gotham l.p.

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Gotham City, Designated Building
Tuesday Dec 29 11:30 p.m.

Louis

Now the big question was: well now what? Nicole would be safe. And I could tell the villains were starting to question Penguin's authority thanks to me, but I was not a big man either. I wasn't the hero, I was the trusty friend, like the sidekick.

Nicole

Whoever that guy was, I'd never been so grateful for anyone before. He saved my life, a stranger. He told me to run, but I had to make a stop first before I could insure my safety.

Joker's Layer

I caught my breath when I reached the building. It was cold inside, colder than usual, and when I went upstairs and to the back of his costume-filled closet I realized what was going on.

The brown box that usually contained my suit that Ivy made was gone. I knew he took it, probably to break down the proteins of it to figure out what it was that contained the power, so he could use it for himself.

He used me all this time, and I let him.

He made me love him, no matter how evil I knew he was. Our love is poison, and I thought I could fix him; make him Michael rather than the Joker, but you can't fix people.

What Luke did to him is irreversible, and I had to except the fact that now he was a monster; who tried to hurt me yet still was obsessed with me.

That was a hard concept for me to understand.

Designated Building
11:45 p.m.

Cat

"We don't even know you. How are we supposed to listen to you ? Why would we turn our backs on Penguin now ?" Scarecrow's son asked the beautiful stranger who reminded me of the dark hero for some reason.

"Thank you, Ashton." Penguin's voice trembled as he tried to stand up.

"ASHTON ? YOUR NAME IS ASHTON ?" I asked the homeless boy in shock.

"In the flesh." He grinned, like that was something to be proud of.

My face flushed with anger. "You little son of a--"

"Cat is there a problem here ?" Penguin asked.

"Yea , there is !" I said, grabbing the tall, curly haired boy by his neck. "He is the one who killed Zayn !"

"No, no I didn't..." His bottom lip quivered.

"Don't LIE to me !" I said, throwing him on the ground. "I remember you now from the trial. How'd you get out of jail ?!!"

"Who's side are you on, Cat ?" Penguin asked. "I hired him to do it. If Ashton didn't kill him, he would have told her eventually..."

"I don't GIVE a crap what he would have told her ! He was my FRIEND. My only friend ! I loved him like a son !" I shook my head, trying not to cry in front of them. "I couldn't even say goodbye." I stifled a sob. "He didn't even have a funeral."

"You know, Cat, I think I have something that will cheer you up. And Boys, bring in Caroline. She will want to see this." Penguin turned, smirking. "Or if she doesn't, she'll be forced to see it anyway."