Hello and welcome to my first ever fanfic on this website.
I hope you all enjoy it.
Chapter 1: Reunited
Snow fell as a Russian train sped down the tracks, carrying a deadly warhead and a large group of men to a set destination but there was something else going on. On top of the train, a person was casually strolling towards the front while humming a song without a care in the world.
This individual was a man garbed in a black suit made of flexible Kevlar though the shoulder pads, clawed gauntlets, and metal toes of his knee-high boots were made of lightweight silver titanium. The metal belt around his waist was lined with leather pouches and the buckle was a simple circle with a red X. There were also pouches on his thighs and upper arms with the ones on the former being a little bigger; attached to his back was a black cape made of the same Kevlar as the suit.
The most eye-catching feature of this ensemble, however, was the black masked helmet made of a polyethylene plastic and the front was emblazoned with the white face of a skull complete with expressive white eyes. As with the belt buckle, there was a red X over his left eye as well as in the middle of his chest.
The mystery person in question was Red X, the famous master thief and assassin who was feared by countless criminals and loathed by numerous supervillains across the planet, especially those of the Legion of Doom.
He continued strolling up the train and humming but it was worth mentioning that he was carrying a warhead of his own under his left arm. It wasn't long until he arrived at the car the other warhead was being transported in; he knelt down and looked down into the side window before quickly pulling away. Slowly, he looked in again to see the hulking KGBeast and three other Russian guys playing a card game in front of the door leading to the warhead already aboard.
"Shit," Red X cursed in a mechanized voice provided by the vocal modifier built into his helmet.
He moved away from the window and started thinking; he soon looked to the previous railcar then an idea popped into his head. The master thief stayed low as he crawled onto the boxcar behind him and crouched near the side of the roof just above the door. Using his free hand, he knocked on it before quickly reaching into a pouch on his belt and pulling out four marble-sized metal spheres.
The door opened and a Russian man poked his head out to look around for what made the knocking sound. He saw only falling snow but did not expect four small metal balls to come flying into the room and exploding, creating a huge cloud of smoke. The men started coughing as KGBeast and his card buddies ran into room to see what created the noise.
The man with the weapon arm saw all the smoke and demanded, "What is going on?"
Another small metal ball flew into the haze-filled room and landed on the floor where it started releasing a colorless gas with a hiss.
"What is . . . uhhhh . . ." KGBeast soon dropped to his knees then to the floor along with every other guy in the room.
The gas sphere released the last of its contents before Red X swooped into the room and retrieved his empty gadget.
He looked at the people sleeping on the floor, "Excuse me fellas."
The thief and assassin stepped over the snoozing Russians and made his way into the room where the warhead was being held. He looked at the metal door then at the three locks on either side and above it.
Red X nodded a little, "Not a problem."
He set his own warhead down, reached into a pouch on the left side of his belt, and pulled out a trio of black metal orbs roughly the size of tennis balls. They were placed on the floor then the master thief reached into the pouch on his right thigh and brought out a small tablet. He tapped the screen and it turned on to reveal icons for various programs and functions; he tapped on a few and it caused the spheres on the floor to make a 'beeping' sound. Each of the balls gained a small red electronic eye, three spindly legs, and a propeller that whirled to life thus revealing them to be compact drones.
Red X touched his screen and his gadgets took to the air then positioned themselves at each lock. He was about to tap the tablet again when a cellphone-esque ringing went off inside his helmet.
The thief and assassin tapped the left side of his helmet and said, "Thank you for calling Domino's. May I take your order?"
"X, where are you? You should have been back by now," replied a female voice from the tiny speaker near his left ear.
"Relax, Mandy. Everything's under control. Just had a small snag but it's taken care of," replied Red X in a casual tone as he touched his tablet's screen.
The drones inserted their legs into the keyholes when Mandy replied, "You do know what is at stake here, don't you?"
They started to pick the locks as their boss replied, "Of course. But I got this handled. No need to worry. Believe it."
The locks' red lights turned green as they gave off a collective chime to signal that the door was now unlocked.
Red X opens it and sees the warhead strapped to its carrier as Mandy said, "Don't take this situation lightly, X. You know what could happen if that warhead were to reach its destination."
"I know, you don't need to spell it out for me," he unstraps the warhead and takes it from the little room, "But I'm good at stealing. You know that."
He pulls out his tablet again and taps the screen to command his drones to fly over to the explosive he just procured, "Who was the one who snatched the info that led us to busting that arms dealing ring?"
Mandy sighed, "You, X."
"And who stole back the stolen art from those smugglers?" the thief pushed his tablet's screen.
This prompted each of his drones to lower a small cable with a magnetic disc attached to the end; they quickly latched onto the metal warhead.
"You did," replied Mandy to Red X's question.
The master thief and assassin tapped his screen once more and this caused the drones to spin their propellers faster and lift the warhead into the air.
He guided the trio of flying orbs into the previous room then out the open door as he asked, "And who was the one that snuck into LexCorp and took the-"
Mandy interrupted him, "I get it, X. You made your point."
