YAY! I updated a day later! Maybe I'll do another one tomorrow! :D THANK YOU for the reviews, favorites and alerts! I didn't think this story was so interesting! :P
I was actually gonna end it in the next chapter.. but I felt it would have been kinda boring, and there still wasnt much Joker action going on. So I extended it! Maybe to the next 5 chapters or so. Sorry if any of the fighting scenes are lame (there really isnt any in this chapter, but I'm just saying.)
Anyway, on with the chapter! XD
The crowd waited in silence, their eyes fixed on the young boy wonder and green archer. The younger of the two heroes was now sweating slightly, his hands hidden in between the wiring of the bomb he was trying to disarm. He smirked to himself as he finally grabbed the last wire and snipped it in half with 10 minutes to spare before detonation. Robin scanned the bomb before looking up at Artemis and gave a thumbs up. She sighed in relief and reached down offering her hand towards Robin who had slowly began pulling his hands out of the bomb. But suddenly, painful shock of electricity travelled up Robins arms. He let out a small grunt of pain and went limp against the wall of the hole, his body twitching slightly every now and then.
"Robin!" Artemis yelled as she jumped through the opening in the floor and began shaking Robin who was surprising still conscious, the crowd behind them were starting to panic.
"Are you alright? What the hell just happened?
"Urgghh.. I'm not so sure.. I-I think Joker set up one of his hand buzzers on the in-inside the bomb, another safety feature."
Just as Robin finished, the school speakers emitted a loud screeching sound, signaling that it had just been turned on. When the screeching died down, a wicked, sinister laughter took its place, resounding throughout the entire room. The crowd shuddered as a familiar voice spoke through the mic.
"Why, if it isn't the boy blunder and little miss arrow, come to disrupt our class I see." chuckled the voice of the Joker. Artemis helped Robin to his feet. He seemed to have recovered quite quickly from his shock. It obviously wasn't the first time he'd been electrocuted by the Joker.
"What naughty little brats you are, foiling our plans, again and again. You deserved to be taught a lesson."
Harley who was obviously beside the Joker, giggler aloud. "What kind of punishment do we have in store for those little delinquents, puddin?"
"Hmm.. I guess we should just send them.. to detention!" as the Joker screamed the last line, the floor beneath the two heroes opened up, and they both fell towards the darkness below.
Both Artemis and Robin fell fast toward the dark floor below. Robin twisted his body in the air effortlessly and reached for Artemis's arm. As soon as he got hold of her, he took out his grappling gun and shot it towards the ceiling. It successfully hooked on, and seconds later both Robin and Artemis hung suspended in the air, just inches away from the ground. Robin pressed a button, and slowly both of them were being lowered down to the floor.
"Great, we just had to fall into another trap. Some heroes we're turning out to be." said Artemis exasperated.
"Man, Batman's going to kill me for being so careless.." Robin sighed while putting away his bat tool.
"Seriously Robin, that's the least of our worries right now! ... Where are we anyway?" Artemis asked, looking at her surroundings. Both she and Robin were trapped in a long metal hallway, which was dimly lit but shone just enough light so they could see.
"Looks like we're somewhere under the school. It's not listed on the school blueprints, so it was probably constructed here earlier."
"Well, at least the all the bombs are disarmed. It should be safe to call the team now."
"I don't think so. Knowing the Joker, he's probably got a lot more tricks up his sleeve."
"How very clever little birdie." Joker's voice echoed sinisterly down the long, cold hallway. Artemis and Robin immediately moved into their battle positions as Joker began to speak again. "Don't even bother calling the Justice Losers or baby Justice, or you'll be having a gym of clowns instead of students. Well, later than sooner anyways."
"Just what do you want Joker!" yelled Robin angrily.
"Well.. Money obviously! I thought we established this already.. Anyways, we're just waiting for the last few transactions to come in, there's now about an hour till the deadline. Then we'll skedaddle and be just that much richer. Oohh, the FUN I have planned when we're done!"
"Don't think you'll be getting away so easily!" Artemis growled to the ceiling. "They're heroes and police waiting outside every corner of the school. There's no way you'll be able to escape."
"Uh uh uh, you're forgetting that I've got at least 200 hostages locked up inside gym! Not to mention 2 hero wannabes now trapped in the basement too. Oh, I KNOW they'll let me go.. or else."
The Joker returns! :D
