Warning - *Explicit* Language - Violence

Shrill
a shrill sound or cry.

Hadlynn dreaded it. Waiting, every hour past four o'clock. She'd wait and try to hear sirens or yelling or gun fire. . . it never came. She was staying late with Harleen, to try to protect her. Her Colt 45 was strapped to her thigh under her scrubs. She wanted somebody to try and fuck with her sister. Nobody had really seen her go ape shit. That was going to change that night. It was now eight o'clock when she headed to her sisters office. She was on the second floor, Harleen was on the fourth. The ringing of her phone made her jump as she got onto the elevator.

"Are you coming home tonight?" Jason. She smiled, hearing his voice, but quickly ignored it and sighed loudly.

"Maybe, there's just some stuff I have to do before I go." she explained to him, the elevator stopping to let someone else on. she stepped aside as a doctor got on and hit the third floor button.

"You mean there's a Jonny you have to do before you come." he spoke harshly, making her turn red. "Pun intended."

"Ha ha fucking ha! So funny, Todd. You should be a comedian!" she ignored the guy standing in the elevator as he glanced at her.

"Don't make me come after you, you won't like what I'll do. Or maybe you will. You're fucking a gangster so, I'm guessing you like it rough." Jason spoke lowly, her face turning red again as the elevator came to a stop to let the Doctor out.

"I'd just love to see what would happen to you if you did do something to me,"

"Is that a threat, Hadlynn?" Jason scoffed.

"Me and you both know Gotham has a mysterious way of eliminating threats without a trace." Hadlynn sighed, tired.

"Ah, so Mister Wonderful sees me as a threat? Now, why would that be?"

"He knows you aren't ugly, Jason. He also notices how much you lust after me, not that I blame you, I am pretty irresistible." She took a cautious look around before walking down the hall to her sisters office.

"If that were true you'd still be locked up in my basement." he hissed and she smiled.

"About that, that was pretty extreme, don't you think?"

"I usually break bones to get people to answer the questions I need answers to, you were only deprived of much food and water. You're lucky you're even able to walk."

"You wouldn't dare hurt me. I'm too pretty." she approached Harleen's office as he chuckled, that's when it happened. "Jason, I'm gonna have to call you back." she panicked a little, the sirens blaring, red lights flashing.

"Hadlynn, whats going on?" he raised his voice, worried.

"It's just a drill, I'll be home before you know it. Bye." she hung up quickly. She turned, about to run to Harleen's office when she was suddenly groaning in pain, a sharp, white hot sting branching up her leg. She'd been shot in the thigh. She looked up to see the culprit was a person dressed in a panda suit. "What the fuck kind of drug trip is this?" She'd never, ever imagined she'd ever see a panda shooting an assault riffle. Ever. That didn't stop her from reaching down her scrubs and grabbing her gun, shooting him in the leg as well. After a couple of minutes, she was on the floor, trying to pry the bastard off of her. She managed to kick him off and shoot him in the shoulder, before she knew what happened, he disarmed her. She did the only thing she knew to do, kicked him as hard as she could in the balls, watching him struggle to stand. She went for her gun, but was pulled back and thrown to the floor. She looked up to see a handsome man in a tux, standing over her, a gun pointed down at her.

"I was told not to kill you, but don't think for a second I won't paralyze you." he spoke sternly.

"Such a promising threat," she breathed heavily, looking at him. "Joker would be proud." she kicked the gun out of his hand, hearing Harleen scream. Her head snapped in that direction, she suddenly felt a fist knocking into her jaw, busting her lip. "Don't fucking touch my sister!" She screeched to whoever was responsible, grabbing the man who was fighting with her by the wrist, pulling herself up, grabbing a gun on his hip, shooting his abdomen as she brought his arm behind his back and shoved him to the ground. She placed her high heel between his shoulder blades sharply and twisted his arm, feeling satisfied at the 'crack' that came with it as he yelled curses at her. "Nice chat, twisted fucker." she shot him in the back of the head, rushing to Harleen's rescue. Anger rushed through her at the sight of Harleen crying, a weird, monster type thing trying to drag her by her hair to the door as she clung to the leg of her desk. Hadlynn grabbed the scissors from Harleen's desk and stabbed them through the guys throat, listening to the gurgling noises of him choking on blood as she kicked him off her sister. Harley looked up at her, wide eyes, tears rushing down her face. "C'mon, Harls." she grabbed her hand and led her to the door.

