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Tigerlily: Ok, is the gang all here?
Mirai Clone: Yeah, I think so.
Tigerlily: Remy?
Gambit Clone: I'm here Cher.
Tigerlily: Fleming?
Neil Clone: I have a first name, you know. You *could* try using that instead of Fleming.
Tigerlily: You're right. Besides, Fleming sounds like something you'd cough up or something.
Neil Clone: Hey! Don't you think I know how terrible my last name is? You try going through the military with a body like this and a name like that.
Tigerlily: Ok, ok. Relax Neil. Take a pill. Moving on, Gohan, you here?
Mystic Gohan Clone: Do honestly expect me to be anywhere else? What is it that Trunks calls you?
Mirai Clone: Lily.
Mystic Gohan Clone: Short for Tigerlily, right? Ok, I'll call you that too. That ok by you, Tigerlily?
Tigerlily: It's fine, Gohan. It saves time. And I just like it better, you know. Anyway, same rules as yesterday. You guys can go do *whatever* it is you guys tend to do while I'm typing. You know, if you'd like, as long as you keep it outside, you could have a little match. Gohan, Mirai, and Remy anyway. Not much Neil can do but fly planes and fiddle with electronics.
Neil Clone: Hey! I am still here you know!
Tigerlily: Calm down, my little hacker. I'm just teasing. In any case, I have to do the disclaimer. I do not own any characters associated with Birds of Prey. I'm beginning to think I may need to either, since I have my entourage. So, without further delay, the second chapter of my very first BOP fiction.
Enjoy. And boys.play nice.
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What Legends Are Made Of Chapter Two: Old Allies
"Good. You're back. Mind not doing that again?" Barbara asked as Helena walked into the Lair. She shrugged her shoulders at her mentor.
"At least until next time." Helena said as she plopped down on the couch. Barbara sighed deeply as Dinah walked into the room with a pizza in her hand.
"Barbara and I went out for Pizza. We brought it back so you could have some if you wanted. It's on the counter." Dinah said as Helena nodded.
"Thanks kid." Helena said.
"So, how did it go? You get what you were after?" Barbara asked and almost instantly regretted it as Helena growled low in her throat and narrowed her eyes at Barbara.
"I take that as a no?" Barbara asked. Helena turned her head away as she tried to calm down.
"What happened?" Dinah asked.
"To make a long story short, he got away, thanks to a little *visitor* I had." Helena said with a growl.
"Visitor?" Barbara asked confused as Helena sighed deeply, letting out her anger.
"Yeah, remember how I was tracking the guy almost all night? Well I finally had him cornered, when who should show up, but *Daddy dearest*!" Helena spit. Barbara and Dinah stared at her in shock.
"Bruce..Bruce, showed up? Where? When? How long ago? Did he say anything to you? Did you say anything to him?" Barbara began all at once.
"Easy, Barbara, breathe. He showed up all right, but as Batman. Hmph! Mister Hero decides to show up whenever he feels like it, doesn't he? And no, I didn't say anything to him, I was a little pissed off, you know. The guy had escaped right from under my nose, rotten little weasel! I'll get him next time." Helena said.
"Are you sure, Helena?" Barbara asked as Helena frowned at the older woman.
"I may have never *actually* come face to face with the *great* Batman before, but I think I'd recognize the costume when I saw it. Long black cape & cowl, nifty little gadgets on the waist belt, yeah, I think it was him." Helena said sarcastically.
"How long ago?" Barbara asked as she wheeled over to the computer. Helena frowned as she followed, Dinah a few steps behind her.
"Why? You're not thinking of looking for him are you? If you are, you can count me out." Helena said darkly.
"Aren't you in the least bit curious about your own father?" Dinah asked as Helena turned to look at her.
"In a word, no." Helena said.
"Where were you when you saw him, Helena?" Barbara asked as Helena shrugged her shoulders.
"Don't know, a mile from the Lair, maybe ten. Wasn't really paying attention, Barbara. I was furious, remember?" Helena asked.
"You don't think he might have followed her, do you Barbara?" Dinah asked.
"No one can follow me. Dinah got lucky, remember? Her meta-powers, or whatever it is that we're calling them now a days. They led her here. No way would anyone else be able to follow. I'm too good." Helena said with a smirk as she looked at Barbara.
"Not as good as you think, little girl." A deep voice said behind the trio.
