Authors note: by the end of this chapter you will probably think ' OMG IT'S THE END' it isn't, so dont panic. There are more chapters coming. I cant get chapter 30 up tonight but dont fret when I get home from school tomorrow I will put it up straight away. I hope you like this chapter, I really enjoyed writing this, exept from the fact I was nearing on tears when it was done... You'll see why. Enjoy and for goodness sake! REVIEW!!!! please! Nearly ten chapters in one day, what more do you people want!?!? Review please x

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from the DC Universe.

But I do own Ace and Ava McKinley/ Jinx

Chapter 29: Confrontation and a tearful farewell

I was dragged up and a set of green and red clothes were thrown at me along with my mask.

"Put them on" The Joker ordered.

I walked into another room, I found the clothes were my old half red, half green skinny jeans, red and green pin stripes strappy top, I put them on and placed the mask over my unpainted face. It tingled against my skin and felt good.

Without the white and black makeup I felt strange but the feeling of adrenaline and excited flowed through me all over again. I had missed this feeling and now it was back, it felt almost stronger than ever before. A wave of realisation hit me.

I needed Jinx for this.

I wanted her to be there.

Smirking slightly I let your thought drift to her. Closing my eyes, in my mind I saw her behind the mirror.

"Jinx" I called, she raised her head and looked at me in confusion.

With one swift punch I shattered the mirror.

"What are you doing?" She said.

"What does it look like? Letting you have some fun" I smirked.

She grinned broadly, "your crazy" she said laughing.

I laughed with her " No your the crazy one. I'm the sane one"

"Then were fucked aren't we if that's the case" Jinx spoke.

" Pretty much" I replied.

You open my eyes and there she was standing before me in the real world, no one able to see her but me.

"So I take it your not gonna let me take over are you?" Jinx said

"Nope, I'm not. But during whatever is going on tonight, I might need you" I told her.

She nodded and followed me out of the room. The Joker and his men were standing at the door waiting for me, looking very impatient.

"What took you so long?" The Joker snapped.

"Lets just go" I hissed.

Everyone left the room, I followed the Joker through this strange new hideout, and well it was more like a normal house actually.

"New hideout?" I asked.

"Ex-henchmen's home" He replied.

I smirked. ' Ex-henchmen' meaning he killed whoever it was. I continued following into we were led outside. The sky was tainted crimson and the clouds a soft pinkly colour. The Joker grabbed me roughly by the shoulders and shoved me inside a van. Stumbling, I fell hitting my knee hard on the metal floor. He laughed at this before pushing me further into the van. Sitting down, I looked glared The Joker before looking out the window.

The world seemed a bit stranger now, a little crazier once again.

Three months, it took for me to get my life back together, I had a job,friends,Bruce and a good home and no Joker. But now he was back and look where I was, right back where I started, laughing slightly I realised that actually, I were slightly worse of.

Who would believe you this time?

Maybe I could fool Bruce and Gotham once but if I ever get free, will they believe me a second time?

The Joker cast a glance over to me, he sighed softly before looking elsewhere, away from me.

Everything was ruined, the normality I had begun to accept had gone and here I was. Once again working for The Joker, this time I was unsure if I even wanted to.

Then I laughed out loud realising something very important, Jinx was right, I hadn't changed. If I had she would be gone and look! I called her to me, to help with whatever the Joker was planning tonight.

Excitement filled me, causing me to grin uncontrollably. I was back!

To hell with a normal life, like the Joker always said to me, normal lives were over-rated.

The Joker!

That bastard, he beat me and kidnapped me.

" I'll forget I'm angry at him for now, but if he dares hit me one more time. That clown has had it" I decided.

"Were here!" Harley declared happily.

I hopped out of the van and stared wide eyed at the thing before me.

It was a large blimp, it was grey and had a large smile painted on it.

I grinned, "I like the smile" I said to the Joker referring to the blimp.

He stared at me for a moment smirking, "so do I" he replied stroking my cheek gently.

A small blush formed over my cheeks, looking away I stared at the blimp

"Alright people hop in" The Joker called chuckling slightly.

He grabbed my hand and winked at me before pulling me along to the blimp.

Unbeknownst to me, Harley and Mime were glaring at me angrily from behind.

It was time to put there plan into action.

Everyone climbed in and the blimp set off high into the air. I looked out at Gotham far below, the lights glimmering like fallen stars.

