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Chapter 17

You stared wide eyed at Jack Ryder or The Creeper as you guess he called himself now." Where am I?" You asked looking around the dark room.Shadows streched across every inch of the room,there was a tiny window,with very little light emiting from it.There was adoor you saw and it appeared to have a lock.

The Creeper laughed."Breaking news!I took you.Kidnapped even.Yep.Yep.Yep. Took you from the hospital and brought you hear to my hidden lair mwa ahahahahaha" He said very fast,stressing the word lair.Damn this guy is nuts.He paced back and forth,creepily laughing every so often.He had a hunched posture like the Joker and moved and spoke fast.His eyes were wide and he always had a creepy grin on his face."Your crazy" You muttered

" Hehehe I know you are but what am I?"

" A yellow skinned wacky man" You told him

He burst out laughing " I prefer The Creeper" He said pretending to creep around the room.He stopped abruptly and said loudly in the same fast tone "guess whose to blame?"

"Ermm.. Batman?" You guessed

The Creeper burst out laughing and swung his arms through the air " eeehh WRONG! you are" He snarled

You raised your eyebrow and frowned.But suddenly you relised.You tried to blow him up along with your parents.You remember the news person saying the he had been covered in chemicals and they were unsure of how mentally stable he would be." He's gone mad" You thought

"Why have you taken me Creepo?" You demanded

"Its The Creeper" He yelled before laughing maniacly again.

"Just answer the question" You said coldy

"ooooh Icy.I like it.I took you because...drum roll please..I SAID DRUM ROLL" he shouted.

You tapp the table like a drum and stop seconds later "I want to strike fear into the hearts of criminals.Starting with The Joker...dum dum duuummmmmmm" He announced loudly

"And what does that have to do with me? forgetting the fact that I tried to blow you up" You said

He jumped up on the table next to you and said in his usual tone "You work with the Joker there for you are a criminal...do I strike fear into your heart?"

You snorted " Yeah because I'm terrified of a guy in green tights" you said sarasticly

"awwww baby dont like me?" He said in a child like voice.

"Your crazier than The Joker" You said

"You know,your kinda cute even if you are bruised and battered.I like the patient look" He said.

You jumped off the table and looked at him in disgust.Looking at yourself you saw you were wearing a hospital gown and thankfully it didnt show anything at the back.Sighing in relief you looked around for a piece of glass or a mirror.You found a large piece of glass of the floor and held it up.You hardly recognized yourself.All your face and neck was bruise,lowering the mirror you saw your arms and legs were also bruised and cut.Anger bubbled up inside you,throwing the glass across the room it smashed in half.You let out a frustrated scream.You were majorly pissed off now,at The Joker for beating you up like this,at Creeper for kidnapping you and at yourself for getting invovled in any of this in the first place.You turned and saw The Creeper heading for the door " Hey hey hey Creeper.Your not leaving me in here!" You yelled

"Bye bye cutie" He said blowing you a kiss.

You ran for the door but he had already left and locked it.You slammed your fists againest the door repeatedly " Let me out! You cant keep me in here!" You yelled

You shouted " Let me out Creeper!" but there was no answer,sighing you slumped down on the dirty floor.

You screamed and shouted in hope that he would come and let you out but he didnt and now you were beginning to wonder if you were ever going to get out of this mess.

Ace's pov:

"Gone!what do you mean she's gone!" The Joker yelled at you

"Yelling at me isnt going to get her back you know! I came in to check on her and she was gone,all I found was this" You said handing Joker a name tag that once said Jack Ryder but had been scribbled out and replaced with " The Creeper"

He gripped it tightly in his hand,his whole fist shaking in anger."Jack Ryder has her.Why and Where?" You muttered to yourself

"Where getting her back right?" You asked

The Joker nodded before walking away.You sighed and prayed Ava was ok.You could tell it bothered The Joker that she was gone.Even before you caught them sharing a kiss before he beat her to a pulp, you could tell there was something there.You walked out of the hospital and saw the Joker sitting behind the wheel of the van in the parking lot.He was frowning and looked as if he was in deep thought,you hopped into the back of the van."Hiya Ace" Harley said cheerfully

" So you heard?" you snapped

She nodded with a smile. " poor poor jealous Harley.Pathetic" You thought.

