Chapter 138:

Chapter 138:

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[David Lance POV]

I woke up to the sun shining through the window. Stretching, I turned to look at Harley Quinn, who was still sleeping just where I had left her last night. It seemed the medicines I had given her were still in effect as she was sound asleep.

Taking a deep breath, I walked to her and leaned over to check her temperature, and much to my relief, she was within the normal range.

Taking my phone out, I connected to the Regime's servers in order to see if the curfew they had set was still in effect, and sadly, it still was, meaning the streets were still probably full of armed soldiers.

Soldiers looking for Harley and me.

I sighed.

I honestly had no idea what to do now.

"Morning toots."

I turned around to see Harley awake and smiling at me. It was good to see her looking better after the beating she had taken, even if the smile didn't quite reach her eyes.

~How do you feel?~ I asked, leaning against a wall.

"I feel like taking over the world!" Harley said, sitting up. "But Superduperdumb already did that, so, meh."

That's good.

~Can you move freely? Or would the wounds slow you down?~ I asked, giving Harley a look.

"Bah, don't worry about little ol' me; I'll be fine," Harley said with a giggle as she got out of my sleeping bag. "Just need to find a mallet or a bat, and I'll be a-okay."

That's a very optimistic outlook, especially considering the streets are full of soldiers, all of which have access to 5-U-93-R. I am confident in my skills, but even then, even if the soldiers don't know how to fight at all, thousands of super-powered beings were more than enough to overwhelm anyone.

"So, how fucked are we?" Harley asked, reading my expression.

~There's a curfew in place, thanks to our battle,~ I replied as I stared out of the window. ~And the Regime has put a bounty on our heads.~

Harley whistled. "Well, that's no fun." Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

Understatement of the century.

~What if those mistakes could bring irreparable damage?~ I asked, looking at him.

"You can't live your life shackled to what-ifs," Kirigi replied with a serious expression. "Don't think of losing before the battle even begins. Consider only victory. Make defeat an impossibility in your mind."

~I understand, Sensei,~ I nodded.

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[David Lance POV]

I had forgotten about that.

I was allowing my fears to make my defeat an unavoidable outcome.

I was letting the situation around me cloud my thoughts by welcoming despair into my heart. But, as Sensei once said, adversity is an opportunity for change, and change I must, if I want to prevail to overcome this and any challenge ahead of me.

I must consider only victory. Making defeat an impossibility in my mind.

~Harley, do you know how to reach Batman?~ I turned to Harley.

"Oh, sure thing, puddin'!" Harley said with a flirtatious wink. "But what's in it for me?"

I took a deep breath. ~Your life? I mean, if we stay here is only a matter of time before the Regime finds us.~

"You need to work on your sweet talk," Harley said with a deadpan before her eyes started to sparkle in pure mischievous wonder. "I will help you find the Bat, only if you go on a date with me. Take it or leave it, handsome."

This was going to be harder than I thought.

~Why?~ I asked, turning to look at her once again. I understood why the other Harley liked me; I had beaten her half to death, but why did this... ohhh, I get it now.

Well, fuck me.

"Oh, you know," Harley said, shrugging nonchalantly. "I kinda like you."

~And what if I don't want to go on a date with you?~ I asked.

Harley's face turned into a pout as she crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Then I guess we better start digging our graves."

I sighed. This demented girl was going to be the death of me.

~Fine,~ I relented. ~One date.~

Harley's face brightened up immediately as she clapped her hands in glee. "Yay!"

I feel I made a terrible mistake already.