The sun was setting, the Batman would be out to play soon

The Joker held a mobile phone in his hands and spoke into it;

"Evening Gotham, if you look to the sky you will see a happy smiling blimp above you, in exactly half an hour I will drop hundreds of tiny gas bombs filled with Joker Venom on you good people unless our dear dark knight stops me first! HA-HA, enjoy your last minutes!" he hung up the phone.

I could almost fear the screams of panic from the people below me, just the thought of Gotham being filled with millions of happy smiles amused me to no end.

"Harley, Mime, Punch, Judy and everyone else prepare the bombs" The Joker ordered.

I was about to leave but he snapped " not you. Your staying where I can see you"

They all left leaving the two of us alone. I pressed my hands against the glass and stared out at Gotham.

Beautiful.

Sparkling.

Doomed.

I smiled to myself slightly. I began to think about what would have happen if I had never met the Joker.

Never worked for him, never kissed, held or...loved.

The Joker came and stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me against him, so my back was against his chest. He rested his head next to mine and asked "what are you thinking?"

"I was just wondering what would have happened if we had never met" I said gently.

"Do you wish things could have been different?" The Joker spoke.

"Yes...and no" I told him.

"What do you mean?" he said.

I turned my head to the side and looked up at him "It doesn't matter"

He bent his head and kissed me gently before pulling away and resting forehead against mine. Looking into his dark eyes I smiled, he wasn't a monster, just a man had one bad day and it twisted the hands of fate into something no one could alter. I wished I could have saved him but we all have our breaking point.

The question is once something has been broken can it be fixed? Even us and the delicate jewels we called our hearts and minds. I leant up and kissed him, he smiled into the kiss holding me just that little bit tighter.

Pulling away I knew exactly what I was going to do so I began "I love-"

"MISTA J!!!" Harley's high pitched voice squealed.

"We...erm...need Jinx's help with something back here" she said quietly.

I pulled silently away from The Joker and went with Harley, feeling his eyes on me the entire time. I mentally cursed Harley, I was so close to saying it, saying I love you. The three words I had longed to say for so long but also the words I feared and thought I would never say to him, but to Bruce.

But the Joker held my heart tightly in his hands without even realising it.

I grimaced hearing Jinx's amused chuckle from behind.

Harley led me into a room full of storage were three henchmen with crow bars and Mime stood all facing me.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"You have been ruining things for far too long Jinx. Its time to end it. I have dreamed of nothing else but your death for months" Harley snarled.

"Our love for the Joker is far stronger than anything you will ever feel and since he won't kill you himself, we will. I'm sure in time he will learn to accept and maybe even be happy with what were about to do" Mime said

"Go get her boys" Harley said.

The three henchmen with crow bars stepped forward.

" I don't think so" I muttered angrily.

They weren't getting rid of me that easily. Closing my eyes I thought of my Jinx side taking over.

"It's your time to shine Jinx. I know I swore never to let you take over again but I've decided otherwise. Have fun Jinx and remember your the merciless one" I snarled.

Jinx's crazy laughter rang loud and clear in my ears.

" HA-HA HA-HA HA-HA HA-HA HA-HA"

Harley's point of view:

I watched as she closed her eyes and muttered something to herself.

What happened next shocked me.

When her eyes re-opened they glowed scarlet red, she grinned evilly. This wasn't the reaction I expected, she began to laugh, the sound her laughter made was of evil, if evil made a sound her laugh was its song.

"Poor poor stupid fools" She mocked tilting her head to the side.

The men with the crowbars advanced on her, she reached out and grabbed the nearest ones throat and ripped out his jugular, with her bare hands. My eyes widen and fear pulsed through me, this wasn't going right. I stared in horror as she fought with the two henchmen, slaughtering the first one by grabbing a nearby crate, lifting it with great strength and smashing it down over his head. I screamed as his brains splattered over me. Then she turned to the last henchman standing, she wagged her finger and he came at her.

Laughing she stepped back raising her fist she swiftly knocked him out with one punch. Then her red glowing eyes locked with Mime. I sensed Mimes growing fear.

" Stay away from m...me" Mime stammered

"I thought Mime's weren't supposed to speak. No matter, I'll make sure you never utter a single word .ever. Again" She taunted running up to her.

Jinx jumped up onto Mime sending her falling backwards arms flaying. Mime fell onto her arm, it landed first with a sickening crack, it snapped and I looked away, sickened at the thought of seeing a bone sticking out of something. Jinx stood on top of Mime and kicked her in the face, then she began stamping hard on her face. I crept away, shuddered at Mimes screams. I ran through the door and hid behind a large crate, I heard Mime's screams stop. She was dead. Then hearing footsteps I backed further into the crate.

