CHAPTER 6 - A New Revolution
Barbara sighed as she looked at her watch; it read 8:04pm. She closed her eyes and rolled her neck from left to right. Huntress stood a little behind her, "Is it time?" she asked. Barbara nodded and the said, "He should be here, lets go." They moved their way through the crowd towards the food stalls. This hall was different than others; it was known as an open hall, more like cubicles set-up under a large tarpaulin, all the food stalls were outside where the cars were parked.
"He won't attack where there will be people watching, he'll pick out someone who's smoking or just taking a break from the crowd. Since the expo has just begun the parking lot should be quiet," she said as they weaved their way through the crowd. Suddenly the padd beeped. She looked down at it and then said, "He's here." "Where," Huntress asked looking at the gadget. "He should be," she lifted her head. She squinted as she tried to look through all the people walking by, then she spotted a familiar figure at the phone booths. "There," she said pointing. "I'm gone," Huntress replied and sprinted off. Darren watched as a woman approached him. She had a look to her that rang warning bells in his head. Placing the phone down he turned around and walked briskly outside. Whoever this woman was, she was messing with the wrong man. He didn't like being disturbed during his job, "A waste of time, means a waste of money," Harper would say, and Darren wouldn't dream of wasting Harper's money. He looked back and saw her gaining in on him. "Damn, just a little bit more," he said to himself. As soon as he stepped outside he felt the cool breeze on his face, he was almost free. He turned around once more, she was gone. "Strange, he thought to himself. He felt a presence in front of him; he whipped his head around just in time to see his pursuer before her right fist connected with his jaw. Reeling from the impact he sagged to his knees. He tried to transform into a shadow but the street lamp was a little too bright. "You the hell are you,' he retorted looking up at her. She cocked her head to one side and replied, "Your friendly neighborhood watch." She whipped around and landed another blow to his shoulder. He cried out as he felt it dislocate, he needed to find a darker spot where he could transform then he'd get rid of the pain. Gritting his teeth he said, "Cris send you?" "No, the tooth fairy did," Huntress replied. She was about to kick him again but he caught it and twisted it and sent her flipping in the air. Wasting no time, he got up and ran off to a darker spot, but just before he could transform a bright light struck him from the front. Crying out he shot his arm up to shield his eyes. Suddenly he felt weak. He felt another blow to his abdomen and collapsed. Looking up he could make out Huntress standing over him; he turned to face the new comer. Barbara moved in closer. "Time's up Darren," she said keeping the light trained on him. "Barbara," he said chuckling, "nice surprise." He looked around him. There wasn't much of an escape route. He needed to destroy that light. "This has to stop Darren," Barbara said. He coughed and then replied, "You know I complete what I start Barbara." He crawled a little. Huntress grabbed him at the collar and pulled him up. She leaned in close and said in his ear, "Well this time you fail." He smiled and whispered, "Wrong." With all the force he could muster he brought his head back and hit Huntress on her forehead. While doing this he kicked at the light Barbara was holding. Huntress stumbled backwards while the light flew out of Barbara's grip. He spun around and kicked Huntress in the head, which sent her flying into the back of a car. He grinned as he turned around and faced Barbara. "Who's it this time Darren," Barbara asked while backing up. Darren bent his head to the side till there was an audible crack. He walked up to Barbara. Then he kicked at her chair. Barbara landed on the floor. He laughed as he watched her pull herself upright. "Barry really loved your classes you know. He couldn't stop talking about it. He'd also tell everybody you were his favorite teacher," he replied standing over her. Reality settled in quickly. Barbara's mind suddenly raced. She had to stall him enough to let Huntress recover. "What's the real reason for doing this?" she asked. "Money and lots of it," he replied. Her eyes widened. He's working for someone she thought to herself. Then he said, "Well I've wasted enough time." He started dissolving in front of her, but before he could completely transform a bright light flashed to Barbara's left. It was the headlights of a SUV. She saw a figure appear in front of the lights. Darren was forced back into human form. Shielding his eyes he peered into the light at the figure. He laughed, "Well this is nice, a family reunion." The figure started approaching him. "Back-up away from her," it was Cris. He held up his hands and walked away still laughing, "You finally make it just in time." Dinah, who was just behind Cris rushed to Barbara and helped her up.
