A/N: This scene is done from both memory of the movie, and reading the comic itself. I inserted Anthony as best I could, and may have left some things out, but I have had to change a lot since another character was inserted. Enjoy!
Chapter 8: The Damage Done
I walked into the room under my own power. The detective stayed outside. I looked in to see that Batman was standing over Barbra.
"Anthony right?" He asked, not breaking focus from Barbra.
"Yeah, you must be Batman." I nodded to him, and stood across the bed from him.
"What happened?" He asked. I told him what I told the detective.
"Undress?" He asked, looking at me for a split second.
"I wasn't involved, I swear. I, was starting to have feelings for her, why would I do that?" He was ignoring me, and she looked down at Barbra again.
"What does her condition look like?"
"She's paralyzed from the waist down, she'll never walk again." Batman said that a little too calmly for me.
"Shouldn't you be out there looking for this 'Joker' who did this to her!?" I was furious.
"I've been hunting him for years! Before you even showed up here! I told you to stay out of it, and now look what's happened!" He was as furious as I was.
"I wasn't going to- " I stopped as I heard a slight grunt from the bed. Both of us looked down, and saw Barbra's eyes open. We stopped bickering instantly.
"Barbra?" Batman said, holding his hand out to her. She slowly took it.
"Bruce?" She said, and I was stunned. The two embraced for a moment.
"Bruce, he's, he's taking it to the limit this time!" She exclaimed, breathing heavily.
"It's going to be alright Barbra?"
"No, you didn't see him, you didn't see his eyes!" She reached for Batman's cowl. "What's he going to do to my dad Bruce, what's he going to do!?" I helped restrain her, and Batman left the room.
I was about to follow him out.
"Anthony, wait…" Her rash voice said. I had to walk back to her.
"Barbra?" I asked. She took my hand and put it to her face.
"Anthony, what happened tonight, I'm…"
"Barbra, listen." She looked me in the eye. "I'm sorry, but think about it, if I hadn't been there, it could've been a lot worse."
"No, listen." She was having trouble breathing. "You were trying to flirt with me, which was adorable." She got me to smile. "But, I was interested in someone else at the time, but he didn't have the same feelings…" I put my finger to her lips.
"Well, that man doesn't know what he's missing." I smiled, and if she was able to, I'll bet she would have smiled as well.
"Thanks."
"Now, I have a lady to avenge, a costumed vigilante to assist, and a clown to catch." I held up her hand, and kissed it gently before leaving the hospital.
A/N: I am saddened to say that I am actually almost done writing this, and the plots of the comic and this are about to meet up. It's going to be difficult to keep up with this now as a reader, but I think you can catch on. Thanks for the positive feedback once again, and I will see you all next time! Peace :D
