"Okay Mister J!" Harley chirped, "I got the tub of water set out like you wanted!"

The Joker sat back in his chair, glancing at Scarecrow briefly before turning back to Harley, a smile plastered across his face, "Well, I think we better see how our guest is doing."

"Well we've waited long enough." Scarecrow grumbled, sliding off the desk he was sat on.

"Patience Johnny." Joker sighed, "We've given her time to think, a lot of time, it's probably driving her mad wondering what we have planned."

Scarecrow shook Te Joker's chair from behind, "And what exactly do we have planned?"

Grinning madly, Joker practically jumped out of his seat, "Follow me and I'll show you!" He cackled as he bounded over to a staircase in the corner of the room. "No time to lose!" He called out once more as he bounced down the stairs, stopping at a small oak door at the bottom. Pulling out a key, he turned it in the lock and ducked to enter the small room. He gestured for Harley and Scarecrow to follow and slammed the door shut behind him.

At the sound of the door slamming shut, Selina's head jerked up. She was still tied firmly to the upturned chair and the pain in her shoulder hadn't lessened at all during the hours she'd spent there; if anything, it had gotten a lot worse. Spotting the three of them in the corner of the dank room, she tugged at the roped securing her hands to the chair, but it didn't help at all. Grunting, she continued to pull at the roped, hoping to loosen them even a little bit as she could feel her hands growing numb. Watching the trio through narrow eyes, she hissed as Scarecrow pulled the chair upright again and smiled at her in a sickly sweet way. "Sorry to leave you like that for so long." he mocked, patting her on the head.

"Patronising bastard..." She spat, her teeth bared.

Harley skipped over to them, "Gee Puddin'," She said, cocking her head to one side, "she really needs her mouth washing out."

Strolling over to them, he smiled, "Oh how ironic..." He leaned in close to Selina, so that his face was just inches from hers, "'Cause that's just what I had planned...Sort of."

Snarling, Selina strained forward and bit the air where the Joker's nose had been seconds before. The Joker simply cupped her face in response, "Get the fuck off me." She growled as he stroked er cheek softly.

"Really Kitty, you have such a potty mouth." He stepped back, pulling a cloth from his pocket, "I think it's time we sorted that out."

Harley and The Scarecrow looked at each other in slight confusion before watching the Joker closely as he pulled the large tub of Water closer to him and Selina. Reaching into his other pocket, he pulled out a bar of soap and dropped it into the water, splashing it around with his hand. The water in the tub began to from little bubbles as the soap slowly dissolved, leaving it cloudy. He then dropped the cloth in and left it for a few moments as she smiled at Selina, who looked just as confused as Harley and Scarecrow.

"Scarecrow!" The Joker suddenly snapped, "Get over here and hold her head back."

Blinking a few times, he sprung into action and took his place behind Selina. "Like this?" he asked, gripping Selina's hair roughly as he pulled it back so the only thing she could see was the ceiling.

"Yeah...Just like that." The Joker grinned, watching Selina struggle helplessly as he pulled the sopping wet cloth from the soapy water. Towering over her, e stroked her cheek again, "You want to tell us who Batman is?" He cooed, pinching her cheek.

"Fuck you." She growled in response, unable to free her head from Scarecrow grip.

"Fine then." The Joker muttered, his grin fading into a small smile as he held the cloth above her face for a moment, letting the water drip onto her forehead. "Hold you breath." He hissed as he quickly pressed the cloth firmly over her mouth and nose.

Gasping as he did this, Selina soon realised her mistake as she found it impossible to get any air. She jerked about in her chair, unable to remove the cloth from her face as she desperately yanked the ropes surrounding her body. She could feel tears stinging her eyes as her throat burned from the lack of oxygen. Feeling herself slowly suffocating, the thoughts of drowning once again entered her mind, leaving her choking as she tried to wriggle out of Scarecrows grip. Se knew what it was like to drown, how the water filled your lungs as you fought not to pass out, but this was worse, she thought. This was like drowning without any water having to enter her body, yet the torturing feel of the soapy substance on her face left the though of drowning engraved in her mind as she felt the blackness consuming her.

However, before she had chance to pass out, The Joker pulled the cloth from her face, howling with laughter as he watched her choke and splutter, gaping for breath as she blinked away the tears In her eyes. Licking her lips, she could taste the soap and soon felt physically sick as she steadied her breathing. Harley stared at Selina, with bulging eyes as she watched the infamous Catwoman tremble at the sight of The Joker dipping the cloth into the water again. Scarecrow still firmly held her hair in his hand, grinning in satisfaction as Selina coughed, her eyes wide with fear.

