Okay, so a few years ago I started a Joker/Harley kid series….and lost all interest. This is the re-write of that series, with better writing, storyline and characterisation. :)

Please read and review :)

Joker slammed his brakes on as they approached the GCPD, spinning the wheel so that the car crashed into some bins in an alleyway.

"A perfect parking…." He hissed in glee, switching the engine off (not that it needed much convincing after that crash), "… what do you think Jester?"

In the front passenger seat, hands tightly grasping his seatbelt, was four-year-old Jesse. The small child was clearly alarmed at the reckless driving. "That was scary Daddy…" he whispered.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah…." The Joker practically leapt out of the car, "… come on brat. You want to see your Mommy, don't you?"

Jesse was quick to obey, releasing the seatbelt and clambering out of the car, rushing to catch up with his Dad. Soon, they reached the wall that surrounded the GCP.

"Remember kid, we've got to take this slow. If they even sense that we know your Mommy's here, they'll have her shipped to Arkham before we can do anything- HEY!"

Before Joker could finish the sentence, Jesse had raced towards a hole in the wall and crawled through, not even looking out for guards or any other security measures.

"Jesse! Jesse!" he hissed in anger, vaulting over the wall and slicing the throats of two guards as he raced after his son. Before the child could try and crawl through the window of the prison, Joker grabbed him around the waist and practically threw him to the gravelly ground.

Jesse however, didn't seem fussed at all. "Didja see me?! Didja see me Daddy?!"

"Don't you ever do that again!"

"Daddy! I sneaked past two guards!"

Joker rolled his eyes in exasperation, "Oh Jesse- "

"- like a real criminal! I'm gonna be just like you and Mommy!"

"Yeah, and running through the GCPD is a sure way to get a bullet through that pretty little skull of yours!"

"But I didn't!"

Joker threw his hands up in the air in exasperation, "Keep answering back and I'll happily take their place as the shooter!"

"Mommy won't let you!" Jesse scowled at his Dad, not flinching when his Dad bent down and got right in his face.

"Well Mommy's not here right now is she?!"

There was a tense silence for a few seconds, before Jesse spat at his Dad, hitting him right in the eye.

"Why you little- "

Before Joker could fully tighten his hands around the brat's throat, there was a familiar voice from a nearby window.

"Puddin'? Jester?"

Harley's face suddenly appeared at the window, frowning when she saw where the Joker's hands were. "Let him go…." She hissed, "…. What's going on with you two?!"

"I'm just working things out with my darling son…" the Joker didn't even glance up at his partner, "… I'll soon have it sorted out!"

Jesse pulled his Dad's hands off of him, taking several steps back, his fists clenched in anger as he glared at the Clown Prince of Gotham.

"Jester? Sweetie?" Harley sighed as her son barely even flinched at her voice, "Mister J, why don't you go keep a look out for guards or somethin'?"

Joker continued to glare at his son, before spinning around on his heel and storming off, muttering angrily to himself as he went. When he was a suitable distance enough away, Jesse silently began to throw a fit, stomping his feet and pulling at his hair.

"Jesse. Calm down…." Whispered Harley, "…. close your eyes, and take a deep breath."

"Just when you think

Hope is lost

And giving up

Is all you got,

Blue turns black,

Your confidence is cracked,

There seems no turning back from here"

When your feet are made of stone

You're convinced that you're all alone

Look at the stars instead of the dark

You'll find your heart shines like the sun"

As his Mother began to sing softly to her son, Jesse managed to calm herself down, stepping closer and closer to the window

"Let's not let our anger get us lost

And the need to be right comes at way too high a cost

That's when you can build a bridge of light,

That's what turns the wrongs all right

That's when you can't give up the fight

That's when love turns night-time into day,

That's when loneliness goes away,

That's why you gotta be strong tonight,

Only love can build us a bridge of light"

Harley gave her son a reassuring smile, beaming as the child returned it.

"Deep breath, take it on the chin

But don't forget to let love back in

That's when love can build a bridge of light

That's what turns the wrongs all right

That's when you can't give up the fight"

His Mother suddenly stopped, quickly pretending to sleep as a guard within the prison patrolled the cells, making sure that there were no escapees. When the coast was clear, Jesse was the one who picked up the song.

"That's when love turns night-time into day,

That's when loneliness goes away

That's why you gotta be strong tonight

'Cause only love can build us a bridge of light"

"Perfect…." muttered Joker from his position down the courtyard, "…. Just what I need. A kid yowling like a dying cat."

"Only love can build us a bridge of light

Of light, of light"

As the song came to an end, Jesse reached up to try and hold his Mom, only to fall short. "I wanna hug…" he whimpered, "… Mommy, I wanna hug!"

Before Harley could answer, the Joker (who had calmed down slightly) strode over and lifted Jesse into the air. "We don't have time for this…" he growled, covering Jesse's mouth before the child could protest, "…. I've got better things to do."

As he went to leave, a struggling Jesse in his arms, Harley's voice stopped him in his tracks. "Puddin?"

He twisted around and raised an eyebrow at her, tightening his grip around Jesse.

"Ya ain't gonna leave me here are ya Puddin'?"

There was silence for a few moments, before the Joker shook his head. "Of course not."

Harley beamed, but this soon fell when the Joker finished.

"If you think I'm raising this brat by myself, you're as crazy as me!"