Gotham's Unknown 2 (A Batman Fanfic)

Chapter 1: Categories of a Funny Farm

Joker sat in the passenger seat of the Batmobile watching the scenery of Gotham pass by. "I love this city at night don't you Bats?" Asked Joker as Bruce sighed.
"Joker you just held the children's ward at Elliot Memorial Hospital hostage I'm not in the mood to flirt." Said Bruce firmly as Joker threw his head back.
"I wasn't gonna hurt any of em, honest!" Said Joker as Bruce stayed quiet. "I'm not lying Bats ever since Sarah I haven't been able to hurt a kid cause every time I try and they get all scared I just see Sarah at that age and I just can't." Said Joker as Bruce sighed.
"Then why the children's ward?" Asked Bruce as Joker burst out laughing.
"Come on Bats! If I threaten sick kids I get what I want as fast as humanly possible!" Said Joker with a grin as Bruce gave him a side-eyed glance of a glare.
"And what did you want this time?" Asked Bruce as Joker sighed and started listing things.
"Money, power, publicity, to see you." Said Joker as he rubbed his shoulder against Bruce's.
"We're here." Stated Bruce firmly as he put back on his tough grim facade and Joker just continued being Joker.

Bruce stepped out of the Batmobile and grabbed Joker by the arm. "Jeez Bats that's a little tight dontcha think?" Asked Joker in that same flirtatious tone he always took with Bruce when he was Batman. Joker giggled a bit as Bruce walked him into the asylum. They stepped into reception at Intensive Treatment and the guards swarmed onto Joker strapping him into restraints so he could be wheeled to his cell to make sure he wouldn't escape. Before they strapped his arm in Joker blew a kiss to Bruce knowing everyone else wouldn't care because this was just how Joker was in public and no one cared.

Joker was wheeled down to his cell and while they were unstrapping him he saw Edward Nygma in the cell diagonal to him. "Hey Eddie how's it going?" Asked Joker with a grin as Edward ignored him like he often did and just continued reading which Joker found surprising. "Hey Eddie didn't they take books from you last time I was here?" Asked Joker as Edward sighed.
"Yes but my new psychiatrist offered to keep my mind stimulated as she stated this place was likely to numb my mind to the point of further unfixable insanity." Stated Edward as Joker giggled.
"Ooooh we have a new doctor here? Tell me what's she like Eddie?" Asked Joker as Edward looked up from his book.
"She's surprisingly kind." Said Edward as he then continued reading. Joker hoped he'd meet this new psychiatrist as his presence was often used as a scare tactic for young psychiatrists who tend to believe they actually have a chance at fixing anyone here though he was surprised Edward got to her first.

