"I probably be worried if it wasn't."

To be fair, he should have been worried anyway!

Because to say the least, Barry sure as hell wasn't expecting her to slap him. He also wasn't expecting for her shout, "PERVERT," at the top of her lungs.

Left speechless when two guards ran in to question her about what happened.

She says it so confidently, "Your chomo Norm, grabbed my ass."

Barry didn't expect to be cuffed. Not so quickly. He wonders if he blacked out. He knows the guard said something about solitary, but he couldn't hear exactly what was said. So fuzzy. The world around him becoming a blur.

Barry shakes his head slowly, tears prick his eyes. That last slither of trust is brea... but then, 'was that a wink?'

He tilts his head towards Harley Quinn. With his eyes he begs for her to give him the sign that this is part of her crazy plan.

There it was again.

Barry sighs. He smiles. A small one, but it's still a smile. He relaxes. 'She didn't betray me?'

And that tiny slither of trust grows a centimeter becoming slightly stronger!

Killer Frost is the first to gain her composure, "and that was...?"

Cold smirks, "odd choice to help a freak?"

Harley shrugs, plopping herself onto the top of the table. "He says he's innocent."

Cold scoffs, "don't they all!"

Harley says, "listen, I don't know how to explain it, but I just gots this feeling you know."

Killer Frost questions, "a feeling about what?"

Harley jumps down, "I really think he's innocent, but I don't even care. He's my minion now."

Cold smirks, "what can he do?"

Harley says, "Don't know," with a slight shrug.

Killer Frost, "what a wild deal? He could be bubble blowing Meta for all you know."

Cold continues, "he could be powerful, but he could be here because he just can't control some freaky power. Might of taken down a city with a nuclear power!"

Harley rolls her eyes, hands on both hips. "You two... Geeze. He's a Norm with a super power bout to be working for me."

Killer Frost snarks, "run that by Joker?"

Harley glares, "I don't have to run everything by Puddin'."

Cold snarks, "sure."

Killer Frost and Captain Cold snicker, prompting Harley to stomp her foot.

With a pout she says, "well fuck you guys. I don't need to take this shit!"

And she stomps away, muttering "fucking dicks."

And from behind, "are they wrong though?"

Harley spins around and only relaxes when she sees Ivy catching up to her. "What?"

Ivy rolls her eyes, "shouldn't you run it by Joker first?"

Harley snaps, "no. Why should I? The norm doesn't even want to work for Joker!"

Ivy shakes her head, "like either of you have a choice! By making a deal with you he inadvertently made a deal with the devil."

Harley rolls her eyes, "oh come on Ives. He's not that bad."

Ivy asks, "who? The norm or Joker? Because Joker's pretty bad. And not in like a cool way either."

Harley rolls her eyes, "whatever. Just help me break the norm out like you said you would?"

Ivy folds her arms across her chest, "only if you snuck in my contraband?"

Harley waves her off with 'pfft,' "of course I did!" With that, her hands were down her pants.

Ivy stands back, mouth agape.

Then as an After thought, Harley says "cover me."

Ivy rolls her eyes, "you hand is already in your pants. What am I covering for?"

Harley finally pulls it out as she answers, "so no ones sees me with my hand up my cooch!"

Ivy stress' "but Harls, your hand was already there." Then... "Why was it there?"

Harley sticks her hand out palm up. Inside her palm is a tiny green leaf. "Had to get you yo' greens."

Ivy just stares at the leaf.

Harley asks, "well you gonna take it?"

Ivy forces a smile. It's more sarcastic than anything. "Coin purse greens." Ivy picks the leaf up with the tips of her thumb and pointer. "My favorite!"

Harley rolls her eyes, "and how else was I getting that shit in here? They ain't about to let Poisson Ivy's bestie bring plant life into the prison."

Ivy rolls her eyes, "whatever," as she makes the leaf grow enough until she is able to mend it around her wrist.

Harley snarks, "one of these days your eyes are going to fall right out yo' head!"

As time ticked by, Barry's trust that Harley didn't betray him also ticked away! With each passing minute he was stuck in the tiny room. Alone! Nothing but his thoughts. The last shred of trust dwindled away.

