Chapter 02 - Lois's POV

So everything started that night. We were in the museum covering the new acquisitions remember? So, I was looking around trying to find someone interesting to interview since it was my first week as a Daily Planet reporter. Then you came to introduce your friend Barbara

Lois was wearing a black dress with a low cut in the back while she was making some notes on her notepad. Clark was wearing a very nice tux, came close to her bringing two glasses of champagne when Chloe arrived with Jimmy and a couple of friends.

"Hey, guys!" she waved at them to get their attention and they turned to look at her before Chloe came closer to them. "I want to introduce you my friend, Barbara Gordon. She is from Gotham City."

"Nice to meet you." Barbara Gordon, a red head with blue eyes smiled at Lois and shook her hand.

"Nice to meet you. Are you Chloe's friend who is visiting Metropolis?" Lois asked intrigued.

"Yes, I am. This is my partner" Barbara pointed out before the man with dark hair beside her cleared his throat. "Right. I mean, boyfriend Richard Grayson."

"How you doing?" Clark asked shaking hands with him as well. "First time in Metropolis?"

"To tell the truth yeah. But we thought it would be a nice change of scene. Besides, the Haly Brothers traveling circus will be in Smallville this week. They are old friends from when my folks were alive. So, I thought I'd check it out while I'm here."

"So Richard..."

"Please, call me Dick."

"Okay."

Lois noticed a mythology book in Barbara's hand and looked at her curious.

"So, you are here on Metropolis for business or pleasure?"

Barbara and Dick exchanged smiles before answering together, "business."

"Geez, Babs. Why didn't you leave the book on the hotel?" Dick pointed out sarcastically. "These events can be boring, but can you try to get acquainted for a while before bringing the bookworm with you?"

"Very funny, Grayson. You are so hilarious. But I'm actually catching up with my reading for a philosophy paper I'll have to present next week when we are back in Gotham," Barbara explained shaking her head with a smile. "And you know what."

"What's it about?" Lois asked and Barbara passed the book to her.

"Cassandra. It's very interesting. The Oracle Cassandra wore a mask to hide her shame. She knows the future held to her but nobody believed . And when disaster struck just like she foretold, they blamed her. But they still didn't need her warnings."

"Sounds Interesting," Clark remarked with a friendly smile.

"And it is. Greek mythology is one of my passions," Barbara pointed out with a dorky smile.

"Besides computers," Dick teased with a smile making Barbara rolled her eyes.

"You're so funny tonight, Grayson!"

"But you still love me, right?"

"Yeah, you dork!" Barbara smiled before exchanging a kiss with him "So, Chloe told me you are working at the Daily Planet right?"

"Right. It's been only a week but I'm loving it. It's a whole change of scene from The Inquisitor but I can see I'm in the right place. So, this assignment is actually my first as a Daily Planet reporter," she explained with smile. "Though tonight seems a little slow. God, I would kill for some action!"

Suddenly all the lights went off and the guests seemed a little worried and whispered among themselves briefly before the lights came back on.

"Be careful what you wish for, hun!" a woman, dressed in a harlequin outfit carrying a gun, surrounded by five goons, said with a mischievous smile. "You might actually have it granted"

Clark looked around to notice the place was full of reporters and he couldn't do anything to help without calling attention to his powers. He sighed frustrated for not being able to help like he usually could. For the first time he wished Ollie or the other guys in the League were around.

"Excuse us!" Barbara and Dick said in unison before they left the museum in a rush.

"Well Since I'm new in town. I think it's only fair to introduce myself. I'm Harley Quinn. You might know me as the beloved girlfriend of the magnificent, supreme, genius The Joker. But we are on a break right now, so I decided to travel for a while," she explained looking around pointing her gun at the guests. Chloe, Lois, Clark and Jimmy exchanged worried looks. "And these are the Quinntets , my little helpers."

"Clark, do something!" Lois punched him in the arm whispering without Harley noticing.

"Do what, Lois?"

"I don't know, something. This crazy chick might be hurt someone. You can distract her while I'll take her down."

"Lois we shouldn't do anything stupid or dangerous"

"Well, at least we could do something rather than staying here doing nothing," Lois explained crossing her arms and Clark did the same. "I'm not a woman who likes to wait, Clark. And I'm not woman to be threatening either."

"I know that, but this can be dangerous, Lois. You know that. I wanted to help too but we can't. Can't put in jeopardy the life of everybody and"

"Ahem." Harley cleared her throat and was now between Lois and Clark. "I'm, sorry. I'm interrupting something? Seems you didn't notice I'm trying to hold a robbery here. Maybe you can fight with your boyfriend about who will beat me first later how about that?"

"He is not my boyfriend."

"She is not my girlfriend."

They answered in unison making Harley roll her eyes with an amused smile.

"Are you sure about that? We can cut the sexual tension with a knife here."

"Yeah."

"Okay-dokey," Harley said giggling before scratching her head. "Now, I'm lost. Where was I'm? Oh yes! Nobody moves, folks! This is a robbery!"

"You have to go through us first, Harley!" Batgirl arrived with Nightwing breaking through the windows on the ceiling.

"Jeez, you Bat-people never heard about front doors?" Harley shook her head annoyed. "I think you should try it for a change. You might like."

"Harley, you really don't want to do this. You will go back to Arkaham in one way or another," Batgirl advised her with a serious look.

"Think for a moment, Brat-girl," Harley said teasing her. "We are six against two. It's nice seeing you again too. It's a shame it isn't in better circumstances but when have there been better circumstances between us?"

"I don't knowI like these circumstances!" Lois and Clark came closer to Batgirl and Nightwing. "Count again, clown. We are now four against six. So, we might have a chance against you!"

"You wanna bet?" Harley cocked her eyebrow amused at Lois's attitude.

"Oh yeah. Bring it!"

Lois, Clark, Batgirl and Nightwing teamed up against Harley Quinn and the Quinntets fighting against them. But since they were in bigger number, Harley and the Quinntets got lucky and got away with some museum goodies before Batgirl and Nightwing could catch them.

"Damn it!" Batgirl yelled frustrated after Harley got away. "So close!"

"We will get another chance BabBatgirl," Nightwing reminded her making Clark arch his eyebrow suspicious of their true identity. "Thanks for the help, guys! It was really great. Now, we have to go!"

"Bye!" Batgirl waved to them before they shot a crossbow to the sky and flew away.

Minutes later, Barbara and Dick come back into the museum making Clark and Chloe exchange grins since they had solved the riddle.

"Sorry, we had thisurgent call," Dick explained making it hard for Chloe not to giggle. "What happened?"

"Oh, you know," Chloe said still giggling a little. "Harley Quinn and some goons did a robbery here but Lois and Clark and Batman's partners try to stop them. But I have a feeling she will try again."

"Yeah, me too," Clark said with a worried expression on his face.

TBC