A/N: Here is the next chapter. Enjoy.

They arrive at the warehouses and search them one by one. After searching five warehouses and coming up empty handed, they quietly enter the sixth warehouse. As soon as they get inside they see a group listening to the Joker.

Joker: Where could he possibly be? The only person that is trying to stop us, besides the cops, is a girl and she doesn't even wear a mask. Where in the hell is Batman, and who in the hell is this girl that has apparently taken his place?

Scumbag #1: She calls herself the Huntress.

Scumbag #2: Yeah, she has some killer abilities. I have no idea how that girl can do any of those things that she can do. She is totally out of this world. She can't possibly be human.

Huntress chuckles when she hears what they are saying about her.

Reese: I guess he doesn't know who you are. That's good, right?

Huntress: Yeah, but he still might find out.

They return to listening to what the Joker is saying.

Joker: I don't care what she calls herself or how good her abilities are. I want you to bring her here, now.

Crowd: YEAH!

Joker: Well! Stop standing around here and go find that bitch.

Crowd: Yes sir!

Everyone exits the warehouse to search for the Huntress. Reese turns to Helena then they both get up and leave.

Reese: We better get out of here. I'm guessing that the safest place for you right now is back at the Clock Tower.

Huntress: Yeah. (Into her comm. unit) Oracle, did you get all of that?

Oracle: Yeah, I want both of you to come back here. RIGHT NOW!

Huntress: On our way.

When they got back to the Clock Tower, Oracle was in front of her main computer. Alarms were going off and Oracle was typing furiously.

Huntress: What the hell is going on, Oracle?

Oracle: As soon as all of those guys left the warehouse, about twenty different crimes started simultaneously.

Huntress: Dahm! They're trying to draw me out. What are we going to do?

Reese: WE aren't doing anything. You're staying right here.

Huntress: Oh really!

Reese: Yeah!

Huntress: Well, what are YOU going to do?

Reese: I'm going to do my job and try to stop them. I still have my comm. unit and I'll stay in touch.

Huntress: You better.

Just then Dinah came in and was shocked when she saw Detective Reese standing there talking to Helena and Barbara.

Dinah: Um . . . did I miss something?

Oracle: Joker is back.

Dinah: You mean the guy who-

Oracle: -Shot me? Yeah.

Dinah: Okay, but why is Detective Reese here?

Huntress: He's helping with the Joker case.

Dinah: But this is a secret lair.

Huntress: We don't have time for this. What if he finds out who I am?

Reese: We are not going to let that happen. You stay here and I'll keep in touch.

Oracle: Okay. Thanks.

Reese leaves and Dinah comes up to where Oracle and Huntress are.

Dinah: What is going on here?

Huntress: Reese and I were searching warehouses for any sign of the Joker when we found him talking to some guys. Basically it was 'where the hell is Batman' and 'who the hell is this girl that has been stopping us.' Anyway the last thing he said was 'bring her here now.'

Oracle: There has been twenty robberies, ten muggings, and fifteen reports of assault in the past ten minutes.

Dinah: Oh my God!

Oracle: Yeah, that is pretty much what I said when it first started.

Huntress: So, in other words, they are trying to draw me out. So they can catch me.

TBC



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