Chapter # 21

You ran, you ran as fast as you could. Just like Damien told you to do. You ran ignoring the screams of terror around you, or the loud explosions behind you. Scared out of your mind you ran.

Your head ached, and you could feel the sticky residue of your blood on your feet as you ran through the city. You can feel your eye's and nose burn from the smoke that surrounded you. God it hurt so much.

'Why?' You wanted to ask. What kind of torturous form of hell was this place?

"Y/n!!" 

You knew that voice. 

Y̵̛̟͇̜̭͖̱̳̺̒̀̊͛̌͊̚͝͠ǫ̸̺̬̥̪̹̲͓̖̬̈́̀̆͛ư̸̧͉̇̔́ ̸̡̲̲͚̎̑͂̐ç̶̟͍̔̌̽̉͜͝ȧ̴̢̀͗́̿͂́̓̄̚ṉ̷̢̤̙̩̟̗̋̈͋͝'̸̡̧̢͍̬͉͛͐̾͊̐̌́͠t̵͖͕̫̾̋̕̕ ̸̼̤̬̉ţ̵̗͉̳͔̳͎̝̪̘̂̆̉̂̓̍̓̚͠h̵̡̢̰̩̱̭͚̀̍̈̀i̶̢̛͎͚̠̗̻͙͔͎̺̐̈̾̊̀̆̀͝n̷̛̘̈́̑͑̓̿̽̕k̴̼̙̗̭͑̈́̎̿͠ ̵̨̛͈͖̣͔̩͗́͐̈͐̈͊̈́̚r̶͉̗͖͔̗̀̎͗̀͜i̶̼̻̭͚̮̙̦̬͙̞͂̈́͘͝g̵͓̦͍̬͙̭̖̳̬̗̋̆h̴͍̳̥͓̗̦̎͗͜t̷̞̠̝̥͕͖̎̔́̽̓̑̃͜ ̷̙̒́͑́̐͊̆̍n̴̢̳͎̱̲̯̼̼͕̒͗̄̈̉́̎̕̚ö̷̞̖̩͚́̾̒͆̓̋̚ẘ̷̨̪̬̙̯,̵͕̺͉̉̀̊͊̔͐̓̒̾͜͠ ̵̛̤̝͚̣̤͉̀̀̌̈̀̏́͜Ŷ̴͇̦̭͕̓̄̾̃͗͘/̸͍̣̥̬̰̈́̾͆̇̕̕n̶͇̯̫̍͗̈́͝.̶̥̱͚̺̙͕̟̙̯̱̔̿̕ ̸̮̟̜̤͈̼̋̎Y̵̨̢̮̣͈̖̻͕͗o̴̫̮̬͖̠̔͆͒̔́̂͆͛͠u̷̧̬̤͉͐́́̒͐̑̑̆ ̸̳̖͕̩̭̗̮͙̻̉̀́͆̑̒̕ň̸͕̖̲̺̺̫͖͜ę̴̛̦͍͍̮̟̲͕̀̈͘ḛ̸͍̄̀͝d̷̡̧͎̿̔̓ ̴͖̀͋̊̑̃̔͊͋͝t̶̜̺̜̱͚̽͊̊̈́̄̈́̚͜o̸͖̘̯̓͊̉͂͑͊̓̋ ̴͚͓̠̙̣͗̓̑͗̓̈́́̽͛r̴̢̻̼̼̮̲͚͙͋̃̈͝u̷̱̪̱͔̦̗̓́́̔͒̂͜n̷̥̺̎̿͂́̃͆͠.̵̧͕̟̫̫̓̿͆ 

__ 3 hours earlier __

"I have to say, it's almost ingenious." Luther commented. The plan was so simple it was stupid, it was a plan that had been used countless times and never worked. But this time, this time they had an inside source.

And this source was one of Batman's most trusted, and loyal brat.

The plan, as stated, was stupidly simple. The villains that were currently gathered were supposed to cause some big ruckus, to draw the hero's away from their base. The distraction was going to last long enough for the Robin his to hack into Batman's computer, and active his so called 'Contingency Plan'.

The hero's that were currently gathered also had a roll to play.

Their first job was to evacuate everyone from the city before the plan was set to action, Damien predicted that this fight would cause a lot of damage to the surrounding area, their second job was keep the Justice League focus on the fight while Damien actives the 'Contingency Plan'.

