One month later…
Ace stood in the doorway watching as the other rouges comforted her mother. Ivy and Crane were hugging her, Ace couldn't bear see her mother in pain. She stepped out of the shadows. "Mommy? Are you okay?" She asked, Harley hugged her tightly rocking her gently in her arms. Bud and Lou who had been broken out of the zoo by Ivy only days earlier now whined desperately trying to comfort their master. Harley sighed. "Oh baby. I'm sorry," she murmured. "Sorry about what?" Ace asked her voice monotone in grief. Was there something she didn't know? Had that man hurt her parents before. Harley looked at her. "The bad man is still alive honey, but he won't come back." She said. Ace's hands balled into fists. Her green eyes gleamed psychotically. "What." She choked, "he killed daddy, and lived!?" Harley let go of her daughter. She had never seen this from her. Ace twitched. "Oh he's reached the line. I'm gonna avenge daddy! Point me in the direction of the bad man and I'll kill 'em! I'll kill 'em!" She shrieked. Harley shushed her as she broke down in tears. "Sweetie, it's ok. We'll cope." Ace buried her face in her mother's arms. She hoped she was right.
5 years later…
Ace was shaken awake by her 5 year old brother and sister. "Ace! Ace! Look outside!" Arleen exclaimed pulling her sister with effort towards the window. The ten year old girl stood up and held the 5 year old girls hand as she walked to the window JJ already stood there staring in awe his bright blue eyes reflecting the signal. The bat signal. Ace smiled kneeling next to them. "You guys wanna hear the story of Daddy and The Bat?" She asked guiding them over to their room. They nodded desperately, Arleen's blonde pigtails bobbing up and down her blue eyes shining. Ace smiled setting the twins on the bed. "Now, daddy would always tell me the story of how he robbed a bank and the Bat showed him down. Now who do we love immediately?"
"Daddy!" The twins chirped. Ace chuckled ruffling her brother's blonde hair. "Exactly. Now here's how it went…" as she told the story they gradually drifted off to sleep. She kissed them both and made her way to her room. She saw the light on in her mother's room. She opened it cautiously. "Mom?" She said seeing her mother sitting on the bed rummaging through a photo album. Tears streamed down her face, Ace sighed closing the door behind her walking towards her mother and hugging her. She closed her eyes breathing in the scent of her father that lingered in the coat her mother held. "I miss him to," she said trailing her hand on the picture of her father who had his arms around her mother's waist as she sat on the bridge railing. Harley Quinn nodded. "I know, if I had agreed on moving sooner, he'd still be here. It's my fault." She breathed. Ace turned to her, "no it wasn't. I left the window open that night."
"He would have found another way in."
"But I would have seen him and run to your room."
Harley sighed, stroking her daughter's hair, "either way, he wouldn't want us doing nothing. You know it's hard being a good sister and running the mob. It's harder for me to control the henchmen and go on heists while trying not to get caught. No one knows your identity so it's at least good you can pay my bail." Ace nodded, kissing her mother's cheek. "Night mom." She said walking out of the room. She changed into her black leather tights and put on a black tank top and leather jacket. She sat in the living room as it was now 7:57 AM. She saw her brother and sister come from their room JJ wore a purple shirt and black pants. Arleen wore a black shirt and red pants. Ace smiled and got up to make breakfast, the twins sat at the table used to their sister doing things their mother would usually do. As they ate Ace grabbed their school bags and handed them to the twins. She took her own backpack which was all leather, and walked towards the door where her siblings were. "Bye mom!" She called as they walked out. She instantly pulled out her phone as they went down the elevator. When they had left the building and walked at least a block, JJ and Arleen cried out as they were seized. Ace whipped out a gun and turned to see the Maroni brothers holding them. Mason and Jason Maroni grinned. "We want our payment Ace. And we want it now." Mason teased drawing his gun to JJ's head. He whimpered. There was a figure behind Jason and he fell forward, Mason turned only to be hit as well. He fell dropping JJ and Arleen. Ace looked up to see Nikki and Lily Dent. Daughters of Two Face and Poison Ivy. Ace put her gun away. "Thanks guys." She said. They nodded slinging their backpacks over their shoulders. "No problem, Ace. Your our boss and best friend, it's only fair." Nikki said, Lily nodded as they proceeded towards the school. Ace grabbed her siblings arms, as they were about to go into the school. They looked at her confused. "Meet me here right after school ok? Don't go with anyone even if we know them. If it's mom, then go. If anyone else, then don't go. If someone tries to take you, go into the school and get Ms. Craig, and call me ok?" She said. They nodded running into the school. Ace sighed following after Nikki and Lily. Lily placed her hand on Ace's shoulder and squeezed. "I know it's hard Ace, you have to watch them and deal with your mom who refuses to do anything except run the henchmen from the penthouse and occasional hits. You got your own mob, it's hard. It ain't the end of the world." Ace shook off her hand. "Yeah, sure. And trying to find the man who murdered my father and that- not hard at all Lily!" She said sarcastically, Nikki sighed. "He could be dead for all we know." She said. Ace nodded, "I ain't giving up though." She said as they entered the school. Somehow, Ace knew that day was not going to be normal. And in the alley across the street, pinning Deadshot against the wall, Joker was thinking the exact same thing.