CHAPTER 5
Barbra felt a hand touching her shoulder. She shot up from leaning over the computer. Standing beside here was Jesse Reese. "Get away from me!" She controlled her wheel chair away from Reese franticly.
"What's wrong? It's me?"
Barbra franticly looked around her surroundings to see how she could protect herself. Barbra fell out of her chair and began to drag herself away from Reese off the ramp, towards the table she had her little invention that would allow her to stand on her own two feet.
Reese could not understand why Barbra was acting like this. He saw that she had been cut open at the fore head. Her blood was smeared on the computer screen which was also cracked. He knew that someone had jammed her head into the computer screen. "Listen to me, I don't know who you think I am, but it's really me!"
Helena stopped for a minute and then rolled herself onto her back. "Prove it."
Reese nearly laughed. "How am I suppose to do that? Will showing you my police badge convince you?"
* * * *
Raven, hidden in the shadows nears the elevator watched intently the scenario that was playing out before her. It was hard for her keep herself from bursting out in laughter. She had done her job perfectly. They could no longer even trust themselves. Their distrust of one another was going to be their downfall, just as planned. It was now time for her to take this to the next level. Soon, their lives were going to be turned upside down, and there was no way they could stop it. She quietly snuck out of the clock tower.
* * * *
"Put your hand on the black tablet on the table behind you."
Reese turned around and saw a black miniature computer tablet screen on the desk next to the computer screen with her blood on it. The screen was about as tall as a human hand. Reese didn't know what he was doing, or why, but he figured he better do it before Barbra hurt herself any further. He put the palm of his right hand, and a white beam scanned his hand. On the wide computer screen above the damaged screen, his profile printed out onto the screen with a picture of him.
Barbra seemed to be relaxed when she saw his profile come up onto the screen. Reese ran to her aid and helped her back into her wheel chair. "What happened here?"
"It appears this Raven character had paid me a visit."
"The shape shifter Helena was talking about?"
"It appears her story was correct. She had come here as you and caught me off guard."
"But how did she know about your hideout and how did she know my involvement with you?"
"She could have been studying us for a long time. That is the problem with shape shifters."
"I am not mechanically inclined, but from what I can tell, that device I put my hand scanned my hand and finger prints. How would that help you know that I am not the shape shifter?"
"Well, there are certain limitations to someone who can change shapes. They can not change their height for one. The other thing they can not change is their finger prints and the hand prints. The lines in their hands, can not change no matter what happened, and the same is true for the finger prints. If you cut your finger, when the skin comes back, the finger prints are still the same. It's impossible, even for a shape shifter, to change that, contrary to many beliefs. Trust me, I know, I'm a teacher."
"Interesting," Reese said. "I'm going to go get the first aid kit. It looks like you may need a few stitches."
"I'll be fine. I must see if I can get a hold of Dinah." Barbra controlled her wheelchair back to her station. The computer screen she was using had been destroyed and was no good. She fiddled around with the wires until she successful connected the upper wide screen to the video equipment, but when she had hooked it up, all she received was static. "Darn it, for some reason the video is not working." Barbra said slapping the desk. "Dinah, can you hear me? Please respond."
There came no reply to her hail. "What does this mean?" Reese asked.
"This means 1 of two things. One, the video link on this end has been damaged or two, Dinah can not reply. If Dinah can not reply, something terrible has happened. We can only hope that the equipment was damaged and Dinah will come back here in person when she realizes it."
* * * *
Commissioner O'Reiley along with two officers were walking the streets of New Gotham. They were taking a stroll, showing the new commissioner around the neighborhood surrounding the police station. From out of no where, Helena came had landed from a long jump off the top of one of the buildings they were nearing. She landed in front of the three of them.
"Wow, you must be the Huntress! I must say, it's a great pleasure to finally get to meet you."
"You know of me?" Helena said with a surprised look on her face.
"Yes, I have heard all the rumors and I knew it was all true because I was here during the days of Batman!"
"Wow, very interesting. If you know that much about me, then you may know who my mother was."
"If I remember correctly, it was Selena Kyle, formerly known as the villain Cat Woman."
"Correct, you do know your history, Mr. Commissioner."
"My name is Commissioner O'Reiley, I insist? I hope we can work together to clean the streets from the scum that plagues New Gotham."
"Oh, I intend to do just that," Helena replied as she kicked him across the face, sending the Commissioner crashing to the ground.
The two officer raced to draw their guns and point them at her. "You boys and your little toys," Helena laughed. She high kicked the gun out of the officer who moved behind her and slapped the gun out of the other officer. She pounced upon the front officer until she had a good hold of his neck from behind him.
Commissioner O'Reiley struggled to her feet just in time to see a devilish grin on her face when she snapped the officer's neck and threw the limp body at the other officer, knocking him down.
The Commissioner was in utter shock. He could not believe the crime that he had just witnessed. All the things he had learned about the Huntress, was all thrown away with one act of murder. "I don't know why you did this, but I am going to have to bring you in for this."
"Right, you keep on believing that. It was me who helped you get this job. It is I who make the rules here, because it is I who roam and rule New Gotham. I will do what I want, when I want. Let this be a little lesson to you." Helena twisted around so her back faced the commissioner, She pulled back her leg with her extreme flexibility and as he began twisting back around, he foot kicked him across the face, knocking him out cold.
Helena looked down at the unconscious commissioner O'Reiley with an evil smile on her face. Her whole body began to morph into her normal form, and standing above him now was Raven. "Now, the fun begins!"
