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Ivy snorted delicately. "Like I would be so irresponsible as to raise children in this city. No, I think I'll take the family to South America for a while. There’s some interesting botanical research being done in the jungle greenhouses."
"Fine." Robin stepped to the side, further away from the creeping vines.
Kaldur followed suit. "We won't stop you," he agreed blandly. "Take care." The rest of Young Justice settled themselves clear of Ivy's vines.
Ivy and Quinn carefully herded their children into a tight bunch, and, led by Quinn, made their way out of the park to where a bright green mini-van was parked. As they passed, the team could hear Ivy reassuring her 'seedlings' that no one was going to steal them away. Quinn paused in front of Robin, "There's always room for a big brother, birdie."
Robin shook his head. "I'm needed here Harley. But thanks." She patted his head regretfully before scurrying after the children.
M'gan lifted her fingers to her temple as they disappeared out of sight. Kaldur turned to watch the van. "Did we do the right thing?" he asked the telepath softly.
The Martian listened for several seconds. "Yes. Harley Quinn is...not normal. But she loves them. Deeply. She wants to protect them from all the hurts that drove her mad. Ivy is also... Ivy empathizes with them. Strongly. She wants Harley to be happy. And those children make Harley so happy. The children feel safe with them."
"They'll be fine," Robin declared abruptly. "Ivy planned all this from the beginning. Quinn was the one who designed the bombing of the group home. It was much more controlled than the Joker's usual antics. Plus, the Joker was found after the bombing in some sort of coma. Toxins are Ivy's specialty. It wouldn't have been hard to get Quinn to slip him some while Ivy rescued the kids. They retreated to the park, Ivy's ground, for a showdown. I think Ivy wanted to give Harley a family so she'd stop going back to the Joker."
KF snorted, "For the record, Gotham is /messed up/." No one disagreed.
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It's word of God that Quinn and Ivy are together. The fact that the Joker is an abusive bastard is canon. Harley's maternal instincts are based on Return of the Joker and some of her commentary in various animated series and comics.
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