The Scars Left Behind

This is the Sequel to the Harlequin and the Bat and The Harley and The Ivy.

Important notes: I do not own Batman or any portion of the franchise. I give all credit to DC Comics and respective owners. Except the characters I wrote in my profile.

Warning: Violent scenes to come. These stunts are done by highly trained professionals and should not be imitated by anyone. Except those proficient in martial arts training and weapons, even then it shouldn't be imitated.

Chapter 2

(Rogue's POV)

The Rogue kept on dodging Croc's fists, jumping from box to box, running out of room and jumping leverage. "Get back here Bat-Spawn…I want to feast on your bones!" Croc roared but was hit by the tonfa the Rogue was using. His black mask concealed his face along with his hood, his eyes were always fixated on that next move…always trying to be one step ahead. "*roar* You are just as annoying as your disappearing predecessor!" Killer Croc lunged forward and grabbed the Rogue by his neck "Now then…I have my feast! ARGH! Little brat! What did you do?" Croc roared after the Rogue clawed his eyes with his hands…but they pained Croc with more than just normal claws. A loud crash came through the windows "*Roar* Who's there? *sniff, sniff* Batman…Bat-Shard? Here?" the Rogue's eyes widened to those names.

"Killer…" Batman's voice spoke first

"Croc!" Bat-Shard finished

"Well then, it looks like I'll have three bats for dinner!" Killer Croc salivated then roared, The Rogue disappeared first into the shadows Batman and Bat-Shard struck Croc from both head and legs with their tonfa and fists, each time they struck was like clockwork, a harmonious symphony of fear and synchronicity (for those of you who, like the narrator, don't know what this means it means they are kicking butt as a team once more) "*Roar* You little…I'll kill you all! Gah!" Croc roared and was landed on his back knocking him flat and he flipped to stand in front of Croc forcing him to look upon the three. "*gasp* Batman, Batwoman and Bat-Son…a freaking Bat-Family trinity…" Croc spoke slowly then fainted

"Bat…family…?" Bat-Shard asked looking at Batman.

"It's…it's…" Batman spoke then was interrupted by a loud crashing followed by a roar

"Get, Croc! Take to base!" the voice roared in a deep voice.

"What is that?" Bat-Shard yelled

The creature was hulking goliath, its face was covered by a grey helmet like the one Jason Todd wore, his hands and body were the size of Bane's, but without the Venom. His whole body was covered in padded armour not exposing any sign of flesh "Bats…bats not needed…need Croc! Take to base!" the goliath spoke. The Rogue went over to the beast to see what it was "Bats not needed…Need Croc! Take to base!" it repeated

"What are you…Who are you?" Batman asked

The goliath looked at him then roared grabbing Croc and throwing him at them crashing him through the walls. When Batman dodged Croc's limping body the goliath rushed towards him grabbing his shoulders and roared "Hyde!" then attempting to crush Batman.

"No!" Bat-Shard struck at this new creature called Hyde with her tonfa, but failed to make a dent in the creature. The beast turned and roared at Bat-Shard, throwing Batman into the debris he looked at her and remembered something… "Bats not needed…Need Croc. Take to base." He spoke then went over to Croc.

Bat-Shard saw the beast go away with Killer Croc flung over his shoulders… 'If he can lift Killer Croc…how can we beat him…?' "Batman!" she thought then turned to get her comrade "Batman. Batman. Bruce! Bruce, wake up!" she tried to resuscitate him and she saw the Rogue look at them then vanish in plain sight. "Bruce, Bruce wake up! Come on you bastard! Wake up!" Harley pleaded

Bruce coughed as he got up slowly "Urgh…remind me next time to attempt not to fight that guy." Bruce joked and smiled.

Harley smiled and hugged him "You're alive…you're alive." She began to tear up behind her mask she then quickly composed herself "I mean…err…I'm glad you're alive…Gotham needs the Batman."

"I'm glad to see you too." Bruce said groaning in pain getting up. "Harley…" Bruce said holding her hand "I…" Bruce was interrupted by seeing Nightwing and Robin appear.

