A/N: So I'm super excited! We're at over 200 reviews for this story! That's amazing. Just a reminder, the poll on my profile for the sequel to this story is still up. Currently, Mr. Freeze is winning. So if you would like to see one of the other villains in the sequel rather than Mr. Freeze, go vote for the one you'd like! If you've voted, and would like to vote again, feel free to do so…if it lets you. I'm not sure how that whole thing works. But unfortunately, this story is almost over. But fortunately, there's going to be a sequel! Yay! Any who, I'm going to stop boring you with this, and get on with this chapter.
Right, before I forget, I made a collage of pictures of the other OC's in this story on Polyvore. Feel free to check them out if you're interested in seeing how the other characters that interact with Rosalie look like!
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!
Disclaimer: I do not own Batman, or any of its characters. They all belong to DC Comics and Christopher Nolan… Even though I'd really like to. If I did I would put much more John Blake in the movie. And my characters would most definitely be added.
Reviewers and Replies:
PowerToThePeople23: Thank you for the review! I'm glad you liked the encounter between The Black Swan and John. I'm not sure if I'll let Rosalie get a hint that Selina likes Bruce. But it's a possibility! Unfortunately, Rosalie and Selina won't really be seeing much of each other while the city is under siege, because they'll both be busy with their own things. But who knows? Only time will tell.
NathalieIyper: Thank you for the review! I'm really glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this chapter just as much.
Sam0728: Haha, don't worry. Their kiss will happen soon enough. Thank you so much for the review! I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this chapter just as much.
wisegirl2772: Well, I'm glad my filler chapters are acceptable! I was a little lax with this update, but I had a busy weekend, so that took away from my precious writing time. I had this story and what I'm going to write in this chapter on my mind the entire time. I recently got The Dark Knight Rises novel on Friday, so my updates will come sooner, and will probably be a lot better! I HAD to put the Joker in this story somehow. I loved his character in The Dark Knight, and he has to be one of my favorite villains of all time. Putting him in my story was essential. But, thank you for the review! I'm glad you liked this chapter, and I hope you like this one as well.
Katara Melody Cullen: Thank you for the review! I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this chapter as well.
Ayiana.M.W: Aw, no need to thank me for updating. I enjoy writing and updating just as much as you like reading! Thank you for the review though! I hope you like this chapter just as much as the last one.
Her Highness Gaki-chan: Yeah, I thought it would add a little more to the story if I let the criminals out of Arkham. I mostly did that so I could write a sequel and maybe a little more. Thank you for the review! I'm glad you liked the last chapter and I hope you like this chapter just as much as the last one.
kindleflame5: Goodness. I just love reading your reviews! When I read them I'm all like "Yes. I have to write more now. I just have to!" I'm really glad you liked the last chapter. I was worried about it because I just kind of… quickly wrote it and posted it just to get the news of my poll out there for the sequel to this story. I'm really glad you like reading the Black Swan scenes, because I sure do have a lot of fun writing them. And yes, Rosalie is protective of John because well…she likes him. Who wouldn't be protective of him? I mean really… it's John Blake. :) Anyway, I hope you like this chapter!
highlander348: Thank you for the review! I'm really glad you liked the last chapter, and don't worry. The Black Swan's appearances are far from over. I hope you like this chapter!
Luli Cullen: Thank you for the review! I'm really glad you liked the last chapter. John will be seeing a lot more of the Black Swan. It's essential. So her heroic scenes are far from over. I hope you like this chapter!
WinterRain36: Aw, well thank you. I'm really glad you liked it! I hope you like this chapter as well, and as always, thank you for the review!
Smiele: Ha, yep. I had to include the Joker at least once in my story, and what better time to add him in, than to add him in a filler chapter to make it more interesting? Thank you for the review! I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this chapter as well!
Ravenmore45: Well, thank you. I'm so glad you think so. That really boosts my confidence and makes me want to write more for you guys! I'm really glad you like Rosalie! I was actually really worried about her becoming a Mary-Sue. I did everything in my power to make her a good, relatable character to avoid it. It took me nearly forever to come up with a good vigilante name for her. I didn't want to make up anything stupid, but then I was watching the movie The Black Swan and it was like *Light Bulb!*. Then I started writing this story, and well, here we are! Thank you so much for the review, and I really hope you like this chapter as much as the last one.
RainbowSky: Woo! Thank you for the review!
