Chapter 37
OMA (oh my Athena) you guys totally rock; Da'Ink you were the first to post the review so you get five points towards your pick at the Lita+_ couple! Congrats; I'm going to be putting little quizzes like that at random; since posting your fav ended up being a tie. To PixieDemon1029 is there really? I know there's a Flaming C character in the background but is there a Harley Quinn? Hm, I will have to rewatch and pay close attention. I must say that for a kid's TV show that one episode was messed up. Am I right? Also the reason Harley wasn't with Joker is because she's with Ivy. They make an awesome duo am I right? Anyhow here's the next chapter ONWARD TO THE BATTLE FIELD!
"So you can talk?" Impulse said, he, Beast-boy, the rest of the team, Batman, Nightwing and Zatana stood in the main hall as a result of Conner and M'gaan called them down after finding Hatter and Cherie. Hatter nodded.
"Well technically anything with a conscious mind can talk whether or not they speak your language is a different story." She said, the group glared and she sighed, "Yes I can friggin talk."
"Why didn't you talk when Lita was with Savage?" Beast-boy asked, Hatter mewed.
"I forgot." She said, Cherie beside her yowled, making her his back, "Nobody asked you!"
"Can he talk?" Wonder-girl asked, the two cats narrowed their eyes,
"No—hey we're getting off topic here! We can't reach Lita." Hatter growled, the group looked to each other.
"You haven't seen the news have you?" Robin asked, Hatter nodded.
"I have you sniveling little brat, you put her behind bars," She growled then walked up to the Boy Wonder and hissed, "If any harm comes to my Lita I will hold you and Batman accountable."
Robin gulped; seeing how the cat was very possessive over her master he really didn't want to risk ticking her off any further. Cherie mewed and stepped between Hatter and Robin.
"It's not their fault," Zatana said, surprising just about everyone in the room, the magician knelt down to see the cats who narrowed their eyes at them.
"We don't know how but Lita's hair was found at the crime scene." Nightwing explained, "Our guess is that someone is trying to frame her. We just don't know who."
"On top of that Klarion's back to working with the light; nothing here makes any sense." M'gaan said. Cherie mewed and looked to Hatter who growled.
"He's with the Light?" She questioned, the group nodded. Cherie growled.
"What's his problem?" Conner asked. Hatter looked at the Cryptonian and hissed.
"He has a thought; if Klarion's back with the Light they're no doubt holding Lita hostage." She said.
"But Lita's in Belle Reve, how could they be using her as a hostage?" Wonder-girl asked. Hatter meowed.
"Think for a minute would ya?" She growled, then looked to Batman, "you people have dealt with the Light; they have their fingers in just about everything. They probably have someone in Belle Reve who has a lot of power to use to their advantage."
"If that's the case then Lita's in more danger than before." Zatana said, biting her lip. Batman stepped forward.
"Then we'll have to get her out." He said, Hatter meowed.
"How do you plan on doing that?" she growled. Batman glowered.
"The Light aren't the only ones with an inside man." He said. Hatter and Cherie looked to each other; Batman was more clever than they originally thought.
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"So Harley if you're the joker's girlfriend; why aren't you with him?" Lita asked; once again she was out in the courtyard. She, Ivy, and Harley; Psimon was not around—something Lita was a bit thankful for. Harley sighed.
"Mr. J and me got into a fight just before we landed in here." She said somberly, "He doesn't want to see me."
"I say good riddance; that clown is a creep." Ivy said, Lita was thankful as well; she knew first had of what he was capable of doing—whether he held back or not was a different story—and she didn't feel like reliving that.
"S-so uhm…about this plan…" Lita began, Ivy narrowed her eyes making the young girl shrink back. She then smiled.
"How old are you sweetie?" She asked sweetly, Lita gave her a confused look, "It's not a trick question."
"F-fifteen…" she mumbled, Ivy frowned.
"And how does a sweet little girl like you get sent here? Especially with someone as powerful as Klarion the Witch-boy as your father?" She asked, Lita shook her head.
"My father has nothing to do with this; it's all just one big misunderstanding." She said.
"That's what we all say kid." Harley said, Lita stared up at her new female friends.
"B-but it's true; I would never hurt anyone." She said.
"You hurt plenty of people when you were Jinx." Ivy said dryly. Lita gulped; so they knew that too did they?
"W-well y-yeah…but I wouldn't kill anyone." She said Ivy and Harley gave her a look of disbelief, "I mean don't get me wrong I could if I wanted to—but I'd never want to."
"Why not? It can be a real relief; bumping off someone who just plane ticks you off." Ivy said, Harley nodded.
"My father and Uncle told me it was wrong." Lita said. Harley rolled her eyes.
"That's hard to believe. Considering—"
"Please don't talk about my father." Lita said interrupting the blonde who stuck her tongue out.
"Well all things considered Lita Dear; Klarion's not the nicest person in the world." Ivy said, Lita nodded.
"This I know; my father was evil but he's changed really." She said, the two women gave each other a look.
"Sure he is." Harley said, then laughed, Lita gave her a confused look making the two women stare back.
"You really haven't heard have you kid?" Ivy asked, Lita shook her head, Ivy looked to Harley who shrugged.
"Mr. J says that Old Witch-boy's back with the Light or whatever." She said tactlessly, Ivy narrowed her eyes and elbowed her, "Oh hey!"
"W-what? My father would never…" Lita said staring at the two women with wide eyes, Ivy nodded.
"Fraid so kid. You're old man's been terrorizing Metropolis for a few days now, you should really watch the news sweetie." She said, Lita stared at her lap and bit her lips as tears sprung in her eyes; her father had rejoined the Light, but why?
