Here is chapter 8

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Nightwing slowly came to in unfamiliar surroundings. He waited for a few minutes in order for his vision to clear. As soon as it did he scanned the room in order to see where he was. He looked around and saw that he was in what used to be a bathroom. Each wall including the floor where covered with white tiles that had become dirty and stained due to probably years of neglect. The ceiling was grey and had looked to be made of concrete. There were three rows of lights that hung from the ceiling illuminating the room.

He was sitting on a hard wooden chair with no obvious bonds holding him into place. He tried to move but found that he couldn't. He tentatively tried to move every part of his body one at a time and found that he couldn't move his arms, legs of his lower body. His head was free so he tried to angle it in order to get a better view of what was holding him in place.

He tilted his head to the side and managed to get a look under his right arm. What he saw both shocked and amazed him. There underneath his arm was a line of dried superglue. Nightwing would recognise glue anywhere from his younger prankster days. So that would mean that his arms are glued to the arm rest, his legs are glued to the chair legs and his ass is glued to the seat as well. He also couldn't move his feet so he had to assume that they were glued to the floor as well.

'So you used industrial strength glue so we can't possibly escape on our own' thought Nightwing 'that's smart'. Now that he had gauged how bad his situation was he decided to examine this room more thoroughly. His eyes were immediately drawn to the unconscious figure seated beside him in a similar situation. It was Stanley. She was still wearing the black business suit she wore at the debate but it was now torn in some places and there was blood now on her face. Apparently she didn't escape the accident unharmed. Nightwing knew he couldn't do anything right now so he would have to wait.

The accident was discovered ten minutes after Nightwing was abducted. It was discovered by one of the news crews that were covering the debate and they immediately recognised the banged up limo. They immediately called it in and right now the area was cordoned off by the police while the Justice League examined the area. Black Lightning was combing the limo looking for any foreign electrical items while Black Canary consulted with the officers about tracing the origin of the bullets and the two Wing-Dings they found.

Zatanna was in the middle of the road preparing a spell that would show them what had happened. It wouldn't show them who was involved but it would give them a lead in the right direction.

'Everyone' Zatanna announced 'I'm ready to begin'.

Immediately everyone went behind the police barrier and the scene was now clear of people bar Zatanna. The press got ready to film this as they were already familiar with the Leagues method of investigation and the League let them saying it showed the bad guys that they couldn't hide anything from the League.

'Wohs em tahw deneppah ereh' she recited and immediately shadowy figures began to appear on the street representing the different aspects of the ambush. The people watching it gasped when the three thugs brutally shot the men but they were not prepared for the intervention of a vigilante and for him to be taken out by figure that appeared to be laughing. After that the laughing figure apparently told the others to stuff Stanley and the vigilante in the van and the van drove off in a northerly direction.

The bystanders just stood there unable to comprehend what had just happened. Black Canary was the first to snap out of her shock and began to order that someone be sent to scan the area the van was heading to. Three police vans were dispatched along with the Flash and Impulse and started to search the area.

Red Hood stood on a nearby rooftop watching the scene, shock and fear filling his system. Even though he couldn't see the identity of the figure he would recognise that laugh anywhere having it haunt his nightmare regularly. He brought his trembling hand to his communicator.

'Batman, we have a problem the Joker is back and he has kidnapped Stanley and Nightwing'.

Red Hood received no reply immediately and that was understandable because Batman had just received some disturbing and shocking news.

'Understood' he replied his voice seemingly cold and distant but Hood knew it was an act. Batman was worried. 'Return to the cave immediately for a full meeting'. With that sentence Batman terminated the connection. Hood sighed. His hand was still trembling. Memories of a warehouse and a crowbar came flooding back to him. He uncontrollably shivered at the memories.

'Something the matter Hood' a voice said behind him. Hood cursed, he had been so entranced by the fact that the Joker was back and had just kidnapped his brother that he completely let his guard down. He slowly turned around and was greeted with the familiar sight of a red and blue covered hero with an S emblazoned on his chest.

'Superman' Hood replied.

'So I am only going to ask you once, tell me right now why two Bats are in D.C and more importantly why where you following Stanley.'

'You're a smart guy, you figure it out. Now if you'll excuse me I have some place to be but I will offer you some advice, when you're looking into this don't underestimate the Joker and don't take Stanley at face value.'

With that Hood began to make his way of the roof. When he reached the edge he looked back suspiciously at the Man of Steel.

'So you're just going to let me go?' he asked suspiciously.

'Why not' he replied 'you answered both my questions'.

Hood smirked underneath his helmet and left the rooftops. Superman also left quickly in order to inform the rest of the League what he had learned.

Meanwhile back at the room Stanley was just coming too. Nightwing glanced at her wondering what her reaction would be to the situation. He didn't have to wait too long because as soon as she came to, she began to panic. She started screaming a barrage of threats, pleas and insults at her unknown captors and when she saw Nightwing seemingly just sitting there she yelled at him to help her but she didn't know he could not move.

'Will you please shut up with your incessant whining you bitch!' shouted an unknown figure. Stanley ceased her rampage and both she and Nightwing turned to face the figure that had entered the room. It was Harley Quinn.

'Please will you shut up, your loud noises are hurting Mister J's ears and he's in the other room'.

Stanley was about to talk back to Quinn but as soon as she opened her mouth she was slapped across the face by Quinn.

'Don't even talk you bitch, the only sounds Mister J wants to hear out of your mouth is the sound of your screams as he exacts payback'.

Stanley's eyes bulged at the thought of what this madman would do to her. She looked over at Nightwing who continued to bear a cold and serious look on his face as he stared at Quinn.

'Now as for you bird boy Mister J hasn't decided what to do with you yet but I do think it will be spectacular'.

Nightwing's calm and cold demeanour never left him but at that moment he was shking terribly inside because he knew first-hand what the Joker could do to you. He hoped that he would die before he broke or someone came and rescued him before he broke out the big guns.

Sorry for the short chapter, the next one will be longer.

There are two chapters remaining in this story.

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