White Knight-Batman SI (Bruce x Rachel)(OC x Selina Kyle)

Part 20

Chapter 20

RACHEL DAWES

The assistant DA felt her vision return to her, and the glare from the strong lights made her pinch her eyes and tried to cover her eyes with her hands.

Yet she found herself unable to do so, and looked down and saw that she was bound to a table, her arms and legs strapped to the side. And she finally recalled the circumstances in which she had lost consciousness.

After she had left the Wayne manor, just as she had entered her car, she saw someone else sitting inside it, a stranger, and that was the last thing she recalled.

"Oh! It seems you are finally awake!" a shrill, jaunty voice cut in and made her look up, and she stilled as she saw just exactly who it was.

It was none other than Dr. Jonathan Crane.

He looked thinner, and it was the first time she was seeing him outside of the court or for his job. And the hairs on her arm stood straight as their eyes met. For as long as she could remember, she had often sensed madness, a sinking darkness within the Arham's psychiatrist. Yet in public, it would be hidden rather well, yet now this was different.

This was the real Dr. Crane, with all his madness and darkness on display.

"Where am I Crane? Let me go!" she demanded as her heart hammered. She tried to wiggle out of her binds, but her efforts were futile, and the criminal psychiatrist smiled wildly as he prowled to her side.

"Oh, and why would I do that? Especially after everything you have done! After you have ruined my life!" he shouted, and she was taken aback by the aggression and rage in his tone as she looked around and found herself trapped inside a rather small room.

"Help! Help!" she shouted, hoping that someone would hear her voice, yet as a smile appeared on Crane's face, she realized that it might not be possible.

"You can shout as much as you want, but it will be futile. There is no one here to save you, Miss Dawes," he said as he pointed towards the window, and she stilled as she saw the scenes outside.

There were a number of planes stationed outside. Small planes and a whole crew of people were loading something into those planes.

And she had an inkling that it was for a sinister.

"You were always rather nosy about what went on at Arkham under my watch," he began as he fiddled with some stuff at the counter by her side.

"Now you shall learn it firsthand as the whole city shakes and suffers under my might," he began, and she stilled at those words as he picked up a vial and showed it to her.

"What is that?" she asked, her voice shaky and apprehensive as he smiled.

"Ohh, this is my little miracle. Did you know that the first emotion a child feels is fear, fear of asphyxiation? All through history, this very emotion has helped derive change and revolution, bringing humanity to its current state," he began, and she could feel her skin become cold as he deliberately walked to her side.

"It has always fascinated me, and this right here is the product of my extensive research, a toxin to heighten the sense of fear. I was content in pushing the boundaries of the human mind in Arkham, yet you had to show up and ruin EVERYTHING!" he shouted at the end as he stepped to her side and pushed down her arm.

"What are you doing?" she shouted as she tried to wriggle himself free from his arm, yet it was futile as Crane smiled.

"Let me go! Have you lost your mind, Dr Crane!" she shouted, trying to reason with him, yet it was useless.