"And how is everything going with the Knight?" Scarecrow asked while examining his toxin being manufactured in Ace Chemicals.

"As planned. I still can't help but be nervous about the other supervillains. They're loose cannons. Two-Face and Penguin can't be in the same room without trying to kill each other."

"Don't worry." Scarecrow turned around and started walking towards me. "They'll be under control. Those two will be separate enough to ensure the success." He stopped within a few feet in front of me and moved a strand of hair out of my face. My breath hitched in my throat. He's never been this gentle with me. "You've been by my side for so long. Four years now." He rested his forehead against mine. I felt my face heat up at this contact. He looked be straight in the eye. "Thank you."

My mouth dried up. I nodded as best I could. Hesitantly, I wrapped my arms around him. He returned the gesture. I felt safe, probably for the first time in my life.

"Get over here Catcher!" the Knight yelled over his shoulder. "We're going to re-station in Ace Chemicals and join up with Crane." I became nervous, but hurried after the Knight.

He stepped into the SUV we used to pass as civilians. Its interior was altered to mimic that of more military styled vehicles. It was also reinforced, made to be resistant to gun fire and bombs. Under the floor were guns, grenades, and gas canisters. While it looked pedestrian, it was anything but.

The Knight looked at me. His head tilted ever so slightly while he sat across from me. "What?" I questioned and quirked an eyebrow.

"Your pulse is faster than normal."

"How did you?"

"This helmet isn't just for a disguise, Catcher. I can read everyone's vitals. And your pulse is faster. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." I crossed my arms and sat straighter. I cursed myself, knowing that was a dead giveaway that I was lying. "I'm just a bit nervous is all. What if the bomb at Ace Chemicals doesn't work?"

"Crane didn't tell you?"

"Tell me what?"

"The contingency plan? We have Stagg working on a cloud burst that will still disperse the toxin in Gotham, the cloud burst." I stared at Knight shocked, what wasn't Crane telling me? "So he didn't tell you. Did he tell you about Ivy?"

"No, what happened?"

"Crane's taken her hostage. She refused to help and the toxin doesn't affect her. Looks like he's not filling you in on everything." I hung my head and stared at my hands. I thought I was his closest ally, but he was telling Knight everything.

The SUV came to a stop. Knight put a hand up towards the ceiling and leaned towards me to look out the window. With a grunt, he sat back down and crossed his arms. I glanced at what he was looking at. Cops were outside of Ace Chemicals.

"It seems like they're snooping. We'll have to take care of that," the Arkham Knight muttered darkly as the SUV continued through the building. Once it parked, Knight took out a radio. "I want those cops taken down. No one escapes." A confirmation was sent back over the radio. Knight looked my way. "Let's go, Catcher."

Once we were out of the vehicle, Knight made quick work with the cops – shooting them. He glanced at their badges and murmured they were some of Gordon's men: that the Batman had sent them there. He walked faster towards Crane with me in tow.

"Hold up," one of Crane's body guards ordered. He held a hand out in front of me and glared accusingly. "Just who are you?"

"She's my partner," Knight stated and took a step forward.

"Sorry." The guard wasn't at all intimidated by Knight's presence. "Scarecrow's orders. No one unauthorized past this point."

"Relax," a new voice sounded from behind the guard. "She's one of my subordinates." My hands clenched into a fist, but I bit my tongue and followed Scarecrow towards the reactant lab.

"Check the pH level for me, Catcher," Scarecrow commanded and motioned for Knight to follow him. I snatched the readers off the counter and glared at Scarecrow's back. What was going on in his mind? He wasn't trusting me with anything, I was lower than him. He didn't want me around. Was he going to betray me just like Gotham?

"I'll be back, Catcher," Knight spoke and nodded his head towards me. Even though he looked directly at me, he didn't say a word about me glaring at Scarecrow. Knight treated me as an equal, even though he was forced to be with me.

Just like that, I felt my sense of loyalty shift.

-A/N-

Alright, so two more chapters after this. And then I'll probably be done with the story. Arkham Knight events will take place next chapter, so it'll probably be long. Then conclusion. Sowee, but school has started and I don't have time for this fic…Plus, I'm planning on going back to one of my older fics and adding onto it.