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Chapter 34: Finding Normal
Location: Westchier, England
On the roof at a towering building overlooking the nighttime life of the city, there were three people. Harley and Helena dressed to blend in, with simply jeans and winter jackets; while the man was wearing an Armone suit
"Where is Johnson? He called for the meeting," Helena asked.
"There was a change of plans," the man said smiling at the too, "I found out Johnson was supplying the rebels, and when he wouldn't cut me I, I cut him out."
"What," Harley said.
"On to more pressing matters…If you want to keep getting this collaboration, you will be paying me double my predecessor," a man said.
"We didn't pay him anything," Harley said, evenly.
"Well, then that will have to change," the man said, indifferently.
"Don't you care about this war…This is about something more than money," Helena said.
"I support the war, and the war supports me," the man said coldly, "Fact of life. You don't support the war, you-"
"I support the men fighting it," Helena said, grabbing the man by his jacket and pushing him to the edge of the roof.
"Is this little display meant to say that you're gonna throw me off the roof? Because that's really not your style, is it," the man said smirking, "And while this tactic of you father worked for him, I'm not some low time thug off the street."
"How do you know that," Helena said, not letting him up.
"I do my research on possible business deals," the man said, "So let me up, and we can discuss a payment plan for my services."
"You're right," Helena said after a few moments and pulled him back up, "This whole scene isn't my style…But it is hers." Helena finished stepping out of the way, as Harley send a roundhouse kick that pushed the man off the roof.
"Oh wait, what about that one from Accounting? Logan, Lex…," Helena said, snapping her fingers after each name.
"Lillian. Girl who is a little corset crazy, right," Harley said.
"Yeah. She's cute...if you like that," Helena replied, with a wink.
"Yeah I'm not…And I really don't need you to find me a date," Harley said, shaking her head.
"So you found one," Helena said, smirking.
"Not talking about this," Harley said, starting toward the exit, "And besides now we have paperwork to do."
~JUSTICE LEAGUE~
Location: Everest-Underground City-Command Center
"I can't deal with it anymore," Shayera said, pulling away from the table.
"Pay up," Harley said, turning to Helena, "I knew the hero business would drive her mad one day."
"You would know," Helena mumbled, pulling a five out of her pocket, which Harley snatched up.
"Not that," Shayera said, dismissing the two.
"Then I'll take this back. Thank you," Helena said, snatching her money back from Harley.
"This quiet, business like manner," Shayera said, turning to Wally, "If Bruce were here, he would kick us out with some excused of the silence being to loud or something."
"Actually, I think that would be me to do that," Wally said, pulling down the files.
"To which, Bruce would send us all out for," Shayera said.
"What do you want," Talia asked.
"A night to not be not us," Harley said.
"I can make that happen on one condition," Wally said.
"What," Shayera said.
"You have to take the some of the leaguers out this afternoon," Wally said, "Think of it as reintroducing them to world."
"I'd rather shot myself in the eye with an electro-bolt," Shayera said. To which Harley responded to by laughing.
"And I'd rather not have a much of heroes with an outdated sense of duty trying to get into my missions because they are scared to face the outside world," Wally said.
"You're starting to sound like him," Harley pointed out.
"Good. Maybe you all will start listening to me now," Wally said, going back to his paperwork.
~JUSTICE LEAGUE~
Location: Everest-Underground City-Barrack Lounge
The league heroes were relaxing in one of the barrack lounges. Vigilante (Greg Saunders) and Nightwing (Dick Grayson) were sitting on of the sofas, cleaning their weapons. The girls-Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara), Rocket (Raquel Ervin), Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance), and Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)-were sitting on the large sectional, each reading a different novel. Metamorpho (Rex Mason), and Green Lantern (John Stewart), Steel (John Henry Irons), and Superman (Clark Kent) were playing a poker game. Ray (Raymond C. "Ray" Terrill) and Hawk (Hank Hall) and were listen to some jazz recording. Question (Vic Sage) and Red Arrow/Speedy (Roy Harper) were nowhere to be seen, presumably of with either Helena or Cheshire. All of them were in the standard issued black uniform, which consisted of a pair of black cargos and a fitted black shirt.
"You know, you can learn a whole hell of a lot about a girl by the way she dances. Tell me I'm wrong Greg," Ray said, as he swayed listening to Dave Koz's "Put The Top Down". Greg, cleaning his pistons, doesn't even look up to acknowledge him.
"Exactly. He agrees," Ray said.
"No, he doesn't. Do you," Zatanna asked. This time Greg looks up, and flashes her his signature smirk.
"See, he knows you have to listen to get to know someone. Right, Rex," Raquel finished. Rex is laded down a royal flush, and glances over at Raquel.
"What? You say something," Rex asked. Hank moves and sits at a chessboard, and Ray sits across from him.
"Sorry, girls, gotta go with Ray on this one," Hank said, "Like my man says, get a girl on the floor, you don't just see how she moves, you get the smell of her. What biologists tell us is that the decision is made by he nose long before the rest of the body gets involved. It's a question of pheromones," Hank finished.
"You're going to teach me science? I read all about the positron emission tomography studies concerning sex pheromones when I was fifteen. I'm just saying, it's not very romantic," Raquel said.
"Question (Vic Sage) told me she graduated college at sixteen," Rex whispers to John, nodding towards Raquel. He got no response from John. "She's like a freaky genius…A hot, freaky genius," Rex said.
"You like her, I get it already," John said.
"You can't learn this stuff in a book, Raquel. You have to at least kiss a guy, before you're an expert on romance," Ray said. The guys all laugh. Raquel blushes, then Zatanna lowered her booked and raised an eyebrow.
"That must be false, because if so you would have a completely different personality," Zatanna said. The laughter continued, but stopped when the doors opened to reveal Shayera.
"Girls, get you things. You're coming with me," Shayera said.
"On a mission," Diana asked.
"Yes, the most dangerous mission," Shayera said, rolling her eyes.
"Where," Raquel asked.
"Shopping," Shayera said, walking out of the room.
~JUSTICE LEAGUE~
Location: Everest- LowerCity-Riverwood Outpost
"It is very kind of these person to close there business for the day for us," Diana commented, as they made their way to the shop at the end of the alleyway.
"Kindness has nothing to do with it," Shayera said.
"What does that mean," Raquel asked.
"She owes me a favor. A few years back her husband got himself sentenced to death in one of the upper cities. I was able to help out," Shayera said.
"Wow," Zatanna said.
"You stopped her husband from being executed," Diana said, smiling. This had Shayera stop at the door and laugh.
"Oh, no, sweetheart. I didn't stop his execution. I ensured it," Shayera said, opening the door and walking inside the shop.
Author's Note:
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