Chapter 13: One Thing left to do

Authors Note: Okay I should have mentioned this last chapter but most of the writing at the end I got from Tonycakes story Just for Laughs. Give her stories a read they are very good. I also like how everyone responded to Slade I am glad they enjoyed that twist. Okay let's get this chapter started.

Disclaimer: I do not own Batman

Sarina was having the worst day of her life. It's not every day you find out that you're the daughter of a madman. She was currently walking with the briefcase that contained the birth certificate and the tape in her left hand as she walked down the dark halls with Shadows sword in her right hand. She went from sobbing to light sniffles as she walked to who knows where. She was broken from her trance when she bumped into a door. She looked up and saw the words 'EXIT' written on it in green paint and slowly grabbed the door knob and twisted it. She opened it and was greeted by twenty thugs standing on both sides of the hallway cheering her on and calling her 'Jr.' and welcoming her to the club throwing confetti at her. She didn't even pay them any mind as she continued walking down the red carpet and to another door.

She slowly opened it to see that she was on a landing pad outside she looked around and saw the carnival a few miles away. She didn't know she was walking that long but then again the world could have ended and she wouldn't have even noticed. She then heard clapping and looked up to see Joker and Harley standing in the middle of the landing pad.

"Well…now you know." Joker stated bluntly as he looked over at the case. "Everything in there was all true. Gibson isn't your mother Harley is…I know poor you." He muttered sarcastically.

Harley ignored Joker and ran over to Sarina with her arms wide open ready to hug her. Scared Sarina held the sword up and Harley stopped a few feet before her. The blade shook in her hands as Harley looked at her with hurt in her eyes.

"Sarina, I know this is new to you but I am your mother," Harley said as tears started rolling down her cheeks. "I love you."

"When we first met you called me a tramp and threatened to kill me." Sarina grunted as she slowly walked towards her with the tip of the blade mere inches from Harley's chest.

"I know, but I didn't know it was you." Harley squeaked. "When you were born you were the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. I held you in my arms and sung you a lullaby and when you first saw your daddy you laughed such a cute laugh."

"He's not my father!" She grunted.

Harley started to look more and more hurt as she tried to reason with her.

"Honey, I know that you're mad at me for letting them take you," Harley said as she moved forward. "I'm mad too, I held on for dear life but then they stuck me with a syringe and when I woke you were long gone. Mr. Jay said that he didn't know where you were and we've been looking ever since. But then we heard that you were taken somewhere else and we lost all hope." Harley had already pushed the sword way and was now standing in front of her. "Then Mr. Jay said that you never left but were given away to that awful doctor. We know we let you down but we have a chance to make things right. Please…"

Harley then wrapped her arms around Sarina who had already dropped the sword. Harley buried her face into the crook of her neck and started crying when Sarina wrapped her arms around her and embraced her. The two stayed like that for a minute before Harley broke away, she ran her hands down Sarina's cheeks and wiggled her nose before turning to Joker.

"Mista Jay, she's"

Harley was then struck on the back of the head revealing Sarina to have Shadow's magnum. She grabbed Harley by the waist and leaned her against the door as Joker started howling with laughter.

"Well kiddo I didn't think you had it in you." Joker chuckled. "You turned on your own mother and are now turning on me."

"I was never with you." She said as she pointed the gun at him. "Now where is my mother?"

"She's not here, I had her sent home and told her to wait for you." Joker said as he pulled out a glock 9mm. "Now, why don't you put that gun down. You and I both know you aren't going to use it…pumpkin."

Sarina shuddered at that pet name as she aimed her gun at Joker.

"What makes you think I won't," She asked. "You spent all night sending your freaks against me trying to break me. What makes you think I haven't snapped?"

"Hahahaha…Honey you haven't broken." Joker stated. "You haven't seen the worst I have. All honesty if I did want you dead I would have thrown at you what I had already thrown at The Shadow Warriors. You aren't broken and even if you were you would never kill your own father…would you?"

Sarina shook her head.

"You're not my father."

She then pulled a batarang out of her back pocket and threw it with her left hand. The black bat shaped projectile flew across the landing pad and struck the Joker across his face. He let out a grunt of pain as he fell to the ground. He looked up to Sarina and pointed his gun at her but she was too fast as she kicked the gun out of his hand and brought her fist down on to his face. Joker was knocked out and Sarina picked up his gun and threw it into the water that surrounded the pad.

