LATER THAT NIGHT
Shego smiled and eagerly pushed open the door to her and Ron's new master bedroom. After over an hour of fighting with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy on who'd got the master master bedroom (IE the best one) Shego had made her point across by threatening to destroy Harley's new plasma TV and wreck the high tech media room before she could even get a chance to use it. The normally pale girl had turned positively ghostly and relented going off with Ivy to try and find the second best room and bidding the couple good night.
"I thought She was going to turn invisible with that last comment" Ron said laughing and following her he looked around there room taking off his suit jacket as he studied it. The room they had "won" was a beautiful master bedroom larger than the others in the house that embraced its under ground motif with flair and beauty. The wooden furniture built around the room was warm and dark leading to a soft stone heated floor that seemed to heat up when they walked in to the room. The lights were receded into the wall casting a warm glow all around them and preventing the harsh glare of living in a cavern to affect them; Shego ignored all that and instead walked over to the two large sliding glass doors marking the closet space. It sat right next to the bathroom, which featured its own huge tub and shower system that looked like it was out of the sci fi age. She pulled it open and purred in pleasure at the huge closet that stretched before her before she walked in and began unbuttoning her white t-shirt.
"I take it this is why you chose this particular room my dear?" Ron asked coming in and looking at her naked back and lace bra before unbuttoning his own white t-shirt and grabbing a hanger from his side.
"Well I do love my designer clothes and since I didn't bring that much from my house" Shego purred turning around placing her hands on his naked chest before sliding them up to wrap around his neck "I get to buy all new ones thanks to you" She said grinning and leaning in to give him a smoldering kiss that instantly blew the young man's mind out of the water.
Ron returned the kiss with passion and they danced in the closet for a few seconds as their tongues and hands explored each other's bodies. Shego was just about to suggest they take this show into their new bed and christen it when Ron suddenly pulled away and gently pulled her hands from his neck.
"We can go to bed in a few minutes right now have a surprise for you" Ron said laughing at her protesting look. He took her hand and kissed each knuckle gently before pulling her out of the living room and into the cavernous halls. He led her down a series of winding halls and a few flights of stairs before they reached another elevator that the realtor hadn't shown them at the lowest point of the mansion.
Shego raised her eyebrow at Ron and he laughed opening the metal door and gesturing for her to go into the elevator "I asked him not to show us this as a surprise for you" Ron said opening the safety railing and gesturing for her to join him. She shrugged and got in closing the gate and hitting the down button for him.
"So what do you really think of the place?" Ron asked as the elevator jolted and started to glide down the tube. The elevator system was smooth and they glided down the rocky tube witch had lights built in to give them a warm earthly glow and provide some comfort.
"I think its good plenty of room for security guards if we need them, we have extra protection through the whole building in case of an attack or assault and an electronics suite I am dying to play with" Shego said shrugging "we got pretty lucky with this place I'm surprised a criminal boss hasn't picked it up yet to use it as their own base"
"I meant do you like it as a home Shego" Ron said snorting and shaking his head. He ignored all her comments about security and turned starring at her as he asked his true question.
"I do actually Ron" Shego said smiling at her boy friend and shaking her head "its got space warmth and you it also feels right so yes I do like it and I am glad we are living together" She said nodding and smiling at him. She knew what he was really asking from the beginning but it was easier to list security then tell her boy friend how she felt about their new home.
She was messed up
"Well I think you're about to like it a lot more" Ron said as the elevator slid to a stop in front of another pair of heavy blast doors. Ron pulled the door open and smiled gesturing for her to go ahead.
Shego looked at him in confusion before shrugging, she smiled and blew him a kiss before walking out of the elevator and onto an expanse of soft white sand. Shego stopped looking in front of her in surprise and letting her jaw drop a little. The elevator led to a small beach/ cove that led out into the ocean creating a private beach set into the cliff face.
"Turns out the Starks also liked the beach and created this little manmade cove to relax in and unwind" Ron said stepping out and to her side.
"You- uh bought- me a house on the beach Ron?" Shego said speechless for once in her life and stuttering a little.
"Just like you asked for if I remember correctly" Ron said smiling and looking around the beach before back at her "that is what you said the first night we were ever together right?" Ron asked grinning at her.
He remembered
Shego just couldn't believe how much her life had changed in the past couple of days. She had gone from alone and liking it to having a boy friend, and not just any boy friend but a boy friend that not only listened to what she wanted but strived to make it possible and cared about her happiness. Shego thought that when they picked out the house it had been for its many benefits but she know knew Ron wouldn't have chosen it if it hadn't had a beach for Shego. That kind of tending to her wants was so alien to Shego she actually had to take a few seconds to process it and realize the extent of his care for her.
"Ron I really don't know what to say" Shego said shaking her head and turning to look at him "I mean no guy has ever done some thing like this for me some thing so kind and romantic" She admitted stroking his cheek gently and leaning against him.
"The best part is that you don't have to say any thing" Ron said laughing and looking out at the water as he leaned into her hand "I did this for you so please there is no need to thank me and I am glad I could do some thing like that for you my girl friend" He said wrapping an arm around her and kissing her forehead softly.
