Joker's Girl

Life and Death

I ran to the door with just my bag and I looked and saw no one when I went down the stairs I heard another bang, I opened the door and there was Joker thrown across the room I went over to him feeling an arm on mine and pull me away and I got thrown into the door.

Joker: HEY!

Joker got up and ran towards him and I watched them fly over a desk and the empty book shelf fell over landing on batman, Joker stood and grabbed a piece of broken wood and hit him across the face. I got up and Joker came to me I saw the shelf move and Batman threw some sort of blades I pushed Joker and they hit me in the chest.

Batman and Joker: NO!!!

I fell back to the floor and held my chest I saw two batarangs sticking in me I didn't feel anything but I wasn't sure what was going on, I looked at Joker then I heard gun shots and I saw 5 of his men with guns and Batman ran out the window and was gone I looked at Joker as I blacked out.

My vision was blurry and all I heard was yelling and screaming I felt my chest being pulling at and a lot of pressure and what may have been a piercing sensation but I just faded it out and closed my eye's. I then heard more noises this horrible beeping then talking I felt more pressure on my chest I couldn't breathe making me black out again. I awoke again and everything was blurry moving my head it felt so heavy I went to go grab it and my arms were strapped trying to clear my vision when I closed my eye's waiting 10 seconds I looked and I was strapped to a gurney, looking to my right I saw tools and  felt something in my chest I went to scream but I couldn't find the voice wiggling I couldn't get free.Hearing  someone walking when they came in the room it was a man I'd never seen before he wasn't one of Jokers, I close my eye's I heard him click a button on the machine and his pen scribble then I felt something touch my chest I opened my eye's and he was smiling I tried to scream he moved his hand to a tube and he bent it and I couldn't breathe I began gasping for air trying to move and I couldn't finally I was able to get something out but it was a scream for help but pain.

Katherine: AARGH!!!

He then put his hand over my mouth and he had a scalpel in his hand I felt it on my skin before I heard a gun shot, I was shaken I didn't want this anymore I just wanted home in bed I was done. I suddenly felt someone grab me as I opened my eye's Joker was there breathing heavily I was crying he took a blanket and covered me, I then saw someone in a coat he came over and he turned on the oxygen more I then felt my lungs start to breathe better I had more energy. They both helped me sit up and moved the bed in an upright slowly I looked at Joker and the Dr asked me to look at him and he did something with the flashlight and then he felt my glands then he moved the my blanket and there was a tube in my chest.

Katherine: Wh...Wha......What's that?

Dr: Good very good..... it's a breathing tube your lung was pierced and got blood and other fluids in it I had to pump your lung and since it collapsed twice trying to breathe on your own I had to put this in to help.

I felt my chest and Joker came over and placed his hand over mine.

Dr.: If I may say it's an honor to see you again Dr. Pierce when I heard Joker had you and needed help I didn't hesitate.

I looked at him and then I was starting to remember.

Katherine: Dr. Branston.....You were one of my patients your illness was Over caring for others.

Joker: How was that an illness.

I looked at him and tried to remember.

Katherine: It wasn't at least I didn't diagnose that when they brought him to Arkham I looked at a man who was miss treated for caring it wasn't an illness it was just how he was he would go that extra mile to make sure you were o.k. I watched him in a study on a patient but they saw a mad man.

Dr. Branston: That you were willing to lose your job.

I smiled

Katherine: Yes because I knew you weren't going to hurt them he showed no physiological break he had no meltdown he went that extra length but not by putting the patient in danger.

Joker: So what was the diagnosis?

Katherine: Compassion..

Joker: Compassion?

Katherine: Yes I was told to write down what  I saw and I saw compassion and in that act he saved a little girl, he was able to leave and due to him passing is psyche eval he was able to......

Dr. Branston: Get my license back and go back to doing what I love.

I couldn't help but smile and I put my head back I felt this pain in my chest and then I couldn't breathe, he turned around and he hit a button on the machine and the pain went away.

Dr. Branston: I wish my compassion could help you more Dr.....

Katherine: Just Katherine please...

He bows his head and finishes.

Dr. Branston: Anyway your body even though only hit by two batarangs one still did a lot of damage causing your lung problem I've done all I can to help you.

Joker: What are you saying doc.

He shook his head.

Dr. Branston: Her lung can work for a moment at a time soon she'll be able to breathe on her own but the problem is the healing will take time there after, you see she'll need a breathing machine and have to have oxygen while the process takes it place.

He looked over at Joker

Dr. Branston: So where ever you plan on hiding make sure it's clean and not to hard to get too or around, my assumption is she won't fully get her strength back for at least 3 months.

Joker: 3 months.....are you sure?

The Dr. nodded his head and I just leaned back and rested mine I felt Joker run his hand across my chest and stop over my heart, I looked at him and he stared back.

Joker: My Katherine.......I'm so sorry.

Katherine: Don't be if I didn't push you you'd be here on the table or worse.

Joker: The Bats gonna pay......I promise you.

Katherine: Just don't do anything that'll take you away from me.

He smiled and kissed me then he buried his face in my hair on my neck I swore I felt a tear run down my neck but I could be wrong that might have been my hair too. I thanked he Dr. again I stayed there for one more night till we went to our new home, the Dr. Removed the tubed from chest and patched me up he ordered oxygen and gave me a small tank to use for air while I was taken to the new hideout. The drive was quiet and I looked over at Joker who was driving for once he had a straight face just looking ahead I looked back out the window sighing resting my head on the window. I felt a hand slither into mine and grasp it I squeezed back smiling watching the city lights go by, it was dark out this was the only safe way we could actually get to the hideout without anyone noticing.