Dinah felt better, Barbara was helping her with more excersises to control
her mind powers. She arrived at the Cellars of the Museum of New Gotham
asking for her teacher. She walked to the last cellar as he was opening the
last shipment of the Exhibition. Dinah hurried to enter. This was a
magnificent opportunity to see the pieces up close. She knocked on the door
before entering but nobody responded.
She walked inside, calling to her professor without an answer. Suddenly she heard a noise coming from the bottom of the building and went toward it. Her eyes opened wide when she saw an enormous man over her professor's body. She threw her books to the floor and with a quick movement of her hand she slammed him against the wall,
"Go away!" she exclaimed.
The big man got up and he tried to attack Dinah, but she again used her mental power to throw him against a pile of boxes.
"That's extraordinary, telekinesis!" Dinah turned when she heard a voice behind her. A strange man with white-streaked hair observed her.
"Who are you?" Dinah asked him.
"Surprising, really surprising" The man seemed not to hear and walked toward her.
"Not another step or..." Dinah stepped back.
"Yes I already know." he continued walking toward her.
"Don't come closer..."
"I won't, he will."
Dinah felt a strong impact in the nape of her neck that made her fall. Ubu, the man's bodyguard, had hit her with a stick on the head. Her view clouded over, and the last thing she saw was the two men standing next to her.
* * *
"Hi! Have something?" Helena arrived at the Clocktower with a big smile "Who are we going to catch today?"
"Unless it's Dinah, I don't know who it will be..." Barbara answered in an annoyed tone while she ascended the ramp heading for her monitor.
"Uh, oh..." Huntress followed her and sat down on the nearby desk "From your voice I am guessing that you're very angry. What did she do now?"
"She should have been here much earlier and she hasn't appeared or called... I hope she realizes that now she can forget being an assistant in the museum."
"Assistant? Did I miss something?"
"Forget it... it's between her and me..."
"Did you use the transmitter?"
"No," Barbara showed it to her "she left it here today so I can clean it."
"Did you call Gabby?"
"Of course I did but nobody has seen her... she went to the museum cellar to drop off a permission slip that I signed. She is surely at the bar with Gibson. She always loses track of time when she's there"
"Do you want me to go see?"
"No, it's late, go patrol."
"Okay," Huntress rose and walked to the exit, "but first I'll go to the cellar, she probably just stayed chatting with her professor, she loves that history thing..."
"Helena, I said no, go to patrol!" Barbara exclaimed angry.
Helena met Alfred on the way, and raised her eyes up before entering to the elevator "I don't want to be around for your bad mood the whole night, see you."
"Helena!"
* * *
Huntress arrived at Cellars of the Museum of New Gotham, jumping over the roofs to avoid the security. The door to the entrance was open. She walked in, the lights were out, except one at the bottom. She walked slowly looking around, she stopped when saw the body of a man sprawled over the floor. She bent over him and touched his neck.
"We have problems Oracle" she turned on the mic.
:: What's going on? ::
"There's a dead man, he's cold... he has to have been here for hours. Call the police, I think it's Dinah's professor."
::Is she there? ::
"I don't know, let me check." Huntress saw some notebooks on the floor, she picked them up and realized that they belonged to her friend. "Her books are here" she said and began to walk in the surroundings "Perhaps she surprised the murderers."
::Was there a robbery, Huntress? :: Oracle asked her.
"There's some open boxes but apparently everything is in place... wait" Helena noticed that one of the smallest boxes was empty. "There's something missing here... the box has a sign that says, 'Staff of Sekhmet'. Who is that?"
::An Egyptian Goddess of war, with woman's body and a lion's head. Dinah will be in problems.::
"I think so..."
::Huntress, the alarm of the Egyptian room of the Museum of New Gothic City is on::
"On my way, it's gotta be the same guys and we can find Dinah."
:: OK::
* * *
The Museum was very near of the cellars, Huntress jumped over the roofs and five minutes later she was in the Museum, she broke one of the windows in the upper level to enter and ran hastily to the Egyptian room. She saw a thin figure with a gold piece between her hands, next to one of the cabinets.