"Good. Oh and the drones have the warhead. You might want to activate your beacon so they can find your location," said Red X.
He put away his tablet before picking up the warhead he brought with him and taking it into the holding room.
"Why didn't you tell me that before? And waste my time arguing with you?" Mandy asked in an irritated tone.
Red X placed his warhead on the carrier and strapped it down, "Just wanted to remind you how badass I am."
He left the small room and closed the door, prompting the locks to secure it and turn their red lights back on.
"Anyway, I'll see you in a few minutes, Mandy," said the master thief and assassin as he stepped over the sleeping KGBeast and his men.
"Very good. Oh and stop calling me 'Mandy'. It's inappropriate," said the irritated women before she cut her connection with him.
Red X smiled behind his helmet as he walked over to the open door, grabbed the handle on the outside wall, and pulled himself out so he was hanging off by it; he also closed the door to make it appear like nothing ever happened. He saw the train was now speeding along the side of a rocky mountain but instead of being discouraged, he just jumped and plummeted downwards. The thief and assassin fell for about a minute before reaching down and pushing his belt buckle which caused the X on it to glow before he disappeared into thin air.
-(Two hours later)-
The train was once more being targeted but the intruder this time was the wild and crazy Harley Quinn, the Joker's ex-girlfriend and up-and-coming supervillainess. She heard about the warhead being transported and decided it would be a perfect score for her and help her get noticed by the Legion of Doom; it was her dream to become a big name in villainy and show up Joker. Her new pursuit was starting out slow though this did not discourage her and only made her want it more.
Right now, Harley was proving to be quite the spitfire since she took out everyone on the train before taking down KGBeast by uppercutting her baseball bat into his testicles. The blonde soon entered the room where the warhead, or rather fake warhead, was being held and noticed she needed a key; she found it on KGBeast's person. She tried using it on the lock to the left but it did not work and she realized she needed a key for the lock on the right, which she found on KGBeast as well.
For the next few minutes, she tried to unlock both locks on either side of the door though it was proving to be quite difficult. Her latest attempt had her horizontally stretched across the door and using her hands and feet to work the keys; she looked like a steering wheel locking bar. She managed to turn the keys and get a chime from the locks before a buzz directed her attention to the third lock above the door.
"Oh God! Are you shittin' me?" Harley yelled in annoyance.
Before she could think up an idea on how to deal with the third lock, her attention was drawn to a door behind her that buzzed and exploded off its hinges. Who should walk in through the smoke and laughing manically was the last person she ever wanted to see right now – Joker.
"Joker!" Harley exclaimed before she fell to the floor but quickly got back up, "This is my score."
Joker walks into the room with a smug smile on his face, "Well it was."
He snapped his fingers and the three henchmen he brought with him came in and grabbed the third key from the still-unconscious KGBeast then moved Harley out of the way so they could work. They made a human pyramid as to reach all three locks, unlocked the security door, and retrieved the 'warhead' for their psychotic boss.
The Clown Prince of Crime soon had his prize handed to him, "But it's mine now."
"The only reason you're getting this and I'm not is because you got a bunch of goons that do whatever you say," argued his former sidekick.
"That's not true!" he growled before his smugness returned, "Goons, throw-"
He was interrupted by a loud click from within the 'warhead'.
"Harley . . . " his prize clicked two more times, " . . . Out?"
Everyone in the room eyed the explosive as it kept clicking then suddenly, an angled nozzle popped out of the tip.
Joker looked at it in confusion, "What the hell is-?"
He could not finish his sentence due to the nozzle starting to spray some kind of clear liquid while constantly rotating in random directions. Gotham City's most dangerous criminal shouted in fright as he held the 'warhead' up and kept his head down to avoid getting hit by whatever was being sprayed. Unfortunately, Harley and Joker's henchmen were now in the line of fire and moved to keep from getting hit with Harley being a lot smarter and dove onto the floor, covering her head for protection. Some of the liquid soon landed near her head and she yelped in surprise; she did, however, notice a strange yet familiar smell coming off of it.
One of Joker's goons got hit in the face by the liquid then howled in pain, covered his eyes, and fell to the floor while crying, "My eyes! They're on fire!"
Harley heard that and started wondering what this mysterious liquid was so curiosity got the better of her and she sniffed the puddle near her. The blond immediately started coughing as her eyes teared up a bit but she now knew what this stuff was.
"What the fuck? Pepper spray?" she coughed.
No sooner did she say that did another one of Joker's minions get hit in the face by the now-identified pepper spray and was now crying in pain and rolling on the floor.
It was not long before the last member of the goon trio was sprayed in the face and cried out, "I can't see! I can't see!"
He soon staggered into the previous room but tripped over the unconscious KGBeast and stumbled out of the open door, falling off the train and into the snowy valley below with a scream.
The nozzle sprayed a few more times before its reserves were emptied and it stopped spinning around. Joker noticed the sudden silence and looked to see the room covered in wet spots from the pepper spray, two of his minions whimpering in pain with the third one missing, and Harley still lying on the floor.
