Gotham Princess (Completed)

Chapter 17

When I woke up I was in a hospital, and incredibly tired. I sat up and I felt a little pain coming from my stomach. I lifted up the hospital gown and saw that I was stitched up properly, thank god. My babies were no where to be found and I started to panic, what if something happened to them.

The door opened and Jim walked in with a doctor who was smiling at me. "You're awake, that's great. How are you feeling Miss. Thompkins?" Doc said picking up his clipboard and scribbling something down. "Where are my babies? What did you do to them?" I yelled getting out of bed, Jim and the doctor sat me back down on the bed and I frowned. The last time I tried to fight I was sedated and I was tired of sleeping I wanted to be awake and I needed to get my babies, Royston and Oswald.

"Have you heard from Oswald?" I said quietly to Jim. He shook his head and frowned at me. "No I haven't heard anything but one of the guys brought in a man that reminds me a lot of one of the inmates at Arkham Asylum. The only that only speaks Shakespearean." I chuckled and looked down at my hands. "So he's ok?" He nodded and I sighed. "The twins are with Lee until you're released from the hospital, the doctor that took care of you did great job making sure the kids were well taken care of. You on the other hand not so well, it's a wonder that you made it back here alive."

"So when am I going to be released?" He shrugged and looked out the door as a beat up Falcone was being wheeled down the hallway. "There's a war going on in the streets of Gotham, the moment you get released you need to leave. Maroni is trying to kill Falcone and Oswald is after Maroni and Falcone. If Falcone is here then Maroni and Cobblepot are going to be close by, do you think you can stand up?" I watched him walk over to a duffle bag and pull out a shotgun.

I was still incredibly tired but I slowly got out of the bed and wobbled over to him. He handed me clothes and it took me a minute or two to put them on. "I don't think your doctor is coming back it's gotten a little quiet on this wing I want you to stay behind me and don't wonder off." I nodded waddling over to him. "Let's just take it slow, yesterday I was moving the way I was because of adrenaline but now I'm really feeling it. Childbirth hurts like a bitch and I pushed out two, I may have been hopped up on drugs and don't remember but I still feel the pain." Jim made a face at me and walked out of the room.

There were a few nurses walking down the hall but it was still quiet, and it made me nervous. Jim stopped walking and motioned for me to stop he continued on leaving me in the hall and I looked around as everyone started leaving. I walked into one of the rooms and noticed a bunch of surgical tools laying out. Penelope's should always have some sort of weapon to protect themselves with, today's weapon is going to be surgical tools, great.

I picked up all the sharp tools and peaked out off he room to see the hallway was completely empty. "Penelope where did you go?" I waved at Jim who was a couple door down the hall. "Come here we might need to run do you think you can do that?" I shook him head and he nodded. "Great no problem, you don't look like you weight much, go in that room." He said pushing me in a room with a Falcone, and a handcuffed Oswald and Butch.

"You're ok, I was so worried about you. I wasn't sure if Maroni or Falcone took you." I walked over to him and did the first thing that came to mind and slapped him, I kind of shocked myself I didn't mean to hit him so hard. "Www-what was that for?" He yelled. "I don't know if just kind of felt right sorry. Why are you guys handcuffed?" Oswald looked over at Jim who was too busy focusing on something out the door.

I turned and looked over at Jim who was talking to someone outside, and I looked around the room for another weapon. At this rate we were either going to die or be kidnapped and I for one am not dying today. "Penelope darling, do you think you can get these cuff off?" I ignored Oswald as Falcone pulled me to the side of the room.

The hospital erupted in gunfire and I took cover in the corner of the room. After a couple minutes the shooting stopped and I slowly got up and walked over to the open down peeking out. I saw Harvey and Jim down the hall speaking and frowned. "I'm so happy you guys took care of Maroni's men but can we get out of here before he sends more." I yelled startling the two men.

We all left the hospital in a paramedic vehicle, and for some reason I was anxious, I guess it's because I just had a baby and my hormones are all over the place. We made it to Falcones warehouse and Oswald was by my side in a heartbeat. "Did they hurt you? Where are the twins?" Oswald said looking me over. "I'm fine and the twins are fine, why didn't you look for me when I went missing?" I asked frowning at him. "I didn't know where to find you Penelope, I wasn't sure if Falcone or Maroni took you and I didn't want to risk getting you and the twins killed." I shook my head and pulled Oswald into a tight embrace.

Not even a minute later a girl walked up too us looking a lot like Selina. "Selina what are you doing with that gun?" I said walking over to her, the door to the warehouse opened and I couldn't believe my eyes. Fish was walking towards us with this huge linch mob. Her eyes met mine and she waved me over, I walked over to her as he pulled me into a hug. "Tie up the others."

"I'm so happy you're alive, how did you do it? So much has happened I was so sad when they told me you were dead." I said as she ran her fingers through my hair. "Don't worry about that sweetheart, when we finish up here that's it, I'm sending you out of Gotham no ifs ands or buts." I frowned but I knew I couldn't argue with her.

After Fish's men tied up the others Maroni and his men walked into the warehouse. I hid behind Fish as he walked over and hugged her. "Looks like you find my prize, you look well Princess." I flicked him off before he laughed and turned to the others.

As they conversed I slowly made my way to the back of the large mob and looked for my exit. I don't think this whole situation is going to end well I can just feel it. Fish doesn't like to be told what to do and Maroni doesn't look like he's going to treat her like a boss. "Selina what are you doing here, don't you know being here is dangerous."  I said pulling her to the side. She shrugged and I frowned at her and pulled her to the further away from the crowd. "This isn't a game it's real life and people are going to die and get hurt." I said taking the gun out of her hands. "Look you're not my mom and you can't tell me what to do because I'm going to do what I want when I want." She said reaching for the gun, I pushed her back and she flicked me off before getting back in line.

Ok now I have a real weapon, I might be able to get out of here alive and maybe even save one of the gu..... The sound of a gunshot rang through the air and spun around to see Maroni with his head blown off and a pissed off Fish. Everyone started shooting and I ran over to Jim and untied his arms. He grabbed me as we ran out of the building and ran down to the sidewalk.

"Ok so what are we going to do now? I can't keep running its starting to hurt to run or move." I said as Jim pulled me down the street and into the back of an empty truck. "We can hide out here for a while the I promise I will get you home to rest." I nodded and took a seat in the truck. I could feel my head starting to droop from exhaustion and the pain radiating from my body. I felt someone pick me up but I was too tired to even bother to see who it was.

When I opened my eyes we were back in the warehouse and I was in the back of a car. I looked out to window to see Oswald hip firing at everyone and everything. That dumbass what if he hit me. I saw Jim, Harvey and Falcone running over to the car and as soon as Oswald disappeared they hopped in the car and we too off.

"How are you doing Penelope? You don't look so good." I shrugged closing my eyes. I just wanted to get home, sleep for 2 days and be with my babies. Knowing Oswald he was probably going to look for Fish and try to kill her, I know one of them would be coming home but I didn't know who.