Chapter Twenty-One
"NO! That isn't true, it can't be!" I screamed as I stood from the couch.
"Well, Princess, it seems like you held a certain little secret from me." Joker said turning my attention to him.
"No, no, my uncle couldn't be Batman. I think I would know, I live with the man after all." I hissed through clenched teeth.
The Joker stood and looked at me. After a very uncomfortable glare down, he looked away from me.
"Bongo, they'll be moving Dent from the site to jail tonight. I want all hands-on deck to prepare the truck and a dozen of the best of our men." Joker said as he stormed out of the room.
"I suggest talking to the boss, he's fairly upset right now." Bongo whispered to me as he went to follow his instructions, I nodded at him.
I went through the doorway that Joker went through to find him. I got to the room we shared and knocked on it. I heard shuffling and the Joker opened wide the door.
"Why did you knock, you could have just came in." He said flatly.
"I didn't know if you were upset at me and I really didn't feel like getting a knife to my throat." I stiffly responded, walking into the room.
"I just needed to think about a possible scenario." He said as he started pacing.
"Well what is it?" I asked and he stopped pacing, looking at me in shock.
"You would willingly help me with my plans?" he said slowly walking towards me.
"Is there a chance of me ever getting out of here without you finding me?" I asked in turn, from the look alone on his face I knew his answer. "That's what I thought. And I figure that it has something to do with me, I might as well have a say in my future." I said crossing my arms in front of me as he stopped mere inches from me.
"Just when I think you can't surprise me, you do, Princess." He whispered.
He brought his hand up and brushed the hair that fell in my face. He grabbed me then and pulled me to his chest, holding me close to him. I slowly pulled out my arms from between us and wrapped them around his waist.
"Do you know how to shoot a gun?" he asked softly and waited until he felt me nod against him. "Good."
I felt horrible for what I was doing, I really did. I just knew what I needed to do, how else would I have gotten out of the house and back to my uncle.
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I woke up to the sound of low beeps and the sounds of people talking in the hall. I opened my eyes to see that I was in a hospital bed, handcuffed by my good arm. I felt every bruise and scrape with both an arm and a leg in a cast.
Someone coughed from the side of me. I turned and saw that it was Lieutenant Gordon.
"Good morning, Miss Dent, I know that you are probably confused right now but, I need to ask you some questions." He said leaning forward. "Can you tell me what happened?"
I nodded and started my story.
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After the little scene in the bedroom he let me go and looked over my outfit. Once he saw that I was in his colors he nodded and went to the closet to pull something out of it. He then walked back over to me and draped something over my shoulders. He gave me a sad smile and pressed a kiss to my forehead before he walked out of the room, but he stopped in the doorway.
"Be ready in five minutes, there's a pistol in the side drawer grab that and the extra clips." He said before he walked completely out of my sight.
I pulled what he draped on me off and looked at it. It was a gorgeous purple leather trench coat that was surprisingly soft for being as thick as it was. I put it on and it was a perfect fit, it had several pockets on the inside and had deep pockets on the outside.
I put it on and went to the desk and pulled out the S&W shield along with the extra clips for it. I straightened my clothes out and walked out the room to find the Joker. I got to the living room before one of the henchmen led me outside to where the Joker and his men were preparing the truck still.
It was a large eighteen-wheeler with what looked like seats along the sides of the cab. The Joker took me by the hand and helped me into the truck before he fastened me in. He leaned in close to me.
"You can't know how pleased I am that you are going with me. I'm so happy that you finally figured out that you are exactly where you belong, by my side." He whispered before he gave me a quick kiss. I gave him a small smile before he turned to give his men last minute directions.
Before long, I was joined by all the men and the Joker, who took a seat right next to me. He put his arm around my shoulder and made me lean into him. The fact that he wanted me so close to him made it hurt that I lied when I said I wanted to come to help aid him catch my uncle.
We drove for what seemed like hours when we finally got to Gotham. Just then, the truck stopped for a moment and the Joker silently climbed into the front cab, a shot going off. Eventually the sounds of sirens were heard in the air, we must be close to my uncle Harvey.
"Okay, boys its time." The Joker said as he unbuckled himself and got up. "You, sweetcheeks, stay buckled in and enjoy the ride." He said looking at me.
Just then the sound of metal hitting metal was heard and we were all jerked forward as we hit something big. This happened a few more times and the Joker threw open the door and he held on to a leather strap as he fired his gun along with his men. It sounded like it hit. Another crash of metal was heard and I heard the Joker let out a curse.
