#BadTimesBadGirls
Katsuki Bakugou had been known by many to not be the most patient of people. But now he was really being pushed to the limits of his mental strength. He was currently in one of the warehouses next to the harbor, the hideout of the city's villain girls.
The girls were each doing their own thing on separate parts of the hideout. Giganta was bench pressing on her bed to keep her muscles in top shape. Livewire was flicking through the channels with a snap of her fingers. Star Sapphire was looking over her make up with her vanity mirror. Poison Ivy was tending to her plants by feeding a venus flytrap a fresh stack of bacon. And Catwoman and Harley Quinn talked to the male resident. He gritted his teeth as he sat on a chair while the villain girls talked to him about who knows what crap. In front of him were Selina Kyle in her cat themed uniform and Harleen Quinzel with her costume. They had been talking for a good while but he hadn't been paying attention to them.
"So as you can clearly see we give you a lot of opportunity to exceed and get what you are looking for," Catwoman said getting Katsuki to pay attention to her. "So are you interested in joining our little team?"
"We've got cake!" Harley said showing a chocolate cake with frosting. "And if you have more than a sweet tooth, it can be arranged."
"Are you guys still on with this loser?" Livewire asked from the couch she was sitting on.
"We don't need someone who doesn't know how to properly maintain his appearance," Star Sapphire said while she put on a little blush on her cheeks. "I mean have you seen his 'hero' suit. It looks like a banger duct taped grenades on his clothes."
"You shut your mouth!" Bakugou snapped.
"I say we keep him on board. We could use some more brute force," Giganta said before throwing her weights. "He could be fun to toy around with. But keep this in mind jerk; I'm the strongest one in the team. And I ain't losing that spot to you."
"Giganta! There is no need for a competition here," Catwoman said to the muscle of the team.
"Yeah, no need for a dick measuring contest," Livewire said while changing channels. "And only one of you has one. Ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Must you be so crude?" Poison Ivy asked. "All I care about is that he keeps his damn explosions away from my babies. Or I'll turn him into fertilizer."
Bakugou only growled in response to the threats, insults and cat calls that the woman sent his way. He then looked back to the ones in front of him with a glare. However, both Catwoman and Harley Quinn seemed unfazed by his glare.
Catwoman took in a deep breath before looking at Bakugou once more with a smile.
"So, as you can see, we are a colorful group of girls. But tell me, what is your decision?" Catwoman asked hoping to hear what she wanted.
She knew that Bakugou was very prideful but she also knew that he would do whatever he had to in order to get his goal. If she played her cards right, she would get the boy to bite her bait and would work for her. After all, she had explained everything as detailed as she could. And once he agreed she would be able to take on the Titans on an even playing field. Oh the ideas that her mind was cooking up were so fun that she couldn't wait to test them all.
"Could you remind me what you want and who you are again? I sorta stopped paying attention after that clown chick began throwing confetti," Bakugou said in a deadpan tone.
This response made Catwoman's thought train to come crashing.
"Wait, what?" Catwoman asked.
"I said that all your words were so lame that they became white noise for me," Bskugou replied.
"Are you kidding me?! ARGH!" Catwoman growled. "Fine, let me start over. We are a group of -what you would call- vigilantes and we are looking to expand our reach. However, as you've seen there's a big competition between us and the Teen Titans."
"They're a bunch of meanies," Harley added.
"Yes, Harley, they are. So we would love it if you, a young man with drive and great power, joined us," Catwoman said. "We see a lot of potential in you and we wouldn't get in your way in any way, given that you work with us."
"As for introductions, I'm Harley Quinn! Jester extraordinaire!" Harley said giving out her hand to Bakugou. "This here is Catwoman, our cat burglar expert." she said pointing to Catwoman who sighed.
Harley then jumped over Bakugou and stood in between Star Sapphire and Livewire.
