CHAPTER 2
They did not let each other go until the elevator doors opened. The two of the walked out the front door and saw everyone across the street. They walked across the street to see that Barbara was still unconscious. Dinah looked up to see Reese and Helena joining the group. "Helena, are you okay?" Dinah asked when she saw that half of her face was covered in blood.
"I'm fine. How's Barbara?"
As if on queue, Barbara coughed uncontrollably for a minute before she opened her eyes. "Richard?"
Richard smiled down at her. "Thank heavens you're alright. You gave us quite a scare."
Barbara sat up and looked up at the burning clock tower. "It appears we now know what David Crane was up to."
"This is out of character for him," Dinah commented. "Is he responsible for all the explosions?"
"I don't know," Barbara admitted. "Our base and our home has been destroyed."
"My bets are on Bane being behind all of this, but what relations does he have with David Crane?" Richard voiced his opinion.
Barbara shook her head, again without an answer. Helena was thinking and trying to come up with a connection but with the same success Barbara was having. Danielle suddenly popped into her mind. "Perhaps we should go see Danielle and see if she's alright."
"That's a good idea. This town is going to hell quickly.
* * * *
They traveled a long way, but they made it to the Dark Horse Bar. Barbara was tired and Richard had to carry her half way towards the bar. When they arrived, they all had a rude shock coming to them to see the bar on fire.
"Hey look!" Reese called out to the others. Lying up against a parked car was Gibson who was just starting to regain consciousness. Helena and Reese ran to help him up to his feet.
"Gibson, are you okay?" Dinah asked, as she and Richard, still caring Barbara, joined Helena and Reese.
"I think so. What's going on? Everything is exploding!" Gibson said dazedly. At that moment it hit him what had happened to the bar. "Oh god, Danielle! She's still in there!" Gibson cried franticly.
Helena didn't even hesitate as she jumped through the window frame into the burning building. "Helena, no!" Barbara screamed.
Helena was back in the oven as she once again found herself in the middle of a burning building. There were dead bodies all over the place, some were even burning in the fire. Helena was sickened by the stench, but she continued into the bar. "Danielle!" Helena called out.
She made her way to the bar itself, jumping over a body in the process. She found Danielle on the floor near the burning bar. "Danielle!" She turned her around onto her back to see that half of her face was severely burned by third degree burns. "I'll get you outta here!"
Helena scooped Danielle up in her arms and made her way back towards the window frame. She was half way there when the ceiling began to collapse. Helena flinched, knowing her life was about to be snubbed out, but death never came. Helena looked up to see the burning chunks of roof floating above her. Up by the window frame was Dinah who had her right arm stretched, using her powers to save Helena.
Helena wasted no more time and ran towards Dinah and the window frame. As Helena was clear from danger, Dinah lowered her arm and the two of them jumped out of the burning building as the ceiling collapsed. Everyone ran to join the two girls as Helena laid Danielle on the ground.
"Is she okay?" Gibson asked franticly.
Barbara knelt down onto her knees besides Danielle and felt her neck for a pulse. "There's no pulse. Everyone back away!" Barbara announced.
Richard backed Gibson away while Dinah did so with Helena. Both Helena and Gibson watched in horror as Barbara began CPR. Gibson's eyes began to fill up with tears, as he could have just lost the woman he loved with all her heart. Helena was about to loose her best friend. Both of them were beginning to fear the worse.
Barbara continued the CPR franticly trying to save Danielle's life. She had Danielle's head tilted back and while she had her nose pinch, she blew air through Danielle's mouth. Her chest rose slighty from her air. Her heart would not restart as well as her breathing. After close to five minutes, there was no more doubt. Richard put a hand on Barbara's shoulder to get her to stop. "It's over, Barbara." Barbara knew he was right. Tears strolled down her face as she sat up.
"No, don't stop!" Gibson pleaded. "Keep going! She can still pull through!"
Helena put a hand on his shoulder, but was to choked up to speak. Gibson turned towards her and the two of them hugged, crying on each other's shoulder. Richard embraced Barbara, knowing that the loss hurt her just as much as Helena and Gibson. Dinah turned around to hide her tears. Reese stood behind her and place a gentle hand on her shoulder.
The sound of a coming riot was coming towards them. Barbara wiped the tears from her eyes as she collected herself emotionally. "We…sniff…have to go find who is responsible for this and stop him from causing any more pain and devastation."
"But how? The clock tower is destroyed." Dinah said. "We have no base of operation."
"I know where we can set up a temporary base of operations," Barbara said looking over at Richard.
