One week later, 12:47pm
Harley was watching tv in the rec room while ivy was starring out the window.
"It's a beautiful day."
"This is hilarious. They've got this dr Elliot guy ranting about batman. He's a riot!"
"I wish I could feel the warm sun. But I feel like a tree locked in a closet."
"Don't worry red, I'm sure they'll let you back out soon. Um...why don't they let you out anymore?"
"Your boyfriend. Remember when I told you he destroyed my friends in the garden for fun?"
"Yeah. What about it?"
"They let me regrow everything. So I took advantage and added a few special...flowers."
"What kind of flowers?"
"The kind that destroy your nervous system painlessly. I let the pollen into the water supply. Unfortunately, the clown caught on. Damn, I was pissed. But I did take out a couple guards. So now they won't let me outside."
"You tried to kill mr j?"
"Tried. But failed."
"You won't do it again, will you?"
Ivy gets up and hugs Harley.
"Only if he tries to hurt you again. If I even hear that he sent you to the infirmary again... you don't want to know what I'll do to him."
Two days later, 9am, session 8
Harley was annoyed to learn that she finally had a new doctor. Dr Samantha Thompson. Especially since she was woken up after she had fallen back asleep after breakfast. It had taken the staff about a month to find a doctor willing to treat her. As Harley sat uncomfortably strapped to her seat. Her doctor was biting her lip.
"So... Harley. What do you want to talk about?"
Harley raised an eyebrow.
"Can we talk about anything?"
"Of corse."
"Ok then... Today they had oatmeal for breakfast. I hate oatmeal. Can't I get any better food?"
"Maybe if you could behave yourself and showed improvement, you could be rewarded."
"But seeing mr j is reward enough. I don't mind sucky food as long as I'm still with him."
"How can you still stand him after what he's done to you?"
"Everything he does. It's because he loves me."
"The bruises, the wounds?"
"Every one is a present. They show just how much he loves me."
"The joker isn't capable of love. It goes against his psychological nature."
"Well he does."
8pm
A massive riot had broken out at arkham. Most of the low level inmates had fled while the riddler and two face had risen to power. All this over the corse of two hours.
8:30pm
Harley was sleeping in her cell when a gas canister rolled in. Before she could react, she was falling into unconsciousness.
9pm
Ivy was all on board for the joker trial that some of the inmates were planning. That is, until she learned her role. She was sitting in the 'courtroom' riddler and two face had created. She had to admit, it looked impressive. Scarecrow was the one to break the news to her.
"What do you mean I am harleys attorney?!"
"Your the only one who actually likes her. So it seemed logical."
"Eddie doesn't exactly 'like' joker, but he's his attorney! Besides, she shouldn't even be on trial!"
"Everyone voted for it. She did fall head first in love with him. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll go easy on her."
"Don't you make that decision?"
"No. After I decide the verdict, they vote on the punishment."
"Fine. I'll defend that poor, clueless girl. But only because I don't want Eddie doing it. With joker cracking his ribs and all. When's the trial?"
"Two hours. Eddies talking to joker. I suggest you get Harley and come up with some type of defense. She's gonna need it. And please don't plead insanity. That won't work here."
Ivy stormed out of the fake courtroom and to the cell where Harley was being held. Once she reached the cell, she noticed harley was sitting with her knees to her chest. And she was crying.
"Harl?"
Harley looked up and smiled at ivy.
"So your going to help me?"
"Yes. As much as I can. But if you want to live thru this, you need to pull some sympathy act or something. If you act like you love him, they won't hold back. Maybe we could try Stockholm."
"But I do love him. And he will be there. If I say I don't...he'll be mad at me."
"Face it. He's dead anyway. But you have the whole sweet and innocent look going for you. In a courtroom full of men, it couldn't hurt to flirt a little."
"It would hurt mr j."
Ivy began rubbing her forehead.
"Just let me do the talking. Ok?"
Harley nods sadly.
11pm
Harley and ivy were at a table next to the one where joker and riddler sat. Two face was waiting and giving joker a cold stare as he flipped his coin over and over again. Scarecrow waited patiently. Ivy was getting frustrated.
"Can we start now?"
Scarecrow smirked.
"Not until our security gets here."
"Security?"
"Straight from blackgate."
Deadshot walked thru the door to the fake courtroom and took his place next to the scarecrow. Ivy looked nervous and Harley nudged her arm.
"Whos that guy?"
"To put it simply, we try to run, we're dead before we get to the door."
Scarecrow banged a gavel against his table.
"Order! Now we begin the trial of the inmates of arkham vs the joker and his acomplice, Harley Quinn. We'll start with the jokers side. Nigma, when your ready."
The riddler stands up.
"Thank you crane. My client, nobody here is fond of. Obviously. But I do not believe that he deserves a swift death. Think about it. He doesn't even care if he lives or dies. Hell, he'd probably be laughing his head off as we put a bullet in his head. So killing him would be pointless, so I say we let him go. Besides, if we bumped him off, his little puppet would flip out and kill us all. That's all."
The riddler sits down. Scarecrow turns to two face.
"Well, Harvey. It appears you aren't needed after all."
Two face mumbles to himself as he sits down. Scarecrow turns to ivy.
"Your turn Pamela."
Ivy stands up.
"My client is innocent. She was simply a victim of the jokers manipulation. She didn't do anything wrong. If you punish her, it will prove nothing. That's all."
Ivy sits down. Harley turns to her.
"You couldn't come up with anything else?"
"I'm not a people person."
The scarecrow stands up.
"With all the evidence presented..."
Ivy cuts in.
"Wait. We only get to defend our clients once?!"
"Sorry. Thats what was voted on. So anyway, I believe that Harley is inocent. But the joker is very much guilty. Harvey, what punishment do you see fit?"
Two face stands back up.
"Nigma's right. We can't kill joker. But we can kill the only thing important to him."
The joker cuts in.
"Go ahead!"
"But although he can't see it in person, I propose his punishment to be that he has to watch his girlfriend be tortured to death via video feed."
Harleys mouth drops open. Ivy stands up.
"That's not fair! My client was tried as inocent!"
Scarecrow clears his throat.
"The punishment stands. It will be initiated tomorrow at sunrise. Until then, she is allowed her last requests."
Harley raises her hand.
"Can I be with mr j tonight?"
"No. But any other somewhat reasonable request is fine. I will do the execution. Court dismissed."
The joker stands up and turns to the riddler.
"Dodged the bullet there. Now I'm killing two birds with one stone."
Harley storms over to the joker.
"What is that supposed to mean?!"
"Oh Harley don't you get it? This way I get to try and kill bats for another day AND get you out of my hair. Two birds with one stone."
"But...but I thought you loved me."
"Sure I do. That's why I need to get rid of you."
Harley is about to punch the joker when she is pulled out of the courtroom by deadshot. She is led back to her cell. Once deadshot closes the door he begins to walk away.
"If I'm gonna die anyway, why don't you just shoot me so I don't have to suffer?"
"Because your tougher than you look. I'm sure you'll find some way out. Besides, he just threw you in front of the bus to save his own ass. You have that anger to keep you going. Find a way out, then kick him in the face for me."
Deadshot disappears and Harley sits down on the floor.
"Well harls, it's official. First you date an overprotective jerk, then you date a guy who loves you to death...literally. You have the worst taste in men."
