"I WILL FIND YOU, I PROMISE!!" he called back to her.

The chief frowned at him and shot an arrow on his shoulder. "Just like last time!"

Joker clutched the arrow and groaned in pain. He then staggered back and fell down.

"They got me again..." Joker managed through gritted teeth, "...but they took Sarah. I need to go and look for her."

"You can't, it's too dangerous...besides Thomas and Martha..."

"....Gary I can't loose her. He's going to force her into marriage and rape her!"

"Bruce is a orphan!"

".....," Joker sighed and looked down. He felt bad for Bruce, but there wasn't much he could do now
"If he loses Sarah, she's the only family he has left!"

"Right...I was trying tell you though he needs a small comforting talk. Those Indians killed his parents."

"And you think I'm the right guy to do that? I never even knew my real parents...," he then sighed. The pain in his shoulder was getting too much,"....someone bring the boy to me, I'll speak to him. But for pity's sake will someone also please send for the doc to patch me up."

Ivy sighed and tend to his wound since she knew what to do while Gary went to get Bruce.

"Ivy, can I please have a shot of whiskey to take the edge off the pain?"

Just then Murray came in and he groaned, "Again? That's more than just bad luck-"

"Yeah it was deliberate Murray. The chief did it, he obviously did it last time too."

Murray cussed and then left to fetch the doctor, just as Gary arrived back with Bruce.

"You feel warm at all? I found poison on the arrow." Ivy told him.

Joker looked at her worriedly "actually I do....and I feel a little woozy. I thought maybe it was just the pain getting to me. Oh crap.."

Ivy held her hand and made her vines make ooze appear. She then rubbed it in the wound.

"Will that....counteract the poison?"

"If you mean kill it? Yes," she smiled, "fancy that I have powers in this world and no one else." She smirked.

"Yeah I guess you're just special. Thanks Ivy, who would of thought that you'd turn out to be my guardian angel."

"Oh please, clown." She snarled with a smirk.

"Oh my, Puddin," Harley ran and hugged him, "are you alright?"

Joker rolled his eyes, "yes, Harley I'm alright, but don't thank Ivy... I just tried and she bit my head off. She must of thought I was flirting when I wasn't."

Ivy smirked amused he took her seriously.

"Oh no, Puddin, that's just the way she is." She kissed him multiple times all over his face.

"Harley,...can you please stop doing that. I need to talk to Bruce."

She then stopped and Bruce walked up to him sadly.

"Hey, I'm sorry to hear about your folks kid. That's rough. Life really isn't fair sometimes. But if it makes you feel better at all, I will get Sarah back, I'll avenge your mama, and.....I'll take care of you."

"You will?" Bruce then unexpectedly hugged Joker.

Joker was in surprise but he hugged him back with his good arm, "Of course I will. I promise."

Bruce then looked up him, "Please bring her back, Mr Ranger."

At the Indians camp Chief Joker was waiting for Sarah so they could have their marriage ceremony. Sarah was shaking and in so much emotional pain. Why this? She had to, to save Joker. Her Joker. The chief then got tired of waiting and went to the tent she was being kept in.

"I don't like to be kept waiting! Come along, my bride!"

He grabbed her and dragged her outside where the rest of the tribe were singing and dancing around the fire.

"P-please...I-I don't wanna do this." She cried.

He grabbed her by the hair, "your precious ranger will be dead by now, but if you don't keep to your end of the deal, I will have my shaman summon his soul and torture him right in front of your pathetic eyes!!"

"No!" She cried. "Just torture me instead."

"Where's the fun in that!!" He then made her stand in front of him so the elder of the tribe could perform the ceremony. Sarah then teared up. She was now thinking if her and Joker were married instead. They would have a little girl. She was beautiful like him.