Later that evening whilst Joker sat in his cell staring at the ceiling being bored out of his mind like usual then suddenly he heard the locks on his cell door start to unlock. Joker stood and a guard stood before him. "Come on clown, you're meeting the new Doc." Said the guard as he walked into the cell and locked Joker in handcuffs and shackles. The guard walked Joker to the office of the new doctor, the label on the door still read Dr. Malcolm Chace so obviously this new doctor was his replacement. Joker had heard in a newspaper just before his latest crime spree that Malcolm had been made Warden of Arkham so Joker was expecting some wild changes in the way Arkham operated. Joker stepped into the office and it was empty. "Oh god where did she go now?" Muttered the guard as he looked around. "Simmons! You were supposed to keep an eye on her!" Barked the guard at another guard as the guy sighed.
"Wow treating the new Doc like an inmate, how classy!" Teased Joker as the guard glared.
"Shut it!" He barked and forced Joker to sit in a chair.
"Sorry! Sorry! I left my laptop in my car when I went for lunch, had to run out and get it." Said the girl as she rushed into the office. She had short brown hair cut just above the ear, she wore a long white lab coat like the rest of the doctor's here but under it was a blue dress shirt and a black skirt cut just above the knee.
"We told you stop walking off like that Doc! The crazies in here would peg you as an easy target." Said the guard as he stood next to Joker.
"I don't see what's easy about me but I'll let you think what you will." Said the girl as she looked up from her documents which were spread across her desk and revealed she had quite a pretty face she even wore a bright red lipstick much like Joker's which he found amusing. "The restraints are not necessary and neither is your presence." Stated the girl as she tucked a bit of her hair behind her ear and sat down.
"Doc I don't think you realize how dangerous this man is." Stated the guard coldly as the girl smiled and looked directly at Joker.
"Oh you wouldn't hurt me, right?" She asked as there was something in her well everything that just made Joker feel safe something he hadn't felt in a while.
"No of course not Doc." Said Joker with a grin as he looked up the guard. "Come on Frankie don't ya trust me?" Asked Joker as the guard glared at him.
"Not in a million years clown. Doc you really trust this?" Asked the guard as the doctor smiled.
"Of course and well if he did attack me I'm certain he'd find himself very surprised." Said the girl as she gestured to the cuffs. "Remove all of his restraints please." Requested the girl as she kept her eye on the guard rather than Joker like she trusted Joker more than the guard. The guard started unlocking the shackles and Joker smiled.
"I take it you're not aware of what I'm capable of?" Asked Joker as he held out his hands and the guard unlocked the cuffs.
"Oh no I'm completely aware, I just feel you would be more willing to trust me if I treated you like I trusted you." Stated the doctor as Joker laughed.
"You're real funny Doc." Said Joker with a wide grin.
"I'm just outside the door if you need me." Said the guard as he then left and Joker was finally alone with the new doctor.
"So Doc what first? Ya gonna do a psych eval like all the others?" Asked Joker as she smiled.
"No I was thinking we could just talk, whatever comes to mind. If you'll excuse the cliche, this is a safe space." Said the girl as she clicked play on a cassette player, she was recording this. "Don't mind the tape, the new Warden has restricted access to any psychiatrist's patient interview tapes to strictly the doctor and the patient so no one will hear what you have to say." Said the girl as Joker shrugged.
"Alright! Doc what do you wanna know?" Asked Joker as he leaned back in his chair crossing his legs. "I'm an open book!" Said Joker as the girl sighed.
"If the book was dosed in bleach and rewritten to fit whatever suits your situation." Said the girl as Joker started to become very confused but didn't want her to know that.
"If I'm gonna have a past I'd like it to be-"
"Multiple choice." The girls finished Joker's statement and that made Joker very angry.
"Doc you're new here so I'll let that slide but no one steals my punchline without being turned into a red stain on the floor." Joker stated coldly as she started to giggle which made Joker even more confused. "Who are you?" Asked Joker as he was legitimately lost on this girl.
"You still haven't recognized me yet? So either I've grown up quite a bit or your eyes are going!" Said the girl as she continued to laugh at him.
"What do you mean recognize you?! I have no idea who you are lady!" Said Joker as she grinned.
"Dad it's me!" Said the girl as Joker actually put it together. The morbid sense of humor, the distrust of the guards, the obvious relaxed look in her eyes even though she's alone with Gotham's Most Wanted.
"Sarah?" Asked Joker as his facade that he used with everyone melted away.
"Hi Dad, I'm home." Said Sarah with a soft kind of smile that she always had. Joker stood and walked over to her and hugged her tightly.
"These 4 years have been hell without ya kiddo, I mean fun but still hell." Said Joker as he just held her for a second. "God I missed you." Said Joker as he let go but put his hands on the sides of her face. "Look at you, you're all grown up." Said Joker as he took a breath and let go of her. "So how have things been?" Asked Joker as he sat back down.
"Well I'm an Arkham Psychiatrist now  so I'm very proud of that." Said Sarah as she sat down but then Joker noticed the engagement ring on her finger.
"You're getting married?" Asked Joker suspiciously.
"Yes and I think you remember my fiance." Said Sarah as she turned around the framed photo on her desk. It was of her and Daniel standing in front of a house in Gotham. Joker could actually pin point where the house was.
"Huh, that's in the good part of Gotham. I bet Bruce bought it for you." Said Joker as Sarah sighed.
"Yes Bruce bought the house, I told him not too but he said 'consider it a welcome home gift' so it's not like I could refuse." Said Sarah as she put the picture back.
"So how long have you been back?" Asked Joker as Sarah sighed.
"A week or two." Mumbled Sarah as Joker's eyes grew wide with shock.
"A week! And you didn't tell me?" Asked Joker as he was actually quite hurt.
"Well I was busy and I knew I'd see you here." Said Sarah as she sighed. "I'm sorry." She said softly as Joker sighed.
"It's ok, I just really missed you, crime and mayhem can only do so much for the hole you left in my life." Said Joker as he shifted in his chair. "So how did you get them to let you be my new doctor?" Asked Joker obviously not wanting to talk about his feelings but Sarah knew how to read him better than anyone after all she had been studying his mind since she was a girl.
"Well I just didn't tell them the truth." Said Sarah as she put a finger to her lips and Joker smiled finding her deception to be quite amusing.

