The Birth Of Elle Nygma. #3

5-Dark and Twisty...

I can't handle change- Roar

"Oh god... I hope this works." Elle says as she writes letters, "Why- Do you actually miss them? Arkham really worked-", "No my hand is cramping.", "Oh...", "Max, I don't think I will ever not be mad at them, My sister maybe, but... they stopped looking for me, they sent me away, and then stopped looking for me, I was an abandoned kitten-" She chuckles, "You know me... I hold onto grudges.", "They're our family.", "They were. I have a family- a real family, You, Aurora, Pheonix, and Blythe.", "Elle-", "You don't know how bad it was when you weren't here, they lied to me- I wasn't allowed on missions, I was basically a house pet, they fed me and entertained me, and then threw me to the side when I wasn't fun anymore, so I'm done trying to please Lexxi Luther- I don't like her- I just wanna find out what's wrong with my dad... Is that okay?", Max nods, "That's more than okay Elle, I'm sorry."...

Tomorrow was the day- or I guess today was the day, It was 3 am and Elle hadn't gotten any sleep, I mean when did she ever? She was basically a walking corpse at this point, She needed to put her energy into something other than crying because that's all she did, wake up, miss Ian, cry, sleep, wake up, drink, miss Ian, sleep, it was her cycle and she needed to break out of it, as soon as she could, this could be her distraction, right? from missing him again, from feeling like she couldn't breathe, making up things in her head to make her feel like he was truly and deeply in love with her, she could put her energy into being a villain again, being the bad guy, being hated, it's what she was good at.

The 3 walk up to the run-down warehouse, "What happened to this place..." Aurora looks up at it, "This place is a dump." Elle bursts out laughing, "Come on." Max walks in, stepping over broken glass, birds spook as the three make their way in, "Everyone should be coming soon... Maybe we clean? A little-", "When have I ever cleaned?" Elle laughs, "I take that as a no...", "Who even cares what this place looks like..." Aurora chuckles, "So much murder in this place..." Elle smiles, "You never murdered anyone here.", "No... But others did."...

After a few hours alone, the Three realized no one was coming, and left, "All that work for nothing..." Elle sighs, collapsing on the couch, "It wasn't for nothing." Max says, "Yes it was." Aurora contradicts, "You guys are bums.", "We know." Aurora plops on the couch next to Elle, "I just... wanted them to be there." Elle sighs, "I really, really wanted them to be there this time.", "I know... Elle, I'm sorry." Max sits on the other side of her, "It's not your fault... I just, wish they cared." She chuckles, slapping her thigh as she laughed, shaking her head, "We can do this alone... right?" She asks, "Yeah... We can."...

"So what we know... your father and the penguin are aging backward at a pretty rapid pace, both were near death and taken to a Wayne facility nearly 7 years ago, where you, Elle, were sent 4 years ago, at which point they experimented and brought you out of a coma, you haven't aged since then, it is possible that you also have superhuman regeneration." Aurora breaths out, "So where do we start?", "Well, we need someone on the inside, Elle, can't be you, max either, Bruce knows how close you two are, it can't be me, because well, my dad, so we need to recruit, get someone with no connections to anyone, someone who can get in there, get us the information, so we can know why he is doing this... and also, what he made you build, Elle.", "Made my build?", "I spoke to Ian, I needed all the information I could get, back when Lexxi and the rest of them were still looking for you, they found out that you were building things for Wayne enterprises under a stage name, Tate Acertijo.", "Tate Riddler...", "Yeah..." Aurora nods, "So we're not after Bruce?-", "Fuck no, I mean- we wouldn't be able to take him- we just want to know what He's doing, let's not forget, we're the bad guys."...

