Fountain of Youth
(BTAS)
Summary: Times ticking for both these ladies, however one continues to age while the other desperately wants to. Will someone be able to help either of them?
Chapter 2: Baby's Toys
Baby Doll laid on a shiny metal bed, with all type of wires stuck onto her monitoring her vital signs, acquiring information. She had her blood drawn five times the following past three days and she was becoming increasing frustrated. Calendar Girl walked in followed by her three typical lackeys.
"How's everything going?" Calendar Girl asked.
"Very well," Dr. Strange replied curtly.
"Good, how's Baby?" she then asked.
"I'm tired and hungry and I want a some of my stuffs!" Baby whined. Calendar Girl was quiet for a while.
"Only a few more minutes and I'll be done with. you.. for now," Dr. Strange replied. Baby Doll frowned. Calender Girl turned and walked out of the room. Half an hour later Baby Doll walked into the other room exhausted and irritable.
"I'm hungry!" Baby yelled out her hands in fists. The three strong men covered their ears from the loudness of Baby's yell.
"Here have an apple," Calendar Girl said as she tossed an apple towards Baby's direction. Baby Doll caught it then smiled, she took a big bite, crunching down on the apple. "Anything else?" Calendar Girl asked. Baby nodded as she smiled.
"Oh yes Baby wants some things from homes," she said happily.
"Like what?" Calendar Girl asked.
"Like dresses, toys, bed, my vanity mirror," she listed. Calendar Girl sighed.
"Fine, you three ready the truck I'm going to spring a few questions on Hugo...don't let her out of your sight," she reminded as she walked toward the door.
"Don't worries Baby is a good girl!" Baby Doll reminded. Calendar Girl entered the next room. Two of the three men left in the other direction. Baby smiled as she hoped on a chair she got on a desk that had near a bunch of Calendars, each one had the same girl just in different poses and different months. The same ebony locks of hair as Calendar Girl. Baby looked under the picture nearest to her. Ms. June, Paige Monroe. "Ha I knew it had to be big sisters!" she said happily. Baby sighed as she looked over all the other pictures of Ms. Monroe which were hanging on the wall. "Big sister Paige is so pretty to look at," she said in awe.
"What are you doing?!" Calendar Girl scolded as she walked into the room angrily. She grabbed Baby and pulled her off the desk. "Why weren't you watching her?" she asked angrily at the blond bodyguard.
"She wasn't doing anything bad," he replied in his defense.
"I don't care take her to the van," Calendar Girl said bitterly. The blond muscular man did as he was told as he walked across the room and picked up Baby Doll placing her under his arm.
"Baby just wants to know more about sister Paige, that's all!" she whined.
"See already she knows too much," Calendar Girl replied angrily. "And I'm not your sister got it!" she asked.
"Yes yous are! Soon we're goings to shares the same DNA, too!" Baby replied happily with a grin. They both exited the room heading toward the van. The facility was surrounded by woods not too far from Gotham City. They headed toward the Baby Doll's apartment which was a loft near by the theater. They pulled the truck in the stop near an alley.
"Alright, Baby after you," Calendar Girl said as she opened the door and stepped out. Baby smirked as she was placed down and led the way inside. There was a big hall that led to an old factory lift. There was a stool by the controls. Calendar Girl and her three body guards all entered and pulled the switch down. Soon the lift slowly lifted up. After a minute and a half there were on the second floor. They opened the rod iron fence and entered her loft. It was one of the tackiest places Calendar Girl had ever seen. "Ughh," she let out by accident.
"Welcome to Baby's home!" Baby Doll announced. Even the body guards looked offend by the pink room and red curtains. There was zebra striped chairs and pillows and gold frill. They all cautiously stepped in.
"Let's make this quick this room has been out of season, decades ago," Calender Girl shuddered.
"Baby wants her small bed right over there, and her dress wrack right over theres!" she pointed. The two men picked up the large doll size bed and made their way back to the lift. Another went towards the long clothes wracked and wheeled to the lift as well. Calendar Girl walked over towards the heart shaped vanity it was just as tacky as the rest of the room but more forgivable. "So big sister Paige likes Baby's makeup?" Baby Doll walked up to her full of pride. She looked down Baby Doll who hopped onto her stool. Luckily Calendar Girl's mask was hiding her disgust, she opened her mouth about to answer until she saw how happy the small woman looked.
"Uh yeah it's nice... lots of variety," she replied. Baby clasped her hands and smiled. Calendar Girl looked at the pharmacy store makeup a bit longer. Some of the things weren't half bad. "Why do you own so much make up Baby Doll?" Calendar Girl asked out of no where. Baby frowned.
