The days in Las Vegas had begun to get a bit repetitive. Not that Harley minded, she loved waking up next to her sexy girlfriend and showering her with kisses. It had been nearly a week since the incident with the Royal Flush Gang and Jeannette had been doing her best to get her casino back in working order. She'd hired a construction crew to fix any of the damage done. The sex club had still been open but officially it still didn't exist. So she still had money from the Nocturne.
On this particular morning Harley managed to wake up before Ivy by just a little bit. For a moment she just lay there, happily cuddling up with Ivy. In just a few minutes, Ivy awoke and saw Harley. She smiled at her girlfriend and gave her a quick kiss.
"Morning Harls, did you sleep well?" Ivy smiled.
"Oh yeah, just peachy." Harley giggled. "Ya kept me up late last night…" She winked at her girlfriend.
"Don't act like you wanted to go to sleep." Ivy sat up in bed. "You were having just as much fun as I was."
"Guilty as charged!" Harley nodded. "I know I keep sayin' it, but you're some of the best sex I've ever had." She sat up next to Ivy and playfully kissed her Harley.
"Thank you darling." Ivy laughed. "It's a miracle you survived this long without the joys of lesbian sex."
"Hey, dick is still pretty good." Harley got out of bed, playfully throwing a pillow at Ivy. "That reminds me, we gotta look into getting some toys for us to play with. There's only so many ways we can use our tongues and fingers."
Ivy made a slightly annoyed sighing sound as she got out of the bed. "Do we have to get toys? I've never been a fan of them…"
"And here I thought you were the kinky one." Harley smirked. "C'mon Pammy, can we just try it? For me? Ya might like it."
"Alright, fine." Ivy nodded. "We'll do some shopping for toys the next chance we get."
"You're the best girlfriend ever!" Harley giggled some more and went over to Ivy, giving her a big hug.
"You're sweet." Ivy smiled. "You just might give me a toothache." She kissed Harley on the cheek. "I'm gonna go take my morning shower. You're more than welcome to join me."
"I'll take ya up on that offer." Harley nodded.
Harley and Ivy went over to the bathroom together. But as soon as Harley opened up the door something odd happened. Two metallic floating spheres came out of the room and hovered in front of Harley and Ivy for a moment.
"Um, what the hell is that?" Ivy asked.
"I was hopin' you'd know…" Harley replied, staring at the sphere. She reached out, preparing to touch it but suddenly a large flash emanated from both spheres and Harley and Ivy were blinded. Both women shouted in surprise and reflexively covered their eyes.
After a few moments of shielding their eyes from the blinding light, both women opened their eyes again only to find that they had somehow been transported out of their room by the sphere. They were now inside some sort of small, windowless room with only a bed inside of it.
"Okay… Where are we and what happened?" Harley asked.
"Well, it looks like we're in some sort of a cell." Ivy looked around. "As for what happened… I have no idea. We need to figure a way out though. Unless this is some kind of game Jeannette is playing, which I doubt… Don't worry Harls, we'll get through this."
Back at the hotel, Selina and Magpie were both just waking up and completely unaware of what had happened to their companions. After spending a few nights cuddling up with Selina, Magpie felt very embarrassed with herself and tried her best to stay in her own bed on the previous night. But after about ten minutes of trying to fall asleep on her own, Magpie decided to compromise with herself. She'd sleep in the same bed as Selina just as long as they didn't cuddle. Selina didn't really care about any of that just as long as she was able to get a good night's sleep.
In the morning Magpie woke up a few inches away from Selina, yawning a bit and staring at her for a moment. She stayed quiet, not quite sure how to address the situation. After a bit of a silence, she decided to speak up. "Psst, Selina, are you awake?"
"I am now…" Selina mumbled. "What's up?"
"Not much, I just figured it was time to wake up." Magpie smiled. "I didn't wanna have a lonely morning."
"Well, aren't you sweet." Selina reached over and playfully poked Magpie's nose.
This action made Magpie blush a little which she immediately tried to hide by rolling over in bed. "Well, I guess I should go take a shower or whatever."
