Harley Quinn was stuck in a bit of an awkward position at the moment. There were two parties of people after her, one which wanted to kill her and one which was likely going to imprison her. Both options were things Harley did not want. Currently, Harley had hidden behind some rather weak wooden boxes while the Joker fought with the three heroes that had been sent to find her. Magpie was with her, both laying low before the moment.
"C'mon Maggie, stop bein' such a wuss! Go out there and get 'em!" Harley tried encouraging her friend, pulling on her by the arm.
"This is a bad idea!" Magpie shook her head. "If we leave our hiding spot we're gonna get shot in the head!"
"Ah, no we ain't!" Harley insisted, still pulling on Magpie. "Stop bein' so stubborn!"
"I'm not being stubborn, I'm being smart!" Magpie argued, pulling away from Harley.
Harley ignored Magpie and peeked over the box they were hiding behind only to be confronted by a very short man in a clown costume. He was Joker's latest sidekick, Gaggy. He'd worked with Joker before and he didn't seem to like Harley very much.
"Gotcha!" Gaggy laughed, leaping forward and tackling Harley. "Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha!"
"Get offa me ya weirdo!" Harley pushed Gaggy off of her.
"Okay, maybe staying here isn't such a good idea either." Magpie sighed.
"Now what do we do?" Harley asked.
"Find a better hiding spot, I guess!" Magpie exclaimed. She scrambled up to her feet and hurried over to the spot Selina and Ivy were hidden right behind Selina's car. Harley saw Magpie running and went after her, not wanting to be left alone with Gaggy.
"Wait up!" Harley yelled. Moving as fast as she could, Harley got behind the car with the other girls.
"Thank god you're okay." Ivy sighed, pulling Harley into a quick embrace. "Oh, uh, you too Magpie."
"At least you remembered my name this time." Magpie shook her head. "Look, can someone please come up with a plan? I feel like a sitting duck back here."
"Well it seems like Robin, Batgirl and that Black Bat are keeping Joker and his crew distracted for the time being…" Selina peeked up over her car for just a moment. "Do you think we can make a break for it?"
Ivy peeked over the car too and thought for a moment. "Hmm… Maybe. But we'll have to be smart about it."
"True." Selina nodded. "We can't just rush out there, we're outnumbered."
"We could just wait for the Bat Crew to take down Mistah J's boys and make a run for it." Harley suggested.
"Maybe…" Ivy nodded. She thought for a moment, trying to concentrate. "Okay, I've got it."
"Alright, shoot." Selina smiled at Ivy.
"I make a quick attack with my plants. Harley, you grab your hammer and popgun from the trunk. After that, we all retreat into the factory." Ivy explained.
"Is that such a good idea?" Magpie asked. "Sounds a little risky."
"It is." Ivy admitted. "But if we get the building there are more places to hide and ambush our enemies. Plus lots of items we can improvise into weapons. If we get lucky maybe even Pyg might wanna help us out."
"Alright, let's do it!" Harley cheered. "Here we go, do or die time!"
"Goodness you're excited." Ivy chuckled. "Alright Harls, let's go!"
Harley nodded and let out an excited squealing noise. She rushed off to do her part of the plan. Moving swiftly, Harley made it to the trunk of the car and popped it open. In it she saw her trusty red and black hammer and her comically oversized popgun. "Oh yeah, time for some real fun!"
While all of that was going on, Ivy used her powers to summon up what little plants she had to attack both Joker's gang and the heroes that had been sent after them. They were weaker than her usual plants but they did the job, distracting both groups while Ivy, Harley, Magpie and Selina all got away.
As they fled into the factory Joker spotted them getting away. He shot the small vine coming towards him and aimed his pistol at Harley. "Oh no you don't! You think you're so clever! Well, you aren't!" Right as Joker tried to fire a shot Black Bat tackled him from behind, getting him to the ground and making the shot miss by a wide margin.
Harley would've thanked Black Bat her if she hadn't been fleeing at the time. In a matter of seconds, Harley and her friends were back inside the abandoned meatpacking plant they'd just left. They hurried down a hallway together with Selina taking the lead.
"C'mon girls, let's find a good spot to hide! And maybe an emergency exit too." Selina beckoned the girls to follow her.
