A New Smile

Once again Joker was bringing in guinea pigs for his tests, well- we are, of course, metaphorically speaking. Harley was sitting happily on on one of the many chairs in the warehouse with Bud and Lou curled up at her feet when her 'puddin' burst through the doors, his men were following him like how a puppy would follow their owner, there was about ten people held hostage trailing along with them but one seemed to catch Harley's eye.

With forest green eyes, that reminded Harley of a particular red head, and hair as dark as the night sky Harley was drawn to this girl. Her thoughts were obnoxiously corrupted with thoughts of the green skinned beauty, the way her eyes would light up whenever she saw her, the way her hair was a perfect and flawless mess, and how her plump emerald green lips curled up into a low smirk whenever she would tease the blonde.

Harley mentally slapped herself and turned her attention bag on the small girl; she was smiling, fairly unusual, and she had something in her hand that Harley could make out to be a cane with the head of what looked like a dragons. She watched as the Joker grabbed both the girl and the cane and brougt them over to her.

The blonde was still fixed on the girls eyes, it was almost like they were luring her in.

"Harley!" the sound of his voice snapped and she had to remind herself not to flinch.

"Yeah puddin?" She spoke with a smile and Joker handed her the cane and the girl.

"Hide the cane and take the girl, make sure she doesnt get her hands on this cane."

"Whatever ya say puddin!" She was of course happy to oblige without a second thought.

"And don't call me 'puddin'." he muttered as he walked away.

Harley took the girl to one of the back rooms and then hid the cane where she couldnt find it, Bud and Lou trailing behind. When she got back to the girl she found her on the floor still smiling.

"Why in the world do ya keep smiling?" She questioned the girl.

"Why do you keep going back to him?" Harley was taken back, thrown off her by her question.

"W-what?" Harley had clearly heard what the girl had said but still managed to answer it questionable.

"I'm 'Reds' friend."

"You're Ivys friend? What are you doing here? How come Ivy has never mentioned ya? I thought Ivy didnt have any of those plant syringe things left, so wouldn't you have been affected by her toxin?" Harley rapidly threw questions at the girl but she just blinked and turned to look at the two Hyenas.

"Bud, come here boy!"

"They dont listen to anyone but me! Now answer my questions!"

"Animals." the girl audible rolled her eye.

"What?" Harley was confused to say the least. Coming to the conclusion the girl was delusional, she giggled slightly, crazy coming from her right?

Harley watched in baffled amazement as the girls eyes turned a blood red and Bud had found himself fixed in a trance.

Yep, I'm going insane.

Harley was shocked when Bud turned and left the room, but didn't even attempt to stop him.

"To answer your questions my name is Cleo or if you prefer Trickster, as most do call me"

"Trickster? Never heard of ya!"

"In the name of Bane, could you stop throwing questions at me for five seconds. I'm new in this, well I guess you could call it a business? I'm here because Ivy sent me."

"Why did she send ya?"

"If you would be patient enough as to let me finish, maybe I could tell you. She sent me to make sure you're still alive, she hasn't seen you in months!" Harley's heart skipped upon realising that Ivy was worried about her,

"And the reason I can be around Ivy without, as you put it a 'plant syringe thing' which by the way is called a serum, Is that I've got a special kind of toxin in my blood so it doesn't affect me and that dragon cane well channels the toxin if you will. If the toxin isn't controlled I'll lose all sense of reality and probably end the world! Not the right Monday for that!"

Harley stood there dumbfounded and blinked, she was pretty sure she just talked for an entire minute without stopping to take a breath. Realising that Cleo's plan was to leave the jester shook her head.

"I can't let ya go kid. Puddin' will kill me!"

"Puddin' this, puddin' that now I see what Ivy was talking about." Cleo sighed, shaking her head.

"What?" The blonde questioned.

Bud strolled into the room carrying something in his jaw. Realising it was the dragon cane Harley tried to grab It, only for him to growl at her.

"That's new" Harley mumbled to herself. Bud walked over to Cleo and dropped the drool covered cane in her hands.

"Look, I really didn't want to do this but I have no choice, I truly am sorry Harley." Cleo raised the dragon cane and pressed a small button on the bottom and green smoke came from the dragons mouth.

Harley fell into a deep sleep.