The elder began speaking in their native language, he took hold of Sarah's hand and gave it to the chief, who smirked and replied also in his own language. The elder then lit some sage and wafted it around, blessing their union as he chanted some words. Soon the chief then grabbed her and kissed her hard and everyone cheered. Sarah cried more as he kissed her. But she didn't dare kiss back. After he pulled away, the chief took her in his hut. Sarah looked around incase her Joker came, but nothing.

As the rest of the tribe continued to celebrate outside, he pushed her down and began to pull at her clothes.

"Time to make the marriage really official," he smirked.

Sarah panicked and tried to push him away, "N-No!"

He then pulled out a knife and held it to her throat "Don't say no to me! You're now my bride and you do as you are told!!"

Sarah shivered and nodded. Meanwhile Joker, Harley and Ivy were tracking down the Indians encampment. Luckily the clown ranger was skilled in tracking.

"These hoof-prints are fresh and there's a whole bunch of them, followed by another 4 sets....they have to belong to the natives. The main group that left, then the four that stayed back to guard me while the others made a break for it. They can't be far away..."

"Oh i wont let you pass," a voice said, a large black native stepped in. Ivy was quick and used her vines to grab him.

"Make him tell you where Sarah is."Joker told her.

Ivy smirked and dragged Mr Popo to them. "Hello big boy," Ivy smirked.

"Oh hello, ma'am, can I help you?"

Mr Popo then noticed Joker and he looked surprised to see him. Joker noticed this and sneered.

"What? Not expecting to see me alive? Actually don't waste my time answering that, I don't care. Where's my girl!"

"Oh. She isn't your girl anymore." He chuckled.

"I'm right here, Puddin!" Harley growled.

"No Harley, you're my BEST girl,"  Joker held her chin and gave her a peck on the lips, "but right now we need to save Sarah for little Bruce."

"You just cheated." Popo smiled. "You cheated! You're a cheater!"

Joker then grabbed hold of him by his arms "button it and listen up bub, tell us where we find the girl, otherwise my pal here just found a new pin cushion...," Joker pulled out a hunting knife.

"Oh, look at that, a shiny knife." He smirked.

"Ivy, make him talk before I gut this loser like a fish..."

Ivy squeezed him tighter with her vines.

"I AM SO F***ING HIGH RIGHT NOW!"  Mr Popo said.

Joker growled and lost his temper, "tell me where she is before I pull your g*ddamn teeth out!!"

"Hmmm let me sleep with the red head before I tell ya."

Joker lost patience and snuck away to find Sarah himself. Harley went with him while Ivy kept hold of Popo.

Popo frowned and then smirked at Ivy, "hello, cutie."

Ivy then frowned annoyed at him. "Uh...no."

While the Natives were drunk they were unaware Joker coming so he went to the big hut. Sarah was whimpering inside trying to get away.

The chief grabbed Sarah roughly by the chin and yelled in her face, "stop fighting me!"

Joker heard him yell, "Harley, that's him, right you need to distract him now."

Harley frowned at Joker. But smirked, "COME OUT! Lone Ranger is here!"

Joker whipped his head around to stare at her, "Harley! Fix this! Fix it now, please.... I'll make it worth your while...," he whispered.

Harley frowned at him. "KILL HER NOW!" She yelled.

The chief then stormed out and saw Joker and Harley, "I hate him now kill him!" She growled.

"Then you'll make a great couple then...," he grabbed Harley and threw her into him, "...you can hate me together!!"

While the 2 fell to the floor Joker ran into the tent and grabbed Sarah's hand.

"Come on we have to hurry!"

He lifted the other corner of the tent so they could get out the other side. Suddenly rope wrapped around them and they both fell down. Harley frowned and held her gun at Sarah's head.

"You know what, Harley, I can't believe there was a time I actually dated you," Joker frowned at her.

Sarah was in shock hearing him say that and she started to cry. "Sh-shoot me..."

"No, shoot me! I'm the one you're mad at."

"Atleast I won't be raped again. And this bastard won't leave me!" She yelled crying.