Guest: Yep, there will most definitely be a sequel. The poll for which villain to include is up on my profile right now! Thank you for the review! I hope you like this chapter as much as the last one!
BlackRoseRed92: Hey! I'm really glad you like the story so far. Thank you for taking the time to read and review. I look forward to hearing from you again. I hope you like this chapter as much as the last one!
-IWRU-
It's been five days since John's last encounter with the Black Swan and currently, he and Gordon are in John's apartment, discussing what they could possibly do to get the policemen out of the tunnels when they are disturbed by a rapid knocking at the door. John furrows his eyebrows, and grabs his gun from the coffee table located by the couch. He slowly walks to the door and opens it, pointing the gun at the person who knocked. His eyes widen a bit when he finds Rosalie standing there.
Rosalie glances at the gun and raises an eyebrow.
"Do you greet all of your guests like this or am I just special?" Rosalie asks, and Gordon snorts a laugh from his place on the couch. John quickly lowers the gun and apologizes, motioning for her to come inside. Rosalie steps inside and takes the backpack that she is wearing, off of her back. She opens it up and takes out a laptop, and boots it up. "Have either of you seen the football game that went on before the explosions happened the other day?"
John and Gordon look at her incredulously.
"Okay, I remember you saying you like football, but we have more important things to think about Rosie," John says, and Rosalie glares at him.
"Ha, ha. Just wait," Rosalie says, and searches through the list of available wireless internet servers. Rosalie smiles triumphantly when she finds a provider that isn't password protected. John and Gordon exchange an amused glance because of the girl beside them who clearly isn't afraid to steal another person's internet server right next to two men of the law. She brings up a video sharing website, and quickly finds the video of the beginning of the football game between Gotham and Rapid City. Rosalie clicks play, and the young boy who the video is focused on is just finishing up the National Anthem. The football game begins soon after, and Rosalie skips ahead a bit. Both men beside her stiffen when the football field collapses, the football players all falling inside the stadium, except for one lone player from Gotham who manages to carry the football all the way to the touchdown area.
Rosalie shakes her head and eyes the football player sympathetically.
"That was a good play. I don't think he would have been intercepted even if the field didn't collapse," Rosalie points out, making John smirk and Gordon sends her an exasperated glance. The three of them frown when Bane steps out onto the small amount of field that's left, behind him is a few of his men, and a large device on a cart. Bane sees a dead referee lying on the ground and he bends down and takes the microphone from his corpse. Rosalie turns the volume up higher when Bane starts to speak.
"Gotham! Take control of your city!" Bane says into the microphone. Rosalie rolls her eyes, and then they widen when a sudden thought comes to mind.
"You know, he still has my cell phone. Thieving scoundrel," Rosalie mutters.
"This is the instrument of your liberation," Bane says, gesturing to the device behind him. Another man is brought forward and is thrown in front of Bane. "Identify yourself to the world."
"Dr. Leonid Pavel. Nuclear physicist," Pavel says into the microphone.
"Tell the world what this is," Bane commands to the physicist.
"A fully primed neutron bomb. With a blast radius of six miles," Pavel says, and Rosalie glances at John warily. He returns the look and puts a comforting hand on her shoulder. They both return their attention back to the screen.
"And who can disarm this device?" Bane asks, looking down at the man in front of him.
"Only me," Pavel says, shakily.
"Thank you, doctor," Bane says, and effortlessly snaps the man's neck. The football stadium erupts into screams and shouts of horror, and Rosalie clenches her jaw. "The bomb is armed. The bomb is mobile. The identity of the triggerman is a mystery. One of you holds the detonator. We come not as conquerors, but as liberators to return control of the city to the people. At the first sign of interference from the outside world, or of the people attempting to flee, this anonymous Gothamite, this unsung hero, will trigger the bomb. For now, martial law is in effect. Return to your homes, hold your families close, and wait. Tomorrow you claim what is rightfully yours," Bane finishes, and drops the microphone. The video shows Bane, and his men taking the device out of the stadium, and then the video stops.
"He really is a lovely man, isn't he?" Rosalie asks, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"This suddenly just got a whole hell of a lot worse," John mutters, closing Rosalie's laptop.
"Does she know about this?" Gordon asks Rosalie, referring to The Black Swan.
"Who do you think showed me? She told me to show you guys," Rosalie says, feeling awkward referring to herself in third person, but doesn't let it show.
