Bending Steel

Summary: Bruce Wayne, Playboy millionaire is now off the market! Taken by a beautiful blond haired man by the name of Jack Napier the press is going crazy with it. Not only that but it seems Batman has found a new accomplice in Joker himself! While some people are glad to have Joker off the streets, some people are a little sceptical, including the members of the Justice League! But while this entire mess is getting sorted one man still stalks the streets and he has found a friend. Doctor Harish is in and he is waiting for his Patience to come for tea.

Disclaimer: I don't own Batman, DC is amazing and I will love them forever.

AN: Read 'Of Broken Steel' so not to get confused

Dick is 13

AN: Someone else is going to make an appearance…who is it? A Surprise!

Chapter 2: Wonderland

"This is getting a little silly Bruce," Joker said as he waved his hands in front of himself blindly.

"This, coming from you," Bruce spoke as he watched the blindfolded man try and find some kind of landmark as he was lead through the house. After the Christmas Gala and small after party, Bruce had tip toed behind Jack and blindfolded him, saying he had another surprise.

"I'm going to start thinking naughty things Bruce unless you explain yourself," Joker giggled, no wig and dressed in his purple jump suit and now blind folded it was a rather interesting thought but Bruce had other things in mind.

Chucking he lead the man to the grandfather clock and down the stairs carefully leading him down and then left him standing there feeling around blindly once more.

"Gah, Bruce, this isn't fun anymore," Joker whined and stepped forwards and bumped in to something very solid. Not caring if he were to ruin some kind of surprise or not he undid the blindfold and gave a squeal of absolute delight at his newest present,

A motorbike.

The bike was bright purple in color with the signature green highlighting along the sides. There were all kinds of buttons and things he could play with but he suspected none would be welcome in the Batcave. Joker leaped on to Bruce's back like a child at Christmas and kissed the back of his head several times before thanking him just as many.

"Well, if you're going to be a new pair of eyes you might as well be able to get around," Bruce said as he changed, watching Joker jump around like a hyper active terrier with a new toy, "Alfred's logic though, not mine."

"Alphy did this for me?" Joker asked and Bruce grinned as his cowl came in to place,

"No, I said you needed wheels, he said motorbike, it is more fun after all," Batman spoke and Joker clapped his hands like a teenaged girl before he pulled on his boots, belt and gloves, all in black and then the helmet to his new bike, bright green. "Don't kill yourself on it…or anyone else."

"Come on Batsy, I'm a changed man," Joker said through the helmet as he sat astride hi bike, completely comfortable as he ran his hands over the seat, up the body of the bike until he was leaning over it and grasping the handles, completely aware that Bruce was watching. Joker grinned under his helmet before the bike roared to life and he sped off, his laughter filling the cave as he raced in to the night in absolute glee.

"Maybe the bike wasn't such a good idea," Dick said as he placed his mask in to place and looked up at Bruce who was turning red under his cowl and the boy grinned wickedly, "Then again, he didn't look half bad on it right…Yeow!" Robing took off running as Batman aimed another strike for the boy's rear end.

"Cheeky brat, get to work!" He growled and Robin laughed as he vanished, jumping on to his own bike and speeding away, off to find Batgirl no doubt before getting to work. Batman grinned though, seeing Joker spread on the bike like some dark, sleek cat was a treat he would keep to himself, with a satisfied hum he headed for his car, he'd think of Joker later, right not he had a job to do.

Joker felt like a little boy as he raced through the streets of Gotham, expertly weaving through traffic without causing any kind of damage. He felt like he was free, the wind rushing past his body and over his back, the roar of the engine as the bike flew under him, it almost drove itself it was amazing! Giving off a gleeful cry the Joker ripped around a corner, barely missing a light pole in his excitement and kept on driving, making sure to actually abide by the law as he rushed through traffic, speeding he could deal with, running over some innocent kid he might have problems with now.

"Hey Joker! How are the wheels!?" A voice echoes and Joker laughed,

"Amazing!" He answered as Robin laughed from the other side of the link, "What else can it do but make me giddy?"

"Make you more giddy really, the bike is equipped with Joker gear more than Bat gear, it's all you, stunning gas, laughing gas, card blades and oil slick too, all you have to do is figure out which button does what," Robin explained, "The big red button is a booster though, so unless you're in trouble, don't push that button and when you do, hold on for your life."

"Don't push the big red button, play with everything else, that is just torture," Joker said as he looked at the buttons, the traffic was to heavy so he couldn't play with it now but he would find some deserted place later in the evening if he could and figure it all out that way, besides, most of the buttons were in easy reach with his thumbs, if he did run in to trouble he just needed to push one and hoped it worked properly.

