CHAPTER 6
Helena was in the park weeping. The moments of her mother's death was flashing through her mind's eye as if watching a video. "Somebody, please stop him!" No one damn person even turned to help. All those stupid people did was look down at them. They let Clay Face get away.
She remembered her visit to Arkham to Clay Face's cell when she first learned of him being her mother's murder. "I used a seven inch switchblade and it tore through her flesh surprisingly well. I can still see that vacant look in her eyes staring through the face of death."
"Bastard." Helena whispered under her breath. "You Bastard!" She screamed as she kicked the park bench that she had been sitting on. One of the wooden beams of the bench cracked under her foot. "I will never forgive you! I hate you! I'm going to kill you, Clay Face!" Her scream echoed through the entire park, unsettling pigeons and other wildlife that could be found in the park.
* * * *
Dinah was back at the clock tower. Once Dinah and Danielle knew that Helena was gone, Danielle went back into the bar and that is where she and Gibson stayed. Dinah returned immediately to the clock tower as soon as she knew Danielle was back in the bar safe and sound. "It feels like the time we had to save Helena had just been cut in half," Dinah said.
"It's true, we have less time to find an antidote to save Helena than even we first thought. The gas is going to make her heart explode before it wears off. Helena has always used the anger over her mother's death to turn her into the Huntress she has always been. Helena has more to be angry about making that gas injection all the more deadly to her."
"There's got to be a way to get her to calm down to buy us some time to find that antidote," Dinah said, prancing back and forth on the platform.
"If she sees any of us, she is going to see someone she hates. There's no way any of us can get close enough to her to try to get her to release her anger. I'm at a lost on what to do," Barbara said, shaking her heard. Rarely was Barbara ever caught in bewilderment. Dinah found it very nerve-racking to see Barbara this baffled.
"If I can get some help, and have someone distract her long enough, I can touch her skin and try to get her attention through her mind. Perhaps I can reach her."
"That might work," Barbara replied. "Let me get suited up and my device and we'll be on our way."
"No offense, Barbara, but I don't think it will be a good idea if you went with me. Even with your device, your fighting skills are not at top peak. Helena is dangerous enough as it is. Please don't be mad at me."
Barbara smiled. "I'm not mad, Dinah. Perhaps you're right. Even with my device, my fighting skills are not like what they used to be, and that will be too much of a distraction to you. See if you can get Danielle to help you. She is perhaps the only one who can match Helena's skills."
Delphi began to sound, and Barbara controlled her wheelchair towards Delphi. "It looks like David Crane is at it again. He's causing a scene at a twenty-four hour grocery store."
"I guess I should be off then," Dinah said, turning towards the right steps of the platform.
"No. I don't want you facing David Crane alone. It has nothing to do with your abilities, but I don't want anyone taking him on alone, especially when he has that gas. As hard as it is going to be for the both of us, we have to let this one go. We need to rescue Helena before we even consider going after David Crane."
* * * *
David had sprayed the cashiers at the two open cash registers with the gas. Now, the two boys were fighting with fists flying in the air. One of them had grabbed his fellow employee by the uniform and threw him out the large glass windowpane. David laughed as he stood unchallenged to steel the money from each register.
As he stepped out of the shattered windowpane, two police cars pulled up. The driver and the officer sitting in the passenger seats threw the doors open and stood behind the open car doors aiming their guns at David. "Hold it right there!"
David laughed again as he tossed a gas bomb which exploded between both cars. The gas was released, engulfing all of the officers in the two squad cars. The four officers coughed and wheezed before looking at each other. He watch with delight as they aimed their guns at each other. Before long, they opened fire upon each other, killing each other in front of his eyes. David walked away laughing wildly.
Helena was in the park weeping. The moments of her mother's death was flashing through her mind's eye as if watching a video. "Somebody, please stop him!" No one damn person even turned to help. All those stupid people did was look down at them. They let Clay Face get away.
She remembered her visit to Arkham to Clay Face's cell when she first learned of him being her mother's murder. "I used a seven inch switchblade and it tore through her flesh surprisingly well. I can still see that vacant look in her eyes staring through the face of death."
"Bastard." Helena whispered under her breath. "You Bastard!" She screamed as she kicked the park bench that she had been sitting on. One of the wooden beams of the bench cracked under her foot. "I will never forgive you! I hate you! I'm going to kill you, Clay Face!" Her scream echoed through the entire park, unsettling pigeons and other wildlife that could be found in the park.
* * * *
Dinah was back at the clock tower. Once Dinah and Danielle knew that Helena was gone, Danielle went back into the bar and that is where she and Gibson stayed. Dinah returned immediately to the clock tower as soon as she knew Danielle was back in the bar safe and sound. "It feels like the time we had to save Helena had just been cut in half," Dinah said.
"It's true, we have less time to find an antidote to save Helena than even we first thought. The gas is going to make her heart explode before it wears off. Helena has always used the anger over her mother's death to turn her into the Huntress she has always been. Helena has more to be angry about making that gas injection all the more deadly to her."
"There's got to be a way to get her to calm down to buy us some time to find that antidote," Dinah said, prancing back and forth on the platform.
"If she sees any of us, she is going to see someone she hates. There's no way any of us can get close enough to her to try to get her to release her anger. I'm at a lost on what to do," Barbara said, shaking her heard. Rarely was Barbara ever caught in bewilderment. Dinah found it very nerve-racking to see Barbara this baffled.
"If I can get some help, and have someone distract her long enough, I can touch her skin and try to get her attention through her mind. Perhaps I can reach her."
"That might work," Barbara replied. "Let me get suited up and my device and we'll be on our way."
"No offense, Barbara, but I don't think it will be a good idea if you went with me. Even with your device, your fighting skills are not at top peak. Helena is dangerous enough as it is. Please don't be mad at me."
Barbara smiled. "I'm not mad, Dinah. Perhaps you're right. Even with my device, my fighting skills are not like what they used to be, and that will be too much of a distraction to you. See if you can get Danielle to help you. She is perhaps the only one who can match Helena's skills."
Delphi began to sound, and Barbara controlled her wheelchair towards Delphi. "It looks like David Crane is at it again. He's causing a scene at a twenty-four hour grocery store."
"I guess I should be off then," Dinah said, turning towards the right steps of the platform.
"No. I don't want you facing David Crane alone. It has nothing to do with your abilities, but I don't want anyone taking him on alone, especially when he has that gas. As hard as it is going to be for the both of us, we have to let this one go. We need to rescue Helena before we even consider going after David Crane."
* * * *
David had sprayed the cashiers at the two open cash registers with the gas. Now, the two boys were fighting with fists flying in the air. One of them had grabbed his fellow employee by the uniform and threw him out the large glass windowpane. David laughed as he stood unchallenged to steel the money from each register.
As he stepped out of the shattered windowpane, two police cars pulled up. The driver and the officer sitting in the passenger seats threw the doors open and stood behind the open car doors aiming their guns at David. "Hold it right there!"
David laughed again as he tossed a gas bomb which exploded between both cars. The gas was released, engulfing all of the officers in the two squad cars. The four officers coughed and wheezed before looking at each other. He watch with delight as they aimed their guns at each other. Before long, they opened fire upon each other, killing each other in front of his eyes. David walked away laughing wildly.