He brought the 'warhead' down to eye level, "What kind of warhead is this?"
A sudden ticking sound started coming from the 'warhead' and learning from before, Joker tossed it onto the floor. The ticking grew faster and faster until, without any sort of warning, the false explosive opened up as it let out the honk of a party horn and a blast of confetti; this scared Joker onto his butt. He soon got over the shock to see that from within the 'warhead' came a jack-in-the-box in the form of a chibi Red X with happy eyes and giving the deuces. It was bouncing on a spring while 'Pop Goes the Weasel' on xylophone plays.
Joker could not believe what he was seeing, "Who the hell did this?"
As if to answer him, the 'warhead' shot out a laminated card that landed face-up in front of the Clown Prince of Crime as the music stopped playing.
He read the card aloud, "'This prank brought to you by Red X. Have a nice day'."
A nanosecond passed when the clown grew very angry and stood back up, "What the fuck?! Red X?!"
Harley heard the name too, "Red X?"
She was ignored as Joker started ranting and pacing, "Red X?! That prick is back? And he dares to prank me? Me?! I am the JOKER! I'm the one who pranks! I am the master of ha-ha! I do funny! Me! . . . "
Harley was ignoring him as she crawled towards the card, picked it up, and sat on her knees while looking at the name on the front.
"Red X . . . " she said.
Her mind soon became flooded with memories she forgot years ago and they consisted of moments between Red X and her when she was still working at Arkham Asylum as Dr. Harleen Quinzel. She remembered finding him standing in her office one day, the two of them talking, and her taking off his helmet to finally see his real face. There were also memories of them having lunch together out in public, passionately making out on her couch in her office, and naked as they had sex on the same couch.
The entire recollection brought a smile and blush to Harley's face as she held the card to her chest, "Oh Red . . . "
She looked at the still-ranting Joker before getting up and going to put her socks and shoes back on.
"That little shit! I'll find him! I'll find him and string him up by his intestines! And parade him through Gotham!" growled the Clown Prince of Crime then he glared at the jack-in-the-box Red X and pulled out his gun, "I'll KILL HIM! No one makes a fool out of the JOKER!"
He shoots the little Red X until it was barely recognizable; he turns his attention to Harley who was getting her second shoe back on.
Joker points his gun at her, "YOU!"
His ex-girlfriend just glares back at him as she ties her laces, "Yeah what, dipshit?"
He walks over to her but kept his gun pointed at her, "You knew! You knew, didn't you?"
"Knew what?" Harley grabs her bat.
"Don't play fucking cute with me, bitch! You knew the warhead was a fake! You're working with Red X, aren't you? Aren't you?! Don't fucking deny it!"
"Hey asshole, I haven't seen Red X in three fucking years! The last time I saw him was before I took my chemical bath."
Joker snarled, "Bullshit! You're fucking him, aren't you? You cocksucking slut."
She kept a straight face, "Believe me, I wish I was."
He pointed his gun straight at her face, "Where is he? Fucking talk."
"Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you shit."
Harley suddenly performed a quick roundhouse kick and knocked the gun out of Joker's hand, which he immediately held in pain as she walked past him and to the door to the other room.
She looked back at her ex, "Later, dickhead. Oh and one more thing. Red X's dick . . . MUCH bigger than yours!"
Harley flipped him the deuces before running over to the side door and backflipping out; by the time Joker ran over, he could only watch her fall backwards and flip him off some more as he fumed in anger.
-(The next morning at Poison Ivy's loft apartment)-
Pamela Isley, aka Poison Ivy, was sitting in her kitchen and had poured herself a nice mug of hot coffee; she was about to drink it when Harley entered the apartment, covered in dirt and her hair messed up with leaves and a twig in it.
The lady clown sighs and says with a straight face, "I need to find someone."
"No, you need a shower," said Ivy then she took a sip of her coffee.
Harley walked over to her best friend and roommate, "Ugh fine."
She reached into her cleavage and pulled out the card then tossed it onto the table where it landed facedown in front of the redhead.
"Hold that for me, will ya?"
The eco-terrorist picked up the card, "What's this?"
"The person I need to find," the blonde made her way to the bathroom to get cleaned up.
Ivy started drinking again as she flipped the card over but when she read the name 'Red X', she spat out her coffee in surprise and coughed a little.
"Red X?!" she cried out.
Frank, Ivy's mutated Venus flytrap, popped his head out from one of the flowerbeds in the apartment.
"Red X? Where? Where's he at?" he asked looking around for Red X.
The eco-terrorist called to Harley, "Red X? This is the person you want to look for?"
"That's right," her roommate called back before entering the bathroom.
Ivy looked at the card again and stared at the name in disbelief, "Red X . . . holy shit."
-(Ten minutes later)-
Ivy was sitting on the living room couch while drinking her coffee and looking at the card as Harley came in with her wet hair wrapped in a towel and wearing her red bathrobe.
"Red X . . . wow. I haven't heard that name in years," the redhead thought aloud.