"Oh come on, just stay in bed and relax for a bit." Selina held on to Magpie by the wrist. "What are mornings for if not lazing about…"
"Yeah I guess you're right." Magpie nodded, still awkwardly shifting around a bit. She moved a bit closer to Selina and smiled at her. "Meeting Harley has been the best thing that's happened to me in a while. If I never did I'd probably be back in Gotham working muscle for Two-Face or some other mobster."
"Guess you got lucky." Selina put an arm around Magpie and pulled her closer. "Now you can have days like this…"
"I can…" Magpie nodded. She shifted around a bit more, pushing herself against Selina a bit. "Selina… Are you trying to seduce me?"
"Well Margaret, that depends? Do you want me to?"
"I'd prefer if you didn't…"
"Then I won't. But… If you're looking for some temporary companionship I'm more than happy to provide it. I consider myself only mostly heterosexual."
Magpie sat up in bed and moved away from Selina. "I… Y'know what, I'll think about your offer."
"You will?" Selina giggled. "Well, it's about time you admitted you weren't totally straight."
"Oh, shut up." Magpie laughed a bit as well. "And again, you will not tell Harley and Ivy about this."
"Don't worry, I'm very good at keeping secrets." Selina nodded.
"Good…" Magpie got out of bed, still blushing intensely. She began making her way to the bathroom before turning around to look at Selina again. "Um, hypothetically, if we did have sex, I just want to make sure we have more ground rules."
"Like what?" Selina smiled, seeming incredibly amused.
"I don't want to use my tongue on any part of your body… Except maybe your mouth." Magpie fidgeted nervously.
"Anything else?"
"We'll keep our clothes on. Or, um, most of our clothes."
"Whatever makes you more comfortable."
"For the record, we are not having sex now or in the forseeable future!" Magpie quickly said.
"Whatever…" Selina nodded. "You go take a shower and calm down. You look like you're about to explode."
"Good idea…" Magpie turned around and began moving towards the bathroom. But right as she opened the door two floating metal spheres hovered out. "Gah! What the hell?" A flash emitted from the device and when the light went away both Magpie and the sphere were gone.
"Mags? Are you okay?" Selina stood up, clearly concerned. "Where did you go?" The second orb flew over to Selina and emitted a flash at her too, blinding her greatly. When her eyes were able to see normally again she found herself in a small room with only a bed. Magpie was there, appearing to be just as confused as Selina was.
"Selina?" Magpie looked to Selina. "What the fuck just happened?"
"Well…" Selina looked around, trying to get her bearings. "I think we've been kidnapped."
"Shit…" Magpie trailed off.
Once again, back at the Nocturne, Jeannette had been awake for several hours. She caught up on some emails and went downstairs to oversee some of the work on getting her casino back up and running. She also had a paid private session with a client at her underground sex club. Being a dominatrix was a good stress reliever.
But now, Jeannette was back in her room-office combination and working on her computer. She hummed to herself as she checked her emails and occasionally looked out the window at the Las Vegas skyline.
"Ah, what a beautiful day." Jeannette smiled. She glanced back at her computer screen and saw a notification that wasn't there before. It said Incoming Call From: Roulette. Curious, Jeannette clicked the notification and it launched her into a video chat. After a little bit of loading, an image of Roulette in her office was displayed on Jeannette' screen.
"Hello Jeannette!" Roulette waved. "How goes it?"
"Fine, just fine." Jeannette passively nodded. "What do you want?"
"I'm just making sure if you got the email I sent you." Roulette replied.
"Oh, I have you marked as spam." A wicked smile spread across Jeannette's face.
"Very amusing." Roulette scowled. "I've been trying to invite you to my latest arena battle. Are you interested?"
"Perhaps…" Jeannette nodded. "I'm not typically a fan of that brand of entertainment. But your casino does have some very nice facilities…"
"Is that a yes or a no?" Roulette asked.
"If I show up, I show up. If I don't, I don't. It's as simple as that." Jeannette replied. "It all depends on how I'm feeling."
"Well, aren't you charming." Roulette smiled but her face had a great venomous look to it. "See you there… Meet me in my office." And with that said, the video call stopped.
