Hey honey
Mom?
I'm so proud of you.
I miss you mom.
I miss you too.
How are you mom?
I'm fine, especially now.
Where are we?
It doesn't matter.
Am I dead?
That depends
On what?
You
What do you mean?
It's your choice
How is it my choice?
It just is
I miss you so much
I do too honey
I want to stay with you
How about your dad?
Dad?
Yes, Bruce, your dad.
I want to stay with him too
Then why don't you?
Because I miss you.
Won't you miss him too?
I would.
I'll always be here watching, you know, just like I've always been
You have?
Yes. I was with you through all those times.
You were?
I always am
I'm sorry mom
For what dear?
For not being able to protect you
From what?
You know, those men who killed you
And how do you think I'd feel if it was you who had died?
But still –
Hush now, dear. Your father was right; if you had tried protecting me I would have been angry at you. He was also right in scolding you.
I know… did you know about Steve?
Not until I died. I was worried that he might take you but I'm glad he didn't.
I wanted to kill that other man. I don't even know his name and I wanted to kill him
No you didn't
I would have if it weren't for Jimmy
He's good for you.
I know…why did this happen?
Joker was trying to break you, that's why he did that.
He almost succeeded.
Almost, but he didn't.
Who is he anyway?
A broken man trying to break everything else.
What happened to him?
A burden he wasn't strong enough to carry placed on him by humanity's mistakes
I kinda feel sorry for him
You should. He was, after all, a broken man.
What happens if I chose to stay here?
But you won't
No, I won't
Everyone you love will miss you. I don't know what happens after, but it hurts knowing they're hurting and there's nothing you can do to ease their pain
But I'll miss you
I know, but we'll see each other again. Hopefully, it'll be the right time
I need you mom
And I'm always here. But Bruce needs you too, so does Jimmy, and Megan, and all your friends
I need them too
I know you do
He's hurting right now isn't he?
He's worried about you
I better go to him shouldn't I?
You should
I love you mom
I love you too Charlie, and remember I'm always here
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A message from TemperedRose:
Don't flame! I know it's short but I needed it to be like this.
Anyway, I'll explain last chapter. The Joker's idea of winning wasn't about ruling Gotham or something –his new goal was to make Batman break his one rule. So when Batman killed him the Joker succeeded.
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