CHAPTER 10
Reese was in his apartment, getting ready to go to bed. He had fallen asleep watching television and decided that it was time to go to bed. He picked up the remote and turned off the television. He stood up and stretched as he made his way for the lamp. He saw the lightning light up the night sky, and he could hear the rain come down at a steady pace. He reached for the switch to turn off the living room lights when a lightning flash lit up the sky once again, but this time, he saw Helena standing on the sidewalk staring at the apartment. She was drenched from standing out there in pouring rain.
Reese walked to the door and opened it. He stepped outside into the pouring rain and walked closer to Helena. "Helena, what are you doing standing out here? You're going to get yourself sick."
Helena didn't reply. He could see that she was in some type of physical pain. He then noticed that her right shoulder was bleeding. It looked like a stab wound made by some type of knife. "Helena, you're hurt! Let's get you back to the clock tower to…"
"No," Helena replied. "I'm done."
"Done with what, Helena?" Reese looked at her confusingly.
"I'm done being the Huntress. It's over. I am tired of being the superhero that the whole city looks up to."
"You've always loved being a superhero. You always found it a thrill to take on bad guys and kicking their asses."
"It's not important to me anymore. It's not what I want."
"What is it you want?" Reese replied.
Helena looked up into his eyes. It was hard to tell with the rain, but it looked to Reese that tears were strolling down her face. "I want to live a normal life. I never had the choice to live a normal life or become a superhero. That life was thrust upon me when my mother was murdered. I want to spend the rest of my life living a normal, average life with you."
The two of there were lost in each other's eyes. Reese stepped up to Helena and tilted her head upward. He leaned forward and their lips met passionately. Helena had long waited for him to touch her again and kiss her like this. Her heart was beating rapidly. When he was done, he held her in his arms and looked down into her eyes. "I love you, Helena, but I am not going to let you give up being the Huntress right now. We still have to clear your name from that murder charge. After we have done that, then we can talk about our future. Until that day, I will be there with you every step of the way."
Helena smiled up him. "I love you,"
* * * *
Jonathon Crane was led by a security guard to his son's cell. The security guard deactivated the electrical gate and opened the gate. There in the middle of the room was a octagon shaped plastic cell. "You have thirty minutes!"
Jonathon nodded as he used his cane to slowly approach the cell. Inside the cell, sitting on a bench, was David Crane. When he saw his father come to visit him, he huffed and looked away from him.
"Hello, son!"
"It was you. You told The Huntress and her friends everything! You did this to me!" David looked at him angrily.
"Of course I did. I don't want you following in my footsteps. It was the only thing I could think of doing. Maybe, in here, you will think twice about the path you are taking."
David grinned. "I won't be in here much longer, Dad. When I get out of here, you are going to pay for this."
Jonathon did not reply. He turned around and made his way to the gate. David's laughing echoed through the room and down the hallway after Jonathon was led out of Arkham Asylum.
* * * *
Things were nearly getting back to normal. Helena and Reese were back together after a long period of separation. Helena was still part of the team, but Barbara could sense the growing desire to quit being the Huntress. That was becoming a greater concern for her. Helena was loosing her focus and night fighting as well as she should be. Her being stabbed in her should blade was a strong sign of that.
Right now, Barbara was focused on her task at hand. She pushed herself out of the wheelchair and was now standing between the two balancing beams. This time, however, she did not use the beams to support her self. She was going to do this totally on her own strength. She began to take baby steps towards the other end of the bars, keeping her hands at her sides. She made it halfway and was still doing very well. Finally, she made it all the way to the end when her strength began to fade away. She grabbed hold of the bars before she fell. She had walked these few feet on her own with the assistance of these poles. She turned around and then walked back to the other end, using the poles this time.
THE END
THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME! FOR THE PAST 8 STORIES, YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THE BIRDS IN THEIR MANY ADVENTURES, MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND PARTNERS, AND NEW RELATIONSHIPS, BUT NOW EVERYTHING WILL BE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN! THE 3 PART SERIES FINALE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
GOTHAM WILL BE PLUNGED INTO CHAOS AS THE HEROES WILL FACE THEIR GREATEST TRIAL. WHO WILL SURVIVE THE WRATH OF BANE AND HARLEY QUINN? THE 3 PART SERIES FINALE BEGINS NEXT IN:
EPISODE 9: DAY OF RECKONING
Reese was in his apartment, getting ready to go to bed. He had fallen asleep watching television and decided that it was time to go to bed. He picked up the remote and turned off the television. He stood up and stretched as he made his way for the lamp. He saw the lightning light up the night sky, and he could hear the rain come down at a steady pace. He reached for the switch to turn off the living room lights when a lightning flash lit up the sky once again, but this time, he saw Helena standing on the sidewalk staring at the apartment. She was drenched from standing out there in pouring rain.
