CATEYES. RAD, SHADOW WALKER, YANK, THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP.
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Oracle had been reviewing files for an hour when Huntress walked in and sat hesitantly next to her.
"How are you feeling?" Barbara asked.
"Still a little shaky."
"Your ears?"
"Better."
Alfred approached them with a couple of lukewarm cushions on a tray, and a elastic band, Barbara took them and handed them over to Helena.
"What's this?" Helena asked.
"Put the cushions on your ears and fix the band around your head, it will help."
"Is this a joke?"
"No, do it." Barbara continued searching for data on her monitor. Helena took the band, anything that would help take the annoying pain away, was welcome.
"Reese confirmed that the Scepter of Horus and the Staff of Sekhmet were stolen, "Barbara said, "the body you found was indeed Dinah's professor, the director of the museum. The Scepter of Isis and Anubis have been stolen in Egypt."
"Could they be linked?" Helena watched the screen with curiosity.
"Probably," Barbara smiled when she saw the cushions on Helena's ears.
"Don't make any jokes," Helena frowned.
"No, never."
"Why Dinah?"
"That's what we still have to figure out." Barbara gave a deep sigh and continued working.
Both Barbara and Helena had worked late into the night, searching for information and data. All the stolen artifacts were symbols of power to old Egyptian gods, and they were the only artifacts the thieves had taken of all the artifacts with a higher value, they had only stolen the scepters and staffs.
Helena looked up from reading her papers, and saw Barbara glaring at her. She nodded, she was tired and needed to rest a while, especially after the accident at the museum.
"I think we should get some sleep," Barbara announced, "We need clear heads to think. Do you want to stay?"
"No," Huntress yawned, "I need a bath and a change of clothes."
"You feeling ok?"
"Yeah, most of the pain is gone," she got up and took an envelope of asprins out her pocket, "but I got this. I'll be back early tomorrow, we have to find Dinah."
"Take this, in case you need it, I'll fix your in the meantime," Barbara gave her Dinah's earrings and mic. Helena sighed and put them on, as she walked towards the elevator.
"Uh, Helena?" Barbara called after her. Helena stopped in front of the elevator door. Barbara pointed towards her ears. Helena remembered the cushions and took them off before she left.
* * *
Huntress leaped skillfully among the rooftops, for a moment the thought of Harley being part of what was happening to Dinah, entered her mind, but they had already verified that she was still in Arkham.
Landing at the rear door of the bar, she began to search for the keys, suddenly she felt somebody approach her from behind. Her eyes changed and she spun around. Dinah stood in front of her.
"Dinah!" Helena felt surprised, she activated the mic, "Oracle, she's here."
***
Oracle was already in her bedroom when she heard Helena's voice, she turned the wheelchair around and wheeled into the lab.
"Dinah?" she asked, activating her comm. system.
::Yes::
"Be careful, we don't know what's happening to her, try to bring her here."
***
"Huntress, I've been waiting for you, Ra's wants to speak to you," Dinah slowly began to walk towards Helena.
"Sorry but I don't speak to strangers, who's this Ra's?" Helena replied.
"My master."
* * *
"Ra's?" Oracle frowned. She immediately brought some data on the computer screen, "It can't be."
:: Who's this Ra's?:: Huntress asked Barbara.
"Ra's Al Ghul was one of your father's most intelligent and mysterious enemies. He claims he's been alive for more than 600 years. Ra's headed a worldwide criminal organization whose mission was to purify earth and restore nature, destroying the human race."
:: Another crazy eccentric::
"But very dangerous, Ra's is always accompanied by his body guard, Ubu. His wickedness has originated from "The Lazarus Pit", a combination of unknown elements that work like an eternal source of youth. The collateral effect of this 'pit' was madness. He's head a cult with many followers, he's also an expert alchemist, Dinah could be under some of his charms.
***
"Speaking with Oracle?" Dinah smiled as she walked towards Helena.
"Dinah, something has happened to you, let me help you," Helena replied.
"You are the daughter of Batman, are you not?" a deep masculine voice interrupted. Huntress remained silent, she watched as a strange man appeared behind Dinah.
"How old are you? 23, 25 perhaps?" he said.
