The Man Behind The Makeup (Joker)

Chapter 1: New Villian In Town

It was your ordinary night in Gotham; dark, unwelcoming, and crawling with criminals.

I was keeping an eye on the streets while Bruce handled the bigger problems. As you could have guessed, Bruce is very protective over me. He always has me on the streets, which usually means I'm stopping drug deals and robberies every night. And tonight was no different.

"Come on man, I got a family. Don't do this!" I look down the dark alley and see an older man being held at gunpoint.

"Just give me the money and you'll have a chance at walking away from this." The dark figure before him growled.

I quietly ran down the alley and jumped on the vigilante before beating him senseless. "If you ever do this again, I'll make sure that you don't walk away from it. Got it?" I ask in my Batgirl voice. He quickly nods before scurrying out of the alley and into the streets. I assure the worried man behind me that he is safe before sending him back into the night.

Just as I was about to stop another robbery, my earpiece exploded with Bruce's Batman voice.

"Avalon! Avalon!" He screamed.

"Jesus Christ Bruce. I can hear you just fine!" I respond, adjusting my earpiece.

"We're needed at the bank. There was a major robbery. Meet me there."

As soon as Bruce stopped talking, I took off towards the bank and arrived there minutes after. Bruce, of course, was already there waiting for me. Damn him and his improved gear. Damn Mr. Fox for not making me a new suit along with my brother.

"Take you long enough?" Bruce jokes.

"Screw you." I reply under my breath as we enter the bank.

The place looked relatively fine, besides the few bullet holes in the ground. Luckily, the SWAT team was able to safely get the hostages out without setting off any grenades. We make our way back to the safe where Lt. Gordon was investigating, along with Ramirez. Once she realized we were there, Ramirez kicked everyone out so we could talk in private.

Gordon showed us a piece of evidence that he found: a Joker card.

"Him again?" My brother asks while examining the few remaining bills.

I walked up to Gordon and took the evidence from his hands. This Joker guy has been doing some serious damage lately. It's almost as if he wants us to notice him. I'm not going to lie, my interest in this guy has gone up a lot over the course he's run so far. He just seems so brilliant, like he thinks of all possibilities and prepares for them all.

"Uhh, miss?"

I finally look up from the Joker card to see myself and Gordon alone in this safe, my brother nowhere to be found.

Yeah, he does that a lot. Even to his own sister.

"Do you mind if I take this? I have some...tests I need to run." I question, lying through my teeth.

"Sure." Gordon replies.

I nod a thank you before leaving a lot less mysteriously than my brother.

*( Next Day)*

Bruce and I were in the temporary Batcave looking over footage of the Joker. I was far more interested in the card, honestly. The fact that he once had his hands on it made me feel excited. Maybe he knew that we would find it and he specifically left it just for me.

I heard a familiar British accent fill the room. My eyes flickered up to see Alfred making his way to the table we were sitting at. He grabbed the needle from Bruce and correctly finished sewing him up. You'd think Bruce would know how to do it by now.

Bruce stood and changed his shirt, allowing us too see his many bruises and scars buried deep in his skin. It pained me to see him in such bad condition. It's not like I didn't have my fair share of bruises, but they were not nearly as severe as his. Now I see why he always has me on the streets.

"I have to go. Avalon, you stay here. Alfred, I need you at the penthouse." Bruce says before leaving.

"What do you plan to do today, miss Avalon?" Alfred questions.

I once again glance at the Joker card and the multiple screens playing the bank footage.

"Find out as much as I can about The Joker."

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*Credit to Deviantart for the sketch*

I included a sketch of what I imagined Avalon's Bat suit would look like and a trailer I made myself off to the side (or above if you're reading on mobile)

Hopefully you enjoyed this. I'm writing this at 1am, so sorry if it's shitty or if I misspell something.

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