"I know, right?" Harley sat down next to her best friend and roommate.
Ivy held up the card, "Where did you get this?"
"It came from the warhead."
The redhead immediately became confused, "Okay, you're going to have to explain."
"Okay," Harley took a breath then started telling the story, "I was about to nab the warhead when Joker and his goons came in and stole it. They were about to throw me off the train when a nozzle popped out of it and started spraying pepper spray all over the place-"
"From the train?" asked Ivy, trying to follow the story.
"No, no. The warhead," said Harley.
"Right, gotcha. Please continue."
"Anyways, the nozzle started shooting pepper spray everywhere. Got Joker's goons in the eyes too. Then a jack-in-the-box in the shape of X popped out and scared the shit out of Joker. Kinda funny actually. Really wish I captured it on my phone. The look on his face was priceless."
Harley laughed as Ivy chuckled too, "Nice."
Joker's former sidekick calmed down then continued, "So after the pop-up scare, the card shot out. Joker got super pissed off after realizing he'd been pranked and started ranting but I didn't bother to listen to him. I snatched up the card and left but not before telling that clown the truth."
"What truth?"
Harley smirked, "That Red X had a bigger dick than him."
"Ha!" grinned Ivy.
Her blonde roommate put her hands behind her head and smiled smugly.
Ivy looked at the card, "So now you want to find Red X. Why after all this time?"
Harley took the card back, "Because this card is a sign."
"A sign of what?"
Her friend gained a solemn look, "That it's time to correct one of the biggest mistakes of my life."
"And that would be . . .?" Ivy took a sip of her coffee.
Harley sighed, "Choosing Joker over Red X."
All her plant-loving best friend could say was, "Oh."
"Yeah, I never told anyone this but . . . I kinda had a fling with Red X while I was still seeing Joker. Back when I was still workin' at Arkham."
"'Kinda'? How do you 'kinda' have a fling with someone?"
"Ugh, okay, okay. It was a fling, a legit fling."
Her redhead roommate smirked, "Well look at you. Cheating on the Joker. How come you didn't tell me?"
"Well, obviously, I didn't tell anyone. The last thing I wanted back then was for Joker to find out I was sleeping with someone else," responded the pale-skinned beauty.
Ivy scooted closer, "So . . . how did you two meet?"
The blonde sighed, "Well, I might as well tell ya. I had just finished a 'session' with Joker when I walked into my office and saw Red X there, leaning against my desk. Of course I freaked because I had no idea why he was there. But he did tell me he wasn't there to steal something or kill me so I chilled the fuck out. After that, we started talking and got to know each other over the next few days. Then next thing I knew . . . one day, we ended up having sex. A lot. Every day. For almost a week."
"Damn," Ivy smirked.
"Well I couldn't help it. X was just kickass in the sack. I mean the guy knew how to hit all the best spots," smiled Harley as she grew rather hot remembering all the times she and Red X did it in her office.
Her best friend chuckled, "Tell me about it. That guy was a sex god."
She took a sip of her coffee but stopped once she realized what she just said.
Harley immediately put two and two together, "Ive, you and Red X?"
Ivy smiled sheepishly, "Well we might have bumped into each other. A few times."
"A few times?! Hahaha!" laughed Frank, "More like a hundred times! And that's only from the times when they brought their asses back here. Yeah, that's right. I heard you two. I'm surprised your muthafuckin' bed isn't broken from all that shit."
A blush appeared on Ivy's face then looked away only to find Harley's face inches from hers and mildly glaring.
"Okay, your turn to share. Now," demanded the blonde.
The redhead sighed in defeat, "Okay, okay. "
She scooted away a bit before speaking, "Red X and I were involved years ago."
"Holy shit. Seriously?" asked a surprised Harley.
"Yeah. We met one night at the Gotham Museum. I was there to steal some rare plant seeds that were being studied in one of the labs and, of course, I couldn't resist. After I grabbed them . . . I might have accidentally set off the alarm. Turns out they were on one of those fucking weight sensitive pads or whatever. Anyway, the police showed up before I could escape so I hid to think up an escape plan. Little did I know, I was sharing my hiding spot with Red X."
"Uh huh, uh huh. Go on," Harley was enthralled in the story.
"Turns out he was there to steal an artifact that was stolen in the first place and return it to its rightful owner. But I guess he did not count on anyone else trying to steal something at the same time he was. Anyway, the police came in and were closing in then Red created a smokescreen for us and we slipped out of there and made our escape."
"Okay. So then you ended in bed together?"
"Oh no, not yet. After that escape, we started talking and got to know each other a little. Then we decided that it would be nice . . . to see each other again. So we did, hung out a few times and all that. We even started doing some heists together. He'd help me with mine and I'd help him with his whenever he was in town. Then after a month, we ended up in bed together. And many more times after that," said the redhead whose face was now blushing from the memories.
"Wow. You two must have been quite the power couple."
"Actually . . . we were more like friends with benefits."
"Wait, just friends with benefits? Why?" asked her pale-skinned friend.
