Hey I'm finally back, sorry that this has been so long in the making, I just really wasn't feeling this for the longest of times and I'm sorry if this chapter feels a little rushed. I just really wanted to get done with the movie so I can move onto other things like the Cullens reappearing. It's kinda hard to follow a movie but still make it your own. Trying to get over my writers block for this I've started a few other stories, they're in the early making I have a twilight/Dracula untold twilight/vampire diaries those ones are slow going and I have a twilight/true blood. if anyone is interested in those possibly let me know. anyway here is the latest chapter. I'm excited I'm now passed the movie script and can move on.
Back on the roof the rest of the Squad was quiet as they heard the explosions from the helicopter. "It's over, Harley Quinn, The Joker, and Baby are dead."
It was like a punch to the gut to them, she was dead. There was no more for her. Nothing left, and no one but them to remember her. How long would that last? How long until she was a forgotten part of this whole thing?
Chato stared at the burning city around him and wondered, "Is this ever going to end?" Everyone turned to look at him, "Tragedy after tragedy. Heartbreak after heartbreak. Nothing is ever going to be the same."
No one could answer him, lost each in their own thoughts. Flag was thinking back to the conversation that he had with Baby just not an hour before. God that felt like a lifetime to him. Nothing was the same, he was not the same man as when all this started. Finally another helicopter showed up and Waller jumped on shouting that she would send another one. Each stood in their own thoughts, thinking of the death of the most innocent of them.
Baby stiffly got off her knees and walked down and out of the building. The rain falling down, washing away her tears, like they were never there. Climbing up on a car, she sat and hugged her knees to her chest, staring up at the sky. "Why?" was the only thing she whispered. Why was this happening to her. Why did the people she love, always leave? In the end they always left.
Hearing a noise to her left she turned and rested her head on her knees, watching as the rest of the Squad approached her, shock on all of their faces. Deadshot and Chato walked close to the car and stared at her. Looking at the heartbreak on her face. "Hey guys! I missed you all so much!" She tried to sound uplifting but the tremble in her voice gave her away.
"Oh Baby, we're glad to have you back." Chato said to her.
She smiled at him before shoving her face back in her knees and letting out sobs. "W-w-we were a-all g-gonna jump. All o-of us. T-to s-safety. B-but I fell and they went down." Baby let out some more sobs. "They're gone. I'm all alone, they're gone. I want them back, I want them back! I don't want them to be dead. I love them! Everyone leaves..." She trailed off feeling a warm hand on her back and looking over at Chato.
"We are here Baby. You're not alone. We're here." He soothed her, waiting for her sobs to die down.
She took a deep shuddering breath and nodded. Deadshot stepped up and cradled her to his chest to get her down from the car. "That's a good girl now. We're here."
She leaned on his chest. "Thank you, Deadshot."
"Baby, you can call me Floyd."
Baby smiled and took a deep breath before he set her down. Chato took her into a big hug then released her. "We got you."
KC came over and growled, "Come on Baby, let's whip some ass." He let her take his hand and they walked off.
At the front of the group Flag was thinking. He was so glad that Baby was okay, but he was also feeling messed up. She was hurting so bad because of her lover's dying. Two insane criminals were gone from the world. Dead never to hurt anyone ever again, he should be happy, satisfied. But yet there was a part of him that wasn't. He wished they were here for the sake of Baby. She loved them in spite of everything and he on some level wished they were here, so she didn't have to go through this. Seeing her so hurt, hurt a part of him, the part that overthrew the rational part that told him this was a good thing.
Coming up to the wreck of Waller's helicopter, everyone started searching for her, when Floyd found a binder of classified information... on them, and what was happening.
He walked over to Flag and threw the book at him. "You tell everyone, everything. Or me and you are gonna go right now!"
Baby looked at him, never seeing him so mad. "What's going on?" She asked.
Flag looked over at her and knew that he would have to explain, knowing that he was going to let her down. Explaining what happened in the subway and with June everyone looked at him in shock. What the hell were they going up against? How the hell were they supposed to stop her. "Were you really leading us like lambs to slaughter?" Baby asked gripping KC's hand tighter.
