CHAPTER 9
The limousine pulled into the warehouse where Alexander Bane was waiting, standing in front of two extra large crates full of his venom patches. He grinned as the limousine came to a stop and David Blice, and all of his men unloaded out of the car in their business suits. "Right on time, Mr. Blice. Let's not waist any time, shall we? Do you have the money?"
"Follow me," David Blice waved. Alexander followed him to the trunk of the car where one of his men popped the trunk. To Alexander's delight, the trunk of the limousine was full to the rim of bundles of large bills. "Will this be enough for your liking?"
"Oh, this will be plenty." Alexander smiled with delight. With this purchase, his venom patches will spread within days to the entire world. There will be mass chaos all over the world. Governments will crumble, and then he will be able to buy any country he wanted. "Those two large crates are all yours."
"Better keep your money, Blice! Those patches are going nowhere." A male voice echoed through the warehouse. All heads were looking in all direction looking for the source of the voice. Landing amongst everyone was Nightwing and the Huntress. "It's over for you, Alexander!"
"Nightwing? I should have known that you had come out of retirement to follow me to New Gotham."
"I'm not going to let you distribute those patches out to the public!"
"And you thing the two of you can stop me? You do have a sense of humor."
"We'll see who's going to be around to laugh," Helena replied
"Kill them!" David Blice screamed to his men, tired of the talk. He was not about to loose his shipment of patches. He would do whatever it took to protect them.
All of his men pulled out their fully automatic machine guns. They swung the guns towards Helena and Richard and open fired. The two of them leaped high above the ground. Nightwing pulled out a hand full of bat-a-rangs and with one hand, threw them all at once. Somehow, they each flew towards different targets and successfully disarmed their targets. Helena pulled out a round bird-a-rang and tossed it gently. It hummed, and a blue light glowed from the center as it raced towards one of Blice's men. It disarmed him, and another nearby thug before returning to Helena as she landed back on the ground along with Nightwing.
The two of them split off and began to take out Blice's men. Richard leaped head first towards two of the men. He stretched out both arms and tackled both men to the ground. Nightwing flung himself back up to his feet and looked around for the next goon to attack.
Helena used her special ability to jump glide upwards almost as if she had the ability to fly. She glided just about five feet off the ground, just enough to kick one of Blice's men in the face. The man fell onto his back as Helena landed a foot past the goon. Helena saw David Blice running for one the machine guns that had been ripped from one of his men's hand. She leaped up into the air, bounced off the roof of the limousine with her back facing Blice, and back flipped just over the head of Blice. As she straightened out and was a few feet from landing, with her right foot, she pushed him face first into the side of the limousine.
Helena marveled at her handiwork for a second before turning her sights to Alexander Bane. Richard was still fighting with a small group of David Blice's men. That left her alone with Alexander who had taken his shirt off. "You are going to die for this, Huntress!"
"Bring it on, junior," Helena grinned, posed to fight.
Alexander smiled as he pulled out four venom patches and threw them onto his chest. Helena could almost see his muscles expanding and his veins bulging from his body. Alexander took a deep breath, and enjoyed the feeling of the rush that the venom brought to him. He opened his eyes, and stared at her with fire in his eyes.
Helena ran a few steps before gliding towards him to kick him in the face. Alexander caught her ankle and threw her effortlessly into the side of a limousine, shattering the windows and leaving a deep dent in the door. Helena grimaced in pain as she struggled to her feet. Alexander came charging her like a stampeding bull. His giant fist was pulled back and released for Helena's face. Helena slid down and his fist hit the door, nearly punching a hole into the door.
Helena brought her right knee up to her stomach and with all her strength she had in her legs, she stomped into his knee cap. Alexander yelped in pain, giving her enough time to roll away and hop back up onto her feet.
Richard had just knocked another of the Blice's men unconscious when he saw Helena confronting Alexander on her own. "Huntress, don't! If he's like his father, you won't be able to take him on alone."
"Relax. I've got things under control!" Helena replied to Richard, without taking her eyes off of Alexander.
"You have no idea of what you are up against, young Huntress." Alexander laughed mockingly with a youthful vibe behind it.
Helena spun around to kick Alexander across the face but her stuck his left arm up to block the kick. Helena tried to make this attack look like a distraction while she went in to punch Alexander from the other side, but he knew better and caught her first in the palm of his and began to squeeze.
Helena squealed in pain as she could feel the cracking of the bones in her hand. Alexander threw her to the ground and she laid there flat on her back holding her right wrist. She knew that she was lucky that no bones were broken from his super human strength. Alexander Bane grabbed Helena by her clothes and picked her up and held her over his head. He stepped up to the limousine and slammed her down onto the roof.
