CHAPTER 7
Dinah had gone back to the Dark Horse and asked for Danielle's help. Gibson volunteered to work the bar for the rest of the night to allow her to help Dinah save Helena. Now the two of them were hot on Helena's trail as Barbara directed them through New Gotham.
"When we find Helena, I am going to hide while you fight Helena. I know this is going to be tough, but get her immobilized to allow me to jump in and grab her wrist. From there, I will see if I can reach her."
"This is going to be very uncomfortable fighting with Helena. She's my best friend, and I have to beat her up long enough to stun her?"
"Try to envision her as Raven. Don't see her as your best friend, or you'll never be able to beat Helena," Barbara said over Danielle's ear piece.
"Easier said than done," Danielle said, still feeling very uneasy in the pit of her stomach.
"Heads up you two. Helena is coming at you fast!" Barbara warned.
"This is it," Dinah said as she used her powers to lower Danielle to the sidewalk. "I'll be watching from up here so Helena does not see me. Remember, get her to the point of being stunned, not unconscious. Once I make contact with her skin, she will not be able to fight me off unless she does it mentally."
"Right," Danielle said, her heart beating speedily. Dinah knelt down, out of Danielle's sight.
Danielle took a deep breath as she saw Helena approaching her.
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Helena had walked down Main street when standing there in the middle of empty street, was Dr. Quinzel with an evil smirk on her face. "Hello Helena Kyle. Maybe you should work for me again, you do make quite an evil villain.
"Never!" Helena screamed as she ran at Dr. Quinzel.
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Helena ran at Danielle as fast as she could. Danielle posed herself to defend Helena's first attack. Helena leaped into the air. Danielle expected a jump kick, but instead, Helena flipped over her head to land behind Danielle. Danielle quickly spun around, but was not fast enough to stop Helena from kicking her in the ribs.
Danielle yelped in pain and took a step away from Helena. Helena quickly took a step closer and did as spinning jump kick. Danielle ducked under the kick and twisted on her left ankle. When Helena returned to her feet, she had to time to recover from her move before Danielle could kick her across the face. Helena fell to the ground, but she stopped herself from falling onto her chest by landing on her hands and knees.
Helena was quick to return back to her feet. Helena screamed as she recklessly attacked her again out of rage. She swung violently at Danielle, but Danielle blocked each swipe at her with her wrists. Danielle could feel Helena's heart beating unhealthily fast. Helena did not have much time left. Danielle could not waist anymore time. She had to act now. Amongst all the punches, Danielle was able to duck and punch Helena in the stomach. That stunned Helena enough too allow Danielle to kick Helena across the face again. This time, Helena fell onto her back stunned and confused.
Dinah saw the perfect opportunity and she leaped off the ceiling, landing next to Helena. Dinah knelt down and grabbed Helena by the wrist.
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Someone grabbed Helena by the wrist, but before she could see who had grabbed her, everything turned black and white. Helena looked to her right to see Raven grinning at her as she grabbed her by the wrist. Raven, somehow, had Helena's right wrist pinned tightly to the ground to the point that she could not break free. Helena was about to punch Raven with her left fist, when a voice coming out of nowhere stopped her. "Helena, don't hit her! She is not real!"
"Dinah?" Helena said looking around, trying to find Dinah, but her voice seemed to come out of nowhere.
"Where are you?"
"Helena, what you are seeing is a delusion. It's not real."
Helena looked to her right to see Raven laughing at her. Helena was outraged and formed a first with her left hand once again. Her fist was clenched so hard, that is was shaking.
"Helena, stop this! You're killing yourself. That anger that you have built up inside of you is killing you. You must let go of your anger!"
Helena looked to her left to see Clay Face behind the cell. "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."
"No!" Helena screamed, her heart torn by seeing the bastard who killed her mother.
"Helena, you have had this anger of your mothers death inside of you for so long. It's time for you to let it go once and for all. You need to forgive Clay Face for what he has done. He wants you to keep this anger in you until it kills you. Don't give him the satisfaction. Let go of your hate!" Dinah's voice pleaded.
Clay Face was free from his cage as he approached Helena. "Talkin' about poetry. First I killed your mudda, now I'm gonna' kill you."
Helena looked at him, and then closed her eyes. Tears strolled down her face. "No, this is just a delusion. You don't have the power over me any more, Clay Face. I kind of feel sorry for your pathetic soul."
~ ~ ~ ~
Everything returned back to color when Helena reopened her eyes. She felt her right wrist free from being pinned down. She rubbed her wrist as she looked over to her right to see Dinah kneeling there besides her. "What's going on here? I…I'm so confused."
"David Crane used that gas on you. Instead of causing you to release your fear, it caused you to release your rage and hatred almost to the point of killing you." Dinah said, helping her up to her feet.
Danielle joined the two girls, placing a hand on her shoulder. "How are you feeling?"
"My chest is killing me," Helena said rubbing her chest.
"Your heart was beating dangerously fast. You will be sore for awhile since your heart must adjust to a slower, more normal pace once again," Barbara's voice came over the ear piece.
"I feel very strange," Helena said. "I feel a lot lighter, like a heavy burden is off of my shoulder."
"That's because the anger you had inside of you is gone. You have made peace with your past," Dinah said with a smile.
* * * *
Barbara listened to the two girls explain to Helena what had happened. The words that Richard had told her immediately came to mind: "It's the anger that makes her the Huntress. I have a feeling if she looses that anger, her desire to be the Huntress will diminish and the desire to fit among the average people will grow. If that happens while she is stuck in the clock tower because of being wanted by the police, it will drive her mad."
"Richard, I pray that you are wrong. Either way, we are going to find out real soon if you are right or not."