"Because I'm a wanted eco-terrorist and he traveled a lot. It would have been almost impossible to be a real couple," said the redheaded beauty in a solemn tone.
Harley immediately picked up on that, " . . . But you wanted to be, didn't you?"
The only answer she got in return was Ivy sighing and nodding her head before sipping her coffee.
"Damn Ivy," the blonde said sympathetically.
"Thanks," said Ivy, "And since I'm being honest here, there's something I should tell you."
She put her mug down on the table when Harley asked, "What is it?"
The redhead took a deep breath before speaking, "I know why Red was in your office all those years ago."
"You do? Well, tell me."
"Okay," said Ivy, "It was because . . . I sent him to you."
The revelation actually caused the gymnastic blonde to jump to her feet, "What?!"
Her redhead bestie followed suit and held her hands up, "Before you go all Harley and shit, I did it because I care about you. I have been constantly telling you that you could do so much better than Joker. Even back then. And I was right, wasn't I? I mean you have legit feelings for Red X and want to see him again after all these years. And he really liked you too. He told me so himself."
Harley calmed down a little, "He did?"
Ivy smiled as she lowered her hands, "Yeah. He may have been doing it as a favor to me at first but then he told me he fell for you. He said you were beautiful, funny, crazy, and smart. Exactly what I see when I look at you."
"He really said all that?" asked the blonde.
Her green-skinned roommate used her finger to trace an 'X' over her heart, "I swear it on my life."
Harley sat back down on the couch as a blush appeared on her face, "Wow. Can't believe he said that about me."
Gotham City's most infamous eco-terrorist sat down next to her, "It's all true, Harls. Every last word."
Soon Harley's mood went from happy to depressed, "Ugh, great. Now I feel even worse about this. If he really felt that way about me then that means I'm the reason he left Gotham. And you."
Ivy put a hand on her friend's shoulder, "Don't put all the blame on yourself. I pretty much deserve some of it. I mean if I had took that one big step, he might have had a reason to stay."
Harley was still depressed, "But it's still my fault. All because I chose Joker. I hurt him, Ive. I hurt him bad."
She looked at the card in her hand, "Including you, he was one of the few people who actually gave a shit about me. But still I chose Joker. And worst of all . . . I forgot all about him, like he never existed. I only started remembering him just now is because I heard his name and saw this card. Now all I feel is . . . regret. For not choosing him . . . For not making the right choice . . ."
Ivy put her own two cents in, "Join the club. To this day, I still regret never telling him how I felt about him. How I really felt about him."
The two friends let out a collective sigh before Harley spoke, "Well . . . that settles it."
"Settles what?" asked the green-skinned beauty.
Harley smiles in determination as she holds up the laminated card, "This card really is a sign. To both of us. "
She stands up, "A sign of a second chance. A sign to make things right."
Suddenly, she rips the towel off her head despite her hair still being damp, "And we ain't gonna do that just by sittin' here on our asses. We're going out there and gettin' our man back!"
"Hold up. 'Our man'? What do you mean-?" Ivy asked but was interrupted.
"What? You think I'm gonna stop likin' him just because you like him too? Fuck that. We're sharing the dude. Besides with both of us sleeping with him, we might actually tire him out."
The redhead blushed a bit though she did have to agree with her roommate since she still remembered how Red X was a stamina beast and their times together often ran for hours. There was one time when her legs were so numb that she had to be carried by him for almost a whole day.
She smiled as she stood up, "Alright. Let's find 'our man'."
"Hell yeah!" cheered the blonde.
"So where do we start looking?" asked Ivy.
Harley replied in a happy tone, "No fuckin' idea."
This immediately brought down their excitement as the pair started thinking up ideas on where Red X might be.
"Did he have a place here in Gotham?" asked the blonde.
Her redhead roommate answered, "Yeah but it's been cleaned out. First place I checked after he left without a word."
"Shit. There's gotta be someplace."
Before they could go back to thinking, Frank cleared his throat then said, "I, uh, might know where to find him."
Ivy looked at him but seemed skeptical, "How would you know, Frank?"
"Ya know that little bonsai you gave him that one time?" asked the mutant plant.
"Yeah?" the redhead waited to see where he was going with this.
"Well, I might have asked him to keep an eye on Red X. Watch over him and shit."
"What?!" both ladies screamed.
"Frank! Why didn't you tell me any of this during the past three years?" demanded Ivy as she walked over to him.
"The guy needed some space. Figured it was good for him. Girls aren't the only ones who need space when they are pissed off or brokenhearted. Guys need it too," argued the Venus flytrap.
"Frank," growled the redhead.
Harley came over and glared at Frank, "Listen here, eggplant. You are gonna tell us where Red X is and tell us now."
The talking plant responded, "Fuck no. The guy's my boy and I don't snitch on my boys. Plus the dude was messed up after you got through with him. He's stable and happy now. No fuckin' way am I screwing things up for him now."
The blonde was five seconds away from ripping Frank from his pot and shoving his head into the garbage disposal.
"Frank! You are going to tell us where he is or else," threatened Ivy.
