~Can't be scared when it goes down, Got a problem, tell me now
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gonna run this town tonight?~
~Run This Town, Jay Z Kanye West Ft. Rihanna - The Blueprint 3 - 2009~
After Xmas Zara's holidays before the New Years became exceptionally better. It seems like she has become soft and finally accepts them being her parents. Although, something was changing about her.
Zara woke up that morning with the sun spilling through her bedroom window. The orange and golden rays clashing through and giving of a beautiful ombre effect on her walls. The air seemed peaceful, and light. Like a leaf in the cool breeze. She smiled to herself as the morning colours showered over her. Unexpectedly, Harley and Joker bursted into her room. Harley and Joker also dropping some things on her legs.
"Wake up Hunnie! Mommy and Daddy gotta go to work and you're coming along!" Harley said dropping her clothes on her bed. "You don't want us to be late Zara!" Joker said with laughter following. He dropped her gun on the bed. Show casing the golden print that reflected in the sunlight outside. Zara showcased a confused look on her face. She's only been to two so called 'adventures' with Joker and Harley and it was a mess. She didn't think that they wanted her to tag along again. "Where are we going?" She asked cautiously. "Well you just gotta see. Now get ready quick. You got ten minutes." Joker said as the couple walked out of the room. Zara felt scared and somewhat worried. Even though she called them mom and dad, she still was biased on their word sometimes. She shook the feeling of fear out her brain, as she quickly got out of bed yo get ready. 'Maybe this won't be as bad' Zara thought to herself.
Getting to the bathroom, she did her morning routine and suited up for the day. She wore the same outfit she wore the night she went out with Harley the first time. She also styled her hair and makeup the same, placed her dagger into her jacket pocket and finally had her on gun to add in her holster. Lastly, she carried the mallet that Harley gave her. She walked downstairs to see Joker and Harley arming all kinds of large guns. "Oh Zara! Here's breakfast! Let's get going!" Harley said excitedly as threw a large cookie and a water bottle towards Zara. The Joker started to grab four large guns and transport them into the Lamborghini; when Harley followed and placed her gun into her holster and skipped out the door with her baseball bat. "Really?" She said to herself as she walked out the door, following their pursuit. Shutting the main door and biting into the cookie.
The ride was long, and even though the sun shined bright that day, the deeper they drove into Gotham, it seemed like the day instantly became evening. The car came into a halt as the pair got out of the car and got their weapons from the trunk. Harley got her baseball bat, Joker got his golden gun and Harley handing her mallet. She followed them out the car and waited for them to finally get to the tall building. The entrance of the building was pretty fancy. It had a bunch of bushes that framed the whole lot, abs a huge fountain that seemed more like a pool. "Can either of you now tell me what your so called 'job' is?" She asked impatiently. The two ignored her as they were too concentrated on what their doing. "Fine." Zara said frustrated. "Ready?" Harley asked Zara. She nodded and the family of three headed into the tall, and dark building that stood out in the gloomy sky.
As the three entered, Joker and Harley started to shoot at everyone. The guards and the workers who were in the building. "What are you doing?!" Zara exclaimed in fear. Suddenly, Joker grabbed her wrist hard. Almost to the point of bruising and she started to feel the circulation of blood cut at her wrist. "Grab your gun out and start shooting Now." Be growled in a low and dangerous tone. Zara's heart seemed like it was going to pop out her chest as she pulled her gun out. Her finger on the trigger, but not pulling it. The sound of gunshots and bullets ricocheting everywhere and the sight of bodies dropping to the floor was everywhere. Finally, the three headed into a elevator and Harley pressed the button to the highest floor.
As the elevator zipped up to the highest floor, the metal doors departed and Harley and Joker shot the remaining guards in the room, except the man in the chair and desk. The Joker ran up to him angrily and grabbed his shirt, while keeping his golden gun to the man's head. "You know, I thought we had a deal. I didn't want it to come to this. But you forced my gun." He growled to the man. The man had a evil smirk on his face, which angered The Joker even more furious. "I wish it hadn't come to this either." He said and a helicopter appeared at the large window and started shooting at the building. The big window shattered into pieces as large winds started to pour into the top floor. Zara and Harley quickly ducked and out of nowhere, more guards came in and started attacking the girls. Harley quickly kicked and punched them, followed by smacking them hard with her baseball bat. Zara did the same putting up a good fight with punches and kicks with even stabbing some of the guards who tried to put her down. After a while of bashing and subduing the guards, a feeling of happiness started to form when she started to smack another guard with her mallet. Something about killing was started to become like a game to her, and she liked it that way. The man suddenly got out of The Joker's firm grasp as he fled and jumped out the window to the helicopter. There were gunshots heard from inside the helicopter as Harley followed to back Joker up. "Zara, get to the ground floor!" She said and shoved Zara into the elevator. "No! Mom, don't do this!"
She yelled but Harley already ran and jumped out the building to the helicopter, than a guard shoved her further into the metal elevator. He grabbed her by the neck, then lifted her up from the ground; making her let go of the mallet. She reached for her gun and shot the man in the head, the ringing sound of the gunshot lingering in her ears for a while and blood splattering on the wall. Zara started panting and getting air back into her lungs. The elevator made a bell like sound as the metal doors opened to reveal another guard who bursted into the doors, body checking Zara into the wall. She yelled in anger as she struggled back on her feet and picked up the wooden mallet and smacking the guard. He deflected it and grabbed Zara's arms. The grip was hard that she saw his fingers go white. Fast thinking over came her mind as she slipped under his legs and he lost the grip, only for Zara to quickly get up and smack his head hard from the back with her mallet. His body going down down a thud, she blew a piece of hair from her face, as the whole time she noticed that she had a smile plastered on her face the whole time. The elevator came into a halt as it landed back to the ground floor and Zara bolted out of the small metal room and put the building.
Zara got to the car which was in the far end of the parking lot and saw the helicopter suddenly started to fall down. The propellers seem to spin slower and out of control then intensely, the propellers collided with the building. Crushing it completely into a cloud of explosions and dust. "No! No! No!" Zara screamed as she saw the helicopter go down and crash into the ground in a pile of flames. She hid behind the car until the explosion died down, with only fire lingering. She ran close to the burning helicopter and building, with the smell of melting metal filling the Gotham air and smoke painting the darkened sky above her. "Mom! Dad!" She shelled out helplessly. "You want to see your parents again?" The man who the Joker had his grip on a while ago and who jumped into the helicopter said in her ear as he put her in a choke hold from behind with a gun to her temple. "Let go of me you fucker!" She said angrily as she tried to squirm out of his grasp, only the grip on her neck got stronger. He shot the ground beside her feet, getting her to jump in surprise and letting go of her mallet. Suddenly from the distance, the Joker appeared from the fountain and shot the man in the leg; where he let go of the grip on Zara's neck. His agonizing screams filled the air as she stepped back from him and took out her gun and shot him in the chest. His body falling weak on the floor, and blood spilling out and staining his suit. She turned around to see Harley and Joker, soaked and emerging from the fountain. "Mom! Dad! I'm so happy you're alive! I would've done anything to get you back." She exclaimed running into their arms in an embrace. "Anything?" The Joker asked interested in his expression and tone. "Anything." She said, muffled through their wet clothes. The Joker and Harley exchanged exciting looks while Zara wasn't looking. "We got one more place to get to." The Joker said mischievously and the three got into the car to their next destination. "Where?" Zara excitingly asked. "Surprise." The Joker taunted her as the car drove away from the scene in flames.