Cris walked right up to Darren. He noticed the slight limp and grinned. "This time it stops here," Cris said. He cocks his head sideways, and then punches her in the stomach. Crying out Cris bent over. "You're just as pathetic as her," he said walking around her, "I bet you'll be just as easy to break." "Who?" Cris breathed out. He bent down and whispered into her ear, "Mother." Her eyes widened. She clasped both her hands and swung it round. Seeing this he jumped out of the way. This sent Cris sprawling to the ground. "You bastard," she cried out. He laughed and kicked her in the stomach. Cris cried out again. She coughed and then spat out saliva mixed with blood. He walked up to the hummer and kicked both the lights out plunging them into darkness. Turning around he sensed someone next to him and ducked. Huntress' leg landed on the bonnet. He brought up his fist and punched her in the stomach and then grabbed her legs and flung her backwards. He walked up to Cris, "She was so easy to break, saying the right words you can bring anyone down to their knees. She was close Cris, all she needed was a little shove in the right direction." "You put the gun in her hand," she replied. "Yes," he hissed. "Why?" she asked coughing again. "Because the mind is a very powerful thing Cris, you can build and destroy empires with it," he replied. Then he dissolved away in front of her. His shadow slowly floated towards Barbara. Seeing this Cris cried out, "No!" and vanished. Suddenly Darren's shadow expanded into a black mist. Cris was barely visible in it. Slowly the mist rose. Cris' arms were lifted to shoulder length and her legs were slightly apart, almost forming an x. Suddenly a wind appeared and blew away scraps of paper. "What's happening," Huntress shouted. "She's in his shadow, she's trying to free the others," Barbara shouted back. Then the black mist started swirling around Cris and she slowly disappeared. "Fight it!" Barbara said silently to Cris. Then voices started emanating from the mist. They were male and female all talking at once. Pieces of the mist floated away towards the sky. "She's freeing them," Barbara breathed out. Then Cris screamed out, "Noooooo!" and then there was a sudden burst of wind. The mist dissipated and Cris fell to the ground. Huntress ran up to her and lifted her head up. Cris was still conscious. She smiled weakly and said, "It's over." She then closed her eyes. ***
Dinah and Helena were standing on the balcony looking over the city. "Must be pretty hard for her to learn that her brother caused her mom to kill herself," Dinah said breaking the silence. "Makes me wonder if Darren shot her dad and not her mom," Helena replied frowning. "That's a thought she'll have to live with," Barbara replied as she came up to them. They both turn around. "All her ribs were either broken or cracked and there's no indication of internal bleeding. She's sleeping now, which is the best thing for her at the moment," she said while she massaged her neck. "What do you think she's gonna do once she's recovered?" Dinah asked. "Seek closure, maybe find out who hired her brother, I'm not sure, one thing is a new chapter in her life has opened, she can settle down now," she smiled, "maybe take a vacation." "Tell me about it, if I were her I'd sleep for about a week first, how can a person not sleep for 3 months? It's just not right," Helena replied. Barbara smiled.
Three Weeks Later
The four of them are sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee. "So what now?" Barbara asked. Cris smiled, "I guess I'll give New Gotham one more chance, I'll need a job though, heard of anybody seeking a historian?" "You know, come to think of it, the high-school is looking for a replacement in their history department, we have a substitute at the moment," Dinah replied. "If you're thinking you're gonna get off easily with history you have a huge surprise ahead of you," Barbara replied pointing a finger at her. They all laugh.
The End.
Note: I like to add a theme to my stories (The music is where I get my idea's from) and a song that impressed me the most in this story was Linkin Park's "My December" Also I'm planning on making Cris a regular or perhaps write stories on her alone with the BOP as regular guests. What do ya'll think? It doesn't mean I'm not writing BOP fanfic, it's just another project in mind.
"Chasing Shadows" a fan-fic based on "Birds of Prey"
Written by Rowena Kemp
Disclaimer: Birds of Prey, its characters, and concepts are the property of Warner Brothers, Tollin-Robbins Productions & DC Comics.
