In statu nascendi (ch.39 up) - sequel to ATTFABH

[azina]

Must have been one of those temporary tattoos. Guess she was being sneaky with you afterall.

[blue-eyed struck]

MUHAHAHA!!

[fosforito]

hhehehe.. ;D


lalalaaaaaaaaa....... ;D ;D

[fosforito]

chapter 3 is ready!

I´ll start translate it now and I think it should be online in more or less two hours.

[fosforito]

Okay, here´s the third chapter!

Here the link, if you want to read it directly on the website:

Enjoy and as usual: please leave feedback!

Chapter 3 (First Contact)


Jane Deveraux had taken a cab to get from the airport to Gotham Central Court. During the ride she had stared out of the window without saying a word. Yes, she was at home again! And although she was at home, Gotham had become unfamiliar to her. This wasn´t the town, she had known once!

Suddenly she heard a loud „Beep“ and she felt a vibration in the pocket of her coat. It was her cell phone. Jane Deveraux put her hand into the pocket of her coat, pulled out her cell phone and flipped it open. „1 new SMS “, she could read on the display. She had been told not to make calls with her cell phone, but to leave it switched on to get further instructions.

She opened the SMS and found three words in it: „case: Victor Zsaz.“

So, this was the reason to have her driving to the court. The reason was this case and all persons who were involved in it. She was told to get into first contact.

`Alright!´, she thought.

„Is the court still far away from here?“, Miss Deveraux asked the taxi driver.

„Oh, not at all, Miss.“, he responded. „We´ll arrive there in about 2 minutes.“

„Please take the rear entrance.“, Miss Deveraux said, closing her cell phone and putting it again into the pocket of her coat.

The driver stopped. Jane Deveraux slipped him a bill into his hand. She knew, she had payed him a lot more than she was supposed to pay for the ride. The face of the driver brightened up when Jane got out of the taxi saying „Keep the rest.“

„Have a nice day, Miss!“, he said when Jane nodded at him to say good-bye and closed the door. Then she went upstairs to the rear entrance of the court building.

`I don´t remember this building being in this way.´, she thought when she stepped in. She had been here once, together with her father, but this was years ago.

The walls, the floors and the stairs were all made out of marble and the big columns were built in Dorian style. Different people were passing by: lawyers, judges, police officers. For a split second Jane felt herself to be at the wrong place. This was supposed to be a place of justice! But wasn´t she here to dispence justice, too?

Jane turned round the corner and looked at a small window right next to her. Over the window she could read „Information“. An elder man was sitting behind the window, looking friendly at Jane. She was confused for a split second and she didn´t move. The she stepped forward towards the window.

„Excuse me, Sir.“, she said and greeted the man. „Please could you tell me where to find the hearing of the case „Victor Zsaz“?“

„Hmm..“, the man responded, looking down to his flipchart lying in front of him. „.. let me see... oh, yes, here it is! Victor Zsaz! The hearing is taking place in room A 414.“

He pointed with his finger to the big wooden door with small windows in it and Jane gazed over to the door. She could see a young man with dark hair, wearing glasses and a young woman coming through the door. He was holding a briefcase in his hand and the young woman was telling him something, but Jane couldn´t hear what she was saying.

Then Jane could hear the young man shouting „Mr. Finch!“ to another man, when she turned around to the elder man again.

„You have to go through the door and then turn left at the end of the corridor. Then just a few meters more and you´ll get to room A 414.“

„Thank you very much.“, Jane responded politely, turned around and stepped forward heading to the door.

She gazed at the young man with the dark hair being a few meters away from her – und suddenly she felt uneasy when she noticed him approaching. Jane turned around heading to the stairs right next to her. She gripped the banisters, pretending to go upstairs. Jane turned around in a way to make sure the young man couldn´t look into her face when he passed by. She could see from the corner of her eye that the man didn´t payed attention to her at all – and this was good, because suddenly she knew who he was!

She looked after him, watching him turning right when he arrived at the end of the corridor – it was the opposite direction where she has come from. She could read „PARKING GARAGE“ written in big golden letters on the wall. Jane was sure, the young man was on his way there now!

Jane looked over to the young woman, talking now to the other man who was standing next to her the entire time.

`The first contact!!´, Jane thought.

She knew, she had to get into contact to both of them. But first, she would start with the young man!

Jane turned around, walking along the corridor to follow the young man into the parking garage.

[blue-eyed struck]

WHO IS SHE!!!? My only guess is she's some sort of assasin! I don't think she knows Crane from the past! I do think, however, that Crane and Jane are going to get very "friendly" very soon....knowing you Alex!

[fosforito]

^you´ll get to know in the next chapter who Jane Deveraux is.

I just need to translate it..

flygirl00 said:

WHO IS SHE!!!? My only guess is she's some sort of assasin! I don't think she knows Crane from the past! I do think, however, that Crane and Jane are going to get very "friendly" very soon....knowing you Alex!

[azina]

Are you saying they're going to boink in the parking garage?

[fosforito]

azina, you´re baaadd!!! hehe

azina said:

Are you saying they're going to boink in the parking garage?

[fosforito]

Okay, here´s the chapter No. 4!

Enjoy

Chapter 4 (Return from the Dead)

Jonathan Crane had pulled the car key out of his pocket and pressed the knob to unlock his car. He could hear a clicking tone an a loud „Beep“, confirming that his Jaguar was now open. He had parked his car backward into the parking lot. Jonathan opened the door and placed his briefcase on the front-seat when he suddenly could hear a voice.