Once back at the warehouse,you slumped onto the sofa and stared at the blank tv screen.One of the Jokers henchmen turned on the tv."Breaking news!!! Jack ryder has escaped from Gotham general.He was seen carrying the body of a young women.Witnesses say it was the body of Ava Mckinley a.k.a Jinx, the mass murderer whose works for The Joker.She appeared unconcious,we are unsure wether or not she was ali-"

The tv screen exploded.You looked to the side and saw The Joker pointing his gun at the tv " thats the second tv that been trashed.Im not going and riskin my ass for another o-" Bang! One of his henchmen was shot dead.

"Anyone else want to comment?" The Joker hissed

His henchmen,including yourself shook your heads franticly.Storming off you heard another door slam and another gun shot."We need to find Ava soon before this crazy clown kills us all!" You thought.

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Still Aces pov:

Three long days passed and still no one had found Ava.The Joker and his henchmen searched every inch of Gotham.Threatening,killing,tortuing anyone who might have any infomation and everyday you all didnt find her,another one of The Joker's henchmen were either shot or stabbed to death.They tried everywear a crazy ex reporter would be but then on the third day,it hit you like a speeding truck.It seemed to obvious now.You jumped up and ran off to Ava's and your room.Quickly you found your laptop and turned it on."Jack Ryder" You muttered outloud.It took nearly two hours but finally you found what you needed.You knew where they were."Hey! Joker!" You screamed

"WHAT!" You heard him yell angrily

"Come here, you need to see this!" You yelled back

You heard a door slam and his loud footsteps " If this isnt useful then your as good as dead" He threathened entering your room.

You smiled and turned the laptop to face him,he glanced at the screen and The Jokers face broke into a grin.It was a cctv image from an elevator located in west Gotham,inside the Silver stone apartments.There was The Creeper holding Ava,still unconcious and badly cut and bruised.

" I found her" You said.

Ava's pov:

You screamed as loud as you could until your throat hurt.But still The Creeper didnt come and let you out. " You creep! Let me out of here! Im hungry!!!!!!!!" You shouted punching the locked door.

You had been kept in the same room for three days with no food and you were starving!!!The Creeper only came in and gave you a glass of water each day,taunted you and tried to hit on you then left each day.Your skin your were guessing your skin was alot paler from lack of sunlight and that your hair was incredibly messy.You were filthy and felt disgusting.The hospital gown was now dirty,ending just above your knees it made it very cold to sleep in, the nights ( or whatever time it was considering you had no way of knowing the time) were the worst part of being here.Whenever you tried to sleep you were freezing and were left with nothing to sleep on but a hard table or the mucky floor."Please let me out! You cant just leave me to die in here!" You screamed

You hit the door again and again.It hurt so bad to do so because of your broken wrist.It had a small bandage around it but it was covered in blood and hurt immensly due to your attempts at breaking and punching the door.Suddenly you heard a loud crash.Followed by more crashing sounds and a loud thump.The door swung forward and hit you sqaure in the face " AVA!!" a voice screamed at you.

You were pulled into a tight hug,gasping for breath you pushed the person off you and saw it was Ace.You smiled at Ace and hugged her.She pulled away and gasp at your appearance " Ava Look you terrible"

"Dont remind me. Wheres the clown?" You said through gritted teeth

"Having a fist fight with what's his face...sleeper...weeper...CREEPER! thats it The creeper" She said

" Ugh! how long was i out for?" You asked

"Ermm.. three weeks" She said quietly

"WHAT! he put me in a coma for three weeks? what the hell did I miss?" You almsot shouted

" Well The Joker was angrier and scarier than usual and well he went off on one.He erm.. blew up a hospital,killed Rachel Dawes,blew Harvey Dent half to hell.Erm.. Batman is now hated by everyone.Harvey Dent is dead,everyione blamed it on Batman and I think thats it" She said nervously

"I.missed.all.of.that.because.of.that.bi-polar.crazy.clown.Times like this i wish i had Jinx's evilness to murder that freak!" You snarled

"What do you mean had?" Ace asked

" I did it Ace.I locked her away again" You said

"Good.She was evil Ava and couldnt be stopped.That isnt you" Ace said

"I know. Now about The Joker" You hissed seeing him walking down the hald towards you both.His lip was bleeding and he looked majorly pissed off.

