As Jonathan had said the rouges and children were woken around eight in the morning but today was not how they were normally awoken. Or at least that was what Victoria and Briar hoped.
Just before eight a shrill scream echoed through the corridors of the old building, making Sophie, Ally and Matthew bolt out of bed.
"What was that?" Ally's eyes were wide as she looked around the beds in the small room. "And where are Briar and Tori?"
"My guess," Sophie mumbled. "Probably getting tea and coffee." She pulled herself out of her bed and being to get dressed.
Ally stretched and did the same. "Let's go and find out where that scream came from."
They left the room quickly and almost ran straight into Matthew, whom was also already dressed. "Oh hey guys!" He greeted them cheerily with a wave and a small smile. "Do you guys know who screamed?"
Ally and Sophie shook their heads. "But let's find out." Ally turned and sprinted down the corridor quickly being followed by Matthew and Sophie.
They had been running for a while before they finally slowed to a stop outside a small door.
The three stopped and listened for any other signs of the screaming woman. All they heard were voices from the other side of the small door.
"How could you have dropped that?" The familiar voice of Briar chuckled.
"Hey! Somebody screamed, I was startled," Victoria's voice giggled. "I'm skittish!"
Ally, Matthew and Sophie quietly approached the door.
"The point being you still dropped it," Jonathan's voice almost seemed to be laughing as well. "And you feel over."
"You must admit my dear, you do look humorous." Jervis chortled.
Ally turned to her younger friends. "Oh my god," She mouthed silently. The three of them looked through the crack in the door and saw Victoria sprawled on the floor beside a broken tea cup.
"I'm just going to lie here until I'm not so much embarrassed." Victoria's body shook with laughter.
"Victoria I do believe that you will only embarrass yourself further if someone was to walk in." Jervis smiled and stood to one side of Victoria.
"Touché!" Victoria exclaimed propping herself up on her elbows. "Will someone at least help me up?"
"Of coarse," Jervis grabbed Victoria's hands and hauled her to her feet.
She straightened up and brushed down her white night gown. "Thank you Jervis. Always the gentleman." She smiled before turning to humorously glare at Jonathan and Briar.
Briar burst out laughing and even Jonathan snickered. "You're a funny girl," Jonathan smiled slightly. "Joker will have fun working with you."
"Gee thanks!" Victoria smiled politely as she bent down and picked up the chards of the broken tea mug.
"So this is where they have been," Matthew breathed softly. Suddenly the door started to move forward. "Guys don't all lean on the door!" He yelled as the three of them fell to the ground.
"Ah, it appears we have some eavesdroppers." Jonathan took a gulp of coffee.
Quickly Matthew was on his feet, "How long have you two been here?" He addressed Victoria and Briar. "More importantly who screamed earlier?"
"Well it was none of us," Briar placed her mug on the table and stood. "But it was the reason Victoria was on the floor."
Victoria stuck out her tongue at Briar before speaking, "Well my dears, do you want to go and find out what happened?"
Her friends nodded. "Of coarse we do! Do you think we ran here from our rooms for no reason?" Sophie gasped. "I mean I ran. Me!"
"Point taken honey, alright then, let's go find out and thanks again for breakfast Jervis darling!" Victoria waved goodbye to Jervis and Jonathan as they walked out the door to the kitchen, only to be stopped by the familiar voice of Joker.
"Everybody in the conference room now!" he screamed.
"I suppose we'll find out there," Ally shrugged as they all began to walk towards the conference room, followed by Jonathan and Jervis.
People were filing in as the seven people took their seats, Ally decided to sit beside Bane, Sophie near Edward, Matthew near Harvey and Victoria and Briar sat on either side of Jonathan and Jervis.
As they looked around the table they noticed every one was bleary eyed had obviously not gotten much sleep. The one who looked the worst though, was Joker. The dark circles under his eyes were extremely black compared to his milky white complexion, his green hair was uncombed and messy and most noticeable was that he was still in his pyjamas, a white vest and a pair of green and purple boxers.
Victoria couldn't help but stifle a giggle before the Joker glared at her.
"What's so funny?" He hissed suddenly.
"To be honest," Victoria giggled lightly. "I never in my wildest dream thought I would see you in those! But I guess I'm no better in my night dress!" Victoria stood and did a little twirl before falling back into her seat.
Joker's tired face split into a grin, "Quite right Tori!"
Victoria looked around the room at the other rouges; it was quite humorous seeing Gotham's most dangerous criminals in their pyjamas. They were as you would've expected. Bane was in simply a pair of boxes, Harvey was in black and white pyjamas split down the middle and Edward and Croc both wore only pyjama trousers. Edward's were light green and Croc's were black and torn. Victor didn't wear pyjamas but then again did he even sleep? Oswald came into the room dressed in usual penguin suit, he must have wanted to make himself look presentable before appearing downstairs.
It was actually only now that Victoria had noticed that Jonathan and Jervis had been in their pyjamas the whole time. Jonathan's were a pair of brown pin stripe trousers with a matching shirt while Jervis' were by far Victoria's favourites. They were completely mismatched, while he wore a pair of navy blue pyjama trousers which were covered with multicoloured spots his top was a dark forest green and the most surprising feature of all was the small white rabbit embroidered to the pocket just above to small letters – JT.