She breathed a sigh of relief but then looked back over at the doorway to see her briefcase that held her dark secrets. She then saw a barrel of fire on the corner of the helipad and got an idea. She dumped the contents into the barrel of fire and watched them turn to ash. Breathing in the cool night air she started to feel a little calmer. Just then she felt something strike the back of her head and fell to the ground. She looked up to see Joker holding Shadow's magnum in his right hand. She mentally cursed herself for leaving it just lying around as he pointed the gun at her.

"Close your eyes and count to seven when you wake you'll be in heaven." Joker sang with glee as Sarina closed her eyes.

Joker pulled back the hammer and was about to fire when another batarang struck Joker on the other side of his head. He let out another grunt as Sarina opened her eyes and looked over to the doorway. Her heart swelled up to see Batman and Shadow standing there. Shadow picked up his sword as the two rushed over to Sarina.

"What took you so long?" She muttered.

"Well, when I woke up I spent five minutes looking for my gun and sword until I saw you walking off with them," Shadow stated. "Then Batman and I met up at that hallway and finished off those thugs you left for us."

"Sorry…" She whispered as Shadow's shoulders slumped.

"Hey, I'm just kidding." He said in a more sincere voice.

"Are you okay?" Batman asked. Sarina shook her head.

"No…not really." She mumbled.

Just then Joker staggered to his feet as the three got into a more defensive stance. Joker stumbled around a little and started grinning when he saw Batman.

"Well, look who finally showed up." Joker exclaimed. "And here I had thought I had finally killed you."

"Joker." Batman grumbled.

"The one and only." He grinned.

"I hope you enjoyed your time at the carnival tonight," Shadow growled. "Because it's the last time you're gonna be smiling for a long time."

"What was the point of this," Batman asked. "Why did you put an innocent girl through all this?" Joker let out a false gasp as he started to weep.

"Oh Bats I am so ashamed of you," He wept. "I knew you had a bit of a dark side but I never thought you would keep a father away from his own daughter."

Batman's expression dropped as he looked over to Sarina who didn't look at him. She looked away as Batman let out a sigh before he looked back at Joker.

"You went through all this just to torment her and twist her mind only to reveal that she was your daughter." Batman grunted. "Did you really think she would become you?"

"Oh Bats I am ashamed of you." Joker grunted. "She may not have changed tonight but the wheels are turning and she will be my successor. You have to keep in mind that the clock's a ticking. I mean could you imagine this town without me, it would be so boring. I'm just making sure the Joker name will live on."

"You're sick!" Shadow snarled.

"I know I am…" He said as he took a syringe out of his pocket. "I should really take my medicine."

He then stuck the syringe in his neck and pressed down on the plunger. He pumped himself full of the unknown liquid causing his body to start twitching. He let out a choked scream before falling on his back. Shadow and Batman moved in carefully when Joker jumped to his feet.

His shoulders started bulging, his eyes glowed green and he was getting taller by the second. His bones were cracking and his flesh was ripping as he finally formed into a grotesque monster. He was more buff and stronger looking than Bane.

"Hmm…So Slade wasn't joking." Joker mused. "This stuff is better than Banes venom."

"Who's Slade?" Shadow asked.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Joker Chuckled.

In an instant he started charging at the trio. Sarina and Batman rolled out of the way as Shadow activated his Adonis power. He pumped his veins up and charged at Joker as well. Shadow leaped up into the air ready to punch Joker in his head when Joker raised his massive hand and swatted him away. Shadow tumbled on the ground as Batman threw a few smoke pellets at him.

Joker let out a few coughs before Batman landed a punch across his face. Joker moved his jaw around until a crack was hear. He grinned as he turned back to Batman and brought his hand down. Batman jumped out of the way and sent a kick to his face.

"That tickles." Joker chuckled.

"Who gave you that syringe?" Batman grunted.

"I told you Slade!" Joker shouted as he raised his leg and kicked him in the chest. Batman went stumbling back as Joker stomped over to him. "We wanted the Shadow Warriors dead so he gave me this chemical to take him and his friends out." He then swatted Batman away with his massive hand. "He gave me the tools, the crew and the power to do it. You and Shadow are done!"

