Six

The GRS-1 screeched its wheels against the forest floor as it halted before a large tree. The front door of the automobile opened and Abby and Ty, armed with their goo blasters, leaped out into the forest. The forest was silent, disturbed only by the sounds of the tweeting birds and rustling trees. As they walked further down the forest, the heavy aroma of blood grew heavy in the air, alongside the familiar sent of rotting flesh.

"I smell blood. That can't be a good sign."Abby said.

"Abby, Ty, over here!" A voice whispered. The two quickly walked around a tree where the sound had originated from, only to see a wounded guard, dressed in a blue uniform, with blood seeping through a wound on his shoulder.

"Ryan, are you alright?" Abby asked, immediately kneeling down and withdrawing her tiny first-aid kit from her uniform.

"I'm fine, Abby." Ryan responded, grunting from the sting of the alcohol against his wound.

"What happened here?" Ty asked.

"We were ambushed by Harley Quinn and Kid Rot. We tried to stop them, but they were too strong. They got into the Department building and starting killing everyone inside. I was only able to get a few people out." Ryan explained.

"The Department of Grossology headquarters is one of the most secretly-placed locations in the world. How could Joker possibly find a way in?" Abby asked.

"I heard that Joker had sent someone through the sewage lines in order to find the headquarters. I don't know who it was he sent." Ryan explained.

"Stay here. We'll go check out what's inside." Abby instructed.

"Kid Rot's left, by the way. He and Joker left about an hour before you came. As for Harley Quinn, she's still in the building, and I think she's got people trapped inside. You've got to stop her." Ryan pleaded.

"Don't worry Ryan, we'll get her and then Joker. They'll pay for what they did." Abby promised. Suddenly, Abby's Grossometer began to ring. She quickly withdrew it from her pocket, and opened it, revealing Batman on her screen.

"Batman? What's up?" Abby asked.

"I've been in contact with Oracle and started to tap into the security cameras of the Department of Grossology headquarters. Joker was in there before, and he left with something from there. I don't know what it is yet. Harley Quinn's still in the building with hostages inside, and I think your director was taken down into the sewers of the headquarters." Batman reported.

"The sewers? Why did Harley Quinn bring him down there?" Ty asked.

"Someone got into the building through the sewers, and Quinn's bringing the Director down there to keep him captive. My best guess would be that the same person who found the headquarters is keeping the Director hostage. I think it may be Killer Croc." Batman responded.

"Killer Croc!" Abby and Ty gasped.

"That's right, so you'll have to work fast. Joker may be up to something else. I'm going to leave the Gag Lab and stay on his trail. It's the only choice." Batman replied.

"Alright. Ty, let's go find that crazy witch." Abby replied, quickly putting away her Grossometer and rushing through the forest towards the door of the Department of Grossology building, trying to ignore the several corpses of guards littered across the ground…