"What a bitch…" Jeannete mumbled to herself. After thinking for just a moment, Jeannette grabbed her desk phone and dialed a number for Scandal and Knockout's room. After some waiting, someone picked up on the other end.
"Um, hello?" Scandal replied.
"Scandal, darling, would you and Knockout like to accompany me to The House?" Jeannette asked.
"Why do you ask?"
"She's asking me to come and I'm pretty sure she's planning to kill me. We've never got along. Could be nice to have some protection with me."
"Yeah, sure, we'll tag along. Should we bring Harley and the others with us?"
"Oh, let them have a rest. I'm sure they'll enjoy some time to themselves. I think Harley said she wanted a date with Ivy today anyway."
"Alright. I'll meet you up in your office with Knockout in just a sec. See you there."
"Bye now." Jeannette smiled and hung up the phone. "Today just got rather interesting…"
Back in their mysterious prison Harley and Ivy had been attempting to figure out their situation. They were trapped in a grey concrete room with only a bed and a heavy metal door as the only furnishings. It truly seemed like they were trapped there. Complicating matters was that when the spheres transported them there, they were both naked which gave them a lot less to work with. Harley had decided that she just wanted to lie down and get her energy back while Ivy diligently inspected every corner of the room for a possible means of escape.
"Find anything yet, Pam?" Harley asked.
"No… This place seems sealed pretty tight." Ivy shook her head, inspecting the right hand corner of the room.
"Have ya tried the door yet?" Harley sat up in bed.
"Harls, have you seen that thing?" Ivy gestured to the door. "There's no way it'll budge."
"Well, might as well try anyway." Harley sighed. "We gotta try every possible way out."
"Fair enough." Ivy nodded. "But I don't think we'll find very much in the way of escape." She let out a defeated groan and began making her way over to the door. "Mind helping me out? This would be a lot less difficult with some assistance."
"Sure thing." Harley got up from the bed and happily hummed as she went over to the door with Ivy. Together, the two of them inspected every inch of the metal door but found it too was impossible to open. Eventually Harley just gave up and pressed her back against the cold concrete wall and sat down on the floor.
"Well… Now what?" Ivy sat down beside Harley.
"I don't know…" Harley sighed. "Wanna snuggle in bed 'til one of us comes up with a new plan."
"Hmm… Tempting." Ivy nodded. "That bed doesn't exactly look comfortable but I'm sure you would make it a lot cozier…"
Harley giggled and stood up. "Well, what're we waitin' for?"
Ivy took Harley by the hand and went with her over to the bed. But before they could enjoy a nice naked cuddle session, that metal door that was causing them so much trouble suddenly made a clicking noise and began to open.
"Oh great, now what?" Ivy sighed.
"Maybe someone's comin' to rescue us!" Harley cheered.
"I kinda doubt that…" Ivy muttered.
The door opened up and a young woman with a bob cut wearing a casino dealer's uniform entered the room. She waved to the girls and had a big smile on her face. "Hello ladies! I know you're all probably confused."
Harley quickly covered up her breasts while Ivy didn't bother with any form of modesty. Ivy got closer to the strange woman and eyed her with suspicion. "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"Um, well, it's always a little tricky to explain." The woman chuckled. "See, you are inside The House and you have been chosen as the latest participants for Ms. Roulette's latest arena battle. One or both of you will probably die. Isn't that nice?"
"Wait, Roulette?" Harley asked. "Ugh, she really is a bitch."
"She gets that a lot." The woman nodded. "But she pays well so I don't complain."
"So what the hell are we supposed to do?" Harley asked.
"Wait here until you get more instructions." The woman said. With that, she turned around and began to leave the room.
Harley thought this woman had just made a fatal error, you never turn your back on the people you're keeping prisoner. That's just common sense. Many jailers have died or been held hostage that way. Harley lunged forward at the jailer with a fist raised, ready to punch. But her fist stopped inches away from the woman's head.
"What are you doing Harley? Hit her!" Ivy yelled.
"I… I can't!" Harley tried to push her hand forward but for some reason she couldn't move it.
