Harley and Penny and the Talk

"I agree."

"You do?" Three voices asked her simultaneously. Walt happily, Dave and Harley with surprise.

"I do," Penny said taking Walters hand and smiling happily around the kitchen table. "I think it is a wonderful plan and I am so happy you want it to be me!"

Walt smiled too and squeezed her hand. "I do! I love you so much, Penny."

She smiled back. "And I love you, Walter!"

"Aww," Dave said. "You guys are-"

"Nuts!" Harley said slamming the top of the table. "Why would... you can't just... it's crazy!"

Walt smiled. "Thanks. That means a lot coming from you."

"It wasn't a compliment!" She said pounding the tabletop again. "If I'm the one saying it you know it's just gotta be bad! And this? It's nonsense!"

Walt was going to ask her but Penny beat him to the punch. She smiled at Harley. "What is so wrong with it? As far as I can tell it is a good plan."

Harley stared at her. "Are you pulling my leg? It's crazy! You're talking about crazy mumbo-jumbo mystical crap, having a baby-"

"Yes," Penny said smiling. "Doesn't it sound wonderful?"

Harley blinked stunned for a moment then recovered. "No! Because you're saying it's gonna be my Puddin'! That's impossible and crazy to boot!"

Walt shook his head. "Because of what happened Dave's health isn't just bad. He's marked Harls. The usual powers that handle those kinds of things don't want to touch him. Resurrection won't make the problem go away. But with my powers I can bind the soul and through the process of reincarnation-"

"Which is the crazy part!" She said. "My Puddin ain't dead and you're talking like... like..."

"Like I'm going to die," Dave said smiling gently. "I'm dying, Harls."

"Don't you say that!" She yelled, crying. " Don't fucking say that! I don't wanna hear that defeatest crap! You're gonna get better! We'll find away to... someone, somewhere out there can fix this! They- ?!"

Penny had risen and come around the table to hug her. Walt looked at Dave worriedly who shrugged. When Harley was this upset who knew what she was capable of. He loved her but she was volatile and crazy. Worse she was upset. The thought of losing him made obsessive Harley Quinn come out to play. There was no telling what she'd do.

But Walt patted his shoulder. They'd tried it their way and hadn't had much progress... it was time to fight crazy, with crazy. He'd let this play out and see if maybe Penny's sweetly crazy, fuzzy logic could do the trick.

"I understand," Penny said. "It is scary to think about. I was never afraid before becoming a person. Now there are so many things to be afraid of."

"What," Harley asked surprised. "Being pregnant? That makes sense, I guess."

Penny shook her head. "Death. Dying... I died before. I am not afraid to die again. But thinking about that happening to those I love? That there is nothing I could do to stop it... That scares me, Harley." She actually trembled. "It frightens me so much!"

Harley crumbled and hugged her. The robot who never feared anything became a person and finally found something to be afraid of... afraid for those she loved. Afraid of their mortality and of being powerless and- "I know, right? I... I don't want that! I don't want to have to live without him!"

Penny held Harley as she cried, stroking her hair. "None of us want that for you either. We want you two to be together. That is what Dave wants. That is what Walter is working hard to do... and I am willing to do my part to help you too. So will you not let us help, Harley? Please? Because we love and care for you."

Harley sniffed as Dave took her hand and Walt put a gentle hand on her letting her know they were there and cared. Finally she softly said, "Okay... but tell me everything first. I can't promise I'll like it... but I will listen."

"Alright," Walt said. "Well..."

"... and that's how it'll work," Walt finished and got up to refill their coffee's. "Understand?"

Harley shook her head and said, "Nope! Not really. Still too much mumbo-jumbo, gobbledygook."

Walt sighed and Dave chuckled. "Do you get the basic idea though?"