"Back here we've got Livewire and Star Sapphire! Don't let their looks fool you they both pack a punch!" Harley said pointing to the two girls. "Livewire is our sparky blasting spitfire with a rebel attitude, and Star Sapphire here is our lovable yet deadly beauty of the Violet Lantern Corps."
"Hey do you think this is sparky?" Livewire asked while holding up her hand filled with electricity.
"Careful, you'll smudge my makeup!" Star Sapphire snarled at the clown.
Harley jumped from the couch and landed behind Poison Ivy. She held her by the shoulders and pulled her in front of Bakugou. The red head was slightly terrified by the growling face of Bakugou.
"This is Red, better known as Poison Ivy. She's our resident brain behind the scenes," Harley announced. "Don't let her leafy exterior fool ya, she's a brainiac and can think of ten different ways to use her plants to make you squirm."
"Hello there," Poison Ivy said without much excitement.
"Get burnt, tree shrub," Bakugou replied with just as much animosity.
"I see we'll never be friends," Poison Ivy replied.
Harley then cartwheeled all the way to Giganta as she was swallowing a protein milkshake straight from the blender. Harley then jumped on top of Giganta causing her to choke on the milkshake.
"And this gal is Giganta for obvious reasons. You want muscle? This gal is tons of fun to have in your corner," Harely said before Giganta pulled her off of her and threatened to punch her head off. "And all the weight is muscle… not an inch of fat. Except for her boobs... I think. I've never really had an answer for that."
"Enough of this, Harley!" Catwoman said getting the attention of the male in the room. "So, as for our powers we won't divulge that information just yet. So are you in or out, Bakugou,"
Bakugou got off of his chair and flashed a savage grin at the cat burglar.
The sight of that grin made Catwoman's hand twitch and almost pull out her whip.
"You broads think that I need some chick squad to reach the top? Don't make me laugh," Bakugou declared, causing all the girls to glare daggers at him. "I'll win with my power and my power alone. Because I am awesome and everyone else just isn't."
Catwoman's left eyelid twitched at the amount of smugness that the young man before her had. She had met many heroes with big egos, that boy Green Lantern was a good example. But this boy was on a league all of his own. He needed to be humbled and quickly, she thought as a cat-like grin grew on her face.
"If that's the case, then why don't you come with us in a 'test run'," Catwoman suggested as she walked up to Bakugou while swaying her hips. "If you don't need us, then you can go. But if you change your mind…"
Bakugou thought about what the cat lady had just said. But to think that he of all people needed help or a team was laughable. He was about to give his answer but Harley Quinn beat him to it.
"Then again, Deku has become quite the famous hero since he is the only male of a powerful hero team," Harley Quinn said holding up a magazine article. "He sure has a lot of fans who think he's the best and just plain awesome."
"WHAT WAS THAT?!" Bakugou barked in anger before snatching the magazine from Harley's hands. "Let me see that!"
Bakugou looked down to the article in his hands. A picture of the Teen Titans surrounded by people cheering for them laid above the written article. The title read 'Titans save Mayor of Metropolis from Parasite', which made Bakugou grit his teeth. He went on to read the article which told the story of how the team of super heroes rushed in to save the mayor after the villain known as Parasite took him hostage. This infuriated the explosive blond to no end. His hands began to smoke and parts of the magazine began to burn.
"That damn nerd! Making me look like a fool and then laughing behind my back," Bakugou grumbled like a mad man. "I'll kill him! Only I get to be number 1! Hey Catgirl, you have one week to change my mind! If you screw up, I'll kick all of your asses!"
"At least he could invite us dinner or something," Livewire whispered to Giganta and Star Sapphire causing them to laugh.
But the laughter didn't last long.
Bakugou jumped at them with explosions flaring up in his hands. He landed in front of them and detonated his explosion on top of them. All three of the villain girls were blown into the water of the harbor outside of the hideout as Bakugou grunted like a starving animal.
"Anyone else want to make a quip at my expense?" Bakugou dared with his eyes shining bright red.
"Nope," all three wet villain girls replied.
