Author's Note: Sorry it took so long, I've been working on my Fast and
Furious story and a bunch of other stories for Birds of Prey and Fast and
the Furious. Well this chapter is sort of short, but there will be a second
part but I thought I'd a least get this part out to all of you. It's only
fair.
Deep Secrets Revealed
"Helena, what the hell were you thinking?" Barbara asked as they all stormed into the clock tower.
"Look Barbara, what I do with my life outside of being Huntress is non of your business!" Helena shouted in reply.
"It is my business when your putting the whole saving New Gotham mission at risk!"
"I'm doing no such thing! Great I'm starting to sound like Alfred."
"Let's get to the point, Helena, and stop beating around the bush!"
"Who the hell says, 'beating around the bush'?"
"Do you know what kind of risk you were taking?"
"What risk?"
"The risk of someone seeing you and recognizing you as Huntress!"
"Or Reese slipping up and calling you Huntress," Dinah said as she looked up at them.
"That's a great point Dinah," Barbara said smirking. "Reese could slip up and call you, 'Ashley' Huntress."
"But then again Reese wouldn't do anything to jeopardize Helena's identity," Dinah said looking now at Helena still hoping to get on her good side, and stop her anger at her.
"And what do you know, the kid's right," Helena said pleased.
"Alright, so you can trust Reese, but that's not the point; you still put it all at risk."
"You know what Barbara don't blame me for having a life that doesn't revolve around crime fighting."
"Helena."
But there was nothing Barbara could say to stop her anger-fueled words.
"When are you gonna stop chasing after an unreachable dream!? You're not Batgirl! There's no Batman, no Robin, no Nightwing and no Goddamn Bat cave! You can't walk! Don't you see? You're in a wheelchair for God's sake! And your not getting up from it! So stop trying to change me into Batgirl! Find someone who wants to be Batman's daughter! Cuz I don't!" she shouted, and then stormed out of the clock tower.
"Helena, I can't run after you!"
"Yeah, well, why don't you wheel after me!" she shouted back.
"Are you okay Barbara?" Dinah asked kneeling in front of her. Barbara looked at her, she reminded her of Helena and all the times she came over to see her. She would kneel in front of Barbara and they would talk about her day at school and how her life was going. Barbara turned away from Dinah.
"Go to your room, Helena," Barbara said as she wheeled herself out of the control room.
"I'm Dinah, Barbara!" Dinah shouted. "Maybe Helena is right," Dinah added under her breath. Barbara heard her, and it broke her heart to pieces; she herself was starting to believe what Helena said. Dinah sat in the middle of the control room, all the computers and monitors were buzzing frantically. She wondered if only in the constants of all those computer and monitors there was an answer to the arguments; how to stop all those fights about Batman and Batgirl. Maybe if they both got destroyed there would be no more arguments. But Barbara would never let Batgirl, let alone Batman go.
She got up and walked over to one of the computers; she pulled over a chair and sat down. Barbara had taught her a few things; she logged onto the computer and entered into one of Barbara's private files. She opened it to reveal in contents. Which included information on her, Helena, and Alfred. She had done research on each of them and everyone of them. She deleted the file and logged off the computer; she didn't trust Barbara very much anymore. ~~
Helena was filled with rage, how could Barbara say those things about Reese? And Dinah, how could she defend Barbara's argument? Helena thought to herself as she walked the streets of Gotham. She felt so alone and she didn't know why, but she had this sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. She could feel someone's eyes on her, like someone was watching her. She turned around quickly hoping to catch whomever it was staring at her.
"Yo, Frankie isn't that the chick the boss wants us to find?" the goon asked.
"Yeah, let's go Jimmy," Frankie said as he got out of the car, they walked up to Helena trying to think of an attack strategy. They ran up to her and ambushed her. Helena pushed them off of her. They came at her and she pushed them into the wall. She began to run and searched for a fire escape to climb; she spotted one and raced to it. But before she could reach it, she slipped back, her heel snapped and broke off; and she fell flat on her back with her head slamming on the concrete pavement. The last thing she saw was two blurry figures hovering over her. "Batgirl.help." Helena said before she was engulfed in darkness.
