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When I see your smile, the tears roll down my face- the red jumpsuit apparatus
Chapter 3
"Hey birdie, what do you think of this angle?" The Joker asked her not expecting an answer. "I would like to not get any blood on the lens, this camera wasn't cheap you know."
Raven sat tied up in a chair. Tears continued to roll down her face no matter how hard she tried to hold them back. She was in a tremendous amount of pain. The Joker had managed to acquire a gauntlet that blocked her power and so she was unable to heal herself from his beatings. She had no idea how he got a hold of it but he had.
"Now this angle looks good, do you think it will get the full picture of me bashing your face in with my metal bat?"
Raven winced. He had already been doing that in bursts. She had been his prisoner for almost a day now and every few hours he would come in and beat her bloody with his bat. He said the crowbar was so yesterday. Steel bats where all the rage in beating young demons spawn. She was only alive now because of her demon heritage. Another thing to hate about her father, survival. -
"Per-fection!" He said with glee. "Ready darling? We go on soon ..."
He picked up the bat and walked towards her.
She looked away from the madman. Fear coursed through her veins.
"You should make some noise darling," he said poking her sternum with the bat. "As much as I love seeing you cry those pretty tears I'm sure the audience would love to hear a scream or two. I know I would. Ahahahaha."
He then swung the bat hitting her on her chest. She became winded but did not cry out. She would not give him that satisfaction.
The Joker laughed and picked up her chin to make her face him. A cruel smile was plastered on his demented face.
The Joker laughed as he turned to face the camera.
"Hello, dear friends!" He said with his sick laugh. "You are now tuned in to the greatest piece of film you have ever seen."
He bent to the side of the chair and forced her to look at the camera.
"Don't miss the one of kind cinematography that will only be in theatres for a short amount of time."
He grabbed the bat.
"Featuring well on me, my main star the beautiful bird girl of the teen titans the one and only Raven, and our main antagonist."
He raised the bat.
"Mr. Steel Bat. Welcome to the greatest show. I do hope you will enjoy."
He struck her behind her head and it all went black once more.
...
They had searched for almost 20 hours before they were forced to stop by Nightwing.
Robin had tried to refuse but now he was tied down to a chair. Tightly.
"This is all your fault!" The young son of Batman yelled at Nightwing as he thrashed about.
"This isn't anyone's fault," Beastboy said trying to calm the boy down.
"He sent raven there, it was his call!" Young Damian yelled. "if you handy had been so stupid."
"Damian!" Kori said in an attempt to soothe the boy. "That is enough. We all went along with Dicks orders, including yourself. None of us questioned it. We are all at fault."
Suddenly the doors to the Titans living space slammed open and a very angry Batman walked in.
"You called my father!" Damian yelled as he pointed a finger at Dick. He had finally managed to break his constraints.
"No," Dick said. "Of course not."
Before dick could continue Batman slammed his hands on their table.
"That was your first mistake," the famous vigilante said.
His voice was strong and loud and held an air of anger and disappointment. He was furious, they could all tell.
"The moment the Joker reared his head in your direction, you should have called me," the dark knight growled. "Instead I had to hear it from cyborg and now I am hearing that he got a hold of one of your members!"
"Batman," Dick began but was cut off.
"No," Batman said staring at the entire group of titans. "The teen titans are all off of this mission as of now. Richard, you are coming with me. "
"Like hell we are," Damian said standing up and sizing his father. "I am not getting off of this. The Joker is here for me not for you."
Batman gave his son a stern glare, the effect heightened by his cowl.
"You will stand down," he stated. "This is serious, by not calling me immediately you have put yourselves all at risk. It is because of all your foolishness that the demon girl was taken."
It was at the phrase "demon girl" that Damian lost his entire composure.
"Her name is Raven," the young bat yelled. "And if you think I'll just sit here while that madman has my friend then you don't know me at all."
With that, Damian stormed out of the room.
"You will make sure they stand down Starfire," Batman said with a tone of finality.
Kori nodded. Gar and Jaime glared but stayed quiet.
"Dick."
Batman took off with Dick following behind him.
...
"You know full well that Damian is not going to listen," Dick said as he followed the Batman to the Batjet.
They boarded the high tech plane and it took off into the sky.
"I am aware," the bat said. "But you and I will find the Joker and get the girl before anyone can get hurt."
Dick glared at his mentor.
"Her name is Raven," he told Batman. "this is why Damian has no faith in you. He knows you do not like her, we all know it. He knows you can find the Joker, we all know that, but to be honest I don't feel like you particularly care about saving Raven. You don't care that the joker has her. You're just glad it's not Damian."
