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Chapter 9

I took the Jokers hand and pulled myself up, everything was silent for a moment, and then he bent down and picked up my mask. Tracing a gloved hand over it, The Joker stared intently at the mask before handing it to me and leaving the room wordlessly. I quickly ran into the bathroom and rifled through the medicine cabinet, finally I found what I need; Antiseptic wipes, needle and thin metal wire. Wincing I knew that this was really going to hurt.

Biting the thread, the needle and remaining wire fell to the floor, looking in the mirror, I nodded satisfied that I had stitched my face up well enough. Slowly and very gently I re-applied my makeup; the stitched up wound was still visible under the makeup, when the flesh healed, it was clear it would be rough and bumpy like the Jokers. Dried blood could be seen against my lips. I suppose it only added to the effect of the makeup, having blood stains smeared on my face.

I left the bathroom and found the Joker and his henchmen waiting for me, Harley was sitting glumly on the sofa. "You guys will take out the bank while we go and release the crazies at Arkham" The Joker announced

"But boss what if they actually killed that mob boss?" One of his henchmen said

"They wouldn't even know were to find him, now come on" The Joker snapped

I followed him outside without question, looking back sadly at Harley, wondering why she wasn't coming with us. Joker's henchmen left in one van and myself and The Joker in another. The ride to Arkham was far from pleasant what with The Jokers insane driving, I laughed quietly as he sped round corners and purposely knocked into passing cars. Suddenly a thought came into my mind, one that sent shivers down the spine, I began praying that I wouldn't see the person that had haunted my dreams for so long and nearly destroyed me completely forever." I hope he isn't still working there" I murmured quietly,

The Joker looked at me for a moment and teased "Who? An old psycho boyfriend?"

"Not exactly" i muttered

There was a long silence for at least ten minutes before The Joker reached out and pushed me hard into the window, it cracked with the force of the impact "what was that for?" I hissed

He laughed at me and replied "do I need a reason to hurt my Jinxy?"

I laughed sarcastically and shoved the Joker hard into the window he was next to; this made the van swerve and knock another car of the road. We both laughed as The Joker knocked more and more passing cars off the road; finally he hit the brakes and the van stopped abruptly, causing me to slam head first into the front window...again. The Joker laughed so hard at this, I thought he'd bust a gut; he grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the van.

Sneaking into Arkham was easier than I thought; all it took was a few bullets to the heads of a few guards. Once inside we both ran through the empty halls towards the patients cells, suddenly as we both ran along a hall, every step nearing the cells, footsteps could be heard, slowly getting louder and louder. The Joker quickly hid behind a statue of Dr. Arkham "Don't move" He whispered harshly.

The footsteps grew louder until the person turned and began walking along the same hallway you were in. I froze as it dawned on me who the footsteps belonged to.

"Ava back so soon. I've heard of breaking out of Arkham but never back in" The voice of Dr. Jonathan Crane taunted

I stared wide eyed as he approached me a sick smirk on his face, "Had a run in with the Joker I see? I would expect clown boy would like a freak like you" He said,

I gently touched the cuts on my face that stretched into a smile; they were beginning to heal by scabbing up, it would be a few weeks until they become scars. I glared weakly at Crane, my whole body shook with fear.

" Tell me Miss. McKinley, how's Jinx?" He mocked; he was now only a few steps away from me.

The Joker came out from behind the statue and stood behind Crane knife in hand, a wild smirk on his face.

"Drop dead Crane" I snarled

The Joker grabbed Jonathan Crane by the neck and whispered mercilessly " Have you ever danced with the devil… your about to"

A slight gasp escaped his lips and horror filled his eyes before Dr. Jonathan Crane's body fell to the floor.

The Joker laughed insanely at his body crumpled on the floor, his back bleeding from where the knife had entered. I stared at Cranes unmoving body, my eyes betraying nothing. No emotion or life. I snapped out of the trance as The Joker said "Come on"

We both ran through another corridor, I never looked back once at the body lying in a pool of blood on the floor. I probably should have though because then I would have seen his body begin to stir and his eyes snapped open, the only emotion they showed was pure hate and a lust for revenge. Jonathan Crane was still alive.

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We both didn't stop running until we were outside a door that read Patients Cells. The Joker aimed his gun at the coded lock, "No wait!" I cried,

he lowered his gun and raised an eyebrow.

"It wont open that way, you need the code to unlock it" I said, outstretching my hand.

Shakily I entered the code that I remember with ease; the door swung open.

"How did you know that?" The Joker asked

I ignored him and stepped inside, behind the door was a huge file cabinet filled with the profiles of every patients ever admitted to Arkham Asylum

"I wonder..." I thought curiously

The Joker saw the cabinet and began searching for something in it as I quickly entered another code into the machine that unlocked the cells, the cell doors flung open. The Joker pulled out a file from the cabinet and stuffed it inside his coat, Arkham's finest began emerging from there cells, I grabbed his hand and said "this is the part where we run before they tear us to shreds"

I broke out in a run dragging The Joker along, the alarms began ringing. The Joker ran faster and soon was the one pulling me along, laughing as the patients of Arkham began to catch up to the two of us.

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Finally myself and The Joker burst through the doors of Arkham and sprinted down to the van. I leapt inside and gripped your seat tight as The Joker started up the engine and sped off. I looked on as the Arkham inmates ran for freedom through the gates and out into the streets of Gotham.

