Chapter 12: Protect The Forgiven (Cheshire's Narrative)

While I was running to catch up to False Face. I saw upahead that he's being blocked by Riddler's tech wall. "Good job Riddler!" I shouted to him.

"Hurry! I don't know how long I can keep him here!"

"Gotcha!"

I came at False Face fast as I punched him in the jaw. I jump up and pinned him down on the ground. I said to False Face, "Why are you trying to assassinate Gordon?!"

"He's going to ruin all of the Dollmaker's plans! He's a threat to Arkham Wonderland, and that's why he must DIE!"

When he tried shrugging me off I dug my claws into his sides to keep him down. "GET OFF ME!" He pushed me off as he broke through Riddler's wall with all his strength. When I saw him about to lash out at Riddler. I quickly put myself in front of Riddler and took the hit, which was a cut across my chest. But thing is...This cut was pretty deep. I mean deep enough to show part of my rib cage.

My blood sprayed in the air as I fallen into Riddler's arms. False Face continued running to find Gordon. "Oh my God, Chess!" he panicked but he held me and tried to put pressure on the wound, "You didn't need to protect me! I'm not worth saving you idiot!"

I couldn't help but smile as I said, "Geez, love you too Riddler." My wound healed up fast but I lost a lot of blood. I stand up and said to him, "Go back to your room and stay there until it's safe."

"Are you out of your mind?! I'm not letting you out of my sight!"

Before I cold protest, part of my upper uniform snap open from the tear. I lift it back up before it could show some more skin. He blushed as he immediately turned away. Heh heh, what a gentlemen for a villain. I asked him, "Um, may I borrow your jacket?"

"Uh, yeah yeah."

He took off his jacket quickly and gave it to me without looking. I put it on me and zip it up, thank goodness it goes up all the way to the neck, "This is a pretty cool version of your Riddler uniform." I said as he finally turned around to look. He smiled shyly and said, "It looks a little big on you though."

"Not surprised, you're pretty tall. Well come on then we better hurry and stop False Face."

We run down the hallway together.

... (Det. Gordon's Narrative)

We were just in front of the main entrance of this huge gate. Upon it read across in red and black bold letters, ARKHAM-WONDERLAND. "What exactly is this?" I asked Penguin.

"The real home for villains, well at least it's supposed to be. Give me a moment."

He went to the left side that has a key card slider and a hand print scanner. "They allow you to just walk in and out with no problem?"

"...Even though I'm reformed. We're all marked as a villain forever."

"How so?"

After he slid his card and place his hand on the scanner. The door opened before us revealing a white hallway. Oswald walked up to me and revealed an Arkham symbol behind his neck. He said, "Courtesy from Hugo Strange. Any villain he thinks is worthy to his Arkham Wonderland, he marks them. I've been put through the Arkham Arcade challenges, the difference was they didn't aired those fights until Cheshire arrived."

"You mean Lachrimae."

"Stop calling her that. It's not even her real name."

He turned to the open entrance and said, "Let's proceed now shall we?" Once we took a few steps all of a sudden he froze.

"What's the matter?"

I looked ahead of him and saw something coming straight at us and fast. This creature that wears the face of Red Orchid jumped up and attack us...Wait, no he's coming after me!

Before I could even flinched Red was pounced on by Jervis Tetch. Where the hell did he came from?!

"TAA DAA!" he shouted so cheerfully, "Mad Hatter is on the scene!"

"What the hell?" I said, too surprised to even know what's going here.

"Is that False Face?" said Penguin.

"Right you are Jubjub Bird!"

"That's False Face?!" I said.

"And I'm about kill ALL OF YOU!"

He got up fast throwing off the Mad Hatter. When I tried to pull out my gun to shoot him, he swiped it out of my hand and crushed it. "I'm going to eat you alive!" he shouted as he raise his claw hand to strike. But suddenly it was wrapped but some kind of sharp tail, and he was pulled back so roughly he hit the ground again. I followed the tail with my eyes as I see that it lead to Lachrimae. Riddler was standing right beside her with two swords that has green tech lines that run all over its metal.

"Ready for round two, fucker?!" said Lachrimae as she cracked her knuckles.

"Chess!" said Jervis so happy to see her, "Are you here to protect Gordon too?!"

"Somewhat."

"How?" said Penguin clenching the handle of his umbrella tightly in anger, "How the hell did he knew we were coming?"

"We have eyes everywhere, Jubjub Bird." said False Face who's getting up.

"Make another move and I'll cut your hand off!" shouted Cheshire.

"SO SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS!"

He ripped his own hand to get to me. Jervis shoved me out of the way, and jump to kick him in the face. I saw Lachrimae run towards them and she clawed at False Face's back. Riddler and Penguin quickly pulled me away from the fight as they protected me. Why? Villains do this! Hell usually when someone wants to kill me they'll help them!

All of a sudden False Face Roared as a gust of wind blow Jervis and Lachrimae away from him. How the hell can this be False Face?! The False Face I know wears a mask and disguises as other people. He doesn't turn to a monster and acts like a rabid animal! "What the hell happened to him?" I asked out loud from my thoughts.

"The same thing that happened to Cheshire." said Riddler, "Somehow or another, the White Rabbit infected False Face with something."

"White Rabbit?"

"You know, the Man-In-White."

Lachrimae wasn't lying? So what she said she saw was really true... Oh God, Lachrimae, forgive me.

False Face suddenly reattach his hand as he went after me again. But both Lachrimae and Jervis tackled him, and they both slammed his head against the ground. When he went still, I thought they killed him but I heard him groan. They bunny ears and tail disappeared as his eyes went back to normal. When Red's face disappeared and revealed his own, he panicked as he said, "DON'T LOOK AT ME!" He covered his face with both of his hands as we heard him cried.

He said, "What am I doing here? Where's my mask?"

"You don't remember?" said Lachrimae.

"Mad March must've sealed himself back in." said Jervis.

We were all silent until Lachrimae and Jervis helped False Face stand up. "My mask," he said, "I need my mask."

"There there, Mad March." he said, "you'll get your mask back.

"I'm going to go take him back to his room Chess. He needs rest." Jervis guide False Face down the hallway. Lachrimae looked at me as she asked, "Are you okay?"

I couldn't find my voice for a moment until I said, "Yeah." I walked past Riddler and Penguin to stand in front of her. She looks like an entirely different person. I said, "I came here to get you."

She chuckled as she said, "What for?"

"Lachrimae you don't belong here. I've realized my mistake and I'm so sorry that I didn't believed you."

"It's a little late for that Commissioner. I'm right where I belong."

"No you don't, you're not a villain!"

"So what?! Do you really think proving me innocent now is going change anyone's view about me?! Everyone has seen what I can do, and I know for sure that everyone in Gotham thinks of me as a monster."

"No one has seen the Arkham Arcade show, Lachrimae!"

"...What?"