Barbra felt a hand touching her shoulder. She shot up from leaning over the computer. Standing beside here was Jesse Reese. "Get away from me!" She controlled her wheel chair away from Reese franticly.
"What's wrong? It's me?"
Barbra franticly looked around her surroundings to see how she could protect herself. Barbra fell out of her chair and began to drag herself away from Reese off the ramp, towards the table she had her little invention that would allow her to stand on her own two feet.
Reese could not understand why Barbra was acting like this. He saw that she had been cut open at the fore head. Her blood was smeared on the computer screen which was also cracked. He knew that someone had jammed her head into the computer screen. "Listen to me, I don't know who you think I am, but it's really me!"
Helena stopped for a minute and then rolled herself onto her back. "Prove it."
Reese nearly laughed. "How am I suppose to do that? Will showing you my police badge convince you?"
* * * *
Raven, hidden in the shadows nears the elevator watched intently the scenario that was playing out before her. It was hard for her keep herself from bursting out in laughter. She had done her job perfectly. They could no longer even trust themselves. Their distrust of one another was going to be their downfall, just as planned. It was now time for her to take this to the next level. Soon, their lives were going to be turned upside down, and there was no way they could stop it. She quietly snuck out of the clock tower.
* * * *
"Put your hand on the black tablet on the table behind you."
Reese turned around and saw a black miniature computer tablet screen on the desk next to the computer screen with her blood on it. The screen was about as tall as a human hand. Reese didn't know what he was doing, or why, but he figured he better do it before Barbra hurt herself any further. He put the palm of his right hand, and a white beam scanned his hand. On the wide computer screen above the damaged screen, his profile printed out onto the screen with a picture of him.
Barbra seemed to be relaxed when she saw his profile come up onto the screen. Reese ran to her aid and helped her back into her wheel chair. "What happened here?"
"It appears this Raven character had paid me a visit."
"The shape shifter Helena was talking about?"
"It appears her story was correct. She had come here as you and caught me off guard."
"But how did she know about your hideout and how did she know my involvement with you?"
"She could have been studying us for a long time. That is the problem with shape shifters."
"I am not mechanically inclined, but from what I can tell, that device I put my hand scanned my hand and finger prints. How would that help you know that I am not the shape shifter?"
"Well, there are certain limitations to someone who can change shapes. They can not change their height for one. The other thing they can not change is their finger prints and the hand prints. The lines in their hands, can not change no matter what happened, and the same is true for the finger prints. If you cut your finger, when the skin comes back, the finger prints are still the same. It's impossible, even for a shape shifter, to change that, contrary to many beliefs. Trust me, I know, I'm a teacher."
"Interesting," Reese said. "I'm going to go get the first aid kit. It looks like you may need a few stitches."
"I'll be fine. I must see if I can get a hold of Dinah." Barbra controlled her wheelchair back to her station. The computer screen she was using had been destroyed and was no good. She fiddled around with the wires until she successful connected the upper wide screen to the video equipment, but when she had hooked it up, all she received was static. "Darn it, for some reason the video is not working." Barbra said slapping the desk. "Dinah, can you hear me? Please respond."
There came no reply to her hail. "What does this mean?" Reese asked.
"This means 1 of two things. One, the video link on this end has been damaged or two, Dinah can not reply. If Dinah can not reply, something terrible has happened. We can only hope that the equipment was damaged and Dinah will come back here in person when she realizes it."
* * * *
Commissioner O'Reiley along with two officers were walking the streets of New Gotham. They were taking a stroll, showing the new commissioner around the neighborhood surrounding the police station. From out of no where, Helena came had landed from a long jump off the top of one of the buildings they were nearing. She landed in front of the three of them.
"Wow, you must be the Huntress! I must say, it's a great pleasure to finally get to meet you."
"You know of me?" Helena said with a surprised look on her face.
"Yes, I have heard all the rumors and I knew it was all true because I was here during the days of Batman!"
"Wow, very interesting. If you know that much about me, then you may know who my mother was."
"If I remember correctly, it was Selena Kyle, formerly known as the villain Cat Woman."
"Correct, you do know your history, Mr. Commissioner."
"My name is Commissioner O'Reiley, I insist? I hope we can work together to clean the streets from the scum that plagues New Gotham."
"Oh, I intend to do just that," Helena replied as she kicked him across the face, sending the Commissioner crashing to the ground.
The two officer raced to draw their guns and point them at her. "You boys and your little toys," Helena laughed. She high kicked the gun out of the officer who moved behind her and slapped the gun out of the other officer. She pounced upon the front officer until she had a good hold of his neck from behind him.
Commissioner O'Reiley struggled to her feet just in time to see a devilish grin on her face when she snapped the officer's neck and threw the limp body at the other officer, knocking him down.
The Commissioner was in utter shock. He could not believe the crime that he had just witnessed. All the things he had learned about the Huntress, was all thrown away with one act of murder. "I don't know why you did this, but I am going to have to bring you in for this."
"Right, you keep on believing that. It was me who helped you get this job. It is I who make the rules here, because it is I who roam and rule New Gotham. I will do what I want, when I want. Let this be a little lesson to you." Helena twisted around so her back faced the commissioner, She pulled back her leg with her extreme flexibility and as he began twisting back around, he foot kicked him across the face, knocking him out cold.
Helena looked down at the unconscious commissioner O'Reiley with an evil smile on her face. Her whole body began to morph into her normal form, and standing above him now was Raven. "Now, the fun begins!"