Before he could attack Batman again a couple of Batarang's bounced off of Joker's thick skull. He let out a grumble to see Sarina standing a few feet away from him. He let out a chuckle as he jumped over to her and picked her up with one hand.

"You know you really should have been disciplined when you were a brat!" Joker spat as Sarina struggled to break free.

"I hate you!" Sarina strained as she was now being suffocated.

"I really don't care." Joker said as he slammed Sarina down on the ground. She let out a gasp of breath as Joker raised his other hand to finish her off.

Before he could strike Shadow had landed a jump kick to the Jokers head. His power was still active causing Joker to stumble back a bit. Sarina let out a gasp as Shadow continued his assault. He landed heavy blow after heavy blow with his fist. Joker spat out a mouthful of blood as he balled his fist and launched it towards Shadow.

Shadow blocked the attack with all his strength as the two were locked in a battle of strength. The two struggled as Batman jumped in and landed another punch to Joker's face.

Joker then got the upper hand and grabbed the two warriors and held them close to his face.

"I told you I would win," He said in a dark voice as he squeezed the two tightly. "Now time to die!"

The two started struggling to breathe as Joker laughed maniacally. Sarina started to panic when she saw Shadow's sword on the ground. She quickly got to her feet and rushed over to the blade. She picked it up and threw it at Joker's back who let out a yelp and dropped the two as he turned around and stared death at Sarina.

Sarina walked backwards and stumbled onto her back as Joker stomped over to her. Before he could get any closer Shadow charged up his power and fired a bolt of electricity into the sword that was still stuck in his back. Red cackles of electricity surged through his body as Batman sprayed some explosive gel on his knuckles. He ran towards Joker and leaped up into the air and landed his fist into his face. The contact caused the gel to explode and knock Joker on his ass.

Batman, Shadow and Sarina took a few deep breathes as Joker's body slowly turned back to normal. Sarina walked over to Batman and timidly placed a hand on his shoulder.

"He'll never win as long as you're here." Sarina said. Batman turned his head and Sarina swore she saw him grin.

"Don't worry about it," He reassured. "What about your mother?"

"He said he sent her home." Sarina said but then turned depressed again. "Hey am I gonna have to you know go to jail I mean what if people find out I'm his daughter? What if they think I will snap one day and become him?"

"Sarina," Batman said softly as he placed his hands on her shoulders. "You proved tonight that you will not turn into anything like him. You were given a chance to kill him but didn't do it you stood up to him when others would have cowered before him. In fact you remind me of a dear friend of mine who also fought against the Joker you probably know her as Batgirl." Sarina lightened up a little but then felt sad again.

"But I'm afraid…how do I stop being afraid?" She asked.

"You fight your fear," He said as he leaned in closer. "If you really want to master your fear you can become my new Batgirl."

Sarina's eyes widened when she heard that. Batman had offered her to become his new Batgirl? Her heart was racing as she tried to slow her breathing. She took a few deep breaths but her eyes widened as she pointed over to Joker's unconscious body. Batman looked over and let out a grunt as Shadow held his sword above him ready to kill him. Batman pulled out a Batarang and threw it at Shadow knocking his sword out of his hand.

"What are you doing?" Sarina yelled.

"What I came here to do." He said as he picked up his sword.

"Shadow, you know I can't let you do that." Batman warned as he slowly walked over to Shadow. Shadow grinned as he started walking towards Batman. He then did a few twirls with his sword as his veins started glowing again.

"I know." Shadow said with malice in his voice.

(Meanwhile)

The Shadow Warriors and the two Dark Knights were chasing after the man until they had finally cornered him. He was standing at the entrance of the carnival as the warriors engaged him. Reaper took the lead as he aimed his energy gun at him.

"Turn around slowly." Reaper warned.

He did just that as his cold gaze met everyone else.

"So, the infamous Shadow Warriors," He mused. "Where is your leader?"

"He's busy taking down another one of your pawns." Gauntlet snapped.

"Why are you after us?" Hitgirl asked.

Slade then started to pace as everyone kept their weapons trained on him.