Alexander turned around to see the Nightwing's foot come crashing into his face sending Alexander stumbling backwards. When he regained his footing, he wiped the blood from his lip and looked at Nightwing with anger. "You have bothered me for the last time, Nightwing!"
Nightwing leaped straight up as he stretched her arms out horizontally. He leaned forward and flipped on his way back down. The heels of his two boot came down and crashed into the back of Alexander's head which caused him to lean down. Just as Nightwing was about to land, he clasped his two hands together to form a giant fist and as his feet touched the ground, he brought it down into his back. Alexander fell to his stomach.
Alexander immediately reached out and grabbed Nightwing by the ankles and pulled him off his feet. Alexander climbed to his feet and grabbed Nightwing by both ankles. He spun him around several times before letting go and throwing him across the warehouse.
Alexander stumbled a few steps forward as Helena had come out of nowhere and kicked him in the back of his head. Alexander turned around. "That was a mistake."
Off to the left, David Blice, who had just regained consciousness, stealthily reached for his boot and pulled out a hand gun. Neither Alexander or Helena paid any attention to anything else but their fight. Alexander went to punch Helena but Helena stepped to her right, putting her back to Blice. David Blice aimed the gun directly for Helena's back.
Nightwing, sitting up as he tried to regain his senses, saw Blice aiming and about to fire his gun at Helena who had her back towards him. "Huntress, behind you!" Richard yelled.
Helena turned her head slightly and looked behind her with the corner of her left eye. She leaped upward just as the sound of the gunshot echoed through the warehouse. The bullet barely missed her ankle by inches, and instead found a new target: Alexander's heart.
Alexander's eyes widen in horror as he collapse to his knees. Helena landed in the spot she had been standing before. David Blice, realized the serious error he made, but was determined to fix that error by not missing his target a second time. Before he could fire a gun, the gun flew out of his hand. He looked up and saw another young girl standing there. With a quick kick across the face, she was out cold.
Helena turned around and smiled. "I thought Oracle told you to head back to the Clock tower, Dinah."
Dinah shrugged with a innocent looking smile on her face. Helena laughed as she turned around to see Alexander lying on the ground lifeless. Richard joined the two girls looking down at the dead body of Alexander. "Not the way I would have liked it to end, but it'll have to do. Let's head back."
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The limousine pulled into the warehouse where Alexander Bane was waiting, standing in front of two extra large crates full of his venom patches. He grinned as the limousine came to a stop and David Blice, and all of his men unloaded out of the car in their business suits. "Right on time, Mr. Blice. Let's not waist any time, shall we? Do you have the money?"
"Follow me," David Blice waved. Alexander followed him to the trunk of the car where one of his men popped the trunk. To Alexander's delight, the trunk of the limousine was full to the rim of bundles of large bills. "Will this be enough for your liking?"
"Oh, this will be plenty." Alexander smiled with delight. With this purchase, his venom patches will spread within days to the entire world. There will be mass chaos all over the world. Governments will crumble, and then he will be able to buy any country he wanted. "Those two large crates are all yours."
"Better keep your money, Blice! Those patches are going nowhere." A male voice echoed through the warehouse. All heads were looking in all direction looking for the source of the voice. Landing amongst everyone was Nightwing and the Huntress. "It's over for you, Alexander!"
"Nightwing? I should have known that you had come out of retirement to follow me to New Gotham."
"I'm not going to let you distribute those patches out to the public!"
"And you thing the two of you can stop me? You do have a sense of humor."
"We'll see who's going to be around to laugh," Helena replied
"Kill them!" David Blice screamed to his men, tired of the talk. He was not about to loose his shipment of patches. He would do whatever it took to protect them.
All of his men pulled out their fully automatic machine guns. They swung the guns towards Helena and Richard and open fired. The two of them leaped high above the ground. Nightwing pulled out a hand full of bat-a-rangs and with one hand, threw them all at once. Somehow, they each flew towards different targets and successfully disarmed their targets. Helena pulled out a round bird-a-rang and tossed it gently. It hummed, and a blue light glowed from the center as it raced towards one of Blice's men. It disarmed him, and another nearby thug before returning to Helena as she landed back on the ground along with Nightwing.
The two of them split off and began to take out Blice's men. Richard leaped head first towards two of the men. He stretched out both arms and tackled both men to the ground. Nightwing flung himself back up to his feet and looked around for the next goon to attack.
