The Birth Of Elle Nygma. #3

3- Is it the end of an Era?

Laughing On The Outside- Bernadette Caroll

She stares at her ceiling, her cell phone in her hand, just watching as her fan went around her ceiling, she had been there for 6 hours, just watching, she kept getting phone calls, "Are you willing to accept a call from Arkham Asylum?", She hung up, each time, until her phone just buzzed in her hand, what did she do? Why did she do it? Was this going to kill her one day- Her door swings open, "Elena Nygma what have you done?!" It was Lexxi, "Who let you in.", "You broke up with him?! After 4 years-", Elle sits up quickly, "It hasn't been 4 years! It hasn't! You don't get to make me feel bad for moving on!", "He never moved on Elle! He has been in love with you since the moment you opened that door! 8 years! And he never stopped loving you!", "Leave." She pushes the girl out of her doorway, "Elle!", "Leave Lexxi! Leave!" She pushes the door shut, and Lexxi gets in the way, "Leave!" Elle sobs, slowly sliding down the door, pushing as Lexxi tries to get in, "Elle please-", "Lexxi I can't! I can't think of him! I can't do it anymore! Please I just can't!" She bangs her head against the wall, "O-okay..." She walks away, Elle's sobs echo in the apartment, "She's changed Lexxi..." Max whispers, "I-I see that now."...

"She's just... stopped fighting, she's not herself." Max says, sipping his whiskey, Lexxi shushes her drink around, "She needs help." Lexxi says, "You think she's gonna accept help? Your funny."...

Burning Pile- Mother Mother

After Elle's breakdown she showered, and got dressed, she grabbed a bag of stuff and left... To the mall, she walked for a while, she left something in every store, then walked across the street, and waited, until 4:00 PM, when the mall was at its peak, that's when she detonated 4 bombs, a smile on her face as people ran, and smoke bloomed, sirens rang, that's when she ran too, with the people, as though she was a victim, She pushed people out of the way as she ran, debris tunneling through the buildings, she ran until she made it home, "Elle?! Have you seen the news?! Are you alright?" Aurora rushes to the girl, examining her, "Your dirty..." she says, she notices bags in her hands, "And you have a bag from Gotham Fashion... That big thrift store in the mall- Elle what did you do-", "I got us $20,000,000." She turns the bags upside down, Stacks of cash pour out, "Elle-", "We need it.", "no, we don't!", "Yes, we do! Aurora, it was a mission, we've done a ton of them, this one wasn't different.", "They said over a hundred people are already confirmed dead! Their gonna find you!", "No they won't, I planted 4 bombs, 1 in the food court, 1 in the most popular store there, 1 outside the security room- so the tapes would blow, and the biggest one, in the most open area, And I got $20,000,000! We're set!", "I have 10 times that in my bank account!" Aurora shouts, "Oh god- Elle what have you done."...

"They don't know it's you... so just, Lay low for a while, okay?" Max says, "Yeah whatever..." She rolls over, "Elle! You can't keep acting like this! You are not a child anymore!" He shouts, he waits a few minutes for her response, "Okay..." She says, "I'm sorry, I'll try harder tomorrow.", Max shakes his head, before slamming the door behind him, the girl flinches, she was out of fight, she knew it, and so did everyone around her, she just wanted it all to be over, she wanted to drown in her bathtub, and let the water overflow, maybe she fell asleep in the bathtub, no one had to know, she could just die, and it would all be over, everything could be over.

"So Elle, Why are you checking yourself in? Why hasn't your sister... you've never done this- Well uh- For yourself..." The doctor says, "I need to get better." She says, Simply, the doctor looks puzzled, "What- do I have to have a reason- I've killed people before! Just put me in the sack please!" She begs, "Ok-Okay Elle, Guards!"...

