Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy belong to DC comics

X Men belong to Marvel

Storm and Professor X were in the control booth, Storm started the program. Robots, automated guns and mechanical arms came out of the walls and began attacking them.

"Cool" Harley said smiling.

She hit a robot with the hammer, sending it flying into a wall. She smashed another. Ivy tossed a few seeds on the ground. The seeds immediately sprouted vines that began to ensnare the robots. Harley saw a robot coming up behind Ivy.

She pulled the knife out of her boot and yelled "Red duck!"

Ivy dropped to one knee as Harley threw the knife. The knife passed over her and hit the robot in the head, knocking it down. The robot laid still.

Ivy stood up and shot two vines at Harley as she yelled "split and shoot!"

Harley did a spilt, dropping below the vines. She drew her revolver and laid on her back as the vines destroyed a mechanical arm ending in large shears and a robot. Harley took aim at another robot and shot it in the head. She jumped to her feet, put the revolver in its holster and grabbed her hammer.

"Very impressive" Xavier said.

"I wouldn't mind seein' that split shoot thing again" Wolverine said.

"Logan!" Storm said.

"What?!" he asked "it's a compliment."

"Stay focused" Storm said as a large mechanical arm knocked Wolverine into a wall.

He stood up, extended his claws and said "alright Storm, turn up the difficulty. Show these rookies what the Danger Room's all about."

More robots and mechanical arms came out of the walls as the automated guns began firing faster. Harley and Ivy moved back to back a few feet away from each other. They were doing good between Ivy's vines and Harley's hammer.

"Truly test their skills" Xavier said to storm.

A flamethrower came out of the wall and began burning Ivy's plants. A mechanical arm ending in a saw shot towards them and cut the head off of Harley's hammer.

"Not good" Harley said.

She and Ivy backed up until their backs touched.

"Bullets?" Ivy asked.

"Five" Harley said as she drew her revolver "seeds?"

"Three" Ivy said "we're in trouble" she smiled "just like old times."

"Hell, we've faced worse odds before" Harley said smiling "ya and me against the world."

A spider like robot charged them.

"Red! Heads up!" Harley yelled as she tossed her revolver up.

Harley took a breath and stepped towards the robot charging them. Ivy grabbed the revolver out of the air and turned towards Harley. Harley grabbed the robot by one of its legs and with a groan, threw it at a wall. Using the robot's own momentum against it.

"You ok?" Ivy asked.

"Bettah than that robot" Harley said.

"Did you strain yourself or hurt yourself?" Ivy asked as she handed her the revolver back.

"I'll be ok" Harley said "ya can play doctah and check it out later."

Wolverine walked over and said "I'm impressed Blondie."

Harley raised her revolver and said "don't move!"

"Excuse me?" He asked.

Harley fired, the bullet scraped Logan's right cheek and his ears were ringing as blood ran out of his ear.

"Stop the simulation!" Logan yelled.

The Danger Room shut down.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Logan yelled in Harley's face.

"What?!" Harley yelled "I sav-"

"SHUT IT!" Logan yelled "you moron! What the hell do you even offer this team?! NOTHING! oooh you're strong and you've got a gun. I've killed more people like you than I can count! You're useless!" He backhanded her and yelled "get out of my sight!"

Harley put the revolver back in the holster and walked away, out of the Danger Room. Logan crossed his arms as Harley left.

"Good riddance" he said "stupid bi-"

He was cut off as a vine wrapped around his neck tightly, cutting off his air supply. Two more grabbed his arms and pulled them straight out, away from his body. He was turned and found himself met by the fiercest glare he had ever seen.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Ivy asked.

"Your friend shot me" Logan choked out.

The vines spun him around and he saw a robot on the ground with a bullet hole in its head.

"If you had paid attention to your surroundings after you told them to turn up the difficulty she wouldn't have had to shoot the robot behind you!" Ivy yelled "Harley suffered at the hands of an abusive man who tore her down, yelled at her, beat her, hit her and much worse. She has recovered very well, but incidents like that tend to put a damper on her spirits and give her flashbacks." She spun him back around so he was facing her and said "you say you can heal from anything. Ever been filled with the most potent plant toxins in the world?"

"Pamela, please stop" Xavier said "come on, let's go talk to Harley and see if she is alright."

"Fine" Ivy said.

She turned and walked towards the exit.

"Please release Logan" Xavier said "I want him to come along."

Ivy looked at Logan and said "if you so much as breathe in a way I don't like, I'll put your healing to the ultimate test. Clear?"

"Yeah, I got it" Logan said.

The vines released him and he followed Ivy out.

"She went to the uniform storage room" Xavier said.

As they approached the room, the door opened and Harley stepped out. She was looking down at the floor, avoiding looking them in the eye and her body language was screaming submission. Her eyes were red and there were tear lines down her cheeks. She was back in her street clothes. She silently stepped towards Xavier and held her uniform out towards him.

"Harleen?" Xavier said.

She didn't even try to correct him, she just dropped the uniform in his lap and walked away.

"Harl?" Ivy asked.

Harley just kept walking.

"Hey Blondie" Logan said.

Harley sped up and went towards the elevator.

Ivy sighed and said "stay here, both of you."

She ran to catch up to Harley.

"Harl wait" she said gently.

Harley stopped, but didn't turn around.

"Harl, please look at me" Ivy said.

Harley slowly turned, but kept her eyes downcast.

"That reminded you if him, didn't it?" Ivy asked.

Harley nodded.

"I'm sorry, but it's ok, he's not here" Ivy said "he's dead*, you're safe now. You're with Red remember?"

Harley looked up slightly. Ivy smiled warmly and opened her arms. They were immediately filled with the crying blond.

Ivy closed her arms around Harley and said "it's ok Sweet Pea."

Harley buried her face in the crook of Ivy's neck and sobbed.

Ivy gently rubbed her back and said "shhh, it's ok Harl."

Logan walked up and said "hey Blon- Harley."

Harley lifted her eyes slightly and looked into Ivy's. Blue eyes meeting green.

"It's ok to be mad at him" Ivy whispered "you didn't do anything wrong. Don't be afraid, be strong."

Ivy smiled and Harley nodded slightly. She let go of Ivy and stood up. She quickly wiped her eyes and turned to glare at Logan.

"What do you want?" Harley asked.

"I…I'm sorry" Logan said "I didn't know a robot was coming up behind me."

"'Course ya didn't" Harley said "you told Stormy to make it harder, then lost ya focus. Ya heal fast so ya think ya're invincible and ya don't need nobody. Y'also have serious trust issues. So instead of lookin' to see why I shot or what I shot at, ya immediately attacked me. Because deep down ya expect everyone ya try to trust to turn on ya."

Logan was looking at her with her mouth open.

"How?" he asked.

"I'm a licensed psychiatrist" Harley said "I used to get paid to examine people like ya. I simply read your expressions and body language since we got here."

Logan sighed and said "well Doc, let's go back to the Danger Room and you can show me what you can really do."

Suddenly an alarm went off.

"Or not" Logan said.

"What is that?" Harley asked.

"An intruder" Xavier said.

Harley drew her revolver and said "show time."

*reference to my story Harley and Ivy: Last Clown Standing