My secret. Switch is once again in it. Hop you like. This is how Riddler and Jester really met, even if he doesn't know it.

Gotham: 5 Years before Joker's surprise party.

Jessica Turner stood in the street staring up at the sky.

She was hoping to see him.

That was the only reason she was out on a cold December night. The night before Christmas.

It wasn't Santa she was looking for. It was the Batman.

Her sister said she was crazy, to even believe in such a thing.

But Jessica believed.

She was 10 years old.

Now you would think it odd for a ten year old to be out on the streets at such a late hour. But this was Gotham.

Jessica stood there still staring up at the sky wandering if she would see him.

Then she heard a noise.

She ran to the corner and looked round it.

What she saw almost mdd her heart stop.

It was him. It was the Bat.

He had his hand clamped around some poor guys throat and he was asking him something about data packs.

There was a word before it.

"Come on Jessica. Focos." she muttered to herself.

Egma? No that's not it. Nigma? No that's not it either E….. Enigma. That was it.

Jessica frowned. "But what the heck are Enigma data packs?"

Just then, Jessica heard something behind her.

She spun around only to have a hand pressed against her mouth and a man to hold a finger to his lips, telling her to be quiet.

Jessica stood there, staring up at him with wide eyes.

She heard a crunch of bones as the bat knocked the poor guy he was interrogating out. Then she heard the sound of a gun and the a woosh! as the bat left.

The man glanced down at her and hissed. "How much do you know about the Enigma data packs?"

Jessica swallowed as the man removed his hand.

She went to scream but he covered her mouth again and hissed. "If you try that again, I will kill you. You're probably an idiot any way, so not much to waist. So lets try this again. How much do you know about the data packs?!"

Jessica winced as his voice went up. "N-nothing. I don't know a single thing about the Enigma data packs."

The man narrowed his eyes at her. "Then how do you know what they're called?"

Jessica swallowed. "Because you just told me."

The man stared at her. "You- you smart mouthing little-"

Jessica raised an eyebrow.

The man had suddenly stopped in mid insult and rant.

He seemed to be studying her. "How old are you?"

Jessica blinked at the odd question. "Umm, I'm ten years old."

The man nodded hi head. "What's your name?"

"I'm not going to tell you that." snapped Jessica.

"And why ever not?" hissed the man.

"Because you haven't told me yours." said Jessica.

The man stared at her. "I'm Enigma."

Jessica frowned. "That sounds like a girls name." she muttered.

"I'll be changing it." snapped Enigma.

Jessica raised a questioning eyebrow. "Oh? To what?"

Enigma grinned. "The Riddler."

Jessica stared at him. "I think I prefer that one."

"What's your name?" asked Enigma or Riddler which ever you prefer.

"Twitch." said Jessica folding her arms.

"That's not your real name." said Enigma.

"Neither is Riddler or Enigma, yours." hissed Jessica.

Enigma sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Alright. You have a point. Now, you won't tell anybody you saw me. Especially the Batman."

Jessica swallowed. "What would happen if I did tell him I saw you?"

Enigma narrowed his eyes. "You don't want to know."

"Meaning you don't know what you're going to do to me." said Jessica with a sigh.

Enigma blinked at her. She was beating him at every sentence. What was this kid?

Enigma sighed. She's a very smart person and you know it.

Jessica stared at him for a long time.

Enigma smiled at her and pulled out of his pocket a green question mark statue.

Jessica went wide eyed. "That's beautiful." she whispered.

Enigma grinned. "Would you like it?" he asked her.

Jessica nodded.

Enigma handed her the trophy and smiled. "Well, I have to go. I have a lot of those to make for the Batman. I have a game planned for him and I can't be late for it."

Jessica smiled. "Good luck with your game." she said as he walked off.

Jessica stared at the glowing trophy in her hands. "I wonder if I'll ever meet Enigma again?"

Switch stared at Jester in shock. "That was you?"

Jester nodded. "Yep, Switchy. That was me."

"Does Riddler know?" asked Switch.

Jester shook her head. "No. He doesn't know and he doesn't need to know.

"Why haven't you told him?" asked Switch.

Jester grinned. "Because someone in this town has to know something he don't."

Switch grinned. She agreed with that.

THE END.