I am so sorry I haven't been diligent about updating my chapters guys, but I thought I would give you a little secret chapter since some people wanted to know what went on during the time that took place during the episodes Terrors! I'm kinda stuck on what I want to happen next in the actual storyline of Everyone's A Critic so while I figure that out, I'm going to give you this! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Hildy/Harlequin Kid and the plot!
Hildy looked to the metal wall of the truck carting it's cargo to Belle Reve prison. She tried to stretch her arms remembering that she was in a strait jacket, and scoffing out loud earning a look from the guard. She rolled her eyes letting them fall on a familiar figure next to her in his cold little corner. She smirked before rolling her eyes again. She looked around spotting her team mates in disguise, and then finally to the last prisoner on the truck, Icicle Junior. She watched as Icicle Junior slid over to sit across from her with an inquisitive gaze.
"You look familiar, like I've seen you somewhere before. We ever teamed up?" Hildy smirked and gave a chuckle, and winked playfully.
"I think I would've remembered teaming up with a cutie like you. You might not recognize me cause these kill joys took my face, but the name is Harlequin Kid." He smirked back, and racked his cuffed hands through his hair before leaning forward in interest.
"No way, I saw a couple of your jobs. I always wondered what you looked like without the make-up. So, what's a non-powered little thing like you going to Belle Reve for?" Hildy licked her lips and leaned back confidently.
"Didn't you hear? I'm an escape artist just like my dad. The clown car doesn't drive far from the circus tent." Hildy could see from her peripherals that Mr. Freeze had rolled his eyes and let out an annoyed sigh. She turned her attention back to Icicle Junior who looked her over appreciatively with his icy blue eyes.
Batman looked down at Hildy as he placed the collar around her neck.
"You're really sending me? Why?" Batman put a hand on her shoulder that to the untrained eye, looked like a disciplining grip.
"M'gann andConner may have trouble blending into prison life. I need someone who can be flawlessly believable as a villain." She smirked the slightest bit at the Dark Knight, and crossed her arms as he led her out to be cuffed.
"It will be a bonus if you can infiltrate their group somehow, but stayawayfrom Frys. I don't want you in unnecessary danger." Hildy licked her black painted lips, and looked back at the hero as Red Tornado put the cuffs on her.
"If I didn't know you better I would say you were worried about me Bat-face."
Hildy was pushed off the armored truck behind Miss Martian, and gave the guard a look and stuck out her tongue.
"No need to get rough idiot! It's not like I have powers!" He pushed her lightly again into line, and she rolled her eyes. She looked up at the pair staring down at them from a balcony. The woman of the pair greeted them to the prison, and was explaining about the collars around their necks. A shock was sent through each of them, and Hildy felt her body tense as she let out a strangled cry. Once the shock had died down she let out a laugh making everyone's gaze travel to her. "I think I'm gonna like this place! Sounds fun!"
Mr. Freeze groaned in annoyance, and letting her hear his voice for the first time since they had first got into the truck to Belle Reve.
"Foolish girl." Hildy giggled and looked up at him beside her with her blue eyes sparkling with insanity.
"Don't get your icy undies in a bunch popsicle! You're just mad cause Mr. Jay played keep away with your freeze dried bride." This struck a nerve in the ice villain who went for her throat with a yell, and missed as a guard pulled Hildy away from him the two earning a warning shock. They pulled Mr. Freeze away to the other side of the line next to Icicle Jr. Hildy stood with a smile on her lips as they led them into the prison splitting the group between the girls and guys. Hildy panicked seeing Icicle Junior as the way into the ice villain fold. She was thrown into a cell with Killer Frost who glared dangerously at her.
Hildy glared back at her leaning against the wall.
"A roommate? Great, you better not interrupt my beauty sleep little girl or things are going to get ugly." Hildy rolled her eyes and narrowed them.
"You don't scare me Frosty. I'm pretty sure you need that beauty sleep too cause it's already ugly in here!"The blue-haired villainess jumped from her bunk with a glare and lunged for the younger girl. Her hands were successfully around the clown girl's throat and putting pressure on. Hildy wrapped a leg around the back of Frost's knees making her buckle and fall sideways to the floor. Hildy let her hands loose of the straight jacket, and went for a punch to the ice villain's face.