"You see I have spent my life on the battle field and I always believe in being prepared." He mused. "I have spent some time trying to figure out how to take down the Justice League when you and your leader came along. When I had heard that a team of assassins were forming I had a feeling that they would be much more…vicious than the League." He said with venom in his voice. "I had Dent and the clown set up as examples to see how you fought, how you worked together and your weaknesses."

Everyone in the group felt a chill run down their spine as Reaper spoke out.

"What do you mean our weaknesses?" He asked.

"Well, I know that mercury makes Phoenix go on the fritz and explode, I know that Red Crosshair's eyes are sensitive to ultra-violent lights, Thanato's suit is only a prototype so armor piercing rounds and explosives, Gauntlet you can't use your power for too long without wearing out your heart and Batman has created a syringe that can suppress your bosses power." Slade finished.

"He knows everything about us!" Phoenix grunted.

"I know." Ronin said.

"Too bad it won't get him very far." Dusk growled.

"Everyone attack!" Reaper yelled as everyone including Robin and Nightwing attacked.

Slade stood his ground as he flipped a switch he had hidden behind him. Two flood lights came on and blinded everyone. Red Crosshairs was affected the most as he screamed in pain. He fell to the ground as Thanatos blasted the lights. Once they were off he saw that Slade had a rocket launcher in his hands. He fired at Thanatos but the damage was less severe as he held his shield up. The impact sent him flying as he crashed into Gauntlet, Dusk and Hitgirl.

Reaper charged at Slade and brought his scythe down on him. Slade blocked with his word and kicked him back when Ronin dashed towards him and landed a cut across his stomach with one of his scalers. He let out a grunt as Gauntlet raised his iron fist and landed a punch across his face. Slade then pulled his gun out and fired at him as Phoenix charged at him. He fired a stream of fire at him as Slade threw a few capsules at him. They splashed mercury at in his face causing his powers to malfunction and explode. When the smoke cleared Slade was gone without a trace.

"Dammit," Reaper yelled as everyone regrouped.

"Where the hell did he go?" Hitgirl snapped.

"He is supposedly the perfect soldier he probably counted on using Phoenix's power to escape." Ronin explained as he and Gauntlet helped him up.

"This is bad guys." Thanatos said as he staggered to his feet.

"Well what do we do now?" Dusk asked as he helped Red to his feet.

Reaper looked at his friends as he took a deep breath.

"Let's go find Shadow and get the girl and him home," He said. "Things will look better in the morning."

Everyone seemed to agree when Ronin looked back at Nighwing and Robin.

"What about those two?" Ronin asked.

"Well, you need to find Shadow and we need to find Batman and Sarina." Nightwing said. "And since Batman isn't here I can guess that Shadow is with him."

"Well, let's go." Reaper said as they made their way to Shadow.

(Back with Shadow and Batman)

Shadow brought his sword down again as Batman blocked with his spiked gauntlets. The friction created sparks as the two exchanged attacks.

Shadow brought his sword down once more as Batman caught the blade with his spikes. He locked Shadow's sword in his gauntlets and locked weapons. Batman then twisted the sword out of Shadows hands and sent his foot into his stomach sending him back a few feet.

Batman casually threw the sword away and stomped towards Shadow who did the same. The two were face to face a Shadow brought his fist into Batman's face. Batman took the hit and did the same to Shadow, the two exchanged hits before Shadow grabbed his oncoming fist. Shadow raised his other fist and Batman caught it before he could attack.

The two locked fist as they battled for strength as Shadow grinned under his mask. His veins flared red as he sent a surge of electricity through Batman. Batman let out a scream of pain as Shadow sent his foot to his stomach. Batman was sent to the ground as Shadow's hands started to admit a frosty mist and his veins glowed blue.

He fired a stream of ice at him, but Batman held his cape up and blocked his attack. He was slowly being encased in ice while Shadow just stood their firing ice. He was so focused on Batman that he didn't notice Sarina swing his sword at him. She had just missed his face as he caught the blade with one hand and back hand her with the other.

"What the hell are you doing?" Shadow asked.

"What am I doing, what are you doing?" He chuckled. "Going up against me is that last thing you ever want to do."

"You've already beaten Joker and saved me and my mom, you don't need to do this!" She shrieked.

"I agree but Batman won't let me end the clown. So if I need to take him out to kill the clown. Then so be it!" He shouted.

