Well, I was going get Harpy involved with the events of "In Blackest Night" but then I managed to find the episode and watch it and heard J'onn's line "Batman would only say that he's busy" so since I already had Harpy working out of Gotham I decided to get her involved with that.

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Chapter Two: Stalker


"You can't kill me without becoming like me! I can't kill you without losing the only human being who can keep up with me! Isn't it IRONIC?" - The Joker in Batman 663


Harpy was dangling upside-down. Her long red hair waving feet above a vat of acid. Now while she could have easily melted the chains that bound her, but she wasn't sure if she would be able to stretch her wings enough to fly before she fell into the acid, so all she could do at the moment was watch the Joker pace as he waited for Batman to show up. Harpy was getting bored and the acid fumes were starting to get to her.

"Are you even sure he knows I'm missing?" she asked the impatient madman.

"Of course he's knows. You're on a team with him after all." the green haired maniac snarled at her.

Harpy stared blankly at him. Then grinned once she came to a realization. "That's what this is all about isn't it." she stated rather then asked.

"What are you talking about?" the Joker asked in a confused manner.

"See, I couldn't figure it out. Why you would do this when there's nothing for you to gain from it. Especially considering the risk of attracting the rest of the League. But that's it isn't it?" Harpy laughed.

"What's it? What!" the Joker demanded, stomping his foot childishly.

The red head's grin got bigger. "You're jealous." she stated in a smug tone. "You're jealous of League. Jealous of the fact that Batman stopped paying attention to you. You can't stand it." she elaborated, practically laughing the whole time she was speaking.

"I am not!" the Joker exclaimed childishly.

"You are." Harpy replied.

"Am not."

"Are."

"Aren't!"

"Are."

"Are not times infinity! Ha!" The Joker looked smug now.

Harpy snorted in distain. "Such a child." she muttered. "Hm, a childish stalker." she pondered aloud. "Though I suppose it could be argued that all stalkers are childish. Not mature enough to handle their own emotions." she continued.

The Joker and Harley were staring in confusion at Harpy. Harpy noticed this and began addressing them. "Oh sorry, was I thinking out loud? Well I was just saying how the Joker here is a stalker."

"I am not!" the Joker interjected.

Harpy rolled her eyes, not that either Harley or the Joker could tell due to the domino mask she was wearing. "Oh please. You're completely obsessed with Batman." she stated.

"I am not!" the Joker exclaimed again.

"Me thinks the madman doth protest to much." Harpy said with a slight giggle. "Besides," she continued, "your claim is invalidated by this very situation. Not to mention just about every move you'd made since becoming the Joker." Here the Joker began to protest again. Harpy ignored him and continued speaking. "You claim to want to kill Batman, yet when given the opportunity you make an elaborate death trap that Batman always escapes from, rather than killing him outright. Oh, but you can't kill him!"

"I can and I will!"

"No you won't, you can't. After all, you can't exist without Batman. If he was gone who would you play with? Batgirl? Nightwing? Robin? They might keep you entertained for a little while, but they wouldn't be as challenging as Batman. It's so pathetic it's funny. No matter how much you want to kill him, you can't." Harpy began to giggle madly.

"Well…" the Joker began thoughtfully, "you do have a point. Where would the fun be without old Batsy? But I can still kill you!" he finished with a malicious smile. He pulled a remote out of his pocket and pressed a button that caused Harpy to be lowered toward the acid.

Harpy was just inches away from being dunked in acid when the winch suddenly ground to a halt. The Joker frowned and began pressing the button on the remote repeatedly while growing more and more frustrated. Finally he threw the remote on the ground and stomped over to the winch in order a activate it manually. When he got to it he found the problem, a bat-a-rang was stuck in the gears. He removed it and the chain began to lower once again. He turned to the vat, expecting to seeing Harpy writhing in pain, but she was gone. Joker stared at the spot Harpy had once been, then at the bat-a-rang in his hand, finally coming to a realization.

"Ah, poopy." he said, right before he was punched in the face.


Hours later Harpy woke up in the Watchtower's infirmary. She tried to sit up, but immediately regretted it when her head throbbed in protest.

"Ugh, what happened?" she groaned.

"Prolonged exposure to the fumes from the acid caused you to pass out." Batman, who Harpy hadn't realized was in the room, answered.

"What the hell kind of acid was it?" Harpy asked in distain.

"The same kind that caused the Joker to become what he is today." Batman informed her/

"You mean a complete and total psychopath?" Harpy inquired innocently. Batman didn't answer. Harpy sighed. "Where is the Joker right now?" the red head asked.

"He used Harley as a distraction and escaped."

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go get him!" Harpy exclaimed as she stood up, swaying slightly once she was on her feet.

"You're not fully recovered yet. Stay here and rest and I'll deal with the Joker." the Dark Night stated.

"But" Harpy began to protest. "Stay here." Batman growled at her. Harpy sighed and plopped back down onto the bed. Batman left the room without another word.


"Harpy."

Ivy could hear someone calling for her alter ego.

"Harpy."

Ivy could feel someone shaking her. She opened her eyes. "Wonder Woman?" she questioned groggily. The Princess of the Amazons sighed in relief. "We we're worried when you wouldn't wake up. What happened to you?" she asked as she helped Harpy sit up.

"We?" Harpy asked confused. "Oh." she said when she noticed the rest of the League, minus Batman, in the room. "Prolonged exposure to acid fumes, and being suspended upside-down probably just made it worse."

"What happened?" Superman asked in a worried tone.

"The Joker captured me, hung be upside-down above a vat of acid, then left me there while waiting for Batman to show up. He came and rescued me, or maybe it was Robin who got me down. I don't really remember 'cause that was around the time I passed out. I woke up here. Batman told me the Joker escaped. I offered to help him capture the crazy clown. Batman told to stay here, which was probably a good thing since I could barely stand. Batman left, I went to sleep, then you guys showed up." Harpy explained rather quickly.

"So what have you all been up to?" she asked after a moment. This prompted Flash to begin telling her about how his brilliant legal defense had bought the Superman, Hawkgirl, and J'onn, the time they needed to prove John innocent.


Short I know, but the next one will be longer.

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