CHAPTER 7
Helena was out in search for Raven. The problem was, finding someone who can change into anyone was nearly impossible. She had to hope she can draw her out. There was only one place she could think about going to where she may find out where she could go: The Dark Horse Bar.
She had snuck into the front entrance of the bar. The bar had been fixed up and looked different. The friends she had come to know here were seldom seen here anymore. It was like walking into a strange place for the first time, and she did not like it.
She walked up to the bar and a young woman whom she had never seen before walked up to her while drying the inside of a glass. "What will it be?"
"For some input. Have you ever heard of a Meta-human named Raven?"
"Raven? Doesn't sound familiar," the bar tender said, searching her memory for that name. She looked at Helena for a second as if she looked familiar to him. "You look familiar. Aren't you Helena Kyle?"
"That's me. I know I'm kind of unpopular right now."
"I knew it! People around here say that you are known as the Huntress. You didn't really kill a police officer, did you?"
Helena looked at her with disgust. "Please! That's hardly my style."
The bartended nodded. "You're telling the truth. That's my power. I can feel the beating of your heart from here. I have a super sensitive sense of touch, so it's easy for me to know when someone is lying. That's my meta-human powers. The name is Danielle."
"Pleased to meet you," Helena said, shaking her hand.
"Don't worry, you are safe here. So, is this Raven person you're looking for the real murderer?"
"That's her, alright. She is a shape shifting meta-human. She can take the identity of any person she comes in contact with."
"How bizarre!" Danielle said.
Dinah had entered the bar and found Helena at the bar. Dinah rushed over to Helen, walking past two men playing a game of nine ball on the billiard's table. "There you are, Helena. I was looking all over for you," she said walking to her right.
"Dinah, what are you doing here?" Helena said.
"I'm here to help you find Raven, what do you think? I can help find her while she is disguised as someone else."
Helena looked up at Danielle to introduce her to Dinah but she was giving her a strange look, and was pointing to Danielle with her pupils.
Dinah looked at the bar tender and then back at Helena. "Who's this?"
"A friend of mine," Helena replied. "Let's go find this Raven,"
The two of them took two steps from the bar side by side when Helena shoved Dinah into the billiards table. Dinah turned around in time to receive a high kick which sent her flying onto the top of the billiards table. "I think we have a fight to finish, Raven." Helena grinned.
Dinah sat and up stared at Helena with extreme anger, while wiping the blood from her lip with her sleeve. Her body began to morph into Raven. "You want to finish the fight? Let's do it then." Raven reached down and grabbed the eight ball on the billiard's table and threw it at Helena.
Helena raised her hand with lightning speed and caught the ball with a loud slap. Helena laughed. "Is that all you've got?"
"Not enough for you?" Raven grabbed three pool balls. When Helena saw her going for the pool balls, Helena kicked the cue upward into her hands. Raven threw the three balls consecutively, but Helena reflected all three throws by twirling the cue. Helena lunged forward and swung the cue at Raven but Raven caught the cue in her hand and with a hard kick, to the middle of the cue, snapped it in half, leaving both of them with half of a cue.
Both women dropped what was left of the cue. Helena, who was standing directly in front of the pool table, tried to sweep Raven onto her back, but she jumped and leaped over Helena to land behind Helena. Helena turned around quickly enough to defend herself from being kicked across the face by crossing her arms in front of her face.
Helena back flipped up onto the pool table. Raven leaped onto the table and joined Helena on top of the pool table. Helena took a step back, closer to the back edge of the pool table. Raven, with a grin on her face, met her step backwards with a step towards her. Helena jumped up and began a back flip off the table. As she was upside down, her hands were in perfect positions to grab two pool balls from the table and tossed them forward as she began to straighten out. Raven was taken by surprise and one of the pool balls hit her in the gut, knocking the wind out of her. The other one went wide and Danielle had to duck to avoid being hit. The ball hit two of the glasses on the counter, shattering them into thousands of pieces.
While Raven was distracted, Helena kicked the two legs of the pool table, breaking them, and sending that end of the pool table crashing down. Raven rolled down the pool table. Helena went to pick Raven up but as she grabber her black leather coat, but Raven jumped up at here with violent swing that sent her flying back into a wall, causing all photographs that were hanging on the wall to come falling down.