"Oh good, the mind control is kicking in." The woman glanced over her shoulder and smirked.
"Mind control!" Harley yelled in surprise.
"Well yeah, how else are we gonna get you to fight each other?" The woman smirked. "Well, bye now!" She hummed to herself as she left the room and shut the metal door behind her, causing it to make a clicking noise again.
"Shit… Now what do we do?" Harley asked. "I don't wanna kill ya, Red…"
"You won't have to." Ivy said. "We'll find a way out of here… But for now… That cuddling idea you had sounds pretty good."
"I like that idea too…" Harley nodded.
In another cell in the underground House, Magpie and Selina had been working diligently to try and escape. Magpie focused on the door while Selina went to the other corners of the room to try and look for any cracks that she could maybe force open.
"Any luck over on your end?" Selina asked. "I'm not able to find anything."
"No, this door is locked tighter than… Something really tight." Magpie said.
"You sure have a way with words." Selina chuckled, turning around to approach Magpie.
"I'm under a lot of stress right now!" Magpie yelled. "We're trapped somewhere and probably gonna die here!"
"Calm down Maggie, it'll be okay." Selina said, placing a hand on Magpie's shoulder.
"I just… I just want some answers!" Magpie said.
"Don't worry, I'm sure we'll figure something out." Selina pat Magpie on the back.
It was around then that Magpie had her question answered when the door unlocked from the outside and swung open, revealing the same woman Harley and Ivy had met. Of course Selina and Magpie had no idea of knowing about it.
"Hello girls, hope you haven't been trying to escape." The woman said.
"Well, what else are we supposed to do in here?" Selina crossed her arms.
"Fair enough." The woman chuckled.
"Who the hell are you and where are we?" Magpie asked.
"You're at The House, just the part that the customers don't have access to." The woman revealed. "You and your friends are going to have to fight to the death. Isn't that nice?"
"Our friends?" Selina asked. "Wait a minute, are Harley and Ivy here too?'
"Oh yeah, they are. You won't be seeing them for long though. Because again, you'll either kill them or they'll kill you." The woman repeated. "You're our newest arena warriors."
"That's not good…" Magpie trailed off.
"No, not for you. But you'll make Ms. Roulette a lot of money." The woman chuckled. "Well, bye!" She turned around and began to leave.
Selina lunged at the woman but like with Harley before her, her body stopped before actually touching her.
"Don't even bother." The woman sighed. "Your mind control programming keeps you from harming anyone until the time is right. Bye now!" She quickly shut the door, keeping Magpie and Selina looked in.
"What do we do now…" Magpie sighed, sitting herself down on the floor.
"We keep looking for a way out." Selina replied.
"Like that's gonna happen…"
"Be optimistic, it'll do wonders for you. Now come on, I'll look at the door and you can search the rest of the room."
Meanwhile, Jeannette, Scandal and Knockout had just arrived at The House and were prepared to meet with Roulette. Jeannette did not trust Roulette but it evened out since Roulette didn't trust her either. So because of that, Jeannette went to the house with the full expectation of it being a trap.
Once she got out of the elevator, she found Roulette in the casino lobby waiting for her. "Ahh, Jeannette, so good to see you. And you brought friends, how charming. Well, follow me. My other guest is already here."
"Other guest?" Jeannette asked. "Who's that?"
"Oh, you'll see." Roulette replied. "Now please, follow me." She turned around and beckoned for Jeannette to come with her.
Jeannette looked to Scandal and Knockout, giving them a nod and continuing to follow after Roulette. "So Roulette, who are the fighters today?"
"Oh, it's a surprise." Roulette replied. "Don't you like surprises?"
"I sure do!" Knockout piped up.
"I wasn't asking you." Roulette said as she led them into the employees only area of her casino. She led them quickly through the halls of The House until they reached her office, which doubled as an observation area for the arena. "Welcome! You're in for a real treat today."
The four women entered Roulette's office and found they weren't alone. Inside the office was another guest Roulette had invited, the infamous LA mob boss Vincenzo Baldi. Jeannette had never met him and he and Roulette were on uneasy terms but he was there all the same. Also present in Roulette's office were two of Vincenzo's bodyguards and Hazard.
