Crimson

Imposter

I pull my motorcycle as close to the warehouse as possible. theres goons surrounding every inch of it and the jokers stolen swat van is parked into a fire hydrant across the street.
I wait a moment or two and finally see one of the clowns.
Harley steps out of the building and begins screaming orders at random thugs.
"Go grab the bitch and put her in the car. she gonna pay for hurting my mister j."
I turn off my bikes engine and hide it in an alley right behind the warehouse.
Its oonly about a minute later a thug in a clown mask comes up too me. He's absolutely clueless it's me so I turn quickly and drive my jagged knife into his gut. he sucks in a ragged breath before keeling over onto the cold concrete alley.
I rip my knife from him and peel the clown mask from his grimy face.
I take my leather jacket off and rip the sleeves of my black shirt making it a muscle tee. to blend in even more I rip holes into my jeans and wipe some of the thugs blood onto my shirt.
I place two hand guns in my back pockets and slide knifes into both of my boots. I emerge from the alley and mess up my hair a little.
A thug walks straight up to me and I have to use all my force not to stab him in the face.
"Hey skinny you find anything back there."
I scratch the back of my head.
"Yeah one of our guys got knifed backed, you think it's that hood guy."
I try to sound like one of the gangster I had heard out side of my parents apartment for so many years.
"We gotta tell da boss right away"
The thug started running to the front of the building and I follow
"You know your a pretty fast runner"
I was shocked by the compliment
"Uh thanks"
"Where you learn to run like that"
I was still surprised he wanted to start up a conversation with me.
"I grew up on the wrong side of Arkham, you know."
He nodded.
"Makes sense".
We run a little further until we reach the garage where Harley's ordering thugs around.
"What do you two want"
Her voice is high pitched and child like making her even more annoying.
"Miss Quinn skinny here found a dead body in back he thinks it's that hood fella, We's about to go tell boss man he's here".
Harley looks over to me and raise an eyebrow.
"That true"
I nod my head trying not to blow my cover.
"Yes ma'am"
She stares at me for a moment
"Roco set up a patrol back there."
The man next to me nods his head and a huge group of men with guns run to the back alley. Her eyes never moving off me.
"Follow me blue eyes"
She turns around and starts swaying her hips back and forth like she begging me to stare at her ass. I ignore her and try to look around and see what this clown has done to my house.
There's 4 thugs in the corner eating all the food out of my fridge like pigs.
I avert my eyes and see the gun rooms doors are closed and there's at least 10 thugs trying to reopen the door.
"Isn't this place wonder full" harley looks back at me.
I nod but feel disgusted by her.
"Mr. j might make this his new hide out if he ever gets that gun room opened."
"Didn't he open it earlier".
She looks at me
"Yeah but that bitch closed it up before we could get all those guns."
My heart soars knowing lacy made their life's harder.
"You know skinny it's nice finally having two good looking men in my life".
My heart stops and I stop walking.
"Excuse me"
I try not to sound like I'm not about to hurl.
"We'll look around skinny your the only thug hear that actually looks like a true man".
I look around the room and see that she's right every thug hear is either a fat pig or twiggy skeletons no in between except for me who's all muscle. I take a big gulp and try to step away from her.
"I'll keep you in mind next time I wanna play."
She licks her lips and I choke back the barf in my mouth. every bit of me wants to grab the knife from my back pocket and slit her throat. but I fight the urge.
We finally reach joker who's standing over lacys limp body.
"Mister j skinny has something he wants to tell you."
Harley turns around and faces me. She puts her hand on my shoulder farthest from her and she drags her hand across my chest as she slowly walks away.
"What is it you wanted to tell me."
The jokers face is right in mine and I had only ever been this close to him once before.
" I found one of our guys dead outside, his mask was gone and I think it's that hood guys trying to pose as one of us."
Joker cocks his head to the side.
"Is that so"
He squats down near lacy
"Don't worry doll face we won't let him get to ya that easy"
He stares at me and stands back up in a slow an eerie way.
"Take our new guest to the car will you.
I look down at lacy praying she's still alive.
"Yes joker sir."
I lean down and place my hand under her head lifting her up softly and gentle . I move my arm down slowly resting it behind her back. I use my other arm and place it under her knees.
Her head naturally fell in between my shoulder and my neck .
I looked down at her beautiful face and just want her to wake up.
When I lift my eyes off of her I see joker staring right through me.
"You know skinny ya think I would remember hiring somebody like yourself so muscly and all."
I know he can see right through my disguise.
The thug that ran me to harley now had
My motorcycle with him and he was holding the handle bars of it while running along it's side.
"Boss me and the boys found this out back next to Frankie's dead body, it's that hood fellas. we's also think he's posing as one of us for Frankie's mask was gone. I'm sure skinny already told you.
The thug jesters toward me.
"Skinny never said anything about a motorcycle."
Joker gives me a stare like death and I can't help avert my eyes and stare at the thug.
"Probably cause that hood guy hid it so well it was behind a dumpster with a black tarp over it."
Joker stares back at me a little bit more relaxed but still filled with a fury .
"Throw them both in the back of the van me and harley are leaving soon anyway. Roco escort Jason there will you."
Joker gives me an ear to ear smile and I don't know why until Roco speaks
"Whose Jason".
My eyes shoot opened and throw lacy onto the bike. Grabbing my two guns I shoot Roco and watch his brains splatter across the room.
Joker lurches at me and I shot him in his shoulder sending him flying back wards onto the ground. I point the gun at him and look him straight in the eyes .
His eyes aren't on me though but something behind me
"Oh batsy how nice of you to join us. me and Jason hear where just getting the party started.
I refuse to turn around knowing I'll see Bruce and Damian.
"Jason killing the joker won't solve anything."
I turn around and point the gun at batman.
"What about you , will killing solve all my problems cause the way I see it I'll be saving a hell of a lot more lives killing both of you right now.
I pull the trigger on my gun and am surprised by an excruciating pain in my side. I let out a cry like death and gaze at the dagger that just punctured my side. The joker is attached to it and is laughing like a psycho hyena.
Batman strikes a blow right in his face that sends him flying.
I'm greeted by a punch also but it's weaker than Bruce's. I punch Damian back and watch as the blood comes spraying out of his nose.
His next blow is a kick to my leg which makes me drop to my knees.
Damian is about to punch again but stops half through when a long chain is wrapped around his neck.
Damian's face turns bright red and he begins clawing at the Chain choking him.
I look up from Damian's face to see lacy behind him pulling the chains tighter and tighter.
Damian stop clawing and collapses onto the floor.lacy drops the chains and jumps towards me trying to help me stand.
"Did you just.."
I look at her in shock.
"yep now hop on the bike before I kill you myself".