"I may not have to say thank you but I do want to Ron" Shego said smiling and taking off her heels before grabbing his hand. Shego pulled him over to the water kicking off his dress pants and the rest of their clothing. They moved into the water together naked and dancing under the moonlight as they kissed each other and slowly joined as one. The crashing waves mingled with both of their soft words of pleasure and love as they made love on the beach.
And so began Ron Stoppables new life
The four some settled in that week quickly falling into a routine of sorts that fitted each of them. Shego, Harley and Ivy went into their criminal routines, training, casing places for future crimes, and in Poison Ivy's case experimenting on this dimensions plant life in her green house. Each of them spent as much time in the house as possible enjoying every bit of their new home and the company of each other. Shego was out and about the most working on ways to get them back into society with new identities and more importantly hidden from the prying eyes of the FBI and Kim Possible. Ron would go with her if it were not for the fight they got into on her first trip out.
THREE DAYS LATER
Shego felt the elevator slide to a stop and stepped out of the rocky tube and into the entry room to her new home. Shego pulled off her brand new high heels and sighed rolling her aching shoulder blades and looking around her new home. The normally stoic raven-haired girl finally sighed and allowed a large smile to grace her lovely features. Shego couldn't help but be happy whenever she came to her new home even if she had a particularly rough day out rubbing shoulders with the criminal under world.
Shego had spent the last two hours getting a new identity for the van and Ron's new motorcycle before dropping off the mind controlled Mr. Tucker with his new orders to keep the house off the market. She also saw her under world contacts and got them all new identities including a brand new alias and birth certificate for Poison Ivy, Harley and Ron. Shego had her own and didn't need one so she didn't get one for her self and would use one of her more secret identities for the time being. Ron offered to go with her but Shego didn't want to spook any of her contacts and she was used to handling things like this on her own so she declined his offer for backup. Which of course sparked a big fight between her and Ron that ended with Shego storming out and instantly regretting it.
EARLIER
"I want to go with you Shego" Ron said stubbornly folding his arms and watching her pack her purse. They were each on opposite sides of the huge island that dominated the middle of the kitchen staring each other down and not budging.
"Ron I need to go alone" Shego said for the thousandth time she pinched the bridge of her nose and trying to resist the old Shego throw fireballs until they comply attitude she had before Ron came into her life. She didn't need Ron playing macho man and trying to baby-sit her when she had been doing this way before they had even met.
"This is a new place I don't like you going off with out me especially not into the criminal under world" Ron replied evenly placing his hands on the counter and leaning in to look at her face "I'm worried about you that's all Shego and even though I know you can handle it I still want to watch your back" Ron said trying to sound patient and not whiney.
"Well don't!" Shego finally said snapping and causing her plasma powers to flare up into her hands. She winced and turned them down taking a deep clam breath before speaking more evenly and trying to remain calm "Ron I need to go and I need to go by my self I will take Rufus if you want but I need you to trust me these guys are serious players and it will go smoother if you stay here and I do my thing" Shego said before grabbing her purse and Rufus and marching out the door.
….
Shego sighed and pushed the memory away. She pinched the bridge of her nose putting her business jacket up and watching Rufus hop out of the breast pocket with a manila envelope that housed there new identities. The naked mole rat had been good company on the trip and they chatted about Ron and the new place and how he felt about Ron's new decisions in his life. Shego had felt guilty about her fight with Ron and the naked mole rat had assured her that Ron wouldn't really care and he was sure every thing would be worked out by the time they got back home. He assured the girl that Ron was the happiest he had ever been in a long time ever since they got together and that wasn't going to change any time soon no matter how many fights they had or what they were even about. The thought made Shego smile as she dipped her hands into one of the water falls and collected a small pond of water in her hands. She brought the water up to her face and quickly scrubbed the make up she was using to keep her face unrecognizable off of her face. She didn't necessarily need it when dealing with criminals but she didn't want any one knowing Shego was in Metro city yet and the green skin was a dead giveaway.
"Hey" Ron said appearing at the doorway leading to the rest of the house and leaning against it. The young man was wearing a pair of faded gray sweat pants and a white wife beater instead of his usual shorts and shirt; he looked tired and sweaty as if he had spent all day moving stuff after she left. Rufus ran up to him depositing the manila folder before going in the general direction of the kitchen and chattering about cheese.
"Mr. Alexander Ronald Galifrey?" Ron asked laughing and looking at his new identity "you know I ripped the last name after Doctor Who right?" He asked checking out his new drivers license and raising an eye brow at her.
"Since you already went by that your just going to have to stay a time lord" Shego said laughing and looking at him awkwardly. This was their first fight and Shego wasn't exactly sure if she should apologize or start hitting him. Instead she put her purse away and turned awkwardly away from him.
"And then we have the brand new Pamela Isley and Harley Quinzel" Ron said checking the ID cards and nodding "Did you have any trouble?" Ron asked casually tucking them into his armpit and going over to her.
"Ron" Shego said turning to look at him tiredly and tucking her black hair behind her ear "It went fine these guys know my criminal persona and I did business with them before I seriously get that your were worried about me but there is no reason to be freaked out I'm kind of a expert at this stuff" She said placing a hand on his chest "I can handle my self you should know you have seen me in action" She said smiling a little at her last comment and looking at his eyes.
