Shout out to JulieMcIntyre4 for her continual help in helping me overcome my writers block in this and several other stories.

Quinn POV

"Hello?"

"Is this Oswald Cobblepot?"

"Yes. Who might this be?"

"Quinn Young."

"What can I do for you Miss Young?" Oswald replied.

"I need your help."

"Remind me again, Why should I help you?" Oswald replied sounding bored.

"Because, I helped you rescue Marvin. Now it's time to return the favor. Falcone somehow managed to get a position in the GDOCPS and intents on taking the little sister of my best friend away from me."

"Falcone? I thought she was in a coma." Oswald replies.

"Evidently not. She somehow managed to supposedly become a representative of the GDOCPS. She plans on taking Bella away from me for good. Bella ran away I think she might be with Jarvis Tech."

"Well that's not good."

"Also, I don't know for how much longer I can keep Falcone away from her. I thinking Flacone might be working for someone else who wants Bella for their own agenda but I'm not sure who or why? If only there was someone good at solving..."

"Riddles? I know just the man. Keep stalling and I'll be there shortly with help."

"Thanks Oswald. You don't know what this means to me."

"No thanks required after all, what are Friends for?" Oswald replied

"My aquatintence and I shall be there shortly."

A few minutes later, Oswald and Edward Nigma arrive and Sophia frowned. "What are you doing here Oswald?"

"Only my friends get to call me Oswald. It's Penguin to you. Not that I have to explain myself to you, but I'm here to help search for Bella."

"How did you..."

"I have my ways. Oh and Falcone, if you think your going to harm a hair on that sweet innocent girl's head, you've got another thing coming." Oswald replied and Sofia glared angrily at him.

"You can't honestly be thinking of allowing him to join the search party. He can't be trusted."

At this, Bullock laughed "neither can you but we're allowing you to help search for her."

"Jim do something." Sofia pleaded.

"Why are you here? What's your angle Penguin?" Jim asked with a frown.

Oswald looked wounded for a moment. "Why Jim, you wound me. I thought that we were friends. When Quinn called me and told me that Bella was missing I immediately dropped what I was doing to come help search for her."

"Why? What do you get out of it?" Jim replied skeptically.

"Now Jim, lets not waste time with old quarrels. There's a sweet innocent child to locate." Oswald replied. "Besides, how many times must I tell you that I forgave you for your momentary laps of judgement a long time ago?"

"What's he doing here?" Harvey demanded pointing past Oswald to Edward who smiled in reply.

"Isn't it obvious? You'll never locate the girl without my help." Nigma replies.

"Why's that?" Harvey asked irritatedly.

"It's simple. You need someone who can get inside the head of this Mad Hatter. Someone who can understand his motives and figure out his next step."

"For that, you need a man who can solve the most complicated puzzles. I hate to say it, but that excludes the two of you. You can't even solve a rubix cube, let alone a mystery of this caliber."

"Why you!" Harvey replies taking a swing at Edward who easily dodged his attack and simply smiles at him.

"Enough! Let it drop Harvey. He's right we could use his expertise."

"Now tell me all about this Mr. Tetch."

"He had a younger sister who's name was Alice."

"Ah Yes, I remember her. She was the girl with the infectious blood."

"Yes. He became obsessed with his sister. She on the other hand feared him. He kidnapped her. Alice chose to take her own life then be with him. He seems to have now turned his obsession to Bella. I have no idea where he might possibly have taken her."

"Tell me, about this Bella."

"She is Jerome Valeska's baby sister. Jarvis has on numerous occasions hypnotized her into believing she's a toddler."

"Why would he do that?" Edward replied looking very curious.

"Bella has a medical condition that causes her body not to age. Even though she is a teenager She appears to be no older then three years of age. Jerome couldn't stand seeing his baby sister hurting. So he had Jarvis hypnotize her into believing she was a toddler. It made her happy but Jerome knew that it wasn't real."

"He had Jarvis reverse the hypnotism. After everything that's happened Bella most likely just wants to forget it all. She wants to be in that innocent mind-frame."

"So that she no longer has to feel the heartbreak of loosing her brother. Jarvis will likely be more than happy to do that for her. I'm afraid that when we find her she will be in that childlike state of mind."

"I see. When Bella was a toddler was there anything that she loved more then anything?" Edward asked.

"Yes. Animals. In fact, she relates better with animals then she does people. Which is understandable considering that she was raised by the very animals that her so called mother Lila tried to get to murder her."

"If I remember correctly, her favorite poem use to be the walrus and the carpenter. She always was fascinated by the idea of a Cheshire Cat."

"Humm. Then if my suspicion is right he is taking her to the abandoned storybook amusement park. There's a section there devoted entirely too alice in wonderland and it has many animal statues to hold someone like Bella's attention."

Jarvis POV

I smiled as I watched Bella go from section to section of wonderland. "Look Jawbiss, at all the animals." I smiled as she studied each statue with curiosity.

