Some things never change.

Things had been going pretty well, Jessica and Enigma had grown closer and Jessica new exactly what question she needed to have answered. The one question that had burned in her brain for years.

"Say, Enigma I have a question for ya'," Jessica said brightly, looking over at the slightly oder girl, her glasses had been replaced from the big ones to slim, sleek, purple glasses.

Still needed to work on her clothes though.

"What's the question?" asked Enigma, a frown on her face.

"Who's ya' Daddy?"

"Pardon?"

"My god! We gotta' work on that attitude of yours, ya too polite and don't know how to hold ya' own. Any how, I'll work on that. So, who's ya' Daddy? As in, who's ya' Dad?"

Enigma frowned even more. "Why do you want to know?"

"Call me curious."

"One day that's going to get you into trouble."

"Oh… it already has," Jessica whispered. "So, who was it or do ya' not know?"

"I know who he is, I've never met him though."

"Well, who is he?"

"His name is…. Edward Nashton," Enigma muttered, making Jessica drop her apple.

"Ya' kidding me right?"

"Umm….. no. What's wrong? You've gone paler then usual," Enigma muttered giving Jessica a raised eyebrow.

"It's just…. Nah, it don't matter. I'll see ya after school, 'kay?"

"What about study?"

"Oh I… got that covered. Don't worry."

"O..kay…." Enigma muttered before frowning again. "You sure you're okay?"

"Doctors have been asking me that question for a long time kid, even they don't the answer, so I've got no hope."

"Right… you are.. I really don't know…"

"Didn't you say ya' met the Riddler a few weeks ago?"

"He threatened me with a pen. He… asked the same question… he acted very strange when my mother gave him the answer."

"I bet he did," Jessica muttered.

"Did you know him?" asked Enigma, looking intently at Jessica. "Did you know him when you were… well ya' know, locked up?"

"Riddler? Sure I did, he's my…" she paused before frowning. "It doesn't matter, but yeah, I knew him."

"What was he like?"

"Eddie? He was…. nice. If a little crazy.. but I don't wanna talk about it, I gotta go, E' see ya'," she said waving as she got to her feet, taking her bag with her.

The rain battered against the walls and windows. The wind howled as it blew around everyone, but it scooped up the leaves and juggled with them before slamming them against windows or people

Jessica stood outside the iron gates, staring up past the rain and the leaves at the words.

ARKHAM ASYLUM.

Jessica sighed and pulled her hood up closer to her face.

This was a stupid idea, to even be here, it was so… idiotic that Edward would be ashamed.

Walking back through the grounds towards the one place where patients could talk to people, either family or friends.

She sat down and waited, fiddling with her hands, she was nervous, but simply because well… she was a supposed innocent citizen and Edward was… well, he was a criminal.

She watched as he was brought in, sat down and then she gently picked up the phone, just like he did.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, staring at her. "You seem to be doing okay. How are your grades?"

"Doing good Eddie, thanks. But ah…. now I can see the resemblance."

"What are you talking about?"

"Somebody's been having a fling with the Doctors Eddie, ha! Don't know about the Doctor being 'in' but the patient most certainly was. Though I don't think you two were Doctor and patient then were ya?"

Edward narrowed his eyes. "And how exactly do you know about Enigma?"

"I'm her bets buddy, Eddie. Me and her go to the same school, Eddie, we're friends!"

Edward gave her a look. "You're friends with my daughter?" he deadpanned.

"Yeah," Jessica leaned closer to the glass. "I am. Got a problem with that?"

"A little one. I know what I will be warning Mist about in the next session," he bit out, making Jessica laughed.

"Speaking of the good Doctor, how has she been?"

"Good. Suspicious of Strange which is good, considering."

"Considering what?"

"Surely you have been listening to the news," Edward demanded.

Jessica bit her lip. "Would it surprise you if I said no?"

Edward groaned and ran a hand through his hair. "One thing I told you to do when you left here, just one thing!"

"I'm sorry Eddie, why what's been happening?"

"Strange is starting to fire the Doctors. Gradually getting get rid of them. He's taking over their cases. Arkham City-,"

"Arkham whaty?"

"Arkham City. It's the new super prison, Jessica I think, they'll be after old rogues. Rogues that are retired. Strange has been arguing with Penguin about the land. He wants it. He's already got the industrial district."

"Sionis steel mill."

"Jessica don't get hooked on that. Listen to me, even the Bat's getting suspicious, that can only mean something is else is going on."