She was kicked back against the door catching the attention of the women across the way. the word got along all the cells and soon every woman was cheering and screaming. Hildy pushed the older woman back, and landed a right hook to her jaw which only angered Frost more. Hildy could hear some loud jeers against her, and she realized that every woman in the block was cheering for the older villain.
"Get her Frost! Kick her ass!" Hildy landed the last hit with a kick to Frost's stomach before the collars shocked the two leaving them writhing on the floor. Two guards pulled the two women from the cell to keep them from killing each other. M'gann was still behind the guard, and apparently they hadn't even gotten to her cell before she and Killer Frost had started fighting.
The guard looked at Hildy in disbelief, and shook his head at her before speaking to his co-worker.
"This one just got in here, and already got some powerful enemies. Had to stop Mr. Freeze from killing her too. She must have a death wish." The other guard looked down at Hildy with the same look, and answered him.
"Well we better get her another jacket, and find her a new roommate." Frost glared, and scoffed at the guard's suggestion.
"Don't bother she already made an enemy of every woman in here pulling that. Take her to Arkham where she belongs!" Hildy looked at the guard holding her, and smirked while letting a small chuckle escape her lips.
"Don't bother with the strait jackets either. Mr. Jay taught me how to get out of all of them. I promise to behave now."
The guard sighed and jerked his head toward Miss Martian, or Tuppence Terror who she was disguised as.
"Put the Terror twin in with Frost instead. We'll have to talk to the warden about the little Joker here." They dragged Hildy by the arms to Amanda Waller's office where they sat her roughly in the plush chair. Hugo Strange stood behind her looking mousy, and weak. She smiled as Waller eyed her seriously, and the young clown leaned back with her arms behind her head.
"What is she doing in my office?" The guards fidgeted as if afraid of the woman that didn't look that intimidating at all.
"She just made an enemy of the entire women's wing. Should we transfer her to Arkham?"
Hildy chuckled holding her stomach, and slapping her knee.
"Thank Bob! That's exactly what I wanted! I don't belong here!" Ms. Waller looked at Hildy for a second, and Hildy was scared she would see right through her charade. If it failed she would actually be transferred to Arkham, but if it worked they would put her in with the men to 'punish' her. The woman smirked at the young villain, and leaned back in her chair as well.
"No, we keep her here. She thought the women's wing was funny? Well, let's see how she likes it in with the men. They'll eat her alive." Hildy put on the best shock face; her eyes going wide with her mouth agape.
"You can't be serious!"
"Oh, but I am. Put her in the lone cell in the men's wing, and watch her." The guards dragged her away kicking and screaming that Amanda Waller was insane, and the treatment was inhumane. She got a lot of wolf whistles as they walked her to her new cell where she was by herself. After the guards had walked off she couldn't help but laugh to herself. No one could accuse her of being a bad actress, and that was a fact. She jumped into the bottom bunk with a satisfied smirk, and fell asleep for a short while. When she woke up a guard was ushering her out of the cell,and into the yard with the male prisoners.
She walked into the sea of men, and searched for her prey which she spotted quicker then she thought. All the super powered men watched as the tiny girl sauntered over to Icicle Junior and his new pal Tommy Terror.
"What's up Icy? Miss me?" He smirked down at the girl, and wrapped an arm around Hildy.
"You little sneak. How'd you get to this side?" She frowned up at him with vulnerable eyes, and hugged him close.
"That big mean warden put me in her cause I don't play nice with the other girls." Hildy could tell he was pouring on the charm as he leaned down to look at her eye to eye.
"Don't worry; my dad is the head honcho around here. I'll make sure you're safe. You remember Tommy Terror right? Walk with us." She remembered back to all the stuff that Harley had tried to teach her about seduction, and smirked sliding her petite hand into Icicle's. She saw the look in Superboy's eyes when their gazes met.
Do you really have to do that? It's making me uncomfortable. Hildy heard the clone boy's voice in her head, and she tried to pretend she didn't hear it.