"He's trying to say: he's missed you!" Nightwing spoke

"We all have." Robin continued

"But…I thought…" Bat-Shard spoke

"Can we get back to the cave and sort this out? Much better surroundings." Robin quipped

"What about the goons? Are they still up?" Batman asked

"No…all down…that's not even half of it." Nightwing spoke still clutching his stomach

"What's the other half?" Bat-Shard asked

"They all have burn marks…scarred into them. Weird thing is there was no fire or heat signature based readings." Nightwing continued

"There's more than one way to scar someone without fire, Nightwing." Batman said

"I better get going…loos like I'm not needed." Bat-Shard said walking away.

"Wait!" Batman said holding Bat-Shard's hand "Don't go…I've missed you."

"You've missed Bat-Shard? Or have you missed Harleen Quinzel? The Vigilante, or the murderer?" she belittled herself because of the past, but it didn't stop Bruce from holding her hand.

"I've missed you. Not Bat-Shard, not a murderer…just you Harley." Bruce spoke kindly

"But…let's just go…" Harley said looking down

*Back at the Manor*

Ivy, Barbara, Alfred and Sonia were glad to see Harley again; the time they lost, they wanted back their friend. Dick and Tim were resting up on the settees in the living room, being seen to by Sonia and Alfred

"Harley, it's good to see you again!" Barbara said going for a hug

"It's good to see you too Barbara…" Harley said reciprocating.

"Are you going to leave me hanging?" Ivy asked holding her arms out.

"It's good to see you too Red." Harley hugged her best friend

"Here…we'll give you and Bruce some time alone." Barbara said leaving Bruce and Harley alone for a while.

(Hyde's POV)

Hyde trudged through the derelict warehouses with the unconscious Killer Croc still slung over his shoulders. As he arrived to a certain warehouse the doors opened for him, he was welcomed by: Killer Frost, Copperhead, Deadshot, and Deathstroke.

"Hyde bring Croc…Hyde do good?" it asked

"Yes. Hyde do good." A female voice spoke calmly as she came from the shadows.

"Waller…how long have you been there?" Copperhead asked slinking down the banisters

"Long enough to welcome our newest member; well-done Hyde." Waller clapped as Hyde dropped Croc onto the floor.

"So…who is this kid? I doubt he's the entire muscle for this operation." Deadshot spoke looking at Waller

"No…but he is part of this team. So you'll do well to remember that. Hyde here is…was an inmate sentenced for life imprisonment. That is until I stepped in and offered a deal to get him out." Waller answered

"So he took the deal and now he's your personal pet? Is that it?" Killer Frost asked coldly (bad pun #1)

"Not as such…but he is an experimental subject who volunteered for this." Waller answered

"So…what is he? I doubt he's like this all the time. I think he must have a nice face under that mask. Right?" Copperhead spoke with venom in her voice (bad pun #2…P.S. this Copperhead is the one from Arkham Origins)

"He has a more normal face…but he prefers to look like this. It saves us all from looking at him." Waller answered

"Does he even have a real name? Or do we call him Hyde for the rest of his time here?" Deadshot made a direct hit in Waller's direction (bad pun #3)

Deathstroke shot a fire in the air frightening the group. "What the hell Slade? What were you aiming at?" Waller yelled.

"No-one in particular…but if these bad jokes don't go away the next one will go through someone's skull!" Deathstroke threatened the Narrator. (Please note: Deathstroke doesn't have fourth wall breaking abilities this was just a one off) "Now does he have a real name?" asking Waller

Hyde stared blankly at the wall then turned to Waller "Hyde, be normal now?" asking slowly

"Of course." Waller pushed a button on a remote and made him roar in pain and made him shrink down in size as Hyde shrunk down he fell to the floor, his armour shrunk down with him. The Squad just looked on and saw this pint sized kid clutch his head in pain. "Welcome back…Jekyll." She said smiling

"*gasping* God…that really hurt!" Jekyll spoke behind his helmet distorting his voice.