-IWRU-
John steps outside his apartment building and begins his trek down the road. He's been doing this for the last few days, looking for any criminals that could be hurting people, or anyone that's hurting people at that very moment. He ducks into an alley when he sees a few of Bane's men turn a corner and begin heading towards him. Unfortunately for John, the men saw him before he hid, and they rushed toward him.
"Well, well boys. Look at who we have here. Isn't this the cop that the younger Kyle sister was always around?" one of the men asks, and John's eyebrows furrow. He raises his hands in the air as they all pointed their guns at him.
"Not very smart for a cop to be out on the streets, especially at night," one of the men says, smiling menacingly.
"You know, I've told him that. But who listens to me?" a low feminine voice says, and all of the men's heads snap in the direction the voice came from. John smiles a bit when he sees The Black Swan leaning on the brick wall of the building near them. "Three on one? That's not very fair. Good thing I'm here to even the score a bit," The Black Swan says, and kicks the gun out of one of the men's hands. She catches the gun and shoots the man in the chest.
John takes this moment of distraction and tackles the lead man, and begins trying to wrestle the gun from his hands.
The last man aims his gun at Rosalie, and she grabs his gun arm and pushes it to the side. The man fires the gun and she hears someone yell out in pain. Rosalie punches the man in the stomach and uses the other man's gun to shoot him in the chest as well. Rosalie quickly turns and shoots the last man in the back twice and drops the gun. She watches John push the man's body off of him and clutch his arm.
"Are you alright?" Rosalie asks lowly, kneeling beside him.
"I'll be fine," John pants out, and Rosalie stands up, pulling John to his feet as well. She pulls him out of the alley and removes his hand from his arm. She realizes that the yell of pain from earlier came from John.
"It looks like the bullet just grazed your arm, but it's definitely going to need stitches," Rosalie observes. "Unfortunately, you'd be crazy if you think you're going to find a doctor. Fortunately though, stitching someone up isn't that hard. I can do it."
"You don't have to," John says, looking at the wound.
"I'm going to. Now, take me to your place. I'm assuming you have a needle, thread, and rubbing alcohol?" Rosalie asks, and John nods, and they begin walking in the direction of his apartment. Once inside John's apartment, John shows her where everything is that she would need. John takes off his jacket and sits down in a chair at his small kitchen. Rosalie comes back with everything she needs, and pulls a chair next to John's.
"I hope you're alright with pain," Rosalie says in her low voice, with a smirk on her face.
"Better than most," John says, smirking back. Rosalie cocks a hidden eyebrow, and pours rubbing alcohol into a bowl. She puts the thread that she's going to need into the alcohol.
"Do you have any ice? Like I said, this is going to hurt," Rosalie says.
"Nope. I'm just going to have to suffer," John says.
"Oh, a tough guy," Rosalie says, smirking, and running the needle through the flame of a lighter. John grins a bit and watches her. Rosalie gets the needle and thread ready and looks to John. "Ready?"
John nods, and Rosalie begins her work.
"So, I thought I told you before that walking around by yourself was stupid, and not to do it," Rosalie says, while she stitches up his arm.
"I can't just sit around and do nothing," John says through gritted teeth.
"Yeah? Well if that bullet had been about a foot more to the right you'd be dead right now. What good would you be to anyone then?" Rosalie asks, seriously. "You're just lucky I cleared a spot on my schedule to save you."
John stays silent for a bit, watching her stitch up his arm. "Thank you," he says, finally.
"You're welcome," Rosalie says, glancing into his eyes momentarily. Rosalie looks back down at her work and ties off the stitches, and places the needle down on the table. "I trust you know when to remove stitches and how?"
"Yeah. I got it," John says, and Rosalie nods, standing up. "Thank you again, for your help."
"It's no problem," she says, and makes to leave the apartment. "Just… don't do that again. We can't afford to lose you. And I know one person who really doesn't want to lose you."
John gives her a confused look and Rosalie smiles.
"Don't look at me like that. You know exactly who I'm talking about," she says, and John grins a bit. Rosalie holds back a smile and leaves the apartment, out into the night to fight more criminals and save more victims.
-IWRU-
A/N: Well, there's chapter 16 everyone! I hope it was worth the wait! Remember, to go vote on my poll for the sequel for this story!
New outfit for Rosalie on Polyvore! Feel free to check it out if you'd like. There's also a collage of all of my other OC's for this story on there, so if you'd like to see what they look like, go check it out. Link on my profile!
There's also a link to what Rosalie's back tattoo looks like on my profile as well. Check it out!
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