"Oh god, it's days like this I regret joining this crew." Magpie sighed.
"Ah don't worry, we'll be fine." Harley giggled a bit. "Ya got me on your side! And I never give up, no matter what!"
"That's one of the reasons I love you, Harls!" Ivy smirked at her girlfriend. "Your optimism is infectious."
"This way!" Selina beckoned the girls to follow her as she ducked into another room. "Those guys outside are probably trying to find us now. It's best we find a hiding spot!"
The girls followed Selina into the other room which turned out to be a now-abandoned meat locker. Although apparently for whatever reason Pyg was using the place as his personal pantry and large pieces of raw meat still hung from hooks.
"Ugh, this place is creepy…" Ivy sighed.
"Well, it's where we're hiding for now." Selina said in a hushed tone. "Trust me, I'm not a fan of it either."
Magpie heard a vague, high pitched sound in the distance that was progressively getting closer. She grabbed Harley by the arm and tugged on her. "Hey, Harley, do you hear what I'm hearing?"
Harley listened and it became clear what the noise was. "Shit! Cop sirens. Now the police are part of this party."
"We'll find a way out." Selina insisted. "For now, let's find a hiding spot in here. If anyone comes looking for us, we'll jump them." She motioned for the other girls to follow her and they hid around the corner near some more slabs of frozen meat.
"Jeez, I really need to get some rest when I'm home." Harley sighed. "Today was supposed to be nice…"
"Well, the spa was kinda relaxing before Scarecrow kidnapped us." Magpie remarked.
"Shh! Please be quiet girls." Ivy whispered. "We need to stay focused."
Harley nodded and made a zipping motion over her lips. It turned out Ivy's request to keep quiet was well-timed since right then the sound of the heavy metal door the room opening.
"C'mon boss, they gotta be around here somewhere!" The voice of one of Joker's goons was heard.
"You'd better be right. Otherwise I'll cut your ear off and feed it to the dogs." Joker chuckled a bit.
Ivy glanced over at the others and lowered her voice to a whisper. "Alright, let's split up girls. See if we can ambush him."
"Alright." Harley nodded. "I'll be the distraction."
The girls split off from the area, each carefully going in a different direction. Harley had the easiest job, instead of slinking off to a hiding place like the others she jumped right out into the open and waved at the people coming after her. It seemed like Black Bat, Batgirl and Robin took down quite a lot of Joker's henchmen. Right now it just seemed to be Joker, Gaggy and a miscellaneous goon coming to look for her.
"Hey ya Puddin'!" Harley cheered. "How's it going?"
"Get her!" Joker shouted, pointing at Harley.
Joker's henchman pointed a machine gun at Harley. Thinking fast, Harley leapt behind a large hanging slab of meat. All the bullets hit the meat and absorbed the impact, keeping Harley safe until she heard the clicking of the gun out of ammo.
"Such a clever girl…" Joker laughed a little bit. "Alright Harley, you can come out now. You've survived long enough. We can talk this all out like civilized adults."
"How do I know ya ain't gonna shoot me?" Harley asked, still clinging tight to the cold meat.
"C'mon Puddin', have a little faith." Joker tried to keep his tone of voice calm and reasonable.
"Alright I'm comin' out. Don't shoot me." Harley stepped out from her hiding place with her popgun holstered on her hip and hammer dragging behind her. "We ain't gonna fight now, right?"
"Of course." Joker nodded, getting closer to her. "All I want is to talk. The truth is Harley, I miss you."
"Oh no! I ain't fallin' for it!" Harley shook her head and started to back away.
"Harley, please, be reasonable." Joker holstered his pistol. "I… I love you."
"No ya don't yer lyin'!" Harley kept backing away, now clutching her hammer tight. "And even if ya aren't, I got someone else now."
"You do, eh?" Joker chuckled. "Well that's news to me! Who's the lucky fella and where does he live? I wanna kill him once I'm done with you!"
Before Harley could get a response the branch of a tree just outside smashed through the wall and warped around Joker's waist. Just then, Poison Ivy stepped out of her hiding spot behind some boxes.
"That's lucky lady, to you!" Ivy smirked, looking at Joker as the tree lifted him up. Although the cold temperature of the meat locker made it weaker.
