Ch 5-Escape

The throbbing pain that Max felt in her hand was the result of the ropes rubbing against her wrists as she pried her hands free. She looked around her new surroundings and for some strange reason as she walked through the unfamiliar streets of Gotham she no longer felt scared. Shed lived in Gotham all her life and was use to its violence and day-to-day rigors. Gotham was the kind of place that made you tough or breaks you and since she was friends with Batman life in Gotham only got interesting. Besides a night out on the streets of Gotham could prove to be interesting.

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" Forgive me for sounding shocked but when I hear that fifteen Jokerz lose one pink haired girl I find that hard to believe." For some power hungry reason Nelson enjoyed being in control. And now that he had the two prettiest girls at Hill high on his arm he felt invincible. Come to think of it the only pretty girl at Hill high that he hadn't gone on a date with was Max. He asked her once and she responded by laughing in his face and running off with Terry to tell him the joke. It always bothered Nelson that Terry (who Nelson considered the biggest dreg in Gotham) always got the pretty girls. It wasn't fair Terry breaks the law, ends up in jail, falls asleep in class, doesn't pay attention and how does society pay him? By making him the assistant to the richest man in Gotham. Nelson considers himself a good kid. His grades are good, he's handsome, and he's on the wrestling team. That should be him with the cushy job.

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Dana stood a few feet away from Nelson listening to him scream and rant at the Jokerz for letting Max get away. She had to admit that Nelson was sexy when he was angry. A lot sexier then Terry (That's her opinion not mine). Thinking of him almost made her laugh. Who the hell did McGinnis think he was going behind her back with her friend?

She didn't blame Max entirely she knew how charming and persuasive he could be when he wanted something. Dana remembers falling under his spell and agreeing to almost anything. Her mind boggled as she thought of what Terry might be doing with Max when he called and cancelled their date. She tried not to think about Terry and Max when she was with Nelson. She found it quite amusing that while she was spending her free time and cancelled dates with Nelson, Terry was completely oblivious to that fact. On his way out the building Nelson grabbed Dana's hand. As they rode through the city Dana could see how frustrated Nelson was.

" Relax after school tomorrow we'll come back here and find her. But for now why don't you let me help you relax."

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It was two in the morning and Terry found himself looking down at the quiet city that he spent so many nights patrolling and keeping safe. He couldn't stop beating his self up for letting Max disappear. He kept thinking if he'd done something different she would be at home safe instead of god knows where. Terry walked away from his window, got dressed, crept out of the apartment and rode his bike to Max's apartment. He let his self into the apartment and looked around one more time hoping there was something he missed. Terry saw a picture of Max and her sister on the wall. He took the picture form the wall and sat on the couch with. He grabbed the pillow from the far end of the couch. He saw a chain in the corner of the couch and recognized it as the chain that Hill High students wear with their ID. He thought for a minute about whose it could be. Max's was in her book bag and Terry left his at home. He grabbed the ID and was surprised to see that it belonged to Nelson. Terry knew that Max hated Nelson as much as he did and that she would never let him into her apartment. He put the ID in his pocket and went to Wayne's.

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Max was pleased with herself and with the escape she'd made from the Jokerz. She'd taken up shelter on the roof of an abandoned building. She knew that since the Jokerz and probably Nelson were looking for her that her best chances of escape would be to hide at night and try to get help in the morning before school let out. As she looked out on the city she was surprised to see the sun rising behind Wayne manor. She never realized how huge Mr. Wayne's house was. Who could blame him. If she was a billionaire her house would cover Gotham City instead of being in a small apartment that she shared with her sister who was never there 99.9% of the time anyway. As much as she hated that apartment she couldn't wait to get to back to it. As she sat on the edge of the building she realized she that she could probably make it to Mr. Wayne's before school let out. She looked at her watch and saw that it was only six forty five if she left now she would make it there in no time. With any luck she wouldn't get lost on the way and even if she did all she'd have to do was climb to the roof of a tall building and find out where she want wrong. She left the abandoned building and was on her way.

Sorry it took so long to update but I had a massive case of writers block .

Hope you enjoy this chapter