"I…I have to get out." She said, Ivy and Harley smirked.
"Well then now we can trust you with our way out." Ivy said. Lita nodded.
"What's the plan?"
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Later that night Lita laid in her cell she had switched cells; since her old cell mate Devastation tried to beat her to a pulp after finding out what she had done to Psimon. Now she shared a bunk with Harley, making Lita wonder if that wasn't planed.
"Hey kid," Harley whispered from her bottom bunk. Lita looked over to the blonde woman, "Think Red will let me spring my puddin?"
Lita gave Harley a look; she didn't look as though she was kidding—which was what she was afraid of. She shook her head.
"I think Miss Poison Ivy would be angry if you went and got Joker out of here." She said, nibbling on her nails. Harley sighed.
"I guess my puddin's just gonna have to wait." She said, "So you remember the plan?"
Lita nodded; Ivy had told her the plan while in the court yard, Lita would distract the guard while Harley would pick-pocket him for the controls to their collars. Then they'd bust out that night and make it to the underground tunnels bellow the prison, from there they would be home free.
"Here he comes." Harley said gleefully. Lita gulped and jumped down from her bed.
"U-uhm excuse me." She began, the guard stopped at their cell. Lita cleared her throat, as the guard gave her a look.
"Lita Bleak I presume?" the guard said, Lita stared, but nodded and the guard came closer, "You're a lucky girl Ms. Bleak."
"H-huh?" Lita asked confused she looked to Harley who shrugged. The guard then unlocked the cell and pulled Lita out.
"You're a free girl." He said Lita stared wide eyed with disbelief as the guard undid the collar around her neck. Harley Quinn frowned, and narrowed her eyes at the young Witch-ling. Lita stared back now faced with a choice; did she keep her promise to help the girls escape? Or did she turn her back on it all and just go home.
'Hatter?' she asked trying the link between her and the cats. She smiled when she heard the familiar voices, then looked to the guard, whose back was turned, and frowned.
"Etatival eth draug, und worth mih." She said and wove her hand in front of the guard.
"What was tha—" the guard was then lifted off the ground and was thrown to the side. Ivy—who was in the cell across from them—and Harley stared. Lita grabbed their controls and shut off their collars as she opened their cells doors.
"My father also taught me to keep my promises." She explained and looked up at the two women who stood before her. Harley grinned.
"Alright kid!" She shouted, Lita said nothing and followed the two down the hall to their exit. When they arrived Ivy looked to Lita.
"You did good kid; but here's where we part ways." Ivy said Lita stared in confusion along with Harley.
"What are you talkin about Red? What happened to the plan?" Harley asked, Poison Ivy nodded.
"The plan went off without a hitch; Lita's a natural." She said shrugging, "But you're also a free woman, get going and stop your old man from killing everyone."
Lita paused for a moment then nodded and ran off to find whoever it was who sprung her—the legal way.
'Oh Lita Lovely! My darling daughter of my former master! It's glorious to hear your beautiful voice again!' Cherie shouted in her head gleefully then heard a hacking sound she assumed to be Hatter.
'We thought we'd never hear your voice again.' She said, Lita smiled and made her way down the hall.
'Same here; it's so great to hear you guys' voices in my head again…' she said then stopped, 'woaw that made me sound crazy.'
'We'll ignore comments on that.' Hatter said Lita nodded.
'So Cherie Curie, Hatter, who helped me get out?' she asked, then rounded the corner and found out. Impulse, Robin, and Batman were waiting for her with her cats who meowed and ran to her.
"You helped me?" Lita questioned, Batman nodded, "How?"
"Doesn't matter; what does matter is what I just witnessed on the security camera." He said, Lita bit her lip.
"…I made a promise…" she said, then stood up straight, "I-if you don't like it…then send me back."
Batman narrowed his eyes at the girl who stared back with little conviction. Impulse and Robin looked to each other but said nothing.
"It doesn't matter; we'll find and capture Ivy and Harley a different day." Batman said, Impulse and Robin nodded.
"We have bigger issues on our hand." Robin said. Lita nodded.
"My father's with the Light again." She said.
"Wait how did you know that?" Impulse asked, Lita shook her head and stepped toward Batman.
"Harley and Ivy told me." She said, Batman looked down at the trio, "I want to save my father—it's not his fault…h-he'd never go back to the Light—not after what they did, what they threatened to do."
"I know." Batman said sternly Lita gave a look of shock as Hatter and Cherie jumped onto her shoulders and top of her head.
"Wait what?" she asked, Hatter and Cherie meowed.
"We figured out the Light was holding you hostage here; you had nothing to do with Gemini's murder." Impulse said, Lita looked to him, Hatter growled.
"And Miss Jordana?" Lita asked.
"Her whereabouts have yet to be confirmed." Batman said, "But that is the least of our worries."
"Right now we've got a rogue Witch-boy on our hands trying to destroy Star City." Robin said.
"So get ready and let's go, the rest of the Team is waiting for us." Batman said Lita nodded, and snapped her fingers as her body was engulfed in blue and purple smoke and her clothes switched to her jinx outfit.
"Welcome back, Jinx." Impulse said with a wink. Lita smiled and followed the trio to the outside world.
Welcome back Lita/Jinx! So yeah I never was one for the YJ version of Poison Ivy, so I picture the older version from the Batman the Animated Series when I read or write fanfictions with her in them. Meow. Review please, also the person in the lead for Lita's affection is currently Impulse, with the thanks of Da'Ink for being the first to answer the quiz referring to Harley Quinn. Congrats n_n. review.