"So you're Harley's new partner?" Joker smirked. "Hmmph, I really should have seen this coming." He glanced back at his team. "Gaggy, whats-your-face, don't leave me hanging here! Get them!"
The goon panicked when he realized his gun was empty and went to reload it. But his reflexes weren't fast enough to account for Selina. She leaped out of a spot she'd hooked onto on the ceiling and whipped him. The gun fell out of his hand and a quick kick to the face from her broke his nose and knocked him to the ground.
Gaggy took out a pair of small knives and lunged at Harley but he too was countered. This time by Magpie. She got out of her hiding spot behind a hanging cow carcass and lunged at Gaggy. She slashed open the front of his costume with her clawed gloves and knocked him down. To add insult to injury, Magpie kicked the little man in the head.
With his two henchmen seemingly defeated and he himself stuck in a tree, Joker reached into his pocket and pulled out a small white handkerchief. He waved it around in an act of surrender. "Oh I just wanted to talk things out! Can't we just get along!"
"Shut up!" Harley yelled. "I- I'm sick of you! You treated me badly all these years and- And I ain't gonna listen anymore!"
"Fine, I was a bad boyfriend. Sue me!" Joker cackled. "You always annoyed me anyway."
"Well guess what Pud- Joker! I got someone who really loves me now!" Harley put an arm around Ivy.
"Aww, good for you sweetpea." Joker mockingly chuckled. "Now can you and your gal pals do me a favour and let me go."
Ivy smirked and walked over to Harley. She put an arm around her girlfriend before looking at the Joker. "What do you think, Harls? Should we kill him."
"Nah, it ain't worth the hassle." Harley shook her head. "I'd rather just embarrass him. It's more fun that way. Hey Red, how's about you get your plant to throw him against the wall?"
"With pleasure." Ivy nodded. With one swift hand motion, the branch holding on to Joker lurched around. It moved a bit slower thanks to the cold but in just a moment Joker had been flung against a wall and was locked out. With that done, Ivy turned around to face Magpie and Catwoman. "Well girls, I think our work is done. Let's get out of here while we still have a chance."
"Good idea." Magpie nodded. "I wanna get home and take a nice hot shower."
"Same here." Selina sighed happily, thinking about her apartment. "Plus my cats are probably lonely. They miss their mommy."
"Then what're we waitin' for? Let's get goin'!" Harley turned around for a moment and rather immaturely blew a raspberry at Joker's unconscious body. Turning around again, Harley hummed to herself as she went to the large hole in the wall Ivy's tree created. "C'mon girls, let's get the hell outta here!"
Harley giggled madly as she ran away and Ivy found herself laughing a bit as she ran after her. "Wait up, Harls!"
Magpie just sighed a bit and Selina quietly smiled to herself but the both of them soon joined the other girls.
"We're home free, c'mon!" Harley giggled uncontrollably as she climbed through the hole in the wall Ivy made. She nearly tripped in all her excitement to leave.
The other girls soon left through the hole in the wall as well, staying close to Harley. But once they left, they realized their freedom wasn't as close as it seemed. They found a small group of GCPD cars, about three or four, parked in the area with a few officers nearby.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about the cops…" Harley trailed off.
The officers tried to react quickly, drawing their weapons. "Freeze! You're all under arrest! No sudden moves!"
The girls all shared a look between each other for a moment, all trying to silently formulate a plan. Now that she was outside, Ivy had more control over her powers. She flicked her wrist and sent the small but now growing fast tree towards the cops.
The cops started getting out of the way of the upcoming plant but a saviour for them, and doom for Harley and company, jumped down from the roof of the building. It was none other than the Batman himself. He threw a series of sharp, metal Batarangs at the tree. They embedded themselves in the bark before exploding, completely destroying it.
"My baby!" Ivy exclaimed in horror.
"It's over for all of you. Come with me and nobody needs to get hurt." Batman walked towards them with his hand reached out. He looked directly at Harley. "Harleen, you are not well. Spending time with these people is not helping you."
"Ah shuddup!" Harley shook her head at him. "I ain't listenin' to you! Ya don't know what you're talkin' about! Ivy's the best girlfriend ever and my friends know what I want."
