Talk With Waller

Amanda Waller was at her office in ARGUS. She was displeased/enraged that her Suicide Squad failed to capture Harley Quinn. She was pouring herself a glass of red wine when suddenly her phone rang. She picked it up and rudely asked, "what is it?"

"Mrs. Waller, it's Rick Flag," said the colonel. "What do you want, Colonel Flag?" Amanda grumpily asked. "There seems to be four people outside my stand..." Flag said on the phone, "no wait, sorry; three. One of them just disappeared. I believe he was wearing a red suit." Amanda rolled her eyes and asked, "what do the three look like, Flag?" Outside, Rick saw Nightwing, Robin, and Harley in her civilian clothes. Rick said, "they appear to be Nightwing, Robin, and Harley Quinn. I don't know why Harley's here, but she's here. And I think that guy in the red suit must have been The Flash..." Now Waller was surprised. She said on the phone, "Quinn... Here?!?!?! Ask what they're doing here." Rick eyed them and asked, "is there any reason you're here with Harleen Quinzel, Nightwing and Robin?"

"We want to talk to Waller," said Nightwing as he crossed his arms. Flag then said on the phone, "they want to talk to you Mrs. Waller. Should I have my men arrest them? Your call." Amanda then said on the phone, "tell your men to stand down and let the three in. I'm interested in why they're here and what they have to say." She then hung up. Flag then ordered to his men, "hold your fire and stand down." He nodded at Nightwing, Robin, and Harley and said, "you have our permission to come in. No funny business, you hear?" Nightwing nodded and said, "understood. Thank you for your cooperation, Colonel Flag." They then went inside ARGUS. Nightwing then contacted Barbara on the radio and said, "Nightwing to Oracle; Robin, Harley, and I are inside ARGUS. We've been given permission to speak to Amanda Waller." Barbara replied on the radio, "Oracle to Nightwing; acknowledged. I'll be listening to the entire conversation. Tell me when you're done, and I'll have Flash pick you all up. Good luck you three." Robin then replied, "thanks hun. Love ya." Barbara giggled on the radio, "love you too, sweetie." Harley then held Dick's hand to feel more secure. "I love you," she whispered, scared. "I love you too." Dick whispered back, kissing her on the cheek.  Five minutes later, the three of them made it to the office of Amanda Waller.

"Hello Waller." Nightwing coldly said, frowning. "I must say, I didn't expect the three of you to waltz right into my office. I'm impressed," said Waller, "by the way, you look like crap, Nightwing." Robin scowled. "Yeah, well that's what happens when you get your ass handed to you by Livewire and Cheetah," replied Nightwing in a sarcastic manner. "Sarcasm, a poor man's overcompensation for a lack of confidence," scoffed Waller. "How 'bout ya shut the hell up?" Harley snapped, "why'd ya send that Suicide Squad aftah me?!?! Ya coulda killed my boyfriend! The hell's wrong with ya?!?!?!" Amanda rolled her eyes and said, "you know exactly why, you stupid clown. I want you back with the Task Force. You're an irredeemable psychopath that's useful enough for missions no sane man would do. I'm willing to break several eggs to make an omelet. You're expendable, and I won't tolerate you tainting your insanity upon society."

"Okay, not only have you proven that you're a sloppy chef, but 3/4 of what you said was wrong," scolded Robin. "Yeah, I'm rehabilitated!" defended Harley, "and I was released on parole!" Waller laughed humorlessly, "on what charges? Good behavior? That's a joke." Nightwing shook his head and said, "no. The warden released her because he knew Harley was dying of an infection. So he got rid of her so that he wouldn't have to give her medical attention." Amanda gave a cruel smirk and said, "he made the right decision. You made a big mistake rescuing this waste of space, Boy Blunder. You should have left her to die." Harley was hurt by those words. Fresh tears streamed down her face. It was like being yelled at by The Joker all over again. Nightwing glared and said, "if I left Harley for dead, then I'd be no better than you or Lex Luthor! I did it for the man who was like a father to me!" Harley wiped her tears and said, "and you're wrong! I'm not some waste of space! Richard gave me a chance when no one else would. He welcomed me into his family, and never gave up on me. And so did the people at my job. If anything, Dick Grayson and those children are my redemption, Waller!"

Amanda Waller was silent for less than a minute. Then she said, "I'd be moved to tears by your sentiments Quinzel, if I weren't so narcissistic and didn't lack empathy. Who cares if you've 'magically' redeemed yourself? I'm putting you back in the Squad. You'll never see your loved ones ever again." Nightwing then said, "I care! And we're not going to let you take Harley away from us, Waller!" Amanda laughed and asked, "and how will you do that?" Robin smirked and said, "we have information on you, Waller. Every dark and corrupt deal you've ever made in the past. We could easily expose it to the public, damaging your reputation." Nightwing crossed his arms and said, "it would be a real shame if everyone found your dark secrets and every mess the Justice League has had to clean up because of you." Waller scowled. She could tell they weren't bluffing. Was Harley worth all this trouble? The Suicide Squad was expendable. That was the idea. She grunted, "fine. I'll leave you and Quinzel alone. So long as you don't expose my secrets. But know this. If you ever try to blackmail me or interfere with the Suicide Squad's missions ever again, I will make your lives a living hell. I hope we're clear. Now leave my sight!" Harley smiled and said, "Crystal. Pleasuh doin' business with ya, Waller!" She took Dick's hand, and he said, "come on, let's go home." Nightwing, Harley, and Robin then left the office. Amanda growled. She hated the fact that she'd been outsmarted. Suddenly, a man in armour and a red hooded mask said in a low voice, "you nearly murdered my brother! Nobody hurts my family and gets away with it!" He pulled out his gun, ready to shoot his target and...

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