Shadow raised his fist to attack her when Batman leaped in and tackled Shadow to the ground. Shadow tried to attack but was restrained to the ground as Batman reached into his belt. Shadow saw panic in his eyes as Batman let out a grunt.

"Where the hell is the suppressant!" Batman growled.

Shadow then flared his veins up again to increase his strength and overpowered Batman. He threw him off and proceeded to attack him. After a minute of savagely beating Batman he deactivated his power and let out heavy pants of breath. His powers were starting to take its toll on him as he pulled out his magnum.

"Well, and here I thought you had everything in that belt of yours." Shadow gloated. "Well, you know what they say as the years go on your minds the first thing to go." He then aimed his gun ready to pull the trigger. "Adios mi amigo."

Sarina panicked as she picked up a batarang and threw it at Shadow. The projectile twirled in the wind before collided with Shadow's right eye breaking his glasses.

"Son of a bi-"

He yell was cut short as Batman pounced on him. He sent a barrage of punches to Shadow's chest and stomach and chest before eventually tiring out. Shadow then pulled out Sarina's derringer and fired off a round but Batman swatted that away as he landed a hard punch to his face and a kick to his chest sending him flying across the pad.

Sarina rushed over to Batman to see if he was alright. He let out a grumble which she took as an okay and walked over to Shadow's broken body. She felt a little uneasy as she saw multiple cuts and bruises on his face but started to panic as she saw blood pouring from the corner of his mask. On instinct she went to reach for the mask but then was pulled away as Thanatos jumped down between them.

She looked over ton see Robin with his hand around her waist and Thanatos who was carrying Shadow. The team and Batman both stared each other down as Batman nodded his head away. Thanatos nodded as the team disappeared into the night.

After they had left cops had swarmed the area in a matter of minutes. The cops were dragging multiple goons into squad cars and Joker into a swat truck restrained in a strait jacket. Sarina still shakes at the glare he gave her before he was driven away.

"C'mon, I'll give you a ride home." Batman said.

Sarina nodded as he led her to his car. She was excited about riding with her idol but still felt terrible about her terrible revelation.

"Batman…Am I really gonna turn into him," She said in a weak voice. "He didn't do this to hurt me, he did it to break me twist me until I finally snapped and turned into him. He said I was his legacy."

"Sarina," Batman said in a soft voice. "You won't become him trust me I won't let him win."

"But, you want me to be your new Batgirl?" She asked.

"You want to become stronger than your father and break whatever hold he has on you. I can help you if you want." He said.

Sarina smiled and nodded as he pulled up to her house. She said her goodbyes and made her way to the door when she saw a note on the door. There was big green text on it that read 'Just For Laughs' causing her to panic.

"Mom!" She yelled as the door burst open to reveal Sarina's mother. Tears rolled down her face as she rushed towards her. She didn't care if she wasn't her real mother or not she still loved her.

"Sarina," She gasped.

The reunion however was short as the house along with her mother was engulfed by fire and a loud noise. Sarina was sent back by the explosion but quickly got to her feet. Her heart was racing as she tried to contemplate what had just happened. Her mother, her home, her life…all gone.

Sarina fell to her knees as she crawled over to her mother's limp body and cried.

The fire department and ambulance came shortly after as Sarina sat in the ambulance in a trance. She completely ignored everything around her when she felt someone rubbing her shoulder. She looked over and was taken back when she saw Tim Drake sitting next to her.

"Tim?" She gasped.

"Hey." He whispered.

She quickly embraced him as he slowly wrapped an arm around her. He felt her relax and breathed a sigh of relief as she cried into his chest. After a few minutes she pulled away and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"We came as soon as we heard." Tim said as Sarina raised an eyebrow.

"We, who's we?" She asked.

"Me and Tim." A suave voice said.

Sarina looked over to see Bruce Wayne standing next to her in his suit and tie.

"But…what are you doing here and why do you care?" Sarina asked.

"Well, I don't know how to say this but…here you left this in my car." Bruce said as he handed her something small.

She took it and examined it closely as she swiped her hand on a small button. She flinched when the small object turned into a batarang. Her eyes lit up as she realized what he was talking about.

"Batman…" She whispered making him smile.