Authors Note:
Well, this was a really fun chapter to write :D
Especially the last part, LOL.
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Chapter 14:
"Dr. Malgeri, your patient, Miss Dawes has awoken." Dr. Malgeri smiles and nods to his nurse while walking towards room 115 where Rachel is stationed. He opens the door, clears his throat and then closes the door once again. He walks over to Rachel and says "We're glad your awake, Miss Dawes." Rachel lays stiffly on the bed, her muscles still feel unwillingly tense. She takes a deep breath in and replies softly "I don't feel awake."
The Doctor chuckles, and places his gloves on his hands. He says "Your very lucky, Miss Dawes. The stun gun was very close to your heart, it could have killed you." Rachel rolls her eyes in response and whispers "Well, I'm supposed to be already dead, so…it really wouldn't matter." The Doctor reaches towards her covers and Rachel looks down at herself, seeing that she is no longer half-naked but dressed in a blue hospital uniform.
She sighs and asks, "How long have I been here for?" The Doctor pulls down the covers, and takes her hand in his and starts to massage the wrist. She waits for her question to be answered patiently for a few seconds and then the doctor finally says "Not too long, at all. A couple of hours, that's it. But, the stun gun was supposed to ware off after a few minutes, so you understand the decision of the police officers that brought you here."
It was more a statement then a question. She sighs and replies back "It's not like I could have had a choice anyway." The Doctor lets go of her wrist and asks, "Does it hurt anywhere? Your muscles seem very tense still. I should run some tests…" But Rachel interrupts and says, "No, I'm fine. What I really want to know is…how is he?"
The Doctor shrugs his shoulders while asking, "Whom are you referring to, Miss Dawes?" Rachel rolls her eyes; sits up on the hospital bed and replies slightly frustrated "How is the Joker? Where did they take him? Arkham? Jail? Where?"
The Doctor frowns and whispers "I am not supposed to tell you any of that, you understand don't you? The law is the law." Rachel bites her bottom lip and says back harshly "What? They swore you to secrecy? Listen, I don't have time for any of these games. I want to see him."
The Doctor takes her hands and straps them to the sides of the bed. Rachel tries to struggle out of them but she cannot because her muscles are still too weak. The Doctor moves away from the bed and says bitterly "Listen. They told me that if you were to mention him, I had to lock you in here. We are going to hire a physiatrist…" Rachel gasps and says back with anger "I don't need a physiatrist! What I do need right now is to go see him! I need to see if he's alright!"
The Doctor sighs sympathetically and then he whispers, "This is not my area of expertise, Miss, dealing with emotionally sick people like yourself. Even though I would like to help you, I cannot. I promised the Commissioner I would keep you here if any thoughts of him seemed to pop up into your mind." Rachel pouts and then asks slyly "Why are you so afraid to say his name? You always say, him, or he…never the Joker, why is that?"
The Doctor's left eyebrow rises suddenly and then he asks, "That name is not be mentioned in this hospital. Especially, after what happened two weeks ago at Gotham General." Rachel rolls her eyes and then whispers "Joker." The Doctor bites his bottom lip as Rachel once again says mockingly "Joker."
The Doctor grinds his teeth together and says slightly angry "Listen to me, Miss. That monster's name will not be spoken, now, or at anytime. I am under strict regulation to keep you here until either he or you are cured. Understand?" Rachel nods her head slowly and whispers slightly frightened "Yes." The Doctor nods and replies back "Good. Now, I will be back with your MRI."
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"Where is he?" Batman opens the door to the Commissioner's office with full strength. The Commissioner gasps slightly, stands up and says "No, Batman. You can't see him now!" Batman grinds his teeth together and yells "Oh yes I can! He's in the interrogation room, isn't he?"
Gordon bites his bottom lip and screams as the Batman leaves his office "No! You can't go in there!" Gordon slams his fist on his desk, sighs and whispers to himself "Well, this is going to be interesting." He starts walking towards the screening room, which is the area outside the interrogation room.
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"You bring me a cup of coffee too, Com-missi-o-ner?" The Joker asks in the darkness of the interrogation room. He is sitting on the same chair where the Commissioner left him. Suddenly, the lights go on and a black-gloved fist slams against the Joker's left cheek. The Jokers eyes close in reaction, and when he opens them he sees the Batman sitting in the chair in front of him.
The Joker rubs his cheek to take away some of the pain and then he asks "Didn't we do this once before?" Batman chews on his bottom lip while screaming "I'll ask the questions, Joker!" The Joker lifts one of his eyebrows and says, "Oh, I get it. Your angry because your little bunny doesn't like you anymore. " Batman stands up quickly and punches the Joker on the right side of his head.
