"Harley, wait!" I called after her, but she had already disappeared into the fog.
I stepped onto the pier, which immediately crumbled underneath my weight. I stepped back, and tried again, stepping over the new hole in the wood. I looked around for any sign of Harley. A figure loomed ahead, so I stepped closer. I reached out for her, but touched hard stone instead. A statue. I looked around. There were statues all around the sides of the pier. How cheery.
A hand grabbed my shoulder. I spun around, my fist raised and ready, but it was only Harley. She didn't speak, clearly as creeped out as I was. I lowered my hand. We moved forward together through the fog.
"Well We always did share a love of the dramatic! Didn't we." Roman's voice echoed through the gray ahead, "And look at us now! But don't you see? You're trying to kill me, I'm the only one who can protect you! You know you can't stand on your own, Quinn! You're not the type. But me? You need me!"
I glanced at Harley. Was this guy getting to her? I couldn't tell. A flock of birds flew up suddenly, and a figure darted across the pier.
"Do you have a gun?" Harley whispered,
"No. Just my knives." I muttered back
We creeped forward further.
"Here's the thing, Romy baby." Harley started bravely, "Your protection is based on the fact that people are scared of you. Just like they're scared of Mr. J."
Cass's muffled screams drew our attention. Harley moved forward slowly still, drawing the gun from behind her.
"But I'm the one they should be scared of. Not you and not Mr. J. Cause I'm Harley FUCKING QUINN." She fired the single bullet at Sionis. I mentally applauded her.
The head of the statue shattered. Sionis and Cass emerged from behind it. Harley pulled the trigger again, but the gun was empty. She closed her eyes cursed under her breath.
"That was super embarrassing." Roman smiled evilly, holding his own gun to Cass's head.
Harley's face scrunched up, "Hmm. Sure was."
"You think you can beat me? You're a fucking moron." Roman snarled,
Harley's eyes watered as she looked at Cass, "I'm sorry kid. And I'm sorry I tried to sell you, that was a dick move. For what it's worth, you made me want to be a less terrible person."
"Ew." Roman commented,
"If we're apologizing for shit, I should tell you something." Cass said,
"Excuse me?" Roman looked down at her,
"I stole something from you." Cass continued,
Harley laughed and looked down, "You slippery fingered little turd."
"I took your ring!" Cass continued,
I raised an eyebrow. Ring?
Clearly Harley was thinking the same thing, "My ring?"
Cass lifted said 'ring'. It was the pin of a grenade. Roman gasped dramatically (although I guess you can't be too dramatic when you're about to be blown up) and Cass broke free. Harley ran forward, grabbing Sionis and flipping him over the pier. I ran to the edge, just as the water turned red. The three of us collectively breathed a sigh of relief. Cass flung her arms around Harley, who gave her an awkward pat. Cass looked up at me, and pulled me in too.
"Cass, Harley, Ace!" Canary's voice called,
"We're ok!" Harley called back,
"You ok?" Montoya asked Cass.
"Yeah."
"He's gone."
"Good." Montoya said, "Fuck that guy."
"Yeah." Without even missing a beat, Harley switched tone, "Tacos?"
Author's Note: Hi guys I'm not dead! I was out of the country for a week and a half, but I'm back, so expect some updates. Speaking of which, I'm almost to 100 followers, so I've a got a little deal for you. If I get over 100 today, I'll post the next three chapters. I already have them written ;)
