Unsuspecting Hero (Batjokes)

Chapter 13

Edward and Joker approached the doors to the church, hand in hand. "Thank you for doing this, Eddy" Joker smiled lightly, knowing how much he hated his beloved. Riddler shrugged, planting a small kiss on Joker's cheek with a sigh. "If it'll help even a little at capturing the imbecile that is Harvey Dent, I can spare a few minuets for the Dark Knight"

Joker walked through the door, letting go of Edward's hand to do so. "Darling! We have a guest!~" He cooed, ignoring Riddler's sigh of annoyance. Joker frowned, looking around the building with confusion. "Bats?"

"...Jokes" Edwards grim voice sent shivers down Jokers spine. He turned, following Riddler's eyeline to see...oh no. Fuck. Fuck!

"Shit!!!" Joker screamed, kicking the closest thing to him as his chest heaved up and down. On the wall, in recently painted blood, laid the words; 'Think you could get away from me, J?'  

He should have gotten here sooner. He shouldn't have taken so long. His chest heaved up and down with panic, staring at the discarded cape and the taunting red bat symbol underneath the writing. Harvey had his beloved. His Bats. His Bruce. This was bad. This was so, so bad.

"Jokes, deep breaths, come on. You aren't helpful when you're panicking" Edward tried to grip the other mans shoulders, but he only flinched away.  "N-No, Eddy, you have to go"

"What?"

"You have to go, I need to...Bats' family, I need..." He could hardly speak through the panic, through the lack of breath. "Okay, Okay, I'm not leaving until you calm the fuck down!" Edward yelled, turning Joker to face him. Joker's eyes widened, watching as the other man grabbed his hand, putting it over his heart. "My breathing, copy it. Like I said, you act irrational when you're like this. We need you calm. The Bat needs you calm"

Those words resonated with Joker, and he tried his hardest to calm himself. He replicated Edward's breathing, closing his eyes to stop his tears. He wasn't fully calm, he didn't think he could be knowing Bruce was kidnapped by his rapist, but he was calm enough to think.

"O-Okay. I need to warn Bats' family, I need backup. I don't even know where he is being held"

"Alright. Here" Edward spoke, pulling a mobile phone out of his pocket. "I have a spare at home. This one has contacts you'll need. Call me if you need anything. Trust me, I won't be doing it for Batman's sake, but I will drop everything if you ever need it"

"Thank you..."

"Harley is on there too. I know she'd be willing to help"

Joker nodded, pocketing the phone with a small (and slightly fake) smile. "Thank you, Eddy. Please be safe. I don't think I could handle it if I found you gone too" Riddler laughed, small and strained. "Please. Who do you take me for? Now go. I'll speak to you soon"

Joker didn't need to be told twice. He ran out of the church quickly, running back to the Batmobile. Jumping inside, he pressed a few buttons, calling four people who he knew could help. 

Alfred, Barbara, Tim and Dick's faces filled the screen. "Master Jack?" Alfred spoke first, concern dressed upon his face at the dishevelled look of the clown. Just seeing Bruce's family, he couldn't hold it back anymore. The tears fell rapidly, his breath hitching as he yelled. "Bruce is gone!"

"What!?" Dick asked, coming closer to the screen in worry. "I-I was getting Riddler for Batsy, a-and he was waiting in the church, and I come back and Harvey has taken him! A-And I can't go and search because I don't know how to drive this tin-can of a car and I have hardly any weapons and I don't even know where he is being kept and-"

"Jack!" A female voice cut through his rambling. He looked up at the screen through tears, looking at Barbara's angry expression. The authority in her voice helped Joker calm slightly, listening to her words closely. "Just above the steering wheel there should be a yellow button. Once I have sent some co-ordinates through, press that button and it will go into auto-drive. I am going to send the location of the two places you were kept through during you're kidnapping. Dick and Tim will meet you there. Understand?"

"Y-Yes..." Joker sniffled, wiping his eyes futilely. "Jack" Her voice was softer now, and Joker looked back up at her hesitantly. "Bruce will be okay"

"Master Bruce is as resilient as ever" Alfred chimed in, though Joker knew the man well enough to know he was only trying to comfort him. Even Alfred was worried. He assumed they all were, just giving him reassurances for him to be calmer. Despite that knowledge, it still helped.

"Okay. I'll meet you there. But I need to go back to one of my safehouses first, get some weapons"

"But Jack-" Tim started, being cut off by Joker. "I promise I won't kill anyone. But I'm not going to be helpful if I have nothing to defend us with"

"I think Jack has proved himself enough to be trusted with them" Dick spoke, a forced smile making its way onto his face. "Type in the address on the keypad, we will meet you at the first location"

"Okay" Joker nodded.