"Lost Mind"

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October 29th, 10pm
"Gotham High School, Gym"

You didn't know how it happened, but you were suddenly thrown away from the crazed maniac by a masked figure. And pretty soon the entire gym was filled with the sounds of gun shots and screams.

The large person in front of you had flung the Joker to the other side of the gym, while the goons that hadn't been taken out by the former and current robin let their bullets fly. 

People had gotten up from the ground and started making a run for it, but with all the stray bullets going around, many have obtained injuries.

You set your nerves aside as you quickly make your way to your friends. "We have to go now, where's Tim and Jaime?!" You quickly scan the area trying to find the two.

"We don't know, they ran off when all the shooting started, they told us to stay put."
Erin states as she hastily takes her heels off, you follow her action.

Your eyes land on one of the side doors of the gym, people were making their escape. "The doors open, maybe they went to get help." The girls were skeptical, but they all knew that they needed to get out for there so following your lead, you all make a run for the open doors.

The small exit was bombarded with people trying to get out; many people pushing and shoving. "Hey they're getting away!" Behind you one of jokers men chased sending shots in your direction.

You didn't think of it, and continued running but you were halted to a stop when you heard a painful cry.

Turning around you were met with April in the ground, an evident bullet wound in her lower back.

"April!" You instantly go to try and help her up, but another shot causes you a cry out.

The man had shot you in your shoulder, making you double back to the ground. Erin goes to try and help you while Juniper try's to drag April to her feet.

"Don't you fucking move!" The man had his gun aimed straight at Juniper. She clung to April for dear life, praying that they would make it out of there alive.

"Now you ladies are going to stand up slowly, and you're going to follow me back to where you once were. Got it?" You nod your head and Erin helps you to your feet.

"What about April she can't walk." Juniper looks between you and the man holding the gun. With him being heartless as he is he just shrugs, "Leave her, she's dead weight." Juniper lets out a sob hating the fact that she had possibly lost her best friend.

"Now I'm not going to tell you again get up—." The man was cut off when he was shot in the leg.

Behind him the infamous Red Hood stood, chest hastily rose up and down from how out of breath and uneasy he was.

As the man crumbles to the floor his gun lost on the ground; sliding over to you. You hesitantly picked the gun up, examining it in your hands.

"Thank you, thank you." Juniper cried repeatedly as she rocked April's body back and forth.

Jason comes up the pair and gently takes April into his arms. "I'll make sure you all are safe, follow me." His helmet makes his voice sound robotic, but even with his voice different there was still a familiarity to him that you just couldn't put your finger on.

Juniper and Erin start to follow after him, but you stand in your spot. Your mind flashes to what just happened, how you and April had just gotten shot. How April could possibly be dead.

Then your mind flashes to what the Joker had said to you, how you almost ended up being some maniacs prisoner.

Without thinking you start walking, but not in the direction of the exit, but back towards the chaos. Jason realizing that you're not with him turned to you. "Hey, where the fuck are you going?!" His words did not reach out however, there was really only one thing on your mind right now. And that was to put a bullet between the Jokers eyes.

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Your shoulder hurt like hell, but you push the pain aside. Once back inside the main gym, you were met with bodies littered everywhere. Though they were mostly Jokers knocked out goons, there were still some innocent bodies in the mix.
Everyone else had made it out, thanks to the help of Selena and Harley.

Your eyes laid on the five masked figures in the room, one wore the very same suit Tim did. You move the thought from your head thinking it was just from the blood loss.

As you move closer to the vigilantes, your eyes caught the site of the Joker. He sat on the floor his back leaning against the stage; his pale hand gripping his side.

Without thinking your body worked on its own, cocking the gun. The sound caused the others to go on high alert, turning in your direction they ready themselves.

However, you were the last person that they were expecting. Your eyes scan them all, but you were once again drawn to the clown on the floor. You shakily raise the gun, moving closer to the pale man.

"Why aren't you with the others?" Robin questioned as he moves out of the way. You do not answer him however—your mind locked onto the situation at hand.

Dick slowly walks towards you, "Y/n hand me the gun." You side eye him and furrow your brows when you hear him say your name. But you shake it off putting the gun directly on the Jokers forehead.

"He was going to take me." You coked out, "April is probably dead because of him." None of them moved, "He was going to make me watch him kill all those people." Your voice was horse and your eyes; blood shot.

"He's not worth it Y/n, please just put the gun down." Tim comes to the other side of you. Your red eyes lock with his, "How could you say that? He can't just get away with this."

"He's not, We'll make sure of it just please give us the gun." Bruce comes behind Tim thinking he could finally persuade you to stop. Looking up at the crowled face, you hesitantly placed the gun in Tim's hand, but not fully letting go.

As you were about to sit it in his hand a laugh stops you. "You think this is over  beautiful? The next time I see you I'll make sure you're mounted to my wall like a damn trophy—." Without hesitation Damian snatched the gun away from both you and Tim and fires it, shooting the Joker straight in his stomach.

"Robin!" Damian unloads the gun and tosses it to the side. "Get her the fuck out of here, I told you she wasn't ready."




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