"I didn't mean to make you angry and I'm sorry" Ron said leaning in and touching foreheads together "It's just I am used to being on a team you know with Kim when you go out on your own it scares me cause I cant watch your back and I thought we were partners" Ron admitted.
Damn it Shego hadn't thought of that! This was why she sucked at being in relationships, of course Ron would want to go with her because he was used to it. Kim may have done a lot of messed up shit to the boy but the one thing she had done was take him everywhere. From missions to cheer leading events Ron had gone with her because she was a team with Ron and that was what made them such an unstoppable force. Shego was screwing up and probably hurting Ron every time she went out by herself alone and she didn't even realize it until he said some thing.
"I get it Ron and I am so sorry that I didn't think about that" Shego said cupping his face and stroking his cheeks "I get that you want to be a team with me and I want to be one with you but I am used to going at this stuff on my own even with Drakken all he ever did was order me around I haven't been a part of a team since my super hero days"
"I know that's not all" Ron said looking at her "I get this is different from the hero gig and you're worried about me and how I will handle doing crime" Ron said smiling and putting his hand over hers "but I am not afraid to go with you and learn about it why don't we try it on a trial basis I can be your new criminal friend Mr. Galifrey" He finally suggested "now that I have a new identity I need a new reputation to go along with it and maybe even a new look" Ron said pursing his lips and thinking about it.
"Ron" Shego said leaning in and kissing his lips gently before moving away from him and heading to their bed room "Make sure you know what reputation you want to have" She told him before disappearing from sight and leaving him perplexed. He shrugged and moved to join her following her into their bedroom and forgetting the fight as if it had never happened.
Her words plagued Ron
For the first few weeks Ron lounged around the house enjoying it and having a mini vacation of sorts. He ate when he wanted, enjoyed having fun with his girl friend and spent time learning about each other, and played video games with Harley and Rufus whenever Shego was out and about. He cooked for the girls every day and enjoyed chatting with them all and learning about the similarities and differences in each dimension.
But then some thing began to trouble him
He didn't fully realize what the problem was until Shego mentioned his reputation after their little fight. He spent the night with her making the fight up and "making up" to each other into the wee hours of the morning. Ron and Shego finally collapsed a few hours later spent and curled up into each other as the sweat on their body cooled. Ron remained awake holding Shego and thinking about what she said. He thought about the lounging around he had been doing and shook his head being lazy was the old Ron's thing.
And not the new ones
Ron got up early the next morning right as the lights set in the ceiling began to turn on to simulate the sun rising; he left Shego asleep in the bed kissing her forehead and puling on gym shorts and a white tank top. He carefully moved down the hall ignoring Rufus louds snores in the kitchen and going to the massive gym that dominated the lower floors. He pushed it open to see Harley doing her usual Yoga naked and Poison Ivy dancing around a punching bag. Ron spared a moment to watch Poison Ivy's nimble footwork and tight yoga pants before clearing his throat and making his presence known to each of the criminals.
"Ronnie" Harley purred moving out of a handstand and stretching out to watch him come into the gym. Her pert breast jiggled softly as did her ass as she crossed her leg and folded her arms under his chin "Did you come to see little old me" She said batting her eye lashes and rolling around the yoga mat "I can always use a partner" She purred winking at him and stretching out her toes.
"I meet be interested in doing some yoga with you later but for now I am here for Poison Ivy Harley" Ron said smiling at her and moving over to the blue matt that she was set up on.
"What can I do for you on this fine morning Ronald?" Ivy asked shaking some sweat from her hair and grabbing the punching bag in mid swing. She turned looking over him and raising an approving eyebrow at his tight shirt and gym shorts.
"When we last talked you hinted that you were a good fighter in your dimension" Ron said stepping onto the matt "I wanted to know if you could train me in some fighting moves"
"Why?" Ivy asked "I thought your mystical monkey powers give you access to expert kung fu skills whenever you want besides don't you also have ninja training" She said going over and looking at him.
"I know but I would like to learn on my own to like I did at Yamanouchi" Ron said shrugging "what if it stops working one day or some one finds a way to block it and cut my powers off" Ron said shaking his head "I know I have other skills to draw upon but I want to be a more rounded fighter besides I would rather not take that chance that my powers don't work and I'm left defenseless" He finished.
"Okay but I got to warn you I wont slow down you need to keep up with me and not complain" Ivy said pulling on boxing gloves and turning back to the bag.
"I wouldn't dream of it" Ron said following her and grabbing his own boxing gloves from the rack "and Pamela thank you for this" Ron said placing a hand on her shoulder and smiling at her softly.
Ivy turned and stared at him for a minute a host of emotions went across her usually cool face before she finally smiled. She hugged him back before bringing her mouth up to his ear "Don't thank me yet Ron" She purred before backing up and sending a viscous upper cut at his face and beginning his training.
OLD GOTHAM
ONE MONTH AFTER HARLEY AND POISON IVYS DISSAPEARANCE
"Ya think we should be doing this with him out and about boss?" The man fearfully asked pulling out his nine millimeter and following his leader into the old warehouse situated on the docks of crime alley. The narrows of crime alley were silent and calm giving no hint that just a few years ago the streets had been rampant with crime and poverty and any up and coming gangster with a piece could make a name for himself.
