Penguin POV

"Get the core relay he says. Have the upper hand he says." Barbara says sarcastically as she and the others finish off the rest of Jeremiah's men. While I am in the corner avoiding the shooting.

"Finally. Let's get the hell out of here before Jeremiah blows us all to smithereens."

Butch turns to me and grabs me. "Ugggh! This is all your fault Oswald! You'd better!!!"

"Fix it. I know." I reply pulling out of his grasp. The question is how to fix it? Doing the only thing I could think of I call the GCPD.

"What?"

"Harvey."

"Is this Oswald? I'm kind of busy."

"I have information concerning Jeremiah Valeska's plan."

"Wait a second is that gunfire?"

"Just listen! Jeremiah is not honoring the six hours. He's going to blow the bombs as soon as he can get a far enough distance away to enjoy the catastrophe from a safe distance. Jeremiah said something about rewiring the bombs so they communicate with each other he called it a direct sequence. Harvey? Harvey?!!!" I yell frustratedly as I realize that he has hung up on me.

Jim POV

I heard whispers of shock as I walked into the precinct. "He's back. Jim's back."

"Oh Jim!" Harvey says giving me a bear hug.

"Easy there buddy remember I just got blown up."

"How did you get out of that bunker?"

"Its a long story. What matters is that I have the locations of all the bombs Jeremiah has placed."

"Jeremiah wasn't bluffing there's a least a dozen bombs on here."

"So your saying that if we disarm one of the bombs we can stop them all from going off."

"Yes. Look the closest one is within a mile from here." Lucious replies pointing to a dot on the map.

"Alert the bomb squad tell them to meet me there." Harvey said pulling on his jacket.

"Harvey let the bomb squad handle it you don't need to go down there."

"Yes I do Jim. I need this." Harvey replies emphasizing the word need. I sigh and nod.

"Yeah. Ok. Good luck Harvey."

Selena POV

I could hear laughter and the sound of Bruce screaming out Alfred's name. I looked to see two of Jeremiah's men sitting watching a small tv screen. "Jeremiah said Bruce might try and bring help. You must be one of them."

"What? No. I just wandered in here." I reply to the scarecrow.

"I believe our little experiment just got a bit more exciting." The scarecrow replies as he tries to spray me with his fear toxin. I easily dodge his attacks and the attacks of Jeremiah's two men. He then proceeded to attack me with his scythe.

Eventually after dodging his attacks for several minutes he threw away his weapon. "It doesn't matter. Our experiment is nearing its end. Soon your friend will be driven mad."

After he leaves I turn and see Bruce struggling with Alfred. I quickly turn off the valve that caused the fear toxin to be leaked into the building Bruce was in. I hesitated as I heard a knocking sound coming from behind a nearby doorway. After unlocking the door a man with a burlap sack over his head falls out. "What?"

Bruce starts going ballistic as the man he thought was Alfred was shot in the head and falls over the ledge. "No! Alfred! No! No! Alfred!" Bruce screams in a panic.

"Shhh. Bruce look at me. Scarecrow was just pumping this room full of his fear toxin. You were only seeing what he wanted you too."

"No! No... No... No.... No... No..." Bruce looks over at Alfred in confusion then goes to brush past him to look at the man on the ground.

"No Bruce. Bruce listen to me. Look at me.
Just look at me. Look I'm fine. It's me. It's Alfred." Alfred says trying to comfort Bruce. Bruce gazes up at him I can tell that he's fighting back tears.

"Alfred?" Bruce whispers as if he can't believe it. "Alfred?"

Harvey POV

"Where is the bomb squad?"

"The evacuation is blocking traffic they are still in route." Lucious told me.

"We can't wait I'm going in."

"Do you see the bomb?"

"I don't know what it's supposed to look like but I think it's exactly what I'm staring at right now. Lucious we've got to do this thing."

"Harvey."

"Listen we cant wait. We don't know when Jeremiah is going to set this thing off."

I could hear Lucious sigh on the other end. "Your going to have to unscrew the antenna to activate the kill switch."

"Umm Lucious it's making a weird noise."

"What kind of noise?"

"A bad one and it's getting all glowy."

"Then we don't have much time."

"Ok."

"Once you unscrew the antenna a kill switch breaker should pop up. Destroying it should stop the signal from the detonator to all the bombs." Lucious says.

As I unscrew the lid it does exactly as Lucious has said. A breaker does pop up but it has two switches on it. "Umm which breaker is it?"

"What do you mean which breaker?"

"There's two of them."

"Jeremiah must have changed it since making these schematics."

"Ok I'll break both of them."

"No. Wait Harvey. One of the breakers could be the super charged failsafe. Whatever you do, do not touch that one."

"Or?" I asks worriedly.

"Or all the bombs will blow."

"Lucious they are identical." I somewhat whimper.

"Then Harvey, I don't know." Lucious replies with a sigh.

"Oh for the love of God." I somewhat pray as I play the Eeny meenie miney moe game. "Eeny meenie miny moe which one of you will make it blow?" With that I choose a breaker and I breath a sigh of relief as nothing happens.

Jeremiah POV

I had finally reached a safe distance away and was now ready to continue with the plan. My brother's followers chant my name as I enter the room. "All my life I was alone. Hidden away. I'm so glad to be sharing this happy moment with all of you. Today marks the dawning of a new Gotham city. One where we will all be free. Now should I do the honors?"

"We interrupt this broadcast to bring you breaking news..."

"That's Jim Gorden!" One of Jerome's followers says in shock.

"He's not dead." Others mummer in irritation.

"This is a message to Jeremiah Valeska's followers. Jeremiah claims to have killed me. Bad news. I'm alive."