Barbara sighed as she looked at her watch; it read 8:04pm. She closed her eyes and rolled her neck from left to right. Huntress stood a little behind her, "Is it time?" she asked. Barbara nodded and the said, "He should be here, lets go." They moved their way through the crowd towards the food stalls. This hall was different than others; it was known as an open hall, more like cubicles set-up under a large tarpaulin, all the food stalls were outside where the cars were parked.
"He won't attack where there will be people watching, he'll pick out someone who's smoking or just taking a break from the crowd. Since the expo has just begun the parking lot should be quiet," she said as they weaved their way through the crowd. Suddenly the padd beeped. She looked down at it and then said, "He's here." "Where," Huntress asked looking at the gadget. "He should be," she lifted her head. She squinted as she tried to look through all the people walking by, then she spotted a familiar figure at the phone booths. "There," she said pointing. "I'm gone," Huntress replied and sprinted off. Darren watched as a woman approached him. She had a look to her that rang warning bells in his head. Placing the phone down he turned around and walked briskly outside. Whoever this woman was, she was messing with the wrong man. He didn't like being disturbed during his job, "A waste of time, means a waste of money," Harper would say, and Darren wouldn't dream of wasting Harper's money. He looked back and saw her gaining in on him. "Damn, just a little bit more," he said to himself. As soon as he stepped outside he felt the cool breeze on his face, he was almost free. He turned around once more, she was gone. "Strange, he thought to himself. He felt a presence in front of him; he whipped his head around just in time to see his pursuer before her right fist connected with his jaw. Reeling from the impact he sagged to his knees. He tried to transform into a shadow but the street lamp was a little too bright. "You the hell are you,' he retorted looking up at her. She cocked her head to one side and replied, "Your friendly neighborhood watch." She whipped around and landed another blow to his shoulder. He cried out as he felt it dislocate, he needed to find a darker spot where he could transform then he'd get rid of the pain. Gritting his teeth he said, "Cris send you?" "No, the tooth fairy did," Huntress replied. She was about to kick him again but he caught it and twisted it and sent her flipping in the air. Wasting no time, he got up and ran off to a darker spot, but just before he could transform a bright light struck him from the front. Crying out he shot his arm up to shield his eyes. Suddenly he felt weak. He felt another blow to his abdomen and collapsed. Looking up he could make out Huntress standing over him; he turned to face the new comer. Barbara moved in closer. "Time's up Darren," she said keeping the light trained on him. "Barbara," he said chuckling, "nice surprise." He looked around him. There wasn't much of an escape route. He needed to destroy that light. "This has to stop Darren," Barbara said. He coughed and then replied, "You know I complete what I start Barbara." He crawled a little. Huntress grabbed him at the collar and pulled him up. She leaned in close and said in his ear, "Well this time you fail." He smiled and whispered, "Wrong." With all the force he could muster he brought his head back and hit Huntress on her forehead. While doing this he kicked at the light Barbara was holding. Huntress stumbled backwards while the light flew out of Barbara's grip. He spun around and kicked Huntress in the head, which sent her flying into the back of a car. He grinned as he turned around and faced Barbara. "Who's it this time Darren," Barbara asked while backing up. Darren bent his head to the side till there was an audible crack. He walked up to Barbara. Then he kicked at her chair. Barbara landed on the floor. He laughed as he watched her pull herself upright. "Barry really loved your classes you know. He couldn't stop talking about it. He'd also tell everybody you were his favorite teacher," he replied standing over her. Reality settled in quickly. Barbara's mind suddenly raced. She had to stall him enough to let Huntress recover. "What's the real reason for doing this?" she asked. "Money and lots of it," he replied. Her eyes widened. He's working for someone she thought to herself. Then he said, "Well I've wasted enough time." He started dissolving in front of her, but before he could completely transform a bright light flashed to Barbara's left. It was the headlights of a SUV. She saw a figure appear in front of the lights. Darren was forced back into human form. Shielding his eyes he peered into the light at the figure. He laughed, "Well this is nice, a family reunion." The figure started approaching him. "Back-up away from her," it was Cris. He held up his hands and walked away still laughing, "You finally make it just in time." Dinah, who was just behind Cris rushed to Barbara and helped her up.