The Joker giggles at this and Batman screams angrily "What did you do to her?" The Joker stops giggling and replies "Me? I didn't do anything…it's not my fault that you weren't quick enough to save her…" Batman growls out "Your garbage! You don't deserve her!"
The Joker chuckles at this, and rests his elbows on the table while saying "No, maybe I don't…B-uuhh—t…" He stops himself, raises one of his eyebrows and continues "….I have her, and you don't…how does that make you feel, Bats? Knowing that a freak, like me, got to your little pussycat before you could."
Batman gulps down his anger and then says "You did something to her! What did you do?" The Joker removes his elbows off the table and says with a real smile on his face "I just did what any guy would do, with such a bea-u-ti-ful play thing. I…. made her…. like me."
Batman revolts angrily by grabbing the Joker by the shoulders and throwing him against the wall. The Joker laughs insanely while Batman yells, "She is not like you!" The Joker lifts himself onto his behind and continues laughing while saying "No! Not like me! I made her like me…be attracted to me…fantasize about me." He then starts laughing again and says "Imagine that, Rachel Dawes, beautiful inno-cent lawyer of Gotham City…. wanting... a clown like me."
He laughs again and Batman kicks him this time in the stomach. The Joker stops laughing and screams out "You know, I believe in all that animal rights crap! You see, I love all animals…. but...I hate bats!" Batman hits him across the face with his gloved fingers while screaming, "What did you do?"
The Joker grabs Batman's hand and squeezes it very tightly while saying roughly "You are getting on my nerves, Bat boy." He lets go of his hand, stands up and looks him in the eyes and says mockingly "I've already told you what I did…" Batman pushes him into the wall and squeezes the Jokers throat while saying harshly "Answer me Joker! What did you do?"
The Joker splits his lips apart frustrated with the question. He takes a short breath in and says in a husky voice "I…fucked her." Batman squeezes the Joker's throat tighter while shouting "Liar!" The Joker chuckles as Batman lets him go, and then he says while giggling "Oh no, I'm not. And it was good too."
Batman roars angrily and then picks up the Joker and slams him hard onto the table. The Joker laughs his famous high pitched laugh again and then he asks in a mocking tone "Who's the monster now… hmmm? Don't be so self-righteous, Bats. What? Are you trying to kill me like you killed Dent?"
Batman's breaths get shorter and quicker as he says, "I still have my one rule…" But the Joker sits up on the table, giggles happily and says, "Well, it seems that you've already broken that one rule, Mr. Hero. Now, tell me. What are you waiting for? Why don't you just kill young Mr. J like you killed old Harvey Dent?"
Batman takes a deep breath in and says, "I can't kill you." The Joker sighs, walks around to his chair and sits back down on it. He cracks his knuckles and says happily "Oh, and I know why too. My Princess would never forgive you, would she? Killing a changed man like myself." The Joker squeals at this lie and the Batman asks puzzled "A changed man? Is that what you told her?"
The Joker shakes his head and replies "Nnnaahhh, what would be the fun in that? She had to choose for herself. Between a life with…. ugh…yours truly…or a life of kidnappings by various gang bangers that are against the notorious Bat-Man. Now, which one sounds more appealing? Hmm? A life of laughter along side the Clown Prince of Crime or a life of rape and boredom?"
The Batman grinds his bottom lip as he says, "I would protect her…" The Joker chuckles, licks his bottom lip and replies with a question "Protector of Gotham City and of Rachel Dawes? Well, your life would be just plain hectic, wouldn't it? I don't think that would keep a girl like my Rachel satisfied. You see, she needs…. someone exactly like…me. Someone that has the time to entertain her...and play games…. like…." He chuckles and then says, "My favorite game is called Army… you see… I'd lay down…. and Rachel would blow me up."
Batman picks the Joker up by his yellow shirt and says roughly "Your gonna need help once I'm done with you!" The Joker smirks and says in a high-spirited tone "Funny, I said the exact same thing to Rachel last night." The Batman opens his mouth to yell at the Joker for his impertinence, but instead he throws him back down on the chair. While he does this, he rips the Joker's shirt down the middle.
The Joker sighs and watches Batman leave the interrogation room. The Joker giggles to himself, and at how brilliant he had just been. A few more jokes and the Batman will go completely wacko. Suddenly, the door once again opens to reveal the Commissioner. Gordon bites his bottom lip and says, "Rachel woke up." The Joker flashes a real smile and says, "Well, then. Slap some hand cuffs on my wrist, cop. I wanna go see her."
Authors Note:
Well, it's not out of the usual for Bats to go all crazy in the interrogation room.
I hope this time was a little bit worse than in the movie, since Bats is going mad :)
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