The trio turned around to look at the shadowy figure standing in the open window. Helena turned to glare at Dinah.
"You didn't close that damn window behind me?!" Helena cried angrily.
"Don't get angry with her, Helena. It's not her fault." Barbara said, glancing at Helena out of the corner of her eye.
"Barbara.I didn't know you'd be here." Batman said slowly. Barbara managed a smile as she nodded her head.
"It's been a long time, Bruce." Barbara said.
"Is that ever an understatement." Helena said sarcastically, still glaring at the caped man in the window.
"I must say, this sure is a surprise, Bruce. Especially this." Barbara said gesturing to the costume the man was wearing.
"I didn't think you'd ever put it back on." Barbara said as Batman quietly nodded.
"I've.been through a lot since..that night.but everyone must eventually move on.just took me longer than I expected." Batman said.
"Well, thanks for stopping by, drop us a line sometime, and go to hell!" Helena suddenly cried.
"Helena." Dinah said in hushed surprise.
"Helena!" Barbara cried outraged.
"Just because you want to be buddy-buddy with him again doesn't mean I have to. I'm leaving. I'll see you two later. Dinah, Barbara, call me when he leaves town again." Helena said as she started to head towards the side window.
"I don't know who you are little girl, or what you're problem with me is-" Batman began as he took hold of Helena's arm. Violently, she ripped it out of his grasp, and glared even harder at him.
"First, I'm no little girl. Second, you don't know the half of it! And thirdly, touch me again, and I will follow through on my earlier threat. You can count on that!" Helena hissed.
"Threat?" Barbara suddenly asked.
"She threatened to kill me." Batman said.
"Helena!" Barbara cried angrily.
"What, you really think I wouldn't, Barbara? You don't know me as well you think, do you?" Helena asked, then without another word, jumped out the window. Batman made a move to grab her, but only caught thin air.
"That girl. Takes too much after her mother." Barbara mumbled. Batman looked up at Barbara curiously.
"Her mother?" Batman asked curiously. Barbara looked first from Batman, to Dinah, then back to Batman.
"You may want to sit down, for this, Bruce. There's something you should know. Something that should have been told to you many, many years ago. Something.Selina should have told you, *long* ago." Barbara began.
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Tigerlily: Ok, is the gang all here?
Mirai Clone: Yeah, I think so.
Tigerlily: Remy?
Gambit Clone: I'm here Cher.
Tigerlily: Fleming?
Neil Clone: I have a first name, you know. You *could* try using that instead of Fleming.
Tigerlily: You're right. Besides, Fleming sounds like something you'd cough up or something.
Neil Clone: Hey! Don't you think I know how terrible my last name is? You try going through the military with a body like this and a name like that.
Tigerlily: Ok, ok. Relax Neil. Take a pill. Moving on, Gohan, you here?
Mystic Gohan Clone: Do honestly expect me to be anywhere else? What is it that Trunks calls you?
Mirai Clone: Lily.
Mystic Gohan Clone: Short for Tigerlily, right? Ok, I'll call you that too. That ok by you, Tigerlily?
Tigerlily: It's fine, Gohan. It saves time. And I just like it better, you know. Anyway, same rules as yesterday. You guys can go do *whatever* it is you guys tend to do while I'm typing. You know, if you'd like, as long as you keep it outside, you could have a little match. Gohan, Mirai, and Remy anyway. Not much Neil can do but fly planes and fiddle with electronics.
Neil Clone: Hey! I am still here you know!
Tigerlily: Calm down, my little hacker. I'm just teasing. In any case, I have to do the disclaimer. I do not own any characters associated with Birds of Prey. I'm beginning to think I may need to either, since I have my entourage. So, without further delay, the second chapter of my very first BOP fiction.
Enjoy. And boys.play nice.
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What Legends Are Made Of Chapter Two: Old Allies
"Good. You're back. Mind not doing that again?" Barbara asked as Helena walked into the Lair. She shrugged her shoulders at her mentor.
"At least until next time." Helena said as she plopped down on the couch. Barbara sighed deeply as Dinah walked into the room with a pizza in her hand.
"Barbara and I went out for Pizza. We brought it back so you could have some if you wanted. It's on the counter." Dinah said as Helena nodded.
"Thanks kid." Helena said.
"So, how did it go? You get what you were after?" Barbara asked and almost instantly regretted it as Helena growled low in her throat and narrowed her eyes at Barbara.
