CHAPTER 6
Barbara took a deep sigh before looking up at Alfred. "Do it, Alfred."
Helena could here the snipping of scissors behind her as pressure of the bandage wrapped around her head and over her eyes lessened. Helena was breathing heavily in nervousness and anxiety. This was the moment of truth. Would she regain her sight? If so, how much, and would she be forced to wear prescription contacts? Would she be blind for the rest of her life? How could she go on living, knowing that she would never again see anything?
Alfred took off the bandage, leaving a large cotton ball covering each eye. Helena's eyes were shut tightly as instructed as Barbara reached out and removed the two cotton balls. Dinah amost felt the need to turn around. The burns across her face was sickening. Her eyebrows were almost pitch black from the soot and burns. Under her eyes were very dark. The white in her eyes was going to stick out very much from all the black skin around the eyes.
"Okay, Helena, I am going to count to three, and then you will open your eyes and tell us what you see. One…two…three!"
Helena's eyes slowly opened. Barbara, Dinah, and Reese stood there in front of her, waiting anxiously for Helena's report. Here eyes did not squint. She blinked her eyes a few times, before shutting them again tightly for a few seconds and reopening them. There was an eerie silence as no one said anything, though they all wanted Helena to say something.
Helena said nothing; and she really didn't have to. Her eyes quickly swelled up and became watery. Barbara closed her eyes and looked downward, trying her best not to show any emotions in front of the other.
"What's wrong? What does this mean?" Dinah voice became cracked. She already knew, but she could form no other words as tears strolled down her face.
Helena could not hold her emotions back, as she began to weep. Reese rushed to Helena and held her tightly. Helena returned his tight squeeze as she wept on his shoulder.
Barbara finally looked back up, with streams of tears rolling down the sides of her cheeks. She had failed; the damage was just too great to repair. Alfred came from behind and placed a hand on her shoulder and the other on Dinah, who had turned around to cry away from everyone.
* * * *
Richard went as Nightwing to the Dark Horse Bar formerly known as No Man's Land. From what Richard was told, the upstairs was shop full of collectables, but the bar downstairs was underground that only Meta-humans were allowed in and knew about. From what he heard, after Harley Quinn nearly brought the city into chaos, the existence of meta-humans slowly began to spread, though many still don't believe in the rumors. However the law enforcement here in Gotham took the rumors seriously and had shut down No Man's Land.
According to Helena, Danielle convinced the governor to allow her to reopen and establish a meta only bar, as a safe haven for the innocent Meta-humans. This all took place shortly before the arrival of Commissioner O'Reiley, who has consistently paid the bar a visit, probably because of his suspicion of her being involved with the Huntress.
Richard entered the front door and he found himself in an empty bar, as the bar was getting ready to open. There was no more need of the shop to hide the bar so the collectible shop had been shut down, and the top floor was remodeled to be the bar while the downstairs was more of a storage space.
Danielle was prepping the bar up, getting ready to open the bar. She looked up to see Richard entering the bar. "Hi, Mr. Greyson! What brings you back to new Gotham?"
"Hello Danielle. It's good to see you again," Richard said with a smile as he approached the bar.
"I bet Barbara is happy to see you again so soon."
"I heard about what has taken place with her and with Helena so I came to pay a visit. Anyway, don't bother opening the bar tonight. Come with me back to the clock tower immediately."
"Why? Did something further happen to Helena?"
"No, but you are in danger."
"More danger than either of you realize," a feminine voice came from the front door. Richard turned around to see a very beautiful woman with blood-red hair that was perfectly smooth and straight that went down to the nap of her neck.
"Not you again," Danielle said with great distress.
"You must be Raven," Richard said.
Raven grinned. "That's me. So, my little bar tender, we meet again. It looks like your ribs have healed up pretty well." Danielle hissed. Raven laughed at her mockingly. "I knew disguising myself would be pointless since you have the power of knowing when people lie by feeling the beating of their hearts so I just came as I am."
"So you dug of Inferno just to use his powers to blind the Huntress. What's the matter, are you afraid to take her on one on one?"
"I don't know who the hell you are, but I will enjoy kicking your ass." Raven leaped at Richard, swinging her right leg over her leg in mid air to kick in across the face. Richard was taken by surprise by her quickness and swiftness, and the kick across his face sent him crashing into a pool table.
Danielle and Raven were once again standing opposite from each other. The last time they fought, Raven threw her over the bar and into all her beer glasses that were lined up in front of her mirror. Two ribs were broken from that. This was one rematch she had wanted to stay away from.
Raven attacked first doing a high kick, for Danielle's neck. Danielle raised her right arm to block the kick and kicked Raven in the gut, sending her stumbling backwards a step or two. Danielle was not in the mood to drag this fight out so she spun around, grabbed one of the thick glass beer mugs and as she spun back around, threw it at Raven. Raven timed her kick perfectly and kicked it with the flat of her foot, causing the mug to shatter in several large pieces.
Raven leaped at Danielle, stretching out her left foot to implant the flat of her foot into her face. Danielle cart wheeled to her right, avoiding contact with Raven.