::I don't like this:: Barbara said, ::Careful, he's very dangerous::
Ra's watched Huntress attentively, "Dinah has spoken to me about you, your abilities; I know what you really are."
"What I am?" Helena frowned.
"Half meta, half human, feline abilities. Your father is Bruce Wayne and your mother was Selina Kyle, the famous Catwoman, who was murdered."
Huntress glared at Dinah, how many secrets had she told him? Ra's looked pleasingly at the sky and said, "The gods have blessed me with your presence, you are exactly what I've been waiting for. I have achieved many steps in my incantations, as well as improving the power of my potion for eternal youth."
"Yeah, the potion that turned you insane," Huntress replied angrily.
"No, it has made me see more clearly," Ra's answered, annoyed, "but now I have discovered something most important, I needed only the four scepters and somebody such as yourself with your characteristics, that will now allow me to expand my empire. You were fated to become the reincarnation of Bastet."
::Bastet,:: Barbara confirmed, ::in Egyptian culture, she was represented with a human figure and a cat's head. She was originally a sun goddess, but after contact with the Greeks, she changed to a moon goddess. Bastet was the goddess of war, fertility, maternity, fecundity and other feminine virtue... ::
"I think that you are dreaming" Huntress said to Ra's.
"Do you know that the cats were sacred to Bast, and to harm one was deemed a great transgression? Come with us," Ra's offered his hand.
"Sorry, not interested," Helena replied.
"He's not asking you Huntress," Dinah stated, "He has given you and order."
"Stay out of this! I do not want to fight you, "Huntress replied, her eyes remained glued to Ra's as she pointed to Dinah.
"I do not need to fight." Dinah opened her moth, a sharp sound, emanating from her, threw Huntress against the metal door, denting it.
* * *
"Damn!" Barbara exclaimed as she lowered the volume of the comm. system. She checked the frequency of the sound and found it to be too high, she didn't know of anything that could produce that sound, unless. her blood suddenly froze.
"It sounds like.it can't be." she looked fearfully at the monitor, "The canary cry.No, it's impossible, Dinah... Oh no, it's Dinah, she will kill her. the cry will kill Huntress!"
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Oracle had been reviewing files for an hour when Huntress walked in and sat hesitantly next to her.
"How are you feeling?" Barbara asked.
"Still a little shaky."
"Your ears?"
"Better."
Alfred approached them with a couple of lukewarm cushions on a tray, and a elastic band, Barbara took them and handed them over to Helena.
"What's this?" Helena asked.
"Put the cushions on your ears and fix the band around your head, it will help."
"Is this a joke?"
"No, do it." Barbara continued searching for data on her monitor. Helena took the band, anything that would help take the annoying pain away, was welcome.
"Reese confirmed that the Scepter of Horus and the Staff of Sekhmet were stolen, "Barbara said, "the body you found was indeed Dinah's professor, the director of the museum. The Scepter of Isis and Anubis have been stolen in Egypt."
"Could they be linked?" Helena watched the screen with curiosity.
"Probably," Barbara smiled when she saw the cushions on Helena's ears.
"Don't make any jokes," Helena frowned.
"No, never."
"Why Dinah?"
"That's what we still have to figure out." Barbara gave a deep sigh and continued working.
Both Barbara and Helena had worked late into the night, searching for information and data. All the stolen artifacts were symbols of power to old Egyptian gods, and they were the only artifacts the thieves had taken of all the artifacts with a higher value, they had only stolen the scepters and staffs.
Helena looked up from reading her papers, and saw Barbara glaring at her. She nodded, she was tired and needed to rest a while, especially after the accident at the museum.
"I think we should get some sleep," Barbara announced, "We need clear heads to think. Do you want to stay?"
"No," Huntress yawned, "I need a bath and a change of clothes."
"You feeling ok?"
"Yeah, most of the pain is gone," she got up and took an envelope of asprins out her pocket, "but I got this. I'll be back early tomorrow, we have to find Dinah."
"Take this, in case you need it, I'll fix your in the meantime," Barbara gave her Dinah's earrings and mic. Helena sighed and put them on, as she walked towards the elevator.
