"We'll get you off of the island," Danny promised his sister, his arm staying around her waist as the pair of them rushed out from the Asylum and Madison continued to cry softly, her mind whirling around and her head pounding from the amount of crying which she had done. She didn't know how much more she could take of it. Night had fallen onto Gotham and it made the Narrows seem even creepier due to the darkness.

"And what are you going to do?" Madison asked her brother, Jonathan's warning ringing around in her ears. He told her to get off the island and as far away as she could from Gotham. She had no idea how he expected her to do that. Gotham enormity was impossible to escape in short notice. Besides, she had no money to get away with.

"I'm going back to the Asylum to work with Gordon," he informed her and Madison bit down on her bottom lip. She didn't want to leave him on the island.

"Can't you come with me?" Madison worried and he arched a brow as she stopped walking and SWAT officers drove past them as a noise began to whirl through the air. Danny's grip increased before he looked back into the Narrows, wondering what was going on.

"Hang on," Danny instructed her, holding up a finger as a SWAT van drove down the road and he walked across as soon as it had cleared. Madison remained stood where she was, looking tousled and battered as she wrapped her arms around her waist, glancing back to Arkham where Jonathan was. She took a deep breath as Danny shouted out loud, his voice muffled over other people talking. She knew that he was angry as he pointed to the bridge and Gordon appeared, resting his hand onto his shoulder.

"Crap," Danny mumbled as he shrugged Gordon's hand from his shoulder and grabbed onto Madison's elbow, steering her closer to the wall by the river and she looked at him with wide and expectant eyes.

"They're raising the bridges," he told her quickly. "There's been a mass breakout at Arkham in the past half an hour."

"What?" Madison snapped at her brother and he ran a hand through his short hair before dropping his fingers to his hips and wondering about what to do. "So you're telling me that we're stuck on this island with no way off whilst hundreds of mad men wander the streets?"

"Unfortunately that is what I am telling you," Danny replied to her, his voice low and full of hopelessness whilst Madison leant against the wall, breathing in deeply for air and allowing her mouth to hang open as she thought about what she had just been told.

"Officer Walters!" Gordon suddenly shouted and Danny turned around, his brow arched at Gordon who scratched his moustache for a second. "We need you to come with me."

"Why?" Madison was the one to answer and she grabbed onto Danny's hand before he could step away and move any further.

"We need to apprehend the prisoners, Miss Walters," Gordon told her quickly and Danny turned her away from the detective, his hands on her shoulders whilst she looked up to him.

"It's my job, Mads," he whispered lowly. "You stay near the bridge and keep hidden, do you understand me? There will be an officer to look after you."

"And why can't it be you?" Madison challenged him and he sighed once, resisting the urge to roll his eyes at her.

"I'm needed with Gordon's unit," Danny said, steering her by the upper arm as Gordon nodded once in understanding with the young officer. "Am I okay to leave her in another officer's care, sir?" he checked and Gordon motioned with his arm to the officers stationed by the bridge who were less capable. Madison complained as she went, but, her brother was much stronger and wouldn't take no for an answer.

"You look after her," Danny demanded from a young looking man and he nodded, guiding Madison to where his car was stationed as she looked back and Danny rushed off to Gordon and the others.

"Miss, this way," he spoke softly and Madison ground her teeth together but obeyed.

"Madison!" a sudden voice called her name and Madison turned around, looking as Rachel neared her, her breathing coming out in short pants as she enveloped Madison into a hug which took her by surprise. She never had Rachel down as the sentimental type.

"I've been so worried about you," Rachel told her, dropping her arms from the girl's shoulders and Madison shrugged once.

"I was fine. How were you?"

"I'm fine now," she promised her. "The Batman rescued me."

"Gordon said," Madison said and Rachel's eyes went wide as she saw the bruise forming on Madison's cheek.

"What happened to your cheek?" she wondered and Madison's hand quickly went to the spot which was sensitive to touch. Madison looked around and shook her head.

"Jonathan...well...we had a tousle and I fell...he didn't hit me," Madison assured Rachel who was beginning to look a little suspicious at her explanation. She nodded once, agreeing with what she had said before they saw a small boy being handled by the young man who had escorted Madison to his vehicle.

"Hey!" Rachel snapped at him, rushing over and Madison followed her as she rested her hands onto his shoulders, holding on tightly and glaring at the officer who did nothing but turn back to look at the rows of officer which were forming throughout the Narrows.

"We need to hide somewhere," Madison informed her mentor who grabbed the young boy by the hand and pulled him down a side street with Madison following them, not sure what else to do.

"Where's your parent's, sweetie?" Rachel asked, bending down to his height and tucking her hair behind her ear as she did so.

"I don't know," he mumbled. "I don't know where they went."

"Okay," Rachel nodded. "We'll find them after, okay, honey?"

"Okay," he replied and Rachel stood up and looked back at Madison who was scanning the area, looking for anything which was suspicious.

"Rachel...can you...is that mist?" Madison asked and Rachel nodded, looking at the young woman who had began to panic as the mist descended down onto them. "What's happening?"

"It's the toxin," Rachel informed her intern who began to quickly breath in for air, hyperventilating slightly as she did so, wondering what would happen to her when she breathed in the toxin. "You need to stay calm, Madison. You need to remember that everything is okay and this isn't real."