"I know." Damien answers blandly, "From what I'm guessing, I'll have about an hour to sobber up Y/n, activate the Contingency Plan, and escape the Batcave before the hero's realize it's a setup. Which reminds me..." Damien turns to Scarecrow. "Your coming with me, I'll need your help sobering up Y/n." He states.

Scarecrow just groans, while glaring at the Robin, "Don't order me around brat." he gruffly said. 

Scarecrow had given Damien a 'one time use' sobering drug, just to make sure the brat kept his promise. To help take down the batman.

"Stop whining like a child, I've kept my end of the deal, now it's your turn." Damien stated firmly, causing Scarecrow to roll his eyes. Him and Damien started to head out side, and the hero's in the building were starting to file out the back. 

They were going to begin evacuating everyone out of the city.

It was time.

Their plan was being set in motion.

__  2 hours later, The villains are now distracting the heroes __

It burned your throat lightly, making you cough, just like last time.

"Wow, you weren't kidin when you said they had this kid drugged up." You heard someone mumble from beside you. That was a good sign, you could think a bit more clearly. Looking around, you see your still in that girly, frilly room. Then, you noticed Damien in his Robin costume.

Along with a man who had a burlap sack on his head. 

"..."

"...Don't fuckin stare at me-" 

"Are you the fucking Scarecrow-"

Damien sighs at their interaction, this was no time theatrics. The sound of loud explosions coming from Gotham reminding him that they were on a time limit. "It's only a matter of time before they realize that there are not citizens in Gotham, and figure out this was a set up." He says firmly, silencing both you and Scarecrow.

"We need to start moving."

Damien helps you stand and walk as him, Scarecrow, and you head down to the Bat - Cave. 

As you enter the cave, Scarecrow gives it an impressed whistle. "Wooow... this man had way to much time on his hands" he mumbles, making Damien turn and glare at him. "This was his life's work. My life's work." Damien growls at him, which Scarecrow responds by raising his hands in defense.

"Calm down brat, it was just a comment."

You mostly block out their conversation, you were still processing everything that happened to you. Not just being locked in the mansion, everything, being reincarnated, being sent to Bruce, almost getting killed by the Joker, being taken to Superman's Fortress,  almost getting your memory wiped by J'onn, escaping the Fortress and being saved by Batman, being captured by Music Meister then saved by Startfire, being tricked by Bruce and everyone who lived in this horrible mansion, being sedated for three days while the people who were supposed to be heroes planned on how to wipe your memories.

And then now. Now, thanks to the help of Damien, you were finally leaving this hell hole.

"We're here."

Stopping, you look to were Damien was looking. Batman's computer, Damien had already started hacking into it, opening up the 'Contingency Plan'. 

"This is it..." You hear Scarecrow whisper. "We've finally beaten the heroes." He whispers in both relief and amazement.

The computer then showed a screen,

'ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS?:    |'

Damien, looks at it, pausing, for just the briefest of moments, wondering, 'Am I really going to betray my family?' But it was only briefly, before he started typing.

'....YES  |'

'THEN, CONTINGENCY PLAN, NOW IN MOTION   |"

Damien nods to himself, before turning to Scarecrow and you. "We have to go, Now, Batman will get the notification that the plan has been activated, we only and a certain amount of time before he gets here!" Damien takes your hand, running through the cave, Scarecrow not far behind.

Damien leads them to a small, under-water, escape pod, ushering you and Scarecrow in first, before entering himself.

You watch as the small pod slowly submerges itself underwater, before taking off. 

Now you can hear it. The sounds of explosions coming from the city. They were so loud, you're quite surprised you didn't hear them before. But now that you do hear them, it makes you realize something.

You can die.

If you go out there. You can die. Then there's no turning back. You'll be dead.

__ ITS TIME __

"Run!! You have to run!!" You hear Damien shout at you as he defends himself against Green Arrow, 

You ran, you ran as fast as you could. Just like Damien told you to do. You ran ignoring the screams of terror around you, or the loud explosions behind you. Scared out of your mind you ran.

Your head ached, and you could feel the sticky residue of your blood on your feet as you ran through the city. You can feel your eye's and nose burn from the smoke that surrounded you. God it hurt so much.