"Just relax Stew" Desmond said waiting for the man to come in before closing the warehouse doors and securing it with a padlock. He saw the other guards gathered around the circular table and nodded giving them the all-clear signal. He and his fellow bodyguards moved into back letting the first summit of Gotham's cities crime lords come to order and getting out of their ways.
"So here we are a year and a half later and we finally decided to do some thing about him!" Maxis Zeus said leaning in out of the shadows and adjusting his lighting bolt tie "I say good I for one am tired of hiding from him and am ready to gain our city back".
"It's true my fellow businessmen" Penguin said leaning in and tapping his crooked umbrella on the floor "The iceberg longue is down in sales by 50% since he came knocking around and beat up my customers for information" Cobblepot growled angrily puffing on his cigar.
"Look we can all agree that he has become a thorn in our side and caused damage to our business" Carmine Falcone said leaning in and looking at the various crime bosses seated around him "the truth is the world isn't how it used to be in Gotham people are starting to wake up realize the grip we have on this city realizing that they are just as corrupt as us and it's all because of him!" He snarled looking in turn at each of them "More and more freaks are starting to pop up and some actually have powers! What we need to do is put aside our differences and focus on survival and sending ever one a clear message that we still own this damn city" He said leaning back "that's why I asked Black Mask to come to the summit and join us"
Every one visibly tightened at the name and looked around the table in fear. Black Mask was every ones biggest rival at the moment. He was an up and coming gangster who came onto the scene a few months ago and quickly grabbed a series of territories. Each and every person at the table had lost some territory to Black Mask and knew how ruthless he could be from the mangled bodies his "gang" left behind.
"Good to know my reputation proceeds me" A voice said coming from the shadows. Black mask appeared out of the shadows walking towards the table full of mob bosses and ignoring the guards raised pistols. The man known as black mask was wearing his usual pristine white suit with a single blood red rose pinned to the lapel that brought color to his bland but expensive suit, the most striking thing of all was his dark black wooden mask that looked like it was carved into his face and kept his mouth in a unsettling smile. Two members of his criminal gang followed him wearing white mask instead of their leaders signature black in order to show respect. Black Mask sat down at the table ignoring every ones guarded look as he poured himself some scotch from the dusty bottle sitting in the middle of the table.
"So you little cowards finally got tired of him huh?" Black Mask said looking in turn at each of them "It only took you a year of getting your collective asses beat and broken to under stand that this problem isn't going away any time soon" Black Mask said snorting at the last comment.
"And what you and your gang think you can take him down?" Penguin said snorting and shaking his head " I have seen him defeat entire armies of trained goons even that meta-human Poison Ivy tried to defeat him and lose" He said tossing his smoldering cigar away.
"You all are so cute" Black Mask said chuckling softly "You all really think this is some thing that your little punks can do?" He said shaking his head and leaning in to stare at each of them "Who ever he is all you have to do is watch him to realize he has superior training and a high tech arsenal of weapons none of our guys stand a chance trying to defeat some one like that"
"So what exactly do you suggest Black Mask?" Yuri Dimitrov asked, "hiring an outside assassin like dead shot?"
"Why hire some one when I'll do it for free" A voice said above them coming form the balcony above them. Every one of the guards jumped up grabbing their handguns as the lights went out plunging the warehouse into total and eclipsing darkness. A deadly silence came upon them all and the air suddenly grew cold as if some one had sucked all the life out of the abandon warehouse and turned it into a horror show.
Then there came the cackle
It filled the warehouse bouncing off the walls and floors and filling their ears as it coursed through their bodies. It was an unholy sound as if pure evil itself had walked into the meeting and proudly declared its presences for the group to hear and fear. The cackle was suddenly cut off by a large shout as the criminals various bodyguards let loose a hail of bullets at whoever crashed the meeting they were supposed to be guarding. There was a few more burst of machine fire from the balcony and then nothing but dead silence again.
The lights flicked back on around them chasing away the darkness until it was nestled back in the various corners and dark recesses of the building it had sprung upon. Every bodyguard with the mobsters was on the floor a ghastly smile on their face as their necks leaked crimson blood onto the cement door. In the center of the small pile of bodies was a simple man spinning a bloody straight knife in his hand as he walked over to the mob bosses, he was wearing a pair of dark purple pinstripe pants and fancy black dress shoes, he had on a light blue under shirt and a green vest with a matching green tie, His face was covered in sheer white make up except for a pair of angry red scars that turned his mouth into a permanent ghastly smile, his hair was long and dirty and dark green like his vest.
"No you can't be out of Arkham!" The Roman said jumping out of his chair and backing away from him. The Roman wasn't known to be fear full of any body but this man well this man was some thing of a special circumstance.
He was the clown prince of crime
"Where ya going Roman?" The Joker asked laughing as he pulled out a green handkerchief from his breast pocket. He whipped the bloody straight razor as he gingerly stepped over the bodies and over to the table "we were just about to get down to his business" He said laughing as he moved past Cobblepot who shuddered in pure fear.
"I busted him out of Arkham" Black Mask said drawing a gasp of surprise from every one in the room (even the Joker who made sure his was the most loudest) "he is the only one who almost beat the Bat and he said he would try again for free"
"You can't trust this man!" Roman said turning to Black Mask and shaking his head "the last time he was out the whole city almost burned!" Roman said shaking his head "He is a deranged physcopath that should be dead!"
