A/N: Definite John in this chapter. This chapter is the big Jim Gordon rescue! Will Rosalie play a key role in his survival? I hope you guys enjoy reading this chapter as much as I enjoy writing it!
Like last chapter, I'll be using content from The Dark Knight Rises, so WARNING: SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't seen the movie and want to find out what happens yourself, reading my story wouldn't be advisable. But if you've seen it, or you just want to read and find out what happens, then by all means, read on!
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-IWRU-
At 2:19 p.m., four days after the hours long training/practice session with Martin, Rosalie finds herself sitting on the couch in her apartment, with her laptop open on her legs, browsing on the internet. She's been a bundle of nerves since her time with Martin, anxiously awaiting Bane's plans to begin. She shuts the laptop roughly and begins to pace around her apartment, straightening things up when she would see an object slightly out of place, just for something to do.
One thing that stuck out in her mind the most was the ordeal with Jim Gordon. She had heard what Bane's men were planning on doing to him, and Rosalie had already thought of what to do. She had spent the previous day at Gotham General, searching the hospital for Gordon's room, and after about an hour of searching, found it on the third floor of the hospital. Rosalie has a plan completely worked out in her head, and now all there is to do is wait.
Rosalie didn't have to wait long after that thought though, for only an hour after, the explosions started. Rosalie takes a deep breath and as the explosions were going off, she hurriedly changes into her other outfit. As soon as she finishes putting her mask on, she rushes to her sister's room and hurries down the fire escape. She jogs to the motorcycle that she left in the alleyway after visiting the congressman, thankfully the owner has been nowhere to be found for at least a week, and she twists the red and green wires again, effectively starting up the motorcycle. She kicks off the ground and begins her journey to Gotham's main hospital.
It takes Rosalie longer than it should have because of the explosions that were still happening. She has numerous problems avoiding debris, including overturned cars, and large chunks of the road that were missing. This, Rosalie didn't include in her plan, and she silently curses herself in her mind for not thinking of this, knowing that it cuts off a substantial amount of rescue time for the highly esteemed police commissioner. Rosalie mentally shrugs, deciding to do the best she can with the time she has.
Twenty minutes later than Rosalie had planned, she arrives at the hospital. She parks the motorcycle around the side of the hospital, out of anybody's view. She carefully turns the motorcycle off and walks to the hospital doors. She enters the hospital, ignoring the gasps and stares as she makes her way to the commissioner's room.
"Where do you think you're going?" a brave security guard asks Rosalie, but she simply brushes past him without a single glance. She quickly makes it to the third floor in record time, and breezes down the vaguely familiar hallways until she reaches the commissioner's room. She casually walks into the room and finds Jim Gordon laying in his bed still. He tenses when the door opens and his eyes widen when he sees who it is.
"I never thought I'd see you again," he says with a smirk, one which Rosalie doesn't return.
"Desperate times call for desperate measures," Rosalie/The Black Swan says, in her typical low voice. Jim Gordon gives her a confused look, and she cocks a hidden eyebrow. "If my source is correct, which she probably is, then as we speak, 98 percent of Gotham's police force is trapped underground, and a couple of Bane's merry band of miscreants are currently on their way to get rid of you. So with that being said, I'm here to get you out of here because I love foiling other people's plans. It gives me a sense of purpose in life," she finishes, moving to his bedside and gently removing the IV from his arm. "Where are you stashing your gun?"
Gordon reaches under his pillow and pulls out his gun, and Rosalie smirks approvingly. "Good. You're going to need it." Rosalie watches as Gordon gets slowly out of the bed, grimacing a bit in pain. She hears two men talking, and their voices getting closer to the room, so Rosalie quickly heads to the corner of the room.
The two men enter, and point their guns at Gordon with sinister smiles on their faces. Gordon quickly shoots one of the men while Rosalie kicks the gun out of the other man's hands. He looks surprised at her, but his surprise quickly morphs into anger and he goes to grab for her. Rosalie anticipates this move and grabs his arm and twists it around his back. She turns him to face Gordon, and he shoots the man in the chest. Rosalie drops his limp body and Gordon walks to the corner of the room, grabbing Rosalie's arm and taking her with him.
Rosalie barely suppresses a smirk when the door opens again and John Blake enters the room, carrying a shot gun. John quickly looks at the two dead men on the ground and then at the empty bed. Rosalie nearly lets out a snort of laughter when Gordon points his gun at John's head and John jumps a bit.
"Clear the corners, Rookie," Gordon says, smirking a bit. John smirks a bit as well, until he sees 'The Black Swan' in the corner, watching the pair with a cool gaze. "Grab my coat, son," Gordon says to John, who immediately does as Gordon says, tearing his eyes away from the woman in the corner.
Rosalie watches as Gordon puts his coat on and stashes the gun in his pocket, hidden from view. He nods to Rosalie, and gestures for her to lead the way out. Rosalie nods back, keeping her steely gaze on the two men, before gracefully turning on her heel and leading the way out of the room, the two men following behind her. John and Gordon didn't seem too wary of her, which Rosalie expected.
