Harley Quinn's 'Revenge'
Chapter 1
(A/N: THIS is the sequel to Vanished. If you have not read it you might want to. Just a heads up!)
Harley opened her eyes. She forced herself out of bed. It was another day. Another long 24 hours without him. It had been a month now. All she ever did was lay around and cry. Ivy was concerned but Harley continued to push her away.
"Harley I made some pancakes. Would you care for some?" Ivy said through the closed door. Harley opened the door. Her hair a mess. She was wearing one of his tees. "Oh my God, you stink. Are you ready to come out of hiding yet?"
Harley nodded. "I'll take a shower but I'm not hungry. Thank you." She heard her stomach growl and began to feel nauseous. She looked at her reflection in the mirror and began to cry again. Her hair a tangled mess with dark roots on top of the blonde. She turned on the water and ran a warm bath. She stripped her shirt and stepped inside feeling her muscles relax. She closed her eyes. She wanted to carry on with life but didn't know how to function. Mister J had been teaching her and showing her everything and now she felt lost. Things could never be the same again as she was now a wanted criminal. She no longer was Doctor Harleen Quinzel, but rather Harley Quinn. Tears began to escape. She wrapped the towel around her and brushed her hair. "At least I smell better." She tried to smile but nothing worked. She felt a sharp pain in her lower stomach. "What the fuck..." She held her stomach then fell back. She began to sweat. "Ivy!" She screamed as she slid down the wall to her knees.
Ivy heard her scream and immediately rushed to the bathroom. She opened the door. "Harley are you alright? What's wrong?" She knelt beside her.
"Something is terribly wrong. There's a sharp pain in my stomach and it hurts like hell."
Ivy felt of her forehead."You're burning up sweetie. Are you feeling sick?"
"No. Worse!" She screamed in pain. "It hurts..." She turned around and began puking blood. "Red, I think I'm dying..." She passed out.
"Harley! Harley! Harley..." Ivy was concerned. She was losing her only friend. What was happening? She picked her up and laid her on the couch covering her with a blanket. A month prior Batman had came up with an antidote to the vampire beast curse Joker had started. He injected Harley with it before she escaped Arkham making her human again. Ivy wondered if this was a late side effect. She made her some special tea and helped get it down her throat. "Drink this Harley it will help." She helped her sit up. Harley began to cough up more blood.
"What's happening to me?" She was weak.
"I'm not sure but I'll help you find out. Just rest."
"I'm cold." She shivered and began to shake.
Ivy picked up the phone to call someone who might be able to help.
An Hour later...
A knock at the door. Ivy rushed to open it. "Thank God Johnny. I think Harley is dying..."
He rushed over to her side and observed her. She was pale and very cold. "What happened?"
"Nothing she just started vomiting blood and then coughing it up and eventually passed out."
He checked her blood pressure and temperature everything was low. He listened to her heartbeat and it was very faint and slow. "I think something is affecting the antidote Batman injected her with. Some sort of toxin..."
Ivy looked at him. "Do you think it's failing and she is going to change again?"
"No it's not possible. That antidote is most powerful and highly effective." He pressed on her stomach and felt something. "Oh shit!" He grabbed his stethoscope and listened.
"Crane what is it?"
"Two heartbeats, one slightly stronger and faster than her own."
"That's impossible... Right?" She asked.
"No, anything is possible especially with the Joker and that beast involved."
"But he's dead now."
"Are you certain?"
"Wait what the hell do you mean am I certain? I watched Batman kill him!"
"Correction Miss Isley, you observed the Batman injecting the antidote into him. The Joker is indeed alive and locked beneath Arkham in a top secret cell that no one knows about. They want it to remain silent and that everyone thinks him to be dead. As for the beast his whereabouts are unknown."
"Oh shit... We're doomed. The spawn of Satan is growing inside my friend and God only knows what's about to happen with this but we both know it won't end well."
"Just keep her relaxed and calm. If she loses her temper or gets upset I can't promise we will be able to stop her from doing serious damage. Keep this between us... Oh and Ivy, it's going to grow fast."
Ivy nodded and showed him out then went to pour herself a drink. "Well fuck me."
...
Harley opened her eyes. She was wearing red sweats and felt warmer. "Red? When did I fall asleep on the couch?"
"Last night while drinking. I let you stay there because you were too drunk to function."
"Oh... Can I have some water?"
"Sure." She handed her a bottle of water.
Harley drank the entire bottle and sat up. She went to the bathroom and stared in the mirror at her reflection. She lifted her shirt and observed a small but obvious bulge in her lower abdomen. She rested her hand on it. "Red! What's going on? What the fuck is this? This isn't from drinking!"
Ivy knew she had to tell her. "Harley you're pregnant. That's all we know."
"No shit, wait we? Who's we?"
"Jonathan Crane came to help examine you after you passed out."
"I think I'm going to be sick..." She held her head. "How did this happen?"
"I think you know how a baby is conceived but with the how you were a beast issue we don't know what it will look or even be like."
"A baby Mister J." She smiled. "Oh Red this is great... I will teach him or her and together we can get revenge for their father and kill Batman." She skipped into the kitchen for a snack.
"Yeah if you say so..." Ivy looked at the floor. "We're doomed."
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Thoughts? Hope you all enjoyed!