Blue Jay's Flight

Surprise!

        I swallowed hard as I stepped out into the cold and dark night. Well, morning now. My heart was racing and I was on the verge of a panic attack. PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER! I yelled at myself. I couldn't loose it, I was tougher then this.

        I gathered myself up and pushed forward. No way in hell could I let them kill Harley, but there was also no way that I could kill someone. I'd only put people in the hospital. This was a whole other ball game. I had to figure something out, and fast. I walked down the street wrapped up in my own arms, it was pretty cold outside.

        I spotted the place where Kristin was supposed to be. I crouched down low and observed the area. There were three guys guarding the door and all of them didn't seem to be taking their jobs seriously. Which was a good thing for me. I could sneak in and out without being spotted. The obvious problem however was what I was going to do once I got in there.

        Oh well. Too late now.

        I looked down at my gloves and pulled them off. I then reached back inside and pulled out the claw attachments. Throwing them into the gutter next to me, I waved goodbye. I wasn't going to kill this man, but I was going to put on a pretty damn good show. But to do that, I had to be prepared for the fact that Harley might die. The claws were just a reminder of her and Catwoman. It was time to let go.

        I got up from my spot and clenched my fists. Silently, I crept forward and ducked behind a dumpster. The scent of alcohol was heavy in the air so I decided that I could relax just a little. The mens' slurred words were plenty enough to reassure me. I yanked the door open into the building. Scents of weed smacked me in the face and I forced myself not to cough. All of the lights were on, but the air was thick with the smoke. Great. I was going to be so friggin' high after this. I pulled my hood over my head and walked forward.

        Kristan was sitting in a love seat with two girls on either leg. God, the man-whores ran strong in this organization. Well, it was a vertigo drug dealing. Which was why I was surprised that it was weed instead of vertigo. At least I knew that I was going to die from that crap like my mom did. Still, I was going to have nightmares after this.

        I suddenly felt a hand grip my arm and I almost punched the guy who did. I relaxed and practically kissed him.

        It was Nightwing.

        Relief must've been obvious on my face because he relaxed as well. He then whispered, "Jay, I got your message."

        I sighed. "Thank God. I knew you would be able to understand."

        "Understand?" he asked in confusion. "Your messgae said, 'Meet me at the-'"

        The terror must've also been obvious because he stopped in midsentance.

        "You didn't send me that message, did you?"

        I shook my head and muttered, "Shit."

        "Well!" the crazed voice in the back said and then the sound of a gun shot rang through the air. The two girls screamed as Kristin's brains spilled out of his head. The Joker laughed happily as the girls ran away. He suddenly aimed the gun at us and I held my arms up in surrender. "Isn't this a nice surprise! Blue Jay, I see that you've proven to be smarter than anyone thought! You found this place with little more then an address, which wasn't even the correct one! As for YOU, Boy Wonder, I'm disappointed. I had planned for you to to not fall so easily for that message."

        I bit my lip and glared at him. "What do you want?"

        He smiled wickedly. "What do I want? It's simple, really, I want to destroy you and the WHOLE bat family! Starting with you, Nightwing!"

        I was in front of Nightwing before the bullet hit him. White, hot pain blasted through my shoulder and the pain made me dizzy. I coughed once and I saw blood sputter out onto Nightwing's chest.

        Th world suddenly became blurred and I dropped to my knees. Everything became a distant echo as Nightwing ran forward and beat the shit out of Joker. I swallowed once and he was suddenly at my side. I couldn't hear him, but his lips said, "Jasmine! Hold on!"

        I blinked once and suddenly I was outside and I was thrown forward. Pain shot through my shoulder and sparks were all around me. At first, I thought I was hallucinating, until I turned on my back and saw the building go up in flames. I was then lifted into the air and turned awau from the building. The last thing I saw, was Nightwing's terrified face and the blue bird on his chest...