"With pleasure," Harley set her gun and aimed her head.

"Excuse me? I came here to rescued you and I'm a bastard?! Besides I promised Bruce you'd see him again, how can you do that to him. Are you gonna make him loose everything?!"

"....I already did...," she said crying.

"No offense, Sarah, but this isn't just about you, you need to think of Bruce."

"Damn everyone!" She cried.

Joker looked at Harley with puppy dog eyes "Do you really want to hurt me, Harley? Is it because....I slept with Ivy a couple of times?"

"YOU BITCH!" Sarah cried, "KILL ME! Kill me now!"

Harley pulled the trigger, but shot her arm.

"Whoa!! ENOUGH!!" Joker yelled, "IVY WHERE THE HELL YOU AT??!!!"

Sarah kicked him in the leg to shut him up, "F*** YOU!"

'"And why didn't you kill me!?"

"You said shoot me, not kill me." Harley smirked.

"Ow! You know what, fine! I came here to help you, I made your cousin a promise, and you don't even care. Harley please just KILL ME NOW!"

Harley frowned and aimed the gun at Sarah's head, "no."

She was crying now.

Joker then dropped to the floor and his weight dragged Sarah down too as they were tied together.

"Sorry you'll have to be mad at me later," he said to Sarah as he quickly rolled over and swiped Harley's legs with his feet. She fell down too and dropped the gun. Joker then fumbled to pick it up, "Now hold still while I shoot through the rope..."

"Shoot me instead...," she said sobbing.

He fumbled with his hands for a moment and then when he felt he had the gun in the right place he fired through the ropes. He then grabbed Sarah and ran with her to his horse, "I can explain everything just lets get out of here..."

"...," she didn't dare look at him. She hated Joker now.

He put her on the horse and climbed up behind her and set off riding fast. Only once they were almost back at the town did he slow down.

"Sarah....I know you hate me but everything I said to Harley was me just trying to get in her head....to buy us some time to escape."

"...everyone was right about you," she said.

"What? what have I done?"

"You don't love me. You used me..."

"I never used you! Everything I've done I did for you. I just came to rescue you from Indians. I fought a gun fight with your abusive fiancé. I took care of you when you got stung by a scorpion...I gave up robbing banks for you!"

"You've cheated...," she said. "Whatever you say next...I don't know if you're telling the truth, I feel like you're a lier... and did all that to make me fall in your trap."

"I haven't cheated..." he then sighed "...you're not going to understand. You think I've trapped you, i never meant for it to be like that.."

They rode up to the saloon and he jumped down off the horse then helped her down.

"Bruce will be happy you're back. I won't bother you again. Please will you just let me say goodbye to Bruce?"

"...," she didn't say anything.

They came and Bruce thanked him. He then hugged Sarah. He was happy to see her.

Joker hugged Bruce "Listen buddy....I have to go away but....my buddy Gary will watch out for you and your cousin. Alright?"

He wiped the sweat from his brow. he was starting to feel unwell. The poison from the arrow? No, Ivy cured him. A fever? Yes that was more like it. The wound was probably infected. Sarah took Bruce's hand. She looked at Joker and frowned sadly at him and they left.

"Mate, what happened?" Gary asked.

"She thinks I cheated. She doesn't believe a word that I say and thinks it was all a trap for her...." he rubbed his face.

"....well, you have kissed Harley a lot behind closed doors, I've noticed. She visits you a lot in the office." He then looked down feeling bad he said that.

"Gary I just let her kiss me so she didn't get mad and try to hurt Sarah again."

"Well...a man should stand up to protect the one he loves. If someone kissed me while I was in a relationship I would fight for the person I was with and avoid being kissed by that other person."

"But Harley is crazy, i knew she'd loose it one day and either kill me or Sarah...yes I should of stood up to her but what could I do? I can't kill her. So they'll always be a chance she'll want to hurt me or her."

"...you're afraid of Harley aren't you?"

"...."