The Ghost Of You- MCR

She walked through those halls like she owned the place, the prisoners looked at her like she was meat though, but she knew she wouldn't be messed with- no she couldn't be messed with, "Marian!" Elle smiles, "Elle- Sweetheart your back?" The woman smiles, "For a limited time only." She winks as they continue to walk her to her cell, "Elle-", "Sleep Joe? Your still here?!" She smiles, "Killed my mom's cat again...", "Better luck next time..." she shrugs, the guard shoves her forwards, "Watch it creep!" She shouts before she's pushed into a cell, and the heavy door is shut as she stumbles to the floor, sighing, she got up, the clothes hanging off her body as she climbed on the bed, peaking out of the bars... or "Window.", she had a view of the courtyard, it was yard time for the criminally insane, she scanned the grey landscape until she spotted him, standing 6'4, tall and skinny, looking at the others like they were scum, she smiled, her eyes peaking over the concrete, this was her plan, and it was coming together, "Hello..." She smiles, It's like he heard her, the way his face snapped towards her, straight into her eyes, but the bell rang, and the prisoners were rushed in, she fell to her knees, this would be fun, "Elle Nygma... I am surprised to see you here." A female voice says, Elle smiles slightly, looking towards her cell door, "I heard a rumor you were here..." She speaks, "Where's Jack?", "That doesn't concern you, I've been assigned to your case." She says, The cell door opens, "Follow Me please...", "Okay... Dr.Quinzel."...

"Elle, can you tell me why you admitted yourself again?", "Harley, do I really need to explain.", "It's Dr. Harleen, and Yes You do.", "I'm a teen murderer, rape victim, I have PTSD, BPD, I'm addicted to multiple drugs and alcohol, I self-harm-", "Okay, Okay Elle, I do have your file...", "I was also, held captive for 2 years and forced to work on experiments, they cut into my brain..." She lifts up her hair and turns around, allowing Harleen to see the scar, "Among other things." She swallows, looking down at her gripped socks, "You know That Ian Wilson is here right?", "Yes...", "Tell me you didn't check yourself in just to see him...", "I didn't check myself in to see him.", "Elle-", "I didn't- Okay- I checked myself in so my sister would love me again Jesus- When is dinner- Harley I'm hungry.", "You can eat after our session."...

She ate her food in silence, "This is it huh?" A voice says, she doesn't want to look, "I told you to keep hope." He said, "I'm not here for you." She speaks, he slams his hand on the table, Elle flinches, "Wilson! Watch it." A guard shouts, "I will never forgive you.", "There's nothing to forgive, now if you don't mind, I'm trying to eat here." She didn't look up at him, she couldn't, her hands were shaking under the table as he walked away, she closed her eyes, and breathed out, before continuing to eat, "Hi... do you mind if I sit here?" A sweet voice says, Elle looks up, "Grace?- I didn't know you were here-", "...I lost my power... after I left the mansion-" She sits down, "I went crazy and was put in here... why are you here again?", "I put myself here...", "-You tried to kill yourself again?", "Uh- No- I checked myself in...", "Oh- Why? Don't you hate this place?", "Yeah but-", "Ian is here, did you two end up together?", "Sort of, but no, not officially.", "Too bad, He really liked you, I could feel it." She smiles, taking a bite of her food, Elle watches her eat for a moment, "Max is alive.", "Is he now? But how?", "Monkey serum.", "Oh."...

I Need Some Sleep- Eels

Elle laid awake that night, slightly regretting her choices, she put herself here, so why is she regretting it? Why does she always do this to herself, make rash decisions and then regret them, Metal chimes, she looks over, her cell was opening, it was nearly 3 am, why was her cell opening? A figure steps in, "Hello?" she sits up, it was dark, she couldn't see, but the smell, she could recognize that cologne everywhere, "Get out- how did they even let you in here- literally leave before I hurt you." She lays back down, turning to face away from the cell door, "I bribed the guards..." he says, he crawls into bed next to her, "What are you doing-" She says as he pushes her over, "Ian- Get out of my bed.", He lays his head down on her pillow, and covers himself with her blanket, "I can't sleep without you Elle."...