"No. It's a trick. I killed him."

"Your worshipping a fraud. A pail imitation of Jerome. You did your worst Jeremiah, and I'm still here."

"Uh-oh dats not good." Bella replies as she sees my gaze of irritation.

"You lied to us! Gorden's alive!"

"What does it matter if he's alive?" I hiss at them. When I hit this switch you will hear the sounds of a new world being born. Our world. Now listen."

I reply as I hit the switch. When nothing happens I flip the switch again and again nothing happens causing Jerome's followers to turn on me in anger.

"Your a liar!"

"Your a fake!"

"Your a liar!"

"Shut UP!" Bella screams to the shock of the group. "Miah is not a lia. You is just a bunch of dumb dumbs. So Jim is alibe and the bombs no go boom boom. So what? Who cawes? Miah aways has notha plan."

"Not dat any of you desewve to know what the new plan is." Translation (Miah is not a liar. You are a bunch of dumb dumbs. So Jim is alive and the bombs didn't go off. So what? Who cares? Jeremiah has another plan. Jeremiah always has another plan. Not that any of you idiots deserve to know what the new plan is.")

"Thank you Bella, you don't know how much that means to me. I want you all to know that I find your fickleness quite hurtful. And more so, very predictable." I reply with a board sigh.

"Uh-oh." Bella replies with a giggle her eyes sparkling in amusement. "You shouwd'nt habe done that." She says with a smile and another giggle as I grab her hand and pull her out the door slamming it behind us. Picking Bella up in my arms we turned and faced the room. I held her up so she could see all their terrified faces.

"Jeremiah!" My "so called followers" call me to now in fear. "Jeremiah let us out!" They screamed as I hit the purge button the room bursting into flames. Bella instantly shut her eyes and hid her face in my chest. "Well that is disappointing." I say with a sigh turning and walking away with Bella now whimpering in my arms.

"It had to be done Bella. Shhh. Don't cry little one. It will be alright. Think... Think... Think.. How did they beat you huh? How did they figure you out? Hummm. Gorden must have stolen the blueprints found one of the bombs and sabotage the sequence. Humm. I'll have to start again." I reply with a sigh as I look at a map of the city.

"Your tenacious. I admire that."

Pulling out my gun I aim it towards the voice as Bella begins to whimper. She obviously knows who this voice belongs too and isn't happy to hear it. "Who are you? What do you want?."

"I had a vision of Gotham in flames. Together we can make that happen." The man replies.

Bella tugs at my pant sleeve. " Thats wajh A Ghoul. You shouldn't twust him." She whispers to me.

"While I appreciate the offer but recent events have shown me the benefits of working alone." I reply shooting my gun in direction I had seen the man.

"Don't be so rash your vision of a new Gotham  will come to be. With my help." The man replies. Again I shoot in the direction of the voice and then sigh. "Your behind me aren't you? I can conquer Gotham on my own what makes you think I need your help whoever you are?"

"Because my boy all this is not just about Gotham it's about Bruce Wayne. Now listen carefully to what you have to do." Rajh a Ghoul replies.

Harvey POV

"Lucious call the mayor tell him not to lift the evacuation order until we get all those bombs under lock and key. And I want all available cops out their looking for Jeremiah Valeska." I turn to see everyone frozen in their places staring at me as if I had too heads. "What?"

"Give it up for detective Bullock." With that the whole precinct irrupts into applause.

Bruce POV

Alright I'm going to take a vert hot shower and then make us a legendary sty fry. Will you be joining us Miss Kyle?"

"I've got no plans."

"Alright then. You alright?" Alfred asks and I nod. After he's gone I turn to Selena and thank Her.

"Thanks again for all your help I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't been there." I reply giving her a kiss.

Your welcome. Why do you think he's so obsessed with you?"

"Jeremiah said all it takes is one bad day to drive someone insane. I wonder if my parents dying made me a little insane. Maybe he sensed that. Maybe he wanted to bring it out."

"Well you proved him wrong."

"To be fair. The days not over yet." Jeremiah replies shooting Selena in the stomach.

Bella POV

Upon hearing the gun shot and watching as Selena fell to the ground snapped me back to reality. "What have you done!" I scream at Jeremiah hitting him in the chest and kneeing him in the stomach. Before rushing over to Selena. Jeremiah shrugs his shoulders indifferently.

"I did what I had too." Jeremiah replied without any regret.

"What the hell are you talking about?! She didn't deserve this!" I hiss at my brother who sighs and shrugs his shoulders once more before tossing away the gun. "I swear Jeremiah, I am going to make you pay for this!"

"My my such hostility and after everything that I've done for you. Everything that I still plan on doing for you my dear sister." Jeremiah replies and I glared angrily at him.

Despite my better judgement I decide to challenge him. "Oh yeah? What have you ever done that was for my own good? Huh? Letting our so called mother lock me in a cage? Allowing her to sell me to our Uncle? Leaving me with him for years while you went to some fancy school and forgot all about me? Never once have you fought for me! Not like...."

"Like who Bella? Jerome?" Jeremiah demanded his gaze turning dark. "I'd have thought you'd have learned NEVER to compare me to him, but your just like everyone else. That my dear Bella, is very is disappointing. Very disappointing indeed." Jeremiah replied with a sigh. As he tosses away the gun he pulls out his phone and dials a number. I wonder who he is calling.

"Jeremiah..."

"Don't. I will deal with you later Bella. For now my dear friend Echo will be bringing you to meet an old friend of ours. Perhaps upon our reuniting your attitude towards me will have changed."

"I wouldn't hold your breath if I were you." She replies with a scoff.

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