Whilst Sarah caught up with her father in Arkham Daniel had other matters to attend to. Daniel sought out Oswald to get his old job back, first he went to the manor but found it was locked up tight and his keys no longer worked because they changed the locks. "Thank God Dad taught me to pick locks." Muttered Daniel under his breath as he took out the pin from his tie and the pin from his lapel but sighed looking at the accents he often wore. "What a waste." He said as he knelt down and started to pick the lock to the front door. He unlocked it with somewhat ease and opened the door. Daniel walked inside and locked the door behind him knowing how Oswald likes to keep the house secure. As he walked through the house he heard Oswald's voice.
"No Victor! That's not at all what I meant!" Said Oswald's voice as he sounded annoyed. Oswald sighed and set something down aggressively. "Victor, needs to learn the meaning of respect!" Growled Oswald as Daniel heard him walking towards him so Daniel stepped out into the parlor as Oswald rounded the corner. Oswald stepped around the corner and saw Daniel standing there. Both men froze and Daniel actually felt a little guilty about leaving the way he did. "Daniel?" Asked Oswald as Daniel tried to think of something to say about how he was sorry that he wanted to apologize but all that came out was a simple greeting that didn't mean anything.
"Hi." Said Daniel as he scratched the back of his head.
"You're back." Said Oswald as he seemed shocked by that but Daniel knew by the note he left Oswald must have not expected him to come back. "Why?" Asked Oswald as Daniel sighed.
"I don't really know to be completely honest." Said Daniel as he wanted to say more like that he was sorry though he didn't feel it at all he just felt like it needed to be said. "Look Oswald I'm sorry..." Said Daniel as Oswald sighed.
"Your apology is not accepted." Stated Oswald as he walked off.
"Oswald I know I did wrong but can you at least try to understand this from my perspective." Begged Daniel as he followed Oswald through the house.
"Why? You left us that's all that should matter Daniel!" Barked Oswald as he continued to walk away from Daniel.
"You're not even gonna give me a chance!?" Asked Daniel as Oswald finally stopped.
"Why should I, it's obvious you made your choice!" Said Oswald as Daniel had nothing to say to that because he did understand that he hurt Oswald but he hoped that eventually he'd get over it. "Now get out." Stated Oswald as Daniel sighed and left without another word.

Daniel and Sarah sat at home that night, Daniel sat at the dining room table cleaning his guns and Sarah sat on the couch looking over her files from Arkham. "So how did things go with Oswald?" Asked Sarah as she looked over the couch.
"Not good, I must've really hurt him when I left cause he wants absolutely nothing to do with me." Stated Daniel as he sighed and continued cleaning his guns. "How about you and J?" Asked Daniel as Sarah went back to her files.
"Good, though he saw the engagement ring so he knows we're getting married and of course he's not pleased but eventually he'll realize you make me happy and he'll lay off." Said Sarah as Daniel looked over at her.
"And how long will that take?" Asked Daniel with a smug look.
"Best not to ask questions like that... Dad's very unpredictable even for me." Said Sarah as she looked over the couch.