He took a rifle from one of his men and started shooting again. He fired several shots and he tossed the gun away from him it landing close to me. My eyes widened when Bongo handed him a bazooka and he let off a shot. He had to have missed, they loaded it again and he fired again. He actually hit and the sound of metal on the concrete was heard along with an explosion.
Just then a weird sound was heard coming towards us and the Joker stopped firing and watched. I saw as a strange black vehicle missed the armored truck and hit something behind it. The Joker let out a little sound of approval and the sound started getting closer again.
The Joker loaded his bazooka again when he got sight of his target vehicle and before he could let off the shot we were all jerked back, but he got back up and tried again. But as the projectile was fired the black vehicle, which honestly was more of a tank, jumped and got hit. The Joker let out a low growl and that's when I realized who it was, it was Batman. The explosion must have affected us too because we were stopped. It rolled and hit the cement barrier, and my heart stopped. Uncle Harvey was doomed.
The armored truck started moving again.
"Somebody get in that damn cab and drive this now!" the Joker growled and someone quickly complied. We were off again.
Just them we felt a jerk and we took a rapid turn around a bend. We followed after the truck and that's when the sound of a helicopter was heard above us. The Joker pulled out his walkie talkie.
"Okay, rack 'em up, rack 'em up, rack 'em up." He ordered.
Then the crash of glass was heard and the helicopter collided on the ground, hitting the armored truck and exploding. The joker laughed. We gave chase again, then the sound of whiring was heard and the Joker got serious.
"There's a Bat Man." He growled. "Oh, he wants to play. Give it to him."
He came over and unstrapped me. He gave me one last hug.
"Jump." Was all he said.
"He missed!" was the last thing I heard before we were all flying in the air.
I jumped out of the cab and rolled. Now realizing that the leather jacket was to protect me if something like this happened. I rolled on my sides several times before stopping by hitting a parked car. I let out a scream of pain as I felt something snap in both my arm and leg.
I watched as the truck kept sliding and Batman's motorcycle flipped by using a building. The Joker climbed out of the truck carrying a gun and Batman started driving towards him. The Joker shot and hit a car that got in his way. All the while walking towards Batman.
He stopped in the middle of the street and Batman kept coming straight at him. The Joker looked at me one last time just as Batman swerved to miss him. But, he was just going way too fast and he hit the flipped truck. He laid there on the ground as the Joker walked to him. Bongo got out and tried to lift Batman's mask but, received a nasty shock that sent him to the air. The Joker laughed and slammed his foot against his rival's chest before crouching to get his gun. But, before he could do anything he had a gun pointed at his neck. His growl was the last thing I heard before my world turned black.
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After I finished my story, the Lieutenant nodded at me and uncuffed me. I shook my wrist out slightly to get the feeling back in my arm.
"So, what you are saying is you never took a part in the chase and you went along with it to get out of your prison." He asked.
"Yes, Lieutenant, I never wanted to be involved but, this was my best bet to get out. He had his men constantly watch me while he was gone and never let me leave his sight." I said as I clenched my teeth in pain.
"Well, Miss Dent, I am glad you are out of that hell. No charges will be pressed against you so don't worry and I will call in a nurse, you look like you are in a large amount of pain." He said as he patted my good arm and left the room.
I looked out the window and thought of where Jack was. A nurse came in smiling and gave me another bag of morphine and took my vitals. A doctor soon followed.
"Well Miss Dent, you are a very lucky young lady. That jacket of yours protected your body from scrapes except on your head, you have a broken arm and a leg which you can see, you have several fractured ribs, and you have a severe concussion." He said as he read my chart. "Your Uncle just came in so I will send him in." the doctor said as he walked out.
I heard rapid steps coming towards the room and both my Uncle and Bruce came rushing into the room. I smiled at them both and my Uncle had tears in his eyes.
He came over and sat next to me on the bed holding my good hand. He leaned over and kissed my forehead before finally breaking down and crying. Bruce came over and gave me a quick kiss on my lips and smiled at me.
"My sweet girl, I have missed you so much." Harvey said brushing my hair from my face.
"I missed you too Uncle, I love you so much. I'm sorry I got hurt, I just needed to get out of there and back to you." I said squeezing his hand tight.
"We know, Misha, we talked to Gordon for a little. You won't be charged and as soon as you are able to you're being moved into my home." Bruce said from beside me.
"What happened to the Joker? I saw him with a gun to the head, but I passed out." I asked.
"He's currently in holding. He's going to jail for a long time my dear girl." My uncle said as my eyes started to droop. "We'll let you sleep now. I love you, Mia" he said as he kissed my head again.
My eyes closed and I fell into a dreamless sleep.