Danielle was in position before Raven recovered back into position, so she took the advantage and kicked her in the back of her neck with her ankle. Raven nearly fell flat on her face but stepped forward to keep her balance. Danielle jumped behind Raven, hoping to ram her into the bar. She went to grab Raven by the collar of her shirt, but stuck her right hand behind her and caught the Danielle's hand. Raven stepped aside and kicked back at Danielle's ankle, throwing her left leg of the ground. Raven caught Danielle before she fell, leaving her stumbling on one foot. Before Danielle could bring her foot back down, Raven pushed her violently into the bar, causing her to hit her head on the bar before falling onto the ground.
Richard came running up from behind Raven and spun Raven around to punch her in the face. Raven caught his fist with both hands, pulled him downward and violently kicked upward, kicking him in the chest. "You are old and outdated. It's time for you to retire." As she said that, her body began to morph into the form of Dinah. "Of all the heroes I have encountered, the one that intrigues me the most is that young brat Dinah. She has the potential to be the most powerful meta-human the world has ever seen. She has powers locked inside of her that she is yet to discover; however that doesn't mean that I can't take full advantage of those powers."
Raven, now in the form of Dinah, concentrated hard on Richard and suddenly, Richard began to scream in agony, grabbing his head. Somehow, Raven was using some sort of psychic attack, attacking his brain. The pain was incredible as the sharp, piercing attack on his brain continued. Blood began to drip from his nose and ears. "I was surprised to find that a meta-human, especially a young bitch like Dinah, can have more than one meta-powers. After I kill the Huntress, I will have to kill her and make sure that she never becomes this powerful."
A tapping on her shoulder caused Raven to turn around to find Danielle standing there, grabbing hold of her cute white tank top with a heart stitched into the shirt over her chest. "Shut the hell up already!" She swung Raven around and threw her towards the large glass window. She crashed through the window and fell onto the sidewalk with thousands of shattered pieces of glass falling on top of her.
Raven stood up and brushed herself off before returning to her own form. "I'm tired of this. You can do whatever it takes to protect Helena Kyle, but there is no stopping me from having my revenge. The Huntress will not live to the end of the next forty-eight hours." Raven ran off and disappeared.
Danielle turned around and helped Richard to his feet. "Are you alright?"
"I'll be okay. I totally underestimated her powers and ability. She is way much tougher than I had given her credit for. I'm not sure even Bruce could stop someone this relentless."
"She's planning to kill Helena?" Danielle asked, feeling as if she had been left out of the loop of another important message.
"I'll explain it on the way back to the clock tower. Right now, we have to find a way to protect Helena long enough for us to find a way to stop Raven."
Barbara took a deep sigh before looking up at Alfred. "Do it, Alfred."
Helena could here the snipping of scissors behind her as pressure of the bandage wrapped around her head and over her eyes lessened. Helena was breathing heavily in nervousness and anxiety. This was the moment of truth. Would she regain her sight? If so, how much, and would she be forced to wear prescription contacts? Would she be blind for the rest of her life? How could she go on living, knowing that she would never again see anything?
Alfred took off the bandage, leaving a large cotton ball covering each eye. Helena's eyes were shut tightly as instructed as Barbara reached out and removed the two cotton balls. Dinah amost felt the need to turn around. The burns across her face was sickening. Her eyebrows were almost pitch black from the soot and burns. Under her eyes were very dark. The white in her eyes was going to stick out very much from all the black skin around the eyes.
"Okay, Helena, I am going to count to three, and then you will open your eyes and tell us what you see. One…two…three!"
Helena's eyes slowly opened. Barbara, Dinah, and Reese stood there in front of her, waiting anxiously for Helena's report. Here eyes did not squint. She blinked her eyes a few times, before shutting them again tightly for a few seconds and reopening them. There was an eerie silence as no one said anything, though they all wanted Helena to say something.
Helena said nothing; and she really didn't have to. Her eyes quickly swelled up and became watery. Barbara closed her eyes and looked downward, trying her best not to show any emotions in front of the other.
"What's wrong? What does this mean?" Dinah voice became cracked. She already knew, but she could form no other words as tears strolled down her face.
Helena could not hold her emotions back, as she began to weep. Reese rushed to Helena and held her tightly. Helena returned his tight squeeze as she wept on his shoulder.
Barbara finally looked back up, with streams of tears rolling down the sides of her cheeks. She had failed; the damage was just too great to repair. Alfred came from behind and placed a hand on her shoulder and the other on Dinah, who had turned around to cry away from everyone.
* * * *
Richard went as Nightwing to the Dark Horse Bar formerly known as No Man's Land. From what Richard was told, the upstairs was shop full of collectables, but the bar downstairs was underground that only Meta-humans were allowed in and knew about. From what he heard, after Harley Quinn nearly brought the city into chaos, the existence of meta-humans slowly began to spread, though many still don't believe in the rumors. However the law enforcement here in Gotham took the rumors seriously and had shut down No Man's Land.
According to Helena, Danielle convinced the governor to allow her to reopen and establish a meta only bar, as a safe haven for the innocent Meta-humans. This all took place shortly before the arrival of Commissioner O'Reiley, who has consistently paid the bar a visit, probably because of his suspicion of her being involved with the Huntress.