"I take that as a no?" Barbara asked. Helena turned her head away as she tried to calm down.
"What happened?" Dinah asked.
"To make a long story short, he got away, thanks to a little *visitor* I had." Helena said with a growl.
"Visitor?" Barbara asked confused as Helena sighed deeply, letting out her anger.
"Yeah, remember how I was tracking the guy almost all night? Well I finally had him cornered, when who should show up, but *Daddy dearest*!" Helena spit. Barbara and Dinah stared at her in shock.
"Bruce..Bruce, showed up? Where? When? How long ago? Did he say anything to you? Did you say anything to him?" Barbara began all at once.
"Easy, Barbara, breathe. He showed up all right, but as Batman. Hmph! Mister Hero decides to show up whenever he feels like it, doesn't he? And no, I didn't say anything to him, I was a little pissed off, you know. The guy had escaped right from under my nose, rotten little weasel! I'll get him next time." Helena said.
"Are you sure, Helena?" Barbara asked as Helena frowned at the older woman.
"I may have never *actually* come face to face with the *great* Batman before, but I think I'd recognize the costume when I saw it. Long black cape & cowl, nifty little gadgets on the waist belt, yeah, I think it was him." Helena said sarcastically.
"How long ago?" Barbara asked as she wheeled over to the computer. Helena frowned as she followed, Dinah a few steps behind her.
"Why? You're not thinking of looking for him are you? If you are, you can count me out." Helena said darkly.
"Aren't you in the least bit curious about your own father?" Dinah asked as Helena turned to look at her.
"In a word, no." Helena said.
"Where were you when you saw him, Helena?" Barbara asked as Helena shrugged her shoulders.
"Don't know, a mile from the Lair, maybe ten. Wasn't really paying attention, Barbara. I was furious, remember?" Helena asked.
"You don't think he might have followed her, do you Barbara?" Dinah asked.
"No one can follow me. Dinah got lucky, remember? Her meta-powers, or whatever it is that we're calling them now a days. They led her here. No way would anyone else be able to follow. I'm too good." Helena said with a smirk as she looked at Barbara.
"Not as good as you think, little girl." A deep voice said behind the trio.
The trio turned around to look at the shadowy figure standing in the open window. Helena turned to glare at Dinah.
"You didn't close that damn window behind me?!" Helena cried angrily.
"Don't get angry with her, Helena. It's not her fault." Barbara said, glancing at Helena out of the corner of her eye.
"Barbara.I didn't know you'd be here." Batman said slowly. Barbara managed a smile as she nodded her head.
"It's been a long time, Bruce." Barbara said.
"Is that ever an understatement." Helena said sarcastically, still glaring at the caped man in the window.
"I must say, this sure is a surprise, Bruce. Especially this." Barbara said gesturing to the costume the man was wearing.
"I didn't think you'd ever put it back on." Barbara said as Batman quietly nodded.
"I've.been through a lot since..that night.but everyone must eventually move on.just took me longer than I expected." Batman said.
"Well, thanks for stopping by, drop us a line sometime, and go to hell!" Helena suddenly cried.
"Helena." Dinah said in hushed surprise.
"Helena!" Barbara cried outraged.
"Just because you want to be buddy-buddy with him again doesn't mean I have to. I'm leaving. I'll see you two later. Dinah, Barbara, call me when he leaves town again." Helena said as she started to head towards the side window.
"I don't know who you are little girl, or what you're problem with me is-" Batman began as he took hold of Helena's arm. Violently, she ripped it out of his grasp, and glared even harder at him.
"First, I'm no little girl. Second, you don't know the half of it! And thirdly, touch me again, and I will follow through on my earlier threat. You can count on that!" Helena hissed.
"Threat?" Barbara suddenly asked.
"She threatened to kill me." Batman said.
"Helena!" Barbara cried angrily.
"What, you really think I wouldn't, Barbara? You don't know me as well you think, do you?" Helena asked, then without another word, jumped out the window. Batman made a move to grab her, but only caught thin air.
"That girl. Takes too much after her mother." Barbara mumbled. Batman looked up at Barbara curiously.
"Her mother?" Batman asked curiously. Barbara looked first from Batman, to Dinah, then back to Batman.
"You may want to sit down, for this, Bruce. There's something you should know. Something that should have been told to you many, many years ago. Something.Selina should have told you, *long* ago." Barbara began.
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