"Please, take a seat." Roulette said. "You're going to enjoy the show. Trust me."
"Well see I suppose." Jeannette nodded and took a seat beside Vincenzo.
"Who the hell is this lady?" Vincenzo looked over at Jeannette and then to Roulette.
"Ah yes, this is Jeannette." Roulette put a hand on Jeannette's shoulder. "Jeannette, meet Vincenzo. Vincenzo, meet Jeannete."
"Um, hello." Jeannette shook his hand. "Were you invited here too."
"Yep, figured I had nothing better to do." Vincenzo chuckled. "Plus it gave me a chance to talk over business with Roulette."
"Ah yes, I have my best conversations while watching people violently murder each other." Jeannette remarked, rolling her eyes.
"It's an acquired taste for sure." Scandal nodded.
"Meh, I watched this kinda stuff all the time back on Apokolips." Knockout shrugged. "Should be pretty fun."
"Hmm, well, at least one of you appreciates my art." Roulette smirks. "Now everyone, let's enjoy the show. It should be starting any moment…" She stared out her office window at the rapidly filling arena seats, today was a good day for bloodshed.
Completely unknown to Jeannette, Harley and Ivy were still trapped in their cell with seemingly no immediate means of escape. So for the time being, the two of them had been laying on their bed together. The intimate contact was enough to distract from their predicament in the meantime.
"We're gonna get outta here, right Red?" Harley asked, sighing heavily.
"Of course we will Harls, just you wait." Ivy nodded. "There's always a way."
"Okay…" Harley nodded. "I just ain't so sure…"
"Everything will be okay, you'll see." Ivy replied.
Harley stayed quiet and held onto Ivy, whimpering a bit. She was naked and cold and afraid but being with Ivy made it be more bearable.
"I love you so much…" Harley sighed happily, gently pressing her lips against Ivy's cheek. She closed her eyes for a moment and felt content with how she was right then.
"I love you t-" Ivy began to reply but became distracted when something changed inside the room. She heard a rumbling noise coming from the walls in the room. "Harls, do you hear that?"
"Yeah, I do…" Harley opened her eyes and looked around nervously. "What the hell's going on?"
The two of them got out of bed and looked around as the walls began making their same noises. Eventually a small door shaped opening in the wall to the left of them slid open to reveal a hallway.
"Okay, that's new…" Ivy looked at the door. "Should we go in there?"
"It feels like a trap…" Harley said. "But what else can we do? Just stay in here?"
It was then that a voice began blaring over a hidden speaker system in the room. "Hello fighters! That is your cue to go to the showering room. We need to have you all presentable looking for the big show." After listening for a bit, both women recognized the voice as belonging to Roulette. It was likely prerecorded. "After you get cleaned up, we'll take you to the weapons room. But we'll get to that later. For now, please proceed to the shower room. If you do not do it yourself, we will send someone to get you."
"Should we go for it?" Harley glanced to Ivy.
"I say we do." Ivy nodded. "It's better than being trapped in here." She took Harley by the hand and began leading her to the corridor. They went down the small, cold corridor and it soon opened up into another room. Specifically a large communal showering area. As soon as they stepped out into the shower the door behind them automatically closed by them.
"So… I guess we should shower now." Harley remarked.
"I swear to god, there had better not be any hidden cameras in here." Ivy groaned.
Before they could look around any more, a portion of the wall across the room from them opened up and mere moments later Selina and Magpie stepped out from there wearing their sleepwear.
"Harley? Ivy?" Selina stared at the two of them. "What are you doing here?"
"Girls! You're here too!" Harley cheered. She rushed across the room and pulled both of them into a hug.
"Um… Good to see you too." Magpie smiled.
"So Roulette got you too, huh?" Selina remarked, hugging Harley back. "Now that we're together we can find a way out of this."
The door in the wall behind Selina and Magpie sealed itself up. But as soon as that happened, the room's one built in door opened from the outside and in stepped the woman from earlier, being followed by a pair of burly security guards.
