CHAPTER 8
They cuffed her hands in front of her as Danielle reached the back door. Commissioner O'Reiley saw her and walked up to her. "Are you friends with this woman?"
"Not really, I am the new owner of this bar."
"Are you telling me that you didn't know that this woman is wanted for murder of a New Gotham police officer?" the commissioner eyed here suspiciously.
"I knew you were after someone who did, but hundreds of people walk through our doors daily. How was I suppose to know she was the one," Danielle pointed out.
"I see," was his reply. Commissioner O'Reiley turned to the officers. "Take her to the squad car." He said to his officers. "Mind if I come into your bar for a minute?"
"Okay," Danielle replied. She opened the door for him as he waved several officers to follow him into the bar.
They entered the bar, and the place was a mess. All the people who were there had long been gone. Both pool tables have been destroyed. The commissioner whistled in amazement. "Looks like a hurricane came blowing through here."
"There was a bar room brawl here just moments ago," Danielle replied.
"And the Huntress had something to do with it? Obviously she had to be, since is the last to leave here."
"Yes, she was involved in some kind of fight. I have no idea what the fight was about, and I was not about to get involved in it."
"Fair enough. You are about to clean up?"
"Yea, what else am I going to do? The most damage was done to my pool tables, but they were old anyway."
"I'm sorry about the damage. I will make sure that this woman who calls herself the Huntress doesn't bother anyone again."
* * * *
Two officers pushed Helena towards the end of the alleyway where there was a squad car with flashing lights parked by the curb. Helena swung around to face the two officers. "You know, it would go better for you if you two were a little more friendly."
"Just move it," One of the officers replied. He went to push her but the next thing he and his partner realized was the handcuffs that were on her wrists were now on theirs.
Helena smiled. "Have a nice day, boys." Helene leaped a and flipped over the police officers. The two officers struggled to turn around, they were handcuffed together and fought with the other to turn around the way they wanted. Finally they called out to the other officers. "She's getting away!"
Several officers ran past them, nearly colliding with Commissioner O'Reiley who raced out of the bar hearing his officers call for help. They followed her to the opposite end of the alleyway. She was well ahead of the police when she turned right around the corner. When the commissioner and his officers reached the end of the alleyway, they turned the corner and Helena was gone.
* * * *
The police had dispersed and now Danielle was alone, cleaning up the mess of from the fight between Helena and Raven. She had a broom in hand and was sweeping the now bare floor where the two pool tables once stood. The front door opened and in walked Helena with a giant smile on her face. "Hi again!"
"Helena, I heard you got away. I think it's a little dangerous for you to hang around here right now. The police make occasional visits." Danielle said leaning on her broom.
"I'm not afraid of the police. I can get away from them anytime I want. I just thought I would show my appreciation by helping you clean up."
Danielle tilted her head as if she was listening to something. Helena looked at her curiously. Danielle could feel Helena's heart pumping speedily. She was lying, which could only mean one thing. She raised up her broom, ready to defend herself. "You're not Helena. Why have you come back here, Raven?"
Helena grinned as her body began to morph. Her long black coat morphed into a shorter black leather coat. Her short black hair morphed into an long blood red hair. Raven was back in her normal body. "So it is true, you seem to have the power to know when someone is fibbing or not."
"I have a super sense of feeling. I can feel your heart beating through the ground."
"Wow, I bet that comes in handy being a new owner of a bar full of meta-humans," Raven smiled.
"What do you want, Raven."
"You got yourself into the middle of something which you should have never gotten involved with. Since you wanted to be part of what's going on between me and the Huntress, I am going to grant your wish."
Danielle sprung into action. She twirled the broom quickly and then instantly swung the brush end at Raven. Raven bent back wards to avoid the swing to where she touched the floor with her hands. After the swing was complete, she flipped her feet upward, kicking the broom out of her hand and out of her reach. She flipped herself back on to her feet. "Now, we have some fun."
* * * *
Helena pounded on the far wall. "I can't even hang out at the bar anymore! I'm stuck here. My life has been taken away from me."
"Calm down, Helena," Barbra urged. "We'll find a way to clear your name. In order to do that, we will have to beat and capture Raven and force her to clear your name."
"How are we suppose to do that? Twice she had kicked my ass. If it wasn't for that girl I told you about, I would be dead right now."
"Listen, this Raven is the most dangerous foe that you have face and probably ever will. You must be ready when you meet her next, and you can't let your emotions get the best of you. The moment you allow your emotions to enter the fight, she will win."
"Are you sure we can't bend the rule about killing the bad guy just this once?"
"No, we do not kill, no matter how dim the circumstances may seem." Barbra said sternly.
The alarm sounded, startling Dinah, Barbra, and Helena. The three of them raced to the platform and activated the security camera screen. There was someone running in the shadow away from the hideout and not towards it. "We have an intruder." Barbra said, pointing out the obvious.
"But the intruder is leaving and not coming?" Dinah pointed out.
"Helena, scope out the area, make sure they didn't place some sort of explosive device.
Helena rushed towards the elevator and took it down to where they saw the intrude on the security camera. The elevator door open and laying there in front of the elevator door was the bruised, bloody, and unconscious Danielle from the bar, with a note attached to her. Helena picked up the note and read it.