The rest of the villain girls stood back and smiled at Bakugou's ferocity. He had taken the bait, hook, line and sinker.
"Looks like we have our own male companion for the team," Poison Ivy said.
"Oh yes, now the tables will be turned. The Titans won't know what hit them," Catwoman grinned before turning to Harley. "By the way Harley, nice use of psychology back there. Really sold our point."
"It wasn't that big of a deal, one look and anyone could tell that his superiority complex is the result of being constantly praised from a fairly young age by a society in which having powers is the way to go. That lead to him seeing anyone even remotely friendly or trying to be helpful as a threat in his own twisted view of the world," Harley replied shocking both Catwoman and Poison Ivy.
"Wow, I wasn't expecting that," Catwoman said.
"Yeah, I thought there would be some more clownish things in there," Poison Ivy added.
"And now we can start getting the cake ready for our newest member," Harley said before pulling out a bowl filled with frosting.
"There we go," Poison Ivy said, finally hearing the answer that she expected.
"Doesn't matter, we have a week, and I plan on using every day to turn him to our side," Catwoman said as she already had something planned out.
Night had fallen on Metropolis, and the villain girls had taken Bakugou on what they liked to call a 'patrol'. They had all gotten into their uniforms and were going through the dark streets of the city. They approached one of the worst parts of the city, Suicide Slums. All sorts of criminals, thieves, low lives, and worse called that place home. And the villain girls were going to use that to get Bakugou on their side.
"Any reason we're in this shitty part of the city?" Bakugou asked Catwoman.
"If you want to be the best, you've got to take down the worst. Here or in Japan," Catwoman said before pointing to a car thief mid robbery. "Would you like me to do the honors? Just to show you how we roll."
"Hell no, this one is pretty lame. I'll take him down in five seconds flat," Bakugou jumped before propelling himself down towards the thief.
Bakugou prepared his explosions before the thief even saw him coming.
"Say goodbye scumbag!" Bakugou yelled before blasting him away with an explosion. "DIE!"
At the sound of explosions, more and more criminals got out of their hiding spots and saw Bakugou smirking like a mad man. Fueled by fear or anger, the criminals all rushed at Bakugou with the intent to kill.
Bakugou cracked his knuckles before jumping at them. He spun around with his explosions detonating a blast in front of one of the criminals. Just as another criminal pulled out a knife against the young hero, the explosion user swung a sharp right hook and blasted him directly in the face. A car drove towards Bakugou but he saw it coming and aimed his right gauntlet at it before pulling the pin. A blast of explosive fire tore through the car, casting a terrifying shadow on Bakugou's face.
"Bring out the big guns, you punks!" Bakugou called out before jumping back into the fray.
Back up at the rooftop where Bakugou had jumped from, Catwoman and the rest of the villain girls looked down at the carnage.
"Damn, that guy is a walking napalm bomb," Livewire said slightly terrified.
"Looks like fun," Harley Quinn said with a giggle.
"Eh, I could've done that without much fire," Giganta said under her breath. "It is kinda hot though."
"Why did you sicc him on these guys anyway?" Star Sapphire asked Catwoman.
"Because of the stash that gang has in their place," Catwoman said, pointing to the building where the thugs were coming from. "There is about fifty grand worth of art pieces in there, and then we can tell him that there are some more jerks to prove wrong in the next hit."
"Ooooh, I like the way you think, kitty," Harley said, giggling like a little school girl.
"We gotta get going then, 'cuz sparky sparky boom boy is almost done down there," Livewire said.
With that said, the villain girls jumped into action.
Catwoman jumped high into the air and swiftly whipped out her whip and struck at the window of the building in front of them. The window shattered but no one noticed it when the street below was being a reenactment WWII. The catburglar slipped in with ease. She snuck through the hallway before looking around a corner just in time to see the rest of the goons running to take on Bakugou. She spotted the safe where the art pieces were kept and then pounced. She rolled into the room and slowly placed her ear onto the locked safe. Catwoman took hold of the combination lock and began to turn it. She patiently waited to hear the clicks, which was hard with the explosions happening outside. She called upon all the times she did this same thing, and shortly heard a click. A smile appeared on Catwoman's face before she grabbed the handle and opened the safe.
