The Penguin's Heart (Oswald Cobblepot fanfic* orig charac)

Escaping Indian Hill

Evy/Red P.O.V

We were so screwed being locked in a gas chamber. Ed was back to his playful psychotic self. I guessed that it was from a guard watching him. Fox tried to reason with him but got nowhere. We had to play or die.

While Ed waited for our willingness, he tapped & played with the microphone. I picked up on the morse code for SOS. I gave a wink so he knew I was paying attention.

"Yes." Bruce agreed to end their bickering

"Good. You have one guess & 5 minutes to talk it over. Who runs Indian Hill?" He asked

"You have one guess. Think carefully, fellas. Answer correctly or die." He taunted

Bruce & Fox started brainstorming on the answer. Fox was hesitant to give the obvious answer: Wayne Enterprises, but Bruce wanted to. He reasoned that this was only a test for what we found so the answer didn't matter. I listened for Ed & caught bits of letters as he tortured us. So far, all I got was "panic".

"Is that your answer? Running out of time here." Ed teased

"Yes." Bruce replied

"Correct!" He cheered after staying silent for a few moments

"Wayne Enterprises runs Indian Hill." He stated as fanfare played over

"Bravo Brucey. You're almost safe. Just one more question. You ready?" He giddily asked

"Yes." Fox curtly replied

"You have 5 minutes, quiz kids. Answer correctly or die." Ed restated for the next round

"Wayne Enterprises runs Indian Hill, but who runs Wayne Enterprises?" He asked

This one question has us stumped. All we could think of was the board but that seemed to easy. Ed wouldn't ask another question without raising the stakes. It had to be something less obvious. Something or someone we hadn't encountered yet. Bruce & I tried to convince him to not answer. But, he was confident that was the answer. During our arguing, I got the last piece of Ed's message: Now. As Fox stepped forward, I turned crazy.

"You're going to get us killed!" I yelled as I covered his mouth & shook him

"Evy what are you doing!" Bruce panicked as he tried to pull me off

"I'm not dying because this blabbermouth wants to quickly answer. I'm not dying in a hole like a rat!" I screamed as I tossed him off & kneed Fox in the gut

With them down, I started crying & bashing the glass. I slammed myself against the door as I begged to get out. My breakdown was authentic enough that a guard came to open the door. The moment it was open just enough I charged him, knocking him into the hallway. Without a moment to spare, I pulled my knife & stabbed his neck. While he bled out, I grabbed his taser & held the door open.

"You hit very hard." Fox sighed as he shielded Bruce

"Had to make it real. Sorry." I said while heading for the control room

We lined up along the wall. I tapped on it & prepared to tase another guard. Ed was alone as he threw open the door. I sighed in relief as I lower it.

"Can we leave now please!" Ed whispered

"Yeah." I agreed as I headed for the elevator

As we neared, I heard more guards & turned us around. It was quickly turning into a cat & mouse game as we tried to hide. Ed led us to the labs where we could hide under the benches. But, the alarm was sounded so unless we left it was only a matter of time.