"Or else what?" argued Frank.
"Or else I'm going to start growing little white petals around your head."
"You wouldn't fuckin' dare," he growled softly.
Ivy snapped her fingers, causing two white daisy petals to pop up behind Frank's head. He raised an eyeball to them then let out a shrill scream.
"Alright! Alright, I'll talk! I'll talk. But please don't tell him I squealed! I love that boy! Dude brought me steak whenever he visited! And they were the good cuts too! Not the shitty generic stuff!" cried the carnivorous plant.
"Just fucking tell us where he is, Frank!" yelled Ivy.
Frank immediately calmed down and grumbled, "Fine. But don't you dare make me regret this shit."
-(Metropolis, hours later)-
Night had fallen but the city was shining and people were out enjoying the nightlife; one man, however, was taking a hot and steamy shower inside his penthouse apartment. He soon finished and stepped out before wrapping a towel around his waist and grabbing a second one to dry his hair with. He wandered over to the sink and when he was done drying, he used the towel to wipe away some of the condensation from the mirror.
A face was now staring at him and it belonged to none other than the legendary Naruto Uzumaki, the Hero of the Hidden Leaf Village and the savior of his world. One would most certainly ask how a ninja from one dimension ended up in another that was completely different from his. It is quite the long story –
After Kaguya was sealed away, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto's former teammate and friend, chose to become the sole authority over the world but this idea did not sit well with the shinobi hero. They soon had an epic battle that ended with Naruto besting Sasuke; the only thing left to do was take the traitor home to have him face his crimes against the Shinobi Nations. The last of the Uchiha clan had other ideas and used his new time-space ninjutsu abilities to create an interdimensional portal, sending Naruto hurtling through time and space.
He ended up landing in this world and since then, he had lived an incredible and exciting life one would have to see to believe. It all started when something called the United States government brought him in and asked many questions. He answered them as best as he could though was advised to not tell them everything by his 'internal partner' but he did mention being a ninja. This revelation made his interrogators interested and curious and it was not long before they decided to put him through his paces.
They put Naruto through grueling obstacle courses and sparring matches and were shocked by his success. It was then these people came forward with an offer for him to become, what many in this universe would call, a 'superhero' so he could keep being a ninja and do some good for the world. He was hesitant at first but could not deny liking what they were saying and what they were willing to give him if he accepted their offer; of course, he was free to decline. After a night of thinking, the hero from another dimension told them that he accepted their offer.
The people were ecstatic and soon gave him high-tech gear and a codename that would be known worldwide and feared by many – Red X. Over the next ten years, Naruto went on to do many incredible things under his new persona like taking down criminals and facing off against the worst people he ever met. He even took up the hobby of thievery though he was not a common thief since being one would attract the attention of certain heroic individuals. He made it a practice to only steal from criminals and supervillains then use what he stole to assist local authorities in busting the bad guys.
There was one more thing worth mentioning – during his time in this new world, Naruto never showed anyone, not even the people he worked for, his more impressive skills like his chakra and jutsu. His 'inner voice' advised him not to out of suspicion of those who hired him though this was not really a big deal for him. He found his physical combat skills to be more than enough to complete the missions he took on as Red X. A lot of the people he went after were no real challenge and did not have the abilities he had so using his chakra on them would be a huge waste.
Naruto had changed over the years as well; he was now 27 years old, taller and more mature looking, his body was toned from his training and missions, and his hair was longer. One more change was the tattoo on his left shoulder blade depicting the symbol of the Egyptian goddess Hathor outlined by a circle within a larger circle and with Egyptian writing between the two.
Back to the present day, Naruto continued to look at himself in the mirror as the last water droplets ran down his body.
'Keep looking at yourself like that and people will think you're vain. And I hear that's the worst type of guy,' said a deep voice.
The blond was not startled by the sudden voice nor was he surprised when the head of a red-orange fox with red eyes and rabbit-like ears appeared in the mirror; this was Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Fox inside his body.
'I'm not vain, I'm looking myself over. Big difference,' he thought, telepathically speaking to his inside partner of ten years.
'That's what they all say. And do you know what kind of guys say that?' asked Kurama.
'No but I get the feeling you're going to tell me,' mentally responded Naruto.
'Douchebags. Douchebags who think they are God's gifts to women. The kind of douchebag who brags about getting laid every night when they get very little pussy. And when they do get some pussy, they barely last a minute.'
'But I last way longer than a minute.'
'Exactly! You get laid ALL the time. You last for hours with a woman. You don't need to be a douchebag. Stop being a douchebag!' roared Kurama.
Naruto was not impressed by the fox's raving, 'Okay. I will get right on that. Immediately.'
"Good. You're Red X for fuck's sake. Red X is no douche," said the nine-tailed beast before his head vanished from the mirror and he went to sleep.
