The Lost Queen Card

Chapter 7: Stay

Their minds went to a certain time where Joker went to Brooklyn for Harley but ended up seeing his daughter who has his face and attitude of her mother.

Joker gave Lucy the mask along with letter and went back to the car. When he got home he sat down  the old bed that he and Harley used to share. He looked at the only photo he has with her stared at it.

'I guess I'm better off without her then.... but something about the kid makes me wanna stop being a criminal.' Putting down the photo he stopped by infront of a big bulletin board hanging on the wall full of Harley and Lucy's sightings.

For how many months and years he stayed in the hideout and left all his business into a downfall and only drinks bear. He has grown too lonely, too depressed to even go out and fight the bat.

The memory ended and Harley bowed her head down to avoid looking at her daughter and old puddin'

Lucy glanced at her father with a smile hoping that her mother will change her mind.

"Leave and never show your face to me ever again." Harley said. She glared at Joker as a warning.

He didn't move an inch but looked at her daughter as if he was saying that he is absolutely sorry for everything.

Harley took out her gun and pointed it at his head.

"I'm not saying it again." Harley gave a disappointing look at her daughter and back at him.

With a final glance of sadness to Harley he left the apartment.

"We'll leave this place within a week. S.H.E.I.L.D will have us covered."

Lucy wished she could just erase her mothers memory of change her decision awhile ago. She ran into her room and locked and cried.

For a two years old she seems to have a mind in such family problem.

Harley sighed in relief that Joker has left but inside she still longs for him alone. With a heavy heart she continued to fill in all the questions that was being asked.

The last box has a question something worth not sharing of.

What is his/her ability that will help the organization. If can't be named or seems unfamiliar compare it to certain super human or others.

Memory make is the strongest power among all mutants.

Harley finished filling out everything and was planning on talking to Lucy. She knocked on the door lightly and called. She hears soft sobs from the room and so she unlovks it and went in.

"Go away!" Lucy said not removing her face from the pillow.

"Sweetie I just wanna talk to you about -"

"About you putting me far away from dad who's dying of loneliness?"

Harley was taken aback from what the kid said but it she was right even without letting Lucy read her mind.

"Honey.... it's for the best.."

"Could we not go? I want to be with daddy."

"We can't.... he's going to kill us..."

"Leave me alone then if you're just going to say no!"

Harley was taken aback from what the child said but she left the room and decided to sleep in the living room. Lucy had fallen asleep and harley just stared at nothing but thought deep about what her daughter feels around Joker. Later that night the bat came.

"Heard that the Joker barged in.." Batman said as he steps in Harley's apartment.

"He did.. but he didn't hurt but played."

"What makes you say that?"

"He was able to tame Lucy but I don't know wither I should believe that he is actually changed."

"It's up to you.. but I hardly would believe he has change after all he is insane."

"You told me he hasn't attacked for like how many months or years of searching me?"

"True but that doesn't change who he is."

"Don't you find it unusual?"

"I did."

Harley sighed as she tries to figure out what could possibly be the answer to all her questions. She shrugged it of and remembered S.H.E.I.L.D.

"I will leave your decision for it but if ever you get hurt I'll be there." The Bat said and left.

After thinking deep for almost 4 hours before the sun rises she decided to leave breakfast and go for the Joker. She took her gun and Bat in case her guess is wrong.

"This better be worth it."

She came to the hideout as the sun rises and went in to find him. She stood in the middle of the hideout searching for him.

"Joker?" She called.

Nobody answered.

Kitchen? No
Living room? No
Weapon room? No
Training ground? We don't have that.
Bedroom? Bingo!

Harley's POV
I went in our old bedroom and saw no sign of him but a side of the wall full of my sightings and information about my past and present are all sticked on it. So the  memory wasn't a lie then?

I heard a noise from the bathroom and finally he came out. He still has his muscular shoulder and tatoos that tell about his achievements. After he rubbed his wet hair with towel and took notice of my presence.

"What's Dr. Quinzel doing here?" He asked and sat on the side of the bed not meeting my eyes.

"I... I.. I  just wanted to know if what Lucy showed was true..."

"You're a psychiatrist you should know that a kid at her age is totally honest."

"She's a mutant and she's more powerful than what you think."

"Get out of my place Quinzel. You said so yourself that you don't want to see me might as well leave me here and die since I ain't got no more beer or food to choke on."

"I'm sorry Puddin'"

"Don't call me that."

A moment of silence

"Just leave me Harley you're going to hand over my daughter anyway to S.H.E.I.L.D so she will be used as a weapon."

"If you want me dead might as well do it now."

I gulped and tried to find the words to respond.

Do you still love him?

No

Are you sure?

YES!

If you don't love him why still keep the masks, corset, gun, and hamlet?

Coz that's what it makes me now....

I know you still love him....

I pointed the gun towards his forehead and he gave no emotion. Tears started to fall from my eyes and I looked at him until I remembered when I chased him that was time I fell for him.

You do love him....

I point the gun to my chest earning a questioned look from him.

Stupid love... mad love... of course I still love him ... curse this heart... curse Harley Quinn! I am Harleen Quinzel...

My grip towards the gun tighten and I sob heavily.

"Take care of Lucy for me...."