You're His Favorite Joke

Chapter 38: Death is always fair

A harsh scream escaped me as the cart ride accelerated in high speed. The once dark, gloomy room was now lid by stroke lights that strained my eyes. A horrid melody of cats screaming and things breaking shook us.

"Just hang on! This ride can't last forever!" I yelled to the rest of the squad in a futile effort of keeping them calm. Killer Frost pointed to an incoming over sized blade.

"Watch out!" She screeched as we all ducked our heads and gasped in pure terror.

"Madness is a ride, folks!" It goes up and down!" Joker spoke through all the surrounding television.
"But sometimes," the cart began to slow down,"madness is slow. Like fire peeling off your skin. Painful, torturous and a laugh that keeps you breathless! Ha, hee, ha, ho!"

The cart came to a full stop at the end of the ride along; which was in front of two large wooden doors.

"But," Joker began once again. I then realized the straps were not released. "Madness is fast, hard and deadly. Kinda like several guns!!"

In that instance, countless guns were shot from the other side of door.

"Frost, pull up a ice shield!" I ordered to her as she rose her arms and make a thick shield of ice.
King Shark used his force and broke away his strap and turned to Enchantress and I. He placed one hand on each strap and gave a quick pull. I sighed in relief to be free of the straps' painful grasp. King Shark removed Killer Frost strap as he groaned to hold up the shield.

"Any more ideas, Ivy?!" Shout Killer Frost as she began to sweat. I turned to Enchantress and felt my eyes grow in size.

"Can you get us out of here?!"
She seemed confused, "As in teleport? I believe so! Hold onto each other and allow me a few moments of concentration!"
"We don't have time to let you think this over, bitch!"
"Do not," Enchantress's eyes changed to all green and in a blink of an eye, we were in a unknown room," speak to me in such a manner!" Enchantress stalked to Killer Frost and picked up by her neck.

"Understood?" She roared in anger as Killer Frost fought to gain her breath. "Answer me! You mewling quim!"

"You're...you're bleeding." She said between gasp. Enchantress let go of her prey and studied the wound on her arm.

"A bullet grazed me," She informed us. She looked fine, trying to show her strength as she walked to the broken window of this unknown area.

"Well done," Spoke Waller into my earpiece.
"How did the Clown know-"
"Cobblepot. He must have informed Joker in exchange for even more territory."
"Knew we couldn't trust that featherless bird. What do we do now?"
"Find out where you are," Waller ordered. I went to the entrance and used some force to open it discreetly.

Seems like a cafeteria for the customers. Can't be too far, but we are not close enough. I turned gaze above and froze from what I saw.

"Ivy, report your location."
"It's him," I spoke in shock.
"Who?"
"Batman."

~~~~Bruce Wayne aka Batman~~~~

"Sir, please remember, you are a man and a man alone. Understand your limits. Going for this madman will only encourage him." Alfred said as he hands me a batarang.

"I know Joker's games. They always end with innocents dead, and Gotham scarred for another countless time. I have to end him. I have to end it."

"I fear you won't end him," Alfred hands me my cowl, "for good."

I placed my cowl on and saw Alfred take a step back.

"Never compromise, Master Bruce. We all want you to kill this maniac. But, when analyzing deeper into the problem, you allow him to win."