Barbara could barely get up that morning for it was the hari of Jason's funeral. Her face was makeup-less for her tears would have ruined it and her expression was irregularly sad. She stood seterusnya to Dick as she looked at Jason's peaceful face.
"He's dead, Dick. He was like a brother to me. He was lebih of a brother than my actual brother and now he is gone," Barbara told Dick not lifting her eyes from Jason's still body.
"I know, I know. He was like a brother to me too," Dick berkata as he wrapped his arm around Barbara's waist to comfort her. She turned into his shoulder and cried lebih than when her mother left and when her brother killed.
The rest of the funeral was just that much worse for Barbara. When she had to say her speech, she barely made it through her speech. She wouldn't have if it were not for Dick standing seterusnya to her. No one this close to her has died, unlike Dick and Bruce. They both watched their parents die, so they didn't shed tears. Well, at least not in public.
The sorrow went on for days after the funeral and it didn't go unnoticed.
"I knew his death would hit them hard, but not this hard," Wally whispered to his girlfriend, Artemis.
"They did consider him as a brother, so it doesn't surprise me that they are still morning," Artemis whispered back. She walked over to Barbara and Dick on the couch. Barbara's head was leaning on Dick's shoulder as they were looking back on foto-foto of Jason and them. Barbara had a silent tear coming down her cheek as Artemis came and sat seterusnya to her.
"He was a good kid," Artemis berkata to them and they nodded in agreement.
"Dick, can anda get me some lebih hot cocoa?" Barbara asked. With a nod Dick was making his way to the dapur with her mug.
"Artemis, come with me to Arkham Asylum, please?" Barbara asked, but it sounded lebih like a demand.
"Okay, but why?" Artemis looked at her hopeful friend. She hadn't seen her that hopeful in over two weeks.
"Revenge." A small smile creeped up on Barbara's face as she berkata this.
Less than ten minit later the two were at Arkham leaving Dick and Wally back at the cave and in the dark.
"What room number?" Artemis whispered to Barbara, now Batgirl because she was in her costume.
"A-264890, I know it sejak heart," Batgirl replied as she stopped in front of cell A-264890.
"You are making me feel too special little girl," the voice came from inside the cell.
"You killed Robin, and anda are going to pay, Joker," Batgirl spat at the Joker's cell.
"You're giving lebih of a reward than I deserve," the Joker laughed. Barbara had enough and opened the door sejak picking the lock. She shoved the Joker against the wall.
"You are a killer, Joker. And. I. Am. Going. To. Make. You. Wish. It. Was. You," Barbara threatened him and then punched his gut. When he doubled over in pain she left locking the door better than how it was before.
A hari later the Joker broke out of Arkham and captured Barbara.
"You tried to make me squirm, Batgirl. Now I'm going to make anda squirm," the Joker pulled out a pisau and started with her hair and went to her shoulders. She didn't scream atau squirm atau tunjuk any emotion.
"Why aren't anda squirming?!" The Joker screamed at her.
"Why should I?" Barbara asked with a pained smile that was expertly masked.
In the end Dick saved her, but she fulfilled her promise to the Joker. She gave him no satisfaction and that's what what "killed" the Joker.
"He's dead, Dick. He was like a brother to me. He was lebih of a brother than my actual brother and now he is gone," Barbara told Dick not lifting her eyes from Jason's still body.
"I know, I know. He was like a brother to me too," Dick berkata as he wrapped his arm around Barbara's waist to comfort her. She turned into his shoulder and cried lebih than when her mother left and when her brother killed.
The rest of the funeral was just that much worse for Barbara. When she had to say her speech, she barely made it through her speech. She wouldn't have if it were not for Dick standing seterusnya to her. No one this close to her has died, unlike Dick and Bruce. They both watched their parents die, so they didn't shed tears. Well, at least not in public.
The sorrow went on for days after the funeral and it didn't go unnoticed.
"I knew his death would hit them hard, but not this hard," Wally whispered to his girlfriend, Artemis.
"They did consider him as a brother, so it doesn't surprise me that they are still morning," Artemis whispered back. She walked over to Barbara and Dick on the couch. Barbara's head was leaning on Dick's shoulder as they were looking back on foto-foto of Jason and them. Barbara had a silent tear coming down her cheek as Artemis came and sat seterusnya to her.
"He was a good kid," Artemis berkata to them and they nodded in agreement.
"Dick, can anda get me some lebih hot cocoa?" Barbara asked. With a nod Dick was making his way to the dapur with her mug.
"Artemis, come with me to Arkham Asylum, please?" Barbara asked, but it sounded lebih like a demand.
"Okay, but why?" Artemis looked at her hopeful friend. She hadn't seen her that hopeful in over two weeks.
"Revenge." A small smile creeped up on Barbara's face as she berkata this.
Less than ten minit later the two were at Arkham leaving Dick and Wally back at the cave and in the dark.
"What room number?" Artemis whispered to Barbara, now Batgirl because she was in her costume.
"A-264890, I know it sejak heart," Batgirl replied as she stopped in front of cell A-264890.
"You are making me feel too special little girl," the voice came from inside the cell.
"You killed Robin, and anda are going to pay, Joker," Batgirl spat at the Joker's cell.
"You're giving lebih of a reward than I deserve," the Joker laughed. Barbara had enough and opened the door sejak picking the lock. She shoved the Joker against the wall.
"You are a killer, Joker. And. I. Am. Going. To. Make. You. Wish. It. Was. You," Barbara threatened him and then punched his gut. When he doubled over in pain she left locking the door better than how it was before.
A hari later the Joker broke out of Arkham and captured Barbara.
"You tried to make me squirm, Batgirl. Now I'm going to make anda squirm," the Joker pulled out a pisau and started with her hair and went to her shoulders. She didn't scream atau squirm atau tunjuk any emotion.
"Why aren't anda squirming?!" The Joker screamed at her.
"Why should I?" Barbara asked with a pained smile that was expertly masked.
In the end Dick saved her, but she fulfilled her promise to the Joker. She gave him no satisfaction and that's what what "killed" the Joker.