"Y-you killed him," Harleen whispered, stopping in her tracks.

"Of course, he was trying to hurt you!" Hadlynn furrowed her brows, confused.

"Joker's gonna be pissed at you, Hady! He could hurt you!"

"Harleen, I don't fucking care. You're my sister. I'd rather face whatever wrath Joker has than watch my sister being pried at." Hadlynn snapped. "Now, let's get the fuck out of here before Joker finds us." When she stepped out of the room, someone snatched her gun from her immediately. She looked to see it was the fucking Panda. "Harley, Run!" Hadlynn screamed seeing more of Jokers weird minion pricks, dressed as various things. She snatched her sisters hand and dragged her along, rushing to the elevator.

"What the hell is going on?" Harleen asked, scared.

"Joker's getting broken out. He's coming for you." Hadlynn was bluntly honest and Harleens tears ran down her face.

"What's the plan? What- what can we do?" She asked frantically.

"Run. We both know they're too strong to even try to fight."

"Don't you have a gun? Didn't Nathan make sure you always carried a gun?" Harleen thought for a moment at her words.

"The panda took it." Hadlynn panted, trying to catch a breath. The second the elevator stopped, they wish it hadn't.

"So glad I didn't have to come get you!" Jonny spoke and they both ran past him as fast as they could. They took the stairs to the basement, the electroconvulsive therapy floor. They hid in the first room they came to, piling under a couple of cabinets that were bare of any shelves. They gripped each other, Harleen was in tears, Hadlynn knew she would be too if joker were specifically coming after her. You didn't want Joker coming after you. When they heard several foot steps, they stopped breathing.

"Don't make a sound." Hadlynn mouthed. Harleen just gripped her hand tighter. It got very quiet, as if they left the room. Suddenly, the doors of the cabinets swung open and Harleen and Hadlynn were both drug out by their ankles. They screamed, sobbing as they fought with Jokers men.

Just like Hadlynn predicted, they were too strong. Eventually, Hadlynn was thrown against the counter, someone forcing her hands together and keeping them there with a zip tie. She whimpered, being turned around harshly. Jonny's cold, angry eyes met hers.

"You know better than to fight back when it comes to Joker, Hadlynn." He growled.

"You can't hurt her, Jonny! You can't let him!"

"I don't have a choice, Hady." he said angrily, although Hadlynn sensed a bit of guilt.

"Please, please don't let him do this. Whatever it is, please." she begged him, tears falling from her face. His thumb brushed them away, his lips gently coming to her trembling ones.

"I respect him enough to do what he asks of me, Hady. You're just gonna have to trust me on this." he kissed her forehead as she cried more, hearing Harleen's sobs as she barely struggled with Jokers guys anymore, they were both getting tired. Jonny stepped to Harley and suddenly as new felt burst of energy surged through her. She fought him as he grabbed her and threw her onto the table, forcing her down and strapping her in. Hadlynn tried to get him off her sister, but she finally gave up, being that it was pointless. Joker was about to win, again. Just like he always did.

Harleen pleaded and cried with Hady as Jonny paced, anxiously. When bone chilling laughter was heard down the hall, everyone froze. Jonny looked to Hady and gave her a serious look. Without warning, one of the things holding Hadlynn made a searing cut on her arm and she hissed, looking at him harshly.

"Keep your pretty mouth shut, Hadlynn. Don't be a bitch. He won't hesitate to cut out your tongue." he growled to her.

Joker slowly stepped into the room, his arms outstretched, stepping over a dead body. He looked thrilled, happy. He eyed Hadlynn and grinned even wider, grasping her chin in his cold fingers.

"Let's have some fun," he beamed, glaring at Harleen who was now livid.

Epilogue is now up as well so go ahead and read that cause you know you want to:)