Raven walked towards her, and grabbed Helena by her coat and threw her into a pillar between the broken and the second pool tables. Helena struggled to her feet as Raven did several summersaults towards. Helena dodged the kick just by inches, as Raven's foot hit the pillar. Helena swung and hit Raven across the face with the back of her hand and followed up with a kick into her gut. Helena went for another kick, but Raven leaped out of the way and rolled over the second pool table and landed on the other side.
Helena jumped onto the second pool table to see Raven kneeling behind the pool table. She stood up nearly in a jump, with another pool cue in hand, and hit her across her stomach. The cue shattered as Helena went crashing into the bar. Raven walked up to her and pinned her down with her foot as she held what was left of the cue stick which had a jagged end. "I must say, this has been more fun than I had in a long time, Huntress, but it's time to end this right now."
"Hiya!" a voice from behind the bar came. Jumping over the bar was Danielle. She kicked her across the face with such force that she went flying and crashing onto the second pool table. She came down with such force, that all four legs of the table shattered, sending it crashing to the ground. Raven staggered on to her feet, in time to have Danielle's foot again implanted into her gut sending her crashing into the wall. Raven was dazed and confused on the ground. She was going to be no great threat for awhile.
Danielle walked up to Helena and helped her up. Helena looked at her in astonishment. "Where did that come from? You're good!"
"Something I've taught myself," Danielle said with a smile. "You better get out of here right away through our back door. The police have just arrived. I can feel them just outside the bar!
"Thanks, Danielle. I'm sorry about the bar."
"Forget about it. I'll be fine. Now go! They getting ready to enter!"
Helena smiled and made her way out of the back door. Danielle smiled and turned to where Raven had been laying, but she had disappeared. She sighed and looked around at the mess. She suddenly felt, with her super human sensitivity, the change in directions of many foot prints. They were heading towards the back end of the store. "Oh no! Helena!" Danielle ran to catch up to her.
* * * *
Helena stepped out the back door to find herself in an alleyway. She turned right to find several police officers beginning to block the pathway with their guns drawn. Helena turned to see another group of officers blocking her path with Commissioner O'Reiley out in front. "I had a feeling someone like you would be found in a place like this. It's over, Huntress."
Helena was out in search for Raven. The problem was, finding someone who can change into anyone was nearly impossible. She had to hope she can draw her out. There was only one place she could think about going to where she may find out where she could go: The Dark Horse Bar.
She had snuck into the front entrance of the bar. The bar had been fixed up and looked different. The friends she had come to know here were seldom seen here anymore. It was like walking into a strange place for the first time, and she did not like it.
She walked up to the bar and a young woman whom she had never seen before walked up to her while drying the inside of a glass. "What will it be?"
"For some input. Have you ever heard of a Meta-human named Raven?"
"Raven? Doesn't sound familiar," the bar tender said, searching her memory for that name. She looked at Helena for a second as if she looked familiar to him. "You look familiar. Aren't you Helena Kyle?"
"That's me. I know I'm kind of unpopular right now."
"I knew it! People around here say that you are known as the Huntress. You didn't really kill a police officer, did you?"
Helena looked at her with disgust. "Please! That's hardly my style."
The bartended nodded. "You're telling the truth. That's my power. I can feel the beating of your heart from here. I have a super sensitive sense of touch, so it's easy for me to know when someone is lying. That's my meta-human powers. The name is Danielle."
"Pleased to meet you," Helena said, shaking her hand.
"Don't worry, you are safe here. So, is this Raven person you're looking for the real murderer?"
"That's her, alright. She is a shape shifting meta-human. She can take the identity of any person she comes in contact with."
"How bizarre!" Danielle said.
Dinah had entered the bar and found Helena at the bar. Dinah rushed over to Helen, walking past two men playing a game of nine ball on the billiard's table. "There you are, Helena. I was looking all over for you," she said walking to her right.
"Dinah, what are you doing here?" Helena said.
"I'm here to help you find Raven, what do you think? I can help find her while she is disguised as someone else."
Helena looked up at Danielle to introduce her to Dinah but she was giving her a strange look, and was pointing to Danielle with her pupils.
Dinah looked at the bar tender and then back at Helena. "Who's this?"