Helena used her special ability to jump glide upwards almost as if she had the ability to fly. She glided just about five feet off the ground, just enough to kick one of Blice's men in the face. The man fell onto his back as Helena landed a foot past the goon. Helena saw David Blice running for one the machine guns that had been ripped from one of his men's hand. She leaped up into the air, bounced off the roof of the limousine with her back facing Blice, and back flipped just over the head of Blice. As she straightened out and was a few feet from landing, with her right foot, she pushed him face first into the side of the limousine.
Helena marveled at her handiwork for a second before turning her sights to Alexander Bane. Richard was still fighting with a small group of David Blice's men. That left her alone with Alexander who had taken his shirt off. "You are going to die for this, Huntress!"
"Bring it on, junior," Helena grinned, posed to fight.
Alexander smiled as he pulled out four venom patches and threw them onto his chest. Helena could almost see his muscles expanding and his veins bulging from his body. Alexander took a deep breath, and enjoyed the feeling of the rush that the venom brought to him. He opened his eyes, and stared at her with fire in his eyes.
Helena ran a few steps before gliding towards him to kick him in the face. Alexander caught her ankle and threw her effortlessly into the side of a limousine, shattering the windows and leaving a deep dent in the door. Helena grimaced in pain as she struggled to her feet. Alexander came charging her like a stampeding bull. His giant fist was pulled back and released for Helena's face. Helena slid down and his fist hit the door, nearly punching a hole into the door.
Helena brought her right knee up to her stomach and with all her strength she had in her legs, she stomped into his knee cap. Alexander yelped in pain, giving her enough time to roll away and hop back up onto her feet.
Richard had just knocked another of the Blice's men unconscious when he saw Helena confronting Alexander on her own. "Huntress, don't! If he's like his father, you won't be able to take him on alone."
"Relax. I've got things under control!" Helena replied to Richard, without taking her eyes off of Alexander.
"You have no idea of what you are up against, young Huntress." Alexander laughed mockingly with a youthful vibe behind it.
Helena spun around to kick Alexander across the face but her stuck his left arm up to block the kick. Helena tried to make this attack look like a distraction while she went in to punch Alexander from the other side, but he knew better and caught her first in the palm of his and began to squeeze.
Helena squealed in pain as she could feel the cracking of the bones in her hand. Alexander threw her to the ground and she laid there flat on her back holding her right wrist. She knew that she was lucky that no bones were broken from his super human strength. Alexander Bane grabbed Helena by her clothes and picked her up and held her over his head. He stepped up to the limousine and slammed her down onto the roof.
Alexander turned around to see the Nightwing's foot come crashing into his face sending Alexander stumbling backwards. When he regained his footing, he wiped the blood from his lip and looked at Nightwing with anger. "You have bothered me for the last time, Nightwing!"
Nightwing leaped straight up as he stretched her arms out horizontally. He leaned forward and flipped on his way back down. The heels of his two boot came down and crashed into the back of Alexander's head which caused him to lean down. Just as Nightwing was about to land, he clasped his two hands together to form a giant fist and as his feet touched the ground, he brought it down into his back. Alexander fell to his stomach.
Alexander immediately reached out and grabbed Nightwing by the ankles and pulled him off his feet. Alexander climbed to his feet and grabbed Nightwing by both ankles. He spun him around several times before letting go and throwing him across the warehouse.
Alexander stumbled a few steps forward as Helena had come out of nowhere and kicked him in the back of his head. Alexander turned around. "That was a mistake."
Off to the left, David Blice, who had just regained consciousness, stealthily reached for his boot and pulled out a hand gun. Neither Alexander or Helena paid any attention to anything else but their fight. Alexander went to punch Helena but Helena stepped to her right, putting her back to Blice. David Blice aimed the gun directly for Helena's back.
Nightwing, sitting up as he tried to regain his senses, saw Blice aiming and about to fire his gun at Helena who had her back towards him. "Huntress, behind you!" Richard yelled.
Helena turned her head slightly and looked behind her with the corner of her left eye. She leaped upward just as the sound of the gunshot echoed through the warehouse. The bullet barely missed her ankle by inches, and instead found a new target: Alexander's heart.
Alexander's eyes widen in horror as he collapse to his knees. Helena landed in the spot she had been standing before. David Blice, realized the serious error he made, but was determined to fix that error by not missing his target a second time. Before he could fire a gun, the gun flew out of his hand. He looked up and saw another young girl standing there. With a quick kick across the face, she was out cold.
Helena turned around and smiled. "I thought Oracle told you to head back to the Clock tower, Dinah."
Dinah shrugged with a innocent looking smile on her face. Helena laughed as she turned around to see Alexander lying on the ground lifeless. Richard joined the two girls looking down at the dead body of Alexander. "Not the way I would have liked it to end, but it'll have to do. Let's head back."
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