The Joker's Partner

Chapter 2

5 years Later, Gotham City 2012:

By now everyone knew who the Joker was. Most people are afraid of him or were until Batman started saving everyone. Most people know me too but not as Clary the missing girl with the tragic back story or even as my new name Marisa but as LunaChick my villain name, or how the joker likes to call it, stage or role name. No one recognizes me when i just go out and about as Marisa though. Our base was moved to my new house because there was just no room back at where we were before. Since my house is basically a mansion its huge and has a lot of space.

I sigh as I put some shades on and head out back to wear my pool area was. I had my hair tied back in a pony tail and I was wearing a bikini with shorts on top. I was used to J. (joker) and his men being around to care. J wasn't even here most of the time. As I lay down on one of the pool chairs I slide my shorts off so I don't get an uneven tan, I hated those.

Right as I'm about to close my eyes I hear gun shots and men laughing at eachother. I turn my head to yell over in their direction, "I fu**ing swear, if there is a mess when I get back inside you are all dead! Literally!"

One of the men mumble something back, "Err... sorry LunaChick... it'll-... it'll be fixed immediately..."

I roll my eyes; they're all idiots. I close my eyes and rest.

I'm not sure how long I was laying there but when I woke up all the laughing and talking stopped. I looked around but no one was near me so I couldn't have caused it. Then I hear his voice, the Joker's voice. I was surprised since he usually never came back until later in the day. I heard someone say my name and pool deck. When I looked over my shoulder J. was walking towards me. He still had his make-up/ face paint (whatever he liked to call it on). He was also still wearing his suit and purple jacket so I'm guessing he had just gotten here fairly recently. I lean down to grab my shorts and put them back on.

I kept my shades down, "J, what do you wa-" He picks me up and throws my into the pool. I come up gasping for air as I swim to the ledge of the pool and pull myself out.

I throw my sun glasses off to the side and glare at him, "What the hell was that for."

He laughs, "You wanna know what that was for?!" He gets very angry and grabs me by the neck and starts to choke me. I grab his hand trying to pull it away. "That was nothing to what I'm about to do to you! You were supposed to" his voice starts to get more high pitched, "send me to the area where I was supposed to meet someone but instead you send me to an area where GOTHAMS OH SO FINEST ARE FU**ING WAITING FOR ME!!" He breathes for a moment then yells in my face some more, "You should be greatful that I don't kill you right now!"

Still trying to pry his grasp from my neck I try to chokingly explain, "Joker- boss- sir... I-..." My face must be really red because my vision starts to blur, "Those were the..." I gasp... "Directions that he- he sent to me."

He tightens his grip cutting off all the air then releases me. I gasp, my breaths sounding shacky. My hand shakes as it holds onto a chair to keep myself from falling.

When I look back up I see J still standing there watching me. He's holding something in his pocket and he still seems very angry so I decide to leave, but when I step to walk away he steps in front of me.

"Listen Jack.!" Over the years I've learned his name and know he hates being called by it, "This wasn't my fault!" I shove him to the side and start walking away.

Moments later I hear something whizzing towards my left ear. I probably wouldn't have heard it if I hadn't gotten the particular training that I had gotten. I duck my head and a knife flies past me sticking into a wall, this pisses me off.