Carver walks over to the sisters and leads them out of the room. Behind them, the panel closes, shrouding them in darkness. After a minute of walking blindly, Carver stops walking, making both Elena and Kate bump into her. Kate glares at the darkness in annoyance.
"What the hell?!"
Carver feels ahead of her, finding a wall. "Its a dead end."
"Crap."
Suddenly, a green question mark lights up on the wall in front of Carver. From above them, Nigmas voice comes from unseen speakers.
"Congratulations. It appears that two of you actually have a brain cell."
Carver shouts at the ceiling. "You coward, you don't even have the balls to kill us in person?!"
Kate opens her mouth to say something but Elena shakes her head. Theres a sound of slight electrical interferance before Nigma responds.
"Now theres no need for brutish insults, besides all of you are free to leave. Granted, the only way to freedom is to pass your test. But don't worry doctor, you did say in our first session that my tests were mere childs play. If that is the case then you should have no problems with completing the test."
Carver gulps and Elena bites her lip before speaking up. "Whats the next part of the test?"
"I lurk everytime you close your eyes, I am as old as time and I fill space. You may run, you may hide, but you will never escape me. What am I?"
Carver yells out. "Death!"
Kate shrugs. "Whatever Elena says."
Elena looks around thoughtfully before answering. "Darkness."
Kate smiles and nods. "I'm going with darkness."
Carver smirks. "Um, who has a medical degree here? Its obviously death."
Elena smiles slightly and shakes her head. "Death doesn't fill space."
Carvers expression drops. Above them Nigma replies. "True. You are correct. Well doctor, it seems you have been outsmarted by children. I believe it was our second session that I observed you were not deserving of your title."
Kate lets out a small giggle. Both Carver and Elena look at her and Kate shrugs. "He has a point. You have been acting pretty stupid."
Carver shoots her a glare. "You're one to talk, Miss follow my sister!"
Kate shrugs. "But at least I know when to shut up and follow direction."
"Brat."
"Bitch."
"You aren't contributing anything!"
"Well no answer is better than a wrong answer!"
"Says who?!"
"My math teacher!"
"And who are you to try and one up me?! You're just some kid!"
"I am not a kid! I've had four more boyfriends than Elena ever has...granted she hasn't had one yet...but still!"
"Go to hell."
"Ditto."
Elena crosses her arms. "Two points, one, Kate is doing much beter than you. Two, am I the only one who wants to stop fighting and get out of here?!"
Both Carver and Kate fall silent and Nigma speaks up. "Now, the next portion of your test begins...now."
Suddenly the floor below Elena opens and she falls thru. The floor closes back as soon as shes fallen thru and Kate pales slightly as Carver gets on her knees frantically searching for the trap door. Kate gulps and rubs her arm.
"Elena?"
Kate backs up to lean against the wall and run a hand thru her hair. The unseen speakers crack with slight interferance before Nigma speaks.
"Oh I wouldn't concern myself. The two of you were holding her back. Besides, shes more than proved her intelligence."
Kate shouts at the ceiling. "What did you do to my sister?!"
"All will be revealed in due time, if you pass of corse. Now, your next question..."
...
Elena hits the ground with a thud on her back. She sits up after a moment, thankful that the fall was noticablly shorter than the last time. Once she stands and gets her balance, she notices that shes in a empty room with only a door. She runs over to it, tries the handle then bangs against the wood.
"Let me out!"
A moment later, the door unlocks with a faint click. Elena cautiously opens it and finds herself in a room that upon sight leaves her speachless.
"Oh my g..."
Elena looks around in wonder and shock as she takes in the sight of Nigmas office so to speak. He is sitting in a chair by a wall of video screens with his back to her.
"I suggest you watch your toungue. If you so much as hint as to your whereabouts, I will ensure your sisters test is twice as difficult. Understood?"
Elena nods in understanding. Nigma sighs in annoyance. "I never said you couldn't speak, only that you may not speak while your sister can hear."
"O...okay...I won't say anything...this place is...amazing..."
"I'm aware."
"Why am I here?"
"You excelled at your tests, so I'm sure you wouldn't try something as needlessly idiotic as say, attacking me within my threshold, would you?"
"No...of corse not...and you have my sister just in case..."
"Correct."
"So why did you bring me here instead of letting me go?"
Nigma turns his chair so that hes facing Elena.
"You're free to leave anytime. However, I'm sure you'd like to see your sisters fate."
Elena studies his smug expression for a moment before responding. "But why the generousity? No offense, but I doubt you do this often."
"You fascinate me. Imagine my intrigue when I searched for you and your sisters names in every database, only to find you don't exist."
Elena shrugs. "Theres no way, you don't even know our last name."
"I didn't need it. Based on the information taken from your conversations, I was able to signifigantly narrow the search. Then your basic features paired against the results...you and your sister do not exist. What I want to know is, how is that possible?"
"I don't know."
Nigma lets out a chuckle that sends a chill down Elenas spine. He narrows his eyes at her and his smile turns sinister.
"Yes you do. I know you're lying, you know you're lying, its only a matter of time before I solve you. It is in your best intrest that you tell me yourself."
Elena gulps. "What did you do after the search?"
"I checked into a few of the many cameras I have scattered across the city. You seemed to have simply appeared out of thin air."
Elena closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. "I'll tell you the truth, but you won't believe me."
"We'll see. Start at the begining and go from there."
"Okay..."
A/N: I'm back... Man I've been updating fast. Personally, I really like this chapter...granted that may be just because we get more of riddler. So question time! What villian (who hasn't showed up yet) would you like to see? I'll even take eccentric ones as long as I've heard of them. I am running low on appearances since I've used some of the big ones already. Reviews!
Deathstroke Terminator: Hope you liked this chapter and I hope you like the next one as well. You know, this isn't my first time writing Riddler. If you want to see more, may I suggest you check out my big story Apprentice of Fear. Riddler started out as a side character but he became so fun to write, I kept putting him in. Also, who's your favorite character?