In order to get in good with the villains you have to think like one. Icicle Junior is my ticket into the fold, he's naive, and I'm using that to our advantage. She heard him sigh, and went back to flirting shamelessly with the young ice villain.
On their little walk Icicle bumped into another prisoner who immediately turned ready to brawl. One of the group-Ojo- recognized Conner, and almost blew his cover if it hadn't been for Miss Martian behind the glass that separated the men and women. Icicle and Superboy got into a fight with them as Hildy jumped back to avoid being shocked again. She accidently bumped into another prisoner who looked down at her angrily. She chuckled nervously, and shrugged her shoulders.
"You wouldn't hit a girl would you?" The large male went for a punch, and Hildy quickly jumped out of the way a large circle forming around the two new fighters. "Guess that answers that!"
Hildy spent a little while dodging the powerful punches of the other prisoner, and Black Canary's lessons echoed in her head. Hildy looked back for a second to see the guards were smiling, and enjoying the show. She rolled her eyes, and sighed barely missing a punch. She saw him going for an uppercut, and smirked blocking with her hands sending a roundhouse kick to his torso. She jumped back rubbing her palms, and calf. She could see he barely felt a thing from her kick, and growled. "That hurt you big jerk! Now, I'm mad." She heard a few of the men laugh at her, and knew she had to prove herself.
She waited until he charged at her full speed before she dropped to the floor, and used her legs to flip him onto his back. She grinned down at him, and stomped on his chest once with a laugh. He grabbed her ankle throwing her to the floor. She scrambled up, and gasped as he grabbed her from behind. She saw the guard about to shock them, but she put all her strength into an elbow to the male's ribs. He let go, and she brought her palm up into his nose with a satisfying crunch. He fell onto his back, and she stuck her tongue out at him childishly. She nodded confidently, and smirked as she strolled away from the groaning prisoner.
She noticed the guards watched her in awe and interest before she walked back up to Icicle Junior, and Superboy. Cameron's mouth hung open as he watched her, and then a smirk replaced it.
"You are so hot! I thought you were gonna get flattened!" Hildy let a smug smirk draw onto her lips as she looked at him.
"Something you gotta learn about me Icy, I'm full of surprises." The young villain frowned as one of the larger prisoners told him his father wanted to see him. Hildy watched as they walked to where all the ice villains had gathered. Hildy spotted Icicle Senior, and felt a chill go down her spine.
The young clown looked around boredly before sitting with Superboy, and the younger Icicle. The latter male smirked at her, and she batted her eyelashes in response. Superboy had filled her in on the plan the ice villains were cooking up, and assured him she would work harder to learn the how and when. Icicle put a spoonful of prison gruel into his mouth as he and Conner conversed about something or another. She only noticed it involved her when Icicle put his arm around her shoulders, and addressed her.
"Isn't that right babe? Now, this girl doesn't just accept it, she gets it." Hildy nodded and smirked leaning into him.
"Yup, right as rain if rain were ever right!"
The three were conversing about Cameron's father, and the resentment that was between them. Hildy could relate to the boy in that aspect definitely; she had nothing but resentment for her father figures. She could see said father from their table, and wondered what made Icicle Senior and Junior have the relationship they did.
"You're all thoughtful today Harley." Hildy snapped out of it, and stuck out her tongue playfully.
"Ew, Harley is my mom. Call me Quin-Kid." Hildy felt her smile nearly fade as she saw another familiar figure start to approach her table.
"Well, well, if it isn't the Harlequin Kid." Hildy grinned up at Edward Nigma with feigned civility.
"Edward Nigma, , The Riddler, the Riddler-meister! What the heck do you want Nigma? I thought coming to Belle Reve would help me get away from any and all things Gotham, but then I come to find both you and Freeze are here. Lucky me." The genius man glared down at her and pointed a thumb to a table behind him.
"The queen of the ice clique has summoned you. Icicle Seniorinsisted upon your presence at their table." Hildy got up along with Cameron before Nigma put up his hand to stop the boy. "Just the clown."
Hildy smirked at The Riddler, and put a hand to her hip as she walked away with a laugh.