Flag just stared at her, not knowing what to say. Floyd came over and put a hand on her shoulder. "You can just kill me right now." He shook his head. "I'm going to have a drink."
He started leading the Squad away as Flag yelled, "Deadshot, hey I need your help!"
Without turning around Floyd answered, "No sir, you need a miracle." Baby allowed Floyd to lead her away, trying not to let the hurt show on her face. Nothing was fair!
In the bar Baby distracted herself with making everyone drinks. Floyd took a shot and chuckled to himself, "You know, for about two sweet seconds I had hope."
Chato scoffed. "You had hope huh? Hope don't stop the wheel from turning, my brother."
Floyd looked at him and raised a brow. "You preaching?"
"Its coming back around for you. How many people you killed, man?"
"You don't ask nobody no question like that, ese." Floyd said clenching his jaw.
"You ain't ever whacked down no women. No kids. .." Chato stared off with a look in his eyes.
"I don't kill women and children."
Baby knew what was coming, "Please, you don't have too."
Chato looked at her, "They gotta understand." He looked back at Floyd. "I do. See, I was born with the Devils gift. I kept it hidden most of my life, but ... The older I got, the stronger I got. So I started using it. for business, you know The more power on the street I got ... The more firepower I got. Like that shit went hand in hand. You know? One was feeding the other. Ain't nobody tell me no. Except my old lady. You know, she used to pray for me." He laughed to himself and shook his head. Baby looked around and noticed everyone was intently listening. "Even when I didn't want it. God didn't give me this. Why should he take it away? See when I get mad, I lose control you know, I just ... I don't know what I do ...till its done." He put a glass on the dancing figure he had on his hand, made of fire, and let the fire die.
"You killed them?" Boomerang asked.
"I gotta live with that everyday, man. I gotta stare at these hands and know what I did to them." Chato stared down at his hands as tears built in his eyes.
Baby leaned across the counter and hugged him. "We can't control what we do. When I was younger, before I got what I have now, my mother found my oddities cute. Charming. She loved the fact that I was so dreamy. I was so innocent in the way I see things she said. The first time I had a vision was the worst day of my life. My mother was so scared and disgusted with me that she locked me in my room for a week. After she let me out, I never knew her touch again. I was only seven. It got worse when I got more gifts. It took years for me to figure out that they were gifts. Being tortured to know that I was special. Mr J, he showed me that." Baby grabbed Chato's hand. "What we are is special. What we have are gifts. It doesn't always seem that way but they are, we are tested by them, changed in ways no one else could imagine. Experience things no one else could. I know tragedy strikes with them, but you will see." Her eyes glossed over in white. "Soon, you will see." She whispered.
Coming back to herself she looked at the rest of the Squad then lowered her head. "I have to apologize to you all. When I touch a person, I can see their memories, I can see their histories what makes them and I didn't see Flag. I didn't see what his mission was and I'm sorry I couldn't warn you."
"Baby it's not your responsibility to protect us like that. And to see everything." Floyd told her.
She pouted. "I don't like surprises."
The group chuckled at her before turning when someone else walked into the bar. Flag. He came over at sat down next to Floyd. "You get to the part in that binder saying I was sleeping with her?"
"Yeah. I never been with a witch before. Whats that like? Apparently that's why the creatures chase him all the time. Cause the witch is scared of him."
"The only woman I ever cared about ... is trapped inside that monster. If I don't stop the witch, its over. Everything is over. Everything. You're free to go." He smashed the tablet that held all their nanite detonators. Everyone's necked beeped as the nanites were destroyed. He looked over at Floyd and slid over a stack of letters. "Your daughter writes you everyday. Every single day."
Floyd looked down at all the letter's and tears filled his eyes. He clenched his jaw to keep them from falling. "You had these the whole time? You had letters from my daughter the whole time?" He got up and declared, "I'm gonna get you there. And you're gonna end this. I'm gonna carry your ass if I have to. 'Cause this shit is gonna be like a chapter in the Bible. Everybody's gonna know what we did. And my daughter is gonna know that her daddy is not a piece of shit."
