Jackie rushed around the house as she gathered her things, talking to herself as she ran back and forth between the living room and the kitchen.

"Mom?" Julian asked, following her around the house, trying to get her attention.

Jackie turned around, letting Julian run into her "What, Julian?" she asked, looking down at her oldest.

Julian handed his mother her music box with a smile, Jackie took a moment to smile as she took the box and opened it; listening to the song as she did.

"You can put it in your dressing room!" Julian remarked.

Jackie giggled "Oh, I will!" she said giving her oldest a hug "Now go get ready, I'll try and see you there!" she remarked, finally putting her things together.

Alfred came down the stairs "Forgetting something?" he asked, handing Jackie her Pointe ballet shoes.

She gasped "Oh my god!" she said, taking the shoes and throwing them in her bag.

"Alright, better get going!" Bruce said, rushing down the stairs.

Jackie smiled "I'm trying to." She said.

Bruce nodded as he kissed her temple "Good luck! I'm gonna go learn how to tie a tie!" he said, walking away.

Jackie sighed as she turned back to Alfred, who helped her with her bag "Breathe, love! You're going to be fine." He told her.

"I know. I'm just nervous." She said.

Alfred smirked "You're about to dance the ballet of a lifetime—if you weren't nervous, then I'd be worried!" he said, kissing her forehead before patting her shoulders.

"We'll see you later." He said, opening the front door and guiding Jackie out.


Jackie looked herself over in the mirror, she was beginning to hyperventilate as she realized that this was all happening; and that her dream was finally coming true.

There came a knock at her dressing room door.

"Yes?" she asked, turning around to face the door.

Mrs. Lenore smiled as she entered the dressing room "How are you doing?" she asked.

Jackie shrugged her shoulders "I don't think I can do this!" she said, beginning to stand up from her seat.

Mrs. Lenore smiled as she sat Jackie back down in the chair "No! You can do this! You've worked so hard for this!" she said, then turning to her table to see the music box resting next to the mirror.

The instructor opened the box and watched as the porcelain dancer turned as the tune of Swan Lake filled the room.

Jackie calmed down as she listened to the tune, her breathing slowed as she closed her eyes and began to become the Swan Queen slowly.

"You've got this." Mrs. Lenore whispered "It's in the palm of your hands." She spoke again, looking Jackie in the mirror.

Mrs. Lenore pushed a strand of hair away from Jackie's face "You are Queen." She said, then walking out of the dressing room.

Jackie smiled as she looked herself over before sliding her make up closer to her and began applying it.


Jackie waited backstage; she closed her eyes as she placed her hands on her hips as she did.

She opened her eyes and looked around the backstage area as she watched the other dancers prep and her co-dancers nearly shaking with nerves; just like she was.

A stage hand came up behind Jackie and gently touched her back "Alright, we go on in five minutes." He whispered to her gently.

Jackie turned to him and smiled "Okay." She muttered.

Mary rushed up behind Jackie and squealed "Are you going to pass out, cause I'm about to pass out!?" she asked.

Jackie smiled "I don't know. I'm so nervous." She remarked.

Mary then grabbed Jackie's hand as they both looked through the side of the curtain to see how big the audience was.

They gasped as they looked at the packed house, Jackie looked around when she finally saw Julian and Ben sitting in the front row, unable to sit still as excitement filled their faces.

"Oh my god, there are my boys!" she sighed, softly pointing at her family; with Alfred and Bruce sitting on either side of them

Mary smiled "Aww, they're so cute!" she said, before looking around the balcony "Hey, it's Ed Nigma." She said.

Jackie turned to Mary "Where?" she asked.

"Up in the balcony!" she said, guiding Jackie with her finger when she saw the tall yet scrawny man in a green suit lean over and talk to the person next to him.

Jackie cocked an eye brow "Who's he talking to?" Jackie asked gently.

Mary shrugged her shoulders "I don't know." She said softly.

"Alright, ladies! We start in one minute!" the stage producers announced.

Mary and Jackie turned to each other, when Mary smiled "Alright, one fan girl jump on the count of three, alright?"

The dancers counted down to three before jumping up and down like a bunch of 16-year old girls before Mary let go and rushed away as Jackie adjusted her dress and wig, making sure that every was secure and in place for the quick change.

Jackie could feel her head spin with the thought of how she was going to be able to pull it all off; but she could no longer think as the orchestra began to play.

She closed her eyes as she took another deep breathe, listening to the music as she waited for her cue; and when she was ready, there she went.

Jackie couldn't believe how light she felt as she danced across the stage with a naïve smile on her face, she finally let herself go as she continued to dance until Von Rothbart came out from his cave.

She began to dance against her co-dancer as they moved closer and closer together before the music hit a note, and the fellow dancer tossed her into the air.

Jackie picked up the pace of her dancing as she tried to keep up with her dance until he pushed her into the cave.

The ballerina quickly pulled off her wig and pulled off her dress that covered her corset as a fellow dancer pulled up her tutu just in time to throw herself back onto the stage.