"Harleen… I want to help…" Batman talked slowly and calmly.
"And my name ain't Harleen! It's Harley!" Harley yelled, her eyes narrowing in on him. "Just let us go!"
It seemed Harley's protests fell on deaf ears as soon Robin, Batgirl and Black Bat came out of the shadows behind Batman.
"We ain't afraid of ya! We- We're gonna fight ya!" Harley declared. "Ain't that right, Red?" She glanced at Ivy.
"Harls… At this point, we're tired and they're all better fighters than us. I say we run." Ivy whispered to her girlfriend.
"No! I wanna fight!" Harley yelled, grabbing her hammer harder.
"Harley we need to go…" Selina tugged on Harley by her arm.
Harley glanced over at the girls. "You go… I wanna stay and prove I'm worth somethin'. Bring the car around for me."
Ivy paused for a moment and got a bit closer to Harley. "I'll stay with you. Selina, Magpie, you get the car and we'll keep the Bats busy."
"Deal!" Selina nodded. "Good luck!" With that Selina dashed off around the corner with Magpie right on her heels.
Batman saw them fleeing and took a similar strategy. He looked over at Damian and gave him a nod. "Damian, follow me! We're going after them! Batgirl, Black Bat, stay here and detain Quinzel and Isley!"
"I see how it is, we ain't a big enough priority for the Bat!" Harley giggled, lifting her hammer up. "That's okay, I'm always up for a little girl-on-girl action! And yes, I know exactly how that sounded!" Without thinking out a plan, Harley charged forward at Black Bat and Batgirl while Ivy remained more methodical and stayed back. Her tree may have been destroyed but there were still weeds and bits of grass she could use.
Black Bat was a master of reading body language. She could see exactly how frustrated and confused Harley was at the moment and how she was swinging her hammer around with no real thought behind it. It made her rather easy to pick off. Black Bat glanced over at Batgirl and nodded. "Follow my lead."
"Got it!" Batgirl cheered.
Black Bat ran at Harley with Batgirl running right beside her. Harley was too full of emotions to think of a real strategy and just opted to wildly swing around her hammer until she hit a target. This proved to be a mistake when Black Bat nailed her in the chest with an expertly timed kick and knocked her back a bit. Batgirl came at her with a kick to the back and pulled on the tails of her jester hat to knock her off balance.
"Hey, she isn't so tough!" Batgirl remarked.
"I'm plenty tough! Let go of me!" Harley shouted as she was knocked to the ground by a roundhouse kick from Black Bat.
It was around then that Ivy's plants came in. The once weak and puny weeds had grown into mighty vines. They wrapped around Black Bat and Batgirl by their ankles and pulled them away.
"Phew! You're a real lifesaver, Red!" Harley cheered as she got back to her feet.
"Don't mention it." Ivy nodded as she got closer to Harley.
Timing seemed to be on their side since at that moment Selina's convertible pulled around the corner with Selina driving and Magpie in the passenger's seat. Selina honked the horn a few times to get their attention.
"Get in! We got room in the back!" Selina shouted.
"And hurry before Batman and his kid catch up!" Magpie added.
"Ya don't hafta tell me twice!" Harley nodded, quickly hopping in the back seat with Ivy following after her. Once they were both in, Selina pressed down on the gas pedal without waiting for them to put on their seatbelts. Of course Harley rarely wore her seatbelt to begin with.
"So, uh, can this thing outrace the Batmobile?" Ivy asked.
"No probably not, he's got the faster car." Selina admitted. "But we have one thing on him."
"What's that?" Magpie asked.
"Batman tries not to rack up too much collateral damage, so he'll be holding back." Selina began to explain. "Us on the other hand, we can be as reckless as we want. As long as I don't crash the car." And with her explanation done, Selina pressed down on the pedal and sped away.
Magpie seemed a bit terrified by the high speed she was travelling at but Harley and Ivy enjoyed themselves immensely. Selina glanced in her rearview mirror and saw the Batmobile following behind her. "Hmm, looks like my boyfriend wants to play rough. I can do that."
Selina drove around erratically, through alleys, past red lights, in the wrong lane. Batman did these things too but took greater care when driving than Selina did.