Suddenly Batman slammed his fist into the controls causing the plane to lose control for a moment. Dick knew right away that he said the wrong thing.
"How can you for a second even think I do not want to save her. Save Raven. How can you think for a second that I would want anyone, let alone a small teenage girl, to be in the hands of the joker? Especially after what he did to Jason."
Dick had the decency to look and feel slightly ashamed. Batman regained his composure and took control of the Batjet.
"I know Damian is afraid," he continued. "I know he cares deeply for her. Deeper than he cares for most. That will cloud his judgment and that will make it easier for the Joker to get the upper hand. That is why we have to do everything in our power to stop him. Damian won't be composed enough to save her and that will put them both in even more danger."
Dick nodded.
"Come in Batman," a voice said over the communication speakers.
Batman turned in the screen to see who was speaking.
"Tim?" Dick said as he looked at the screen.
Why was Red Robin suddenly calling them?
"What is it, Tim?" Batman asked.
"Have you seen the news? He said sounding worried.
"No," dick replied. "We have some important business going on."
"Is it about the Joker?" The red robin asked.
Both Richard and Batman gave each other a look. Both knew they were about to be told something awful.
"What is the media saying?" Richard asked.
Tim had a look of fear and sadness on his face.
"Joker posted something online. It's going viral. It's...it's hard to watch."
...
The young female heroine sat in the middle of the room. She was tied to a chair and looked to be struggling to stay conscious. She could be heard muttering the words "stay in control, stay in control."
The madman with the perpetual smile had just finished his first assault on the young heroine.
It had been countless and agonizing minutes of the man striking the girl with a metal bat. He laughed the entire time.
"Can you hear her Batsy junior," the joker said into the camera. "My little messenger told me all about the pretty little bird's daddy issues and I truly am in awe. Here I am beating the feathers off of her and she's still trying to keep from unleashing the demon on me. She's got some guts I'll tell ya. Maybe we can see them first hand later."
He was standing above the girl. An imposing figure over someone who looked to be so fragile and so innocent. Undeserving of the torment.
"As for now," he said raising the bat in his hand high in the air. "I think I'll just keep beating her up. Maybe we'll get to see the demon unleashed if I beat her hard enough. Eheheh hahaha."
He began to strike the girl once more.
"It would make the greatest show even greater."
...
Batman and Richard, now dawning his Nightwing suit, had returned to the tower the moment they finished watching the brutal beating. Both men knew Damian would be in hysterics.
They walked into the tower unable to find anyone until they were at the infirmary. Damian was unconscious and held down by straps to a bed. Jaime was stitching up Garfield.
"He saw the video," Batman said as he went to his son's side.
"Yes," Kori said. "He became extremely angry and we had to restrain him. He was not in the right mind."
"He didn't take that too well," Jaime said as he continued to stitch up the green shapeshifter.
"That's an understatement," Garfield said wincing. "He slashed me with his freaking nails man."
The team looked extremely worried. An awkward silence taking over the room.
"Why are you two still here?!" Beastboy suddenly yelled. "We are standing down like you said. Why aren't you two out there looking for Raven!? The jokers torturing her and all we are doing is sitting in this stupid tower."
"He's right," Batman said. "Let's go Nightwing. Starfire, ensure the team stays safe."
Starfire nodded as Batman and Nightwing took off.
"Well find her you guys," Nightwing said as he exited. "We have to."
They had left and searched for two more days.
They hadn't found her.
...
They had to contain Damian in one of their holding cells. The young man continuously beat at the window demanding freedom.
"Please Kori," he had asked with such emotion in his voice.
"I can't," she said. "As much as I want to, it will only make things worse."
...
On day four Batman had punched the wall in frustration.
Nightwing had locked himself in his room to yell.
Joker had sent out another video. Another brutal beating. Another day lost.
...
"It will be but a minute, that's all it will take."
"No."
"You are being weak my daughter."
Raven ignored the insistent voice of her father. She had been doing it for the past two days now.
Her head felt like it had exploded, had been haphazardly put back together but was ready burst once more. Being locked up with the clown was breaking her. She had to stay together. For her sake but the he was breaking her. She was close to shattering.
Mentally and physically.
Her father was only making it worse. He wanted to use her pain and torture as a way of convincing her to unleash her demonic side. He said she would be freed.
But at what cost.
"You're starting to bore me," the Joker said as he dug the heel of his foot into her back.
She whimpered at the pain but didn't scream. She wouldn't give him that satisfaction.