"Hello girls!" The woman cheered. "Sorry to keep you waiting."
"Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on?" Magpie asked.
"Well girls, we're gonna get you cleaned up, get you dressed and then make you fight for the death. Isn't that nice?" The woman smirked.
"No way we're going to do that." Ivy crossed her arms.
"You don't have a choice." The woman said. "The programing Ms. Roulette has given you prevents you from hurting me or my guards." She smirked, seeming proud of herself. "Now, you two, start showering." She looked to Harley and Ivy. "And you two…" She looked to Selina and Magpie. "Start stripping. Unless you like showering in wet clothes."
Not sure what to do, the four women went along with the demands. Harley and Ivy quietly turned on the water while Selina and Magpie took off their clothes and got ready to shower. The four women made their shower quick and efficient, as they all had a feeling the guards and possibly the woman in charge of them were enjoying the view. Once that was done the woman gave the four of them all towels which they quickly wrapped around themselves.
"Alrighty! Let's get you girls all dressed up for your big day." The woman announced. "Follow me girls!" She turned around and beckoned the women to follow her. Still unsure of what else to do, they followed after the woman and her guards. They left the showers and emerged into another drab room which was just as barren as their cells. There were four tables with several items on them. "Well girls, we've got your materials here. Suit up and then we can have our fight!"
"Oh yay…" Ivy sighed. "So exciting."
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it." The woman said. "Now get dressed, we have an audience waiting."
The four women approached the tables set up for them and found that their supervillain costumes and weapons were neatly laid out on the table.
"Where the hell did you get these?" Selina asked.
"We had our attack spheres teleport them here." The woman replied. "Go on, put them on."
The four of them did as they were told and started putting their clothes on. After a few minutes Harley was dressed up in her jester suit and carrying her hammer, Selina was in her latex catsuit and wielding her whip, Magpie wore her white wig and black leotard and put on some clawed gloves and finally Ivy simply wore her leafy green leotard with no weapon.
"Beautiful!" Their guide cheered. "Now we're ready for the big show. Four of you enter, but only one leaves. Well, that's the best case scenario anyway. The audience loves bloodshed."
"Fuck you." Ivy shot another glare at the woman.
"I get that a lot." The guide nodded, seeming unphased.
Back inside Roulette's office-observation booth, Roulette and her two guests were trying to enjoy themselves while they waited for the festivities to commence. Jeannette, Roulette and Vincenzo were all sitting together in front of the large window in Roulette's office while their respective bodyguards either stood or sat down behind them.
"So, is everyone excited about this?" Roulette asked.
"Not particularly." Jeannette replied. "It all seems so needless and violent."
"Yes, it is." Roulette admitted. "And that's just the way the audience likes it."
"This is why I don't like you, Roulette." Vincenzo remarked.
"Aww, thank you." Roulette smirked. "I don't like you either, Vinnie."
"Don't call me that…" Vincenzo said.
The three of them became distracted when the lights in the arena began to dim. A smile overcame Roulette's face. "Oh yes, it's starting. Isn't this fun?"
It was right then that a man's voice came over the arena's PA system. "Alright everyone, it's time for our fight! Today we have four amazing fighters hailing from Gotham City!"
The floor in the arena opened up and a platform began to raise. Once the platform reached the surface the four people standing on the platform became visible. Much to the shock of Jeannette and Vincenzo it was Harley, Ivy, Selina and Magpie.
"Presenting four beautiful vixens of Gotham fighting for your entertainment!" The announcer went on.
Looks of surprise, horror and confusion were on Jeannete and Vincenzo's faces. Roulette just looked over to both of them as a sinister smirk came over her face. "This is what you get for thinking you're smarter than me."
"You… You cunt." Jeannette looked at Roulette. "I'm going to kill you."
"Not if I do it first." Roulette replied. "Now, sit back and enjoy the show…"
A/N: I hate to end things on a cliffhanger, but don't worry, things will really start ramping up next chapter. We're at the final stretch of this story and the ending is right on the horizon. This has been fun! But don't worry, the story still officially keeps going until chapter 13.