The Right Side of Wrong

The Big Apricot: Part 2

Veronica's POV:

We sneak back into the gala after changing into the performers' costumes.

Ivy: "Oh, shit. We need another way up there."

Harley: "Ugh, if only we could swing around on those aerial silks without causin' a scene."

Me: "Harls, they paid those performers to do that. Plus, we're former gymnasts, remember?"

Harley: "Oh, yeah!"

So, Harley, Ivy, & I head up onto the floor above us, grab an aerial silk for each of us, and leap into the air. Unfortunately, Harley & I are a few years out of practice, and Ivy's technically a beginner, so we bump into one another a few times. Still, eventually, I find my stride while Harley & Ivy help each other find theirs as we swing further and further up toward the artifact. When we reach the top floor, I land on my feet while Ivy & Harley land on their fronts. We approach the artifact, and Harley snatches it off its pedestal, but to our surprise, nothing happens.

Harley: "Hmm, thought there'd be an alarm or somethin'."

Me: "Yeah, this city's pretty lazy."

We look up to see Superman sitting on the edge of the building, eating cookies, before flying away as a drone cleans up after him.

Ivy: "Is that Superman sadly eating cookies?"

Harley: "Must be his cheat day."

Then, one of the drones approaches us from behind, holding a taser.

Drone: "Drop the artifact."

Harley: "If you say so."

Harley uses the artifact to smash the drone, leading to more drones flying toward us with tasers.

Drone: "Kill the piss-smelling humans."

Me: "Oh, fuck off! Sweating is the sign of a healthy body!"

Harley kicks the broken drone toward the other drones, knocking them out of the sky as three more fly in to replace them. So, we fight them off using my powers, the artifact, and hand-to-hand combat.

Ivy: *groans* "There's no greenery in this damn museum! Luckily, I never leave home without a snack."

Ivy pulls out a bag and empties it into her hand to reveal a small leaf, which, using her powers, she turns into a giant shrub, but the drone easily and quickly destroys the shrub with its taser.

Ivy: "Ah, shit."

Then, the drone knocks Ivy over the edge, so Harley leaps off the drone she was fighting and dives into the air to save Ivy, with me following after I defeat the one I was fighting. Harley catches Ivy in midair as they swing around the room.

Ivy: "Nice move."

Harley: "Yeah, that was hot, wasn't it?"

Harley and I then leap onto the drones with the artifact, kicking them as they get caught in the silks. Harley retrieves the artifact.

Ivy: "Harley, on your right!"

Suddenly, a drone hits Harley with its taser, knocking her off-balance. She drops the artifact for the drone to catch while Ivy catches her before she hits the ground. Having retrieved the artifact, Harley leaps onto one of the giant yellow arrows and runs across it towards another silk she grabs and swings on. She and Ivy reunite mid-swing, and Jimmy takes a photo of them as the drones crash into the plaques. We all slide down the silks and onto the ground as the crowd cheers and applauds us.