Joker giggled again as he rushed around a corner and allowed himself to breath, the engine died down and Joker leaned up, straddling the bike and looking up at the sky. He could feel his body relax a little more, that Clark Kent guy had rubbed him the wrong way, he just wasn't sure why though. He would have thought about it more if a sound hadn't caught his attention, footsteps, walking towards him.

Whipping around he came face to face with a grinning man, eyes wild and blond hair ruffled unevenly with a rat set on his shoulders.

"Hello rabbit…" He purred and Joker shivered.

"Hatter my boy, you have seen better days," Joker swallowed as he pulled his helmet off, curls falling loose around his face, making Hatter's eyes go wide and he smiled.

"You look like a pretty doll," He cooed and Joker flinch, that was not a good description, not from the Hatter. "Now, now, door mouse, don't get excited, he may come to tea if we ask nicely."

"Sorry, busy," Joker said as his hand touched the grapple gun at his hip,

"Look! New toys!" Hatter giggled and jumped up and down, "My, my, the pretty doll has been busy, oh look at all his fun new things, can we see?" Hatter stepped closer and Joker stepped back, thinking that whatever mind he gained, Hatter lost.

"I rather you not, no," Joker said shaking his head, moving curls from his face behind his ear,

"Now, now, didn't your parents teach you to share, there I a good rabbit," Hatter was uncomfortably close and Joker had very little options, "Such a pretty thing…" Hatter reached out and cupped the Joker's face, the curls falling around his fingers and coiling about his palm. Joker shivered and not from the touch, Hatter was cold, freezing almost and as he looked at the man he saw that he was pale, sunken eyes and blackening nails he looked worse than what he had been before.

"What happened to you?" Joker asked, suddenly feeling pity for the man.

"The Queen, the Queen made me all better," He whispered and Joker's eyes narrowed and his jaw set, there was only one person who would think this was 'all better.'

"Harish," Joker hissed and picked up a pellet from his belt, "Sorry Hatter my boy, show and tell it now over." With crack the pellet exploded in to light and Joker took flight, his grappling gun catching on to a high rise and pulling him up on to a balcony where he sat on the railing staring out in to the dim city.

"Sightseeing?" Joker whipped around and growled up at the hovering Superman and crossed his arms.

"Maybe, what do you want fly boy?" Joker couldn't help it, Superman was not his most favorite person in the world. Superman raised a brow and crossed his own arms, both simply staring at one another until a sound caught both of their attention, Joker's com link going off.

"Where are you?" It was Batman and Joker sighed softly before he touched the small cuff on his ear.

"Sightseeing," He grinned darkly at Superman who huffed in return, "I'm entertaining an unwanted guest."

"Let me guess, Superman?" Batman asked and sighed in pure annoyance, "Tell him I don't want, need or expect his help."

"Batsy, darling, should I remind you of his hearing abilities?" Joker cooed softly as he twirled an erred lock of hair between his fingers, "I believe he heard you."

"Good, then he can hear me to tell him to mind his own busyness and to get out of my city," Batman hissed and Joker giggled as he turned towards Superman with a sickly sweet smile. Superman just glared again before he turned and left, Joker waving at his back as he did so. "Okay now where are you?"

"I'm on someone's balcony, I just ran in to Hatter and boy did he look ill, Whatever marbles I gained he lost, he's cold too, he touched me and his skin is like ice, I think he's delusional too, I did however get a fun new nickname."

"What's that?" Batman asked as he stopped under the building, looking up to see Joker perched on the balcony railing.

"Pretty Doll."

Harish was furious when the Hatter came back, his ugly little rat squealed and scurried away as Harish struck the man, the stand of green hair entwined in his fingers falling to the ground.

"But I did what I was told, you asked me to find him and I found him, what a pretty thing, such a pretty thing, a greened haired Alice, yes, yes! That's it door mouse! Our new Alice," Hatter gave a shriek as he was kicked in the ribs and sent to the floor once more.

"No!" Harish spat, and then his voice seemed to soften almost instantly, his personality switching like a light "Joker is mine you see, He isn't your Alice, but we will get you one, a pretty little Alice, when you are all better, and I can make you all better, all you need is to get me my Joker, and then you can have your Alice."

"Yes, yes, Alice, we miss our Alice," Hatter giggled manically and skipped away, "Come door mouse, it's almost time for tea." The green clad man skipped away with a new tune on his lips as he and his rat vanished somewhere in the hide out, leaving Harish there to think.

"Now Joker, you have changed," Harish cooed, his personality going dark once more, "But not for the better, oh no, being with that man will not make you better," He grinned, thick black saliva running down his chin as he wheezed a laugh, "Harish will make it all better."

AN: Who missed me! Show of hands! Sorry this took so long I was computer-less and very much in a deep black whole of no return but...I'M BACK! WOOOT And so is Harish...Ooo, I love/hate/want to kill this guy. Teehee, and Look Superman makes another appearance, R&R