Following the Red hood Jason Todd's example, Selina and headed to Tokyo. Nothing had really changed since the rise of Grodd. It was still the same wretched hive of villainy, even if some of its more exclusive patrons had been destroyed after Grodd's purge. Today it was mostly occupied by some of the emerging villains in the galaxy along with low level refugees.
By pure luck Selina had discovered that A Spin Sword had found its way to the city and it was due to be auctioned. This was particularly fortunate as she didn't even know that it was missing. She was slightly disgusted that the auction was in honour of Grodd as the brute didn't have a single shred of honour in his body. With the Sword found, all she needed to do was form a plan. Selina was tempted to burst in and seize the Sword by force but after seeing that the auction house would be packed she had to reconsider.
Even with her powers she could easily be outnumbered and overpowered.
That's when Selina hit on the idea of sneaking in as a potential bidder. She was too well known as the bats ally now so she would have to go in disguise. Deciding she had to become someone a little more crazy but after getting over her initial revulsion she had a thought. Harley was still feared throughout the city and there weren't too many people that knew her true identity. There was no doubt, Selina had to do it.
With just an hour to go before the auction was due to start, Selina pushed aside her negative feelings. Assuming the identity of her alter ego would help recover the Spin sword and return it to its rightful owners. Her own personal discomfort would be worth it.
Selina had decided to arrive early so she wouldn't draw too much attention to herself. Unfortunately everyone else had the same idea and the room was packed. Obviously no one wanted to miss out on the Spin sword. She took a seat at the bar and ordered a drink. She tried to pretend that she wasn't interested in the auction but truthfully she was listening to every word. Out the corner of her eye she noticed a poison Ivy, ten a weird octopus thing . Standing next to it was a female nylok, Ocotroo and Dayu Bruce had called them, high up in the Nyloks.
"Now we come to the feature item in this auction", the auctioneer announced, "one of the renowned Spin swords". There was a murmuring of interest from the crowd, "Shall we start the bidding at 10,000 yen".
The bid continued to rise but soon only Dayu and one other interested party were left. The bid was up to 150,000 yen with Dayu the highest bidder. Selina took a deep breath and sat up a little straighter, with no one else bidding it was time her dramatic entrance, "One million Yan ", she said with an air of confidence and laughter. She slipped off her cloak and stood up so everyone could get a good look.
"Harley Quinn", the auctioneer replied nervously, "what an honour".
Selina smirked walked toward the podium with an arrogant swagger, "Well" she began, "my pudding mr J really wants that sword". Selina was slightly scared with how easily she had become Harley but there was no turning back now, "I believe my bid was a million yen".
"How do we know that you're the real Harley Quinn?" Dayu cried out from the balcony. Selina cursed the nylok woman, she was sharper than she gave her credit for. Dayu walked down the stairs and closed in on the catwoman, the crowd parting in the process, "You haven't been seen for over a year, you could be an imposter".
Selina feared this could happen but she couldn't show any weakness, "How dare you question me?" she laughed " Mr J will be mad if he dont gets that sword".
Dayu though wasn't backing down, "The true Harley would've killed me by now, not threatened me with words".
Internally Selina swore, Dayu was right Harley wouldn't used words, she would've blasted her with her gun. A new plan of action was needed, "It would be a grave mistake on my part to eliminate the member of the great and noble Xandred's clan without giving her a warning first". She could see the look on Dayu's face changing, "I've heard great things about you", she moved a little closer to her rival, "you could be my new heir, think about that".
Selina began circling Dayu. She was trying to throw her off balance and it looked like it was working. Either that or Dayu was a really good actress, "Why would I want to the heir to a crumbling regime? Im happy where i am", the nylok woman finally replied.
"Oh well", Selina shrugged, "it was worth a try". During this exchange she had drawn her gun. She quickly thrust her gun towards Dayu. A blast struck Dayu and Ocotoroo and they were catapulted across the room and into a couple of wooden struts holding the balcony up. The wooden platform creaked before it crashed down on the duo and a few other patrons, "Oops", Selina giggled and turned towards the auctioneer, "I'll take this", she ripped the Spin sword out of his hand and calmly walked towards the exit.
Once outside Selina picked up the pace, she really didn't want to hang around any longer than necessary. She quickly checked her Morpher. She ducked into an alley. Selina was pleased with herself, she had succeeded in retrieving the Sword. Now all she needed to do is find the Samurai rangers and have a really long shower.