Reese walked to the door and opened it. He stepped outside into the pouring rain and walked closer to Helena. "Helena, what are you doing standing out here? You're going to get yourself sick."
Helena didn't reply. He could see that she was in some type of physical pain. He then noticed that her right shoulder was bleeding. It looked like a stab wound made by some type of knife. "Helena, you're hurt! Let's get you back to the clock tower to…"
"No," Helena replied. "I'm done."
"Done with what, Helena?" Reese looked at her confusingly.
"I'm done being the Huntress. It's over. I am tired of being the superhero that the whole city looks up to."
"You've always loved being a superhero. You always found it a thrill to take on bad guys and kicking their asses."
"It's not important to me anymore. It's not what I want."
"What is it you want?" Reese replied.
Helena looked up into his eyes. It was hard to tell with the rain, but it looked to Reese that tears were strolling down her face. "I want to live a normal life. I never had the choice to live a normal life or become a superhero. That life was thrust upon me when my mother was murdered. I want to spend the rest of my life living a normal, average life with you."
The two of there were lost in each other's eyes. Reese stepped up to Helena and tilted her head upward. He leaned forward and their lips met passionately. Helena had long waited for him to touch her again and kiss her like this. Her heart was beating rapidly. When he was done, he held her in his arms and looked down into her eyes. "I love you, Helena, but I am not going to let you give up being the Huntress right now. We still have to clear your name from that murder charge. After we have done that, then we can talk about our future. Until that day, I will be there with you every step of the way."
Helena smiled up him. "I love you,"
* * * *
Jonathon Crane was led by a security guard to his son's cell. The security guard deactivated the electrical gate and opened the gate. There in the middle of the room was a octagon shaped plastic cell. "You have thirty minutes!"
Jonathon nodded as he used his cane to slowly approach the cell. Inside the cell, sitting on a bench, was David Crane. When he saw his father come to visit him, he huffed and looked away from him.
"Hello, son!"
"It was you. You told The Huntress and her friends everything! You did this to me!" David looked at him angrily.
"Of course I did. I don't want you following in my footsteps. It was the only thing I could think of doing. Maybe, in here, you will think twice about the path you are taking."
David grinned. "I won't be in here much longer, Dad. When I get out of here, you are going to pay for this."
Jonathon did not reply. He turned around and made his way to the gate. David's laughing echoed through the room and down the hallway after Jonathon was led out of Arkham Asylum.
* * * *
Things were nearly getting back to normal. Helena and Reese were back together after a long period of separation. Helena was still part of the team, but Barbara could sense the growing desire to quit being the Huntress. That was becoming a greater concern for her. Helena was loosing her focus and night fighting as well as she should be. Her being stabbed in her should blade was a strong sign of that.
Right now, Barbara was focused on her task at hand. She pushed herself out of the wheelchair and was now standing between the two balancing beams. This time, however, she did not use the beams to support her self. She was going to do this totally on her own strength. She began to take baby steps towards the other end of the bars, keeping her hands at her sides. She made it halfway and was still doing very well. Finally, she made it all the way to the end when her strength began to fade away. She grabbed hold of the bars before she fell. She had walked these few feet on her own with the assistance of these poles. She turned around and then walked back to the other end, using the poles this time.
THE END
THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME! FOR THE PAST 8 STORIES, YOU HAVE FOLLOWED THE BIRDS IN THEIR MANY ADVENTURES, MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND PARTNERS, AND NEW RELATIONSHIPS, BUT NOW EVERYTHING WILL BE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN! THE 3 PART SERIES FINALE IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
GOTHAM WILL BE PLUNGED INTO CHAOS AS THE HEROES WILL FACE THEIR GREATEST TRIAL. WHO WILL SURVIVE THE WRATH OF BANE AND HARLEY QUINN? THE 3 PART SERIES FINALE BEGINS NEXT IN:
EPISODE 9: DAY OF RECKONING