"Purrfect," Catwoman said before pulling out one of the paintings. "Now to call the girls."
Shortly she signaled the others to follow her inside. Livewire turned herself into electricity and zapped herself through the electric lines into the building right next to Catwoman. Star Sapphire used her ring to fly herself across her street and got into the building with ease. Poison Ivy created a bridge with her plants and easily walked into the building followed by Harley Quinn. All but Giganta went in. Catwoman signaled her to go down and keep Bakugou busy.
"He'll get suspicious if we all get in here," Catwoman said. "Keep him occupied. Bash lots of skulls if you have to."
With a smile on Giganta's face she jumped down as Bakugou began to feel the strain of his powers.
Just as the last few criminals aimed their guns at him, Giganta landed on the street with a powerful shockwave. The muscular villainess charged at the other criminals, swatting them away with a swing of her right arm. She sent them flying before grabbing another car and flung it at the remaining goons that were trying to get back up.
Bakugou looked at the tall amazonian woman who was smiling at him.
"What the hell are you doing here you gorilla woman?" Bakugou growled.
"I figured I could use the exercise," Giganta said before cracking her knuckles. "Besides you weren't looking too good. Let me show you how we do things here in the US."
Giganta saw some patrol cop cars coming their way.
"Time to go," Giganta said before pulling Bakugou under her arm and run away as the police got to the site. "Don't want the cops to think of us as villains now would we?"
"Put me down damn it! I don't want to be carried in you damn armpit!" Bakugou growled as they ran from the scene of the crime.
Unbeknownst to the police however, the rest of the villain girls had gotten all the paintings out of the building. They of course saw the whole escape from the rooftop, and some couldn't help but express their thoughts and laughter.
"With that tone and vicious look he has, this is the most action he can get for free," Livewire said chuckling.
"If he likes them muscle toned and built like tanks that arouses some interesting points to look into," Harley said scribbling it down on a notepad.
"Don't start drooling now girls, time for the next hit," Catwoman said as she pulled out her phone.
She began scrolling through her pictures until she found the next item on her list of heists. Next stop, the Animal Gang hideout. They had recently taken a large sum of money from the bank by use of explosives.
"STEALING MONTAGE!" Harely Quinn screamed in glee.
The villain girls moved on to the next point on their journey across the city.
Bakugou and Giganta faced off against the Toymaker and his army of toy tanks. Bakugou blasted back all the tanks and Giganta squashed them with her massive size.
While in the shadows, the villain girls hijacked all the loot that the toy maker was trying to steal.
Giganta punched a large robot towards Bakugou and he sent it back to her with a combined blast of his own. The robot flew past the tall muscular woman which caused Bakugou to laugh out loud.
"That's 12 to 11," Bakugou boldly claimed. "I win!"
"Rematch!" Giganta demanded.
While the two forces of chaos played their extreme version of tennis, Catwoman and the rest of the villain girls were having their own picking at a jewelry store.
"I love the way this diamond reflects all my new necklaces," Catwoman said while looking at herself in the reflection of her ring.
"I'm queen of the castle~!" Harley sang before she put on a crown on her head.
"I am so keeping these new earrings," Star Sapphire said as she looked at her new earrings.
In another part of the city, Bakugou and Giganta were facing against a punk rocker man. He had spiky black hair, a black sleeveless t-shirt, black pants, biker boots, and drove a black Harley bike. He had just attacked three different armored trucks and had caused massive property damage with his chopper and his laser pistols.
"I don't know who you dumb kids are, but no one gets in Johnny Rancid's way," Johnny said, annoyingly speaking in the third person.