"Riddle me this Nigma, how does a teenage girl get in good with the big cheese while you can't?" He growled walking away muttering something under his breath. Hildy reached the table receiving a glare from Victor Frys, and a poker face from Icicle Senior.
"So you're the little girl that's crazy enough to work with the clown. Well, that and my son won't shut up about bringing you in." Hildy smiled at the elder villain, and feigned modesty.
"Oh, you heard of little ole'me?" Icicle Senior seemed to be analyzing her for something.
"Last I heard of you, you were working with the Bat. What is it you want with my kid?"
Hildy rolled her eyes impatiently, and sighed dramatically.
"I only agreed to it cause he got me out of juvie, and I was only playing the nice girl role until I could get the hell out of that girl scout troop. Two, what's it to ya papa popsicle?" He smirked the slightest bit, and sat up still looking her in the eye.
"You got moxie kid, but my kid isn't a way to me. I don't like people trying to weasel their way into my plans." Hildy rolled her eyes, and gave a laugh looking at her unpolished nails.
"Someone took some conceited this morning. Some dad you turned out to be. I can't believe you don't think your son can get a girl without a catch. Sorry, but I don't date older men, even with my daddy issues."
The man let out a laugh, and looked back at her. A chill went up her spine again, but she didn't let them see she was nervous.
"I like you kid. So, I heard you're good at escapes." She smirked, and put a hand to her hip.
"I don't like to brag, but...who am I kidding? I love to brag! Mr. Jay taught me everything he knows." Icicle Senior signaled her to come closer, and she took a seat on the table as he broke down her part in the plan. She chuckled darkly, and looked at the older male with excitement. Her parade was rained on as Mr. Freeze made his presence known.
"She's unpredictable, she shouldn't be trusted."
Hildy sat in the plush chair her feet over one of the arms, and looked over at the bearded face of Hugo Strange.
"So, Hildegard I've gone over your file, and I don't think you really want this life of crime you started. I think you have trouble with authority, fathers in particular." Hildy laughed tilting her head back, and holding her stomach with tears in her eyes. The man looked at her in curiosity just waiting until she stopped her laughter.
"Up yours Strange! You think because you read some letters on a piece of paper that you know all about me huh? I'll tell you what I told Fatman once, you don't know jack about me!" She heard him scribble something into his notes, and Hildy glared a bit at him.
"I see, so if you don't like my analysis, then how about you tell me what you want to talk about."
Hildy lay back on her bunk having a mental conference with Aqualad, Superboy, and Miss Martian which was grating on her nerves.
What did Icicle Senior tell you Hildy? Miss Martian asked in hushed tones as if Killer Frost would hear her if she didn't.
He wants me to help them escape basically. It's going down as soon as the new jumpsuits get in, and that's all I know for now. I'm supposed to stay close to Icicle Junior, and make sure he doesn't screw up. Poor kid, his dad is a scum bag among scum bags. Hildy heard confirming noises from the three, and then silence ended their little meeting.
Hildy slipped on the ugly orange suit, and zipped it up looking back at the door to see Nigma was still there. She frowned and stood at the door to look at him.
"What do you want you pedophile? Shows over." He scoffed and looked around pretending to be busy.
"Oh please little girl, don't flatter yourself. I'm too smart for you. I just wanted to pass along a riddle for you." She rolled her eyes, holding onto the bars to listen to what the fellow Gotham villain had to say.
"Spit it out real quick Riddler; I got some very important napping to do." Her chuckled, and leaned against the door of the cell with a smug look on his face.
"Riddle me this little clown, what do you, Batman, and the warden of this prison have in common?" Hildy glared at him fiercely, and sighed.
"I don't know what? You could get your ass handed to you by any of the three?" The Riddler laughed the slightest bit almost as if he knew something she didn't yet.
"Very funny, but no. Someone wants you all dead, and two of which are wanted dead by the Joker. Can you guess which two? Say hello to Croc, and Bane for me kiddo!" Hildy froze for a second, and growled figuring the man was just trying to scare her.
"Leave the joking to the pros Nigma! Nothing is gonna happen to me!"
