Gotham's Hood: [DC X Male Reader]

[Chapter Fifteen]

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After our daring escape from the Soul on the Rocks and defeating Firefly, with a lot of help from Deion, we made it back to Orlando's to discuss everything. Ivy still looked a bit shaken up so I poured her a glass of water.

"What? You guys don't have any of the good stuff anymore?"

"Heh," I poured the water out and grabbed a premium bottle from the bar. "Figured you'd want something to calm you after all that shit,"

"I do, exactly why I need a real drink," She responded and took a sip. "Thank you F/n, I don't know what I would've done without you,"

"Well, shit, I did owe you big time."

"And I guess just fuck me right?" D joked.

"Thanks to you too, Deion. You really saved both our asses!" Ivy added.

"Aye, what else am I here for?" He shrugged.

"I mean, I had the situation under control." They both just stared and I laughed it off. "So, Ivy what you been on? Don't tell me you're working for Mask now,"

"You know I would never. After you two left some of his guys picked me up, rather forcefully I may add! Mask was seeing dollar signs in our little business venture, I warned you about how it would only create greed," She finished her drink and motioned for me to pour another, which I did.

"So how did shit at the Soul on the Rocks go down? Hell happened," D asked.

"Firefly came complaining about only getting half his payment but Mask refused 'cause he didn't have you guys confirmed as dead,"

"Wait- Mask was in the building?" I questioned.

"Yeah, but he flew off on his helicopter when Firefly started losing his shit, hence the fire... But that's not all. You guys saw the news, right?"

"You talkin' 'bout the mayor?" She nodded back at D.

"It wasn't Joker or his people. It was all Black Mask,"

"How? The man and his wife had clearly got the Joker Special," I commented.

"How and why? Especially the mayor of all people!" D added.

"Because he wants Batman and the cops to know Joker's back, he's using him as a lightning rod for unwanted attention," Ivy explained. "I synthesized the Joker Toxin myself, I'm actually proud of that one, not gonna lie,"

"Damn, I'll give it to'em, that's smart. Can't say I'm gonna lose any sleep over that scumbag mayor though, taxes up the ass!" D exclaimed.

"We're all gonna have bigger issues than taxes real soon the Feds decide that's the final straw. Smart, maybe, but still risky as fuck," I pointed out.

"YOU all will have to worry about the tax man. I don't and will never submit to the law of man on Mother Earth, the very idea of paying to live on a self-sustaining planet is ridiculous!" Ivy propelled into activist mode, D and I just returned the deadpan stare.

"Yeah, yeah, we get it. Taxation is theft, government and orange man bad, yadi-yadi-ya. We need to plan our next move!" I said.

"Our best move is no move. Best case scenario Batman, Joker, and Mask take care of each other for us. Worst case scenario the Feds go and take down either Joker or Mask." D reasoned.