Deep Secrets Revealed
"Helena, what the hell were you thinking?" Barbara asked as they all stormed into the clock tower.
"Look Barbara, what I do with my life outside of being Huntress is non of your business!" Helena shouted in reply.
"It is my business when your putting the whole saving New Gotham mission at risk!"
"I'm doing no such thing! Great I'm starting to sound like Alfred."
"Let's get to the point, Helena, and stop beating around the bush!"
"Who the hell says, 'beating around the bush'?"
"Do you know what kind of risk you were taking?"
"What risk?"
"The risk of someone seeing you and recognizing you as Huntress!"
"Or Reese slipping up and calling you Huntress," Dinah said as she looked up at them.
"That's a great point Dinah," Barbara said smirking. "Reese could slip up and call you, 'Ashley' Huntress."
"But then again Reese wouldn't do anything to jeopardize Helena's identity," Dinah said looking now at Helena still hoping to get on her good side, and stop her anger at her.
"And what do you know, the kid's right," Helena said pleased.
"Alright, so you can trust Reese, but that's not the point; you still put it all at risk."
"You know what Barbara don't blame me for having a life that doesn't revolve around crime fighting."
"Helena."
But there was nothing Barbara could say to stop her anger-fueled words.
"When are you gonna stop chasing after an unreachable dream!? You're not Batgirl! There's no Batman, no Robin, no Nightwing and no Goddamn Bat cave! You can't walk! Don't you see? You're in a wheelchair for God's sake! And your not getting up from it! So stop trying to change me into Batgirl! Find someone who wants to be Batman's daughter! Cuz I don't!" she shouted, and then stormed out of the clock tower.
"Helena, I can't run after you!"
"Yeah, well, why don't you wheel after me!" she shouted back.
"Are you okay Barbara?" Dinah asked kneeling in front of her. Barbara looked at her, she reminded her of Helena and all the times she came over to see her. She would kneel in front of Barbara and they would talk about her day at school and how her life was going. Barbara turned away from Dinah.
"Go to your room, Helena," Barbara said as she wheeled herself out of the control room.
"I'm Dinah, Barbara!" Dinah shouted. "Maybe Helena is right," Dinah added under her breath. Barbara heard her, and it broke her heart to pieces; she herself was starting to believe what Helena said. Dinah sat in the middle of the control room, all the computers and monitors were buzzing frantically. She wondered if only in the constants of all those computer and monitors there was an answer to the arguments; how to stop all those fights about Batman and Batgirl. Maybe if they both got destroyed there would be no more arguments. But Barbara would never let Batgirl, let alone Batman go.
She got up and walked over to one of the computers; she pulled over a chair and sat down. Barbara had taught her a few things; she logged onto the computer and entered into one of Barbara's private files. She opened it to reveal in contents. Which included information on her, Helena, and Alfred. She had done research on each of them and everyone of them. She deleted the file and logged off the computer; she didn't trust Barbara very much anymore. ~~
Helena was filled with rage, how could Barbara say those things about Reese? And Dinah, how could she defend Barbara's argument? Helena thought to herself as she walked the streets of Gotham. She felt so alone and she didn't know why, but she had this sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. She could feel someone's eyes on her, like someone was watching her. She turned around quickly hoping to catch whomever it was staring at her.
"Yo, Frankie isn't that the chick the boss wants us to find?" the goon asked.
"Yeah, let's go Jimmy," Frankie said as he got out of the car, they walked up to Helena trying to think of an attack strategy. They ran up to her and ambushed her. Helena pushed them off of her. They came at her and she pushed them into the wall. She began to run and searched for a fire escape to climb; she spotted one and raced to it. But before she could reach it, she slipped back, her heel snapped and broke off; and she fell flat on her back with her head slamming on the concrete pavement. The last thing she saw was two blurry figures hovering over her. "Batgirl.help." Helena said before she was engulfed in darkness.