tattoos on his face, bright green hair, metal teeth, and was wearing an all black suit. The woman was also very pale, white blonde hair with the tips dyed blue on one half and pink on the other, bright red lipstick adorned her lips, and she was wearing jeans, a black top and black pumps. Both of their clothing appeared to be quite expensive. Wolf sharply ripped the duct tape off of Taina's mouth and she let out a hiss of pain.
"Asshole," Taina said as she glared at him. He took a threatening step towards her,
"What did you say?" Wolf growled.
"You heard me," Taina replied temporarily forgetting her precarious situation, "keep it up and I'll break more than just your nose."
"You're telling me this little girl broke your nose?" the green haired man asked. Without waiting for a response he continued talking,
"Someone's missing. Where's Duck?" The four men who kidnapped Taina exchanged uncomfortable looks before Zebra spoke,
"We lost him." The green haired man casually took a few steps towards Zebra before suddenly grabbing him by his shirt.
"What do you mean "lost him"? You lose a pen not a person." the man yelled.
"That girl snuck up on him and knocked him out. It's not my fault."
"You're right. It isn't. No matter, we have more important things to deal with" the man said. Taina moved as far away from the man as she could without drawing too much attention to herself. The man turned his attention to her. He studied her for a few moments.
"Baby, I think she's the one we've been looking for." the man said to the woman. The woman walked next to him and replied,
"I agree. There's something about her. She's just so innocent." the woman spoke in an accent that Taina couldn't quite place. She openly checked Taina out. Taina looked at the ground uncomfortably and felt herself blushing.
"I'm not the one. I don't mean to be rude but, I don't even know who you are." Taina said.
"You must've heard of me. I'm what keeps the citizens of Gotham up at night, the boogeyman under your bed, and Batman's worst nightmare. I'm... The Joker." the Joker said as he moved dramatically with each word. Taina's eyes widened in realization. She had heard of him. Everyone knew about him. He's Gotham City's most notorious criminal and Batman's biggest nemesis.
"I can't be the person you're looking for. I don't even live in Gotham." Taina replied as her heart pounded in her chest, "This must be a mistake. You got the wrong girl."
"You are exactly who we're looking for." the Joker said.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Harley Quinn." the woman as she approached Taina. Taina took a few steps back and opened her mouth to speak only to be interrupted by her phone ringing. She almost pissed her pants as she jumped out of her skin in surprise. With everything going on, she had completely forgotten about her phone. Taina stood there unsure what to do.
"Aren't you going to answer that?" Harley said as she tilted her head in confusion. Taina answered her phone. Joker quickly took it from her put it on speaker.
"Hello?" Taina said nervously.
"WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU? YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME AN HOUR AGO!" Antonio roared.
"Don't yell at me! I know I messed up."
"What are you talking about?"
"I should've just stayed home."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong. She's with me now. Don't worry, I'll be sure to take good care of her." Joker said before he hung up. He then casually threw the phone on the ground and took out a gun and shot it three times. The phone was broken and completely useless. It was silent for a brief moment.
"I can't wait to take her home with us! She's just so pretty." Harley gushed as she excitedly hugged Taina. Taina wriggled out of her grasp and moved away from her.
"Good job, boys. This is who I'm looking for. Finally!" Joker said to the men who kidnapped Taina before turning to Harley, "Grab the girl, Harley. There's much to be done." With a smile on her face, Harley grabbed Taina's arm and began to follow Joker.
"I'm not going with you." Taina stated firmly as she ripped her arm away and took several steps back.
"Don't make this any harder than it has to be." Harley said as her smile disappeared.
"I said no." Harley firmly grabbed the girl by her arm and began to drag her. Taina dug her feet into the ground. Harley tightly grabbed the
girl's arm and refused to let go no matter how hard Taina fought against her.
"No! I said I'm not going. Leave me alone." Taina yelled as she struggled to free herself from the woman's iron grip. Harley was stronger than she looked and despite Taina's efforts, she managed to drag her outside to their white convertible. Taina was roughly thrown into the trunk of the car. A moment later, she heard the car start and felt it to start the move. The car ride was short and wild. Again, she felt herself being thrown with each wild turn. Suddenly the car stopped and Taina's head hit the inside of the trunk. She moaned in pain as a headache set in.
