Sirens wailed behind Harley and Joker. They sped away from the CEO building that was now aflame. With a quick swerve of the steering wheel the car made a sharp left turn and brought them down an alleyway. Sparks flew in the air as the cars doors scraped against the hard brick wall. It wasn't long before a dark figure glided above the criminal duo in their attempt to escape.

"Uh-oh, we got company, Mistah J." Harley spoke, glancing over to Joker in the drivers seat. She pressed her cheek against the cold window and lifted her eyes up in search of their pursuer.

Joker cackled wildly and swerved the car when the exit was approached; narrowly wrecking the side of the car into the corner of the building. "Harley, grab the stuff from the back." He ordered.

"On it!" Harley crawled between the seats and went through all the bags and boxes. She squinted her eyes in the darkness and tried to focus to see better.

The night was going as plan and it made him giddy with excitement. He just couldn't wait until his surprise was unveiled for his adversary. Only a few more things were left to be played out and it was getting better by the second.

Stacked wooden crates came into sights as he headed down the docks. Harley raised her head and climbed back to the front just in time for the car to collide into it. Wood smashed and flew into the air and sent the small henchgirl to hit against the dash board and windshield. Smoke rose from under the hood when Joker finally came to a stop; unaware of an unconscious Harley until the ignition was turned off and he was done half way out and barking orders. Now there was no way the plan could be executed. Purple gloved fingers drummed on the roof of the van. Different scenarios ran through his mind for anything he could do to salvage his plan..just with a new twist. Joker was about to abandoned his plan completely when he heard groans from inside the car.

"Awh...hats with tassels don't double as helmets...ow." Harley mumbled. Blood dripped down her painted face; already soaked at the right edge of her cowl. "Hey, Boss. Did we win?"

Their time was running short. Batman had landed on the ledge of the building next to them now with most of Jokers men captured and only two left by the docks with hostages. In another second Joker was around the car. He quickly opened the door and pulled Harley out of the seat by the hair beneath the thin fabric of her cowl. Complaints and cries of pain were ignored while she struggled to keep up with his pace and not be dragged or worse; left behind. The painful pressure on her scalp was relieved, when released she straightened herself up and rubbed at her neck. "Lets go, keep up,Harley!" He barked in no mood to make sure she kept up.

Harley moved behind him back towards their hideout, she looked over her shoulder to the last goon. Even from far away he seemed to look nervous while he held a gun to the hostages in hopes to distract Batman. Inexperienced the last goon was taken out swiftly unknown to the two clowns that ran ahead.

"JOKER!" A voice from the shadows.

He stopped suddenly. Harley came to a quick halt and plowed into her lovers back...perfect. Quick on his thoughts Joker spun Harley around and held her to his chest. It could almost seem as an embrace of endearment if it wasn't for the hooked elbow around her neck. Red paint smeared across her cheek with a kiss planted on it by him. It almost made her swoon until she heard the sound of a gun being readied. The hard metal was pressed against her temple and with his hold she wasn't in much position to squirm.

"Now now, Bat's I was really hoping for us to..ah get reacquainted after such a long break, but my silly old doctor here is still a bit sick in the /head/. What can I say?" He chuckled and drug her back a few more feet away.

"You know then again maybe she just needs a little /shot/, hmm. Whadda think, it'd only be a little pinch. In my professional opinion it's very effective!" With a personal triumph he chuckled and drug her away further until capable of getting away. It occurred ti him that was about the only thing she was good for.