Runaway Baby- Bruno Mars

"We're the bad guys..." Elle repeated as she walked through the streets of Gotham, an address in her hand, she made her way into a building, up a few flights of stairs, wheezing as she breathed in and out, she went down a few halls until she stood in front of apartment #423, she breathed out, catching her breath before knocking, the door opens after a few moments, she quickly looks up from her feet, "Elle...", "Noah." She smiled, "I- why are you- uh-", "We need your help-", "I ignored your letter before- for a reason Elle- I'm not working for Lexxi again-", "No- Lexxi isn't apart of this, it's just me, Aurora and Max... We just, we need help.", "I... I don't know.", "Just think about it, please." She reaches into her pocket, giving him a piece of paper with her apartment address written down, "If you change your mind." She smiles, before leaving...

Her next stop was in a fancy neighborhood, a townhouse which belonged to the very person they were going under the nose of... She knocked three times, before the door opened, "Elle- I- what- it's been 4 years- where have you been-", "Tim... Please let me speak-", "Come in- I want to hear everything-", "Not here." She reaches into the home, moving a plant slightly, revealing a mic, "They can't know." She mouths, and he nods, grabbing a coat and following her out, they walk side by side down the sidewalk, "What is this about?" He asks, "Your fathers plans.", "What do you mean?", "Why did he experiment on me?" She says, "What?!", "I haven't aged since I was 18... I was sent to his facility when I was in my coma, my father and Penguin were sent there 7 years ago... they are aging backward.", Tim stood there shocked, "I... Elle I-", "You had no idea?", "No-No! Of course not...", "Can you be our man on the inside?", "Our?", "Max Machin, Aurora Napier, and I, we're trying to figure out what he did to me, but-", "My father will never let any of you get close enough to it... I owe you this Elle, after everything I owe you this." he nods, Elle gives him a small smile, "Thank you, Tim, how is Bernard by the way?" She asks, Tim smiles wildly, a slight blush on his cheeks, "He's doing good Elle."...

"So Noah is a maybe?" Max asks, "A big maybe, but Tim is definitely in.", "Good, He's all we really needed." Max shrugs, "So now we wait-", Elle's phone rings, she looks down at it, and then back up, "It's Tim.", "Answer it- Speaker.", She does as told, "Hello?", "Elle, it's because of Damian and Dick- He's trying to-", "Bring them back to life." She sighs, "fuck." max mouths, "I can't help you anymore.", "I know... I know.", "Don't stop him- I need my brothers back." Tim begs, "Tim, I understand, we'll back off.", "Thank you, Elle." He hangs up, Elle looks up at Max, "Elle-", "Max-", "Elle-", "He's not harming anyone!", "Elle think about what he did to you-", "It's fine! It's fine I don't care- he's trying to bring them back- just let him bring them back-", "Elle.", "Max.", "You wanted this.", "I wanted to figure out how to save my dad, now I want to save Damian and-and Dick-", "And what if we can? Then what? Damian probably hates you- and Dick-", "Please max."...

Loser- McCafferty

"So we're done?", "No- Not completely, we're just over with that part, we know why he's doing it, to bring back his children-", "So why doesn't he just send their bodies over to Doctor Hugo Strange?- Worked countless times before-", "Yeah Batman is gonna send the dead bodies of his sons to a super villain- come on Aurora." Elle rolls her eyes, "So we help him- Think about it Elle- You were the one who helped your dad and Hugo Strange figure it out in the first place.", "But they perfected it- I have no idea what they are using now." Elle shakes her head, "So figure it out- come on- your smarter than you put on." Aurora spits, "Aurora-", "There are more dead people than just Damian and Dick..." The pink-haired girl says, "Like?", "Like Milo." Aurora says, and Elle swallows thickly, "Milo didn't want to be alive... He killed himself Aurora." She says with a straight face, "He suffered because I wanted him back, so no... I won't be bringing him back again, and I will not be a part of any of this if that is what your planning.", "Elle- It's not-", "Then what is your plan? why do you want me to do this-", "Because Anna is dead... So is victor, their bodies were found while you were in Arkham..." Aurora spits out, "So now are you in?"...