The Prison of the Heart

by Queen Assassin

Jason Todd, also known as the Red Hood, makes an uncanny ally in Harley Quinn after she leaves The Joker to rot in Arkham. Will Jason be able to keep his distance from Harley emotionally to be able to follow through with his scheme to catch The Joker, or will he turn his back on his mentor & brothers & give up his plot for revenge to fall for the maniacal Harley?

12. Bloody Battle

Chapter Eleven - Bloody Battle

The alarms had blared their warning, but Jason never even appeared to notice them as he rolled onto his side, his face nuzzling into the pillow that she had slept on. It still smelled like the shampoo she had used in the shower after the last time..

He sighed & rolled away from it, closing his eyes tightly. & that was when his world erupted into lights & stars. He never even heard the four goons making their way for the bed, or the swing of the crowbar they used to try to bash in his skull. But Jason was made of tougher stuff than that after already being killed by the same mechanics, & sprung to his feet. Once his vision had cleared, anyway.

One of his fists swung out, striking the nearest goon in the chin to send him spinning backwards into the goon behind him. Their eyes were all wide from the fight Jason decided to put up after what was supposed to be a crippling blow to a comatose man.

The third goon, the one holding the deadly crowbar, got all of the hate Jason had for Joker, for himself, for his family for abandoning him {again} in his glare. The goon seemed slightly shaken, his maniacal clown face paint twisted into a grimace of confusion, worry, & expected pain. & that was what he had gotten. He swung the crowbar again for a blow to Jason's ribs, but Jason was fast, too fast for the goon to even comprehend. His hand shot out to grab the advancing weapon & stilled it while his other hand went for a punch to the thicker abdomen of the brutish goon, followed by a quick uppercut. There was a sickening crunch as a jawbone was dislocated, & the goon fell backwards.

"The house is all clear, what are you doin' up her-" The words were cut off as three more goons entered the bedroom. Jason had wrestled the crowbar away from the flailing goon with the broken jaw & held it in front of his body, ready to lash out at the next goon who stepped forward. None did.

Instead, one goon grinned behind the matching face paint to his brethren, & pulled out a gun. He quickly squeezed the trigger, & Jason Todd felt his world erupt into pain, stars & light again as the crowbar slipped from his fingers & he crashed to the floor heavily.

"Grab him. & for fucks sake, help Tommy. Boss won't be pleased about more medical bills."