"A friend of mine," Helena replied. "Let's go find this Raven,"
The two of them took two steps from the bar side by side when Helena shoved Dinah into the billiards table. Dinah turned around in time to receive a high kick which sent her flying onto the top of the billiards table. "I think we have a fight to finish, Raven." Helena grinned.
Dinah sat and up stared at Helena with extreme anger, while wiping the blood from her lip with her sleeve. Her body began to morph into Raven. "You want to finish the fight? Let's do it then." Raven reached down and grabbed the eight ball on the billiard's table and threw it at Helena.
Helena raised her hand with lightning speed and caught the ball with a loud slap. Helena laughed. "Is that all you've got?"
"Not enough for you?" Raven grabbed three pool balls. When Helena saw her going for the pool balls, Helena kicked the cue upward into her hands. Raven threw the three balls consecutively, but Helena reflected all three throws by twirling the cue. Helena lunged forward and swung the cue at Raven but Raven caught the cue in her hand and with a hard kick, to the middle of the cue, snapped it in half, leaving both of them with half of a cue.
Both women dropped what was left of the cue. Helena, who was standing directly in front of the pool table, tried to sweep Raven onto her back, but she jumped and leaped over Helena to land behind Helena. Helena turned around quickly enough to defend herself from being kicked across the face by crossing her arms in front of her face.
Helena back flipped up onto the pool table. Raven leaped onto the table and joined Helena on top of the pool table. Helena took a step back, closer to the back edge of the pool table. Raven, with a grin on her face, met her step backwards with a step towards her. Helena jumped up and began a back flip off the table. As she was upside down, her hands were in perfect positions to grab two pool balls from the table and tossed them forward as she began to straighten out. Raven was taken by surprise and one of the pool balls hit her in the gut, knocking the wind out of her. The other one went wide and Danielle had to duck to avoid being hit. The ball hit two of the glasses on the counter, shattering them into thousands of pieces.
While Raven was distracted, Helena kicked the two legs of the pool table, breaking them, and sending that end of the pool table crashing down. Raven rolled down the pool table. Helena went to pick Raven up but as she grabber her black leather coat, but Raven jumped up at here with violent swing that sent her flying back into a wall, causing all photographs that were hanging on the wall to come falling down.
Raven walked towards her, and grabbed Helena by her coat and threw her into a pillar between the broken and the second pool tables. Helena struggled to her feet as Raven did several summersaults towards. Helena dodged the kick just by inches, as Raven's foot hit the pillar. Helena swung and hit Raven across the face with the back of her hand and followed up with a kick into her gut. Helena went for another kick, but Raven leaped out of the way and rolled over the second pool table and landed on the other side.
Helena jumped onto the second pool table to see Raven kneeling behind the pool table. She stood up nearly in a jump, with another pool cue in hand, and hit her across her stomach. The cue shattered as Helena went crashing into the bar. Raven walked up to her and pinned her down with her foot as she held what was left of the cue stick which had a jagged end. "I must say, this has been more fun than I had in a long time, Huntress, but it's time to end this right now."
"Hiya!" a voice from behind the bar came. Jumping over the bar was Danielle. She kicked her across the face with such force that she went flying and crashing onto the second pool table. She came down with such force, that all four legs of the table shattered, sending it crashing to the ground. Raven staggered on to her feet, in time to have Danielle's foot again implanted into her gut sending her crashing into the wall. Raven was dazed and confused on the ground. She was going to be no great threat for awhile.
Danielle walked up to Helena and helped her up. Helena looked at her in astonishment. "Where did that come from? You're good!"
"Something I've taught myself," Danielle said with a smile. "You better get out of here right away through our back door. The police have just arrived. I can feel them just outside the bar!
"Thanks, Danielle. I'm sorry about the bar."
"Forget about it. I'll be fine. Now go! They getting ready to enter!"
Helena smiled and made her way out of the back door. Danielle smiled and turned to where Raven had been laying, but she had disappeared. She sighed and looked around at the mess. She suddenly felt, with her super human sensitivity, the change in directions of many foot prints. They were heading towards the back end of the store. "Oh no! Helena!" Danielle ran to catch up to her.
* * * *
Helena stepped out the back door to find herself in an alleyway. She turned right to find several police officers beginning to block the pathway with their guns drawn. Helena turned to see another group of officers blocking her path with Commissioner O'Reiley out in front. "I had a feeling someone like you would be found in a place like this. It's over, Huntress."