Flag swallowed and looked at him and nodded. "Not the only one with someone to lose." Baby whispered again. He looked over at her and tried to say something but the words wouldn't come. What she had accused him of was true. Leading them to their deaths, but he never expected any of this to happen. He never expected to empathize with any of these people, but here he was. Baby just jumped over the counter and giggled, "Let's go play."
She led them out of the building and started walking towards the center of it all. Standing a distance back Captain threw a boomerang and was able to get a good look at everything, "We gotta take down the big one."
Flag said, "I left a big ass demo charge under there. We detonate that thing and blow him to pieces."
Everyone agreed with that plan and KC went over to the men that were going to swim underneath. "We got this." One said.
He scoffed and growled. "I'm going. Y'all are just tourists, I live here."
Before he was able to jump under, Baby walked over to him and gave him a big hug. "Be careful please." She whispered.
He nodded at her and jumped into the water. Baby went over and sat next to Chato and leaned against him and started humming. "When all of this is over, I think I wanna go see my daddy." She leaned closer not realizing everyone could hear her conversation anyway. "No one's supposed to know. But we talk. Daddy never thought I was strange. He loves me no matter what. Maybe I'll go visit him." She smiled dreamily, letting one tear fall down her cheek. "Can't go back to Gotham. Mr J and Harley would want me to get out."
"That sounds nice Baby." Chato said.
"Maybe we can all visit him. I'm sure he'd like all of you."
Behind them Flag cleared his throat. "Let's do this."
They all started walking into the building. "You gonna fight with us?" Floyd asked Chato.
"What if I lose control, man?" Chato asked worried.
Baby was skipped and giggling between them. "Don't worry. I won't let you."
"We got this." Floyd said.
They all started walking towards the building, knowing that this might be it but for once determined that it wouldn't be. Upon walking into the main room they were able to see whatever it was that the Enchantress was doing. Standing behind pillars they observed her and Baby overheard Floyd asking about the Enchantress. She giggled when she told Flag to go up there and tell her to knock her shit off.
Her laughter died off when the Enchantress started speaking, "I've been waiting for you all night. Come out of the shadows, I won't bite." Baby almost started walking towards her but Floyd and Flag stopped her. "Why are you here? Because the solider led you, and all for Waller? Why do you serve the ones that cage you? I am your ally. And I know what you want. Exactly what you want."
Her voice trailed off as the world around Baby faded. She was sitting at home on Mr J's lap with Harley next to them. Both of them were lavishing her with attention telling her how much they missed and loved her. What their next big plans were. It was all so perfect. Too perfect. She snapped out of it just as Chato started yelling. "It's not real!" Baby blinked the tears away, knowing that he was right.
"I killed the Bat." Floyd whispered.
"She's playing games with you. It's not real.!" Chato pulled all of them out of their minds. They all followed him all the way into the room.
"How long have you been able to see?" The enchantress asked.
"My whole life. You can't have them!" Baby walked up and held his hand. "These are my people right here!"
The enchantress looked down at the two of them. "But it is our time, the sun is setting and the magic rises. The meta-humans are a sign of change."
Chato and Baby looked at the Enchantress with disbelief in their eyes and Floyd shouted behind them, "Lady you are evil!"
The Enchantress turned and started speaking in a different language and a big golden man came out of the shadows. Flag started shooting at him and the thing started shooting out of his hands at them. Everyone ran for cover, Chato dragging Baby after him. As each member tried to get him into position for the bomb underneath them, but he was too strong. "We gotta get him in that corner." Someone shouted.
"I'll do it!" Chato said. "I'll get him there. I lost one family I ain't gonna lose another."
Baby tightened her hand on his before he freed himself from her grasp. "Listen, think this thing through." Floyd told him.
"I got this! Let me show you what I really am." He walked out into the open and shouted "Over here!" He got the things attention and started shooting fire out of his hands. The thing kicked him and sent him flying back. Baby stepped out but before she could do anything he threw her across the room, as she was getting up she heard some yelling and she watched Chato transform into a giant flaming skeleton. He started shooting more intense flames at him and beating him back into the corner. Shooting more and more flames at him, melting his golden armor. Baby could see that it was starting to weaken him and she stepped forward in fright. He got him into the corner just as the last of his powers died out and he transformed back. "Get out of there!" Floyd yelled.