"Oh Roman I didn't know you cared" The Joker cooed moving over to him and slapping both his cheeks gently before turning back to the table "while he is right about the deranged physcopath part Black Mask also makes a fair point" The Joker said sitting down and kicking his feet up "I'm the best chance any of you guys got in defeating the man you all know as the Bat-Man" The Joker said smiling gleefully as they all looked around in fear "the man who has turned your little town topsy turvy and forced you guys into such a deep dark pit you're afraid to even say his name for fear that the big bad bats will swoop in and attack you" The Joker said cackling.
"I am not afraid to say the Bat-Man's name" Yuri said lamely, he winced in fear as he said the name of the man they all had come to know and fear showing his true colors to all the gangsters. The other nodded grumbling and saying it before jumping in fear when Joker clapped his hands together suddenly and laughed.
"Oh you guys…" The Joker said shaking his head and laughing softly "Sicken me!" He shouted jumping up angrily as his entire personality changed in the blink of an eye, gone was The Joker that they had seen a few minutes ago and was only a slightly crazy clown with a fetish for knives. The Joker that replaced him was a dangerous madman that killed every single one of their bodyguards and left them to stain the cold concrete floor.
"You have failed this proud and glorious city" The Joker said walking around them all while whistling "You let the Bat get to you and and all your concerned about is killing him just so you can get back to shady business dealings and drug running and poisoning this city " The Joker said ruffling Cobblepots head and laughing as he shuddered in pure terror.
"What should we be worried about then? Black Mask asked leaning in to look at him and grabbing a cigar from the lapel of his suit. He angrily lit it secretly glad he wasn't that close to the self proclaimed clown prince of crime.
"There is a new age of crime boys!" The Joker said stopping behind Yuri and grabbing his glass of scotch "and this city deserves a new better class of criminals to usher it in!" The Joker said taking a sip of the alcohol before setting it back down on the table. He placed his hands on Yuri's shoulders rubbing them as if he was giving the gangster a massage before speaking again "I am afraid you all are obsolete in this new world" The Joker said before grabbing Yuri's head and twisting it creating a sickening snap that echoed across the building.
The other mob bosses reacted quickly jumping away from the oak table and running as fast as they could towards the guns lying next to their dead bodyguards. The Joker gave them a ten second head start before calmly pulling out a compact sub machine gun from a strap on his back. He calmly loaded a clip and brought the gun up at a slight angle. The Joker let loose a hail of bullets sweeping and taking out all of their legs in one short burst. The group fell down screaming in pain as the rounds punched through their bones and caused them to fall like dominoes. The Joker let the gun drop down to the floor and pulled out his straight razor humming "you are my sunshine" as he walked over to The Roman first.
"Why are you doing this there will be chaos all over Gotham City once our various groups find out were all dead and try and stake a claim for themselves" The Roman called crawling towards one of the guards pistol and ignoring his bleeding legs "Gotham City will descend into chaos before the night is over" He spat his hands inches from a nine millimeter.
"Oh Roman cant you tell that's exactly what I want" The Joker said stamping on his outstretched hand and crushing it "to bad you wont be around to see the big joke at the end" The Joker said kicking the man over and sitting on his chest "Now lets put a smile on that face of yours" He remarked laughing before drawing the blade across his lips and hearing his screams of pain fill the abandon warehouse.
TEN MINUTES LATER
Black Mask groaned feeling his head throb and slowly opening his eyes, the world swam into view around him going from hazy to clear in a matter of moments. He blinked and cleared his vision letting his surroundings come into a clear and sharp focus and blinking away the lingering spots in his vision. The mobster found him self-hanging from a chain a few feet off the ground of the massive warehouse. He remembered the Jokers viscous attack on the other mobsters and quickly looked down at his legs in worry. He sighed in relief as he saw his legs were free of bullet holes and didn't look mangled beyond belief. Black Mask smiled realizing one of the kind mobsters must have shielded his legs with his body during the initial attack. The up and coming mobster looked up and realized Cobblepot was next to him his legs clear too and still knocked out. Black Mask winced realizing the short British man was covered in bloody bruises that peppered his face and made it almost unrecognizable to any one who had never seen him before.
"Good your awake my masked friend" The Joker said coming over to him with a cart covered in white cloth and a giant smile plastered on his maniacal face. The self-proclaimed clown prince of crime leaned against it looking him up and down and twirling his straight Razor in slow lazy circles.
"What the fuck Joker!" Black Mask snapped glaring at him in anger and struggling against the heavy metal chains securing his hands above his head "I am the one who broke you out of that god forsaken Asylum and this is how you repay me? By screwing me over?!" He growled trying to get his hands free so he could strangle the clown.
"Hey I didn't kill you did I old chum?" The Joker asked before laughing and shaking his head "Black Mask I couldn't kill you because It's just to easy to tip you over the edge to make you what this city needs to push you to the edge of madness" The Joker explained pulling off the white cloth to reveal a simple torch with a smiley face painted on it and a welding mask painted purple.
"What the hell are you going to do with that torch?!" Black Mask asked struggling harder as he tried to move away from the deranged clown and the torch. He felt his back touch the cool metal wall and swore as he realized there truly was no way out of his situation.
