Nightwing's Nightingale
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters just the plot
Pairing: Richard Dick Grayson/Nightwing Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
Chapter 10
"I swear I'll kill that bastard next time I lay eyes on him," Ivy growled. Harley wiped her eyes. She told Ivy the entire story, not omitting the rape and beatings. The promise of death.
"I'd surely be dead if Batman and Nightwing hadn't come. They've been nursing me back to health. It confuses me...I mean its like Nightwing really cares for me, but I'm a criminal. One that he's put in jail time and time again. Why would he care? Why hasn't he just taken me to jail? Let them patch me up...?"
"I need to find out where you are. I'm sure they'll just throw you in jail as soon as you're better. Joker would hear about you being there and surely come for you!"
"But...he promised that he wouldn't take me back. He said that he would watch over me, even after I'm better."
"And you trust him?" Ivy laughed in disbelief, patiently waiting on an answer as Harley went silent.
"I...I think I do..." Harley whispered. Ivy was quiet for a moment before sighing.
"Alright, if you are sure, I won't terrorize them about your location anymore. I'm sure Joker already knows to look in Batman's direction when it comes to locating you. You tell Nightwing to keep an eye out and I'll feed him as much information as I can. I'll do it to keep you safe."
"Thanks Red. I can always count on you," Harley said with a small smile. "Don't worry though, I'm safe. You stay safe as well. I'm sure he'll come to question you."
"If that clown bastard comes anywhere near me, he'll be crippled for the rest of his life...that is someone stops me from killing him."
Harley giggled and shook her head. She loved Ivy. Ivy was always protective when it came to her. She was like the big sister that could poison the prom date that dumped you...or in her case, tried to kill you. Harley looked up towards the doorway when she heard footsteps. Richard was standing there with an apologetic smile on his face, letting Harley know that it was time for the call to end.
"I'm sorry, Red, but it's about that time," Harley said sadly. Ivy sighed heavily.
"Alright, Harley just...be careful. Call me tomorrow too. Even if it's just for a couple minutes. I want to make sure that you are ok."
"Will do, Red. Catch ya lata."
"Catch you later."
Harley hung up with a sigh. She actually felt better, much better. Richard came in and sat on the bed beside her. He placed a hand over hers.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Harley smiled.
"More than alright. She wasn't mad at me! She just wanted to know that I was ok. All this time...and I thought she never wanted to speak to me again. That's the first time I talked to her in...months. All because of him..."
"I'm sorry that I had to cut the conversation short..."
"No! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have talked to her at all. I appreciate it, Rich." Harley wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. "I really do. Thank you for everything."
"No need to thank me, Harley. I mean she provided the phone and all."
"I know," Harley whispered. "Something tells me Batman wouldn't have it if he had recieved the phone from Ivy. Don't you think?"
"Well that's true," Richard chuckled. "I'm just glad to see you happy."
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Bruce walked into the mansion and greeted Alfred, who nodded in return. They walked into the living room.
"Richard told me that your patrol tonight was successful," Alfred noted when Bruce finally turned to him.
"Yes, I suppose he told you about the device," Bruce stated, staring off into space, lost in thought.
"Yes, sir. If I may, I don't think you should destroy that machine. It may prove handy in the long run."
"My thoughts exactly, but there is still the matter of the Joker. We will need to set up measures to have it protected. I have a plan to do it quietly. I'll be visiting the facility in the morning and I would like you to accompany me."
"What about Miss Quinn?" Alfred asked with concern in his voice.
"Don't worry about her. Richard isn't going into work tomorrow. He'll watch her."
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x Joker's hideout x (surprise!)
Joker paced around his office. To say he was frustrated would be an understatment. It's been, what, three days since Batman and Nightwing interupted his plans with Harley? He had goons searching all of Gotham's medical centers, hospitals, and the jail...no sign of her. It was maddening... Where was she? Where have they taken her?
"Batman thinks he can ruin all my plans and get away with it..."Joker mumbled to himself in the darkness. "He thinks he can stop me from bringing all of Gotham to their knees in pain...have them begging for mercy. Or ohoho...not mercy...no never mercy...They'll be begging for death...yes...Yessss," Joker released a harsh cackle. "Death!"
"Boss." Joker whipped around to see one of his top goons standing there nervously. Joker lips spread into a large terrifying smile. It was obvious that they had failed, and he couldn't be more furious.
"Good news?" Joker said with a fake hopeful tone. The goon shook his head and cleared his throat.
"Batman and his two pets were there. They defeated our men and found the machine. Batman had the cops come and arrest the ones in the building. The rest of us barely got away," he explained.
"Nevermind the machine, what of Harley? Did they mention her?"
"No, and the others still haven't found a trace of her anywhere. I'm sorry, sir." Joker frowned at the news. He knew it would be bad, but hearing it just plainly angered him. He whipped out his gun and pointed it to his henchman. "S-Sir?"
"What use are you to me if you're weak, hmm? What use are you to me if you can't get anything done?" Joker growled, aiming his gun right in between the henchman's eyes.
"It was a-a mistake, S-Sir. It w-won't happen again!" the goon exclaimed as he raised his hands in surrender. Joker let out a weezy cackle as he pulled the trigger. The man's brains blew all over the wall behind him, his body falling lifeless to the floor. Joker immediately frowned.
"No, it won't happen again. If it does, I'll the person responsible slower...slowly. Painfully."
AN: So there we have it. Again, I'm sorry my updates take so long sometimes. The next chapter will be posted in a couple days! :)
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