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"He's faking it." Danny said softly.
Bruce turned. He hadn't noticed her come in. "What do you mean?"
"He's mimicking the effects that he knows the toxin causes, but he's not affected by it at all. He's been immune to the stuff for years."
Bruce studied Danny for a moment. She blushed under his intense scrutiny. "How do you know all this information about Crane?"
Danny quickly looked at the floor. The moment she had been dreading had arrived. She'd have to tell Bruce the truth of how she knew Dr. Jonathan Crane. "Jonathan… he's my brother." She said softly.
"I thought you said your brother's name is Jack."
Danny sighed and looked up at Bruce. "I have two brothers. Jackson and Jonathan are twins. Jonathan has been developing that toxin for years. He started out using me as a guinea pig in his research." She paused.
Bruce rubbed the back of his neck. She had caught him off-guard with her revelation. However, he had to admit, that it was better coming from her than it would have been from someone else. "What made him stop?"
"Jack threatened to pulverize him, and he realized that I wasn't reacting to the toxin." She said with a half-grin.
Alfred came into the room. "You've got a call, Master Bruce." He said.
Bruce knew by the tone that Alfred was talking about the signal that Gordon had set up. He looked over at Danny apologetically. "I have to go." He said simply.
Danny smiled. "Go save Gotham." She said supportively.
Bruce turned and ran to the cave. When he was gone, Danny headed up stairs to her room. She was tired and it was nice to climb into an actual bed. She yawned as she changed into her new pajamas and snuggled under the covers. Within minutes, she was asleep.
On the other side of town, Batman swooped down onto the rooftop that he and Gordon met on. "What's the matter?" He growled.
Gordon sighed. "Crane has escaped, but I expect you already know that."
Batman nodded. "Is that why I'm here? You want me to track down Scarecrow?"
Gordon shook his head. "No, I thought I'd tell you about the note that he left in his cell." He said handing a note to Batman.
Tell the Bat Man that he'd better find my sister before I do.
Scarecrow
Lieutenant Gordon waited for Batman's response. When he said nothing, Gordon broke the silence. "So Crane has a sister?" Batman nodded. "How will you find her?"
"I've already found her."
Gordon wasn't surprised. "What's going to happen to her?"
"She's safe for now. I've got her hidden."
Gordon knew better than to ask where Batman was hiding her. "What are you going to do about Crane?"
"Force him out into the open." Batman replied before he disappeared into the night.
Jackson flipped to the "R's" in the Gotham City phone directory. There were no Rippners listed. "Maybe she's still goes by Danielle Barlow." Jackson muttered. There was one Danielle Barlow listed. He looked at the address, hoping she had moved.
He was disappointed. Her address hadn't changed. He had seen the news broadcast reporting on Jonathan's escape. He knew his twin wasn't crazy. He also knew that Jon would out for blood, Danny's blood.