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Halloween 2008:

Ellie sat down at the bar.

"One beer please", she asked dully.

She sighed and looked around, only seeing thugs and various drunks. Thankfully no criminals were there tonight.

This was the bar and club she came to regularly. Ellie claimed she wasn't a drunk, which she wasn't, but she was close.

The beer came sliding to her. She drank the whole thing in a couple gulps.

After a few drinks Ellie forgot about her problems, her absent husband and anything that was on her mind.

Her thoughts were jumbled from the alcohol, but she didn't realize it.

Ellie stayed there the whole night and up until dawn. It was a long night.

Daniel had a long night too. Running around town made him exhausted.

Nothing was going right.

He couldn't focus on anything. His life was threatened, and so was his wife's, and daughter's.

If only this hadn't happened.

While all of this was happening, Emily didn't have a care in the world just like her mom.

She was having a blast with her two best friends, Edward and Maria. They were going around the city to different clubs, dancing the night away, while her parents were caught up in their own problems.

Emily knew they had problems and things were going on but she didn't know how serious it was.

And she never would know.

She didn't think about school, or problems with her absent parents.

Emily didn't have a care in the world.

But her parents were in deep with their problems. And they got in deeper and deeper day after day.


POV- Riley Monroe

Later that night I couldn't think of anything except for the Joker. White face, black eyes, red smile.

He was there, right in front of me. And I lost him.

Frustration filled me more than ever. I couldn't believe I could loose him that quickly.

As I walked towards the hotel I couldn't help but think of my parents. I wanted to see them. I missed them. If only they were alive.

Taking a sharp turn, I started towards the cemetery which was a few blocks down.

The October air was cool on my flushed face. It would get much colder soon. In December it would be three years since my parents' death. December 20th to be exact.

The Joker had given me quite the early Christmas gift. I laughed angrily under my breath at that.

I needed to find him. Though, I don't know what I'll do when I finally see him. Who knows? Would I kill him? Or only get revenge somehow?

As far as I knew he didn't care about dying, so what would be the point? Revenge. That's what I thought about.

Before I knew it I was standing outside of the cemetery. The rusted gate was gothic looking with points at the top. Luckily it was open slightly, so I didn't have to climb it.

I slipped through the opening and walked towards the graves. The tombstone shadows cast eerily over the damp grass from the moon's light.

After walking down the grassy field a while, I found my parents' gravestone.

It read, 'In loving memory of Ellie and Daniel Noakes'.

I sniffed and held back my tears.

"I love you guys", I whispered. "I'll find out what happened. I (will) find out what happened."

I pressed my hand to the cold stone. Sighing, I got up and turned from the gravestone. Frustration filled me as I walked away. The desire to know why they died was growing more and more.

But I didn't have anyone to help me. I didn't know if I could trust Edward to keep his cool. I needed someone else.

Maybe Maria would help me?


I sat in the same café that I met Maria in after my parents' death the next day. It was evening so the sun was setting around the tall buildings of the city.

Facing the door, I watched the streets for when she would walk by. Would she even recognize me?

Then I realized I would have to tell her everything that has happened, and my plans. She's not going to like it either.

A few minutes later a young girl with short brow hair walks through the door. Maria looked around, searching for me but she didn't see me.

Standing up I waved to her and caught her attention. She ran up to me, giving me a one of her big hugs.

"Oh my gosh Emily you've changed so much! And look at your hair!", she exclaimed.

I laughed and we both sat down. She ordered a coffee and stared at me.

"Im so glad you're back. How has everything been for you? Did you see Edward by the way? He hasn't talked to me in a couple days", she said frowning a bit.

"It's been.. different. I changed my name, dyed my hair, obviously", I said with a light laugh.

"You changed your name? What is it?"

"Riley Monroe now", I said.

She nodded and smiled, showing that she liked it.

"I have talked to Edward. We got in a fight the past couple times though."

"About what?"

"About my parents and what I want to do now."

Maria raised an eyebrow at me.

"I want to find out why they died and find the Joker", I said quietly.

"What?! Em-Riley are you crazy? Do you have any idea what that horrible man is capable of doing?"

"Yes I do, Maria, but hear me out please!", I begged.

She was about to say something but sighed heavily and gave in.

"I need to find out why the Joker killed my parents. I have to. I can't sleep because of it and I won't until I find out why and what my parents did."

Maria looked at me with sad eyes.

"Well you can't do it alone", she said trying to convince me not to.

"That's why I asked you to come here. I'm going to need your help."

Her mouthed opened to speak but I quickly cut her off.

"Please, just think about it. Will you?", I asked, hoping she'd say yes.

Maria sighed and gave it some thought.

"Damn it, Emily", she said quietly.

I looked at her with eager eyes. Please say yes, please say yes.

"Okay. Okay fine. I'll help you", she said giving in. "But don't expect me to do anything dangerous!"

"I wasn't going to have you do anything dangerous.. for now", I said laughing.

Maria rolled her eyes, laughing.

We both got up and walked out, the sky was getting dark so we decided to leave now.

"Thank you so much, Maria. Really, it means a lot", I said sincerely.

"Yeah, yeah", she said jokingly.

"I'll call you soon. Bye!", I called.

We both parted ways.

I walked down the streets back to the hotel. Now I have an ally.


Nearby, an ally of the Joker's stood in the shadows watching the two young girls leave.

In the Narrows, the Joker stood in a warehouse on the phone.

"Sooo, what did ya get?"

"They have an agreement. Riley has an ally now."

"Who?"

"Maria. Her childhood friend."

"Well well well. This won't do will it?", the Joker said angrily.

"No it won't."

The Joker rolled his eyes.

"She'll have to go."

The Joker sighed and hung up.

"Riley Riley Riley. Have I got big plans for you."

He laughed maniacally and stared at the wall full of pictures and places that Riley had been to. There was loads information about her. He knew everything.

Well, almost everything. What he didn't know is that she had the desire to find and kill him.


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