Authors Note:
I like some of this chapter, I'll be honest. I like the ending more than the beginning, but oh well.
It is also important that you read all parts. I know some people probably skip some parts, but it is really important that all parts are read, or else, I wouldn't waste my time writing them.
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Chapter 19:
The sun begins to rise in the sky as the Commissioner stirs his coffee with his straw, while sitting in his cop car. He takes his straw out of the plastic coffee up and licks the straw slowly. He puts his coffee in one of the placeholders in the car, and then chews on the straw while asking Officers Sanders "Any word?" Officer Sanders takes a sip of his own coffee and then responds "No, sir. I'm still holding out on officer 210."
The Commissioner rolls his eyes, grabs his coffee, and asks "Any word on the Batman? He must have seen the Bat signal last night, right?" Officer Sanders shrugs his shoulders while answering through gritted teeth "I highly doubt it, sir. I stayed up all night, looking for any sign of that clown and the Bat, and well, no sign of either of 'em."
Gordon takes a sip of his coffee and then whispers bitterly "It's my fault. I should have known better then to trust him. And now he's got Rachel too…she never made it home." The Commissioner chuckles and then asks, "What is her home anyway?" Officer Sanders yawns and answers to his boss "With the Joker, now, I guess. Too bad, she was such a nice girl. He's going to destroy her now."
Gordon smiles at this, takes a deep breath in and then says "The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous." Officer Sanders wrinkles his eyebrows and Jim Gordon smiles at this and whispers "Niccolo Machiavelli. The Joker's guide and inspiration. I read the entire book, The Prince, after I saw his tattoo. What a brilliant man."
Officer Sanders scoffs and asks "Who? Machiavelli? Or the Joker?" Gordon takes another sip from his coffee, letting the heat from the cup warm his hands. He smirks, turns his head to look at his partner and responds "Both." Officer Sanders chuckles at this and mutters out bitterly "Yeah, right. Machiavelli, maybe…but the Joker's a fool."
The Commissioner shakes his head and responds with slight resilience "He is not a fool. How else could he have escaped?" The Commissioner takes a deep breath in and then whispers harshly "In a world like ours, where the only hope is happiness, how can we take that for granted?" Suddenly, the Commissioners eyes widen, his lips part and then he yells, "He's trying to tell us something."
Officer Sander's eyes go wide and then he asks, "What do you mean? He's a mad man! He's not trying to tell us anything! He just likes to use his money for evil! That's it!" The Commissioner shakes his head violently and says loudly "It's not about the money! It's about sending a message! Don't you see? He's trying to tell us…." Jim's partner laughs at this and then says "Your acting crazy, sir. Maybe we should take you to the hospital."
He continues laughing and then Gordon places his coffee down in his cup holder, smiles and says, "What's the best medicine?" Officer Sanders stops his giggling to reply, "I don't know, Advil?" Gordon chuckles, shakes his head and then says "No! Laughter! Laughter is the best medicine! And the Joker wants to make the world…. well…laugh." Officer Sands gulps at this and then asks, "What are you trying to get at, Commissioner?" Gordon smirks in return and then puts his car keys in the ignition while saying "Come on, we've got work to do."
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In that black Jeep, in that abandoned parking lot, the Joker sits in the backseat unable to sleep. Rachel's head is in his lap and form time to time, he runs his fingers through her dark brown hair. The Joker looks over at Rachel's naked form, smirks to himself about how his plan not only worked, but is still working. He hadn't expected it to carry out this far, but he is not going to give it up until Bruce Wayne is hanging upside like a Bat. Dead however, not sleeping.
Rachel softly murmurs in her sleep, and the Joker softly giggles to himself. He licks his bottom lip, and runs a hand across her naked form causing Rachel's eyes to open. She smirks and then closes her eyes again while whispering "Is it morning already?" The Joker nods and then mutters "Why, yes it, beautiful." Rachel opens her eyes, and lifts her body to sit directly beside the Joker.
She smiles at him for a second and the Joker rolls his eyes and mutters, "I knew this was going to happen. God, I hate women!" Rachel's expression changes franticly as she asks "What? I didn't say anything." The Joker bites his bottom lip and replies, "I know what you're thinking though. And I don't want to talk about it. I'm not a fuzzy, warm, cuddly bear." Rachel laughs and whispers, "I know that! I'm not an idiot! You're the Joker here, you're the fool!"
The Joker gasps dramatically, puts a pretend gun to his head and pretends to pull the trigger by saying sarcastically "Ouch! That one hurt." Rachel chuckles at this and then moves her body closer to his. She lays down onto his chest, and the Joker asks softly "What…ugh…. what are you doing, pumpkin? I'm not some pillow." Rachel smiles, and looks up at his make up free face while saying "Well, you're a pillow now."