On his back. Atop a hard mattress. Starring at the ceiling. He's never prayed before. He's been an atheist for a long time. Always thinking, if there was God, he's done an awful job of proving himself to be up there. But Barry's also never been this low before. He's never felt this betrayed. He's never been this hurt. So, he finds himself praying. Unsure if he's doing it right. Trying to remember how his mother used to do it. But that brings back a whole new set of painful memories, so he stops trying to remember.

So he just remains on his back. Eyes closed. "God. I need answers. I need help. I don't know who else to turn to. But you know the truth. Right? Your suppose to be all knowing. So you know. I never hurt Wally. Never touched Wally like that. Give me a reason to believe in you. Please. And I'll um, go to the temple church thing. I'll pray more. And learn how to do it right. Um, I'm uh I'll crawl that church path thing in mexico..."

But then the door slams open. Poison Ivy is leaning against the frame. "You praying?" Then, "didn't take you for the religious type."

Barry slowly stands, "I'm not. I've never believed. But now I need something to believe in." Sigh. "Stupid. I know." He looks around. Tries to see over Ivy.

"She's getting the remote to your collar. And I already told her that she's not letting you out of that thing until we are all safely out of Arkham."

Barry understands. "That's fine." Barry maneuvers around Ivy to get out of the cell. He feels a fragile plant tug at his wrist. Firm, but not painful.

"Let me find out you touched the kid!"

Barry glares, "I didn't!."

Ivy insists, "but let me find out you did."

Barry snarks, "what pedophilia is where you draw the line. You're a murderer. When people don't see things your way they die. You've killed mothers for putting cigarettes out on trees. Father's for throwing their coffee cups on the ground. Young couples for pulling out flowers."

Ivy snarls, "I've changed. I see where I was wrong!" he relaxes, "nature was my only friend and I didn't like to see her get hurt by cruel humans."

Barry also relaxes, "sorry. It's just hard." He sighs, "you have no reason to believe me I guess. My friends didn't. Not even my best friend. Neither did my wife. So I guess I can't expect you two too."

Ivy offers, "Harley really does. That's why I really want you to be telling the truth."

Barry looks her in the eyes, "I am." A single tear trails down his cheek.

Ivy hears the alarms blare. "Oh-p, Harls got your remote." She wraps one arm around his waist, "mind?"

Barry shakes his head.

She surrounds both of them inside a vine and orders "hold on tight."

Barry is jostled by her crashing into... something. He squeezes her waist tighter.

She smirks, "scared?"

Barry nods frantically, his head bumping into her breast, "a little bit."

She snorts, "don't be. I've had many years to master my power." Another loud crash.

Barry hugs even tighter.

Ivy says, "all this was just one tiny leaf. Trust my control now?"

Barry asks, "why aren't you collared?"

Ivy shrugs. Another bang. Some screaming. "I don't know. They are pretty stupid for not collaring. But I guess they figure I can't do anything without plant life. Which is true. But then my best friend sneaks in a tiny life inside her twat for me!"

Barry's head snaps up. "The leaf you made all this with was inside..."

Ivy nods and says "yes. It was inside the vagina that has fucked The Joker."

Barry says, "well it's gross no matter who it has done."

Ivy says, "yeah... But Joker..."

Barry says, "true."

Suddenly "IVVVVVES."

Ivy opens up a small opening for Harley to jump through before ceiling the plant back up.

She holds up the remote, "let's get the fuck out of this bitch."

Ivy smirks, "hold on."

Barry panics, "hold on? Hold on to what?"

Ivy shrugs, "just hold on."

Barry's eyes widen as the cage planet starts to deform. "What are you doing."

Harley moves closer to wrap her legs around his waist. "Relax. She knows what she's doing."

Barry shouts, "they're shooting at us."

Ivy rolls her eyes, "I can see the bullets."

Barry sees her about to hurls them though a brick wall, "we are going to die."

Ivy asks, "can you shut him up." Using a tiny leaf she catches a bullet just before it hits Barry, silencing him.

Harley says, "well that did it."

Barry mutters, "it was so fast."

Ivy busts the bricks out of the way and leaps from the building, towing both Harley and Barry with her. She snarks, "is this fool just now realizing bullets are fast?"

Harley screams, eyes wide, pointing upward "fuck!"

Ivy takes a peak, "shit."

Barry looks around, "what? What do you see?"

Ivy snarls, "it's the Bat."