The blond exhaled softly before leaving the bathroom for his bedroom where he sat down on his bed and fell backwards. Right now, all Naruto wanted to do was get some sleep and was about to . . . until something suddenly moved beneath the covers. He leapt onto his feet and looked back in surprise since there should not be anything or anyone in his apartment let alone his bed; he grabbed the top cover and gave it a strong yank. The unmasked Red X was ready for a fight but soon became shocked once more by what he saw – a completely naked Harley Quinn.
She rolled onto her side, gave him a seductive smile and wink, and said, "Long time no see, Na-ru-to. Missed me?"
Naruto dropped the bed cover and stepped back, "What the fuck? Harley?"
All the movement he did loosened the towel around his waist and it slid off, exposing him to the world.
Harley looked down at his exposed manhood and licked her lips in desire, "Looks like Little Naruto grew the last time I saw him."
He picked up the towel and wrapped it around himself again.
"What are you doing here, Harley?" asked the blond male.
She flashed him a grin, "I'm here to see you, of course."
Naruto didn't believe her, "Why? Shouldn't you be smooching with Joker?"
His words confused the former gymnast, "Why would I be?"
"Because last time we saw each other, I remember you being completely nuts for that nutcase."
"Hold on. You don't know?"
He was now curious, "Know what?"
"I dumped Joker," Harley turned onto her back.
The light coming through the large picture windows behind highlighted her body and made her look alluring.
Naruto was taken in by the sight but held onto his senses long enough to ask, "You? Dumped Joker? You?"
"Yeah. Left his fuckin' pale ass 'bout two weeks ago," she answered.
The male with the whiskered face was not exactly convinced, "I find that hard to believe."
"No, it's true. I finally realized he never loved me and was just using me. I finally understood what everyone was trying to tell me. Once I did, I left the clown . . . and destroyed his hideout to make it official," the pale-skinned beauty grinned.
"Uh huh, so what was it that 'finally' got through to you?" Naruto decided to humor the woman who broke his heart three years ago.
"Ivy. She opened my eyes to the truth about Joker."
The unmasked Red X arched his brows in suspicion, "Oh really? And how exactly did she do that?"
"Let's just say it involved Riddler, a fake killer riddle, and a shit ton of margarita mix," said Ivy's voice.
Naruto immediately looked to see Poison Ivy standing in his bedroom doorway and wearing nothing but a towel.
"Ivy . . . " he stared at her.
To say 'he was surprised to see her' would be an understatement; she made her way over to him and just like with Harley, the light coming in from outside gave her an alluring aura.
She stopped before him and looked up into his eyes, "Hey, Red. Been a while."
"Yeah, it has. You're still as beautiful as I remember," said Naruto.
A blush appeared on Ivy's face as Harley made herself comfortable and watched the two of them with a smile on her face; she almost looked like a kid watching their favorite television show.
"Well you haven't changed much either," Ivy reached up to his hair and ran her hand through it, "But it looks like you've let your hair grow out. Looks good."
She could not resist bringing her hand to feel the muscles of his left arm, "Feels like you've been working out too."
"Maybe a little," Naruto said with a small smile.
Ivy grinned as she kept feeling his body; it had been a long time since she touched him and it was bringing back a lot of good memories. The same was happening to him as his mind was captured within the grips of sexual remembrance every time the gorgeous redhead caressed his skin. Of course they were not the only ones taken in by the moment since Harley was watching them and was starting to get a little 'excited' but let them have their moment.
The fog inside Naruto's mind soon cleared and he spoke, "So . . . what brings you here?"
His words snapped the ladies back to reality with the green-skinned goddess responding, "Well just like Harls, I'm here to see you. And to back her up in convincing you that she has left Joker's disgusting ass."
"So . . . it's true? Harley actually left Joker?"
"Yeah. Dumped him once she finally saw the truth for herself."
Naruto could not help being surprised and all he said next was, "Whoa."
"Yep. And now we're here, in your apartment. Ready to make up for 'lost time'," said Harley, giving him a seductive grin and wink.
When he heard the words 'lost time', the unmasked Red X got a little excited about what she was implying.
Then the blonde on his bed spoke again, "But . . . there's somethin' we gotta do first."
"What's that?" asked Naruto.
She got off the bed, walked over to him, and took hold of his hand then looked up at him with saddened blue eyes, "Fix past mistakes."
Before Naruto could react, Harley spoke again, "I am so sorry, Naruto. For choosing Joker and hurting you. I was such an idiot, fawning over a piece of crap who never loved me then chasin' away and forgettin' the best guy I ever met. I can only imagine what you must think of me. But if you can find it in yourself to forgive me and give me a second chance to make the right choice, I promise to give you all the love that should have been yours from the beginning."
The unmasked Red X was completely taken back by her words . . . but he could feel the sincerity in her voice.
He took a breath then said, "I won't lie, Harley, I was really upset with you. So upset that I refused to set foot in Gotham for the past three years. But . . . there were times when all I wanted to do was find you, beat Joker to a bloody pulp, and take you away. Even despite what happened, I still cared about you . . . and I still do. So much that I want to give you that second chance. So yes Harley . . . I will forgive you."
His words caused Harley to tear up a bit but she quickly wiped her eyes, and hugged Naruto's arm, "Thank you."
