The Gods have Fallen

Beneath the mask

Chapter 3

As my face lay upon his chest, his arms wrapped round me, I felt safe and began to somehow fall asleep in his warm embrace. My eyes became heavy then there was darkness.

What's going one?? Diane looked around confused and bewildered to see her arms and legs chained to a white hospital bed. She looked around again breathing deeper and faster.
All she could see was an infinite number of beds in a row with the walls covered with a cushioned white material. Oh Hera I know where I am ....Arkham asylum!!

A quiet, gently voice came from Diane's right as she cried "oh Hera"
Still in shock Diane softly turned her head round as her long luscious black hair draped over her shoulder.

"Diane are you awake?"
"Clark!!"
"Clark what happened, how did we get here ?"
He sat up using much of the strength he had left groaning in pain, chains lay tightly wrapped round his body which glowed with a tint of green. I suspected kryptonite, his one weakness.
"I haven't got much time they will be back soon please get out of here I beg you" Clark cried!!!

Diane lay in the bed struggling to free herself and also confused.
"what do mean who's coming and where's Bruce?"
Clark's eyes glared at the bed at the other side of me with only sorrow showing in his eyes. Diane turned to see Bruce staring at his mask in his hands, his blood splashed over his suit which like Clark's consisted of sliced open gapes in there costumes. Blood dropped from his mouth onto the white bed and his mask. He stared at his mask intently as if it was telling a story of some sort.
"Bruce .. Bruce are you ok? please what's happening ? what's going on ?"
He turned slowly, his black glossy hair sat perfectly unlike his face which consisted of a a beaten up face full bruises and wounds. He could see from Diane's face the concern and fear which became even more apparent, he spoke with such anger but in a whisper as his hands clenched.
" they have took everything from me my parents, my friends and now the love of my life. Men are born to watch the world burn other are born Hero's and we failed. I failed to protect her. I failed to protect you "
" you haven't failed me we are going to get out of here. where's john, Oliver even Alfred ?
" dead"
Diane sat up a little.
"Agh" Diane clenched her stomach in pain.
"Should you be moving about in your condition ?" Bruce exclaimed
" i agree" Muffled Clark
"Wait what do you mean my condition?
Diane looked down To her stomach to see her stomach had expanded please Hera I can't be I mustn't be ........pregnant !!!!!!

"Diane shh they are coming !!!!!"
" hahahaha just in time" a voice cackled from the darkness. Three silhouettes appeared approaching my bed. Diane struggled at the chains with no success. As the figures came closer the began to become more clearer to Diane's horror. A man in his trademark purple suits with his grease slick shoulder length hair and washed down clown makeup stood towering over Diane's bed as she clasped her hands over her unborn child. The other two men clearly were thugs I felt no descriptions was necessary to describe the scum which followed in the jokers footsteps.
" how are you my dear feeling happy" he licked his lips intensively.
"I'm sure you and your child's father will be so proud but before I take what's rightfully mine. I want that child !!!! Think we should even the score considering you took my Harley from me! You and the father of this child can watch as I tear your life apart as you have done mine"
He picked up a small scalpel and started to lick the top of the scalpel slicing his mouth and lips in the process.
"No one is taking my child and Who is the father I screamed?"
The thugs stepped hesitantly back but the joker somehow smiled intensely at Diana's face as she clutched her baby bump. " of course the man in the bed next to you" he laughed hysterically, Diane looked at both Clark and Bruce who kept there heads down, Diane's mind scrabbled to think who it could be. Joker gazed at both Bruce and Clark

"No wonder the child's father cannot look up he knows he has destroyed the lives of his love and child haha what a Romeo and Juliet this has turned out to be " he hissed
" I could be mean " the joker laughed "but no I'm going to do what's moral, I'm going to kill you before I dissect that child from you ha ha don't you just love a happy ending."

Both Clark and Bruce pulled at there chains as tears rippled down there faces. The joker pulled his gun from his jacket and pointed it to my face, the oval metallic end of the gun touched my skin like ice as a tear left my eyes and rolled to my chin. All she could hear where the muffled voices of Bruce and Clark shouting "Diana, Diana !!! I love....Take me joker it's your chance to take me down once and for all" Bruce spat. Joker hesitated only for a second

"temptation is not the word to describe an offer like that bats but No this opportunity only comes once in a lifetime and princess knows if I take her out you all go down"
"Take me, the man of steel will take Diane's place. Think about it joker the praise you would receive after all I would do anything for her " Clark turned his head slowly towards Diane.
"What can I say I lov..."
"Quiet, I wonder how long it will take before the bats and pretty boy here fight to the death for princess. what a show that would have been!!!"
Diane could not fight, all energy she contained had been drained from her body. She took one last look at Bruce and smiled as she also did to Clark.
" it's time princess"
He put the gun to her head laughing while does it, pulls back the trigger, silence filled the room, earth stood still for only a second. BANG!!!!

"What happened where am I ?"
Diane began to shake and gasp for air.
"It's ok it's ok it was just a bad dream"
Diana immediately checked the obvious of being pregnant, she praised the gods she wasn't. Bruce cradled Diana in his arms until muffled voices surrounded the bunkers door.
Both Diane and Bruce sprang to life and prepared for a fight but Bruce placed his arm in front of Diane.
" it's john, Oliver and Clark they're back !!!" In a deep husky voice unmoved by the fact that Oliver didn't know about his wife's death. Diane hearing their voices to finally began to fear for the consequences of when Oliver finds out about canary and what he would do to avenge her!