'Why?' You wanted to ask. What kind of torturous form of hell was this place?

"Y/n!!"

You knew that voice.

Y̵̛̟͇̜̭͖̱̳̺̒̀̊͛̌͊̚͝͠ǫ̸̺̬̥̪̹̲͓̖̬̈́̀̆͛ư̸̧͉̇̔́ ̸̡̲̲͚̎̑͂̐ç̶̟͍̔̌̽̉͜͝ȧ̴̢̀͗́̿͂́̓̄̚ṉ̷̢̤̙̩̟̗̋̈͋͝'̸̡̧̢͍̬͉͛͐̾͊̐̌́͠t̵͖͕̫̾̋̕̕ ̸̼̤̬̉ţ̵̗͉̳͔̳͎̝̪̘̂̆̉̂̓̍̓̚͠h̵̡̢̰̩̱̭͚̀̍̈̀i̶̢̛͎͚̠̗̻͙͔͎̺̐̈̾̊̀̆̀͝n̷̛̘̈́̑͑̓̿̽̕k̴̼̙̗̭͑̈́̎̿͠ ̵̨̛͈͖̣͔̩͗́͐̈͐̈͊̈́̚r̶͉̗͖͔̗̀̎͗̀͜i̶̼̻̭͚̮̙̦̬͙̞͂̈́͘͝g̵͓̦͍̬͙̭̖̳̬̗̋̆h̴͍̳̥͓̗̦̎͗͜t̷̞̠̝̥͕͖̎̔́̽̓̑̃͜ ̷̙̒́͑́̐͊̆̍n̴̢̳͎̱̲̯̼̼͕̒͗̄̈̉́̎̕̚ö̷̞̖̩͚́̾̒͆̓̋̚ẘ̷̨̪̬̙̯,̵͕̺͉̉̀̊͊̔͐̓̒̾͜͠ ̵̛̤̝͚̣̤͉̀̀̌̈̀̏́͜Ŷ̴͇̦̭͕̓̄̾̃͗͘/̸͍̣̥̬̰̈́̾͆̇̕̕n̶͇̯̫̍͗̈́͝.̶̥̱͚̺̙͕̟̙̯̱̔̿̕ ̸̮̟̜̤͈̼̋̎Y̵̨̢̮̣͈̖̻͕͗o̴̫̮̬͖̠̔͆͒̔́̂͆͛͠u̷̧̬̤͉͐́́̒͐̑̑̆ ̸̳̖͕̩̭̗̮͙̻̉̀́͆̑̒̕ň̸͕̖̲̺̺̫͖͜ę̴̛̦͍͍̮̟̲͕̀̈͘ḛ̸͍̄̀͝d̷̡̧͎̿̔̓ ̴͖̀͋̊̑̃̔͊͋͝t̶̜̺̜̱͚̽͊̊̈́̄̈́̚͜o̸͖̘̯̓͊̉͂͑͊̓̋ ̴͚͓̠̙̣͗̓̑͗̓̈́́̽͛r̴̢̻̼̼̮̲͚͙͋̃̈͝u̷̱̪̱͔̦̗̓́́̔͒̂͜n̷̥̺̎̿͂́̃͆͠.̵̧͕̟̫̫̓̿͆

And so run you did.

You didn't stop until you couldn't run anymore. By now, you were on the outskirts of Gotham, with nobody but yourself. 

"God..!!" You sobbed out, falling to your knees, "I want to go home-! I want to live in that shitty apartment!! I want to work at that shitty job! I. Just. Want. To. Go. Home.!!!" You yell out into the nothing this. "I miss my parent, I just want to hug them, just one more time..." You say with a defeated whisper.

You think back to how much you use to complain about your life, by the gods, you wish you could take it back. You had a good life, and amazing life! But you took it for granted, it's not until dying, did you realize just how amazing the life you had was.

And you weren't going to let of selfish pricks take those memories of that amazing life away from you.

You slowly stand up again, wiping the dirt off you hands and knees. This was no time to sit and wait for someone else's pity. You needed to leave, and fast, it's only a matter of time before they find you.

Dispite how hopeless this situation was right now, you need to utilize the chance Damien gave you. Even though the road ahead is filled with uncertainty, shrouded by a veil of dread and fear, you need to push forward. 

Once again, you start running, and this time, you don't stop.

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