Chapter 5

Ed fell asleep listening to the rain outside. He was grateful at least Bruce had been nice enough to provide his color of clothing. Jim must have told him what color he liked. Oh Every time he thought of the commissioner, he just wanted to pretend to bash Jim's head in with something. Ed decided to put on the emerald green pajamas.

He woke up again looking at Oswald's promise ring. They had told him Oswald would be joining him soon, so this meant they would both live in captivity for the rest of their lives. Well, he didn't care as long as he had Oswald.

He looked at the alarm: It read "5:00 AM." Ed tossed the comforter aside and got out of bed. He looked at himself in the mirror.

"Well, I'm waiting for it. Are you going to give me a lecture?" he said to it.

No response back.

Ed left the mirror and headed downstairs. He found a note on the counter. That was weird- he didn't hear anyone come in last night. Lucius must have left it. He read it.

"What? Jim Gordon wants to come by and have dinner with me and discuss something with me? What could that jerk possibly want from me?" Ed exclaimed.

Well, at least he wouldn't have to worry about it till the evening. After making himself breakfast, Ed decided to finally put some of the stuff in the house to good use. He decided to try playing the piano again. This time it did soothe him. Playing the song, "Lavender's Blue," he lost track of how long he played. Before he knew it, it was lunchtime. Ed wasn't really hungry, so he just kept playing. He thought of another song by Jordan Hill, "Remember Me This Way." He stopped playing when it made him think of Oswald.

He decided to go make himself lunch. After he was done eating, he went to the computer to play a game. The door opened while he was in the middle of playing. Lucius Fox, Jim Gordon, and Harvey Bullock walked inside.

"I thought you weren't coming till later," said Ed.

"Yes, but I figured that I needed to discuss this with you now," said Jim.

They all four sat down in the living room.

"So what is your plan, Jimbo? Unless you plan to give me back Oswald, I don't want to hear it," said Ed.

Jim took out a piece of paper and showed Ed, "The city has granted me guardianship over you."

"But you can't! I'm an adult!" shouted Ed.

"According to Gotham rules, if said adult is declared insane, then it is allowed," said Harvey.

Ed got the feeling the oaf was enjoying this.

"Therefore, I decide when you get to see Oswald again, and I will be coming to visit you once a week. I am also working on getting guardianship of Oswald," said Jim.

"So as long as I do what you want, I will get to see Oswald again?" Ed said, hopefully.

"Yes, but it will depend on him as well," said Jim.

"This has nothing to do with me and Oswald. You only care about this city. You don't care about us," said Ed.

"Nothing says I have to, but despite everything that has happened, we did work together for a while. Don't' fight me on this, Ed. It really is what's best for all of us."

Lucius gave Ed a necklace with green emeralds and a green amulet in the middle.

"What is that?" Ed asked.

"It's a tracking device. I figured you would prefer a necklace over a collar," said Lucius.

Ed had to admit that was nice of him to do.

"Put it on," Lucius said.

"Can I do it later?" Ed said.

"No. Now," said Jim.

Lucius put the necklace on Ed, "Let me explain how it works. If you need something, hit the emerald in the middle. The button on the right is a panic button. The one on the left is for sleep mode: If you try to run, it will put you to sleep. I'm also going to make one for Penguin."

"Is that all you three wanted?" Said Ed.

"I think that should just about do it tonight, but I'll be back next week to check on you again," Jim said.

He and Harvey left. Lucius stayed behind for a moment. He lay a hand on Ed's shoulder.

"It will be okay, Ed," Lucius told him.

"No, it won't," Ed said, "This just keeps getting worse."