I was being pulled by the arm and I didn't like it. I thought that my arm was being pulled out of it's socket. I winced in pain. My wrist hurt so bad. I figured that I was just complaining too much, but I've never felt so much pain in my life. I stopped short, leaving the Joker to stumble back a bit. He came to a hault. His head cocked back to meet my eyes. I felt myself gulp. I had to stall him, so Galen would have enough time to get out here. I glared at him. "I'm not going anywhere."

He sucked in his cheek and chewed on the side of his mouth. He looked at me with the most angry look in the world. He jerked me forward, causing me to stumble. I nearly fell to the ground. Though this time, he didn't try and help me. I grabbed his arm to help support me, but he pulled it away. "Stop." I whined, trying to hold myself up. "Payton!" I whipped my head around to see Galen.

Galen ran towards the group of us. The street lights poured down. It was kind of like a horror movie. "Hey!" He yelled, as he stepped over to us. "Leave her alone!" He went to get closer to me, but Logan pulled him back. He shrugged Logan off. Galen reached for Payton. "Here, Payton. Let's get out of here." Joker nodded to Logan, who threw a punch at Galen.

"Galen!" I screamed. "No! Leave him alone!" I tried pulling away from the Joker, but his firm grip was too tight. Galen grabbed Logan's head and punched him hard. He slammed Logan into the building. He kicked him and threw many punches at him. Joker groaned. He threw me against the SUV doors. I fell to the ground instantly. "You can't rely on anyone these days. We have to do everything ourselves. Dont' we!" He yelled. He strolled over to Galen and Logan.

I pulled myself up off the ground. I started towards them, but Melanie grabbed my arm. "Payton stop!" She said sternly. I sighed and pulled away from her. When I looked back over, Joker had Galen down on the ground. "No, stop!" I ran at him. There was a loud yulp from an alley way. The Joker stopped and looked over intently at the open alley.

The Joker sucked in his teeth and walked towards me again. I turned around, hoping he was headed for someone else. No. He gripped ahold of my wrist and threw me into the SUV. I was getting real tired of that. The Joker slammed the door shut in my face and went around to the driver's side. He didn't even wait for anyone else to get in. He turned on the car. I looked up at him confused.

"Wait. We can't just leave them!" I yelled. I saw Melanie looking over threw the windows, she was also confused. Logan was standing there with Austin. The Joker ignored me and started driving off. I heard him muttering to himself, but I couldn't make out the words. "Why did we just leave them?" I asked. Hopefully he would answer me this time.

"Because, the stupid bat has to always interrupt my plans." He mumbled. He rounded a sharp corner, causing me to fly off of my seat and onto the floor. I brushed away a strand of hair from my face. "I didn't see Batman." I protested.

"Yes, but what do you think all the commotion was?" He asked. He tone told her that he was annoyed with her. I sighed and looked down at the floor. I folded my hands together, closing my eyes. I prayed silently to myself. I needed to go home. I couldn't take all this anymore. The Joker's laughing caused me to looked up at him. "What?" I asked.

"You can't be around the devil and start praying!!" He shouted.

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Batman held Maroni by the collar of his shirt. He dangled him over a balcony. Maroni looked him straight in the eye. "Look. From one professional to another. If you're trying to scare somebody, pick a better spot. The fall wouldn't kill me."

"I'm counting on that." Batman replied. He let go of Maroni. Maroni fell to the ground on his feet, causing his ankles to snap. Maroni whined on the street. He breathed hard and tried not to scream from the pain. Batman grabbed ahold of Maroni again. "Where's the Joker?!"

Maroni took in a deep breath. "I don't know. I swear."

Batman jerked him forward. "Someone knows where he is!" He yelled.

"No one is gonna cross him for you." Maroni whispered in a harsh tone. "If you're trying to get that girl he drags around, you're wasting your time. The Joker ain't gonna just hand her over. The only way you're gonna get to her, is by taking off that little mask of yours. Thats the only way. Let him come find you." Maroni said.

Batman glared. "Fine. We'll do this the hard way." He said in a raspy voice. "We're going down to the MCU." He started dragging Maroni by the back of his shirt. Maroni whimpered.

"Alright!" Maroni yelled. "Okay. I'll tell you. The last place I heard he was hiding was, some warehouse. On the west side of town."

Batman dropped Maroni and started walking towards the west direction. "Were you going?" Maroni asked.

"To find him." Batman answered.

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