They cuffed her hands in front of her as Danielle reached the back door. Commissioner O'Reiley saw her and walked up to her. "Are you friends with this woman?"
"Not really, I am the new owner of this bar."
"Are you telling me that you didn't know that this woman is wanted for murder of a New Gotham police officer?" the commissioner eyed here suspiciously.
"I knew you were after someone who did, but hundreds of people walk through our doors daily. How was I suppose to know she was the one," Danielle pointed out.
"I see," was his reply. Commissioner O'Reiley turned to the officers. "Take her to the squad car." He said to his officers. "Mind if I come into your bar for a minute?"
"Okay," Danielle replied. She opened the door for him as he waved several officers to follow him into the bar.
They entered the bar, and the place was a mess. All the people who were there had long been gone. Both pool tables have been destroyed. The commissioner whistled in amazement. "Looks like a hurricane came blowing through here."
"There was a bar room brawl here just moments ago," Danielle replied.
"And the Huntress had something to do with it? Obviously she had to be, since is the last to leave here."
"Yes, she was involved in some kind of fight. I have no idea what the fight was about, and I was not about to get involved in it."
"Fair enough. You are about to clean up?"
"Yea, what else am I going to do? The most damage was done to my pool tables, but they were old anyway."
"I'm sorry about the damage. I will make sure that this woman who calls herself the Huntress doesn't bother anyone again."
* * * *
Two officers pushed Helena towards the end of the alleyway where there was a squad car with flashing lights parked by the curb. Helena swung around to face the two officers. "You know, it would go better for you if you two were a little more friendly."
"Just move it," One of the officers replied. He went to push her but the next thing he and his partner realized was the handcuffs that were on her wrists were now on theirs.
Helena smiled. "Have a nice day, boys." Helene leaped a and flipped over the police officers. The two officers struggled to turn around, they were handcuffed together and fought with the other to turn around the way they wanted. Finally they called out to the other officers. "She's getting away!"
Several officers ran past them, nearly colliding with Commissioner O'Reiley who raced out of the bar hearing his officers call for help. They followed her to the opposite end of the alleyway. She was well ahead of the police when she turned right around the corner. When the commissioner and his officers reached the end of the alleyway, they turned the corner and Helena was gone.
* * * *
The police had dispersed and now Danielle was alone, cleaning up the mess of from the fight between Helena and Raven. She had a broom in hand and was sweeping the now bare floor where the two pool tables once stood. The front door opened and in walked Helena with a giant smile on her face. "Hi again!"
"Helena, I heard you got away. I think it's a little dangerous for you to hang around here right now. The police make occasional visits." Danielle said leaning on her broom.
"I'm not afraid of the police. I can get away from them anytime I want. I just thought I would show my appreciation by helping you clean up."
Danielle tilted her head as if she was listening to something. Helena looked at her curiously. Danielle could feel Helena's heart pumping speedily. She was lying, which could only mean one thing. She raised up her broom, ready to defend herself. "You're not Helena. Why have you come back here, Raven?"
Helena grinned as her body began to morph. Her long black coat morphed into a shorter black leather coat. Her short black hair morphed into an long blood red hair. Raven was back in her normal body. "So it is true, you seem to have the power to know when someone is fibbing or not."
"I have a super sense of feeling. I can feel your heart beating through the ground."
"Wow, I bet that comes in handy being a new owner of a bar full of meta-humans," Raven smiled.
"What do you want, Raven."
"You got yourself into the middle of something which you should have never gotten involved with. Since you wanted to be part of what's going on between me and the Huntress, I am going to grant your wish."
Danielle sprung into action. She twirled the broom quickly and then instantly swung the brush end at Raven. Raven bent back wards to avoid the swing to where she touched the floor with her hands. After the swing was complete, she flipped her feet upward, kicking the broom out of her hand and out of her reach. She flipped herself back on to her feet. "Now, we have some fun."
* * * *
Helena pounded on the far wall. "I can't even hang out at the bar anymore! I'm stuck here. My life has been taken away from me."
"Calm down, Helena," Barbra urged. "We'll find a way to clear your name. In order to do that, we will have to beat and capture Raven and force her to clear your name."
"How are we suppose to do that? Twice she had kicked my ass. If it wasn't for that girl I told you about, I would be dead right now."
"Listen, this Raven is the most dangerous foe that you have face and probably ever will. You must be ready when you meet her next, and you can't let your emotions get the best of you. The moment you allow your emotions to enter the fight, she will win."
"Are you sure we can't bend the rule about killing the bad guy just this once?"
"No, we do not kill, no matter how dim the circumstances may seem." Barbra said sternly.
The alarm sounded, startling Dinah, Barbra, and Helena. The three of them raced to the platform and activated the security camera screen. There was someone running in the shadow away from the hideout and not towards it. "We have an intruder." Barbra said, pointing out the obvious.
"But the intruder is leaving and not coming?" Dinah pointed out.
"Helena, scope out the area, make sure they didn't place some sort of explosive device.
Helena rushed towards the elevator and took it down to where they saw the intrude on the security camera. The elevator door open and laying there in front of the elevator door was the bruised, bloody, and unconscious Danielle from the bar, with a note attached to her. Helena picked up the note and read it.