"It's because of my job you see," she spoke seriously her voice was back to her rich adult like tones. Calendar Girl jerked back in shock, caught off guard by Baby Doll's change of voice. " It's hard once I went back to a life a crime. I took a chance when I rescued Croc, I loved him, we understood each other, you see being freaks in a world consumed with trying to be normal," she looked down picked up a black tube mascara and grimaced. "After my release I had nothing left my hotel was gone I was down on my luck but then I ran into Fred the theater manager. He said he could use a gal like me," she gripped onto the mascara tightly full of anger. "So I asked how so? And you know what that creep told me? He could use a precious little Baby Doll like me to give the creeps in the audience a show!" she tossed the mascara back on the vanity table. "Sure at the time he didn't know who I was but... it hurt. And the shit he wanted me to do... no sir not Mary Dauhl, no sir I am not the one," she said strongly.
Calendar Girl was silent as stared at Baby Doll full of pity. It made her actually felt ashamed about her own problems.
"Here have you tried consider using lighter shades of rouge?" Calendar Girl said as she picked up a set of eyeshadows and opened it. She got a light shade of pink and rubbed her brush into it. She blended it in Baby Doll's cheeks she blended it with her skin instead of just concentrating on one spot like she usually did. She then grabbed a light shade of make up and did the same. Soon her body guards returned.
"Anything else?" one of the body guards asked. Calendar Girl smiled. Baby smiled back as well.
"I want my toys!" she yelled out back to her child like self. She ran toward her box of toys and pointed. "Take extra care on the ones of the shelves she pointed out," they're were toys on some shelves. "Those ares my special toys," she said happily. Calendar Girl turned back to toward the vanity and stared selecting things she thought Baby should wear instead of her usual dark colors. She placed them all in a make up box and sat up. Calendar Girl noticed a poster behind the vanity, it was Bette Davis, in her soft blond curls and glamorous furs. Calendar Girl smiled as she had the same poster on her very walls when she was younger. "I said careful!" Baby yelled. Calendar Girl turned and crossed her arms
"She said to be careful so do it!" Calendar Girl yelled as her men were tossing one Baby Dolls balls around. The men frowned and did what they were told. "Anything else Baby?" Calendar Girl asked. Baby shook her head.
"No Baby's happy for nows. Baby just wants to spend time with big sister Paige," she said with a big smile, as she ran up to her hugging her leg. Calendar Girl crossed her arms but didn't have the heart to kick her off.
"We're done here boys let's get moving," Calendar Girl stated.
They soon returned home with some take out. Calendar Girl watched as her body guards ate on their table. She was especially surprised to see Baby taking advantage of her blond body guard as he fed her some noodles with his chopstick.
"Open wide, here comes the Chinese express... choo choo!" he said as he stuffed some noodles in to Baby's mouth. Baby nodded all childlike and blinked flirtatiously back the guard who smiled. Calendar Girl pushed her hair back and sighed. She may look like a child but Mary Dauhl was all woman. Calendar Girl thought.
"Aren't ya gonna eat Ms. Monroe?" one of the other guards asked. She snapped her head back angrily.
"No," she said angrily. "When have you ever seen me eat in front of you," she clarified. The guard frowned. Soon the door swung open.
"I found it! I found it!" Hugo Strange yelled out excitedly. The whole room stopped and looked at the raving man in the lab coat.
"I've found the fountain of youth, the reason why Mary is stuck as a child!" he said happily. Calendar Girl stood up immediately. Baby Doll's eyes widen in shock.
"Tell me... tell me now" Calendar Girl demanded. Dr. Strange smiled at the masked woman.
"All in due time for now I will eat as there is still a lot of work to be done," he said back to his calm self. Calendar Girl snapped
"Thursday hand Dr. Strange his food," she said and the brunette guard who carried a bag of takeout to Dr. Strange and handed him his food.
"Thank you young man," Hugo said with a smile.
"Now when will you be ready to discuss this fantastic discovery doctor?" Calendar Girl asked more sweetly.
"I will tell you this," he replied bittersweet.
"Your friend suffers from a hormone disorder, she can not age because of it. However I can create a synthetic hormone to replace it and I still have yet to discover a way to take away or lower yours Ms. Monroe," he said simply. Calendar Girl turned angrily.
"You means you can help Baby grow!" Baby Doll asked excitedly. Hugo nodded.
"I have my theories yes," he said simply. Baby Doll shed a tear.
"However there is a...problem," he continued seriously. "I have run out of funds to continue my research if we don't acquire the money I will not be able to provide you an antidote or Ms. Dauhl a cure," he spoke seriously as he opened his bag taking out his food.
"I've already handed you thousands!" Calendar Girl said in shock. Hugo frowned.
"And I acquire thousands more!" he bellowed back. "If not I will not have the money to finish my work! I will not repeat myself again Ms. Monroe, Ms. Dauhl," he sneered angrily. With that he grabbed his dinner and went back to his room. Both Baby Doll and Calendar Girl exchanged looks. They knew what needed to be done.