Dinah had gone back to the Dark Horse and asked for Danielle's help. Gibson volunteered to work the bar for the rest of the night to allow her to help Dinah save Helena. Now the two of them were hot on Helena's trail as Barbara directed them through New Gotham.
"When we find Helena, I am going to hide while you fight Helena. I know this is going to be tough, but get her immobilized to allow me to jump in and grab her wrist. From there, I will see if I can reach her."
"This is going to be very uncomfortable fighting with Helena. She's my best friend, and I have to beat her up long enough to stun her?"
"Try to envision her as Raven. Don't see her as your best friend, or you'll never be able to beat Helena," Barbara said over Danielle's ear piece.
"Easier said than done," Danielle said, still feeling very uneasy in the pit of her stomach.
"Heads up you two. Helena is coming at you fast!" Barbara warned.
"This is it," Dinah said as she used her powers to lower Danielle to the sidewalk. "I'll be watching from up here so Helena does not see me. Remember, get her to the point of being stunned, not unconscious. Once I make contact with her skin, she will not be able to fight me off unless she does it mentally."
"Right," Danielle said, her heart beating speedily. Dinah knelt down, out of Danielle's sight.
Danielle took a deep breath as she saw Helena approaching her.
~ ~ ~ ~
Helena had walked down Main street when standing there in the middle of empty street, was Dr. Quinzel with an evil smirk on her face. "Hello Helena Kyle. Maybe you should work for me again, you do make quite an evil villain.
"Never!" Helena screamed as she ran at Dr. Quinzel.
~ ~ ~ ~
Helena ran at Danielle as fast as she could. Danielle posed herself to defend Helena's first attack. Helena leaped into the air. Danielle expected a jump kick, but instead, Helena flipped over her head to land behind Danielle. Danielle quickly spun around, but was not fast enough to stop Helena from kicking her in the ribs.
Danielle yelped in pain and took a step away from Helena. Helena quickly took a step closer and did as spinning jump kick. Danielle ducked under the kick and twisted on her left ankle. When Helena returned to her feet, she had to time to recover from her move before Danielle could kick her across the face. Helena fell to the ground, but she stopped herself from falling onto her chest by landing on her hands and knees.
Helena was quick to return back to her feet. Helena screamed as she recklessly attacked her again out of rage. She swung violently at Danielle, but Danielle blocked each swipe at her with her wrists. Danielle could feel Helena's heart beating unhealthily fast. Helena did not have much time left. Danielle could not waist anymore time. She had to act now. Amongst all the punches, Danielle was able to duck and punch Helena in the stomach. That stunned Helena enough too allow Danielle to kick Helena across the face again. This time, Helena fell onto her back stunned and confused.
Dinah saw the perfect opportunity and she leaped off the ceiling, landing next to Helena. Dinah knelt down and grabbed Helena by the wrist.
~ ~ ~ ~
Someone grabbed Helena by the wrist, but before she could see who had grabbed her, everything turned black and white. Helena looked to her right to see Raven grinning at her as she grabbed her by the wrist. Raven, somehow, had Helena's right wrist pinned tightly to the ground to the point that she could not break free. Helena was about to punch Raven with her left fist, when a voice coming out of nowhere stopped her. "Helena, don't hit her! She is not real!"
"Dinah?" Helena said looking around, trying to find Dinah, but her voice seemed to come out of nowhere.
"Where are you?"
"Helena, what you are seeing is a delusion. It's not real."
Helena looked to her right to see Raven laughing at her. Helena was outraged and formed a first with her left hand once again. Her fist was clenched so hard, that is was shaking.
"Helena, stop this! You're killing yourself. That anger that you have built up inside of you is killing you. You must let go of your anger!"
Helena looked to her left to see Clay Face behind the cell. "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."
"No!" Helena screamed, her heart torn by seeing the bastard who killed her mother.
"Helena, you have had this anger of your mothers death inside of you for so long. It's time for you to let it go once and for all. You need to forgive Clay Face for what he has done. He wants you to keep this anger in you until it kills you. Don't give him the satisfaction. Let go of your hate!" Dinah's voice pleaded.
Clay Face was free from his cage as he approached Helena. "Talkin' about poetry. First I killed your mudda, now I'm gonna' kill you."
Helena looked at him, and then closed her eyes. Tears strolled down her face. "No, this is just a delusion. You don't have the power over me any more, Clay Face. I kind of feel sorry for your pathetic soul."
~ ~ ~ ~
Everything returned back to color when Helena reopened her eyes. She felt her right wrist free from being pinned down. She rubbed her wrist as she looked over to her right to see Dinah kneeling there besides her. "What's going on here? I…I'm so confused."
"David Crane used that gas on you. Instead of causing you to release your fear, it caused you to release your rage and hatred almost to the point of killing you." Dinah said, helping her up to her feet.
Danielle joined the two girls, placing a hand on her shoulder. "How are you feeling?"
"My chest is killing me," Helena said rubbing her chest.
"Your heart was beating dangerously fast. You will be sore for awhile since your heart must adjust to a slower, more normal pace once again," Barbara's voice came over the ear piece.
"I feel very strange," Helena said. "I feel a lot lighter, like a heavy burden is off of my shoulder."
"That's because the anger you had inside of you is gone. You have made peace with your past," Dinah said with a smile.
* * * *
Barbara listened to the two girls explain to Helena what had happened. The words that Richard had told her immediately came to mind: "It's the anger that makes her the Huntress. I have a feeling if she looses that anger, her desire to be the Huntress will diminish and the desire to fit among the average people will grow. If that happens while she is stuck in the clock tower because of being wanted by the police, it will drive her mad."
"Richard, I pray that you are wrong. Either way, we are going to find out real soon if you are right or not."