It seemed that Selina's theory about Batman's driving style proved correct. After several minutes of driving Selina was able to lose the Batmobile while driving through a storm drain. Of course that didn't get her to slow down or stop.
"Looks like we're free!" Selina cheered.
"Thank god…" Harley sighed. "I wanna relax."
"Same here…" Ivy nodded, resting her hand on Harley's shoulder for a moment.
"We should pour out some champagne to celebrate." Selina looked back at Harley and Ivy for a moment.
Magpie too began to relax until she saw something in front of her that made her disposition change from calm to panicked in a split second. "Girls! Look out!"
Selina looked straight ahead and saw a cop car with its lights out headed straight towards them. She swerved out of the way but the police car hit the back of her convertible anyway, sending Selina's car spinning out. Slamming down on the brakes, Selina was able to stop the car before it crashed into anything.
"Shit! Is everyone okay!" Selina shouted out.
"Yeah… Mostly…" Harley muttered. "C'mon, hit the gas again before the cops get us!"
The police car came to an abrupt stop and the doors opened up. Before Selina had a chance to speed away she heard a familiar female voice. "Don't go! We're not cops, we wanna help you!"
Slightly curious, Selina paused but remained ready to speed away in case anything went down. Two figures became visible leaving the cop car and soon the group recognized them. It was Hazard and her brother the Gambler, the two people who got them in this mess to begin with.
"What the hell do you want!" Hraley yelled at the two of them.
"We- I- I'm sorry!" Hazard called out to them. "I just want to help you!"
Harley glared at Hazard and got out of her car, taking out her popgun. "Oh, ya got some nerve! You kidnap me, do that weird psychiatry thing, put a price on my head and now ya wanna help!"
"I was upset and confused… I just wanted my granddad to be proud of me!" Hazard shouted. "I didn't want any of this, you gotta believe me!"
"Sounds to me like ya got some serious daddy issues." Harley laughed a little, keeping her gun pointed at Hazard. None of Harely's friends chose to intervene, they were curious about what would happen. Of course they also stood by just in case things turned ugly.
"Sure, maybe I do…" Hazard approached Harley a bit, remaining cautious. "But Harley, I need you to listen to me…"
"Alright, I'm listenin'. What do you wanna say?" Harley asked.
"Mostly I just want you to know that I'm sorry about all the trouble I caused… Maybe later down the line we could be, y'know, friends." Hazard got a bit closer to Harley.
"Yeah, kinda doubt that after the shit you put me through." Harley glared at Hazard.
"Look, I'm trying to get the bounty on you taken down! But it- It's harder than it sounds and I don't know if I can even do it!" Hazard tried to explain. "I just wanna give you some advice. For the time being, get out of town. Just stay out of Gotham until the heat dies down. Okay?"
"Thanks for the advice, I'll keep it in mind." Harley nodded. "Now if you'll excuse me, I should get outta here."
"So… So you forgive me?" A hopeful smile spread across Hazard's face.
"Fuck no!" Harley cackled. "I'm mad as hell at you!" She pointed her popgun at Hazard and pulled the trigger. Hazard flinched but suddenly found herself being showered in a rain of confetti. "Hehe! Fooled ya! Now stay outta my sight before I decide to kill ya for real!" Laughing like mad, Harley ran off back to her car and hopped in the back seat. "Alright Selina, floor it!"
"With pleasure." Selina nodded before speeding off as fast as we could.
Feeling exhausted, Harley leaned in and put an arm around Ivy. "Jeez, what a day… I just wanna get home and relax…"
"Same here, Harls… Same here." Ivy ran her fingers through Harley's hair.
The following morning, Harley awoke in her bedroom beside Ivy. It seemed that the both of them were incredibly exhausted after the previous night's events and neither of them had changed out of their supervillain outfits. Harley yawned and looked around before noticing Ivy lying next to her, seemingly half asleep. Giggling to herself, Harley moved over to Ivy and hugged her tightly.
"Mornin' Pam…" Harley yawned a bit more.
Ivy shifted around a bit, looking back at Harley. "Well hey there Harls… Man, yesterday sure was crazy..."