"Really…Well this is why you're on the team isn't it Jekyll?" Waller asked

"His name is Jekyll? Jekyll and Hyde…how original." Copperhead spoke.

"Now to work…" Waller spoke "Your first mission is this: to infiltrate a top security base to find plans for international warfare…find it and report it back to us. You'll need Jekyll for this."

"Why? What's this wimp going to do?" Killer Frost asked

"This wimp canhack into the security so you four aren't getting blown to pieces…" Jekyll pointed out his usefulness.

"So now are we all clear?" Waller said looking at her motley crew as they nodded in agreement "Then…get to work!" She commanded

(Bruce's POV)

Brue and Harley stood together in silence but Bruce broke the silence as he didn't want to remain in silence anymore. "Harley…I meant what I said. I missed you." Bruce said sincerely

"I know…you said…but Bruce…I killed Joker! You of all people should hate me." She said solemnly holding her head in her hands "I mean you're Batman! You don't kill. I'm a murderer…" she confessed but was held close by Bruce wrapping his arms around her.

"I don't hate you Harley…I could never hate you, I love you. I've been a mess without you." Bruce told her. "I know the pain Harley…how he hurt you…but after all this time, he did deserve it. The last part of your old life gone…you have to forget about it…about him…" Bruce looked into her starry blue eyes "Come back home with us…come back home to me…please…"and he aimed for her lips, Harley stopped him there.

"I want to…I really do…do you really mean that about what happened…I'm forgiven in your eyes…?" she asked.

"You always were." Bruce answered

Harley kissed Bruce passionately then whispered "thank you…" in his ear. The two continued their kiss and let it run into eleven o'clock. "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…" Harley joked

"A kiss from a harlequin." Bruce finished with a smile

(Dick's POV)

Dick was resting up in the living room; Barbara and Alfred were stitching him up luckily there want any permanent damage. "I've got to stop ending up like this. It's not getting me anywhere." Dick groaned.

"Finally you listen to reason Master Dick; you and Master Bruce of course." Alfred explained

"Speaking of…how did Bruce get there…last time he wouldn't leave the office…so how did you get him to rescue us?" Dick inquired smiling

Alfred smiled "I don't know what you mean Master Tim." fetching a bottle of rubbing alcohol.

(Tim's POV)

"Master Tim, I don't think you should be doing this." Sonia whispered

"Don't you want to know about them, if they're back together or not?" Tim whispered back

"Well yes…but…" Sonia whispered

"Come on! It's just a check up on them!" Tim whispered looking into keyhole seeing Bruce and Harley making up. "Yes, score!" Tim signalled in joy

"Tim, I know you're there. Come on out." Bruce's voice called out.

"Crap." Tim whispered as he opened the door

"Come on in, Tim…" Harley said as he entered "Cause I'm stayin'." Her accent came back, ever so slightly; she held her arms out to be welcomed back to the family.

"Ha-ha!" Tim ran into Harley's arms "Welcome back Harley!" smiling

"I'm glad to hear that." Bruce smiled placing his hand on Harley's shoulder.

(Hyde's POV)

'God, how do I get myself into these messes…still, this feels wrong.' Hyde asked himself.

"Hyde, do you have a location for us?" Deadshot asked

"Yeah…Floyd: you and Slade take the east side rubber bullets only. Copperhead you sling around silencing only. Frost you take the gates freeze them and get access and Croc…" Hyde commanded

"Yeah, what?" Croc's anger voiced through the headset

"Try not to kill anyone until Deathstroke and Deadshot say so." Hyde answered

"Screw you Hyde. You don't control me!" Croc roared

"No. I do, Hyde is my second in command. What he says goes!" Waller spoke through her communicator. "Now…are you in position?"

"Yes, ready, right here. *roar*" the team answered

"Hyde?" Waller asked him

"Ma'am." He answered with authority

"Well then…on with the mission." Waller ended.

To be continued

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