A/N- I'm thinking of retrying Joker on the Table and Ace in the Hole, but I'm not sure. What do you think?
Chapter 6- Action
Jo flipped through the three basic channels on the small television once…twice…finally, she left it on a news channel and began to search through the abandoned crates again.
A cold breeze went through the cave. Jo shivered, then wrapped herself up in the ratty blanket she had found. She had hoped that Batman would be back soon. What was taking him so long?
Suddenly, she stopped tuning out the newswoman and figured out where the Dark Knight had gone.
"Reports show that the factory belonged to a Mr. And Mrs. McLaughlin. There has been no evidence yet to show that the Joker is responsible for this, but obviously, the police are worried. Mr. McLaughlin--who is best known for his candy The McLaughlin Laughable--says that he has no idea why anybody would want to rob a candy factory..."
Jo stopped listening when the woman said "candy factory." The Joker, but why? Why would he rob that factory? Obviously, the owner wouldn't keep any of his valuables there. So why?
"A trap," Jo muttered in disbelief. "He's going to trap Batman…to get to me."
Oh no, was the only thought the young girl was capable of. She didn't want him to get hurt on her account.
"I have to warn him," she said, not quite believing what she was saying.
After all, she didn't know where this cave was, really. All Batman had told her was that they were near the docks. Below them. But they had to come out somewhere, and Jo couldn't let him get hurt. She had to warn him.
She dropped the blanket and headed off in the direction that the Batmobile had went.
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"Here he comes!" whispered the Joker in glee.
Harley looked up at him, and her eyes dimmed slightly. "But Mistah J, surely the Bat won't have the girl with him," she said.
"I'm not counting on that, Harl," the Clown Prince said.
"Then what, puddin'?"
"I'm counting on her."
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Batman slowly lowered himself to the floor of the candy factory. All was dark, and there was police tape everywhere. With no sound whatsoever, he retracted his grappling hook and placed it into this utility belt. He then proceeded to look around
All seemed quiet enough. No sign of the Joker as far as he could tell…but that didn't mean that the maniac wasn't there. With the Joker…expect the unexpected.
Batman could only rest in knowing that Jo was far away from here and far away from harm.
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What the hell was she thinking? This was the Joker! She was only a girl, how could she ever hope to take on the Joker, even if he was her father…?
Jo was surer now more than ever before that some of the insanity of her father was in her genes as she picked the lock to the back door of the factory. She slipped inside. Somewhere in the distance, she heard a rustling noise. She held perfectly still, then started to move cautiously from the door.
The sun had set a little while before her arrival, and now moonlight leaked through the high-set windows. She was standing in a glow of the iridescent light, when a large, dark shadow covered her. She turned and realized what was happening just a second too late.
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Batman turned as he heard the sound of a door scraping open and shut. When the sound was no more, and no more sounds followed, he headed off in that general direction. Someone was still here!
On careful watch for the Joker, the Dark Knight moved stealthily through crates and crates of sweet creations. Suddenly, Batman heard a scuffling of shoes and then hurried footsteps. What confused him slightly was the fact that the sounds were moving away from him. So he found himself chasing after the shadows that made these sounds. Just as suddenly, the lights in the factory came on, blinding him.
"AH HA HA HA HA HA HA!" came the maniacal laugh of the Joker. "Too late, Batsy!"
Batman turned. Standing in a far off door was Harley Quinn and the Joker. And in the Joker's arms with her mouth covered was…
"Jo!" Batman cried, chasing after the crazy couple and their hostage as they bolted from the factory and into a nearby vehicle.
The vehicle cranked up and was gone in the blink of an eye.
"Jo!" Batman yelled again, but the only reply he received was the sound of the getaway car's engine in the distance.
End Notes: Did you like this chapter? I hope so. Anyway, I'd like to inform you that I've joined into a partnership with my best friend. Our account is called QuillsandValium, and we'll be doing a Batman and Harry Potter crossover soon. So keep on the lookout for us! Please R R! Bye!