Chapter 4
Barbara woke on a cold, damp concrete floor. She opened her eyes and slowly rolled on her back to take in her surroundings. She was lying in a ten by eight room, with concrete floor and brick walls. Judging by the dampness of the room and the rumbling overhead, Barbara believed she must be somewhere underground. She was somewhere in the old part of New Gotham, the part that had been buried during the earthquake years ago. Barbara pushed herself up to a sitting position and began surveying the room, looking for weaknesses. The door was made of solid steel; whoever designed this room definitely did not want anyone getting out. The room was solid. As Barbara scanned the room, she heard footsteps on the other side of the door. Barbara tensed as the door slowly opened and he walked in.
"Well, hello Babs. Nice to see you're finally awake." His bright smile was enough to make Barbara sick.
"Go to hell," Barbara said, staring the maniac down.
"Now, now Barbara. You haven't change a bit in the last seven years.well except for the walking thing. I guess you don't go by Batgirl anymore. That wouldn't fit your new lifestyles. So what is now Babs, Wheels maybe?"
"You know, you haven't changed either. You're still insane and your jokes still aren't funny."
The Joker's smile disappeared as his face contorted in rage. He grabbed Barbara and threw her up against the wall. He pinned her against the brick; his face contorted in rage, but slowly his smile returned. "You know I've had a long time to think about you," he said, his face only inches from Barbara's. "I've had seven years to think about that night. I often wondered why I didn't kill you. You were just lying there, the once proud Batgirl defenseless. I could have ended it with one pull of the trigger, but I didn't. Why? You want to know?" Barbara glared at him. "Because it wouldn't have been any fun. It would have ended that night and then what would I have done. No, Barbara I have so much more planned for you." He smiled. "I just want to say that you have raised two extraordinary young girls."
"You leave them out of this," Barbara said through clenched teeth.
He let go of Barbara, causing her to fall to the floor. "Struck a cord, didn't I?" he said as he walked to the door. "I can't wait to see the look on your face when I destroy them in front of your very eyes." He walked through the door. "She's all yours, boys."
The Joker walked down the hall, as two muscular thugs entered Barbara's cell. The only thing Barbara could do was try her best to shield herself from the onslaught of kicks and punches.
* * *
Helena was asleep in her bed when she was awoken by screams. She jumped out of bed and ran down the hall, almost colliding with Reese.
She stopped in front of him. She first noticed that he was only wearing boxer shorts and the next thing she noticed was the gun in his hands. She did her best to redirect her eyes to the gun. "What the hell are you doing running around the house with a gun?"
Reese, having reverted to cop mode on extinct, lowered the gun. "I heard somebody scream."
Helena smiled, "And you automatically thought the situation required a gun. You were born to be a cop, weren't you?" She shook her head, trying not to laugh. "It's probably just another one of Dinah's nightmares. She's been having them a lot lately. Come on." Helena headed done the hall towards Dinah's room.
Dinah's room was lit only by a small lamp on her bedside table. She was sitting up in bed, rocking back in forth. She was muttering something Helena couldn't hear and tears were running down her cheeks.
Reese stood by the door as Helena entered the room and sat on the bed. Helena placed a hand on Dinah's shoulder and the girl looked up at her. "I saw her Helena. He was with her and." she paused, "he was hurting her." Dinah started crying more. "H-he s-said he was going to destroy us." Dinah collapsed into Helena's arms.
Helena hugged Dinah. "It was just a dream, kid. It's okay."
Dinah pulled away, shaking her head. "No! It wasn't just a dream, Helena. I was there; I saw her. God, Helena, she is in so much pain. We have to find her."
Helena pulled Dinah into her arms and rocked her back and forth. "Shh. We will. I promise. It's going to be okay. We'll find her."
"I just want her back, Helena." Dinah whispered.
"I know kid. Me too."
Helena held Dinah until the kid calmed down and fell back asleep. She laid her back down and walked out of the room, leaning against the wall. Reese looked at her. "You're good with her."
Helena stared at Reese, "What's that supposed to mean?"
Reese put his hands up defensively, "The way you handled the situation. I just meant that you would make a good mother someday."
Helena shook her head. "No, I wouldn't. I was just trying to do what Barbara would have done."
Reese walked over to Helena. "You don't believe her, do you? I mean it was just a nightmare, right?"
Helena shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Dinah's telepathic abilities have allowed her to see things in dreams in the past. I don't think it was just a nightmare."
Reese pulled Helena into a tight embrace. They stood for a few minutes, when Helena suddenly pulled back. "Come with me," she said as she held at her hand.
Reese took her hand and she led him down the hall to her room. Helena laid down on the bed and Reese laid beside her, holding her in his embrace. They laid in silence.
"You know when this is all over, maybe we can take a vacation together. Go to the beach. Stay up all night looking at the stars. It would be romantic. What do think? " Reese asked, but Helena was already asleep. He looked at her sleeping form. "I love you," he whispered. He kissed the back of her head, closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
~Okay guys, I need help! As you know, I'm wanting to bring the Redmonds into the second part of my story, but I don't know their first names. I don't even know if they were ever given first names on the show. I've been looking through the fanfics for any names given for them, but I'm having problems. Does anyone know if they were ever given names or if someone has mentioned them in their fanfic. I would grateful for any help. Thanks.