Hildy woke up from her nap, and waited at the door to her cell for a while. She looked down as her collar turned off, and looked back up as Icicle Junior and Superboy met her at the door of her cell. It opened, and she smirked up at the two the air starting to get cold.
"Let's get this party started boys." Icicle smirked and took her hand leading the way through the prison.
Once everyone was grouped, and off doing what they were supposed to Hildy could feel that Superboy was on edge. Icicle winked at her as he activated his ice powers his jumpsuit ripping. She smirked slightly looking over at Superboy in worry.
"What's your deal blondie?" Conner looked at her in understanding, and cleared his throat.
"Do me a favor girly, and check on Sis cause we don't need you here anyway." She feigned insult, and turned to Icicle kissing his cold, icy, cheek.
"As much as I wanna punch blondie in the face for how he said it, he's right cutie. You're dad just wanted me to make sure you did good, but I don't think you need watching. Go get'em popsicle, and I'll be back."
Hildy snuck her way passed all the men, and taking extra care as she passed Icicle Senior and his ice clique. She finally made her way to the connection of the men, and women's wing. Two guards stood at the door, and looked at her trying to shock her.
"Get back to your cell girl! The collar ain't working, get her!" She tripped one, and quickly uppercut the other sending him into a metal wall knocking him out. She let out a cry as the other used his baton to hit her across the back, and kick her down. She waited until he tried to grab her shoulder, and grabbed his hand twisting his wrist. He writhed on the floor holding his wrist while Hildy made her way into the women's wing, and took a straight jacket from another prisoner.
She released her hands, and looked out for any other guards sighing as the cold was blocked just a little bit more. She ran off looking left, and right for any sign of Killer Frost or M'gann. She slid down another hall hoping she was going the right way to where Icicle and Superboy were going to break through. She tried to contact Miss Martian through their mental link, and immediately got worried when there was no answer.
Green Jeans, you there? Green Jeans where the heck are you? I'm coming M'gann don't worry! She started to run faster nearly missing a couple of the women trying to escape on their own. She ducked under a blast of ice looking up into the eyes of Killer Frost.
"Well, well, well, look who came to play with the big girls. You're lucky that Senior told me about you, or you'd be frozen solid."
Hildy stood up glaring at the older women with fire in her blue eyes.
"Don't you got some freezing to do Frost? Now, get outta my way old lady." The two stared each other down as Hildy walked away to find M'gann. She sighed, wondering how she and the others were going to stop this escape if the whole prison had their powers turned on. She figured after finding Megan she would have to get to the warden's office to turn the collars back on. She turned a few more corners, and stopped when she turned up in the same spot she started in.
"I hate this place! The minute I get those collars on again, I'm kicking the crap outta Killer Frost. Frosty bitch."
Superboy ripped the collar off of her, and she rubbed her neck hissing in pain as skin touched skin. Icicle Junior looked down at her in disbelief, and she swore she saw hurt in his eyes.
"Seriously babe, you're one of them? I thought you got it, and you were like me." She stood up with Superboy's help, and smirked slightly at the boy.
"Sorry, Cam. I'm a fickle chick, and I never know what I want. You are cute though, and if I ever turn evil again I'll give you a call." He shook his head, and put his face in his palm in distress.
"Dad is going to kill me."
As Hildy sat in the bioship she couldn't help but think about what Riddler had told her before the break out occurred. She wondered how much truth was in those words, and was snapped out her thoughts as Miss Martian looked over at Hildy in guilt.
"Um, Harlequin Kid do you think you could keep what happened with..." Hildy glared fiercely at the alien girl knowing exactly what she was asking, and cutting her off with a sharp reply.
"I know what you're asking me already don't even bother! I'm not a gossip, and I don't want to broadcast your business to the team anyway. It's not like the team dynamic revolves around you M'gann!" She went wide-eyed, and looked away biting her lip.
"I just don't want to hurt Wally's feelings." Hildy scoffed and glared at Conner who was giving her a look.
"Whatever, you gotta spare some people's feelings right?"
Well, there it is guys I hope you liked it! I didn't put in the part that was already explained in Lesson/Chapter 7 cause I don't really like repeating stuff. So anyway remember to review and follow me on Twitter TMNTxMadness for updates and stuff!