Both girl walked slowly down the hallway, surrounded by the Joker's goons.
Danny kept her eyes on the floor the whole time, her arms crossed.
Artemis looked freaked and pissed both at once, she's never had to deal with someone like the Joker before.
The only person in the whole building who had was Rachelle and Danny didn't think she'd be any help anytime soon.
Walking slightly closer to Artemis, the brunet girl whispered loud enough for only Artemis to hear. "Listen close, Crock. One of us has to stall while the other makes a run for it and gets help."
Artemis was about to interrupt but Danny kept talking. "I said listen; out of both of us you're the one with the best chance of escaping."
Artemis' eyes widened. "Are you crazy? I'm not going to leave you here alone." She hissed.
Danny narrowed her eyes. "Yes, you are. If there's even a slight chance of alerting someone outside; you have to take it." She turned her head away to indicate that the conversation was over.
Artemis stared straight ahead also, glaring daggers at the hall. But she knew the girl had a point, out of both of them she had a better chance of escaping.
Beside her Danny smirked and turned her head to the nearest guy. "So, can I call you thing one?" She turned to another guy. "Does that make you thing two?"
Instead of answering; the guard out a gun to her back, attempting -and failing- to silence the girl.
"Fine, fine I get it. You want me to shut up, but the least you could do is put the gun down, I'm clearly no threat to you." She remarked.
The guy hesitantly put it down, still making the girls keep walking.
As they rounded a corner Danny sighed under her breath. "Well, here goes nothing." She muttered under her breath.
They stopped a moment as the guards waited for further instructions or more precisely "go to the left", she gave Artemis a glance, indicating for her to go back the way they came.
The blonde gave a slight nod, indicating she'd understood.
As the guards began walking again they were shocked to see Danny go into a sneezing fit.
As Danny covered her face, Artemis took the opportunity to slip behind the guards and make a run for it.
They noticed just as she started sprinting away. But by then she was already too far away for them to get a goot shot. "Crap!" The main one growled. "Joker's gunna kill us."
Danny snorted. "Better you than her."
The guy turned to face her. "Be quiet." He then faced the others. "Go after her, make sure she can't get out."
The men nodded before storming off, the only guy staying with her was the main one. He gripped her arm tightly as he led her to wherever it is they were going. "So thing one, do you have a name?"
"Shut up." He snapped.
Danny smirked. "Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Tell me, how'd you get involved with someone like the Joker? You look like a college kid, maybe even high school." She mused to herself.
The guy raised a brow at the young girl's antics. "There really is nothing that will get you to shut up, is there?"
Danny shrugged. "I'll tell you when I figure it out."
"We'll figure it out once we get you to the boss."
Danny stopped walking altogether. "We're going to Joker? Can't you just shoot me, execution style; I'd even shut up?"
He continued to pull her. "Not a chance."
Danny sighed. "Okay, for someone who's kind of cute you're a real jackass."
"Or so I've heard." He remarked, stopping at the principal's door.
Danny froze. "Can't we talk this out? I mean I already spend most of my days in here, I can live one day outside of it." She struggled but gave up as she was pushed in.
"Well, look who finally made it to the party." An annoying female voice exclaimed.
Danny stopped and turned to an unconscious form on the floor. "Rachelle."
The girl ran to her friend, her bound hands shaking the girl slightly.
Rachelle's eyes snapped open as she gasped in shock. "Danny?"
"Oh thank god." Danny breathed in relief. "What hurts?"
Rachelle groaned. "The truth?"
Danny shook her head. "No, not really."
"In that case, I'm fine." Rachelle lied.
"Don't lie to me." Danny growled.
"You're impossible." Rachelle scoffed.
Both girls were interrupted as Danny was painfully pulled up by the hair. "How strange, I expected one more⦠Oh well, you two will do just fine!" A laugh filled the room, making both girls cringe.
Rachelle yelped in pain as she was also pulled up, both girls placed in chairs and bound together by the legs and wrists.
"Now girls, you're probably wondering why it's just the five of us." The clown motioned to the other two, Harley and the guard. "Well the truth is I had no say in this. But one of you has something some people want, I offered to help." He grinned wickedly.
Danny and Rachelle looked at each-other, both slightly nervous. "What do you want, Joker?" Rachelle asked.
He faced them. "I want the boy blunder's identity."
The four teens looked up as they heard the sound of someone entering the cave, the Batman.
They walked toward the beams and watched as the man entered, his face betraying no emotion. "You have a mission." He stated. "Suit up."
The speedster looked confused. "What about Rob and Artemis?"
Batman faced the ginger. "You'll be meeting up with Artemis upon arrival, Robin will not be joining you." He stated.
A holographic picture appeared above their heads. "I'm sure you're all familiar with this location, Gotham Academy."
Megan nodded. "Yeah, that's where we took down Amazo."
"That's correct." Batman continued. "Today the Joker and his men overpowered the guards and took control of the entire school, your mission is to take it back."
Superboy crossed his arms. "Why can't the League do it?"
Wally turned to him. "Dude, who cares? We get to do something important for once, do you know how many rich kids go to that school?"
"One more thing." Batman interrupted. "We have confirmation that the Joker has two hostages with him, Rachelle Grayson and Danielle Corinne. You have to rescue them."
"Why are they so important?" Superboy asked.
KF turned to him, gaping. "Do you not know anything? These girls are Gotham's most beloved daughters. Rachelle Grayson is Bruce Wayne's ward and Daniel is part of the Corinne family!"
"In other words they're really important." Megan summarized.
"If that is the case then we must leave as soon as possible." Kaldur ordered.
