A/N: Another chapter of The Killing Joke here finally, and this is a scene in the movie, so I hope you watched it first! Spoilers from here, obviously. Enjoy!
Chapter 4: Face off on the Pier
It took me a long time. I was worried for what happened, but I got there just in time. The 'Batman' was holding his own, but there was someone pointing a gun at him. He had the trigger pulled, but I tackled the guy to the ground. The guy looked at me, as I was wearing my fake face.
"Who are you?" He asked, trying to fight out of my clutches. I had to improvise, and not tell him my actual name.
"The Vigilant, who are you?" I asked, putting a tight grip on his arms, keeping him down.
"Not that it'll matter to you in a minute, so, Paris Franz." He said headbutting me. I jumped back in pain, and he pointed the gun at me. I dodged the first few bullets, and had no idea how I was doing it. He went for another one, and got me in the leg. I felt the pain. He walked up to me, and put the gun to my forehead.
He was about to pull the trigger, when I saw him go down, and I heard the bullet wiz past my ear. My ears started ringing. I stumbled to my feet, using boxes for leverage, and saw the 'Batgirl' punching the man known as Paris Franz non-stop in the face. The Batman stood up after taking a beating from one of the many guys there, and Batgirl was still punching Paris in the face. She saw blood on her white gloves, and she stopped. I was able to limp out to see what had happened. I stood in disbelief, and started limping away from the scene.
I got to the street that went from the pier, and I think I collapsed, I don't remember. What I do remember is waking up, still wearing my mask surprisingly, in my apartment on my couch. There was a note next to it, that I opened, after taking my mask off.
Dear whoever you are,
You collapsed last night, and I assumed the guy in this apartment wasn't home, so I dropped you here. I know the big guy ordered you to give up, but you got there in time to save his ungrateful ass. Now you owe me double, but I'll make an exception for you. Stay safe out there.
Batgirl
PS, I respect Identity, so I still don't know who you are.
I was relieved for the last part, and I put the paper away. I still felt the pain from the bullet I took. I lifted my pant legs up and saw it was still slightly bleeding. I ran quickly, almost tripping and opening the wound again, opened the cabinet that had my bandages in it, and wrapped my leg up as best I could.
When I finally did, I changed into a red jacket, and left my apartment to try and get some feeling back in my leg.
An hour later, I ran into the familiar Barbra Gordon. I took a breath.
"You still don't know her, but come on, you can grow a pair." I told myself before approaching her. I cleared my throat. She turned around.
"You can't surprise me anymore." She said, smiling at me.
"Nice to see you to, for the first time in awhile." I said, casually. She looked down at my leg.
"Hey, I um, want to ask you something." I started sweating, and I felt the bandages on my leg slipping. "Would you like to get coffee with me, tonight?" I finished, just as my bandage slipped.
"Um," She looked at my leg again. "Sure." She smiled.
"Great, want me to come by around 8?" I asked.
"That's perfect, I'll see you then." She dropped her books suddenly.
"Lemme help you." I started kneeling, but realized I couldn't.
"No, I got them." She really examined my leg, and picked up her books. I was cursing under my breath. She picked them up and left.
A/N: This is another chapter in the book, and I hope everyone reading this has watched the movie, because that's what this chapter references. Thanks for reading, and I will see you all next time. Peace.