Shadows

Chapter 14

A/N just saying, I don't own pjo or the bats. Uncle Rick and DC do.

Light entered my vision.

Through blurry eyes, I saw a dim room and a table in front of me.

Oh great I was kidnapped. How absolutely original. Does this happen every single time?

I got up, sighing, stretching.

"Oh hello there! Lookie! Our guest has woken up!" A clown with green hair in an extremely tacky purple suit walked in front of me.

I pause. Raising an eyebrow.
Seriously??

This was the dude who got me?

"Oh, you sure are pathetic for a clown." I saw, making a face at him.

He growled and punched me jn the nose.

My hands were jn handcuffs.

I couldn't use my powers, that would give me away.

The clown brought out a knife and came near my face.

I leaned back.

"Ooh! Why aren't you smiling? Why so serious? Huh? Lets have some fun!"

He was officially crazy.

"I need to get you ready for the ransom video. Hmm. Should I give you the beat up look... or maybe the I'm abiut to die look?"

I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Who even are you?"

He gasped as if hurt.

"You don't know me? But I'm the Joker, the supervillain of Gotham. Killer of Robin!"

I stiffened.

This deranged clown killed Jason? He must be dangerous then.

"Doesn't ring a bell." I shrugged

He smiled widely. It looked fake.

His smile was covered jn scars. Keep him talking, Nico.

"Where did you get your scars from?" I said, nodding at his mouth.

"You wanna know?" He asked gleefully, "well, my daddy was a drunkie and he once asked me something. He put a broken bottle kn my mouthie and asked me... 'Why so serious?' Well ha! I'm not serious anymore!"  He burst into cackles.

I wrinkled my nose. This dude reeked.

"I had a pretty horrible dad too." I agreed, " before Bruce took me in. He locked me jn my room and forgot I existed. He also wishes I was dead n stead of my sister."

He looked at me with hate.

"Really?" He asked, with a smile, " how interesting! Let me grant your daddy's wish then."

He came closer and closer with the knife, made a few cuts in my face. One lightly over my cheek.

I stiffened then smiled.  They came for me.

The door burst open. And a fully dressed batman entered, with Robin by his side.

"Robin? Aw man! I was hoping. For the newbie. What was jis name? Ghost? I wanted to make him a ghost. Maybe then he could say hi to daddykins for me."

And so the fight began. Joker began shooting nonstop at Batman and Robin. Batman got hit in the arm. Ouch.

I sat there, calm, watching Batman and Robin fight Joker. They kicked him around. Punched him. Took away his knife, and the gun he had.

The Joker seemed to have a closer full of weapons in that one blazer jacket of his. Gun after gun. Bomb after bomb. Knife after knife.

Robin used a grapple to swing up and kick the Joker in the face, knocking him down.

Batman quickly restrained him.

"Oh its alright Batsy... even if you get me... you'll miss the finale. A bomb, in Wayne Manor! All the richest of Gotham will fall at my hands! Brucie's party will really be a blast!" He cackled.

Oof. What a plot twist. Of course he would do that. He has an affinity with bombs, right?

Joker was taken to Arkham. Batman, Robin and I had called Nightwing and Agent A to check the house for the bomb. I went home in applied car, to avoid any suspicion. All the guests had immediately left when the Joker arrived.

Alfred gave me a pat down when I came back, before giving me a blanket and a cookie before beginning to fix up my cheek.

I grunted slightly as he sticklers up the cut.
"Alright, Master Nico?"

"Yeah, I've gotten stitches before."

Alfred raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.

We waited in the cave for everyone, who all came by quickly enough.

"Are you okay?" Dick asked worried, as if he really cared about me. I chuckled darkly, in my mind. As if. This is only because I know their identities. Because I'm now one if them. And the dots could be connected.

I nodded.

"Good", he sighed in relief, "the last time someone was kidnapped by the Joker..." his voice broke. Jason.

We remained in silence for a few minutes before I spoke up.

"So, now what?"

"Well your safe, and the Joker is locked up, so everything should be alright... you don't have to come for patrol today. I already did it after the fight." Bruce said.

I nodded in response, before turning to Tim and Dick.

"I think I'll just go to bed." I said, "its been a long day."

They nodded, reluctantly.

I went to my room, trudging up the stairs, entering my room and face planting onto the bed, exhausted.

Well,
Good night.

A/N hope you guys like it! Longer chapter today.