*Kate's POV*

I opened the old rusty can and pushed the button, revealing the brick wall. I stumbled down the staircase from my pounding headache. I needed to get this headset off! I reached the room surrounded by guards. They all gave me a nervous look, knowing that I didn't complete my mission. They all parted making a path for me to walk through. I shakily put my hand on the rounded door knob and slowly turned. I enter the room to see a girl tied up.

"Father why is she tied up?" I ask with my whole body tensing up.

"Oh I forgot to tell you, she is part of the plan..The sacrifice." He started.

"Hi. I'm Shae" The girl smiled ignoring the fact that she was bound to a chair.

"Kate...", I say almost putting out my hand for her to shake, but remembering that she was tied up.

"Pleasure to meet you miss Kate! Don't get too attached to me, I'm a dead woman walking.", she said helplessly.

"I'll make note of it.", I said, trying not to be too sarcastic.

"So... now that you too have met, I would like to share the rest of plan with you.", Two Face said.

So then my Father went on and on about how he would kill her and other crap that I didn't want to listen to.

"Hey Father..can we at least untie her?" I started

"Very well." He sounded very annoyed. "But if she tries to escape...again you will both be punished." he ended.

I slowly walked over to her, and pulled a small dagger out of my pocket. I cut off the ropes, and they fell to the white tile floor/ She stood up rubbing her wrists, and then brushed her dark brown hair out of her face.

"Thanks." she smiled.

We both shuffled out of the room, just to be met face to face with Britney...

"Look who finally got back! And I heard that you didn't complete your mission either!!!" She spat. "Weakling!"

"I would slap you, but that would be animal abuse!", I smirk walking past her.

"Uh! Get back here we're not finished!" She scoffed cocking out her hip.

"Yes we are!!" I called back. Shae came out of the room with a red cheek and tear streaks. She held her cheek in her hand as Two Face lead her to the 'torture room'. She probably tried to escape again. Don't get me wrong, I did feel really bad for her. Two Face spoke as they walked past me.

"You don't talk to her like that! Come with me or you'll regret ever being born.", He said to me. I followed them to the torture room.

"Don't fight me. I'm warning you guys.", He said to me and Shae.

Shae's Dark green eyes started to fill up with tears once more, and my Father opened the door. The room had gotten cleaner over the weeks, except the table..It still looked the same since the day I got here.

"Get on!" I heard the scruffy voice that belonged to my father.

A small whimper escaped her lips and her shaky body climbed on. My Father walked around tighten the restraints around her arms, legs, and neck. My Father turned pain meter up to 100, My eyes widened at the sight of how high it was. My father walked over to her and watched her yelp out for mercy. I quietly tip toed over to the power box, and turned the meter down to 50. Her cries came down a little, but were still loud. My father didn't suspect a thing. Good.

"Good..now turn it off.." My Father turned back to look at me. I turned the nozzle down to 0. Her cries of pain faded away, but were still burning in my head.

"Your turn.", he looked up at me. I gulped and headed over to the table after he was done untying Shae. She coughed at sat up holding her head. I slowly sat down on the table. I was scared...I didn't want to lay down. My Father stormed over to me and pushed me down, making the restraints super tight. I struggled to get out, but failed. I was tied down to the metal table with metal. I was going to be tortured again...

Suddenly I felt the jolt of electricity roam through my body. I let out a shriek of pain. It must've been on 100. After a few minutes of that, it eventually stopped and Harvey left the room. Shae shuffled up to me and undid my restraints. We both walked up to a white couch and sat on it to catch our breath.

"This is stupid..." Shae grunted rubbing her head.

"Don't we all think this is stupid?" I laughed.

"I guess so!", she laughed with me.

We laughed for a few more seconds until our laughing started to fade.

"I promise I'll get you out of this Shae. Nobody should be going through what you are.", I assured her.

"Thanks. I hope after all of this, we're friends.", she said happily.

"Yea me too! How old are you again?", I asked.

"19, Although I skipped a grade of school!", she said proudly!

"So you're a smarty-pants huh?", I joked.

"I guess you could call me that. In my grade, I'm known as the geek.", she said with a sigh.

"Don't worry Shae, you're not a geek, people are just jealous of your brains that's all.", I said comfortingly.

"Thanks."

"Ready to get out of here?", I asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be.", Shae confirmed.

With that I took her hand and walked toward the door. I lightly pressed on the handle, and to my surprise, it wasn't locked. I turned the handle all the way down, and slowly pressed the door opened. I immediately heard music blasting from Harvey's office. I didn't even have a clue of what he was doing, I was just glad that he wasn't near us.

We started to run down the hallways, making no noise. I turned a corner, and suddenly I saw that bratty, familiar face. Brittany.

"Well look who it is! Little Two Face and her new bff!", she said with a smirk.

"Don't call me that!" I screamed taking the dagger out of my shoe and slashed her arm with it. She stumbled backwards and gripped her arm, which was now covered in blood. I took this chance to get the hell out of there.

"RUN!", I yelled to Shae. I still gripped her hand, making sure she was with me every step of the way. Brittany finally gained her strength back, and when she got close enough, I kicked her in the jaw, knocking her unconscious. But as I turned the last corner, someone was standing in front of the door, with a knife in his hand. Two Face.

"Hello Harvey!", I say with a smirk.

"Where do you think your going. And with my sacrifice? Tsk tsk. Bad decision.", he taunted, gripping the knife tightly.

"Someone is going to die tonight. And let me tell you something, It isn't going to be Shae, and it isn't going to be me." I said with confidence.

"We'll see about that.", he said.

I made the first move by slicing at him with my dagger, but I missed. He sliced back, and gave me a small cut in my arm. I returned it by stabbing him in the side with my weapon, but before I could push it in farther, he punched me, knocking me down to the floor. He took the dagger out of his side and threw it to the ground, acting as though I had given him a paper cut.

"Is that all you got?", he asked wickedly.

Suddenly, Shae stepped out of nowhere and kicked him square in the jaw... HARD. He doubled over, but regained his balance.

She dodged every single one of his punches, not gaining a scratch. She did eventually get some battle wounds that would require a few stitches, but nothing too bad. Once I regained my strength, I picked myself up and started to throw punches at Harvey. Shae and I were like the dynamic duo. We made such a great team!

Shae and I punched him in the chest at the same time, knocking him to the ground, leaving him unconscious. We took the opportunity to get out of the secret layer, once and for all. I led her out of the door and to the streets of Gotham, once again safe.

"Thank you so much Kate! I will never be able to show you how grateful I am. I would have never made it to my 20th Birthday without you!", she chuckled.

"Don't mention it Shae! Just doing my job!", I say. "Where do you live? I can walk you home."

"Oh... my home was... destroyed... by Two Face. When he came to capture me...", she started.

"Don't worry, you can stay with me at the manor!", I reassured her.

"OH MY GOD!!! ARE YOU FOR REAL??? I GET TO LIVE WITH... BATMAN!", she squealed.

"Yep! We have an extra room!", I told her.

"THANK YOU KATE!", she said wrapping me into a tight hug. As we were hugging, I saw a shadowy figure approach us. Once he got close enough, I could make out his face. A bloody Two Face, and he had just thrown his knife at Shae.

"SHAE GET DOWN!", I yell to her. But just as the knife was about to make contact with Shae's body, something came out of the sky and swooped us up to safety.