"Just giving you a little upgrade Black Mask 2.0" The Joker said starting it and humming "you are my sunshine" again as the bright blue flame appeared. He moved towards Black Mask doing a little dance in front of him before finally grabbing his head and forcing it back against the wall. Black Mask began to scream as Joker brought the fire of the torch right to where the mask touched his skin and slowly brought the torch down against his skin.
His screams carried on for thirty minutes before he finally passed out from the sheer pain
The Joker stepped out humming to him self as he breathed in the fresh air and looked around his city. He pulled out one of the guards blood splattered cell phones and ignored the picture of the man's newborn baby. He dialed in 911 before throwing the phone back into the warehouse and pulling his purple coat off the dead guard leaning against the wall of the building.
"Did you do it?" A distorted voice asked as a man stepped out of the shadows and joined him by the door. He was tall with light colored skin and rippling with muscles and tendons. He had on a pair of army surplus pants and a Kevlar vest with a pistol strapped in the middle; a high tech looking respirator was attached to his mouth secured by three long black strips that crisscrossed his face and halfway covered long angry scars all over his mouth.
"Yes Mr. Scary Scars!" The Joker said saluting before skipping over to him and laughing at his joke "The entire crime family has been ripped apart except for two soon to be mad men" The Joker said laughing gleefully and shaking his head "it was a work of art"
"Grundy wanted to play" Solomon Grundy said lumbering out of the shadows like a train and jerking to a stop in front of them. His usual tattered clothing had been replaced by a large over coat that looked like it was a tent instead of a piece of clothing but did the job and hid most of his more grotesque features.
"Know know big guy don't get your plant spores in a bunch" The Joker said speaking sweetly and patting his barreled chest as he smiled up at him fondly " In a few days this city will offer you plenty of thrills and chills to put a smile on even a zombies face"
"Yes the fire will rise my colleagues" Bane said walking over to the sewer system and pulling the grating off "and from the ashes of old Gotha a new Gotham will rise as the league of shadows decrees"
"And chaos will take over" The Joker said cackling and walking with them just as the GCPD sirens filled the night air. By the time any one got their the deadly trio would be gone swept away into the night as if the shadows them selves wanted to protect them from harm.
ACROSS THE MULTIVERSE
Ron slowly opened his eyes and turned looking for Shego with the intent to draw her closer and kiss her before falling back asleep. His hands grasped empty air and he pried one eye open looking for his lover in their massive wooden bed that dominated most of their bedroom. She was nowhere to be found and in her place was a note scribbled on a ripped up piece of paper and facing him. Ron plucked it off the bed and sat up opening it and reading it to him self as he climbed out of bed and stretched.
Went out on a supply run with Rufus
You liked tired from our activities last night and didn't want to wake you up
Should be back around 3 have a nice day
Hugs and Kisses
-Shego
Ron smiled and set the note down on his table. The young man turned grabbing his Ipad off the desk and checking the time as he walked over to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He groaned realizing it was only 10 o clock giving Ron all day until his girl friend would be back and giving the young man the day to himself.
What could he do?
Ron put the device down on the bed and decided to go down into the kitchen and make him self a quick breakfast before going to watch TV with Harley or some thing else. He walked down turning a few corners until he finally spilled out into the mansions massive kitchen. He flicked on the TV switching it onto the news as he set about fixing himself a plate of his famous scrambled eggs.
"The top story this morning continues to be the over all disappearance of most of the super villain community" The reporter said as various pictures of super villains began popping out (most if not all were people Ron had faced) "no agency has claimed responsibility for this yet which leads some people to speculate if this has any thing at all to do with the disappearance of the crime stopping duo Ronald Stoppable and the heroine Kim Possible who both disappeared at the same time the criminals went missing" The journalist said as a picture of Kim popped up followed by a picture of Ron.
Ron sat down at the island with his eggs and looked up at his best friends smiling face. KP was officially listed as missing two months ago dropping off the radar a week after Ron had disappeared and serving all contact with any one. Her parents were positively distraught looking for her and begged any one to give them news on where their daughter could possibly be and asking Ron on the news to get in contact with them if he saw her. Ron felt another feeling of unease come through him and he sighed to himself. The young man once again debated about coming out of hiding and trying to figure out where Kim had gone or at least getting in touch with her parents to tell them he had no contact with them. He hadn't brought up his thoughts to Shego mainly because he was sure she would kill him for ever mentioning his ex when they were doing so good together so he had ultimately decided not to do it because he honestly wasn't sure that Kim wasn't doing this to draw him out or was okay and just so driven she was trying to find him and ignoring every one else. Ron saw another picture of him and Kim flash on the TV and he hurriedly finished the last of his eggs. He grabbed the remote and hit the button turning it over to the financial channel as he cleaned his dish.
"Hello all Jack Reacher here and still talking about the big debacle currently going on at Stark consolidated arms and applied science" Jack Reacher said hopping in front of the screen and gesturing at the Stark Tech logo plastered on the screen "Ever since the death of Robert Kirk Stark a few months ago the company has been chaotic as people try and buy there way into the coveted CEO spot. Mr. Stark had the majority share and was also the brain of the company with out him this company may be on its death bed if some one doesn't step up and lead them to a new age" Jack said before moving on to the stock reports of the morning.