The audience cheered as she began to dance again, her back towards the audience as Von Rothbart gently followed her until the lights dimmed and the curtains closed, when they both reached the end of the stage.

The two dancers turned to each other and high-fived as they giggled and smiled at each other, giving each other a nod of approval before departing where Jackie could get a drink of water and watch the first act in peace.


It was a long and excruciating two hours before Jackie made her bow with the rest of the ballet, she returned to her dressing room with adrenaline leaving her body and a tiresome feeling entering.

Jackie hummed the Swan Lake tune as she opened and closed the door, looking up to her vanity to see a large vase of Lilies waiting for her.

She lost her breathe as she walked towards her vanity and looked at the Lilies; White throughout with pink on the inside, and yet there was only one person who would give her Lilies after a performance.

Jackie grabbed the card in the bundle and pulled it from the envelope to read the letter "You did wonderful tonight, I love you." Was all it said, no name or initials.

She placed the card on the table and huffed, her mind rushing with thoughts when her cell phone went off.

Jackie grabbed her purse and went hunting for her purse when she finally found it and looked at the number to see Bruce was calling her.

"Hi." She said with fake enthusiasm.

"Hey, we're out back waiting for you…" Bruce said.

Jackie sighed "Oh…oh, um…listen, Bruce; I'm gonna be awhile, and it's really cold outside. So why don't you just take the boys home and I'll meet you at the house, alright?" she said with honest disappointment.

Bruce sighed, Jackie could tell he was upset as Bruce finally spoke "Okay, then we'll see you when we get home." He said before hanging up the phone.

Jackie sighed, hanging up her phone as well before tossing it back in her purse then guiding her attention back to the flowers in front of her.

She glared at the flowers for a long time, going through every possible conclusion before her mind decided that this was a practical joke by the infamous Edward Nigma.

When she looked up at the closest clock it had been an hour since the show was officially over; Jackie couldn't believe nobody had knocked on her dressing room door during that time.

Jackie sighed as she grabbed her clothes and changed out of her White Swan costume, she couldn't help but admit that she was beginning to sweat and was having a hard time breathing when she finally took everything off.


She walked up the front door of Wayne Manor, she noticed Ed's car parked close to the house as she made her way up the stairs, her gym bag on her shoulder as she pulled it close to her body.

Jackie opened the front door and closed it gently, dropping her gym bag to the floor when she turned to her right to see Alfred's golf clubs next to the door.

"Jackie, is that you?" she heard Alfred ask off in the distance.

Jackie grabbed a random golf club and held it close to her as Alfred left the kitchen to greet Jackie "There you are! We were starting to get worried about you." He remarked.

"Where is he?" Jackie muttered as she looked at Alfred blankly.

Alfred cocked an eye brow "Where is who?" he asked.

"Don't play that game with me, Alfred. Where is he?" Jackie asked again.

Alfred sighed "He's in the kitchen wi—"

Jackie walked by Alfred as she entered the kitchen where the boys, Bruce, and Ed were resting around the isle, having a warm snack.

Ed smiled, glancing over at the golf club before looked back up at Jackie "Hi." He simply said.

Jackie swung the golf club at him, Ed fell off his seat and landed on the floor; Jackie took another swing and hit his leg, causing Ed to yell out at pain.

Alfred and Bruce gasped, before Bruce grabbed Julian and Ben and pulled them out of the kitchen "Alfred, take the boys upstairs!" he commanded.

Jackie huffed as she looked down at Ed "You think it's funny?" she asked "You think that's hilarious!?" she asked rhetorically before she hit the same leg.

"What are you talking about!?" Ed asked her.

Jackie squealed "THE LILIES!" she screamed, attempted to hit the other leg before Ed pushed away from her on the tile floor.

Ed shook his head "I didn't put those flowers there!" Ed yelled, beginning to crawl away from Jackie.

"Yeah, right Edward! The only person who used to give me Lilies is dead!" she yelled.

Ed shook his head "No, he's not!" he remarked.

"Yes, he is! Jonathan is dead!" Jackie said.

Ed shook his head again "No! I swear to God, he's alive!" he proclaimed.

Jackie huffed as she looked at Ed, there was nothing but truth in his face as he shielded himself from Jackie and her rage.

"Where is he?" she whispered.

Ed sighed as she looked at her "He's at the house, waiting." He spoke gently.

Jackie dropped the golf club on the floor, then grabbing her car keys from her cardigan pocket and backed away from The Riddler slowly.

"I'll finish you later!" she responded, turning around and running out of the Manor.

Bruce looked inside the kitchen to see Nigma nearly nothing but a shell of a man on the floor before he walked up to Ed and bent down to gently help Ed off the ground.

"Are you alright?" he asked Ed as he helped him to a chair.

Ed nodded "Well, she took that better than expected." He said sarcastically.

Bruce sighed "Are you going to explain to me this entire situation?" he asked.

"You gonna give me a beer?" Ed asked.