Harley nodded. "Yeah. You're gonna get reincarnated as their kid. I get that much..." she frowned. "But I don't like it. What about me? Am I just supposed to wait around for you to grow up 18 or 19 years? And then what? "Oh hey guy! We never met before but I love you and been waiting almost twenty years to make you fall for me thanks to a crazy plan your Dad and Mom had made with us in your last life. BTW I'm not crazy. Well, I am. I'm crazy for you but not making this stuff up so don't call the cops, oh~kaysies Puddin'?" See that sounds crazy to me and I should know."

Penny tilted her head taping her chin. "Does it? It sounded OK to me. Very sweet. Are you sure that's no good?"

Harley looked at her incredulously as Walt chuckled. "I got a plan for that too, Harls, if you want to hear it?"

She blinked as Dave nodded. "I know I do and..." he squeezed Harley's hand. "I know you. You will make me fall for you all over again. I know it."

"Awwww," she smiled. "Okay Mistah S. What's yer plan for me then?"

Walt smiled. "Well you have several options and you just went over one of them. Wait until he's grown-up again and then we'll reintroduce you two."

Harley sighed. "And what do I do until then? Play solitaire in hiding? Wait for mail reports and stare at baby and class pictures of Dave 2.0 as he grows up? That sounds creepy."

Walt shrugged. "Well you could but that's not fun. You could go stay with you guys kids or grandkids. Maybe I could find you work. When the time comes we just get you deaged and made younger... but that doesn't sound like something you'd enjoy for that long."

Dave smiled and nodded. "Yeah, I know you. You'd be climbing the walls in a week. Two tops. Within a month you'd burn something down."

Harley frowned at him, then sighed as he winked. She couldn't stay mad at him. Even when he made her angry he was so sweet to her. She leaned her head against his. "Yeah... you got me! You know me so well."

Walt smiled seeing them together and so did Penny who looked at him and nodded taking his hand. She understood and agreed. Dave and Harley belonged together... just like her and Walter. She would do whatever it takes to make that happen.

"The other option is suspended animation," Walt said. "Dave leaves you to me to hold in trust for when he's old enough. We suspend Harley for that time. There's completely no longterm damages. It's like falling asleep and awakening in the future. Then we'll have her deaged to that Dave's age. Help her get caught up on the current events and what not and then give you to Dave, easy as that." He shrugged. "The third option is Rein Corp does a reset, we send Harley back to her instance and then purchase her but with a hold until he's grown-up again."

Harley made a face. "Ugh, I don't like that one at all. Instead of number three lets make that plan Z, 'kay?"

Walter and David nodded. They weren't surprised. But Penny grinned. "She should just live here!"

"What?" All three asked surprised.

Penny nodded excited about her idea. "We do like Walt said in either of his first two plans for awhile but then, when Dave has grown a bit, what if we deaged Harley to his immature age? Then you two can grow up together. You will definitely form a strong bond. Dave and Harley will fall in love again for sure and this way neither one is lonely and you spend all those years together too!"

"Uhh," Walt said suddenly unsure of this plan. Taking care of a child or worse a teenage Harley Quinn sounded... challenging, to say the least. He would effectively be raising the both of them in a way... and responsible for the both of them and all their hijinks as well. "I dunno..."

"Brilliant," Harley muttered then hugged Penny twirling her around laughing. "Penny is brilliant and wonderful and a genius and-"

"Hoo boy," Dave said laughing at the look of growing terror on Walt's face. "I think we got a winner-winner, chicken dinner!"

Walt sighed. "I see we're just skipping past hard to nightmare mode difficulty." He looked at Penny and Harley's happy faces though and smiled. "Yeah, okay. I'm in all the way." He put his arm around Harley's shoulders in a one arm hug. "So as your future "Dad" how's about we grab some coffee, go down to the range, shoot stuff and blow things up to start the day off and burn off that negative funk from before, Slugger?"

Harley grins. "You know what, Mistah S? I think you're gonna be a great dad!"

He smiled. "Thanks for the vote of confidence. Here's hoping!"

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