Ron finished his eggs and turned tucking it into the sink to dry and moving out of the kitchen. He found his way over to the TV room and saw Harley sitting on the couch wearing a red and black nightgown and watching the morning cartoons. She saw him and smiled moving over to give him more room on the couch and batting her eyelashes at him.
"Hey Ron Shego out?" Harley asked laughing as he sat down on the other side of the couch and stretched out comfortably.
"Maybe I just wanted to see you Harley" Ron said smiling and flirting a little towards the blonde haired girl. Harley and Ron had gotten a lot closer in the past couple of months and Ron had started flirting with her more and more though nothing had happened so far. He wouldn't cheat on Shego of course but sexual tension was starting to make it self-obvious between all of them and Ron wasn't quite sure what to do.
"Awh your such a sweet guy Ronnie" Harley said leaning in and kissing his cheek before settling back on her side "You are nothing at all like Mr. J" She murmured almost as if she was speaking to her self.
"This is the second time I have heard you mention some one named Mr. J and you look scared whenever you do" Ron said turning to look at her closely "I would completely understand if you don't want to talk about it but if you do I am here for you were friends and I want you to trust me"
"Oh what about friends with benefits" Harley cooed leaning forward and running her hand across Ron's thigh slowly. She reacted quickly preferring to seduce some one then talk about the man she had come to love and know as The Joker and what he did to her. Then again some thing about Ron and the accepting vibes he put out to her made her stop and she contemplated talking to him and telling him the truth about her Ex just to gain some closure.
"Your deflecting Harley and I know you better than that by now" Ron said grabbing her hands and lightly holding them in his own "I am here for you Harley" Ron said as gently as he could and trying not to push the girl.
"You caught me Ron" Harley said leaning back and moving arranging her self so her legs were in Ron's lap and she was comfortable. He got the hint and began messaging them causing her to purr in pleasure and close her eyes as she enjoyed the situation. "Fine Fine I'll spill the beans you see in my dimension I was a doctor working as a shrink in my home town named Gotham City" She said as a barrage of memories filled her mind and she thought of Gotham.
"I really can't see you being a shrink" Ron said rubbing her feet gently and chuckling.
"Most people couldn't once I turned criminal" Harley admitted laughing and shaking her head "Truth be told I wasn't even a party animal in college I remained studious and graduated top of my class on a gymnast scholarship before going back to Gotham City to find a practice"
"Why your home town?" Ron asked looking at her in confusion "The way you guys talk about the place it sounds like a drowning city" Ron said remembering the horror stories they told "I cant see why any body would want to go back there"
"It was drowning" Harley said thinking about it before smiling and shrugging "but Gotham City had and still has so much potential Ron so much of a chance to be a good place and not a city of evil I saw that and I jumped at the idea to come back and try and do some good for the city I grew up in I actually had a knack for it and rapidly became the premier psychiatrist in Arkham Asylum for the first couple of months"
"Then Bat-man came along"
"Wait I thought his name was Mr. J?" Ron said confused "wasn't that the crime fighting guy you and Ivy told us about at the house?" Ron asked patiently.
"His actual name was The Joker I just called him Mr. J as a nickname" Harley said adjusting her hips "but in order to understand The Joker you have to understand the Bat-man first he came to Gotham City and turned the entire place on its head you see before him the city was corrupt and that wasn't going to change any time soon but then he swooped in breaking the various criminal organizations grip. For the first time in a very long time there was some one to hold us all accountable and punish us if we didn't try and do good in our fair city, for once there was a glimmer of hope in Gotham city"
"And the Joker didn't like that?" Ron guessed trying to see where she was going as he continued to rub her feet.
"The Joker loved it" Harley said laughing and shaking her head "to him here was a incorruptible and immovable force barreling through the city and leaving a wake of good and hope in its path. Know no one knows who The Joker was before but he rose a few months later greeting the city for the first time looking like a clown and deciding to be the Anti-Batman he would show the city its true black nature just like Bat-man was trying to show its good" Harley explained "he thought of it as a philosophy contest"
"So what did he do in those first months?" Ron asked seeing Harleys far off look and trying to bring her back to earth or at least their dimension.
"He carved a path of destruction and mayhem killing countless people and causing untold devastation and mind games to the city" Harley said turning to him "The Bat-man finally caught him a few months later and he was admitted to Arkham Asylum because he was considered criminally deranged"
"Where you met him?" Ron asked seeing where this was going and guessing the end.
"He was going to be my big ticket Ron" Harley said looking away again and playing with her hair "I was going to try and fix him and be praised for it the biggest success in my career and paving the way for future work" Harley said "Instead I fell in love with him and he used it to his advantage"
"How?" Ron asked failing to see why Harley the shrink would fall for a clearly deranged mad man with a trail of destruction behind him.