Richard entered the front door and he found himself in an empty bar, as the bar was getting ready to open. There was no more need of the shop to hide the bar so the collectible shop had been shut down, and the top floor was remodeled to be the bar while the downstairs was more of a storage space.
Danielle was prepping the bar up, getting ready to open the bar. She looked up to see Richard entering the bar. "Hi, Mr. Greyson! What brings you back to new Gotham?"
"Hello Danielle. It's good to see you again," Richard said with a smile as he approached the bar.
"I bet Barbara is happy to see you again so soon."
"I heard about what has taken place with her and with Helena so I came to pay a visit. Anyway, don't bother opening the bar tonight. Come with me back to the clock tower immediately."
"Why? Did something further happen to Helena?"
"No, but you are in danger."
"More danger than either of you realize," a feminine voice came from the front door. Richard turned around to see a very beautiful woman with blood-red hair that was perfectly smooth and straight that went down to the nap of her neck.
"Not you again," Danielle said with great distress.
"You must be Raven," Richard said.
Raven grinned. "That's me. So, my little bar tender, we meet again. It looks like your ribs have healed up pretty well." Danielle hissed. Raven laughed at her mockingly. "I knew disguising myself would be pointless since you have the power of knowing when people lie by feeling the beating of their hearts so I just came as I am."
"So you dug of Inferno just to use his powers to blind the Huntress. What's the matter, are you afraid to take her on one on one?"
"I don't know who the hell you are, but I will enjoy kicking your ass." Raven leaped at Richard, swinging her right leg over her leg in mid air to kick in across the face. Richard was taken by surprise by her quickness and swiftness, and the kick across his face sent him crashing into a pool table.
Danielle and Raven were once again standing opposite from each other. The last time they fought, Raven threw her over the bar and into all her beer glasses that were lined up in front of her mirror. Two ribs were broken from that. This was one rematch she had wanted to stay away from.
Raven attacked first doing a high kick, for Danielle's neck. Danielle raised her right arm to block the kick and kicked Raven in the gut, sending her stumbling backwards a step or two. Danielle was not in the mood to drag this fight out so she spun around, grabbed one of the thick glass beer mugs and as she spun back around, threw it at Raven. Raven timed her kick perfectly and kicked it with the flat of her foot, causing the mug to shatter in several large pieces.
Raven leaped at Danielle, stretching out her left foot to implant the flat of her foot into her face. Danielle cart wheeled to her right, avoiding contact with Raven.
Danielle was in position before Raven recovered back into position, so she took the advantage and kicked her in the back of her neck with her ankle. Raven nearly fell flat on her face but stepped forward to keep her balance. Danielle jumped behind Raven, hoping to ram her into the bar. She went to grab Raven by the collar of her shirt, but stuck her right hand behind her and caught the Danielle's hand. Raven stepped aside and kicked back at Danielle's ankle, throwing her left leg of the ground. Raven caught Danielle before she fell, leaving her stumbling on one foot. Before Danielle could bring her foot back down, Raven pushed her violently into the bar, causing her to hit her head on the bar before falling onto the ground.
Richard came running up from behind Raven and spun Raven around to punch her in the face. Raven caught his fist with both hands, pulled him downward and violently kicked upward, kicking him in the chest. "You are old and outdated. It's time for you to retire." As she said that, her body began to morph into the form of Dinah. "Of all the heroes I have encountered, the one that intrigues me the most is that young brat Dinah. She has the potential to be the most powerful meta-human the world has ever seen. She has powers locked inside of her that she is yet to discover; however that doesn't mean that I can't take full advantage of those powers."
Raven, now in the form of Dinah, concentrated hard on Richard and suddenly, Richard began to scream in agony, grabbing his head. Somehow, Raven was using some sort of psychic attack, attacking his brain. The pain was incredible as the sharp, piercing attack on his brain continued. Blood began to drip from his nose and ears. "I was surprised to find that a meta-human, especially a young bitch like Dinah, can have more than one meta-powers. After I kill the Huntress, I will have to kill her and make sure that she never becomes this powerful."
A tapping on her shoulder caused Raven to turn around to find Danielle standing there, grabbing hold of her cute white tank top with a heart stitched into the shirt over her chest. "Shut the hell up already!" She swung Raven around and threw her towards the large glass window. She crashed through the window and fell onto the sidewalk with thousands of shattered pieces of glass falling on top of her.
Raven stood up and brushed herself off before returning to her own form. "I'm tired of this. You can do whatever it takes to protect Helena Kyle, but there is no stopping me from having my revenge. The Huntress will not live to the end of the next forty-eight hours." Raven ran off and disappeared.
Danielle turned around and helped Richard to his feet. "Are you alright?"
"I'll be okay. I totally underestimated her powers and ability. She is way much tougher than I had given her credit for. I'm not sure even Bruce could stop someone this relentless."
"She's planning to kill Helena?" Danielle asked, feeling as if she had been left out of the loop of another important message.
"I'll explain it on the way back to the clock tower. Right now, we have to find a way to protect Helena long enough for us to find a way to stop Raven."