"Uh, Helena?" Barbara called after her. Helena stopped in front of the elevator door. Barbara pointed towards her ears. Helena remembered the cushions and took them off before she left.
* * *
Huntress leaped skillfully among the rooftops, for a moment the thought of Harley being part of what was happening to Dinah, entered her mind, but they had already verified that she was still in Arkham.
Landing at the rear door of the bar, she began to search for the keys, suddenly she felt somebody approach her from behind. Her eyes changed and she spun around. Dinah stood in front of her.
"Dinah!" Helena felt surprised, she activated the mic, "Oracle, she's here."
***
Oracle was already in her bedroom when she heard Helena's voice, she turned the wheelchair around and wheeled into the lab.
"Dinah?" she asked, activating her comm. system.
::Yes::
"Be careful, we don't know what's happening to her, try to bring her here."
***
"Huntress, I've been waiting for you, Ra's wants to speak to you," Dinah slowly began to walk towards Helena.
"Sorry but I don't speak to strangers, who's this Ra's?" Helena replied.
"My master."
* * *
"Ra's?" Oracle frowned. She immediately brought some data on the computer screen, "It can't be."
:: Who's this Ra's?:: Huntress asked Barbara.
"Ra's Al Ghul was one of your father's most intelligent and mysterious enemies. He claims he's been alive for more than 600 years. Ra's headed a worldwide criminal organization whose mission was to purify earth and restore nature, destroying the human race."
:: Another crazy eccentric::
"But very dangerous, Ra's is always accompanied by his body guard, Ubu. His wickedness has originated from "The Lazarus Pit", a combination of unknown elements that work like an eternal source of youth. The collateral effect of this 'pit' was madness. He's head a cult with many followers, he's also an expert alchemist, Dinah could be under some of his charms.
***
"Speaking with Oracle?" Dinah smiled as she walked towards Helena.
"Dinah, something has happened to you, let me help you," Helena replied.
"You are the daughter of Batman, are you not?" a deep masculine voice interrupted. Huntress remained silent, she watched as a strange man appeared behind Dinah.
"How old are you? 23, 25 perhaps?" he said.
::I don't like this:: Barbara said, ::Careful, he's very dangerous::
Ra's watched Huntress attentively, "Dinah has spoken to me about you, your abilities; I know what you really are."
"What I am?" Helena frowned.
"Half meta, half human, feline abilities. Your father is Bruce Wayne and your mother was Selina Kyle, the famous Catwoman, who was murdered."
Huntress glared at Dinah, how many secrets had she told him? Ra's looked pleasingly at the sky and said, "The gods have blessed me with your presence, you are exactly what I've been waiting for. I have achieved many steps in my incantations, as well as improving the power of my potion for eternal youth."
"Yeah, the potion that turned you insane," Huntress replied angrily.
"No, it has made me see more clearly," Ra's answered, annoyed, "but now I have discovered something most important, I needed only the four scepters and somebody such as yourself with your characteristics, that will now allow me to expand my empire. You were fated to become the reincarnation of Bastet."
::Bastet,:: Barbara confirmed, ::in Egyptian culture, she was represented with a human figure and a cat's head. She was originally a sun goddess, but after contact with the Greeks, she changed to a moon goddess. Bastet was the goddess of war, fertility, maternity, fecundity and other feminine virtue... ::
"I think that you are dreaming" Huntress said to Ra's.
"Do you know that the cats were sacred to Bast, and to harm one was deemed a great transgression? Come with us," Ra's offered his hand.
"Sorry, not interested," Helena replied.
"He's not asking you Huntress," Dinah stated, "He has given you and order."
"Stay out of this! I do not want to fight you, "Huntress replied, her eyes remained glued to Ra's as she pointed to Dinah.
"I do not need to fight." Dinah opened her moth, a sharp sound, emanating from her, threw Huntress against the metal door, denting it.
* * *
"Damn!" Barbara exclaimed as she lowered the volume of the comm. system. She checked the frequency of the sound and found it to be too high, she didn't know of anything that could produce that sound, unless. her blood suddenly froze.
"It sounds like.it can't be." she looked fearfully at the monitor, "The canary cry.No, it's impossible, Dinah... Oh no, it's Dinah, she will kill her. the cry will kill Huntress!"
