"Puddin'!" Harley ran into the clown's waiting arms, seeming to forget all about the important mission we were on. My fists were beginning to shake in rage. She had forgiven him again for what he had done to her. Just like always.
"Hello Harley-girl! Whatever might you be doing here with the weed lady?" The bastard grinned at me and I wanted to throw myself on him and choke his scraggy white neck until there was no more foul breath left in him to utter anything else ever again. Harley was giggling and nuzzling his neck, kissing his cheek affectionately.
"Red and I are on a mission. We're gonna get the emerald."
"Izzat so? What a charming coincidence! That's exactly why I'M here. Small world, huh?"
I walked forward and pushed Harley away from him, snarling into his face, "Get lost clown. This is girls only!"
The bastard sneered and looked over at Batman, now a slumbering stone on the ground. "An' just what did you two little pixies do to ole Batsy there? Why'd ya have to go and ruin all the fun I've been planning to tackle him with?"
Harley nuzzled his repulsive face with her cheek, perhaps trying to divert his mind away from the fact that it was our fault. I couldn't stand to see her clinging to him that way like a miserable child. "Aw, we didn't mean ta, Mistah J. Red an' I had no clue that you were gonna be here too."
Joker gave her a sickening smile. "You ruined my fun, Pooh. All of Daddy's hard planning. Naughty, naughty." I was so infuriated right now that I couldn't move; the Darkonus was quivering in my bag, eager to spray another victim.
Why isn't Harley getting away from him? He better not hurt her or…SMACK!
Before I could move, he slapped Harley across the cheek, making her fall to the ground in a whimpering heap. I screamed in rage and flung myself at him, clawing at him with my nails, ready to suffocate his grinning face so that he would never be able to utter his revoltinglaughter ever again.
"No, Red! Don't hurt 'im! My fault! I deserved it! My fault!"
Harley's words were dead to me as I brought him to the ground, relishing the blood that trickled from the clown's face. I was going to kill him…rid myself, Harley and all of Gotham of this miserable excuse of a human being. From beneath me, the clown was shrieking with laughter.
In a flash, I pulled out the Darkonus and sprayed as hard as I could, turning the hated freak into a slumbering body. It was my big chance to kill him while he slept. Behind me, Harley was screaming.
Then suddenly, I flew through the air and hit the floor with a crash. Batman was up. He must have brought an antidote with him in advance and had only been playing possum. Just great.
"Ivy, you, Quinn, and Joker are going back to Arkham. Don't make me hurt you."
Snarling, I let loose my killer vines to take the caped man down for ruining my chance. Harley was at Joker's side, clinging on to his snoozing body as if her were dead. Everything was ruined.
Batman struggled with the vines as they brought him to the floor with their strangling grasp. I knew I had to get Harley and myself out of here before we both got sent back to the dreaded asylum.
"Harley, let's go now! Leave Joker so that we can get out while Batman's down!"
She looked up at me, her blue eyes flooding with tears. "You used the plant on my Puddin'…you want me to just leave him…"
"Come on! Get up, there's no time for this!"
I pulled her arm and forced her to her feet, dragging her along as we ran down the siren-screaming halls of the museum. If we weren't careful, the cops would get us if Batman didn't.
Dodging flying Batarangs, Harley and I ran towards the emergency exit and fled into the woods nearby. We had managed to make it out. Batman would only be taking Joker to Arkham today. We were safe for now.
Harley sat up next to me from underneath the bushes we were hiding under, her eyes beginning to blaze in anger at what I had done to her boyfriend
All Hell was about to break loose.