You looked at Ace and smiled.You pretending to zip up your mouth.She gazed at you in confusion but her eyes widened relising what you wear planning on doing " Ava. Thats really gonna piss him off. Dont do the silent treatment.Not with The Joker.Of all people Ava come on!" She begged

You shook your head and looked at him and smirked " Do you know the trouble we have gone to looking for you!" He yelled.

You glared at him and shoved past him,knocking his shoulder.He turned around stiffly and marched upto you " What not even a thank you?" He yelled

You kept walking.You found you were in The Creepers apartment,or Jack ryders.Same thing.It was a pretty nice place,way better than that room you had been in.You saw an open window, you laughed slightly figuring The Joker threw him out the window or something.Suddenly The Joker grabbed you by the arm and yelled in your face " Answer me when im talking to you!"

You smirked and shoved him off you."What Creeper cut off your tongue.Answer me or I will do alot worse "He said grabbing you by the arm again.You kept your silence " Ava please just speak.Come on.This is childish" Ace pleaded.You knew she didnt want you to get hurt even worse. The Joker turned his head to Ace " What the hell is she doing?" He ordered

" She's erm..doing this thing, she used to do when we were kids. She remains silent around you until she thinks you are truly sorry for what you did either that or she will just break it for some other reason" Ace told him.

" And how long will this...silence last" He said gravely through gritted teeth.

"Erm...well... it depends.It could last hours or weeks" Ace said quietly.

"WHAT!" He practicly screamed.

You laugh silently as you saw birds fly off of the outside window paine." This is too funny. I love to watch him get mad.Its kinda hot..eeww no Ava, shut the hell up.Scratch that last part" You thought

You stormed off to the van located outside the block of apartments and sat stubbornly in the back.The Joker came and sat at the drivers seat,whilst everione else sat in the back,everione execpt Trek who sat in the front passenger seat." What happened to The Creeper?" You whispered to Ace

" He escaped through the window before Joker had chance to finish him off, you should be grateful, he beat the crap out of The Creeper for you" She whispered back

"Ha! Grateful? Ace look at me.He beat me to a pulp and put me in a coma for three weeks,which led to me being kidnapped by a crazy weirdo who locked me trapped in a dark room without food for three days!" You whispered back harshly

"Ok i get it.This wont end well Ava you know that" She said with a slight smile

You smirked and said " I know"

The rest of the journey was silent and quick,it didnt take long considering how fast The Joker drives.You slammed the van dor shut and stormed inside the warehouse.The Joker followed you inside and grabbed you as you were walked into your room,slamming you againest the wall,he clutched your throat and yelled " say something!"

You loved how much it was getting to him but them you saw him draw back his fist.Anger burned inside you " Do it" You muttered

"what?" he said

"DO IT! COME ON! HIT ME!" You screamed

He lowered his fist and stared at you surprised that you were shouting like this. " Gonna beat me up some more? Sup wasnt it bad enough last time? i mean i guess being put in a coma for three weeks is nothing to you huh? HIT ME!GO ON! DO IT! You know you want to. Whats your excuse this time? Did I breath too loud? or is it the fact that I wont forgive you in an instant like Harley hmm? HIT ME! Do your worst!"

He slapped you across the face.But it wasnt as hard as it usually was infact it barely hurt.You looked at him in shock,he pulled you into a hug that was almsot bone breaking." Im sorry" He breathed

"What? Im sorry i didnt quite catch that" You mocked with a smile and slight glare.

He smirked at you and said " Dont push your luck Jinxy"

You sighed.Everything was back to normal.Your cuts and bruises would start to heal but the scars mentally and pyshically would always be there.You couldnt help but wonder...Had you seen the last of The Creeper?