Teen Idle❔Edward Nygma❔

13.Back Into the Woods|sdooW eht otnI

I was trying to escape my restraints when I heard the sound of a motorcycle driving off in the distance. I had heard it once before but this one was louder. 

"Hopefully that means what I think it means.", I mumbled to myself.

It seemed like hours until I was finally free of my restraints. I grabbed a small knife that was inside the box, as well as the cigarettes. And thankfully Queenie also brought a lighter.
I took a long drag of a cigarette before walking towards the door.
I was ready to lock pick it, but I found it unlocked. But I found that I wasn't in the basement of the house but in the basement of some shack.

'But if I heard the motorcycle then that means the house isn't too far away from here.'

Luckily I didn't have to endlessly wander the woods with no sense of direction because coincidentally there was a map in the shack. The map pinpointed where I was and where the house was.

"Into the woods we go... again.", I sigh before I start walking towards my destination.

I have no idea how long I was in those woods, more than three cigarettes that's for sure, but I finally ended up stumbling down into a hill which subsequently landed me in my garden. The rose bushes to be precise.

"Ow.", I say stoically, most of the feeling in my body already gone.

Not surprisingly the door was unlocked. An also non surprisingly, the place was an absolute mess.
I make a beeline to the pantry and fridge, eating everything there, though some of it was already past the due date. I ended up puking most of it anyways.

After I finish throwing up, I stand and go to the sink to clean myself up. I look at the mirror to find my self a complete disgusting mess, which again surprised no one. Looking at myself in this state angered me. It angered me so much I ended up punching the mirror, making my hand bleed.
I decide to take a well-deserved shower, which I enjoyed every second of, it's been too fucking long since I had a good shower.

After I finish cleaning myself up, I go to my drawer and took out a box. Inside it was a small gun, I make sure all the bullets are there before taking it.
As I'm heading out I pass by the living room, and I find my dairy on the table. The living room was the only room not as trashed as the others. 
I grab it, seeing that she had, in fact, read it, since the pages were messy.

'She read this. She lied and invaded my privacy. She... she... She's such a bitch.'

I start ripping the pages. Ripping every piece to shreds. I break every piece I could. Finally ending it by throwing the pieces left in my hand, in tears. I then recall every shitty thing she's done to me, making me cry more. I start trashing the living room, breaking everything I could.
When I grew tired I just sat there emotionlessly.

Then I jumped when I heard a ringing noise. I look around until I finally find where the ringing was coming from, it was my phone. It was an alarm, there were many after it.
I had a bunch of voicemails. I clicked to listen to them. My heart skipped a beat when I heard Edwards voice.

"I will make your killer suffer for what he did. I love you and I miss you."

Tears start falling down my cheeks again as I hear his voice.

I go to call him, wanting him to know I was alive, but his number was gone. All there was besides the voicemails was a single text message.

Q: Turn on the tv

When I turn it on I see no one other than Jerome Valeska, alive, dressed as a cop and with a stapled face.

"Testing. Testing. Am I live? Am I on air? Can you hear me? Ah, screw it. Let's do it."

"What the hell?", I ask as I gawk at the screen.

"Hi. Some of you may know, I died. Uh-oh. But take it from me, death is... dull, but coming back... that is something. Leave it to dying to give you a whole new perspective on life."

He walks towards a guy with a cop hat on and explosions surrounding him.

"And I would like to share that with you." He turns over to the guy, "Oh, officer, you look terrible. Hey, you got... oh.", he says as he reaches behind his ear and pulls out a lighter.

"Tonight, Gotham, in the darkness, there are no rules. So, tonight, Gotham... do what you want. Kill who you want. And when morning comes... you, too, shall be," he lights up the cable connected to the bomb, "reborn."

He laughs as he walks away.

The recording goes off when presumably the explosions went off. But that's when a message popped on the screen.

'Your late to the party, better hurry before it ends.'

I check her text, to see she had sent it a while ago.

"Well shit."

I get out and head to my car, it was unlocked but the keys were gone. So I end up hotwiring my car. And speed towards Gotham, though as I drove I decided to go to Oswald's manor.
Letting them know I was alive is more important than stopping a maniac.
But when I get there I find the place empty. But then I hear a noise, I quickly turn towards the noise and aim my gun at it. Only to find that the source of the noise was no other than Alex, who also had a gun aimed at me.

"Rosie?"

"Alex.", I told her coldly.

"What are you doing here?"

"Well, I was here to tell Edward or Oswald that I was alive. But I guess now I'm here to kill you." I cock my gun.

"Okay, well can we find Oswald or Edward first, and then both you and your boyfriend can kill me."

"What?"

"Edward thinks Oswald killed you, so I was going to confess. We have to find them."

"Do you even know what's going on out there?"

"Some Jerome fans are going wild, so what?"

"Not only that, but Jerome Valeska is alive."

"Wait, what?"

"Hey, it would sound crazy to me too, but I saw the guy, he's alive. Unless he has a doppelganger or something."

"Where's Queenie?"

"Yeah... about that."

I proceed to tell her what I did.

"You did what?!"

"I fucking warned you, don't act like I didn't!"

"You intentionally helped her gain back her memories. You know what's gonna happen now?"

"She's gonna kill us."

"Yeah and also probably turn this city into a much more chaotic mess."

"You left me no choice."

"Well now we have to deal with her, we just might be the only ones who can."

"What about Oswald and Edward?"

"I wish we could handle that immediately, but sadly we can't do that now."

"Let's hurry up and do this then."

We head to my car and drive to the city.