"I don't know," Madison replied; the toxin hitting her airways and the young boy began to whimper as he looked around, people not seeming real as Rachel nodded and took hold of his hand.

"Rachel...why does your face look odd?" Madison enquired and she watched as Rachel seemed to be moving slowly as she pulled her through the alleyways along with the boy.

"Nothing is wrong with me, Madison," she promised her. "It's the toxin. Just remember that I'll keep you safe, okay?"

"Okay. I get it," Madison quickly spoke back to her as they huddled into the corner once the noise of something loud headed towards them. Rachel placed the young boy underneath her hold, making sure that he couldn't see anything which would happen. Madison looked around as a group of officers ran past them and she struggled to see through the mist which was forming thickly.

"Madison!" Rachel snapped, sensing that her intern was wandering off and following the police, her mind becoming overwhelmed with the mist which was forming. "Madison! Come back here!"

But, her intern wasn't listening. She continued to move down the alley and Rachel sighed once, standing up and then rushing over to her, the young boy still holding tightly onto her hand as she did so.

"Here you are!"

Rachel froze at the sight which she saw, backing up down the alley and keeping the young boy safe whilst Madison screamed at what she saw, her breathing coming out in short pants as he moved over to them, his laugh echoing through her ears as she screeched loudly.

"I've been looking everywhere for you, Mads. Why did you run away like that?" he asked her, still sat on the fire breathing horse whilst Madison's eyes remained fixed on him and Rachel yelled over to her, willing her not to lose sense of what was real.

"He's not real, Madison! None of this is real!"

"But it is, isn't it?" he snapped back at her and she whimpered pathetically, not sure what to believe. Slowly, she felt his hand move down, trying to grab her by the air as she swatted at him. But, he wasn't giving up that easily. His hand wrapped around her wrist, hauling her closer to the horse whilst Rachel moved through her coat pocket, searching for the taser which she always kept on her.

"There's nothing to fear but fear itself," he declared to her, trying to haul her up onto the horse beside him as she continued to struggle, her mind becoming clouded and unsure of what was happening. She continued to yell as his hand wrapped around her upper arm and he bent down, his face inches from hers as he did so.

"I'm not afraid of you!" Madison yelled back at him.

"You look petrified," he commented. "Jonathan would be worried for you."

"I don't care," Madison snapped. "Get off of me!"

"Crane!" Rachel suddenly yelled, realising that her intern needed help as Jonathan's hand moved into her hair, grabbing it by the scalp as she did so.

"No!" Crane snapped back. "It's Scarecrow!"

But, Rachel didn't even answer him back as she allowed the electric shock to bolt from her taser and it hit Crane's body, sending pulses around him as the horse bolted and galloped off with him into the night. Madison collapsed onto a heap on the floor, coughing and spluttering as Rachel rushed over to her, realising that she wasn't of sound mind and she almost looked unconscious.

"Madison, stay with me," she urged the young woman. "You're going to be okay, trust me."

"I...Rachel..."

"Okay, calm down, take deep breaths," she urged her. "He's gone. He can't hurt you anymore."

Madison nodded, allowing Rachel to guide her back to the hiding spot which they had been in and they settled there, waiting for someone to come and rescue them. It wasn't long before the saviour came in the form of the Batman and Rachel sighed with relief as she looked on to him and he looked back to her, telling her to stay where she was until he had the place cleared out or an officer came past.

She did as she was told; her breathing continuously on edge as they sat and waited for someone to save them.

...

"Madison!" Rachel snapped as soon as she saw her intern walking through the corridor of City Hall, her coat in her hands as she did so. She held her satchel by her side and on her shoulder as she walked down towards the office where her mentor was supposed to be.

"What are you doing here?" Rachel asked and Madison's brows furrowed as she looked at her. She didn't think that she was supposed to be elsewhere.

"I've come back to work," Madison informed her. "Am I not supposed to be here?"

"Well...if you want to be then fine...we just thought that you'd need some more time," she said and Madison shook her head, following her into the office. Rachel shut the door softly and Madison deposited her bag onto the floor.

"I don't need time," she promised Rachel. "What am I supposed to do? I can hardly mope around my house and cry after Jonathan, can I?"

"We just thought that it might be hard on you," Rachel replied. "I lost Carl, too. I know how it feels to lose someone who you care about."

"Mr Finch didn't end up being a psychopath, did he?" Madison checked and she sat down on her seat, sighing and placing her head into her hands. "Jonathan...I need to be out, Rachel. I can't sit at home and think about him. It's driving me mad."

"Okay," Rachel agreed. "But, he's still out there, Madison."

"I know," Madison simply replied with a nod. "I know he is."

...

Jonathan was slightly shocked if he had to be honest with himself. He had expected Madison to never emerge from her house after a week. He was sure that he had hurt her and she wouldn't want to surface, but, she shocked him. One of his men had informed him that she had gone back to work whilst he sat in the small room and fixed his toxin so that he could sell it. He needed to make a living somehow if he was to stay on the streets of Gotham.

But, he wanted to see Madison again. He didn't need to. He just wanted to.

...

A/N: So, Jonathan is still on the loose. Not much interaction with him and Madison, but, I've got it coming up when he strikes again. Until then, I would like to thank tamster127, MCRDeathNoteLover, kenzerooni, Noniona, Fangirl-Karla, Teacupful, Guest, ZabuzasGirl and reverie-scriptor for reviewing.

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