"It was my own fault. Foolish arrogance led me astray. But I learned my lessons. I'll be back. Stronger, and smarter than ever."
- Oswald Cobblepot
7 Years Later
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Roland just wanted her life back to the way it was, so upon discovering her uncle was still alive and living in Gotham, she jumped at her every chance she could to find him.
She knew her uncle wouldn't be happy about her coming back to such a dreadful place like Gotham, but it was better than her home. Better than where she has been living for the past 9 years. She was born in Gotham, so in a way, Gotham is her home now. It's the last thing she has to it, and she'll be damned if someone tries to take that away from her.
"Attention passengers, freight 280-8 will be boarding in 6 minutes."
Roland drowned out the rest of what the lady overhead was saying by putting in her earbuds. Grabbing her things off of the conveyor belt, she made it to her seat quicker than she expected.
Sleep quickly took over her, taking her back to the night when it all happened.
Flashback
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Jim took off his jacket, proceding to give it to Roland.
She looked up at him, and a whirlwind of emotions overtook her.
It quickly ended when Jim interrupted her thoughts
"You have to get out of here."
Taken back, Roland asked, "Why?"
"I know I'm just a rookie cop, but Gotham isn't safe right now. You need to leave. Get out of the city. You're not safe here, Lenny."
Tears started to stream down her face.
"W-where do I go? What do I do?"
"Whatever you need to."
Jim handed her a wad of money, and a weapon in the jacket she was given.
"Take care of yourself, little one."
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End of Flashback
Hours pass by before her train meets a station right outside of town.
What little money she had was put into a dingey apartment and a cheap rental car to get her there.
Making her way through the station, she felt eyes all over her. However, the music in her ears made it a little bit more bearable.
Finally making her way through the doors, she walked across the street to the car lot the rental was in.
A black TLC in the very back, hidden from the prying eyes of the street.
Roaring to life, Roland made her way over to her new place. Officially starting her new life in Gotham.
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V | Dial 'A' for Assassin
FanfictionVictor Zsasz discovers a new visitor at the Iceberg Lounge. How will he react when he hears about The Penguin's new plans for her? Will we be able to prevent Gotham from slowly driving her insane? All will be explained in, "V ~ Dial 'A' For Assassin"
