Ace up the Sleeve
PREFACE:
Yet again, the Caped Crusader had caught the notorious clowns that had escaped from Arkham for the millionth time. Both Harley Quinn and Joker were thrown into their separate cells on opposite ends of the facility. Little did Joker know, Harley had been feeling a little under the weather. Harley tried her best to hide it from her Mistah J.; however, word spreads quickly throughout Arkham Asylum.
Weeks and weeks after being caught, Harley quickly found out she was with-child. Knowing that her puddin would not approve of the newborn once it had arrived, she had begged and pleaded the guard and Psychiatrists not to say a word to him or any of the other inmates. Harley had then been moved to solitary making others think she has gone insane again. As she sat there thinking about what will happen to the child once it was born, her stomach was growing along with her anxiety. With every kick she felt, she knew she had to give her child up.
"Well, Miss Quinn," said Dr. Joan Leland, Harley's most trustworthy and caring doctor had started, "I have no idea how you plan on keeping this from Joker, sooner or later, he will find out…"
"As much as the idea hurts me, Dr. Leland, I plan to give the child up after it's born. God knows how much puddin's probably upset with me already, knowin that we- i…I mean I gave us up to B-man." Harley replied.
Joan knows the relationship The Joker and Harley have towards each other. She certainly feels bad that Harley has to give up a child because she is too afraid of her boyfriend.
"But Harley, wouldn't you think that people will question the whereabouts of your child as it is in a child care facility?" Joan asked.
"It has crossed my mind, but…" Harley looked around the room making sure there was no one around. She began to whisper, "But if you help me escape, just this one time? So I can find it a home?"
Joan quickly replied back, "Harley! You know I can't do that! I can lose my job!"
"I know you can't, but it's the only chance I have to save the baby!" she looked down at her overgrown stomach and caressed it as if it was the joker's forest green hair, "PLEASE , Joan, Please! I don't want my puddin to think anything different of me! Especially if he hurts it and I defend my child! PLEASE!"
Joan knew she was taking a big risk. She lowered her head down at the notes she had taken from the session. She nodded slowly. Harley began to smile with tears in her eyes. She reached out to Joan for a hug, when all of a sudden; Harley felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. She cringed, and Joan knew exactly what was happening. Dr. Leland jumped off her chair and ran to the call button near the door. Seconds later, EMT's and security guards piled into the room, and carried Quinn off to the medical wing. As they passed the hall of all the super criminals, Ivy, Two Face, Mad Hatter, and primarily, the Joker's eyes grew wide as they saw Harley on a gurney being rushed across to the medical wing. Harley glanced at the Joker in that split second and saw his oversized grin grow into a malicious scowl. Harley tried to say she was sorry, but the pains were too much to take to say anything. She knew he would try to break out of his cell to harm her or possibly, the baby; but she could not think about that right now. All she knew is that she had an operation to go through after her child was born.
Twelve hours later, Harley gave birth to a baby girl. The doctors only let her see it for a minute before taking it away. They had handcuffed her to the bed so she could not leave the room or try to escape. As they took the child out of her arms, she felt as much emotional pain as she had when the guards took her beloved patient, The Joker away from her before she went insane. Even though Harley had been sedated from the birth, she never fell asleep.
That night, she was left in the medical wing. With her eyes wide open, all she could think about was her child. The time had come. Joan stood outside the door to Harley's room, quietly knocking. Harley grinned and tried to get out of bed. With her free hand, Harley had managed to reach a pin out of her hair to pick the lock. She quietly freed herself and tip toed over to the unlocked door. Dr. Leland was holding the child and they sneaked out of the building. As they began to leave the outside premises, the guards started notice the movement and shined the light on them. Joan's eye grew fearful. She pushed the girl into Harley's hand and pushed her to run. Harley began running, and clutching her girl for dear life. As Harley ran, she began to start feeling dizzy and sedated. She knew the anesthesia was starting to get to her. Still, she ran. As she grew closer to Gotham, she knew Bat-Brain would be following her tracks by now. She began to tear up and think that she wasn't going to make it. Still, she ran.
She made it to the outskirts of Gotham and began to see the shadows of the Bat's wings. She ran through the ally way and made it to a town home. She had recognized it from before. There, she left her only child on the door step and rang the doorbell. She looked around to see if the Bat was still on her tail. Next thing she knows, she is dangling upside down from being held by her foot. She looked down to see a woman pick up her child and bring her back in. as Batman brought her face to his, she knew she was going back to Arkham. She gave in to the Bat and walked herself to the batmobile. She looked back at the home that was now caring for her child. "I'll never forget you…Ace" she said as Batman drove her back to where she came from.
Author's Note: this story has been in my head for MONTHS now! I am SOO glad i finally get to share it with the world! More is to come and i hope you guys come back for it! 3