My Super-Story

18: Death Is My Curse

When we got on the other side of the portal we were in my house, my foster parents Greg and Elizabeth were sitting there tied to the living room chairs, Joker put me down on the opposite chair and tied me to it so I couldn't do anything. "What do you have to say for yourselves, this is what happens when you don't keep your side of the bargain." Joker said looking pointedly at my foster parents.
  I didn't know what he was talking about, I looked questioningly at them and then Joker, who smiled cheekily.
   "You haven't told her anything have you?" Joker asked looking at Greg and in turn Elizabeth.
"Talia, would you like to make the introductions?" Joker asked Elizabeth, she then looked at me then at Joker with a defeated look on her face.
"Grace... My name isn't Elizabeth Hunter, it's Talia Al Ghul, Greg is an agent of the League of Shadows named David Cain, he works for my dad, and my dad is the reason you ended up in this dimension..." Talia (apparently she's not Elizabeth) said.
  I was utterly confused but something told me she was telling the truth so I listened.
"Joker is your real father, his wife was pregnant when he became the Joker, but after she died conceiving you... he went crazy and is now what you know today, your mothers name was Jasmine Kyle, her sister Selina was who brought you to this dimension to protect you from these people who wanted to hurt you since you were born, she told me when she left that you would be the most powerful villain for our dimension to see, and that you would have to know everything, I'm sorry for lying to you, Jared he isn't dead I brought him back and revived him, he is my nephew, my sister Nyssa Al Ghul had a son but she was then killed by an assassin." She continued.
I was baffled then Joker took a gun and pointed it at Talia's head he fired I screamed as well as David, even though she lied to me she had still been my mother for 2 years. Joker then shot David I screamed and was crying so much I didn't feel Joker undo my bonds.
"We're ahead of schedule so, if you would like to get some things I advise you do it in the next 10 minutes." Joker said looking at an imaginary watch. He picked up David and Talia and slung them over his shoulder "Well get on with it!" He said sarcastically I scrambled to my feet and ran upstairs, I went into my room and grabbed all my personal belongings, then ran into Jared's and grabbed his dagger that he hid in his bedside desk I put it in my clutch, I then ran into Elizabeth and Greg's room I went to Elizabeth's jewelry box and took her jewelry and wedding rings, then I took Greg's wrist watch. I put all these things in my clutch which weighed the same it did when I was brought here. I ran downstairs in hope to escape from Joker but as I ran out the door he tackled me and knocked me unconscious.
Dick P.O.V.
We'd been searching all night, and there was no trace of Grace or the Joker. I felt so bad the reason she was in this mess was because of me. I really hoped the Joker had some decency and wouldn't hurt her.
"What if he hurts her?" I questioned aloud.
"He won't." Wally said stoping in front of me.
"How do you know, I've seen what he can do, he's not very merciful!" I was at the point of screaming.
"She begged me not to tell you but under the circumstances I'm sure she'd let me... Grace was attacked today, when she went to investigate when Roy was attacked, one of the goons was trying to rape her but the Joker killed his men to protect her, I don't know why but that's what she told me when I found her, and that's why she was out here, what you did to her in the room reminded her too much of this afternoon so she did what she knew how to do, run." Wally said everyone turned to him Batman was angry, Artemis had a look of sorrow in her eyes, Green Arrow looked angry as well, but honestly I was flabbergasted that the Joker could show he cared for someone and most importantly.
    Why Grace.
Grace P.O.V.
I woke up tied to a chair, it was wooden lucky me. I look around my clutch is still slung around my shoulder, I hear footsteps, my head hurts a lot, wait I can use that, I could pretend to be blind because if he hit me hard enough, I'll trip and pretend that I can't see anymore.
"Well Grace, you're awake, how you feeling?" He asked I could tell he was smiling just by the sound of his voice.
"Why is it so dark?" I questioned putting my plan into play.
"Ooh goodie puddin' you brought me someone to play with!" I'm guessing Harley Quinn squealed I felt her lean in extremely close.
My eyes were closed, I opened them for effect.
"Missy even though I can't see you, there's a little thing called personal space." I said leaning away from her breath, I was not using my eyes, I looked blankly at her she frowned.
"Harley! Do not hurt her." Joker said sternly, I breathed a sigh of relief. "but you can stay and keep an eye on her so she doesn't hurt herself!" Joker said he then cut my bonds, I stood up.
"Why are you not hurting her puddin'?" Harley asked.
He ignored her he walked past her and out the door and closed the door and locked it. Harley kicked the chair across the room.
"You guys are cute together, but he doesn't respect you, and you love him. That would be a good book," I said forlornly.
I walked to the corner of the room which was to my left.
"Could you tell me the dimensions of the room?" I asked Harley who was pouting in the middle of the room.
"What?" She asked clueless of what I wanted to do.
"The Dimensions?" I asked again.
"Oh, um, 20' by 20' I think." Harley said.
I was so happy Joker bought my act of being blind, now I can dance away my sorrows, I opened my phone and used Siri to play Moments by Halfway To Hollywood.
"What!" Harley screeched.
I'm guessing from me having my phone I felt her run towards me but she was extremely loud so I was able to move out of the way, she ran into the wall.
"Harley! I'm going to dance not call the authorities!" I said.
It was funny because honestly I think the Joker trusted me. Harley huffed, I danced with mainly three emotions, 1- anger 2- betrayal and 3- sadness, it made up for a good dance I was dancing for a good 4 hours till someone opened the door. Harley squealed at the persons entrance, so it was definitely Joker, I was in the middle of doing a cartwheel when someone said my name.