"Yeah, but Eddie. What can either of us do? Niether of us can do anything can we?"

"Well… no not really but… we can keep an eye out for anything, tell Doctor Terry. Mist can sort things out with the higher ups."

"Except, Strange is the higher up. Eddie… we… I… I got to go, I can feel the crazy coming off the walls," she got up to leave before frowning, "I'll look after Enigma, see ya' Eddie."

She left, leaving the phone on the table, running as fast as she could out of that place, not noticing the figure following her.

She was quick, but the figure cold easily keep up with her, which was surprising most people couldn't keep up.

Running through the streets, dodging the cars, it was good to be away from that Asylum. She never realised just how dangerous and spooky that place was until now.

Just what was going on at Arkham? Something not good, even she could tell that…

She slowed before looking up at the building she was just walking past.

It was the Mayor's house.

She looked up past the iron fence, staring up at the window past the guards.

Suddenly a computer came flying out of the window, she covered her head from any broken glass and then she watched as the men went flying inside and then she saw him.

The bat.

He stood on the window ledge before jumping off and gliding away.

Jessica ran too, she had a feeling he'd seen her, but.. what could he do now? She was a good girl.

She ran past people, running down an alley, turning a corner towards the underpass and then fell to the floor.

She looked up at the dark and very big shadow of Batman.

"Could ya' not of knocked me over bats?"

"I wouldn't of done and you were going at such a pace it seemed inevitable."

"Well maybe I wouldn't of done, if you hadn't of gotten in my way!"

"What were you doing out side the mayor's house?" Batman growled.

Direct. Like always.

Jessica brushed the imaginary dirt off her writs before straightening her coat. "Shouldn't I be asking you that? You were the one sneaking round his house, not me!"

"But you were outside his house and considering your record-,"

"Arrest me then! But, oh wait ya' can't because I haven't done anything!"

"I know that. What I wanted to ask you was, what do you suspect the mayor of?"

Jessica frowned. "I… I don't suspect the mayor of anything, it's not him you have to worry about. He's not the bad guy! Besides, don't ya have some TITAN to find? I heard about the Trasks."

Batman narrowed his eyes. "How do you know about them?"

"Hey, just because I ain't part of the criminal world, don't mean I don't talk to them. I know quite a bit," she grinned at him before pulling her hood back up. "Now if ya' don't mind. I got places I need ta' be. See ya'. Oh and if you want to know more about the Trasks, I'd start by asking who could of given them the means to do it."

"They worked for Two Face. He found the TITAN."

"Yeah, but you saw the Trasks. They weren't bright enough to pull of that little stunt of their's. Someone else did, not them."

Batman nodded. "Arkham City is opening tomorrow."

"Then you ain't got much time. Just saying. See ya' bats," Jessica waved as she walked past him towards the underpass.

"Be careful Jessica. You may be retired. But you're not safe."

Jessica turned around to protest, but he was gone, like usual.

She huffed before rolling her eyes. "I can take care of myself."

She pulled her coat closer and walked under the under pass. But then she got the feeling she was being watched. But by who?

She acted normal, getting herself ready to jump, she knew if she jumped they wouldn't be expecting it.

She heard someone move on the wall above her and quickly jumped out of the way, flipping in the air to face them.

She felt her eyes widen at the sight of a huge kid, tall wise and broad across the shoulders. But it was what he looked like that spooked her the most.

"Ya' wouldn't happen to work with Waylon would ya'?" she questioned, letting a smirk slide on her face.

The kid had scales, but he had blue spots and more bulging eyes, they had a third eyelid to them too, but it was the fact he had a tail and a very long tongue.

He blinked at her. "How do you know Croc!?"

"Oh my god. I've been out of the criminal world for like what? A week and ya' don't know who I am. I'm Jess Turner."

"The Jester," the lizard kid breathed. "I never…"

"Don't you worry, you don't want me to eat trust me. Way, Way's already got dibs."

He blinked again before smiling. "Ah, ya' his chicken nugget ain't ya? Yeah I've heard about ya'."

"Oh goodie! Now if ya' don't mind-,"

Suddenly the song 'Jinxed' began to play through the conversation.

"Just give me a minute," she muttered pulling her phone out. It was Enigma.

Jessica frowned before answering. "Say E', are you okay? I thought I told ya'-,"

"Hello Miss Turner."

Jessica froze. "Who is this?"

"Come to the old st Anne's orphanage. You should know where it is. Meet me on the roof."