Barry gasps. Eyes slowly widen. Barry looks around once more, this time the world feels like it's in slow motion. But he still doesn't see him.

Harley asks, "fuck. Where the hell did that motherfucker go?"

Ivy suddenly loses control and drops Barry and Harley. She gasps for air. Barry can see the small bits of electricity flow from her body.

Harley rushes to her aid, "Ives? Ivy you cool."

Barry answers for her, "she-she'll be fine. It's a small dose of electricity. It's only meant to dampen powers, not kill."

Harley helps Ivy (barley conscious) up. With an arm around Harley, Ivy can just barley stand.

Harley says, "we have to get out of here."

Barry nods. "release the collar."

Ivy gasps, "no." Before Harley can react.

Barry argues, "I can save us. I can get us out of here."

Ivy snarls, "I'm not getting fucked here."

Batman drops down, knocking Barry Backward with a swift elbow to the chest. He snatches Ivy and tosses her aside. He quickly sweeps Harley's legs, forcing her to the ground on her back.

Barry gasps for air. Breathing restricted.

Batman slowly faces Barry. And for what feels like an eternity Barry and Batman lock eyes.

Barry holds one arm up defensively and reflexively scoots backward.

Barry whimpers, "Bat's just listen... I..."

Batman back hands him across the face, hurling him to the side. Barry cups his cheek as he slowly rises back up. Batman grabs him by the shirt collar.

Barry tries to say, "Bats, just listen to..." But Batman punches his in the face. With his arm covering his face, Barry tries again, "Bats, stop. Just talk to me..." Batman grabs Barry's arms and twist it out of his way.

Barry screams, begging "Bats stop..."

Batman strikes him again in the face. Gripping his hair, Batman is able to get enough space to kick him in the stomach.

Harley forces herself up slightly. Remote gripped tightly in her fist. She squints, 'did he just...'

Then she hears it again, "Bat's I never touched Wally?"

Eyes widen. Realizing.

Batman growls. "Shut up. Enough of your lies."

Barry says, "I'm not..."

Batman knees him in the chest, causing him to fall backward. A swift stomp on his stomach.

through the viscous beating, Barry still tries to claim his innocence.

But this angers Batman more. Batman grips his shirt collar once more. He yells in Barry's face, "I should fucking kill you!"

Harley gasps. She raises the remote to face Barry.

Ivy tries to stop her. The dampener took a toll on her. Her body weak. The power diminishing. Throat feels as if she swallowed a bag of dirt and washed it down with rocks.

Ivy was unable to reject. Harley doesn't waste another second. She pushes the button. Batman doesn't notice when the green light turns red. But Barry does. He feels the power awaken. Barry feels the familiar tingle as his body quickly starts to attempt a speedy recovery. Barry feels the familiar warmth as the speed races through his body. His mind is able to relax. The headache already starting to go away. Barry views the world as he once did. The world becomes slow. Batman becomes slow.

Everyone is slow to him.

The Fastest Man Alive can reclaim his title.

Barry sees another fist aimed at his face. But this time their is plenty of time for Barry to avoid getting hit. Barry catches Batman's fist.

Batman, surprised, nearly gasps. Nearly.

Still grasping Batman's fist with his own, Barry slowly stands up. Lightening dances across his body.

Ivy rubs her eyes, "he can't be..."

Barry growls, "I said I never touched that little lying son of a bitch!"

Hearing Barry swear like that was what shocked Batman enough to widen his gaze. Batman rips his hand from Barry's grip and takes a fighting stance.

Barry shakes his head, "were done here." Barry walks past him, forcibly bumping his shoulder into Batman's.

Batman grabs ahold of his wrist. "Your going back to Arkham."

Barry growls, "no. No I am not." Barry vibrates his arm, forcing Batman to have to let him go. Suddenly he's gone, but he reappears behind Batman.

With a low voice, Barry says "you can't stop what you can't touch." He then screams, "you should kill me? Well I can kill you!"

So fast, Barry punches Batman just once in the face. Just hard enough to draw blood, but not do much damage. Then he grabs both Ivy and Harley. Before Batman knew what happened they were gone.

Batman spits out a tiny spec of blood. He wipes his mouth off with his hand. "Shit."

He brings his hand to his ear, "Superman?"

He hears, "yeah Batman?"

Batman growls, "we have a problem." Then with a quick after thought, he adds, "a major problem!"

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