Sequel!!!!



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LOCATION: ARKHAM ASYLUM 


Natasha's POV


I should have been there,


That's what I keep telling myself as I sit alone in the Arkham waiting room,


I just came back from a mission I did for ARGUS in Siberia the missions that I did for ARGUS were always things that I weren't particularly proud of and since I'm not supposed to step on Russian soil I was under strict isolation Radio silence only to get back to Gotham to discover that one of my best friends Barbra Gordon was brutally attacked by the Joker and is currently fighting for her life in hospital.


I don't know why I'm here but I need to confront the clown,


Batman had rescued Barbra and put the Joker back into Arkham I had always respected his "No Killing" Rule it takes a stronger man not to pull the trigger but this time was different,


This was madness and I had to understand why, but was I really prepared for the answers.


Batman didn't know I was here I knew that he would not approve because for the first time in a long time I was emotionally compromise and emotionally compromised people tend to do crazy things.


I hear the door to the cell block open it was Harvey Bullock


"I've pulled some strings and got you some privacy" I had called on Bullocks help with this since the commissioner was currently sitting by his daughters side in Gotham General


"Just so you know this goes against protocol in every way possible" he says as we walk down the cell block to the solitary confinement ward


"I know detective and I appreciate you doing this favour for me" I tell him as we reach the doors to the cell


"My pleasure Black Widow and just so you know whatever goes on in there I'm willing to look the other way" I nod understanding his meaning,


He wants me to kill the Joker.


It takes a moment for my eyes to adjust to the darkness


The only light source being the spotlights that reflected through the barred windows


I can just make out the figure in a straight jacket sitting in the corner


"Take your time" Bullock says as he locks the cell door behind me.


The figure in the corner begins to chuckle I notice the bruises it seems that Batman has already delivered the clown a beating


"I was wondering when you might show up" the Joker smiles at me menacingly I notice a few teeth missing


"Why did you do it?" I ask him he ponders my question


"Do what?" he asks maliciously I take a few steps closer


"You damn well know what I'm talking about you piece of shit" I could feel myself getting angrier


"Oh you mean the commissioners daughter, I don't know maybe it's because I like redheads" his smile gets wider,


I pick him up by the straight jacket and shove him against the brick wall, he grunts in pain


"Don't play games with me clown I'm not Batman if you toy with me you will lose" he laughs through the agonizing pain that he must be feeling


"That's why I like you you're different from the others my love you are a killer" well he was sort of right about that


"You don't know anything about me" I tell him as I lift him even higher into the air


"No I don't and that's a shame you must have an interesting story" he says but we were getting off of the point


"I'm going to ask you one more time why did you assault Barbra Gordon?" I ask I just hope that he didn't know about Bat Girl


"Because I can do anything I want and nobody will stop me just like how I clipped the little birdies wings all those years ago" he was referring to Jason Todd I never actually met the second Robin


I left town for a while and only returned after his death at the hands of the Joker, it's not something that we talked about much


"Face the facts Ms Romanoff I can kill the mullet boy, the Bird brat and the Bat Chick and the Batman will never stop me and as for you well I've got some fun planned for that day" I violently throw the Joker across the room maybe because I felt like he was right and the Batman still wouldn't kill him.


I'm at my breaking point I feel my hands shake


I need to leave I reach for the door handle when suddenly the Joker begins to speak again


"Oh and tell Miss Gordon that I'll be thinking about her" that did it


I snapped it's time to end this once and for all.


I turn around the clown is still laughing manically my fist first makes contact with his face I feel his jaw break under my knuckles


I keep hitting and hitting this time I don't hold back like I usually do I give it all I've got and pour all of my anger out,


This if for Barbra I think to myself as he collapses to the floor so I resort to kicking the laughter eventually stops.


I feel someone grab me from behind


I strike out and punch them in the face with all of my strength then I realize that I'd just attacked Batman.


The way he looked at me broke my heart it was a mixture of disappointment and horror,


I look down I was covered in the Jokers blood it pooled at my feet.


Doctors and nurses come running into the room all of them avoid my eyes


"He's not breathing" one of them yells,


Batman hadn't stopped looking at me because I'd done it


I've killed the Joker


"Get Out" he says quietly but menacingly,


I don't know what to do I just stand there frozen I imagine this is what shock feels like


"Didn't you hear me I said get out!" he now yells at me, a numbness forms in my mind he's never spoken to me like that before.


I feel two hands on my shoulders


"Come on Natasha lets clean you up" Nightwing says as he gently leads me out of the cell,


I look around one more time I will never forget the look on the Batman's face.


Nightwing drives me home we are both quiet the whole way unsure of what to say to each other, we manage to sneak into my apartment without anyone seeing us,


Dick turns on the lights


"Come on Natasha let's get you out of those bloody clothes" usually I would crack a joke if he said that to me but tonight I just wasn't feeling it


"It's ok I've got it" I say as I realize that was the first time I'd spoken since.


I head to the bathroom to change and to wash off the blood staining my skin,


I watch the blood pour down the drain but I didn't feel guilty about what went down tonight if anything I felt pissed that Batman stopped me the Joker has bought nothing but pain to all of our lives.


I exit the bathroom and I see Dick sitting on the sofa but I also sensed someone else standing in the shadows Batman


"What the hell do you think you're playing at?" he says


I knew there that the Joker wasn't dead, but I remain silent as I pour myself a glass of water Dick is the first to speak up


"I assume he's not dead" he says spitefully I realize that this must be really affecting Dick he still loves Barbra I imagine he wanted to kill the Joker,


Batman takes of his mask I see his nose I must have broken it when I hit him


"He's in a coma doctors say they don't know when he's going to wake up" it was still better than he deserved


"Now answer my question Natasha what the hell where you doing" he shouts


"I originally just went there to get some answers but the things he said" but he still looked furious


"When you first came here you promised me you wouldn't kill anyone you gave me your word but tonight I saw what you are truly capable of" I scoff since when was this about me


"You know what everything he said was that the Joker could kill all of us but you still wouldn't put a permeant stop to him just like he got away with killing Jason Todd" I realize that I had made a mistake


I'd flipped his switch he comes charging across the room I seriously thought that he was going to hit me,


Dick scurries off the sofa to try and stop him but he stops inches from my face


"Get out of Gotham" he says my eyes meet his,


I feel a lump form in my throat at the anger I see in him


I should leave Gotham give him some space


"Ok" I say softly as I swallow the sadness


"What No!" Dick screams,


I put my hand up to stop him


"It's fine I'll go" Bruce's eyes leave mine I walk up to Dick and I wrap him in a hug


"I'll miss you guys make sure you tell them that especially Barbra" he hugs me even tighter hesitant to let go "Don't go" he says but I have to I need to regain control.


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10 MONTHS LATER


LOCATION: Gotham Boarders 


I stand at the rusted sign that said "Now Entering Gotham Enjoy Your stay"


I still had some unfinished business in Gotham,


I sigh this won't be pleasant and will be painful but I've got to do this


I mount my bike and push back the anxiety as I cross the border into Gotham City. 


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Ahhhh! what an introduction into our second book hopefully Batman and Black Widow will work things out


If you know your comics then you know that the events above are referring to the "Killing Joke" story line in the Batman comics


The next book will bring in new characters friends and foes and a whole new story line that was hinted at above but I will post a picture of the cover of the next book I spent ages making it xx



Hope you like it ;-)

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