They did not let each other go until the elevator doors opened. The two of the walked out the front door and saw everyone across the street. They walked across the street to see that Barbara was still unconscious. Dinah looked up to see Reese and Helena joining the group. "Helena, are you okay?" Dinah asked when she saw that half of her face was covered in blood.
"I'm fine. How's Barbara?"
As if on queue, Barbara coughed uncontrollably for a minute before she opened her eyes. "Richard?"
Richard smiled down at her. "Thank heavens you're alright. You gave us quite a scare."
Barbara sat up and looked up at the burning clock tower. "It appears we now know what David Crane was up to."
"This is out of character for him," Dinah commented. "Is he responsible for all the explosions?"
"I don't know," Barbara admitted. "Our base and our home has been destroyed."
"My bets are on Bane being behind all of this, but what relations does he have with David Crane?" Richard voiced his opinion.
Barbara shook her head, again without an answer. Helena was thinking and trying to come up with a connection but with the same success Barbara was having. Danielle suddenly popped into her mind. "Perhaps we should go see Danielle and see if she's alright."
"That's a good idea. This town is going to hell quickly.
* * * *
They traveled a long way, but they made it to the Dark Horse Bar. Barbara was tired and Richard had to carry her half way towards the bar. When they arrived, they all had a rude shock coming to them to see the bar on fire.
"Hey look!" Reese called out to the others. Lying up against a parked car was Gibson who was just starting to regain consciousness. Helena and Reese ran to help him up to his feet.
"Gibson, are you okay?" Dinah asked, as she and Richard, still caring Barbara, joined Helena and Reese.
"I think so. What's going on? Everything is exploding!" Gibson said dazedly. At that moment it hit him what had happened to the bar. "Oh god, Danielle! She's still in there!" Gibson cried franticly.
Helena didn't even hesitate as she jumped through the window frame into the burning building. "Helena, no!" Barbara screamed.
Helena was back in the oven as she once again found herself in the middle of a burning building. There were dead bodies all over the place, some were even burning in the fire. Helena was sickened by the stench, but she continued into the bar. "Danielle!" Helena called out.
She made her way to the bar itself, jumping over a body in the process. She found Danielle on the floor near the burning bar. "Danielle!" She turned her around onto her back to see that half of her face was severely burned by third degree burns. "I'll get you outta here!"
Helena scooped Danielle up in her arms and made her way back towards the window frame. She was half way there when the ceiling began to collapse. Helena flinched, knowing her life was about to be snubbed out, but death never came. Helena looked up to see the burning chunks of roof floating above her. Up by the window frame was Dinah who had her right arm stretched, using her powers to save Helena.
Helena wasted no more time and ran towards Dinah and the window frame. As Helena was clear from danger, Dinah lowered her arm and the two of them jumped out of the burning building as the ceiling collapsed. Everyone ran to join the two girls as Helena laid Danielle on the ground.
"Is she okay?" Gibson asked franticly.
Barbara knelt down onto her knees besides Danielle and felt her neck for a pulse. "There's no pulse. Everyone back away!" Barbara announced.
Richard backed Gibson away while Dinah did so with Helena. Both Helena and Gibson watched in horror as Barbara began CPR. Gibson's eyes began to fill up with tears, as he could have just lost the woman he loved with all her heart. Helena was about to loose her best friend. Both of them were beginning to fear the worse.
Barbara continued the CPR franticly trying to save Danielle's life. She had Danielle's head tilted back and while she had her nose pinch, she blew air through Danielle's mouth. Her chest rose slighty from her air. Her heart would not restart as well as her breathing. After close to five minutes, there was no more doubt. Richard put a hand on Barbara's shoulder to get her to stop. "It's over, Barbara." Barbara knew he was right. Tears strolled down her face as she sat up.
"No, don't stop!" Gibson pleaded. "Keep going! She can still pull through!"
Helena put a hand on his shoulder, but was to choked up to speak. Gibson turned towards her and the two of them hugged, crying on each other's shoulder. Richard embraced Barbara, knowing that the loss hurt her just as much as Helena and Gibson. Dinah turned around to hide her tears. Reese stood behind her and place a gentle hand on her shoulder.
The sound of a coming riot was coming towards them. Barbara wiped the tears from her eyes as she collected herself emotionally. "We…sniff…have to go find who is responsible for this and stop him from causing any more pain and devastation."
"But how? The clock tower is destroyed." Dinah said. "We have no base of operation."
"I know where we can set up a temporary base of operations," Barbara said looking over at Richard.