"When?"

"Now."

"Listen buddy, if you've hurt Enigma I swear-!"

"You're friend is fine. But she won't be, if you don't get here right now."

"Who are you?"

"Vendetta."

The line went dead.

Jessica frowned before turning towards Gecko. "Say buddy, ya' wanna help a fellow rogue out?"

"You're not a rogue now."

Jessica growled and jumped up, grabbing the boy's hoodie. "Listen lizard breath! My friend's in trouble, my big brother R's daughter! The Riddler's daughter ya' slack jawed idiot! Now ya' gonna help me or so help me I'll blow your brains out with a harpoon gun and feed ya to the Crocodile! We clear?!"

He gulped a little and nodded. "Yeah, I got it, I got it!"

"Good! Now come on!"

"Hey, I can't go out like this, come on this way. I know the sewers system. I can get us to where ya' need to go."

"St Anne's. The old orphanage."

"I can get you there. Come on."

The sewers were not the nicest place for her to be, but she doesn't care. She needs to get there, she needs to find Enigma.

"How long?"

"Almost there."

"Say kid, what's ya name?"

"Gecko."

"Inventive. Now, I need you to grab Enigma okay. I'll with Vendetta, okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. Sure, what ever. Just, let's get this over with," he muttered as he lifted the cover off.

The old Orphanage had been abandoned for years. After the events that led from Sasha killing that boy's parents and the two sister running off, the orphanage had gone down hill and nobody wanted to leave the kids there and the kids didn't want to stay at a place where someone was murdered.

The place had broken windows, the trees had grown over the gates, they slammed against the gates and the windows. Ivy had also grown over the gates and the wall, the sign was swinging ominously in the wind as and it squeaked each time it swung.

Jessica grimaced at the sight of it. "Home again, home again," she muttered before walking up to the gates, with Gecko following behind her.

She climbed over the wall, with Gecko following close behind her.

"So… who's this guy?"

"I don't know, but he's gonna' wish he didn't mess with me, when I'm through with him."

Gecko nodded and Jessica opened the huge doors, the lock had already been broken and as she walked in, she looked up at the old staircase before frowning.

She hadn't been here in years and she was glad.

They saw an arrow on the floor, pointing towards the stairs.

Jessica frowned. "Why does it always have to be the roof?"

Gecko shrugged.

"Come on then," she muttered walking over to the stairs.

"Hey, get on my back, I can take you up."

"I can walk up stairs ya' know."

"I ain't called Gecko for no reason Jester," Gecko growled.

Jessica blinked before grinning. "A- okay! Lets go!"

She jumped on his back and Gecko began to clive, getting higher and higher, till they reached the top.

She hoped of his back and opened the door to the roof.

When she walked out she saw Enigma, she looked scared, not that Jessica could blame her.

"Enigma are you okay?"

"She's fine. It's a good thing you came when you did. I was getting a little trigger happy," spoke a boy as he came into the light, holding the gun, keeping it trained on Enigma.

He was wearing a long blue leather coat, dressed in mostly black leather too, with a mask that had a white 'V' painted over the left eye.

"Vendetta," Jessica growled, glaring at the boy. "Why are you doing this?!"

"You and your sister destroyed my life! Your sister murdered my mother, you killed my father!"

"I ain't killed nobody's dad! I ain't like my sister!"

"No! But because of your boss, my father is dead!"

"Who the hell are you?" asked Jessica, glaring at him.

"I've told you all the clues and yet you still haven't figured it out," he lifted the black emotionless mask.

"Danny?!" Jessica gasped.

"Ya know this punk?" Gecko growled.

"No, she doesn't know me. But she will get to know me very quickly."

"First, let Enigma go!" shouted Jessica.

Vendetta grabbed Enigma and pulled her close to the edge. "Sure thing!"

He pushed her, there and then.

"No!" screamed Jessica leaping towards Vendetta but he sighed stepped and sung out at her, getting ready to shoot her, but Jessica blocked his arm and kicked the gun out of his hands, letting it fly off the roof to the floor.

"I'm going to kill you!" Jessica screamed.

"At least we're on the same page," Vendetta snarled as they glared at each other, ready for the fight of their lives.

T.B.C:

Note: Oh no! Enigma! :( BAD Vendetta! Bad, bad bad! Bad Vendetta! Hope you guys like the next bit, god knows what's going to happen! :) So, what do ya' think of Gecko? I know right, scaly little critter! :P Any how, I hope you guys liked this!