For The Reason Of Temporary Insanity: A DC Fanfiction

Motherly Threats

Hailey

Hailey breathed in through her nose and let it out steadily. She lay on her back with her eyes closed, though she should be sleeping.

Something didn’t sit right with her. She turned to her side but gasped when she didn’t feel the bed anymore. Opening her eyes, Hailey looked around. That's when she saw that she was floating a few feet off the ground. Groaning and hanging her head, Hailey tried to get back in her body.

The sound of footsteps made her pause. Turning she saw Batman walking toward Nightwing, who had been leaning against the far wall watching her. “Gordon called, he said the M.E. picked up the second body. We probably won’t get anything for a while. But I want you and Red Hood to check out the surrounding area of both crime scenes.” he said in a low voice. Nightwing nodded, silence passed between the two men like a silent conversation.

Hailey shook her head and slowly moved back into her body.  Sitting up too quickly, light flashed before her eyes. Holding her head, Hailey groaned and moved into a sitting position.

Blinking a couple of times and stretching, Hailey hopped off the bed ungracefully. Looking around Hailey didn’t spot Nightwing anywhere, she then began to sneak toward the closest vehicle. A sleek black motorcycle. Smirking Hailey hopped on and started the engine; not caring who heard or saw her, Hailey peeled out of the cave. She had something she needed to do.

Ignoring the cold, Hailey sped toward her destination.  Her and her sisters are very good friends with Gotham's medical examiner. Alex is an odd character, but once you got use to her everything would seem almost normal. Almost.

Speeding through traffic, Hailey took a sharp turn into the GCPD parking garage. Making sure to hide the bike in very dark corner, Hailey strode into the building. Walking past men in uniform holding men in cuffs,

“Hey isn’t that…”

“Yeah man, shut up!”

“Hey pig, don’t that chick off unless you want a broken wrist!”

The whispers didn’t phase her, Hailey strolled over to a guy with ballcap on. He was holding a chinese take out bag,

“Look man. I don’t want to go down there.” he said pleadingly, rolling his eyes the desk sergeant was about to argue but stopped. Hailey grabbed the bag and continued downstairs. Both men were left speechless.

As Hailey moved toward the lower levels of the building, she noticed the air was a lot colder. Pursing her lips Hailey made her way to the morgue. Her high heeled boot clicked on the linoleum floor as she stopped in front of a door that read:

Doctor Alexandria Lemari

Hailey smirked as she opened the door. In the room stood two women. One was wearing a bright purple lab coat, while the other shrunk in on herself, her blue hair falling out of its bun.

“Ms. Lemari...our food seems to be here.” the blue haired girl said quietly. “It’s Alex sweetie.” Alex said as she turned around. As soon as her eyes landed on Hailey she squealed in delight.

“Hey Baby girl! Get that cute little ass over here!” she said excited. Hailey laughed setting down the chinese food, she moved forward and gave Alex a hug.

Pulling away slightly Alex looks Hailey up and down, “Are you okay? Are you sleeping? Eating? Having sex? How are your sisters?” she asked firing questions one after the other. Hailey laughed,

“Yes I’m fine. A little bit. Yes I ate earlier. No not currently. And they are doing great.” she said with a small smile. “Bummer about the sex. Maybe that’s why you look so tense. Ya need to get laid baby.” she said with a knowing smile.

Hailey snorted “Can I have the room?” she asked nodding toward the Jane Doe. Alex hummed and glanced at her assistant.

“Come on Stefanie. Let’s go eat our dinner, you can tell me more about your hobbies.” Alex said with a cheshire smile. Stefanie blushed red and dashed out of the room,

“Don’t forget Hailey, momma does wonders with her hands!” Alex said with a wink before leaving the room with her food. Laughing and shaking her head Hailey takes a deep breath. She moves closer to the body, the tingling in the pit of her stomach was like a hive of angry bees.

Being so preoccupied with the dead woman in front of her, Hailey didn’t notice Nightwing dropping in from the ceiling. “You stole my bike, you know” his voice broke the silence.

Hailey gasped quietly and on instinct grabbed the sharpest object by her hand. Snatching up a scalpel, Hailey whipped around ready to jab the intruder in the eye. With fast reflexes Nightwing grabbed her wrist before she could.  

“But we’re even ‘cause I stole your car.” he breathed both of them realizing how close they were. Hailey pulled away and tossed her weapon aside. She turned back around toward Jane.

Sighing Nightwing ran his raised hand through his already messy hair. “What are you doing?” he asked softly. Hailey said nothing as she reached out and touched the dead woman's forehead. Gasping, Hailey went rigid.

Nightwing quickly walked around the table so he could see her.  Her chocolate brown eyes seemed to fade away into white. Her pupils dilated and she was no longer in the morgue.

Taking a shaky breath Hailey looked around herself. The apartment was dark, and smelt like mildew. Her heart...Jane’s heart was beating hard and fear rose up in her chest. “Hello! Please, is anyone there?!” Hailey felt herself say tearfully. The sound of deep laughter filled the room.

That's when she inhaled the gas. Coughing and falling to her knees, Hailey looked up fearfully. The walls were closing in,

“No. No, please!” she screamed. Hailey staggered to her feet and pushed against the wall. Her throat began to turn raw from her constant screams. Before she knew it, Hailey couldn’t breathe.

“It will all be over soon sweetie.” a sickly sweet voice purred. Hailey whipped around and choked, she couldn’t scream anymore all she could do was cry. To Jane the woman before her was terrifying. Dead eyes, gray skin, and dull brown hair. She looked like the walking dead.

But for Hailey, all she could see was her mom. Alicia smiled wickedly, “Alright penguin, I know you’re listening. I have a message for you and your sisters. The rapture is coming my babies, the league will create a whole new world. It’s so unfortunate that you girls won’t be able to see it. But don’t worry, mommy will be there.” she said sweetly.

Stepping back Alicia pulled a knife from her ribs. Her darkened blood dripped on the floor, tilting her head to the side Hailey felt herself screaming one last time,

“Sorry baby, this is gonna hurt like a bitch.” she giggle before grabbing her by the hair, tilting her head back and stabbed her neck, swinging her arm to side.

Hailey couldn’t tell if she was back in the present or not. She heard multiple voices shouting, and as for feeling she couldn’t feel much at all.  And everything was blurry.

“Hailey, stay with me baby girl. Call a bus!” that was Alex. “They’re on their way. Oh my god, why is she bleeding?!” blue girl, Stefanie.

“Stef, sweetie. Calm down mr. Cute ass. I think he’s going to have a heart attack.”  Alex said panicky. Right, Nightwing was there. Is he alright? Hailey thought as her mind began to dim. Her hearing began to fade and everything went black