"The party's over" she exclaimed.
The thin figured turned and Huntress stopped cold. Right in front of her was Dinah with the Scepter of Horus, the god of the sun in her hands.
"Dinah...? What are you doing here?." Huntress walked toward her "Are you okey? We have been looking for..."
Without saying anything, the youth tried to punch her.
"What happened to you?" Huntress stopped her hand.
The blond youth seemed not to listen and threw her another blow that Huntress grabbed with her hand.
"Dinah, it's me, Huntress." She said.
"Huntress? I believe that today you will be the prey..." Dinah exclaimed and suddenly she hit her with her knee in the stomach and punched her chin.
"Barbara..." Huntress stepped back and held her chin, "Dinah is here, but doesn't recognize me."
::You won't hurt her:: Oracle said.
"And who'll tell her not to injure to me?" Huntress avoided another punch "Okay Dinah, we have to talk, I can't fight against you. Do you remember me, Barbara...?" before she was able to finish the sentence, she felt a strong blow in her back that threw her downward.
Dinah threw a stone sculpture at her.
Huntress tried to react but Dinah grabbed her neck with her forearm and began to suffocate her. The girl grabbed tighter. Huntress had to get up throwing Dinah and shattering her against the wall. Dinah fell to the ground.
"Damn..." Huntress said holding her neck "... Sorry Dinah..."
::What happen?:: Barbara asked.
"Give me a second, I have a little problem with her..."
Dinah stood up and attacked Huntress again. She moved quicker and threw her to the floor bending one of her arms back to immobilize her.
"Enough!" Huntress exclaimed "I need you to calm down!"
"Let me go!" Dinah continued fighting.
"Dinah, calm down!"
Dinah felt the anger growing inside her and began to scream in frustration, suddenly she opened her mouth and a sharp sound left her. Huntress howled in pain, the sound from Dinah's mouth hurt her terribly. Dinah hit Huntress strongly with the back of her hand making her fall...
* * *
Oracle lowered the audio level of the speakers when she heard the sound.
"What is that?" Alfred asked her.
Barbara kept silent a moment. "I don't know... I'm not sure"
"The necklace...?"
"No... was a sound from the Museum, but is too high."
"The alarms of the Museum?"
"No, it's different..."
She walked inside, calling to her professor without an answer. Suddenly she heard a noise coming from the bottom of the building and went toward it. Her eyes opened wide when she saw an enormous man over her professor's body. She threw her books to the floor and with a quick movement of her hand she slammed him against the wall,
"Go away!" she exclaimed.
The big man got up and he tried to attack Dinah, but she again used her mental power to throw him against a pile of boxes.
"That's extraordinary, telekinesis!" Dinah turned when she heard a voice behind her. A strange man with white-streaked hair observed her.
"Who are you?" Dinah asked him.
"Surprising, really surprising" The man seemed not to hear and walked toward her.
"Not another step or..." Dinah stepped back.
"Yes I already know." he continued walking toward her.
"Don't come closer..."
"I won't, he will."
Dinah felt a strong impact in the nape of her neck that made her fall. Ubu, the man's bodyguard, had hit her with a stick on the head. Her view clouded over, and the last thing she saw was the two men standing next to her.
* * *
"Hi! Have something?" Helena arrived at the Clocktower with a big smile "Who are we going to catch today?"
"Unless it's Dinah, I don't know who it will be..." Barbara answered in an annoyed tone while she ascended the ramp heading for her monitor.
"Uh, oh..." Huntress followed her and sat down on the nearby desk "From your voice I am guessing that you're very angry. What did she do now?"
"She should have been here much earlier and she hasn't appeared or called... I hope she realizes that now she can forget being an assistant in the museum."
"Assistant? Did I miss something?"
"Forget it... it's between her and me..."
"Did you use the transmitter?"
"No," Barbara showed it to her "she left it here today so I can clean it."
"Did you call Gabby?"
"Of course I did but nobody has seen her... she went to the museum cellar to drop off a permission slip that I signed. She is surely at the bar with Gibson. She always loses track of time when she's there"
"Do you want me to go see?"
"No, it's late, go patrol."
