Stitches

Chapter 33 'Stolen III'

I stood there... My blood running cold,
"Orchid..." Jerome looked at me, his face was pale, "Jerome... No, no, it's probably just another person- another kid's hands or something.." I said, taking his hands into mine, "It's not hers," I said, he nodded and I pulled him into a hug, stroking his hair as he hugged me tight. "It'll be okay," I said, trying to convince myself of it as well as him.

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I headed towards the abandoned building, making sure I wasn't followed. I saw Jim and Bullock standing in the middle of the lot,
"Good, you're here," I said as I walked towards them. "June, why did you call us here?" Jim asked, I stood in front of them, crossing my arms and keeping my head down, embarrassed that I had to ask for help.

"I need your help..." I said, Bullock scoffed and said, "You? You need OUR help?" I nodded softly and said, "I'm going to talk to Bruce about it too but... Okay, I need your help because someone kidnapped Orchid and they sent me a box with some kid's chopped off hands pretending to be Orchid's hands," Their eyes widened and they looked at each other.
"Why didn't you report it at the police station?" Jim asked.

I shook my head and said, "That's pitiful, someone like me asking for the help of police..." I stopped and thought out my words, "But you guys care, so I need your help, I need you to get some files from the precinct," I said, taking out a piece of paper from my pocket and handing it to them.

"You want us to check almost every loose criminal on Gotham, that'll take forever!" Bullock said, I shook my head and said, "I just need a list of people who escaped Arkham or have been released, any escaped criminals from prison or just any you've let go,"
Jim nodded and said, "We'll find them,"
I smiled and gave him a hug, thanking him for helping.

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After all that I went to visit Bruce to tell him what happened. Bruce had been on babysitting duties a few times so he had grown close to Orchid and Atlas. He took the time to teach them how to defend themselves.

I knocked on the door of the mansion I once called home. "June? What are you doing here?" Alfred said, opening the door. "Hey, is Bruce here?" I asked, he nods and lets me inside. He guides me to the living room where Bruce is on his desk surrounded by papers.
"June, what's up?" Bruce said, standing from his desk to greet me.
"Well... I have some news..." I said, he looked concerned, he sat down on the couch in front of me as I told him what was going on.

"How long has she been missing?" Bruce asked, "About two days now..." I answered, "Why didn't you tell me?!" He said, standing up from the couch.
"Bruce calm down," Alfred said,
"I didn't tell you because I had to tell Jerome first, and..."
"And what?" He asked turning around to look at me.
I sighed and said, "The car, it deflected my powers... It threw me back and I've spent the last few days trying to recover,"

"So this is someone who knew what they were doing," Bruce said,
"Well, im glad you're alright June, we'll help you find her," Alfred said, I thanked them and said, "The sooner we get Orchid home, the sooner Atlas can come back,"
"Atlas isn't here?" Bruce asked, I shook my head and said, "Atlas is with a... Family member of mine."

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"Atlas, the food is ready," the orange haired boy sat on the table, excited for the dinner that was about to be served.
He stared at the plate served in front of him and smiled, "Tomato soup and grilled cheese! My favorite!" He said, jumping out of joy.
"Your mother told me it was your favorite," The elderly man said,
"Thanks grandpa!" The boy said as he ate, the man smiled, in all his years he never imagined he would have a grandson, though the status of her granddaughter is grave, he enjoyed spending time with his grandson.

After all, being a mob boss isn't everything...