Chapter One-


She walked down the jalan quickly, trying to find her shelter and get to warmth. It had been a bulan since her encounter with the Boy Wonder and the Man of Steel. Ever since, she had had to be very careful about when and how she used her powers. Especially when all sorts of super-heroes began menunjukkan up in her side of town.

She didn’t consider herself a superhero. She considered herself a pain in the butt. Everytime she tried to help someone, she ended up hurting them. She couldn’t stand the pain.

She was so Lost in her own thoughts that she didn’t see the person in front of her before it was too late.

The two fell to the ground and Alexa quickly stood up. “I’m so sorry, I-”

She stopped herself at the white face of the person standing in front of her. One look at the purple and orange suit confirmed her suspicions.

“It’s quite alright.” Joker said. “In fact, I was looking for you.”

“You, anda were?” Alexa stuttered.

“Yes! We Cinta someone with such pretty green eyes like yours!” Joker replied.

Alexa just stood for a moment, looking at the misunderstood criminal in front of her.

“What- what do anda want?” she asked, unsure of herself.

“Just to give anda a nice bowl of sup and some warm clothes.” Joker said.

“I somehow doubt that.” Alexa said.

“Please?” Joker asked, reaching for her wrists.

“Don’t!” she warned, but it was too late. As soon as their skin touched, imej flashed through her mind. imej of pain and ridicule. A few imej caught Alexa’s attention. Joker as a regular human, getting kicked out of a bar because of a bad joke. Batman throwing Joker into a pit of acid. A few lebih painful imej flashed through, but she forced them out and disconnected the contact between her and Joker.

Joker’s body rattled a little lebih as the electricity departed his body and he fell to the ground. Alexa gasped, looking at the Clown Prince of Crime. Batman dropped down seterusnya to her.

“Impressive.” was all he said, before reaching down and handcuffing the clown.

Alexa gasped and ran away, down an alleyway and through a dinding into her shelter.

It wasn’t much, just an abandoned apartment. Ratty, red furniture decorated the room and a TV that partially worked sat on the wall. A katil was in one corner and various traps lay around the entrance way.

Alexa sank through the floor and appeared in front of the sofa, kerusi panjang a moment later. She sat down and willed the TV to turn on as she pushed herself against the warm heater.

“...and Joker was apprehended sejak the Batman today, who made a visit to the fair city of Jackson. Here comes the Caped Crusader now! Batman! Batman! Can we get a word?”

Alexa watched the black and white screen as the Caped Crusader shoved the Clown Prince of Crime into a car and disappeared into the shadows.

The camera turned towards the police car where Joker was muttering “I was only trying to help...he he....”

Alexa cut the TV off telekinetically and huddled on the couch.

lebih pain. lebih and lebih pain. She couldn’t stop it.

“Or can I?” she asked.