"Now Kitty," The Joker smiled, lingering over her, cloth in hand, "Care to answer my question now?"

Swallowing, Selina ignored her burning chest and the bitter taste I her mouth as she glared at The Joker, "What do you think?" She replied, her tone ice cold.

"Wrong answer." he replied, smothering her face with the cloth once again.

Bruce slammed the door to the batmobile shut as he stormed over to the large computer to one side of the bat cave. Slumping down into his seat, he rested his head in his hands for a minute before pulling off his cowl and rubbing his red eyes. Sighing heavily, he looked up at the large screen, at a loss of what to do.

"Master Bruce?" Alfred said as he walked up to him, "Have you only just got in?"

Nodding, Bruce sighed once again and turned to Alfred, "Hush is after Selina." He said, his voice cracking slightly. "I don't know if he already has her, or if The Joker and Scarecrow still do, but either way, she's in big trouble."

Alfred frowned and placed a hand on Bruce's shoulder, "Miss Kyle isn't a child Bruce, she is capable of looking after herself."

"To a certain extent." Bruce muttered, standing up.

"I'm aware of that Sir, but you'll just have to hope that she has been able to handle this herself, and that she can hold her own against them." Alfred said gently, watching Bruce pace around the bat cave.

"What if she can't?" He said, his voice low, "You know what Hush did to her last time...What if he plans that again? What if I don't get there in time?"

"Thomas Elliot was never one for repeating failed plans Mater Bruce." Alfred assured, "And she has faced those two villains before."

Bruce paused, staring at Alfred, "What if he has something worse planned for her?"

Alfred furrowed his brow, "I don't see what could be worse than cutting her heart out Sir."

Fists clenched, Bruce looked at Alfred again, "I wouldn't put it past him to find something worse." He muttered, "I'm going out, I need to start looking for her."

"In broad daylight?" Alfred asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Alfred, they've found out that she knows who I really am." He pulled his cowl back over his face, "I can't leave her with them, they'll stop at nothing to make her tell."

"This isn't working Joker." Scarecrow growled as he watched Selina squirming beneath him.

Pulling the cloth away from her mouth again, he raised an eyebrow at Selina as tears rolled down her cheeks, "Hmm, you're right."

Harley smiled at him, "Are you gonna stop now Puddin'?"

Shooting daggers at her, he looked from the tub of water back to Selina, "No, of course not." He sad slowly, a sly smile creeping onto his face. He pulled a knife from his inside pocket and chuckled as Selina gasped at the sight of it. Slicing the roped from around her legs, he dodged her kicks and moved behind her, cutting her wrists free from the chair, but still making sure they were securely behind her back. Her breath was still ragged as he dragged her off of the chair and pushed her to the ground in front of the tub.

"Let's take a more hands on approach to this, eh Kitty?" He grinned, wrapping her hair around his hand as he gripped it tightly.

Realising what was going to happen, Selina thrashed about defiantly, but it was no use n the position she was in. "N-No!" Se cried out before The Joker forced her head into the water.

Managing to take in a quick breath of air before being submerged in the water, she was able to hold her breath for a moment or so, but with her chest still burning, she knew she couldn't last long. She kept her eyes clamped shut as she felt the urge to take a breath. Her mouth opened suddenly as she gasped for air, only finding water in it place, quickly filling her mouth. The taste of the soap made her gag as she continued to thrash around, unwillingly swallowing mouthfuls of water. Then, just when she felt she was really going to drown, she was pulled from the water and left spluttering on the concrete floor.

The Joker's malicious laughter filled her ears as her vision cleared and she could see his twisted, yellow and red grin plastered across his white face. "Want to answer yet?" He asked.

Unable to speak as she took in deep breaths, she shook her head from side to side. She watched his smile fade yet again and visibly flinched as he grabbed her by the hair again, "N-No...Please..." She mumbled as she took in a deep breath of air.

He dunked her head under again, but this time, she didn't quite have time to close her eyes before she hit the water and felt a stinging sensation as the soap in the water attacked her eyes. Closing her eyes, she tried to stop any more from getting in, but even with her eyes closed the agonising sting was still there, burning her green orbs. Just when she thought that it was bad enough having her eyes in such pain, she felt the burning in her chest increase as she felt her lips quiver...