Suicide Squad: Ballroom Blitz
Chapter 5 - Everything Changes
Author's Note: A bit of a warning... I never really read a lot of DC comic books as a kid, so instead, I watched the cartoons and tv shows and animated/live-action movies and whatnot.
So, there may be certain times in the story where the characters may seem OOC, and for that, I do apologize, cause I am simply going from what I've seen on film and television, as well as the Internet.
Also, I cannot thank everyone enough for reading this story and telling me what you think. Thank you so much!
Disclaimer: Warner Bros. and DC are the rightful owners of "Suicide Squad", the DCEU, its characters, etc, and I am the rightful owner of this story, the characters I create, etc.
The next day, Deadshot began his usual morning routine, which consisted of push-ups, sit-ups, and a few rounds with his punching bag.
Boomerang was yelling for the guards to let him out of his cell, while Croc was laying back, enjoying his BET television, and Harley was continuing to read her book while sipping from her coffee cup.
After giving the bag a final punch, the assassin paused for a moment to take a quick break.
"Glad to see the guards found a way to shut his ass up," thought Deadshot, referring to Boomerang, and he looked over to the pile of opened/unopened letters from Zoe, also hoping that he'd get a new one today.
However, before he could do anything else, there was a loud thud in the background, and Deadshot felt the ground shake for a moment.
"Okay, that can not be a good thing."
Then, the alarms started to go off, meaning that someone was about to try and escape... or someone had broken in.
"All right, that is definitely not a good thing."
Normally, Deadshot would've went up to the door, and yelled for someone to let him out, in order to find out what was going on, but he wasn't a normal person, so Deadshot decided to wait until someone opened his cell door for him.
Luckily, though, he didn't have to wait long because, for some reason, his door opened, and when he saw nobody was coming in, Deadshot simply shrugged his shoulders, and headed out of the cell, hoping to find out what the hell was-
"Hey! Mr. Fancy Gun Guy!" yelled Boomerang, whose guard was now gone. "Help me out here, will ya?!"
At first, Deadshot was just going to ignore his teammate, and run off, but instead, he went over to Boomerang's cell door, which also suddenly opened by itself.
"Phew, thanks for that, my friend," said Boomerang. "It was gettin' hot in that son of a bitch. I didn't know you had a spare key."
Deadshot said, "I didn't open... never mind, come on, we gotta see what's going-"
He stopped talking when the both of them heard the sound of gunshots and maniacal laughter.
"Well, that can't be a good thing." said Boomerang.
"Yeah, I know," replied Deadshot. "Come on, let's keep moving."
As they kept walking towards the direction of the sounds they had heard, Boomerang asked, "Shouldn't we at least try to get some guns or something?"
"You see any of those laying around here?" asked Deadshot. "Unless the guard that's holding a gun is dead, then use your fists and try your best to dodge any bullets that get shot at you."
A few moments later, the two of them were now at the area where Harley's cell was at... except she wasn't in the cell, which had been broken into, along with the surrounding guards now dead, and there was a big hole in the wall.
"Did someone kidnap your little girlfriend, mate?" asked Boomerang.
"First of all, she ain't my girlfriend, slick," replied Deadshot. "So enough with that, okay? Second... I just hope she's okay."
"I wouldn't worry about that."
The two of them turned around, and saw Amanda Waller, who still had an expression on her face that was as cold as ice.
"Can't say I'm surprised to see you here," said Deadshot. "You know what happened? Superman come back to life or something?"
Waller shook her head, and said, "The Joker was able to break into this place, and he freed his girlfriend."
Deadshot and Boomerang looked back at Harley's cell, and the thief said, "Well, I guess that explains the big hole right over there."
"So, where's Harley?"
Waller simply said, "The King of Crime wanted his queen back..."
Boomerang frowned. "Who the hell is that?"
Deadshot said, "She means the Joker..."
He sighed, and said, "She's got her man back."
"You are never going to be locked up here again, my darling, " grinned the Joker. "You're mine, forever."
The two of them were in one of his new cars, a more upgraded version of the one that had been sent into the ocean, and the Joker was driving towards Gotham City.
Behind them were Jonny T. and some other team members that had helped in breaking Harley out of her cell.
"Are we going home to your new bear skin rug and the iced soda?" asked Harley, referring to what he had told her on the plane.
"Oh, I wish I could say that we were, sweetheart," answered Joker. "But I have some certain... business... to take care of... especially if I'm going to have a new person added to my team."
Harley tilted her head, confused. "Who would that be, Puddin'?"
Joker just laughed slowly, and said, "All in due time, Harley..."
"You ain't talking about Batsy, are you?"
The infamous villain shook his head. "I'm talkin' about someone who's more... willing... to do almost anything to protect the person he cares about."
Harley simply nodded her head, but she also found herself taking a quick look back at Belle Reve, wondering what Deadshot was doing right now.
"So, what, you gonna have the whole squad gang up together to go and get her back?" said Deadshot. "Or leave it all to the Bat again?"
Waller frowned, and said, "I don't intend on Batman being involved in this... as long as she gets back here before he finds out that she's out."
"Um, excuse me, miss," said Boomerang. "But, ah, what's gonna stop Clown Boy from doing the same thing again if we bring her back here? How many holes do you want in this building?"
"I have ways, Mr. Digger," replied Waller. "Now, then, you two are going to meet Rick out front-"
"You're bringing him into this, too?" said Deadshot. "The man just got his girl back a few days ago, and you wanna keep them apart-"
"I can assure you that Dr. Moone is being well-treated for," replied Waller. "Now, then, you three and Rick will follow the Joker, and do whatever is necessary to bring Harley back, alive."
"And what do we get in return?" said Deadshot, crossing his arms.
"Another chance to see your daughter," answered Waller. "And Digger here can get a new stuffed unicorn. Do we understand each other?"
Deadshot and Boomerang looked at each other, and they nodded their heads. "Good. Outside, now."
A few minutes later, inside Rick's car, Deadshot (in the passenger seat, back in his red-and-black suit) said, "Look, man, I'm sorry you got into this, I hope your girl isn't too scared or anything right now."
"No, June will be okay, she understands," replied Rick, even though Deadshot could tell that he would mostly rather be with her right now.
"Well, the sooner we get Harley back in her cage, the sooner you get to go home to her."
"Pretty comfy back here," said Boomerang, who was opening a cold one that Rick had brought for him, as well as being dressed in his usual non-prison outfit. "How old's this car?"
"Just a few years," replied Rick, before turning back to Deadshot. "So, pretty much, shoot everyone except Harley and Joker."
Deadshot nodded his head, and said, "I got it... wasn't planning on shooting at her anyway..."
They were now only a few minutes away from Gotham, but as the Joker looked up at the mirror, he grinned, and said, "Well, well, well... looks like we're about to have some fun."
"What do you mean?" asked Harley.
Instead of answering, Joker asked, "Do you trust me, sweetheart?"
"Of course I do. Why would you ask that?"
The Joker took her hand in his, kissed it, and replied, "Because, darling, I'm planning on doing something really, really... crazy..."
