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Chapter 10

I awoke with a massive headache, I tried to reach up to hold my aching head but found I was unable to move both my arms. Looking down I saw I was strapped securely in a straight jacket.

Suddenly panicking I looked franticly around the room. No windows. A padded door. Heavily padded walls. Oh yeah, I had left the outside world and entered hell. Welcome back to Arkham. I screamed as loud as I could and waited but no one came. I tried it again, still no one came. An attempt at standing only resulted in me falling pathetically back down again. I slumped down miserably in the corner of the room and threw my head back as hard as I could, it didn't even hurt as my head hit the padded walls.

"No. No. No. No. No" I repeated over and over again, my body trembled in fear so much I began rock back and forth, staring at the opposite wall.

"Please let this all be a bad dream" I whispered

"Oh but it isn't a dream my dear" A voice said

I looked up, eyes widening in terror " This isn't real, you're not real....your. Dead"

"This is real and I'm very much alive Ava, welcome to your worst nightmare" Dr. Jonathan Crane snarled.

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One month later…

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Jokers point of view:

I stared blankly at the wall. Lt. Gordon had been kind enough to place me in a cell of my own, until the courts decided if you would be deemed insane enough to escape the death penalty....again. One month I had been here, stuck in this god forsaken cell, with nothing but my own thoughts, it was driving me crazy.....crazier. I've had never seem her as afraid.... I don't like it, it's only funny when I'm the one causing her fear. I wonder what's happening to Jinxy, right now.

Suddenly a guard entered the room, probably to check I haven't already broken out. Ha-ha.

I glanced at the guard; he was a fat man, with thin hair brown that was reseeding badly. "Time to go" I thought finally fed up with this place.

Standing up I held out my arms " Come here fat ass give me a hug"

"I don't think so clown" He said nervously

Quickly I kicked him in the stomach, grab his gun and held it to his left temple "Open the door" I commanded

The guard pulled a big set of keys from his pocket. He shakily searched through them looking for the right one. He tried a key in the lock. Bingo! Grabbing him by his collar I dragged him out of the door and the room where I had to watch Ava get dragged away to Arkham. I could still see her clearly in my mind as she fell to the floor, her eyes looking up at me, pleading with me, not to let them take her. Watching her being taken away from me, filled me with hate at them for taken something away that belongs to me and at the same time guilt, I had to get Ava back, after all she still worked for me, she wasn't getting away that easily. I laughed at this , the cops in the room sprang up in surprise hearing my laughter. One said "Joker put the gun down, don't hurt him"

I my tubby hostage to the door. Kicking the door open, I pulled him outside, just as a van pulled up "HIYA PUDDIN!" a high pitch voice shouted

Ava's point of view:

One month, one week and two fucking' days.

That's how long I had been trapped in Arkham. No Anarchy. No Bruce. No Joker. Just me, Dr. Crane and his fear toxin. It had started off with him using it to find out what I feared most, but recently he had been using it to find out my deepest secrets and thoughts. He had yet to arrive to torture me today and for that I savoured the time I had when my thoughts were safe. Most people who had been exposed to the fear toxin went insane but as it was plainly obvious, I was already insane so it didn't affect me as badly as it should but the fear and vulnerability it did expose was almost overwhelming. Jinx came and spoke to me every day now and I began finding it increasing hard to control her and keep her out of my mind. She promised me things, like she would kill Crane and then let me take over, or she wouldn't kill Bruce, I knew her too well though, after all she was part of me. I knew she was lying, if I let her control my mind for even a second, I might not be able to take over again and she sure as hell wouldn't let me.

At times it seemed so tempting to let her take over and murder Crane but I wasn't about to take that risk, not after last time.

Flashback

1 year ago...


Jinx was whispering to me, she wanted blood and tonight she would have it." One last time" I thought naively
"That's it, let me take over, just one little killing, no harm, it'll just be a little homeless person who is without a life....or hope" She whispered.


I relaxed my mind and felt Jinx take control. "Time for some fun" She said menacingly. She crept downstairs and entered the kitchen, opening a drawer she pulled out a large knife, but instead of heading for the door she began walking back upstairs." What are you doing?" I said, worry creeping over me. I felt her smirk " Oh Ava, you seriously didn't think I would pass up the opportunity to slash your brat of a brother did you?" She spoke
"No don't! Leave him alone! He hasn't done anything to you" I cried
I tried to make her stop, but I couldn't, all I had become was the thoughts in Jinx's head." And when I'm finished, it's your parents turn. And then everyone else" she told me evilly
"Jinx please don't...." I whispered


She opened my brothers bedroom door, he was lying on his bed sound asleep. She cackled quietly, before stepping up to his bed "Joey wakes up! Run! She's going to kill you" I screamed.
But he couldn't hear me, no one could, only Jinx. She raised the knife above Joey and brought it down into his neck, he had died instantly.

"Joey!!!" I screamed, my emotion of sadness was so strong, it caused tears fell from Jinx's eyes. "Now for the parents" Jinx said tears still slipping down her face. She left my brothers room, I wanted to look at my brother, wishing for him to have lived but I could only see what Jinx saw, and right now she was watching my parents through the hall window, they were back from there trip and were pulling up outside in their car.
Suddenly anger burned inside of me, I wouldn't let Jinx hurt anyone else, ever again.

It was fun at first, when it was killing random people but now she had gone too far. I would lock her away back inside my mind like I should have done months ago. "NO! You won't hurt anyone else!" I shouted.


