Penguin's Bird ~ A Gotham Fanfic

Chapter Forty- Two: Where in Gotham are we?

Chapter Forty-Two: Where in Gotham are we?

Dacey POV:

I open my eyes and let out a small groan, my head hurts and my body feels weak. What the hell happened? I look around and notice I am strapped to a cart trolley with restraints. Seriously? I also notice some other inmates attached and strapped up either side of me. Funnily, I am in between Barbara and Jerome. Well isn't this nice... 

"Where in Gotham are we?" I ask. Everyone is slowly coming back around and most of them are panicking. 

"Ain't Arkham anyhow, things are looking up," Jerome replies. I look at him and try to look along the line. 

"Where's Jenson?" I question. I see Jerome tense at this but I ignore him and continue looking for my friend. 

"Over here sweetheart!" I hear Cole shout. I smile and nod my head. 

"Hey, bessie!" I shout from along the line. I hear Barbara laugh from beside me. 

"Hey, girlie!" Jenson shouts back at me. I laugh myself and Jerome frowns at me. I raise my brow at him and stick my tongue out at him and when that doesn't make him smile I sigh. 

"What's stuck up your butt?" I question. Jerome sighs and replies back.  

"And where is my 'hello bestie'?" he asks. I smirk and realize that he is just a little jealous. I wink at him.

"I'll show you when I'm untied from this trolley, shall a?" I playfully say and I hear Greenwood make sick noises. 

"Okay then Gorgeous, you're on!" Jerome winks back. Just as I am about to reply back with something witty someone walks through the door. 

"Welcome everyone," someone greets. I look up and see a man with black sleeked back hair wearing a crisp black suit which looks expensive. 

"This guy for real?" I mutter under my breath. I hear Jerome chuckle beside me and the man looks at both of us and scrunches his eyes up at us both. 

"Now I know you must be scared or confused, a little groggy, but don't worry. Please relax because today is the first day of a wonderful future. My name is Theo Galavan and this is my sister Tabitha," Theo introduces himself. I hear catcalls when Tabitha walks out and all I do is scoff.

"And my name is I don't give a fuc-" but I am cut off by the tall, exceedingly annoying man. 

"Who are you? Well, now the questions is, who are you?" the idiot has just repeated himself. Again. 

"The world sees criminal lunatics," and I see nothing but a skyline of Gotham City with your head on a spike...

"I see, brilliance, charisma, and power. I see power," he continues with his speech. I look at Jerome who seems to be caught up in this whole act. Meanwhile, Theo has walked along the group and is now standing beside me next to Barbara staring at her whilst holding her chin.

"Yes, exactly my man! Oh, that is so spooky, that is us to a T. Besides Dace, these other bozos, oh I don't know but... You're singing my song," Jerome calls excitedly. I look at him and frown. 

"Well, I ain't getting sucked into his little musical pipe song he's playing," I say and again Theo frowns at me. I'm not falling for any of this. 

"Imagine a group of brilliant outlaws like yourselves, each selected for their own unique ability, all working together as a team..." I stare at Theo like he has grown two heads. 

"I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not working with Shaggy who most likely ate his Scooby Doo. I mean, I don't fancy being on Greenwood's menu, nevermind working along beside him," I comment pausing before I continue. I hear Greenwood laugh cynically.