Riddle Room *completed*

Chapter Twenty Two

I awake to someone banging against metal. 'Ugh.' I moan, rubbing my thigh where the needle went in. 'Get up!' A voice yells, banging against the metal again. I look down and realise I'm wearing a neon orange Arkham Asylum uniform but everything else is different. There is no wall so you can easily see in. The 'bars' are a tiny window at the top of the metal door that allows access in and out of my cell. The walls either side of my are concrete but the one at the front (where the door is) is made of a thick glass with the Arkham Asylum symbol, painted on it.

I'm sitting on a thin mattress that is on a metal bed that is bolted to the wall and floor. Next to me is a toilet and basin, both have any things that I could possibly pull off, bolted down. 'Come on get up!' The voice commands, opening my door. I look up and see a male guard, armed with heavy armour and a machine gun. He walks in and cuffs me hands together and leads me out. There standing in a line is other females who all have cuffs on. I look around for any ways I can possibly escape but much to my dismay, this new asylum has thought of everything.

We are lead into a canteen that is deserted. 'You have twenty minutes to eat before the next group gets led in and you have to leave.' The guard who was leading us yells. 'Are you going to take our cuffs off?' A girl with blonde hair asks. 'No.' He smiles wickedly. I walk over to the line, following the person in front. We are given a paper plate with a circular piece of paper, coated in some resin to eat off of and to use as cutlery. They sure aren't taking any chances.

I hold my plate out, using both hands, which is very difficult and am given a type of casserole with beans on it and a paper cup of water. I look around for a place to sit but most places are taken. I see the girl from before who asked about the cuffs, sitting alone at a table next to a red head. I head over, hoping they let me sit with them.

'Um hi...' I greet, standing there while the two girls give me a confused look. They seem very familiar....'Kali?....Tess?' I ask. They both look at each other before Tess tells me to take a seat. 'Are you Olive? John's friend?' Kali asks, cocking her head to the side. 'Yeah..' I reply. 'We remember seeing you there...' Tess adds, trailing off. The conversation turns awkward to I try to focus on eating my food but I can't help but wonder why they are here.

'Why exactly are you here?' I ask. They make eye contact once more before Tess sighs. 'I suppose we can tell you,' Kali admits. 'On one condition.' Tess adds. 'You tell us why you are.' Kali smirks, taking a sip of her water. The way she does this simple action makes me uneasy. She makes me feel like she knows all my secrets with sinister intentions. 'Fine.' I huff, pushing my plate of food away, appetite lost. 'Well Kali and I are both assassins who do work for people such as Joker, Penguin and others. On a mission for Two Face we got caught by Robin and were thrown in here.' Tess recalls. 'Now why are you in here?' Kali asks. 'I work with Riddler.' I reply, saying half the truth. I do work with him but I wouldn't call our relationship 'professional'. They both giggle and give me a wink before standing up and putting their plates in the bin. I take one last sip of my water before I dispose of it and heading over to the guard who is getting us all to line up.

I never even got to ask has she spoken to John...I guess I'll have to save that question for tomorrow.

Okay YOU ARE WELCOME TWO CHAPTERS IN A DAY! Quick question-What do you think Kali and Tess are laughing about, seem suspicious to you? Anyway thank you all for your positive feedback means a lot and PLEASE VOTE, FOLLOW, COMMENT FOR MY BOOK IF YOU ENJOY IT :-D -chickaleee