"Grace!?" It must of been because I wasn't tied up and wasn't trying to get out, it was a boys voice I recognized but couldn't remember who's it was.
"Oh, let me introduce you, Nightwing," that's where I knew it from, "Grace, Grace Nightwing" Joker said.
I did my cartwheel and accidentally bashed into the wall.
"Ow" I mumbled.
"Oh, bird-boy, she can't see you because she's blind now so you can't escape and protect her at the same time!" Joker said pleased with himself for capturing Nightwing.
"How did you catch him?" I inquired as I heard the men push Nightwing into the room.
"He was wandering around outside, then we got him!" Joker said, not apparently thinking this through, I sighed.
   Joker stopped his maniacal laughing because both him and everyone in the room was wondering what I was thinking about.
"He's a fraud, if he were the real Nightwing he would of come through the vent and grabbed me and left with y'all tied up!" I said exasperatedly.
"How did you?" Nightwing inquired.
"So twerp, you wanna play with the big boys, alright we'll leave you with tight bonds Nightwing couldn't get out of and see how you do playing hero!" Joker said enraged.
He took out a knife and slashed Nightwing's chest, Nightwing yelped so it must of gone deep. After a few moments of trash talking Nightwing, Joker left with that stupid grin plastered across his face with a skipping Harley Quinn and his goons.
"Finally!" I said and went to the corner with my purse, I took out my phone and called 911 and told them the exact location of the building I was in. I reached in my purse and took out the dagger, it wasn't sharp but it would have to do, I walked to the centre of the room where Nightwing was tied up and breathing heavily from the injuries Joker inflicted on him.
  "You alright?" I questioned going to the chains which held him captive to the floor and ceiling.
"Better than I could've been thanks to you." He said grimacing as I placed my hand across his chest.
    "Well now that Harley's out of my hair, I can get out of here, hold still." I said as I unlocked his wrist bonds with the dagger, I cut his ankle bonds because they were just rope.
"Grace Hunter, at your service." I said shaking his hand.
"Now we can leave." I said walking over to the corner with my purse, I put my belongings in my purse, I stood up to leave but was swept off my feet.
"I can't let you get yourself hurt." Nightwing said carrying me bridal style, he kicked open the door, I was definitely ticked.
"I can walk on my own, I can see, why can't I help?" I asked, he looked at me funny.
"I'm not blind! Jeez!" I said then some guards came he put me on the ground.
"Stay put." He ordered, I stayed put, mumbling incoherent words, like a good dog, until some goons came from the other direction, Nightwing didn't notice, I stood up and held my ground. The goons pulled out their guns and pointed them directly at me.
"Well this is going to be fun!" I mumbled sarcastically.
I turned to see Nightwing being overtaken by the larger goon I heard them yell fire, but it was like slow motion, I swung my leg around and both Nightwing and the guard fell to the ground the bullets soared over our heads and into the wall on the other side. Nightwing overpowered his goon, he then grabbed me and slung me over his shoulder, he ran outside and found a bar on the outside of the building and cuffed me to it.
"Well that's no fair!" I said as he turned around and ran back into the building.
I waited a good 5 minutes until I saw a purple fog surround me, yeah I don't think that's good news, a form appeared in front of me, it was the sorcerer from my dream.
   "Grace, my name is Ra's Al Ghul and I am here to offer you something..." Ra's started, before I cut him off.
"Could you untie me first so I at least have some dignity?" I asked him he looked over and noticed my state, he chanted something I couldn't understand and the cuff unlocked.
"Thanks!" I said then turned to him to figure out what he wanted.
   "The InJustice League and I have decided that we as well should have apprentices we were all told to find one and most want you, but I am the only one who is powerful enough to train you to your full extent, what I am offering you is a once in a lifetime opportunity, would you become my apprentice? I can teach you how to not hurt people with your powers, and how you can control them, if you accept, meet me in the clearing that you found in the forest tomorrow night." He said then vanished.
A few moments later a large black car pulled up, the Bat-mobile (It's even cooler in person) , out came Batman clad in black he looked around frantically.
"He's inside." I said jabbing my thumb towards the entrance to the warehouse.
The bats glare focused on me then it softened.
   "The police will be here soon, do not leave the perimeter." Said the gruff voice of the Bat.
He then sprinted inside the building. I heard a maniac laughing, out of the shadows came the Joker, yeah me, "Sweetheart, I thought they'd of made you stay with the bats, but better for me!" he then stepped extremely close he pulled out a gun and cocked it.
"Bye-Bye Gracie!" He said then laughed hysterically.
I remember a move I saw Nightwing do with one of the guards who had gun, I mimicked what he did. I soon had Joker pinned on the ground with the gun in my hands pointing at the Joker.
"If you stopped talking, then maybe you would actually kill someone with skill!" I told him.
I then pulled the gun back and threw it across the ground I looked up to see the police getting out of their cars, Nightwing and Batman gawking at me.
  "Told you I wasn't blind." I told Nightwing as I passed him and went towards the police.
It was a long night of the police asking me what happened, why I was kidnapped, when I left the police station a certain bird was waiting on his motorcycle for me.
  "Oh, finally believe me now." I say smirking at him.
He smirked back, "Well Batman wants to make sure you get back safely." He told me.
"Is that why? Well if he wants to make sure shouldn't it be him driving me back?" I question, he blushes.
"Actually I wanted to thank you for saving my life back there." He says looking away, I walk up to him slowly.
"If I wanted to I could've taken them down but that's my next card." I respond.
I get on the bike and wrap my arms around his waist, he stiffens.
"Have you never had a girl ride on the back of your bike before?" I question, he relaxes then speeds off into the night.