"Definitely… C'mon, let's get into some more comfy clothes and go get breakfast." Harley gave Ivy a quick peck on the cheek and got up from bed. She went to the dresser and found some pajamas in it. "So Red, how're you feelin'?" She casually stripped out of her jester suit and slipped into her pajamas.
"I feel alright I suppose." Ivy yawned a little and got out of bed. "I am a big anxious, I suppose." She went over to the same dresser as Harley and searched through it until she found some underwear and a t-shirt.
"Anxious? About what?" Harley turned around to face Ivy.
"That bounty Hazard put on you." Ivy explained as she got dressed. "I guess we could lie low here, but that never was your style. Have you thought about what Hazard said? About leaving town?"
"Yeah a little bit." Harley nodded. "We've caused a lotta trouble in the past few months. And after last night, it would be nice to go somewhere else for a little while."
"Have anywhere in mind?" Ivy went over to the door of the bedroom, beginning to exit.
"Not really." Harley shook her head. "I've never been much of a traveller. You got any other ideas?"
"Hmm… Maybe." Ivy nodded, making her way to the kitchen with Harley following her. "Selina and I gave Trickster a phone call yesterday, we were hoping he could help us out. He couldn't, but he mentioned he was currently living in Los Angeles. Could be fun to pay him a visit."
"Ooh, I like that idea!" Harley nodded. "I always wanted to visit Hollywood!"
The both of them entered the kitchen where they saw Magpie enjoying some buttered toast. She lay the butter on extra thick because she always loved how pretty and shiny it was.
"Well hey girls, glad you're finally up." Magpie smiled at them. "Help yourself to some breakfast. We don't have much in the fridge. We should probably go on a grocery run."
"Actually, we may not need to." Harley giggled.
"What do you mean?" Magpie asked, taking another bite of toast.
"We need to get out of town until all the heat on Harley dies down. So we're thinking of taking a trip out of town. To LA." Ivy explained. "How does that sound?"
"And I'm invited!" Magpie smiled at the two of them, sounding like she didn't believe it.
"Ya sure are!" Harley cheered. "You're part of the gang, ain't ya? And you've proven yourself to be loyal."
"Wow, that's great!" Magpie stood up from her chair. "When do we start packing?"
"As soon as ya can." Harley replied. "We wanna move outta here fast."
"No problem! I haven't got much to pack. Just some spare clothes, a toothbrush and some tampons." Magpie nodded. "I'll start getting my things together." She scurried off to her bedroom in excitement."
"We should make some phone calls." Ivy glanced over at Harley. "We want Trickster to know we're dropping by and we'll have to invite Selina on this trip. Oh and we should let Jenna know that we won't be around for a little while."
"Good idea!" Harley nodded. "You give your landlady a call while I get Trickster on the phone."
"I'll jot down Trickster's number for you." Ivy nodded. "I'm sure he'll be glad to hear from you."f
Harley nodded and giggled to herself as she entered the living room and wnet over to the landline. Ivy grabbed a notepad and scribbled down Trickster's number before handing it to Harley. "I'll go call Jenna. Good luck with Trickster."
"Thanks!" Harley giggled some more as she picked up the phone. Rocking back and forth in excitement, Halrey dialed the number given to her and waited for a response. After a while she heard someone picking up on the other end.
"Um, hello?" Trickster's voice on the other line seemed cautious.
"Trickster! How's it hangin'?" Harley casually struck up a conversation. "It's your favourite gal, Harley Quinn!"
"Harley! Great to hear from you. I was worried about you. Got a call from your friends yesterday, they said you were in trouble."
"I was. But I got out of it just fine."
"That's a relief." Trickster chuckled a bit. "So why exactly are you calling?"
"Well, word is you're hanging out in LA right now." Harley leaned back on the couch, still pressing. "See, things have gotten a bit too crazy here in Gotham and we're hopin' we could hang out with you for a while."
"Sure thing! I'd love to have you over. I'm staying with an old friend of mine right now."
"Great! We'll be over in a week or two. We're probably gonna be driving the whole way there."
"I look forward to having you over. I'm getting involved in the movie business. Maybe that's a business venture you'd like to get involved in too."
"Ooh sounds fun! How'd that happen?"
"I may or may not be blackmailing a producer at a major movie studio."