"You have to see Mr. J to truly get him" Harley said biting her lip and shaking her head "he was captivating charming when he wanted to be if that made any sense, he just had this way about him this confidence and charisma I never saw before I wasn't seeing any one at the time and was lonely plus I had a bad habit of failing for bad men even as a teenager The Joker was a master at manipulating some one and he quickly twisted me around his little fingers and made me believe he was the perfect guy"
"But you were a highly intelligent shrink it seems so weird to think you got swindled like that" Ron said rubbing her feet "I know your not dumb after all"
"Maybe I was a little messed up my self and like I said I easily fell for guys like that all my life" Harley said shrugging and looking away again "Maybe I don't know I have some kind of mental problems but more than that The Joker just had a way of getting under my skin I mean I told him stuff I never told any one else, spilled my darkest secrets as if they were nothing to me. Some thing about him just made me want to be open and honest and talk to him I fell for him hard and was convinced we were destined to be together and that I could turn him into some thing good"
"And so you broke him out of Arkham?" Ron asked seeing Harleys upset look and moving in for the kill.
"Yes I did Ron" Harley admitted "I broke him out of Arkham and he convinced me to turn to crime becoming the Harlequin to his Joker we ran off ready to be together forever I was so happy and I thought I was living the dream I even liked being a criminal more than being a shrink" Harley said dreamily before her face fell into a deep sadness "Then the Joker changed one day" Harley said quietly.
"How so Harley?" Ron asked realizing the happy part was over and the next account would cause her untold pain.
"He got much more violent with me" Harley said shuddering "He used to do things unspeakable things to me hurt me in ways I couldn't even begin to describe to you always claiming it was what he liked and just a joke and that he loved me I enjoyed pulling crimes with him more and more but hated knowing we would be home soon and he would subject me to another night of torture and rape"
"Harley I am so sorry" Ron said moving and gently grabbing her. He knew Shego might not approve but Harleys story broke his heart. He brought Harley into his arms cuddling her against his chest and kissing the top of he head. She shook a little in his arms and gently nuzzled him before continuing with her tale in a rush.
As if she wanted to get the horror over with
"Finally one night he had me assembling packages of bombs in gift wrapping I simply figured it was another one of his pranks so I finished them before I asked what he was going to use it for and get in on the joke" Harley said before taking a deep breath "he was planning to bomb all of the children's orphanages in Gotham City I refused and he got so angry and violent with me much more than I had ever seen before I wont tell you what he did to me that night but he finally dropped me off in a dumpster and left me to die"
"And Pamela I mean Poison Ivy found you and mended you?" Ron asked remembering what they said at the house.
"Yeah she did find me in more ways than one" Harley said snorting and smiling a little "She found me and took me home she used her scientific skills to patch me back together and mend my wounds. During that time we fell in love together I was bi-sexual to begin with and to find some one who was not only a criminal but also had so much love to give me was a breath of fresh air I tried to seduce her and found that she was quite okay with it and so we stayed together while The Joker went back to Arkham City" Harley said sighing happily.
"I am glad" Ron said smiling at her before frowning in sudden thought "so if that's the case why do you still use the Joker to base your criminal persona it seems like he still has a hold or sway on your life because you are still harlequin as a criminal"
"I guess I never though of that" Harley said pursing her lips in thought and thinking on what Ron said "I guess you may be right but I like being Harlequin its fun and its what I have become not what I was"
"I guess it just seems like you might want your own identity in this new world" Ron said tilting her chin up " don't make fun of me but I know my way around a sewing machine if you want to make your own mark on the world we can make and design you a new costume and you can be Harlequin 2.0 taking what you learned from the Joker and becoming your own person" He said smiling at her.
"That would be so much fun" Harley said getting up and bouncing up and down causing her big tails and her assets to bounce to "some thing sexy and fun and we can even dye my hair!" Harley said before stopping and grabbing his hand "there is one thing we have to first though" Harley said pulling the blonde man off of the couch and out of the media room.
COVE
"Uh why are we on the beach Harley?" Ron asked following the girl out into the sand curiously. She was holding a small bundle of clothes she had pulled from her room before dragging him down here and walking to the water.
"I wanted to get some some closure before I embrace my new identity in this world" Harley said pulling the cloth off and revealing the Pan Dimensional Vortex Inducer "I kept it just in case I wanted to go back home but this is my place know and I want to never go back to Gotham City again" Harley explained hefting the silver canister and going to the edge of the water.
"Then do what you feel is right" Ron said smiling and watching her. She hefted the canister looking at it one last time before swinging it in the air and watching it fly into the ocean. It sailed through the air before landing with a splash into the water bobbing up and down a few feet away. The tide quickly captured it pushing it out into the ocean where it sank and disappeared from sight.
"Its done and gone" Ron said looking over at her "feel any better?" He asked smiling at her gently.
"Almost" Harley said turning back to him "thank you for helping me Ronnie" She said before placing her hands on his chest and leaning in to give him a gentle but passionate kiss. Before Ron could do any thing she was gone skipping back to the elevator and singing to her self leaving the young man shocked and strangely turned on.
Boy was his life weird
AUTHORS NOTE:
Another week another chapter I hope you all enjoyed my little break as well as my little surprise.
The Batman story is going to run in tandem with this one either every chapter or other chapter. I have a ultimate goal of it but you will just have to wait and see I do want to tell you all that this is my own dc universe every one is being portrayed differently and some major character will be getting different costumes and what not but I hope you all enjoy
So this chapter was kind of mellow which I enjoyed immensely I feel every one needed it and was glad to write it
I tried to fix up all my grammar issues but I am still looking for a beta so if any one is interested pm me
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