Bakugou and Giganta shared a smirk before they charged at the biker. Bakugou jumped on top of Giganta's right hand before she threw him with all her strength. Bakugou then began to spin like a sideways tornado using his explosions.
"Eat this, Rancid! GO TO HELL!" Bakugou said before unleashing his attack in front of the biker.
"Oh crap," Rancid was able to say as the explosion blew up his bike and sent him flying covered in burn marks.
"Guess he was rotten alright, cause he stanked that crash," Giganta laughed at Rancid's misfortune which was soon joined by Bakugou's own savage laughter.
As both Bakugou and his strong back up muscular woman laughed their hearts out, Catwoman and the rest of the villain girls were filling up their new (stolen) car with all the money bags and loot that they had just acquired. With smiles on their faces, they decided to pick up their friend and the explosive boy and call it a night.
"Time to go ladies," Catwoman said before honking the horn.
"We've got some new things to spruce up the hideout," Livewire said with a crackle.
Bakugou and Giganta jumped in and the group drove off laughing. The night had been a success, in regards of their heists at least. The villain girls were sure that Bakugou was wrapped around their fingers. He was a nice added muscle and he was a good partner of Giganta, and was no slouch on the brain department. If they could keep the charade long enough, then the next time they faced against the Teen Titans -maybe, just maybe- they'll have the upperhand.
The group made it back to their hideout and as Giganta and Bakugou went into the warehouse, the rest of the group unloaded their ill gotten loot.
Inside the hideout, Giganta and Bakugou had gotten some sodas to celebrate their night of ass kicking.
"You weren't too bad out there, mini bomber," Giganta said before taking a sip of her soda. "We make quite the destructive force."
"You weren't bad yourself, sweet thing," Bakugou replied with a jagged smile. "Of course I was much cooler than you. Though I'm surprised that you are able to keep up with all those muscles."
"These babies aren't just for show! Come on, cop a feel of these arms," Giganta said, flexing her arm. "I am no softy."
"Muscles or not, I'm still better than you all!" Bakugou shot back before they both started laughing. "I'll become the number one hero and I expect you to see me rising to the top!"
The two laughed out loud and without notice, Giganta's laugh began to lessen and a blush appeared on her face. She hated to admit it but she liked hanging out with this walking disaster and she hoped that it could last longer. He was way too caught on with his desire to become the number one hero of his home country, and if he found out that she was a villain, then things could get ugly. She needed to figure out what to do next.
"Hey, you hungry or something? There's some junk food in the fridge if you want," Giganta pointed to the kitchen. "I bet the others will be a little hungry."
"Ha, considering that they didn't do a damn thing all night, I'd be surprised if they have the smallest bit of hunger," Bakugou said before walking to the kitchen. "Let's eat everything before they show up here to teach them a lesson."
Giganta took this chance to go into the back room to clear her mind. She found the rest of the girls were all but celebrating their new ill gotten loot. Catwoman was looking at the jewels, Harley was laughing as she flung the money up to make it rain, Star Sapphire was trying out some new accessories that were large rings with jewels, Poison Ivy looked at the paintings before feeding her plants, and Livewire was dancing like a gypsy on payday.
"Well look who it is. Nice going back there, Giganta," Livewire said before hitting the giant woman's arm playfully. "You played the partner in crime part like a charm. We'll have that doofus eating out of our palms by week's end."
"All I hope is that he isn't lousy in bed," Harley said earning a few raised eyebrows. "What? I'm pretty sure that those girls are sleeping with Deku. Our bomber hopefully is half as good."
"Let's give him a little more time and if he doesn't want to join us, maybe we use it to hold him to our every whim," Catwoman said with a sly grin.
"Yeah, about that, do we have to keep being the bad guys?" Giganta asked.
Everyone looked at her with curiosity.
"What are you saying, big G?" Livewire looked at her friend.
"I mean, robbing and beating up the loser heroes is cool and all, but do we have to drag him around like a donkey with a carrot in front of his nose," Giganta said. "Why don't we tell him that we will call him and go along our business. Besides he could cramp our style."