Ivy was moved by the scene as Naruto smiled lovingly at the blonde with the pigtails.
Then she smirked, "FYI – you talk about beating Joker to a bloody pulp again, you better be ready to spend a whole day in bed."
"I'll try to remember that," he chuckled.
"Also . . . Ivy told me how you said I was crazy, smart, funny, and beautiful. Did you mean all that?" said Harley.
Naruto smiled at her, "I did. And still do."
A blush appeared on Harley's face as she smiled.
His attention was soon captured when Ivy took hold of his other hand and said, "Also, Harley isn't the only who needs to fix some mistakes."
Before Naruto could ask what she was talking about, she continued to speak, "Do you remember how I said we should only be 'friends with benefits'?"
"Yeah. Because you said something about being the most wanted eco-terrorist and how I traveled a lot as Red X," he answered.
"Well to be honest . . . that's not exactly what I wanted."
Naruto was a bit taken back by her words, "It wasn't?"
"No, the truth is . . . I wanted something more. A lot more. But I was scared. Scared of shit happening and our relationship going sideways. I didn't want to lose you so I thought us just being 'friends with benefits' would keep us safe from that. But it just kept me from telling you how I really felt about you. Maybe if I wasn't scared to tell you . . . maybe you wouldn't have left Gotham."
The blond male looked guilty then sighed, "I shouldn't have left like that. I'm sorry."
Ivy gave him a small reassuring smile, "Hey, don't beat yourself up. I didn't exactly give you a real reason to stick around."
She brought his hand up to her lips and gave it a gentle kiss, "But I'm not making that mistake again. This time I'm keeping you around because . . . I love you."
Suddenly, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips; he immediately kissed back as he enjoyed the feeling of her soft lips against his once again. Their kiss lasted for about a few seconds then Harley turned his face towards her and smiled at him.
"Don't forget, I love you too," she said before kissing him.
Ivy smiled upon seeing her best friend kiss their man since it showed that the blonde babe was truly moving past Joker and embracing her new future with Naruto.
The kiss soon ended before Harley spoke again, "And because we love you so much, Ive and me agreed to share ya."
"Share me?" he asked.
Ivy smirked, "What? Were you expecting us to compete over you like petty high school girls? Sorry pal, not going to happen. This is the real world and we're adults."
"Plus with both of us fuckin' ya, we'd might be able to tire you out," said Harley with a smirk of her own.
Naruto found her idea intrigued, "Really? You think you two ladies can do that?"
"Fuck yeah," responded the blonde babe.
"What do you say to that, hotshot?" Ivy asked him.
Naruto looked at both of them then spoke, "What do I say? All I can say is . . . challenge accepted."
He soon pulled them in close, "Also . . . I love you ladies too. I don't think I ever stopped despite everything that happened. I'll even admit that there were times when I wondered what you two were doing and how you were. I guess . . . that's how you know you're in love. So if you're willing to give this three-way relationship a shot, I will as well."
What Naruto said was true for he truly missed them both despite being hurt by the blonde with the pigtails for choosing the guy who did not deserve someone as amazing as her. There were times when he thought about forgetting her . . . but could never bring himself to do it and went about his life in the meantime; moping would not have changed anything anyway.
"Now that that's out of the way . . . " Harley grabbed hold of Naruto and Ivy's towels, "I say we make this whole thing official."
With one quick tug, the Joker's ex yanked them off and left the others completely naked. Naruto and Ivy were surprised but quickly got over it and stared at each other's nude forms.
Ivy's eyes soon landed between Naruto's legs and she smiled seductively, "Looks like Little Naruto grew some last time I saw him."
Harley tossed the towels aside and smiled, "I know, right? I'm starting to wonder if I can still handle him."
"Only one way to find out," said Ivy before the ladies threw their arms around Naruto and pulled him over to the bed.
Once there, the two beauties from Gotham pulled their new boyfriend down onto it and turned the three of them into a naked heap for a second before the unmasked Red X held himself up over his ladies. His eyes soon fell upon them; the light from the outside gave them an enticing glow as they posed to show off their bodies.
"Whatcha waiting for, hotshot?" asked Ivy in a seductive tone.
"Yeah, Foxy. We're right here," said Harley in a similar voice.
All Naruto said in response was, "I love my life."
He lowered himself to the girls as they wrapped their arms around him and the apartment was soon filled with the sounds of carnal pleasure and satisfaction.
And that's the first chapter of my new story 'Harley Quinn's Red Mark' as well as the first chapter of my first story on this website.
This was a story adopted from Chillman22 and based on his one-shot story 'The Second Chance For Harley Quinn'.
I hope you all enjoyed it because I enjoyed writing it. And please, tell me what you all thought about it.
Also if you haven't seen the 'Harley Quinn' show, go check it out. It's a wild ride and definitely worth checking out.
AN: I took another look at this chapter and decided to do some editing so that the style and tone matches the recent chapters. Don't worry, it's still the same story. I still hope you enjoy it.