"Blow it!" He yelled back, willing to sacrifice himself for all of them. "Do it!" He yelled again. Baby's eyes filled with tears.
"Get out of there Chato!" She yelled.
He looked at her and said, "For my family. Do it!"
Flag gave the order. "Blow it!"
"NO!" Baby screamed and just as it blew she was able to throw out her hands and yank Chato back into her arms with her powers.
The enchantress screamed as her brother was killed and her magic seemed to still as she fell to the ground. Baby just stared at the man looking at her in amazement. "I'm not losing anyone." She whispered.
"It does not matter my dark spell is complete!" The enchantress yelled at them.
"We gotta cut her heart out!" Flag yelled at them.
The enchantress started tempting them again and Baby said, "Maybe we should listen to her!"
"Baby, she's trying to take over the world!"
"Hey lady! I lost my loves, can you bring them back?" Baby called.
The enchantress walked towards her. "Oh yes, I can. You need only to bow to me."
Baby knelt to the ground and said, "I like what you're selling, there's just one little problem." She grabbed the sword by her feet. "You messed with my friends!" She came up and swiped the sword across her chest and ripped her heart out.
"Her hearts out we can end this!" Flag yelled.
"Baby!" Floyd yelled to her. Baby looked down and seen a gun, she threw it to him as rick was getting a bomb out to destroy the machine. Just as Floyd shot the bomb Baby flung her hand out to put more power behind the bullet and everything ended in a big explosion.
Baby was knocked back and she slowly sat up as Flag pleaded with the enchantress to make June come back, in the end he crushed the heart and June came out of the remains of the enchantress. Baby watched them with tears streaming down her face, happy that her friend was able to get his love, but bitter that she would never get that chance again. She rested her head back against her knees and started crying again. Big heaping sobs.
Everyone quieted back down as the sound of sobs reached their ears, turning to see Baby back on the ground crying what was left of her heart out. Chato and Floyd came over and knelt by her. "Let it out Baby, it's okay."
"It's never going to be okay again!" She got out in between sobs. As everyone was comforting their youngest member, Waller came back out.
"How are you not dead!"
Baby just watched the arguments going on around her apathetically, she knew there was no way Waller was letting them go. It was back to their cages and everyone knew it. They were able to argue some comforts and when it came to her she just said, "I wanna swing on the bars." Waller stared at her like she was even crazier then everyone believed her to be but shrugged and agreed.
Waller had them all back in chains and knocked out within seconds, when Baby came too she was back in her cell, back in nothing but a ratty tang top and a pair of panties. She made herself a makeshift swing and got up on the bars and cried.
Back in Gotham
Frost was finally able to find the Boss and Harley and he dragged them back to heal. It took a few weeks but they were quickly able to get back on their feet and when they were, oh were they furious. Their Baby was taken from them again and this time she was all alone, who knew what was happening.
"Puddin' we gotta get her fast. They were touching her in there, she was only in a tang top and panties when I seen her!" Harley growled out
The Joker just growled and his murderous rage went up another notch. Harley told him everything that happened when she was in prison and that started his rage, then when he learned about the mission they were sent on he was seeing red, the only good thing about that was the people they met, he had plans for them, and Baby going back was just adding fuel to the fire. He was getting her back, no matter what.
Baby's cell
Baby was in her swing again this time actually using it. Swinging back and forth, her hair swirling around her. Guards staring at her with lust in their eyes, knowing that soon they would have a chance to get at her. Now she was free game, no one had to worry about the Joker finding out and coming after them anymore.
Baby was just trying to make herself feel better. She shut her eyes and pretended she was in Mr J's club on the swing for him and Harley. Their eyes following her. A large explosion jerked her out of her daydream and she flipped backwards out of her swing and crouch down, ready for anything. Another explosion happened right outside the room her cage was in and suddenly the doors were bursting open and men were running in, knocking out the guards. They managed to open her cell door and a man burst in quickly ripping off his helmet. Baby's eyes widened and she stopped breathing for a moment. "Mr J!" Baby jumped into his arms and her mouth quickly found his. They kissed passionately as tears streamed down her face.
Mr J grabbed Baby's hair and pulled her away. "Let's go home Baby."