Cris walked right up to Darren. He noticed the slight limp and grinned. "This time it stops here," Cris said. He cocks his head sideways, and then punches her in the stomach. Crying out Cris bent over. "You're just as pathetic as her," he said walking around her, "I bet you'll be just as easy to break." "Who?" Cris breathed out. He bent down and whispered into her ear, "Mother." Her eyes widened. She clasped both her hands and swung it round. Seeing this he jumped out of the way. This sent Cris sprawling to the ground. "You bastard," she cried out. He laughed and kicked her in the stomach. Cris cried out again. She coughed and then spat out saliva mixed with blood. He walked up to the hummer and kicked both the lights out plunging them into darkness. Turning around he sensed someone next to him and ducked. Huntress' leg landed on the bonnet. He brought up his fist and punched her in the stomach and then grabbed her legs and flung her backwards. He walked up to Cris, "She was so easy to break, saying the right words you can bring anyone down to their knees. She was close Cris, all she needed was a little shove in the right direction." "You put the gun in her hand," she replied. "Yes," he hissed. "Why?" she asked coughing again. "Because the mind is a very powerful thing Cris, you can build and destroy empires with it," he replied. Then he dissolved away in front of her. His shadow slowly floated towards Barbara. Seeing this Cris cried out, "No!" and vanished. Suddenly Darren's shadow expanded into a black mist. Cris was barely visible in it. Slowly the mist rose. Cris' arms were lifted to shoulder length and her legs were slightly apart, almost forming an x. Suddenly a wind appeared and blew away scraps of paper. "What's happening," Huntress shouted. "She's in his shadow, she's trying to free the others," Barbara shouted back. Then the black mist started swirling around Cris and she slowly disappeared. "Fight it!" Barbara said silently to Cris. Then voices started emanating from the mist. They were male and female all talking at once. Pieces of the mist floated away towards the sky. "She's freeing them," Barbara breathed out. Then Cris screamed out, "Noooooo!" and then there was a sudden burst of wind. The mist dissipated and Cris fell to the ground. Huntress ran up to her and lifted her head up. Cris was still conscious. She smiled weakly and said, "It's over." She then closed her eyes. ***
Dinah and Helena were standing on the balcony looking over the city. "Must be pretty hard for her to learn that her brother caused her mom to kill herself," Dinah said breaking the silence. "Makes me wonder if Darren shot her dad and not her mom," Helena replied frowning. "That's a thought she'll have to live with," Barbara replied as she came up to them. They both turn around. "All her ribs were either broken or cracked and there's no indication of internal bleeding. She's sleeping now, which is the best thing for her at the moment," she said while she massaged her neck. "What do you think she's gonna do once she's recovered?" Dinah asked. "Seek closure, maybe find out who hired her brother, I'm not sure, one thing is a new chapter in her life has opened, she can settle down now," she smiled, "maybe take a vacation." "Tell me about it, if I were her I'd sleep for about a week first, how can a person not sleep for 3 months? It's just not right," Helena replied. Barbara smiled.
Three Weeks Later
The four of them are sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee. "So what now?" Barbara asked. Cris smiled, "I guess I'll give New Gotham one more chance, I'll need a job though, heard of anybody seeking a historian?" "You know, come to think of it, the high-school is looking for a replacement in their history department, we have a substitute at the moment," Dinah replied. "If you're thinking you're gonna get off easily with history you have a huge surprise ahead of you," Barbara replied pointing a finger at her. They all laugh.
The End.
Note: I like to add a theme to my stories (The music is where I get my idea's from) and a song that impressed me the most in this story was Linkin Park's "My December" Also I'm planning on making Cris a regular or perhaps write stories on her alone with the BOP as regular guests. What do ya'll think? It doesn't mean I'm not writing BOP fanfic, it's just another project in mind.
"Chasing Shadows" a fan-fic based on "Birds of Prey"
Written by Rowena Kemp
Disclaimer: Birds of Prey, its characters, and concepts are the property of Warner Brothers, Tollin-Robbins Productions & DC Comics.