The Lost Queen Card

Chapter 12: Fifteen

The little joker has finally turned 15 with her new life but with a blurry past. She never questioned Rogers of her parents nor did she enter his mind. Things have been different for the past eight years. Joker has been searching for her everywhere but always ends up being stopped by the Batman. Lucy looks out the window  wondering what is wrong and missing from her past. She played with the necklace on her neck that no longer has the complete photo inside. Rogers saw her and decided to ask.

"Hey kid.." He said and sat beside her. "Hey Cap" she replied and still continued starring at the window.

"What have you've been thinking?"

"Just trying to remember my blurry past. It's funny though how ironic that I have the power to save memories and recreate power on it but I myself don't even remember where I come from." Rogers chuckled at her thought and ruffled her hair.

"How about we go out for ice cream just to clear our thoughts?" A smile appeared on Lucy's face and she immediately leaped out of her bed.

They went down the apartment and had ice cream. As they walk down the street people and stared at Lucy's hair and pale skin. "When are they gonna stop looking at me." Lucy whined and covered her face with her hood. "They will eventually... more or less they don't get to have unique hair colors at once just like you." Her hair turned from red to blue and she grinned."

They got in the ice cream shop where there are less people inside. The person serving in the shop is a big fan of the Avengers. "Captain Rogers welcome! And dear little Lucy! You've come for the usual vanilla ice cream?" the old man asked and smiled in excitement. (Let's just say that it is Stanley.)

"I think I want to try something new" Lucy said and scanned through the ice cream stall if there is a new flavor.

"Let's try this one." Rogers pointed at the light green ice cream.

"That's the new arrival and the flavor is avocado." 

"Sounds risky." Lucy smirked. "I'll go for it then."

They got their ice cream and sat down on the table near the entrance. "I challenge you to finish that avocado ice cream coz you seem very uncomfortable or disgusted with it."

Lucy pouted because she thought that he knew her so well. "No fair you're a mind-reader and I haven't even read your mind from the moment we were together." Rogers laughed at what Lucy said because he was able to trick her. Lucy's hair became tinted red. "I'm just messing with you and lesson number two for the memory-make mage like you and have the copied Phoenix from the X-men you could just observe by how they look alright?"

"Could we go to Aunt Nat and Uncle Stark later?" 

"We could after all their missions."

"But they have so many missions." Lucy pouted.

"Alright we could call them but we have to go to S.H.E.I.L.D first to check up on you" Rogers smiled and finished his ice cream. "Could you teleport us to Nick Fury's office then?" Rogers asked.

"You said I shouldn't use my powers outside the house!" Lucy scolded Rogers as if she were the mother.

"Good reminder but fine let's just take the motorcycle."

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Joker's POV

It's been ten years and I still haven't found my daughter and I'm running out of money for my goons to find my daughter and food for Harley and me. The Bat always intervenes whenever I try to go out of the city. I've been sitting on the right side of the bed while staring at the photo Harley holding Lucy in her arms.

"Puddin" Harley called and softly touches my back.

"I'm sorry boo... I couldn't find her..." I said with a cracked voice.

"It's okay... We both know that she is safe... it just hurts me everyday that she is not with us..." she sobs and I laid down beside her to hug her. I placed my right hand on her neck and felt her temperature.

"Harley do you have a fever?" I asked and wiped her tears from her eyes.

"I don't think it is a fever.. it's been in here for a month"

I can't afford medications for her nor do I even have enough weapons to steal. I have no choice then. I have to let Ivy and Selina to bring her to the hospital and never return her to me. I prepared her things while sleeps and changed her clothes. I already called Ivy and Selina that I'll be carrying  Harley to their house to take care of her. 

It started to rain as I was putting her things in the car so I immediately carried Harley and brought her in the backseat of my purple Lamborghini.

"Puddin where are we going.."

"Somewhere boo... just rest alright" I drove off

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"Just place Harley on the couch." Ivy commanded as she placed the bags on her room. "We'll give you two some privacy first."

Harley is still asleep and I only have a few moments with her. "I've lost Lucy but I know she's safe and alive but I can't afford to lose you as well.. as much as it hurts me to do this but I have no choice I love you Harley and I want you to be okay."

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