When she approached her horse and cart, Selina noticed some footprints in the sand. As she crouched down to inspect them, she heard a couple of voices, "I'm telling you that has the Bat clan logo on it", a male voice said, "I'd recognise it anywhere".
"But there's no sign of the owner", a female replied.
Moments later four colourfully suited figures came into view, the four remaining Samurai rangers , "I found you", Selina said, drawing their attention. Suddenly she realised how this looked, Harley Quinn holding their dead friends sword. To the Samurai rangers it looked like an ambush, "Crap", Selina cursed to herself.
"Quinn ", the red ranger cried, "I knew reports of your capture weren't correct".
"This isn't what it looks like", Selina began, "I've come to return this".
"Yeah right", Blue began, "you've led us right into a trap". He quickly drew his own Sword and the others quickly did the same.
"I'm telling the truth", Selina yelled, "I've saved Mia's sword from Dayu".
"Don't you dare speak her name", Red called out and charged towards Selina. Her eyes widened and she quickly brought the sword up in front of her. The red rangers blade clashed with her own and she was pushed back slightly. Her left hand fell off the handle as the impact jolted her injured wrist. The red ranger wasn't giving her a moment's rest and Selina found herself having to block another attack.
With her left arm temporarily out of action, she shuffled backward to give herself some room. She was running out of options, the only ones available would reveal her real identity as the catwoman. With her path to her horse blocked she didn't really have a choice, "Its morphin time she called out and sprinted towards the Samurai rangers. She leapt into the air over them. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she morphed into the catwoman, much to the shock of the Samurai Rangers. Selina thought about disappearing into the distance but that wouldn't solve anything. Making a quick loop around the rangers and then turned to the Samurai Rangers, "Do I have your attention now", she called out.
"This must be some kind of trick", the red ranger began, "what have you done with catwoman?"
"You're really not the sharpest tool in the shed are you", Selina instinctive spat out but she instantly regretted it. Sarcasm wasn't going to win over the Samurai Rangers but perhaps a show of good faith would. She dropped the Spin Sabre into the sand point first, "I am the catwoman", Selina continued and demorphed, dropping her morpher in the process.
There was an uncomfortable silence in the air as Selina waiting for the Samurai Rangers to make the next move, "But your dressed as Harley Quinn?" the one in green asked.
Selina chuckled, "That's a long story", suddenly she remembered where she had heard that voice before, "Mike?" she asked, "Mike Cranston?" The green ranger didn't say anything but his body language was giving him away, "Remember when you got a lucky shot on Jason-"
"He kicked me so hard", the green ranger recalled and demorphed to reveal a dark skinned male, "it really is you, i haven't seen you since your injury"
"Good to see you again", Selina smiled,
" How did you get that injury?" the yellow one asked
" I got it from bruce, he pinned me down while training but he was a little too rough" Selina answered.
The yellow ranger demorphed revealing a female with very long blonde hair and a yellow leather two piece dress, "Bruce told me that story, I'm Emily", she introduced herself before turning to the other two rangers, "guys it's ok, she's one of us".
The red and blue rangers didn't look too convinced but they too demorphed. The blue ranger was an African male and the red ranger was a Caucasian male with brown hair. Selina could see the mistrust in their eyes,p, "I'm sure you know me as Lady Selina, the catwoman". The pair didn't say anything in response, "Look I know this might come as a shock but I really am here to help". Selina pulled the Spin Sword out of the sand and handed it over to the red ranger handle first. After a few moments he reluctantly took it from her grasp.
"That cheery soul is Lord Jayden Shiba", Mike said, "and the other guy is Kevin Chen".
Selina gave them a small wave but they didn't return the gesture, "Wow tough crowd", Selina began, "I'm sure we've got much to discuss, why don't we take this somewhere more private".
"No", Jayden replied firmly, "thank you for retrieving the Sword but we don't need your help". He turned around and walked away, closely followed by Kevin.
"Don't let him get to you", Emily began, "he's been like this ever since Mia died". Selina nodded solemnly, "Thank you for your help but we really should be going". Emily and Mike gave her a small wave and they set off after their team mates.
"Well that could've gone better", Selina sighed and walked towards her horse, she need to check in with Bruce.