Barbara woke on a cold, damp concrete floor. She opened her eyes and slowly rolled on her back to take in her surroundings. She was lying in a ten by eight room, with concrete floor and brick walls. Judging by the dampness of the room and the rumbling overhead, Barbara believed she must be somewhere underground. She was somewhere in the old part of New Gotham, the part that had been buried during the earthquake years ago. Barbara pushed herself up to a sitting position and began surveying the room, looking for weaknesses. The door was made of solid steel; whoever designed this room definitely did not want anyone getting out. The room was solid. As Barbara scanned the room, she heard footsteps on the other side of the door. Barbara tensed as the door slowly opened and he walked in.
"Well, hello Babs. Nice to see you're finally awake." His bright smile was enough to make Barbara sick.
"Go to hell," Barbara said, staring the maniac down.
"Now, now Barbara. You haven't change a bit in the last seven years.well except for the walking thing. I guess you don't go by Batgirl anymore. That wouldn't fit your new lifestyles. So what is now Babs, Wheels maybe?"
"You know, you haven't changed either. You're still insane and your jokes still aren't funny."
The Joker's smile disappeared as his face contorted in rage. He grabbed Barbara and threw her up against the wall. He pinned her against the brick; his face contorted in rage, but slowly his smile returned. "You know I've had a long time to think about you," he said, his face only inches from Barbara's. "I've had seven years to think about that night. I often wondered why I didn't kill you. You were just lying there, the once proud Batgirl defenseless. I could have ended it with one pull of the trigger, but I didn't. Why? You want to know?" Barbara glared at him. "Because it wouldn't have been any fun. It would have ended that night and then what would I have done. No, Barbara I have so much more planned for you." He smiled. "I just want to say that you have raised two extraordinary young girls."
"You leave them out of this," Barbara said through clenched teeth.
He let go of Barbara, causing her to fall to the floor. "Struck a cord, didn't I?" he said as he walked to the door. "I can't wait to see the look on your face when I destroy them in front of your very eyes." He walked through the door. "She's all yours, boys."
The Joker walked down the hall, as two muscular thugs entered Barbara's cell. The only thing Barbara could do was try her best to shield herself from the onslaught of kicks and punches.
* * *
Helena was asleep in her bed when she was awoken by screams. She jumped out of bed and ran down the hall, almost colliding with Reese.
She stopped in front of him. She first noticed that he was only wearing boxer shorts and the next thing she noticed was the gun in his hands. She did her best to redirect her eyes to the gun. "What the hell are you doing running around the house with a gun?"
Reese, having reverted to cop mode on extinct, lowered the gun. "I heard somebody scream."
Helena smiled, "And you automatically thought the situation required a gun. You were born to be a cop, weren't you?" She shook her head, trying not to laugh. "It's probably just another one of Dinah's nightmares. She's been having them a lot lately. Come on." Helena headed done the hall towards Dinah's room.
Dinah's room was lit only by a small lamp on her bedside table. She was sitting up in bed, rocking back in forth. She was muttering something Helena couldn't hear and tears were running down her cheeks.
Reese stood by the door as Helena entered the room and sat on the bed. Helena placed a hand on Dinah's shoulder and the girl looked up at her. "I saw her Helena. He was with her and." she paused, "he was hurting her." Dinah started crying more. "H-he s-said he was going to destroy us." Dinah collapsed into Helena's arms.
Helena hugged Dinah. "It was just a dream, kid. It's okay."
Dinah pulled away, shaking her head. "No! It wasn't just a dream, Helena. I was there; I saw her. God, Helena, she is in so much pain. We have to find her."
Helena pulled Dinah into her arms and rocked her back and forth. "Shh. We will. I promise. It's going to be okay. We'll find her."
"I just want her back, Helena." Dinah whispered.
"I know kid. Me too."
Helena held Dinah until the kid calmed down and fell back asleep. She laid her back down and walked out of the room, leaning against the wall. Reese looked at her. "You're good with her."
Helena stared at Reese, "What's that supposed to mean?"
Reese put his hands up defensively, "The way you handled the situation. I just meant that you would make a good mother someday."
Helena shook her head. "No, I wouldn't. I was just trying to do what Barbara would have done."
Reese walked over to Helena. "You don't believe her, do you? I mean it was just a nightmare, right?"
Helena shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Dinah's telepathic abilities have allowed her to see things in dreams in the past. I don't think it was just a nightmare."
Reese pulled Helena into a tight embrace. They stood for a few minutes, when Helena suddenly pulled back. "Come with me," she said as she held at her hand.
Reese took her hand and she led him down the hall to her room. Helena laid down on the bed and Reese laid beside her, holding her in his embrace. They laid in silence.
"You know when this is all over, maybe we can take a vacation together. Go to the beach. Stay up all night looking at the stars. It would be romantic. What do think? " Reese asked, but Helena was already asleep. He looked at her sleeping form. "I love you," he whispered. He kissed the back of her head, closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
~Okay guys, I need help! As you know, I'm wanting to bring the Redmonds into the second part of my story, but I don't know their first names. I don't even know if they were ever given first names on the show. I've been looking through the fanfics for any names given for them, but I'm having problems. Does anyone know if they were ever given names or if someone has mentioned them in their fanfic. I would grateful for any help. Thanks.