The Joker rolls his eyes at this, licks his bottom lip and says, "You wish I was as soft as a pillow, Miss Dawes. But guess what…" Rachel turns her body, her lips inches apart from the Joker while she asks "What, Jack?" The Joker sighs deeply, places his lips to her ear and moves his hand towards her neck while whispering in a husky tone "…I told you not to call me that." Abruptly, he bangs his head with hers and Rachel falls onto the back seat unconscious.
The Joker chuckles and giggles out "Well, sweet pea. Your in for a big surprise when you wake up." He laughs at this, moves his body towards the front seat, sits on the chair, and examines his clothes. They are all ripped; he chuckles while saying "You know… I never would guess you were such a slut." He places a strand of her hair behind her ear and then mutters "Hmm…Oh well, what's mine is mine, and what's Bats' is…. well…still mine." He chuckles at this, looks down at his naked self, and mutters softly "I've got to get us some clothes."
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"Bruce! Wake up!" Harley shakes Bruce's half naked form on his sofa in the Wayne Penthouse. Bruce suddenly grasps her hand harshly, opens his eyes and pulls her face close to his. He clenches his teeth, blinks and stops squeezing her hand while muttering "Sorry…it's…ugh… a reflex." Harley shakes the pain away from her hand, takes a step back and then says "Bruce…tell me you saw the Bat Signal last night."
Bruce shakes his head, pushes himself into a sitting position while holding his head from the horrible sharp pains. Harley sighs, walks towards the kitchen and turns on the cold water in the sink while saying "You have got to get yourself cleaned up, Bruce. Gotham needs you." Bruce bites his bottom lip, lets go of his head and says bitterly "Gotham can wait!"
Suddenly, Harley is back in the room, and she sits down beside Mr. Wayne and says, "Lean your head back." Bruce's eyes squint from confusion, and Harley lifts her eyebrows to confirm the message. Bruce leans back and Harley places a cold wet cloth onto his head and Bruce moans while saying "Now, that feels good."
Harley smiles at this, crosses her right leg over her left and says softly "Now that you're relaxed, I should tell you…" Bruce clears his throat and whispers "Shh…. Harley. Just…. place your hand over my heart." Harley's eyebrows knit in confusion, and when she is about to place her hand over his chest she sees that it is bare.
She bites her lip from the uneasy feeling at the bottom of her stomach, grits her teeth and then places her hand over his chest. She waits for a second and then Bruce asks through the wet compress "Is it beating?" Harley smirks at the question and whispers "Of course, Bruce." Harley moves her hand away and Bruce says softly "For the first time in three weeks, I actually feel…. alive. Thank you, Harley."
Harley's jaw drops at the last statement. She sighs thinking about the fact that she can here to tell him about Joker breaking out of Prison and taking Rachel with him. But that would just kill him, wouldn't it? Bruce moves the cloth out of his face and asks "Now…what about that damn bat signal?" Harley swallows hard, licks her bottom lip and then replies sweetly, lying "Oh, that's nothing. It was acting up, nothing special."
Bruce places the wet cloth on the side table beside the couch and says "Good, because I am not in the mood to deal with idiots today." He sits up on the couch properly, rubs his head once and continues, "I feel as if a giant boulder hit me. I know I drank, but how much did I drink? The entire ocean? God, I must have acted horribly to you." Harley sighs and remembers the night before and how Bruce kissed her.
Suddenly, she shakes her head to remove the thought away from her mind when abruptly Bruce shouts out "Wait a second. Did you stay here the entire night? To take care of me?" Harley bites her bottom lip and decides that his explanation was a lot better than the truth of her coming to retrieve her suitcase. She nods and then says, "Uh huh…that's what I did. Took care of you…. nothing else." Bruce smiles, takes her hand in his and says warm-heartedly "Thank you. I appreciate it, Harls…." At the same time, both of them start laughing.
Harley chuckles while asking "Harls? Ha! Wow, I've never heard that one before." Bruce chuckles as well and states, "I must still be drunk." Harley giggles at this, and let's go of Bruce's hand to wipe away a tear from her eyes. Bruce stops laughing and says "Hey, you want to do something today? Your not seeing Rachel this morning are you?"
Harley opens her mouth in an 'o' shape, shakes her head nervously as Bruce continues, "Okay…well, do you want to do something? Maybe watch a movie?" Bruce reaches for the television remote control but Harley remembers that the news is full with warnings of the Joker's escape. She gasps, grabs his hand and pulls him up while saying "No! It's a beautiful day outside! Let's do something where there's no technology. Like the park! Or the Zoo!"
