G/T Adventures

Lies and Vines Pt.1

Forgive any mistakes in character. DC is not my strong suit. I'm simply doing this because the idea of a small, fragile Harley Quinn is a favorite of mine. Especially when I can pair it up with my favorite DC ship ever: Harlivy.

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As soon as Harley had stepped into the room, she knew something was wrong. The door had clicked shut and locked behind her. The windows had special covers on them to keep things inside, like the ones at Arkham. "Okay, I get it. This is some kinda joke, right Puddin'?" The platinum blonde turned around only to pause when she had realized Joker had not followed her in. "Puddin'?"

"I have something to show you, Harley. A surprise. Simply step into this room here."

And she had, but what was the surprise? Ooh, she loved surprises! Especially when Joker set them up for her. 

A purple mist began to creep into the room through the vents. It moved fast, almost like a liquid and it even filled the room the exact same way.

As Harley breathed, the mist sunk into her lungs, choking her. It was a horrible, burning sensation against her nose, her throat, her chest. She giggled despite the feeling, in love with the pain that it caused. "Ya gotta...do better than that to get Harley Quinn...to feel nervous or scared."

A dizzying sensation took over her body, her vision swirling to match the mist around her. Her legs buckled, and the Clown Princess toppled to her knees, coughing and gagging on the fog.

While spots filled her vision, it felt like her limbs were being stretched then squeezed, like taffy. Once more, she giggled through the pain, laughing with her eyes squeezed shut as tight as she could get them. 

She swore the effects were still taking its toll on her even after the mist cleared, for the floor and room around her began to vibrate. Rhythmically, and each tremor seemed to get closer and closer. What was this, some sort of earthquake?

When Harley's vision had finally cleared enough, a large, shiny black surface rested in front of her. Two shiny black surfaces. Her gaze lifted further, the black turning to purple. It just kept going up, and up, until Harley's eyes landed on a pale white face, its red mouth grinning wickedly down at her. 

"Well, that worked faster than intended," the giant figure said with a malicious giggle. 

"Puh...Puddin'?" Harley found her voice to be quite shaky, despite the face above her being the man she loved dearly.

"In the flesh, my dear," The Joker said with another giggle, a white gloved hand quickly moving forward and curling its fingers around her in an uncaring grasp. 

A surprised shriek forced its way out of Harley's mouth, her arms pinned roughly to her sides. Her blue eyes stared widely. She was unable to peel them away from the giant that held her tightly in his grasp. "B-But...wh-what was this all about, Mistah J?" She hesitantly asked. Though the hand held her firmly, she could feel her body trembling. 

Harley loved Joker. She always did. And yet, at the same time, the Clown Prince also terrified her to no end. The sadistic man could be so caring to her one minute, and leave her with a black eye the next. If she thought about it, this might explain why she's felt herself drifting away from him for some time.

"You were getting a little too friendly with Batman and his gang of goody goodies. I couldn't stand it any more, thinking my own delicate sidekick would betray me. Me, after I've been giving you a home, a true family for the longest time." A white finger brushed over her platinum blond pigtails, the hand holding her shifting her into a flat, open palm. 

"Don't be silly! You know that I-I love ya!" Harley tried to keep her voice steady, flinching back at the fingers that stroked her hair. The fingers suddenly gripped one of her pigtails, yanking her entire body to the side. A cry of pain and surprise left her lips, and she attempted to free herself from the grasp. Her scalp suddenly felt like it was on fire. The pain made her giddy, but her fear overwhelmed her joy.