Rubbish blew like tumble weed in the empty streets of Gotham. It wasn't all that late but not a villain scaled the road. The sun was setting and the sky turned into a dreamy peachy blur above the city. The wind blew soft but she got a shiver. Ivy was outside her greenhouse, waiting. Eddie said that they'd arrive at seven o'clock and it was ten past seven. This scared her as Eddie was the punctual one and to call him late would be a serious insult, even if you were joking. Speaking of jokes, Pamela turned at the sound of a car's tyres screeching down the alley and she instantly knew who was creating the racket. Following three 'beeps' of a car horn, she heard manic laughing from the maniac himself. As the car swerved closer, she saw the lime and blonde-haired clowns jumping up and down in the front of the auto mobile They pulled up inches in front of Ivy and she sighed in relief.

"Apologies for our lateness, Pam. Jack and Harley couldn't decide what to wear." As he spoke, Edward shot an irritant look at the pair.

"Come on, Eddie boy! Ya gotta let me borrow your mean wheels sometime; I might even change the sound of your car horn to a recording of you saying 'Riddle me this! Riddle me this! Riddle me this!" The Joker laughed and Edward looked annoyed. Jack grabbed Harley's hands and started dancing with her to his repeated words of, "Riddle me this! Riddle me this!" As if it was a song.

Selina, whilst all this was going on, slid up to Ivy and gave her a brief hug. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Of course," replied Ivy. "Why wouldn't I be?" She smiled weakly.

"Don't play dumb with me flower pot; I know jealousy when I see it." Selina gave Ivy an informed look. They walked over to Edward, who was still in a huff because of the terrible twosome and their stupid dancing.

"Eddie, shouldn't we start the plan now?" asked Ivy.

"You're absolutely right! Listen up kids! Kitten, darling, you know where you're going, bring Joker and set up phase one. Ivy and I will wait on your call and commence phase two. Understood?" The Riddler talked with inspiring confidence and the others paid attention.

"Time is of an essence, ladies, so shall we?" Eddie questioned the group. Selina nodded and got into the deep green car with Jack and Ivy and Edward entered the greenhouse.

"Hey! What about me?" Harley said with sadness in her voice as the car sped away.

Edward walked back out of Ivy's and tapped Harley's shoulder. "You're with us, crazy."

Harley smiled and skipped into Ivy's home.

To be continued…