"I wanna see the demon," he told her, his voice petulant like a child. A demonic child and Raven had first hand experience with those.. "I wanna see the demon come out to play."
He kicked her in the stomach causing her to turn over. She was splayed on the floor. Her cloak was gone and her uniform had been ripped in many places. Her face was bruised, her cheek was swollen. Her body was fairing no better. She was hungry and she was thirsty.
The Joker looked over at the girl on the floor and a gruesome smile crept onto his face.
The face he had, it was hideous. It was disturbing. But what was worse was what Raven could feel coming from his head. Dread filled her veins. Her heart began to pump in a fight or flight response. She was hyperventilating.
He wouldn't.
"My you really are a pretty bird aren't you," he said as he bent down at her and grabbed her by the neck.
The floor was dirty, the walls were grimy, and rat droppings were scattered about yet nothing was quite as disgusting as the look on the Jokers faces.
"Maybe we can have a different sort of fun," he said as he began to undo the zipper of her top. " Fun for me at least."
"No," she said as she began to thrash.
"Now now," he said with his hideous smile. "it will be fun, for me."
Not being able to handle the over helming fear she unleashed her demonic side.
"No! She yelled in her distorted voice. The long tentacle-like arms reached for the joker who had jumped back.
All he did was a laugh and brews a button in his hand. Immediately the demon girl was electrocuted and on the floor twitching.
"Was that all," he said with a disappointed giggle. "I was expecting much, much more. What a letdown."
Raven continued to convulse on the floor as the joker bent back down to her level.
"Now where were we?" He said as had stopped the electrocution and he began to unbutton his pants.
Raven, unable to move, finally screamed.
...
On day 6, after the Joker had posted the video, Nightwing punched Batman right on the face.
"Why haven't we found her?!" He yelled in utter distraught.
Try as they might track down the Joker. They had tried Gotham, Bludhaven, they even contacted Superman in Metropolis.
No signs of her.
When the Joker aired that video Dick had lost it. He punched Bruce, he punched a wall, and he began to blame himself. He sent her to that spot. It was his call.
Still, it was nothing compared to Damian's reaction. He had been so enraged. They had tried to keep him from watching but they had failed. He saw the video and raised hell. They had to chemically restrain him. He was now unconscious, for his own safety.
As for the rest of the team, Garfield locked himself away and Jaime just sat at the computer trying to find potential hiding spots for the Joker, neither had been sleeping. K'oriander had a nightmare that night of her time with the citadel, only it had not been her but instead raven in her place. She woke up thrashing with tears streaming down her face.
The Joker had completed his objective and then some.
Things were not looking well.
...
…..
Deep in the city of Gotham, where the crime lords frequented, sat a very angry young crime boss.
Red-X couldn't understand how this could have happened. He thought those teens knew better, he really had. But to mess with the Joker? How could they be so stupid?
He had been doing business in Gotham, as was usual, when he had heard the Joker was posting videos from his home away from home, Jump City. He immediately did not like the sound of the Joker doing anything near the Teens. The Joker always meant people were going to suffer.
And he knew how that felt.
Red-X watched every video in horror and disappointment knowing the Titans, and Batman most likely, had failed at finding her. They had left Raven, sunshine as he liked to call her, in the hands of that madman and she was suffering a terrible fate.
Red-X knew it was now up to him. If Batman couldn't be bothered to do it and the Titans were miserably failing then he would have to be the one to find and save Raven. He knew time was running out and he couldn't, he wouldn't, let that happen. Never again.
He took off immediately.
To be continued….
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I know some people may not agree with how I portrayed the Joker and I accept that. I had to think long and hard if I could honestly see the joker being that evil and I decided he could be. We can discuss it if you message me but I'll warn you. I am a fake fan and by that I mean that I only really watch the animated movies (and not even all of them). I research my characters a lot but I just cannot focus on comic books. They usually have too much going on and it distracts me to the point where I cannot follow the story. Sigh. So I know that the characters may be OOC. I apologize for it but this story is something I would want to see be done and so I decided to write a story about. That is what fanfiction is about and I try to keep my characters in character but then again we all see characters in different lights. To me the Joker is the epitome of evil. Even in the animated series and batman beyond I still feel as if he had no moral code. He is capable of all evils.
I don't think Raven is weak and I am not trying to portray her as so. This is just one chapter in the story and sometimes you fall down, sometimes you crash.
Please follow and review. The drawing will be posted tomorrow and if you follow me on Tumblr you might see the process of how I draw my simple drawings. B-The-Crazy-Slytherin
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