"What are you talking about?" Star Sapphire asked.
"Just that he isn't fit for our kind of team, and if he finds out that we used him he'll murder us," Giganta said.
"What makes you think he'll find out?" Catwoman asked.
"Well…" Giganta said as she began to rub the back of her head.
"OMG! Giganta has a crush on that pyromaniac!" Star Sapphire squealed.
"What?! No way, he isn't my type," Giganta said, looking away trying to cover her blushing face. "Besides he's way too self centered and savage-looking for my taste. He's like a caveman with fire coming out of his hands."
"Says the woman dressed like Jane of the Jungle on steroids," Harley snickered.
"I do not!" Giganta snapped.
"Giganta, D, come on girl. Get your head out of the clouds," Livewire said. "He is just another meal ticket that thinks he's a hero. Imagine all the chaos we could make with him on our side. And those stupid heroes won't know what hit 'em!"
"Unless I hear your sorry asses monologuing about your victory,"
The villain girls turned around to see a very angry Bakugou standing at the entrance.
"Uh oh," Harley said. "In our defense you wouldn't have found out at least a few weeks."
Bakugou jumped at the villain girls igniting his power for a savage attack. He tackled Harley Quinn before grabbing her by the wrist and spun around with his power, spinning faster and faster before throwing her into Livewire. He then propelled himself forward with his explosions before kneeing Poison Ivy in the face.
"You bitches are going to pay for making a fool of myself!" Bakugou screamed as his hands were filled with explosions.
Bakugou jumped at the other girls when Catwoman pulled out her whip. She wrapped Bakugou's arm and flung him at the wall. Bakugou bounced back before he fired up his power once more and flew him in the air and blasted himself forward against Catwoman. She jumped out of the way giving the opening for Star Sapphire to fire her fiery heart construct at Bakugou. He rolled out of the way before detonating another blast to fly out of the way.
"You ain't getting out of here in one piece, boy toy!" Livewire said charging an electric blast.
"Bring it on, outlet bitch!" Bakugou shot back before placing his palm on his hand and firing another blast. "AP SHOOTER!"
A concentrated blast flew directly at Livewire as she fired her own attack. The attacks collided, creating an explosion that knocked them both back.
Bakugou got back to his feet but felt how his arms stung. Using his power so often in one night was taking its toll on him. He hated to admit it, but he had to get out of there before he was captured.
He looked up and saw all the villain girls getting up and surrounding him.
"Come on Bakugou, you saw how good this team is," Catwoman said. "If you join us you'll have free range on what you want to do. You want to be number one right?"
"You're right. I want to be number one," Bakugou said before glaring at the girls. "But I want to be number one just like ALL MIGHT!"
"Well, guess it's Ivy's option it appears," Catwoman sighed. "Ivy, you know what to do."
"Understood," Poison Ivy replied before licking her lips. "You won't feel a thing, you might even like it."
"Do it quickly before he finds the secret exit," Giganta said catching Bakugou's interest.
Bakugou glanced behind him and saw a doormat that said Secret Exit.
"Harley, I thought I told you to get rid of that thing!" Catwoman snarled at the clown.
"I always forgot where it was!" Harley shot back.
"This ain't over ladies! I'll be back," Bakugou said as he placed both of his hands together. "FLASH BANG!"
A bright light engulfed the entire warehouse, blinding all the villain girls. The flashing light lasted a good five seconds and by the time the girls were able to see what was going on, Bakugou had disappeared.
"Damn, he escaped!" Catwoman said. "We'll need to move our hideout to another part of the city. Start packing up! Everything must be cleaned!"
Giganta looked down in sadness before she let out a sigh. But she would always remember the one that got away.
Far from the warehouse, Bakugou emerged from the water with his costume half wiped off.
"Alright, this is the last time that I lose," Bakugou growled. "Now I'm coming for you,"