"No…" Arnold gently whispered. His body stopped shaking and instead froze in horror. Standing in front of him was not Harley, nor was it henchmen with guns. It was Batman, standing still and silent.
"Where's Harley?"
"Not here," Batman replied.
"She was supposed to meet me here."
"That's not going to happen Wesker."
"Why not?" Arnold furiously screamed. He hasn't expressed that level of anger through his own voice in a long time. Scarface would always be the one to vent anger for him. But Scarface didn't want to run away with Harley – Arnold did. "We were just going to get away from a life of crime and rehabilitate ourselves. Isn't that what you want from us?"
"She had different plans. There were six gunmen working for the Joker waiting here for you."
"That doesn't mean she would betray me. Someone could have overheard our plans and told the Joker."
"I interrogated these men one by one," Batman revealed. "They all told me the same story. They were given orders by both Joker and Harley."
Arnold felt chills climb up his spine. He didn't want to believe it, but he couldn't convince himself that there was much of a chance that Batman was wrong. Scarface still refused to speak, but Arnold saw an expression on his face that said "I told you so".
"Why would she do that? She loves me." Arnold fell to his knees and starred at the ground.
"Because the Joker has twisted her mind beyond repair. She can't change. But you can."
Arnold looked back up at Batman, still sitting on the ground.
"I've looked into your case," Batman said. "It's clear that you're not a bad person. You just have a mental illness. You can work through it. You can move past your delusions of the puppet. I know you are capable of becoming a functional member of society. I can help you."
Arnold looked back down, holding his best friend and looking him right in the eye. He then stood up holding Scarface in his arms.
"I want to believe you, but I can't. I've tried again and again to live a normal life and it always ends the same way. I was a good kid and I was an outcast for it. Once I embarrassed my parents, they disowned me. And now the girl who pretended to love me just abandoned me. Everyone abandons me! I know you'll do the same. I can't count on anyone to stand by me. No one, except for Scarface. Throughout all I've been through, he's always been by my side. No matter how poorly he talks to me, I know he has done for me what no one else could. You can say he's not real all you want, but he's the only real friend I have. So no Batman, I won't accept your help."
Arnold turned around, facing away from Batman, and reached into his coat pocket. Batman walked towards him, ready to subdue him for the police. Once Batman got within arm's length of him, Arnold rapidly turned around and stabbed Batman in the thigh with a knife. He then ran away from the pier. Before Batman could chase him, they heard a speeding car run through a stop sign. Both Batman and Arnold looked and saw the Joker driving a convertible with the top down and Harley sitting in the passenger seat. Batman rushed to get in the Batmobile to chase them down.
Harley noticed Arnold standing by the pier, holding Scarface in arms and gazing at her. The two exchanged a look that substituted for parting words. Harley's expression told Arnold she was disappointed in him for going back to Scarface. But it also revealed that she was sorry for abandoning him. Arnold's expression told Harley that he was ready to move on from her, but he wishes he didn't have to. Harley could also tell that he was still baffled that she would abandon him. The Joker and Harley continued to drive off as Batman chased them, leaving Arnold free to escape.
"I guess you have a few marbles left in that melon of yours dummy," Scarface said.
"Yeah, I guess I do," Arnold replied. "I am so sorry Scarface. You were right about her."
"I was right about everything jackass! I told you I heard them planning to set you up and look what happened."
"I know. I promise never to defy you again. But what do we do now? Batman's going to come back for us."
"We'll fight him back," Scarface declared. "We'll start our own gang and be rich. We'll be strong enough to kill Batman, the Penguin, and the clowns."
Arnold wanted to question Scarface's plan since they had no resources to start a gang. But at that point, he wouldn't dare show any objection to his friend.
"Alright Scarface. We'll start a gang."
Arnold continue to walk away, holding Scarface. He then noticed a card fell out of his coat pocket. He picked it up and remembered that it was the playing card Harley gave to him with her phone number. He looked at the back side for the first time and noticed the message she wrote on the card. It read: Call me whenever you feel like Arny. I could talk to you until my mouth falls off. It was so great to see you again. Love, Harley.
Arnold briefly glanced at Scarface. He then crumpled up the card and threw it in the river. He made his final decision; he would be loyal to his one and only friend. The two continued walking away, still planning out their life of crime.