"Okay," Huntress rose and walked to the exit, "but first I'll go to the cellar, she probably just stayed chatting with her professor, she loves that history thing..."
"Helena, I said no, go to patrol!" Barbara exclaimed angry.
Helena met Alfred on the way, and raised her eyes up before entering to the elevator "I don't want to be around for your bad mood the whole night, see you."
"Helena!"
* * *
Huntress arrived at Cellars of the Museum of New Gotham, jumping over the roofs to avoid the security. The door to the entrance was open. She walked in, the lights were out, except one at the bottom. She walked slowly looking around, she stopped when saw the body of a man sprawled over the floor. She bent over him and touched his neck.
"We have problems Oracle" she turned on the mic.
:: What's going on? ::
"There's a dead man, he's cold... he has to have been here for hours. Call the police, I think it's Dinah's professor."
::Is she there? ::
"I don't know, let me check." Huntress saw some notebooks on the floor, she picked them up and realized that they belonged to her friend. "Her books are here" she said and began to walk in the surroundings "Perhaps she surprised the murderers."
::Was there a robbery, Huntress? :: Oracle asked her.
"There's some open boxes but apparently everything is in place... wait" Helena noticed that one of the smallest boxes was empty. "There's something missing here... the box has a sign that says, 'Staff of Sekhmet'. Who is that?"
::An Egyptian Goddess of war, with woman's body and a lion's head. Dinah will be in problems.::
"I think so..."
::Huntress, the alarm of the Egyptian room of the Museum of New Gothic City is on::
"On my way, it's gotta be the same guys and we can find Dinah."
:: OK::
* * *
The Museum was very near of the cellars, Huntress jumped over the roofs and five minutes later she was in the Museum, she broke one of the windows in the upper level to enter and ran hastily to the Egyptian room. She saw a thin figure with a gold piece between her hands, next to one of the cabinets.
"The party's over" she exclaimed.
The thin figured turned and Huntress stopped cold. Right in front of her was Dinah with the Scepter of Horus, the god of the sun in her hands.
"Dinah...? What are you doing here?." Huntress walked toward her "Are you okey? We have been looking for..."
Without saying anything, the youth tried to punch her.
"What happened to you?" Huntress stopped her hand.
The blond youth seemed not to listen and threw her another blow that Huntress grabbed with her hand.
"Dinah, it's me, Huntress." She said.
"Huntress? I believe that today you will be the prey..." Dinah exclaimed and suddenly she hit her with her knee in the stomach and punched her chin.
"Barbara..." Huntress stepped back and held her chin, "Dinah is here, but doesn't recognize me."
::You won't hurt her:: Oracle said.
"And who'll tell her not to injure to me?" Huntress avoided another punch "Okay Dinah, we have to talk, I can't fight against you. Do you remember me, Barbara...?" before she was able to finish the sentence, she felt a strong blow in her back that threw her downward.
Dinah threw a stone sculpture at her.
Huntress tried to react but Dinah grabbed her neck with her forearm and began to suffocate her. The girl grabbed tighter. Huntress had to get up throwing Dinah and shattering her against the wall. Dinah fell to the ground.
"Damn..." Huntress said holding her neck "... Sorry Dinah..."
::What happen?:: Barbara asked.
"Give me a second, I have a little problem with her..."
Dinah stood up and attacked Huntress again. She moved quicker and threw her to the floor bending one of her arms back to immobilize her.
"Enough!" Huntress exclaimed "I need you to calm down!"
"Let me go!" Dinah continued fighting.
"Dinah, calm down!"
Dinah felt the anger growing inside her and began to scream in frustration, suddenly she opened her mouth and a sharp sound left her. Huntress howled in pain, the sound from Dinah's mouth hurt her terribly. Dinah hit Huntress strongly with the back of her hand making her fall...
* * *
Oracle lowered the audio level of the speakers when she heard the sound.
"What is that?" Alfred asked her.
Barbara kept silent a moment. "I don't know... I'm not sure"
"The necklace...?"
"No... was a sound from the Museum, but is too high."
"The alarms of the Museum?"
"No, it's different..."