"Can you tell me what each animal is little one?"

Bella nodded excited "dis one is a???" She frowned then looked up at me in confusion.

"That my sweet little Alice, is Mr. caterpillar."

"Why he smoking? Dats bad." Bella replied with a frown. "Bad caterpillar, naughty naughty." She scolded the statue. I chuckled at her cuteness and innocence.

"Shall we move on?"

"Otay."

"It's a wabbit. He's weawing clothes. Why he looking at a wacth?" Bella asked looking up at me in confusion again.

"Because, He's late for a very important date."

"Oh. Wabbit should watch the time betta. You've No time to say hello goodbye you're late you're late you're late. One mustn't be late. Naughty, naughty, She scolded the rabbit statue and once again I couldn't help but chuckle.

As Bella approached the next one her eyes filled with tears. "What's wrong little one?"

"Dis one look like someone me know, but me can't memba who." Bella replied her eyes filling with tears.

"Shhh. Please don't cry." I replied trying to comfort her to no prevail. To my dismay my hypnotism wore off faster then I had anticipated. Her eyes widen as she remembers who the statue reminds her of.

"De kitty minds me of Jewome. Jewome go bye bye."

"Yes, I've heard. He was a good Friend to us both my sweet little Alice."

The more she looked at the statue the harder she cried. I sighed I didn't want to do this but I seemed that I had no choice I couldn't allow my hypnotism to wear off. "Look at my watch Bella. Listen to its ticking."

"It's synchronizing with your heartbeat. Look into my eyes. Not above them not around them but deep into their center." I just about had her under my control when we heard someone yell from above us.

"Bella NO!"

Bella immediately blinked and looked in the direction of the voice. "Quinn?" She replied her voice filled with confusion. As she tried to head in Quinn's direction I grabbed her arm and pulled her backwards.

"Oh no you don't. Your mine!" I hissed at her her eyes went wide with fear.

"Let her go Mr. Tetch." I looked up to see a quite beautiful woman looking at me angrily. She'd make a wonderful red queen if she wasn't trying to take my precious Alice away from me.

"Look me in the eyes. Not around them not above them but deep into them my dear."

Quinn POV

I swore under my breath as I watched Jarvis turn his attention towards Falcone. "Falcone look out." I yelled but it was too late Jarvis had managed to hypnotize Falcone who's gaze grew dark as she glared up at me.

"Off with her head!" Falcone screamed and Jarvis laughed clapping his hands in delight.

"Once you've finished your task my beautiful red queen, return to this scene."

"She's a bad lady. Pwease Make de bad lady go away Jawbis. Me no like hewa she's scawy." She whimpered. I watched as Jarvis forced Bella to look him in the eyes.

"Tell me my sweet little one, do you want me to continue to protect you?"  Bella nods. "Then you must do as I say. Listen carefully my dear."

"No!" I yelled causing Bella to look over at me once more. "Bella, you need to listen to me. Jarvis isn't Jerome he will hurt you if you make him angry. Please don't listen to him, he's not your brother.  He never has been." I replied.

"Quinn." Bella yelled reaching out towards me but Jarvis spun her around and once again forced her too look into his eyes.

"Look deep into my eyes. I want you to listen very carefully to what I'm about to say. Quinn is lying to you my sweet. Pay no attention to her lies. I'd never hurt you my sweet little Alice. I love you." Jarvis replied.

"Me name not Alice it's Bella Baleska and Me wanna to go home, Me want Jewome." Bella replied backing away from Jarvis and He frowned.

"Jerome isn't coming back. He's gone forever Bella."

"Why did you twy to make me forget?"

"Because, You begged me to make you forget. I don't know how or why you managed to remember recent events but you did. I can't help you if you won't let me. Do you still want to forget?" Bella shook her head no. "Bella, Sweetheart, look at me. You need to listen to me, I only want what's best for you. I always have." Jarvis replied.

Bella shook her head and backed away from him. Unfortunately, it was right into the arms of none other then Sofia Falcone. Jarvis chuckled a smile spreading across his face. "Bring her to me my dear red queen."

"Yes my king." Sofia replied in a monotone voice.

"Quinn help me!" Bella yelled reaching out towards me but I couldn't reach her in time.

"Time to leave wonderland my sweet little Alice. Parting is always such sweet sorrow." I heard Jarvis telling Bella who struggled in his grasp. "I'm sorry we can't stay and have some tea, but my sister and I must be going now. We wouldn't want to be late for our next date."

"She isn't your sister Jarvis and she certainly isn't someone you should use to replace her. Alice is gone. If you truly care about Bella, you'll let her go."

"I love Bella as if she were my own flesh and blood and by the time I'm done with her she will be just that. And unlike Alice her heart will never be filled with malice towards me. When I'm done She will never want to leave me." Jarvis replied with a sadistic chuckle.

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