Using all of my anger and hated for Jinx I raised the knife in her hands." What are you doing?!?!" She cried
"Ending this" I said before pushing the knife into my stomach.
"It's over Jinx, get out of my head!" I screamed,
I slammed my shoulder hard into the nearby window, making the glass shatter. "No don't!" She cried but her voice was quiet and fading, she was growing weaker.


I jumped from the high window, I had control once again " Goodbye Jinx" I cried, this time I spoke it and Jinx cries were only a thought inside my head, growing quieter and quieter. Closing in my eyes, a tears escaped my sapphire eyes but they weren't mine, they Jinx's, she was afraid.

Everything stopped...there was a silence...it seemed that the world was holding it's breath...waiting. I opening your eyes, I was in darkness, standing before a large full body mirror.


The mirror was beautiful, encrusted with jewels and there was a large jewelled spade at the top and a heart at the bottom. Inside the mirror first I saw myself dressed in my Jinx outfit but without make-up or a mask. Then the image change and it was me again with make-up and the mask but I could tell it was Jinx because the eyes were different, mine were
like saphfires that shined, full of life. Jinx's were ruby red full of hate and a lust for blood and death. I feared and hated her, she felt nothing for me
or anyone, all she wanted was to see people die and hurt. She was without guilt or remorse, nothing but evil. " Come on Ava, let me out, I'm sorry about hurting Zoey" She pleaded from inside the mirror.


"JOEY!! HIS NAME WAS JOEY!!" I shouted


"Right Joey, come on Ava remember all the fun we had, please I promise I wont hurt anyone else you love" She begged placing her hands on the mirror.


"No, never again. I'm not weak anymore, you're never getting out, I'm in control now Jinx. I won't be fooled by your lies!" I said determinedly.


Her eyes glowed red as she snarled "Let me out! I'll get you, you little bitch! One day you'll grow weak again, you'll let your guard down and I'll be back! You can't keep me here forever! I am you! You need me!"


"You're wrong Jinx you're the weak one, I can see it in your eyes, and you're afraid and angry. Enjoy your time here, it over Jinx, I'm taking my life back" I told her.

Suddenly everything disappeared and I gasped as a bright light hit my eyes.
Sitting up I saw I was in a hospital room, surrounded by doctors and nurses. "What's going on?" I asked


"Ava, you have been in a coma for three weeks. I'm afraid I have some bad news. Your little brother has been murdered" A doctor said
I gave him a confused look "They don't know it was me...or Jinx as me but like hell they would believe that" I thought
"What happened?" I asked


"The police are unsure but they say that they think someone broke into your house, murdered your brother and stabbed and pushed you from a window, that is why your here" The doctor explained to me.


"I see...When can I go?" I asked


"Well your parents informed us that you had been complaining of voices in your head amongst other things, they also told us that you have been linked to previously theft and assault crimes in your neighbour hood so we see it fit for you to spend time here until we think your mentally stable" the doctor said


"WHAT!?! How would they know there never home, wait....where is here?" I asked.


My eyes widened as another doctor stepped forward, his name tag read 'Dr. Jonathan Crane' and said " Arkham Asylum, I will be your doctor during your stay here"


End of flashback


And that's how it began and ended. Jinx was locked away but at the same time so was I, in this place. Crane was my doctor then and now. Back then he used the fear toxin on me and found out about Jinx, he used that against me and many times tried to free her just to cause me more fear and pain. He found out about my brothers murder, he found out about everything. But he never told.

And now he was back, even though The Joker killed him once...or more tried and failed. "The Joker....as strange as I must sound, I kind of miss that asshole" I thought with a smile, the previous wound at either side of my face had healed. What remained there was terrible bumpy scars shaped into the image of a smile, they were swollen slightly but that would go down in a week or so, they didn't hurt as bad now.

Suddenly the door open and in walk Crane, holding a syringe containing the fear toxin.
"No not again!" I cried, it was the same routine everyday, I would struggled but no matter what I did, it was of no use, he would still inject me. I tried to push myself away but it was so hard in that stupid straight jacket.

Crane grabbed my neck and stabbed the syringe into me. I could feel the fear toxin slowly pulsing through my veins. Suddenly Jinx appeared before me knife in hand, laying on the floor were dead bodies. Bruce's. Joey's. Anarchy's tiny cat frame. Even The Joker's?

Crane began laughing "So that's it. I was right. You have feelings for The Joker. Ha-ha! Pathetic"

"What are you talking about?!? no I don't-" I protested but finished with a terrified scream as I were suddenly thrown under water. Unable to breath. Unable to think. But unable to die. I attempted to pull myself above the water but couldn't. Suddenly everything changed back to normal. It was over. For now.

I was shaking and cold beads of sweat drip from my forehead. Crane laughed at me, shaking, huddled in the corner. Full of fear. Then he left. As usual, he would watch me suffer then leave, telling the doctors I had made no progress.

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I laid huddled in the corner of the room shaking and crying, eyes shut tight willingly myself to die and let this ordeal be over.

Suddenly I heard the door open again," Oh no, he's come to torture me some more, why cant he just leave me to die" I thought hopelessly

I felt a presence beside me, slowly I opened your eyes and saw a man with dirty blonde hair that was fairly long with brown eyes smiling down at me. He had scars like mine on either side of his face, they were covered quiet well with concealer but I saw them never the less.

"Come on Jinxy, time to go home"