A Series of Unfortunate Events
A/N: I do not own any portion of Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy or the title "A Series of Unfortunate Events." That belongs to Lemony Snicket. Also, I imagine Jenna to look a little like Emma Roberts. Enjoy!
Batman Begins – First Sighting
"Rachel, you seriously need to be careful," Jenna told her aunt. They were on the monorail headed home, her aunt having just picked Jenna up from her self defense class and they were currently discussing Rachel's involvement in the prosecution of some of Carmine Falcone's thugs. "As much as I dislike Carl, he has a point. It'll take a miracle like some hero coming back to life to save Gotham at this point. It's better to just try and keep our heads down."
"How can you say that?" Rachel gasped. "If we give up hope then this city is doomed for sure. What hope does Gotham have if –"
"If the good people do nothing! I know, I know, you've been drilling that into my head since I learned to talk!" Jenna exclaimed.
"Don't take that tone with me, Jennifer Dawes. And you are not allowed to talk with that sense of hopelessness, you are fifteen and far too young for that!" Rachel scolded.
Jenna was silent for minute before replying, "I'm sorry. I've been in a bad mood since…" she trailed off. Rachel realized what she was thinking of and hugged her.
"I'm sorry," Rachel apologized.
"Why did she have to die? Why?" Jenna whispered to her aunt.
"Angel didn't deserve to die, but she wouldn't want you giving up like that."
"How do you know? She wasn't your best friend," Jenna snapped.
"I know because you two were practically twins. And would you have wanted her to lose faith had it been you who died?" Jenna was silent before she shook her head. "Well, that's proof enough for me."
Jenna stayed mute before saying, "If I had just walked her home…"
"You would have been shot too."
"Maybe not."
"Taking self defense does not make you invincible."
"But it helps." Rachel gave her a look that clearly said, "Drop it," and Jenna obeyed. They stayed silent for a bit, looking out the grimy, stained, scratched windows of the train before Rachel said, "You know what you said about miracles, and heroes coming back to life to save the city?" Jenna grunted. "Bruce is back."
Jenna looked at her and said "No."
"What?"
"I'm not going to talk to your boyfriend who has been missing for seven years."
"Ok, first of all, he's not my boyfriend, and secondly, he's practically your uncle. He's known you since the day you were born."
"In response to that, I saw the way you two looked at each other when I was little, you two were in love even back then. Also, just because he's one of the few father figures I've ever know, doesn't mean I have to like him." Rachel just rolled he eyes and looked around the train. Her eyes focused on a man on a phone, who was the only other inhabitant of the car.
"That guy was looking at us," she muttered to her niece. Jenna looked over at him and turned back to her aunt.
"Just stay calm and act like nothing is wrong. This is our stop anyway." The train came to a halt and the two got up and exited the train, glancing at the man as they went. They made their way down the stairs, well aware that the man was following them. Another guy appeared in front of them, trapping them. Rachel hit the one behind them with her purse and Jenna kicked him back before turning to the other goon. Rachel pulled out her Taser and Jenna took up her fighting stance.
"Hold it," Rachel shouted at the thug, pointing her Taser threateningly at him. The guy gave them a scared look before running off in the opposite direction. "That's right, you better run," Rachel taunted him, Jenna turning around having heard something. There stood a man dressed in black gear, complete with a cape and a mask with bat ears. Jenna tugged on Rachel's sleeve, hoping that she wasn't hallucinating. Rachel turned around and screamed, shooting the man with her Taser. The wires hit him but didn't affect him in the slightest. He pulled the wires off of his suit, before rasping, "Falcone sent them to kill you."
Rachel shook herself mentally before asking, "Why?"
"You rattled his cage," he replied, before throwing some photos on the ground of Judge Faden and a young blonde woman who certainly wasn't a relative.
"What's this?" Rachel asked.
"Leverage."
"For what?"
"To get things moving."
"… Who are you?"
The man was silent a moment before replying, "Someone like you. Someone who'll rattle the cages." Jenna picked up the photos and handed them to Rachel, but by the time they looked up, the man was gone.
"Ma'am? Miss? Is everything ok?" a policeman asked.
Rachel paused before saying, "Yeah, Officer. Everything's fine."
Jenna turned to her aunt before saying, "This might be one of the most terrifying yet amazing nights of my life!"