" Oh Harley...come out come out where ever you are...I have a present for you" I heard Ava say.

Tears stung my eyes blurring my vision. I wiped them away closing my eyes momentarily. What I saw when I opened them made me scream in terror louder than I ever thought I could scream.

Jinx stood before me holding out Mimes severed head. Mime's lips had been stretched into a smile. The corners of her painted lips dripping blood. Her face was bloody and battered, her eyes still open.

Jinx was almost as sick as Mista J.

"Surprise!" she yelled.

She drew back Mimes head and flung it at me, I screamed once again as it hit me in the face, splattering me with blood.

The blimp suddenly lurched forward and an angry yell came from main control room. Jinx was twisted and her eyes dimmed "Jinx! The Joker!" She cried.

Her eyes glowed red once more "No Ava! Let me finish her" She yelled at herself.

I watched in fear and confusion as her eyes dimmed again "No now! Please Jinx" She said.

Her eyes glowed like fire "Fine! But after I want this Hench wench dead" She screamed pointing at me.

I backed away slowly. She suddenly ran away into where the Jokers angry yelled came from, I followed.

Ava's point of view:

"Thank you" I said to Jinx as I took back over my body again.

She ignored me but I felt her angry presence still there.

I opened the door and saw the controls for the blimp smoking and fizzing. The window was cracking, about to break any second. "What happened?" I cried.

The Joker turned around and point out the window "He can fly! Why didn't anyone tell me he had one of those...things!" He yelled.

I ran to the window and gasped. Batman was in a bat copter or something and had just fired a shot at the blimp. He fired another this time hitting the blimp head on. There was a loud explosion from both sides.

" Oh great now the cops have one of those flying things and are firing at us!" Joker yelled.

"Boss, were going down!" a henchman said who had come in and was trying to steer the blimp.

"Release the bombs" The Joker ordered

"But boss we have to get out of here!" He protested.

Fire rose from the blimp and more explosions followed.

"Boss the bombs have exposed and the gas is going to spill into here any second "the henchmen cried.

"Then ram this thing into Batman, I'm not finished yet" he shouted.

"Joker we have to go" I screamed.

He turned to me and his eyes softened. Suddenly he ran to the corner of the room and came back holding a parachute.

" Go. I'm not losing you. Not again" he said.

"This isn't like you. Your not like this, your not supposed to try and save me. Why are you saving me?" I asked sadly.

"Say it Jinxy's what you were going to say before Harley came. I know what it is but I need to hear you say it. So do it!" he pleaded as he roughly strapped me into the parachute.

"I can't. Come with me, save yourself too. Don't be a fool" I cried tears filling my eyes.

"Mista J what about me?" Harley squealed.

"Shut up Harley! Jinxy say it!" The Joker boomed.

"I love you" I whispered.

He smiled and wiped away my tears, kissing me softly on the lips before opening the blimp open door. Wind swept in.

"I won't leave you!" I screamed.

He grinned at me before laughing hysterically; he pushed me from the blimp, pulling the parachute as he did so. I heard Harley scream and jump from the blimp, she grabbed hold of me, and the extra weight pulled us both down and sent us crashing towards the water below.

"Jack!" I screamed

I watched him give a little wave and close the blimp door.

Myself and Harley fell faster and faster through the air, the parachute barely holding us both up. Suddenly with a rip the parachute flew off and myself and Harley were sent crashing through the air. I hit the icy water with a loud splash. As I hit the water I heard a loud explosion.

"No!"

I swam to the shore and tried to run to the wreckage of the blimp explosion that has crashed into the Gotham docks. But it was sealed off by police, I hid behind a building and watch the police shift through the burning rubble. Harley stupidly ran forward and was grabbed by a police officer. She was cuffed and loaded into a swat car. Tears rolled down my cheeks, he couldn't be gone, he just couldn't! I walked to the rails of the docks and shoved my hands in the pockets, I felt something.

I pulled it out and found it was a Joker card!

Tears softly fell onto it and I kissed it before throwing it into the water.

"It's her! Quick!" I heard shouts.

I ran away from the cops chasing me. More shouts rang out through Gotham and for the first time in my life, I wished the silence I once hated would come.

But it didn't, the silence didn't come that night.

Because all I heard in my ears was his laughter.

The Joker's laughter.

As I ran, a feeling suddenly came over me. Call it denial, or whatever I will but I knew right then as I ran from the police.

This wasn't over.