„Jonathan Crane?“

Jonathan gazed into the direction where the voice came from, still the door-handle in his hand. He could see a figure standing in the shadow a few meters away from him. Although the parking garage was well-iluminated he couldn´t see the figure´s face.

„Who wants to know this?“, Jonathan Crane said and closed the door, then he stepped forward towards the dark figure, which was still standing at the same place as before. The person was still standing in the shadow and still, Jonathan couldn´t see the face.

„Let´s say, someone who would like to talk to you.“, the figure said and Jonathan could hear, it was a woman speaking to him.

He felt uncomfortable and even angry. He was angry about the fact, talking to someone without being able to look into each other´s face.

„Listen, I don´t have time for playing stupid games.“, Jonathan said with a hissing tone in his voice. „I don´t know who you are and what do you want. If you want to talk to me, make an appointment through my secretary. Good day.“

Jonathan turned around and went back to his car again.

“A Kraut and a Freak?... stranger things have happened before this yet!“, the woman said aloud.

Jonathan stopped and a shiver ran down his back. Slowly he turned around, his eyes widened.

„What..? What did you just say?“, Jonathan whispered and he felt his voice trembling. He couldn´t believe, what he heard about a second ago! It was something he didn´t hear for so many years now. Something he heard only from one certain person!

The figure stepped forward, out of the shadow. The light fell into her face and now Jonathan could see who the woman was – and he couldn´t believe, who was standing right in front of him. It was Alexandra!

„Jonathan..“, Alexandra said in a soft voice. „It´s me.. Alexandra..“

Jonathan shaked his head, unbelieving. He could feel his knees giving way, his eyes still widened and his mouth opened.

„This is impossible.. you.. you are.. you are dead!“, Jonathan stuttered, his body trembling, his heart pounding wildely.

Alexandra sighed.

„Even I believed that for a while.“, she said softly and gazed firmly into Jonathan´s eyes, but her voice was trembling. „But.. I´m back again. I came back, Jonathan. I´m alive and I came back.“

Alexandra stepped forward and reached out her hand to touch Jonathan, but he shrinked back.

„No, you don´t exist!“, Jonathan panted, still shaking his head. „Whoever you are, you´re not Alexandra. Alexandra Wentzler is dead!!“

„Jonathan! We need to talk!“, Alexandra said and she could hear her voice getting louder. „It´s really me, Jon. I´m alive and I came back. I am here, Jon! Please, I need to talk to you!“

Jonathan wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by a big noise. It was his beeper, clamped at the belt of his pants. Alexandra just watched Jonathan pressing the knob of his beeper with shaking hands. The beeping stopped.

„Jon..“, Alexandra started softly but Jonathan interrupted her.

„I.. I have to go.“, he stuttered, moving backwards to his car, almost stumbling over his own feet.

„Jonathan, wait!“, Alexandra shouted and made a step forward. „Don´t go away now!!“

But now Jonathan jumped to his car, he wrenched the door open, got into his car and started the motor in a hurry.

„Jonathan!“, Alexandra yelled, just looking at him when he pushed gas pedal down to the bottom and rushed out of the parking garage with squealing wheels.

`Dammit!!´, Alexandra thought.

She had feared, Jonathan wouldn´t believe her but she didn´t expected at all he would react in this way.

„So, how would you have reacted then?“, Alexandra said to herself.

`Stop, Alex! Now, use your brain!´, she thought. `Think about, what you´ll doing next. Think about how and where you could find him!´

But where to look for him? She didn´t have any idea what was Jonathan doing usually . But then she had an idea.

`Maybe there´s someone who knows where to find Jonathan.´, Alexandra thought.

How was her name?... Dawn?..Dawes? Yes, this was it, Dawes!
Rita? Rita Dawes?... No, it wasn´t that name!
Regina Dawes? No! This wasn´t it either!
RACHEL! Rachel Dawes!! Exactly, this was her name!

`Hurry up, Alex. maybe she´s still in this corridor.´, Alexandra thought when she ran out of the parking garage, jumping upstairs to get there again where she has been before.

[blue-eyed struck]

*exalt* NAME CHANGE!!! VERY CLEVER!!!!

;D Now it's gettin good! ;D

azina said:

Are you saying they're going to boink in the parking garage?

AHAHAHA! AZINA, shame on you! And yes...now that we know who it is... Definitely...probably not in a parking garage, but it's happening!

[fosforito]

oh thank you, thank you

BUT.

don´t only think about the sex, ladies.

There´s a LOOOTT of stuff happening in the story.

This was just the beginning

flygirl00 said:

*exalt* NAME CHANGE!!! VERY CLEVER!!!!

;D Now it's gettin good! ;D

azina said:

Are you saying they're going to boink in the parking garage?

AHAHAHA! AZINA, shame on you! And yes...now that we know who it is... Definitely...probably not in a parking garage, but it's happening!

[azina]

Yes, I'm giving you an exalt too for this very good chapter! Wow, Jon was SCARED!! lol Alex back from the dead indeed.

[fosforito]

oh WOW, thank you very much

azina said:

Yes, I'm giving you an exalt too for this very good chapter! Wow, Jon was SCARED!! lol Alex back from the dead indeed.

[blue-eyed struck]

fosforito said:

oh thank you, thank you

BUT.

don´t only think about the sex, ladies.

There´s a LOOOTT of stuff happening in the story.

This was just the beginning

Oh that makes me sound like a...well...

Anyhoo.... there definitely is alot more going on, I fully agree with you.. We still haven't seen much of the Scarecrow.. Can't wait to see Crane's evil side!