Chp 9
Then, Eva, Horatio and Eric heard about the outbreak of Arkham Asylum at the Narrows. All police officers of Gotham PD had been ordered to move there to assist in capturing the escaped convicts and the trio planned to help. Once the trio crossed the bridge and when the bridge will be lifted, there was no turning back.
Eric and Horatio and captured a few using their gun to shoot their legs so they couldn't run far while Eva had exercised her long training of kick boxing against those convicts. They met up with Gordon and surprisingly Rachel Dawes was there too. "Miss Dawes, are you supposed to be here?", asked Horatio. Rachel gave the trio a vile and a syringe each. "Our mutual friend gave me these for the lot of you…, when Crane intends to release his fear toxin", said Rachel. After that, Gordon ordered an officer to escort Rachel off and they hoped she'll make it off the Narrows in time.
Suddenly, there were gas and water vapor, exploded from underneath the ground. That was their cue and they injected themselves with the liquid that Rachel gave. It was like someone just unlocked Hell for Gotham. Then, Gordon knock his partner just as he was about to shoot two innocent teenagers and cuffed him to a pipe. "Stick together guys. I don't think it won't end well for us to separate", said Horatio. Then, they heard the commissioner through Gordon's walky-talky, "What the hell is going on in there?".
Gordon request for back-up and the reply he got was that all the police task force was already on the island, but they knew it wasn't true. Some are still at the other side. Then, Eva saw a man with burlap mask riding a horse and she recognized him all too well. It was Jonathan. Against Horatio's order, she ran towards Jonathan. By the time she was half a mile away, only then Gordon noticed that she was missing.
"Hey, where's CSI Dawns?", asked Gordon. Horatio and Eric cursed to themselves. Eva probably saw Jonathan, which she did and ran after him. "Do you think it's wise to split up now?", asked Gordon. When the commissioner said that there's no more men left to send, they thought they were on their own. Mere seconds later, Batman's bat mobile flew across the bridge and landed just next to them. Batman got out of his mobile and noticed Eva. "Where's CSI Dawns?", asked Batman. "She went after Jonathan", said Eric. "The Narrows is tearing itself to pieces", said Gordon.
"This is just the beginning. If they hit the whole city with the toxin, there's nothing to stop Gotham from tearing itself apart from mass panic", said Batman. "How they're gonna do that?", asked Gordon and Batman explained that they'll spread the toxin using the monorail that will go through the central hub beneath the Wayne Tower and if they get the machine there, the whole city will be affected and Gotham will be doomed.
Batman asked Gordon to use his mobile to shoot down the monorail line. "What of Eva? How do we know she's safe?", asked Eric. "We'll have to separate. You two go look for her that way and I'll fly through the air and try to find her", said Batman before soaring through the air. Horatio and Eric moved out while Gordon climbed aboard Batman's bat mobile.
Eva ran after Jonathan, pushing through the innocent and panicked crowd and those convicts. She saw who Jonathan was after and it was Rachel, who was trying to protect a boy from the crowd. Eva ran faster and outrun Jonathan on the horse towards Rachel. "Crane?", said Rachel as she saw Jonathan. "No, it's Scarecrow!", said Jonathan – no, it was The Scarecrow. There was no more Jonathan.
Eva helped Rachel and the boy up and they ran for safety. 'Now I'm starting to regret of being separated from Horatio and Eric', thought Eva as she ran with The Scarecrow after them. They were pushing through the crowds till they reached one corner. They thought they lost him till they heard the hooves of the horse. "There you are!", said The Scarecrow, "There's nothing to fear, but fear itself". Before The Scarecrow continued to speak, Rachel shot him with her Taser gun straight to his face and in fear, the horse galloped away as The Scarecrow screamed in pain.
Eva knew she had to go after him, but before she could do that, they were surrounded by some of the escaped convicts. "Shit!", Eva cursed underneath her breath. She checked her pockets – one extra magazine and there were only a few bullets left in her gun. Rachel already grabbed a gun, belonged to an unconscious officer. Eva needed to be precise or else they'll be doomed by the time the bullets are finished. Rachel told the boy to close his eyes as she aimed the gun. Then, Batman landed out of nowhere and they were saved. Batman grabbed Rachel and the boy on to the roof and came back down.
He offered to get Eva back to Horatio, but she refused. "I need to find Jonathan. Please, Batman, I need to find him", she said. "Be careful", said Batman as he gave her two more bullet magazines before he went soaring to the air. Eva ran towards the direction where Jonathan's horse had galloped and after running a while and shooting a few convicts, she found him sprawling on the ground and the horse was nowhere to be found.
She ran towards him and pulled off the mask. "Jon? Jon? Wake up!", she tried to shook him. "Hey, pretty little thing", she heard a voice behind her and got up to aim her gun. There were more convicts coming towards her and she's on her own. 'Horatio…, Eric…, anytime now…', she hoped that they would pop out of nowhere just as Batman did. She shot one and the other one ran towards her and managed to overpower her. Her gun fell off her hand and Eva thought her life will end here.
Then, Jonathan woke up and grabbed Eva's gun. He shot the convicts – all of them, starting with the one who overpowered Eva. Eva breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around and took out her back-up pistol from her boot; the one Jonathan gave after she got promoted from patrol to CSI. "Eva, it's me, Jonathan", said Jonathan. "I heard that a lot and last time, The Scarecrow raped me. How do I know it's you?", said Eva, cynically and with a cold harsh tone.
Jonathan braved himself and gave her a kiss with the same passion he had given her during their happy time together and Eva knew that this was him. "Jon…", Eva called out his name once he broke the kiss, though it was more like purring. "Run, Eva. Please run", said Jonathan. "And leave you here? I can't! I don't want to lose you! Not again!", said Eva as she started to sob. "Please Eva, I love you! I only want you safe!", said Jonathan as he recited those three words that he hasn't recite in a long time.
"So you do love me?", asked Eva. "Always, Eva, always and forever", said Jonathan as he kissed her again. She felt like being in heaven when she's in his arms. Jonathan peek the surroundings with one eye and saw Horatio and Eric just ahead of him. He broke the kiss, shoved her gun into her hand and ran away, leaving Eva to be confused. She turned around and found Horatio and Eric. "Eva, I swear to God, you run away like that again, I will drown you in the Everglades when we get back!", Eric said, angrily.
"Did you find him?", asked Horatio. "I did, but only for a brief kiss", said Eva sadly. They managed to get off the island safely that night when the bridge was brought down. The next day, after getting rest and patched up last night, they went back to Gotham PD HQ and found Gordon. Jonathan wasn't found, including half of the inmate that he had freed, but Batman had started something even though the Narrows was lost. "I fear if they decide to spread throughout the States", said Gordon.
"We'll notify other States and call us if you need anything", said Horatio. They left for Miami. Eva sat in the car quietly, recalling back the memory from last night and her time at Gotham. Somehow, Jonathan managed to shove The Scarecrow away when he's with her. 'He can control him. He's learning to control him', she thought. Maybe he can be saved, but how?