"Well that was fun!" He announced with a smile as the van sped through Gotham,

"Yeah..." I muttered absent minded

"Whose file did you take out of the cabinet?" I asked

But he didn't reply, he only kept his eyes on the road and on the cars he purposely bashed into. Frowning I realized he wasn't about to tell me any time soon.

Suddenly police sirens boomed in the distance but soon several police cars were right at the back of the van, Lt. Gordon was leading them in the front cop car. "Ooh they want to play" The Joker shouted excitedly.

"Here" he said gruffly throwing me a gun.

I opened the window and leaned out, aiming as best I could, I fired a shot at the nearest cop car. The bullet entered through the window and hit a cop right between the eyes, shattering the front window glass in the process " Woo, this is fun" I chimed in amusement laughing as I fired another shot but missing this time.

I kept on firing at the cars chasing us until the gun ran out of bullets. I slumped back down in the passenger seat of the van and said "You know, rather than the boys in blue lead us on an epic car chase that will only lead to nowhere...." I began

But the Joker finished my sentence for me "we let them catch us and eagerly await the team to aid our escape unless we brilliantly come up with an escape plan of our own?"

"Could be fun to wind Gordon up some more" I said with a smile

The Joker grinned and swerved the van into a street lamp, the engine burst into flames as we both jumped out of the van just as it exploded repeatedly due to the many grenades and weapons in the back. "Owie" I whined rubbing my back as I scrambled up off the floor.

The Joker pulled out a gun and I pulled out the small grenade I had in my dress, I threw the grenade at the cars chasing us. I managed to hit one and it exploded sending two more cars crashing into the side of a building.

The remaining cars stopped and many officers got out wielding guns, Lt. Gordon shouted at us "You have nowhere to run to, give yourselves in, your outnumbered"

The Joker dropped his gun and said "They've got us Jinxy"

I held my hands in the air and replied "So they have"

We both were placed in handcuffs and shoved into the back of a cop van, inside were two thieves I had seen out with Jarred before " Hey where's Jarred? I asked

One of them looked up at me, his eyes widened in fear at the site of myself and The Joker, his eyes travelled down to the Glasgow smile on my face; I leant closer to the Joker and whispered "I'm getting an urge to ask him if he wants to know where I got my scars from"

The Joker burst into hysterical laughter, only scaring the thief even more "Where's Jarred?" I repeated.

" His father sent him away to learn the many business" The scared thief said quietly, staring at the floor.

I nodded in understanding. Jarred's father was a mob boss and I knew well enough he didn't like his only son being a petty thief and stealing for fun.

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After what seemed like hours, a cop pulled us both out of the van and dragged us into the Gotham Police department. We were both searched and all of our weapons were taken. Then we both were put into a large barred cell, which already held many other criminals awaiting convictions or questioning. I leant my head on the Joker and closed my eyes. Suddenly I felt many eyes on me, opening my eyes I saw nearly all of the men were staring at me.

"Hey Joker who's the new Hench wench?" One of the men said staring at me perverted.

I got up and walked over to the man, smiling innocently I said "say that again"

"Hench Wench" The man said with a sick toothy grin, he put his hand on my waist.

I drew back my leg and kicked him hard in the balls and once in the head when he hit the floor "the names Jinx, you would do well to remember that sicko" I snarled before seating myself on the bench next to the Joker once again "well done, you just knocked out of man double your size. Always full of surprised, aren't you?" he said

"Ugh! What a creep" I spat glaring at the man still lying on the floor clutching his manhood in pain.

Lt. Gordon unlocked the cell and dragged me out; another cop did the same with the Joker. We both were taken into a room for questioning, "Who are you? What is your real name?" One cop asked

"Jinx" I stated with a smile.

"Where is Sirenia Torres?" Lt. Gordon demanded

"Who? Oh Barbie" I said with a laugh

"Barbie is currently lying unconscious in a warehouse" The Joker teased

"Stop playing games Joker, where is she?" Lt. Gordon ordered

After two gruelling hours of question after question, myself and The Joker were finally led back to the holding cell, but as I were about to enter a cop grabbed my arm and pulled me back " Not you missy, your being transferred to Arkham" he said

My eyes widened "No! Please no, not there there! Anywhere but there!" I pleaded, attempting to pull away from his strong grip

"Don't struggle girly you will only make it worse for yourself" The cop snapped

I spun round and punched the guy in the face, he loosened his grip on me and I broke free and ran to The Joker, I looked into his eyes " Don't let them take me back there" I pleaded

His looked down at me, a confused look showed on his face "what do you mean, 'back there'?" he said

I grabbed his wrist tightly as two more cops came and tried to drag me away "No! I won't go back there. Not again! No let me go you assholes, no you can't send me to Arkham please let me fucking go!" I screamed.

Suddenly The Joker reached out and grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him, clearly stronger than the two scrawny cops who tried to pry me away. He held onto me as two more cops came and attempted to take me away. My heart was beating furiously in my chest pounding like a drum.

I felt an odd sharp pain in the side, that was when everything became darker, I had been injected with something that was meant to knock me out... it was working. My eyes began to close, but I managed to cry out "No please, don't send me back there"

My knees buckled and I fell before the Joker, tears escaped my eyes as my vision grew blurrier, the last thing I saw was him frowning and a confused look in his eyes. "I can't go back to Arkham, not again" I whispered before passing out.