"Ha! Don't you ever go changin'!" Harley laughed. "Alright, I gotta start gettin' my stuff together. I'll give ya a call later though."
"It's been a pleasure, Harley. Bye now!" Trickster hung up and Harley put the phone back on the receiver.
Harley got up from the couch with a big smile on her face. She went to her and Ivy's shared room, humming to herself the whole way. "Hey Red! How'd things go with Jenna?"
"Got sent to voicemail. I left a message about us going away. I'll be sending her rent still. This is a nice place." Ivy said.
"In that case let's get packed up." Harley said. "We should give Selina a call too. She'd like this trip we're going on."
"Oh absolutely! Just us girls having fun. Just like the good old days." Ivy smiled at Harley.
Harley laughed to herself some more before pulling Ivy into a big hug and planting a big kiss on her lips. "This is gonna be great!"
Just a little later that day, Harley, Ivy and Magpie had gathered up their belongings, piled into their RV and had driven across town to Selina's apartment. Harley was behind the driver's seat and humming to herself the whole way there. The idea of a vacation to Los Angeles with her girlfriend and two of her best friends was wonderful. Selina had sounded very excited when they phoned her with the idea which only made Harley more enthusiastic to get over there and meet up with her.
"Alrighty! We're here!" Harley cheered as she parked the car. "Ready to go?" She glanced at Ivy and Magpie in the back.
"You bet Harls, I'm sure Selina is excited to see us." Ivy stood up and made her way to the door.
"Oh yeah, she sure will be!" Harley got out of the car and got closer to Selina's building. She entered the lobby and found Selina sitting on some stairs with a pet carrier and suitcase beside her.
"Hey girls!" Selina cheered, beginning to stand up. "So, is this roadtrip for real?"
"As real as ever, Kitty!" Harley nodded. "So, are ya bringin' your cats with you?"
"You know I can't bear to be separated from my babies for too long." Selina smiles, picking up the pet carrier. "Ready to go?"
"I sure am!" Harley nodded, turning around and beckoning Selina to follow her. "Man, this is gonna be great!"
"I've been to LA before, it's nice. Not a fan of the heat though." Selina remarked. "Should be nice to have you girls around though."
Harley got back into the driver's seat while Selina got into the back of the RV. She looked back at Selina as she set down the pet carrier and her suitcase. "You two ready to go?"
"Sure am." Selina nodded. "This should be exciting."
"Definitely." Magpie smiled.
"Alright, let's get goin' in that case!" Harley cheered as she started up the car. "It's gonna be a long ride. We could make a few stops along the way though. How's that sound?"
"Sounds wonderful." Ivy smiled. "I've always wanted to go to New Orleans, maybe we could stop there."
"Great idea!" Magpie cheered from the back. "Oh and maybe we can go to Vegas too! Everything's so shiny too."
"We got plenty of places to visit on the way." Harley nodded. "You two just sit back. I'll drive for the first leg but we'll all be takin' turns." She started driving a bit faster while Ivy put coordinates into the RV's GPS.
"This is exciting. I don't really get excited that much but I feel this weird fluttering feeling inside me." Ivy admitted, glancing over at Harley.
"Aww, I'm glad I'm rubbing off on ya." Harley smiled, glancing over at Ivy. "We make a real great pair, don't we?"
"Absolutely. I know this sounds sappy, but I can't imagine life without you right now." Ivy leaned over and kissed Harley's cheek.
"That ain't sappy at all." Harley glanced. "I feel the same way. You 'n me Red, girlfriends 'til the end."
Ivy smiled and leaned her head against Harley's shoulder, resting it there. Harley glanced back at Ivy and grinned. Right then she felt happy to be alive. She was leaving Gotham City behind her for a whole new world of adventures just beyond the horizon. And right beside her she'd have the most wonderful woman in the world to help her through it all. Whatever happened next, Harley welcomed it.
A/N: I hope that was a satisfactory ending! I had a lot of fun writing this story. Harley's a fun character and it was great to write her and the various other villains and heroes of Gotham City. I've got some other ideas for future stories, mostly DC Comics related. So I guess keep an eye out for that. It was fun writing this and I'm almost sad to end it. But that just means I can focus on newer projects now.