Victoria leaned in to look more closely at the rabbit and Jervis turned to look at her.
"I see you noticed the white rabbit," He smiled happily. "I did it myself." Jervis puffed out his chest proudly.
"You can sew?" Victoria looked up at him impressed as she poked at the little thread bunny. "It's fantastic!"
"Well ladies and germs!" Joker announced loudly in a cheery tone before his voice dropped to a threatening growl. "Who screamed?"
Sophie whimpered slightly and moved closer to Edward beside her, Victoria couldn't help but smirk at her.
"Well?" Joker looked around the table for an answer which came from outside in the corridor.
"I swear to God Harley!" Pamela screamed at the top of her voice as she followed a cowering Harley through one of the doors. "If you're hyenas come near my plants one more time they are dead!"
"Red, come on! The babies just didn't know that they were yours." Harley quickly took the seat in between Joker's seat which he was standing in front of and Victoria's which was spinning round endless due to a bored Victoria.
"So you were the one screaming this morning!" Joker stood between Harley and Pamela.
"Yeah!" Pamela yelled at Joker. "And? It was because I woke up to find your hyenas all over my plants again!"
"Would you cool it?" Ally suddenly stood and spoke, making everyone in the room turn to look at her. "I mean Harley's your friend right? Surely you wouldn't let this one morning come between you two. I'm certain Harley will tell the hyenas to not do it again." Ally smiled before sitting again.
"I suppose you are right." Pamela sighed and walked around the table to sit in the spare sit beside Ally.
Joker cleared his throat, "I am sad to announce that due to Eddie ruining my last plan by being an idiot," he glared over at Edward.
"I said I was sorry!" Edward brandished a fist in the clown's direction. "Let it go!"
Joker stuck out his tongue before continuing, "And due to the late time I got to bed last night," he stopped to chuckle slightly as he glanced over at Jervis. "We have no plan, so I am assigning that to Jervy, Johnny and Brie!"
Jonathan, Jervis and Briar all looked up in surprise.
"Why us?" Jonathan voiced what was on their three minds.
"Because you were the ones who I chose now suck it up a deal with it! You can tell us the plan tonight." Joker grinned contently leaning back in his chair.
Victoria stopped spinning her chair and her hand shot up in the as the chair slowed to a stop, "I have a plan! I have a plan!" She grinned and she grabbed the table to bring the chair to a sharp stop. "Wanna hear?"
"No offence kid, but aren't you a little young to be coming up with a master criminal plan." Edward raised an eyebrow.
Victoria smiled sweetly and tipped her head slightly to the side and mimicked Edward's tone, "No offence grandpa, but aren't you a little old to be hitting on a kid younger than me?"
Edward glared at her as she went on smiling sweetly and Joker laughed loudly clapping his hands together, "I think we should listen to her!" he laughed loudly.
"Ok, I'll draw it out later but basically this is the plan." Victoria crossed her legs under he night gown, sat up straight and cleared her throat before continuing. "Alright so after we find the blue prints for the shrink ray at Wayne Enterprises than we go about getting the part etc. We can split up each part of the shrink ray into five bits each team has to steal a bit. We will leave the assembly of the device to Edward and Victor because Victor is good with these ray things and Edward is a smart ponce. But after it is assembled we will leave it to Pamela, Ally and Bane to acquire a boat which we will then load the shrink ray on to and sail it over to Liberty Island. Everybody following so far?" She braked for breath and glanced around the table. "When we get there, Briar, Ally, Jervis, Jonathan and myself will blow the bass of the Lady Liberty so she isn't firmly attached to the podium. When it is not attached Edward and Victor will shrink it and Pamela will use her plants to connect it too the helicopter that Harvey and Oswald will get for us and then we shall make our escape. And Sophie and Matthew shall be a child distraction for the Batman when he shows up because he is an asshole and is bound to show up. So they will be a distraction and then we kick the Bat's ass." Victoria finished grinning.
"Well that sounds good enough to me!" Joker clasped his hand together, grinning wildly. "So I highly suggest we all get dressed and eat something and then we can go shopping!"
"Yes!" Harley and Victoria cried in unison and high fived each other before stopping and blinking at each other with a confused expression on their faces until they both suddenly burst out laughing as the rest of the table were rising to leave.
Joker grimaced, "This is what I have to work with."
"Ah come on Mista J," Harley smiled happily turning to the Joker. "The kid ain't that bad! She ain't bad at all!"
Victoria grinned at the Joker, "Yeah Uncle J, I ain't that bad!"
Joker laughed whole heartedly, "Uncle J, I like that one!"
A tap on the shoulder alerted Victoria to her friends standing behind her.
"These three are going to eat some breakfast, we have to get dressed." Briar informed her. "Unless you want to go into Gotham like that?"
Victoria looked and what she and Briar was wearing. "You may have a point." She grinned. "Let's go! See ya later Harls, Uncle J!" She nodded a goodbye to the clowns of crime and set off back to their room.
Soon they would all be fully dressed, stomachs full and heading towards Gotham City to cause mass panic, destruction and get new clothes. Everything that made life great.