~Clipped Wings~ A YJ fanfic

«CH~1» Prologue

Sorry this chapter is terrible, it'll get better.

...I hope.
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Shadows leapt across rooftops,with an ease that only comes from years of experience, listening for any sign of trouble.

A gunshot rings out, piercing through the noise of the bustling city, which melded together to create a muffled background noise to the heroes thoughts.

The city would look like it had drowned in smog, if not for the bright sea of neon lights that accompanied the nightlife.

The vigilantes ran towards the source of the gunshot.

It led them to an alleyway.
'Cliche much?' Thought the younger hero.

A man was being backed further into the alley by a figure in all black, Including a hoodie which hid his face from view, wielding a gun.

Robin crept closer on the rooftop, silently.

"You know the drill give me all your cash, and I won't give you another hole in your skull!"
Growled a deep voice, unnaturally low, the boy wonder thought. "He must be trying to disguise his voice."

"P-please! I don't have a-anything on me!"

"Unlikely."

"No really, I don't!"

Robin got ready to pounce on the mugger.

"...ha..haha.. HAHAHAHAHA!" The man in the hood burst into maniacal laughter, just as robin leapt.

"Wait! Robin!" Batman shouted-wait. Wait, he knew that cackle... he KNEW that cackle!
Robin faltered in his form and the criminal simply stepped back. Robin would have likely broken his legs, had he not caught himself with a sloppily pulled off roll to break his fall.
The would be victim ran off in terror. relieved to have the attention off of himself.
The hooded figure threw back the hood to reveal the joker. Still laughing like the madman he is.

Batman landed behind the joker and attempted to strike him, but the Joker dodged.

"Well well, what do we have here? A little bat and his bird, oh how fun!"
"What's your game, joker."
It wasn't so much a question as it was a demand.

"Well I came out here to play with you Batsy!"

Batman growled low in his chest.

"Sigh.. well if you must know I came to collect my newest toy. It's not even on the shelves yet!"
"And what would that be joker?"
"Its this cute little robin! You can pet it, and hug it, and break its cute little wings!

Both robin and Batman froze for a split second.
Batman grabbed Joker by the collar of his jacket.
"What are you getting at?"
"Exactly what I said. I'm going to collect my little birdy."
He ended his sentence in a growl.

The much larger man then slammed the joker into the nearest wall, resulting in a series of sickening, cracking sounds.

"I won't let you."
"Just try and stop me batboy."
Joker then cackled once again,
A sinking feeling settled into the heroes stomach.
"Now let's go back to our game. I feel like playing pretend! So, let's pretend your little birdboy is still here!"

The blood in his veins seemed to freeze. The jokers signature sick laughter only angering him further,
As he put as much force as he could ,without killing, into a punch low in this criminals gut.
"Ugh-!"
"Where. is. he."
The Joker took a second to catch his breath.
"Why, whoever do you mean?"
Joker fluttered his eyelashes innocently as he said this.
"Don't test me. You KNOW who I'm talking about!"
"You're going to have to be a little more specific!"
The joker sang.
A faint clicking could then be heard, and the air started filling with a vivid green gas.
The Batman covered his mouth and nose as quickly as possible, But somehow the joker had managed to slip away in that time.

"Damn it."