Bruce let's go of her hand, laughs and asks, "Did I wake up 5 years old this morning? I haven't been to the zoo since I was a child!" Harley shakes her head and says enthusiastically "You haven't? Well, that's a shame! I mean, with your money, you could buy one!" Bruce walks towards his bedroom to change his clothes while saying, "Maybe we'll even see the Joker there." He laughs to himself and Harley joins in nervously because seeing him there could actually be a possibility.
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Hours later, Rachel Dawes opens her eyes to see a very familiar room. She lifts her head and sees a very familiar man in front of her. The middle aged man smiles at her and says softly "Afternoon Rachel. Come to join my staff again?" Rachel's eyes widen as she screams out happily "Oh my… Mr. Harrison, I mean, Frank." Frank smiles at her in return and then Rachel puts her hand over her eyes and says softly "It was all a dream, wasn't it?"
Suddenly, Miss Dawes hears a deep voice say "No, Miss Dawes. It was not." Rachel takes her hands off her eyes and sees the Joker standing there, makeup less, fully clothed in jeans and a white dress-shirt, along with his dirty blonde natural hair. Rachel screams at the sight, from the shock. The Joker walks up towards her, places his hand onto her head and feels for a temperature while asking in the same deep voice "Are you alright? He must have given you quite a scare. I know he gave me one…. that freak."
Frank sighs and looks at Rachel's puzzled expression while muttering, "Jack, here, saw that he was sexually assaulting you in that damn car. So, the idiot that he is…he jumps in and tries to help. That's the right story right, Jack? I'm not missing anything?" The Joker nods in return, licks his bottom lip and mutters with fake anger "And then he held that knife to my lips and hacked away at them."
Rachel looks over at the Joker with a puzzled look on her face and she asks softly "Jack?" The Joker bites his bottom lip, nods and says with a real smile on his face "Sorry, we haven't been introduced properly. My name is Jack and yours is Rachel, I believe." He holds out his hand to Rachel and she shakes it while Frank asks, "Would you like some more thread for those scars, sir?"
The Joker shakes his head impatiently and says "Do you think you could get her more ice, Mr. Harrison?" Frank nods, opens the door to leave, smiles at Rachel and whispers, "I'm glad you're alright, Miss. Dawes. It's been too long." Rachel nods still in bafflement as Frank closes the door behind him. Rachel stares at the Joker for a second and then she screams, "What the hell is going on?"
The Joker chuckles and whispers in his normal 'joker' voice, "Brilliant, isn't it? Now, Frank can't call the police because then, I, the Joker, will find you once again. And as for me…. well, Emmington is close enough and far enough from Gotham to still be able to destroy it without any-bo-dy knowing who the master-mind behind all the crimes is."
Rachel stares at him in complete shock before he continues rambling "Of course, I'll go back soon, 'cuz I'm really starting to miss Bruce and his pathetic little Bat costume, and well, we wouldn't want anyone to think your dead…again." Rachel's eyes widen and she asks while screaming, "How did you get this address?" The Joker smiles, sits down on the bed beside her, and takes off her covers while whispering, "I have a good memory, Princess."
Rachel looks down at herself, finally realizing that Frank had given her some of his wife's clothing to wear. The Joker clears his throat, leans towards her ear and says in a husky tone "You know… I really prefer the Genesis look on you, beautiful." Rachel blushes for a second as the Joker kisses her lips harshly.
She uses the strength in her arms to push him away while saying "Just…please don't kill Frank!" The Joker climbs up on top of her and whispers into the crook of her neck "Oh, don't worry about that, pumpkin. I won't kill him now…I need him." He begins to bite the side of her neck but Rachel rolls her eyes and says through clenched teeth "You think you can just shut me up by doing that? Well, your wrong! I'm a lawyer, and they never shut up!"
The Joker giggles, gets off her quickly while muttering "I know, I've spent the last two weeks with you, beautiful. I know you never shut those pretty...ugh..lips of yours...hmmm." Suddenly the door opens, revealing Frank along with an ice pack. Frank smiles and asks the Joker "How is she?" The Joker clears his throat to deepen his voice and answers, "She's fine, well, better. Now, that he's gone." Once Frank turns around the Joker rolls his eyes and Rachel unexpectedly mutters "Actually….I think I'd be better is he was here."
The Joker's eyes go wide at this and Frank says softly "So, the rumors are true. You have fallen in love with a mad man." The Joker coughs and says "No! I mean, lo-…ugh…that is such a strong word. Rachel Dawes…ugh… Miss Dawes, could never l-o…love someone like him." Frank sighs happily with relief and then says, "I knew it! I told Alice that you would never!" Rachel raises her hand and screams "But I do! I do love him! And….I wonder….if he love me back." She looks towards the Joker, and his eyes are wide. He licks his bottom lip, walks towards the door and opens it while shouting "He doesn't!" and then he slams it closed.
Authors Note:
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