What Rosalie didn't expect is for two more of Bane's men to round the corner of one of the hallways, appearing right in front of the trio, causing Rosalie to freeze abruptly. The two men smirk in satisfaction, before one of them points their gun at Rosalie. Rosalie smirks back, confusing the man not pointing the gun at her. Rosalie quickly springs into action, grabbing the man's gun arm, and turning around, holding the mans arm over her shoulder. Rosalie places her black gloved finger over the man's that is on the trigger of the gun and quickly shoots the opposite man in the chest, sending him back against the opposite wall. Rosalie begins turning the man's wrist roughly until she hears the satisfying snap of the bone popping and the loud yell of pain. The man drops the gun, and Rosalie catches it, and turns around, shooting the man in both knees.
She tunes out the man's painful yells and looks at the gun in her hands. She tilts her head to the side a bit and unloads the gun. She tosses the gun to Gordon who catches it with ease. Rosalie doesn't miss the men's astonished looks, but chooses to ignore them.
"Y-you stupid bitch!" the man on the floor yells, cradling his broken wrist.
Rosalie frowns a bit and tilts her head to the side.
"No one's ever accused me of being stupid before," Rosalie says, in her low voice. Her frown deepens, before it vanishes completely. She shrugs a bit before moving past the injured man.
With no further complications or blocks, Rosalie successfully leads the men out of the hospital. She starts to walk away to the side of the hospital when Gordon stops her.
"Who is this source that you talked about earlier?" Gordon asks her. Rosalie turns around and looks at the two men with her hard gaze. She stares intently at John.
"I heard you're smart," Rosalie says to John, who frowns in confusion. "If you think really hard about it, you'll figure it out in no time."
With those parting words, Rosalie strides off around the side of the hospital. The two men hear the sound of a motorcycle engine, and in seconds, they see The Black Swan speeding off down the road on said motorcycle.
John keeps the thoughtful frown on his face as he and Gordon get into his car. He tries to think who could be the source of information for The Black Swan. Who has been with Bane at all? Could it be one of his men, playing double agent?
John quickly rids of that idea, knowing that Bane is a fierce man, and the possibility of one of his men turning against him is virtually non-existent. After ten minutes of driving, John comes to a conclusion that has him quickly turning the car around in the opposite direction they were going in, and heading to the other side of town.
-IWRU-
Rosalie bustles around her apartment after stashing the 'borrowed' motorcycle in the back of the dark alley, changing her clothes quickly. She puts her 'other outfit' back inside her suitcase, and puts it under her bed. Rosalie changes into a white tank top, and a pair of jeans. She heads to the bathroom, and quickly washes off the caked on foundation and cover up off of her bruised neck.
There was no doubt in her mind that John would soon be paying her a visit. The rapid knocks on Rosalie's door shortly after putting her mother's necklace back on, only slightly surprised Rosalie.
'Sooner than I expected,' Rosalie thinks to herself. She glances through the peep hole on the door before opening it, revealing a stern faced John Blake.
Rosalie raises a cool eyebrow at him, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Yes?" she asks in a bored tone.
"I need you to come with me. I have some questions for you," John says, and Rosalie smirks a bit.
"Am I under arrest officer?" Rosalie asks, mockingly.
"Detective now, and no. But I've received word that you know what Bane's planning," John says, and Rosalie maintains her expressionless face.
"And who said this?" Rosalie asks.
"The Black Swan. She let hinted at it after helping rescue Jim Gordon from some of Bane's men at the hospital," John says.
"Fascinating," Rosalie says, drawing out the word with a monotone voice.
"Look," John says, slamming his hand on the doorframe, making Rosalie raise her eyebrows, and smirk a bit. "I know you're pissed off at me for taking your sister to jail. But we need your help," he says, moving into her apartment, pushing her backwards a bit and shutting the door. "Our entire police force is trapped underground right now. Did you know that was going to happen?" John asks, and Rosalie remains silent. John shakes his head a bit. "I need to know what he's planning, and you're the only one who can tell me."
Rosalie frowns a bit at the desperation in his eyes and sighs.
"Where exactly would you be taking me?" Rosalie asks, leaning against the wall.
"My apartment. You don't have to stay. We just need to get Gordon somewhere safe," John says.
"He's out in your car right now?" Rosalie asks, and John nods slowly, as if he finally realizes the error in his decision. "Not a very smart move…detective," Rosalie says, brushing past John, farther into her apartment. She opens her drawers, and pulls out a red top to put over her tank top, and puts on the first pair of shoes she sees. She rips her pea coat off of the hook by the door and exits the apartment, John following behind her.
-IWRU-
A/N: Such a short chapter, and I'm sorry about that, but it's getting late and I wanted to get this posted today…so I just kind of found a good stopping point. But lots of John in this chapter! And there will be more in the next, longer chapter.
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